Who here comes form a military family?

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Just curious

[James]

I am the 3rd generation in my family that I really know of. I don't know much about who did what and where before about 1900.

At this very moment I have a brother in law and a cousin in Iraq.

[Jack Mehoff]

Dad was in the Navy during 'Nam. Grandpa on my mum's side was a WW2 vet.

[Merik]

Both Grandfathers, one in the Navy another in the Air Force.

My Dad, 20 years in the Army.
Four uncles in the Army and NG, one of them is still NG.

And thats just my immediate family.

[Seoulstriker]

i'm only second generation.

does mandatory military duty count? even my mom had to serve in poland under communism...

[Ratamacue]

3rd generation, though it's not quite a tradition. Grandfather was US Army in Korea, one uncle CIA SOG in Vietnam, one uncle US Army in Vietnam, one uncle US Army post-Vietnam, and my brother is in the US Navy.

[Russian Texan]

Both parents were military doctors in the Soviet Army
Grandfather ended WW2 as a lt.colonel in Berlin
There also were some cossaks in the family tree but I do not know all the details.

[Trigger]

Grandfather: Army/Air Force WW2 & Korea
Father: 24 years in the Air Force
Uncles: Army & Navy, served in Vietnam

[Vance]

Uncles, dad side - Served in 'Nam (101st) and in the National Gaurd
Uncle, mom's side - Served in 'Nam
Great Uncle - Served in Navy for over 20 years, including WWII
Step-grandfather - Served in WWII, in the Navy
Grandfather, mom's side - Served in the Air Force during peacetime

And now, really far back..

Great great grandfather - Served in the Spanish-American War


woot

[ßå$tĮТHÏ¿ð]

Ya my family is a military family. My dad used to be a tanker in the Canadian armed forces and my grandpa fought in Korea.

[NcDeuce]

I'll be the second-generation U.S. Army. Woot Woot.

Father - Retired U.S. Army 20+ years

[scoone]

Both grandfathers, One in Spain and the other one in the UK.

[Javehn]

My grandfother was a pilot during WW2 in RKKA , Father was Major in VDV . My grandgrandfother was a ...Rabie - does that counts ??

[mocking_loudly_died]

Grandfather: Wing Commander 51 squadron RAF DFC / US DFC.

Old man (Dad): British Para's.

Me: muscle diseased hence my one day stint in the signals.

[Herrmannek]

My grandgrandfather was real commbat proven soldier. He was fighting in WWI in Car's army(some sort of elite unit, with minimal height limit, don't know details). After that he fought in Polish army against soviets...In one of those wars he was wounded in lungs. He was tough bastard but at second war he wasn't in army. He was hiding with friends Jewish familiy from Nazis. I know he was officer but don't know the rank.


Both parents were military doctors in the Soviet Army
Grandfather ended WW2 as a lt.colonel in Berlin
There also were some cossaks in the family tree but I do not know all the details.

Maybe my grandmother knew your Dad :). She was a pharmacist in MASH in Anders's army at WWII...She is now lieutenant(porucznik) and she has higest rank in family :). Don't know what rank she had at the time of war, and she is now to sick to ask...

My dad is reservist and has ensign rank(ensign in Polish Army is one rank lower than lieutenant, polish name podporucznik ) he is chemist so he served in NBC unit.

Me: I'm waiting for WWIII to enlist :)

[Tengu]

My polish grandfather was in the US militairy during ww2.

Many familiymembers were in the resistance during ww2 in belgium (dont know if that counts). Its was called "The White Brigade". They killed, sabotaged and provided intelligence to the allies.

One of my ucles served in the belgian army a few years.

Another ucle has spend his whole life in the belgian militairy (he recently retired). First he served in the airforce; the defence of airfields with anti-aircraft missles. This he did in germany to bring down those sovjet basterds :bash: in case of ww3.
Then he became a reporter for the belgian militairy and traveld alot. Mostly africa and the middle east.

My father served in the belgian army. First he was in the airforce working radars. Then he spend 10 years als an engineer.

I wanted to join the US army but its kind of hard to do living in belgium and all :P . So i will just have to wait for world war 3.

[b00n]

My Granduncle was a paratrooper during WW2 he fought in Monte Casino. My Dad just was in the bundeswehr just for basic training, he didnt stay there.

[WARPIG]

Father and Grandfather were both US Army NCO's. I am the third generation of US Army Sergeants in my family.

[Tane Angle]

A fair number of family members served in WWII. I don't think of myself as coming from a long-time military family though, so much as everyone and their brother was serving at the time. I traveled around some when my father was in the military, but we eventually settled back home in NY.

[Uncle Sam]

Gand Pa's Dad in WWI (Italy)
Grand Pa in WWII (Navy Corpsman w/Marines)
My Dad (Army Korea and Vietnam w/173rd Airborne + other conflists Retired after 32 years in) + his 2 Brothers (1 Army, 1 Marine KIA)
My Brother (Army 82nd and 101st - Panama, PG1, and PG2)
Me (Army 82nd Airborne)
No one on my Mom's side was ever in the Military...

[Shadow]

My Mom's Pa was engineer and my dads father fought against the french and survived.

[IronHeart_26]

Grandfather- WW2, Navy, USS Detroit
Great Uncle- Airforce- WW2-Korea
Daddy- Airforce,Vietnam
Mother- Airforce, Vietnam
Cousin-Arny National Guard, currently
Me-Army, signed in October, leave in March

[Tane Angle]

Take care out there IronHeart.

[hank]

Both grandfathers served in the big war, as they would say, one in Europe and one spent his time in Guam. Dad was NG and a little late for Vietnam. Wife's dad flew helicopters in Vietnam and has some great pictures that maybe someday I will post. No combat but a lot of pics from the air and horsing around. Not I though, I guess I fell a little too far from the tree as they say.

hank

[MolliG]

Father- ROAC. '80s soldier. In Saudi and later Iraq during the whole of the build-up, conflict, and build-down 1990-91. Went to Norway, Falklands (after the war) et cetera.

Uncle- RA. Joined after my Dad, still in. Was in the Gulf as well, along with the Balkans and N.I., and Canada et cetera.

Another Uncle- Never knew him. Welsh Guard (99% sure... I'll have to ask.). Lost his life aboard Sir Galahad.

Grandfather- Not sure exactly what he did, from what I remember he use to jump from Dakotas with AT guns (Could be wrong though.). I don't know if he saw 'action' in WW2, but I know he spent a while in Libya and Palestine.

Other Grandfather- Home Guard.

Great Grandfathers, Uncles Etc- I don't know as much about these relatives, but I know quite a few served in the Navy during both world wars (One or two may have lost their lives.). A few also served in the Army during WW1... Yeomanry I think...

There are quite a few more, but I, unfortunately at the moment, don't know much about them.

As for me, well I might join the Forces when I'm older (after exams etc) to carry on my family's soldiering 'tradition' (Surname is even military related :lol:.) and to gain skills and the like. Something at the AWE is more me than a rifle and webbing.

:)

[Gauntlet]

My Father: Air Force Cargo Pilot and graduate of the Air Force Acadamy
My GrandFather (father side): A mechanic in the Navy
My GrandFather (mother side): A technition for planes in the Navy
My Uncle (father side): Served in the Army
My Great Uncle (father side): A Marine, died on the landing of the Phillipines, Semper Fi!
My Great Uncle (mother side): A radio engineer, helped the creation of secure communication.
Great Grandfather (mother side): A Base Guard in the Army

Now waaaaaay back...

Great X4 Father (father side): Served in the Swedish Army

[Dennis G]

Gand Pa's Dad in WWI (Italy)
Grand Pa in WWII (Navy Corpsman w/Marines)
My Dad (Army Korea and Vietnam w/173rd Airborne + other conflists Retired after 32 years in) + his 2 Brothers (1 Army, 1 Marine KIA)
My Brother (Army 82nd and 101st - Panama, PG1, and PG2)
Me (Army 82nd Airborne)
No one on my Mom's side was ever in the Military...

I come from a military family. My fathers side served in the Italian army in the old days. My Grandfather and his three brothers were in the U.S. army and one was in the OSS as a translator. My father like yours Sam was in the 173rd Airborne in Vietnam. Sam is you father living?

My mothers family military history is respectable also. My Brother was in the army he was in the infantry for just over a year and then became a mechanic for wheeled vehicles. I never served it has was a life long dream to be in the army and live up to what my father and family have done in the past. It has been my greatest regret that I was unable to to join out of high school but one thing happens and turns to another. But I still serve my community and county in other equaly important roles. My wife’s only brother is in kuwait right now. He is the only one from her family to have served. (FYI her father lived in spain under Franco)

[IronHeart_26]

Will do, Tane. Thanks. I'm hope'n for a station in Georgia :) ...or at least somewhere in the south. Not sure how I'd do anywhere else. Yanks tawlk funny and way to fast for my like'n.

[Uncle Sam]

Gand Pa's Dad in WWI (Italy)
Grand Pa in WWII (Navy Corpsman w/Marines)
My Dad (Army Korea and Vietnam w/173rd Airborne + other conflists Retired after 32 years in) + his 2 Brothers (1 Army, 1 Marine KIA)
My Brother (Army 82nd and 101st - Panama, PG1, and PG2)
Me (Army 82nd Airborne)
No one on my Mom's side was ever in the Military...

I come from a military family. My fathers side served in the Italian army in the old days. My Grandfather and his three brothers were in the U.S. army and one was in the OSS as a translator. My father like yours Sam was in the 173rd Airborne in Vietnam. Sam is you father living?

My mothers family military history is respectable also. My Brother was in the army he was in the infantry for just over a year and then became a mechanic for wheeled vehicles. I never served it has was a life long dream to be in the army and live up to what my father and family have done in the past. It has been my greatest regret that I was unable to to join out of high school but one thing happens and turns to another. But I still serve my community and county in other equaly important roles. My wife’s only brother is in kuwait right now. He is the only one from her family to have served. (FYI her father lived in spain under Franco)

Wow, small world. He is still alive, but we have grown apart over the years, unfortunately. He made the jump into Tay Ninh though, I know that for a fact.

On a footnote...The 173rd Airborne conducted the only major combat parachute jump in Vietnam and again it became the only line Airborne unit to perform a combat jump when it Parachuted 1000 paratroopers into Northern Iraq.

[NcDeuce]

Will do, Tane. Thanks. I'm hope'n for a station in Georgia :) ...or at least somewhere in the south. Not sure how I'd do anywhere else. Yanks tawlk funny and way to fast for my like'n.

You can leave Dixie but Dixie will never leave you...or something like that. ;)

[Kriz]

Great grandfather (mother's side) fought 4 years during WW1.

Grandfather/mother (father's side) fought/helped with the resistance during WW2.

[Operation Ivy]

Grandpa1= Sherman Tank Commander in Europe in WWII woot
Grandpa2=Navy in both the Atlantic and Pacific, saw the "Bomb" go off over Hiroshima(sp)
Great Grandpa= Served in WWI...got his helmet at my parents house

[Salty Dog]

1 grandfather- armament for b24's in 8th airforce WWII
1 grandfather- U.S. navy in the pacific, (don't know what type of boat he was on- small one crew of about 12 or so i think.)
1 great aunt- army nurse in WWII
uncle- Navy commander in naval intelligence

thats about it i think.

[German_American]

direct decendents of mine have served in every major American conflict since 1776.

[IronHeart_26]

direct decendents of mine have served in every major American conflict since 1776.

WOW! The formaldehyde must be working wonders for you huh?

[Maverick77]

Grandfather- Royal Canadian Engineers WW2
Grandfather- Minesweeper took part in D-Day invasion
Uncle- 31 years in CdnAirborne,1 PCCLI, 2PPCLI
Aunt- 27 years First ever female warrant officer in Canadian Military History
Cousin- At RMC right now
Cousin- 1 PPCLI

[Midtown]

Both grandpa's were in WW2, one faught at battle of the bulge, was also in the pacific theater.

[memphiz]

-my grampa on my mothers side was a RCE (Royal Canadian Engineer) was stationed in Europe:Dug trenches, built railroad etc., then was stationed in Germany after WW2. futhur down than family line 2 of his uncles were officers in the Belguim army during WW1 (i think)
-one of my grampas brothers on this side was in the the Canadian navy, and the other was infintry.
--my grandma on my mothers side was a military nurse in Scotland.

on my dads side my great grampa was a member of the 10th Canadian Winnipeg Grenediers--served in the battle for Hong Kong was captured by the Japanese for 4 years--survived. his son (my dads uncle) was in the RCAF. i have both their war medals.

[11F5S]

direct decendents of mine have served in every major American conflict since 1776.

:cantbeli: :cantbeli: I thought I was long in the tooth, but German_American has to the oldest person on the internet bar none. :P





WOW! The formaldehyde must be working wonders for you huh?

I have to get some of that stuff. :lol:

[flickme]

Hope to be 3rd generation in military when i get our of high school.

[German_American]

jerks u know what i ment

[hank]

German_American = Leuitenant Dan, Leiutenant Dan! ;)

hank

[German_American]

lol thats pretty funny rofl

[11F5S]

jerks u know what i ment

No! We know what you said!

P.S. It's meant not ment.

[ChuckThunder]

Just curious

Me, nuff' said

Great, Great, Great, --, ect. Grandfather and Uncle fough the British during the Revolutionary War

Both Great, Great, Great Grandfathers - Confederate Army

Great Great Grandfather - Marines, pursued Pancho Villa across Cuba

Great Grandfather 1 - Marines

Great Grandfather 2 - Army

Both Grandfathers - Army - Ret.

Uncle 1 - Navy - Ret.

Uncle 2 - flew planes for "Christians In Action" in Cambo and Laos - Not sure about much else...

Uncle 3 - Marines - Ret.

Dad - Marines - Ret.

Cousin 1 - Navy - Active

Cousin 2 - Marines - Active

[IronHeart_26]

jerks u know what i ment


I don't think I've ever been referred to as a jerk before. :(

As any southern lady so insulted would say, "Well I nevah!"

[James]

Will do, Tane. Thanks. I'm hope'n for a station in Georgia :) ...or at least somewhere in the south. Not sure how I'd do anywhere else. Yanks tawlk funny and way to fast for my like'n.

You can leave Dixie but Dixie will never leave you...or something like that. ;)

Nonsense. I was born in South Cakalakee. If you met me today, you wold never know...

[German_American]

Ironheart I'm just messn around :lol:

[IronHeart_26]

Will do, Tane. Thanks. I'm hope'n for a station in Georgia :) ...or at least somewhere in the south. Not sure how I'd do anywhere else. Yanks tawlk funny and way to fast for my like'n.

You can leave Dixie but Dixie will never leave you...or something like that. ;)

Nonsense. I was born in South Cakalakee. If you met me today, you wold never know...

I'm ging to assume that is somewhere in the south. Never heard of it. You say you were born there, but were you also raised there. It makes a big difference. I was born and raised in the deep south...have never been further north than Southern Missouri(vacation) nor further west than east Texas(vacation). After 28 years I don't think you can take the Dixie out of me.

[IronHeart_26]

Ironheart I'm just messn around :lol:

I know, so was I. :)

[stateofequilibrium]

Starting with my father.. through some strange means he was quickly promoted up to Captain after ROTC and went into Vietnam where he later worked with Air America and PsyOps and Donald Gregg calls him an "interesting man," so go figure.. actually, I really don't know anything about what my dad does. During Desert Storm/Shield, he worked with General Schwarzkopf, met the President, received a big fat gold medal from the Saudi Government, plus another in a ceremony in Washington.

My grandfather on my mother's side was a pilot during the Korean Conflict, got shot down and was presumed KIA until he made it back to his own lines like a week later.

My grandfather's brother was a Kamikaze pilot, but thankfully was never sent out and later went on to become an Air Force General with the ROK and President of Korean Air.

My Great Grandfather was part of the Japanese High Command, where he functioned as the prime minister for Korea.

..and then further up in history you have generals and such.. but my history is foggy.

..oh, and I'm FORBIDDEN to ever join the military unless I do so as a doctor. So go figure.

[Trigger]

^*cue 'James Bond' theme* :D

[TriggerPuller]

Great Great Grandfather-US Cavalry battle of Bull Run
Great Grandfather-US Marine WWI
Grandfather-US Marine Officer Guadalcanal and New Guinea
Father- Hippie
Me-US Marines and US Gov.

TP

[TriggerPuller]

Starting with my father.. through some strange means he was quickly promoted up to Captain after ROTC and went into Vietnam where he later worked with Air America and PsyOps and Donald Gregg calls him an "interesting man," so go figure.. actually, I really don't know anything about what my dad does. During Desert Storm/Shield, he worked with General Schwarzkopf, met the President, received a big fat gold medal from the Saudi Government, plus another in a ceremony in Washington.

My grandfather on my mother's side was a pilot during the Korean Conflict, got shot down and was presumed KIA until he made it back to his own lines like a week later.

My grandfather's brother was a Kamikaze pilot, but thankfully was never sent out and later went on to become an Air Force General with the ROK and President of Korean Air.

My Great Grandfather was part of the Japanese High Command, where he functioned as the prime minister for Korea.

..and then further up in history you have generals and such.. but my history is foggy.

..oh, and I'm FORBIDDEN to ever join the military unless I do so as a doctor. So go figure.Nice pedigree but what I wanna know is can you introduce me to some hot Korean girls?

TP

[Falco]

Grand father was in the Navy during WW2 and my cousin was was in the canadian reserve.

[Red]

My dad was a Navy combat diver,then moved in to underwater demolitions and obstacle clearance.In his latter years of the navy,he was the captain of one of the best ships in the NIgerian navy:NNS Nigeria.

[serbian boy]

Great Grandfather: Partisan in yugoslavia WW2
Grandpa: Colonel, 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment JNA 1956-1960
Uncle: Fought in Croatia T-55 tanker, 2 years in Chehcnya 1999-2001 back home safe and alive! :lol: woot