Memories of Vancouver Barracks

Living in the years between the wars

"My mother has fond and precious memories of growing up on the Post. I love to hear her heartfelt memories of life at the Vancouver Barracks with its great sense of community and the closeness that was pervasive amongst the soldiers and their families in those gentler years between World War I and World War II."

Working with Beavers

Remembering Beavers at the Barracks

Her dad was a staff sergeant

"One building that was used belonged to the rifle club that had target shooting in the basement. I learned to shoot and handle a rifle there."

Watching weddings from the porch

One “gazebo” wedding party followed a bagpiper across the parade field to the Marshall House.

Ten years of life at the Post

"Our two-storied duplex had 11 rooms and was more than adequate for our family of three."

Becoming a young marksman

" I do remember the snow, in the winters and the Parades they had in the summer."

He met his wife at a USO dance

"A highlight of each weekend was the USO dance, chaperoned by some of the City folks and officers from each troop. The young USO women would gather by the High School Pharmacy, at 26th and Main Street, then be driven by truck to and from the dance area."