VETERANS DAY 2017

GEIST & SHORT MILITARY SERVICE
                                               
Distant Geist & Short members
Revolutionary War,  Civil War  [Union],  War of 1812

Christopher Sower 2nd  (Mennonite)   1776  Germantown Pa
            -not pro-English,  just anti-war as the N. T. commanded him
                       which was the Amish, Mennonites, Moravian position.
            -minister (anti-slavery & mistreatment of Native Americans)
            -the courts took all his property  
             -moved in with family & became a poor book binder
 
Shorts  (maternal side)
Grandpa Short               Merchant Marines     ship navigator      WWII
Grandpa’s brother         Air Force                     B-52 pilot          WWII
          -POW in Bulgaria,  
          -B-52 blew up on take off in England – after wars end
Uncle Bill Rippel     (Tomb of the Unknown Soldier)          Korean War
 
UNCLES  Geist side  (paternal side)
Lee                       Navy                                        WWII
Earl                      Marines     (Guadal Canal)        WWII Pacific Theater
Norman                 Army                                       Korena War
Fred (Fritz)           Army                                stationed in Germany
 
COUSINS
Ed W.                       Army                                       Vietnam War
Timmy S.                  Army                                       Kosovo
Bryan                       Army                               stationed in Germany     
Sean M.                    Army          Paratrooper            Iraq War
 
All gave some,  some gave all – and even though all governments lie,
and sometimes take us into wars unjust or unnecessarily,  those who
serve are always to be commended, especially those who serve in war
time in the hot zones.
 
I wish that all who need services when coming back can get what they
deserve from the Veterans Administration ASAP,  the least that should
be done for our soldiers.
 
THANK-YOU!