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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Gas and Blueberries
In the old days men from our Territories were also drafted into the Army. We had a guy in our..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Lackland AFB 1969
I got to San Antonio Texas 6 Jun 1969. Colorado Air National Guard, along with 47 others from CO. ..
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VOLUNTEERING
LEGIONNAIRES DELIVER 31ST ANNUAL HOT CHRISTMAS MEALS
Mathews, VA
Sunday, December 25th at 9:30 a.m. members and auxiliary of Mathews Post 83, The American Legion and volunteers assembled..
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OTHER
"Dear Mom and Dad"
Cochran, GA
Every Memorial Day white crosses decorate the front lawn of the historic Bleckley County courthouse in downtown Cochran, Georgia, each..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
A Consequential Action
Now, as a consequence, it was we were sent to find North Charlie. For we were the boys of C-3/1, always Charlie Company..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
"Reflecting"
As I look at the military gravesites, And the men and women who Made the ultimate sacrifice, It is suffice to say We remember..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
My introduction to the US Army
In 1953 I was in College and received a Direct Commission. When I received the commission I was told, "The..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
ROTC Summer Camp
I experienced really bad kitchen cleanliness at Ft Riley, Kansas in the summer of 1968. I was there for..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Who are these people?
I graduated Boot Camp at Great Lakes NTC in October 1984, just in time for the Navy's birthday. Company 84-257. I..
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WHY I LOVE MY POST
Veterans thank Mid Prairie School District
Wellman, IA
As we leave November behind and look forward to December, the members of American Legion Post 427 would like to..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
It was 1952
It was 1952. The Korean War was still going full born. I was a seventeen year old recruit assigned to..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
ASIAN STAINED
ASIAN STAINED is a sequel to NAPALM'S EMBRACE. It consists of 15 short stories; the first 7 are set in..
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VOLUNTEERING
Post 572 brings holiday cheer to nursing home residents
Parma, OH
Commander Tony Kessler, along with members of Joseph J. Jacubic Post 572 in Parma, Ohio, paid a holiday visit to..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Driving Myself to the Gas Chamber
My basic training in the summer and fall of 1970 was at Folk Polk, Louisiana, which puts us in Company..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
M1 rifle training
In March 1952 basic training at Ft Jackson, SC, after what seemed like weeks of zeroing and dry firing the..
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RALLY AROUND THE FLAG
A red, white and blue emblem
Thousand Oaks, CA
In 1948 I served aboard the aircraft carrier USS Philippine Sea (CV-47). My rating was Electronic Technician’s Mate, 3c. The..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Our United States
I joined the Navy in March 1973. At the AFFEES in Oakland Ca., they swore us in one more time..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
My Navy in Thirteen Buttons.
It was April of 1951 when I reported to Great Lakes and began some of the best years of my..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Whoa, That One Was Real!
We were doing the mandatory “live night fire” exercise in basic training at Fort Leonard Wood in July of 1986...
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Hostess Goodies For Sale!
As all vets know, your diet in basic training is very controlled, with little or no sweets allowed. One day..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Don’t These Things Work???”
We were preparing for an inspection from our Company Commander and our Drill Sergeant, who was a big, barrel chested..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Senior DI
My favorite memory from Boot Camp is, our Senior Drill Instructor was a Staff Sergeant who was constantly on my..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
You're in The Army Now!
August 23rd, 1983...my first night in the US Army at Ft Knox, KY. We got to the base around 7pm,..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Tough Senior Drill Sargent
Welcome to the U.S. Army It was in 1973, at the age of eighteen I enlisted in the..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
We Probably Don't Want You Arming Our Missiles
I entered the Air Force in 1959 after grades on the entrance tests qualified me for Electronics. Me and my..
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VETERANS HELPING VETERANS
Cherokee County Homeless Veteran program has Breakfast with Santa for homeless and disabled veterans..
Canton, GA
For the second year, members of Georgia Post 45 in Canton and Post 316 in Woodstock held a pancake breakfast..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
"Reminising"
“Reflecting” * By Peter LaVilla As I look at the military grave sites, And the men and women who Made the..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Navy Boot Camp - Ma, 1969 & God's Sense of Humor
Who says God has no sense of humor. It was about November, 1968, during my 4th semester in college at age..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
The Infiltration Course
It was the Fall of 1954 when I was undergoing basic training at Fort Knox, Kentucky. We had marched from..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
MUSIC KNOWS NO END
First week into Boot-Camp, San Diego, California, 1954. My company learned how to wash its clothes and how to properly..
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