a personal tribute to the veterans in my family

[handmade34]

My grandfather's on both sides were WWI vets, My father is a WWII vet, my late husband served in the Pacific and my partner presently was a Medic in Vietnam... I love you ALL! ..and though not a veteran, my paternal grandmother spent her entire career lifetime as a housemother at the VFW home in Eaton Rapids, MI (went there from Vermont after my grandfather died and continued on until she retired)

And... great-great grandfather
"Ephraim Peleg Hill was born 26 April 1833, in Greensboro, Vermont, the son of Aaron and Susan (Ellis) Hill. He enlisted 3 September 1862, and mustered in as a private in Co. I, 15th Vermont Volunteer Infantry, on 22 October 1862. He mustered out with his regiment on 5 August 1863, in Brattleboro. Ephraim died 24 December 1913, and is buried in the Village Cemetery, in Greensboro. His brother, Samuel Hill, served in the same company.

The history of the Hill family of Greensboro indicates Ephraim was involved in guarding a prisoner train north from Gettysburg after the battle.

"1861 to 1865 - Over 100 leave for Civil War, including Samuel Hill and Ephraim Peleg Hill, who were both at Gettysburg. Sam was an ambulance driver, and Eph guarded prisoners of war on a train north. 35 Greensboro men died in action or from disease, 7 in the Confederate prison in Andersonville, GA."

Source: Lewis Hill and Ardith Dentzer McCormick. The Hill Family: The Descendants of John Hill; Northampshire, England; Guilford and Saybrook, Connecticut; Greensboro, Vermont. Mamaroneck, NY, 1992."

[benlurkin]

1. Very nice

[handmade34]

2. funny world we live in...

this from me who has gone to every anti-war rally I could get to since the ones in 1969... :patriot:

[Scurrilous]

3. Thanks.

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