Best Friends Left “The Turkey Farm” for the army in May 1973 not long after somehow being gifted a high school diploma from Green Ridge High School. My Army Recruiter SSG King picked me up in his corvette to ship me off. I was not ready for the physical demands of basic training and believe in part because of the tiny feathers, dust and crap embedded in my lungs from working the turkey farm. That said, I was thrilled to be in the army and loved every day – mostly. My Training Company, Delta Five Three “Best Dam Company in BCT” occupied a “Tin Hut” with only a fan to cool us all in May-Aug. All our Drill Sergeants were Viet Nam Vets. My high point was qualifying Expert on the M-16. And of course getting clean sheets and a pillow to sleep on, three hots and a cot and a paycheck!!!
