11-11-11 Veterans Day - Post Up

[dpatterson1976]

I wanted to post up my family members that have served in the Military.

If you feel so inclined please do so.


TJ Adkison - My Great Great Uncle

• Royal Canadian Air Force
• Served in WWII
• Shot down over Germany in 1944

Ben Adkison - My Great Great Uncle

• US Air Force
• Served in WWII

Elton Adkison - My Great Great Uncle

• US Army
• Served in WWII
• Elton is my Middle Name

Bill Leonard - My Great Great Uncle

• US Army Air Corp
• Served in WWII

Morton Daniel Harmon - My Great Grandfather

• US Navy
• Served in WWII
• Daniel is my First Name

Shelby Whiles - My Great Grandfather

• US ARMY
• Served in WWII

Paul Loyd - My Great Uncle

• US Air Force
• Served in WWII

James Patterson - My Papaw

• US Air Force
• Served in Korea
• James is my youngest son's Middle Name

Max Patterson - My Papaw's 1st cousin

• US Army
• Served Korea

Patt Nott - My Uncle

• US Army
• Served in Germany during Vietnam

Buzz Cook - My Dad's 1st Cousin

• US Army
• Served in Vietnam

Steven McMillion - My Mom's 1st Cousin

• US Army

Jim Loe - My Mom's Uncle

• US Navy

THANK YOU FOR SERVING!

[Redneck Archer]

"big jim" jim conley - grandpa on dads side

army air corps - WWII

Dale Bisch - My dad's god father, and great family frend

Army air corps - WWII

Garry Gierke - grandpa on my moms side

Army - WWII

Wayne Conley - dads brother

army - beginning of vietnam (had stickers on his harley that said we were winning when I left) RIP uncle wayne

My Dad - Tim Conley

Army - End of vietnam

My moms side - uncle "buzz" Evan

Navy - unsure of missions

My moms side - aunt Mel

Army - desert storm

ME - Joshua Conley

US Air Force - operation iraqi freedom. I have the ribbons and coins but I never deployed. my unit was assigned to intel/support, but we never got to go over... we were all willing at the time.

[dpatterson1976]

Thanks for serving Joshua!

[fister]

Grandpa- Dave McGregor
British Army-New Zealand Regiment WWII 1939-1945, captured at the Battle of El Alemain in North Africa, prisoner of war untill liberated by American forces in 1945. Walked across Austria to catch a ride back to NZ.

Uncle Neil McGregor
British SAS 1970's, lets just say he went a lot of places...

Dad Mike York
USN 1973-1979 USS Warden

Me- Adrian York
US Army 2003-Present mostly in the 82nd ABN OIFx2 OEFx1.

Happy veterans day to all those still with us, never forget those that aren't.

[*DW*]

Pop: Bailey Williams
WW 2 Served in Pattons March across Europe.
Brother: Bobby Williams
Vietnam 66 to 71. POW 12 Months.
Special Forces
Brother: Mike Williams
U.S. Army
Me: David Williams
U.S. Army Desert Shield/ Storm.

[dpatterson1976]

Thanks for serving guys!

[Chew]

Grandfather: Robert Morris Minchew (Navy/Pacific WWII)
Father: Robert Lee Minchew (Army/Vietnam)
Me: Robert Lee Minchew, Jr (Marines/Desert Shield/Storm)
My brother: Clint Daniel Minchew (Marines/Military Police/K9)

[doghouse]

Dad: Don Geeslin
36th Division
WW2
Purple heart

RIP my dear Father.

[Phdan]

My Dad, Army Air Corps WWII, Burma Road, RIP Pa

[Loreva13]

God bless all the men and women that serve our country!

[Russ81]

Grandfather: Robert Morris Minchew (Navy/Pacific WWII)
Father: Robert Lee Minchew (Army/Vietnam)
Me: Robert Lee Minchew, Jr (Marines/Desert Shield/Storm)
My brother: Clint Daniel Minchew (Marines/Military Police/K9)

Reading a book now call "The dogs of war" about MWD's I'll keep an eye out for your brother's name!

Herman Konzack - grandfather
Marines - WWII forward observer, pacific. He also was a "nuclear serviceman" he ran a sizer on japan to bury dead from the atom bombs

Just past last week, glad I got to visit him some

James Bradley - Grandfather
US Army - WWII

Dalton Bradley - Uncle
US Army - Vietnam

Richard Franks - Cousin
Marines, Army Reserve and Air Force Reserve
Desert Storm to present, bout time he retired!!!


Other than that, your grouchy old man suggestions are duly noted

[Oleman]

Wesley Wolff, USAF, RET.
Herbert Wolff Jr, USAF
Albert Wolff, USAF
Howard Wolff, USAF
Charles Wolff, USAF
Roy Wolff, USAF, RET
**** Wolff, USAF
Jimmy Wolff, USAF

All 8 were serving at the same time. All cousins. Two retired with over 50 years total service, and a total of 74 years service combined to our country.

[Froggy]

Civil War

My Great Grandpa, Abraham Jackson Weldon. He named my Grandfather Leo Polk Weldon in memory of General Leonidas Polk who was killed by a cannon ball north of Atlanta during the Civil War. Great Grandpa Weldon served with the 17th. Louisiana Regiment. Ft Polk is named after Leonidas Polk.

Later in life he had 17 children and was a Baptist Minister.

[charrell71]

My Grandfather on myDads side: Russell Harrell Jr: United States Navy WWII

Me: Christopher Harrell: United States Navy: Operation Desert Shield/ Desert Storm

[TexasII]

Thank you all!