Earlier today I received an email from Josef Hlasny, a nephew of Karel Hlasny. He has done extensive research into his uncle’s history, but lacks sufficient information about his time at DLI. He wishes to meet with our group in Rimbach sometime during our reunion and chat about his uncle.
I’ve posted below both his email and a history of himself that he attached.
I responded that we’d be very glad to meet with him during the reunion, and I was sure that former students of his uncle who are not attending would be pleased to correspond with him via email about their memories of Pan Hlasny.
I will also grant him “guest” membership on the forums so he can post, should some of you wish to correspond that way. His e-mail address is at the end of his e-mail below, as well.
Dobrý den, Pane Lamb
Few months ago I found at Internet that some US soldiers (from Monterey) have Web site about RimbachVets.Org. (Germany). I wrote at your address my interest about “Rimbach membership” . I received your response, see this letter;
[Copy of my e-mail]
My main interest is found some memories about my uncle Karel Hlasny from former “Monterey students”. I established (2006) some memories about Karel, however, without more details about Karel´s teaching in Monterey, in his birth-town Bludov. Recently, to the end of May 2009 I also completed in english (see the letter enclosed). There I also described some family relationships.
I have “weekend cottage” in Javorna (near Zelezna Ruda, Sumava) - distance to Rimbach is only about 30 kilometers. So I would like to meet you and “Monterey Vets” during next days about your Rimbach Reunion 2009.
Sincerely
Josef Hlasny, DVM, PhD
Nová Dědina 26
789 61 Bludov
Czech Republicemail; .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
website; http://www.bse-expert.cz
A copy of his attachment:
Colonel Karel Hlasny (1911-1982) was older brother of my father Josef Hlasny (1914- 1996). From September 8, 1952 uncle Karel have served under Civil Service as an Instructor in Foreign Languages at the Army Languague School in Monterey, to the end of 1979. He escaped from Czechoslovakia in November 1948- as chief of Staff of the 1st Armored Division in Prague with the rank of Gen Staff Lt/Colonel.
Our family lived in Karel´s birth-house in Bludov with Karel´s mother Anna Hlasny (1876-1953) and Karel´s father Antonin Hlasny (1871-1956). In the last weekend of September 1948 Karel went Bludov for a reunion with his family, parents, brothers and a sister. He never talked with his elderly parents about his “military-communist troubles” and intentions to leave Czechoslovakia. That was the last time he would ever see his family…
See more details - website of Bludov, Czech Republic;
1. Plk.gšt. Karel Hlasny; March 30, 2006, author Josef Hlasny, DVM,PhDhttp://www.bludov.cz/O-Bludove/Vyznamni-bludovsti-rodaci/Karel-Hlasny.html
2. World War and Cold War espionage story; Actions of former Chief of 2nd Czechoslovak Paradesant Brigade Staff; May 29, 2009, author Josef Hlasny, DVM.PhD
However, our family in Bludov was persecuted by communist regime. During 1980s I collaborated with Czech neurologist associate professor Ladislav Steidl (Palacky University, Olomouc). I had a lecture (in French) in Geneve at “3rd European Congress on Magnesium” (March, 1990). This was my first travel to “western countries”, because I had my passport as far as from January 1990.
After the “1989 revolution” in former Czechoslovakia, there were changes about the staff of the University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy. I was selected (from October 1, 1990 for animal nutrition teaching because I had more of experiences as veterinarian- animal nutritionist in the field conditions. I was “rehabilitated” (November 1990; University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Brno) , so I quickly concluded above citated scientific articles about the “mechanism of Mg- deficiency”; as the disertation work (“PhD thesis”)“Causes of magnesium deficiency in ruminants” (23 March 1991).
In Geneve I obtained some connections with “Mg- researchers” and after few months later (during my teaching in Brno) I received the invitation (December 1990) from West Virginia University as a “Visiting Research Fellow”. There I collaborated (April 1- December 31, 1991) with an international team led-headed by professor R.L.Reid about the grazing trial in ewes…
There I obtained some literature scientific experiences , and I continued about the alternative ” BSE ammonia- magnesium theory” (mad cow disease). In July 2008 I had the poster-lecture “Neurodegeneratve diseases and schizophrenia as hyper or hypofunction of NMDA receptors” at 29th World Veterinary Congress in Vancouver. See more details about my “professional” curriculum vitae in my website; HYPERLINK “http://www.bse-expert.cz” http://www.bse-expert.cz and also my comments in world journals;
http://www.google.com/search?q=hlasny+bse+expert&hl=cs&lr;=&start=0&sa=N&filter=0
