From: Ben517@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 7:55 PM
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Subject: MAIL CALL NO.1446 517TH PRCT- DECEMBER 6, 2007
70 Pleasant St. Cohasset, MA. 02025  *781 383 0215 * Mail Call : Ben Barrett  Ben517@aol.com    http://bands.army.mil/music/bugle/calls/mailcall.mp3< Click on
 
Hello,
 
Happy Birthday Peanie
 
 
Pease let me know if your email is not to be included in Mail Call by inserting FYEO.
 
You may at times have a problem viewing photos. However, we place most photos on the website under Training and WWII Photos .
 
Please let me know if you want to receive Mail Calls or if you have a problem receiving them. You can always read Mail Calls by clicking on www.517prct.org/archives
 
 Ben
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Snowbird mini-reunion   
Kissimmee, FL
Jan 20-24, 2008

West Coast mini

Palm Springs, CA

April 13-18, 2008

 517TH ST. LOUIS REUNION BEGINS:
 
THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 2008 THRU MONDAY, JUNE 30, 2008
THE BANQUET WILL BE ON SUNDAY JUNE 29, 2008.

Recent website additions:

The 551st Attack on Trois Ponts, 2-7 Jan 1945
River Crossing and Attack at La Roquette, 27-28 August 1944
Howard B. Goodman, Service Company

Paras en Provence: Le 517th PRCT Dans Les Alpes Maritime
       from Armes Militaria Magazine (cover, article)

Pat Seitz and Allan Greer

 

Dear Ben: 
    These are wonderful photos. Please let Teri know how much we appreciate her sharing them and her Association's added vividness to the reunion. We are so grateful that Claire and her team found them for the reunion. 
    Wayne Cross raises very important and insightful questions. I hope they will generate responses that the rest of us eagerly await to read.
    
Sincerely, Pat Seitz and Alan Greer
 Tom Evans
Mr. Barrett,

My mother's messages didn't seem to make the mail call.  I'd appreciate it if you could add it to the next mail call.  Thanks.  Tom

Begin forwarded message:

From: Thomas Evans <thomas.evans@mac.com>
Date: December 2, 2007 2:07:56 PM EST

My father, "Red" Evans, proudly served under Don Fraser.  Please post the below message from my mother about Don Fraser.
Thanks.  Tom

Don Fraser--A Co. 517th prct
Kindness and caring were Don's trademarks. The men of the 517th were 
his main concern aside from his family.   When my husband, Malcolm "Red" Evans,
was ill, Don called every day.  His kindness extended to widows like me.  Let's not
forget his love fpr animals. He was indeed a fine man and will be missed but remembered. 

Marie Evans
Greensboro, N.C
 
Thanks.  I might have tried to send it when my e-mail provider was having trouble.  Anyway, your efforts are much appreciated by many.
Jonathan Short
 
Dear Mr Barrett
 
I am a ww2 living historian/reenactor based in the UK, and I have a great interest in US Airborne Forces and particularly the 517th PRCT.  Would it be possible for me to be added to the mailing list please?
 
M email address is jonathan_short@msn.com
 
regards
 
Jonathan
Jean-Loup Gassend 
 
Dear Ben and 517th veterans

This is Jean-Loup Gassend, from southern France. I
would like to know if any of the 517th veterans know
if there is any way to get into touch with veterans
from the 887th Airborne Engineer Company, who landed in
southern France in gliders?
Do these men have an association? I was hoping some
veterans from the 596th Engineer Company may know how
to contact some people from the 887th Engineer
Company.

Sincerely 

Jean-Loup Gassend     jean-loup@gassend.com

This is how we traveled to Soissins December 1944. A Bill Mauldin cartoon-Ben