70 Pleasant St. Cohasset, MA.
02025 ,781 383 0215 * Mail Call : Ben Barrett
Ben517@aol.com
Hello,
Please empty your Mail Box so that I wont get mail returned.
Please let me know if you want
to receive Mail Calls or if you have a problem receiving them. You can
always read back Mail Calls by clicking on www.517prct.org/archives
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
Ben
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Roster
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| 517th PRCT Auxiliary Mission Statement |
| 517th PRCT Auxiliary Member Application 2007-2008 |
| 517th PRCT Auxiliary Officers and Committee Members 2007-2009 |
517th PRCT Auxiliary Mission Statement
517th PRCT Auxiliary Member Application 2007-2008
517th PRCT Auxiliary Officers and Committee Members 2007-2009
517th Annual Florida Mini-Reunion January 17,18,19, 20, 2009
Banquet on the 20th (Tuesday) and Departing on the 21st (Wednesday)
Hosted by: Leila Webb and Donna Hilliard
Location: Ramada Hotel & Inn Gateway
7470 Highway 192 West
Kissimmee, Florida 34747
Tele: 1(800)327-9170 FAX 1(407)396-4320
web site: www.ramadagateway.com
Contact: Leila Webb
4155 Kissimmee Park Road
St. Cloud, Florida 34772
Tele:(407)892-3595
Bob Dalrymple
Dear Ben, I am finally getting around to
thanking everyone who made our reunion a smashing success . Chris, Bev,Claire,
Helen you were so dedicated to this event for our pleasure and well-being . I
cannot express my thanks , with the proper superlatives , but
I'll just say ," IT WAS A HUMDINGER "! What a treat for me to
put names on faces after reading so much about your plans and
your efforts for the Combat Team . And , Helen and Claire , your splendid
work with The T-BOLT ; just outstanding ! I could go on-and-on , for so
many others made significant contributions , but I hope this bit of
well-deserved praise will warm your heart as you have warmed mine . God
Bless and keep all of the 517th GREAT FAMILY ! With love
and admiration, Bob Dalrymple
Gina Votti
Dear Mr. Egner,
It is such a great pleasure and honor to hear from you. And, I also had a lovely chat with Clair Giblin today. And, I had a lovely chat with Chris before the St. Louis reunion.
I didn't receive any previous emails or calls -- so please don't think you are bombarding me. Rather, I have many years to make up, and a very deep appetite for learning all that I can about you and your incredible 517th comrades. What you, Ben, Clair. Chris and the others have and are doing to honor and preserve the legacy of the 517th is more precious than words can say. I can honestly say it has restored my soul -- and given me a wonderful way to reconnect with my dear departed father. As I've relayed to Ben more than once, there have been many, many tears in learning what you all endured and sacrificed for us.
There is so much that our generation - and the one following - don't understand. And, it is an honor if I can be a part of preserving this vital history. My small contribution would not be possible without you, your comrades, and my father.
It is you that I thank, with all my heart. Somehow, it will just never seem to be enough.
Sincerely yours,
Gina Votti
Bigdegner@aol.com wrote:
It is such a great pleasure and honor to hear from you. And, I also had a lovely chat with Clair Giblin today. And, I had a lovely chat with Chris before the St. Louis reunion.
I didn't receive any previous emails or calls -- so please don't think you are bombarding me. Rather, I have many years to make up, and a very deep appetite for learning all that I can about you and your incredible 517th comrades. What you, Ben, Clair. Chris and the others have and are doing to honor and preserve the legacy of the 517th is more precious than words can say. I can honestly say it has restored my soul -- and given me a wonderful way to reconnect with my dear departed father. As I've relayed to Ben more than once, there have been many, many tears in learning what you all endured and sacrificed for us.
There is so much that our generation - and the one following - don't understand. And, it is an honor if I can be a part of preserving this vital history. My small contribution would not be possible without you, your comrades, and my father.
It is you that I thank, with all my heart. Somehow, it will just never seem to be enough.
Sincerely yours,
Gina Votti
Bigdegner@aol.com wrote:
From: Bigdegner
To: VAVOTTI@CLIMBIO.COM
CC: Ben517, clairejgib@COMCAST.NET
Sent: 7/29/2008 12:51:50 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: 517 PRCTDear GinaAfter reading my E-mails this morning and getting a phone call from Clair it would seem like we are bombarding you with mail and calls. Needless to say it is very important to us that we except your kind offer of a donation to the 517. After interviewing 31 troopers at our reunion in St. Louis in June the professionals suggested we make a movie about the history of the 517. The cost to make the movie is probably in excess of $15,000. Your contribution would make you a charter member. Thank you very much!I pulled up a Bio of your Dad off our Web site to get some information about him. While I never met your Dad our time in the Paratroops is very similar in many respects. My middle name is Carl and I arrived in Toccoa (March 1943) the same month as your Dad. He was in the 1st Batt. and I was in the 2nd Batt. He got home in August (I am rather sure he was on his way to Japan) and I arrived home to Minnesota on Christmas Eve 1945. We both got two Purple Hearts and Bronze Stars. We both received a cruse for 14 days on the Santa Rosa. He won a $1,000 and I did guard duty on the ship. After the War He became an Industrial Engineer and I a Electrical Engineer.I will be going to Chris Lindner's (Co-Chair St. Louis Reunion) daughters wedding on September 20 in San Antonio. They have a boat on Lake Travis in Austin so I have spent quite a bit of time in Austin. Are you located in Austin? This is getting to be a book so I better close.Thanks for your kind offer,Darrell EgnerPresident 517 PRCT
Pat Seitz and Allan GreerDear Ben:Please let Lucky Heirs know how much Alan and I appreciate his article on the history of our National Anthem. We plan to pass it along.We also appreciate Eric Renoux's update on the new mayor of Le Muy and on the plans for this year's anniversary celebration. He is doing a great job and we so enjoyed everything he did for us in our visit in 2005. Dad has shared the invitation he received for the 65th anniversary celebration. We are would very much like to accompany Dad back to France for the celebrations next year.Pat Seitz and Alan Greer
In a message dated 7/29/2008 1:05:11 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, Ben517 writes:Hello Pat and Allan,I have had this in Mail Call before, but I think you would appreciate listening to it one more time.Ben
Pat Seitz and Allan GreerBen: We certainly did. Thank you so much. The 517th members and their families and recordings like this one, regenerate my batteries so that I hope I help inspire a renewed dedication to our democracy and commitment to working together to preserve, protect and defend it to each group of citizens who come in to my court to serve on our juries. To paraphrase Alexis deTocquville, who wrote "Democracy in America" in 1838: – the jury is both the most effective way of establishing the people’s rule and the most efficient way of teaching them how to rule. As a nation premised on the rule of law, the jury is the mechanism whereby the legal spirit penetrates into all ranks of society. I tell jurors that members of our armed services have and are giving and risking their lives for our freedom and their jury service is the way that they can demonstrate their respect and appreciation for those sacrifices. Pat and Alan
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