Received this letter this week. I have forwarded it and the photo to Don Burgett.

HI MARION

I WAS GIVEN DONS WEB SITE ADDRESS THIS YEAR (2006) AT ALDBOURNE, ENGLAND. AFTER MEETING DON I WAS SO IMPRESSED, WHAT A GUY, I AM A MEMBER OF THE SCREAMING EAGLES HERE IN THE UK. DON SPENT SOME TIME WITH US DURING HIS VISIT. IS IT POSSIBLE TO SEND HIM A LETTER AND SOME PHOTOS ? LOOK FOREWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU '

CURRAHEE,

' MOOSE'.

Here's more info and another great photo from MOOSE! Rock on!

HI MARION,

MANY, MANY THANKS FOR ANSWERING MY EMAIL. MY NAME IS JOE HOLMES AKA 'MOOSE'.

I AM A SQUAD LEADER OF No. TWO SQUAD OF THE ABOVE GROUP, WE HAVE 42 MEMBERS AT PRESENT, THE MOST PLEASING THING IS THAT WE ARE ATTRACTING THE YOUNGER GENERATION WHICH OF COURSE WILL KEEP THE LIGHT BURNING LONG AFTER WE'VE MOVED ON. I' VE BEEN REENACTING FOR 5 YEARS, AND IN AN AVERAGE YEAR WE DISPLAY IN 10 TO 15 EVENTS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. WE ARE ALSO INVITED TO A LOT OF 'BATTLES' MAINLY BECAUSE WE TRAIN AND DRILL SOMETHING THAT OTHERS GROUPS FAIL TO DO. WE ARE ASKED BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHY ARE WE ' YANKS' ? WELL BOTH THE ENGLISH AND CANADIAN ARMIES ARE WELL REPRESENTED BUT WE WERE'NT, SO THIS GROUP WAS FORMED IN 1994 AND GONE FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH SINCE. THE GROUP HAS WON AWARDS FOR ITS DISPLAYS, ANOTHER FAVOURITE WITH THE PUBLIC IS OUR SINGING OFAIRBORNE CADANCES WHILE MARCHING.

THE FOUR TROOPERS IN THE PICTURE ( LEFT TO RIGHT )....... TEACHER, MAGIC, GRANNY AND YOURS TRUELY.... MOOSE.

Moose and his beloved M1

HI MARION,

 

              HOPE YOU LIKE ALL THE PHOTOS, THERE WILL BE MORE. WHEN YOU'VE HAD ENOUGH JUST TELL OLE MOOSE  TO ' HIT THE ROAD'.

 

'EASY' ARE ON THEIR WAY TO A DESERVED R&R. YAHOOOOO....!!

 

TROOPERS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT.. BUSTER, MOOSE, RHINO,DOC, JE SUIS, KELSO, STEWPOT AND OUR C.O. CAPTAIN ALLAWAY.

THE GROUP WITH ' BIG JOHN' Ste-Mere- Eglise, Normandy 2004

YOU HAD A GOOD LIFE, BUT YOU LEFT.....

MOOSE IN A HOLE !!....

ANOTHER TROPHY FOR 'EASY'.....

' EASY' TAKES A BREAK, GEN. TAYLORS H.Q. NORMANDY, FRANCE, 2004

MOOOSE CAPTURED..NAW...I'M  JUST TAKING A REST, DURING THE 'BATTLE' AT SWINDON, ENGLAND, 2005.