IN YOUR OWN WORDS

All veterans in Adams County, WI will be honored on 3/13/2006

Once a year, in March, the Knights of Columbus in Adams, WI hold a special day to honor all veterans...
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What Old Glory Means to Me
RALLY AROUND THE FLAG

What Old Glory Means to Me

Sebring, FL
This was written by Charlie H. Wiggins who served on the U.S.S. Wisconsin during WWII in the Pacific, spotting attacking..
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VOLUNTEERING

American Legion Post 294, Powder Springs, GA

Powder Springs, GA
March 8, 2016 Dale Barnett National Commander The American Legion National Headquarters 700 N. Pennsylvania Street P.O. Box 1055 Indianapolis, Indiana 46206 Commander Barnett, I am not..
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Post aims to encourage community to embrace veterans memorial with beautification project
COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS

Post aims to encourage community to embrace veterans memorial with beautification project

Juneau, WI
In Juneau, Wisc., Post 15 is beginning to raise funds to add five service flags, a POW/MIA flag, flagpoles, benches,..
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Afternoon tea honors women veterans
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Afternoon tea honors women veterans

Montrose, PA
March is Women’s History Month, and it is the perfect time to do something to honor women veterans. In northeastern..
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3rd Annual Darryl Malone Memorial Poker Run
LEGION RIDERS

3rd Annual Darryl Malone Memorial Poker Run

Vista, CA
On Saturday, March 5, 2016, American Legion Riders Chapter 365 (Vista, Calif.), hosted its third Annual Darryl Malone Memorial Poker..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

The good sergeant

My first two weeks of basic was spent wearing a surgical shoe after treatment for a foot infection. As such,..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

September 1966

September of 1966, the Air Force decided that I could join them, which made absolute sense. By that time I..
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An unforgettable experience—the making of a winner
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

An unforgettable experience—the making of a winner

I took basic combat training from April 26 to June 20, 1974 at the worst place a recruit could be..
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Lackland Air Force Base, 1972
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Lackland Air Force Base, 1972

I was one of the older recruits in the platoon because I had used my 2-S deferment at college, but..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Not so quick

I arrived at the rifle range, and the instructor took one look at my glasses and had a good laugh..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

On being drafted into the Marine Corps

Yes, I experienced "the sixties." During this decade I graduated from high school, went off to college, turned 21 and..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

A name I won't forget

Feb. 18, 1970 was my first night in basic training at Fort Dix, N.J. I remember our drill sergeant addressing..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Weight loss program

When I started boot camp about 40-plus years ago, I weighed about 220 pounds; weeks later I was down to..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Basic training

I feel I had the best group of drill instructors—Thomas Cook, Hofstadter, and Reid. They did a great job in..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Basic training in 1969 at Fort Dix, N.J.

Drafted into the Army on May 1, 1969, I spent most of the day on a slow train ride from..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Rolling through the confidence course

In April 1968, the potentially dangerous confidence course was a concern to our company at Fort Bragg, N.C. As I..
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3rd herd
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

3rd herd

My Army basic training in July of 1980 was not a picnic or party. It was one of the toughest..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

A one-stripe ticket to the movies

In July of 1954 I was fresh out of high school and wanted to see the world. I had no..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

A burning fear of heights at Officer Candidate School at Rhode Island

I was a registered nurse prior to joining the Navy Nurse Corps in June 1973. School was in Rhode Island...
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FAMILY LEGACY

John Bullock's family military service

Goose Creek, SC
I served in the Mediterranean during the beginning of this war. I was stateside in the USCG for the first..
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Mae Seese's hat
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Mae Seese's hat

Montrose, PA
A woman’s American Legion hat was the smoking gun that helped to uncover the fascinating story of an all-woman Legion..
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Once upon a time in the Navy
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Once upon a time in the Navy

The attached photo is of me enjoying the view as a (by then) radarman second class aboard USS Yorktown CVS-10..
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FAMILY LEGACY

62 years in three generations

Arcadia, CA
My father served from 1941 to 1975 in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. I served during Vietnam for seven..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Army basic training March 30, 1968

I volunteered for the draft when I was 25 years old. I was the oldest trainee in my battalion. The..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Caught by my drill instructor

My platoon was training on placing and setting up the M-16 anti-personnel mine, also called the Bouncing Betty. I was..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Memories of straight faces during basic training

I had the most difficult time keeping a straight face and looking scared when the drill instructor was in my..
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Thanks to Sgt. Sneden at Fort Sill, Okla.
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Thanks to Sgt. Sneden at Fort Sill, Okla.

I usually don't respond to these requests, but I felt that I would, even if it does not make it..
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RALLY AROUND THE FLAG

Our flag

Hendersonville, NC
I was at Iwo Jima in February 1945, participating in the bombardment of the island. I saw the flag that..
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Trouble with a name
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Trouble with a name

Worse Experience: 1966, boot camp at Fort Bragg, N.C., Day 1 All in platoon formation, I was 18 years old and scared..
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