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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
First day of basic training
I went to the U.S. Navy Great Lakes boot camp in October 1965. Being from a very small town in..
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MEMBERSHIP SUCCESS STORIES
Young SAL vice commander speaks to military task force
Fayetteville, NC
On March 16, SAL Squadron 32 Vice Commander Duncan Harling spoke to the Cumberland County Schools (CCS) Military Task Force..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Young and dumb
I enlisted into the Marine Corps out of Waterloo, Iowa, and left for boot in September 1967. After all the..
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Sheffield teacher to receive Department of Massachusetts 2018 Educator of the Year Award
Sheffield, MA
At Sunday’s American Legion Department of Massachusetts Americanism Community Service meeting held in Sutton, Michelle Peters, an elementary school teacher..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Potato Ridge
Vietnam Veteran Captures Small-town Life in New Book Potato Ridge is a story of life in a small Indiana town in..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
U.S. Air Force, 1968
I joined the Air Force and started basic training on July 1, 1968, at Amarillo, Texas. I would say I..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
God, Mr. Funnyman
During my basic training at Fort Lewis, Wash., in November 1970, we had the privilege of riding in cattle cars..
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Adams Township Post 553 history
Toledo, OH
A History of ADAMS TOWNSHIP POST 553 Toledo, OH 43615 http://www.adamspost553.org/125201.html [content by Post 553]
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Fraud case
During basic training, you have to eliminate trainees for various reasons. Once in a while you get a fraud case...
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Longest break between cycles
I commanded B-15-4, Fort Knox, Ky., from March 1976-April 1977. When you graduated a cycle, you usually filled again in..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Reporting to an officer
I commanded B-15-4, Fort Knox, Ky., from March 1976-April 1977. Our battalion commander stipulated that each company commander speak to..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
I quit letter
I had the pleasure of commanding B-15-4 at Fort Knox, Ky., from March 1976-April 1977. I had one trainee write..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Two incidents during CBR training
FORT DIX, NJ, April 1968.... our BCT company began CBR training. All recruits were issued gas masks with classroom instructions..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Stamp machine
After shining brass for weeks, they asked for a volunteer to run a stamp machine. I volunteered to keep from..
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99th American Legion Birthday celebration at Wenatchee (Wash.) Post 10
Wenatchee, WA
On March 15, 2018, American Legion Wenatchee (Wash.) Post 10 celebrated the Legion’s 99th birthday with a free dinner. There..
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Local veteran to participate in Honor Flight
Bellville, OH
Albert D. Beyer Jr. is expected to receive a warm welcome when he returns home on April 7. Beyer, a former..
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TN Post 3 celebrates 99th Birthday of The American Legion
Kingsport , TN
TN Post3 celebrated the 99th Birthday of The American Legion on March 16, 2018, with a birthday party and short..
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GI BILL
Dropout to Ph.D.
Newburgh, IN
When in his 1961 inaugural address JFK proclaimed: "Ask not what your country can do for you; but ask what..
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WHY I LOVE MY POST
Col. Lewis L. Millett Memorial Post 38 Four Chaplains observance ceremonies
Area North, Seoul, Osan, Korea, CA
Col. Lewis L. Millett Memorial Post 38 of The American Legion in South Korea conducted three observance ceremonies during February..
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MY HERO, OUR STORY
130th Evacuation Hospital SM
Murphy , TX
To the best of my knowledge my late father (Roy H. Davison, DVM, OS Class of '41) was the only..
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National commander celebrates Legion's 99th birthday at Nanticoke Post 6, Seaford
Seaford, DE
American Legion National Commander Denise Rohan had a chance to help American Legion Nanticoke Post 6 celebrate the Legion's 99th..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Letting Go
Memory of war always loomed large for Dwight Bogdanovic – after all, his immigrant grandfather volunteered to fight in World..
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Post 176, Springfield, at American Legion Spring Conference
Springfield, VA
Post 176 was well represented at the Virginia Spring Conference on 9-11 March 2018, with eight attending. Much was presented..
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American Legion Post 44, Kwajalein, honors the United States Marine Corps Raiders
Hubert, NC
This past May, the membership of American Legion Post 44 located in Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands in the mid-Pacific (Micronesia),..
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Town of Vienna declares April Children and Youth Month
Vienna, VA
On Monday evening, March 12, 2018, Legion Family members from Dyer-Gunnell Post 180 attended the Town of Vienna, Va.'s Town..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
To Honor Fallen Heroes: How A Small German-American Village in New York City Experienced..
To Honor Fallen Heroes tells the story of College Point, a tiny enclave in Queens, New York in the years..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Untold Story of the Cuban Missile Crisis
During an infamous thirteen-day stretch of October 1962, America faced the prospect of imminent nuclear war with the Soviet Union...
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Ardoin receives 70-Year American Legion Membership Certificate
Jennings, LA
During the March meeting of James O. Hall Post 19 of The American Legion, Department of Louisiana in Jennings, Post..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
"Red, White and Blue"
Celine Rose Mariotti has a new book of patriotic poems she has written. Some are about the flag, the..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Behind My Wings
This book is a tribute to those who served so well. You are not forgotten! Read and remember, the stories of heroes..
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