Loki wrote:
Besides being a vet myself, I am the grandson, son, nephew, cousin and uncle of veterans, and the grandfather of an active duty soldier. I think my family has done their part.
Me too, hell, back to the Pequot war under the command of Sir Lion Gardiner, narration posted on line, then the revolution. Maternal side, a gentleman from PA last name Cole, paternal side by marriage, Cpt. Hedges and Sgt. Hedges, paternal side Deacon O******. Civil war, Union, WW1 Grandfather, Navy. WW2 father, 454 bomber group 15 th USAAF, 70 missions, credit for 35, in a B-24 forced down twice by enemy fire, never lost a man and no purple hearts. `
The Revolution was far worse than most were ever educated to understand.