FAMILY LEGACY

First-generation Americans in World War II

Highland Park , NJ
My parents, aunts and uncles immigrated to the U.S.A. at the beginning of the 1900s to escape the repression and..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

The kosher salami

I joined the Navy immediately after graduating high school in 1943 and was sent to the Newport, Rhode Island, boot..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Qualifying on the rifle range

In 1960 I trained with the Big Red One at Ft. Riley, Kan. We spent a week on the rifle..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Assume the push-up position

In March 1970, we were in about the middle of basic at Ft. Lewis, WA, with Co. A-2-2. Our barracks..
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Treaded On Me!
IN YOUR OWN WORDS

Treaded On Me!

In volume ll of the Treaded on Me! series, this new novel continues the supercharged plot that began in Rise..
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Armstrong County American Legion Honor Guard
HONOR GUARD

Armstrong County American Legion Honor Guard

Armstrong County, PA
Made up of Legion members from several posts within Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, this honor guard provides funerals throughout the county...
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Giving the right answer

I was in basic training at Lackland AFB in November and December 1969. About two weeks in, there it..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Rude awakening

I enlisted in the Air Force in '62, and flew form N.Y. to Lackland Air Base. We arrived after midnight..
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Like father, like son
MY HERO, OUR STORY

Like father, like son

Layton, UT
My father served in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific during World War II, ending his naval career as a..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

The ups and downs of basic training

Before I was drafted for basic training I had heard many horror stories about how tough basic was, how mean..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Never volunteer

In early December 1966, I arrived at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio for basic training. Our flight, as they..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

No freedom of choice......just green uniforms

In August 1967 I was at Parris Island, S.C., where my basic training with the Marines was in progress. By..
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Basic training
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Basic training

In July 1954 I reported to Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., for basic training. On my second day, I found out..
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SALUTE TO NURSES

World War II Army nurse

My mother was a Army nurse during World War II. She was stationed in Saipan and Honolulu. The latter is..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Chili dogs and coffee rolls

It was the second day of basic after Reception station at Fort Leonard Wood in the fall of 1974. Two..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Basic twice

I actually did not go through enlisted basic training twice. However, I did go through basic when I was a..
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Farewell, President Kennedy
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Farewell, President Kennedy

I joined the National Guard at the armory on South Street in Hyannis in June 1963. In September, along with..
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Drafted
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Drafted

I graduated from college in 1968 and almost immediately got my notice from local draft board #13, based in Springfield,..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Basic training memories

Growing up male in a small Northwest town during the Vietnam era of the 1960s, you pretty much knew what..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Not quite ready for enlistment

It's 1958 and after visiting my Navy recruiter to enlist, he said I was to report the following day to..
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Post 651 honors Long Island Korean War veterans
HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS

Post 651 honors Long Island Korean War veterans

Sayville, NY
Sayville, NY - A capacity crowd of friends, family and officials packed into American Legion Smith/Wever Post 651 on March..
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Vietnam quilt
OTHER

Vietnam quilt

Westcliffe, CO
The quilt pictured was designed and created by Michele Hoffman, a Vietnam-era veteran and PUFL Legionnaire. The custom quilt is..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Great Lakes United States Naval Training Center, August 1949

Ahhh, the first night in boot camp. We had been poked, prodded, injected and humiliated in every way possible, including..
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SALUTE TO NURSES

A sobering encounter with Gen. Schwarzkopf

While I have many wonderful memories of my years as a flight nurse with the Delaware Air National Guard, my..
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One female sailor's story
MY TIME IN UNIFORM

One female sailor's story

Hemet, CA
I went into the Navy in 1966 and never learned to swim. People ask me today, "How could you be..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Army

It was the summer of 1968. Fort Campbell, Ky. The months of July and August. Hot. We had just returned..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Venison for dinner?

A second part of basic training in the Army is AIT, or advanced individual training. In my case my advanced..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Basic training at Fort Bragg during the Tet Offensive

The winter of 1968 found me taking U.S. Army basic training at Fort Bragg, N.C. I was assigned to the..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM

I am who I am today because of the uniform

Canton, MO
1967, two years in college. I enlisted in the military. finished basic. I was already trained as an OR tech...
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Drill sergeants do have a sense of humor

Short note from former drill sergeant, 1973, Fort Jackson, S.C., 4th Plat, C Co, 5th Bn, 1st BCT Brigade. The..
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