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Do
you know anyone who has been in a war or at least seen combat duty? Well, besides no
school, I get to go places and do things without distractions... This summer I'm going to
try to do as much as possible before high school, and try to learn something new about
myself...
Jeremy, 14
Highlands Ranch, CO USA
Yes, an ex-boyfriend of mine.
Talia, 23
Wilton, CT
USA
Yes. My grandfather fought in the Korean War
and my friend's dad fought in the Gulf War.
Jennifer, 19
Wilkes-Barre, PA USA
I've had a few teachers who were
drafted and sent to Vietnam, and I believe my cousin
fought in Desert Storm.
A-Dog, 18
McMinnville, OR USA
My father and step-father were both in WWII.
Cathy, 26
Mandan, ND
USA
Yes, my uncle was in Vietnam, where he
stepped on a land mine.
Katie, 25
Seminole, FL
USA
My grandfather and all his brothers served
in some way in WW2, two of my uncles were in Vietnam.
Angela, 16
Bella Vista, AR USA
My grnadfather was in World War II, he
passed away a few years ago. I'm not sure of his role, but I do know that he was captured
along with many others and held hostage at a German POW camp.
Gavin, 16
Sydney AUSTRAILA
Yes, my grandfather faught on the
pacific front of World War II.
Eric, 19
Beverly Hills, CA USA
Both my father and stepfather
Melodi, 19
Gahanna, OH USA
my uncle is a vet of vietnam. i don't know a
lot about what he did or where he went but i know hes been active in the US military since
that day, forever going down to the pentagon or out of the country on business.
Karen2, 15
Boston, MA
USA
My Grandpa was in world war 2, he was a
paratrooper. And he still goes to ALL of the reunions no matter how many health
problems he or my grandma might have, or how far away it is.
Dianne, 16
Oshawa, Ontario CANADA
My father was in World War II ("the big
one"). My grandfather and his
three brothers fought in WWI.
Reba, 51
Rockville, MD
USA
Yes, several people. I truly feel for them
and admire them for doing whatever it was they had to do.
Fisch, 45
Preston, CT
USA
I don't think so. I remember an old picture
of my uncle that shows him in what looks like a military uniform, but as far as I know he
never saw combat. My co-workers (all three of them) are all ex-Coast Guard, but I don't
know their histories.
etoile, 20
Washington, DC USA
Not any more, they've all died - all the
people who've seen combat duty in person anyway.
Shanna, 16
Cardiff ENGLAND
My father served in World War II and the
Korean War. He saw combat in both wars. The only time I remember him talking about combat
was when I directly asked if he saw combat. He said "yes". I asked if he was
scared. He said "yes", and then changed the subject. He retired from the
military right
Laura, 36
Lowell, MA
USA
A close friend of mine was about 15
when the war broke out in her town - her people had to leave - immediately. They had to
leave everything behind - on the run - and it was all
burnt by the thugs who took over in the name of another ethnic group. She says the worst
thing was that all the personal stuff is lost forever - photo albums - everything.
That was ten years ago. For four years, she
lived in refugee housing, separated most of the time from her brother and parents, while
people who had themselves fled from somewhere took their house. Four years later, her
family returned home in the wake of "their" army.
"Their" army - it's funny how that
happens. All her life she'd been a Yugoslav - formally she'd be half-Serbian,
quarter-Croatian and quarter- Hungarian, I suppose - but come 1995, she and her folks
returned, as Croatian refugees, to a hometown liberated by their Croatian army.
I spoke with several Albanian refugees, too,
who hinted at what'd happened to them, in Kosova, when they'd had to run - but I
didn'tknow them as well.
no-itsme, 29
HOLLAND
Yes I know men and women who have served
during WW II, Korea, Viet Nam and the Gulf War.
Jill, 60
Saylorsburg, PA USA
Erm, I know afew old guys who were in world
war two, Tommy T-cake, who was a tank driver, my great grandad who got his eye blown out
by a piece f shrapnell, although I never met him. My grandma lived through the end of the
war and made parachutes, so that she could take the left over silk to make clothes. Also
my friend Andrew who has been to the middle east, and my friend dan, who has spent a year
in the medical core.
Maria
Yes, my sister's boyfriend (Gulf
War) and my grandfathers (WWII).
Tracy, 24
Ocean City, NJ USA
My ex-boyfriend's father was in Vietnam.
They exposed him to agent Orange, but because the military wasn't willing to admit that
they were using Agent Orange, the VA Hospital refuses to diagnose his disorders as being
caused by that. His arms and feet break out--it's like the skin peels so badly that his
hands and feet bleed. All non-military hospitals he's been to have said that it's
definately Agent Orange, but he can't afford to get treated there. The VA says they don't
KNOW what causes it, so they just give him all this experimental medicine to see if it
will help. If they admitted it was Agent Orange NOW, they would have to pay him SO MUCH
disability, so they're never going to do that. Folks, this is our government for you.
Tiny, 21
Beaumont, TX
USA
Not that I know of.
Firelady, 23
Dallas, TX
USA
A number of relatives and friends of my
parent's generation served in World War II, most notably probably the friend who was among
the flag raisers at Iwo Jima. While most of my exact contemporaries escaped combat, an
older cousin was in Korea and a slightly younger brother-in-law on the front lines in Viet
Nam.
Jane, 60
West Linn, OR
USA
I know several people who were in
reserves when the Gulf War happened. All of them were
moved into active duty, but none ever made it across the Atlantic. So - not really.
Deb
Yes.
Karen, 21
Marshelltown/Ames, IA USA
Some of
my friends have fathers/uncles who have, and, well, don't really know, but a friend of
mine lives in a flat together with other people in a commune-like thing (this is common in
Germany) and one of his "co-dwellers" is a girl whose boyfriend is an
G.I., and that guy was in Kosovo
Holger, 21
Linden GERMANY
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