Stevin,

Good to hear from you. I guess I won't be posting much here for a variety of reasons, not the least of which was the razing I got from a couple of the others a while back. I tried my best to give them an overview of how things were really done when running into ambushes or meeting engagements with the bigger German tanks and TDs. One of them actually told me that his video game was more accurate than my description, and if I tried my stuff I would get killed. Can you imagine that? I don't have any idea what he's talking about, and have little interest now in trying to correct him.

Later I talked with one of my buddies, a tank ace who killed three MkIVs one foggy morn in the space of about one minute, about what I wrote, and the reaction I got. After we had a good chuckle, he got kind of serious, and said it was a damn shame that no one wants to know how things were really done. He had a similar story in which he gave a little talk at the high school in his home town several years ago, and some kid made a reference to a video game that he thought was really the thing. Now the younger folks get their WWII information from video games, TV, and books by people who weren't there, and seem to think its just like the real deal. Anyway, stay in touch, and don't hesitate to let me know if you need anymore help concerning the division. You can always get me through the Association website, and they will forward the email to me.

Best wishes to you, your wife, and your new family,

Shoot-- I just remembered that I emailed you a while back and told you about this. Sorry.

Five-Zero-Nan