I hope everyone will understand why I am posting the following.
As time progresses and the site and forum grows, I am getting more and more letters from people wanting personal contact info for members of the 101st Airborne Division, etc. While many of you have legitimate requests regarding these men, you must understand that many of these men get bombarded on an almost daily basis.
Please know that they are good-hearted guys and certainly don't mind signing a book or answering a question from time to time, but sometimes it gets to be too much for them. We all have to realize that they have private and full lives to lead. Therefore I ask that you not write to me and ask for their personal information.
I showed one vet all the email I got asking for his contact info. I told him that I respected his privacy and that I DID NOT give this out. He smiled and said, "Thank you!" He then went on to tell me how many requests he gets and that while he likes to help, he can't always reply with people's requests. He said that many times he doesn't have answers to the questions, nor does he have the time to answer all the mail he receives. He went onto say that several people keep sending him the same requests and sometimes he just gets fed up and simply deletes the mail.
This is something I do for them out of friendship and respect and I thank you in advance for your cooperation and understanding. I am more than happy to forward legitimate questions, etc., then it's a personal decision on their part and I'm not placed in an uncomfortable position.