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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
'Bare basics' training
In the spring of 1953 I was in boot camp at the Naval Training Center, Bainbridge, Md. It was night..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Be careful what you ask
During the Vietnam War, we were being given classes in basic map reading by the company’s executive officer. This was..
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WWII flying ace laid to rest
Port Wentworth, GA
WWII Flying Ace Laid to Rest By Rachael J. Mercer, 2d Lt., Civil Air Patrol (other photos available upon request) After 73 years..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
A crook in the neck
In June 1968 the temperature at Lackland AFB had soared into the upper 90's. We were issued jungle helmets to..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Don - My Sailor - 1953-1957
When reading the March 2017 issue of The American Legion Magazine, I enjoyed the letters regarding Basic Training Memories. My..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Texas to Fort Knox
As an old 21 year old civilian, I chose the Army to make my way through life. Somehow I gained a..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Toilet paper caper
In the fall of 1972, I was in basic training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. One memory I have from..
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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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