Wars your family fought in?

[BuddyL]

My Grandmothers relatives fought Andrew Jackson's troops before the Trail of Tears.

There were some sorry ass Jayhawkers on my father's side of the family.

Grandpa and cousins on my mother side were with Quantrill's Raiders.

Other family members fought on the Southern side in the War of Northern Aggression.

My grandfather fought in WWI was in France.

My father and Uncles fought in WWII some the the Pacific some at Normandy landing and later the Battle of the Bulge. All made it back home.

Have a uncle that was a Marine Corp Colonel in Korean war.

Vietnam cousin died there.
1 Stepson was in Bush I Sand War I.
1 Stepson was SF Medical Sargent in Bush II Sand War II.

 

[rickmenefee]

domistic war every day.

 

[Leggett71]

Great-great grandfather fought to defend Vicksburg
Grandfather was on a Navy escort operating in the North Sea WWI
Great Uncle was in the trenches at Ardon WWI
Several Uncles, great Uncles fought WWII mainly in the pacific
Grandfather was in charge of Stores at Camp Livingstgon WWII
Son in 82nd Airborn In Nigeragua, Korea
Son still in National Guard 1 tour Iraq

We all owe our freedom and our current nation to our VETS.

Leggett 71

 

[woolworh]

My great great great grandfather killed Gen. Custer at the Battle of Little Bighorn. My great grandfather fought in WWI. My grandfather and his brothers fought in WWII.

 

[DanB]

Hell My mom's family is still fighting a war amongst themselves. Been doing it for the better part of 40+ years.

Other than that. My father in law was in Vietnam. No documented knowledge of any other family members serving.

 

[Danny]

Revolutionary War
Civil War
WWII
Korea
Vietnam

These are the only ones I'm sure about.

 

[Cedar Creek]

My older brother did two rounds in Viet Nam - late 60's - early 70's in USAF out of DaNang. The only other combat veteran I know of in our family is my maternal great-grandfather; served for the CSA from Alabama, then moved to Logan County, Arkansas after the war.

Cedar Creek

 

[Blinocac200sx]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Heald

 

[mack5522]

family history is very cool , as to your ? my family has fought in all of our countrys wars all the way back to the war of 1812

I have to say one of the coolest feelings I ever had was sitting in the archives in Austin, TX and looking at the names of my relatives from the Mexican census of 1829. The dad was pretty old but he had a 16yo son.
One of them went on to fight in the Army of the Republic of Texas and went on to be in some Navy for the Mexican-American war. IIRC Texas gave him 7500 acres for his years of service. I found a pension request many years later where he said he had under 200 acres and a small count of cattle.
His son fought in the Texas Brigade for the CSA and judging by what I've read a whole lot of them got killed. Thankfully, he made it.

Another relative was killed at the Battle of Middle Boggy Depot. About half of the Seminole Battalion of Mounted Rifles were killed there.

What about your family?

 

[Zombie]

many have fought dating as far back as the civil war with my last name but no direct relation as my family was still overseas then.

Confirmed - Grandpa POW Guard during WW2 Dad served during the last half of the cold war and desert storm; I served during OIF and just hit end of contract without deployment. So while I didn't fight in the war I Served and was rear detachment during OIF2