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Hello,

Last Mail Call Should have been numbered 1466. The year WAS CORRECT

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Roster www.517prct.org/roster.pdf

Snowbird mini-reunion
Kissimmee, FL
Jan 20-24, 2008

Banquet Jan. 23

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 Thunderbolt - August 1943

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)

Bill Christian

Ben i have been putting together a display of my medals and ribbons for my grandkids, and was shocked to find out no military store in the country has a Belgian Croix De Guerre and no reason for the lack there-of. Does anyone have an answer and perhaps a -place to locate one. I really can't believe the Belgian government stopped issuing. Hope to get an answer, Thanks Bill Christian Hope to see you in the Springs in April.

Irma and Arnold

Dear Ben, dear friends,

With our best wishes for a Happy New Year, we would like to send this information to Bill Christian; A member of our Reception Committee, le Chevalier Maurice Massange de Colombs, will try to meet the belgian Minister of Defense to obtain for Bill the Belgian Croix de Guerre. Mr Massange de Colombs has many contacts in Brussels as everywhere in the world. He is a very devoted member. To morrow We shall send some photos of the ceremonies in St Jacques and Logbiermé. Many people attended the ceremonies to day and Father Radermecker had a special prayer for Don Fraser during the Mass in St Jacques Church. Our Love from Trois-Ponts. Irma and Arnold.

Ben Barrett

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Ronald Stassen

Ben,

Ebay is a place were you can find that kind of medals.

If he cant find them, then give him my email address maybe i can help.

ronald@band-of-brothers.nl

All the best

Ronald

Kay Mitchell

Hi Ben,

Wanted to pass this along to you. I ordered the Presidential Memorial Certificate for my husband, George Mitchell ... it is beautiful.

Below I have listed info on how to obtain these.

Best Regards,

Kay Mitchell

Little known honor for Veterans

About 90 percent of deceased veterans are buried in private cemeteries. As a result, their families may not have been notified that they’re entitled to presidential recognition of their loved ones’ service, if they were honorably discharged. Awareness of the engraved Presidential Memorial Certificate isn’t a problem for the families of vets buried in national cemeteries, which routinely pass out information about the certificates.

But some private cemeteries admit they do not, said Bob Manning, who works at Wood National Cemetery in Milwaukee and is part of a team trying to get the word out on behalf of the National Cemetery Administration.

Families of deceased vets who would like a Presidential Memorial Certificate — more than one can be provided to next of kin and loved ones.

A request form that can be downloaded and printed is online at

http://www.va.gov/vaforms/va/pdf/VA40-0247.pdf

Darrell Egner

Don Silker

Thanks very much for sharing the "Desk" story in the last Mail Call. That teacher deserves a metal, what a wonderful story. I average 50 forwards every day and this tops them all.

Thanks again,

Darrell Egner

Tom McAvoy

For you guys interested in Company H men -- Jimmy Degnan has lost his sight in his eye (one eye) do to a stroke that paralyzed one side of his body, Say a Prayer for him guys

I think he will be 88 this year in sept. Tom McAvoy

Tom McAvoy

Bob Cooper I would like to watch this. since I live in Indiana please tell me if the weather channel you are talking about is channel 214* The different carriers have different channels?? Tom McAvoy

Robert W. Kennedy

Happy New Year 2008 ! Hope to see you all at the Florida Mini-Reunion. I know we are late sending in our registration but better late than not at all. Thank you so very much for your dedication. Robert W. Kennedy, Co. F

My wife and daughter will be joining me

Gilles Guignard

Dear Ben and Bob and friends of the 517th,

I wish you all a Happy New Year from freezing Switzerland !

During the holidays I had time to update my 517th pictorial history

website www.dogface45.skyrock.com and it is now complete. It is focused on the 517th in Southern France and presents many "Now & Then" pictures as well as 517th WW2 memorabilia and reenactment photos.