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Post by SSG Thomas Lorenz on Mar 13, 2011 11:29:47 GMT 8
Hello,
My name is SSG Thomas Lorenz. I served in the 1-503rd Baker company from Apr 04 to Dec 05. I was stationed in Camp Casey, Korea. I then deployed to Iraq and then redeplyed to FT Carson Colorado. The time period seems to be lost in your chronological order of events. We lost good soldiers and do not wish them forgotten in any sense. Please address the issue.
SSG Lorenz Thomas.lorenz@us.army.mil
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Post by EXO on Mar 13, 2011 21:18:08 GMT 8
Until relatively recently, our website concentrated on the 503d of WWII, leaving other people and other websites deal with the 503d of Korea, Vietnam and the Gulf Wars. This was partially because of geographical and geopolitical circumstances, and partially because I wanted to get as much done as I could whilst I had direct access to the men who did it. The 503d Heritage site that you see today isn't run by a 503d veteran, it isn't run out of the USA, and it isn't even run by a US citizen. Had I waited for someone who fulfilled those criteria to come along, it wouldn't have existed, and the opportunities would have been lost. For a number of years, the 503d PRCT Association of WWII declined to have anything to do with this website, for reasons which we hope passed with those who declined to open up the aspects it was dealing with. When the website became the official site of the WWII PRCT Association of WWII, I began to extend its vision, long term, to other member units of the 503d lineage. I am busy enough with the WWII aspects for a few years yet, and though I have started working with the 2/503d VIETNAM veterans, I let their newsletter do much of the talking on their behalf. I have helped them with a few articles but I don't want to stray too far from my comfort zone. A complete set of their 25 newsletters is on the site, specially prepared for ease of access and reading. corregidor.org/VN2-503/newsletter/HD_Version.htmSo far, I could find only TWO newsletters of the 2/503 ROCK REPORT, which are now hosted on the site. I got these from the official army site, and it looks to me like they discontinued the publishing of the Rock Report a few years ago. corregidor.org/VN2-503/Rock_Reports/issues.htm If there are more, or similar publications which reflect their current/historic role, I can publish them. Just right now, I don't know of them. I have kept a list of relatively recent 503d lineage casualties -- which is incomplete. We could do with research assistance, if you are volunteering. corregidor.org/taps/2_503/htm/kia.htmThe 503d PRCT of WWII Association is a last man standing organization, and so that there would be some group that who could deal with the matters involving the 503d lineage after their service in Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf, Iraq and Afghanistan, I have proposed to them that they create an Association specifically to deal with ALL matters of ALL 503d history and heritage, in accordance with the same rules as they have made in respect of their WWII service. This is in the process of being formed. One of the aspects of the creation of this Association is to locate a members of the lineage who will put their full efforts into this challenge. The Class A members must be of the 503d lineage. Much of the 503d Lineage's more recent history has been dealt with by the 173d Brigade Association, which does an outstanding job - but by its very nature, it reflects the 173d and does not concentrate upon 503d lineage except as a part of the brigade. I hope that with the formation of a 503d PRCT Heritage Bn association over the course of the next several months, there can be a team formed of 503d lineage veterans who can continue to purvey all aspects of the history of the 503d lineage. If you want to be amongst that team, send me a personal message, because we need people full of pep and vinegar and wild for the challenge, and tireless in its execution.
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