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I don't know what the weather is like where you are, but the "Dog Days of Summer" are upon us here in the Washington, D C area. While I like a little warmth as well as the next person, I am not comfortable in 90+ temperatures with extremely high humidity. I would go to the high Rockies to cool off, but by the time I got ready it would start getting cooler here.

Just a few things to report on this month and I know that so many of you will be on vacation- COOLING OFF- so I'll get this newsletter on the way.

REPUBLIC OF FRANCE'S "THANK YOU AMERICA" CERTIFICATE.

The Republic of France's "Thank you America" certificate is now being issued. Details for making application for the certificate , which is being given to all WWII military veterans who participated in the liberation of France, are contained on Page 8 of the Bulletin Board.

I received my certificate a couple of weeks ago. An image of the certificate appears on the French Thank You Certificate Page

63RD INFANTRY DIVISION ANNUAL REUNION

Don't forget to make your plans to attend the 63rd Infantry Division Association annual reunion to be held in Virginia Beach, VA from 28 Sept to 1 Oct 2001.

Go to the Reunion Page for details.

THE KITCHEN TABLE GANG

A group of individuals have organized The Kitchen Table Gang for the purpose of helping veterans who are in veteran's hospitals.

You can find out more about The Kitchen Table Gang by going to the following address: http://www.kitchentablegang.org

Check them out and make your own decision on whether or not you would like to assist them with their project.

COLLEGE STUDENT IS SEEKING WWII VETERANS TO INTERVIEW FOR A LITERARY/VIDEO PROJECT.

Mr Brandon C. Traister, a 19 year old College student is working on a literary/video project about WWII veterans. He is looking for WWII veterans currently living in the NJ, Del, Pa and NY area who would be willing to be interviewed for the project. You can contact Mr Traister at e-mail address: PineValleyGC@aol.com pr at regular mailing address: 10 Denver Road, Marlton, NJ 08053 or by telephone 856-906-1406

BULLETIN BOARD, MAIL CALL AND BUDDY SEARCH PAGES

Don't forget to check out the Bulletin Board, the Mail Call Page and the Buddy Search Page for new entries.

BLOOD AND FIRE NEWSPAPERS ON CD.

The Historian's project to place all available Blood and Fire Newspapers on a CD has been completed. There are a few still missing, but it looks like amost 90% of the issues published are now preserved.

You can get a copy of this CD for only $10(including postage). All profits derived from sale of these CD's will be placed in the 63rd Infantry Division Treasury.

The CD's will only work on a PC with windows 95 or higher. Unfortunately we have not been able to produce a CD that will work with an Apple computer, unless you have a PC conversion program.

You will need Acrobat Reader program on your computer to view the newspapers. The Acrobat Reader is available by download from Adobe Acrobat web site for FREE. Each CD provides the web address of Acrobat Adobe download page.

If you do not have access to the Internet please let us know and we will include the Acrobat Reader progam on the CD.

I have placed a reduced size image of Page #1, Vol 1, Issue 1 of the Blood and Fire on a separate page. Click here to go to that page. Please realize that the clarity of the image shown is no where as clear and legible as those appearing on the CD.

To purchase the Blood and Fire Newspaper CD send a check for $10 to one of the following addresses.(Make check payable to 63rd Inf Div History Fund)

Bill Scott
407 S. Walnut St, Sycamore, IL 60178

Fred Clinton
102 S. Jenkins St. Alexandria, VA 22304