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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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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
Lutz, FL
THEN IT WAS TIME ..
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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
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..
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..
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
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!"
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
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
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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