Gentlemen, with respect, we are talking about a knife formerly owned by a man who served his country in three wars and in the dawn of American space exploration. Then, upon retirement, he continued to serve overseas in US AID. There is probably more to his story that we do not know.

Personally, I don't care if the knife was carried through Laos and Cambodia in a golf bag. IMHO, this discussion about the definition of "carried" is going in a direction that ignores the owner's lifetime of service and the unique history of this knife. I believe it is unnecessary.