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Tom Reber

Bob,

Attached is the update roster and Mailing List, after your floppy disk edits. The mailing list is now only 367 names. Over 900 names were removed from the mailing list. I might still be missing some T-bolt updates from the last issue, I have yet to get to it, but I will. If you have kept me up to date via e-mail, then we are all set. I have to go back up to OH in a few hours.

Bob, I will give you separate instructions on how to make your update life easier, for the T-bolt updates.

I hope everyone is well. Best time of the year, with all of the college football.

Best regards,

Tom Reber

Gene Frice

Subj: President Message-Does America Really "Get it?"
Date: Monday, November 6, 2007
From: Gene Frice
To: ben517@aol.com, rjx517

Ben and all,

I am very saddened to hear of Lou and Jess and their encounters with their health problems. It appears that the sun broke through and both are doing better - keep it that way, please - and my prayers for both.
I also noted Howard Hensleigh's encountering a series of unfortunate events following Jan's passing. I think often of Jan and the wonderful, caring support she offered in Margaret's last days. One of Margaret's favorite pastimes was playing cards and at one time she was quite good at it. Life was difficult at a later time and during our visits Jan would spend hours with Margaret. Over recent years we have lost many of our troopers as well the fine ladies who shared our lives for so many years-we needed all the help we could get. I am sure our loved ones are resting peacefully in a better place. I miss each and every one of them.

I have been out of communication for most of last week or so-nothing unusual about that. However, I have a new laptop computer capable (the computer-not me) of wireless operation for both Mac and PC-how about that! Can't say I understand most of the mechanics of it and while traveling I must seek a wireless source. I have to go to Starbucks, or similar site, to be able to use the confounded machine. I have a wireless modem in OR, but not when traveling. I will return to OR sometime in coming week. I am writing this in CA on my 10 year old Mac that has not been used, and has been gathering dust, for at least 4 or 5 years. I found all the necessary parts, hooked it up and by golly it works, however slowly.

A word, if I may, on the recent election and I hope all were able to vote. We may not be pleased with the qualifications of certain candidates or a particular political party or platform. We do have our freedom of choice. If we are unhappy with the outcome of an election we must then remind ourselves this country and our system of government has existed under depressions, inflation, peace, and war, for several hundred years. The sky has not yet fallen, regardless of our political party. These are dangerous times and we are now confronted with a danger that could not even be imagined in past years.

The US, and the balance of the western world, is now faced with Islamic extremists who march to the tune of their own drummer. They have exhibited no concern over their death, the death of their enemy, innocents, or the innocents of even their own country. Saddam Hussein, who was sentenced to death on November 5, 2006, was responsible for the death of hundreds of thousands of his own people. His use of poison gas, a Weapon of Mass Destruction, WMD by the way, brought about the death of many thousands of his own Iraq Kurds as well as his enemy, Iran. The Islamic extremists have been responsible for 21 attacks on major US facilities since 1979, as well as the deaths of several thousand American and allied personnel. These twenty-one attacks took place during the period in which five US President's served. So it does not seem to be the American political party in power that drives their attacks. Further, 7,581 terrorist attacks have taken place worldwide (from a variety of terrorist organizations) during that time.

Regardless of the outcome of the battles in Iraq or any other Muslim country where we may face the threat; the attacks on the western world will continue. The Islamic extremists do not merely want us to leave; they will continue with attacks to destroy the western world and it's "infidels." The great majority of the Muslim world are decent people; just as the Germans and Japanese populations were generally decent people under their respective leaders. However, we fought two wars since 1914, against the "decent population of Germany."

Let me leave you with comments from Dr. Vernon Chong, an American Major General, USAF (Ret).
"France has a 20% Muslim population as is incapable of controlling a criminal element (the majority are respectable and decent citizens); Spain is currently hostage to the extremists; and England has more mosques than Christian churches. The Muslim religion is not the largest religious order, however it is the fastest growing. If you recall the Irish Republican Army (IRA) was banned in England and Ireland as a criminal organization for it's bombings.

General Chong stated the responsibility of our leaders must be to unite this country and direct efforts to this most critical task "save our nation." Balance this responsibility with military recruiters currently unable to recruit on college campus and the ROTC banned from most high schools and colleges. Where are we going?

God Bless all and God Bless America

Gene Frice
President
517th Parachute Combat Team

Ben & Bob,
   Did not have opportunity to look at my thesis until this AM in my
wireless coffee shop and on my other comp without a printer. One does
not get the perspective unless in print.
   As I look at it on the computer-it likely would take 3 or 4 pages!!
What is happening on the Wade project??
   So, if we have a space problem, lets do this:
   1. Include the introduction from previous
   2. Then:

   With the election let's not forget we have our own responsibilities:
1. Portland is pleasant history and we are looking at the
forthcoming July 2007 in Washington, DC. The planners Claire and Helen
need your reservations for the gathering as well as your hotel
reservations. We had a fit estimating our room, meals and unit
information for our planning in Portland.
   2. We have both the Florida and Palm Springs events arriving in
the near future. The above considerations apply to those as well.
   3. With Florida (January) arriving very soon-we will need
volunteers to host the 517 2008 event, and hopefully it can be
presented in Florida or Palm Springs and approved in DC
   4. A slate of officers should be presented in Florida for
subsequent approval.
   5. I have received several calls from individuals concerned about
disability "getting around" in DC. I share their concern, however I
assured them that DC is probably the best community in the world for
resolving that problem and that the planners have that as their first
concern.

   See you all in Florida - I will not allow any changes to my travel plan - ha.

   Gene Frice, President
   517th Parachute Combat Team

John P. Anderson

Sir,

I wish to be added to the mailing list of the 517th. Thank you for your time. My e-mail address is swedeheaven

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Swede Heaven - This member is currently not accepting e-mail from your account. ?????????????????

John Pastalenic

Michael Sura - Re Cecil Doty picture H Co. 3 platoon

Top row, 2nd from left: John Pastalenic; 3rd from left: Wally Vincent;
last , top row: with helmet, ... Sowicki (sp. ?);
2nd row, last on right w/cigarette: ---Monkhouse.
Bottom row, Sgt. Robert P. Price; next to him: SSgt. James S. Wilson"

Sorry - unable to identify Manfred Seeberg and others.

Hope this helps. Best wishes, John Pastalenic
607-295-7382