The barracks arent too different from when i enlisted in 1965, except we had double bunks on two sides and closer together... talk about snoring 😆 but we were so tired each day it usually wasnt a problem. MUCH better than our accommodations in Vietnam. Thanks Dan, nice stopover, interlude, respite, leg-stretcher... happy trails!

@DanOCan

5 ай бұрын

Thanks. I'm glad someone watched the video, it is performing very poorly -- even for my channel. :)

Oh no, that place again! I had basic there in the winter of 1974 and we were 'required' to both visit and donate to the Patton Museum. I guess the $1 I kicked in didn't do much. You're right, it does get cold there, especially when you're outside all the time. This is the first time I've seen the place since back then. When I was there Knox was home to a basic training command (TRADOC) as well as the US Army Armor School. We got to hear tanks and explosions all the time. We stayed in the old WWII barracks during our in-processing week, so I got to stay in one exactly like this. We then moved over to the brick/concrete barracks down the road. Also, they filmed most of the movie Stripes right here on Knox, in the training area. I got my first Army haircut at the same barber the actors did. If you like the actual weapons try to visit Aberdeen Proving Grounds Museum in Aberdeen, MD.

@DanOCan

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much for sharing your experiences and memories. I'm going to put Aberdeen on my list of places to go. My wife had family in Maryland so we made a trip there a few years ago but that was in my pre-KZread days.