This is heart-breaking, Ben.

It's like losing my father, again and again.

Thank God for the hope we have in Christ for eternal life.

Gina

Ben517@aol.com wrote:

Hello Gina,

 

Information about Charles Keen.

 

Ben

 

 

Hello Gina,

 

Information about Charles Keen.

 

Ben

 

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Lory Curtis

Ben,
Please forward this to Chris Linder.
I see on mailcall your son is in southern France.  The Tunnel with the metal door should be the one located up in the mountains in the small town of Col des Braus.  My Dad, Bud Curtis, and others from HQ, 1st Bn lived in that tunnel for over 30 days in 1944.  In his book, Letters home, a paratrooper's story he talks about being in the tunnel and there are pictures he took in 1944, and in 2004, when we all returned to visit the site 60 years later.  I will bring the book to the reunion so you can see the pictures and read the stories.

Lory Curtis, son of Bud Curtis, HQ, 1st Bn.

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Howard Hensleigh

 

Ben,  Some of the 517th troopers had their own version of Lili Marlene.  HH

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Letters Home: A Paratrooper’s Story

By L. Vaughn Curtis, drlvc@comcast.net

Letters Home: A Paratrooper’s Story was written for the family of Harland “Bud” Curtis. Bud joined the paratroopers in April 1943, and found himself assigned to the famed “517^th Parachute Infantry Regiment, later to become a Parachute Regimental Combat Team, “The Battling Buzzards.” From 1943-45, Bud wrote over 130 letters home to his mother, detailing his experiences from initial training to the eventual combat fighting in Italy, France, Belgium, and finally Germany. Bud’s mother kept these letters throughout her life, and they were discovered when she passed on.

Included in this second edition are quotes from General Seitz, Colonel Boyle, Major Fraser, and Merle Traver from the 517^th reunion in Washington, D.C., 2007. Many historical facts from the beginning to the end are included with much information sited from Paratrooper Odyssey, Battling Buzzards, and many other references. This book is not an account of what Bud remembered, rather letters written on a specific day with documented facts of what happened on that day between 1943-45. These letters are often poignant with sincere thoughts and feelings of a combat paratrooper in the middle of the most horrific battles of World War II.

No profit is being made from the sale of this book. Costs cover printing & mailing expenses. It has been a labor of love to work with my father to compile his life in the 517^th. If you are interested in purchasing a copy of the book make checks payable to L.V. Curtis, 2306 Williamsburg Circle, West Jordan, UT 84088.

Book Cost: $40 Hardback $30 Softback shipping included

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