Has anyone been in touch with Bob and Deana Reeves?  If hurricane Rita keeps on the same tract, I think they will probably be in harm's way.  They live in Lake Charles, LA and this storm is going near Port Arthur, TX.  They will be on the worst side of the storm.  Let's hope for the best for them.............

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   The Airborne Invasion of Southern France should print. I previously ran a copy to make some future changes in spelling and format.

    Reference Lee Lacey's and Mike Kane's comments in Mail Call No. 983 517th PRCT-September 18, 2005:

    I will  be extremely interested in Lee Lacey's photos of Co.E at Camp Toccoa and elsewhere.  When I was the C.O. of Co. E at Camp Toccoa I started taking photos of the training as did C.B Jones. When I left Co. E to move up to the 2nd Bn. as Dick Seitz's Executive Officer, I turned the project over to someone else. I never saw the results of that project and do not remember who I left it with unless it was my replacement.  The other information Lee Lacey mentioned would be of historical interest to the Army Heritage and Education at Carlisle Barracks. Pa as well as the 517th PRCT.

    Am glad that Mile Kane came forward with hi information about the Army Heritage and Education Center and the fact that he lives  within 10 miles of that location. I asked Wayne Cross today to contact Howard Hensleigh ,who now heads up our 517th PRCT Historical Committee, and inform him of the latest information he received from Greg Statler at Carlisle Barracks about the present and planned expansion for the Army Heritage and Education Center. Greg's e-mail address is: www.greg.statler@calisle.army.mil

    Would you please forward Mike Kane's e-mail address to Wayne as Mike will be an excellent contact with his knowledge and close location to Carlisle Barracks.

Regards

Tom Cross

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Joe Calder

Ben :  I am interested .  Who was Mike Kane's father.  My platoon
sergeant in the early Camp McCall days was a  Sergeant nick named
"Killer Kane" 

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Dear Sir,

I send here some pics about the operations of 517th in the area of Col de Braus. The container for gun ammunitions has been found in Col de Bros (1985)  at the precise point shown in the map (red arrow). Probably used by gunners of 460 th?

(the jerrycan is just on the picture to show the size).

The shortened coat wears the name of O' Brien     O-9638 But I don't know if the owner was in 517th

The last picture show some relics found in Col de Braus and Plateau Segra. With a metal detector is still possible to find many relics.

If any veteran or family come in the area of Nice I can be a very valuable guide in the place of the fights, with explanations.

Fortunately, my knowledge of local history is better than my english.:)

Hope meet you again, next year.

Robert Cohen

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Richard Wheeler