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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Different paths, one wrong turn
We were both young, ambitious 17-year-old kids from New York and New Jersey in basic training at Lackland Air Force..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
One More Name On The Wall
As I traveled through a small town in America, I happened to notice an old gentleman praying in front of..
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LEGION RIDERS
2013 was Riders Post 4's year to make history again
Pocatello, ID
“Pocatello is the State's Chapter” In May 2003 Post 4, Pocatello, became the first American Legion Riders chapter in..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
'We've got us a fat one!'
When I joined the Army in April 1969, I was about 260 pounds and not in great shape. When..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Great Americans: The Founders
Ten great Americans are profiled, among them are: Captain Isaac Davis (the original Minuteman and inspiration for the National Guard..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Coast Guard basic training in 1959
I joined the Coast Guard on July 14, 1959 and went to Cape May, N.J. The first morning the staff..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
M&M's
During my basic training, there was this one recruit who was older than most of us, and when we would..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Central Issue Facility canvas
Attending Army basic training in 1981 at Fort Sill, Okla., as a 17 year old fresh off the Minnesota farm..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Marine learns drill instructors can't be outfoxed
Our boot platoon was being punished for some failure on our part by doing countless exercises in the "sand pit."..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Thanks to Sgt. Howard Sill
I went through basic training in 1961 at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. My platoon leader was Staff Sgt. Howard Sill...
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
What I remember most of my basic training
What I remember most about basic training wasn't the forced night march; it wasn't learning to fire a weapon, nor..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
World War II vet's stories from basic training
After my graduation from high school in Royal, Iowa, in May 1943, I joined the Army and was sent to..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Airman wins operation entertainment at Lackland AFB
My greatest memory of basic training in 1967 at Lackland Air Force Base (AFB), Texas, was being selected to be..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Sun and salad at basic training at Fort Hood during Korean conflict
I was inducted into the Army at Fort Dix, N.J. After three weeks, I was shipped to Fort Hood, Texas,..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Overwhelmed
I was 17 when I reported to the Induction Station in Pittsburgh at 6 a.m. Sworn in at noon and..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Blanket party at Fort Dix, N.J.
It was 1968, the height of the Vietnam conflict, and having registered for the draft in Milwaukee, I was in..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Floor buffer wanted
I was drafted to the U.S. Army in 1959, only two years after I emigrated from Germany. My English was..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Navy boot camp in 1966
I was enrolled in college in 1966, and the Vietnam War was really getting hot. My father was a 100..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Language barrier
I always remember my basic training unit was composed of men from New York, Pittsburgh and Puerto Rico. One young man..
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OTHER
Post 385 Boys Stater
Pembroke Pines, FL
Zachary Evan Aponte, 2015 Boys State attendee for Nathan Bruckenthal-Adam Cann Memorial Post 385, has received an appointment to West..
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Post 385 - Supporting youth in our community
Pembroke Pines, FL
Nathan Bruckenthal-Adam Cann Memorial Post 385 supports local Boy Scout Troop 224. Here is an article in this month's local..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Change of Course
Basic Training Unit Echo 18-5; Mid August of 1969 at Fort Knox, KY. I had qualified for Warrant Officer..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Basic Training, US Army, Fort Dix, September of 1969
When our Drill Sergeant first appeared, he said something to us and we replied, "Yes, Sir!" He dropped us..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
My time in service
Seguin, TX
At 16 (a member of the U.S. Air Force), I was sent to Fort Sam Houston and was trained as..
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FAMILY LEGACY
Family military history
Seguin, TX
Two of my 4th great-grandfathers served in the Continental Army. One 4th great-uncle served in the War of 1812. Eight..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Basic training with the Air Force, 1954
I joined the U.S. Air Force in October 1954 at age 15. (I lied about my age, of course.) We..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Inspection gone bad
We were in our third week of basic training at Fort Ord, Calif., when we stood for inspection with a..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Do we have guardian angels?
I transferred colleges and found I was three classes short. Selective Services said I had to take seven classes that..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
A lesson from Dad
Always listen to your father. My dad, a World War II Navy vet, was offering me some advice in 1968,..
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Edwin Newman, '63 Convention speaker
North Platte, NE
Jack Freiberg is a 90-year-old past post commander. He spent his entire life, up until the last three years, in..
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