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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
My Mother
My mother’s father served in World War 1 and later all the males in the family served in the military...
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FAMILY LEGACY
Heroes among us
Monroe, NE
There are still some of them out there. Unfortunately, few of us know who they are and what they did..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Chi Ro Bu
West Fargo, ND
Two ARVN Highland Scout Companies of the ARVN 24th Special Tactical Zone, the 403rd and the 406th, accompanied by myself..
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HONOR GUARD
Post 166, Goose Creek, S.C., Veterans Day Ceremony 2015
Goose Creek, SC
Post 166's Honor Guard is composed of veterans and SAL members aged from their 30s to 70s who serve our..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Tree humping and more fun at Fort Knox, Ky.
Ah, the summer of 1980! In the heat and humidity, running in the hills, getting up way too early. Fun..
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VETERANS HELPING VETERANS
Online help for veterans: Citizens/Veterans Advisory Council of Cape May County launches website
Avalon, NJ
The website of the Citizens/Veterans Advisory Council of Cape May County (CVAC) is a comprehensive, online clearing house of resources..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
"The Adventures of a Helicopter Pilot, Flying the H-34 in Vietnam for the USMC"
link to book cover on amazon.com http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/512nSEMSPcL._SX331_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Memories of basic training at Lackland Air Force Base
I was new to the military lifestyle. No one in my family or any of our friends had ever been..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
A drill sergeant's warm welcome
I entered basic training in August 1989 at Fort Benning, Ga. As we were being herded into our company area..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Marine Corps boot camp in 2006 at San Diego
What I remember most about boot camp was the "quarter deck." As any Marine knows, that is the last place..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
World War I Veterans Memorial Highway dedicated in Oregon
Bend, OR
On Nov. 9, just two days before Veterans Day 2015 and under sunny skies at the Harney County Court House..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Letters to the Editor - Denied
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Dance of the Chameleon
Dance of the Chameleon, a Vietnam Medic's Story is an eye witness account of both heroic and shameful events occurring..
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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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OTHER
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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OTHER
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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