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During WWII, villages took offense about the free spending and boisterous behavior amongst service men. A group was created, the Turtles, and dad was a lifetime member and imperial turtle (he was allowed to induct new members) the other day, I came across my original membership card and before he passed, he elected me to be an imperial turtle and follow the tradition. This site is mostly Army but there is an Air Force presence. So to my frenemies I ask: "Are you a Turtle?" Please respond with the correct answer or a simple no. Just wondering if any of this tradition is still alive. There were a few others that I hope to ask at another time.
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The only turtle I ever heard of was being on tour in Korea. One was referred to as a turtle because of how slow the in-process was for newbees. Camp Casey in-process center was referred to as the "turtle farm" because you could spend days there waiting for transport to your unit. We also had "turtle ditches" - cement rain runoffs 1-2 feet deep that a lot of newbees sober or otherwise would trip over and/or fall in. In that respect I was a turtle.
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Some American Fighter Pilots were relaxing in an English Pub during World War II when they, somehow, got onto the subject of "Turtles". They described a person who was clean minded, usually minded their own business, but when the need arose, would stick their neck out for themselves and other people in need had the attributes of a turtle. That's how the International Association of Turtles began. Sounds crazy unless you have been around...
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Maj Kim Patterson
Thanks for adding a more formal history. I could have gone on but felt the question was sufficient to those that are
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