Back in the day, at Ft. Riley "by the sea", my buddy and I came across two 240's propped up against the wall next to the community center on Custer hill. Definitely did a double take but they were there, two M240's, plain as day. I kept watch while my buddy went in to call the MP's. Didn't take long before they figured out both had fallen out of a Deuce someone neglected to close the tailgate on, returning from the motor pool. Thankfully someone found them on the road, didn't keep them, but instead placed them where they could be found quickly. Another big "thankfully", they weren't from our battalion or brigade! It's important to point out these were both old school M240's, the type we mounted coaxially with the main-gun & at the loaders station, not 240B's (which weren't in the inventory yet). Not sure if parts were available to convert them to an FN MAG, but certainly a crisis averted type moment. Needless to say, heads rolled in the other brigade...
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