Relatives that went to war - Page 2

Innoxx · 01-09-2003, 02:55 PM

Yeah, Chretien has his ass so far up Cheney's ass he has to.... *insert witty comment here*

Unknown_Sniper · 01-09-2003, 05:41 PM

If it takes another two years to flare up and they start a draft. Id be a potential candidate. But at teh moment Im to young ot go to war. And If I ever did I would not want to be on the front line fighting. I would rather be a Copter or plane pilot. And my Granddad was either in the crew of a B-25 or did repair work on them. I would ask him but he died a while ago. He also helped build some of the Rockets that got us into space. My dad was a medic in Vietnam and thats all I know about that. Just the way he acts when He sees war movies (He asks if I can watch them some where else or change the channel and see if a Foot ball game is on) tells me he didnt like what he saw[img]http://www.gamers-forums.com/smilies/contrib/corky/smilies18.gif[/img]

Captain Bunny · 01-09-2003, 06:48 PM

One of my grandads was a ship builder, the dock yards were covered in those anti- aircraft attack balloons but the axis didnt ever try and bomb them - too far away. the closet they ever got was trying once to bomb the Forth Rail Bridge a mile down river, unsuccessfully but the RAF saw them off. "jolly good chaps" the RAF boys were cool:
He did tell us he saw some dog fights though and the locals in the village would pour out into the streets and watch, and cheer as the enemy planes got shot down.
My other grandad was a forrester and so didnt get called up either.
The only relative i had who fought in war was my great uncle from my dads side who was tail gunner in a stirling bomber - i posted on this site before about how his captain saved the crews life at the expense of his own and was awarded the posthumous VC.

Zap. USMC · 01-09-2003, 09:21 PM

I've already posted my Familys military history in another thread... but we've all fought for the mighty red while and blue.

I'll soon to be enlisting myself...

GreenEggs&Pot · 01-09-2003, 09:36 PM

I lost 1 uncle in WW2, on in Korea. I've had 6 other relatives serve, moslty AirForce and Navy, one CIA.

ninty · 01-10-2003, 12:28 AM

Both of my grandfathers flew B-24 Liberators from 42/43 to the end of the war.

I'm in Reserves, so if I got called up, then i'd have to...but it wouldn't be combat unless it was like WWIII. I'd get activated to do homeland security etc.

But if my country was threatened, I would for sure transfer and try to catch the next plane to ______ to kill some ______.

Oddball · 01-10-2003, 02:41 AM

[quote="Captain Wilkins":36827]If Australia was directly threatened, like we were in 1942, by the Japs, then i would most certainly join up. However, i have no intention of Joining up for the express purpose of going over to Iraq, or North Korea, or Iran, or whoever else George Bush has a grudge against, just to make him feel better.
*Captain Wilkins longs for an Australian Government that wasn't the US's lapdog*[/quote:36827]
Agree 100%. We need to focus our relations on Asia far more than the US because like it our hate it Australia is part of Asia and there are many gripes I have about America, her government and her policies. However, Australia does need a great and powerful friend and before the US it was Britain but after WWII it became America. Also the insurance policy idea sent Australian troops to Vietnam which meant dead Australia soldiers for some gay cause hake:

01-10-2003, 06:14 AM

Kind of awkward how US wants to go to war with Iraq and not N.Korea when N.Korea is far a bigger threat and far more tyrannical government than that of Iraq or Iran. Probably theres no ppprrreeeecccciiioouuusssss OIL in N.Korea so if it aint got oil then there aint money for George's Coporations.

Judas · 01-10-2003, 06:15 AM

Oddball · 01-11-2003, 12:15 PM

George is the puppet of Cheney and Rumsfield actually make that his entire staff and his staff are puppets of oil company executives.

Pfc.Green · 01-11-2003, 12:21 PM

Hey come on guys, this thread was going good, so shut up with this crap.

Captain Bunny · 01-11-2003, 12:24 PM

Not bad. It took almost two pages before this went off topic.

Back on, I never said in my last post wether i would enlist or not...

I would if scotland, or even britian was under attack, but i dont intend to be a pawn because of someone elses problems.

Oddball · 01-11-2003, 03:35 PM

Yes sorry people. Tell us more war stories and your views on war today.

Bucknub · 01-11-2003, 03:37 PM

My deceased grandfather was in WWII

Dr. Deleto · 01-11-2003, 04:26 PM

My Grandfather was a footslogger for the 2nd ID from 1943 thru the end of the war. He is still disturbed by images that try to recreate the beaches of DDay. (such as the beginning of Saving Private Ryan) Trying to talk to him about the war is like asking a tree questions about leaves. All he will say is he had many freinds that were killed, yet that they didn't die for nothing. He is quite set in his ways and beleives (like me) that these newer generations have grown soft and comfortable and don't have a reason to die. he says "Every Generation before the hippie generation had a reason to fight and die. Those hippies, moaning about peace, ruined a good fighting country by brainwashing it into beleiving that it should only talk, not fight. Now, these generations are being raised by those same hippies, and these generations will die for a dollar...not for a freind. I have a good bugger to go back to Ireland as this country has turned to pure shite."

My soon to be Grandfather in-law was 82nd Airborne. He was captured somwhere in Normandy on june 8th 1944 after being seperated from his group for 2 days and after he had killed 2 nazis. He escaped 2 months later and rejoined his company in time for market garden. He lasted the entire war with no wounds aside from cuts and scrapes. He is still very proud of his 82nd experience and has many souveniers from the war (including several nazi helmets, armbands, knives, etc.) He still skydives once a year (at 80 something years old) and loves movies that recreate the war. especially saving private ryan. but he wasnt on the beach.