No. I’ve never been there & my father has never been there either. Grandpa was born there, came to the US, served as a scout in the 3rd Army in WWII, returned to the States & married my grandma whose parents were born there.
I’m eligible for Lebanese citizenship because I can prove my paternal lineage but I don’t believe in dual citizenship and sure as hell ain’t giving up my US citizenship.
I have no particular insight, though I did talk about it today with a colleague who’s a member of my church whose parents & sibs still live there. He seemed resigned to the fact rather than angry which tells me the sentiment there among the Christians is this was typical Leb government ineptitude.
Thanks for your perspective! Btw, the first soldier into battle on D-Day was my Mom's Uncle. Survived the whole ordeal including the Battle of Bastogne and came home in one piece, physically and mentally. People lately say they wish there were men like that now. I'll tell you the only thing exceptional about Uncle Frank was determination. We can do this, we're all made of the same stuff ...
No. I’ve never been there & my father has never been there either. Grandpa was born there, came to the US, served as a scout in the 3rd Army in WWII, returned to the States & married my grandma whose parents were born there.
I’m eligible for Lebanese citizenship because I can prove my paternal lineage but I don’t believe in dual citizenship and sure as hell ain’t giving up my US citizenship.
I have no particular insight, though I did talk about it today with a colleague who’s a member of my church whose parents & sibs still live there. He seemed resigned to the fact rather than angry which tells me the sentiment there among the Christians is this was typical Leb government ineptitude.
Thanks for your perspective! Btw, the first soldier into battle on D-Day was my Mom's Uncle. Survived the whole ordeal including the Battle of Bastogne and came home in one piece, physically and mentally. People lately say they wish there were men like that now. I'll tell you the only thing exceptional about Uncle Frank was determination. We can do this, we're all made of the same stuff ...
Very cool. Thanks for sharing