On March 25, 1306, Robert the Bruce was crowned Scottish king at Scone. He freed Scotland from English rule, winning the decisive Battle of Bannockburn (1314) and confirming Scottish independence in the Treaty of Northampton (1328).
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This is the birthday of English film director David Lean. He was born in Croydon, England in 1908. He died in 1991. He is best known for his films Lawrence of Arabia, The Bridge on the River Kwai and Doctor Zhivago.
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National Medal of Honor Day is officially observed on March 25th of each year.
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GunMag Warehouse (one of our original affiliate advertisers) is running a big “March Magness” sale, with lots of deep price reductions. For example: 10 Packs of Black Magpul PMAG GEN 2 AR-15 30-Round Magazines for just $98.99. Stack them deep! To find this deal, at their website, paste: “SKU: 10 PACK MAG571” in their search box.
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We are now down to less than 120 of the waterproof SurvivalBlog 2005-2023 Archive USB sticks on hand. There will not be another batch produced this year, so get your order in soon!
And a reminder: There are still 12 USB stick orders dating as far back as January that are “on hold” awaiting payment by check. If we haven’t received those checks by April 12th, your orders will be canceled. Sorry!
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Today’s feature article is a review penned by SurvivalBlog Field Gear Editor Tom Christianson.