I was drafted in the Army in September 1944 at the San Francisco Induction Center. The next day I was..

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In August 1970 I attended Navy basic training in Orlando, Fla. Walt Disney World was set to open that year,..

It was a Friday in late November 1963, and my Company, B-10-5 was wrapping up our Basic training at Fort..

I was drafted into the Army in 1969 under Nixon. My basic training was at Fort Lewis, Wash., followed by..

While some may have fond memories of their Basic Training, I have a different view. I joined the Navy in September..

In September 1970, I began my Basic Training at Fort Knox, Ky. Learning to live in a barracks with 40..

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In July 1962 I was in Company A, Second Battalion, First Training Regiment, located on Tank Hill, Fort Jackson, S.C.,..

I arrived at Fort Jackson, S.C. at 9:30 p.m. Sept. 19, 1983. As we got off the bus, I saw..

Upon enlisting in March 1976, I found myself, along with 50 other young men from all over the U.S., at..

Drafted in 1968, I took the oath in Cincinnati, flew to Atlanta, was bused to Fort Jackson, S.C. for a..

It was February 1953, and arriving at Sampson Air Force Base near Geneva, N.Y., my fellow recruits and I stepped..

I was drafted in the Army in the fall off 1954 and took the oath at Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio...

This 89-year-old vet was sent to Fort Lee, Va. for basic training and Army Bandsman School to follow at the..

In 1957 I went into the Army after graduating from high school. Three of us went to Syracuse, N.Y. ..

I received my draft notice in Prosser, Wash., in 1965. When I reported in Spokane and went through the physical,..

When I was at Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill., for basic training 60 years ago, I really had it "rough."..

In March 1955, ending my sixth week of basic training at Fort Dix, N.J., I ended up in the..

On March 22, 1957, I departed Hopewell, Va., headed to Richmond and then on a long train ride to Columbia,..

I joined the Navy in February 1959 and was sent to Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill., for basic training. It..

In the summer of 1972, I took the Army Reserve basic combat training unit I commanded to Fort Jackson, S.C...

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I did not want to waste or get caught with a quart of whiskey that was given to me in..

While at Parris Island boot camp, March 1954, Platoon #187, we went to dental services late one afternoon. I was..

It was 1952 at Parris Island. At this point in time we were assigned to wood barracks. Lights were out,..

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In August 1957 I began my tour with the Marine Corps that would last 14 years. My most enduring memories..

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