"Courage
is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live
taking the form of readiness to die." ~ G.K. Chesterton
This
is a very important holiday here in the Bullock Household- What's Her Name
gets all teary eyed for Veteran's Day and Memorial Day, and we join her
and Dad in saying THANKS to those who served! So, to honor her family,
Mom is going to name the names of all of her ancestors and family who
have served this great nation of ours in the military.
1) Jacob Maple- Revolutionary War- Middlesex (NJ) Militia, Private- Battles of Trenton and Monmouth
2) William Maple (son of Jacob)- War of 1812- Guernsey, County, OH
3) Joseph Black - War of 1812- Guernsey County, OH
4) Albert Gallup Maple (grandson of William)- War Between the States- Union Army- Peoria, Illinois
5)
Albert Gain Black (grandson of Albert Gallup Maple and great grandson
of Joseph Black)- World War I- served in France 1917 to 1918, 1st
Lieutenant . From Peoria, Illinois- buried in Arlington National
Cemetery.
6) Robert Gain Black, Sr- (son of Albert G. Black)- Korean War
7)
Robert Gain Black, Jr (son of Robert G. Black, Sr and eldest brother of
WHN)- both Gulf Wars, Bosnia, etc. retired from US Army as a LTC,
Field Artillery
8)
What's Her Name- peacetime service in the US Army from 1984 to 1988-
commissioned in the Ordnance Corps on the same day that she graduated
from college. Served in Italy and Germany and was living in Germany
when the Berlin Wall came down.
9)
Geoffrey C. Bullock (Dad)- USN Individual Ready Reserve- is currently a
LCDR and will retire with 20 years of service in September 2012
10) Geoffrey S. Bullock (Dad's Dad)- Us Army during the 1960s- played with tanks!
11) Louis Bullock (Dad's uncle)- US Army medic- late 1950s
8 comments:
Thanks to all who have served. That is quite a history of service in your families.
Millie & Walter
A special time here too. yesterday was Remembrance Day and today is Poppy Day. We salute those veterans past and present. Our freedom and safety are because all they have done.
Have a marvellous Monday.
Best wishes Molly
Wow, how did I not know you are both vets?!? OMD that's so cool and what a pawesome family history. Thanks so much for your service and for remembering all of the other vets today. Gosh, you are wonderful! My Dad was on his Navy ship the day JFK was killed...50 years ago just 11 days from now.
Grr and a Patriotic Woof,
Sarge, Pol Comm
Lady gets all weepy too. Thank you to all your family for your service. Lee and Phod
Happy Veterans Day
Lily
Thank you for giving of yourself so selflessly so that we are free. What an honor to have such a rich family history of veterans. We have a lot of veterans in our family but aren't aware of any back farther than WWII.
OH you must be so proud. A big huge thank you to all of your veterans from us We are ever so greatful for the sacrifices of our men and women who serve.
That's an impressive list - I love the genealogy research involved. Thanks to all your family members who have served.
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