Post 19 Member wins department-level Post Publicity Chairman of the Year Award
HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS

Post 19 Member wins department-level Post Publicity Chairman of the Year Award

Jennings, LA
During the American Legion Department of Louisiana Convention held in Alexandria June 8-11, John W. Louviere Jr. (center) from James..
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GI Bill led to military and civilian career in health-care administration
GI BILL

GI Bill led to military and civilian career in health-care administration

Charlotte, NC
I enlisted in 1966 during the Vietnam War in the United States Air Force and was assigned duties as an..
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GI BILL

GI Bill warning and win

Chicago, IL
In 1970 I entered the IT computer world with no electronics or programming background. I needed both. The company provided..
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GI BILL

How the GI Bill helped me

Surgoinsville, TN
In late 1967 I received an early drop of about two months in order to attend college. I received my..
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GI BILL

USMC (r) 1969-1975, honorable discharge, no benefits

Augusta , GA
VIETNAM hung over my head every day until I was discharged. Eighteen years old, a plane flight from New York's Kennedy..
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GI BILL

GI Bill a broken promise

Abilene, TX
When I went in the Air Force in 1974 the original GI Bill was still in effect. By the time..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM

Never volunteer???

Chicago, IL
In 1943 when I was a senior in high school in Chicago, naval ace Joe Foss came to our school..
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GI Bill
GI BILL

GI Bill

Sterling , VA
My name is SSG Mery (retired). My story that I'd like to share is simple. After spending 25 years and..
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GI BILL

How the GI Bill led to a 44-year career with computers

Peachtree Corners, GA
I graduated from high school in 1953. I attended the University of Texas. This was my first time away..
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GI BILL

Help with school and home buying

Snyder, CO
I used VA loan benefits twice on the home I still live in. It also helped me get through grad..
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A Double Dose of Hard Luck
IN YOUR OWN WORDS

A Double Dose of Hard Luck

"A Double Dose of Hard Luck" is the true story of Charles Harrison, born in Oklahoma in 1921. ..
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GI BILL

Long road home

Edina, MN
A series of events came about when I was supposed to be discharged on Dec. 28. The old GI Bill..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Boot camp, 1965

It all started at 5 a.m. when the recruiter picked me up at my parents’ house for the three-hour drive..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Truly a small world

When I received my “greeting” from our local draft board in 1952, I was ready for it since three of..
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Fessin' up
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Fessin' up

In 1964 I was a 21-year-old country boy from Hartsville, Ind., near Columbus. I had just graduated from high school..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Faithful are the wounds of a friend

I saw the truth of this observation, recorded in Proverbs chapter 27, verse 6 of the Holy Bible, demonstrated in..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Ceasefire!

My draft number was approaching, so I decided to volunteer, having just turned 20 and completed two years of college...
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Private Goat

This will explain the story of how I became known as Private Goat. I was a young man who joined..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Water stampede

I completed 13 weeks of basic training at Camp Wallace, Texas, July 4, 1943. The last three days were spent..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Not the smoothest start

Early on a Monday morning in August 1960 I decided to join the military service. I lived about an hour..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Seeking safety in the wrong place

When I was undergoing basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo, in 1964, one of the things we had to..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

A fancy barracks

In November 1943, the Army Air Corps transported me to Miami Beach for basic training as an aviation cadet. Because..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

KP duty

As I recall, this event happened in mid-December 1951 when I was in basic training at Lackland Air Force Base..
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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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