Calling all veterans and family members. Allies too.

[whitecra]

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Was he Field Artillery?

I was in Korea 90 - 91.

He was in comuncations. He was in Korea in1986-1987 and 1997-1998.
Chris

 

[punkin]

My dad, United States Navy - WWII veteran

 

[dacjohns]

I thank you, him, and any other family members.

My wife supported my during my career. I know the spouses make a lot of sacrifices.

 

[whitecra]

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We do and it is hard when they are gone. When he was in Iraq was worse then Korea because of the war going on there. I was so glad when he got home from Iraq. I pray for the soldiers that are there now. I pray for their families. We have friends that are there now. I have heard it said "Army wife the hardest job in the Army."
Chris

 

[maplesky7]

My husband is Active duty Army--88 kilo--part of security detail and in Iraq as we speak...right now he is an E-4.

Mommy and his 2 little girls miss him so.

Lots of military here on BYC. Thank you for serving.

My dad was army--munitions.

My fil (dh's step father)served in Vietnam but you'll never get him to talk about it. Though he did give dh a ring before he left and said it was his battle buddies and he didn't make it. Dh gave him a gold coin he earned in return right before they said good bye standing in the driveway. Tear jerker moment.

My nephew is Army, serving in Japan.

I have a gg...grandfather, George Gillespie, who established the Presby. church in Scotland. His painting is hanging in the church and he is buried there.

I'm related to Daniel Boone from my paternal Grandfather's side somehow.

The book Chesapeake tells the tale of a family who's husband & boy children were killed by Indians (I'm not sure which Indians?) as they travelled, while the wife and girl children were kidnapped and my mother says we are related but I do not know how.

My husband has Choctow in him from his biological father's grandma? or great grandma?

Anyway, histories mysteries...interesting parts of the past.

Me,
gretchen

 

[hdchic]

This is cool! Thanx for guiding me to it, so lets see, where do I begin?

Maternal side:

Grandfather: WWII Vet. Gunner and Warrant Officer

Grandmother: Civilian employee, driver for Generals

2 Great Uncles: Both served in the Navy, WWII

I'm sure there's more, I just can't remember at the moment.

Paternal side:

All males in the military dating back to the Civil War.

Father: US Army Vet. Viet Nam

And then there is little ol me, the only female in our family to have served: USAF 1990-1998 Korea x 2, Desert Storm, MP/K-9 explosives detection.

I salute all who have served in the past, who are currently serving, and all those who will serve in the future!

 

[EweSheep]

Glad to add to this forum, dacjohns!

My father USAF, nucleur bomb tech at Bunker Hill, IN
Maternal grandfather Army, private, served at home during the latter part of WWII era
Paternal grandfather Army, private, same as above
Maternal great uncle Army paramedic driver, killed in line of action while transporting wounded soldiers back to camp...killed by a German sniper the day after WWII was declared over. Buried in Florence Italy.
Numberous maternal great uncles served in WWII and Korea
Two uncles on maternal side served in Vietnam

My dear sister was in Korea sometime in the 80's and finished her National Guard by the time she got engaged to hubby no two. She was communication...

Father in law served in Army, Seattle Washington sometimes in the early 1960's and was a private.

Proud of you all! Lets pray to get those wonderful boys home safe and sound in the arms of his loving family!

I would love to hear war stories and so forth! Thats another forum!

 

[chcknrs]

I can now proudly add my DD, who just began USAF basic training last week! So now we have:

Great Uncle, US Navy
2nd cousin, US Navy
dad, US Army, shot twice in the back and survived
me, US Army
DS, US Army, served in Iraq from the start, also Afghanistan, disabled veteran
DD, USAF, boot camp....go, Mariah!

Oh, and my Grandma's maiden name is Lee, and we are supposedly directly related to Robert E. Lee, nuff said

 

[redoak]

My dad was in the Army from 42-45 as a Medic, went from North Africa to Sicily, to Italy, to Austria. My uncle was in the Army from 42-45 and drove a light sherman in Europe.

 

[EweSheep]

Sure a bunch of Lee's descendents running around LOL!

I was certain that Geo Washington had kids.......hope he didnt receive a war wound that would keep him from having kids! Good thing he adopted Martha's kids as his own!

Good stories! I have a few of my own from my great uncle who was a paratrooper from the Flying Eagles, been into foxholes and sheer terror of horror of finding or have to stay put next to a dead German soldier in a foxhole while the battle rages on. He also talked about a famous city in France that he almost got ambused by the Germans at one point.