really hate to send this message, but we have been
back to the hospital in OKCity. This time next door to
the heart hospital at Mercy Hospital. Jesse began to
have trouble breathing & Kristie & I took him to see
the cardiologist. He immediately called in a
pulmologist (lung spec.) and they began breathing
treatments & kept him on oxygen for 4 days. They also
have him on blood thinner. (One was a injection in the
stomach). They said that because of the fibrillation
of the upper heart that the blood could pool in the
lower heart & blood clots form. so the thinner. As
soon as the blood was thin enough & he could breath
without the oxygen & could walk the hall they sent us
home.(6 days) His appetite is some better now. As you
know you do not get any rest in the hospital, so we
are both very tired. I still have not recovered
completely from my fall. and of course our rooms have
been as far from the elevators as you can get. I am
now getting to chauffeur Jesse. He took care of me
for 3 months so now it it my time. I hope this ends
here & we don't start over with him having to take
care of me again. Again thanks for all the thoughts
and prayer. Don't stop now. We still need you every
day. We go back to the Dr's next Tues. May 4th. Do
blood work up & all that jazz. Jesse says he feels &
looks like a pin cushion. They have really had a time
trying to get into his blood vessels. they keep
rolling & blowing. I know that so many of you have
been in the same boat that he is in right now that you
know what he looks like. almost one big bruise. Keep
in touch. Thanks again, Love LOU

Ben: Any member could answer Diane Bush Steckler, but here goes. The 517^th PIR was the 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment. The 517^th PRCT was the parachute regimental combat team composed of the 517^th PIR, the 460^th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion and the 596^th Parachute Combat Engineer Company.

I am not sure Rudolph Cervantes was the Cervantes in G Co. about whom Dick Spencer had so many humorous stories. But, I was the guy who put it in Mail Call. There were some people like Bill Mauldin who made humor out of the miserable plights in which an infantryman frequently found himself. The G Co Cervantes found and made humor out of his situations. I remember four stories from personal knowledge and Dick’s retelling them that I will add to Mail Call from time to time.

Keep the questions coming. We are glad you have an interest in the outfit and men we love. Sometimes we can answer them. God bless, Howard Hensleig

Larry and Leahann Larson

We were wondering if we could get on the newsletter list. My dad was a member of the 517th. Jack J Larson.

Thanks

Larry and Leahann Larson

Ben,

Jack J Larson was in HQ. CO. 1st Battalion. He was a Staff Sergeant when he discharged after the war. He passed away May 26th, 1981. We are trying to find out as much information about him as we can as my husband was 12 when Jack died. He didn't get to ask all those questions that now being older he would like to know. We have been trying to find out how to get ahold of his military records. We requested them a few years back and only received his VA records. If you know any thing about him or need more info that we may have please let us know.

Thank you for your time.

Leahann Larson

John Alicki

World War II Memorial: http://www.wwiimemorial.com

Entry of Apr 25, 2004 at 14:51 [EST]
Name: AARON C DUNN
Unit: D CO, 313th MI BN, 82nd ABN DIV
EMail: aaron.c.dunn@us.army.mil
How I found the 517th page: From a search engine
Comments: Spoke with Nicola Esposito of HQ CO, 3rd BN while attending the funeral of my grandmother. He is my grandfather's cousin. We compared experiences (his of Europe, mine of Iraq). Nice to find a relative who is a fellow paratrooper.

Aaron Dunn

Thank you, I will contact him and see if he would like to receive the mailings. I'm sure he will, he had many fond memories that he shared with me.

Aaron Dunn

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All I can do is send email out, but if you don't receive it, you can always get "Mail Call" by going to www.517prct.org/archives on the website.-Ben