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Happy momorial weekend to all veterans all over the world and 589 brothers peace be with all

I had the opportunity yesterday to meet with Bill Widdel of C company 67-68. I met him at the Ametrican Legion Hawthorne California. He does not have a computer so I tried to bring him up to date on our association. He still keeps in touch with some of his C company buddies. I dont think he will be attending any reunions unless they are on the west coast. He is a stay at home type of guy. He sends his regards.

John Perez, Never heard of a 589th Engr Supply Co. I put 24 years in the Army. Done 3 tours in Germany and 2 in Nam.Are you sure you have the right unit?

Hello, I was with the 589th Engineer Supply Co that stationed In Hanau,Germany. Most of my tour was in Hanau,with a few side trips smaller cities in southern Germany. I really enjoyed my time there. I was married to a young german girl,and my 1st son was born in Grossauheim. If any of you fellows remembers me, drop me a email.Would be happy to chat with you. John Perez

So, I'm sitting in a biker bar in Amarillo, Texas with some friends, and this big guy comes up to me and sticks out his hand. I see that he has an 18th. engineer patch on his vest and he asks me who I served with. I tell him 589th and his eyes light up and he starts to grin. He said he was with D co. 589th. in 1970 and 1971 and his name is Mike Stilwell, anybody remember him?. Anyway, that's two new brothers I have found in the last 30 days. It can happen anywhere and anytime, hope to see Mike and Tom McCann in September with the rest of you bums. Love and peace, out. Mike

Talt to Charles Begley the other day. He is doing great. Getting ready for the reunion in Sep

Maurice - I mean Mike. Great hearing from you. Will see you in September.

Larry Jenkins, I represent that remark, and it's Morrish not Moorish or Mr. Morrish to you! See you in September.

While I am writing about today's soldiers, let me write about yesterday's soldiers. I occasionally have breakfast with a 90 year old WW II veteran of the 101st Airborne's jump into France on D Day. After 3 days of fighting he was captured. He had 5 bullet holes through his clothes when captured. Of the 99 guys in his airborne unit, only 46 remained with the unit after D Day (the rest were KIA, MIA, WIA, or POW). He weighed 189 pounds when captured, and weighed 123 pounds when released from the POW camp. Later he became the Command Sergeant Major for the California National Guard, and last year the French government inducted him into the French Legion of Honor as a living representative of his unit. After the war the survivors of his unit formed an association. As of last month, he is the last living soldier of the original 99 that made that jump. In thinking back, Vietnam was closer to World War II than it was to today.

I planned on making the reunion last year, but had to cancel because of a bunch of personal stuff that happened all at once (nothing really bad). One of those actions was a last minute request to provide training to an engineer unit at Fort Bragg that was preparing to deploy to Afghanistan (guess old soldiers still have something to offer). The Lieutenant Colonel commander decided he wanted all of the unit trained right down to the Private level. I'm writing this to pass on how incredibly impressed I was with the quality of today's junior soldiers. The Privates and Speedy-4s picked up on the technically difficult training every bit as fast as the officers and NCOs. They were sharp! I hate to tell you guys this - but I don't remember you as being near as sharp - or actually sharp at all. Here's to today's generation of American soldiers.

To Thomas McCann - greetings. It's great that another Company C person has been found. Come to the reunion this year. Being with us other C Company types will compensate for being good friends with Mike Moorish.