Acknowledging Some Who Served

Welcome, I am so glad and thankful that you stopped by to visit for a moment. The blog is currently in its infancy stage, however, I am excited about this venture and you being along to watch the growth and share in the experiences along the way.

In this first “official” post, I would like to take a moment to recognize those family members who are currently serving and have served in the United States Armed Forces. Presently, I am unaware of all of the family members who have chosen to serve, but extend a thank you to them. I would like to take a brief moment to acknowledge some of those who have gone on who also, in nearly all cases, made the choice for themselves to serve (future posts will share more about these individuals). The following list is certainly far from exhaustive, and I hope to learn the names of more men—and women, none currently listed/known—to this list.

Veteran’s Name	Conflict, if served during non-peace time, if known
Ishmael ROBERTS	Revolutionary War, served in Col. Shepherd’s Army/Company
Edward BANNISTER	Was a bugler in the Army—9th Regiment Calvary
Alfred SAMUELS	Civil War, served in the United States Colored Troops (USCT)—Co. H of the 107th United States Colored Infantry; he was enlisted in the USCT by his enslaver, who hoped to be compensated for enlisting him (according to his pension file)
Rush M. MORAN	Civil War, served in the United States Colored Troops (USCT)—Co. E of the 9th regiment of Indiana (according to his pension file)
Jesse DONALDSON	Civil War, served in the United States Colored Troops—Co. I Regiment 15 (according to his pension file)
John Wesley SAMUELS	WWI, Battalion Sergeant Major  in the 317th Trains Hqrs. Of the 92nd Division (from Snohomish County in the War)
Elsworth MCKINLEY
Gerald DONALDSON	Stationed in North Africa during the Korean Conflict
Wendell DONALDSON	Spent time stationed in Japan
Raymond DONALDSON
Lloyd DONALDSON
Melvin DONALDSON
Roy TRIBBLE
Leroy KIMBROUGH	Served during Vietnam on the USS Ticonderoga
James KIMBROUGH
Charles KIMBROUGH
Benjamin SULLIVAN	WW II

There are so many more¸ whose names, as I mentioned I am unaware. I am working to obtain their names and their stories; I am looking forward to sharing these names and stories with you in the months and years to come.

Again, I am looking forward to sharing our rich family history with you via this and other mediums. I hope you will enjoy the journey with me.