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My family has been fighting for The US army/Navy/Marines for most of the century. The last war us Hasleys fought was Korea, but i hope to change that. I hope to do a tour of duty to hold up my family legacy

so now i ask you, do you have military heritage or are/were in the military?

Haha, no.

I couldn't possibly have "military heritage" of the war kind, at least not one in the last two centuries... but, since we have conscription, most of my male relatives have done their service. I got out of it. So, your question is a bit moot in my parts.

My family has been fighting for The US army/Navy/Marines for most of the century. The last war us Hasleys fought was Korea, but i hope to change that. I hope to do a tour of duty to hold up my family legacy

so now i ask you, do you have military heritage or are/were in the military?

My father was drafted into the navy for nam, no urge to follow him and he did not want us to either way

My (paternal) granddad was a Sergeant in the Canadian Air Force in WWII. He trained the lowly privates for overseas combat. He never served in Europe, something I believe my granny was relieved about. He was a colourful fellow. Never court-martial, though he did lose a rank for rowdy behaviour once. :)

Never court-martial, though he did lose a rank for rowdy behaviour once. :)

"Rowdy"? Sounds like he used the dessert fork to eat his salad.

My maternal grandad fought in WWII and my paternal grandad fought in the Malay Emergency. My paternal great grandad was killed on HMS Constellation, I think.

One great grandfather was in WWI - went all the way through and died years later of complications from being gassed (captured at the Somme as well, escaped, then captured again). The others I don't know about. One grandfather was a seaman in the Merchant Navy and had three ships sunk under him during the Battle of the Atlantic, the other was in the British Army of the Rhine in 1946-47 and fought in various Imperial misadventures and the like, getting wounded in Palestine. My dad was in the RAF VR(T) and I am joining that this year as the fighting RAF won't let me in thanks to my allergies.

King's Regiment (Liverpool) is where most of my military relatives served.

My Great uncle, Major Burt Hasley, survived D-Day, Omaha beach to be presice

My family heritage is in farming rather than fighting. My Dad was a reserve policeman during the Troubles though.

Well, other than some distant relatives being lieutenants (meaning, musicians) and one of my grandparents, I think, being a minesweeper, no.

I have, thus far, avoided military conscription and hope to continue doing so. Being a student helps, but once that runs out, I may have to get creative.

My grandfather was in WWII and Korea. None since that.

great grandfather was in the Light Horse at Gallipoli and the Western front

Father was in the Air Force, but came in too late for Korea and left well before Vietnam. Other than a great uncle who served in WWII (on Patton's staff, so didn't see actual combat), last direct relative to serve during a war were two great-great grandparents who fought in the Civil War.

I tried to go into the military when I was in college, but they wouldn't take me. This was during the Bush I/Clinton downsizing, and the recruiters wouldn't touch me due to the 3 knee operations before I turned 21. Funny, I probably wouldn't have any difficulty getting in now, despite the 15 years that have passed since then...

"Rowdy"? Sounds like he used the dessert fork to eat his salad.

He did "borrow" a military vehicle so he and his buddies could go get a drink. They flipped the vehicle.

My grandfather on my mom's side flew B-29s over Korea during bombing raids

He did "borrow" a military vehicle so he and his buddies could go get a drink. They flipped the vehicle.

lol

My paternal grandfather was in the US Army and fought in Africa during WWII. My dad was in the US Navy.

My family has been fighting for The US army/Navy/Marines for most of the century. The last war us Hasleys fought was Korea, but i hope to change that. I hope to do a tour of duty to hold up my family legacy

so now i ask you, do you have military heritage or are/were in the military?

One would think a descendant of Bull Halsey would have been proud enough to spell the name right...My apologies if the name really is Hasley.

Yeah, I've been there and done that.

According to my Aunt's investigations my paternal forefather fought for the Swedish King in the 30 Years' War as a Hakkapeliitta (early 1700's). I have to say I rather doubt my aunt's scientific methods. My grandfather's grandfather did, however, serve as a cavalryman in the Russian Tsar's cavalry in the late 1900's.

Both my grandads, a horde of my uncles and other relatives fought in the Winter War, the Continuation War and the Lapland War in 1939-1944. My dad was fortunate enough to be too young to go to war, but has served his obligatory service.

Me, I served my mandatory time in Finland and have served in the UNIFIL troops in Lebanon.

My family has wasted a lot of precious time with guns in their/our hands...

My family has fought in a few wars over the years, ever since the American Revolution. I am a pacifist, though.

My paternal grandfather and several of his brothers fought in WWII, but my father and myself have no interest in continuing in any way similarly. They fought out of necessity of defence, I see no reason to actively seek military service.

My family has been fighting for The US army/Navy/Marines for most of the century. The last war us Hasleys fought was Korea, but i hope to change that. I hope to do a tour of duty to hold up my family legacy

so now i ask you, do you have military heritage or are/were in the military?

No, we were here all the time, and theres witnesses too.

Both maternal and paternal grandfathers were WWII vets. One in the army one in the navy. Both mother and father were Vietnam era vets. Though my father was actually stationed in Korea, it was Vietnam era. He was once reprimanded for failing to shoot a Korean kid. More on that later. One brother and my sister were in the Army. Brother returned from Kuwait about 18 months ago. My other brother and I both tried to join the military. He the army and I the marines. Rejected. I because of my eyes, him because of scoliosis and hearing loss.

Dad was lucky he made it through without being courtmartialed. One incident (of several) involved his seeming inability to shoot a Korean kid. They were having problems with the kids stealing gasoline from jeeps. One of the things they'd use it for was molotov cocktails. So the CO told them to shoot any kid caught in the act. So Dad's on guard duty one night and some Asian juvenile delinquent starts siphoning gas out of a jeep. Dad's dithering a bit about what to do when his CO comes out and sees what's going on. Starts screaming at Dad to shoot the kid. So Dad, a marksman, peppers the entire jeep with bullets but still fails to hit the kid. Very mad CO.


Oh, and we do have some Civil War vets. With the Confederacy.

Mom: USAF Enlisted (6 years)
Dad: USAFand USAFR (Officer 33 years)
uncles in the USAF (Dad's side)
Uncle in the USMC (Mom's side)

After that, could not tell ya.

Couple of great grandfathers in the Great War, a great uncle (not blood related) who was with the Irish guards in the Garden component of Market Garden in WW2, and my Dad was in one of the Cod Wars (such as they were )with Iceland.

My paternal Grandfather fought in WWII and Korea. My dad was a reservist.

I'm a staunch pacifist.

C.

one of my mother's uncles was chief of the King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery i believe. he probably had active service roles as well. i think many of my mother's family have been involved in the military or police in Egypt, India and Burma. i used to want to be in the RAF til i was about 16, then i grew out of it.

both my grandfathers avoided fighting in WW2. one was a mining engineer in ghana at the time, the other was a mechanical engineer for some tank maker.

Why can't I select both "have military heritage" and "I'm a pacifist"? Does the OP consider the two mutually exclusive?

yeh, i'm missing that option too.

Why can't I select both "have military heritage" and "I'm a pacifist"? Does the OP consider the two mutually exclusive?

My maternal great-great-uncle served in the US Army and was killed in the last month of WWI in France. I've seen battle maps, and where he died is the last place you'd want to be in a battle as far as where the troops were stationed.

My maternal step-great-grandfather also served in WWI, and my maternal uncle served in the US Army Reserves during the Vietnam War. More recently, my boyfriend is a member of the US Air Force ROTC and will be active duty starting in May.

My maternal great-great-uncle served in the US Army and was killed in the last month of WWI in France. I've seen battle maps, and where he died is the last place you'd want to be in a battle as far as where the troops were stationed.

My maternal step-great-grandfather also served in WWI, and my maternal uncle served in the US Army Reserves during the Vietnam War. More recently, my boyfriend is a member of the US Air Force ROTC and will be active duty starting in May.

May your bf stay safe.

Prior to my cousin's tour in Kuwait/Iraq in 2003 as an Air Force mechanic the last wartime service that one would find directly in my family was the Spanish-American War. Although my grandfather was a veterinarian and later a quartermaster in the Army in Texas.

What do you mean by "military heritage"? I've had relatives serve in the military, but I don't know if I would consider it part of my cultural heritage.

My dad was in the air force, though he was discharged for medical reasons before he got into any combat.

My grandpa was in the navy during WW2.

My elder half brother is in the army now, and was wounded in Iraq (I posted about it a few months ago, when I was still Cyrian Space)

It's kinda funney, because the last thing my dad wanted was for either of us to go into the military. He's not the typical ex military father.

I'm a pacifist, but my (recently deceased) great uncle may have been the most decorated jewish veteran in US history.

My paternal great grandfather fought in the War of Independence.
And later in the Civil War.

My grandfather served as a peacekeeper in Cyprus and Congo (formally Zaire) specifically at Elizabethville amongst others.

My father served in the military for 20 plus years as an engineer - serving two tours in Lebanon and one tour in Namibia.

My uncle served in the military as a doctor and also served in Lebanon for one tour.

Neither myself nor my brother intended to join the military. We were never pressurised to, nor asked to.

Apparently my great-grandmother lost all three of her brothers in WWI, they're buried somewhere in France.

My step-grandfather on the mother's side was wounded in Stalingrad.

My grandfather on my father's side was in Berlin when the Soviets came, but my great-grandparents hid him so he couldn't be drafted into the HJ.

My dad did compulsory military service (mobile radar vans, I think...apparently the best way to get killed quickly).

And I got out of it by moving to Australia. :p

So yeah, not much heroism but a whole lot of heartache. So whatever military heritage you want to make of it, I'm not particularly concerned with it.

So yeah, not much heroism but a whole lot of heartache. So whatever military heritage you want to make of it, I'm not particularly concerned with it.
This is the standard answer one should get to that answer.

Unless you are un Americain. Und this makes it differaint, see

I'm a pacifist, but my (recently deceased) great uncle may have been the most decorated jewish veteran in US history.
I'm desperate to learn more! Megoogles draw nought...

Both my grandfathers served in the Wehrmacht and got badly wounded, my father was drafted and served in the Bundeswehr, and when I got drafted, I consciously objected and served my community as a paramedic.

Dad flew in the PAF as a trainer *Pakistani Air Force*

Grandpa fought in Korean War as artillery observer

Two Uncles fought in Vietnam War as the airmobile *both died. 1 from fighting, 1 from heart attack during the war*

I am a Gulf War veteran (armor), My Father was drafted into Vietnam (armor), My Grandfather fought for the US army as a free Frenchman (armor). My other Grandfather fought in the pacific aboard the USS Washington and the USS Missouri. My Great Grandfather fought with the French in WWI. Going back a few generations further had horse Cavalry that fought in the various US/Indian wars of the 19th century (mothers side). Fathers side there was a Prussian General in the mix. So yeah I can say that we have a bit of a tradition with the military.

He did "borrow" a military vehicle so he and his buddies could go get a drink. They flipped the vehicle.

Who hasn't done that. ;)

When your a soldier for a capitalist country, your not a soldier, your a capitalist soldier.

When your a soldier for a capitalist country, your not a soldier, your a capitalist soldier.

I guess that makes you one to as you are planning on joining the military yourself.

Although I personally feel no inclination whatsoever toward the military, my ancestors do have quite a history in that area.

One of my grandfathers flew Search and Rescue missions for the Air Force in North Africa just after the end of WWII.

My other grandfather was in the Air National Guard during the Korean War but was fresh out of training when it ended and wasn't deployed.

My great uncle was an Artillery Lieutenant in WWI and was killed scouting enemy positions to locate targets during the second battle of the Somme.

I had an ancestor who served on a Union gunboat in the Vicksburg campaign during the civil war, a few who fought in the American Rrevolution at Saratoga, and one who was even involved in the French and Indian War.

When your a soldier for a capitalist country, your not a soldier, your a capitalist soldier.

When your a soldier for a communist country, your not a soldier, your a communist soldier.

See, that has just as much meaning. (as in: none.)

When your a soldier for a communist country, your not a soldier, your a communist soldier.

See, that has just as much meaning. (as in: none.)

LMAO!!

I guess that makes you one to as you are planning on joining the military yourself.
I turned it down on further thought.:)

I turned it down on further thought.:)

Good because you would not fit.

My grandfather fought in Korea.

Good because you would not fit.
Hmm, little to no personal property or space, conformism in extremis, giving up one's life, health and interests for the greater good...thinking about it, the military is a pretty communist organisation. ;)

My grandfather's brother was killed in the Battle of the Bulge as part of the 101st Airborne. My grandfather also served in Europe and my maternal grandfather served as a POW guard in...Bermuda.

Hmm, little to no personal property or space, conformism in extremis, giving up one's life, health and interests for the greater good...thinking about it, the military is a pretty communist organisation. ;)

You do have a point but a big difference is that our soldiers are obligated to disobey any illegal orders without repercussions. In a Communist Army, any disobeying of orders results in you getting shot if you are lucky.

My grand-dad was an Air Force typist in the Korean War (I know, pretty baddass), my other grand-dad was a typist in the Marine Corps, but he was never deployed. My good friend's dad, on the other hand, was a sergeant in the Army 5th Special Forces Group (ie. He was a Greeb Beret) in Vietnam. So if I do join the military, I'd plan more so on trying to follow in his footsteps.

Oh, and my dad wishes he could serve, but he's passed the maximum recruitment age and has a family to support

I'm in the Reserves right now.

My father and mother both served in Hong Kong's armed forces(when it had one)

My grandfather was a soldier for the Chinese Nationalists, and proudly boasts how many Communists and Japanese he has killed. He was a member of Chiang Kai-Shek's Blueshirt society - a sort of secret police

My other grandfather was also a soldier, though he did not see as much action and only fought against the Japanese.

My father was in the National Guard..then joined the Army (retired at 21 years)

My mother was in the Air Force for a few months (they kicked her out because she had diabetes)

My brother is in the Air Force (Intelligence)

And I was in the Air Force (Mental Health)

My family is Navy. My parents were in the Navy during WWII (that's how they met). My brother was in the Navy. My son and daughter were both in the Navy during Desert Storm. One of my cousins was an OR Tech in the Navy, his brother is a SEAL chief. Everyone in the family was a non-com. Now my daughter is betraying her heritage by getting a commission in the Air Force.

My father. He is in the Koningklijke Marine (Royal Netherlands Navy). He never fought in a war though although he has been in missions related to the first gulf war.

My family has been fighting for The US army/Navy/Marines for most of the century. The last war us Hasleys fought was Korea, but i hope to change that. I hope to do a tour of duty to hold up my family legacy

so now i ask you, do you have military heritage or are/were in the military?

I'm not in the military. But my father, my uncle(on moms side) and my grandpa(on moms side) have been in the military.

My step father is a Master Sergeant in the USAF, my cousin was in the US Marines and retired recently, and my uncle was a lieutenant in the Nicaragua National Guard (which was their regular army under the dictator Somoza).

My families military history starts at being Rudolph the I's illigetimate child to myself. The closest action I've ever gotten was getting laid though.

My grandfather was in the navy, but as he joined in '45 he only would have fought in the Second World War if we had invaded Japan.

Three of my four great grandfathers were in the First World War. The one in the infantry apparently said he never ever wanted to go to France again. The fourth great-grandfather tried to fake his age to get in, but wasn't believed. One of my great-grandmothers was an army nurse. One of my great aunts was a navy nurse.

My family had members fighting on the US side in the civil war.

Earlier, in the revolutionary war, there were Brownsons among the Green Mountain boys who took Fort Ticonderoga. They were involved in other actions as well.

Before that I'm not sure, except that I'm illegitimately descended from Bernadotte.


Despite all this, I have no desire to join the military. The institution would have to be much less discriminatory for me to consider joining. Plus, I'm not fond of the idea of killing and dying in an unjust war.

VIVA ZAPATA!!

my great grandparents fought under Pancho Villa and Zapata during the Mexican Revolution, we have never really been military, more just the poor civilians who took up arms against the government, so i guess my family has been fighting soldiers....?????

Anyone can beat up a french-drunkard. ;)

My paternal Great-Grandfather fought in France during WWI. Both my paternal Grandfather and Father were too young to serve during the wars of their time. On my mothers side, I have a relative who was a Cuban national fighting alongside TR and the Roughriders. Other than that, I can't think of anything. I plan on joining the USAF-ROTC when I go to college.

Oh, my maternal grandfather almost ran over Fidel Castro but the ten bodyguards with Ak-47's kinda stopped that from happening(he had a family to take care of!). There was also an incident when Castro had his soldiers take hostages from the Firestone Factory my grandfather worked at. Also, what would be my maternal inheritence(a 20-acre ranch in Cuba) has been turned into a state-owned collective! All I can say is thankfully my grandmother had studied in the US and they were able to get along just fine when they immigrated in '59.

My great uncle fought in the Irish War of Independence, then later fought for Republican Spain against Franco. Think theres a book written about him lying around somewhere. Got a few cousins who are Army Officers and I was in the Reserve myself for a few years so I guess we're pretty military orientated.

May your bf stay safe.

Thank you. It's always in the back of my mind, even though it's months away.

Thank you. It's always in the back of my mind, even though it's months away.

You are most welcome. Feel free to either email or IM anytime. Always willing to help people whose loved ones are away for the first time :)

Both of my grandfathers served in Finnish military during WWII, and the Soviets killed the brother of one of them. I don't know any more details, since one of them died before I was born and the other one never was very talkative about the war. As for before them, digging into family history has never really been of interest to me.

My father did his compulsory military service, whereas I did two weeks and was released for health concerns.

Most of my family (males of course) have been in the military. My dad was the first to not be, and it wasn't his fault, as he has a stutter and they refused to let him in. I am the first in our lineage to deny service based out of total choice, as I despise the military.

Already traced my genealogy back to when we were still Britts..and had relatives not always direct family 2nd cousins and such but still family fight in the French-Indian war...and every war since..I'm enlisted

My Grandad fought in the WW2 if that's what you mean by 'Military Heritage'.

My father served in the Vietnam war in the NZ Army, and my mother was in the army as well (how they met). I'm pretty sure my maternal grandfather was in the army also.

My father served in the Vietnam war in the NZ Army, and my mother was in the army as well (how they met). I'm pretty sure my maternal grandfather was in the army also.

That's quite amazing actually. Are you going to join the army?

My family has been fighting for The US army/Navy/Marines for most of the century. The last war us Hasleys fought was Korea, but i hope to change that. I hope to do a tour of duty to hold up my family legacy

so now i ask you, do you have military heritage or are/were in the military?

Well, my grandfathers both were in the military. The two generations since then were smarter than that, thankfully.

My grandfather on my mom's side fought in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. I think my grandfather on my father's side was in the military at one point, but we've never really talked about that since he died around the same time as my parents got married, which was like seven years before I was born. I'm pretty sure my uncle on my dad's side was in the military too.

I know my Dad wasn't. And I'm very sure that neither me nor my brothers want to be in the military.

Members of my family have fought in just about every war the US has been in. I have family members (Great-great-great-great somethingorothers) who were with Washington at Valley Forge (And later deserted). I have relatives on both sides of the Civil War, a Great-great-great grandfather who fought in Cuba during the Spanish-American War, two great-grandfathers who served in WWI (One Navy, one Army), both grandfathers in WWII (One on board the USS White Plains, one as a pilot of a B-29 over Japan), and my own father served in Vietnam in the Army. Currently I have a cousin in the Army.

I, myself, thought of going to the US Naval Academy, but I quickly found out that I am ineligible for service (Probably a good thing, all things considered) so...

Well, my grandfathers both were in the military. The two generations since then were smarter than that, thankfully.

Were they in the military by choice or by conscription?

My father fought in the Korean War (he was a South Korean). His eight brothers also fought in that war, and were killed.

I was in the military, and have been in both wars in Iraq, as well as a tour in Afghanistan.

I wouldn't call it a "military heritage". My dad was conscripted at the outbreak of the Korean War (so it's not like he had a choice - it was either get on the truck or get shot). I volunteered, but one volunteer does not a heritage make.

Were they in the military by choice or by conscription?

Well, one would have been conscripted eventually, but he volunteered before he came of age.
The other one had emigrated, but came back to join the military.

My grandfathers were both in WWII, one in the navy the other in the army. My father was in the army, then joined the air force and was in the Korean War. An uncle was a military policeman. But this is more a coincidence of timing rather than a family tradition.

My mother's father fought in WWII, and both of my parents were in the RCAF though they never fought anywhere. Dad was a radio tech and mom was in administration. Then there's my dad's dad... he was in England during WWII-- even had his back yard blown up in an air raid-- but he was never in the military. He moved the family to Canada after the war... I was always told it was to get away from the rationing during the post-war rebuilding, but later learned that it was because he didn't have a lot of friends at home... because he-- er-- didn't entirely disagree with Hitler's/the Nazi's aryan racist policies :-P He wasn't nuts about dad being dark haired/eyed, or his marrying a dark haired/eyed woman and popping out a couple of non-aryan kids :-P

Suffice to say, not in any great hurry to fly out to the West coast and visit-- let alone come out to-- grampy the Nazi-sympathiser.

My Dad was in the navy for a while. My paternal great grandfather was in a flying column during the civil war. Other than that I have no idea. And I have no intention of joining the armed forces.

Two Uncles,both peace time.A grandfather in WWII and a great grandfather who I think was in WWI.Plus my older cousin was in Iraq. There is no real history.They all joined 'cause they felt like it. Somwhere way,way back my family on my mom's side fought on oppisite sides of the Civil War. I don't know too much detail. Could have had relitives fightin' in the Revolution plus every other war the US was in. I sincerely doubt it.

I served in the US Marines for two tours. My father served in the Australian Army contingent of the occupation of Japan during the Korean War. His father served first in the Western Front of WWI as an ANZAC, and then later volunteered (along with my two older uncles) for service in the Australian Army during WWII, serving in the Kokoda campaign. My mother and her mother served as civilian contractors at the Seattle Naval Yards during Vietnam. My brother in law was a twenty-year man in the US Navy.

Yeah, we have something of a heritage in the military.