Dear
Ben,
Hope you are doing well.
Will pursuing my research on
the 517th PRCT, I found this interesting V-Mail, for which the design
is known very well by the Association. This pictured VMail is actually the exact format delivered to the
recipient, a reduced version of the original letter developed from a 16mm Kodak
film by the Signal Corps special mail service.
However, this interesting
point is that it was sent from Southern France by Cpl James L. Goodwin – Personnel
Section. This “Personnel Section” is never mentioned on the various regiment
sources. Has someone any souvenir of this section? I could not find any
information on J. Goodwin as well?
Wishing you an excellent Week
End,
Best
regards,
Frederic
Boom Boom Alicki
Anyone that loves photography will appreciate the
precision of the photo. As the jets are probably moving at around 400 mph and
you being just right to get the shot at that instant. And that is a hard
formation to stay in as the planes in the "S" are just a little graduated
degree behind the next one and staying that way to maintain the
formation.
Awesome!
It is a great photo of an Air Force
training squadron flying in a never-done-before "USA" formation over the control
tower "Taj Mahal" (HQ building) of Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio,
Texas.
Others also sent us this photo. Ben
Lory Curtis
Subject: A Veteran
There is not a better way to say it. A Veteran -
whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve - is someone who, at one
point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of
America", for an amount of "up to and including my life." That is honor, and
there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it. --
Author Unknown
Kent Immerfall
Hi Tony,
This was fantastic! I have never seen my uncle's cursive
writing. Anything I have of his was printed. How sad that 25 days
after Floyd wrote the letter to Mary, he also gave the ultimate sacrifice for
America and world freedom. I have the feeling that if the boys had to do
it all over they'd do exactly the same.
I will try to copy Floyd's things and share them with his
sister, my Mother. She is 91 and it is still difficult for her to talk
about Floyd. She knows and understands that I have an interest in my uncle
so we are able to discuss what he was like at times.
Thank you again for all that you are doing to keep the memory
of the 517th alive.
Sincerely,
Kenton Floyd Immerfall
