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The Chosen Few by Gregg Zoroya
The Chosen Few is the story of a single Company of U.S. paratroopers who were deployed to Afghanistan in 2007,..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Bayonet Fighting
In June 1964, I was taking basic training at Ft. Polk, LA. A Drill Sergent was demonstrating bayonet fighting. The..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
lst Day On The Job
On March 1, 1965, at 0800, I reported for duty as a Payroll Specialist at Ft. Sill Post Headquarters. It..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Basic Training for ME
August 3, 1964 was my enlistment day. I had put up hay in rural Iowa for 2-weeks before my..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
"Don't Step On Old Glory"
My poem "Don't Step On Old Glory" is one of many patriotic poems included in my latest poetry book entitled,..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
"Korea, No Longer Will They Be Forgotten"
My poem "Korea, No Longer Will They Be Forgotten" is about the Korean War which my Dad, Peter J. Mariotti..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Bonanza Buddy Flight
On July 5th 1965, I, along with two other Vermonter's arrived for basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in..
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OTHER
Four Chaplains Memorial Service
Trenton, NJ
On Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, the American Legion Department of New Jersey will conduct a memorial service, as we do..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Love
I wake in the night To find you on my mind Deep in a dream, You'll always be Until the end of time I look..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Basic Stress
In October 1968, I started basic at FT. Lewis, WA. Basic can be a tad stressful and entering the rainy..
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Zigler Legacy Award presented to American Legion Post 19
Jennings, LA
During the Jeff Davis Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards Banquet and Soiree’ conducted at the Grand Marais ballroom in Jennings..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Agony and Ecstasy of Finding my Voice: a Memoir
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
This Isn't Fun Anymore
Basic training was in D-2-2 at Ft. Dix, NJ, Jan - Mar 1971. The middle weeks, called 'range' weeks,..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Now You Get It !
I took basic training at Ft. Knox, Kentucky in 1981. During our last forced march, before graduating, one of our..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
volunteering
This farm boy was drafted in 1967 from the Texas Panhandle. I had never been anywhere and was sent..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
No So Bad, After All
When I was drafted in Feb. of 1966, the services were going through a massive build up for Vietnam, 250,000..
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VETERANS HELPING VETERANS
University experience helps veterans succeed in re-entering civilian life
Galloway, NJ
By John Froonjian The roads in Marjah in southern Afghanistan were mined with explosives in 2011. So the Marines in Tyler..
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FAMILY LEGACY
Burned into your memory
Bonita Springs, FL
My father was a Pearl Harbor survivor and served aboard USS Pennsylvania during the attack. For many years he never..
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LEGION RIDERS
Legion Riders escort WWII Navy veteran's remains home
El Dorado, KS
American Legion Riders from El Dorado, Kan., Wichita, Kan., and several Central Kansas chapters had the honor of escorting the..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Squarehead Goes to Bootcamp
United States Coast Guard Recruit Training Center, Cape May, New Jersey, 1955. Dog 26, forming week. About 70-80..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Bad Knees
My strongest memory of basic training actually occurred at the end. I received my draft notice at the same time..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
This Isn't Fun Anymore
Basic training was in D-2-2 at Ft. Dix, NJ, Jan - Mar 1971. The middle weeks, called 'range' weeks,..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
This is My Rifle
March of '66, we pulled into the Army training camp and faced off with one of the toughest Drill Sergeant's..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Thanks For the Memories
I joined the USAF in 1963. Being raised by a Father who served in WWII in Southern Europe and then..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Snakebite
I had basic training at Ft Riley, Kansas in 1961 or the year that man landed on the moon. There..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
FATAL ANGEL M10.16
FATAL ANGEL M10.16 Somewhere it's night, somewhere they’re in the middle of a gunfight Somebody’s bleeding for me so I can be safe..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Does Everyone Know How To Swim?
Try to imagine this day in your mind. New Recruit Training Center, San Diego, California, 1965. It came a..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
From the Shadow of Coyote Mountain to the Base of Mount Diablo (P2)
Chapter 41: Joining the Marines From my book "From the Shadow of Coyote Mountain to the Base of Mount..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Poor Choices
During my basic training at Fort Bliss, TX in 1966, we got to spend a week out in the field...
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
From the Shadow of Coyote Mountain to the Base of Mount Diablo
This is the story of a different type of early life. One not typically lived by modern day Americans. We..
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