Posted on Mar 3, 2016
What big news story happened while you went through basic training?
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Going through basic there was limited news coming in from the outside world except two small TV's in the opposite side of the dfac we exited from after we finished chow. when I went through the penn state child abuse scandal was happeneing and it was the only thing that was ever on those things. what about you? this could say a lot about your age as well :D
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Answering from prehistoric times basic training Nov.1965 no TVs no radios we got to make a donut run after our 6th week those two maple covered donuts were my big news!
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Swine Flu outbreak at Fort Dix. We actually found out before most of the country, and were among the first to be vaccinated.
"In 1976, an outbreak of the swine flu, Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 at Fort Dix, New Jersey caused one death, hospitalized 13, and led to a mass immunization program. After the program began, the vaccine was associated with an increase in reports of Guillain-Barré Syndrome, which can cause paralysis, respiratory arrest, and death. The immunization program was ended after approximately 25% of the population of the United States had been administered the vaccine."
"In 1976, an outbreak of the swine flu, Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 at Fort Dix, New Jersey caused one death, hospitalized 13, and led to a mass immunization program. After the program began, the vaccine was associated with an increase in reports of Guillain-Barré Syndrome, which can cause paralysis, respiratory arrest, and death. The immunization program was ended after approximately 25% of the population of the United States had been administered the vaccine."
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