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6. I took basic training at Fort Lewis, WA...

Sat Nov 29, 2025, 12:17 PM

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before heading to Fort Sill. Spent the summer of '68 in Colorado Springs/Fort Carson. There were so many officers there awaiting the inevitable orders to SE Asia. Felt sorry for the National Guard troops. Heard later that they were basically used as replacements and fill-ins for different divisions in Vietnam and that many did not fare well.

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