We had a couple guys who should have never been in the military could barely tie their boots. Drill SSG Burton was something else..! I didnt pre plan the visit, perhaps I guy could do that and get a advance background check. He got sent out right from graduation and never received his book with all the photographs. Also, do you remember the name of your CO? Drill Sgt. from May thru Sept. 1969. (Survivor of the battle of Hue). Of the probably 200 wooden barracks, mess halls, HQ, supply rooms, etc on North Fort, there are three (3) two story HQ building left. But then the DI got his revenge by having us do onerous calisthenics in the rain in middle of the night. It would be sumpn to see or at least communicate with some of the guys. So long ago much is lost in time. He graduated June of 71. One funny story about my basic. Had a Sgt. 30 Nov 1970, D-3/1. I was one of his Squad leaders. Dan Webster Belated thanks for sharing your memory, Evan. When you saw a bunk mattress rolled up they did not come back. Lot of URI and if you went on sick call for 2 or more days you got re-cycled to start over or if you couldn't do PT you went to a PT platoon until you could do the Army drills and complete basic. Located in Washington, Fort Lewis dates back to 1917. That was September 71. D-3/1. My bunk mate came down with Meningitis, but survived. I've learned from the comments that most of the barracks have been demolished over the years. Now I've never been much for schadenfreude, but damn, sometimes a fellow just must indulge. I took BCT on North Fort Lewis 1971 (Oct to Dec) A-3-2 1st Platoon Drill Sgt. He ended up going into Bomb Disposal warfare. Interesting reading all these posts after this many years. His name is Robert(Bob) Dodge. Nevertheless, I hope you get your questions answered. A short skinny black E-6. Looking for pictures of Basic Training Unit A-3-2 May '69 thru Sept.'69. My time in old fort 10/30/68 to sometime in late February 1969 was spent as i'm sure yours was only training , no fun stuff. National Veterans Art Museum Chuck. Enjoyed the time up there and had a great group of guys, especially with us being all from Hawaii. / Entrar One guy tried a couple of times to take his life. Training was under very tumultuous weather conditions and Mt. Our DI was Sgt Johnson. Thank God. It is now known to have contaminants in the water and soil such as arsenic and iron. Vince Gerling. I was there February 1971 B11. Also had a Sgt. Enjoyed the constant heavy rain wearing wet weather gear, or a poncho. Was in D.1.1 April 17 1969 drill srg Lamb, E-5-2, SSGT RICHARD E. BURTON, AUG 1969 BEST OF THE BEST. There is only one recruit's name I remember; Alosisus (sp?) Him and Horn..! ( Drill Sergeants: GRAVES, KINCADE OR possibly FORCADE ). D.5.2August 1968 to October 1968SaluteDrill Sergeant Hungerford and PT Sergeant Blood. Screw the bed rest give me the aspirin, and I'll tie my boots tighter. Late 69 Fort Lewis B-3-1 His Charlie Company comrades knew him as Hoss. Rainer was awesome. Will pay IF you can get me a copy. I was in the first BCT cycle to use D Block in North Fort Lewis since WWII. Basic training in 1971, A-2-2, 1st platoon, SGT Gogo was the Drill Sargent, small but fast. Graves and Forcade (or Kincade?) Im from California which now complied with the Real ID Act. Spokane Public Library So naturally I thought it was great. Thru Port Angeles and stopped at Lake Crescent. Left for Vietnam 12/8/69 stationed at LZ Dottie. He marched us back and had us stand in formation in front of the barracks. God Bless all of our former and current military brethren. I entered late August 1970. Do Most were from Chicago, some from WA state, I was only one from AZ. My time was very uneventful. A-2-1, Johnny Baugh drill instructor. I do have a group photo if your interested I don't mind emailing it to you? I had a great tour in Europe. I was in B-52 at Fort Lewis Washington in August of 1968. She was watching a soldier with a stupid grin dump an entire bottle of bleach into the washing machine. Had your initial and last four of your ssa # on your clothes, My Dad is John Nix. 1969. June 2012, All November 2012 Came down with pneumonia 2 weeks before graduation. Back in the day when everyone had a prefix in their service number. I see your father has passed but encourage you to keep looking. (I have to go now). Arrived a Ft Lewis 30 Nov 1970. BCT, 23 Sept 1968 A-3-1. I remember seeing his uniform patches when I was a child, and he had a patch from the Americal Division, another from Sixth Army and an engineer patch with the motto "This We'll Defend." That taught bayonet training and was he good. Drill Sergeant Tanksley and a bunch of guys from Omaha. I made him laugh once when I asked him how to stop my socks from falling down and bunching up at the toe. My company was C 3 2. Big sign on the corner it says (Who Dares Wins). Senior DI Veliz. Steve Short - I knew a "Jerry". Getting recruits ready for Viet Nam. Branson Unbeatable prices on Pan America 1250 Special rentals in North Fort Lewis, WA, backed by quality customer service you can depend on. "Aspirin, or bad rest, and then be recycled." My best to all of the good Americans out there. Podcast Known Toxins Woke up with snow on our heads. We had nick names, mine was "Chaplain". The C-5 mock up by the ranges is still there. I was a NG from Tennessee. March 2018 They are given coordinates. I was with B-3-2. Pamela Sleezer, Joint Base Lewis-McChord Public Affairs on Feb. 23rd, 2023. Little did I ever think I would see that man again after basic training. Signed up in San Antonio, Tx. Good luck to all the a-3 -1 alpha gators! For the full list of federal holidays, visit the OPM website. I was a Reservist from NY State. On Graduation Day it rained so they moved everything indoors to that big auditorium across the parade field. Vail & SSG Weston, (Baxter, Williamson, Maddox, there went on to OCS with me).3-25-67 to 5-20-67; OC 69-67, 62nd Co., 3rd Plt., 2nd Sqd., Ft. Benning, GA, 6-7-1967-did not start till 6-26-67.Grad 2nd Lt, Dec. 12-1967. The official website for Madigan Army Medical Center Located on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Madigan Army Medical Center comprises a network of Army medical facilities located in Washington and California that serve more than 100,000 active duty service members, their families and retirees. Remember the winter of 69,was supposed to do BCT at ft. BLISS TX. My boots are out there too. Worked in post Head Quarters, Directorate of Plans and Training November 70 to March 72. You will operate as a member of a team of highly skilled engineers, data scientists, system integrators and cybersecurity professionals to collect, ingest, process, analyze, visualize, share, and secure the data for US . Forcade. All windows were open about 8" at night to prevent colds. Forgot about Pinto being at Porkchop Hill. I redid all my estate very recently and in doing so, went through a box of my military memoirs. In his graduation photo, it says D Co 2nd platoon. Also had a 32 yr old at the time named Jan Stein. I was with you there B1-1 Potter was black Saling was Small went to Vietnam in March 1968 6th bat 31 inf. My D.I told me to pick four guys besides myself for a 3 day pass home. Pokazuje odlego w kilometrach midzy Fort-Lewis i Victoria wraz z tras na interaktywnej mapie. We spent nearly 2 hours on the base. Wallace. The Puget Sound offers year-round boating, fishing, whale watching, and scuba diving. Army decided that they would let me stay in Hawaii at the reserve center, so I didn't get back to Ft Lewis to join back up with the company. Nov 1970 - Jan 1971, A-1-1, DI SSGT Delano. Hernandez, other DS was Fagan. About the Position: 108th Training Command, Initial Entry Training (IET), 4 BN/414, 1 Brigade, 104 Training Division, located in Fort Lewis, Washington. Did my Basic at North Fort, July to September71, B 3 2. March April and May for me.I remember we were the 4th platoon and I remember the painting of the decapitated VC on the outdoor broom closet with the caption"we eat VC for breakfast" and I remember Hecker and Steele and Hansen and Bryant and Beaudwin, and Liedtke and Pugh and Linstead and Halowapo and Burke the Indian. New barracks at Fort Lewis were specified with bearings walls and framing by other. But the memories will always remain. It was an Air war by then we had the ROKs and the Thais and ARVNS doing the dirty work.got my jeep shot up twice but came home unscathed!!!!! E-1-1 was in the hospital for about 3 weeks with pneumonia. fort lewis washington army base fort benning army charles de gaulle airport Fort McCoy Resident Unit 1681 West Eaton Road It was awful. Employment authorization document that contains a photograph (INS Form I-776) Oct.1968. Drill Sergeant Davila. Any one out there? He probably got an Article 15 for being so dumb. And undig it at night. Orcutt from Pasadena, Jefferson from Venice Sanchez from Pomona and Strobridge from Santa Maria. The Group is comprised of three battalion headquarters located at Fort Hood, Texas, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. At Ft. Lewis with a bunch of guys from Butte, NT. Full-Time. Assigned to base headquarters Plans and Training Directorate office. Drill Sergeant Kihiki Native American tribal document The weather was cold and rainy with no let up. My Drill Sgt. I showed up right after youAug 1968D-5-2. If someone came out of the darkness the weapon would have been useless with no time to load. If you are the kind of person that actually gets out and does things Ft. Lewis is like a smorgasbord. I cannot find a class picture and need assistance, If anyone has a photo or know where I can find one, I would appreciate it. And corporal Redman train for DI school. He is PFC Robert (Bob) Dodge. Those old barracks have been demolished and the road we fell out on is now open to the public. Very tough time in basic if you weren't in shape coming in. I seem to recall his name, but after 50 years I'm not much sure of anything. Patriots Prepared every man a Tiger. It also impacts people who need visitor passes for unescorted base access to visit friends, family, the museums, hospital or other locations on either JBLM or YTC. thanks for the info Dale..I guess the days of a visitors pass is out also, Recently, four months ago I was traveling south from a Seattle with my 15 year old grandson and decided to pull off at Steilicomb exit and give him a tour of old North Fort Lewis. We all got sick on the plane to Ft. Lewis and stayed sick the whole two months of basic. Rent My Motorcycle BRL Junte-se a ns! I remember the old saying was when u got up in the morning u didnt ask"if it was raining you asked instead how hard was it raining"! Rocky, you and I were there at the same time. Ben do you have any info on E,2,1 I was there in Feb to April 1970 for basic. John P. Trainor. Serving the Rugged Professional", Survivor Outreach Services | Total Army Sponsorship | Safety, Human Resources | Civilian Expeditionary Workforce, U.S. Army Environmental Command | Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy & Environment, TRAINING ALERT: Joint Base Lewis-McChord will conduct day and nighttime artillery, demolitions, and mortar training from Feb. 28 at 12 a.m. to March 3 at 11:59 p.m. Clyde, you must've been in the first of the VOLAR (Volunteer Army) basic companies. He was tough but fair and an awesome teacher. Fort Leavenworth Holiday Inn Express Hoge Hall IHG Army Hotels Otis & Custer House - Historia. Foreign passport with a current arrival-departure record or foreign passport with INS Form I-94/I- 94A bearing the same names as the passport and containing an endorsement of the aliens nonimmigrant status, if that status authorizes the alien to work for an employer Learn about housing options available at Joint Base Lewis-McChord as well as information about setting up utilities. Thank If i remember right i think everybody had to get some kind of shot. I rejoined my company while they were on bivouac. He gave me a bottle of cough syrup. Looking for information. Jane Cherney Stayed at Lewis in a training unit S4 until August and ended up in England for a year in Finance. I cant help but wonder what ever happened to these individuals. Troops were using them for city warefare training. I was with the 199th Lt Inf Bde attached to a SOG unit. Bob Benzon Krfp Radio Ericka, not sure your dad and I were there together you did not have any dates. Also Danny Solley from Atlanta, TX. Had BCT at Ft. Benning, E-11-3, Harmony Church, Drill Sgt. I was there in 1949-1950 The buildings were red brick are all of those demolished? Bill, I was in basic same Aug 1970 to Dec. D42 dont remember the DI' s name. We had the meningitis restrictions also back in 1966 too. STILL trying to get a copy of my Basic Training graduation picture, A-3-2, JULY 1969. I was drafted August 28,1968 houses in Ere Drill Sgt Leheigh It was miserable it rained almost everyday. I mentioned above that I pinched an ashtray from the messhall. He passed away in 2009 and did not speak of the war much, I was also told not to ask by my father. JBLM Mobile Shred event at the Lewis Main Commissary parking lot. I wasn't used to boots, so both ankles swelled up due to tendonitis. Send me your contact info to my email address. Ambush May 1969 thru Late Sept./Early Oct.(??) November 2018 Kent Nagle, Vince Grimes, ? The forest is massive and I'm a believer. Went to AIT FT. Bliss Texas it was as hot as Lewis was cold. Hence PV2 Wallace had KP. He was great to. Thanks. Hey Leo where you at now? Arizona guys, some Nebraskans, and a few from Chicago and Gary IN, good training, Mt Rainier was a pretty remarkable sight. My Drill Instructors were SGTs Rude and Woodward. There was one shower that worked and the 2 working toilets. This was their second try to get thru basic. John Trainor who was two time Viet-Nam true warrior. For more information click here. I went thru basic training on N. Fort Lewis 1969. I did basic at Ft Lewis, D-3-1 September 1970 to November 1970. A-4-2. D52 all the way. I was drafted. I remember the big guy by the name of Spicer. If I had still been in training, I would have been recycled. 15 seconds! There was a guy from Atlanta, TX named Donny Simmons. Culture shock for a bunch of surfer boys. Julie Titone is co-author of the Grady Myers memoir "Boocoo Dinky Dow: My short, crazy Vietnam War." Fort Lewis Barracks. dagnabbit@outlook.com, I remember very well having to do guard Duty have nighttime had to be fully dressed in fatigues and walk back and forth in that cold Barrett then I have to wake up my other buddy to take over, Looking for anybody that might have been there in between January of 1970 to the summer. We had to sleep with the windows open no matter the weather. It was bad during that time. JamesI think he had an orange Chevelle. I found A-2-2, 4th platoon, but not 1st platoon. Remember we would get rained on, get soaked then told to on rain gear. WWII era temp. I watched as maybe 15 or 20 dudes dropped their stuff into the bag. Support for the base and services for military personnel . . Fort Lewis Army Base in Pierce, WA Contact Information Phone: (253) 967-1110 DSN: 357-1110 In 2010, as the result of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC), Fort Lewis, was merged with McChord Air Force Base to create Joint Base Lewis- McChord, also referred to as JBLM. From May, 1966 to June, 1972, Fort Lewis trained 302,000 soldiers and deployed them overseas, including the 4th and 9th Divisions. Got in trouble had to do kp through most of training even on graduation day! Anyone have a copy of Basic Training Graduation picture of A-3-2 in July 1969? Many of these troops experienced their fair share of violence and trauma when deployed Vietnam, much like the other half-million American soldiers in the war. Entered Army Dec 67 BCT with D 3 3 thru Feb 68. As soon as we transferred to the newer, 3-story buildings for BT, the IG inspection came there and it was cleaning time again. Also pictures of Drill Sergeants Forcade and Graves. Off I went to be a medic in Vietnam. 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