101st veteran - Ted Vetland - woodcarver
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http://don.taylor.taylorweb.com/teds_carvings.htm

 

cadetat6

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#2

That's great. What beautiful work he does. I appreciate you posting that here for all to see.

 

I knew the name and recognized it immediately. Happy to see that he is still active and pursuing what he loves. Ain't that what life is supposed to be? :pdt34:

Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
There's "No Bridge Too Far"
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#3

Papa sent this to me. It should be here:

 

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Ted Vetland

 

Another story Ted told was about him and Charley Hudson. Charley was in A

Company and got a Battlefield Commission in Normandy. He was transferred to

Easy Company and was portrayed in Band of Brothers. Anyway, Ted and Charley

were talking one day. Charley says "Vet someone should write a book about

our lives." Ted says "Charley you know I'm a talker, not a writer. Why don't

you write a book?" Charley says "That's not a bad idea, but the I would have

to go to New York and appear on all of these talk shows and sign autographs.

I probably wouldn't enjoy that." Ted goes, what if they make a movie about

our lives? Charley says that wouldn't be bad. Ted goes who would you want to

play you. Charley goes is Cary Grant still living? Who would play you? Ted

goes I'd pick Paul Newman and Charley says "He'd be good"

 

 

Bob Sink became a general after WWII and did you know Bill Kennedy went

through WWII and the Korean War and never fired a single shot in combat.

 

 

 

papa Art

Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
There's "No Bridge Too Far"
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#4

Hey are we talking Vetland 506th 101st , A Co ?

 

Does anyone have some links ?

 

Lenn

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#5

Yup, one and the same Ted! I will see if I can come up with links for him. ;)

Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
There's "No Bridge Too Far"
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#6

Beautiful work, I just love hand made stuff like that.

 

I didn't see any weiner dogs though...... ;)

 

Brooke

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