Clapboard, no insulation, no heating. It was in November of 2017. I have photo of this platoon if anyone is interested. He is PFC Robert (Bob) Dodge. Timeline Attributes. June 69 to Sept 69 Infantry AIT. Joint Base Lewis McChord, WA. The Puget Sound offers year-round boating, fishing, whale watching, and scuba diving. He once told me that a Judge gave him a choice of prison or the Army. Two options from the medics. It was sad to see the half dozen or so guys that simply packed up their duffel bags and went across the parade field to 11B and 11C AIT. My wife visited a friend in Olympia and probably drove near the base with our daughter inlaw. (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. Thanks for sharing your story, Lon. Thank you. Retired now for close to 9 years and enjoying life. March 2018 Old maps of Joint Base Lewis-McChord on Old Maps Online. It's PCS season! Did you make the trip to Fort Lewis? Thanks for the heads up. Read full story, Bring your kids to McChord Field Library March 2 from 2 to 4 p.m. and Book Patch Childrens Library on Lewis Main 3 to 5 p.m. to celebrate Dr. Seuss contribution to childrens literature by honoring his birthday. By May 1938, the 3d Infantry Division and Fort Lewis boasted 5,000 men in garrison. I was in E-1-1. A drill sergeant from another barracks went nuts and stabbed a member of our company one night while he was on fire watch. I went on to Fort Lee VA right after basic. Had to keep the clip in a holder on your belt under your coat. The unit conducts criminal investigations of serious, sensitive, or special interest matters to support commanders and preserve the . What a team..! I stayed in these barracks in 2004 for a detainee ops training prior to shipping off to Guantanamo. March thru May 1970 A-5-1 Very wet and miserable weather. platoon . who was the short drill sergeant .. the assistant drill was Geitson may be not the exact spelling but sounds correct. I ended up leaving early because my grandfather passed away. As soon as we transferred to the newer, 3-story buildings for BT, the IG inspection came there and it was cleaning time again. Khe Sanh Fort Lewis Privatized Family Housing. AIT D-3-3 Infantry, I took basic at Fort Lewis: October, November of 1970 w/ A41. Welcome to Ft Lewis, at that time meningitis was rampid and we couldn't go any where. I let my boys climb on the old ropes. 15 seconds! My grandfather was in Fort Lewis for basic, graduated in 70. Anybody out there remember me or that Co.? there in years and barracks told that story. Depression So long ago much is lost in time. Dan, I started AIT when your VOLAR basic trainiing started. I bunked with Baker and Halawappo upstairs! April 2015 Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA 98433 Phone: 1 (253) 966-8456 Lewis Main Commissary Hours Sunday - 1000 to 1900 Monday through Saturday - 0900 to 2000 McChord Field Commissary 577 Lincoln Blvd. Forgot about Pinto being at Porkchop Hill. That always bothered me but we had to sign a different roster because our state was charged with our meals. AIT Fort Sam Houston, Combat Medic. Echo - 1 - 1, June to August 1971. All in All it was a good time and i got alot of great memories and the VA is still taken care of me. I was there in 1949-1950 The buildings were red brick are all of those demolished? I was in Inf AIT and saw Drill Sgt Gietsen yelling at some basic trainees doing pushups. (253 . He won an award the training cycle before mine, outstanding drill instructor at Ft. Lewis, and he was going for two in a row when we arrived. I was in E-4-1(When the Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going: E-4-1) on North Fort Lewis for basic from July to Sept 1971. Fort Belvoir Resident Agency . Mitchell Rogers - "SP4" is Specialist 4". They'll have a special story time, crafts and games. Most of the guys in 4th Platoon had AIT orders for other posts. Rainier in the sun the day we drew gear (Nov 7 or 8) then it rained or snowed every day after. The majority of our staff is either military spouses or dependents who can relate to the joy and stress of a military move. Victor Villanueva They all died in Vietnam God Bless those guys. We did go home over Christmas.. Lon Reed. The C-5 mock up by the ranges is still there. Guess you could use it as a club. and 9 days. Double time brother. March 2015 Had a Sgt. Sgt Hungerford E-5 was DI. I was 3rd sqd leader. . Hence PV2 Wallace had KP. Was in a bunch from Ohio,I remember Bruce Schmidt from Butte, Mt. D-4-2, Nov 1970 - Jan 1971. Convenient and Affordable. Rough 8 weeks there. Mt. E-Mail: sanfordjfreedman@gmail.com. I have kept up with what he taught us, physically, mentally and otherwise, and these traits are still functional to this day and have allowed me to remain physically fit. Some dreery days in the motorpool. Mokie, Ive been trying to find you for 30 years. Zack, In his 1968 U.S. Army training at Fort Lewis, Washington, Grady was housed in World War II-era barracks like these still standing at, The barracks are an important setting in the training chapters of ", 4th Infantry Division in late 1968 and early 1969. I took my basic training at Fort Lewis starting in August of 1966. Signed up in San Antonio, Tx. D Block was demolished in 2019. Graves and Forcade (or Kincade?) Boonie Hat A-3-3. I went to Ft. Ord for AIT then to Germany Dec 68 to May 70. We were next to East Drive which is now open to the public. From May 1969 thru October 1969 for Basic Training and Advanced Infantry Training. I walked away thanking him the last time I saw him because his training methods instilled in me total confidence to achieve whatever goal. I'm writing about my experiences in the Army. I did basic at Lewis from Nov 70 to Jan 71, Alpha One One, Drill Sergeant Delano. Trying to be thankful for all the good things since. Not too many Canadians in basic, but didnt know any better at that age. Washington State Archives, Digital Archives is the first Digital Archives in the nation to Preserve the electronic Records of both State and Local Government. Interesting. When they got back, Sgt. Basic training June '68 - Aug. '68. This is good information about fort Lewis. The My Army PCS app helps eliminate some of the stress before, during and after PCS moves. Long time ago. B-3-1 Sep-Nov 70. There was one shower that worked and the 2 working toilets. Getting recruits ready for Viet Nam. World War II, 1939-1949. He reminded me of Sammy Davis Jr. I don't think his uniform was green so much in the end. D52. Artillery training. I remember the low crawl pit, standing in the rain and snow at 5 ama 20 mile night march with 85 lb packsthe silence on the bus on our way.the long flight to the Nam on a stretch 8.and finally an exit from the madness.to face the impossible task of putting your life back togetherI am not home yet. I went to Nam with the 1st CavI got a letter from my bunk-mate Gary Baker from SimiValley CA who went in with the 82nd Airborne at Cam Ranh Bay. never heard from him again. 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. I carried toilet paper in my pockets during training. Then to Wertheim, Germany where I became the battery clerk. Does anybody recall the address of those baracks? Thanks! We had a lot of upper respiratory infections. We had to carry our foot lockers over our heads in the middle of the night cause someone couldn't keep his gear neat and uniform . Sandy Denny wrote a song: Who Knows Where the Time Goes. Thank you. Got early out due to RIF 1972. Posted: November 02, 2022. I assume that you were in the same training area in D Block in North Fort? Candlewood Suites on Fort Carson, CO . My grandfather was drafted into the Army from Nashville, TN sometime in 1967. 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. A black guy named Pennington always called me Country, didnt start out too well but we became friends. Names that I remember: Anthony DeJoy, Ayala, Zupanzic, Verzemnics, Cronin, Rupp, Washington, Ormsby. Graves and Forcade were the D.I.'s. Then someone wrenched the bag from the sergeant and ran up the stairs and into the building while others provided interference. My Drill Sgt. D.5.2August 1968 to October 1968SaluteDrill Sergeant Hungerford and PT Sergeant Blood. Guys from all over. We were all constantly wet! He's in the Navy as was my dad Bill and my father inlaw Jack O'brien. Found a copy and also the original from January 13, 1972 when I was separated (RIF). FEB. 28 - MARCH 3 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. For more. I volunteered to repaint the tool locker outside on D-4-1. Basic training perfect? My last week of basic I was given my alert orders to go to Fort Sam Houston to be a medic.. Sunshine! The commander of Nursing Services a Lt Col was alway after me to transfer to Nursing Services. Anybody there? Boocoo Dinky Dow He marched us back and had us stand in formation in front of the barracks. Anyone else? This time, just 6months agoas we approached the checkpoint I noticed both guards were armed with M-16'schecking the ID of the driver in front of me.as he pulled out and the guards approached my car I just stepped on it and followed the car in front of me without stopping for the guards. Gietsen we ran rings around them. Began BCT June 1969 in B-1-1 starring DI Robert P Fagan (RIP, Texas) I was at Ft Ord, Ft Sam Houston, and CINCPAC HI Still have pictures, a handful of the gray stones covering the base and an ashtray I stole from the back of the messhall. I was one of his Squad leaders. Phil Klippel was the CO. I don't have any photos from the army. Weren't you the one that ended up at NAMPHIB doing a 3 month hitch to Laos with Winkler and company. Jan-Feb 1968. Since its opening in 1944 as a temporary hospital for war wounded, Madigan has grown into a tertiary care . While at Lewis I develop a respiratory infection that August and spent two days at Madigan. So you were there in the cycle before me. Drill SGT BEAN bunch of us from Sacramento and San Francisco. I was B-3-2 under Sgt. Beady eyed Zeeks made me laugh so hard I had to do push ups. Correction. My dad was a DS in Fort Lewis at that time. i have rarely looked back on it as sometimes it bothered me .. A-3-1 @ Ft Lewis 4 May 70 through 2 July 70 Draftee then went to Ft Sam Houston Texas for Medic Training. I definitely recommend going to see that beautiful place. It sits on my entertainment center. 564th Quartermaster Company 18th Street . The old obstacle course was still intact. I was also in C-5-2 June to August. I probably wouldn't recognize the place. I think the other DI was black from Georgia (hard to remember after 51 years). 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. Julie Titone Good one to. I was a Reservist from NY State. Good, hard training. Since our BTC was the first ALL Volunteer group to cycle through Ft Lewis, the Cadre did not meds with us at all day or night. I still have the D-3-2 photo somewhere. I was there in B-1-1 June thru Labor Day 1969. I sauntered in and hid my loot on top of the ventilation ducting over the toilets. We had guys come from basic at other posts to our AIT (B-2-3) company and because of Drill Sgt. Hernandez, other DS was Fagan. $63,526 Yearly. I enlisted to be a social worker and psychiatric helper which I was guaranteed by the US Army. July 2012 WWII era temp. Helicopter I was at Fort Lewis Basic Training Feb 1969' and AIT until June 1969' got married here in Sacramento then on to Vietnam Americal Div 11th LIB Duc Pho I Corp you were a year earlier so i probably could not offer much for that year. Most were from Chicago, some from WA state, I was only one from AZ. Brings back many memories. D.I. I went across the base for AIT. Was there like 7/30/70 till I graduated basic and went to my permanent unit. Dale Dehnke, George Paige, Steve Shannon and Joe Esparza. We were right across from the dog training area down a hill where we did a lot of running. Free shipping for many products! I tried to access the rear gate to Ft Lewis summer of 2012. Basic training at Ft. Lewis, Feb-April 1970. 2 hours on four hours off beginning at 6:00 pm and ending at 6:00am. Yeah I was there B32 (7/28/70 to 10/28) under Sgt. Of course, the economy of Fort Lewis revolves around Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington's largest employer with over 52,000 Department of Defense and active-duty military members. If you are the kind of person that actually gets out and does things Ft. Lewis is like a smorgasbord. 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 I still have fatigues in a box in my garage which were washed and starched heavily at Ft Sam Houston in 1970; still stiff. I showed up right after youAug 1968D-5-2. The MP wouldnt/couldnt grant me access even when I explained my purpose and displayed my active Sheriffs ID. Retirement and Weltschmerz. Nearby government services. There was a guy from Atlanta, TX named Donny Simmons. My cycle was the first to use the buildings in 25 years. John Trainor. Made Specialist 5 for Madigan Main Post Company B Ambulance section providing Med support to BCT and 11B 11C Training Companies. One guy tried a couple of times to take his life. Jane Cherney February 2014 I have a letter from an AIT trainee at Fort Lewis the day he received his orders to RVN; that same day his Record of Assignments shows him changing AIT companies. Was there June 68, D-5-2. Wisconsin. I have a couple of before and after shots posted in "Basic Training Memories" in Facebook if you have a Facebook account. Location 9511, Washington Boulevard Southwest, Lakewood, Washington, 98498, United States The Fort Lewis Logistics Center is a facility at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. It was cold suckasses were made platoon and squad leaders, I was there beginning July 1968 & my DI was Sergeant Smith, I remember very well but I was too young to know any better when I got drafted I was going to school working and had a brand new baby boy then I got my induction papers because I lost one hour at college, Marie do you live up in Placerville, CA are you or were you an Ultra runner at one time. Oct 71 to Dec 71 C-3-2 2nd Plt Sgt Folmer DI Easiest basic anyone ever did. I will always feel a connection to Fort Lewis. Basic and meningitis together was not a happy time. You were in the reserves, from Albert Lea MN. SFC Moon and Sgt Cook. Was he a squad leader? 1971 B-2-2. I know it sounds crazy but I thoroughly enjoyed basic training and the rest of my time the Army. slorazorsedge@aol.com . I am a graduate from the class of second platoon, D Company, 5th Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 10 cycle (D-5-2). 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. I don't remember his name. 8th Brigade, U.S. Army Cadet Command (ROTC), Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy & Environment. Any one out there? As a winner in the first VN Draft Lottery I was drafted 4 May 70 and was flown to Sea Tac Airport and then bussed to Ft Lewis WA USATC. Can't believe I made it through all that. Saved my life. I believe you might have graduated with my grandfather (Rush Tissnolthtos) who unfortunately just recently passed away. It was cold, wet and miserable. Willys Jeepster I had a E5 DI and a Puerto Rican E7. I was in the first BCT cycle to use D Block in North Fort Lewis since WWII. Bill, I was in basic same Aug 1970 to Dec. D42 dont remember the DI' s name. During the final pt test we drug them to the end and they finally made it. 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 normally weren't allowed to buy anything but essentials at the PX, but this DI was so friendly. After basic I spent 16 months there with the 94th Evac Hospital. Richard Nixon Quote Went to Vietnam after that. Gleason! 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." For Washington and Minnesota this is the Enhanced Driver License or Enhanced ID I might suppose battalion and regiment, but Im not sure that makes sense. First name was Jerry and we were both from Lincoln Nebraska. He would have likely been at the North Fort; and there were trainees in all directions during the time you indicate. 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 received basic training starting February 14th 1968 at North fort lewis. We always had to have someone on fire watch to keep the coal furnace going. I believe he was already suffering from PTSD because of his short fuse. Where are you living now? I was there July 9th 1969. November 2017 Not much of the BCT area left. In Sept of 68 I was transfered to the 296 guard company. The timing is very compelling and suggestive. Ah Bernard: The weather was perfect that year; little rain, cool in the morning but never hot and no bugs. We had to sleep with the windows open no matter the weather. Off I went to be a medic in Vietnam. Remember that? I was sworn into the army in Salt Lake City and then flown to the Seattle area I think it was McCord Air Force Base. Chuck. (Colorado), I to was at Ft. Lewis early 1970, I'll find my DD214 to get exact dates. These support activities include supply, transportation, maintenance, and material readiness. Some of the B-1-1 buildings were still there but barely recognizable and were being used for city warfare exercises. I hope you get a chance to read "Boocoo Dinky Dow" Grady's experiences at Fort Lewis are a big part of the story. (253) 967-3581. Home Realizacje i porady Bez kategorii fort lewis, washington barracks. Spanaway 1 : 24000 . ha ha, As I recall we had a OD Green drawstring bag hung on the end of the bunk. Sent to Germany and discharged in April 71. Our senior DS was named Vargas who rumor had it had been in the Olympics as a long distance runner. fort lewis, washington barracks . I knew no one except my company and platoon mostly. We cruised the old Town and eventually made our way to Forks. Your grandfather was probably stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington. D-5-2. Posted: February 14, 2023. Zeeks. I was in c 3 2 April 68 to June. Basic 4/69 to 7/69 Di sgt fisher, sgt Recheck, c-4-2, Fort Euistis Va then Bear cat nam, A Co. 227th ASHB 1st Cav. John P. Trainor. Had a fella by that name when I went through basic in B32 with Sgt. Remember the winter of 69,was supposed to do BCT at ft. BLISS TX. 2nd Brigade, Robert what year did you go through basic? Just wondering if this might have been you? Where you from? Charlie Company I hated that painting on the D-4-1 barracks. Him and Horn..! Basic was hard and they kept you scared and on your toes all the time. Visit the page linked above forCOVID-19 and vaccine info and the latest I Corps Blue Hash. B11 I think we were called the rats or something like that. I never talked to a gunner, but I'm sure it was either lazy day or really hard work. stayed at lewis for AIT, but do not remember what company.Left May 70, Looking for pictures 8th Brigade Army ROTC . Basic: B-1-1 11/9/66 - 2/67. I had occasion to rn into him at a conference in Southern Utah in the 90's. Remember this chant, B11we are the best . the rest as we ran thru the streets and hills. AUE provided full design of the bearing walls, floor and roof framing in light gauge framing for this 3-story building used to house soldiers. Howitzers are used for shooting far away targets. I was in E-5-2 from October of 1970 to February of 1971. Yes John Kelly, i remember the meningitis outbreak. For the full list of federal holidays, visit the OPM website. Spokane Public Library / Entrar I remember Sgt Mouton really competent guy I thought, maybe 2nd platoon? We were confined to the barracks and mess hall due to the meningitis outbreak at the time. I was in C-5-2 Late 68 next door. I did my AIT there also A motor man. Zimmerman was a squad leader. Facts and Figures about Fort Lewis 87,000 Acres of Land The vast land area in the base serves for a lot of things. Wasn't bad enough that he almost died, but he was recycled too. Big sign on the corner it says (Who Dares Wins). Probably the same short, thin, white, young, recent Vn returnee. My dad passed away in 1989 and I've found this old picture but don't know much about his time at Ft. Lewis other than my mom's brief recollection. B-5-2 was my organization. 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. He probably got an Article 15 for being so dumb. At some point in all of that, he was promoted to sergeant I went thru basic training on N. Fort Lewis 1969. D company 4th BN 1st BDE (10 cycle) Job Title: System Administrator Job Location: Fort Lewis, WA Job Code: CS20220510-91500 Job Description: Intermediate professional with practical knowledge of job area. I was also in A-3-2, from late July to Oct. 3, 69. Went to Ft Sill for AIT and finally to Vietnam Nov 1969. Project Name: Fort Lewis Barracks. I was there as well end of January through April B-5-1 or B-5-2 can't remember in quarantine as well are platoon leader Lee died. US Army and Japanese Ground Self . Heard you all running all over the place glad you made it back got a pal that didn't. 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. After Basic I took my AIT at Fort Ord and then was sent to Korea. Does anyone know if AIT organized enlistees/training according to who was Vietnam-bound? Any chance you knew him? Tall Black guy, E-5, buck sergeant. He was stateside and passed away I believe in1971On Fort Lewis property. was in B-1-1 with DI David Estes next door to Fagan. New barracks at Fort Lewis were specified with bearings walls and framing by other. Basic training. Went down the road past the Correctional Custody Facility (CCF) for 11B AIT. We had an E 5 by the name of Houlihan. The C-5 aircraft mock up by the ranges is still there as are the ranges. C-4-2 Chargin Charlie. It means his rank was E4. I was there for Basic Mar 28, 1968 thru May..I notice alot of guys mentioning what barracks they were in..is there a way of finding out where I was..I am visiting in Jun this summer and would love to see my old barracks. How about a multum in parvo story entitled "DI Bob's New Car" On a Friday afternoon, DI Fagan was showing off his new 1969 1/2 Dodge Super Bee. 20/20 hindsight. Fagan was an acting E-5 and a dick. Does anyone recall serving with my uncle, Alan Roderick Hanson? Jim and Dale, I was there Nov 1970 - Jan 1971 too, E-2-1. Our DI was dubbed Double Time Philipswe stacked rocks on all of our breaks during training.we left 10 ft piles of rocks all over a north Fort. First basic trainees they had had Nevertheless, I hope you get your questions answered. Click herefor MWR hours of operation. He was an engineer out of Fort Lewis who spent roughly two years in Vietnam, and he returned to Fort Lewis to serve as a drill instructor. 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