Letters Home: A Paratroopers Story
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Curtis, H. L. "Bud" / Curtis, Ed D. L. Vaughn, PUBLISHER: Ecko Publishong>ong>inong>ong>g, ong>Lettersong> Home: A Paratrooper's Story is ong>anong> account of a combat paratrooper, Harlong>anong>d "Bud" Curtis. Bud joong>ong>inong>ong>ed the paratroopers ong>ong>inong>ong> April , ong>anong>d found himself assigned to the famed "517th Parachute ong>ong>Inong>ong>fong>anong>try Regiment," later to become a Parachute Regimental Combat Team, "The Battlong>ong>inong>ong>g Buzzards" (which was the only parachute regimental combat team ong>ong>inong>ong> the Europeong>anong> Theater of war). ong>Fromong> , Bud wrote over 130 ong>lettersong> home to his mother, detailong>ong>inong>ong>g his experiences ong>fromong> ong>ong>inong>ong>itial traong>ong>inong>ong>ong>ong>inong>ong>g to the eventual combat fightong>ong>inong>ong>g ong>ong>inong>ong> Italy, Frong>anong>ce, Belgium, ong>anong>d fong>ong>inong>ong>ally Germong>anong>y. Bud's mother kept these ong>lettersong> throughout her life, ong>anong>d they were discovered when she passed away. ong>ong>Inong>ong>cluded ong>ong>inong>ong> this third edition are more historic pictures along with pictures of the weapons used by the 517th PRCT. There are quotes ong>fromong> General Seitz, Colonel Boyle, Major Fraser, Merle Traver, ong>anong>d John ong>Anong>derson ong>fromong> the 517th reunion ong>ong>inong>ong> Washong>ong>inong>ong>gton, D.C., . Mong>anong>y historical facts ong>fromong> the begong>ong>inong>ong>nong>ong>inong>ong>g to the end are ong>ong>inong>ong>cluded with much ong>ong>inong>ong>formation cited ong>fromong> Paratrooper Odyssey, Battlong>ong>inong>ong>g Buzzards, ong>anong>d mong>anong>y other references. This book is not ong>anong> account of what Bud remembered, rather ong>lettersong> written on a specific day with documented facts of what happened on that day between . These ong>lettersong> are often poignong>anong>t with song>ong>inong>ong>cere thoughts ong>anong>d feelong>ong>inong>ong>gs of a combat paratrooper ong>ong>inong>ong> the middle of the most horrific battles of World War II.