Swim Lessons
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Swim Lessons

In the late 1980's, I was a 17 year-old high school kid with no real plans after graduation. I had..
3,441 views
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Not Basic but shortly after --- Christmas pass

Winter of 1958, I had just finished basic training and was stationed at Ft. Monmouth, NJ for 30 weeks of..
4,141 views
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Reading after dark

During Basic Training we lived in wooden barracks that were built in 1935 with a five-year life expectancy. The bunk..
3,024 views
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

A Late Relief

On a hot summer’s day in July 1963 at Fort Gordon, GA, my basic training company marched to the rifle..
2,699 views
IN YOUR OWN WORDS

Saying goodbye

Having just completed Army AIT (Advanced individual training) and headed to Southeast Asia, Vietnam, as a helicopter crewman, I was..
2,669 views
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Lost!

During my teen years my family lived in a thinly populated part of Texas - - our nearest neighbor was..
2,634 views
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Raise your hand to volunteer

During a hot summer day in August, 1966, I rode a train with other recruits from Baltimore to Trenton, NJ...
2,779 views
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

No Sleep For Me

I went to Navy boot camp in great lakes 1988. I'll never forget just before we shipped out, I had..
2,589 views
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Reveille

Drafted in 1970, I went to basic training at Ft. Dix, NJ where each recruit had to perform one hour..
2,495 views
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Fun in Basic

I was drafted in 1960 & had my basic at Ft Knox. As usual, the 1st week was in the reception..
2,520 views
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Smoke em if you got em

I had a college deferment and was drafted into the Army in 1968, two months after graduating. After completing basic..
2,786 views
OTHER

Bill Fadely enlisted me in the Air Force

Falling Waters, WV
Small world - the author of "the why don't you go to the head of the line" snippet from "Basic..
2,912 views
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

ANCHORED

I learned quite a few things during the 13 weeks of Coast Guard Boot Camp in 1960 at the Coast..
2,977 views
First to fall
OTHER

First to fall

Northfield, OH
Ensign William Ignatius Halloran By JC Sullivan "The telegram of his death arrived at 2:30 a.m., Friday, December 12th, by a Western..
4,189 views
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

First Weekend Basic Training

May 1968, big drafts for Vietnam build-up, I was drafted into the Army along with two other friends. ..
2,818 views
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Dancing During Basic

1958, Fort Ord, California. In my platoon of recruits there were about 10 guys from Utah. One Tuesday night during..
3,008 views
Rise of the Phoenix - How a small group works to give national notoriety to our smallest service
POST MUSEUMS AND MEMORIALS

Rise of the Phoenix - How a small group works to give national notoriety..

Baltimore, MD
The history of aviation has its roots in the Mid-Atlantic region, and although the Wright brothers’ first flight occurred with..
3,408 views
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

A New Yorker in Ft. Gordon , Georgia

Arriving at Ft. Gordon on july 5th 1967, with a bunch of guys from New York it was quickly obvious..
3,211 views
Dec. 7, 2016, Ride To The Anchor - 75th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor
COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS

Dec. 7, 2016, Ride To The Anchor - 75th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor..

Oklahoma City, OK
Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 9:30 a.m. Ride To The Anchor The 75th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor USS Oklahoma Harley Davidson World Okc..
3,349 views
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Learning a lesson

In the late '70's, some guys thought it was 'cool' to 'go commando'. I fell for the hype and..
2,645 views
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Wrong Airport

In July of 1986, I was getting ready to go to Orlando Florida for boot camp from Phoenix Arizona. Well..
2,646 views
Green Beret CPT Bill Allendorph - Boy Hero
MY TIME IN UNIFORM

Green Beret CPT Bill Allendorph - Boy Hero

Cape Coral, FL
I would like to recommend that someone do a story on the exploits of my best friend, Bill Allendorph. In..
3,445 views
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Dont Be Late

In September of 1964, I was finishing basic at Fort Knox, Kentucky. I had just fired "Expert"with my M14 rifle...
2,945 views
IN YOUR OWN WORDS

Best Christmas Eve, Ever

Stationed in Germany, 1971, four of us had to pull ammo dump guard duty, in the middle of nowhere, over..
2,750 views
OTHER

Tribute to veterans

Huntington, WV
Veterans Day is a very special and heartfelt day in our beloved United States of America. On this very day..
2,865 views
IN YOUR OWN WORDS

What Annoys Me

Perhaps I may be dismissed as a curmudgeon, but I think many of these things also annoy many seniors. Let’s start..
2,933 views
Siouxland Freedom Park
IN YOUR OWN WORDS

Siouxland Freedom Park

After the traveling wall “Vietnam Wall That Heals” came to South Sioux City, Nebraska in October, 2007, a committee was..
3,707 views
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Dad Wrote Daily

I attended basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, in March of 1981. Every day..
2,898 views
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Sweating General Inspection

For me, it all started in Sept. 1969 at Fort Dix, NJ. I remember the first day we got off..
2,781 views
Honor Flight
IN YOUR OWN WORDS

Honor Flight

Unidentified Korean War veteran at the Iwo Jima Memorial in Washington D.C. on an Honor Flight trip from Binghamton, NY.
3,300 views