My grandpa was a ww2 vet, he passed away in early march.

i'm sorry

my grampa was a ww2 vet......he faught on D-day on the beach,im not shure which and i can ask becasue he passed away 5 yrs ago oOo: but i do kno he was shot in the lower torso area and he lived...(go figure) my father is a vietnam vet. he was stabed in the shoulder

Well, My gradfather, my great Unlce, and my grandmas cousin, all fought in WW2. All died except my gradpa. My great great gradfather was a russian cavalry in WW1, and then went on to fight in the revolution, i think he was with the Bolsheikivs, but im not positive. My great Uncle, died fighting in the city in which he was born( i think), Novograd. He also fought in the defense of Leningrad, and near that area.

[quote:acc8b]My grandpa was a ww2 vet, he passed away in early march.[/quote:acc8b]

My condolences.

In regards to the book, that sounds like a great idea. I'd love to read something from the perspective of someone in the Red Army.

[quote="Admiral Ostrovski":95388]Well, My gradfather, my great Unlce, and my grandmas cousin, all fought in WW2. All died except my gradpa. My great great gradfather was a russian cavalry in WW1, and then went on to fight in the revolution, i think he was with the Bolsheikivs, but im not positive. My great Uncle, died fighting in the city in which he was born( i think), Novograd. He also fought in the defense of Leningrad, and near that area.[/quote:95388]
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My families got a pretty good military history record too, but not much recently. No relatives in Desert storm 1 or 2 and no one in the service today. My dad didnt serve in Vietnam because of his eyesight, his uncle was in Korea, my grandfather was in WW2 and his relatives died in Belgium, the Atlantic, Guadalcanal and in Burma, his father was in WW1 and his brother was in Russia with the American expedition to fight the Red Army. his uncle was in the Phillipines in the Spanish American war. My Grandma has a photograph book of her relatives who were in the civil war, i dont recall their names though. One of them was in the navy and I have his sword mounted on my wall. She has a more detailed account on who was who and where and she can trace her family back to Munich, 14th century. My moms family doesnt have a detailed account, but her dad told me of 2 relatives that were in Santa Annas army at the Alamo and another one at Buena Vista. No one in my family was at the battle of Puebla, which is celebrated by Cinco de Mayo today, but we have family friends who had relatives there.

the last canadian ww1 vet from vimy ridge, died last year in march

but there are still a few vets from WWI around.

<100 though.

There are even a few from the Spanish-American war still kicking, if I remember correctly.

my grandfather fought in warsaw for Poland

wow, i would love to have a naval sword that was once my ancestors hanging in my house. Unfortunately tho, nobody from my family went to the navy. I have only one relative who is in the army now, hes actually still in russia, and hes a Colonel.
P.S. Got started on the book after getting background info etc. Wrote about 2 pages. Now im rereading them and editing, tommorrow i hope to do as many as 5 more pages.