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Oct 6, 2000 · A group of recruits go through Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Polk, Louisiana's infamous Tigerland, last stop before Vietnam for tens of thousands of young men in 1971. Joel Schumacher. Director. Ross Klavan. Writer.
Aug 30, 2022 · From 1962 until 1976, Fort Polk served as the Army’s largest infantry training center due to Tigerland, the area on base with jungle-like conditions that, along with Louisiana’s humidity, mimicked the conditions in Vietnam.
Sep 13, 2000 · Trivia: Tigerland was the name of a U.S. Army training camp during the mid-1960s to early 1970s, located at Fort Polk, Louisiana as part of the U.S. Army Advanced Infantry Training Center.
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Tigerland. 1971. A nation stands divided over the escalating war in Vietnam. Thousands of young Americans lie dead on foreign soil. And at Fort Polk, Louisiana, thousands more prepare to join them. The specter of combat hangs over the men of A-Company, Second Platoon, as they enter the final stage of infantry training.
Author Query: ISO Veterans of Tigerland at Fort Polk. Dorothy Shrager, an author in California, is working on a project dealing with the Vietnam War. She would like to contact Vietnam veterans who went through Basic Training or Infantry AIT at Tigerland at Fort Polk. “I would love to hear their stories and interview them, ” she told us ...
fort polk, la. -- When it comes to history, things often come full circle. Fort Polk was home to Tigerland, an advanced infantry training center during the Vietnam War, from 1962-1973.
Apr 2, 2022 · If you served or are serving at Fort Polk Louisiana, this is the design for you and your team. Great souvenir for the time you spent at Ft Polk, Tigerland. Ideal for Veterans Day, 4th of July, Memorial Day, Father's Day & all patriotic events; Fort Polk - Tigerland in Louisiana. Great way to show you're proud to Ft Polk.
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