517th PRCT President and First Lady

Howard Hensleigh

Note to Jonathan Margetts:  I think our inclusion in the 13th Division bothered us more than it did them.  They did not hesitate to deny awards for bravery in combat and to screw up our promotions recommended in combat until the freeze order denied them permanently.   Howard Hensleigh

Chris Lindner

the 517th did.  Therefore that was one of the reasons for the dislike the men had when they were attached to the 13th.

MJ

This may bring tears to your eyes and cold chill all over!  

This is beautiful!!!!!!!!  With football season starting

Now, that's my kind of anthem rendition I'd take 100% of the time  As football season approaches, there will be many variations, but this is the real deal.  This is beautiful, as the anthem was written not like some pop singer trying to "stylize" it. Just click on the red line below.  Turn the speakers all the way up and enjoy   And this my friends is the way it should be sung.......... Travis Watts  Hi Ben, my name is Travis and i was wondering if i could be added to mail call. I'm a U.S. Paratrooper who recently returned from a 15 month tour in Iraq. Im stationed at Ft. Bragg, NC. My great uncle was PFC William J. Eckart of 3rd Battalion I company 517th. It would really mean a lot to me if you could add me as I'm only the second Paratrooper in the family and to be that much closer to a man who was part of the greatest outfit in the entire military's history would be awesome. Thank you so much! Travis Watts   Pascal Martini Hello Ben,   Some links from photos to 65th anniversary of the liberation of Le Muy France :   http://picasaweb.google.com/theokev/14082009ArriveeDeLaDragoonMarch?feat=directlink   Arrival of Dragon March   http://picasaweb.google.com/theokev/15082009HommageVeterans?feat=directlink   Honor Vétérans   http://picasaweb.google.com/theokev/16082009ParadeVehiculesMilitairesEtDefile?feat=directlink  Parade of Military vehicles and Soldiers in uniforms of time,   Sincerely   Pascal Martini Charency-Vezin ( France )   theokev@neuf.fr Patricia and Roland   On 23th of September we welcome Vanessa Armand, grand-daughter of Don Fraser. she will stay in France for 8 months to be an assistant professor in Lorgues (near Le Muy). Patricia and Roland Gregory NEGRO    Dear 517th friends,   i would like to know if anybody will remember a 517th PFC named J.Wilson, i recently pick up this "beautiful" helmet from someone who had found it in a farm near  Le Muy a while ago.   please see some photos attached   cheers Gregory NEGRO  Today in History   1899: Henry Bliss dies in first auto accident Henry H. Bliss, a New York real estate broker, fell unconscious today after he was struck by a taxi cab while exiting his street car. He died the following morning. He is considered the first in American history to die from an auto accident.