We will when possible send out a "Mail Call' when we receive notice of a member making the final jump.

Mail Call ben517@aol.com

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Roster www,517prct.org/roster.pdf

Today I received a letter from June Wyrick. She informed me that her husband JC passed on to a better place on May 27, 2003. JC Wyrick was with the 2nd Bat, Hq 2nd. June is probably not on the Internet so troopers please drop her a note, it would probably mean a lot to her. Her address is 16801 S. Highway 125, Fairland, OK 74343-2719. If you have a better memory thin me tell her, if not just a sorry will do.

I have no way of knowing if this was in mail call before but I think not. I suspect she wrote to me because of the letter Chris Lindner and I sent out last July asking people to send information and stories to Bob Christi for the Thunderbolt. I have no way of knowing if the letter prompted others to supply things for the Thunderbolt but I hope so.

Thanks Ben, Bob & Bob for all you do.

Ben: What was Behrens project ?I kept procrastinating and I guess he
gave up on me . Bob .
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I believe that Brian changed jobs and not sure what his plans are now for his project. Are you out there Brian?--Ben

General Richard Seitz

To Virginia Terill, My heartfelt sympathy to you and your family. John
was one of those fine troopers of "F" company, highly repected and great
comrade. You are in my thoughts and prayers during this period of great
sorrow. Dick Seitz

Dear Ben and all the 517th family;

Ben I'm sorry I don't remember Dewitt.

I had two telephone calls from John Pastalenic, he lives in Ark Port, NY. I really enjoy visiting with him. He wanted copies of some pictures I had. I mailed them to him. He also asked me if I remembered a guy taking a bath in Italy and was shelled by Germans' artillery. Do I remember ,I was the guy. This is what happened. We had been in Italy about seven days, and had not received much Germans' artillery for sometime. We had just moved into a new location and dug in. It was a beautiful day and I decided to take a bath. There were some Italian boys playing around us so I gave them a candy bar or some for a bucket of water. I had just stripped off and was well soaped up when Germans begin shelling us. Into the fox hole I went. I was real muddy mess when the shelling stopped. I had to pay the boys for another bucket of water. I've just been thinking what kind of a story would have went around if I had been hit and taken to the aid station. John said he remembered it well because he was near me when this all happened.

Keep the Mail call coming. Doty