Just happen to look at calendar as writing out checks to pay bills and realized it has been 50 years ago today's date and being Monday Feb 17th, the same that year in 1964....I boarded the bus at the Army recruiters ofice and off to Fort Ord, CA for induction into the US Army.
The Beatles just invaded the USA and my hair was cut to a discussing 1/4" and all my clothes got dumped into the garage cans outside the Quartermasters Bldg. Their went my Blue Suede Shoes and black pants and shirt.....
Looking back to that day now, it was the best thing for me and turned my life in a different direction. There were few guys that were my age then, most were 17-19 year olds. I spent my 22 birthday at Ft. Ord during Basic Training.
It sure does not feel like it has been "half a Century" since that day. Next year, in 2015, I along with some of my Army buddies from Vietnam plan on going back to observe half a century that we went to VN and are still friends that meet every 2 years in Las Vegas. Las vegas this year and Vietnam next year.
Brian
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The Beatles just invaded the USA and my hair was cut to a discussing 1/4" and all my clothes got dumped into the garage cans outside the Quartermasters Bldg. Their went my Blue Suede Shoes and black pants and shirt.....
Looking back to that day now, it was the best thing for me and turned my life in a different direction. There were few guys that were my age then, most were 17-19 year olds. I spent my 22 birthday at Ft. Ord during Basic Training.
It sure does not feel like it has been "half a Century" since that day. Next year, in 2015, I along with some of my Army buddies from Vietnam plan on going back to observe half a century that we went to VN and are still friends that meet every 2 years in Las Vegas. Las vegas this year and Vietnam next year.
Brian
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