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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
No goodnight kisses
In July 1962 I was in Company A, Second Battalion, First Training Regiment, located on Tank Hill, Fort Jackson, S.C.,..
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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..
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Fort Bliss
Upon enlisting in March 1976, I found myself, along with 50 other young men from all over the U.S., at..
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Earning those stripes!
Drafted in 1968, I took the oath in Cincinnati, flew to Atlanta, was bused to Fort Jackson, S.C. for a..
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Not-so-funny sox
It was February 1953, and arriving at Sampson Air Force Base near Geneva, N.Y., my fellow recruits and I stepped..
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Travel opportunities
I was drafted in the Army in the fall off 1954 and took the oath at Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio...
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Music to my ears
This 89-year-old vet was sent to Fort Lee, Va. for basic training and Army Bandsman School to follow at the..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Sparks flying!
In 1957 I went into the Army after graduating from high school. Three of us went to Syracuse, N.Y. ..
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Down but not out!
I received my draft notice in Prosser, Wash., in 1965. When I reported in Spokane and went through the physical,..
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Choir boy
When I was at Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill., for basic training 60 years ago, I really had it "rough."..
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‘Promoted’ to corporal
In March 1955, ending my sixth week of basic training at Fort Dix, N.J., I ended up in the..
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College Joe
On March 22, 1957, I departed Hopewell, Va., headed to Richmond and then on a long train ride to Columbia,..
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Shower needed
I joined the Navy in February 1959 and was sent to Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill., for basic training. It..
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Following orders – precisely!
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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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Potato Becker
My basic training was with Battery C Antiaircraft Artillery Training Center, Fort Bliss, Texas. In February 1954 we had a 30-mile..
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‘Listerine’
I did not want to waste or get caught with a quart of whiskey that was given to me in..
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Out of uniform
While at Parris Island boot camp, March 1954, Platoon #187, we went to dental services late one afternoon. I was..
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Carrot crunch
It was 1952 at Parris Island. At this point in time we were assigned to wood barracks. Lights were out,..
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Fort Lewis
I was in basic training at Fort Lewis, Wash., in June 1967. During the six-day war in Israel, the captain..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
San Diego memories
In August 1957 I began my tour with the Marine Corps that would last 14 years. My most enduring memories..
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BUFF that floor, Private!
October 1962, Ft. Knox, Ky. USATCA C 8-3 At that time I was a dining room orderly on my first kitchen..
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Basic training served me well
I arrived at Great Lakes Naval Training Center (NTC) Dec. 14, 1954 as an 18-year-old. I had traveled overnight via..
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MY HERO, OUR STORY
1st. Lt. William R. Preddy, fighter pilot
Clarksville, VA
Bill Preddy was following in the footsteps of his famous and older brother, George. He was flying the P-51 Mustang..
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MY HERO, OUR STORY
Maj. George E. Preddy Jr. - top Mustang ace
Greensboro, VA
Maj. George E. Preddy Jr., USAAF “I have never met a man of such intense desire to excel. George Preddy was..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
My Grandfather fallen in the Great War in Italy
Hi, I’m from Italy and I read the magazine (special Edition The Great War 100) in the Senior Center of..
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POST MUSEUMS AND MEMORIALS
American Legion Post 79, Snoqualmie, Wash., honors veterans on Memorial Day
Snoqualmie, WA
American Legion Post 79 in Snoqualmie, Wash., honored the fallen from World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam and..
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MY HERO, OUR STORY
A cousin's legacy
Venice, FL
Clearly displayed in my parents’ home was a large photograph of my father’s first cousin (my first cousin once removed),..
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POST MUSEUMS AND MEMORIALS
Remembering our veteran conflicts
Orange, CA
American Legion Orange Post 132 is very proud to have its own museum. A veteran and history lover, Leo Ouellette is..
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MY HERO, OUR STORY
My dad, my hero
Cherry Hill , NJ
My dad Ralph DeFlaviis enlisted in the Navy to serve his country in 1943 during WWII. He completed his training..
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FAMILY LEGACY
The story of Post 19 namesake James O. Hall
Jennings, LA
Post 19 of The American Legion Department of Louisiana is named after Captain James O. Hall, United States Army. ..
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