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POST MUSEUMS AND MEMORIALS

Memorial quilt

Deerfield, MI
Deerfield Post 392, Deerfield, Mich., hosts an annual Testicle Festival that provides the post with the majority of its income;..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Birthday present

It was January 1977. The sixth day into basic training was my 18th birthday. My drill sergeant knew it was..
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The stolen cookie
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

The stolen cookie

The time was March 1966. Just out of high school in 1965, my buddies and I knew we would most..
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Catch edge down!

This story is about our barracks inspection. We were probably halfway through boot camp when this took place. All of..
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Basic Training

There are lots of things that I remember about Basic Training. After being up for over 24 hours and arriving..
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Donating to GMD Fund

I joined the Coast Guard in January of 1965 and was sent to Cape May, NJ for 13 weeks of Basic..
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Doing what I was told...Consequences be........

Basic Training That right of passage for every military member. Though it happened, dare I say 25 years ago. I..
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My Worst and Fondest Memories of Basic Training

My worst memory comes to mind first. We had "rat" drills where the trainees had to fallout in formation in..
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Shooting Range

I was at Ft Jackson, SC in July of 1954. The first day we went to the firing range..
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Basic Training Memories

What I remember most about Basic Training is arriving at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, Texas and checking in at..
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'Sweet' memory of mail at basic combat training
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

'Sweet' memory of mail at basic combat training

I joined the Maryland Army National Guard (MDARNG) during the post-Vietnam era in 1977. I had high hopes of travel..
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Sergeant wants 8 volunteers

On the third day I was in the Army, our company was lined up outside the barracks—all 350 of us...
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Some memories

I remember the reception station at Fort Jackson, S.C., where we stayed in tents on "Tank Hill," standing in line..
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Careful what you ask for

It was the middle of a night in 1972 when our buses arrived at Navy boot camp in Orlando, Fla...
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BETTER LISTEN UP!

After travelling since 8 a.m. by bus, airplane and bus, a second time, we raw enlistees pulled up in front..
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Keep me chilled

My basic training was in June 1980 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Let me first say, I would rather..
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Recollections of fitness and absurdity

A story of amazing fitness: I remember running in formation, 60-plus boots and utilities watching my platoon commander. He would..
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US Army, Fort Dix, New Jersey

The year was late 69-70. We had some southern born enthusiastic DI's. They made us salute the water coolers, (mfg..
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Basic training surprise: M-16 training

Back in 1969, we were one of the first training companies at Fort Gordon, Ga., to get the new M-16...
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Remembering Basic Training in Ft. Gordon, GA

I along with many of my friends living in Woodside, New York received our draft notice the same time, July..
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US Navy Recruit Training Ctr. San Diego, Calif., Company 383-48
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US Navy Recruit Training Ctr. San Diego, Calif., Company 383-48

Fondest Memory: As having many years in Boy Scouts and two years of High School Junior ROTC, I was selected..
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Teenage memories

Shortly after World War II and fighting ended in 1945, I was drafted into the Army of the United States...
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Putting out fire at basic training

I was almost 24 years old when I enlisted in the Army. I was excited for the new adventure and..
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Remembering Basic Training

We got to that point in Basic Training where we spent three weeks of running in the early dark dampness..
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Memories of Basic Training 1964

I enlisted in the Navy in 1964 at the advice of my older brother who was in the final year..
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Preacher? Not really

I had been active in my church youth group when I enlisted in the Army in August 1963. I was..
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My basic training nightmare

On Dec. 17, 1968, I was surrounded by a lot of people that I did not know. We were in..
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So few heroes when shots are fired

The best memory of basic was the feeling of accomplishment that went with graduating and shaking my drill sergeant's hand...
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Basic protection at basic training at Camp Gordon, Ga.

In July 1953, I took my Army basic training at Camp Gordon located outside of Augusta, Ga. It was around..
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First 'combat roll' at basic training

The date was Oct. 23, 1984—my first day in Basic Training at Fort McClellan, Ala. I was assigned to A-11..
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