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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
My 20 years
Henderson, NV
I served in the U.S. Army from April 13, 1961, to June 30, 1981, and during that time I was..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Rerouted at basic
I entered the Army on April 13, 1961 at the Armed Forces Entrance Station in Kansas City, Mo. We then..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Memories from basic in fall 1963 at Fort Knox, Ky.
The combat zero on my M-1 was 16 clicks elevation and four clicks left windage. I could still take one..
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Veterans Day speech appeared in the Congessional Record
Burgess, VA
AMERICAN LEGION POST 117 VETERANS DAY CEREMONY HON. ROBERT J. WITTMAN OF VIRGINIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, November 19, 2015 Mr. WITTMAN. Mr. Speaker,..
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VETERANS HELPING VETERANS
Legion post stocks VA clinic
Temecula/Murrieta, CA
American Legion Post 852 of Temecula/Murrieta, Calif., collected 1,500 pounds of food to help stock the food pantry at the..
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Homer White Post 66/Veterans Day
Hiawatha, KS
American Legion Homer White Post 66 of Hiawatha, Kan., reserved three days to honor those who served and those who..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
VA Disability Compensation Benefits - It's Your Entitlement
Whether you served two years or thirty, as a member (or former member) of the Armed Forces of the United..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
My war
Pleasant Prairie, WI
Barry Goldwater ran for president against Lyndon Johnson in 1964 and I was just old enough to vote. We were..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Volunteer typists
During basic training, we were in formation when our drill instructor asked, "Who can type?" You could have heard a..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
The sound of punishment
In December 1945, I was awakened from a sound sleep at about 2 a.m. one cold wintry night at Great..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
The road to manhood
Upon arrival at the main entrance of Marine Corps Boot Camp on Parris Island, S.C., the gates opened into another..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Quitting smoking at Parris Island
In 1966 I joined the Marine Corps and went to Parris Island, S.C., as a smoker. I was in 3rd..
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OTHER
Veterans Day 2015 at Post 131
Warrensburg, MO
The Veterans Day ceremony at Matthews-Crawford Post 131 featured the honoring of 20 World War II veterans to commemorate the..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Tough training in 1971
It was 1971 and we were being trained for war. There was no political correctness then or mixed training with..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
"I am an American Soldier"
I Am An American Soldier By Patricia Palmer It’s mid December of 1777 and the place is called Valley Forge. It is..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Looked like war in first days of basic
In December 1961, I took basic training at Fort Dix, N.J. Waiting in line for the multiple-shot "shot gun" in..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Best insight from basic at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
By the time I entered basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., I had graduated college, done some graduate school..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Memories of Fort Leonard Wood
My memories of basic training are all positive. It was the most fun I had in the Army. You awoke..
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FAMILY LEGACY
Post commemorates World War II airman KIA with artifact
Ellsworth, KS
Post 174 in Ellsworth, Kansas, now honors a local man who was shot down over Holland in 1944. Delorn Steiner,..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
The Soldier Pays
Please go to (veteranpoetry) this is one word click on the article the The Soldier Pays
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Learning humility during pugil-stick training
I took basic training in 1968 at Fort Polk, La., also known as "Tigerland." Like the majority of us there,..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
You are going to be sorry
At the end of the fourth week of basic training in July 1959 at Fort Dix, N.J., we were allowed..
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Post 449 awards Outstanding Public Safety plaque to Elm Grove police department
Brookfield, WI
ELM GROVE (Nov. 19, 2015) – The Elm Grove police department received a special Outstanding Public Safety Award for 2015..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
First day at the rifle range
Having been raised a city boy in a home with no guns and having never fired one, my first day..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Fire the torpedoes
I was standing watch late one night in the barracks at Naval Training Center San Diego when I heard..
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FAMILY LEGACY
Great-grand-uncle of Legion and SAL member
Granville , MA
Joseph J. Gannon of Cambridge, Mass., awarded Distinguished Service Cross for action in France April 12, 1918.
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Chow Runner
I was in the Air Force, and on Jan. 26, 1965, arrived at 3706 Basic Military Training School Flight 128..
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VETERANS HELPING VETERANS
World War II veteran paints portraits of 'fallen heroes' from War on Terrorism
Aliquippa, PA
Above: This is one of the 96 portraits Legionnaire Alexander Yawor has painted of fallen veterans. Legionnaire Alexander Yawor, 93, paints..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Honoring the national bird of Parris Island
Let me start by saying when I went to boot camp, I was a fourth-degree black belt in the gym..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
From last to first
In 1967, I was a skinny, non-athletic kid, when I reported to the U.S. Coast Guard Recruit Training Center at..
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