06-02-2007, 05:15 AM
Wow, you were very lucky to have been able to speak to him!
During the 80s and 90s, I wrote to quite a number of Veterans and even had the honor of meeting a few.
Harry Traynor and Richard Bowman (both 704th TD guys) became very good friends of mine.
I also was in touch with Maj. Gen. George Ruhlen (CO 3rd Armored Field Artillery Bn - 9th Armored Division).
In 1990, I spent a month in Boston (Massachusetts) with Jim Ferullo (26th ID) and in 1992 with James Demopoulos (Engineer - later 26th ID) in Albuquerque (New Mexico).
At both occasions, I had a great time and even when I'm 85 I'll still remember them.
Erwin