Grandfather (Maternal) Us Marine - Fought in the battle of Tarawa and spent the rest of the time in the South Pacific
Grandfather (paternal) - US Air Force
Cousin - US Marine 8 years mostly spent in the Philippines
Cousin - US Air Force
Brother - US Navy CVN 71 USS Carl Vinson
Cousin - Army, currently deployed in Iraq.
On the other side of the family:
Grandfather (ex husbands Paternal) US Army
Grandfather (Ex husbands Maternal) US Marine
Cousin - Just graduated from the Air Force Academy
Cousin - Currently deployed in Iraq.
And many , many friends and loved ones in the service also. Most have been deployed with one or two tours and a lot of my friends these days are just returning home.
Gotta love a man in uniform.
I have a great friend who just returned home from Iraq in March and is being shipped out again in August.
Does this count? LOL
Counts to me!