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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Drill Instructor Language
After graduating high school in 1965 I began visiting the military recruiters. Everyone seemed so friendly and helpful. Especially the..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Warrior Songs releases CD to help veterans heal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
My Visit to San Antonio
James E. Carter Collinsville, OK Tulsa Post 308 “Let’s go, Rainbows!” That was my official greeting into the U.S. Air Force. It was midnight..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
My memory of Basic Training
Arriving at Lackland AFB TX in 1963, we exited the bus and was issued some items. One of the..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
I've Narrated: "New Georgia: the Second Battle for the Solomons"
I've just narrated the new audio book version, of the 2016 physical book by Ronnie Day: "New Georgia: the Second..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Bikers honor their brother veteran
Lakeville, MA
During a brief placing of a memorial plaque ceremony at the spot where a fellow veteran died in a horrific..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
basic training memories
I enlisted in the Marine Corps just after my 17th birthday. we rode a pullman train from Louisville, Ky..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Sgt. Cooper made men.
In October of 1963, I was assigned to A 4 2 in Ft Leonard Wood for basic training under the..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Cleaning an M-16
I joined the Navy in 1970. I spent 5 yrs., then transferred (sp) to the Army Reserves. I was at..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Fred and Irving.
I have many memories of my Basic Training at Ft. Leonard Wood. Some good, some not so good, and some..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
My First Days
In August,1965 after physicals and taken the oath, I flew out of Pittsburgh to USN Training Center at Great Lakes,..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Standing room only
I took basic training in the summer of 1988 at Fort Leonard Wood, MO. One time, during chow, there..
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OTHER
Legionnaires help local HS baseball team/field
Royal Oak, MI
Royal Oak American Legion Frank Wendland Post 253 joined together with the American Legion 18th District Association, Oakland County, Mich.,..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
War is Hell
I enlisted in the Navy with five of my buddies at Texas A&M In January 1951. We all agreed that..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Oregon Honors War Veterans on Six Highways
Oregon has created 6 new veterans memorial highways honoring nearly one half million veterans who served and the 21,000 who..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Mistaken Identity
It was late 1964, I was in the middle of my basic training at Fort Jackson, S.C. and was looking..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Open Letter to the Congress of the United States
OPEN LETER - TO THE MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS: ..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Me and Joe
The winter of 1962, K company Fort Dix, N.J. Basic training back then was brutal on two notes: the weather..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Being a Klutz Has It's Reward
I attended U.S. Air Force basic training during the 1960’s at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. At..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Helping a buddy
When I went to Navy Boot Camp in July of 1978, I had been out of high school for only..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
NO BASIC TRAINING
October 22 1942, this 18 year old from Brooklyn, NY enlisted in the US Army Air Corps...
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
What Have We Done
Most Americans are now familiar with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and its prevalence among soldiers. In this groundbreaking new book,..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
'Cover' Story
On completion of the second week of basic training at Lackland AFB, back in Dec 1975, my stressed out brain..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Thank You San Antonio!
My best experience, during Army basic training, in WW II was not just mine, but one probably shared with thousands..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Dressed for Inspection
Shorty and Charlie were issued these uniforms. They took this photo and hung it on bulletin board. The General ordered..
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OTHER
KP at Fort Riley
Novi, MI
In the summer of 1963 I was attending my ROTC summer camp at Fort Riley, Kan. My buddy Chuck and..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
The Flying Twenty
Army One It was June, school was out for the summer, and I was looking for a job. I had often..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
First Real Shave
When I joined the Navy in 1961 I was just fresh out of High School joining the Navy at age..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
SGT RAM of Company D
In December 1970, I received my draft notice in the mail informing me that I needed to report to the..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Glow in the Dark
I enlisted in the US Army Delayed Entry Program 95B, Military Police in 1979 and left Harrisburg, PA for Basic..
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