517th Parachute Regimental Combat
Team
517th Parachute Infantry Regiment 460th Parachute
Field Artillery Battalion 596th Parachute Combat Engineer Company
62 ieme Birthday of the combat of
the col de braus
Go of the memory in the honor of
the 517ieme paratroop and soldier FLOYD POLK
SATURDAY 28 AND SUNDAY OCTOBER
29,2006
PROGRAM:
FRIDAY OCTOBER 27
In the afternoon,
arrival of the first participants at the castel of Barbonnet.
SATURDAY OCTOBER 28
Arrival of the last
participants at the castel, until 13h00.
SATURDAY AFTER MIDDAY
Visit and photographs
on the spot of the combat of the 517 ieme on the col de braus (for those which
will not have arrived yet at the castel of Barbonnet, to join us directly with
the col de braus).
phone: 0615267356
18H00: return at the height to spend the night there.
SUNDAY OCTOBER 29
7H00: Departure with our vehicles for the col de l’ablé.
7H30: Go of the memory of approximately 4 hours to reach the
11H30: War memorial, installation of the group of honor, catch of weapons,
ringing to dead (trumpet).
12H30: Aperitif offered by the municipality.
Meal on the spot (with
your load)
After
16H00: Return to the col de l’ablé to recover our vehicles and separation.
CAUTION
1. Behaviours para 517
ieme, mustard, or FFI.
2. The weapons are
allowed with certificate.
3. To privilege the
civil vehicles (it is a commemoration which is done with foot).
4. To respect the
hours.
5. To bring bags of
bed, clothing hot, impermeable, cameras, binoculars.
6. The meals are with
your load, do not forget, because there is no grocer
to 1500 m of altitude.
7. Participation for
lodging in the barbonnet: 5 euros per anybody (to be paid on the spot).
CONTACT FOR THE INSCRIPTION:
ALAIN FINE
2 AVENUE CHARLES BAUDELAIRE 06340 LA TRINITE - FRANCE
PHONE: 0493546802
IN MEMORY OF A FANTASTIC PERSON, FLOYD POLK
(see
Nice France 1984 - American Legion in www.517prct.org/reunions/reunion.htm )