Something that made me wonder

[jeepnik]

My maternal grandfather spent his entire adult life, well from 15 anyway, in the US Navy. Among the places he visited were Hawaii, Philippines, Japan, China and many points in between while on Pacific duty. While in the Central and South Americas places like Panama, Nicaragua, Argentina, Brazil, and other I'm sure. Now being a China Sailor, with all that infers, I just have to wonder how many aunts and uncles I have spread around those places. That got me to thinking about paternal grandfather. Though he died at twenty in France, we all know that American soldiers tend to leave babies behind, do I have aunts and uncles in England and France?

Taking that line of thought a bit further, my dad was a soldier in WWII and served in North Africa, Sicily, England, France, Belgium and Germany. How many brothers and sisters do I have there. Then again, my dad was also in Panama in his late teens, hmmm.

About now you are wondering where this is all going. Well, my eldest sister is the family historian. She has used both Ancestry. com and 23 and Me in her search for family members. It seems that for living "relatives" they only provide info for the US. Can you imagine the interesting family discussions if they had results from the rest of the world? That could make for some mighty lively dinner table conversation.

Then again, maybe that isn't a good idea. My boys might end up having siblings in Thailand.