mermaid

Pls remember my FIL, NAVY who served WWII, and my husband, NAVY, who served extended enlistment during Korean war. So grateful to ALL who served our country.

carolynjo

I had 3 brothers in the war in the Pacific theatre. Two were able to see other for an hour or so one time.

Beginner10

My uncle (on my Dad's side) was killed in the Pacific Theatre. My brother is named after him.
Blessed other relatives (uncles, cousins and brother) came back from serving in WWI, WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War.

gramajo

My uncle was at The Battle of the Bulge. My mother said he was never the same after he came home. I'm guessing he had PTSD. My father was drafted near the end of WWII and was just finishing basic training when the war ended, so he did not go overseas.

madamekelly

This is my grandfather Harry A. Sorenson. He stormed the beach at Normandy in a troop transport. Cleared the beach and lived to tell us, his grandchildren, that “war is not the glorified crap you see on TV”. (I grew up watching “Hogan’s Hero’s” and “M.A.S.H.”) I sure miss his tall tales. He once told me that I “had freckles because I stood too close to the cows when they pass gas!” Lol.

Chasing Hawk

LOL.......Kelly, My Mom said that same about me and my freckles.

Needles

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A classmate of mine in 7th and 8th grade, then moved to the next county, but graduated with a number of friends of mine. Such a nice kid, we kept it touch off and on. Graduation and Marines for him. He was killed in a helicopter rescue mission in Oct. of 1963, shot down with 8 others. MIA for many years, then listed as KIA. Lance Cpl. Luther Ritchey, Jr. is on Panel 1E, line 31. What haunts me is that it took over 40 years for someone to find some bones and dog tags, got them out of that country, then sent them for identification, yes, 41 years for him to be repatriated home, to Ohio. Two others from our town died, they were brought home for proper burial, quickly. There are people who still go to Viet Nam to 'find' soldiers missing.

Rose_P

My husband is a veteran. There's at least one Union soldier on my family tree, a great, great, great uncle. Six of my high school classmates died in Vietnam. This is my dad, who was a medic all through WWII and for a year during the Korean War.

Anniedeb

My Dad, Mom, FIL, MIL, brother, aunts, uncles, cousins, many dear friends and husband all served. My husband's uncle was killed in WWII and is buried in France. Both DH and I have relatives going way back that served during WWI, and the civil war. We are so very thankful for their service and sacrifice. We must always remember.

ILoveToQuilt

My Dad was a SSgt in the US Army during WWII. He was occupation forces in Japan after the bombs. He died of leukemia in 1973 and I wonder, to this day, if he had some sort of radiation poisoning related to being stationed in Japan. He never spoke about where he was stationed (city, etc.) nor what he witnessed.

My uncle was in Normandy and helped liberate the camps. He had some photos of the beaches and the liberation of the camps. He, too, never spoke about his experiences in France.

My oldest son was a US Maine (1997-2004); he did not see action, but was active duty during "Operation Enduring Freedom".

God Bless America!