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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
"Vegetable noises, sir!"
Back at Paris Island, the summer 1982, we had several "Black Flag" days during boot camp (when it's extremely hot,..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Keep your eyes open
Before going to basic tranining in Fort Leonard Wood, I ended up in the hospital with pneumonia. After recovery I..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Hangover from female basic training
I went through Army basic training at Ft. Jackson, SC in the summer of 1976, part of the last all-female..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
The Navy way
My Navy education started on the first day of boot camp at NAS Memphis. We were told to wash..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Early one morning in Pleiku, South Vietnam, 1969
Easton, MD
My AC-47D had returned from a fire support mission this 7 a.m. in the third week in May. The 115/145 fuel..
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OTHER
Boy Scout with honor
Wynnewood, PA
They deserve a flag… Yet many veterans are left out In May 2014, as he did for the last 30 years,..
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VOLUNTEERING
American Legion Post 42 Ocean Springs Mississippi SERVES COMMUNITY
Ocean Springs, MS
AMERICAN LEGION POST 42 OF OCEAN SPRINGS TO FOCUS SERVICES TO COMMUNITY IN 2017 ..
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HONOR GUARD
Marine Corps Ira Hayes Detachment 002 Phoenix, Ariz.
Phoenix, AZ
Marine Corps Ira Hayes Detachment 002, Phoenix, Ariz., Color Guard Awarded "First Place" Nov. 11, 2016, honoring "Vietnam Veterans" at..
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VETERANS HELPING VETERANS
County veterans come out to help terminally ill Marine veteran
Canton, GA
On June 8, 2016, the Home Depot Foundation announced that Thomas M. Brady American Legion Post 45 was awarded a..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Basic training memories
November 1960, Ft Jackson SC. We all remember how this adventure begins. The bus stops, the door opens and the..
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Spotsylvania Post 320 hosts tribute to WWII veterans
Spotsylvania, VA
On Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016, Spotsylvania (Va.) Post 320 hosted a "Tribute to World War II Veterans." Approximately 130 members of..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Sampson AFB
I joined the Air Force on July 10, 1951 and my basic training was at Sampson AFB, NY, Flight 510...
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VETERANS HELPING VETERANS
Post 176 Blood Drive
Springfield, VA
Post 176 had a blood drive on Feb. 15, 2017, with the great success of 49 donations. Last year the..
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VETERANS HELPING VETERANS
Rewiring project shows can-do spirit of Love Field Post 453
Dallas, TX
As the largest post in the 5th District, Department of Texas, Love Field Post 453 in Dallas has a rich..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Soldier
My fifth grade students and I shared the picture book by Eve Bunting, "The Wall" about a young boy..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
GENERAL FOX CONNER: PERSHING'S CHIEF OF OPERATIONS AND EISENHOWER'S MENTOR
Dwight D. Eisenhower viewed Fox Conner as “the outstanding soldier of my time.” In the early 1920s, Conner transformed..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
No middle name
I can remember my mother sharing this story with me about my dad when he went to enlist. My dad went..
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WHY I LOVE MY POST
Col. Lewis L. Millett Memorial Post 38 hosts Four Chaplains ceremony
Seoul, South Korea
On Feb. 4, 2017, Col. Lewis L. Millett Memorial Post 38, Seoul, South Korea, hosted a community-wide ceremony honoring the..
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OTHER
It is the veteran
Dewey, AZ
It is the veteran, not the preacher who has given us freedom of religion. It is the veteran, not the..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
ENCOUNTER ON A HILLSIDE
When the American Army in the Philippines surrendered on April 9, 1942, the Japanese 14th Army was stretched paper-thin, and..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Basic training birthday
It was May 1986, basic training at Ft. Dix. It was my 19th Birthday and we had only 10..
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MY HERO, OUR STORY
What about the Merchant Marines?
Hempstead, NY
My uncle joined the Merchant Marines before our involvement in World War II. The service of the Merchant Marines gets..
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MY HERO, OUR STORY
My Hero Parents
Larned, KS
Here's a little about my father. Dad went into the Army during World War II and ended up at Fort..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Drill sergeant memories
I did my basic training in 1989 at the age of 27 at Fort Dix. My Drill Seargent was..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
INVISIBLE: PTSD's Stealth Attack on a Vietnam War Veteran
After thirty-five years, a friend helped me realize that I had PTSD. With his encouragement, I got help. Through counseling,..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Memorial on I-75 in Tennessee reaches decade mark
Athens, TN
Drivers on I-75 past Athens, Tenn., will not miss the large veterans memorial on the side of the expressway, complete..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
A Slippery Trip
September 20, 1948, Lackland AFB, 0550 hours, temperature 26 degrees F. We had scrubbed the barracks down, including the back..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Regular Army
I was RA, (Regular Army.) I enlisted to serve and looked forward to it. In actuality I was..
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SONS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION
Sons of Legion squadron brings Washington, D.C., home for veterans unable to make trip
Conception Junction, MO
In Maryville, Missouri, Sons of the American Legion (SAL) Squadron 464 held a special event to honor veterans who could..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
RMS Queen Mary
My colleague, Nicole Strickland and I are in the process of researching for a new book we are writing about..
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