Just got a copy of my monthly 3rd Inf Div magazine, "Watch n the Rhine" showing the number of people serving in WW 2 and how many left. Seems that they claim that of the 16,112,566 WW 2 vets living WW 2 vets are 3,242,000. That is less than 20 percent. Unbelieveable as my self and my brother are still alive although my Dad died in 1960. But going over the bunch from my small town and counting it seems correct but unbelieveable until one thinks back to who is left. Also a good article on the women that served in the Womens Flying Training Dept in WW 2 in the class of 1942. Damn it, it makes me feel like a extenct Doo Doo bird like the rest of us still living. It DID NOT

make my day. But I guess facts are facts.

Received this just now. My condolences to the family of Vince. I am glad I got to know him and the rest of the family. If anyone hasn't read his story yet, take the time now to do so. He now joins the rest of his engineering family in heaven.

http://www.6thcorpscombatengineers.com/Vin...ncentLeckey.htm

My name is Catherine Brooks and I am a friend of the Leckey Family.

I used to work with Vince at Westfield Realty from 1989 to 1998.

Cory and Robin, his sons, were also friends of mine.

I regret to inform you Vince passed away this morning.

Vince passed away this morning , in ambulance, on way to Mount Vernon

(Alexandria) Virginia Hospital. Vince had been in poor health in recent

years, and friends told me he was being taken care of at home.

I found out about Vince from a co-worker of Cory's.

Condolence and Sympathy cards to the Leckey Family:

c/o CORY M. LECKEY

8709 Millbrook Place, Mount Vernon, VA 22309

Take care. Vince will be greatly missed.

He had the poster of the Army Corps of Engineers in his office. He was most

proud of his Army achievements. Vince used to "harrass" me 'cuz I am a Marine

brat (daughter of a Lt. Colonel Marine Pilot).

Please mention him on your website.

Thank you!

-Catherine Brooks

McLean, VA

Here a link from Photos from Verdun

http://de.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/rennog/al...hmFS.FBxJZCkTE2

See new post re 02-20-2008. It is the updated link. The one above is no longer viable.

Please remember those

who fought for our country, proudly....

So that you and I can enjoy the Freedom,

we have today...

Even though we already have this link on our site, it is always worth a second, third and fourth look. This is Denis Toomey's 3rd Inf Div Photographic site.

There are several sets of photos including engineers, but you may want to look at the Vosges and Strasbourg, since they pertain to this time of year back in 1944.

Enjoy! These are great!

d o g f a c e s o l d i e r s

A photographic journey of the U.S. Third Division in WWII

http://www.dogfacesoldiers.org/