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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Remember basic training
It was March 1968, Fort Dix, N.J., Company D, 1st Battalion. We trainees were in the early weeks of basic..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Missing bed
In June 1965, I was in my first few weeks as a basic trainee in Charlie Company, 2nd Training Regiment,..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Do I remember basic training? And how
Do I remember basic training–and how! As I was close to graduating from college, I signed up with an Air Force..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Surviving basic training
It was September of 1953, and I was in my second week of basic training at Fort Dix, N.J. It..
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OTHER
Dick Smoot, by Jack Durbin
Nitro, WV
My name is Walter J. Durbin. I am a life member of the Legion and consider the Legion and my..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Hey, JOOD
I had my Naval boot camp training at the Great Lakes Recruit Training Center in Illinois. I reported for training..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
"CANDY" True Tales of a 1st Cavalry Soldier in the Korean War and Occupied..
A touching new memoir from Korean War veteran Kenneth J. LaRue has just been published. It's called "CANDY: True..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
A snake and a poor shot
When I was at the rifle range in basic training at Amarillo Air Force Base, we were taken to the..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
My Father
My dad was a member of The American Legion for over 50 yrs. I was also a member of the..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Lewiston Veterans Memorial Park, one of the best in Maine
Lewiston, ME
The Veterans Memorial Park in Lewiston, Maine, is supersived by the Lewiston & Auburn Veterans Council. The city of Lewiston..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Seven-plus years in an OD green uniform
Eugene, OR
In January 1975, I reported for duty at Fort Lewis, Wash., home of the 9th Infantry Division. We still sported..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Vietnam 1968
Marshall, MN
The 67U20 MOS (Chinook maintenance/crew) allowed me to have the best of both worlds: maintaining the best rotary-winged flying machine..
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RALLY AROUND THE FLAG
Holy Redeemer flag duty
Marshall, MN
As a sales rep for a Catholic-based life insurance company, Catholic United Financial, I often get to speak at and..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Fort Lewis, Wash., duck walk
In the spring of 1968 my basic training company was on a 12-mile forced march. I was in the second..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Stateside Cold War service
Lena, IL
I enlisted in the Air Force in the middle of the Vietnam mess, 1966. Everyone was going to Southeast Asia..
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HONOR GUARD
Honor Guard funeral detail
Marshall, MN
Post 113, Marshall, Minn., performs many funerals each year. One summer after firing our World War II vintage M1 rifles,..
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San Bernardino County, Calif. - 100 percent shelter for homeless veterans
Corona, CA
With the help of the veterans hospital, Loma Linda Hospital and county supervisors, all homeless veterans have been sheltered and..
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HONOR GUARD
Corpus Christi post honors former resident for family memorial
Corpus Christi, TX
When a family approached Legion Post 364 in Corpus Christi, Texas, with a special request, Commander Art Hart had a..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
North Dakota post to finish decade-long, 17-acre project with veterans memorial
Hankinson, ND
Since 2006, Post 88 in Hankinson, N.D. has been developing 17 acres just outside the city for the public, and..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
New life
Miami, FL
Not all experiences during the Vietnam War were unpleasant. There were a few “pleasant” experiences when I was in Vietnam..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
My night on the river
Miami, FL
Patrolling the rivers of the Mekong Delta in Vietnam during daylight hours in the late 1960s was dangerous enough, but..
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VETERANS HELPING VETERANS
American Legion Post 388 works with CVA
Haughton, LA
On Jan. 9, 2016, Fred A. Rodgers, Jr. American Legion Post 388 in Haughton, Louisiana, and Concerned Veterans For America..
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FAMILY LEGACY
Father gives Oath of Office to son
Walla Walla, WA
James Allen, a retired Naval officer and life member of The American Legion, recently had the honor of swearing in..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Basic training at Fort Meade, Md., during the Korean War
The Korean War started on my 21st birthday, and in March 1951 I was at the Induction Center at Fort..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
1967 Bob Hope Christmas Show - Cam-Ranh Bay, Vietnam
While stationed in Cam-Ranh Bay, we were told that Bob Hope was going to do a Christmas Show with Raquel..
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
WWII vet to receive French Legion of Honor medal
New Castle, IN
Carl R. Crisp, 91, was presented the French Legion of Honor medal during a ceremony Aug. 1, 2015, in New..
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Marvin Dugenske, 70-year member of The American Legion
West Tawakoni, TX
American Legion Tawakoni Post 517 in West Tawakoni, Texas, is proud to submit the attached picture of Marvin Dugenske (on..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Home / News & Events / Press Releases / Poet to share ‘Voices of..
Five years ago poet Frances Richey sat down to write a poem to honor members of the Oregon National Guard..
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OTHER
Legionnaire/civilian worker/retiree fulfills lifelong dream to create comic book
APO, LA
As boys they dreamed of being superheroes. As men, they served their country fighting alongside their brothers and sisters. Today,..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Navy basic training and lessons in cleanliness
During late 1963, I chose to enlist in the Navy, although I had seldom ventured past the Texas state line..
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