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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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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Never volunteer???
Chicago, IL
In 1943 when I was a senior in high school in Chicago, naval ace Joe Foss came to our school..
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The world's first Vietnam veterans memorial?
Semmes, AL
We served our time in Vietnam with the U.S. Army. While we were doing that, we erected what we believe..
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Howard Shaver, WWII veteran, celebrates 100th birthday
Midland, MI
Howard Shaver of Midland, Mich., joined the Army in Pontiac, Mich., on Nov. 21, 1941, and served four years in..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
My time in Korea
West Islip, NY
My name is Larry Cohen. I was born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y. I am the oldest of ten children...
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Military service
Missouri Valley, IA
MILITARY SERVICE: DECEMBER 1978 to FEBRUARY 1981 Training Manager, Sergeant First Class (SFC), E7, P11B40 S95B0HV5 United States Army Reserve Center Fort..
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One female sailor's story
Hemet, CA
I went into the Navy in 1966 and never learned to swim. People ask me today, "How could you be..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
I am who I am today because of the uniform
Canton, MO
1967, two years in college. I enlisted in the military. finished basic. I was already trained as an OR tech...
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Member Feature: John A. Vargas Post 1260
Highlands Ranch, CO
John was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA, and was raised in NYC. After his military service he earned..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Airborne????
Jonesborough, TN
In June 1967, after completing my AIT training at Fort Gordon, Ga., I had volunteered for Airborne, (jump School). I..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
First class officer
Tampa, FL
I was a SP4 in the 547th Engineer Battalion in Darmstadt, Germany, in 1964 and my job was S3 clerk...
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Early one morning in Pleiku, South Vietnam, 1969
Easton, MD
My AC-47D had returned from a fire support mission this 7 a.m. in the third week in May. The 115/145 fuel..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
My story
South Coffeyville, OK
I graduated from Dewey, Okla., high school in May 1956. Enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve six-month active-duty enlistment program...
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Pistol range blues
Cranston, RI
I joined the Rhode Island Army National Guard in 1970, and four months later was off to Army basic training..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Good Memory
Yorba LInda, CA
I had my draft number drawn in March 1970, my senior year of college. I did the pre-service physical at..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Bowl of cherries
Ivins, UT
It was the final night of an amphibious landing and beach assault exercise on Florida’s Gulf Coast. Almost at the..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Charlie 13
Ivins, UT
“Have we got a good deal for you,” said Staff Sgt. Pope. "Capt. Touhig needs to speak to you ASAP!"..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Guard duty
Parsippany, NJ
I remember one time after I came home on an emergency leave from Nam' and was then assigned to a..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Army topographic computer
Sergeant Bluff, IA
I saw Lloyd A. Sturtevant in a post from January 30, 2015. I served with him. I served from Feburary 1966..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Train station bomb
Baltimore , MD
Stationed in Wurzburg, Germany, in 1968 with the 3rd Infantry Division Band, I often went downtown when not performing to..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Green Beret CPT Bill Allendorph - Boy Hero
Cape Coral, FL
I would like to recommend that someone do a story on the exploits of my best friend, Bill Allendorph. In..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
From the military to the public service
Meriden, CT
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
"Too Much of a Good Thing"
York, PA
Back in 1955, after enlisting in the Army, finishing basic training at Fort Jackson, S.C.,, transferring to the Army Security..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Rescue!
Ijamsville, MD
To properly set the stage for this narrative, a short history lesson is in order. On April 30, 1975,..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Growing up
Cocoa, FL
I enlisted in the Army in January 1964. I was a skinny kid and knew very little about life outside..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
My story
Brownsville, TN
My story starts in 1952, during the Korean War. The AST of the infantry unit told me the unit was..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Crypto duty at Rocket City
Saint Joseph, MO
I served four years in the Navy as a Cryptologic Technician (CT) during the years of 1965-1969. I was..
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The Good Deed
Davenport Center, NY
The Good Deed The canteen chaffed Jim’s weary butt as the equally weary company column plodded back to the reserve..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
The Redemptive Omelet
Davenport Center, NY
The Redemptive Omelet It was the hour before sundown in the mountains of Northern Italy when Private McCrae was killed instantly..
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Reality check
Houston, MS
First mission, with the 101st, 594th T.C 106th Tbn. Was headed to Baghdad airport after we captured the city of..
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