Fort Bragg, North Carolina
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Introduction
I
came to Ft. Bragg, NC in 1993. This was my first duty station after
finishing basic training and advanced individual training (AIT). I was
assigned to the 44th Medical Brigade, 56th Medical Evacuation Battalion.
During my time here I was assigned to be the Battalion Commander's Driver. That provided a lot of interesting experiences which I felt privileged to recieve.
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56th Medical Evacuation Battalion
The
History of the 56th Medical Battalion.
The history of the 56th Medical Battalion. ensacola is a sea port
on Pensacola Bay, which connects to the Gulf of Mexico. A large United
States Navy airbase, the first in the United States, is located
southwest of Pensacola (near the community of Warrington) and is home to
the Blue Angels flight demonstration team and the National Museum of
Naval Aviation.
Pensacola is nicknamed "The City of Five Flags" due to the five flags
that have flown over it during its history: the flags of Spain
(Castile), France, Great Britain, the Confederate States of America, and
the United States. Other nicknames include "World's Whitest Beaches"
(due to the white sand prevalent along beaches in the Florida
panhandle), "Cradle of Naval Aviation" (the National Museum of Naval
Aviation is located at the Pensacola Naval Air Station, home of the
legendary Blue Angels), "Western Gate to the Sunshine State," "America's
First Settlement," "Emerald Coast," "Redneck Riviera," and "Red Snapper
Capital of the World."
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Sign at the gate | Class A's | Me in front of the barracks | Camp McCall |
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Bangor, Maine - FTX | Ft Benning, GA - FTX OPFOR | ||
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57th Medical Company (AA)
Pensacola, Florida has had an impressive history, being the
first European settlement in the continental United States. Pensacola
has been under the possession of the Spanish, French, British, United
States, Confederate States, and has remained a part of the United States
since the end of the American Civil War.
Overview
Although Pensacola is the oldest European settlement in mainland America (1559),
its location has caused great turmoil, with many buildings destroyed by wars,
and by numerous major hurricanes. The location, south of the original British
colonies, and as the dividing line between French Louisiana and Spanish Florida,
along the Perdido River, has caused Pensacola to change ownership several times.
Pensacola was Spanish, then French, then Spanish, then British, then Spanish
again, before becoming American, then Confederate, and then the current U.S.
city.
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