Reply #67: National Guard 1981-1989 [View All]

[happyslug]

Yes, I was fighting the Commies (But only on the weekends). Never activated (Thank God) but served in both Pa National Guard (13B, Artillery) and Texas National Guard (11C Mortar man Infantry).

Since everyone is mentioning relatives:
My Older Brother In the US Navy during Vietnam (Off shore, never saw action).

Two of my sisters were in the US Navy early 1970s (all three Vietnam era veterans, the nearest my sisters came near to Vietnam was Corpus Christi Texas).

My Father served in the US Army 29th Infantry during the Normandy invasion (Wounded and evacuated home and than discharged do to wounds).

Two of his three brothers served (His eldest brother and Brother in Law were working in the Steel Mills and they jobs were viewed as essential for the war effort so were not drafted during WWII)

I have a Cousin in the Marines, but other than him we are all out (Including my one Sister and her Husband. She served 20 years in the Navy Reserves, he served 20 years active Navy. He is now retired).

Except for my cousins (whose politics I do not know) all who served are still good Democrats (or in case of my father's generation died good Democrats).