My grandfather, was a Lieutenant (pronounced LEFTenant) in the Machine Gun Corps in the Great War:
Here he is, seated, with his brother Percy. Both men survived the war, in a regiment that suffered 80%+ casualties. My grandfather was wounded twice.
I have my grandfather's collection of medals, which is currently in the shop getting framed. Here's a pic of his service revolver, which resides in my gunsafe and takes an occasional trip to the range...
"I'm gonna have to science the schit out of this." Mark Watney, Sol 59, Mars