Mine passed in 2001 and two of his best friends, one who worked for him up until his death were POWs. His very best friend’s brother is still missing in that war.
One of my uncles was a POW to the Germans during WWII, he passed in 1992 of brain cancer.
Another uncle was with the Army Corp of Engineers that built the Radford Army Ammunition Plant near where I live (It's still cranking out munitions for our armed forces.)
Other uncles of mine have served as support for the military in some capacity or another.