Jonny Baugh was a combat veteran, Silver Star in Vietnam. THE GOONIES HOUSE. I had to spend a week in the hospital because I caught pneumonia. I was in 3rd platoon B-5-1 13th basic cycle the name Swanson does sound familiar I have a picture of the platoon with our DI I'll have to check it out and see if I can read the name on his field jacket. 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. What a beautiful lake. I don't remember his name. I was always starving, too, but I gained ten pounds in the 2 months I was there. We normally weren't allowed to buy anything but essentials at the PX, but this DI was so friendly. Michael Simpson 1969 Basic B-1-1 and then AIT on the other side of the parade field. Thank you. Lot of rain. D.I. Even the 11 Charlies (mortar men) who were all NG from Hawai'i were good runners. All because i defended a fellow soldier from a bully officer. I made him laugh once when I asked him how to stop my socks from falling down and bunching up at the toe. I was drafted, at the time I thought the world was against me.but now I see it as the best thing that could of happened. Drafted March 1970. It was tuff but I'm glad the draft got me. We've got some stories for sure. I sauntered in and hid my loot on top of the ventilation ducting over the toilets. Google Earth road view shows them standing, but the aerial view shows they are gone. I was in 2nd Platoon D-5-2. Reading this blog helped me. It was heaven when I went from there to Fort Ord, CA. Not sure about the date I arrived at fort Lewis it was only temporary. He was a veteran of the battle of Pork Chop Hill in Korea. I was there. I was with Linstead when we came back and saw your work.I was a holdover.finally assigned to the Army Security Agency trained at Fort Ord and eventually they sent me to NAM as everyone was coming home. It's PCS season! I was in D-2-2. Nearly all of us were Reserve in our barracks. Remember the old buildings well. I was drafted right after college. Opened in 2008 we are the only privately owned boarding facility on a military post in the U.S. and 9 days. Prince (and what a lovely guy he was! He was great to. Also known as Richard David | Richard Davison | Richar Davidson . I hope you or someone else can help me connect the dots, my memory not too good anymore. Zeeks and Sgt. Dispensary 7 North Fort served BCT and AIT. We remembered each other from basic training and had a good time reminiscing about some of the things that went on. For Washington and Minnesota this is the Enhanced Driver License or Enhanced ID June/69-Aug/69. The Puget Sound offers year-round boating, fishing, whale watching, and scuba diving. I needed a copy of my DD-214 not long ago. C-3-1 Feb-Apr 1970. Weather Underground provides local & long-range weather forecasts, weatherreports, maps & tropical weather conditions for the Joint Base Lewis-McChord area. THX. It would be sumpn to see or at least communicate with some of the guys. He would have likely been at the North Fort; and there were trainees in all directions during the time you indicate. This position requires an active membership as a Soldier in the Army Reserve before a start date can be set. Very grateful. 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. Didn't make it to Fort Lewis this time but I'll give it a shot next time we visit. I was in B 5 2 Jan 70 for Basic Road Runner Platoon. After AIT I was assigned to Ft Lewis again but not to the VN transfer point instead my orders were for Madigan General Hospital. Can't believe I made it through all that. 8th Brigade Army ROTC . Had our white E-4-1 maggot tags where we could be returned if lost. Brittany's Gourmet Coffee, 690 Barnes Blvd, Lewis McChord, WA 98438. Podcast JBLM Mobile Shred event at the Lewis Main Commissary parking lot. I remember the 20 mile force March, they don't work trainees as they did then. I showed up right after youAug 1968D-5-2. You would be hard put to find an activity that you could not do in this area. Willie Roberts, Kacey Wilson and 2 others at 5071 Crary Ave, a single family residence - Find owner, businesses, contact information, property data, public records, neighbors, and more I miss the team work we had going on then. I was in B-52 at Fort Lewis Washington in August of 1968. Remember the winter of 69,was supposed to do BCT at ft. BLISS TX. I was in the next group after you. I was in the hospital for a week but never got re-cycled. The sites are McChord Air Force Base and Fort Lewis, both located just south of Tacoma. I'm writing about my experiences in the Army. Could never really get warm.rain and snow most of the time.sad to see the old barracks torndown I guess it's progress. 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. He said it was because 5 or six guys had just died in the Fort hosp. I had basic training there 1969 from fort Lewis I went to fort ord California for infantry training and leadership School. Steve, the only thing I can say that makes sense from your time to mine was the losses during Tet early 1968, they needed you and you were one of the best they had so they made an exception. You are so right Lon. Everyone loaded up with candy bars and stuff. Ambush It was awful. So long ago much is lost in time. John..I also did BCT with B-1-1, but in June of 71. I hated Ft. Lewis because every morning it was either raining or freezing. I never heard of a case of it, but I think those restrictions became protocol for training for several years. ETSed with 90 day drop Jan 72 as Sp/5. Last minute they sent to ft.Lewis in December.Very cold was in A-3-1 alpha gator north fort. Story at Fort Lewis, and went in with a bunch of California and Nebraska kids. I was there in April-May 1971. We were right across from the dog training area down a hill where we did a lot of running. Troops were using them for city warefare training. Went to Vietnam after that. I would not even know where to start looking for the old area of Basic training from back in the 60s..is there a certain part of the post that was for Basic and can it be googled..I do not know my building but I do know the group I was with back in Mar 68. I've learned from the comments that most of the barracks have been demolished over the years. (Drill SGT;s Forcade and Graves) I would gladly pay for one.. Fort Lewis Privatized Family Housing. I was there from Nov.1968 to April 1969.I was in training company D-2-1.One of the D.I.s that I remember was Sgt.Dalhover.If anyone remembers that winter, it was on of the worst ones in 50 years or so we were told.Some training was cancelled on account of the snow.That and the rain made our training miserable.What made it bearable was the camaraderie as we were mostly from the Bay Area and like the saying goes misery loves company. Tasted like heaven and you could have 2. I can scan and send a copy if someone doesn't have one. November 2012 Kelly Allen and I took a bike trip in 88 and revisited our barracks. We were there 3 years apart but our barracks werent that far apart and both still there in 88. We had an E 5 by the name of Houlihan. I told my drill sergeant that was wrong and that I was suppose to be a social worker and psychiatric helper and he said "Damn it Colton your going to be a G** Dam Medic. Fort McCoy Resident Unit 1681 West Eaton Road We wore a white "magot tag" that showed we were trainees. basic training helped me survive. God bless! Mokie, Ive been trying to find you for 30 years. Only 3 of the WW II type buildings were left of the ones where I had basic (E-4-1) /AIT (B-2-3) in 71. I wish I remembered my drill sergeant's name, a Staff-Sergeant who was promoted when we graduated. That taught bayonet training and was he good. It is a bond that brings us together. Most beautiful sunrise I have seen was there. Drill SGT BEAN bunch of us from Sacramento and San Francisco. I too was in A-3-2 in that Oct to Dec 1971 cycle. I was in B-5-1 (if I remember correctly) and we were in 2 story barracks with double bunk arrangement, with a shower and bathroom on the first floor. Reunion I was in Ft Lewis in 1971, can't remember the months I was there, have to look it up, I was in Company C-3-1 all Hawaii company. AIT Fort Sam Houston, Combat Medic. Does anyone know if AIT organized enlistees/training according to who was Vietnam-bound? Getting recruits ready for Viet Nam. Also Danny Solley from Atlanta, TX. . I was there in B-1-1 June thru Labor Day 1969. Employment authorization document that contains a photograph (INS Form I-776) Letters 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. Our fatigues mostly went out to the quartermaster laundry and the rest was washed in the machines in the latrine. It was trashed; yep, he piled it up. We had some reserve drill sgts for their 2 weeks and they had a hard time keeping up with us. Just wondering if this might have been you? I think the 1SG was a SGT E-8 Jenkins, a good solid man. If someone came out of the darkness the weapon would have been useless with no time to load. Young and scared but willing to do what we were told. Wasn't bad enough that he almost died, but he was recycled too. We went home for Christmas too all sick as hell with pneumonia and or bronchitis. He's in the Navy as was my dad Bill and my father inlaw Jack O'brien. I let my boys climb on the old ropes. They all died in Vietnam God Bless those guys. A lot of Reservists in the unit especially from Ohio. 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). I also have no idea how our laundry was done in Basic, but I remember vividly going to a laundromat in Fort Ord cook school because of one event. April 2015 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!!!!! 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. Caught the chicken pox and was in hospital got recycled to a B ,can't remember . Grew up hunting in Brown bear country and fished commercially and was made a squad leader in D-4-1, Drill Sergeant Dye, black man from Florida, E-6 from 1st Air Cav. Register by Feb. 18 to get shirt by packet pick up. The first new three-story barracks quadrangle opened on November 29, 1927, housing a field artillery regiment, today buildings 2019, 2020, and 2021 between Montana Street (now Pendleton Street) and California (Liggett Street). I hope you get a chance to read "Boocoo Dinky Dow" Grady's experiences at Fort Lewis are a big part of the story. I was probably in the rotation before you Oct-Dec. 20/20 hindsight. Hit Vietnam 70-71. Project Location: JBLM, WA. So many memories. It sucked at the time but nothing but good memories now. Later levied twice for VN but both levies rescinded. Basic Training, Ft Lewis WA,September 18, 1970 to November 70. Zimmerman was a squad leader. Khe Sanh It is nostalgic thinking back to the wet climate and knowing that we stated in the same place, unchanged that so many American heroes once did. Contact me at tfmillerphoto@sbcglobal.net. I ended up leaving early because my grandfather passed away. Retirement and Weltschmerz. Names I remember, David Smith from Lewiston, Idaho and I remember getting my ass kicked by another trainie from Tx. We did most of the training in wet weather gear. First meal was a bowl of beans at about 2am when I got there. SP4 Haines with an M-60 machine gun. I never talked to a gunner, but I'm sure it was either lazy day or really hard work. Navy boot camp was a joke compared to Army boot camp, so I pretty much skated through boot camp, Lost touch with guys from my company, still have some old pics of us in boots camp with a couple of us kneeling by our company moto "IMUA" which means moving on, don't stop, give it all you got. Phil Klippel was the CO. So you were there in the cycle before me. Tall Black guy, E-5, buck sergeant. Was tough but a good memory. He was going to be a tunnel rat. Please contact me at tfmillerphoto@sbcglobal.net. 1970 February 9 to April 3 C42 anyone know me? His, Fort Lewis barracks: History in the un-making, Boocoo Dinky Dow: My short, crazy Vietnam War. I was in E-1-1 from Dec of 69 to April of 70, was lucky enough to get pneumonia and was held back. Fort Lewis WA | Fort Worth TX. Nearby government services. If I had been a sergeant, I could tell people outside of my kitchen what to do. Was in May 69 to Sept 69 in A-3-2 Drill Sgt. Wayne E James by name. I was in c 3 2 April 68 to June. Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA 98433 Hours: Monday - Thursday 7:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Friday 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 . (We can do!) 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. Shepard, he was really good. I was a squad leader and five weeks into basic there was a meningitis outbreak. I remembered low crawling in the mud! BCT D-3/1, Inf AIT D-2/3. I was a cook, so I had the Spec 4 patch instead of the stripes. I'll never forget their faces. Do you remember him? My cousin whom came in to basic as I was leaving basic got sent to nam. Had a DI from Germany and his accent stuck with me for years. Not just for Soldiers and their families, the My Army PCS app is also for Department of the Army civilians for their moves. / Entrar We had to sleep with the windows open no matter the weather. Send Julie an email. Richard Nixon Quote Ken Rodgers Overall a great experience but have to admit - it did have it's moments. But then the DI got his revenge by having us do onerous calisthenics in the rain in middle of the night. Fort lewis, WA 10-Day Weather Forecast - The Weather Channel | Weather.com 10 Day Weather - Fort lewis, WA As of 2:34 am PST Tonight --/ 29 1% Tue 31 | Night 29 1% SE 3 mph A few. (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. Drill Sargeant Moore, Sgt Heimie, Cpl Atchison. May 2014 Returned to USAR, 305th Field Hospital, Gulfport, MS. Hi, It looks like you graduated with my dad at Fort Lewis. I enlisted to be a social worker and psychiatric helper which I was guaranteed by the US Army. Patrick Flanagan Fort Lewis, also known as Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), is located near Tacoma, Washington. Wing Zone, Fort Lewis: Wing Zone -14 Fort Lewis -Tripadvisor. We had 2 draftees (US), several enlisted reservist (ER) and quite a few RA trainees. I would love to talk with someone from that era. Tall lanky white guy who could run like a gazelle. For more information click here. I recall my grandmother telling me my grandfather was complaining of hearing loss and pain so she inspected it and dug mug and gun powder from deep in his ear months after him returning. Sunshine! The outside portion was 13 red and white stripes, and when you swung both doors open, there was a field of blue, with 50 stars. I lost all my military records. Shields Michael: No reply on your post so I'll do it another way. Than went back to the barrack until called to pick them up. Graves and Forcade were the D.I.'s. I wasn't used to boots, so both ankles swelled up due to tendonitis. Will pay IF you can get me a copy. November 2014 We had nick names, mine was "Chaplain". Located in Washington, Fort Lewis dates back to 1917. Most of my company was from Texas. JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD - In answer to the ongoing housing needs at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, garrison leaders recently announced new homes will be built in the Meriwether Landing community, on Lewis North, in 2027. Not so much. One of my favorite things( not really) was marching down the tank trails and getting a simulated attack and diving into the muck. February 2013 Like many older Army bases around the country, Fort Lewis built many structures with asbestos. Was drafted April 17 1969, basic training at fort Lewis D 1 1, California Mod Squad. May 2016 I think they had to send everyone home as the entire training battalion was sick. George Callan Vietnam Archive We had howitzers lined up around the base of the hill. 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