My Christmases in the Army 

D. E. Larsen, DVM “Company D, Private Drake speaking, can I help you,” Bill answered the phone on a snowy Christmas Eve in 1965. Bill and I were pulling CQ (charge of quarters) duty for Company D, a duty company for troops waiting for school at Fort Devens. We were a couple of lucky ones;Continue reading “My Christmases in the Army “

US Army, Basic Training, 1965 

D. E. Larsen, DVM I looked out the window as the plane made its final approach to land at San Francisco I looked out the window as the plane made its final approach to land at San Francisco International Airport. The water was getting closer by the second. This was the first commercial aircraft IContinue reading “US Army, Basic Training, 1965 “