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Post by librarylady on May 30, 2022 15:42:23 GMT
Our family has been very lucky.
I am old enough that mandatory draft service was required in my age group (and prior).
My age group was involved with the VietNam war. Yet, we have had no one killed or injured in a military incident. We even have several who made the military their career after serving because of the draft. Currently we have 2 West Point Graduates who are in their late 40s. To my knowledge, the last injured or killed in a war was during the Civil War.
Equally as odd is that none of my HS friends were injured in VietNam, even though several served during that war.
I am wondering if the Peas are as lucky as our family has been.
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Post by Olan on May 30, 2022 16:10:53 GMT
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Post by ntsf on May 30, 2022 16:16:10 GMT
there has been no one in the military since ww1 in my family, my father in law and his brother were in ww2 but lived long lives.
no one for at least 100 yrs died in any wars. we are lucky I guess.
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Post by cadoodlebug on May 30, 2022 16:31:06 GMT
My dad served in WWII and Korea but retired after 30 years in submarines. My BIL was a fighter pilot in Viet Nam and served 23 years in the Navy.
I did, however, have 4 classmates who were killed in Viet Nam. We remember them at each reunion with the playing of Taps. It's a very somber moment.
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Post by iowagirl50147 on May 30, 2022 16:41:40 GMT
My grandmother's brother was killed in WWII in June 1944. He is buried in Manila. One of my best friend's brother was killed in VietNam. I left flowers at his grave on Saturday as she lives out of state.
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2022 16:42:14 GMT
My dad is a Vietnam vet. No injuries thankfully other than slight hearing loss. He had several cousins that also served. There's an older cousin of his that died in the Korean war. Age differences among my grandfather's siblings meant that my grandpa had nephews that were the same age as him. Both grandfathers served in WWII in different branches. One was a POW in France. I'm aware of some distant cousins/uncles who died in WWII and WWI. There's a few men who served in the Civil War, including at least one POW. There's one record that shows a great great great uncle dying directly from injuries he sustained in battle but after the war (an infection that he couldn't beat).
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Post by mom on May 30, 2022 17:22:37 GMT
No, we haven't been that lucky. We lost my cousin on 4/17/10 with Iraqi Freedom and my dad lost his best friend in Vietnam.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on May 30, 2022 17:31:33 GMT
My grandmother's brother was killed in WWII in June 1944. He is buried in Manila. One of my best friend's brother was killed in VietNam. I left flowers at his grave on Saturday as she lives out of state. My uncle was killed in WWII in New Guinea in 1944 and is also buried in Manila. My cousin was in the Army served in Vietnam twice. I had classmates killed in Viet Nam. |
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Post by littlemama on May 30, 2022 18:08:21 GMT
One of my grandfathers was killed during the retreat from the Battle of the Bulge.
FIL was permanently disabled during his service and Vietnam and passed away 9 years ago from Agent Orange related illness. When I voluteered with The Wall that Heals last summer, the vets who were there told me that every one of them was sick.
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Post by maryland on May 30, 2022 18:26:23 GMT
My grandfather, 25 yrs. old) was killed in Germany in World War II when my mom was 1 yr. old.
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Post by craftedbys on May 30, 2022 18:34:18 GMT
My father and 3 of his 5 brothers all served in the military.
My dad served just after WWII I the Army of Occupation.
His older brother was killed in WWII when his ship was torpedoed.
It wasn't until I was an adult that I knew why they called my Gran a Gold Star Mother.
My DH served in the first Gulf War. (Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm). The ground war began on our 1st Wedding anniversary.
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Post by katlady on May 30, 2022 20:28:48 GMT
We are fortunate to not have had any military deaths in the family. I was too young to have any friends or even cousins in my age group that were old enough for the draft. A good friend had a brother that was killed in Viet Nam. He himself was severely injured in the first Gulf War. I had uncles that served in WWII, both Europe and Asia. They all came home alive. My dad was too young and served after WWII. My grandfather served in WWI and made it back home safely.
ETA - I live in a military county, so many of our friends and acquaintances have lost loved ones and friends in wars.
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Post by vspindler on May 30, 2022 20:56:24 GMT
I have not lost any family or close friends, but my bestie posted a grave picture of a young man she and her ex husband were very close to. I only had one really good conversation with Nick before he was deployed but something about his death is a total gut punch to me. (He was killed in Afghanistan, and the 10-year anniversary of his passing was recently.) I don’t know if it was his baby face or what, but something about his death hits me particularly hard.
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2022 21:45:12 GMT
My family (both sides) didn't lose anyone in wars. My grandfather served during WW2. My dad served in the Korean War (NEVER discussed it, but we found his medals when he passed). My DH served in the Vietnam War. He was stationed in Germany. SO many of his buddies from his Air Force days seemed to all get cancer. Most of them passed away. littlemama When I was filling out forms with the V.A. after DH passed, they asked me if he even spent ONE DAY in Vietnam, because they've learned that that's all it would take to have exposure to Agent Orange. Apparently it caused so many types of cancer, but specifically bladder and prostate cancer. DH didn't lose anyone he knew during the war. As an aside, isn't Memorial Day the time to celebrate our fallen heroes who passed during the war(s)? I thought that Veteran's Day is the day to remember Veterans who have served. Living Veterans get special celebratory free meals at restaurants, etc... |
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Post by Linda on May 30, 2022 21:46:38 GMT
my great grandfather died in World War One - his sons (also serving, survived). No close family members have been lost since but we've had multiple active duty members in every generation including my son, my husband, my father, Brother-in-law, my uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, grand nephews...). But everyone I know who has served knows someone who didn't make it home.
A friend lost her son in 2004 in Mosul, Iraq - he was only 20.
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Post by Linda on May 30, 2022 21:47:34 GMT
As an aside, isn't Memorial Day the time to celebrate our fallen heroes who passed during the war(s)? I thought that Veteran's Day is the day to remember Veterans who have served. Living Veterans get special celebratory free meals at restaurants, etc... Yes Memorial day is to honour those who died while serving their country. Armed Forces Day is honour those currently serving and Veterans Day is for those who have served. |
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2022 21:51:05 GMT
As an aside, isn't Memorial Day the time to celebrate our fallen heroes who passed during the war(s)? I thought that Veteran's Day is the day to remember Veterans who have served. Living Veterans get special celebratory free meals at restaurants, etc... Yes Memorial day is to honour those who died while serving their country. Armed Forces Day is honour those currently serving and Veterans Day is for those who have served. Thank you. That's what I thought, but social media has it all backward. |
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Post by Linda on May 30, 2022 21:54:08 GMT
Yes Memorial day is to honour those who died while serving their country. Armed Forces Day is honour those currently serving and Veterans Day is for those who have served. Thank you. That's what I thought, but social media has it all backward. social media often does and it's a common misunderstanding |
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Post by librarylady on May 30, 2022 21:57:02 GMT
I belong to another board.
This the first time that we have not had to correct someone about the difference between Veterans Day and Memorial Day.
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Post by littlemama on May 30, 2022 22:07:21 GMT
My family (both sides) didn't lose anyone in wars. My grandfather served during WW2. My dad served in the Korean War (NEVER discussed it, but we found his medals when he passed). My DH served in the Vietnam War. He was stationed in Germany. SO many of his buddies from his Air Force days seemed to all get cancer. Most of them passed away. littlemama When I was filling out forms with the V.A. after DH passed, they asked me if he even spent ONE DAY in Vietnam, because they've learned that that's all it would take to have exposure to Agent Orange. Apparently it caused so many types of cancer, but specifically bladder and prostate cancer. DH didn't lose anyone he knew during the war. As an aside, isn't Memorial Day the time to celebrate our fallen heroes who passed during the war(s)? I thought that Veteran's Day is the day to remember Veterans who have served. Living Veterans get special celebratory free meals at restaurants, etc... Yep, anyone who spent one day in country (and on certain naval ships) is presumed to have been exposed to Agent Orange. If a veteran who was exposed develops one of a list of 14 diseases, that is also considered to be related to Agent Orange. That increases the funeral benefit and may come with other benefits for minor children (that part was not an issue when fil passed away so i dont have as clear a recollection of those benefits) And yes, Memorial Day is to remember the fallen. Veteran's day is to honor those who have served. |
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Post by StephDRebel on May 30, 2022 23:10:29 GMT
I'm thinking about my mom's first cousin who was in Vietnam and then died of suicide A few months later, my friend Brandon who died of suicide and was a federal air marshall, and my friend Danny V who was killed in Afghanistan.
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2022 0:13:32 GMT
My family (both sides) didn't lose anyone in wars. My grandfather served during WW2. My dad served in the Korean War (NEVER discussed it, but we found his medals when he passed). My DH served in the Vietnam War. He was stationed in Germany. SO many of his buddies from his Air Force days seemed to all get cancer. Most of them passed away. littlemama When I was filling out forms with the V.A. after DH passed, they asked me if he even spent ONE DAY in Vietnam, because they've learned that that's all it would take to have exposure to Agent Orange. Apparently it caused so many types of cancer, but specifically bladder and prostate cancer. DH didn't lose anyone he knew during the war. As an aside, isn't Memorial Day the time to celebrate our fallen heroes who passed during the war(s)? I thought that Veteran's Day is the day to remember Veterans who have served. Living Veterans get special celebratory free meals at restaurants, etc... Yep, anyone who spent one day in country (and on certain naval ships) is presumed to have been exposed to Agent Orange. If a veteran who was exposed develops one of a list of 14 diseases, that is also considered to be related to Agent Orange. That increases the funeral benefit and may come with other benefits for minor children (that part was not an issue when fil passed away so i dont have as clear a recollection of those benefits) And yes, Memorial Day is to remember the fallen. Veteran's day is to honor those who have served. : YES! This was when the V.A. was working with me to see if I was entitled to some kind of pension. I had no idea if DH was in Vietnam at all. Surprisingly he never mentioned it. I asked his friends that he still kept in touch with and they weren't sure. His DD214 didn't show it, so I guess he never went. The V.A. said that I would have been entitled to something if he had been in Vietnam. (I had no funeral for him and he had no minor children). |
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