70 Pleasant St. Cohasset, MA.
02025 ,781 383 0215 * Mail Call : Ben Barrett Ben517@aol.com
Everyone is praising The Bobsy Twins and rightly so
for the excellent job on putting out the new Thunderbolt. However,
we should not forget the excellent job done by Merle McMorrow, The savior
of the 517 Assoc, and later by Bob Christie who was also editor and
Treasurer at the same time and put out a fine Thunderbolt while
battling health problems.
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 www.517prct.org/archives
Ben
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
517TH ST. LOUIS REUNION BEGINS:
THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 2008 THRU MONDAY, JUNE 30,
2008
THE BANQUET WILL BE ON SUNDAY JUNE 29
Information and Registration Forms:
Recent
website additions:
Lester Gene Hyman
and friends, 596th PCEC
Lots of pictures of
the 596th, most unidentified soldiers
517th Victory in Europe Prop Blast - May 19 1945
Toivo Moisio (?), Company
D
Blue Book Magazine articles - 1947-1948 
Chris Linder
Hi All:
Leo---- The photography of your jump was GREAT. I
really enjoyed watching it. Will you be making a jump at the St. Louis
Reunion?
THE ST. LOUIS REUNION IS
APPROACHING. I HOPE ALL OF YOU ARE PLANNING ON COMING. PLEASE SIGN
UP AS SOON AS YOU CAN.
Chris
Lindner Co-chairperson of the St. Louis
Reunion
Pat Seitz and Allan Greer
Dear Claire and Helen:
WOW! What a stellar job on the Thunderbolt. It has arrived and been
enjoyed with great gusto. You are outstanding. Thank you.
Sincerely, Pat Seitz and Alan Greer
Lud Gibbons
Finally made
my 90th birthday jump! Only a week late....see
pictures.
Hey. Leo do
you know this guy? He knows you.
Howard Hensleigh
Note to Adam Berry--We went into the Bulge so fast nothing in
the way of camouflage equipment or clothing was issued down to Bn.
level. I doubt if it was issued at regiment or combat team level.
The Belgians sometimes gave us sheets to give us snow camouflage and some
troopers may have found some things in the field to blend them into the
snow. We felt lucky to have arms and ammo and Joe Calder kept the 3rd Bn
well stocked with what he could get his hands on.
All the 517th troops I knew wore regular GI helmets worn by the
rest of the Army and we never were issued any special paratroop helmets. I
didn't know any existed.
Howard Hensleigh
Mary Jane Hanron
Hi
Ben,
I LOVED the clip from the air show…Thanks so much for sharing it.
As someone who was born on Flag Day (June 14th) I have always loved
anything to do with Old Glory and feel a special responsibility to share the
love for it I have as well as any lore and history I gather about our beautiful
flag.
Bob Darlymple
You may have seen
this before .... worth a reminder. The Bone Yard near
Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson ,
Arizona
YouTube -
The "Bone Yard" Near Davis Monthan Air Force
Base
Helen Beddow
Hello Ben,
I
read Bob's email regarding Earle Ehly, and yes, he was at the Kissimmee reunion
this past January. He and his wife came in on Tuesday or maybe Wednesday.
I enjoyed the article that Bob sent in regarding Earle.
Helen
By -Laws
From time to time, I will
include a page from the By-Laws of our Association because I don't think anyone
except attorneys bother to read them otherwise. People have to do work behind
the scenes to make the Association viable. Howard Hensleigh wrote the
By-Laws
Ben
Will the members listed below please let me know if
they did or did not get Mail Call No. 1527-Ben
--AOL Postmaster
----- The
following addresses had permanent fatal errors
-----
<alysafb@comcast.net>
<camrod518@comcast.net>
<consulto@comcast.net>
<dgsnake@comcast.net>
<frogjansson@comcast.net>
<garandaddy@comcast.net>
<gigharborjo@comcast.net>
<jharob@comcast.net>
<johnjanreber@comcast.net>
<millennium1@comcast.net>
<mjhanron@comcast.net>
<mjkanejd@comcast.net>
<paul.beddow@comcast.net>
<poppopgos@comcast.net>
<r4b4@comcast.net>
<richardsonlbi@comcast.net>
<rkiehl@comcast.net>
<seckart1@comcast.net>
<tedcrawford@comcast.net>
<tomcopsey@comcast.net>
<welliot01@comcast.net>
----- Transcript of session follows
-----
<welliot01@comcast.net>,<tomcopsey@comcast.net>,<tedcrawford@comcast.net>,<seckart1@comcast.net>,<rk...cast.net>,<dgsnake@comcast.net>,<consulto@comcast.net>,<camrod518@comcast.net>,<alysafb@comcast.net>...
Deferred: Bad file number
Message could not be delivered for 3
hours
Message will be deleted from
queue
