Here's the latest from John. The numbers keep getting higher. I am REALLY hoping I can talk at least one 540th to attend. I know that a few of the family members are planning on being there.
I have had 21 say they will be there so far and that is pretty good for so early There are also about 10 others we can probably count on. Do you think a 540th vet could join us?
36 Engineers are rugged......John Fallon II. Capt. USA Ret.
And another letter a couple of days earlier:
Well, not exactly new, but I got a phone call from Hereld Prather in South Carolina and he tells me that he is joining us for the reunion. He was never on my list and I am sure never on Irv Cherney's list However he saw the ad in the DAV magazine and I sent him all the information. I got several other phone calls from that ad but most of them were from fellows who were in Korea with the 36th but all claimed to be too old to join us. I guess WWII kept us young.
The next reunion letter will be going out at the end of the month and everything seems to be going very well, probably bigger than last year and, of course, they always get better
36 Engineers are rugged......John Fallon II. Capt. USA Ret.
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
There's "No Bridge Too Far"