MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Basic training

Hi, folks! My name is Rex Howard and I would like to tell you a little story about my experience..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Basic training

I was in basic training at Fort Knox, Ky., in November 1963. We had been on the firing range that..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Basic training

Basic training started in 1969 at Fort Campbell, Ky. When I first met my drill sergeant, I was scared to death...
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Basic training

Remember basic training? Yes! And looking back to the fall of 1949 and early 1950, I am so thankful..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Escape and evasion

The course was 1 mile square and bounded by four roads. “You are behind enemy lines. Think out the problem..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Cultural shock

The night I graduated from Dayton, Ohio’s John H. Patterson Co-op High School in August 1965, all the guys let..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

"Never lose any equipment"

I was a new recruit with C/II/3., August/September 1960 at Fort Ord, Calif. One day we had to go..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Basic training

The following is just the “tip of the iceberg” of memories about my basic training, and it all took place..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Basic training

I was a 17-year-old farm boy when I enlisted in the Army in October 1946. I had tried earlier but..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Basic training

My fondest memory of basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. (Oct. 2– Dec. 14, 1967), was marching. Everywhere we..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Basic training

On about the middle of September 1956, halfway through basic training, the Army put out an order for all men..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS

The Devil Dragon Pilot

What begins as a friend helping a friend explodes into a globe-trotting action packed military-aviation adventure. Against an atmosphere of..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

my best compliment

November 1963, 21 year old volunteer(us army) at Ft knox. in early January, very cold and 2 inches of snow..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Bivouac Hell Week

In Oct. 1966 I was drafted into the U.S. Army, the largest month of draftees up to that point. ..
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Drag A_ _ Hill
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Drag A_ _ Hill

If anyone took basic training at Ft Jackson they will remember Drag Ass Hill. Sometimes they made us low crawl up..
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Boys State/Boys Nation 2016
HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS

Boys State/Boys Nation 2016

Citrus Heights, CA
California Area 1, District 6, American Legion Post 383 CALIFORNIA AMERICAN LEGION – BOYS STATE/BOYS NATION 2016 The American Legion Boys State..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Lost Wedding Band

I was married just 10 days before shipping out to basic training. I "won" one of the last draft lotteries late..
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Spirit Mission
IN YOUR OWN WORDS

Spirit Mission

To honor bonds forged twenty-five years ago at West Point, Lieutenant Colonel Sam Avery leads an illegal mission deep into..
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A Lucky Person
IN YOUR OWN WORDS

A Lucky Person

A lucky person is not one who receives the care of others, but is the one who cares. A happy person..
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INSIDE THE FIVE RING CIRCUS
OTHER

INSIDE THE FIVE RING CIRCUS

INDIANAPOLIS, IN
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OTHER

Schools Closed on Veterans Day

Palm Beach , FL
We are writing in the hopes that your City, State, or County will support the needs on HONORING..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM

Crypto duty at Rocket City

Saint Joseph, MO
I served four years in the Navy as a Cryptologic Technician (CT) during the years of 1965-1969. I was..
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OTHER

Veterans and their service and companion animals

Philadelphia, PA
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Basic training

As part of basic training, we assembled on the firing range to familiarize ourselves with the M-16 automatic rifle. The..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Basic training

I was sent to boot camp in San Diego just fresh out of high school. After several weeks of..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Air Force Strategic Air Command

I joined the Air Force one month after I graduated from high school. I went to basic training at Lackland..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Out of uniform

In January 1954, several weeks into boot camp at the U.S. Naval Training Center in Bainbridge, Md., it was a..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

U.S. 5th Army, Company A, 2nd Battalion, 4rd Regiment, 4th Squad

This story is categorized as both fondest and worst memories of basic training. The eventful day was Nov. 22, 1963,..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Basic training

In June 1950, I joined the USAF and was sent to Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. One day while learning..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

12:30 hours

Do I remember basic training? Boy, do I! I went through Boise at Lackland AFB, Texas, in September/November 1957. One..
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