Went back and backpacked through the Cascades a few years ago. Trying to find platoon photos. And undig it at night. Sad to hear they will be demolished. Enjoyed the beautiful PNW and beautiful girls. I volunteered for 2nd shift 'fire watch' so I could go down to the furnace room and light 'em up. Guest Readers 2140 Liggett Ave. JB Lewis-McChord, WA, United States 98433. They get calls from someone engaged in a fire fight. Will pay IF you can get me a copy. I am assuming he trained here? Anyone else? Welcome to Ft Lewis, at that time meningitis was rampid and we couldn't go any where. A-2-3 Jan - Mar 1969. Monkey bars before going into the chow hall. I still have nightmares about him. I wish I had more information to give you. Of the probably 200 wooden barracks, mess halls, HQ, supply rooms, etc on North Fort, there are three (3) two story HQ building left. Most were from Chicago, some from WA state, I was only one from AZ. Double time brother. Great memories there. 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. Where was he from ?? The field is now used by Army helicopters. ). Book Signings 7362, RPPC at the best online prices at eBay! Can't believe I made it through all that. Wonder if you remember big stone by mess hall. 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. Jerry Rogers. Decypher Joint Base Lewis-McChord Regular, Full time. My wife also claims see sa a Bigfoot as we drove thru the forest between Lake Crescent and Forks. It is ready to crumble. 564th Quartermaster Company is a .U.S.Army government organization located at Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington. Fort Lewis, also known as Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), is located near Tacoma, Washington. I was one of his Squad leaders. Fort Lewis is situated in a key location along Interstate 5, allowing easy access to Sea-Tac airport and to the deep water ports of Tacoma and Seattle. JBLM-issued Rapid Gate Identification Hey Russell, I was in at the same time. Remember Vargas well. platoon . who was the short drill sergeant .. the assistant drill was Geitson may be not the exact spelling but sounds correct. So long ago much is lost in time. Got us ready Wassup Dale? Exit No. Fort Sill, Fort Sam Houston, Fort Knox, and Fort Lee all have their own takes on the Big PX, but Fort Lewis just curb stomps them all and utterly destroys the competition. Either they were recycled or washed out totally. SW Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington 98438 1-253-3009200 1-253-3009200 Email hotel. Walt Morrow Hey Leo where you at now? One funny story about my basic. Really had a lot of respect for that guy. There were 12 of us from different areas of TN. Had to keep the clip in a holder on your belt under your coat. Some of the B-1-1 buildings were still there but barely recognizable and were being used for city warfare exercises. Joseph Heller The Fort Lewis Military Museum was established in 1972 to preserve and document the post's history. Training and mobilization validation moved to individual units (instead of the 1st JMB) in 2011. All I remember was it was wet most of the time and we couldn't leave the company area when not training and the air was full of coal smoke that was used to heat those old wooden barracks. Does anybody remember the DI's name? I don't know much about his time there other than the Year he graduated. I covered BCT and 11B AIT with field ambulance and when I made Sp/4 was moved to emergency ambulance at North Fort Dispensary 7 or Dispensary 2 near some relatively new barracks but not on main post. KSER Canada Thistle grows thickly in some areas. I was drafted in May of 1968 from Omaha, NE. I remembered low crawling in the mud! Can someone tell me what the numbers following the company letter indicate? Madigan Army Medical Center Fort Lewis postal code 98431. D-5-2 April - June, 1971 The company I was in made no exceptions that I saw. Native American tribal document 8th Brigade Army ROTC Nurse. WE could never walk on the platoon center floor, bunks were arranged around the perimeter, and he would sometimes come in at night after we'd showered, and pour dirt out of a gunny sack on the floor, empty the butt-can water on it, and make us crawl through it making oink sounds like a pig, then on to the upstairs and same thing, with the upstairs guys low crawling downstairs, passing each other on the stairs! 564th Quartermaster Company 18th Street . stayed at lewis for AIT, but do not remember what company.Left May 70, Looking for pictures COMM phone number for Joint Base Lewis-McChord Directorate of Human Resources (DHR) Lewis Main. Opened in 2008 we are the only privately owned boarding facility on a military post in the U.S. We wore a white "magot tag" that showed we were trainees. I might suppose battalion and regiment, but Im not sure that makes sense. We were under quarantine for spinal meningitis. The first range was constructed in 1942 on Umtanum Ridge, 13 miles (21km) northeast of the present cantonment area. March 2014 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. Read on to find out more about this amazing Washington Army base. I heard in the hospital 85% of the training cycle had URI problems. DS HARPER 17 YRS LATER WERE I WAS EMPLOYED SURPRISED. 1st Air Cavalry Find a home that best fits your needs. . Library 253-967-1110. Returned to USAR, 305th Field Hospital, Gulfport, MS. Hi, It looks like you graduated with my dad at Fort Lewis. If I had been a sergeant, I could tell people outside of my kitchen what to do. Still looking for guys in D 1 1 april 1969 to June. Google Earth road view shows them standing, but the aerial view shows they are gone. Fort Lewis proper contains 86,000 acres (350km2); the Yakima Training Center covers 324,000 acres (1,310km2). It provides world-class installation support to more than 40,000 service members and around 15,000 civilian workers. did basic at Ft Lewis arrived Mar 28.1968 the entire platoon was from Arizona 1 PLT A Co 5BN 1 BDE..graduated May 1968..curious to know if the old barricks are still there..have no way of finding out or what barracks I was even in, I thank there wear 5K to start now there 2 hundred left. Infantry school Miserable winter weather for jungle orientation. I've learned from the comments that most of the barracks have been demolished over the years. Drill Sergeant Bell. July 2014 If any of my brothers remember me as there DS get in touch with me.be nice to chat. 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. This was their second try to get thru basic. B Company 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. Phone: (253) 967-1110. Fort Lewis, WA Gate Locations; Fort Lewis, WA Base Directory; BAH Rates | Lodging | Units; Military Friendly Local Businesses. Current Address: 302 Kray Ike Court, Wenatchee, WA 98801 Mobile Phone: View Current Number Email: View Current Email View On Map. Steve, yes I knew a Jerry, I believe he was squad Leader? Today it is one of the largest and most modern installations in the U.S. and is home to the I Corps, 62nd and 446th Airlift Wings, 7th Infantry Division, 1st Special Forces Group, 75th Ranger Regiment, 66th Theater Aviation Command, and Madigan Army Medical Center (just to name a few). All because i defended a fellow soldier from a bully officer. Oct.1968. Hey Dan. Cannot remember their names. I was 3rd sqd leader. I went to Vietnam, they assign me to the 18th combat engineer battalion, and I was attached to the 5th special forces along in Cambodian border in South Vietnam. I m sure we all had the same experience with cold and rain and not much food. The allocation provided for clearing, grading, and leveling a runway 6,000 feet (1,800m) long by 600 feet (180m) wide. I assume that you were in the same training area in D Block in North Fort? I have a group photo, 3rd Plt, E-2-1, 13th Cycle, Graduated Feb 1969. Was in May 69 to Sept 69 in A-3-2 Drill Sgt. 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 info, visit . The difference between the two grades is that sergeant is considered a non-commissioned officer (NCO) while the specialist is not. i was a cook there me and shelby davidson were friens he was a di, can you show the pictures of your platoon in b-5-1, Glenn Davis, were u ever married to one of the Schroeder girls' here in Nor-Cal If you were you were my brother in law old pal I was in the old Barracks from Feb 69' to June 69' for Basic and AIT, i was with B-4-2 nov 20 til feb 4 1967 to 1968, I remember Drill Sargent Tanksly April-May 1968. The next morning several of us were told we were in the wrong company and got transferred to B-2-3. We were a mixed lot of guys from Texas, Montana with a few mid-West and East Coast. The C-5 mock up by the ranges is still there. I drove through the checkpoint without stopping.and they didn't chase usjust like in the Nam and just like when I was in the Army in 71. I never went home after Basic, we just marched across the parade field to our AIT (Infantry training) for another 8 weeks then went home for less than 30 days then flown back to Fort Lewis (McCord AFB) where we were flown to South Vietnam Yes it was a memory I will never forget. It was common for this to happen, except Fagan didn't do it for us. Jones, Gietson, and Magee. Barracks Yes John Kelly, i remember the meningitis outbreak. Not sure where you were located at Fort Lewis, but most of the buildings in D Block in the North Fort area have been demolished. When they got back, Sgt. around 1967 - 1969 at Ft. Lewis. We cruised the old Town and eventually made our way to Forks. D Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Brigade. . Your post was Jan 2018 so maybe I hope by now you have found him. I ended up becoming a Deuce and 1/2 driver for AIT and drove the guys out to the field. A new unit then uncased the colors of its new designation on 1 June 2006 the 4th Brigade, 2d Infantry Division.[9]. Fort Lewis, WA **Now Joint Base Lewis-McChord [JBLM] In the state of Washington, perhaps there is nothing more prestigious a military training facility than Fort Lewis. For every 100 females, there were 168.3 males. Fort Lewis was a very tough place at that time. Phil Klippel was the CO. We were there 3 years apart but our barracks werent that far apart and both still there in 88. The temperatures during summer vary from the mid 40s at night to the mid 70s during the day, occasionally peaking over 90F (32C). HR Office (253) 964-2522. Lol. Employment authorization document that contains a photograph (INS Form I-776) Belated thanks for sharing your memory, Evan. 50 of us spent 10 days at the reception station at Ft. Ord. Would sleep on top of bunk in the WW -2 -Korea heavy wool pants and shirt. August 1971 - December 1971 I think the 1SG was a SGT E-8 Jenkins, a good solid man. John Titone He was hard but fair. Cold and windy in Oklahoma. Hours: Monday . I Corps Vietnam 4/68 - 4/69. The weather was cold and rainy with no let up. I remember Capt James and the tailored fatigues. I did keep our original A31 Basic Training Platoon photo, if anyone would like a copy please contact me and I will make sure you receive a nice fresh copy NO Cost I have NOT heard from anyone I may have been with although my unit in Vietnam began having reunions every year back in 2006' and I cannot tell you how wonderful it is to have been reunited with many of those great men. I never bitched though. Search public notices by typing keywords in the Search field below, or by checking one or more boxes beside the filters listed on the right side. I don't have any photos from the army. 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. Basic Training, Ft Lewis WA,September 18, 1970 to November 70. Wonder how he ponied up a down payment for that on an Acting Jack's pay.On Monday, the DI was foaming at the mouth and as we marched down the company street, there sat his Super Bee. I'd like to thank them for their ultimate sacrifice. ha ha, As I recall we had a OD Green drawstring bag hung on the end of the bunk. My dad was drafted from California and went to basic June or July 1967 B co trying to find someone who might remember him. Both served in World War ll. D'Wayne Hodgin View Clay Miller results in Renton, WA including current phone number, address, relatives, background check report, and property record with Whitepages. From May 1969 thru October 1969 for Basic Training and Advanced Infantry Training. Phone: 253-964-3161. Everything is doubletime!! I was in A42 for 9 weeks starting Aug 25 1970. Drill Sgt Dennison / Captain J.E. B-2-2 Drill Sgt. The whole platoon was made up of draftee's from Arizona except for 3 of us. YTC has vast flat valleys separated by intervening ridges which are suited to large-scale mechanized or motorized forces. There was one shower that worked and the 2 working toilets. Apollo 8 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. Fort Lewis and the Pacific Northwest reacted to the Vietnam War in a variety of ways. Michael: No reply on your post so I'll do it another way. And corporal Redman train for DI school. I was sitting, waiting for my stuff when I heard a lady gasp in horror. I received basic training starting February 14th 1968 at North fort lewis. 2nd Platoon. Basic training June '68 - Aug. '68. If i remember right i think everybody had to get some kind of shot. He was great to. New housing planned for 2027. I had occasion to rn into him at a conference in Southern Utah in the 90's. Searching for the name of my DI, E-3-2 March to May 1970. John Trainor who was two time Viet-Nam true warrior. Anybody out there remember me or that Co.? We did the entire basic in wet gear. Terrible weather, too many trips in low crawl pit. Boonie Hat E-1-1 was in the hospital for about 3 weeks with pneumonia. 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. He had been one of my basic Drill Sgts in E-4-1 down the road a week or so before. 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. Mesothelioma lawyers alledge it is one of approximately 412 asbestos exposure sites in Washington . Mine was E6 John Trainor, 3 time Nam vet. Shortest DI in the Army I think, perhaps 54 tall. Got a 6 month early out and ended up serving 18 mos. I was with the 199th Lt Inf Bde attached to a SOG unit. We had an E 5 by the name of Houlihan. I was there april 17 th 1969 to July. Although the law went into effect in 2005, implementing its requirements for JBLM access have been delayed until now. Little Elk. 1968 C-1-1 Sargent Potter, E-5 and Sargent Davis E-6. For example as troops from Fort Lewis preparing to fight Communist forces in Southeast Asia, some troops from the same base were ready to oppose their government's policies by joining the antiwar movement. Low crawling under barb wire at night with machine gun fire and explosives. Froze my ass off, thought I would get the dreaded SM and die. Email me I think we might have gone through basic in the same barraks, I was at Ft.Lewis March 13 1970 to May 1970 in B 3 2. was Sgt. I distinctly remember are welcome as we got of the bus from the train depot every expletive you can imagine came out of the DS mouth. Felt so good, we begged the sergeant to go back in. just tried to repeat a request to hear from Fort Lewis alum back in Feb 69 thru June 69' was in the middle of an extensive info text out and all of a sudden everything went blank, then a new request from this site came up asking if I wanted to receive notifications from this site. WE were 'pitted' against National Guard BTC across the Street. My other uniforms hang in a closet in my home. It was bad during that time. Also had a 32 yr old at the time named Jan Stein. There must have been list because the machines were in constant use but there was no quibbling about who was next. April 2015 The sprawling installation is home to much of the 2nd Infantry Division, the 7th Infantry Division and the 1st Special Forces Group. Then to Wertheim, Germany where I became the battery clerk. Thanks for the heads up. Fort Lewis Barracks. Getting recruits ready for Viet Nam. Im from California which now complied with the Real ID Act. It was trashed; yep, he piled it up. STILL trying to get a copy of my Basic Training graduation picture, A-3-2, JULY 1969. Didn't make it to Viet Nam. Phillip Williamson I also was there for BCT with B 1 1 same time as you June 71 our D I was Sgt Graciano what an experience, I was in B11 July of 68, young pup for Sgt. Monte Allen Memorial Day The Drill sargent was a puertorican. Had a friend in E-1-1. November 2013 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. After AIT is did a tour in Vietnam Nam. Black Panthers at that time would raise some hell occasionally on the base. I remember the spinal meningitis and having to have every other window open at night. I believe he was already suffering from PTSD because of his short fuse. Doesn't surprise mewe were eating Beanie Wienies in C-rations we got in Nam that they quit making in 1949. Levied twice for VN. Julie Titone is co-author of the Grady Myers memoir "Boocoo Dinky Dow: My short, crazy Vietnam War." I did basic starting in April 1970 in A-5-2 and then OJT as a cook in B-4-2. We provide our services globally to Federal, Commercial, Local and State clients. Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA 98431, United States. Randy, hope you get this. Anybody there? 3rd Battalion Hello Diane, Just before World War II, the Army's need for a large training and maneuver area became apparent, and the Army negotiated with landowners to lease 160,000 acres (250sqmi; 650km2) for the Yakima Anti-Aircraft Artillery Range. After basic went to 543 supply co and then to 63rd ordnance, What months? The obstacle course by it is gone. In his graduation photo, it says D Co 2nd platoon. Sherman Alexie All these statistics were typical for military bases. Ran every where, and I mean every where. from May thru Sept. 1969. Does anybody recall the address of those baracks? Many were gone. [12] As of the 2000 census, the CDP, which includes the most densely populated part of the base, had a total population of 19,089. When I was in Vietnam, we were on a hill for a few months. I took my Basic Training at Fort Lewis Washington in August 1966. Area 5 on Lewis Main includes barracks buildings in the downtown historic district and on the west side of Gray Army . I went to Ft Ord CA and ended up as an OJT paper pusher. Project Location: JBLM, WA. Basic training Jan 1970 Jan thru March. Fagan was our DI, a genuine pain in the ass. I don't remember his first name. Recently returned from Seattle as my wife and me went to visit my son and his wife in Bremerton. Went out once a week. Mostly reservists. Send Julie an email. It worked and I stayed out of the hospital. I didnt pre plan the visit, perhaps I guy could do that and get a advance background check. I misplaced our Basic Training Graduation Picture and wondered if you still had yours. Drill Instructor SSG White. No one so much as asked what we doing there. Please contact me at tfmillerphoto@sbcglobal.net. Caught the chicken pox and was in hospital got recycled to a B ,can't remember . June 2012, All Patrick Flanagan slorazorsedge@aol.com . Hughes. Lewis on 2-18-1969' out of Oakland for Basic Training A-3-1 2nd Plt They were a mess. Soldiers demonstrating artillery techniques in front of chapel and barracks, Fort Lewis, 1941. He was a rep for the Veterans of Foreign War. Nobody stopped me when ai drove in then.but I did not stop for the guard. When we complained, he said with a grin he never said we could keep it. Germany 1-1-68 to 3-68, A co., 1/13th Inf, Mech, Plt ldr, Co. XO; Jungle School, Panama CZ March-Apl, 1969; HHCo, 9th Div. Contact me if you want. 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. Sherman was a DS when I was there at the same time. It sucked every day. He said he ran his duty rosters from Z to A because of that. I was in the First All Volunteer RA Basic Training Company AT Fort Lewis, WA (10 Sept 1971). Beady eyed Zeeks made me laugh so hard I had to do push ups. Some of the guys I worked with were Phil Knapp, John Krietgens, Jim Conney, Mark Nolan. Fort Lewis Aug '66 - Oct '66 I was in basic training at Ft. Lewis from Feb 11, 1970 to April 1970. Never knew his first name, would love to track him down and but him a beer or three if he is still around. John..I also did BCT with B-1-1, but in June of 71. Drill Sergeant was S/sgt Jackson. Rough 8 weeks there.