My brother was U.S. Army and served in Vietnam 66-67. He passed away in 1995. Never got to see his grandchildren born unfortunately. My mother's side of the family came from England, but I'm not sure exactly where. I do have relatives in Canada, as that is where my mother was born. I had a great-uncle who served in the Canadian Expeditionary Forces during WWI and was killed in France. My mother's brother and my father's brother both served in the U.S. Army during WWII. They both died when I was young, so I never really had a chance to know them or talk to them about their service.
I've always been a history buff. For years I studied the American Civil War and travelled to many of the battlefields. Once I retired, I turned my interest to British history. I was fortunate enough to visit England twice, the last time in August of 2007. I'd love nothing more than to be able to go back. There is just so much history to see. A friend of mine who lives in England provided me with a UK website where I download historical documentaries and other programs. I became a big fan of Channel 4's Time Team several years ago when they briefly showed some of the programs here, and I've read that PBS is currently producing a Time Team USA series that will probably be shown next year.
I apologize for rambling on. I tend to do that when it comes to my favorite subject. Thanks again for sharing the thread and photos. Bless you and your family. You are all in my prayers.
No need to apologise at all, history is a passion of mine too, particularly the 100yr war between England and France and the writings and migration of the Sumerians.
My husband served 18yrs in the British army, he served with the Royal Green Jackets before it merged and became the rifles. Plenty of history in the regiments of the Green Jackets, they were the first professional unit to wear ‘green’ camoflage, the first to employ snipers and the first to break the tradition of line fighting and adopt skirmishing as their way of fighting. I think you may find their role in the Napoleonic wars very interesting, particularly the 95th South essex rifles....