My wife and I had the opportunity to stop by The Stone Castle hotel in Branson last week. It was very cool to see "Bell" on display in the lobby with a placard stating it is on loan from the 589th Engr. Bn. and can be used by Veteran groups to honor their fallen comrades. It is prominently displayed in the hotel lobby and is an impressive display. We spoke with Rachael from the hotel and they are excited to see us again this year for the reunion. Their is a new sports bar and food establishment next door so you can walk to get something eat or watch your college team play football. If you have not signed up for the reunion yet now is a good time as final plans will need to be made soon. We have elections this year so sign up and come and vote so you have a say in what we do. Looking forward to seeing you all there and having a good time with all. See you soon!

Carp, So glad you finally got your 100%. You are right are right DON'T GIVE UP. Just hang on there and fight and you will win.

Carp---Great to hear that you are getting more disability Brother. I hope you can get some back pay as well. Never give up sounds like good advice to all of us. Thanks for sharing the news!

hello brothers of the 589th in 1967 i was trasfured to the 137th eng, co, l.e.att, to the 19th combat eng. i hit a 50# mine with a 290, the medic did not make a report and i was sent back to work with a broken back . after the army i went for help from the va. some one wrote i had a bad right hip and so 45 years i have tryed to get help with my back where the real problem is. and i have been denied for all those years with out any help or $$$$$ to help me live . i worked and did the best i could till 1991 when i was given 80 % unimployabilty for p.t.s.d., i have been trying ever sence to change it . well there is a god. today i finly got 100% for my back and both legs , so now i can go back to work to try and live a better life. now i am going to try to get the va to go back to when i first tryed to get help in 1969, 1970 and every year for 15 years, i beleve they own me because i dident set the mine . what im saying is dont give up on your claim brotheres , i think there is a god for you guys also. and it is not called the va. over 40 years iv tryed for help from the washington va and have been denied .i dont understand how the va can change so much from 1 state to another, richard vernon is right about the wa. va weather you guys beleve it or not , we have tryed and tryed to change the va but for some reson they are not heer for the vet .bur dont give up richard vernon . if i can do it every one can .thank you all for reading . carp

Carp .Still looking forward to seeing you again .Swap va war stories .Think we should have reunion in our part of country .I cant make branson .Im hooked up to machine 3 days a week for dialsis .Been that way for 2 years now .Somebody call this liveing .Still doing best i can .Never did get any help from elizabeth .On top of dialsis .ive got dental starting 2 weeks to new tteth .Took act of congress to get this far .John mccain finely got my ambulance bill paid .Would have been nice if my hospital bill would have been paid if cant get half assed out of congress we get nothing dick

thats funny bob. now days its alkida or demacrats. lol or in my case ukraines. live all around me

I seem to able to access the various parts of the web site without any problems. Your internet explorer software may be acting up. At one time I would have suggested the VC may be behind the problem, but I don't think they have the capabilities for that YET!

the blog tab is back, but I cannot enter photo or blog.

The Blog tab is back and the Photo tab works fine for me. If you or anyone else has a problem getting to either one of these let me know.

What happened to the blog and photos? We cannot open the photos icon, and the blog icon is missing completely.

Happy momorial weekend to all veterans all over the world and 589 brothers peace be with all

I had the opportunity yesterday to meet with Bill Widdel of C company 67-68. I met him at the Ametrican Legion Hawthorne California. He does not have a computer so I tried to bring him up to date on our association. He still keeps in touch with some of his C company buddies. I dont think he will be attending any reunions unless they are on the west coast. He is a stay at home type of guy. He sends his regards.

John Perez, Never heard of a 589th Engr Supply Co. I put 24 years in the Army. Done 3 tours in Germany and 2 in Nam.Are you sure you have the right unit?