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Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri

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Bob Finds His Strength in Boot CampBob recalls three years in the Illinois National Guard during his twenties. His six months of active duty in 1963 included eight weeks of winter Boot Camp at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, where he gained fitness and a better understanding of his endurance. He finished active duty with an Artillery Unit at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

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During the winter, in the account of 1963 active duty
Winter Boot Camp at Fort Leonard Wood
Completed eight weeks of Boot Camp, emerging slim and trim and with a better understanding of his endurance.

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