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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
Tele:
1(800)327-9170 FAX
1(407)396-4320
Contact: Leila Webb, Helen Beddow and
Lou Darden
Tele:(407)892-3595
Room Rate -
$65.00
Registration Fee - $40.00
National Reunion
Palm
Springs, CA Salt Lake City
West
Coast Party July
2009
April 20-24,
2009
Pat Seitz and Allan
Dear Ben:
We have just returned from
celebrating Christmas with Dad and the clan in Kansas and so enjoyed reading
Mail Call. What would we do without your wonderful work with Mail
Call! We'd like to join the chorus of your fans, especially the recent
notes of Kent Immerfall and Ray Estrella, to say thank you for being the
communications force and superglue that you are. Your work is a daily
gift to so many. All God's blessings for you and your wonderful family
throughout 2009.
May we also add a special
thanks to Irma, Arnold and Marie for the memorial Mass and their tireless
efforts for preserving the history and memory of those who made the
ultimate sacrifice 64 years ago during the Bulge, and to Wayne Cross and
Babbie Boyle for the roster of those killed, and to Eddy Monfort for sharing
Emile Pirard's poem (and your son's translation). Those memories this
Christmas were particularly poignant as Dad shared his memories of that
time with all of us kids and his one grandchild.
Dad is looking forward to
attending the mini-reunion in Florida next month. Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year to all.
We were sorry to read the news
of Rick Sweet's sister. Our sympathy, thoughts and prayers are with him
and his family. May they sense they are enveloped in God's love and be
flooded with warm, special memories to help counterbalance their
sorrow.
Sincerely, Pat
Seitz and Alan Greer
Tom McAvoy
I just received a card from Ed Athey that his wife June
is in Hospice care No further word on her. I know she would appreciate a card
from us 517 people. Ed was a very well liked Officer of 3rd Btn H company, I believe. Her and His address 409 Shasta Ave. Yreka Calif. 96097 Tom McAvoy
Kent Immerfall
Ben,
Thanks for being on TOP of this website. And a special thanks to Bob for doing the
translation of the "Hold At All Cost" poem. I was sent a copy (a couple of
years ago) of the discussion about what took place at Manhay. Again, thank
you to all 517th Band of Brothers for keeping these events alive when the rest
of the world had no idea what was going on.
Kent Immerfall
Jim Mortensen
The name is Mortensen not Mortson as listed on the attendees at Kissimmee.
Can you issue a correction please.
Jim
Stephen Ambruster
Ben, Just got my first
computer and received a copy of mail call from another buddy, please add
me to your list. Also
the roster has a correction in the phone no. change from 323 to 828 area
code.
Stephen
Armbruster
509 Belvidere
ct.
Hendersonville,
NC
828-697-1254
Thanks
Chris Lindner
I made my plane reservations for the mini --- I have to
get hotel reservations. I will be coming in on Sunday Jan. 18.
Someone has just signed your
guestbook!
Name: Scott Ross
From: Federal Way,
WA
E-mail: scottross4@comcast.net
Website:
My grandfather,
Norman L. Ross, Jr., was an enlisted soldier in I Company.
He is currently
living in retirement in Ocean Shores, WA. I will contact him
to see if he
would be willing to participate or contribute to this site.
Thanks for signing our guestbook. We
would be most happy to send Mail Call to him or to you. There is no charge
for Website or Mail Call - Ben
Ed Henzil
Hello Ben,
Please include me in your Mail Call emails. I haven't received 517 emails for awhile so I must have been
removed from the list. Looking forward to being back in the loop. Thank
you.
Ed Henzl, HQ Co., 1st Bat., 517 PRCT
During the Christmas season
back in 1944 and 1945 the Battle of The Bulge was raging . The effect on the 517
is shown in the memo below from Clark Archer to Col. Tom Cross
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