My family has always been involved in the military since the founding of the American colonies to Desert Storm.
The Adams family was involved in the colonial wars and provided two presidents, John Adams and his son John Quincy Adams.
Decendants of the Adams were in the Revolutionary War, Civil War, some were in World War I and World War II, the Vietnam War.
My father was in the United States Air Force for 26 years and was in the Vietnam War and my husband was in the United States Air Force during Desert Storm, but he did not serve in the War. He retired after 20 years of service. My dad's brother was sent to Vietnam twice. My husband's father was also in Vietnam. He was also in the United States Air Force and retired after 23 years of service.
my brother-in-law was in the United States Air Force and retired after 20 years of service.
The total years of service between them all is 99 years of military experience.
My children also have ancestor's that fought for the North and South. On my side they have a great great great grandfather who fought at Gettysburg, PA and was wounded in the shoulder. On my husband's side one of his great great great great uncles was also at Gettysburg.
Daughter's of the confederacy
The Black Hat Brigade was also known as the Iron Brigade My great great grandfather Ephraim Ashcraft was in the 19th Indiana Black Hat Brigade
Winston Alton Arnold, SMSgt. -1975
James Winston Arnold,TSgt. 1973-1993
Terry Lee Arnold,MSgt -1999
William Jennings Schlechtweg, MSgt 1950-1975
Charles Edward Schlechtweg
William Jennings Schlechtweg and James Winston Arnold are Disable American Veteran's
This is to honor all mother's whose son's and daughter's served in the military, be it as a mother, spouse, or grandmother. I put this here in honor of my grandmother's Lula Inez Owens Black and Flora Adalaide Toney Schlechtweg, also my mother Lula Margaret Black Schlechtweg, My husband grandmother's Effie May UpChurch Mathieu and Myrtle Opal Hamilton Arnold, guess I can't leave out myself either, Juanita Renee' Schlechtweg Arnold
