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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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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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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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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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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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
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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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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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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
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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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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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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 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.
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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
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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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Basic Training Back at Ft.Benning, GA, Delta Company 6/30/83

Well it all started when we were told to get off of SFC. Connor's bus. We were all scared anyway..
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My basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.

All I really recall is that it was freezing cold in January. They call the fort "Little Korea." It was..
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No Cookies Please

About two weeks into Boot Camp we were called outside our Quonset huts for mail call. One of my buddies..
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First day of basic training

The first night we were there, my bunk mate looked down to me and asked, "Do you think we have..
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Drill instructor incurred personal injuries protecting his company in 1966 at Fort Bragg, N.C.

During the early days of November 1966, I was a member of Recruit Training Company C-5-1 at Fort Bragg, N.C...
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Grenade thrown to trainees under bleachers during basic training

It happened late August of 1967 during our basic training in the hot White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico...
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The rifle range

The drill sergeant was the best soldier and he had to be. At the fire range, I saw a lot..
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Most memorable basic training exercise

Looking back on my five weeks of basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, I recall the obstacle course. I..
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My Air Force basic

I remember wet firing, and it was raining like hell, getting soaked while laying on the ground. I also remember..
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What the hell did I get into? LOL

That was my thought when I arrived at Fort McClellan, Ala. Basic training was hard, but I learned many things..
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Memory from basic training

1974, Fort McClellan, Ala. I remember trying to say my name, rank, serial number, turning around in the gas chamber and..
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