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Ghost4-6
Lance Corporal
Posts : 471
Join date : 2011-09-18
Location : USA
 | | Subject: family military past Mon Dec 12, 2011 7:13 pm | |
| Curious as to whos family fought in what wars |
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splintercellsz
Master Sergeant
Posts : 4047
Join date : 2011-04-12
Age : 30
Location : Reno, Nevada
| | Subject: Re: family military past Mon Dec 12, 2011 7:14 pm | |
| Civil War
WWII
Vietnam
Gulf War
War on Terror |
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Trister
First Sergeant
Posts : 2966
Join date : 2011-05-02
Age : 47
Location : MA, USA
| | Subject: Re: family military past Mon Dec 12, 2011 7:43 pm | |
| Operation Iraqi Freedom
Not sure if my father or grand father(s) fought in any war(s) as they have never mentioned it but have served in the Portuguese Army. |
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Gallo Infligo
Lance Corporal
Posts : 74
Join date : 2011-11-25
Age : 53
Location : Flushing, MI
| | Subject: Re: family military past Mon Dec 12, 2011 7:46 pm | |
| Vietnam (Uncle, Army)
Gulf War (me, Marine of course!)
thats all I know of
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damoxd
Lance Corporal
Posts : 50
Join date : 2011-12-10
Location : Australia, Victoria
| | Subject: Re: family military past Mon Dec 12, 2011 7:50 pm | |
| my great grandpa, my grandpa, and quite alot of my family in that generation fought in the vietnam war (they are all viet so yeah....dont worry, they were on the US's side) =P |
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RJ_Whitlock_9mm
Gunnery Sergeant
Posts : 943
Join date : 2010-11-26
Age : 34
Location : Minnesota
| | Subject: Re: family military past Wed Dec 14, 2011 2:33 am | |
| Uncle in WWII took a Luger from a Nazi officer  |
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totalwarrior6780
1st Lieutenant
Posts : 6085
Join date : 2010-04-28
Age : 28
Location : Erebor
| | Subject: Re: family military past Wed Dec 14, 2011 4:22 am | |
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Devil Dog Ben
Site Member
Posts : 4
Join date : 2011-12-03
| | Subject: Re: family military past Wed Dec 14, 2011 8:11 am | |
| Grandfather fought during the 1st World War.
Uncle fought during World War II.
Cousin fought in the Soviet War in Afghanistan.
Adoption-Father fought in the Vietnam War.
I have taken part in both the War in Iraq & the War in Afghanistan, on the 12th of April I am being re-deployed into Afghanistan.
Regimental Combat Team 8, Beirut Battalion. |
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splintercellsz
Master Sergeant
Posts : 4047
Join date : 2011-04-12
Age : 30
Location : Reno, Nevada
| | Subject: Re: family military past Wed Dec 14, 2011 11:32 am | |
| Thank you, Mr. Ben for your Service & Sacrifice! |
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Mega Max546
Gunnery Sergeant
Posts : 2556
Join date : 2011-05-13
Age : 28
Location : The Shadows
| | Subject: Re: family military past Wed Dec 14, 2011 12:13 pm | |
| World War 1 (Ottomans side)
World War 2 (Egypt Defense)
Arab War with Israel 1948
1956 Suez Crisis or 6 day war
Yom Kippur War
Egyptian Offensive on Yemen.(that was like our own Vietnam)
Operation Desert Storm
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Gallo Infligo
Lance Corporal
Posts : 74
Join date : 2011-11-25
Age : 53
Location : Flushing, MI
| | Subject: Re: family military past Wed Dec 14, 2011 7:05 pm | |
| Semper Fi Ben! Mega Max, were you there for Shield too? or just Storm? and what I like to call Desert Stay the long wait to come home after the Storm was over. |
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FlamingBear
Staff Sergeant
Posts : 1694
Join date : 2011-04-07
Age : 26
Location : Fenton,Missouri
| | Subject: Re: family military past Wed Dec 14, 2011 7:16 pm | |
| WW2
Vietnam
Korean
War on terror |
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nukeman04
Gunnery Sergeant
Posts : 1148
Join date : 2010-07-12
Age : 29
Location : Naperville, IL
| | Subject: Re: family military past Wed Dec 14, 2011 8:22 pm | |
| Man you guys are all lucky having some military background, I wish I had some! |
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splintercellsz
Master Sergeant
Posts : 4047
Join date : 2011-04-12
Age : 30
Location : Reno, Nevada
| | Subject: Re: family military past Wed Dec 14, 2011 8:38 pm | |
| It's not luck, Nuke... it's just a job. |
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nukeman04
Gunnery Sergeant
Posts : 1148
Join date : 2010-07-12
Age : 29
Location : Naperville, IL
| | Subject: Re: family military past Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:30 pm | |
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Ghost4-6
Lance Corporal
Posts : 471
Join date : 2011-09-18
Location : USA
| | Subject: Re: family military past Thu Dec 15, 2011 12:20 am | |
| Nepolean wars(Russia and Prussia)
WW1(Us Russia)
Talvisota(soviets)
WW2(US Germany Soviet Union)
Korea(US)
Vietnam(US)
Grenada
Iraq/Afghanistan- cousin KIA from friendly fire 2008 USMC |
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Mega Max546
Gunnery Sergeant
Posts : 2556
Join date : 2011-05-13
Age : 28
Location : The Shadows
| | Subject: Re: family military past Thu Dec 15, 2011 12:26 am | |
| - Gallo Infligo wrote:
- Semper Fi Ben!
Mega Max, were you there for Shield too? or just Storm? and what I like to call Desert Stay the long wait to come home after the Storm was over. I believe my uncles where just storm since that's the only operation the Egyptian army contributed to to help Kuwait. |
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modernwarfare132
First Sergeant
Posts : 1287
Join date : 2010-02-19
Age : 28
Location : Pennsylvainia, USA
| | Subject: Re: family military past Thu Dec 15, 2011 6:22 pm | |
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HartAttackKidd
Master Gunnery Sergeant
Posts : 1285
Join date : 2010-07-20
Age : 29
Location : West Virginia
| | Subject: Re: family military past Fri Dec 23, 2011 4:14 am | |
| Oh boy here we go
American.
Civil War
WWI
WWII
korean
Vietnam
Desert storm
Iraq
Afghanistan
Canada.
Cold War
Boer War
Korea
Vietnam |
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billwardak
Sergeant
Posts : 202
Join date : 2011-12-30
Age : 56
Location : north pole Alaska
| | Subject: Re: family military past Mon Jan 02, 2012 6:26 pm | |
| lets see
Revoltutionary War
Spanish American War
War of 1812
Civil War
WWI
WWII
korean
Vietnam
Grenada (wasnt really a war but it sucked)
Panama (see above)
Desert storm
Desert Shield
Enduring Freedom
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metsman3.0
Sergeant
Posts : 908
Join date : 2011-04-15
Age : 27
Location : Some where in New York
| | Subject: Re: family military past Mon Jan 02, 2012 7:43 pm | |
| WWII (1 in Free French Forces and 1 in French Forign Legion)
6 Day War
Yom Kippur
Desert Storm
Sand War
Ifni War
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Deathdealer96
Gunnery Sergeant
Posts : 3230
Join date : 2011-10-28
Age : 27
Location : Lancashire, UK
| | Subject: Re: family military past Thu May 10, 2012 12:05 pm | |
| Great Grandad: WW1 Army Infantry
Grandad WW2 Navy, at D-Day behind the Canadians at Juno, also stationed near Africa, his submarine left a refuelling point 10 minutes before it was blown up during an accident
Uncle Falklands War Army Infantry
Uncle Iraq War Army Infantry
Cousin Afghanistan Army (Bomb disposal) |
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paisaman
First Sergeant
Posts : 1784
Join date : 2010-02-12
Age : 29
Location : Bogota. Colombia
| | Subject: Re: family military past Thu May 10, 2012 10:47 pm | |
| Colombian armed Conflict (1964 to present) ,i have a great uncle and uncle that served in the army during the most though time in this conflict , 80's and 90's. |
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Electr0nicninja
Private 1st Class
Posts : 49
Join date : 2012-05-08
Age : 35
Location : Tacoma
| | Subject: Re: family military past Fri May 11, 2012 8:21 pm | |
| my dad fought in desert storm. thats about it. |
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DeadlyChaos09
Staff Sergeant
Posts : 1480
Join date : 2011-05-23
Age : 26
Location : N.J., U.S.
| | Subject: Re: family military past Thu May 24, 2012 9:12 pm | |
| Still tracking the military history in my family.
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