We were part of the Americal Division and up in I Corp above Chu Lai Got in country July 69 and back to the states July 70 I had 5 months left in the Army and I will be damned if they did not send me back up to Fort Lewis There I was assigned to the 3rd Armoured CAV as the Training NCO lived off base with my wife and actually had a pretty good time. Washington; Search; Compare; Project; Community; Partners; News; Help; Old Maps Online. I was not a serious collector of army stuff but have some items and pictures to remind me. He was always telling us someone would hit us between "your snot-box and your cox-sucker" if we kept messing up. Take care all. But this left me with so many questions, I wish I could have been a bit older to speak to him about it. If i remember right i think everybody had to get some kind of shot. My Drill Instructors were SGTs Rude and Woodward. Fort Lewis WA | Fort Worth TX. . ABOUT: The 6th Military Police Group (CID), headquartered at JBLM, is comprised of three battalion headquarters located at Fort Hood, Texas, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, and JBLM. It worked and I stayed out of the hospital. Washington State Archives, Digital Archives is the first Digital Archives in the nation to Preserve the electronic Records of both State and Local Government. For more info, visit https://home.army.mil/lewis-mcchord/index.php/contact/noise-and-public-disturbances. A short skinny black E-6. I was in c 3 2 April 68 to June. Fort Lewis was merged with McChord Air Force Base on 1 February 2010 to form Joint Base Lewis-McChord . How could a 19 year old forget. Troy I was aware of your previous comments..I was up north and just coming thru the area and thought I would check the place out..as I stated with my Passport & ID as the website stated but no luck..did you take pictures back in 1987 when you toured the area..sure would love to see them if you did..phandph14@gmail.com is my email address if you would care to share..I was there for basic training Mar 28, 1968 thru part of Jun. From May 1969 thru October 1969 for Basic Training and Advanced Infantry Training. Arizona guys, some Nebraskans, and a few from Chicago and Gary IN, good training, Mt Rainier was a pretty remarkable sight. Hello, Drill Sgt Connor was my DI. Surprised to see someone I remember. It was the A12 version, green with a black fiberglass hood and a 440 6 pack. The obstacle course by it is gone. Nearby government services. 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!!!!! I think I was in B-1-1 but remember Long (think he was a big guy and a shake and bake). The original Fulton Dental Clinic was closed in December 2001; the building relinquished to the Fort Lewis Directorate of Public Works and Engineering and served as the Headquarters for 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (L) (Stryker). The commander of Nursing Services a Lt Col was alway after me to transfer to Nursing Services. Unbeatable prices on Pan America 1250 Special rentals in North Fort Lewis, WA, backed by quality customer service you can depend on. Felt so good, we begged the sergeant to go back in. Love to see some comments from anybody else there at around those times!! Randy, hope you get this. Ambush Posted: November 02, 2022. Most of those barracks were built for WW II and are still standing today. Your post was Jan 2018 so maybe I hope by now you have found him. It was the second time I had visited. I was stationed there in 68 we had to stand guard overBaby alligators and a funeral for one there was two groups one was from California the other was from Washington and I think my drill sergeants name was dear or deerI cant remember the spelling. Smoked pot with his girlfriend in his room in the barracks, then would send squad leaders out to get money for a hotel room for her. Oak Harbor Guess you could use it as a club. I was lucky to go through BCT during the summer months when the weather was perfect. I'm trying to remember my infantry training unitmaybe A-1-3; almost all of those buildings were gone. The inspection of our bunks was so rigid that most of us made up our bunks to specification, and then slept on top of that in our full gear so we would not mess it up when we got up in the morning. Later twice I was levied for VN but both times the levies were rescinded and I never received orders Good duty which I enjoyed and got to help Nursing Service assigned to the Dispensaries and put more of my training to use. It is indeed a historic place. you can find his picture on here under graduation picture 4th. Interesting reading all these posts after this many years. Some dreery days in the motorpool. B-5-2 April-May 1968. Army Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) - The Exchange, JBLM Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR). About eight guys from ND and MN showed up there at the same time. I am assuming he trained here? I sort of remember Long and definitely Senior DI Hernandez (he was older, big belly and his given name was Juventino). Vince Gerling. Julie Titone Suddenly, in the dark, we were attacked by elements of the trainers who charged our positions. Cpl Bluitt was our Platoon DI. He ran our butts off, but at the end of basic we double-timed 10 miles with no problem. Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA 98433 Hours: Monday - Thursday 7:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Friday 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 . Everybody hated the guy, he drove us like cattle, but in looking back, all he was doing was preparing us to go to Vietnam and survive. I rejoined my company while they were on bivouac. Signed up in San Antonio, Tx. Never knew his first name, would love to track him down and but him a beer or three if he is still around. We did the entire basic in wet gear. 15 seconds! Bill Norton: Our barracks in B-1-1(June end thru Labor Day1969) had one washer and dryer. We had Sgt. Realistic training to help us survive later on. Hawk Moore was everyone's hero. Came down on levey to Nam and was thee until July 71. E-Mail: sanfordjfreedman@gmail.com. JBLM Mobile Shred event at the Lewis Main Commissary parking lot. Michael: No offense but it was not the 3rd platoon of B-1-1 in August of 1969 that had a kegger in the woods. December 2012 Had come from Germany as a kid. I was sent back to ft Lewis for some permanent party. #1 Fort-Lewis 47.083027,-122.561378 Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Pierce County, Washington, United States of . Fort Lewis If I had been a sergeant, I could tell people outside of my kitchen what to do. My first day of AIT I had to pull KP. Shepard, tough but fair. I was in D-4-1. Caught the chicken pox and was in hospital got recycled to a B ,can't remember . My draft nbr was 11. Joint Base Lewis Mcchord My email is mrjay49@gmail.com. I believe we were Delanos 1st class of trainees. Big sign on the corner it says (Who Dares Wins). Jerry Rogers. That high school typing class came in handy I guess. Went to AIT FT. Bliss Texas it was as hot as Lewis was cold. BCT D-3/1, Inf AIT D-2/3. You know there are several ways of locating people especially if you have their original Home Town and at least a Service number better yet a SS number let me know if I can be of help We have found several hundred from my unit Big Bad Bravo, 4th Battalion 21st Inf 11th light infantry brigade. Like many older Army bases around the country, Fort Lewis built many structures with asbestos. stayed at lewis for AIT, but do not remember what company.Left May 70, Looking for pictures My Dad was 1Sgt Boyd Willams. If he did training in 1967 I am thinking he was in Vietnam in late 1967 or beginning of 1968. ldr-Capt. My picture was missed placed yrs ago so i dont have it to look at to recall those days. This was the exact same place where our brave soldiers spend their time after fight fearlessly for our country. We had the meningitis restrictions also back in 1966 too. Echo - 1 - 1, June to August 1971. Rainier in the sun the day we drew gear (Nov 7 or 8) then it rained or snowed every day after. Thank Don't trust the Army boys! Our paths may have crossed. I was there april 17 th 1969 to July. . Drill Sgt Dennison / Captain J.E. He had been one of my basic Drill Sgts in E-4-1 down the road a week or so before. Cannot remember their names. Related to Judy Davidson | David Ricks | Janet Davidson | Joseph Davidson | Laura Davidson. It had a mural of a severed VC head on a bayonet with slogan on it: To kill and have no mercy. Guest Readers They get calls from someone engaged in a fire fight. Wow! I do remember the cold rain and snow. 1970 February 9 to April 3 C42 anyone know me? There must have been list because the machines were in constant use but there was no quibbling about who was next. D-3-2 August 1967. God only knows where they ended up but they had AIT of 11Bravo. They are the HQ for 8th Bde, Army ROTC for 8 western states and Guam/American Samoa. and and Drill Sergeant Graves. D.5.2August 1968 to October 1968SaluteDrill Sergeant Hungerford and PT Sergeant Blood. He was a Drill Sgt. I was in the First All Volunteer RA Basic Training Company AT Fort Lewis, WA (10 Sept 1971). I was in C-5-2 Late 68 next door. All those guys I became so close to have faded into my memory..I hope they all did well and someday far off we will meet again to stand in Formation and pay respect to all who have fallen before us. D41. AIT & Duty: Military Police 2/67-10/67 Ericka, not sure your dad and I were there together you did not have any dates. John..I also did BCT with B-1-1, but in June of 71. Took basic in North Fort Lewis D Block from the last of August to November 1966. Pilot Does anyone know if AIT organized enlistees/training according to who was Vietnam-bound? He was a veteran of the battle of Pork Chop Hill in Korea. Shortest DI in the Army I think, perhaps 54 tall. May 2014 Basic training at Ft. Lewis, Feb-April 1970. I was in a different unit and have no interest in a photo of yours. Turned 18 in basic. This website still works very well, and it is fun to read the comments posted by those who shared Ft. Lewis BCT around that time. Does anyone remember my father Arthur Swanson? I visited theLew 20 years later for fun and wow all the memories. Ford Thunderbird Great memories there. I was in D-2-2. Basic training perfect? Jim and Dale, I was there Nov 1970 - Jan 1971 too, E-2-1. Went out once a week. Ran every where, and I mean every where. Was in D12, Sargent Mooney was our DI. The Drill sargent was a puertorican. I wish I had more information to give you. My grandfather was in Fort Lewis for basic, graduated in 70. After a late arrival at Ft. Lewis, basic training started early (0430) the next day. Located at 368 38th Street, Astoria, Oregon, it is easily the most famous spot where they filmed. But it didnt stop are training. I was drafted right after college. AKA Hodge Philadelphia.7/9/1969 Basic training at Fort Bragg NC. It's PCS season! A-2-1, Johnny Baugh drill instructor. I took my basic training at Fort Lewis starting in August of 1966. August 1971 - December 1971 Hughes. 1969 Basic B-1-1 and then AIT on the other side of the parade field. He was my drill sergeant in boot camp in 1970 and looking for some information for a Little Help from the Army which I've never had, D-2-7. 8th Brigade Army ROTC . He said it was the most beautiful sight he had ever seen at Fort Lewis. Most of the troops were going to the war zone those days, where it was too hot in more ways than one. We had a Sgt (a Black man) It would be sumpn to see or at least communicate with some of the guys. Graves and Forcade were the D.I.'s. Retirement and Weltschmerz. Thru Port Angeles and stopped at Lake Crescent. Not a Bad Training Cycle. Washington State Enhanced Drivers Licenses and IDs are Real ID Act compliant, so either can be used to prove identity. I was at Ft Lewisin February 1971C-2-1Sgt.Staley BCT with D-2-1 September 1971, SGT Smith was my DI - Chicago and Cleveland draftees - finished up and went to FT Sam Houston to train as a Medic and later worked as an E-5 Drug Counselor / Neuropsychiatric Technician (91F2Z) in Okinawa '72-'73. around 1967 - 1969 at Ft. Lewis. YOU WAS POSS NEXT MY BCT COMPANY E 3 2 1ST PLATOON DS KODI BROWN HARDY G W HARPER SORRY AEND OF 1ST COOK WAS SP4 JENKINS REAL A END SEWAGE WASTE MET If someone came out of the darkness the weapon would have been useless with no time to load. Basic and meningitis together was not a happy time. Lots of memories. platoon . who was the short drill sergeant .. the assistant drill was Geitson may be not the exact spelling but sounds correct. Grady Myers I was in 2nd Platoon D-5-2. AIT following (Infantry) there in Fort Lewis. I still have the D-3-2 photo somewhere. I took BCT on North Fort Lewis 1971 (Oct to Dec) A-3-2 1st Platoon Drill Sgt. I took basic at Lewis in March-April of 1967 D-2-2 Spent one week at North Fort then we transferred to the "new" 3-story concrete barracks next to the airfield. (not it was a bad habit which I broke long ago but forced cessation the first day of basic wasn't the way to do it. D-3-1 September '67 thru December '68. Consisting of 87,000. My grandfather was drafted into the Army from Nashville, TN sometime in 1967. I entered late August 1970. Returned to USAR, 305th Field Hospital, Gulfport, MS. Hi, It looks like you graduated with my dad at Fort Lewis. I had a E5 DI and a Puerto Rican E7. Most of the guys in 4th Platoon had AIT orders for other posts. I stayed in these barracks in 2004 for a detainee ops training prior to shipping off to Guantanamo. It's post 9/11 gone are the day's when you could just drive on the base. I'm writing about my experiences in the Army. Yeah, these are the "temporary" barracks we were housed in when I was in BCT at E-4-2 in early 1969. 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