MailCall readers:
Just had to comment a bit about Patricia and Roland Orengo,
from Sospel, and their friends, Frederick Brega and Anne-Sophie Deloche from Villefrance AND the
members of the 517th Re-Enactors group!! Our trip to Sospel in
October 2007 was a monumental and extremely memorable trip because of these
individuals. They took an entire day and spent it with us; showing us the
history of the 517th in the area. They were the most, as my kids
would say, AWESOME HOSTS. We really thought hard about abandoning the rest
of our cruise in the Mediterranean, in order to stay in the Sospel area, to
see and learn more. We would like to return for the 65th anniversary in
2009.
Of course we were looking forward to hosting Patricia and
Roland in our area, as they were to visit us on their trip to the US
and the reunion in St. Louis. But, we are now most concerned
that Patricia be healthy, happy, enjoying the sunshine in France, and
watching the olive trees grow! 
They are great
ambassadors for their city AND for the 517th.
They are great
ambassadors for their city AND for the 517th. We are looking forward to the reunion in St. Louis and being
able to meet the members of the 517th and their families. I've sent along
a couple pictures from our trip to Sospel. One is from my
step-father, Chester Wells (H Company), which started our journey and the
other is of us in the same area. That one picture from my father began a journey
that has been just fantastic! That is why I hope many members of the 517th
who attend the reunion will take the time to share their stories; whatever they
are willing to share will be most appreciated.
Michael and Rhonda Wells
Eric Gray
Subject: Henry Thomas
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:28:14 +0000
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:28:14 +0000
I am doing some research for a friend and am having trouble locating any
information about Henry Oliver Thomas, who served in the 517th during WW2.
I have searched through the Christmas 44 roster but he does not appear.
Any help you can provide will be most appreciated.
Regards,
Eric Gray
Michael Mullins
Ben,
My name is SFC Michael Mullins and I am the Grandson of PFC Bernard W. Mullins of HQ 3rd BN. I have corresponded with you before, and I am a huge fan of your website. I am a paratrooper and a pathfinder currently serving in Iraq. I am a heavy weapons platoon sergeant in an Infantry company. I was out on a mounted combat patrol recently and we stopped in at a base in Baghdad called "Log Base Seitz" I looked around for a sign, or some sort of explanation for the name of the base. I was wondering if maybe it had been named after the 517th's own, Dick Seitz. Do you or any of your members have any insight on that?
Thanks,
SFC Mullins
MICHAEL S. MULLINS
SFC, USA
1st PLT PSG
D co, 1/293D INF BN
My name is SFC Michael Mullins and I am the Grandson of PFC Bernard W. Mullins of HQ 3rd BN. I have corresponded with you before, and I am a huge fan of your website. I am a paratrooper and a pathfinder currently serving in Iraq. I am a heavy weapons platoon sergeant in an Infantry company. I was out on a mounted combat patrol recently and we stopped in at a base in Baghdad called "Log Base Seitz" I looked around for a sign, or some sort of explanation for the name of the base. I was wondering if maybe it had been named after the 517th's own, Dick Seitz. Do you or any of your members have any insight on that?
Thanks,
SFC Mullins
MICHAEL S. MULLINS
SFC, USA
1st PLT PSG
D co, 1/293D INF BN
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I have informed Michael Mullins that the base is indeed name
after our favorite General Richard Seitz. Log Base Seitz is named
after 517th Seitz to honor him for the training assistance he provided the
original occupant of the base prior to their deployment to Iraq. -Ben
Chris Lindner
Hi Ben and Darrell:
I heard from Ricky today and he is in Nice, France. Nicolas Arnulf
met my son and his friend at the train station in his WWII Jeep and took them on
a tour of where some of the places you guys were at in Nice, France.
Ricky said it was awesome. Do you remember or any one else in the 517
remember a cave with metal doors on it. Ricky said that the 517th was
scratched on the metal doors and Nicolas told him that years ago when they
opened the door there were maps and things on the walls I think of where you
guys were headed to next.
Nicolas has the book "First Airborne Task Force" with him and Ricky showed
him a picture of my Dad (Nate Rubenstein) and then Nicolas showed them fox holes
and he took the book and showed him where some of the pictures of the members of
the 517th were taken. Ricky also said that they went to some bridge and it
had markings of where bullets hit the railing. Ricky sounded on the phone
pretty awed with all of what he saw today. He said that he took movies and
a lot of pictures and he also said he is bringing me something back-----I have
no idea what he could be bringing me back.
Anyway they also found a plaque that Nicolas did not even know was there
honoring the 517th. When I can get Ricky's pictures I will have send them
to the website. Ricky said he might come to St. Louis just or the day on
June 28th, and if so he will have a disc of what he took. He has a website
of his trip and he will be adding today's venture on it.
I can not thank Nicolas Arnulf and all of the people that offered to help
my son see some of the history that his Grandfather was a part of. Ricky
never knew my Dad (my Dad died 10 years before my son was born) but I really
think Ricky was amazed at what he saw today.
I will be interested to know if anyone might know of this cave type thing
with metal doors.
Chris Lindner
Lyn Vickers
The
Widdah Lyn and The Fine Old Gent, Cocoa
(Poopin Pepper the Crappin Cajun--May she rest in peace--1998-2008)
(Poopin Pepper the Crappin Cajun--May she rest in peace--1998-2008)
Bob Cooper
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