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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Frozen Chosin
Lenore, ID
A Marine story I would not like forgotten" I was a Navy hospital corpsman 1949-51, I had many wounded (frozen)..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
50-year reunion
Mukwonago, WI
I was in the Army Corps of Engineers from 1964 to 1967. After my first 16 weeks of training, I..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
My life in the Navy
Pompano Beach, FL
1936: At age 13 joined Jr. Naval Reserve in Freeport, NY, worked my way up to Aviation Machinist Mate 3/c. Jan...
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Cold War years: four brothers serve together in U.S. Navy
Cincinnati, OH
Four of six brothers from Chillicothe, Ohio, left the farm to join the U.S. Navy. Being the oldest, Louis graduated..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Were you in the military?
Los Alamos, NM
Here’s how one Legionnaire served his country. It was January 1951 and I was in my final year at Syracuse University..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Agony and Ecstasy of Finding My Voice: A Memoir
Gig Harbor, WA
I was a Medical Service Specialist (bedpan commando) in the Air Force and was assigned to the hospital at Ladd..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Hidden War - Fighting for America's Wildlands
Lake Forest, IL
Lt. John Nores is a reality TV star, an author, and a warrior for the Thin Green Line who has..
2,103 views
MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Post vice commander was stateless citizen and Holocaust survivor who pioneered the idea of..
Bethesda, MD
My name is Fred A. Kahn, vice commander of the American Legion U.S. Department of Labor post in Washington, D.C...
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
New military historical novel
Butler, PA
To All, I wrote this book to honor the service of all the reserve-component soldiers, past and present. I think..
2,301 views
MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Communication
Belen, NM
An article in The American Legion Magazine of March 2017 suggested: “We should make it our mission to collect..
2,375 views
MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Continuing to Serve at 62 and beyond
Dubuque, IA
I am fortunate to have served over 35 years in the Air Force, Army, and National Guard. Enlisting in the..
2,380 views
MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Response to Marine Barracks Escort Section, March 31, 2018
Aston, PA
What do you say when a mother would ask if their son was in the sealed casket? When I served I..
2,207 views
MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Vietnam 1972 - the beginning of the end
Panajachel, Guatemala
Becoming a “patriot warrior” and living out this role absorbed my early adult life. This all peaked on 14 April..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
USAF Cold War missiles
Kansas City, KS
I enlisted September 1963, then basic training in Texas, electronics school in Colorado, missile system school (SETS) in Colorado, combat..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Maj. Alexander C. Furla
Saint Charles, MO
Maj. Alexander C. Furla served in the U.S. Air Force (active duty 1985-1996, reserve 1996-2006) as an aeromedical evacuation operations..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
USS George Washington service, WWI and WWII
Lake Butler, FL
When history remembers great conflicts and events, troop carriers rarely get noted or recognized for their contributions. However, USS..
3,705 views
MY TIME IN UNIFORM
One snowy Christmas, 1969
Harrison, AR
By Joseph E. Puett Jr. Dec. 24, 2004 I awake with my roommate shaking my bunk. "Come on Joe, get up!" I..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Served in the company of heroes
Woodland Park, CO
I was in ROTC in high school and college and was on the rifle team. My junior year in college..
3,017 views
MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Proud to be American
West Deptford, NJ
To this day I remember the good and bad of my time during my time serving my country. As a..
2,439 views
MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Legionnaire Al Hays tells his story
Royse City, TX
I grew up in central Florida and enlisted in the U.S. Army at the age of 17 in March 1974..
3,464 views
MY TIME IN UNIFORM
My Vietnam experience
Nashville, TN
The Tennessean accurately described the Vietnam War as occurring in the most tumultuous period in American history. More than the..
2,786 views
MY TIME IN UNIFORM
A.W.O.L. - “How to guard these soldiers”
Boyertown, PA
When I was stationed at Fort Knox, Ky., in 1952, I was given the assignment of returning A.W.O.L’s to the..
2,476 views
MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Army tales
Girard, IL
I enlisted in the Army on the Delayed Entry Program on 20 Nov 1976, while I was still a senior..
4,881 views
MY TIME IN UNIFORM
I was a WAC
Des Moines, IA
As a retired U.S. Army MSG, I would like to tell you about my military career in hopes to recruit..
3,065 views
MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Rocky Mountain Honor Flight - WWII Vets/Washington, D.C.
Thornton, CO
I am so thankful that I just participated in the Rocky Mountain Honor Flight. I am Walter H. Willey, CPO/E7..
2,945 views
MY TIME IN UNIFORM
50th anniversary Medal of Honor ceremony
Park Ridge, NJ
A memorial ceremony for USMC Medal of Honor recipient Jedh Colby Barker, celebrating the 50th anniversary of his supreme sacrifice,..
3,596 views
MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Simon Zayon, Navy veteran of WWII and very proud American
Orlando, FL
This is a tribute to my father, Simon Zayon, a Navy veteran of WWII and a very proud American. Simon..
2,949 views
MY TIME IN UNIFORM
James H. Kuhl Jr., Korean War veteran
Vallejo, CA
James H. Kuhl Jr. was born and raised in Oakland, Calif., and enlisted in San Francisco in 1951. He fought..
3,429 views
MY TIME IN UNIFORM
A Seabee's story
Bradford, RI
A Seabee's story begins with boot camp at Great Lakes for recruit training and continuing to "A School" for advanced..
3,910 views
MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Bill Cook, looking for Billy Fields
Pompano Beach, FL
My wife Joan and I are retired and living in Pompano Beach, Florida. One day in August 2007 we had a..
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