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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Overwhelmed
I was 17 when I reported to the Induction Station in Pittsburgh at 6 a.m. Sworn in at noon and..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Blanket party at Fort Dix, N.J.
It was 1968, the height of the Vietnam conflict, and having registered for the draft in Milwaukee, I was in..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Floor buffer wanted
I was drafted to the U.S. Army in 1959, only two years after I emigrated from Germany. My English was..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Navy boot camp in 1966
I was enrolled in college in 1966, and the Vietnam War was really getting hot. My father was a 100..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Language barrier
I always remember my basic training unit was composed of men from New York, Pittsburgh and Puerto Rico. One young man..
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Post 385 Boys Stater
Pembroke Pines, FL
Zachary Evan Aponte, 2015 Boys State attendee for Nathan Bruckenthal-Adam Cann Memorial Post 385, has received an appointment to West..
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Post 385 - Supporting youth in our community
Pembroke Pines, FL
Nathan Bruckenthal-Adam Cann Memorial Post 385 supports local Boy Scout Troop 224. Here is an article in this month's local..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Change of Course
Basic Training Unit Echo 18-5; Mid August of 1969 at Fort Knox, KY. I had qualified for Warrant Officer..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Basic Training, US Army, Fort Dix, September of 1969
When our Drill Sergeant first appeared, he said something to us and we replied, "Yes, Sir!" He dropped us..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
My time in service
Seguin, TX
At 16 (a member of the U.S. Air Force), I was sent to Fort Sam Houston and was trained as..
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FAMILY LEGACY
Family military history
Seguin, TX
Two of my 4th great-grandfathers served in the Continental Army. One 4th great-uncle served in the War of 1812. Eight..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Basic training with the Air Force, 1954
I joined the U.S. Air Force in October 1954 at age 15. (I lied about my age, of course.) We..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Inspection gone bad
We were in our third week of basic training at Fort Ord, Calif., when we stood for inspection with a..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Do we have guardian angels?
I transferred colleges and found I was three classes short. Selective Services said I had to take seven classes that..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
A lesson from Dad
Always listen to your father. My dad, a World War II Navy vet, was offering me some advice in 1968,..
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Edwin Newman, '63 Convention speaker
North Platte, NE
Jack Freiberg is a 90-year-old past post commander. He spent his entire life, up until the last three years, in..
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FAMILY LEGACY
An oh-so-special soldier
Winter Park, FL
My dad was born in the United States, schooled in Europe and spoke five languages. He enlisted in the U.S...
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FAMILY LEGACY
The American cowboy
Winter Park, FL
My great-uncle, who was born in Belgium and lived in France (French citizen), served in both World War I and..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Misspeaking at footlocker inspections
I was in Air Force boot camp in June 1972. Our training instructor was concerned about airmen getting topless photos..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Boot camp and becoming a Marine
I would like to tell the story of one boy, who in one day started the journey into becoming a..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Memories, close shaves of basic training
In March 1969, I was drafted into the Army as one of more than 36,000 drafted nationwide. After having spent..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
At basic, one Marine receives best leadership advice
I was a brand new Marine 2nd Lt. on the first day of The Basic School (TBS) in 1973. Our..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Welcome to the United States Navy
Six months after the start of the Korean War, I was finally old enough to join the Navy. One week..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Barracks guard duty
I was regular Air Force from 1969 to 1973. I enlisted in April of 1969, a few days before my..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Whats the score?
I joined the Marine Corps in October of 1964. After we went through the initial shock of what was..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Missing something at basic training at Fort Campbell, 1967
We got up every day at about 4:30 a.m., and I never could sleep with my white T-shirt on. I..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
A sticky situation at basic training in August 1964
I was issued my clothing at Fort Jackson, S.C., and our group was told we were shipping out to Fort..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Funny Moments
February 1966, Fort Ord, California Being a part of the fifth Platoon we ran everywhere because we had to keep up..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Basic Training - OCS - U.S. Marine Corp
I never went to Basic Training. My Basic Training was OCS, Quantico, Virginia. We were told by recruits that went..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Basic blues
While going through basic training in mid-1954 at Bainbridge Naval Training Center, Md., our company commander, Gunner's Mate Chief Petty..
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