I remember and miss the parades to the local cemetery, the speeches, Taps and the gun salutes. Beginning with my father in WW1, his brother in WWII, one of my brothers in WWII, two in Korea, my husband in Korea, my son in the Gulf War and still serving in the Army, a son-in-law in the Gulf War and now a grandson at USAFA our family has been blessed. They set an example of patriotism for the extended family and I must say that we have been most fortunate because none were injured. We keep them all in our prayers. A. G. Buckley

Ann, I agree, you have been blessed and it is good that none was injured. My husband was stationed in Germany during the early 60's but he was not engaged in war. My nephew, Jim, and his stepson, Matt, were both in Iraq. Matt is waiting for his new orders now. My husband and I were talking about his brother, Fred, who served in Korea as a medic in the front lines caring for the injured and shooting his M-1 rifle at the North Koreans until his rifle was too hot to hold. Due to the many casualties, he returned home an E-5 or E-6. Fred, in his 20's, returned home with white hair. He never talked about his experiences in Korea until a few years ago when he spoke to my husband. I wonder how many millions of stories have been left untold due to the pain of opening up those memories. Mary Ann Zeimet On May 31, 2010, at 12:48 PM, Ann Buckley wrote: > I remember and miss the parades to the local cemetery, the speeches, > Taps and the gun salutes. Beginning with my father in WW1, his > brother in WWII, one of my brothers in WWII, two in Korea, my > husband in Korea, my son in the Gulf War and still serving in the > Army, a son-in-law in the Gulf War and now a grandson at USAFA our > family has been blessed. They set an example of patriotism for the > extended family and I must say that we have been most fortunate > because none were injured. We keep them all in our prayers. > > A. G. Buckley > > ====Irish American Mailing List===== > Add/check your surname to the Irish-American mailing list Surname > Registry at: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRISH-AMERICAN-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message

Congratulations on being part of a family where patriotism, love of country and military service are held in such high esteem. My dad served in the Pacific during WWII and my husband in Korea. My son registered on his 18th birthday, but thank God, at that time there was no need for him to serve, although he would not have hesitated had the need arisen. My grandson is currently considering his options, and he is seriously thinking about either the Air Force or the Navy. You must be incredibly proud of your grandson being admitted to the USAFA. He must be quite a young man! Fran Weeks ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Buckley" <claddagh7@verizon.net> To: <irish-american@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 31, 2010 2:48 PM Subject: [IRISH-AMER] Memorial Day >I remember and miss the parades to the local cemetery, the speeches, Taps >and the gun salutes. Beginning with my father in WW1, his brother in WWII, >one of my brothers in WWII, two in Korea, my husband in Korea, my son in >the Gulf War and still serving in the Army, a son-in-law in the Gulf War >and now a grandson at USAFA our family has been blessed. They set an >example of patriotism for the extended family and I must say that we have >been most fortunate because none were injured. We keep them all in our >prayers. > > A. G. Buckley > > ====Irish American Mailing List===== > Add/check your surname to the Irish-American mailing list Surname Registry > at: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRISH-AMERICAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message