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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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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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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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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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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 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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SUPPORT FOR POST-9/11 VETERANS
Christmas Eve 1944, 72 years ago
Skokie, IL
Dedicated to my late uncle, Dr. Hirsh M. Busch, who just recently passed away, and to his dear friend, the..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Just keep on marching
In February 1969 I was taking basic training in Ft. Polk, La. and one day, after coming back from the..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Pistol range blues
Cranston, RI
I joined the Rhode Island Army National Guard in 1970, and four months later was off to Army basic training..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Basic training
Unlike most of the guys with whom I was in Basic Training, I found humor in the blustery, uber macho..
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