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Fort Jackson

American  

noun

  1. a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in N central South Carolina, NE of Columbia.


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He was drafted into the Army in 1952 and stationed at Fort Jackson, S.C., but he was soon discharged, because of his disruptive behavior, according to Mr. Cooper.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2023

He spent 1952 and ’53 in the Army, assigned to Fort Jackson, S.C., and playing enough baseball that “I matured as a pitcher,” he told The Los Angeles Times in 1959.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2023

Late last November, Navy Capt. Frank Brown and several others visited Fort Jackson, and as a result will open a new sailor fitness prep course next month.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 28, 2023

When Sarah Hoyt arrived at Fort Jackson, S.C., for basic training in 2002, the Army confiscated all of her personal belongings.

From Washington Post • Aug. 11, 2022

It was more irregular in shape than Fort Jackson, and with its guns seemed to command every point on the river.

From The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 by Jackson, W. C.

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