Veterans I admire

[slohairt]

Despite Ireland being a neutral country in WWII, BOTH of my grandfathers followed the path of many an Irishman and crossed the border to serve in the British military. My paternal grandfather was in a tank, and my maternal grandfather served in the RAF. Both saw their share of hell, and re-enlisted every year. In fact, my paternal grandfather was a veteran of three conflicts: He served in the Communist forces against Franco during the Spanish Civil War (he was something of an idealist), WWII, and the Korean War.

They were examples to live by, in all aspects of their lives. If I could amount to half the person each of them were, I would be honoured.

PS I'm also quite sure they didn't drunkenly threaten kids with boulders!

[acstoon]

I grew up around veterans...
My Dad was a L-2 Grasshopper pilot in WWII.
Flew artillery spotting... low, slow & unarmed.
Most of his friends & my uncles were WWII veterans (many pilots)... my brothers & I were fortunate to hear their stories.
Two of my brothers were AF veterans... my oldest was Viet Nam era, later ended up in missile silos, as a "Guardian of Armegeddon".
Next older brother was radar systems tech... got sent everywhere.
Oh... and I'm named after my great-great-grandfather, a Civil War veteran (Dad still has his calvary sword)

I have highest respect & gratefullness to all who have served their country.