This is no small thing, to restore a republic after it has fallen into corruption. Laney has been carrying the tomahawk for more than a month. The tomahawk is awarded to Marines who show physical and mental aptitude. Conway, commandant of the Marine Corps, at Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. Laney, a squad leader with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, has Company K's tomahawk signed by Gen. I am sure some of them will respond to this post. They prefer the tomahawk for sentry take-out and CQB. There is an outfit up in Michigan whose CQB skills are second to none. The fact that these days it is mostly used for motivation and ceremony (see photo below) does not alter that fact. It also has an undeniable and immense psychological terror impact upon the troops on whom it is used, both during and after the fact. But the tomahawk remains an effective killing tool. Not even our ancestors fought the stylized way close quarter battle is portrayed in most movies. We don't fight with smooth-bore muskets anymore nor do we fight with flintlock rifles like Daniel Day-Lewis in Last of the Mohicans.
An outstanding praxis post from Armed and Christian on modding the Trail Hawk tomahawk.
