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New K-9 officer installed with help from the Legion
Pickens, SC
Donating a check of $250 from American Legion Post 11 in Pickens, S.C., is public relations officer Joe Acampora to..
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RALLY AROUND THE FLAG
Respecting our flag
Pickens, SC
Starting them off early - I captured a few photos of young children showing respect for our flag. It is..
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WHY I LOVE MY POST
South Korea's welcome dinner for national commander and national Auxiliary president
Seoul, South Korea, CA
Private First Class Paul E. Finn Memorial Post 37 and Colonel Lewis L. Millett Memorial Post 38 of The American..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Memory Made the 2nd Time Around!
I can honestly say that I do not have any memorable moments of basic training, some 30 yrs. ago at..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Veterans Memorial
Round Rock, TX
I am a member of the Williamson County,/Georgetown, Texas, Veterans Memorial Advisory Group. The memorial is located in Sun City/Georgetown...
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Joining the Cadre
I enlisted in the Army Security Agency in March 1959. On April 1st, I got on the train with other..
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RALLY AROUND THE FLAG
Presenting an American flag to Panorama Towers
Miami, FL
A few months ago on July 8, 2016, we had the opportunity to present an American flag to the owner's..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Train station bomb
Baltimore , MD
Stationed in Wurzburg, Germany, in 1968 with the 3rd Infantry Division Band, I often went downtown when not performing to..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Kingsfire
In Kingsfire, a special operations task force hunts an international terrorist and unravels a global plot. Terrorists and mercenaries have..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
"It will never happen" - Vermont town honors World War II veterans
West Rutland, VT
By Mary Reczek, West Rutland, Vt. Red Sutkoski, a 93-year-old veteran of World War II, said it would never happen. Joe..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Swim Lessons
In the late 1980's, I was a 17 year-old high school kid with no real plans after graduation. I had..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Not Basic but shortly after --- Christmas pass
Winter of 1958, I had just finished basic training and was stationed at Ft. Monmouth, NJ for 30 weeks of..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Reading after dark
During Basic Training we lived in wooden barracks that were built in 1935 with a five-year life expectancy. The bunk..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
A Late Relief
On a hot summer’s day in July 1963 at Fort Gordon, GA, my basic training company marched to the rifle..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Saying goodbye
Having just completed Army AIT (Advanced individual training) and headed to Southeast Asia, Vietnam, as a helicopter crewman, I was..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Lost!
During my teen years my family lived in a thinly populated part of Texas - - our nearest neighbor was..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Raise your hand to volunteer
During a hot summer day in August, 1966, I rode a train with other recruits from Baltimore to Trenton, NJ...
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
No Sleep For Me
I went to Navy boot camp in great lakes 1988. I'll never forget just before we shipped out, I had..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Reveille
Drafted in 1970, I went to basic training at Ft. Dix, NJ where each recruit had to perform one hour..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Fun in Basic
I was drafted in 1960 & had my basic at Ft Knox. As usual, the 1st week was in the reception..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Smoke em if you got em
I had a college deferment and was drafted into the Army in 1968, two months after graduating. After completing basic..
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OTHER
Bill Fadely enlisted me in the Air Force
Falling Waters, WV
Small world - the author of "the why don't you go to the head of the line" snippet from "Basic..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
ANCHORED
I learned quite a few things during the 13 weeks of Coast Guard Boot Camp in 1960 at the Coast..
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OTHER
First to fall
Northfield, OH
Ensign William Ignatius Halloran By JC Sullivan "The telegram of his death arrived at 2:30 a.m., Friday, December 12th, by a Western..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
First Weekend Basic Training
May 1968, big drafts for Vietnam build-up, I was drafted into the Army along with two other friends. ..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Dancing During Basic
1958, Fort Ord, California. In my platoon of recruits there were about 10 guys from Utah. One Tuesday night during..
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POST MUSEUMS AND MEMORIALS
Rise of the Phoenix - How a small group works to give national notoriety..
Baltimore, MD
The history of aviation has its roots in the Mid-Atlantic region, and although the Wright brothers’ first flight occurred with..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
A New Yorker in Ft. Gordon , Georgia
Arriving at Ft. Gordon on july 5th 1967, with a bunch of guys from New York it was quickly obvious..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Dec. 7, 2016, Ride To The Anchor - 75th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor..
Oklahoma City, OK
Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 9:30 a.m. Ride To The Anchor The 75th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor USS Oklahoma Harley Davidson World Okc..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Learning a lesson
In the late '70's, some guys thought it was 'cool' to 'go commando'. I fell for the hype and..
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