70 Pleasant St. Cohasset, MA. 02025 *781 383 0215 * Mail Call
: Ben Barrett Ben517@aol.com
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We are starting a fund with
volunteer contributions to assist our friends from Belgium and France to attend
the St. Louis reunion. You can send a contribution to Leo Dean at 14
Stonehenge Lane, Albany New York 12203
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Please try to send in donations to Keep the
517 PRCT Association viable. Suggested amount $30.00 to include
Thunderbolt. Auxiliary members $20.00 Plus $10.00 if you want to
receive the Thunderbolt. Send donations to Leo
Dean, 14 Stonehenge Lane, Albany, NY 12203. Make checks
payable to 517prct. Donations for the Auxiliary should be sent to Karen Frice Wallace 66295 Highway 20 Bend, OR
97701
Ben
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:
When Weather Changed History: The Battle of the Bulge
Paras en Provence: Le 517th PRCT Dans Les
Alpes Maritime
from Armes Militaria
Magazine (cover, article)
Helen Beddow
Once again, the Florida Mini was fantastic! Donna and Leila certainly
did a beautiful job of hosting this event. It was great fun seeing our
517th friends once again, and we are looking forward to next year.
As you have read in the Mail Call, Claire and I have taken on the job of putting out the Thunderbolt. We have big shoes to fill with Bob Christie having done such a great job over the years of keeping everyone informed about the 517th. Bob, you really have contributed so much to the 517th, and for that, we are very grateful to you. We hope that we will see you and Mildred next year at the Mini.
Claire and I have already started work on the Thunderbolt. In the near future, we will have something in Mail Call regarding the plans we have in mind for the Thunderbolt. We are hoping to have a "Working Weekend" in the next few weeks to get our goals set and get organized to have everything run smoothly. Prayers might be good at this time as I am sure that we will need them.
Our first project, which is happening at this time, is to update the Roster. We need some volunteers to help make phone calls for us. If you have some spare time on your hands, please get in touch with me. This update of the Roster consists of taking a letter of the alphabet and making calls. I will mail you the information that you need, and a script of the questions that need to be asked. After you finish, you can mail the information back to me. You can reach me at my email: HBeddow@cs.com
In regard to the Carpenter family not receiving any newsletters, in looking at the updated Roster of 11-7-07, their names are not listed. I will check into this to make sure that they get the Thunderbolt when we get our first issue published.
As you have read in the Mail Call, Claire and I have taken on the job of putting out the Thunderbolt. We have big shoes to fill with Bob Christie having done such a great job over the years of keeping everyone informed about the 517th. Bob, you really have contributed so much to the 517th, and for that, we are very grateful to you. We hope that we will see you and Mildred next year at the Mini.
Claire and I have already started work on the Thunderbolt. In the near future, we will have something in Mail Call regarding the plans we have in mind for the Thunderbolt. We are hoping to have a "Working Weekend" in the next few weeks to get our goals set and get organized to have everything run smoothly. Prayers might be good at this time as I am sure that we will need them.
Our first project, which is happening at this time, is to update the Roster. We need some volunteers to help make phone calls for us. If you have some spare time on your hands, please get in touch with me. This update of the Roster consists of taking a letter of the alphabet and making calls. I will mail you the information that you need, and a script of the questions that need to be asked. After you finish, you can mail the information back to me. You can reach me at my email: HBeddow@cs.com
In regard to the Carpenter family not receiving any newsletters, in looking at the updated Roster of 11-7-07, their names are not listed. I will check into this to make sure that they get the Thunderbolt when we get our first issue published.
Michou Yenokida ( Chop Chop's daughter)
Hi Ben
I'm going to have dinner w/ him later in the month for his birthday...I
will ask him again. I so appreciate your efforts and thinking of
him....you are very kind.
I hope you had a good holiday....I wish you and your family a very Happy
New Year.
Michou