Did you/Any familly who served?

[iTunes]

Good to see there's a sprinking of British vets out there, anyone else involved in Operation Granby? Would be good to swap stories etc, I've been on the Forces reunited site looking for some old mates but no luck as of yet.

[Iron_Cross]

Let's see, a great grandfather who helped relieve Mapotato peeling (my brother has newspaper clippings from that time), my father who fought in Korea, my brother is helping train medics how to do their job under fire, at Fort Sam Huston (Civilian contractor, but he gets to play with AK's that have the giggle switch setting ), and I was in the U.S.N. 87-90.

[DJ111]

USMC 2006-2008

[jimson]

One uncle in France, another uncle wounded on IWO. Another uncle would have served in the army air corp B-24 gunner but got a TB diagnosis and the war ended while he was in a sanitarium.

Father served in air force Vietnam.

Me? Came of age during the Carter administration, not much motivation to serve. (regrets) but I have seen Platoon a couple of dozen times, that count for anything?

[Spikes]

Well where to start...my grandpa on my dad's side flew C-141's in Vietnam...Retired Major.

All my uncles on my moms side were either in the Marines, Navy, or Army, and my mom's dad served on a Sub. I don't know which wars...assuming Korea or Nam?

[Simaril]

Dad was a Army Ranger in the late 50s.

[xbrit]

Good to see there's a sprinking of British vets out there, anyone else involved in Operation Granby? Would be good to swap stories etc, I've been on the Forces reunited site looking for some old mates but no luck as of yet.

I was out in 89 so missed the recent stuff, RAF not Army though, and like you I'm registered with the "reunited" site.

[Sharrk]

I have a Great Great Uncle buried in France in 1917(ANZAC).

And a Great Uncle MIA in Rabual, 2 days after the Japanese invasion on the 23 Jan 1942 (2/22 Battalion AIF).

I signed on for the Australian Army, first intake 1980.

[Talon07]

Enlisted in the RAAF 26 August 2008 as an Avionics technician.
Finished Rookies and I'm doing trade training for the next 16 odd months. Joined when i was 17 and turned 18 six days after i enlisted. that was fun let me tell you. lol
regards FBClaw

[DustyR]

I served USAF  Jan 60 to June 63

[MajIssue]

United States Army.
Last Unit was the 1/11 ACR in Fulda Germany. When I got there Fulda was near the Inter-German Border, when I left Fulda was in the center of the recently reunified Germany.

Our Squad (False Prophets) is mad up almost entirely of active duty/prior service Military personnel. If you'd like to wing with us PM me here or in the MA... We are a Bishop squad so if you have a "MAJOR ISSUE" with flying Bishop, please disregard.

[Shuffler]

Dad was a Marine.

[kamilyun]

Debated writing this...I'm the black sheep b/c I didn't serve.  My dad wasn't happy for a while, I guess.

Brother USN, Lt out in 1990's IIRC (Fearless, Cowpens)

Dad, career USN, Capt, (Hunley, Lafayette, Turner Joy, among others)

Granddad, Mom's side USN, Admiral, (naval architect)

Granddad, Dad's side and 2 brothers:

Ronald Wilson, USN, Capt (USS Drexler, sunk by Kamikaze 1945  http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ships/dafs/DD/dd741.html)
Grand Uncle:  Jack Wilson, P39 pilot, lost in storm shortly after WW2
Grand Uncle:  Russell Wilson, Brig. Gen, lost in B-17 raid over Germany:

last picture of his plane  

[Halo46]

Father: USN - Vietnam
Me: USA - Panama (And don't say it wasn't much a war, when those mortars were falling on my position it sure seemed like one to me)
ExWife: USAF - Iraq (Not even a naturalized citizen until after her last tour in Iraq)
Niece: USA - Iraq
Nephew: USA - Iraq
2 Cousins: USAF
A number of uncles served, but no information about them.

 

[BiPoLaR]

My real Grandfather. My step Grandfather - (belly gunner on B17s), my uncle was in Vietnam Green beret. My cousin is in Iraq serving in the Marines. My Grand Mother was a nurse  in WW2.