From: Ben517
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 6:38 AM
Subject: MAIL CALL NO.837 517TH PRCT--JANUARY 28, 2005
Hello,
 
I just got back from the Kissimmee reunion and I am trying to catch up on the mail especially the obituaries that were sent a few days ago.
 
Bob and Mildred Christie as usual had a great reunion as I am sure others will attest to that fact in future Mail Calls. We had close to the usual turnout but missed those that did not attend. My son Jeff was there with his friend Olin Smith who is interested in World War 11 history and wanted to meet some veterans. I think he came to the right place and  I think both he and Jeff had a good time.
 
I want to emphasize a few items.
 
Any one interested in the 517 PRCT can be placed on my Mail Call roster or be taken off it but you must let me know your intentions.  Still three strikes and you are out-undeliverable mail.
You can always read back Mail Calls by clicking on www.517prct.org/archives.
The link is near the top of nearly every Mail Call.
 
The other important link which is on the Contents page of the website is Search this site. Just print a name or place and you can find any information that we ever had about that person or place on Mail Call or the website. A child can do it even if an adult may have a problem
 
Ben
 

Reunions
Save the Dates!

Annual West Coast Party 2005
April 10-16, 2005
Palm Spring, CA
2005 Biannual Reunion
August 15-19, 2005
Savannah, GA

Website                         www.517prct.org
 Mail Call                        Ben517@aol.com
              Mail Call Archives       www.517prct.org/archives
                Roster                           www.517prct.org/roster.pdf
Recent website additions:
Lou Berrena remembers the Battle o the Bulge
Col. John H. Miller from the Congressional Record
Wayne R.Webb bio
Bob Barrett
 
Dad,

I found several new soldier stories which I added to the web site.  See the Table of Contents, Recent Additions.

Check out the Woodhull tribute at
http://www.basher82.nl/Data/margraten/woodhull.htm

Also, Lou Berrena is not on the current roster.  But you can look up his phone and address in State College PA.
Stevenson Wallace
 
Ben:

My father, Charles E. Wallace passed away 21 January 2005 in Nashville Tennessee. I wish to publish the follwing in the 517th Mail Call:

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My father, Charles E. (Chuck) Wallace, died 21 January. His service with G Company, 517th PRCT was a source of great pride for him through the years; he cherished fond memories of his fellow troopers, some of whom he was pleased to see at the Nashville reunion. It meant a great deal to him.
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I know he especially enjoyed seeing Ellsworth Harger, Whisenhunt and spoke of Mike Spasso. I am sure that his thoughts were with so many of you fellow 517th paratroopers.

Respectfully,

Colonel Stevenson MacG. Wallace
MNF-I HQs
Baghdad, Iraq
Ben,

I live in Fargo and go to school here at UND so
hopefully I will get a chance to talk to him (Merle McMorrow )
.Thanks again 

Jared Kamrowski
Ellen Terrell- Smith
 
Dear Mr. Barret,
 
Thank you so much for your e-mail.  I just received "The Battling Buzzards" last week and was thrilled to read about my father.  I look forward to hearing from other members of the 517th and appreciate your kindness in forwarding me the pages regarding my father.   From what I have read in the book the entire 517th was an heroic group. 
 
Sincerely,
 
Ellen Terrell-Smith
Paul  G.  Jaffeux
 
              My  Name is  Paul Jaffeux, son  of  Paul A. Jaffeux Jr.,
of  Company  B --  he  passed  away  on  January 19, 1994-- WOW !!  I
truly  miss  him  and  the  stories  he  would share  with  me .  On the
anniversary  of  the  Battle  of  the Bulge  - 60 years  ago --  Thanks
for  the  victory  that  was  accomplished  -- BE  PROUD  !!  My father
loved  the  517th  and  what  it  accomplished  in World  War  II  --
will  b  attending  the  2005  Reunion  in August  -- hope  to  meet
the  members  that  are  left  from  the  517th == The  program
printed  sounds  exciting  and  FUN --  Thanks   again  for  all  you
GUYS  have  done  for  our  FREEDOM   today --  GO  AIRBORNE !!!
PAUL  G. JAFFEUX
       Son of  Paul A.Jaffeux Jr ,                         Company  B
Linda Estrella
 
Hi!  Please change my email address to:  azyaquijre@aol.com

Thanks so much!!
Lynda Estrella
(Elbert Duran's granddaughter)
Pat Seitz
 
Dear 517th members, families and friends: Alan and I thought this was something to share in the event you had not yet seen it.  It is a vivid reminder of our troops now who follow in the footsteps of those who went before them in service to our country and world. 
Sincerely, Pat Seitz and Alan Greer