"A boy is more than just a boy; he is an individual"
You'll never believe who said this! (Hint, it wasn't me, although it is a statement I believe wholeheartedly.)The problem is, individuality wasn't exactly valued at Linton Hall Military School. I would...
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What the Linton Hall Military School brochure said ... and what it was really...
I've recently come across a brochure for Linton Hall Military School from 1949 (yup ... 62 years ago!) -- quite a rare find.The brochure doesn't actually have a date, but it was in use in 1949 and...
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How awards were given (or denied to those who deserved them) at Linton Hall...
At Linton Hall Military School, medals and other awards were sometimes given or denied arbitrarily. This is an account of three cadets and the awards they did, and did not, deserve.A few days before...
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John Phillips, famous Linton Hall Military School Alumni
Perhaps the most famous of Linton Hall Military School alumni is John Phillips, singer, songwriter and guitarist of The Mamas and the Papas, a band which reached its peak success during the 1960s with...
View ArticleThe 1940s at Linton Hall Military School
In my previous post, I wrote about John Phillips of The Mamas and the Papas, who attended Linton Hall from 1942 to 1946. As interesting as it is to know that a celebrity attended the school, I find...
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Why do some alumni see nothing negative about Linton Hall Military School?
The best answer I've come up with is, "I don't know." The second best answer, the result of much thinking, is the subject of this post. I've tried hard to understand this, but cannot come up with a...
View ArticleLinton Hall School -- today
I've written a lot in this blog about my experiences during the 1960s.Today’s Linton Hall School is far different from the boys’ military boarding school that LHMS alumni knew. Now coeducational, and...
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Special Sunday Treat at Linton Hall Military School
There was a special treat for us on Sundays. Something besides the donut we got at breakfast. Something besides the smug irony of noticing that when there was a second serving line, the bread was kept...
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We used to shoot real guns at Linton Hall
When I was thirteen years old, I and other boys my age used to shoot live ammunition inside the Linton Hall Miltary School building every other Friday.Because of the tragic school shootings that have...
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Fun in the Snow!
During "rest" in the evening, as well as after school, we would get a candy bar or, sometimes, a popsicle. Sometimes we had a choice and we would line up at the canteen; other times we all got the same...
View ArticleFinding Linton Hall Alumni
Occasionally, some Linton Hall alumni have contacted me in their attempts to locate other Linton Hall alumni. The task is not easy because we live in a big country, with many people sharing the same...
View ArticleMail from Home!
One of my best memories of Linton Hall Military School was coming back to my dorm in the afternoon, after either drill or free play, and finding a letter from home on my bed, partly tucked under the...
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Index: Linton Hall Military School Alumni Memories Blog
For new readers, I suggest you begin reading the oldest entry first (the one shown first on this list.) Click on any of the links below:Linton Hall Military School MemoriesLHMS from an adult point of...
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Camping and the "Over & Under" patch
When we went camping and the temperature at night dipped below freezing, we were awarded an "Over and Under" patch which was sewn on the sleeve of our blue sweater. The patch was awarded only the first...
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Goodbye Linton Hall Military School (my last post?)
If this is not my last post, there will probably be only one or two more.As 2012 draws to a close, I have decided to say goodbye to my blog about Linton Hall Military School. I will check in...
View ArticleLetters from Linton Hall: The first couple of weeks
(I am coming out of my self-imposed retirement to publish a blog post I had written last year and saved in draft form. It covers some of the letters I wrote during the first weeks at Linton Hall...
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LHMS Alumnus Publishes Fiction Book
Although I have been scooped on this one by the other blogger at I want to share the news that a Linton Hall alumnus has just published a fictional book about a Special Operations Unit. "Duty, Honor,...
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Linton Hall alumnus in "GI Joe 2 : Retaliation" movie!
Augustus Cho, a Linton Hall alumnus, appears in the "GI Joe 2 - Retaliation" movie that just came out. Congratulations Augustus!
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New Book About Linton Hall!
In his memoir about his first year at Linton Hall Military School during 1968-1969, Augustus Cho has written more than just his autobiography; this is really a biography of everyone who attended Linton...
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Linton Hall Cemetery Photos
An alumnus has provided me with photos of the cemetery at Linton Hall. The cemetery is located on the LHMS (now Linton Hall School) grounds, if you're walking from the canteen towards the pool, tennis...
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