Sept. 1968, I was at Fort Jackson, S.C. doing Army basic training. We trainees were ordered to "volunteer'' to donate a pint of whole blood. There I learned the importance of blood donation. Since then I have donated 315 pints of whole blood between American Red Cross in Daytona Beach, FL. and OneBlood. Now at age 82 I am still at it and will donating again next week at OneBlood.