---

Dan  Curtis

Ben,
I was so touched by the beautiful picture of Aunt Adrianna and Uncle Floyd. Thank you to those folks who shared it with us. It was a true expression of these two wonderful people. What a great example of two people who really cared for one another and those they call friends. We are all truly blessed for knowing both of them.
Thanks Dan Curtis 

---

Dan Curtis

I do remember seeing it. God Bless you Ben and yours for all you do for this outfit of brave men and families. Your communications have truly touched me and are very important to my MOM! You and all the guys are in my daily prayers for continued good health and blessings on the memories of those valiant men that have gone before us. It truly breaks my heart to see notice of all those who have passed so recently. It seems to be so frequent. Please know that there are people out here that value their freedoms and the sacrifices you all made to provide my family and I a country and way of life we enjoy everyday.! Thank you for being kind enough to send the picture my eleven year old truly is proud of Danny, Floyd and the 517th!
Thanks again Dan 

---

Bob Barrett

Nate,

Rev. Marvin L. Miller, HQ Co., 1st Battalion is on the current roster, and, I think, gets the MailCalls that my Dad sends out.  I know that my Dad, Ben Barrett, has had some contact with Sgt. Marvin Miller in the past. 

http://517prct.org/documents/xmas1944/xmas_1944_hq_co_1st_1.jpg

Here are some photos of HQ/1:  http://517prct.org/photos/bud_curtis2/bud_curtis2.htm

And here is the current active roster by Company:  http://517prct.org/roster_by_co.pdf      You can see that there are a lot of members of HQ/1 who are still active and attend reunions, including Col. "Wild Bill" Boyle .  Tell Marvin to get to the next one in DC in June -- It should be one of the biggest and best.

I am more than willing to let you add that same material to the 517 PRCT web page. 

Regards,

Bob Barrett

-----Original Message-----
From: parsecboy@aim.com [mailto:parsecboy@aim.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 7:33 AM
To: webmaster@517prct.org
Subject:


 Hi Bob,

   Now that I think about it, I think you're right that the PRCT page should have the most information, as opposed to just the PIR page. Perhaps we could shorten the PIR page, similar to how it was earlier, and incorporate more of the history into the PRCT page, or just leave the PIR page as is and put the history into the PRCT page. If you want, I can do that, or if you'd prefer to do it, that's fine by me.
  
   My fiancé's grandfather's name is Marvin Miller. I don't know what company he was in specifically, though i could find out. I do know that he was infantry, and attained the rank of sergeant by the time he was done. I'm fairly certain he's been to at least a few of the reunions, but I don't think he's gone recently.

Nate Ott
                                                  ********
I can't figure this out either. I believe that I did have Marvin Miller on an earlier Mail Call roster. I will try again to contact him. -- Ben

---

From Mickael & Eric, Airborne Museum Le MUY FRANCE

Hi Ben, in the last Email we read the program of Sospel and friend Floyd Polk ceremony, we cross this nice photo in Museum archives taken during a nice breakfast we had together with the Dillon and Polk family, in Bismark, 24.05.2001. please transmit a copy to Adrianna.
Warmest personal regards Mickael and Eric.
(jimi-lizy@infonie.fr)

---

More of the Bob and Darrell saga

 Bob

I don't know why you can't contact me.  My address is working fine for all others.  As a matter of fact you sent me mail a few weeks ago and copied Chris Lindner.  She called and asked if I received it.  I did not receive it so she sent it to me.

I sent you mail yesterday telling you I sent you a check for $100, did you get it?

Please check your address book to see if you show the correct address.  It is

bigdegner@aol.com

Home phone:  904-268-3546

Cell phone:  904-631-1413

Hope you and Mildred are doing fine and sorry for the confusion.  Keep trying!

Regards,

Darrell

PS: Chris will be back on line in about two weeks.  She left for St. Lewis this morning.

---

Barbara Wilmart

Ben:
Could you add me to the list of email addresses for the reunion. My Dad was a member of the 517th. My email is flyfshrs@hughes.net.
Barbara Willmart