This was sent to me this week:

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Subject: 2nd502 REUNION INFORMATION - Indianapolis 2010 - Charlie Company

THE NEXT 2nd502 REUNION IS AUGUST 11-15, 2010 - COMBINED WITH THE 101st

DIVISION REUNION.

http://2nd502.org/Indy2010.php

YOU MUST REGISTER FOR BOTH THE DIVISION AND 2ND502

Please register ASAP. We have made it as simple as we can, just follow the

steps below, By The Numbers:

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1. Download the Forms

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Download the Registration Forms Packet:

http://www.2nd502.org/IndianapolisReunionForms.pdf

All the forms are included in this one PDF file. Right-click on the link and

select 'Save File As' to download it.

(NOTE: if you downloaded the forms before Dec 11, get these new forms (lower

Division rates)

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2. Fill Out The Division Registration Form

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This is the first form in the packet you downloaded.

Fill Out the Form

There are choices - PICK ONE on the form:

1-FULL Registration + Sat. Breakfast + Sat. Dinner + HR

2-Registration + Sat. Dinner + HR

3-Registration + HR

Note: there are also a LADIES LUNCH and Golf Outing - these are separate and

not included in any registration.

Make out a CHECK Payable to 101st Airborne Div. Assn.

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3. Fill out the 2/502 Registration Form

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This is the second form in the packet.

Fill out the Form

Make out a CHECK payable to JIM GOULD REUNION

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4. Put it in the Mail

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We made this easy: Send BOTH FORMS AND BOTH CHECKS to:

Dale Joritz

2756 Wakefield Rd

Berkley, MI 48072

WE WILL TAKE CARE OF REGISTERING YOU WITH DIVISION

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Hotel and Other Stuff

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It is your responsibility to make your own hotel reservation. The third page

of the form packet has Hotel Information

The 502nd will have a Unit Dinner - For more Info contact:

Charlie Gant

(336) 605-4594

4306 Filmore Rd

Greensboro, NC 27409

Call your brother troopers and make sure they're coming. Make Sure YOU are

coming.

A Schedule of Events is the 4th Page of the Forms Packet

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REALLY IMPORTANT STUFF

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Now Listen Up, This is Important. We're all getting older. Every year we

lose more brothers. There aren't as many of us as there used to be. And, it

takes money, people, and effort to put on a Reunion. There's never any

knowing if maybe the next reunion is the last one.

So, Here It Is:

Don't put it off. Don't keep telling yourself 'maybe next time'. There might

not be a Next Time. The brother you wanted to see may be gone. You may be

gone. Or there may not be a 'next one'. You want to see your brothers, and

they want to see you. Just DO IT.

Do what you can to help out. An event like this costs money. We are getting

a break on some costs by linking with the Division. But we are still short

of funds to give you the same kind of Reunions we have had, like in Atlanta

and Reno. Please Help Us.

Even the smallest amount helps and is appreciated.

We need help for the O Deuce Reunion and other costs (like this web site):

Donate

And we need donations for the Screaming Eagle Support Fund

STRIKE FORCE!

http://2nd502.org/Indy2010.php

My school is doing a fundraiser to send WWII veterans to the National WWII Memorial. Are we allowed to play the music for the dance?

I don't wan to break any rules.

Thank you.

Alexandra Shadroui, NBCT

National Board Coordinator/ AIG Facilitator

Mt. Ulla Elementary

704.278.2750

"99% of all the failures come from the people who have the habit of making excuses."

George Washington Carver

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Absolutely!!!

A link with much, much, much of sometimes colored photographs !!

http://www.ww2incolor.com/

Vee

Little Iron Men planned for end 2009.

The story you've never heard. The heroes you'll never forget.

The true story of WWII Japanese-American soldiers who engage in a brutal battle to save a trapped battalion of Allied soldiers in the face of prejudice and mistrust

http://www.littleironmen.com/main_content.html

They were Americans with Japanese names…

Following the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941, America found itself gripped with the fear of invasion and enemy spies living among them. Acting on suspicion alone, the United States government forced 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry from their homes into internment camps across the nation. Men, women and children of all ages suddenly found themselves living in hastily built barracks in the most barren locations in America.

When their freedom was taken, they became soldiers…

As the war in Europe continued to intensify, the necessity for good soldiers forced the United States government to begin accepting Japanese-American volunteers from both Hawaii and from within the internment camps. By 1943, over 4,000 volunteers had formed the 100th/442nd Regimental Combat Team comprised of entirely Japanese- American soldiers except for the Caucasian officers.

In the cold, wet Fall of October 1944, a battalion of American soldiers, nicknamed the “Texas Battalion” finds itself trapped miles behind German lines in the Vosges Forests of France. For three days, allied forces struggle to free the trapped battalion to no avail. With no food, no ammunition, and growing casualties, General Dahlquist turns to the 100th/442nd Regiment and orders them to free the trapped battalion, no matter the cost.

Spearheading the rescue attempt is I Company, led by Captain Joseph Byrne. A giant at 6’ 4”, he towers over the rest of his company made up of entirely Japanese American soldiers who average a height of no more than 5’ 5”.

Vee

A friend sent me an email with many impressive photos of this guys scale-model airplanes, so I found reference on the web. Here's one site which talks about him and shows his work. Wow!

http://craftsmanshipmuseum.com/Park.htm