MY HERO, OUR STORY

My hero, our story

Bronx, NY
My name is Carl DiMedio. I am a 27-year member of SAL Squadron 253 in the Bronx, N.Y. This is..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

‘Heavy equipment’ training

In April 1975 I enlisted in the Army. The very nice recruiter suggested after my testing that I pick combat..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

NO basic training!

The Korean outbreak started in June 1950. I was fresh out of high school and, like many young men, was..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

KP duty on Christmas

It was Christmas Eve, 1956. I had joined the Air Force in July and was stationed at Sheppard Air Force..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Good-bye, Lieutenant, a true American hero

My story will, I hope, remind people that there was a war in Korean that cost almost 37,000 American lives,..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Dad was right

Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, summer 1962. Disregarding my father’s advice to never volunteer (he, a WWII Army Air Corps..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Little drummer boy

I joined the Navy in May 1951 and was sent to the Naval Base at Newport, R.I. for 12 weeks..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Weather changes

After reading about the guys who mowed the grass at Great Lakes Naval Base in December 1945, I could not..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Guard duty and KP duty

I was drafted into the Army at 18 in my senior year of high school at Wolf Point, Mont., August,..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Homesick cured

The year was 1962. Ft. Jackson, S.C. in August seemed to be the hottest place on the face of the..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

A fast right hook

It was the summer of 1952. I was but 16, so Mom had to sign for me. I was sent..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

They don’t miss a thing

In 1966 I quit school and enlisted in the Army. I was 17 years old. I was sent to Ft...
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Big feet and babysitting

My basic training memories were at Sampson Air Force Base, N.Y., February 1954. The one moment I recall is marching..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Undeserving of stripes

I was drafted out of high school in 1949 at 18 years old and sent to Honolulu, Hawaii. We were..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Not a seamstress

If ever there was one not cut out to be a soldier, it was most probably me. Two classmates and..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Remember your password!

During the Korean War my first assignment at Ft. Dix, N.J. (16 weeks of heavy weapons) was guard..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Yes, I’m from the ‘South!’

March 1951 – Due to a heavy backlog of new recruits, Flight 1014, 3703 Training Squadron, Lackland AFB, Texas ..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Fond memories

I served at the Naval Station Great Lakes. I miss the U.S. Navy and think the U.S. Military is a..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

A swimming lesson

I was 16 in August 1945 when WWII ended; I had been waiting for my 17th birthday so I could..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Surviving day one

It was July 1962 when I enlisted into the Army. A bunch of us left from Philadelphia by train for..
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‘Dancing’ til dawn
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

‘Dancing’ til dawn

Boot Camp, Parris Island, S.C, 1942 – We had a guy in the platoon who we all hated. He had..
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SOPHIE
IN YOUR OWN WORDS

SOPHIE

Sophie contains a story of a dog; an eight-year old Bichon Frise with glamorous good looks and a charming personality...
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SKIP'S Legacy
IN YOUR OWN WORDS

SKIP'S Legacy

SKIP’S Legacy is a story of the life and times Edward (Skip) Biron, describing what it was..
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Last laser-engraved bricks placed in Pershing Square
SONS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION

Last laser-engraved bricks placed in Pershing Square

Ocean Springs, MS
The last of 260 laser-engraved bricks were placed this past week at Pershing Square, honoring veterans, living and deceased, from..
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Howard Shaver, WWII veteran, celebrates 100th birthday
MY TIME IN UNIFORM

Howard Shaver, WWII veteran, celebrates 100th birthday

Midland, MI
Howard Shaver of Midland, Mich., joined the Army in Pontiac, Mich., on Nov. 21, 1941, and served four years in..
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My dad is still my inspiration
MY HERO, OUR STORY

My dad is still my inspiration

Yoe, PA
As a young kid I was always snooping into my parents' cedar chest. I would come across my dad’s medals..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS

Home of the Brave

In 2014 I wrote an article for Stars and Stripes about Welcome Home Montrose, a grassroots project to help veterans..
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The History of American Legion Post 213, Kansas City, Kan.
WHY I LOVE MY POST

The History of American Legion Post 213, Kansas City, Kan.

Kansas City, KS
World War II was over. The men were coming home to a new life. Many had never been anywhere until..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM

My time in Korea

West Islip, NY
My name is Larry Cohen. I was born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y. I am the oldest of ten children...
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Never quit and keep active
HONOR GUARD

Never quit and keep active

Moundsville, WV
“Keep Active” is the motto of Joseph “Joe” H. Little, a 89-year-old member of the Moundsville Honor Guard, American Legion..
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