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I want to THANK each and every one of the following Marines who generously donated to keep the site online for two more years. I still get good feelings each time I visit the site and I hope that all of you feel the same as I do. **VITO PILEGGI, BILL "DOC" THOMAS, LT COL JIM VANAIRSDALE, MAJOR JERRY "J J" MILLER, BOB COUSER, DICK BOHART, ED PREVOST, EARL BOYCE CLARK, JACK ERWIN, JOHN EMBRY, HARRY LEVITT, WILLIAM VITA, PHILLIP FEOLA, JAMES SMOLA, DALE CHRISTIANSEN, CHAUNCIE BUIE, STEWART WHITE**
As far as our Easy Co Memorial to be built, I feel like that in the next couple months, a couple substantial donations will come in which will allow us to continue in our goal of getting it built and having our Dedication Reunion at the NMMC next September.
I
ARRIVED HERE AT THE VALLEY CANCER INSTITUTE LAST
THURSDAY AND WENT THRU TWO DAYS OF MEETINGS AND
GETTING CATSCANS, XRAYS AND A PETSCAN, TREATMENT
BEGAN ON MONDAY AND I HAVE DONE THREE TO DATE.
STARTING FRIDAY, THEY WILL BEGIN LOW-DOSE RADIATION
ON MY BACK WHICH THEY TELL ME, WILL RELIEVE THE
PAINS. I AM VERY PLEASED WITH EVERYTHING THAT HAS
HAPPENED SO FAR AND AM HIGHLY ENCOURAGED THAT 'ALL
WILL BE WELL' AFTER I COMPLETE THE PROGRAM - WHICH
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The WWII/Korean War Version
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"The safest place in Korea was right behind a platoon of Marines, Lord how they could fight" Major General Frank E Lowe, US ARMY
"THIS NON-PROFIT MEMORIAL WEBSITE IS NEITHER SPONSORED NOR SANCTIONED BY THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS AND IS WHOLLY OWNED AND SUPPORTED BY MARINES WHO SERVE OR HAVE SERVED IN E 2 7, 1ST MARINE DIVISION, THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS".
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 Click on picture to view in full size then hit the back button Memorial Dedication Captain. Don Greenlaw Keith Munnerlyn Raymond Rackow Max "Doc" Beerup Shorty Wheeler Lt. Col. James Vanairsdale Clark "Doc" Minter
As of Sept. 19th donations in the amount of $2,362 have been received In Loving Memory Fellow Marines,
I received
this e from Chuck Tidwell informing me that James Spurrier
passed away this past Feb. ****************************************************
EASY CO. MARINE VITO PILEGGI,
BARMAN DURING 1951/1952 HAS WRITTEN A VERY GOOD BOOK
ENTITLED "Easy
Company Marines - More than Brothers".
IT IS A VERY GOOD SYNOPSIS OF
THE YEAR THAT VITO SPENT IN KOREA. A LOT
OF WONDERFUL STORIES ABOUT HIM AND HIS MARINE
BROTHERS AND THEIR TRIALS AND ESCAPADES. IT WILL
BRING BACK MANY MEMORIES FOR ALL OF YOU WHO SERVED
IN KOREA. VITO IS SELLING THE BOOKS FOR $17.50
EACH. I PERSONALLY BOUGHT THREE, ONE FOR EACH OF MY
CHILDREN.
YOU CAN REACH VITO AT : "VITO
PILLEGI"
vito@wvi.com
TO TURN IN YOUR ORDER.
You can also go
to
www.createspace.com/3411831
and to
www.amazon.com search
books then Easy Company Marines.
SEMPER FI,
TROY WATSON
This E 2 7 Memorial Website
has been built and is maintained by a tremendous amount of time,
effort and financial contributions of Troy Watson, Founder and
Jennie Glover, Webmaster. All Marines (and their families) who
have served in E 2 7 or anybody else who would care to support
this website are invited to donate. Donors will be acknowledged Contributions may be forwarded to:
E 2
7 Marines
March 25, 2009
ATTENTION: ALL
MARINES, MARINE CORPS LEAGUES, VFW, ETC. AND OUR FRIENDS &
RELATIVES
I know that some of you who will receive this request- were not Marines - I further know that many of you know nada about Sgt Larry Hutchins and how he got railroaded into 11 years in Leavenworth and even more of you are not aware of the financial hardships that his Mother and Father are facing - They put every dime they could get there hands on into the defense of their son - as all of us would have had the identical situation been ours to deal with. In a nutshell; Sgt Hutchins was sentenced to 11 years in Leavenworth prison for DOING HIS DUTY as a Marine leading a combat patrol in Iraq. Because of a lying congressman and a non-combat loaded court of officers - he was the only one to get sentenced - Seven others were released with time-served. Sgt. Hutchins has a young wife and daughter, plus a very courageous Mother and father and grandfather; both of which were United States Marines. His parents nearly had their home paid off but chose to re-finance in order to pay attorneys to defend their son. Dad also cashed in his entire retirement 401K and invested that in his sons defense. Then Dad had an accident, was hurt and was laid off from work - - - ie., they are in a heckuva predicament and deserve all the financial help they can get - - Capt. Don Greenlaw, Boyce Clark, myself and a couple more friends of the family are starting a drive to get ANYBODY who can help financially to give $5, $10 or $20 or much as you can afford - on a monthly basis. We will monitor their situation and keep all donors informed. Please let me know "how much" you are willing to donate monthly. NO ONE BUT ME WILL receive any other information about who is donating nor the individual monthly amount. They will only get the gross amount, which we need to know so we can make sure that enough is getting into their hands to keep their head above water. And of course, you are not in any way obligated to help in any amount nor is it our intention to put any kind of guilt trip on anybody. There is a possibility that Sgt. Hutchins MAY get paroled early next year and that would be a blessing - which will not correct the initial wrongdoing by the courts but maybe sometime in the future - that injustice can be dealt with. Here is an address where you can send funds directly to: Kathi & Larry Hutchins
P.O. Box 1245 From Boyce Clark: Regarding former Sgt. (now private) Larry Hutchins, his family is in a world of hurt and needs financial support. Individuals and groups, such as the WA Evergreen Chapter have come through with contributions, but these funds are short term. What we are attempting to do now is come up with a plan whereby individuals (or groups) will make a commitment of say, $5..$10..$25...or more on a monthly basis. Who knows, but if we can muster up 200 people willing to donate $10.00 each month the family could realize 2K each month. The 200 figure may or may not be realistic but at least it gives us a goal to shoot for. This plan is also going to be brought up at at our 17-21 May E-2-7 Reunion in Las Vegas. As Marines it is a fact that "we leave no one behind". What better way to express this than to support Larry at this critical point in his life, and in turn assist the family, including his wife, young daughter, and his parents, Larry & Kathi.
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monthly regardless of the amount of their contribution. Your
continuing financial support will ensure that this Memorial
website will be online in perpetuity and will truly be a home
for all E Company Marines and their families for as long as
there is an Internet. 