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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Not-so-fond memories
I arrived at Sampson Air Force Base in Geneva, New York, June 4, 1955, at 7 p.m. after riding the..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Pugil stick training
October 1969, Fort Bragg, North Carolina – one of my fondest memories was in the pugil stick training pit. This..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Latrines and leadership
Midnight, September 1957, Fort Dix, New Jersey – I am on my hands and knees with a toothbrush in an..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Oh, fudge
I was born and raised in southwest Missouri and joined the Marines in December 1943 after graduating high school. Never..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
‘Foxtrot’ platoon memories
I was recruited by a civilian co-worker who was serving in the Army Reserves. I enlisted Oct. 29, 1979 at..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Bag ‘sorting’
On Jan. 29, 1955 I was inducted in the Army at Omaha, Nebraska along with a number of other young..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Trophy winners
I was drafted July 6, 1966 into the Army. All my training was in Fort Polk, Louisiana, and I was..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Swim, boy!
I was a naïve farm boy from Minnesota and enlisted in the Navy, winding up in San Diego for Boot..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
'Rainbows' and 'Pings'
In March 1968 I felt I needed a break from classrooms and professors’ lectures of all sorts. A need for..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Ill-fitting uniforms
As I look back to the time I went into Army Basic Training, a myriad of memories come flooding back,..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
‘General parking’
As a new Navy nurse stationed at the U.S. Naval Hospital, Camp Pendleton, California from 1964-1967, I kept learning about..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
‘Taps’
Bainbridge, Maryland, August 4, 1953 – As I lay in my bunk late evening of the second day and reviewed..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Not too tired for a kiss
I didn’t enjoy Navy Boot Camp at Bainbridge, Maryland in the winter of 1956-57. The cold weather, lack of sleep..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Who volunteers for latrine duty?!
After “falling out” and “falling in” and lining up rather awkwardly my first morning at old Camp Rucker in Alabama,..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Best and worst memories
Fort Lewis, Washington, January 1968 -- Our lecturer, in a character-building session, attempted to instill to a roomful..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
‘Duck’
My worst memory of boot camp was crawling under barbed wire at the same time 30 and 50-caliber machine guns..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
No power – no problem!
I was drafted into the Army and had to report for duty in Detroit. From there I was sent to..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
A cruel memory
My worst experience in Basic Training happened in May 1951 while we were being trained to fire the grenade launcher..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
‘Yes, SIR!’
I was in college in 1968 and grew weary of hearing I should resist the draft, so I joined the..
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WHY I LOVE MY POST
The Kick for Nick Foundation
Wilton, CT
On September 3, 2006, PFC Nick Madaras was killed by an IED in Baqubah, Iraq. Nick was an avid soccer..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
A fateful day in November
I was in basic training at Fort Knox, Ky., in November 1963. We had been on firing range that day,..
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ORATORICAL CONTEST
Dept. of Texas 4th District Competition
Wylie, TX
Wow! what an amazing day we had yesterday! The 4th District was represented well by the young men and women..
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HONOR GUARD
"We have a funeral"...
Tell City, IN
“We have a funeral”… …and with those four words received by phone from the American Legion Military Honors Detail chaplain, a..
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Girl Scout troop dedicates mural
Valparaiso, IN
On Nov. 11, 2015, Girl Scout Troop 163 from Valparaiso, Ind., unveiled a 12-foot-by 5-foot mural as a gift to..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Fort Benning, Ga. - How to get a one-day pass
I took my basic training at Fort Benning, Ga., Sand Hill barracks, in the spring of 1966. Our drill instructor offered..
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OTHER
James B. Whipple Post 86 renovation
Wilton, CT
On Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2017, Post 86 held an open house to celebrate our newly renovated meeting hall. Our building,..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Peace
Peace A Poem by William T. Elliott Long ago I held a grudge from wars I'd fought that wouldn't budge. I lost the battle and the..
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HONOR GUARD
James O. Hall Post 19, Jennings, La., conducts 600th funeral protocol
Jennings, LA
Members of the honor guard from James O. Hall Post 19 of The American Legion, Department of Louisiana, in Jennings,..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
N is for Never Forget
The children’s book N is for Never Forget, by award-winning children’s book author Nancy Polette, is now available for ordering...
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Fallen Soldier
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