Memorial Day, 2017.
A day of remembrance.
I can’t say I’ve had a number of relatives die in support of the Republic. I have one great (5 greats) that dies during the Civil War, John Hendrix Goodheart, that died in Tennessee in 1862. I know he was a Union soldier. Can’t say whether he died of a combat wound or otherwise, but keep in mind somewhere between 620,00 and 817,000 died during that conflict. More than all of the other wars the US has fought in combined.
I know I had relatives that fought for the Confederacy as well. I haven’t done quite as much digging there as I could have. Am I too hung up on being on the right side of history? Could be. Seems rather important to me in this day and age. I know my lineage includes Benjamin Harrison and Robert King Carter. Significant historical figures, with memorable achievements, but I have to say, the whole “slave-owner” thing has a tendency to neutralize any pride I might have in their being a part of my ancestry.
I have men in my family history that served. My brothers, Tom and Dan Reinsch. My uncles, David Reinsch and Jim Severson. I’ve found men that served in wars going back hundreds of years.
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I am grateful for your service. I wanted to serve but couldn’t, much like my Grampa Reinsch in World War I. He had a hearing loss. I had cancer.
I am grateful. I will encourage my kids to consider service, in honor of those that came before.
Until then…
Peace, y’all.
