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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..
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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. ..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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...
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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.
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Destroying Government Property
I was a seventeen-year-old in Basic Training at Fort Belvoir in 1946. I had a few scraggly facial hairs..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Really My Birthday!
I enlisted during the fall of 1969. Being a planer by nature I wanted to get through basic training..
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Veteran recognition at the Iowa High School Class 3A Football Semifinal Playoffs
Webster City, IA
On Nov. 10, 2016, the Iowa High School Athletic Association asked that Webster City High School and Glenwood High School..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
From the military to the public service
Meriden, CT
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
"Too Much of a Good Thing"
York, PA
Back in 1955, after enlisting in the Army, finishing basic training at Fort Jackson, S.C.,, transferring to the Army Security..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Drill Team in Basic Training
In Spring 1959, while in basic at Ft Dix, the Field First Sergeant, SFC Tucker, established a 40-member close order..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Brass and Ammo
During basic training at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO. and leaving the rifle range at the end of the day, everyone..
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WHY I LOVE MY POST
Veterans Day Ceremony
Seoul, South Korea, CA
On Veterans Day, American Legionnaires in Korea attended the annual Veterans Day Ceremony to commemorate war veterans hosted by Department..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Phone privilege
I was in Basic Combat Training at Fort Knox, Kentucky, in 1990. One day we had a break in training,..
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POST MUSEUMS AND MEMORIALS
Uncle Victor comes home
Camarillo, CA
In April 2016, I suggested to the Executive Board of Camarillo Post 741 that we request the City of Camarillo,..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
See the world.
In the spring of 1966, I was among a small group of AFROTC cadets sent to Scott AFB for..
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OTHER
"Never forget"
Malden, MA
During the middle of March 2016, I, John Graham, adjutant at American Legion Post 69 in Malden, Mass., received a..
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MEMBERSHIP SUCCESS STORIES
Unforgettable basic trainee at Lackland
Stone Mountain, GA
A young, likeable and interesting airman went through basic in our training flight. He was from New York, from a..
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