Hello,

I may not send out another Mail Call until Thursday or Friday. However, I will be able to receive mail.

Ben

2005 Biennial Reunion
August 15-19, 2005
Savannah, GA

Registration due before July 10, 2005!

John Alicki

Here is some old time :Bookmark Philosophy" which I pass on to those of us who were once young, full of vim and vigor, took uncalculated risks, and achieve our goal:

"Youth is not a time of life, it is a state of mind, a product of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions, a predominance of courage over timidity -- an appetite for adventure.
Nobody grows old by living a number of years. People grow old whey the desert their ideals. Years wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.
Worry, self -doubt, fear and anxiety - these are the culprits that bow the head and break the spirit.
Whether 16 or 90, there exists in the heart of every person who loves life the thrill of a new challenge, the insatiable appetite for what is coming next. You are as young as your faith and as old as you doubts.
So long as your heart receives from your head messages that reflect beauty, courage, joy and excitement, you are young."

517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team

Would you like to hear regularly from other members of the 517th?

Ben Barrett has organized an email-based mailing list for 517th members and families and friends who are interested in hearing regular updates from other 517th members. These "Mail Calls" are sent out periodically, generally about once or twice per week, as news is received. Each Mail Call message includes a collection of other notes received from those on the mailing lists. Notes are mostly just news about personal events or items that may be of interest to others. Nothing fancy, just a way to keep in touch.

If you would like to be added to the Mail Call list and receive these mailings, just send a note to Ben Barrett at mailcall@517prct.org.or Ben517@aol.com Include your email address, as well as any personal news that you would like to share with the others.

Note that the WACs on the left are sorting mail for Units 504-598.
There is probably plenty of mail for the 517th soldiers in this picture.