Posted on Apr 21, 2019
TSgt Joe C.
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I was a member of the 320 Training Squadron, Flight 681 (August-September 2002) and our rally song that got us through BMT was Bill Withers' "Lean On Me". Helped immensely to get my flight mates and I through. Was curious if there was a song(s) to help get you through. We sang it when we needed to!
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SPC Douglas Bolton
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TSgt Joe C. Just cadence songs. Can't repeat them. LOL
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TSgt Joe C.
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Lol...I understand brother!
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CSM Charles Hayden
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TSgt Joe C. For several hours every morning, during lunch hour and from 1630 until ?1800 hours, the entirety of Camp San Luis Obispo, CA was inundated with a recording of Stars and Stripes Forever! (1953 BCT and AIT era).

The imprint of that music has somehow managed to be the ‘ringtone’ on my cell phone!

Even now, 66 years later, it catches my attention! Admittedly, when others hear the ‘Stars and Stripes Forever’ playing loudly, they give me a certain look.
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LTC Stephen F.
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I reported to basic training in November 1974 at Fort Leonard Wood and graduated in January 1975 and we were bused to 12B AIT about 2 miles away my friend TSgt Joe C. .
This was in the last days of the Vietnam War and we marched or double-timed to cadence songs.
Most of them were not for mixed company if I remember correctly. Since there were no women in the brigade that wasn't an issue back then :-)
Later when I was assigned to USMAPS in August 1975 we sand cadence as we marched that was respectful since we had women cadet candidates. The following year after I reported to West Point we had a First Class-man who sand songs from the 1950's and led us as we marched and double-timed in Beast Barracks.
One song I do remember as a cadence was Bo Diddley which had many variants, jump school, infantry school, etc. :-)

Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley (bought his babe a diamond ring) 1955
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ehlMdsuwoU

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CSM Charles Hayden
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LTC Stephen F. Hey Bo Diddley where you bin? downtown Columbus drinking Gin; what ya gonna do when you get back? Run it all out on the Airborne track!
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I'm a Private in the Missouri National Guard and we drill at Camp Crowder and spend the night in some of the old WWII barracks.
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LTC Stephen C.
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Thanks for the update, PFC (Join to see)!
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LTC Stephen C. - No problem, Sir.
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