Wartime Stories

Something on Fort Polk

Wartime Stories

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Fort Polk’s Joint Readiness Training Center is designed to prepare soldiers for war — long nights in the woods, simulated combat, and some of the most demanding field exercises in the military. But among those who’ve trained there, the base has earned another reputation entirely.

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