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WHY I CHOSE THE ARMY
WWII Army nurse turns 100 on July 4
El Reno, OK
Larry Heald, commander of Post 34 (El Reno, Okla.) honors Irene Krittenbrink of Okarche, Okla., on her 100th birthday on..
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'The Army called first'
Papillion, NE
I always wanted to be in the military, even from a young age. When it was time to get serious..
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WHY I CHOSE THE ARMY
Gen. Omar Bradley
Moberly, MO
Sarah Graff, chair of the General Omar Bradley Memorial, Library, and Museum Inc. (www.omarbradley.org), and Walt Lantzy, LTC, U.S. Army..
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Why I raised my right hand
Staten Island, NY
I was a 15-year-old high school student when attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, happened. As a first-generation immigrant and a..
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WHY I CHOSE THE ARMY
Why I Chose the Army
Dobson, NC
I chose the Army not out of some sort of branch loyalty or family tradition. I chose the Army because..
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WHY I CHOSE THE ARMY
Memories of my Vietnam War service
Tewksbury, MA
I joined the U.S. Army after graduation from high school in the summer of 1964. I was sent down south..
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WHY I CHOSE THE ARMY
Why I chose the Army -- or, boy, I’ve really done it now!
Hockessin, DE
I graduated from high school in June 1965, a couple of grades behind my same age friends. I was born..
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WHY I CHOSE THE ARMY
'The greatest time of my life'
Oberlin, KS
I joined the Army in 1978 and retired from the Army Reserve in 2015 after 36 years and seven months...
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WHY I CHOSE THE ARMY
'Something larger than myself'
Lorain, OH
I wanted to be part of the world's best fighting force, so I joined the U.S. Army in 1976 and..
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WHY I CHOSE THE ARMY
I wanted to be a part of something larger than myself and dedicate my..
Lorain, OH
I wanted to be part of the world's best fighting force, so I joined the U.S. Army in 1976 and..
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WHY I CHOSE THE ARMY
'My parents couldn't talk me out of it'
North Tonawanda, NY
I chose the Army primarily because of my grandfather, my mom's father. He was an infantryman with the 86th Infantry,..
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WHY I CHOSE THE ARMY
'The Army gave me wings'
Green Valley, AZ
It was 1967, and the war was raging. I had been in college and Air Force ROTC. I had scored..
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WHY I CHOSE THE ARMY
From the lodge to the Army chaplaincy
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
When I attended seminary, I enrolled in the chaplaincy course, which focused exclusively on hospital ministry. I had no idea..
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WHY I CHOSE THE ARMY
A matter of happenstance
Colleyville, TX
Initially, it was not so much that I joined the Army for personal reasons as much as it was happenstance...
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WHY I CHOSE THE ARMY
'The Army found me'
Silver Lake, OH
I graduated high school in 1969. I had little direction or guidance for post high school. My guidance counselor thought..
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WHY I CHOSE THE ARMY
'A chance to see the world'
Little River, SC
I come from a long line of soldiers. My great-grandfather on my mother's side fought for the Union in the..
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WHY I CHOSE THE ARMY
Engineers Lead the Way!
Live Oak, FL
I always knew I was going to serve, even as a young boy. My dad was an ROTC officer briefly..
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WHY I CHOSE THE ARMY
The nuclear option
DuPont, WA
Between poor grades from goofing off in high school and not knowing what I wanted to study, I decided there..
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WHY I CHOSE THE ARMY
'What I needed to do'
Milwaukee, WI
I grew up a tail-end baby boomer, as the country was being run by the World War II generation and..
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WHY I CHOSE THE ARMY
'The person I am today'
Folsom, CA
In 1984, I had flunked out of college, was working a minimum-wage job, was dating a girl, and felt like..
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WHY I CHOSE THE ARMY
'The Army taught me respect'
Trout Lake, MI
I chose the Army because of my ancestors, who served from the Revolutionary War to Vietnam. The Army taught me..
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WHY I CHOSE THE ARMY
'I did my best to be all I could be'
Burlington, MA
First of all, I did not choose the Army, I was drafted in 1968. My father fought the Japanese in..
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WHY I CHOSE THE ARMY
An uncle's sacrifice
Mitchell, SD
While at San Diego State University in 1965, I failed the hearing test for advanced Air Force ROTC. Upon graduating..
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WHY I CHOSE THE ARMY
Life experience, education and a way to purchase a home
Dunedin, FL
I'm sad to say that doing my patriotic duty was not my reason for going in the Army. During my..
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WHY I CHOSE THE ARMY
'My honor and privilege'
Deland, FL
I chose the U.S. Army to expeditiously fulfill my military obligation to our country. I had been drafted but used..
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WHY I CHOSE THE ARMY
An honor and a privilege
St. Cloud, FL
I am the youngest of seven brothers. All my older brothers served in the Army, beginning with World War II..
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WHY I CHOSE THE ARMY
Like father, like son
Waukesha, WI
My uncle served in the Army during the 1930s. My father was a World War II veteran. All my buddies..
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WHY I CHOSE THE ARMY
An Army guarantee
Philadelphia, PA
I planned to join the Navy after high school because my father served in World War II and during the..
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WHY I CHOSE THE ARMY
'I wouldn't trade that experience for anything'
Abrams, WI
I was drafted into the Army in April 1970 and served 14 months in Vietnam as an infantryman. Even though..
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WHY I CHOSE THE ARMY
Money for college, and Sunday duty
La Plata, MD
There are many reasons I chose to join Army Reserve: 1) to get out of my hometown; 2) to earn..
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