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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Never volunteer
In early December 1966, I arrived at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio for basic training. Our flight, as they..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
No freedom of choice......just green uniforms
In August 1967 I was at Parris Island, S.C., where my basic training with the Marines was in progress. By..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Basic training
In July 1954 I reported to Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., for basic training. On my second day, I found out..
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SALUTE TO NURSES
World War II Army nurse
My mother was a Army nurse during World War II. She was stationed in Saipan and Honolulu. The latter is..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Chili dogs and coffee rolls
It was the second day of basic after Reception station at Fort Leonard Wood in the fall of 1974. Two..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Basic twice
I actually did not go through enlisted basic training twice. However, I did go through basic when I was a..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Farewell, President Kennedy
I joined the National Guard at the armory on South Street in Hyannis in June 1963. In September, along with..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Drafted
I graduated from college in 1968 and almost immediately got my notice from local draft board #13, based in Springfield,..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Basic training memories
Growing up male in a small Northwest town during the Vietnam era of the 1960s, you pretty much knew what..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Not quite ready for enlistment
It's 1958 and after visiting my Navy recruiter to enlist, he said I was to report the following day to..
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Post 651 honors Long Island Korean War veterans
Sayville, NY
Sayville, NY - A capacity crowd of friends, family and officials packed into American Legion Smith/Wever Post 651 on March..
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OTHER
Vietnam quilt
Westcliffe, CO
The quilt pictured was designed and created by Michele Hoffman, a Vietnam-era veteran and PUFL Legionnaire. The custom quilt is..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Great Lakes United States Naval Training Center, August 1949
Ahhh, the first night in boot camp. We had been poked, prodded, injected and humiliated in every way possible, including..
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SALUTE TO NURSES
A sobering encounter with Gen. Schwarzkopf
While I have many wonderful memories of my years as a flight nurse with the Delaware Air National Guard, my..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
One female sailor's story
Hemet, CA
I went into the Navy in 1966 and never learned to swim. People ask me today, "How could you be..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Army
It was the summer of 1968. Fort Campbell, Ky. The months of July and August. Hot. We had just returned..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Venison for dinner?
A second part of basic training in the Army is AIT, or advanced individual training. In my case my advanced..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Basic training at Fort Bragg during the Tet Offensive
The winter of 1968 found me taking U.S. Army basic training at Fort Bragg, N.C. I was assigned to the..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
I am who I am today because of the uniform
Canton, MO
1967, two years in college. I enlisted in the military. finished basic. I was already trained as an OR tech...
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Drill sergeants do have a sense of humor
Short note from former drill sergeant, 1973, Fort Jackson, S.C., 4th Plat, C Co, 5th Bn, 1st BCT Brigade. The..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Blue Highway Warriors
Blue Highway Warriors is, in part, a tribute to the generosity of The American Legion. The Bike Trip America team..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Reporting to the Army
In 1961 when I reported to the Armed Forces Examining Station in Kansas City, Mo., we took our exams, had..
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WHY I LOVE MY POST
Butternut hosts decorated SEAL veteran
Butternut, WI
Butternut American Legion Zyk Post 272 Hosts Decorated SEAL Veteran, May 29th, 2017, Butternut School, 10 am – Memorial Day..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Bloodstained Sands: U.S. Amphibious Operation in World War II
For the men who served in America's Amphibious Forces during World War II, the conflict was an unceasing series of..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Basic training, Fort Bliss, 1954
While undergoing basic training at Fort Bliss in September 1954, we had a cadre, Cpl. Hernandez, who was mean as..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Basic training at Lackland
Basic Training Drill Instructors at Lackland AFB during the '60s had their hands full trying to get troops ready for..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Honeymoon
I went through basic in the summer of 1970. As a civilian, I auditioned for the Air Force Academy..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Reading the comics
I was taking basic training at Fort Knox, Ky. We were in rank outside our quarters getting our mail call...
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Training for war
In August 1953, after a long bus trip with other newly inducted civilians, we arrived at Fort Jackson, South Carolina...
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Wordcommandos: encouraging veterans to write and submit
Robert Morgan Fisher is a writer, musician and teacher whose father served as a naval flight officer. For the last..
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