Has any of your family fought in any Wars?

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#1 Warship_19
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Have any of your relatives fought in Wars?

My dad Served with the Navy in Afganistan. My Grandfather served with the Airforce in the Korean War, and my Great Grandfather fought for Czechslovakia in WWI before my family immigrated to America

Im also planning on joining the Military when I turn 18

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#2 deactivated-6016f2513d412
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I'm not positive, but I think I had relatives in the military for both WWI and WWII. My dad was in the Air Force during Vietnam, and one of my uncles was in the Army during Vietnam.

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#3 snowman6251
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My uncle served in the Army. It was between Vietnam and Afghanistan/Iraq so I'm not exactly sure of all the locations he fought but he did see combat. He hasn't told anyone much about his experiences since most of it was top secret (he worked in some form of intelligence) but he says the army was the best thing that ever happened to him.
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#4 SaudiFury
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my American grandfather fought in the Korean war.

my great grandparents from my Saudi side, fought, aided, and helped funded the Saud family when they were conquering their part out of Arabia.

I have two cousins (Saudi side) that are serving for the Saudi armed forces, one in the coast guard, the other in the navy (actually manning one of the countries frigates).

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#5 testfactor888
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My grandfather was in the Army in WW2 though he is dead now and no he did not die during the war. My ex-brother in law was in Iraq, my sister divorced him after he came back so technically I had family out there than. No one else I can think of
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#6 cheesyjon
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No. I hear stories of people's grandparents fighting in World War II, but I never have any of my own.
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#7 hedden93
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My dad was in the army but not while a war was going on.

My grandfather was in WW2.

My great (idk how many greats) uncle is Lewis Armistead

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#8 deactivated-6127ced9bcba0
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Both of my grandfathers, one was Navy one was Army. My uncle was a Marine in Desert Storm, my cousin was Army and served in Iraq and now Afghanistan and myself.

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#9 THE_DRUGGIE
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Yup, I had a relative who fought in World War I and wrote a book on his experience. I forgot the title, though...I'd have to go look for the copy I have.

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#10 Xx_Hopeless_xX
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Grandfather in Korean...Other Grandfather i forgot which :x..and Great Uncle died in WWII i believe..i don't know of any others..

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#11 deactivated-6127ced9bcba0
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My great (idk how many greats) uncle is Lewis Armistead

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Nice. Always fun having a general as a family member.

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#12 jJaAmMeEsS2184
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my grandfather in WWII...and my dad was in vietnam for only like a month or two if i remember correctly..

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My grandfather was a cartographer during WWII. He was also a despicable racist.
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#14 MazehcS0ul
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My brother went to the army a few weeks after 911 and served and was part of the Iraqi freedom.

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#15 scorch-62
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I'm not sure. My dad was too young to be in the military during any wars, and now he's too old. I'm not sure about my paternal grandfather, though. He was old enough to have served in World War II and Korea, but I'm not sure if he ever did. My dad never talks about his dad.
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[QUOTE="jaydough"]My grandfather was a cartographer during WWII. He was also a despicable racist.

lol... my grandfather who fought in Korea didn't particularly like black people either. I remember when i was first about to go to Milwaukee to go to college and he pulled me aside and said "now Adam (he doesn't call me by my real name Abdullah).... there are a lot of black girls your gonna find in Milwaukee and..." or the story my parents tell me of when my father first came to visit my mom parents. my grandfather first saw him thinking he was black (because he's really dark), and stormed out the front door as they were walking from the back. he apparently went to the bar, and was reassured when someone told him that Arabs were not black people. lol... *don't know can't help but laugh and smile how things work out in life*
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#17 Snipes_2
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Sure they have. The Civil War, Korean War, World War I and World War II.

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2003 Iraq, and World War 2 I believe.
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#19 tocklestein2005
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my mother's father was a SeaBee (Naval ironworker) in the South Pacific during WWII. My father's father was a MP during WWII that is where he met my Japanese grandmother.

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#20 bloodling
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My grandfather is Austrian, he repaired Nazi planes and now his hearing is not very good. He's the smartest man I know.

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#21 bbkkristian
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My Grandfather served in the Korean War.
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#22 Stanley09
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Ancestors fought in civil war possibly wars before that too lol no current wars. But I plan on joining marines after HS
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#23 MagnumPI
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Great Great grandfathers and brothers - World War one.

Great grandfathers and Brothers - World War Two

Grandfather - Korea

Father - Vietnam

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Great grandfather fought the Japanese in WW2. He got tortured to death i think, thank god my grandma survived lol.

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#25 ImaPirate0202
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My grandfather served in Korea, my Great-Uncle was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army Reserves and I served one tour in Iraq.

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My grandfather served in Korea, my Great-Uncle was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army Reserves and I served one tour in Iraq.

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Where did you serve?

Camp Bucca here, two tours.

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Most served during peace time

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#28 ImaPirate0202
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[QUOTE="ImaPirate0202"]

My grandfather served in Korea, my Great-Uncle was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army Reserves and I served one tour in Iraq.

airshocker

Where did you serve?

Camp Bucca here, two tours.

Fob Warhorse, Baqubah

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#29 Kats_RK
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Why yes,my grandfather was in WW2 and he was jet pilot 8)

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#30 Loco_Live
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▲ My Great Grandfather, whom I'm named after and so are other people in my family. He served in WW2. Got a purple heart and a bunch of other awards to. ▲

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#31 Snipes_2
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Great grandfather fought the Japanese in WW2. He got tortured to death i think, thank god my grandma survived lol.

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Sorry to hear that. :( I've read about what they do to POWs...
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#32 flipin_jackass
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My grandpa, i think on both my father and mother's side. My grandma on my mother side was a nurse for WW2.
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#33 Sp4rtan_3
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My great uncle was a support truck driver in WW2 before he drove over a land mine and went crazy :( My dad was in the military AFTER Vietnam protecting Germany from those dirty communist!! :P and my old brother is in the marines and might be going to Afghanistan this December .
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#34 Sunsha
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My uncle was in Vietnam.
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Fob Warhorse, Baqubah

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Woof, I haven't had good experiences with FOBs.

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#36 cybrcatter
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My grandfather was a doc in 'Nam.
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#37 Stanley09
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i also have a friend whos grandparents fought for the viet kong in vietnam lol
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#38 Maniacc1
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I have a couple great uncles/uncles who was in the Service.
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#39 peaceful_anger
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My grandfather was in WWII, two of my uncles were in Vietnam, and I have a cousin in Iraq right now. I also have another cousin who trains fighter pilots.

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#40 slvrraven9
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imm i have been in the iraqi war, my father was in vienam....well he was in during the vietnam era, my uncle actually went over to vietnam and my grandfathers both served in the world war
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#41 Ninja-Hippo
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My brother went to afghanistan and was wounded and returned home.
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#42 Stanley09
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My brother went to afghanistan and was wounded and returned home. Ninja-Hippo
geez sorry to hear that. how badly wounded?
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[QUOTE="Ninja-Hippo"]My brother went to afghanistan and was wounded and returned home. Stanley09
geez sorry to hear that. how badly wounded?

He got hit in the lower back by a piece of shrapnel. Was in a wheelchair for a while and had to do a lot of rehab but he's more or less fine now.
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My grandfather was a light machine gunner in WW2 under general Patton. He fought in the Normandy breakout, the Battle of the Bulge, was there for the liberation of a concentration camp, and went all the way to Austria. He said the experience was absolutely terrifying, and he lived in constant fear of death.

My great uncle was a top turret gunner and mechanic on a B-17. His plane was shot down in the first daylight bombing raid over Berlin. This was at a time when the bombers flew part of the mission without any fighter escort. He managed to bail out and spent several years in a German POW camp.

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#45 dramaybaz
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Sure they have. The Civil War, Korean War, World War I and World War II.

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Nice, they have been in all the wars that mattered.
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#46 dramaybaz
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My grandfather was a light machine gunner in WW2 under general Patton.

He fought in Normandy, the Battle of the Bulge, was there for the liberation of a concentration camp, and went all the way to Austria. He said the experience was absolutely terrifying, and he lived in constant fear of death.

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You avatar scares me. :(
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[QUOTE="Snipes_2"]

Sure they have. The Civil War, Korean War, World War I and World War II.

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Nice, they have been in all the wars that mattered.

Yeah, I guess. Vietnam mattered too though as did many other wars.
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#49 thelastguy
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World War 2 is the only one I know of

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#50 MagnumPI
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I don't know what my great grandfathers did, they were some form of infantry I know that much.My grandfather was a tank commander and my father was a crew chief as well as 60 door gunner on huey slicks. He was in the Aeroscouts. Many of the pilots in that unit were Special Forces. Most of their missions were either inserting and extracting LRRPs & rangers for recon and salvage operations. Ocassionally special Ops as well.If they weren't doing that they just went on their daily harrassment routine. Which meant fly around until they take fire so they could return fire.