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
Website
www.517prct.org
Mail Call Ben517@aol.com
Mail Call Archives www.517prct.org/archives
Roster
www.517prct.org/roster.pdf
| 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
Dear Family and Friends,
There was more than one "D-Day" during WW II. In fact, there were several.
On August 15, 64 years ago, several thousand American paratroopers dropped from the skies behind enemy lines into Southern France, paving the way for a full Allied assault that ultimately met up with the northern forces (from Normandy) at the Battle of the Bulge.
These paratroopers - the 517th - were the first Army "rangers." They were all volunteers for this special force, and their mission was considered "suicidal." My father was one of them who miraculously survived, praise God.
The "mission" was called Anvil-Dragoon, and thousands of French people were liberated over the following days and weeks.
The important lesson here is that these French people and their children continue to celebrate to this day.
As I write, there are surviving WW II American paratroopers and their families and children who are in southern France being honored for this miraculous event, once again, and celebrating with these French people. Please read about it for yourself in the following announcements.
I hope and pray that knowing about these celebrations will fill your heart with tremendous pride in our great Country that continues to sacrifice for human freedom and liberty around the world.
As importantly, may we try to understand what it must be like to have freedom, liberty and life itself stolen by godless, unspeakably evil people.
These French people sure understand and remember --- or should I say, they have never forgotten.
Time to wake up, America.
May God continue to bless this great Nation and her Soldiers.
At the end of the following documents is a link to an outstanding documentary on the Battle of the Bulge, with actual footage. This is a spell-binding testimony of not only our Soldiers, but of God's miraculous Hand in these unbelievable events.
Click
on this link, then click on "Battle of the Bulge" which is the second selection
on the right. You may have to endure a commercial or 2.
http://www.weather.com/multimedia/videoplayer.html?from=email&bcpid=823503751&bclid=1344511087&bctid=1364230100