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A Company in Life Magazine 1944
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Tim Curtis
Ben,
Loved those recollections from Maria Gaspar. They are
especially meaningful since my wife and I spent time in Maria's home last
May. Maria, Irma and Arnold are wonderful 517th friend's in the
Ardennes. Keep those stories coming! Also thanks to John Russell from Hdq.
1st for sitting down with me and sharing memories about my father in
Belgium. You guys were all asked to do so much as kids. You will always be
heroes to me. Please let Merle know as long as I'm a school teacher, the kids in
my school will sure as heck know about the 517th.
Tim Curtis
Son of
H.L. "Bud" Curtis Hdq. 1st
Dennis Sura
The Thunderbolt is at the printer, and hopefully will be in the Post Office by Friday. I have many, many pictures in this edition, and it may be that I will have to take some out and put them in the next Thunderbolt. It all comes down to how many pages we will have when I proof the T'bolt. So, what I am saying to you, if you aren't in this T'bolt, you will certainly be in the next one.
I just talked with Lory Curtis this morning, and again, what a great job the "Salt Lake City hosts" did for our 517th vets and their families. We have many wonderful memories!
Two weeks from today, we will be in France. I am so excited about seeing France and even better, seeing it with our friends that we have made by going to the 517th Reunions. Life is good.