Right so, as you all may know, today is Veteran’s Day.

In that, knowing that my Grandfather served in the Vietnam War, I called him to express my appreciation for his services. Getting into the conversation of my family that are in the military, my Grandad gave me a bit of history on his side of the family.

In the 1800′s My grandfather’s-mother’s dad (a line I know, I forgot to get his name) was a Calvary Officer for the King of Sweden, after that my Grandfather Christian Schneller (The first generation of Schneller-in my family-to come to the US) served in the Civil War. His son Walter Thomas Schneller served in WWI. Then there was Great (however many times) uncle Bub that fought in the Korean war, Great(x?) Uncle Hance and Wyatt fought in WWII (Under General George Patton, earning themselves both bronze and silver stars). And back to my Grandfather that served in the Vietnam War for three years being awarded the Presidential Citation Award as well as a littering of additional ribbons. Now, immediate family-my father, Tony D. Schneller, is a sergeant first class in the Army, and served in Iraq, and my brother, Christapher,is also in the army. In addition to those, my uncle Ronnie served in Desert Storm and was recently stationed in KosaVo on a 14 month tour.

So, I know I’m not the only one that these lines are long attached, and just wanted to share that our heiritage makes a lot of what we are made of.

Back to the main point: Thank you SO VERY much for all of those who have fought for us, are fighting for us, and will fight for us. Let’s make it a point to express our appreciation on a more regular basis. =)

PS> I most likely did not capitalize or correctly spell some of these military terms/phrases. If you catch these errors, please, with all respect, correct me. Thanks for reading and have a FANTASTIC day!

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