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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Extra-hard training for a different purpose
In 1959 I attended Basic Training at Ft. Jackson, S.C. There was a tall and skinny kid from Tennessee in..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Low profile
At the ripe old age of 17, I entered Air Force basic training at Lackland AFB in August 1962. ..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Why did I do this?
I was in my 3rd or 4th week of Boot Camp at Ft Campbell, KY. I was beginning to wonder..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Flushing the memories...
In June 1984, I reported to Fort Sill, Oklahoma, for Basic Training. Around the middle of July, the old..
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
70-Year American Legion Membership Certificate awarded to Marcantel
Jennings , LA
During the March meeting of American Legion James O. Hall Post 19 in Jennings, La., Post Commander Matthew Duhon (right)..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Watch and learn
I entered the Army in May 1943 and was sent to Camp Edison in New Jersey which was close to..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Dummy to dummy
In 1975, while in basic training we had to do the drill of reporting to a superior officer. Having the..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
One Station unit training
1989 I went to One Station unit training at Ft. Knox, Ky. where I became an Armor crewman on the..
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OTHER
Boy Scouting in The American Legion
San Diego, CA
In 1983 I joined Boy Scout Troop 1 at Post 201 in San Diego, Dwight C. Mitchell. I made it..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Do. Not. Volunteer. For. Anything.
Before I left Boston for Great Lakes in February, 1967, I received some strong advice from a Senior Chief who..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Homesick
It was about our 3rd night shortly after lights out at Lackland AFB in early Aug. 1964, squadron 3726, flight..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Cleaning my M-1 rifle
In 1961 I was at Fort Knox, Ky for basic training. About six weeks into the training we were getting..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
LOVELY Fort Polk!
It was December, 1967. The mosquitoes were so big, they had landing lights. I remember one rainy day at the rifle..
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SALUTE TO NURSES
Vietnam memories
Sally Brenner served as an Air Force flight nurse during the Vietnam War. She tended to injured soldiers on flights to..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
WAC Officer Basic Course, Fort McClellan
In 1964, when I was in the WAC Officers Basic Course at Fort McClellan, AL, women only had uniforms with..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
When I say "halt, who goes there " I mean halt
In August 1960, at 17 years old, I joined the us navy and went to boot camp in san diego,..
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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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