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Where your' family have served in war or times of conflict

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My family have served in alot of wars since WW1 (including me) just going through some.

Great Grandad - WW1, france

Grandad - Patrol in British India pakistan - afghan Kyber pass, WWII campaigns in Dunquirqe France, North africa campaign Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Italy, Greece, France - Germany D-Day campaign

Dad - Korean war, reserved, went to Northern Ireland for a bit

Me - Northern Ireland, Falkland Islands, 1st Iraq Golf war, Bosnia, Kosovo (Serbia if you considerate as still part of Serbia), Sierra leone

Brother - Same wars as me pretty much

Son - 2nd Iraq war, Afghanistan
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My grandpa was in korea and vietnam.
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ParadiceCity9 wrote:My grandpa was in korea and vietnam.


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Any of you have shell-shock/PTSD?
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Mine grandpa serve in Yugoslav ROjal army,but not have much luck,they capture in April war against German(like 400000 soldiers of Rojal Army) and then transwer to Germany POW camp,hes been there to end of war,lost leg after one Allied bombardment of Germany.
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My Dad served in the Desert in WWII, then up through Sicily, Italy, into Greece.
Various Great-Uncles in WWI,
MY Uncle Peter was captured in the Battle of the Bulge (he was on the other side).
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I believe my great grandpa died on the beaches of sicily. But my family generally doesnt have a military background (that I know of). I have a small family that is true to me :)
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My Great-Great-Uncle was in WWII. (His brother, my Great-Grandpa was the youngest son of a farm family, so he had to stay here)
One of my Great Uncles in 'Nam.
My Grandad was a Marine that served in between the Korean War and Vietnam (his service time ended just before Vietnam started).
2 of my uncles during 1st Iraq War.
1 is still in the service, but has not gone over yet.
A cousin's father has been over to Iraq twice.
And a few friends of mine have been over to Iraq as well.
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eiter my great-grandfather or my great-great-grandfather served in Russia's army (don't know where or when lol).
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As far as I know, no one in my family has been stupid enough to fight in a war

I know my grandpa was in the reserves during world war 2, but wasn't required and wasn't called up.
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My great uncle fough in the Albanian front in WW2. My grandfather joined the resistance during the occupation. My other grandfather was young when the war started but later he was taken as hostage by the Bulgarians along with many others where he was forced to work.

My great grandfather fought in Turkey before the Asia Minor Catastrophe. My great-great uncle was one of the leaders of the Cretan revolution against the Turks. Before that I don't know.
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My dad is the only one I know of who was in the army.
But he didn't see any action, he was the postman! Which is actually a more important job than most people realise.
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My great-grandad served in Iraq in WWI.

Before that, a lot of stuff in the Boer wars and in India.

Another Great grandad was a dispatch rider in WWII
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My grandad shot Hitler's ear off in WW2.

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mandyb wrote:My grandad shot Hitler's ear off in WW2.

It's true.


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My grandmother was a nurse in World War II. My grandfather could not serve for medical reasons. I have some relatives that fought in the resistance in WWII.

Most of my family were farmers all over the world. I suspect many would have been involved in various conflicts that "hit their doors", but mostly, I think they tried to just make a living.
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radiojake wrote:As far as I know, no one in my family has been stupid enough to fight in a war

I know my grandpa was in the reserves during world war 2, but wasn't required and wasn't called up.


Yet they're the people that protect you, does anyone here like you?
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qwert wrote:Mine grandpa serve in Yugoslav ROjal army,but not have much luck,they capture in April war against German(like 400000 soldiers of Rojal Army) and then transwer to Germany POW camp,hes been there to end of war,lost leg after one Allied bombardment of Germany.


Really sorry to hear that.
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brooksieb wrote:
radiojake wrote:As far as I know, no one in my family has been stupid enough to fight in a war

I know my grandpa was in the reserves during world war 2, but wasn't required and wasn't called up.


Yet they're the people that protect you, does anyone here like you?


It's disgraceful isn't it, the lack of respect coming from those who place themselves higher than the rest of us....
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Nickbaldwin wrote:
brooksieb wrote:
radiojake wrote:As far as I know, no one in my family has been stupid enough to fight in a war

I know my grandpa was in the reserves during world war 2, but wasn't required and wasn't called up.


Yet they're the people that protect you, does anyone here like you?


It's disgraceful isn't it, the lack of respect coming from those who place themselves higher than the rest of us....


It is, it's ok if you don't agree with wars now and in the past but if you don't agree with the army you've got a problem, wars are bad but someone has/had to fight them and i just happend to be fighting them.
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Nickbaldwin wrote:
brooksieb wrote:
radiojake wrote:As far as I know, no one in my family has been stupid enough to fight in a war

I know my grandpa was in the reserves during world war 2, but wasn't required and wasn't called up.


Yet they're the people that protect you, does anyone here like you?


It's disgraceful isn't it, the lack of respect coming from those who place themselves higher than the rest of us....



I place myself higher than the rest of you? I don't see where I even tried to imply that. As far as armies protecting me? Well I know for certain that Australia hasn't come under any threat whatsover since I've been born, which would imply that I haven't needed any protection.

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My dad murdered chimpanzees in Maryland during Vietnam.

My two great uncles were in the Pacific Theater navy.

Two great-great grandfathers fought at the Battle of Vicksburg.

Numerous great great great grandfathers wooped up on each other during the Texas Revolution.
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I guess i could google it, but when was the battle of Vicksburg? The civil war?
And what was the Texas revoultio -is that when they joined the States?

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My granddad on mom's side served in Korea as a tank driver, but he doesn't talk much about that. Does talk about other wars though.
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My dad spent 3 years escorting convoys in the North Atlantic.An uncle who fought in the battle of Ortona in Italy,and an uncle who died in Korea
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