Do you know the military history of your basic training unit?

I probably will after I post this. But, honestly, no. I had, nor do I have, a clue as to the history of the 787th Military Police Battalion. As far as I was concerned it was the BN that the Army sent the meanest, roughest, and toughest MP NCO's in the Army to torture us. It was where we had to learn what made the grass grow, that our bayonet went in between the second and third ribs, and when Zaraga was done eating...we all were done eating.

Alpha 2/54 INF, Sand Hill, Ft. Benning, GA. Same history as the op. Mailed foot!

Army, D CO 31st ENG BN, 1 PLT. Fort Leonard Wood 1992
1. some dude got busted banging some chick while on phones in reception station.. lol..
2. one of the guys in my company farted when we were all in line and it smelled so bad it made the rifle range latrines seem like cupcakes.
3. I accidentally got the 2 guys in front of me smoked when we were leaving the cattle truck because one of the DS looked like Sgt. Slaughter from G.I. Joe, and I said so... whooopsie. lol.
4. Everyone got sick within the first few weeks.. it was slightly miserable late fall early winter weather.

I have to go digging up docs. I can barely remember it was at FT Jackson in the fall

Mark, they are actually two different units. The movie Glory is the story of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, which was a unit that existed from 13 March 1863 to 4 August 1865. However, in 2008 the Massachusetts Army National Guard activated the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment, to serve in a ceremonial capacity. The 54th Infantry Regiment is the regiment which you were a part of during your basic training. This 54th was constituted on 15 May 1917, and has been active thru WWI, WWII, Vietnam, and as you know is currently stationed at Fort Benning.

The Air Force was only 13 years old when I attended basic training. Not a lot of time to have a history.

And no it was not the civil war then either.

I have spoken of the way harmony church was to various people over the years. I don't think people really can comprehend it because truth is you had to have lived it to truly know it...

B 2 1 Bravo Rangers, 20 May 1981, Harmony Church, Ft Benning, GA. Where boys who thought they were men, became men...
These are the Soldiers who trained B-2-1
CPT John S Chappell
1LT Daniel A Uhrin
1SG Irvin M Parker
SFC George Young
SFC Willie Brown
SSG Virgil Gibson
SSG Freddie Gosa
SSG Allen Hendricks
SSG Stephen Adams
SSG Marion Redding
Looking back I can say every one of these men had a impact on my life then and even more so now. Much respect to each of them and to my fellow trainees who earned their Blue and became soldiers/men, 20 May 1981.

Bobby Kiger from North Carolina

Need history info, was at harmony church in May 1980.
The first barracks on the corner right across from the training brigade building.
A-4-1 Alpha Gators still have my year book and platoon photo.
Any help to this matter would be most appreciated.

C 2-10 Infantry Regiment of Chemical Brigade. Fort Leonard Wood. Summer 2011. 4th Platoon. We were the Hellraisers! Hooah!

I didn't even realize the 54th was still an active unit. Thats pretty cool. Did they make you aware of this in BCT? Thanks for sharing Mark!