France Commemorates 'The Other D-Day'
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040814/ap_on_re_eu/france_the_other_d_day

Bob Christie

Ben, A few days ago, we drove down to Punta Gorda in Charlotte county to visit a trooper of our Band of Brothers. He lives in a fairly new subdivision called "Seminole Lakes". They were at Ground zero of "Charlie" I haven't been able to contact them, their phone is out. I had an email address for them, but misplaced it. Would all of our 517th family keep them in their thoughts and prayers. I would go down there, but don't want to be in the way of disaster relief. Fema is there big time. Maybe I will be called out, but I don't know. The emergency units are having a meeting today to organize the relief efforts. Here in the Tampa Bay area we dodged a big bullet. Those people down there had only a few minutes warning. They thought Charlie was just passing, but instead it turned inland suddenly. I imagine our friends in northeast Florida got hit. Clark Archer in Daytona Beach was right in the path.
Darrell Egner, Tom Cross, Leroy Johnson and others were close to the path. Let us know how you are doing.  Maybe Howard will be wondering what he's getting into. Bob

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I just talked to Tom Cross and Clark Archer. They are okay.  It is safe for Howard to move down there.-Ben