Dear Ben (and Darrell Egner):
Dad (Dick Seitz) just called to ask me if I would let Mail Call know that his computer is totally not functioning and he is not sure how long it will take to get someone in to determine what the problem is and fix it. (He anticipates he will have to get a new one!)
If anyone has e-mailed him since Sunday and is wondering why they haven't heard back, that is the reason. He hopes he is operational again by the end of the week or first part of next week.
I read today's Mail Call to Dad and both of us want to thank wonderful Darrell Egner for his generous comments -- they warm a daughter's heart. Darrell, Dad commented how your physical fitness was one of the many things that always impressed him about you and it is obvious from your note that you are still in the same shape.
Sincerely,
Pat Seitz (Dick Seitz's eldest daughter)
Hi Ben:
I wanted to send this note to you to put in “Mail Call”
I wanted to congratulate General Richard Seitz on being awarded the Creighton W. Abrams Medal. I also wanted to tell General Seitz what a pleasure it was for me to meet him and his wife at the Oklahoma reunion in June of 2003.
I think General Seitz sure picked a great group of men when he chose everyone that he did to be a part of the 2nd Battalion of the 517 PRCT. I am proud that my Dad served with you and all of the men of the 2nd Battalion and all of the men in the 517th PRCT.
Again, Congratulations,
Chris Lindner
Nate Rubenstein’s Daughter
517PRCt, 2nd BN, Communications Platoon
Lory Curtis sent the following message.
Subject: The duty, the standard and the loyalty of the guard of the unknown soldier
Ben
A Army buddy of mine sent this to me, I thought the folks might enjoy reading this. This is what I call dedication.
Lory Curtis
ARLINGTON, VA- For the first time, soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery
were given permission to leave their post at the Tomb of the Unknowns-out of
fear that Hurricane Isabel would become too dangerous. None left. "We made
the decision we were going to stand where we were," said Army Sgt. 1st Class
Fredrick Geary, 37. Around the clock each day for about two hours at a time,
seven soldiers take turns manning the tomb where the first unknown soldier
was buried in 1921. But Thursday night, during the height of the storm,
Sergeant of the Guard Geary took it upon himself to march for 5 1/2 hours
before the tomb against heavy rain and 60 mph wind gusts. The wind was so
strong that it felled at least 24 trees on cemetery grounds, most more than
20 years old. Three headstones were crushed. Crews began working at 4 a.m.
Friday to clean up the 612 acres scattered with downed trees and limbs.
Looking at the tomb Friday, Geary, who led the charge to stay, choked up:
"Did they volunteer? Did they get drafted? How did they die? They did their
job and this country paid them back by not remembering who they were. We
have a job to do here, and at no time was a life in danger. "It was my life.
I was just doing what I believed to be right." _
From Tom McAvoy
Another story Ben, We had a sgt by name Harlan Brown from Demo platoon,
(a very likeable guy) from the state of Washington, One of our troopers
went A.W.O.L. was captured by the M.P.s in state of Washington, So Sgt
Brown was sent after him?? We were all told if you are sent after a
prisoner and he gets away from you, then you will have to do his time,
Brown picked up this guy and they started home on the train, The prisoner
ask Brown to take off the hand-cuffs so he could go to the rest room on
the train,Brown did and the prisoner goes out the train lavatory window
to escape???Brown came back without him, I know he never had to do any
time for it, ??? I sure wish some one could find Brown and bring him into
the fold?? Maybe J. Alicki knows if he was able to go through combat with
out getting injured, ??? Tom McAvoy