Gee, do you ever get the feeling that this section of the forum simply gets more use than the others as of late? Sigh! My condolences to Larry and his family.
Hello Marion,
My name is Larry Edelstein, son of Irving Edelstein ... on your distribution list and a veteran of the combat engineers corps in WWII (I believe he is seen in the center bottom of the picture that was taken on the Autobahn). I regret to say that my Dad passed away in May. He was 90 and I'm guessing he was one of the few surviving WWII vets. To his last days, he held a strong passion for not only WWII vets but all vets and proper treatment of vets.
I was (and always will be) very proud of him and his achievements in WWII. Many times, he and I spoke about his experiences in WWII ... and we watched "the Longest Day" together. :-) Soon after his death, we discovered a four page narrative that he apparently wrote to a high-school student out in California documenting his experiences in WWII and Normandy. I've since been in touch with this "student" who is now 24 and has since served with the Marines in Afghanistan. He seems to have spent a lot of time on the computer related to this ... unbeknown to us.
My Mom and I continue to miss him deeply, but I am glad that he connected with you. I'm sure that this enabled him to continue his passionate connection with his military service.
Certainly, you can leave his email address on your list for now as my Mom will check it from time to time. Thanks and take care!
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
There's "No Bridge Too Far"