I took a 4 week leave and then was to report to Oakland on July 4, 1967no later than 1200 hours to be sent to Vietnam. Since 9-11, Fort Polk Soldiers of have been called to serve around the world, deploying to Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom, New Dawn, Inherent Resolve and more, in missions that embraced medical, military police, engineer and other support roles in addition to combat missions. Copyright 2005-2023 Digital Data Online, Inc. Material on this website is protected by copyright laws of the United States and international treaties. Of this, 100,000 acres are owned by the Department of the Army and 98,125 acres by the U.S. Forest Service, mostly in the Kisatchie National Forest. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. WIA Feb 21st 71 medevac to Zama Japan from 91st Evac March71 then to Valley Forge Army Hosp. Below: Physical training (photos: U.S. Army). I too was a Personnel Specialist with the Adjutant Generals Office and also assigned to Company A Special Troops. . 9/11/2018 Previous review. gods speed . Relive homecoming, prom, graduation, and other moments on campus captured in yearbook pictures. In those days, Polk was as rough as anything the Marines handed out. The warrant officer told me that there was a school opening at Fort Wolters three weeks after graduation from AIT and that I would have to speak to the CO and request that he hold me over. Thanks Dad for that $100 bucks. 1972 US Army Infantry Training Center Fort Polk Louisiana LA Yearbook 4th Condition: Used Price: US $19.99 Buy It Now Add to cart Add to Watchlist Returns accepted Ships from United States Shipping: FREE Economy Shipping | See details Located in: Hatboro, Pennsylvania, United States Delivery: Estimated between Thu, Dec 22 and Thu, Dec 29 to 23917 It was a bad time to be in the Army because most men were resentful draftees, but we got by. That was rough. A commander who cannot develop proper discipline must be replaced. General Lesley J. McNair, Below: Life in the barracks. Fort Polk, Louisiana, is a U.S. Army military base located in western Louisiana. Three years ago at age 66, I was diagnosed with Leukemia which can be caused by Agent Orange. He was a little squirt and I was 6 2 and weighted 190 lbs. 196th Light Infantry Americal..WIA 5 months later. I was in fort Polk for boot camp and AIT my Sargent was drill sargent Shepard anyone with information i arrived January 1975 to may 1975 we all endured ranger like training while there a lot of running,lots of PT and push ups as i tell my story today it helped me become the man i am today all respect to tiger land home of the pigmy rattle snake and alligator lake. This amount is subject to change until you make payment. The items are shelved in an area that is closed to the public. 1972 Topics Soldiers--Training of--Louisiana--Fort Polk--Periodicals, . After my training at Polk I went to Ord then to Benning. We all knew that we were going to Vietnam after training and we were also reminded by the training instructors every day. If you think this would be the time period I would be glad to check my year book. Five, it was hot and humid and it rained. Joe was a real nice and funny guy. Fort Dix Basic Training Yearbook 1979 Company B. Roster and Photos for Recruit Company B for 1979, United States Army Basic Training, Fort Dix, New Jersey. Morning formation was followed by breakfast, then by physical training, then by more training in accordance with the program for that day. Still have my 2nd Training Brigade year book with all DIs. He also did 3 tours in Vietnam as well. Ive been battling agent orange diseases for over 15 years now and the VA still think I could have been exposed to dioxin like roundup when I was a kid. We stood on that asphalt pad out back until about midnight. All got Post Privileges except that winner got Off Post Privileges. Primary mode of instruction was through lectures. December 1967 Yearbook. I would like to speak with you and I hope I can help fill in some pieces but not in public forum. Better trained than the other AIT 11Bs I think. Training company was directly across the road from Tigerland. It would have been our last or next to last patrol before being moved to DaNang. for basic training in 1966. On December 26, 1970, I reported to Fort Polk, Louisiana, for basic combat training. I had just graduated from college and gotten married so I was one of the old guys and a college boy. This is an indexed collection of middle school, junior high, high school, and college yearbooks from across the United States. Are you trying to find old school friends, old classmates, fellow servicemen or shipmates? Then I was sent to Ft. Bliss and thought Id died and gone to heaven. Thank you for your service. Story of Bau Bang. Dont know if this will help, but I hope so. Below: (left) Graduation and (right) equipment used to transform a civilian into a soldier. I truly Polk helped prepare me for Nam. Our troops are capable of the best of discipline. How do I find out who died in Vietnam from my training cycle? It began with a jolt. Obtained port calls and extracts from morning reports for AWOLs. Older Class of 1976 Class of 1977 Class of 1978 Class of 1979 Class of 1980 Class of 1981 Class of 1982 Class of 1983 Class of 1984 Class of 1985 Class of 1986 Class of 1987 I was wounded 02/71 on a patrol working off LZ CENTER. I was at Ft. Polk in 1968. He never made it to Vietnam and never made it back home. Are you planning a reunion and need assistance? Fort Campbell Basic Training Yearbook 1968 Company C. Roster ane Photos for Recruit Company C, 4th Battalion, 1st Training Brigade for 1968, United States Army Basic Training, Fort Campbell, Kentucky. I was there from Sept to Dec 1967.Sgt Strahan from Cape Cod was my drill sgt. For additional information, see the Global Shipping Program, This amount includes applicable customs duties, taxes, brokerage and other fees. Did you know that Fort Polk has all four varieties? All the rest E through Z went to Vietnam. The deadly herbicide known as Agent Orange was used in great quantities during the Vietnam War. During that time, I was issued a set of uniforms, various pieces of military equipment, and completed certain paperwork. I met with the CO. This amount includes applicable customs duties, taxes, brokerage and other fees. E-Yearbook.com has a wealth of genealogy information spanning over a century for many schools with full text search. John Roppelt. He was one of the best supervisors that I had the pleasure of servicing. 5 in 15 months. Anybody says the marines had it harder dont know what theyre talking aboutpropaganda. Company Commander: Lt. Cadman Owens. I liked Basic Training because all our Drill Sergeants were Black and really made marching fun. Training was intense. It served the 1st Armored Division in the 1950s, and became a basic training post during Vietnam War years of the 1960s and 70s. To me, new to the army and a civilian through and through, such nitpicking seemed pretentious, theatrical, arbitrary, and even terrifying, nothing more than an attempt to bully us into submission. The week before we graduated from basic we were in formation and told what our next duty station would be, but not what training it was. my dad was a drill sgt here roger burdette wish someone had some pics of him think he was there in 1967-68 and later. Fort Polk is a United States Army installation located in Vernon Parish, approximately 10 miles east of Leesville, Louisiana, and 30 miles north of DeRidder, Louisiana. dd. But no one openly questioned or challenged the legitimacy of the army as an institution or the demandsimposed on us as trainees. Any veteran with a cancer diagnosis who was exposed to agent orange is eligible for VA Medical Benefits. Be the first one to, United States Army Training Center, Infantry, Fort Polk, Louisiana. Roster and Photos for Recruit Company D, 15th Battalion, 5th Training Regiment for 1956, United States Army Basic Training, Fort Knox, Kentucky. Find Iowa High School Alumni, Reunions, Yearbooks and Class Photos! Pre-Owned. Mine was Ft. Ord. 3 Embossed,brown Robe Santa Claus Postcard 1909 & More. The report said that he had been complaining of feeling tired, over heating, dizziness and nausea. I was there in March of 1968 and would like to contact some of the guys in my unit but have forgotten which company. Well, what did you think? i was there in 1971 we were sprayed . Good to know someone else who was in the same office building, at the same time, and lived in the same company, Co A, Sp Trps. cg mp; hy on; Your country's customs office can offer more details, or visit eBay's page on, Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas, United States. Thank you for your post. Your tour reflects many of the same incidents I and many many other 11Bs experienced. (photos: U.S. Army). My platoon had a corporal, but he was outside the chain of command. Company Commander: 2Lt Robin Edmond. He would have served from April 68-April 71. Fort Dix Basic Training Yearbook 1961 Company N. Roster and Photos for Recruit Company N, 4th Training Regiment for 1961, United States Army Basic Training, Fort Dix, Kentucky. He was responsible for the platoon and had authority to issue orders. Drafted April 70/ did basic at Ft Knox then shipped to Ft Polk Tiger Land for another 8 weeks AIT(July-Aug). Anyway good luck in your search. remember. Each platoon wassupervised bya drill sergeant. I took Basic at Polk in March 1968. NEED HELP WE WERE SPRAYED DURING TRAINING PLEASE CONTACT ME AT jimmyandclaudia@gmail.com thank u jimmy. To further reinforce the immersion process,for the first four weeks we were confinedto the post. During the Vietnam War, Fort Polk was known as the "Home of the Combat Infantryman" due to the realistic basic and combat training taught there. My biggest memory of my 18 months there, was the town of Leesville. Being out of the bush would have been different maybe just more patrols as usual? I never found this only later in years to read the time lines of the 196th Light Infantry movements. Half a century ago next October. The United States Army Armor School began in 1940 as the Armored Force School and Replacement Center at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Below: Drill sergeantinstructingtrainees at the rifle range. Fort Knox Basic Training Yearbook 1977 Company D, 2d Bn, 1TB. I think my dad was there around the same time you were. Had 1st Sgt Rainwater.. 1972 Fort Dix, NJ B 1-21st Platoon. I hope you keep searching and I wish you my best. I also processed week-end warriors (Reserves and National Guard troops), in summer, 1967, who were assigned to Ft. Polk for their summer training. After basic, I was ordered to Combat Medic training at Ft. Sam Houston, TX then to Ft. Riley and, finally, the 3d Infantry Division(Audie Murphys outfit) in Wurzburg, FRG. Anyone interested in pictures let me know. So taking Taxi ride to North Folk complaining about winning 5 and not 6th. In AIT I had 2 regular army guys on my 81mm mortar team. Revisit your fraternity or sorority and see familiar places. In basic training I think I was in C-5-1. We were exposed a number of times in Vietnam, though. About 1:30 am, we went to a supply room, got a sheet, pillow, and blanket, and was marched to a barracks. We arrived at Ft Polk around 1AM Aug.~Nov 67. We slept in metal-framed bunk beds; two trainees to a bunk. The soldier is at once the agent, instrument and object of state violence. -Kenneth T. MacLeish, Below: Trainees at the rifle range. TWS is the largest online community of Veterans existing today and is a powerful Veteran locator. To aid in the learning process, we needed to be attentive at all times to what was being taught. Assigned to G2/G3 at Hq USARV. Emilee Smits I think it helped me survive and gave me some edge over less fortunate troops who trained elsewhere. The bunks contained no safety rails nor did the bunks have ladders tofacilitate access tothe upper bunk. Training had begun. I saw that we had something in common, and wanted to comment. Welcome home brother. Did manage to make E-5 while in the 95th Evacuation Hospital in Danang. I was in D-2-1 July 1967. During that time 1/40th Armor participated in training exercises with the . Very unpleasant place. In my training company, trainees came fromdifferent ethnic and social backgrounds and from different regions of the United States. C $72.72. The success of basic training depended on the quality of the training provided. Strange journey but I survived the Nam to live the Dream I living now! Remember them who didnt come back alive and those missing. Want to find out what hairstyle was popular in the 1920s? In 1962, Fort Polk began converting to an infantry training center. Allan, did you work in the 1st wing of building 317? 238 Recruits Graduated on 8 August 1979. Couldnt believe the lousy treatment after being treated like crap in basic. After a few weeks I thought that being a helicopter pilot might be a better idea. Hygienic and bodily functions were performed in view of others. Those being shipped out were processed by some of my buddies in Company A, Sp. Joe 196th Light Infantry Americal Div. I still remember the fights in the M-gator Pit, 1/2 mud and 1/2 water, where we were champions of all the other companies that were challenged. Company Commander: CPT Stanley L. Adsit. Jan 20, 2017 The Vietnam war was still going strong in the winter of 1970. 1965 US Army Training Center Infantry Fort Polk LA Yearbook Co D 1st Bat. So, we either worked in the same office, or you worked down the hall from our office. My mother and father are now deceased and they had so many questions that never got answered. I always thought that AIT stood for Advanced Infantry Training but I now know it is Advanced Individual Training where you learn the skills to do your Army job. Many of us hopped on busses to Dallas Love Field to catch airplanes home. Im a little lazy. Benicio Del Toro. Want to find out what hairstyle was popular in the 1920s? Hill 270, 350, Maude, the ridge line and others I cant recall. v. : 31 cm Publisher varies Fifth Training Regiment, Second Battalion, Company G (22 Aug. 1963-17 Oct. 1963) -- Fifth Training Brigade, First Battalion, Company D (28 June 1965-21 Aug. 1965) -- Second Training Brigade, Second Battalion, Company B (20 Sept. 1965-13 Nov. 1965) -- Second Training Brigade, Second Battalion, Company A (3 Jan. 1966-26 Feb. 1966) -- Second Training Brigade, Third . Go big or go home (in a body bag). Was a 71H30 (Personnel Specialist) with Adjutant Generals office in building 317. Congratulations for the good luck of staying out of that debacle. I got 1 hour sleep that night. Any one wit information or photos my company was Co. E 1st Bde. Montana Magazine 4 issues, 1956-95. We kept running and running just like Forrest Gump. E-Yearbook.com has a wealth of genealogy information spanning over a century for many schools with full text search. 1954 Co B, 63rd Infantry Regiment, 6th Infantry Division, 1963 Co B, 5th Bn, 1st Brigade, 7 October 1963 29 November 1963, 1961 US Army Training Center Yearbook (Fort Leonard Wood, MO), 1963 US Army Training Center Yearbook (Fort Polk, LA), 1970 US Army Training Center Yearbook (Fort Bragg, NC), 1974 US Army Training Center Yearbook (Fort Polk, LA), 1976 United States Army Training Center Fort Dix New Jersey Yearbook, 1977 US Army Training Center Yearbook (Fort Leonard Wood, MO), 1986 US Army Training Center Yearbook (Fort Sill, OK), 1987 US Army Training Center Yearbook (Fort Jackson, SC). This training area became known as Tigerland. Revisit your fraternity or sorority and see familiar places. Daddy helped bring the combat trackers to light. I may or may not have seen your father depending on what section, Basic or AIT troops he may have trained with. Check out our fort polk yearbook selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our shops. Below: Trainees at work (photos: U.S. Army). But I played it along and missed a bit of basic. I requested a copy of my records in 2015, and received them. My basic training was in Company E, First Battalion, Second Training Brigade (E-1-2), from October, 1966 thru January, 1967. 3rd Armored Division 1950 Yearbook Fort Knox KY Spearhead Army Field Artillery. I thought they were easier on us in Basic Training. This included knowing how to kill. A virtual library of Military History. I am not wild about our politicians either. . Bravo Blackhawks! Got to Nam and became 11B for 4 months before I touched a mortar. Military Service. Probably because most of our NCOs were Korea vets and did not receive that type of training and just told us to walk up the hill. If you served in 1st Armored Division, Join TWS for free to reconnect with service friends. In making the difficult transformation from civilian to soldier you have written a chapter of the story it tells. Fort Jackson Basic Training Yearbook 1969 Company B. Roster and Photos for Recruit Company B, 2nd Battalion, 1st Training Brigade for 1969, United States Army Basic Training, Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Please take care guys, catch you later. Some were active army; others were serving in the reserves or national guard. I came home pretty beaten up and didnt ever want to deal with politicians again. I managed the personnel records for the same leaders who were in my basic training company. God Bless all you guys that did better than me. I get kind of remorse thinking how close i came to getting out of the bush without being wasted or wounded. Harold Hathcock, Good Luck, and hope this helps. I would like to post the Mar May 1968 Ft. Polk cadre of D-3-2. (photos: U.S. Army). But you learn its not just about you. A military yearbook from 1966. That website is https://www.archives.gov/veterans. on the Internet. Troops. Hope your duty was better. For additional information, see the Global Shipping Program, (6) US Army Photos/Basic Training/Fort Polk, Louisiana 1972, USPS First Class Mail International / First Class Package International Service. Spent 14 months working at the AG building as a 71H30 in the coding section for incoming recruits. I remember a Drill Sergeant Burdett, tall thin man, very quite and not too mean. It wasn't until the 1961 Berlin Crisis that Fort Polk reactivated on a more permanent basis and became an infantry training center in 1962. Basic was not a totally unpleasant experience for me as most of us were not slated for infantry AIT, where the atmosphere was much, much more serious. Dix he was a tough guy but fair. Stationed at Fort Polk from 11/65 to 11/67. Fort Jackson Basic Training Yearbook 1964 Company E. Roster and Photos for Recruit Company Company E for 1964, United States Army Basic Training, Fort Jackson, South Carolina. The quick build up of US forces in Eurpoe was to deter further Russian aggression. I was wounded in February of 72 about three to five clicks west of Firebase Maude which is south of Danang about 5 miles. I thought that sounded good, at least better than Tigerland at Polk. We had sometimes seen those guys looking miserable, wearing not just the helmet liner but the steel pot as well, definitely tougher than we had it, and that was not too pleasant. Something went wrong. Fort Polk is the only Combat Training Center that also trains and deploys combat units. 153 Recruits Graduated on 16 September 1977. Best wishes to all those who served and a big thank you! I dont know if I could take orders too good. Which I found out afterwards, why! the old saying goes like this: I left the Nam but the Nam has not left me. Came back to Ft. Polk, and my MOS was change from 91A10, Medical Corpsman, to 71A10 Personnel Clerk, Adjuant General Bldg, and remained there for the next 15 months. Haven't had a cell issue since. I later that year went back to the Academy and became a Drill Sgt. Either way, was there to serve my country. Four, we had maybe only 3-4 hours of sleep. I could barely run when I got drafted, but they made me into a lean and mean fighting machine. Does anybody know if they had yearbooks for the AIT Units at Tigerland?? Instant Access to Millions of Yearbook Pictures, High-Resolution, Full Color Images Available Online, Search, Browse, Read, and Print Yearbook Pages, View College, High School, and Military Yearbooks, Browse our digital annual library spanning centuries, Support the Schools in our Program by Subscribing. Terrible, awful, sickening, and hurtful is all I can say about Vietnam. Only my younger brother knows this you and God. Thank GOD you didnt hit anyone, fool. It makes you part of a team, which helps you to survive. Rodney Frelinghuysen, Below: Bayonet training. just missed going to Danang for base security by one patrol as the war was winding down. One such camp was Fort Polk located in southwest Louisiana near the bustling towns of DeRidder and Leesville. The 2nd Armored Division moved from Fort Polk to Fort Hood, Texas, in 1993, with the majority of the 5th Division's equipment. Then, after basic back to Tigerland. Hello I had 2 brothers who trained in fort polk 167 Johny Humberson and Gary lynn Humberson both were in Vietnam 19 67 19 68 if any one knows them contact me on face book Humberson david @yahoo.com. We arrived in busses and were assigned to barracks. Sgt. E-Yearbook.com will also publish the yearbook images online for people to share and enjoy. During their training, more will be understood about the routine that will become such an essential part of their next eight weeks in Basic Combat Training. Company Commander: 1st Lieutenant CAREY W. GREEN, JR. 194 Recruits Graduated. Long runs, low crawl before chow, fire guard, and waxing the center isle. Lost three buddies during my tour and was wounded myself with schrapnel. These centers provide care for children ages six weeks to six years old, Monday through Friday. Our drill sergeants kept us busy. Basic training is horrible. He was pissed because, as he said, he had to be there to feed us recruits. Company Commander: CPT Morvin D. Grissom. Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. Interesting how your next duty station was based on first letter of last name. This loud, intense and intimidating onslaught of noise caught everyones immediate attention and set the tone for what basic combat training would be like for next eight weeks. She worked there long before I got there, whe was still working there when I left. I really need to get into touch with someone whom can vouch for me being there for my retirement benefits And that end is developing a soldiers discipline and attention to even the smallest details. Brett & Kate McKayfrom How to Make a Bed You Can Bounce a Quarter Off Of. I got drafted, as well, 1966-1968. yes his time at Ft Polk would or should be on duty assignments date and time ect. cn. Tigerland 1964-66 as a draftee. Company Commander: Capt. My training companys chain of command was as follows: trainee (E1 or E-2) -> drill sergeant (E-5) -> senior drill sergeant (E-6) -> first sergeant (E-7) -> executive officer (2nd lieutenant) -> company commander (captain). The barracks were not new but the same style we had at Fort Ord at the reception station. Apparently, you and I were in the same building, at the same time, from April, 1967 to November, 1967. Still, after all these years, and having been to the Wall three times, and having lost several of by Veteran brothers, I still dream about the wonderful memories before I lost my innocence in Nam. 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. Two of the guys on my mortar team were in the regular Army and one of them was going to jump school at Ft. Bragg after AIT. We got on board a rickety old plane and flew somewhere in Texas then took busses into Fort Polk, LA. Your story perked up my ears as soon as I saw Fort Polk. No Copyright.No Table of Contents.Title page is on the Cover.No page numbers found. FORT POLK, the largest military installation in Louisiana, is located in the western part of the state, near the bur- geoning communities of DeRidder and Leesville. I took the test again and scored exceptionally well. I was at Ft. Polk from July- November 1971. Gary, I understand. Our training day commenced at around 5:30 AM with revelry and ended at dusk to the sound of retreat. Finally got in bed about 3:00 am. LOL. While much of our collections have focused on the United States Navy, we also have significant . We and our partners share information on your use of this website to help improve your experience. Regardless of any progress made in the countrys educational institutions, the Armys business is success in war and the Army cannot safely neglect any subject that experience has shown to be important to that success. General Dwight D. Eisenhower. I was at Polk for AIT (Tigerland) in July and August 1968 after completing basic at Fort Dix, NJ. Pays to be smart!!! Helping others to find their Boot Camp yearbooks and Platoon Photos. Dodge High School Yearbook. Learn more Opens in a new window or tab. If anyone remembers my brother or this incident I would really like to talk. Yet attention to the individual is the key to success, particularly because American manpower is not only our most precious commodity it will, in any global war, always be in short supply. General Dwight D. Eisenhower. And yes I am right handed. I ended up in Danang and was on every fire base with in 20 miles. My DI was Sgt. . Purple Heart didnt mean much when I discovered the loss of my writing ability in my right hand. jan. 1972. A yearbook is a comprehensive record of the entire year of a high school class. Fort Knox Basic Training Yearbook 1956 Company D - 15th Battalion. About U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016. With the war winding down like it was but one can never really figure out the military competely. I was in the Lancaster PAANG for 21 years. Effective date of change is the publicantion of the 2001 annual history) CY 2001 (2 copies . With the little amount of pay I was taught very early how to get candy from the old vending machine in the hallway next to the door leading into the area we worked. I took Basic and AIT at Fort Polk, North Fort from March into August 1972. If you have any questions, ask us on facebook or twitter. My father and I watched the NVA storm the airbase at Danang after I was back in the world on TV and we both cried. 1972 Ft. 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. That church was always so supportive of the military and military personnel who came to their church. Had draftees coming in 24 hours a day. Yes, it was also the years of love-ins, peace marches, riots, and of . I might recognize their names, but I can not recall specific names or what platoon I was in . I was in the best shape of my life even better than when I played high school and college baseball. 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