From: Ben517@aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 4:17 PM
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Subject: MAIL CALL NO. 1178 517TH PRCT-SEPTEMBER 6, 2006
70  Pleasant St. Cohasset, MA.02025  *781 383 0215 * Mail Call : Ben Barrett  Ben517@aol.com
 
 Hello,
 
When you send  changes in your address to me also send them to Tom Reber reber83@insightbb.com . so that he can attempt to keep the roster  www.517prct.org/roster.pdf  up to date. Only Tom could take on this task
 
Ben
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Reunions              Kissimmee , FL     Mini               January 21-25
 2007                      Palm Springs, CA Mini                April
                                Washington, DC   National        June 27-JULY 2
Bob Dalrymple
 
Ben, Love that story from Boom Boom . Bob
Tom Reber
 
Ben,
 
I appreciate the vote of confidence, but my meager contributions pale compared to yours.  You are a rock and an inspiration to us all.  I think of you daily, as my current boss is from Boston and his accent reminds me of you.  I really appreciate how you keep the electronically oriented of us, in touch and in the know. 
 
Keep the torch lit and keep us in the light!  Thanks, so much!
 
Best regards,

Tom Reber
Mike Kane
 Hi Ben

I was browsing around and came across a website for the 7th Armored Div. including numerous after-action reports.  If I recall correctly, the 517th (or portions at least), was attached to that Division during part of the Bulge.   Anyway, there are reports from January 1945 with mention of Task Force Seitz and 2nd Btl. 517th during operations to retake St. Vith. Here's the link.

http://home.comcast.net/~johnstonww/N-7AD-AAR-45-01.doc

Best regards to all. Hope to finally get to meet all of you next year in DC. 

Mike Kane, Jr.

Nancy Lecklider

Dear Ben,
        Thanks for the roster.  Since I maintain a roster like that myself, I know what a monumental task it is.  Who ever did it did a great job.
        By the way, would you pass on to the planners of the Washington D. C. reunion, there is one thing that should be put on the activity schedule.  That is the weekly  Friday evening retreat at the Marine barracks on I street.  It is a magnificent event. Take care.
Nancy Lecklider, (Mrs. Bob, A Co.
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The credit for the roster is due to Tom Reber. - Ben
Patricia and Roland Orengo
Ben,

an hello from Sospel just to tell you that we did not see our name and address on the roster.

We commemorated the liberation of Cannes the August, 24th.

included some pictures of this crowded day.

Many more pictures later-Ben
Jim Royer
 
Ben,  I don't know what some of these guys are saying to you, but my
mail calls do say "Kissimmee, Fl, not CA.  Maybe you should teach them
to read E-Mails
                                               Jim Royer
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You may have missed a couple Mail Calls. Can't do that. It was gals , not guys.-Ben
Frederick Brega
Dear Ben,

 Hope all is ok with you.

 I permit myself to forward you some additional documents on Cpt. James P. Birder (KIA in Bergstein, 1945), in complement to the pictures sent by Mrs. Terry Casey (J. Birder’s sister). They might be interesting for the website, and will enable to keep a souvenir of this excellent officer. He was very young (22 only) but most appreciated.

 I just want to recall the words of John J. Strojan (I Co.) who personally knew him: “he was always with his troops, in the lead and caring for the welfare of those in his command”.

Among the documents you will find:

 -Picture of James Birder leading his company for a parade in Nov. 44 on Place Massena – Nice. By the way, a local newspaper edited a close-up picture of Cpt. Picture, joined as well.

 -A very interesting article about the war on the French Riviera, far from the said “campaign of champagne”….

 -Combat Promotion letter dated 15 September 1944 mentioning the Col de Braus above Sospel

 -Document for Citation – French Croix de Guerre awarded to Cpt. Birder.

 With best regards,

Frederic Brega

NICE – Southern France