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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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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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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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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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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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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
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: October 18, 2016 Lloyd Remick, Esq., Zane Management, 215-575-3803 remick@braverlaw.com Dava Guerin and Kevin Ferris Announce new Book on..
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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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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Basic training
I was in the United States Army in 1966-1968. I took my basic training at the U.S. Army Training Center..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Basic training
The year was 1950. I had a great job in an aircraft factory, owned a nearly new Oldsmobile, and had..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Signal Corps basic training at Camp Crowder, Mo., September 1942
We were issued a mess kit, a first aid kid, a musette bag, a canteen, clothing adapted to the weather,..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Basic training
My wife Melba and I were engaged to be married but were going to wait until I finished my service..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Basic training
I enlisted into the Marines on March 9, 1950, with graduation on June 14, 1950. My first memory is getting..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Basic training
I was taking my basic training at Lackland AFB for six weeks in January-February 1977. At that time, I was..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Basic training
In late May 1969, I joined the Air Force. It didn’t take long before I realized that for unknown reasons,..
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FAMILY LEGACY
A different Sullivan family story: seven siblings serving, all returning safely
Wallingford, CT
The youngest of the 14 Sullivan children, Robert J. Sullivan and his twin, Vincent Sullivan, were the final two out..
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