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
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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
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

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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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

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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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

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 BASIC TRAINING

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.
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

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
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

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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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

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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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

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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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

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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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

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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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

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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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

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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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

The rifle range

The drill sergeant was the best soldier and he had to be. At the fire range, I saw a lot..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Most memorable basic training exercise

Looking back on my five weeks of basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, I recall the obstacle course. I..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

My Air Force basic

I remember wet firing, and it was raining like hell, getting soaked while laying on the ground. I also remember..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

What the hell did I get into? LOL

That was my thought when I arrived at Fort McClellan, Ala. Basic training was hard, but I learned many things..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Memory from basic training

1974, Fort McClellan, Ala. I remember trying to say my name, rank, serial number, turning around in the gas chamber and..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Barely survived

Our company went to the range on a hot, drizzly day, despite being under advisory to limit activity. On the..
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Busted by my training sergeant—basic training memories
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Busted by my training sergeant—basic training memories

I had a sergeant who had a distinct voice, sort of Humphrey Bogart style, and he tried to have the..
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Oceanside Post 146 initiates 23 new members
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Oceanside Post 146 initiates 23 new members

San Diego, CA
American Legion Oceanside Post 146 held an initiation ceremony at the Veterans Association of North County (VANC) on Feb. 27...
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Operation LZ: a BIG homecoming in a small town
COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS

Operation LZ: a BIG homecoming in a small town

Clarks Grove, MN

Operation LZ: Helicopter Opens The Show

I’ve been a professional pilot for over 50 years — I manage..
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My second chance
MY TIME IN UNIFORM

My second chance

Chandler, AZ
I consider myself a lucky man. I have a beautiful wife of 26 years, six healthy children and six grandchildren...
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Sack rat no more

When I enlisted in the Army in 1962 at the age of 19, I didn't shave and typically slept 10..
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A small view of a book and changing Korea
IN YOUR OWN WORDS

A small view of a book and changing Korea

Recently I wrote a travel book about Seoul, South Korea. Many ask why I wrote a travel book about a..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Those who say female DIs weren't tough?? LOL.

Summer of 1985, Ft. Dix, NJ. We had 3 drills, Penniston, Anderson, and then we met the female, Reddner. 5-foot-nothing..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Wrong Rack Chief

I arrived on the cold snowy morning of December 7, 1967. We stood out on the grinder until we were..
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