Chinook crewmember recalls close call with sappers in Vietnam
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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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Draftees with STEM college degrees

Cary, NC
During the draft, there were a series of "01" MOS' -- 01B through 01L. These were for draftees with college..
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Preface - A Marine's Story: "Okay, buddy, let's go! Hoorah!"

Lodi, CA
A Marine Sniper Survives Vietnam One Sunday after church, our congregation moved from the sanctuary into the social hall for a..
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A lifetime of flying
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A lifetime of flying

Dallas, TX
"A lifetime of flying" by Ralph Vincent Edward Van Kerkhove, retired major of the U.S. Air Force and captain with..
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BICENTENNIAL TRIFECTA: Patriots for the American Evolution - a novel about the adventures of..

Nesconset, NY
BICENTENNIAL TRIFECTA - A Historical Novel by Wm. G. Holst (U.S. Army Veteran 1975-78) (All Rights Reserved 2021) Armed with his..
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Ploiesti bombardier
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Ploiesti bombardier

Columbus, OH

I would like to offer information about a picture of the B-24s dropping bombs over the Ploiești oil field in..

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An Air Force family doctor
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An Air Force family doctor

Tarpon Springs, FL
I signed up to be a family doctor in the Air Force during the Vietnam War.
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River patrol In Vietnam
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River patrol In Vietnam

Titusville, NJ
I served on swift boats in the Mekong Delta. In 2018 I published my story in a book titled "Through..
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Then it was time
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Then it was time

Lutz, FL
THEN IT WAS TIME                                ..
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Doing my part
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Doing my part

Arroyo Grande, CA
I spent three years stationed in Frankfurt, Germany, in the 1980s when 60,000 troops were stationed in that city alone...
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Ode

Dublin, OH
This battle damaged flag in hand weather worn and torn once flew high up in the sky overland in Vietnam. Mortar shells and shotgun..
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Faces to names
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Faces to names

Indianapolis, IN
By Michael O'Kane There are 25 or so volunteers comprising the project “The Wall of Faces,” whose goal is linking photographs..
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Korean War experiences of James (Demetrios) C. Siotas - From War to War (Part 2)
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Korean War experiences of James (Demetrios) C. Siotas - From War to War (Part..

Athens, Greece, OT
In January 1952 we arrived in Inchon, Korea and through Seoul were taken to the front line at the Iron..
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Korean War experiences of James (Demetrios) C. Siotas - From War to War (Part 1)
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Korean War experiences of James (Demetrios) C. Siotas - From War to War (Part..

Athens, Greece, OT
The November issue of the Legion magazine reminded me of my own experience in Japan and Korea with the 40th..
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When World War II ended, I heard it
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When World War II ended, I heard it

Franklin Park, IL
At 9 p.m. at night, I was watching a movie while on island R&R for a couple of days. We..
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My WWII Story: "Fish! Incoming Starboard!"
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My WWII Story: "Fish! Incoming Starboard!"

Mandeville, LA
[written by Herman Prager Jr. in the third-quarter 2019 American Submariner magazine. "Dutch" Prager served aboard Kingfish for war patrols..
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Frozen Chosin

Lenore, ID
A Marine story I would not like forgotten" I was a Navy hospital corpsman 1949-51, I had many wounded (frozen)..
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50-year reunion
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50-year reunion

Mukwonago, WI
I was in the Army Corps of Engineers from 1964 to 1967. After my first 16 weeks of training, I..
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My life in the Navy

Pompano Beach, FL
1936: At age 13 joined Jr. Naval Reserve in Freeport, NY, worked my way up to Aviation Machinist Mate 3/c. Jan...
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Cold War years: four brothers serve together in U.S. Navy
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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 presidential televised debates
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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