IN YOUR OWN WORDS

Confession of A Soldier

Confession Of A Soldier Elvis Bray (elvisbrayauthor.com) Based on a true story. Abraham Lincoln gazed down from his marble monument at the old..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Special coffee

This story was related to me by a SSgt. who at one time had been a Drill Instructor. As..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Basic Training Story of The Army

I volunteered draft out of High School graduation in 1957. Basic training was at Ft. Benning, Georgia starting in September...
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Gas and Blueberries

In the old days men from our Territories were also drafted into the Army. We had a guy in our..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Lackland AFB 1969

I got to San Antonio Texas 6 Jun 1969. Colorado Air National Guard, along with 47 others from CO. ..
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LEGIONNAIRES DELIVER 31ST ANNUAL HOT CHRISTMAS MEALS
VOLUNTEERING

LEGIONNAIRES DELIVER 31ST ANNUAL HOT CHRISTMAS MEALS

Mathews, VA
Sunday, December 25th at 9:30 a.m. members and auxiliary of Mathews Post 83, The American Legion and volunteers assembled..
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"Dear Mom and Dad"
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"Dear Mom and Dad"

Cochran, GA
Every Memorial Day white crosses decorate the front lawn of the historic Bleckley County courthouse in downtown Cochran, Georgia, each..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS

A Consequential Action

Now, as a consequence, it was we were sent to find North Charlie. For we were the boys of C-3/1, always Charlie Company..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS

"Reflecting"

As I look at the military gravesites, And the men and women who Made the ultimate sacrifice, It is suffice to say We remember..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

My introduction to the US Army

In 1953 I was in College and received a Direct Commission. When I received the commission I was told, "The..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

ROTC Summer Camp

I experienced really bad kitchen cleanliness at Ft Riley, Kansas in the summer of 1968. I was there for..
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Who are these people?
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Who are these people?

I graduated Boot Camp at Great Lakes NTC in October 1984, just in time for the Navy's birthday. Company 84-257. I..
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WHY I LOVE MY POST

Veterans thank Mid Prairie School District

Wellman, IA
As we leave November behind and look forward to December, the members of American Legion Post 427 would like to..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

It was 1952

It was 1952. The Korean War was still going full born. I was a seventeen year old recruit assigned to..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS

ASIAN STAINED

ASIAN STAINED is a sequel to NAPALM'S EMBRACE. It consists of 15 short stories; the first 7 are set in..
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Post 572 brings holiday cheer to nursing home residents
VOLUNTEERING

Post 572 brings holiday cheer to nursing home residents

Parma, OH
Commander Tony Kessler, along with members of Joseph J. Jacubic Post 572 in Parma, Ohio, paid a holiday visit to..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Driving Myself to the Gas Chamber

My basic training in the summer and fall of 1970 was at Folk Polk, Louisiana, which puts us in Company..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

M1 rifle training

In March 1952 basic training at Ft Jackson, SC, after what seemed like weeks of zeroing and dry firing the..
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RALLY AROUND THE FLAG

A red, white and blue emblem

Thousand Oaks, CA
In 1948 I served aboard the aircraft carrier USS Philippine Sea (CV-47). My rating was Electronic Technician’s Mate, 3c. The..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Our United States

I joined the Navy in March 1973. At the AFFEES in Oakland Ca., they swore us in one more time..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

My Navy in Thirteen Buttons.

It was April of 1951 when I reported to Great Lakes and began some of the best years of my..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Whoa, That One Was Real!

We were doing the mandatory “live night fire” exercise in basic training at Fort Leonard Wood in July of 1986...
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Hostess Goodies For Sale!

As all vets know, your diet in basic training is very controlled, with little or no sweets allowed. One day..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Don’t These Things Work???”

We were preparing for an inspection from our Company Commander and our Drill Sergeant, who was a big, barrel chested..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Senior DI

My favorite memory from Boot Camp is, our Senior Drill Instructor was a Staff Sergeant who was constantly on my..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

You're in The Army Now!

August 23rd, 1983...my first night in the US Army at Ft Knox, KY. We got to the base around 7pm,..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Tough Senior Drill Sargent

Welcome to the U.S. Army It was in 1973, at the age of eighteen I enlisted in the..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

We Probably Don't Want You Arming Our Missiles

I entered the Air Force in 1959 after grades on the entrance tests qualified me for Electronics. Me and my..
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Cherokee County Homeless Veteran program has Breakfast with Santa for homeless and disabled veterans with families
VETERANS HELPING VETERANS

Cherokee County Homeless Veteran program has Breakfast with Santa for homeless and disabled veterans..

Canton, GA
For the second year, members of Georgia Post 45 in Canton and Post 316 in Woodstock held a pancake breakfast..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS

"Reminising"

“Reflecting” * By Peter LaVilla As I look at the military grave sites, And the men and women who Made the..
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