A CASE OF 10, M-1 GARRAND RIFLES WAS STOLEN FROM VFW POST 1716 IN FREEDOM. THE THEFT OF THE CASE OF GUNS, WHICH WEIGHS ABOUT 700 POUNDS HAPPENED SOMETIME BEFORE LAST WEEK, WHEN THE THEFT WAS DISCOVERED BECAUSE THE RIFLES WERE TO BE USED IN THE 21 GUN FAREWELL SALUTE AT A FELTON VETERAN’S FUNERAL. UNTIL THE POST CAN REPLACE THE RIFLES THEY HAVE TO BORROW FROM OTHER VFW POSTS TO GIVE VETERANS THEIR RIGHTFUL SEND OFFS.
