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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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Another “raised hand”

June 1954, first week of basic training at Fort Knox, Kentucky, the Sgt. called an informal meeting where he asked..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Basic training memories

I was 17 years old, joined the Air Force in June 1959 and had my basic training at Lackland AFB..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

License to direct traffic

I was a squad leader at Lackland A.F.B. in 1973. While stopping traffic so the squad could cross, the..
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Helping Heroes Fly
IN YOUR OWN WORDS

Helping Heroes Fly

We are Pam Matt and Terri Keeney and we make up Helping Heroes Fly. (www.helpingheroesfly.com) We provide airfare to enlisted..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Why I never ran the obstacle course

In August 1969 I enlisted in the Air Force, arriving at Lackland AFB in San Antonio the Monday before Thanksgiving...
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MY HERO, OUR STORY

World War II

Richmond Heights, OH
My family is basically a Navy family. I am proud to say that I had 11 uncles serve in World..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Bivouac

We would assemble as a platoon and do a 10-mile march. Sometimes after the march there would be a..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Train ride

I joined the Navy Reserves when I was 16 and still in high school. Drilled on the weekends. Then..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Smokes--7 cents at the Gedunk

Fresh out of high school, clean-cut from Nevada, Iowa, in June 1953. U.S. Naval Training Center, San Diego, CA, during..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Another NEVER RAISE YOUR HAND story

On March 10, 1953, myself and two friends were sworn into the US Navy in Columbia, SC. There were..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Clean tiles

I was drafted in early 1944. During processing at Fort McPherson I was assigned to the Army Air Forces and..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Still can't sing

April, 1960, Lackland AFB. During the last week of basic, I was caught "looking around" in the chow line. The..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS

Then, now and beyond

There was a bird with a yellow bill That perched upon my window sill I drew it near with a crust of..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

The day after basic

I graduated from AF Basic Training in the summer of 1965. Me and two other guys were to remain at..
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Lee Greenwood receives Certificate of Appreciation
HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS

Lee Greenwood receives Certificate of Appreciation

Rockaway, NJ
American Legion Post 344’s Executive Board authorized the awarding of a “Certificate of Appreciation” to singer/songwriter Lee Greenwood for his..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

The bomb dump on Sheppard AFB

In basic training in 1967; I was in AF Flight 296 on Sheppard AFB in Amarillo, Texas. Our barracks were..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS

Visiting a hero

I was a corpsman with the 3rd Marine Division in Vietnam 1967-1968. I spent all of my time at Delta..
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SALUTE TO NURSES

Taking care of veterans

I spent 19 years at the Minneapolis veterans hospital as a Nurse Anesthetist in surgery. Those were the most rewarding..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Join the Navy and see the world

I joined the Navy after getting my pre-induction physical notice for the Army in August 1965. I went to..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

A military mosquito’s memorial

Early summer of 1966, I was stationed in Cape May, N.J. undergoing basic training for USCG. It was early..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Basic training - Fort Ord

My basic training memory actually goes back before I enlisted in the Army. You see, I wanted to enlist in..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Surprising MOS classification

Entering the Air Force in 1963 with a test result of 97% mechanical aptitude would have made you think Motor..
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OTHER

"Not Home Yet"

Palm City, FL
My name is Gale Baker and I have many family members [mostly deceased] who served honorably in the military. Some..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Hospital corners and using the word "sir"

I was born into and brought up in the military (my father joined the Army in 1939 and stayed in..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Basic training, Fort Ord

My basic training memory goes back before I enlisted in the Army. You see, I want to enlist in the..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS

Guardian Bullet

A soldier's thrilled when the last bullet rang out through the sky Until he realized there was a sharp pain in his..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Always toot your horn

It was January 1955 and I had just arrived at Great Lakes Naval training Center, and it was bitter cold...
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Don't never volunteer for nothing!

Upon completion of Basic, I was sent to Fort Bliss for the NIKE missile school. While waiting for the beginning..
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