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Febuary 2016
HELLCAT NEWS
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other family members there. Oh yes, she also bought her first
house. Exciting times Kimberly.
You were promised more information from the letter
Michael Jordan sent and here it is. We pick it up following the
last paragraph in the January issue. The following: “gives a
good impression on what the men of the 17th saw when they
reached Kuno I. After a hot breakfast we spent the morning
cleaning weapons and generally recuperating. Just after lunch
a truckload of reinforcements arrived. We learned that CCA
had captured an assembly plant for jet planes. Our orders were
to outpost the plant. As we pulled onto the superhighway we
could see a two mile stretch of what appeared to be a normal
highway, but upon closer inspection proved to be a landing strip
for jet fighters. The middle section of the runway was painted
green to resemble the grass which usually grows between the
lanes of the highway. As we passed into a stretch of woods,
we saw two jets in perfect condition and camouflaged in such
a way, we never saw them until we were right on top of them.
All along the highway hangars were under construction. We
pulled off the road to the left and came upon the assembly line
used in making the jets. Everything was camouflaged down
to the minutest detail, and if we hadn’t known what we were
looking for, we might have passed right by without noticing
the factory.” There, my friends, is the February installment.
More next month. Same time same station.
Before we go any further, it must be reported that our friend
A1 Moomjy [A] died recently. A1 was affectionately known to
his friends as “the Armenian Rug Peddler.” A1 spent his life
traveling all over the world, especially to India, Pakistan and
other countries in that area, finding the finest carpets he could
for sale in his store. He was actually Armenian but was born
in Turkey. He and his wife were a special couple to everyone,
but especially to the hospitality room and the users. They
were usually the first ones there on a Sunday morning to help
clean up. He was very quiet, but when he got started he was
quite funny. Our condolences to the family.
Another death report is about the wife of Charles Keel
[A]. Charles and Anna had been married for 65 years. Our
sympathy to Charles and family. You may recall from HCN
reports from several years back that the Keel family was
famous in their area for the elaborate Christmas decorations
they always displayed. In more recent years Charles has not
been able to do the ‘crawling’ around that was necessary to
build his ‘masterpieces.’
Well friends, this is an important year in the history of our
country with a presidential election on the horizon. This is
not a political column, never has been and never will be, but
you all must feel the responsibility for serious deliberation
at this time. None of us would ever try to say our beloved
country is perfect, but it beats anything else in history and we
intend to do our best to keep it that way and find ways to make
improvements.
Age is a matter of opinion, but most of us think it is that
ache that makes getting out of bed slow.
How can we have a better than usual year? That is up to a
Power higher than us to determine what ‘better’ is, but here is
a suggestion that may help.
Do more than exist, live—Do more than touch, feel—Do
more than look, see—Do more than hear, listen—Do more
than talk, say something.
Have a good one.
43RD TANK BATTALION
Jackie Peterson Schadock
30 Nostrand Ave., Brentwood, NY 11717
631-273-6360 jip-sch@optonline.net
Hi everyone. I hope you all have recovered from the holidays
and are staying warm and healthy this winter. Here in New
York, we’ve had wonderful warm weather all of December,
with a high of 70 on Christmas Day.....highly unusual.
I’m sorry that this month’s column is very short, but my
husband had a stroke in the beginning of December, and is still
in the hospital, where I spend all of my time. He is paralyzed
on his right side and his speech has been affected. I’m hoping
and praying he will regain enough that I can eventually bring
him home, but we’ve had complications which makes every
step forward, seem to go backwards. I hope to be able to write
a column for next month, but in the meantime, please stay
healthy and warm, and keep our servicemen and women in
your prayers during the turmoil this world is in. God Bless all
of you.
56TH ARMORED INFANTRY
BATTALION
Paul Rivette
1209 Chesser Dr., Huntsville, AL 35803
256-520-8830 paul.rivette@gmail.com
Hello 56th Infantry! I hope the New Year is treating you
well. The good news is that spring is on the way!
Just a few notes for you this month. The first comes from
Luisa and Bill Georgov [A]. They are supporting the plans
for the National Museum of the U.S. Army to be built in
Washington, DC. The museum plans to have a registry of Army
veterans to be included with the exhibits. You can register
yourself, or (for you legacy members) can register a loved
one. The simple forms are online at www.usarmyregistry.org.
A really interesting film was recommended to me, called 16
Photographs at OHRDRF. This is a true story/documentary
about a WWII soldier’s grandson who inherits a few pictures
taken by his grandfather during the war. The pictures make
him realize that he knows almost nothing of his grandfather’s
service in WWII, so he begins to research to find out about
his grandfather and the pictures in particular. Very well done.
I do have to give a warning - the 16 pictures were taken at
concentration camps immediately after liberation. Those
original pictures and the archive footage used in the film is,
of course, graphic. There is no way to show the reality what
happened in the camps without footage that is shocking. So be
prepared for memories, and if you let the grandkids watch, be
prepared to explain what they are seeing. I found the movie
on Amazon and I recommend you search your movie network
for it. Additional information can be found here: http: www.
imdb. com title tt2313816 ?ref_=fn_al_tt_l
Many 12th Armored Hellcats are still resting in the Epinal
American Cemetery in France. That is a long way from
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