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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
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South Coffeyville, OK
I graduated from Dewey, Okla., high school in May 1956. Enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve six-month active-duty enlistment program...
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Basic Training, 1970, Fort Polk, LA
The Vietnam war was still going strong in the winter of 1970. Training centers throughout the United States continued to..
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SUPPORT FOR POST-9/11 VETERANS
Christmas Eve 1944, 72 years ago
Skokie, IL
Dedicated to my late uncle, Dr. Hirsh M. Busch, who just recently passed away, and to his dear friend, the..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Just keep on marching
In February 1969 I was taking basic training in Ft. Polk, La. and one day, after coming back from the..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Pistol range blues
Cranston, RI
I joined the Rhode Island Army National Guard in 1970, and four months later was off to Army basic training..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Basic training
Unlike most of the guys with whom I was in Basic Training, I found humor in the blustery, uber macho..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Wrong guy
I enlisted in the U.S. Army on 27 December 1977, and went to Basic Combat Training at Fort Dix, New..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Army flexibility
In July of 1968 I was drafted into the Army and processed through the Whitehall Street induction center in New..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
“Wildcat, Thunder in the Sky”
“Wildcat, Thunder in the Sky” This never-before-seen documentary film was lost in a flood, but the master was found and..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
“Sea Storys” as told by a Flyer/Diver/Submariner
Don’t miss my humorous and family-friendly book of “Sea Storys,” more or less nonfiction. A collection of profoundly dumb mistakes and..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
A close shave
In 1959, I was in basic training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. As a seventeen year old with only peach..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Shave That Face, Trainee
I enlisted into the Army Jan. 1967 and was sent to Fort Bragg,N.C., for basic training. I had just turned 18..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
"Those Boots Were Made for Walking"
ROTC Summer Camp 1963 For my college job, I was the only Student Supply Assistant at the University of Montana, ROTC..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
A 1000 Heroes
Video with a song I wrote, inspired by my father Harry L Kleather. He was a proud WWII vet. We..
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VOLUNTEERING
7 Tour Veteran Helps over 300 Men and Women not Commit Suicide.
Rochelle Park , NJ
January 13, 2017 From The ledge of The George Washington Bridge To The Top of Camp Hess Kramer A Testimonial of my Experience..
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OTHER
Boswell, Ind.
Boswell, IN
This is from Dale Nern.
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
What is a Veteran Anyway?
Veteran’s Day is a wonderful holiday for citizens to recognize the brave men and women who keep us free! As..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Good Memory
Yorba LInda, CA
I had my draft number drawn in March 1970, my senior year of college. I did the pre-service physical at..
3,642 views
IN YOUR OWN WORDS
"Doc" The Adventures of a Navy Hospital Corpsman
As an enlisted member I served as a Corpsman with the Marines. Served with the Amphibious Forces. Served..
3,382 views
LEGION RIDERS
Small-town ALR with huge heart
Laughlin, NV
I shall start by saying that in April 2016 Laughlin, Nev., Richard Springston Post 60 became a new charter, starting..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Post 390 rededicates Robert D. Kearney Memorial
Denville, NJ
April 19, 2016, 3:43 p.m. DENVILLE, NJ -- On April 10, Bill Kader of The Rotary Club of Denville, along with..
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OTHER
Return to the USS Cassin Young
Great Barrington, MA
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
A Shining Star
Our veterans are a marchin' they are the ghosts of aces past where would we be without them they are just not memories..
2,521 views
IN YOUR OWN WORDS
No Substitute
The job of a substitute teacher is perhaps the most difficult job in the education world. In the year..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
First Day of Basic
In June of 1954, I was inducted into the Army at Sioux Falls, SD, and we boarded a bus for..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Air Force Texas Tag
I told the Air Force Recruiter that after 16 years of freezing Winters in Michigan, I wanted to go someplace..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
JOHN WAYNE IN BOOT CAMP
I joined the Army in October 1966. I took a bus from Nashville, TN to Fort Campbell for Boot Camp...
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Forever Grateful
In 1955, after forging my birth certificate and my father's name, I joined the US Army at the age of..
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OTHER
Local teacher brings history to life for young students
Newfane, NY
Heather Pedini is a kindergarten teacher at Roy-Hart Central School in Middleport, N.Y., and brings history to life for her..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Dig a HOLE
Ft. Ord, California Sept 1957. As a 17 year old recruit in basic training my squad was ordered too recite our..
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