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Hello
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Website www.517prct.org Mail Call Ben517@aol.com Mail Call Archives www.517prct.org/archives Roster www.517prct.org/roster.pdf 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, 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, Helen Beddow and Lou Darden 4155 Kissimmee Park Road St. Cloud, Florida 34772 Tele:(407)892-3595 Room Rate
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Registration Fee - $40.00 April
20-24, 2009
Recent website additions:
596th
PCEC Newsletters 1980-1983
Pvt. Richard
Whidden, D Company
Col de Braus battle
- 64th anniversary
Tom Reber
I am sending this e-mail to the leadership of
the 517th organization and auxiliary, to ask for permission to use the
517th logo and also to request a higher quality image of the logo, if one
exists.
Let me explain further. Recently, my
mother's health deteriorated and she passed away. While in my
hometown, I visited my father's grave and thought it was too stark
(government issue) and it would look nice to have a replica of his jump
wings and/or the 517th logo on it. I mentioned this to my
sisters and one of them told me about her boss's hobby of customizing
tiles (see atached photo).
Anyway, once her boss heard of this wish, he
ran off and got the logo off the website and produced what is
pictured. The sizing may be a bit too large for Dad's marker, but
the artist expressed a desire for a higher quality image (Bob Barrett, I
think you may know the file type he needs?). He was not pleased with
the quality of the image. He has coated the tile with a substance he
claims will make the tile impervious to frost, which will be necessary in
the Michigan climate, where my Dad is.
Possibly Rick Vasquez already has a high
quality file, as he produced those great t-shirts for Savannah? Any
assistance you all may be able to lend would certainly be
appreciated.
Special note for Howard Hensleigh:
Congratulations to those Hawkeyes for beating Wisconsin. Both of our
teams have been anything but consistent this year. But it has been
interesting!
I hope that everyone is well.
Tom Reber
son of Lt. Bob Reber, HQ 3rd
Bob Barrett
Tom, Printing companies can accept many formats, but they generally prefer vector formats which can be resized and blown up without loss of quality. Thats probably what your guy is looking for. The only vector format logos I have are an .ai Adobe Illustrator format. These ai logos are available to download from the website: http://517prct.org/logos.htm about halfway down the page. You may or may not be able to view them, depending on what software viewing programs you have on your computer. I can open them from the web page, using an Adobe Reader plug-in, but not everyone may have that. You could still just download the files and deliver them to the printer even if you cant see them yourself. Just ask your tile guy if the ai format is OK for him.You are correct that Rick Vasquez created these quality logos. If Rick is still out there, he could probably give more info. Bob Barrett
Howard Hensleigh Dear Tom, All is well. You have my permission to do what you can to liven up our mortar platoon leader's GI stone. The purpose of our Association is to perpetuate the memory of the 517th and the men that made it what it was--a band of brothers who never shirked the tough jobs pushed their way in a struggle that had to be won for future generations. As an expert tile man, you will assist us in achieving our objectives by brightening up that soon to be cold Michigan cemetery with a tribute to your father and the 517th. Our condolences to you and your family on your mother's passing. As a nurse, we know what she contributed to your father's recovery from those shattering wounds he endured in the attack south of Stavelot and as well to assisting him in raising a fine bunch of kids. Both Wisconsin and Iowa are better teams than their statistical records show. Wisconsin can take solace in the fact that it was beaten by a team that also beat No. three, Penn State. My best airborne regards to all, Howard Hensleigh
Tom Reber Thanks, Bob.
I really appreciate all you do. I met
some people from the Bastogne area of Belgium when we were vacationing
near Cancun last week, and directed them to the 517th website. They
live in the Ardennes Forest and are very aware (and appreciative) of the
history and legacy of both world wars. Their children get far
more instruction on the the two world wars than American children
do.
Thanks again!
Steve Markle
have just completed the upload of another issue of Wings (May 1983)
to my site. As with the others there is a lot of historical information
that needs to be shared. In this issue there are a few stories about
George Flannery and his family that really remind us of the sacrifices
that some of these men (and families) made and we should never
forget.
I won't.
-Steve-
Links to the Past 1936: First Social
Security forms are mailed out
"The federal government began today the most gigantic task of its kind ever undertaken – the job of setting up social security accounts for some 26,000,000 workers. From 45,000 post offices throughout the country, postmen set out with forms to be delivered to 5,000,000 business establishments," reported The Portsmouth Times on November 16, 1936. NOTE: When the social security program went into effect on January 1, 1937, 1 cent of each dollar that a worker earned, up to $3,000 a year, was put into the pension. 1936: First Social Security forms are mailed out "The federal government began today the most gigantic task of its kind ever undertaken – the job of setting up social security accounts for some 26,000,000 workers. From 45,000 post offices throughout the country, postmen set out with forms to be delivered to 5,000,000 business establishments," reported The Portsmouth Times on November 16, 1936. NOTE: When the social security program went into effect on January 1, 1937, 1 cent of each dollar that a worker earned, up to $3,000 a year, was put into the pension. |