My mom's three uncles served in WWII. One of them who was in the Army went into Omaha Beach on D-Day. He was in the Battle of the Bulge and was among those who liberated Dachau concentration camp. He never talked about the war until he was an old man.
I didn't know him, but my mom told me what a great guy he was. She has a picture of him on her dresser. Vinnie
My grandpaw served in the Air Force during the Vietnam War. He worked on fixing the planes and was stationed in Thiland. He was in Vietnam itself for 1 day. One of my great-grandpaws served in the Army in World War II as a Medic. He was in Japan. My other great-grandpaw served in World War II as well. I'm not real sure what branch of the service or what he did though.