Posted on 02/14/2007 8:25:14 AM PST by Paratrooper
My Father passed away on 12 Feb 2007. He was a retired Colonel. He started life as an a Army brat born at Ft Monroe, Va. His father was a career Army Officer and every paternal grandfather with the exception on one has served in the military back to the revolutionay war. Our family has served the military in every war with the exception of the Spanish American War in 1898. He graduated from West Point and started his career with the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Germany during WWII. He served in both the Korean(187 Regimental Combat Team ABN) and Vietnam Wars(MACV HQ) and earned the purple heart being wounded three times, once seriously leaving a very distinguished scar across his forehead. He had seven children, four boys and three girls. All four boys are career military and one daughter is career military. The other two daughter's husbands are or were Army Officers. When he got ill he had a daughter(Navy Commander)serving on the Iraq-Kuwait border, a son(Army LYT, SPC OPS)in Mindano, Phillipines, and a son(Navy Seal CAPT) in Columbia, South America. All made it back to bid him farewell before he died. He has one grandson who has served two tours with the 4th Infantry Division in Iraq. My son is following tradition and is starting Army Basic Training today at Ft Benning. He was a true professional and great father. As a West Pointer we say "Well Done" Dad, be thou at peace.
The 508th was part of the 82d in WWII.
He too served in WWII, from Northern Africa to Sicily, then across the Rhine in the Battle of the Bulge all the way to the Czech border. Later he was in the Korean War, and retired in the early sixities after serving in Vietnam.
May God Bless your Family at this time, and may he protect all of your Father's children who are serving this Country in the Military.
Thanks for the clarification.
Prayers and thanks to you and your family.
May God guide and protect your family in their service to our great nation.
Prayers and thanks to you and your family.
May God guide and protect your family in their service to our great nation.
Your father was a true American hero, who is now at peace.
My Family has fought in every war this country has been in since 1637 as volunteers. Your father was a brave man and brave men go to the head of the line, my prayers go with him.
Thanks Little Bill. My family has been in America since 1680...somewhere along the way our families lines could have crossed.
Prayers of strength for your family. He was a true patriot, what with all his offspring and their off spring serving our country, God Speed Col, Thank you.
Oh, parting is not easy. Prayers to all.
Sincere condolences and respect. God Bless your Father, may he rest in eternal peace.
I will never forget your sacrifice.
Trooper thanks to all of your family for their service.
What an amazing family and an amazing man!
Thank you for posting about your dad. What a great man he was. How wonderful that the last thing he heard was his family singing praises. Prayers for you and your family.
My prayers and empathy is with you as my Dad passed last May. He too was vet (Navy) who served with distinction. The distinction followed him as the bugler who honored my Dad was 100 years old, Leonard "Rosie" Ross, and the Honor Guard were veterans from WWII and Korea. Our family has served back to the Revolutionary as well. I was Army as was my Mom, and my Brother-in-Law.
God bless your Dad and your family!
Prayers for those 'missing him.'.........
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