Army Life Evolves From 1957 to 1977 at Fort Bragg
A veteran writer recalls Fort Bragg changes from 1957 draft days to 1977 all volunteer Army. He contrasts barracks privacy and mess hall options with modern routines, pay, five day week, and now lacks RA numbers for draftees. He notes social shifts, updated slang, integration, and growth in Fayetteville along with new civilian amenities and evolving culture.
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Fort Bragg
N.C
USA
America
William Westmoreland
Bragg
82Nd Airborne
Fayetteville
United States
New York
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Penn Station
Kwai
Eisenhower
Little Rock
Charles de Gaulle
France
Fidel
Castro
Havana
Dodgers
Giants
Mets
Lew Burdette
Yankees
Milwaukee Braves
Hank Aaron
Patrick Sears
Mess Hall
Hay Street
Brooklyn
Peggy Lee
Jerry Lee Lewis
Births and admissions at Lawton Hospital News
Births include a daughter to Kenneth David Caplinger and a son to Larry Joe Farris at NW Lawton addresses. Additional births list Danny D Harden and Kenneth D Rhoades as fathers with January 30 dates and weights. numerous admissions and dismissals follow with names and street addresses across Lawton and nearby towns. The Indian Hospital section lists patients and births among Lincey Greenwood and Cordelia Domebo families and other local residents.
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Kenneth David Caplinger
Larry Joe Farris
Danny D. Harden
Tower Road
Kenneth D. Rhoades
Faxon
Elaine O. Bennett
Dearborn
Judy A. Branaugh
Cache Road
David K. Burk
J. Lisa B. Bybee
Apache
Deandre D. Carter
Roosevelt
Dedra M. Chandler
Wisconsin
Elmer J. Clabhorn
Max Cook
Eisenhower
James O. Cooksey
Carnegie
Leann Craft
Columbia
Joseph G. Davis
Sedalia
George L. Fielding
Walters
Raymond C. Gardener
Medicine Park
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77Th Special Forces Group
Army
PFC
Fraagnavox
Lawton Hospital News
John D. Garrett
Ketch Creek
David B. Gatliff
23Rd Place
Elmer B. Hardwick
Hollis
John P. Hergenrether
Ralph W. Hoodenpyle
Mark B. Howard
Ave
Mitchell A. Johnson
S. 15Th
Bessie Latham
S. 13Th
Olga Livesay
Jason A. Mace
Mountain View
Elsie C. McCune
Bell
Elgin
Eunice V. Ward
Altus
Jonathan L. Breeding
Marlow
Johnny R. Spencer
Deondra Gaines
Butterfield
Theodore Horton
Harry L. Arnold
Baldwin
Debra E. Bannowsky
Liberty Edward L. Bishop
Mildred V. Brown
J. Otis R. Christian
Mechelle D. Daugherty
James A. Harper
Ralph W. Holloway
Snyder
Homer Langford
Linda C. Melton
Park
Joseph A. Osborn
Lawton
Newton L. Pettijohn
Betty L. Rios
Surrey Lane
Edna B. Roberts
Charlene A. Robinson
Ave. I
Mary J. Russell
Alvin J. Smith
Cyril
Harvey L. Snider
Christopher Street
Kingsbury
Helen L. Underhill
Brent Circle
Archie Weston Jr
White
Ingrid K. Willis
Freida Allen
Barbee Barker
Vail Mountain Drive
Nola Blevins
Williams
Lela M. Dilbeck
Alma P. Ford
Patricia A. Gaither
Garfield
Hershel Lawayne Gandy
Patti J. Hall
Earl W. Knox
Blair
Lester H. McCracken
Westakre
Dorothy J. Spencer
Texas
Luther Taylor
Temple
Denny Taylor
PHS Indian Hospital
Lincey Greenwood
Victor Cutnose
Alfreda Wolf
Anadarko
Cordelia Domebo
Claudia Frank
Oklahoma City
Dorabelle Kline Kole
Billy Sanders
Atoka
Clarence Jenkins
Helen Gibson
Meredith Scott
Mariow
Jason Thompson
Cynthia Webb
Indiahoma
Larry Alexander
Shawnee
Melvin Geionety
Nathan Brown
Fort Cobb
Steven Buckner
Clara Tselee
Martha Codynah
Sterling Ott
Dempsey Matthis
Ardmore
Jessie Toehay
Franklin Simmons
Lanton
Oklahoma
Crosby Park
Br. Apts
Videomatic
Model
Hla
12Th & Gore
Seers
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