Who has veterans of foreign wars in their family(or is a war veteran)
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My father retired after 21 years, Command Sgt Major. Korea, Japan, Panama, Germany (WWII)
I enlisted and got out because of a medical condition.
Father in Law-B-24 Gunner, shot down, POW WWII
Bro in Law- Green Beret, Vietnam (his son goes in tomorrow)
Brother-Army (unsure, we're mad at each other)
Uncle-Army grunt, Vietnam
Mother-Korea
I enlisted and got out because of a medical condition.
Father in Law-B-24 Gunner, shot down, POW WWII
Bro in Law- Green Beret, Vietnam (his son goes in tomorrow)
Brother-Army (unsure, we're mad at each other)
Uncle-Army grunt, Vietnam
Mother-Korea
unclehobart
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Grandad on my moms side: Robert H. Keene. He was a Marine corporal when WW2 started. Was a sgt. when he landed on Guadalcanal. 90% of his company was wiped out. Transferred to the army air corps and fixed airplanes through the late 40s. Melded into the Air Force, Korea, Vietnam. Retired as a something like an E9 Command Master Sergeant of the Air Force. He was supposedly the 4th highest enlisted man in the Air Force at the end and was pushing Lt. Colonels about.
Uncle Bobby, Vietnam draftee, Army cpl., Dental tech in the rear with the gear.
My father, Ben, Army Brigadier Gen. Vietnam, 2 silver stars, 6 bronze stars, 5 purple hearts, fruit salad up and over the shoulder... god knows what else hes got. Artillery, Airborne, Intel. Supposedly held the nuke launch codes for all western europe down through Turkey for about 18 months in the late 60s. My dad can't tell me much because of the 30 year rules on soft stuff and 50 years on the naughty stuff. Hes been around the block a few times.
Uncle Bobby, Vietnam draftee, Army cpl., Dental tech in the rear with the gear.
My father, Ben, Army Brigadier Gen. Vietnam, 2 silver stars, 6 bronze stars, 5 purple hearts, fruit salad up and over the shoulder... god knows what else hes got. Artillery, Airborne, Intel. Supposedly held the nuke launch codes for all western europe down through Turkey for about 18 months in the late 60s. My dad can't tell me much because of the 30 year rules on soft stuff and 50 years on the naughty stuff. Hes been around the block a few times.
unclehobart
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I still don't. He's a hard man to get close to.Professur said:
Roughly 12 years. 8 more in the reserves. They were grooming him for staff, but said that he probably couldn't rise above 3 star. He wasn't hungry in the political sense and figured that he could make 10 times as much in the private sector... so out he went.putertutor said:
Not nearly half as hard as me. Were both stubborn as hell.. and after 20 years of conflict ... he backed down first. I am as stubborn as a bag of river rocks. I am my own worst enemy.HeXp£Øi± said:
Inkara1
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My Grandfather (dad's dad) served in the army in WWII in the European Theater. I know Patton was somewhere in his chain of command, but I don't think his company answered directly to him. He has a Purple Heart due to some "friendly fire," an incident he doesn't talk about much anymore, although the shrapnel is still floating around his body to this day (it's been migrating ever since).
My uncle on my dad's side went to Vietnam, but didn't actually see combat. I don't know exactly what he was there for. I do know he was supposed to be an airplane mechanic until they found out he was color-blind.
My grandfather on my mom's side was in the miliraty too, if I remember right, but I honestly couldn't tell you when, which branch or where he might have went.
My dad had a draft card for Vietnam but his number never got called.
That's all the military experience in my family that I know of.
My uncle on my dad's side went to Vietnam, but didn't actually see combat. I don't know exactly what he was there for. I do know he was supposed to be an airplane mechanic until they found out he was color-blind.
My grandfather on my mom's side was in the miliraty too, if I remember right, but I honestly couldn't tell you when, which branch or where he might have went.
My dad had a draft card for Vietnam but his number never got called.
That's all the military experience in my family that I know of.
Q
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My dad was in the Navy during the Korean war. His dad was in WWI, I found a little box one time with a purple heart, a bronze star and a few other medals, that his dad received. Dad was pretty evasive when we treid to ask him about it. And he has refused to get on a plane since he flew back frim Guam.
unclehobart
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With my grandfather, its stuff like the landing at Guadalcanal. He goes in wearing radio gear and an M-1. 8 out of 9 of his buddies get killed in a matter of 45 minutes. 46 out of 50 company wide are killed. Radio destroyed, boats floundering; he ends up with a discarded BAR and does some things that he won't talk about.
My dads stories are much worse. He halfway told me the stories on his two silver stars and 3 of his purple hearts. After that, I just didn't have the heart to press him further.
My dads stories are much worse. He halfway told me the stories on his two silver stars and 3 of his purple hearts. After that, I just didn't have the heart to press him further.
outside looking in
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Grandfather in WWII. He wrote an autobiography that has some interesting stories about his war experiences: "Through War, Peace, Poverty, and Prosperity".
