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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Cold feet
I was in basic training from Oct. 1963 through Dec. 1963. Late in training we had to go out on..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Honoring our vets
The first mural is called: "Freedom is not Free" Statue of Liberty mural. It is 65'X40'. The torch on..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Russia Before Putin
This book is now available on Amazon. It contains personal reminiscences of the 5O years from Stalin to Brezhnev; an..
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Heroes in our midst
Greenfield, WI
We step back a bit when we hear the term “Hero” used in many undeserving ways. Let’s take a look..
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Memorial Day ceremony
Cabot, AR
Criswell-Robinson Post 71 held their annual Memorial Day ceremony on May 29, 2017. Our ceremony was dedicated in the memory..
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Governor signs legislation
Boulder City, NV
While attending Memorial Day ceremonies at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Governor Brian Sandoval signed several pieces of legislation..
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SALUTE TO NURSES
World War II
A photo of my graduating class of hospital corpsman with the three nurse instructors who had approximately three months to..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
American Legion Memorial in Hackleburg, Ala.
Hackleburg, AL
It was again my honor to place flags at the memorial in Hackleburg. 214 veterans listed on two monuments; 11..
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Tradition
Hackleburg, AL
It has long been my dream to be that veteran who placed our Old Glory on our fallen's graves. Myself..
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Memorial Day observance
Hackleburg, AL
For our very first function we had a great turnout. Next year will be even better. Hopefully all the live..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Legion works to save Michigan War Veterans Memorial
Detroit, MI
Since 2007 Legionnaire Dick Chatman, past department commander and adjutant of Coleman A. Young Post 202, has led the efforts..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Life as a female Marine in WWII
During WWII, women Marines were a novelty. I was one of them. Living facilities at Camp Lejeune, N.C. were not..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
A visit from Dad, WWI veteran
The early weeks of Army basic training at Camp Steward, Ga. were spent firing rifles, marching, and writing letters home...
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Not movie idols
When we were taking basic training, a movie was going to be made there. They picked out 22 guys as..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Hopping the border
I took basic training in 1953 at Ft. Bliss, Texas. After about four weeks, they let us go out. I..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Limited basic training
The thing I remember most about my basic training was that I didn’t have much! My story begins in December..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Let 'er rip?
I was in my final weeks of aviation electronics school at Millington, Tenn., just outside of Memphis. We were to..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Mating rattlers
Remembering eight weeks of signal corps basic training in the spring of 1953 at Ft. Hood, Texas-- our first..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Displaced by flooding
In late June 1951 my trainload of new draftees arrived at Ft. Riley, Kan. to begin Army basic training. The..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Birthday celebration
My 13-week-long basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas started as expected in early September 1948. In Flight..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Hail, the conquering heroes!
When I joined the Navy, I was 19. It was peacetime, and boot camp was 14 weeks long at Naval..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
No driving test needed
I got such a kick out of an article in your March 2017 Basic Training Memories, “Never raise your..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
‘Get a razor!’
Ft. Dix, N.J. April 1968 – As a 19-year-old draftee, I found myself two weeks into the Army and being..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
‘There’s a bloody road ahead’
After being drafted in 1951, my first stop was Ft. Sheridan, Chicago. We were being issued uniforms, clothing, shots, etc.,..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
A risky demonstration
On a bright, sunny, spring morning in 1950 at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, 120 of us..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
How to report to an officer
It was late January 1970 at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. We Airmen were standing in line outside..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Snow watch
I reported to Naval Station Great Lakes in December 1963. Being from Jacksonville, Fla., I had never seen snow in..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
The white glove ‘test’
At Naval Station Great Lakes in December 1963, everyone in my company decided our barracks would be perfect for an..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
It pays to volunteer
Sometimes it IS beneficial to volunteer, even in basic training. While stationed at Lackland Air Force Base (AFB), Texas in 1964,..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Urinal rules
In August 1959 I enlisted in the Army for three years. When I got to Fort Carson, Colo., we were..
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