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Family service histories - An antidote to defeatism
With so much talk flying around about who sent whom where for what reason, the thought came to me to ask myself whom, in my own family, have worn the uniform of the United States armed forces, in war and in peace... and to remember their service by name, and branch. How 'bout you?
So far, this is the roster I am sure of (self included): John, Army enlisted CSA, Missouri theatre (KIA, Wilson's Creek) Porter, Army enlisted CSA, Arkansas theatre Frank, Army enlisted Infantry, Rainbow Division, WW l Donald, Army enlisted MP, WW ll Vernon, Army enlisted Manhattan Project, West Point, WW ll Paul, Marine enlisted WW ll (KIA, Iwo Jima) John, Army enlisted Band, Korea Keith, Air Force enlisted a/c electrician, Korea, Japan Jess, Army enlisted Motor Pool, Korea Mike, Air Force enlisted a/c recip mechanic, ATC, MAAG-VN Sammie, Air Force enlisted a/c paint shop Ron, Navy enlisted Recruiter (on active) Trevor, Navy enlisted SEAL, Afghanistan (on active) "...We aren't no thin red 'eroes, nor we aren't no blackguards too, But single men in barricks, most remarkable like you; An' if sometimes our conduck isn't all your fancy paints, Why, single men in barricks don't grow into plaster saints; While it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, fall be'ind", But it's "Please to walk in front, sir", when there's trouble in the wind, There's trouble in the wind, my boys, there's trouble in the wind, O it's "Please to walk in front, sir", when there's trouble in the wind." Rudyard Kipling (t.f. "Tommy") |
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If ye care to, friends and buddies can be added... the list could get long.
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Know that my family was in most of the conflicts from the beginning.
Harnevious (last name) Brandywine KIA Mohr (5 brothers), Grand Army of the Republic- all survived Orie - USMC Veracruz, Villa expedition Harold - 1st Sgt, 82 ID QM WWI (my Dad) Marvel - 7th Eng, 7th ID WWI Harry - Railway Corps (WWI), MacArthur's Staff (WWI0 Harry Jr - WWII Donnie - Army Korea Sol - Navy - Bay of Pigs Me - 29th Civil Affairs Co opcon to MACV ADV TM 19 Quang Tri Province - Gio Linh/Dong Ha districts
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William L. , Iowa Union field artillery, boy horse handler, Gettysburg. Great grandfather.
William L. , Rainbow Division, WWI. Grandfather. Morley , Rainbow Division, WWI. Grand Uncle ?Selly?, 1st Infantry Division, WWII. Father Dan, 8th Air force B 17 waist gunner, WWII. Uncle Simon , US Army Artillery, Pacific, WWII. Uncle Gary, USMC, Gitmo, Cuban missile crisis. Cousin Joe, USN, Vietnam. Brother. Jerry , USN, Vietnam. Brother William L. , USN, Vietnam. Me Patrick , 4th Infantry Division, Iraq. Nephew Scamp
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