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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Who's first in line?
It was the middle of August 1969 and my company was on a full field pack including M14s, forced march..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Always/never volunteer
So I am at Ft. Polk as a "casual" waiting for Basic Training to start. It is June 1970, hot..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Reunions
Reunions happen. In the Army in Alaska (1959-62)[not basic training], our band was performing for a review for a visiting General...
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VETERANS HELPING VETERANS
Post 374 hosts a decade of VA picnics
Key Biscayne, FL
Post 374 holds picnics twice a year (the next one in April) for PTSD and severely handicapped vets from the..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Member Feature: John A. Vargas Post 1260
Highlands Ranch, CO
John was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA, and was raised in NYC. After his military service he earned..
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VETERANS HELPING VETERANS
World War II veteran's Purple Heart returned home at last
Murphy, NC
Just thought I would relay a fascinating story about a veteran who was killed in action during the Battle of..
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SALUTE TO NURSES
Caring for our servicemembers
I graduated from nursing school at the University of Maryland in May 1974 and had already contacted a recruiter about..
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OTHER
Veteran's-grave desecration act punished
Boscobel, WI
During the past year, several members of American Legion and VFW posts in southwestern Wisconsin have been attending the trial..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
The Honor Roll by the 'Crick'
Queenstown, PA
As young boys in the 1970s, growing up in the backwoods of western Pennsylvania, my brothers and I simply called..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
An afternoon off base
In the fall of 1958 my brother and I were in basic training at Lackland AFB, Texas. One day..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Riding the train
In 1953, as a Marine reserve, I was directed to report to the Marine Corps Base in San Diego for..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
First live hand grenade
Hand Grenades: The first time I threw a live grenade was during basic training at Fort Riley, Kansas. I was..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Lessons not in the manuals
One of my clearest memories (after 56 years) is actually from the transition from basic to my first assignment; while..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Green fatigues
After receiving our pickle suit, we stood in formation at parade rest while drill sergeant Carey went from recruit to..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Following orders
My initiation into the military came as an Intern at Naval Regional Medical Center, Great Lakes. We received recruits..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Boots O Boots
I reported to FT Thomas Kentucky on Oct 9 1959 for induction into the Army. I was( RA )..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
The DI that made the difference
I attended basic training at Ft Dix, NJ in 1979. C-3-3 boom, boom side the head Red Devils! ..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Basic training stories
I remember going in the gas chamber and we were in two rows, one on the inside and one on..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Anyone need change?
In October 1968 I was in basic training at Fort Leonard Wood MO. We happen to have this one Sunday..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Sideburns
In March 1975 I had reported to Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri for basic training. Early in my stay at..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
1960, Marine boot camp, MCRD San Diego
The 1st day in Receiving I scuffed a LCPL's shoe and was promptly grabbed by the throat. I always wished..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
No dilly-dally
I was raised to eat slowly and enjoy my food. In 1966 I joined the Air Force and I will..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Boot camp 19O4
Having just turned 16, I grew up in boot camp at Green Bay, Wis., during World War II. One..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Basic training pizza
In the summer of '70 I was "invited" to serve my country. Basic was rough but my Boy Scout years..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Fireman to K.P.
August, 1968, Zero week. Zero week was K.P. detail after detail. 5 days into basic training about 12 boots were..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Hard times
I had never noticed the section concerning boot camp; it brought back thoughts I had wanted to forget. I arrived..
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SALUTE TO NURSES
Nurses, the unsung heroes
The unsung heroes in my book are the nurses who took care of the soldiers in the Vietnam War. I..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Shaving
When I enlisted in the Air Force in Oct 1948, I was 17 years old and looked even younger. ..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Bad hat
Air Force BMTS, May 1985. Recruits were wearing dress blues for the last week. It signified that they were almost..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
All quiet, and peel the peels
Two stories from March 1977: About a dozen new inductees (myself included) were on the train from the Chicago MEPS to..
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