Legion Riders escort WWII Navy veteran's remains home
LEGION RIDERS

Legion Riders escort WWII Navy veteran's remains home

El Dorado, KS
American Legion Riders from El Dorado, Kan., Wichita, Kan., and several Central Kansas chapters had the honor of escorting the..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Squarehead Goes to Bootcamp

United States Coast Guard Recruit Training Center, Cape May, New Jersey, 1955. Dog 26, forming week. About 70-80..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Bad Knees

My strongest memory of basic training actually occurred at the end. I received my draft notice at the same time..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

This Isn't Fun Anymore

Basic training was in D-2-2 at Ft. Dix, NJ, Jan - Mar 1971. The middle weeks, called 'range' weeks,..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

This is My Rifle

March of '66, we pulled into the Army training camp and faced off with one of the toughest Drill Sergeant's..
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Thanks For the Memories
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Thanks For the Memories

I joined the USAF in 1963. Being raised by a Father who served in WWII in Southern Europe and then..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Snakebite

I had basic training at Ft Riley, Kansas in 1961 or the year that man landed on the moon. There..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS

FATAL ANGEL M10.16

FATAL ANGEL M10.16 Somewhere it's night, somewhere they’re in the middle of a gunfight Somebody’s bleeding for me so I can be safe..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Does Everyone Know How To Swim?

Try to imagine this day in your mind. New Recruit Training Center, San Diego, California, 1965. It came a..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS

From the Shadow of Coyote Mountain to the Base of Mount Diablo (P2)

Chapter 41: Joining the Marines From my book "From the Shadow of Coyote Mountain to the Base of Mount..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Poor Choices

During my basic training at Fort Bliss, TX in 1966, we got to spend a week out in the field...
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS

From the Shadow of Coyote Mountain to the Base of Mount Diablo

This is the story of a different type of early life. One not typically lived by modern day Americans. We..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

My First Encounter with Discrimination

I joined the Army in 1957 in Puerto Rico. I didn't speak a word of English, but I passed the..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Boot Camp 1966

From my service memories which starts when I turned 18 and signed up for Selective Service to Boot Camp, Pats,..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

The Eight-Ball

My basic training started in March of 1968 at Ft. Jackson, SC. We all remember marching here and there, and..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Bad Planning

In the mid 1960's, the Navy had trouble recruiting attorneys, so a direct commissioning program was started. We were the..
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Eighteen with a Bullet
IN YOUR OWN WORDS

Eighteen with a Bullet

This is my autobiography. It took me eight years of research and writing to write the 564 pages. I describe..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS

Vietnam War

Crawling through the forest floor, looking through the trees Everything, everywhere, Trying to kill me. looking at the enemy Square in the eye, Ready to shoot At..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Wake Up Call For 18 Year Old!

My memory of Basic Training started when I left the Armed Forces building in Los Angeles on a Greyhound Bus..
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Each One a Hero: a Novel of War and Brotherhood
IN YOUR OWN WORDS

Each One a Hero: a Novel of War and Brotherhood

“Each One a Hero,” is dedicated to all the loyal young men and women who answered their Country’s call and..
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Fixing America's Shattered Politics
IN YOUR OWN WORDS

Fixing America's Shattered Politics

Retired Army Major Alan Duff has authored the book, "Fixing America's Shattered Politics: Practical Steps Concerned Citizens Can Take to..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

A-1-1 Lean and Mean Drill Sergeant

I arrived at Fort Benning, GA in early February at 2 a.m. in the morning after an all day bus..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Prior Service

I arrived at Ft. Jackson, SC around midnight in early September 1961, an 18 year old enlistee from New Orleans..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Summer in Georgia

I went through Basic Training at Fort Gordon, Ga. in the Summer of 1969. I can still remember the summer..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

My Basic Training

I was sent to Fort Bragg, N.Carolina. We were the last bunch of trainees to go there for basic..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Basic Training

When Congress finally allowed women with one dependent to enter the military service, I was right there at the doorstep..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Merry Christmas Drill Sergeant

In December of 69, I was in AIT at Fort Lewis, WA. We were going from class to class with..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

An Unforgettable Experience On the Obstacle Course

During the night "run" at the Army's Obstacle Course at Ft. Knox, Ky. I decided to continue my roll out..
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My story
MY TIME IN UNIFORM

My story

South Coffeyville, OK
I graduated from Dewey, Okla., high school in May 1956. Enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve six-month active-duty enlistment program...
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Basic Training, 1970, Fort Polk, LA

The Vietnam war was still going strong in the winter of 1970. Training centers throughout the United States continued to..
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