[Creeker]

My Dad loaded bombs on planes, first in England, then France, on to Holland, & he finally went to the Germany doing other things. Three of us have served including the first of us to come here from Yorkshire, England.

[Blackbeard1718]

My French Grandfather wasn't in the Military, per se, however, he was with the Maquis (French Resistance) throughout WW-II, disrupting German Supply Lines, blowing up Railroad Tracks, and all of the other hazards they were involved in during the War.

We recently honored him by adding a BRICK inscribed with his "Name" and "Maquis", on the sidewalk at the WW-II Museum in New Orleans.

As for me, I was in Desert Storm, and Retired from the Navy after 27 years.

Cheers!

BB

[edmondsonpr]

My grandfather was in the Army and served as an aircraft mechanic in WWI and it was in France! He did not like to talk about it.
My father was an Air Force chaplain in the Vietnam war, served in Takli Thailand, blessing the Thud flyers as they took off for North Vietnam bombing missions.
I served 20 years in AWACS in the Air Force. Desert Storm and other missions in the Middle East and Europe during the cold war.

[Blackbeard1718]

Originally Posted by PlaneGuy

Isn't trying to take out a tank with a BAR kind of like bringing a knife to a gun fight?

Not if you can get a lucky Round through an open hatch or viewport! Those .30-06 Rounds will ricochet all over the interior of that tank, and as close together as the crew has to sit, it'll most likely hit someone, or even possibly a Tank Shell.

Cheers!

BB

[edmondsonpr]

One more: My uncle Dave was a Marine in the Pacific during WWII and invaded Iwo Jima. He's a great man.

[mdauben]

My paternal grandfather fought in WWI but that's about the extent of my knowledge of his service.

My father was an AT gunner in the Army in WWII. He went in on D Day +3 and was in Europe for the rest of the war. He ended up marrying the sister of one of his buddies after the war.

My mother was a WAC during the war. She never went overseas, though.

I had three uncles who all served overseas (Army, Navy and Army Air Force) along with a cousin of my father (Army).

Unfortunately all the members of that generation of my family are gone now.

I have two older cousins who served in the Army in Vietnam (I just missed the draft for that war).

My younger brother served in the Air Force (active and reserve) and was in the Middle East for both Gulf Wars.

[Eturnsdale]

My grandfather was in the Navy on the Lexington in WWII. My great uncle was in about the same time and was on the Little. Daddy joined the Air Force and served in Vietnam. Daddy's eldest brother was a Motor T driver during Korea in the Corps, and his son was a tanker in the Corps in the 80s, and my brother has been in the Corps for something like fourteen years.

[cmhill]

Father currently serves in US navy as Master at arms and head of brigg on carrier bush. grandfater served in airforce saw no wartime, his brothers served in army, no service on their fathers part but grandfather had several cousins who fought in various wars and one who was william a howell the first helicopter pilot for the president and a highly recongnized pilot who was often assigned to units with issues/problems and often assigned with the task of creating new units

[Mosin]

My grandfather served in WW2, but I don't know what he did (Army), my dad is a retired Colonel from the Army. I am a merchant marine (not military, but we do support roles).

[TDS92A]

If I recall correctly, this is how it goes;
My Grand Father - WWI - U.S. Army Infantry
My Dad - Vietnam - U.S. Air Force
An Uncle - WWII - U.S. Army Transportation Corp
An Uncle - Vietnam - U.S. Air Force, Operation Iraqi Freedom - U.S. Army Reserves. He could not decide which branch that liked.
Me - Operation Desert Shield / Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom / Enduring Freedom - U.S. Army - Quartermaster Corp
My Daughter - Enduring Freedom - U.S. Army Reserves - Combat Camera
My Son - Whatever they are calling the current operation - Afghanistan - U.S. Army - EOD
My Son - Just starting out - U.S Air Force.