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