Hello,
Time to make reservation for the reunion and if you are going to fly, you should book your flights before May 19 to get a reasonable price. There are bargins out there now and best buys are on the internet.Try any of the travel sites. You can do well on -cheaptickets.com
If you have already made plans to attend, call a friend and tell him to get his act togeather and to come to the reunion before it is too late.
Ben
Website---www.517prct.org
Mail Call---Ben517@aol.com
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From our website.
Friendlies - Other US and European Sites with 517th Info
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Subj: MAIL CALL #470
Date: 4/27/2003 4:24:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: gwtayler@juno.com
Ben, I was touched by Michael Kane's e-mail in the above. I certainly
can emphasize with him. But, my experience as being Col. Walsh's
daughter, the first CO of the 517th, is that he wouldn't, except for one
time in the early '80's. Mom and Dad had come to dinner, and afterwards
my husband took Mom in the living-room and I corralled Daddy about the
little silk doll he had brought back from the Pacific that I always
treasured, and still have. He had told me when I turned 18 he would tell
me about it, but never did. He looked at me and burst into tears. The
only thing he could say was "It was either him or me". Here he was a
retired Major General, and still felt the pain. Michael was lucky his
Dad would talk.
I still remember and feel the pain he felt.
Best, Gail Walsh Tayler
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Subj: Re: (no subject)
Date: 4/27/2003 11:01:13 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From: hhensleigh@earthlink.net
Ben: I sent Eddy Monfort a package on Manhay in the mail with pictures of the SS commander etc. The pictures were xeroxed and not too clear. I will send you the same package. You and Bob can determine whether they are worthy of scanning and entry into the website. My best, Howard H.
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Subj: Re: MAIL CALL NO. 470 517TH PRCT
Date: 4/27/2003 11:30:52 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From: hhensleigh@earthlink.net
Ben: Cooks. I want to put in a work for our 3rd Bn. cooks. I think they were headed by Sgt. Hubbard (who may have been related to the old lady Hubbard who went to the cubbard to find her poor dogy a bone). They were our litter bearers in combat, because our kitchens were fifty miles to the rear. Litter bearing is tough dangerous work. They go where the lead is flying to retrieve those who are not walking wounded. The job also requires strength of mind and body. After a tough combat mission they were as exhauseted as any of the rest of us. Nevertheless, when we got out of combat for a few days such as at Stavelot, The cooks were supposed to be on deck at four in the morning to prepare a great breakfast for our deserving troops. The KPs, believing they had done enough in combat, jumped out the window when the sergeant truned his back. This resulted in a mess in both senses of the word. Our cooks, with the help of the S-2 section, developed a relationship with a local Stavelot baker who was delighted to see a little white flour. This relationship within a day turned the "mess" into a banquet three times a day. The results spread to the Bn. commander who always had Frank Longo prepare his meals at his quarters. Lt. Col Paxton soon was attending the Bn. mess hall thre times a day. Has anyone heard from any of our 3rd Bn. Cooks?? In spite of Col. Walsh's desire to get them jump pay, I don't think any of ours were entitled to that fifty bucks a month. Howard Hensleigh
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Subj: Re: MAIL CALL NO. 471 517TH PRCT
Date: 4/27/2003 12:57:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: mjkanejd@earthlink.net
Ben, I got inspired to scan all of my dad's WWII photos today. There are probably a couple hundred of them. Many faces in photos taken during what appears to be the whole time line from training in Georgia to Italy, Southern France, R&R in places unknown, to snow covered scenes obviously taken during the Buldge. I would be happy to send a disk to you when I get it done. Is there an address I can forward that to?
Mike Kane
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Subj: OKC REUNION
Date: 4/27/2003 1:54:38 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: louettad2001@yahoo.com
To: ben517@aol.com
Sorry about the message with nothing in it. Sometimes
my fingers do things with me telling them to. Here
are the latest.
Gabriel Delesio, 460th "c"
Jay P. & Rita Castello "A"
Harold & Cicely Fulton & "H"
Karen Fulton schwartz
Woodie & Helen Kennamer "D"
Robert & Kathleen Hart "D"
Ricardo Vasquez(son of Ignacio Vasquez) HQ 3
Still getting calls & calling people.
Later, Jesse & Lou
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Subj: Re: 517 Reunion
Date: 4/27/2003 6:11:21 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: Dapas517
Dear Ben,
We just made our air reservations a few minitues ago. Don't know about Florence, she has another trip shortly after so it may not be convenient. When I get off the computer Dan will make the hotel reservations. We'll be arriving on the 3rd and departing the 7th. See you soon.
Pat
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Subj:RE: 517 Reunion
Date:4/28/2003 11:07:06 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From:rick@760media.com
Good Morning Ben,
I am honered to be going to the 517th reunion, I look forward to meeting you and
the rest of the men and their families. After going through my father's items when he passed away, the things he kept after all these years were Xmas cards and letters
from his family and from the men of the 517th. He mentioned enjoying the reunions,
not just to see his friends but remember the men who were laid to rest in Europe.
Thank you for letting me be a part of the reunion.
Rick Vasquez
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Subj:RE: LTC Boyle's Wounds
Date:4/28/2003 10:25:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From:lory.curtis@jordan.k12.ut.us
To:Ben517@aol.com
Just read LTC Boyle’s account of what happened. Thank you so much for getting this cleared up for me. I was making arrangement with my father to come to the reunion, but after I watched Band of Brothers and remembering the stories about Camp Tocca, I am planning on taking my father back to the Tocca reunion in September. Are you or any of the other 517th members going to that reunion? I am very excited to see Mount Currahaee ( I cant remember how to spell it) and where the camp was. After spending 27 years in the military myself, I am anxious to see what the training area looked like. I will asked my father again about going to Oklahoma. I would love to bring him to that reunion, but not sure if I can afford two trips.
Thanks again for your help
Lory