I have subscribed to WWII magazine for some time now and just received the June/July issue in the mail yesterday. The magazine always illustrates how much there is to know about WWII and how much I have to learn. In this outstanding issue (they are always pretty good) they had a story about Oradour-sur-Glane, a village in France that I am sure is familiar to Véronique. In June of 1944 a Battalion from the 2nd SS Panzer Division, Das Reich, rounded up and eventually killed nearly the entire population of the village. The act was bad enough that even the regimental commander and Das Reich commander agreed to court martial the Bn CO, but pragmatism won out and it was never pursued. The village was visited by De Gaul after the area was recaptured and he decreed that it should never be touched as a memorial of what happened. Today one can visit the museum nearby and then walk through the ruins of the town. It is apparently an extremely moving experience. It will have to make my list of things to visit when I get to Europe someday.

Check out the story in WWII Magazine; the whole issue is worth it, too.

With silent reverence,

Todd O.

So did ya'll hear about this?? I guess Tom Hanks has now endorsed BO. You would think someone who has such familiarity with WWII would not want to associate with someone who will gut the military to the point that we would wish for Clinton (either one!) as an alternative. I guess stupid is as stupid does.

Wow, nicely done. Terrific footage & nice editing, a fitting tribute to those brave young men were who fought & died in the skies over europe. the greatest generation of Americans.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg_BXFKz9_A...feature=related

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Battle Hymn Rendition

If you missed hearing the US Army Band and Chorus welcome Pope Benedict XVI at the White House Rose Garden ceremony on 15 April, get a load of these high school kids. One of the fathers recorded it, added some graphic enhancements to the recording, and posted it on the web. The song, of course, is the 'Battle Hymn Of The Republic.'

It will send a few shivers up your spine.

You may want to press the 'F11' key OR your maximize icon after the performance starts, to get a full-screen effect. Now, click below!

http://www.greatdanepromilitary.com/Battle%20Hymn/index.htm

Hello everyone,

We tentatively reserved 20 rooms at the Comfort Inn-Pentagon for this years Reunion in Washington D.C.. The number of rooms can be adjusted based on actual head-count but we need to respond ASAP if more rooms are required. Please Reply/ALL to this EMAIL with the number of rooms you will need for your group.

Hotel URL:

http://www.comfortinn.com/ires/en-US/html/...l=VA383&sid

The Dates we chose for the event are:

Thursday September 11th - Sunday September 14th

Comfort Inn Pentagon

2480 South Glebe Road

Arlington, VA, 22206

Hotel Phone (703) 682-5500

Our Group Contact is: Laurie Donovan (Comfort Inn Rep.)

Direct Telephone Line for Laurie (202) 309-1319

Check in Time 3:00PM

Check out Time 12 Noon

The Reunion is registered under the:

1108 Combat Engineers (c/o Raymond West)

Rooms are $119/night + plus tax - which includes Continental Breakfast. There is a full-service restaurant and cocktail lounge located on the premises as well.

We also reserved the Halsey Room which is a 17 ft x 24 ft space (for use as the Command Center) for a total cost of $150.00.

The Hotel offers free Shuttle Service to/from Ronald Regan Airport. While in Washington, if your plans include any Sightseeing trips, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) provides Rail and Bus Services throughout the City.

URL: http://www.wmata.com/

For those adventurous types you can also take a Sightseeing Trip on the TourMobile which offers All-Day Reboarding, for a fixed Ticket Price.

Visit the URL: http://www.tourmobile.com/

We are still reviewing the travel details to visit the WWII Museum which happens to be 3 miles away from the Hotel so; pack a pair of sneakers; LOL - just kidding. We may be able to shuttle ourselves depending on how many automobiles we have available. There are also 3rd party Company Shuttle Services available as well. Laurie said we can work out these details at a later date.

Please forward this email as appropriate, to any perspective candidates that I may have overlooked since I am working from a very limited EMAIL distribution list.

More information will be forthcoming.

Thanks,

Raymond West

(770) 889-2962