I'm lucky that we have family members who have done a significant amount of family history research and compilation going back several hundred years. I am proud to say that I have a family of military history with family members (direct descendant type) having served in every military conflict in U.S. history. This means me (and my 4 brothers), my father (and 5 of his brothers), my grandfather, my great-grandfather and, my great-great-grandfather, and beyond. This actually applies to both my father's side of the family and my mother's side. We just haven't had my mother's side of the family traced all the way back to the 1700s yet.
