Topic: Proud New Member

Skinny · July 29th, 2004

Hi, I just made my account today and am excited to join in on the threads. I am still in high school, but when I graduate I plan to carry out my family's military tradition. The only members of my family that I know of that have been in the military are one of my great-grandfathers, who rode with Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders on San Juan Hill, two of his sons (I believe they were his sons,) but anyway they were my grandmother's uncles, served in WWII. One was in the Navy, and served on a battleship in the Atlantic, the other was in the 101st Airborne, who dropped in on D-Day, Market Garden, went through Bastogne, and his unit liberated Auswitch (I don't know if that's how to spell it.) My uncle served in Vietnam in a SF group, and was also a POW. And another one of my uncles served in Desert Storm as in the Marine Corps.

I am sure there are many more of my ancestors that served in the military that I don't know about, also. But I know this isn't the point of this thread, to tell about your families military experiences. I am just stressing the point that I am very proud of them, and I would like to carry on the tradition. I plan on enlisting in the Army and becoming a paratrooper.

Darkmb101 · July 29th, 2004

Welcome to the forum Skinny, and good luck with your future military career.

Redleg · July 29th, 2004

Welcome Skinny!

782.matt · July 29th, 2004

Welcome!

Jacob · July 29th, 2004

Welcome to the Board!

echo · July 29th, 2004

Welcome! Glad you made it!

Skinny · July 30th, 2004

Thank you all.

soldierzhonor · July 31st, 2004

welcome and thats one heck of a heritage you have there. Good luck as a paratrooper and in your military career. With an ancestry like that Im sure you'll excel.

July 29th, 2004	Post 1
Skinny Optio	Post; Proud New Member Hi, I just made my account today and am excited to join in on the threads. I am still in high school, but when I graduate I plan to carry out my family's military tradition. The only members of my family that I know of that have been in the military are one of my great-grandfathers, who rode with Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders on San Juan Hill, two of his sons (I believe they were his sons,) but anyway they were my grandmother's uncles, served in WWII. One was in the Navy, and served on a battleship in the Atlantic, the other was in the 101st Airborne, who dropped in on D-Day, Market Garden, went through Bastogne, and his unit liberated Auswitch (I don't know if that's how to spell it.) My uncle served in Vietnam in a SF group, and was also a POW. And another one of my uncles served in Desert Storm as in the Marine Corps. I am sure there are many more of my ancestors that served in the military that I don't know about, also. But I know this isn't the point of this thread, to tell about your families military experiences. I am just stressing the point that I am very proud of them, and I would like to carry on the tradition. I plan on enlisting in the Army and becoming a paratrooper. __________________ Who? - Airborne How Far? - All The Way

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Darkmb101 Tribunus Laticlavius	Welcome to the forum Skinny, and good luck with your future military career. __________________ on a permanent vacation....will visit every now and then. see arcade hidden message!!! Life is short and pointless, be happy and live it.

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echo Centurion	Welcome! Glad you made it! __________________ // ECHO

July 31st, 2004	Post 8
soldierzhonor Optio Gear	welcome and thats one heck of a heritage you have there. Good luck as a paratrooper and in your military career. With an ancestry like that Im sure you'll excel. __________________ Im a soldier...count on me. "bang" says Johnny...the hand convulses..."bang" says the gun

July 29th, 2004	Post 3
Redleg The fire is everything... Gear	Welcome Skinny!

July 29th, 2004	Post 5
Jacob Immunes	Welcome to the Board!

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