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Reunion of Basic Trainees at Camp
Breckenridge, KY
I
’m a Korean War Era veteran. I never
was in Korea
I entered the Army January 6, 1953. I
took BCT & AIT at Camp Breckenridge
KY, through May 1953. After that, I was at
Ft. Knox, KY during June & July 1953.
Following that, I reported to Camp Polk,
LA, where I was assigned to Tank Co.,
147th Inf Regt., 37 Inf Div., Ohio National
Guard, in August 1953.
I remained with the 37th until June
1954, when the 37th was deactivated; I
went to the 10th Inf. Div. at Ft. Riley, KS,
where I was assigned to Tank Co., 86th Inf
Regt. I was a member of the Active
Reserve until 31 Aug 1983, when I retired
as a Command Sgt Maj.
I enjoyed almost every minute of my
military service.
Some of us who went through basic
training at Breckenridge got together there
in 1991 for a reunion, which I organized.
The gathering brought back some fond
memories of Camp Breckenridge, which
readers might enjoy.
Vernon R. (“Reggie”) Kephart
7050 Catalpa Rd
Frederick, MD 21703
(301) 695-7553
Happy Hour at Breckenridge reunion (L-R) Tom
Dawson, Reggie Kephart, Tom Newsom
Welcome to
Camp
Breckenridge
Reggie Kephart stands at Main Gate of Camp Breckenridge, 1991
Charles Casey (L), Reggie
Kephart (to his left), Dean
Moore (4th from left) and
other attendees at Camp
Breckenridge reunion
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May – June 2009
The Graybeards