TIGER VILLAGE: FIFTY YEARS LATER 1968 TO 2018 (August 2019)
Learn about Tiger Village, a realistic combat training village at Fort Polk, Louisiana, where soldiers were prepared for the Vietnam War. See how the village looked in 1968 and 2018, and what challenges and skills it offered to the trainees.
Tigerland, Fort Polk, Louisiana - Facebook
An open group for veterans who experienced Tigerland at Fort Polk, LA. Tigerland was the part of Fort Polk where U.S. Army soldiers were trained infantry tactics. Those who successfully completed...
Fort Polk – Tiger Land
Fort Polk – Tiger Land. by Jerry Prater. The twelve or so of us who had just completed our basic training at Company E, 4th Battalion, 5th Training Brigade earlier in the morning of Friday, February 24, 1967 were the first to arrive at our Tiger Land company area because we had a short ride on the back of a deuce and a half truck. Fred Dunlap
Tigerland - Wikipedia
Tigerland is a 2000 American war drama film directed by Joel Schumacher and starring Colin Farrell. It depicts the training of soldiers for the Vietnam War at Fort Polk, Louisiana, where they face harsh conditions and conflicts.
History :: Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Johnson
Learn how Fort Polk, now JRTC and Fort Johnson, evolved from a World War II training center to a modern combat training center. Explore the historical events and exercises that shaped the...
Rise of ‘Tigerland’: Fort Polk responds again as conflict breaks …
2014年7月28日 · In a worst-case scenario, Fort Polk could lose up to 6,500 of its current military population of 10,836. Following its post-World War II closure, Camp Polk reopened when war broke out in Korea.
TIGER LAND (Fort Polk, Louisiana.) - YouTube
Shot, edited, written and voiced by Lydia Magallanes for KALB NBC 5. Fort Polk, LA (KALB) Fort Polk has a rich history of Army readiness. On Saturday's publ...
162nd revives Tigerland, raises replica arches
2010年5月10日 · Fort Polk was home to Tigerland, an advanced infantry training center during the Vietnam War, from 1962-1973. This period of Fort Polk's history was recounted in the 2004 movie...
'Return to Tiger Land' attracts Army Veterans to Fort Polk - KPLC …
2012年6月2日 · Ft. Polk, LA - On the Fort Polk Army Post, the 162nd Infantry- known as the 'Tiger Brigade'- hosted the first ever 'Return to Tiger Land' on Saturday, allowing veterans and their families to be reunited to a post they once called home.
Tigerland (2000) - IMDb
Tigerland: Directed by Joel Schumacher. With Colin Farrell, Matthew Davis, Clifton Collins Jr., Tom Guiry. 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.