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GIJARDDIJTY AT 765TRSB

Dear 765 friends, Sept.l?6 is comingup very soonwhenweollbe gettingtogetherin SLC. Wenre looking forward to seeingeveryoneagain. But weoll miss Cindy andDick Kwiatkoski., We receiveda very nice thank you note from their daughterChristine,meantfor all of us, weoreprinting it here. Christinewe want to asstre you that you're alwayswelcometo cometo the reunions; pleaseunderstandthat you'll alwaysbe part of our groupoasyour folks were. We hopetoo that you'll keepus crurenton your life. We will all wish you the bestof everything. 765ers,we needyour newsand comments,pleaselet us hearfrom you. Audrey, Bob andDan. I found this note from Bill & Billie, I don't think I printed it before.We had new flooring put in the houseand my papers were in a mess( more so than usual).

Tirn Moriarty 278t PrinceHaroldCourt Herndon,VA 2017t-244t PH703-758-7448 Email: tmo.flqrt@tax. org 765thRSBAssociation c/o Mr. Bill Hill 101 GrahamRoad Jasper,TN 37347-54A2 January14, 2008 DearMr. Hill: This letter is being sent to gauge interest among MilitaryRailwayServiceveteransof WorldWar II and Koreain attendingan event, to includea receptionand banquet,to be held in their honor in Septemberor October2008 in the Wiiliamsburg-Fort Eustis area+EVirginia'. Ttrere*rcnt+rrou.lst ienr*ith*-mecting,_by crf rail industry executivesand would possiblyincludea trip from Washington,bC, to Virginia'sTidewaterarea aboardCSX'soffice train or private-ownedpassengercar5. 'This is still in the formative stages, but if you and membensof your organization might be interested,pleasesend.mea reply in the enclosed.envelope.Thanksl Sincerefy,

ffi>rf Tim Moriarty

,/ Former Army LdcomotiveEngineer

Subject RE: REUMON From: JackAcosta<[email protected]> -0700(PDT) Ihte: Sat,2l Jun2CD810:47:09 To: RobertKalan
HI BOB, HOW'SEVERYTHINGWITH YOU AND THE FAMILY? HOPEEVERYONEIS IN GOODIIEALTH. I ruST FINISHEDBOOKINGOURFLIGHTAND ROOM RESERVATIONSFOR THE REUNIONIN SEPTEMBER.HOPE NOTHING HAPPENSTTIISYEAR TO INTERFEREWITH OUR TRIP. AS YOU RECALL LAST YEAR EDITH'SBROTHER PASSEDAWAY AND WE COULD'NTMAKE IT. I READ THE LAST NEWSLETTERAND FOUNDOUT THAT CINDY KWAITKOWSKIHAD ALSOPASSEDAWAY. DICK AND CINDY HAD BECOMEGOODFRIENDSWITH US AND WE WILL SURELYMISSTHEM AT THE REUNIONS.I ALSO FOUND OUT THRU TFIENEWSLETTERTHAT JOSEPH FUENTESHAD PASSEDAWAY,I HAD BEINGTRYINGTO LOCATE A MEXICAN FRIENDTHAT I HAD IN KOREA,BUT I DID\IT KNOW WHERETO GO FORINFORMATION.I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO CALL HIS WIFE THRU THE TELEPHONENUMBERIN THE ROSTER,BUT I'M NOT HAVING TOO MUCH LUCK. I'LL KEEPTRYING. I'M ALMOST POSITIVEHE'STHE ONEI'VE BEENLOOKING FOR. WELL, HOPETO SEEYOU IN SALT LAKE CITY, GOD WILLING. WE WILL BE ARRIVINGON 9116/08 AT APPROX NOON. SEEYOUTHEN. JACK & EDITHACOSTA

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Subjec* 765th reunoin group web pageand newsletterarticle From; "NancyCunningham"<[email protected]> Date: Sat,28 Jun2008 12:01:09-0500 To: ,
I've written a little article about the Reuniongroup web pagesfor the next newsletter-text below imageattached I thoughtit would be a good ideato remindeveryoneaboutour pagesandI've addedtons of my researchto the military railway pagefor the guysthat arebuffs of military rail.

I do not have any information on the web site (or photos)from last yearsreunion(was it Cincinnati ??) and I don't haveinformationon this years! Can you guys sendme somestuffand somephotosfrom last yeartoo. I know Ron is working on anotherphoto CD which is great.

I surewould like to get somecopiesofphotos of someof the early reunionsand an early rosterof members.I rcally don't want to loosethe history of this group! Maybeyou gup can take up building and creatingan archive of the rcunion group at your next meeting.I'm afraid that when you guysar€ gonekids and grandkidsmaybeleft with bits and piecesof the unit history ( somemay not be interestedin it ) and we won't have gatheredit all, preservedit and archivedit - as a librarian I would bo happyto wort on it and oolleotit if you guysdecideto makeit a project. Justan idea -

Hope everyoneis well * hoping to catchup with you guysagainsoon,Nan Thanks !

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Hello all-

I run the 765tr ,roit hirto.y and the reunion group webpages.If you haven't looked at them lately, pleasedo! We havecollectedpastnewslettersaswell asphotosfrom reunions( including our visit to Korea ) and it is a wonderfirl place to browse! You may also want to let your kids and grandkids know about this wonderful site.

If you don't have a computerin your homeand you don't live closeto kids or grandsthat may have computersyou can go to your local public library and give them this article andthey will put you on one of their computersand help you navigateto tho site,

My fatherservedin multiplemilitary rail unitsoverthecourseof bis militarycareerin bothWorld WarII andthe Koreanwar soI havecollecteda greatdealof militaryrail historyovertlrc years.I have placedwhatI havecollectedon a military railwayunit pagewhichis linkedbelow.I think thatthe serviceof theArmy Railwayunitswerevitel to wareffortsandareanoftenoverlookedpartof militaryhistorytbatu'emustpreserve.

If youhaveanyinformationyou'd bewilling to sharelet meknow!Articles,copiesof publications, photosetc-I will copythemall andretumthemto you!Anythingpertainingto the 765fror other I founda wonderful In thecourseof my research, militaryrail unitswouldbegreatlyappreciated, coverphotofrom a 1958Military RailwayServiceJoumalof theGeneralPershing101locomotive fromJuly1958. Thecaptionreads: SglAlbert A. Valentineof Scheneclody , NY oiling the GeneralPershingat the Z6ih RailroadShop,PusanKoreain Jaly 1951.TheGeneratPerchingtrain wossentto Korem in 1947 to be usedfor the movementaf occupation troops, USArmy photo

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Pleasevisit the pagesandI'd love to hearfrom you.

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