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Iraq - My son was a Marine who served in the Iraqi war and in the second battle of Faluja.
Vietnam - I served in Vietnam with a Marine rifle company, Mike Co., 3rd Bn., 7th Marine Reg., 1st Mar. Div. in I Corps.
Korea - My wife's cousin, Kermit LeJeune, was captured by Chinese forces during the Korean War and died in a POW camp. His remains were discovered, identified and returned to the United States a few years ago.
World War II - My father and uncles fought in WWII during which family members were KIA.
World War I - Two uncles were in the Army in WWI. One died of the Spanish flu at Fort Dix, New Jersey and the other was gassed on the battlefields in France.
The War of Northern Aggression - Many members of my extended families fought for the Confederacy against the Northern invasion and died. On page 1 of my great, great grandfather's diary, he writes,"I was compelled to settle on land of inferior quality on which I lived for four years. When becoming dissatisfied with my selection I determined, in November 1858 to sell out and move to the west, that is to the Sabine River in Rapides Parish, Ls., where I remained, following my favorite avocation of farming on the pleasant banks of the Sabine, until the 8th of May, 1862, when the situation of my outraged country demanded my services. Hence on that day of May, I bid farewell to my loving wife and three little girls to embark in the cause of freedom leaving them and placing myself likewise under the protection of Almighty God." He was captured with the fall of Vicksburg and lost two brothers in the Battle of Port Hudson. This is just a small sample of our family history during that great maelstrom.
The War of 1812 - Nathaniel and George Washington Burge, great uncles, fought with the 13th Regiment of Mississippi Militia (Nixon's Regiment) along with Henry Bond, my great grandfather, his five brothers and my Thompson kin. Christopher Burge, bother of Nathaniel and G. W., was drafted twice to serve with Lt. Col. Neilson's Detachment of Mississippi Militia who were sent to New Orleans. Another brother, Drury Burge, fought with the 39th Regiment of Virginia Militia. Goffs, Havens, and Fletchers also fought.
The War of the American Secession - In the original 13 colonies members of the Bond, Goff, Fletcher, Mathis, Slaydon, Jackson, Burge, Thompson and Washington families supported and participated in the conflict to remove the American colonies from the British Empire. In the Spanish territory of Louisiana, under the charge of Governor Bernardo Galvez, my wife's ancestors, the Broussards, were members of the Attakapas Militia. Her great grandfather, Blaize LeJeune, and his brother Joseph, were members of the Opelousas Militia. Both militia units fought as part of Governor Galvez's army which invaded British held territory and captured Manchac, Baton Rouge, Natchez, and other Gulf Coast towns after Spain declared war on Great Britain.
The French and Indian War and Le Grand Derangement of the Acadians - During the French and Indian War (1754 - 1764), British forces removed the peaceful Acadians from their Acadia homes and expelled thousands in what is known as Le Grand Derangement (1755-1764). Many perished and many fought. One of the leaders of the Acadian resistance was Joseph Broussard dit Beausoleil. Following his capture, Beausoleil was expelled and eventually led a party of Acadians to settle in the Attakapas District of the Louisiana Territory.
That is a brief look at the military histories of the Thompson and Young (changed from LeJeune which translated means the young) families from 1753 until 2004.