The military service thread - Page 2

redsided · 10-23-11, 05:31 PM

A few people in my family served. Air Force mostly.

spots · 10-23-11, 06:21 PM

I got a grand father severed in armored, father and 2 brothers served in Infantry, I served in Navy for 2 years.

**lady_bug87** · 10-23-11, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by spots

I got a grand father severed in armored, father and 2 brothers served in Infantry, I served in Navy for 2 years.

Thank you. For serving that is.

Nismo89 · 10-23-11, 07:08 PM

I was all ready to join the Marine Corps. had already been talking to a recruiter and everything when I was 17. When I sat down and told my family about it my mom looked at me and pretty much said in not so many words if I joined she would disown me. Her father served and she swore she wouldn't never let her kids serve. I was upset she wouldn't let me do what I wanted with my life but I stayed home because a relationship with my mom is more important then anything. Now that I'm 3 years older I'm actually glad that my mom stopped me. Not only have I become extremely ill in the past few years and service would have been horrible I never would have met my fiancé or started my reptile collection. When it all comes down to it everything happens for a reason and I was obviously meant to stay home. I have the utmost respect for anyone who serves no matter what country it is it takes a truly brave person to do it and I thank you all for your service. In my mind every soldier should be saluted and treated like royalty but really the US government screws over a lot of ex-soldiers and don't help them and not enough people respect them. I have multiple friends who have done tours and currently have a friend over in Afghanistan. Anyone who is a soldier is my hero.

infernalis · 10-23-11, 07:17 PM

Where is randyrhodes? this is his kind of thread...

Jenn_06 · 10-23-11, 07:25 PM

I had someone on my mom side in a Germany army in ww2 that went MIA still don't know what happend to him.

ZARADOZIA · 10-24-11, 06:29 AM

Wayne,
Thank you so much for splitting the threads. That was very touching.

Jenn,
Hang in there love. I know it's hard and it gets harder before it gets easier. I use to turn the volume on my PC to full blast, fall asleep with the speaker next to my ear, just incase my husband was able to log in and message me. I still get heart flutters when I hear the AOL sign on noise. The memories are bitter sweet. Bitter because we spent so much time apart, fearing when (if) we'd get to hold each other again, and Oh - So Sweet because we may have lived our days separately, but we lived them for sole chance to talk at the end of the day. We still have all the letters and emails we wrote when he was over seas.

Everyone else,
I love seeing the support you have voiced and the stories you have shared. The good and the bad. It means a great deal to the long timers. And I thank you on behalf of all our Service Members.

infernalis · 10-24-11, 06:46 AM

We have a young man here on the forum who was shot in Afghanistan, He has stories to tell...

ZARADOZIA · 10-24-11, 06:48 AM

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Originally Posted by infernalis

We have a young man here on the forum who was shot in Afghanistan, He has stories to tell...

99% of my friends are Military and sometimes they make me cry like a baby. Other times it takes years to get them to open up and those are the worst [stories].

infernalis · 11-20-11, 04:22 PM

I just watched WW2 in HD.

Spectacular. I was weepy eyed through most of it.

Bizarre thing is I felt for the casualties on all sides.

Germany was all but destroyed because of the ideals of ONE MAN, and a good percentage of the Nazi soldiers (many committed suicide) were only following the orders handed down to them.

Same with Japan, The residents of Hiroshima & Nagasaki did nothing wrong, but their entire cities were obliterated. Dropping the nukes was a necessary military strategy, and all I can say is I am forever thankful for our modern technology that permits "surgical strikes" to military targets with minimal collateral damage.

This is a fantastic recount of one of the worlds darkest hours.

See it if you can. It's soul stirring.

Much of it was narrated by the recently deceased Andy Rooney.

Andy Rooney dead at 92 - CBS News

spots · 11-20-11, 04:30 PM

You should feel for the losses of both sides. It doesn't matter what side they were on it's someone who was lost

(a Son, Father, Brother, Husband, ect)

Like you said it Wayne it's because of one persons idea's that so many good people were lost.

shaunyboy · 11-20-11, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by infernalis

Sadly my father was messed up in Vietnam, so he was a poor example of a parent.

my father was messed up in kenya back in the day

he was a sniper for his 8 year stint in the millitary

i had the pen in my hand just about to sign the enlistment papers when.....

i realised the guy from the army resembled my father and i thought i've been shouted and screamed at all my life by a guy just like this

i put the pen down and walked out,part of me often wonders where i'd be now had i joined up

cheers shaun

infernalis · 11-20-11, 05:30 PM

The sheer history that was destroyed during times of war is sickening.

England still has some rubble piles that used to be castles and historical structures that were knocked out by the Luftwaffe and buzz bombs.

shaunyboy · 11-20-11, 05:38 PM

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The sheer history that was destroyed during times of war is sickening.

England still has some rubble piles that used to be castles and historical structures that were knocked out by the Luftwaffe and buzz bombs.

there is still evidence of 2 bomb craters a mile or so from my house

the germans were bombing rosyth naval base 10 miles from me and the clyde shipping yards 60 miles away at glasgow

cheers shaun

infernalis · 11-20-11, 06:15 PM

Even sadder yet, acid rain is melting the limestone castles.