November 11, 2005
THE VETERANS IN MY FAMILY
This post is a tribute to the veterans in my family. I'm proud that I've got four generations of heroes here.
my great-great uncle on my paternal grandfather's side, in the Army in WWI
my great-great uncle on my paternal grandmother's side, in the Army in WWI
my paternal grandfather, in the Army Air Corps in WWII
my great uncle, my grandfather's brother, also in the Army Air Corps in WWII
my father's brother, in the Air Force
another of my father's brothers, in the Army
my father-in-law, in the Army
my husband's brother, in 1ID during OIF II
and the husband, in 1ID during OIF II
Posted by Sarah at November 11, 2005 11:15 AM | TrackBackA handsome group of men Sarah. Thank You to them and to all who served/serve our country.
Posted by: Mary Ann at November 11, 2005 02:10 PMSarah,
That was a really nice post. You've got a great-great uncle, Max Addington, who served in the army in WWI. I have letters that he wrote to my dad, your grandfather and a little boy at the time, from the battlefield in Germany. Your grandfather, Carl Addington, was not able to serve because he had a bad heart from rheumatic fever (no antibiotics at the time). He was very active on the homefront raising war bonds. I have a scrapbook with all the newspaper articles about his war efforts. Thanks for doing this on Veteran's Day.
Love, Mama
Yeah, all the photos I have are from Dad's side of the family...
Posted by: Sarah at November 12, 2005 08:11 PMWow, that's quite a line of heretige you have there. You dad, grandfather sure do look a lot alike. I bet you are really proud of them. I'm glad they served.
Posted by: Lucy Stern at November 16, 2005 12:13 AM