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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Basic at Great Lakes
On Oct. 27, 1971, my 18th birthday, I started my journey to the Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Ill. I..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Breakfast at Fort Jackson
It happened during the first few days of basic training in the early sixties. A young new recruit came through..
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FAMILY LEGACY
Military family
Lake Ariel , PA
It never occurred to me until one day when I was talking to one of my children. We really are..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
DRAFTED for Vietnam
In March 1969 I joined the US Air Force. I joked I was doing it to avoid being drafted and..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
"Forgotten"
On October 19, 1944 two young Navy pilots embarked on a mission to test newly developed radar for the U.S...
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Korean War changed my life
When I first received the dreaded greetings "Uncle Sam Wants You," I thought it was a complete disaster and the..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Military service
Missouri Valley, IA
MILITARY SERVICE: DECEMBER 1978 to FEBRUARY 1981 Training Manager, Sergeant First Class (SFC), E7, P11B40 S95B0HV5 United States Army Reserve Center Fort..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Gas chamber
In July 1969 I found myself at boot camp at Fort Gordon, Ga. Before leaving the gas chamber we had..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Forward march!
At Lackland AFB, Texas, for basic training, we had been marching and learning drill for the first few weeks..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
They Gave Blood, Sweat and Tears-True Stories of American Veterans from WWII to Operation..
The stories you are about to read are real. I was able to interview 58 veterans during the course of..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
No privacy latrine
I was drafted into the Army in November 1968 at Fort Holabird (Baltimore, MD--long since closed) at the height of..
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SALUTE TO NURSES
Salute to nurses
I have been in the VA system for over 36 years and have always been appreciative of the staff and..
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OTHER
North County San Diego Boys State Program announces delegate
Encinitas, CA
San Dieguito American Legion Post 416, located in downtown Encinitas announced that Cole Gonzales, a junior at San Dieguito Academy,..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
My 15 minutes of fame
In May 1953 I was in Co.#166 at the Naval Training Center in Bainbridge, Md. I was assigned that day as..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
'Bare basics' training
In the spring of 1953 I was in boot camp at the Naval Training Center, Bainbridge, Md. It was night..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Be careful what you ask
During the Vietnam War, we were being given classes in basic map reading by the company’s executive officer. This was..
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OTHER
WWII flying ace laid to rest
Port Wentworth, GA
WWII Flying Ace Laid to Rest By Rachael J. Mercer, 2d Lt., Civil Air Patrol (other photos available upon request) After 73 years..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
A crook in the neck
In June 1968 the temperature at Lackland AFB had soared into the upper 90's. We were issued jungle helmets to..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Don - My Sailor - 1953-1957
When reading the March 2017 issue of The American Legion Magazine, I enjoyed the letters regarding Basic Training Memories. My..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Texas to Fort Knox
As an old 21 year old civilian, I chose the Army to make my way through life. Somehow I gained a..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Toilet paper caper
In the fall of 1972, I was in basic training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. One memory I have from..
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FAMILY LEGACY
First-generation Americans in World War II
Highland Park , NJ
My parents, aunts and uncles immigrated to the U.S.A. at the beginning of the 1900s to escape the repression and..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
The kosher salami
I joined the Navy immediately after graduating high school in 1943 and was sent to the Newport, Rhode Island, boot..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Qualifying on the rifle range
In 1960 I trained with the Big Red One at Ft. Riley, Kan. We spent a week on the rifle..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Assume the push-up position
In March 1970, we were in about the middle of basic at Ft. Lewis, WA, with Co. A-2-2. Our barracks..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Treaded On Me!
In volume ll of the Treaded on Me! series, this new novel continues the supercharged plot that began in Rise..
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HONOR GUARD
Armstrong County American Legion Honor Guard
Armstrong County, PA
Made up of Legion members from several posts within Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, this honor guard provides funerals throughout the county...
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Giving the right answer
I was in basic training at Lackland AFB in November and December 1969. About two weeks in, there it..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Rude awakening
I enlisted in the Air Force in '62, and flew form N.Y. to Lackland Air Base. We arrived after midnight..
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MY HERO, OUR STORY
Like father, like son
Layton, UT
My father served in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific during World War II, ending his naval career as a..
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