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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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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Drill corporal selection
Upon completing basic training in 1982 at Fort Dix, N.J., I was selected to attend the United States Army Drill..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Gardens of Stone
Gardens..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Birthday at basic
I turned 21 during basic training at Fort Lewis, Wash. My drill instructor woke us up at 12 a.m., and..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
A trophy from basic training
My basic training was in 1965 at Fort Dix, N.J. I was pretty much in the front-running of my company...
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FAMILY LEGACY
Family members in the military
Clairton, PA
STEPFATHER: World War I OLDEST BROTHER: World War II SECOND BR0THER: Korea MYSELF: Vietnam SON: Desert Storm GRANDSON: Iran, Afghanistan
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Boot camp at Fort Dix, N.J.
My worst memory was nuclear, biological, chemical training.
The gas chamber—
I will never forget that. The best memory was the obstacle..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Crackers and jam at Parris Island, S.C.
Out in the field at Parris Island, S.C., I was starving when the drill instructor asked me, "Hey, Rosie, do..
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OTHER
‘I stand before you grateful’ - veterans of all generations celebrated and..
Bartelso, IL
There is something about military service which brings diverse members, even generations apart, closer together. This was evident in the words..
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