Untold Stories
Memories shared and stories told by Minnesota Veterans from many eras of service.
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Shirley Schleret part 4
Shirley Schleret’s Army job was radar operator, which required a security clearance. She had to list every school, every place she’d ever lived, so the Army could do its background check.
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Shirley Schleret part 3
During basic training at Fort Dix, Shirley Schleret and her sister recruits went on long marches and bivouacked in the sandy outdoors. To her it was just like camping. But not every recruit enjoyed military life in the great outdoors.
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Shirley Schleret part 2
Shirley Schleret already had a college degree. Her recruiter said all she had to do was pass a test and she was in the Army. The first night at boot camp, she went to sleep to the sound of homesick recruits crying.
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Shirley Schleret part 1
Shirley Schleret, Fond du Lac reservation, was working as a park board employee when her contract was up. Now what was she going to do? Like her brothers, she joined the Army.
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Stephen Rocheford part 6
Stephen Rocheford served in silence. But he knew someday gays would serve openly. It was just a matter of time.
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Stephen Rocheford part 5
Stephen Rocheford never told anyone he was gay. But his superior officer, after promoting him to staff officer, said Rocheford was the best man for the job and it didn’t matter that he was gay.