Recent website additions:

Paratrooper Training - Fort Benning 1943 Frank Ramos
300 photos of John Harte and B Battery, 460 PFAB
Pvt. John S. Hopkins

Rick Sweet

Hi Ben,
        Lory Curtis arrived here in Westchester Ohio to visit his son on Friday. and then we got together on Saturday.  It turned out to be a seven hour visit.  We had a great time talking about his book about the 517Th,our dads and family,  and he brought my dad's replacement medals that were stolen and lost over the years.  It felt like Christmas.  I am going to make a nice display case for them with a locked door, and hang them proudly on a wall.  We had so much in common it was crazy.  Through our conversation it came up that Lory plays a bass guitar. I said  "Follow me you're gonna love this!" I lead him to my basement where I have four amplifiers, a set of drums, a P.A. system and 2 guitars and 2 bass guitars.  We jammed (played music freestyle) for almost an hour and it actually sounded pretty good!!  Because of the 517th website I have a new friend.  Hopefully on Monday, I plan on taking him for a boat cruise on the Ohio River if he can find the time to go.  The reunion is right around the corner and I am looking forward to it and making some more new friends.  I feel that my dad is smiling down on me and wish he could be there in person. John Alicki, I hope that your pain is under control and I pray for you often that you will be comforted. Lory and I call ourselves " Sons of Buzzards" or S.O.B.s.  I am able and willing to talk to any other S.O.B. that wants to communicate. sugarhill@fuse.net Thanks for everything and I will see you folks soon at D.C.
                                               ( Son of a Battlin' Buzzard) PFC Odas Sweet
                                                 Rick Sweet

Ronald Stassen ( Netherlands friend )

Hey Ben,

Its the Battling Buzzards and is about the 517 PRCT.
I will gladly pay for any costs. If there is another book about the 
517 PRCT i would gladly obtain it.

Thanks in advance

Ronald

Victor Wright ( Friend from UK)

Thanks Ben - I'll be sure to put a link to your site.  One of the posts here mentions a book, would this be the official
unit history or is it a book written by someone who was in the 517th?  I'd be interested in purchasing it.
 
Regards
Vic

Ronald Stassen