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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Sarge, I really can’t do this!
We were heading to the range late in the evening. This was the night we were going to crawl under..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
No truck driving experience needed
Ft. Dix, N.J., 1974. After a month of training, we received a day off, a Saturday. In the early afternoon,..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
How NOT to fold a shirt
Naval boot camp, San Diego, 1957. The night before everyone was running around getting ready, I saw some guys stitching..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Clay pigeon ‘traps’
In mid-1961 I was stationed at Ft. Benning, Ga., with the 10th Field Artillery as a field communication wireman. A..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
The helmet fit perfectly
I took basic training at Fort Knox, Ky., February and March 1951. After we got our clothes and shoes squared..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
‘Rabbit’ running?
April 1970, Fort Polk, La. After spending a week getting prepped and shot up with 100 needles and air guns,..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Boot dorm guard
I was in the 3706 BMTS at Lackland AFB, Texas, from Feb '65 to Apr '65. There were dual barracks with..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
The four chaplains
Thetford, VT
Our local church is proud to have been under one of the four chaplains (Rev. George Fox) who went down..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Tom J Carson
This man deserves recognition for his accomplishments. Tom Carson was presented an American Legion award and certificate for his support..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Veteran's Memorial Park, Minooka, Ill.
Minooka, IL
In the early 90's, a small group of people decided to transform a small corner of our downtown area into..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Military Pen Pal Leads to 46 year Friendship
Military Pen Pal Leads to Life Long Friendship….an Ohio Connection This article is written to share the very special friendship that..
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VETERANS HELPING VETERANS
Rescue Mission to Pecos, Texas
Ridge Spring, SC
On Monday 4/24/2017, I awakened to see that I had a missed phone call from Pecos, Texas. My wife Dolores..
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GI BILL
How the GI Bill turned a farm boy into a CPA
Tyrone, PA
I was a farm boy (Tyrone, Pa.) who got drafted into the U.S. Army at 21 years of age (1965)...
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GI BILL
From high school to master's degree with GI Bill
Mesa, AZ
While in high school I wanted very much to go to college, but my parents said they could not pay..
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GI BILL
Enjoying retirement
Naples, FL
I grew up on a farm in Pennsylvania and enjoyed machine shop classes in high school, so upon graduation took..
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GI BILL
I owe the Army, they don't owe me
Beacon Falls, CT
I was in one of the last WWII draft calls. After basic I was asked if I wanted to be..
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GI BILL
Korean GI Bill made me into a professor
Minneapolis, MN
I joined the Navy at 17 in 1954 and picked the longest school, which was Aviation Electronics Technician. Loved it,..
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GI BILL
GI Bill, life builder
Mattoon Lodge , MO
I am a Korean War veteran. Upon returning from duty in 1954 after the peace agreement, I wanted to return..
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GI BILL
Double the pleasure
Columbia, SC
The GI Bill saved my "bacon" twice. I first used it to attend college after serving in the Air Navy...
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
HealingTears
In the summer of 1998, just days after her divorce was final, author Theresa James’ ex-husband, John, broke into her..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
A GRAND OLD FLAG
Grand Old Flag Recently American legion Post 209 of Colorado Springs was cleaning out our Flag retirement box and a..
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GI BILL
Now I can serve my fellow veterans!
Saco, ME
The Post-9/11 GI Bill paid for my master's in nursing to become a psychiatric nurse practitioner. I did my..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Recruit's basic education
It took a while to recognize and accept non-coms, and officers were lot smarter than me. They were teaching how..
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GI BILL
GI Bill gave me wings
Galveston , TX
I was a young airman stationed at Randolph AFB, Texas, when I subtly convinced my wife and mom of our..
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GI BILL
From high school dropout to graduate degree
Wheaton, MD
Life is easy for no one, and for me it seemed especially difficult as a child during the Vietnam era...
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GI BILL
Got a doctorate in Germany on the GI Bill
Carbondale, IL
After some poor experiences at American universities, I used my GI Bill money (Korean War)to study in Germany. It was..
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GI BILL
From failure to success story
Spencer, NC
When I enlisted at the age of 22, I was out of options. I had flunked out of two universities..
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GI BILL
Education
Sebastian, FL
Korean War veteran. Having left college in 1951 (lack of funds), I joined the U.S. Navy. Upon being separated from..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Basic training
All ROTC, college graduates fall out, report to the mess hall. EGE
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Basic training, Fort Ord, February 1972, Company D-2-1
I have many memories of Basic Training at Fort Ord in February 1972, but the one I remember the most..
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