Posted on Jun 8, 2015
COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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ALL New Connections - Back by Popular Demand! I'm still receiving some great photos from all you RP Members. THANKS!

Keep them coming!

All you photogenic military personnel out there in RP Land let’s have a little photo session just to lighten it up today! Share the first photograph or the earliest photograph of yourself when you entered the military and tell us the date of the photo.

I'll start with Private Burroughs in 1975 at Fort Leonard Wood, MO & end with Colonel Mikel in 2005!
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SSG Jose M. Hernandezsanchez
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Probably as far back I can go when I was getting promoted to PFC in 1994. I was stationed at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, CA.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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Congratulations on the promotion and thanks for sharing this great memory SSG Jose M. Hernandezsanchez - thank you for your service!
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May 15, 2015. I will never forget that day.
My commissioning at the University of Rhode Island in Kingston, RI.
MSG Bob Hammond, father of my friend Jen, who I was involved in marching band with at the university, gave my first salute. He'd been an advisor through my cadet years, and I could think of no one more fitting than him. He's still a very good influence, and still talk every now and again.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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Great photos and great share CPT (Join to see) - great memories and thanks for your continued service Allan!
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SPC Brian Aranda
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The polaroid was taken in basic training and was my first "in uniform" picture, the other is one of the first dress greens pictures taken. Both from 1986-87.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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Thanks for the photos and sharing them SPC Brian Aranda - thank you for your service
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SGT Virgil Pritchett
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My first picture in uniform I'm the little kid holding my toy gun next to my brother Sgt. Pritchett frank
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SGT Virgil Pritchett
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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SGT Virgil Pritchett - Thanks for the photo and thank you for your service!
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SGT Virgil Pritchett
SGT Virgil Pritchett
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My pleasure Sir.
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SGT Virgil Pritchett
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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SGT Virgil Pritchett Great photo - thanks for sharing and for your service to this country!
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SSG Eddye Royal
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Col Mikel, This is the being of my military career Basic Training at FT. Campbell, Ky Aug. 1984 C-1-4
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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Awesome photos - thanks for sharing SSG Eddye Royal
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SSG Eddye Royal
SSG Eddye Royal
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Col.Mikel, remember back in the days of the Reagon Administration where they thought they would down size the military, they would let the Army Reserve teach BT. There was a few classes around the country, I was one they was filming, they started in the evening around 6 PM; we said it was hard to see, they said we didn’t know what we was talking about. Well a few got look hurt, because WWII Barracks was being torn down but didn’t tell the team. But it turn out well, and long career.
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CPT Aaron Kletzing
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Wow this is a really cool thread :)
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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And it keeps on giving CPT Aaron Kletzing There are some really old and great photos of our warriors in this thread!
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PO2 Kristine Lilja-King
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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LCDR (Join to see) Awesome phot and presentation - thanks for sharing and for your service to this country!
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PO2 Kristine Lilja-King
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PO2 Kristine Lilja-King
PO2 Kristine Lilja-King
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RP2 Lilja-King, USN (1984
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
COL Mikel J. Burroughs
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PO2 Kristine Lilja-King - Great photo - thanks for sharing Kristine!
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