thanks gene for the advice.  my dad Jesse has his passport from when he returned to France in 2000.  myself and my nephew obtained a 24 hr passport from a internet service.  we have our plane tickets and we have hotels in Paris and nice.  we are taking the train to nice from Paris, something dad always wanted to do.  so in just a few days we accomplished a lot........by the way i can sign my house papers before i go and the baby decided to come tomorrow instead of Aug 25th.  and i also got a phone to use in Europe.  we have contacted dad's friends in LeMuy and they will be waiting for us.  we will miss the lunch on the 13th but will be there for the rest of it.  my sister, nephew and me and dad will be there.  thanks for all the info.  Kathy McIntosh, daughter of Jesse K Davis......

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Hey Ben,   trooper Jim Degnan  H company 517, was shot in both knees in
Italy, called me today??  He has had a knee replacement, but because of
his age, I think 84-85  he is not doing so well, His surgery was in May
and  he was sent to a rehab  place?? I don't know why but he has been a
guy that refuses to take much medication, especially pain relief
medicine, I don't know what he is trying to prove  but he sure
suffers?? because of it????Everyone to his own I guess?? I had both my
knees replaced and it came off great several years ago??  Now I have hip
problems and just may have to have the right one replaced this next
winter?? Jim's address in case anyone would care to write to him is James
T. Degnan   146 Jennifer Ln.  Calumet City Ill.60409-1415  Tom McAvoy

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Hey all you guys that served in this nations services  A newspaper in
California writes that there are 572,000 Veterans that are missing out on
disability benefits from the federal govt. I wonder if these people know
how many times these same Veterans were turned down by the same V.A. for
disability payments???? from service connected injuries, ???  Who in the
hell is kidding WHO here???  Tom McAvoy

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Hi, Ben,  I don't think you have gone out of business, but somehow I am not receiving 517 e-mail lately   Could you please check and see if you have me at jharob@comcast.net   ?  and get me back on board ? Sure would like to keep in touch with you guys.

Here in the Western Washington they have an active chapter of VBOB, that is for Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge.  Met a lot of great men who shared that whole scene with us.  They have luncheons quarterly and good speakers 

Harold Roberts

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Terry Wallis

Hi Ben,

 Did get the note above with the mail call. Thank you so much for including it. I did not see anything relating to my father but there is so much to review on the web that it is an ongoing project. Just want to say that band of brothers got me started and have been reading some books about the 517^th. Thank you for including me in the newsletter.

 Sincerely,

 Terry Wallis

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