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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
The good sergeant
My first two weeks of basic was spent wearing a surgical shoe after treatment for a foot infection. As such,..
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September 1966
September of 1966, the Air Force decided that I could join them, which made absolute sense. By that time I..
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An unforgettable experience—the making of a winner
I took basic combat training from April 26 to June 20, 1974 at the worst place a recruit could be..
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Lackland Air Force Base, 1972
I was one of the older recruits in the platoon because I had used my 2-S deferment at college, but..
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Not so quick
I arrived at the rifle range, and the instructor took one look at my glasses and had a good laugh..
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On being drafted into the Marine Corps
Yes, I experienced "the sixties." During this decade I graduated from high school, went off to college, turned 21 and..
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A name I won't forget
Feb. 18, 1970 was my first night in basic training at Fort Dix, N.J. I remember our drill sergeant addressing..
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Weight loss program
When I started boot camp about 40-plus years ago, I weighed about 220 pounds; weeks later I was down to..
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Basic training
I feel I had the best group of drill instructors—Thomas Cook, Hofstadter, and Reid. They did a great job in..
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Basic training in 1969 at Fort Dix, N.J.
Drafted into the Army on May 1, 1969, I spent most of the day on a slow train ride from..
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Rolling through the confidence course
In April 1968, the potentially dangerous confidence course was a concern to our company at Fort Bragg, N.C. As I..
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3rd herd
My Army basic training in July of 1980 was not a picnic or party. It was one of the toughest..
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A one-stripe ticket to the movies
In July of 1954 I was fresh out of high school and wanted to see the world. I had no..
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A burning fear of heights at Officer Candidate School at Rhode Island
I was a registered nurse prior to joining the Navy Nurse Corps in June 1973. School was in Rhode Island...
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FAMILY LEGACY
John Bullock's family military service
Goose Creek, SC
I served in the Mediterranean during the beginning of this war. I was stateside in the USCG for the first..
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Mae Seese's hat
Montrose, PA
A woman’s American Legion hat was the smoking gun that helped to uncover the fascinating story of an all-woman Legion..
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Once upon a time in the Navy
The attached photo is of me enjoying the view as a (by then) radarman second class aboard USS Yorktown CVS-10..
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FAMILY LEGACY
62 years in three generations
Arcadia, CA
My father served from 1941 to 1975 in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. I served during Vietnam for seven..
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Army basic training March 30, 1968
I volunteered for the draft when I was 25 years old. I was the oldest trainee in my battalion. The..
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Caught by my drill instructor
My platoon was training on placing and setting up the M-16 anti-personnel mine, also called the Bouncing Betty. I was..
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Memories of straight faces during basic training
I had the most difficult time keeping a straight face and looking scared when the drill instructor was in my..
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Thanks to Sgt. Sneden at Fort Sill, Okla.
I usually don't respond to these requests, but I felt that I would, even if it does not make it..
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RALLY AROUND THE FLAG
Our flag
Hendersonville, NC
I was at Iwo Jima in February 1945, participating in the bombardment of the island. I saw the flag that..
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Trouble with a name
Worse Experience: 1966, boot camp at Fort Bragg, N.C., Day 1 All in platoon formation, I was 18 years old and scared..
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Basic Training Back at Ft.Benning, GA, Delta Company 6/30/83
Well it all started when we were told to get off of SFC. Connor's bus. We were all scared anyway..
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My basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
All I really recall is that it was freezing cold in January. They call the fort "Little Korea." It was..
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No Cookies Please
About two weeks into Boot Camp we were called outside our Quonset huts for mail call. One of my buddies..
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First day of basic training
The first night we were there, my bunk mate looked down to me and asked, "Do you think we have..
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Drill instructor incurred personal injuries protecting his company in 1966 at Fort Bragg, N.C.
During the early days of November 1966, I was a member of Recruit Training Company C-5-1 at Fort Bragg, N.C...
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Grenade thrown to trainees under bleachers during basic training
It happened late August of 1967 during our basic training in the hot White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico...
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