I know that he did a tour at the British Jungle Warfare School in 1968. McClellan High School LITTLE ROCK, AR. First time with a grunt buddy, second time with my wife and 3 sons, and the last time I went alone. After being sworn-in at Ft Lee, NJ, we were taken to JFK & boarded a commercial charter 707. He also functioned as a teacher and roll model. He was pissed because, as he said, he had to be there to feed us recruits. FORT POLK LOUISIANA 1965 ALBUM YEARBOOK US ARMY TRAINING CENTER INFANTRY BOOK, FORT POLK LOUISIANA 1969 ALBUM YEARBOOK,US ARMY TRAINING CENTER INFANTRY BOOK, Fort Polk Louisiana First Training Brigade 1969 Company B 4th Battalion US Army, Genuine Vietnam Era Training Brigade Book 1968 Company E 5TH Battalion Fort Polk, Infantry US Army Training Center Fort Ft. Polk Louisiana 1965 Yearbook, US ARMY FORT POLK TRAINING CENTER INFANTRY 1969 YEARBOOK COMPANY B, {"modules":["unloadOptimization","bandwidthDetection"],"unloadOptimization":{"browsers":{"Firefox":true,"Chrome":true}},"bandwidthDetection":{"url":"https://ir.ebaystatic.com/cr/v/c1/thirtysevens.jpg","maxViews":4,"imgSize":37,"expiry":300000,"timeout":250}}. Sgt. he really made it hard on us Texas guys. War is not for the weak. When he was a DS at Fort Polk, he couldn’t stay away from Vietnam. The CO told me that he would only hold me over if I went to OCS and that after OCS I could apply to flight school. If they lack it, leadership is faulty. I took a 4 week leave and then was to report to Oakland on July 4, 1967 no later than 1200 hours to be sent to Vietnam. } Left to right: me, Chick, Waugh and George. About 1:30 am, we went to a supply room, got a sheet, pillow, and blanket, and was “marched” to a barracks. Did a lot of out processing of basic and AIT units. Came out of Basic an E2 was that normal? document.onmousedown=click; But most importantly, we were taught to listen to the drill sergeants, obey orders and perform as part of a team. I am a D. I was there for Basic. Went Ft. Ord then to Ft. Benning and on to Vietnam Jan 1969. For the next 12 years, more soldiers were shipped to Vietnam from Fort Polk than from any other American training base. Greetings my fellow brother(Gary Forrest) i was in ft.polk in 1971 turn 18 peeling potatoes . I remember, I was in Gene’s training company. My color portrait as taken for the yearbook. The item you've selected was not added to your cart. Find out more in our Cookies & Similar Technologies Policy. “There is no question that many of the weaknesses developed in these maneuvers are repeated again and again for lack of discipline. Basic or AIT 1969. Any help would be immensely appreciated. Arrived at Fort Polk From Chicago where it was 4 Degrees in Feb of 71 and 70 at Polk I thought I died and gone to heaven until I met My Drill by the name of Lopez real asshole hated us Chicago Boys he said we were all Gangsters. I was at tigerland 1966-67..seargent Ramos.kept me alive…God…I hated that place…but now..Its one of my fondest memories. Several things were quite different from basic training. Thanks Dad for that $100 bucks. Name tags for fatigue FREE shipping, EUR 31.80 need to know the same thing ,if any knows please contact me at jimmyandclaudia@gmail.com thank you, Wonder how long they did that? Trainees received instruction on various facets of soldiering. My brothers name was Gene Edward Cole he was from Oklahoma. “But bunk and locker drills are simply a means to an end. ( Log Out / I am glad I stayedf in the Guards for 21 years. Hard to believe. That is if you lived through Ft. Polk, LA. For additional information, see the Global Shipping Program. If your last name started with A, B, C, or D it was off to Germany. I was not Infantry but the post commander was a Prick and made everyone go thru Tigerland Training. I took Basic at Polk in March 1968. Almost sounds like a ditto repeat which i had as well. This relationship was far more intense than anything found in an academic setting. Etsy sellers promote their items through our paid advertising platform alongside organic search results. Powered by CUNY, Basic Training, US Army, Fort Polk, LA, 1971, 1971 Basic Training Graduation Book, Fort Polk, Louisiana. Training was intense. My Platoon Sgt was SSG Spinney. Sometimes in my sleep, I can still hear the choppers coming in. Welcome home brother. It was a bad time to be in the Army because most men were resentful draftees, but we got by. Basic Training Graduation is going to be one of the most memorable and monumental moments in a service member’s life.” – JD, www.semidelicatebalance.com. Interesting how your next duty station was based on first letter of last name. 870-318-5404 Oh, and don’t forget the time when the DS walked down range to fix one of the automatic targets after we were ordered to unload our M-16s. I could barely run when I got drafted, but they made me into a lean and mean fighting machine. I remember we were trained how to assault a hill with fire teams. Better trained than the other “AIT” 11B’s I think. All of the guys that were in my company for basic training were National Guard guys from all over the US. Sometime in December 1970 the army ordered me to report to Fort Polk, Louisiana for basic combat training (BCT). View cart for details. The army placed great stress on spit-and-polish. Fort Knox Basic Training Yearbook 1956 Company D - 15th Battalion. 3rd Model OG-107 with button cuffs and v-cut pocket flaps Contained herein are comments describing the process. Below: Physical training (photos: U.S. Army). I was also was assigned to Company A, Special Troops. would love to know if he’s alive and ok. Bob Warden bigbadbob345@yahoo.com. Harold Hathcock, 196th Light Infantry Americal..WIA 5 months later. After those preliminary orders for Fort Ord I had an interview with the OCS officers, maybe a Lt. Col, and 2 Majors? School where we took the course for Communications Search and ad results are shown based on factors such as relevancy and (for ads) the amount sellers pay per click. When someone would ask “where did you go for AIT?” When you responded “Fort Polk”, there was always some kind of crazy comment. Received Letter of accommodation from CO and was promoted to PFC there. Also the post mentioned the Danang experience’s and the atmosphere of the withdraw of troops from Nam at that time. To aid in the learning process, we needed to be attentive at all times to what was being taught. Note I am the only one not in dress uniform, instead I'm Probably because most of our NCO’s were Korea vets and did not receive that type of training and just told us to walk up the hill. I do seem to remember that my time there started out pretty darn hot and muggy. This is the older pattern, with straight pockets and no cuffs. However, the only record I have of SSG Odom, is a picture of him in the book from my basic training days. Won the Barracks 5 weeks in a row. US Army Training Center - Yearbook (Fort Polk, LA), Covers 1 - 8 | E-Yearbook.com has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Michael Belis Company C 1/22 Infantry 1970-1971 . Go ARMY! Right out of high school. Fought with the VA for 35 years and finally got 100% disability. ou made me do pushups in the rain..telling meyou’d make me do pushups till You were tired “I will make you Superman!! Sorry Joe, but I don’t know for sure. Was trying to find out in Agent Orange was used in the area while I was training? Then my full orders came down…back to Tigerland for AIT. I love all my brothers who participated in the Southeast Asian War Games. I also processed personnel records for discharge and for shipment to Vietnam and Korea. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. Contact me at john3351@comcast.net if you have any insights on the use of agent orange at Polk. Our cadre were all recent Vietnam vets and seemed sadistic to us. Protected by Akismet | I remember a Drill Sargent named Harris & a 2nd LT from NY, but can’t remember his name. LOL. Got my right arm and left ass cheek screwed up and received a service connected disability from the shrapnel. I contacted a warrant officer on post and was told I would have to take the test again as there were no results in my file. After AIT, due to taking a 2-week leave for personal issues, I was assigned back to Ft. Polk. function click (e) { in Action | alert(message); In addition, your length of service was now six years. Herbicides were not used there. But you know, we’ve had so much BS with the lies and half truths concerning Vietnam, I wouldn’t doubt it at all. This book is from the United States Army Training Center Infantry in Fort Polk Louisiana. He changed me from Fort Ord for wasting their time. I left Fort Polk in 1967. I thought they were easier on us in Basic Training. If AO was used at Fort Pork I would like to know about it. Arrived at Polk for basic in summer 66, C-4-1, “Charging Charlie”. During an inspection, it was not uncommon for the inspecting officer or designee to loudly berate one or more of us for an infraction, almost invariably of a petty nature. Purple Heart didn’t mean much when I discovered the loss of my writing ability in my right hand. Still would like to connect with Jan Cole. Interesting Tigerland was still operating as it was. All but a handful went to Nam. Hated those low crawls right after chow. That and when two of the DSs were throwing stones at the Southern Copperhead snake who was coiled up by the edge of the narrow, one lane road as our company marched by. Too many moves since then – I’ve lost whatever pics and paperwork that I had. Fort Polk began as a base for the Louisiana Maneuvers in the 1940s. Me at Fort Polk, either To access the content of this book, scroll down. The leather tag was also sewn inside my garrison cap. Read our Cookie Policy. I was at Fort Polk in the summer of 71 I had basic and a it there .we came from Newark New Jersey and was suppose to fly out to fort Polk but the flight was cancelled so they took us to the holiday Inn hotel that night and we flew out the next day .I was like one of the last people to be drafted in the army .I enjoyed being there I was in the best shape of my life .after ait I was going to lpc school but my grandfather died so I went home .when I got back I still had my orders for Vietnam and I wanted to go because my brother and my brother-in-law was already there so I signed up to go .however we were holdovers for 10 days and ended up going to Erlangen Germany .I really didn’t want to go there I wanted to fight . After B-4-1 I wasn’t afraid of anything the Army could hand me. Minimum monthly payments are required. The drill sergeant was the trainee’s point of contact with the chain of command. Still have my 2nd Training Brigade year book with all DI’s. It served the 1st Armored Division in the 1950s, and became a basic training post during Vietnam War years of the 1960s and ’70s. Tom Rafferty who later transferred to finance , Vinnie Mulvaney, Tom Kirila, Bill Damrel, Willie Williams, Mineola,Tx are some of the guys I worked with. The experience of being there and then experiencing what happened after we left is sickening. Thanks. I was drafted 04/1970. Norman Davis, who was my boss until my out. The land that is now Fort Polk is part in a region of cultural resources, including archaeological sites, historic houses and structures, and other sites of historical value. I am his daughter looking for information. I was in D-2-1 July 1967. John Roppelt. Only my younger brother knows this you and God. Greg and I served together in Germany 1969-1970. Actually I’m a Life Member of the DAV and that is the only organization I belong to. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.
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