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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Chinook crewmember recalls close call with sappers in Vietnam
Aloha, OR
I was a flight engineer with the 242nd Assault Support Helicopter Company, the Muleskinners, in Cu Chi Vietnam from June..
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Cold War years: four brothers serve together in U.S. Navy
Cincinnati, OH
Four of six brothers from Chillicothe, Ohio, left the farm to join the U.S. Navy. Being the oldest, Louis graduated..
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Were you in the military?
Los Alamos, NM
Here’s how one Legionnaire served his country. It was January 1951 and I was in my final year at Syracuse University..
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Agony and Ecstasy of Finding My Voice: A Memoir
Gig Harbor, WA
I was a Medical Service Specialist (bedpan commando) in the Air Force and was assigned to the hospital at Ladd..
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Hidden War - Fighting for America's Wildlands
Lake Forest, IL
Lt. John Nores is a reality TV star, an author, and a warrior for the Thin Green Line who has..
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Post vice commander was stateless citizen and Holocaust survivor who pioneered the idea of..
Bethesda, MD
My name is Fred A. Kahn, vice commander of the American Legion U.S. Department of Labor post in Washington, D.C...
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New military historical novel
Butler, PA
To All, I wrote this book to honor the service of all the reserve-component soldiers, past and present. I think..
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Communication
Belen, NM
An article in The American Legion Magazine of March 2017 suggested: “We should make it our mission to collect..
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Continuing to Serve at 62 and beyond
Dubuque, IA
I am fortunate to have served over 35 years in the Air Force, Army, and National Guard. Enlisting in the..
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Response to Marine Barracks Escort Section, March 31, 2018
Aston, PA
What do you say when a mother would ask if their son was in the sealed casket? When I served I..
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Vietnam 1972 - the beginning of the end
Panajachel, Guatemala, OT
Becoming a “patriot warrior” and living out this role absorbed my early adult life. This all peaked on 14 April..
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USAF Cold War missiles
Kansas City, KS
I enlisted September 1963, then basic training in Texas, electronics school in Colorado, missile system school (SETS) in Colorado, combat..
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Maj. Alexander C. Furla
Saint Charles, MO
Maj. Alexander C. Furla served in the U.S. Air Force (active duty 1985-1996, reserve 1996-2006) as an aeromedical evacuation operations..
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USS George Washington service, WWI and WWII
Lake Butler, FL
When history remembers great conflicts and events, troop carriers rarely get noted or recognized for their contributions. However, USS..
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One snowy Christmas, 1969
Harrison, AR
By Joseph E. Puett Jr. Dec. 24, 2004 I awake with my roommate shaking my bunk. "Come on Joe, get up!" I..
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Served in the company of heroes
Woodland Park, CO
I was in ROTC in high school and college and was on the rifle team. My junior year in college..
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Proud to be American
West Deptford, NJ
To this day I remember the good and bad of my time during my time serving my country. As a..
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Legionnaire Al Hays tells his story
Royse City, TX
I grew up in central Florida and enlisted in the U.S. Army at the age of 17 in March 1974..
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My Vietnam experience
Nashville, TN
The Tennessean accurately described the Vietnam War as occurring in the most tumultuous period in American history. More than the..
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A.W.O.L. - “How to guard these soldiers”
Boyertown, PA
When I was stationed at Fort Knox, Ky., in 1952, I was given the assignment of returning A.W.O.L’s to the..
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Army tales
Girard, IL
I enlisted in the Army on the Delayed Entry Program on 20 Nov 1976, while I was still a senior..
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I was a WAC
Des Moines, IA
As a retired U.S. Army MSG, I would like to tell you about my military career in hopes to recruit..
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Rocky Mountain Honor Flight - WWII Vets/Washington, D.C.
Thornton, CO
I am so thankful that I just participated in the Rocky Mountain Honor Flight. I am Walter H. Willey, CPO/E7..
1,237 views
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50th anniversary Medal of Honor ceremony
Park Ridge, NJ
A memorial ceremony for USMC Medal of Honor recipient Jedh Colby Barker, celebrating the 50th anniversary of his supreme sacrifice,..
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Simon Zayon, Navy veteran of WWII and very proud American
Orlando, FL
This is a tribute to my father, Simon Zayon, a Navy veteran of WWII and a very proud American. Simon..
1,357 views
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James H. Kuhl Jr., Korean War veteran
Vallejo, CA
James H. Kuhl Jr. was born and raised in Oakland, Calif., and enlisted in San Francisco in 1951. He fought..
1,558 views
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A Seabee's story
Bradford, RI
A Seabee's story begins with boot camp at Great Lakes for recruit training and continuing to "A School" for advanced..
1,896 views
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Bill Cook, looking for Billy Fields
Pompano Beach, FL
My wife Joan and I are retired and living in Pompano Beach, Florida. One day in August 2007 we had a..
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Never volunteer???
Chicago, IL
In 1943 when I was a senior in high school in Chicago, naval ace Joe Foss came to our school..
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The world's first Vietnam veterans memorial?
Semmes, AL
We served our time in Vietnam with the U.S. Army. While we were doing that, we erected what we believe..
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Howard Shaver, WWII veteran, celebrates 100th birthday
Midland, MI
Howard Shaver of Midland, Mich., joined the Army in Pontiac, Mich., on Nov. 21, 1941, and served four years in..
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