Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

To: Jane Long

Personal story not directly related to article.

I do genealogy research for my family. One of the first lessons learned was that names are not unique. What I mean is many people share the same name, you can not go just by name you need additional facts to go with a name to know if the person with the name belongs in your family tree.

A good example is that I found my name on the Vietnam memorial wall! First, middle initial and Last are the same. The age was off by a year and the date he was killed was after I was there but to someone doing casual research could think it was me.

I researched the young man and found we did not share much of anything except a name and having been in Vietnam.

Looking back I was an infantryman and I often wondered just how close I came to being a name on the wall.

Followed closely by why did I live and he died.


5 posted on 11/20/2023 6:29:25 AM PST by CIB-173RDABN (I am not an expert in anything, and my opinion is just that, an opinion. I may be wrong.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies ]


To: CIB-173RDABN

💞

Thanks for that.....and...

Thank you for your service.


8 posted on 11/20/2023 6:34:31 AM PST by Jane Long (What we were told was a conspiracy theory in ‘20 is now fact. Land of the sheep, home of the knaves)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson