BB-21: Carlos Lucente of Calif. on left and Alan Allen on right with that shotgun. Bill Wendover identified Alan in this photo and they had the following exchange: Alan said - You know, I think Wendy's right. The stock pad and the outline looks like a shotgun, and after I made the photo real big it looks like me. But it's not "his" Stevens shotgun; I was the only one in the platoon who wanted it. And, I might say, it's a great close-in weapon. Only twice did I have a need for a weapon good for over 40 yards. The first time I killed one NVA and knocked another out with a round from my M-79, and the last time my stupid Lt (not Wendy) wouldn't let me shoot two NVA I sneaked up on with an M-16 I borrowed from Short Round. Damn, Wendy, you still have a sharp eye. And, I'm sure you can still out-hump me in the mountains. Bill "Wendy" Wendover reply - Hey it's yours. ... You bitched at every chance you could about that worthless M-79 yet continued at Hood to be the best shot with the damn thing. I knew it and you were stuck with it until Cpt. Brennan issued that shotgun to me in Nam. I told you it was yours if you would still carry that damn M-79 and (or words to that effect). You took it. I remember 2nd Plt also getting issued a shotgun. Believe Martinez carried it for most of my tour. ... Col. Brennan will not tell me where those shotguns came from but I know he got them from the Montaignards we worked with down in Duc Pho. I really think he traded with them for hot chow. Point was very hard to do correctly and you were one of a few that were the best. I do not think you would ever be up front with us if you were stuck with just an M-79 and a 45. I am thankful that the events happened the way they did with you got that shotgun. Look at the pics on our great Gunfighter site of you carrying all three weapons. ... Buy the way, mountains or not, a good hump sure sounds great.

BB-21: Carlos Lucente of Calif. on left and Alan Allen on right with that shotgun. Bill Wendover identified Alan in this photo and they had the following exchange: Alan said - You know, I think Wendy's right. The stock pad and the outline looks like a shotgun, and after I made the photo real big it looks like me. But it's not "his" Stevens shotgun; I was the only one in the platoon who wanted it. And, I might say, it's a great close-in weapon. Only twice did I have a need for a weapon good for over 40 yards. The first time I killed one NVA and knocked another out with a round from my M-79, and the last time my stupid Lt (not Wendy) wouldn't let me shoot two NVA I sneaked up on with an M-16 I borrowed from Short Round. Damn, Wendy, you still have a sharp eye. And, I'm sure you can still out-hump me in the mountains. Bill "Wendy" Wendover reply - Hey it's yours. ... You bitched at every chance you could about that worthless M-79 yet continued at Hood to be the best shot with the damn thing. I knew it and you were stuck with it until Cpt. Brennan issued that shotgun to me in Nam. I told you it was yours if you would still carry that damn M-79 and (or words to that effect). You took it. I remember 2nd Plt also getting issued a shotgun. Believe Martinez carried it for most of my tour. ... Col. Brennan will not tell me where those shotguns came from but I know he got them from the Montaignards we worked with down in Duc Pho. I really think he traded with them for hot chow. Point was very hard to do correctly and you were one of a few that were the best. I do not think you would ever be up front with us if you were stuck with just an M-79 and a 45. I am thankful that the events happened the way they did with you got that shotgun. Look at the pics on our great Gunfighter site of you carrying all three weapons. ... Buy the way, mountains or not, a good hump sure sounds great.