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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Basic training
As part of basic training, we assembled on the firing range to familiarize ourselves with the M-16 automatic rifle. The..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Basic training
I was sent to boot camp in San Diego just fresh out of high school. After several weeks of..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Air Force Strategic Air Command
I joined the Air Force one month after I graduated from high school. I went to basic training at Lackland..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Out of uniform
In January 1954, several weeks into boot camp at the U.S. Naval Training Center in Bainbridge, Md., it was a..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
U.S. 5th Army, Company A, 2nd Battalion, 4rd Regiment, 4th Squad
This story is categorized as both fondest and worst memories of basic training. The eventful day was Nov. 22, 1963,..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Basic training
In June 1950, I joined the USAF and was sent to Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. One day while learning..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
12:30 hours
Do I remember basic training? Boy, do I! I went through Boise at Lackland AFB, Texas, in September/November 1957. One..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Basic training
I was in the United States Army in 1966-1968. I took my basic training at the U.S. Army Training Center..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Basic training
The year was 1950. I had a great job in an aircraft factory, owned a nearly new Oldsmobile, and had..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Signal Corps basic training at Camp Crowder, Mo., September 1942
We were issued a mess kit, a first aid kid, a musette bag, a canteen, clothing adapted to the weather,..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Basic training
My wife Melba and I were engaged to be married but were going to wait until I finished my service..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Basic training
I enlisted into the Marines on March 9, 1950, with graduation on June 14, 1950. My first memory is getting..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Basic training
I was taking my basic training at Lackland AFB for six weeks in January-February 1977. At that time, I was..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Basic training
In late May 1969, I joined the Air Force. It didn’t take long before I realized that for unknown reasons,..
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FAMILY LEGACY
A different Sullivan family story: seven siblings serving, all returning safely
Wallingford, CT
The youngest of the 14 Sullivan children, Robert J. Sullivan and his twin, Vincent Sullivan, were the final two out..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Urgent Message
26181 Kitt Ansett Dr Sun City, CA 92586-2781 (951) 301-6169 October 31, 2011 Dear Senator A short time ago, I received a message from God...
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RALLY AROUND THE FLAG
A Flag Prayer
Shickshinny, PA
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WHY I LOVE MY POST
Legion Post 42 of Ocean Springs, Mississippi
Ocean Springs, MS
American Legion Post 42 in Mississippi has finalized arrangements for a Veterans Day parade — the first here since 1927. It’s..
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OTHER
COCK, PUSH FOR LOLLIPOP
Scarborough, ME
THIS IS MY STORY, I WAS THERE, I LIVED EVERY MOMENT OF IT. PRIVATE 1ST CLASS GLENN GOODWIN 101ST AIRBORNE, E..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Oregon Post 43 dedicates new annex to fallen soldier
La Grande, OR
La Grande, Ore., Post 43 dedicated its new annex, constructed by post members over the past five years, to the..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Rough Waters: The Life of a Naval Intelligence Officer
1 Hot Launch An early June Morning in 1942 - - the last week of school. The blacktop in front of our..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Undaunted Lovers: A Tale of Forbidden Love (Spies with Benefits)
Chance Encounter July 1967 NAS Barber’s Point Oahu, Hawaii When Mike was growing up, he never imagined doing anything as exotic or..
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DEPARTMENT SPOTLIGHT
Department of Michigan adds flag retirement box to state headquarters
Over the years the state headquarters has received U.S. flags that need to be retired, but only during office hours...
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Basic training
Being a proud 64-year-old veteran of the U.S. Army 1972-1974, and an American Legion member, I was compelled to respond..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
My Air Force basic training
I enlisted in April 1949 and was sent to Lockland AFB, Texas, for 13 weeks' basic training. Our flight #4082..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Basic Training
In January 1954, while in basic at Fort Knox, Ky., we failed an inspection of foot lockers, etc., so at..
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OTHER
Simon's Service: Walking the Extra Mile with America’s Warriors
San Anselmo, CA
The Introduction to the Book by Edgar S. Welty Jr. Thanks: Giving and Receiving Gratitude for America’s Troops; A Soldier’s Stories A Veteran’s..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Our neighbor, Mr. Byron Kisner
Byron parachuted into Normandy on D-day, June 6, 1944, at 1:28 A M! He and one buddy had to push..
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Ironwood veteran named 2016 U.P. Veteran of the Year
Marquette, MI
U.P. VETERAN OF THE YEAR COMMITTEE IRONWOOD VETERAN NAMED 2016 U.P. VETERAN OF THE YEAR Thomas J. DeCarlo has been named the..
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OTHER
Otho Morgan Post 17 shows their support for local Fire & Rescue
Greenville, TX
To show their support, Otho Morgan Post 17 partnered with Mike Castleberry to host a fundraiser for Greenville Fire and..
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