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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Train station bomb
Baltimore , MD
Stationed in Wurzburg, Germany, in 1968 with the 3rd Infantry Division Band, I often went downtown when not performing to..
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Green Beret CPT Bill Allendorph - Boy Hero
Cape Coral, FL
I would like to recommend that someone do a story on the exploits of my best friend, Bill Allendorph. In..
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From the military to the public service
Meriden, CT
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"Too Much of a Good Thing"
York, PA
Back in 1955, after enlisting in the Army, finishing basic training at Fort Jackson, S.C.,, transferring to the Army Security..
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Rescue!
Ijamsville, MD
To properly set the stage for this narrative, a short history lesson is in order. On April 30, 1975,..
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Growing up
Cocoa, FL
I enlisted in the Army in January 1964. I was a skinny kid and knew very little about life outside..
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My story
Brownsville, TN
My story starts in 1952, during the Korean War. The AST of the infantry unit told me the unit was..
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Crypto duty at Rocket City
Saint Joseph, MO
I served four years in the Navy as a Cryptologic Technician (CT) during the years of 1965-1969. I was..
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The Good Deed
Davenport Center, NY
The Good Deed The canteen chaffed Jim’s weary butt as the equally weary company column plodded back to the reserve..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
The Redemptive Omelet
Davenport Center, NY
The Redemptive Omelet It was the hour before sundown in the mountains of Northern Italy when Private McCrae was killed instantly..
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Reality check
Houston, MS
First mission, with the 101st, 594th T.C 106th Tbn. Was headed to Baghdad airport after we captured the city of..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
The 143rd In Iraq
Middlefield, CT
This is the story of an Army National Guard Military Police Company deployed to western Baghdad in 2003/2004. The unit..
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Ditty Bopper
Easley, SC
We were called "Ditty Boppers" in the Air Force Security Service. The official term was Morse Code Interceptor. Less than..
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Route Step - one man's journey
New Braunfels, TX
I’m Kenneth B. “Brad” Henderson, veteran of the Cold War and Vietnam. I was on active duty but did not..
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A bridge from the sky
Hurst, TX
TIME: November 1950... 20,000 men of the 1st Marine Divsion and the 7th Infantry Division had captured the Chosen (or Changjin)..
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Operation Iraqi Freedom: the real story
Dearborn, MI
Before Operation Iraqi Freedom the U.S. armed forces built up a powerful concentration of hardware and rear security probably unknown..
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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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My Time as a USAF Air Policeman, 1961-1965
Jensen Beach, FL
It was in 1961 when I enlisted into the Air Force. Living in Quincy, Mass., at the time, 70-plus men..
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Asian adventure
Saint Joseph, MO
I enlisted in the Navy in November 1965 and went through boot camp at San Diego. Upon graduating from boot..
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Forgotten
Sacramento, CA
I served our nation in the Republic of South Korea from December 1959 to February 1961 with the 40th Topographic..
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Seven-plus years in an OD green uniform
Eugene, OR
In January 1975, I reported for duty at Fort Lewis, Wash., home of the 9th Infantry Division. We still sported..
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Vietnam 1968
Marshall, MN
The 67U20 MOS (Chinook maintenance/crew) allowed me to have the best of both worlds: maintaining the best rotary-winged flying machine..
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Stateside Cold War service
Lena, IL
I enlisted in the Air Force in the middle of the Vietnam mess, 1966. Everyone was going to Southeast Asia..
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New life
Miami, FL
Not all experiences during the Vietnam War were unpleasant. There were a few “pleasant” experiences when I was in Vietnam..
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My night on the river
Miami, FL
Patrolling the rivers of the Mekong Delta in Vietnam during daylight hours in the late 1960s was dangerous enough, but..
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Time at Fort Dix, N.J., and Camp St. Barbara, Korea
Grand Rapids, MI
I'm from the Midwest, so snow is no problem unless it's a foot or more. Was I surprised one morning..
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Harlem Hellfighters
New York, NY
My unit with the New York Army National Guard is known as the Harlem Hellfighters of the 369th Sustainment Brigade...
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My time in service
Seguin, TX
At 16 (a member of the U.S. Air Force), I was sent to Fort Sam Houston and was trained as..
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My time in the U.S. Navy
Georgetown, TX
At 17 years old I left for boot camp in Bainbridge, Md. As I rode the train, by myself, down..
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Hello, Vice President Johnson
Midland, MI
This story happened while stationed at Sondrestrom AFB, Greenland. Since I was only in the service during the Cold War,..
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