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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Wrong Airport
In July of 1986, I was getting ready to go to Orlando Florida for boot camp from Phoenix Arizona. Well..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Green Beret CPT Bill Allendorph - Boy Hero
Cape Coral, FL
I would like to recommend that someone do a story on the exploits of my best friend, Bill Allendorph. In..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Dont Be Late
In September of 1964, I was finishing basic at Fort Knox, Kentucky. I had just fired "Expert"with my M14 rifle...
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Best Christmas Eve, Ever
Stationed in Germany, 1971, four of us had to pull ammo dump guard duty, in the middle of nowhere, over..
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OTHER
Tribute to veterans
Huntington, WV
Veterans Day is a very special and heartfelt day in our beloved United States of America. On this very day..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
What Annoys Me
Perhaps I may be dismissed as a curmudgeon, but I think many of these things also annoy many seniors. Let’s start..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Siouxland Freedom Park
After the traveling wall “Vietnam Wall That Heals” came to South Sioux City, Nebraska in October, 2007, a committee was..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Dad Wrote Daily
I attended basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, in March of 1981. Every day..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Sweating General Inspection
For me, it all started in Sept. 1969 at Fort Dix, NJ. I remember the first day we got off..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Honor Flight
Unidentified Korean War veteran at the Iwo Jima Memorial in Washington D.C. on an Honor Flight trip from Binghamton, NY.
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Destroying Government Property
I was a seventeen-year-old in Basic Training at Fort Belvoir in 1946. I had a few scraggly facial hairs..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Really My Birthday!
I enlisted during the fall of 1969. Being a planer by nature I wanted to get through basic training..
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Veteran recognition at the Iowa High School Class 3A Football Semifinal Playoffs
Webster City, IA
On Nov. 10, 2016, the Iowa High School Athletic Association asked that Webster City High School and Glenwood High School..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
From the military to the public service
Meriden, CT
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
"Too Much of a Good Thing"
York, PA
Back in 1955, after enlisting in the Army, finishing basic training at Fort Jackson, S.C.,, transferring to the Army Security..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Drill Team in Basic Training
In Spring 1959, while in basic at Ft Dix, the Field First Sergeant, SFC Tucker, established a 40-member close order..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Brass and Ammo
During basic training at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO. and leaving the rifle range at the end of the day, everyone..
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WHY I LOVE MY POST
Veterans Day Ceremony
Seoul, South Korea, CA
On Veterans Day, American Legionnaires in Korea attended the annual Veterans Day Ceremony to commemorate war veterans hosted by Department..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Phone privilege
I was in Basic Combat Training at Fort Knox, Kentucky, in 1990. One day we had a break in training,..
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POST MUSEUMS AND MEMORIALS
Uncle Victor comes home
Camarillo, CA
In April 2016, I suggested to the Executive Board of Camarillo Post 741 that we request the City of Camarillo,..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
See the world.
In the spring of 1966, I was among a small group of AFROTC cadets sent to Scott AFB for..
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OTHER
"Never forget"
Malden, MA
During the middle of March 2016, I, John Graham, adjutant at American Legion Post 69 in Malden, Mass., received a..
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MEMBERSHIP SUCCESS STORIES
Unforgettable basic trainee at Lackland
Stone Mountain, GA
A young, likeable and interesting airman went through basic in our training flight. He was from New York, from a..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Service marriage
In 1966, I joined the Air Force and was sent to Lackland AFB for basic training. When I was finished,..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Who's in Charge Here?
Back in 1974, I entered the Army at Ft. Dix, New Jersey at the age of 22, on possibly one..
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
French Legion of Honor presented to Michigan five
Detroit, MI
On Veterans Day we were lucky enough to host a ceremony honoring five WWII veterans, including one of our own,..
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VETERANS HELPING VETERANS
Veterans suicide awareness roving display
Ansonia, CT
In its continuous support for the military and its veterans, Ansonia Gordon-Visselli American Legion Post 50 is addressing veteran suicides..
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OTHER
Centennial Celebration Pancake Breakfast, American Legion Post 129
Stillwater, OK
Centennial Celebration Pancake Breakfast, American Legion Post 129, Stillwater, Okla. All 50 of the wrestlers from Oklahoma State University attended..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Conquering Heroes
Conquering Heroes is a story taking place in the jungles of Laos and Cambodia during the Vietnam War. Caveman, the..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Rescue!
Ijamsville, MD
To properly set the stage for this narrative, a short history lesson is in order. On April 30, 1975,..
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