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SGT Steve McFarland
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Fort Polk looked nothing like that in 1974 when I went through Basic Training. What cafeteria? We had a mess hall with "food" that was often unrecognizable. OLD wooden barracks...etc.
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SGT Steve McFarland
SGT Steve McFarland
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LTC Greg Henning It was hotter than hell at Fort Polk during June, July and August. It was 'Little Vietnam" in Louisiana.
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SGT Philip Roncari
SGT Philip Roncari
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SGT Steve McFarland- Wasn’t much better when I was an AIT instructor back in 1967/68 and I thought I had left Vietnam behind,but dang it followed me home!
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SGT Philip Roncari
SGT Philip Roncari
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LTC Greg Henning - My first three days in Uncle Sam’s Army at Ft.Dix then out processing to Ft.Lewis ,guess they didn’t want me so close to home,Nov.1965
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SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D
SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D
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Fort Gordon '66 with a pot belly stove the only source of heat and lived in old buildings that I believe housed enemy prisoners during WWII. Can't even remember one meal so it must have been gourmet meals!!!!
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SPC Douglas Bolton
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LTC Greg Henning I loved watching that. I may go back in just for the food. LOL
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SSG Environmental Specialist
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Not all basic training post had bays, I went to Ft. Leonardwood in 1992 and we had 8 man rooms, did not see a bay until engineer school.
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SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D - Yep D 210 basic our barracks on the 3rd floor had 8 man rooms down the main hall and 4 man rooms on the very end, but on the first floor 1st platoon had big open bays. Not sure why, when I went to engineer school we had bays.
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