Dear United States Army:

My husband asked me to write a recommend that he supports his family. He cannot read, so don't tell him. Just take him. He ain't no good to me. He ain't done nothing but raise hell and drink lemon essence since I married him eight years ago, and I got to feed seven kids of his. Maybe you can get him to carry a gun. He's good on squirrels and eating. Take him and welcome. I need the grub and his bed for the kids. Don't tell him this, but just take him.

~ Anonymous, hand-delivered in 1943 by an Arkansas man to his draft board

Received this on June 2, 2005

I am looking for information on the 208th Combat Engineer unit during WW II. My late father-in-law was in it. I finally got in touch with Mr. Edward Stefanik in Pittsburg. He told me that they didn't have any unit history or web site. He also said that they had their last reunion about 3 years ago. My son is leaving for the Normandy reunion tonight and he was wanting some unit history. If you of any place that I could research I would appreciate you letting me know.

Thanks

Curtis James

Granbury, Texas

Photo used with permission. Thank you Peter Hendrikx. I added his site the other day.

Heroes of Margraten

This is my friend George Koskimaki of the 101st Airborne in May when he and a group went to Europe for the anniversary of the end of the war.

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I dont know if I should have the alarm button on or not but when I got

up at 5 this morning there was a news thing on CNN that a suicide

bomber penetrated a check point at Baghdad Airport . First the news

said there were 7 Iraqs injured and the bomber was killed, but then I

saw on a different news program that there were 17 injured and they

didnt say who.. To confuse matters I got an email thta was sent at

00:46 ? which is I think 9 am over there. That is around the time the

news said this took place so I am just confused and scared. I am doing

my best ot do the no news is good news thing . So please keep my baby

boy in your prayers as well as the injured. Thanks love ya Cindy

I jst saw this article and it says 15 Iraq's so I hope there ias nothing to be alarmed about. I am not sure how I am going to get used to this

Received this letter this afternoon:

My name is Joe Corley. I am writing to share or see if you have any information about my Grandfather.

Harvey K. Corley

His discharge papers show that he served in the 2759th engineers, and we know he was a medic.

he was awarded the bronze star, and mid-eastern africa campaign, and europe campaign medal.

other than that we know nothing about his unit or were he served, he told us he was in france and

germany. the army informed us that any information that would have been available was lost in a fire

in St. Louis in 1972. I will be glad to share what i have with you, he is deceased know and we are

know trying to back track.

thanks