Non Pt•ofit Ot·g. Korean War Veterans Associ<:;"'U':a.in~~onn..lllnllici:...------L-­ U. S. Pc•stage P.O. Box 10806 PAID Arlington, VA 22210 Pet'l•1 it N.:•. 1502 Men•ifield fORWilDING INO 1001111 CDRIECTIOM REOUISTID , VA.

I Our Memorial Finishing l Touches

Photos on this page by Sherm Pra1t

Cover - KWVA Member Scott Boatwright has taken a most unusual photograph of the Korean War Veterans Memorial. The grainy appearance from th e marb le reflection off a single panel of the Memorial wall itselt clearly shows the Lincoln Memorial and the statues on the Memorial field. Only a few of the over 2500 arc hival images of Korean War veterans etched on the wall appear in th e photo. CONTENTS

AMERICA'S FORGOTIEN VICTORY! KOREAN "WAR VETERANS ASSOCIATION ® THE GRAYBEARDS VOL. 9 No. 4-MAY-JUNE, 1995 ® I FEATURES I

Statement of Letter to Time to An Authentic Korean War President Remember! American Veterans Clinton Hero Reunion

College The Statues - Who Are On the Move Educational Korean War The Chosin Official News Veterans Few? Ballot Memorial

Don't Keep KWVAA ROK & VETS Secret Organizing Korean War A Korean Department Soldier of Maps & Twilight of Virginia Misfortune Command Reports

II Officers. Directors & Committees El Pr&sident's Message BiJ Letters

II Campfire IIEJ My Turn - Members Soundoff

11!1 Officiill Announcements IIJ Searching For mLegislatiVE AgEndil IIJ Reunions Ell Chapter Affairs miJ Veterilns Services

THE GRAYBEARDS MAY-JUNE 1995 The Graybeards STAFF OFFICERS The Magazine for Members and Veterans Pr.. idential Envoy to UN Forces- DICK ADAMS of the Korean War (See Paot President) Judge Advocate - EDWARD L MAGILL EDITOR -Amos T. Camp 7211 S.W. 62nd Ave. 1200, Miami, FL33143 (305 622·9999) EDITORIAL ASSISTANT - Nancy Monson Corporate logal Adllioor - AlFRED SCIARRINO M /Word Processing P.O. Box 133, MI. Morris, N.Y. 14510 PFflNTING - Lettercomm, Alexandria, VA Editor, The Graybeards - AMOS T. CAMP 7828 Rebel Dr., Annandale, VA 22003 (703-204·9698) FAX (703·204·9681) NATIONAL OFFICERS Public Relations Officer- DAVID DE PEW President - NICHOLAS J. PAPPAS 4 Jason Ridge Dr.. Washington. MO 63090 209 Country Club Dr., (314-390-4113) Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971 Chaplain - FRANK GRIEPP (Col.) (1-800-888-08 19) FAX (302-227-3749) 3505 Cool heights Dr.. Palo Verclos, CA ~0274 (310·514·6334) 1st Vies President - TOM CLAWSON National VA Service OllicarJ. NORBERT REINER 953 Gorman Ave. 6632 Kil1dy Ava., Mclean, VA22101 (703-393-6313) West St. Paul MN 55118 National VAVS Represenlalive - BILL CARR Phone/FAX (61 2-457-1266) 1240akMeaclows, Millsboro, DE 191166 (302·G45-2901) 2nd V"ICa President - HARAY WALLACE uaison for C&nada - BtU COE 514 S. Clinton Street 59 Lenox Ave., Cohoeo, N.Y. 12047 (518·235.0194) Baltimore, MD 21224 Kor..., Advisor lo the President-MYONG CHOL LEE (410·327-4854) FAX (410-327-()619) 1005 Arborely Court, Wilhng•boro, N.J. 08046 (609-877-4196) Treasurer - JOHN MAISON Canadian uaison to KWVA- GEORGE SCOTT CD 10508 Lincoln Trail 7 Chryessa Ave., Yorfc, Onlario MSN 4T4 (416-767-6148) Fairview Heights, IL 62208 KVA Liaison (Western Region USA)- KIM, YOUNG ( 1-800-603·6555) FAX(6 18-397 • 1294) 258 Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monic: a, CA 90401 Secretary - ORESTE (RUSTY) TRAMONTE KVA Liaison (Mid-Western Region USA)CHO, JOSEPH PO Box 43, 119 Flagg fer Drive 4120 West Lawrence Ave., Chicago, IL 60830 Marshfield, MA 02050 KVA Liaison (Eastern Region USA)- JOHN KWANG NAM LEE (617-837-0145) (1-800·643-5533) (617-834-5297) 78·09 Roosevelt Ave., 2nd Fl. , Jackson Holghta, N.Y. 11372 Past President - DICK ADAM$ Historian- Dr. PAUL M. EDWARDS , M084051 (816·521·3064) P.O. Box 334, Caruthers, CA 93609 P.O. Box 456, Independence FAX (816·252·5624) (209-864-3196) (209-864-8208) Lagislativo Affairs -BlAINE FRIEDLANDER Founder/President Emeritus - WILLIAM NORRIS 2341 Dale Dr., Falls Church, VA 22043 (703·560-4716) BOARD OF DIRECTORS FAX(703-&49·1183) •1992-1995• U111son forVFW/American L.gion -ROBERT WACKER EMM ETT BENJAMIN; 106 5th St., N.E. ~Colfax Ave.. Kenn~wor1h, N.J. 07033 (eo8·241.0466) Havana, FL 32333 (904·539-9053) 1-8()().2JK0REA HANSEL C. HALL, PO. Box 14648, Univensity Sta. Minneapolis, MN 55414 (612-332-2685) COMMITTEES KATHLEEN WYOSNICK P 0. BOX 3716 Saratoga, CA 95070 (408-253-3068) Membership - HARRYWALLACE FAX (408-973-8449) PO Box 10806; Mington, VA 22210 (410·327·4854) BILLY R. S MITH; ItS MacCory Drive; POW/MIA - HARLEY COON (See Board of Diroclora) Oreana, IL 62554 (217·468·2049) Budget Finance - TOM CLAWSON (Seo 181 Vice President) •1993-1996• Raaolutions - ANDREW LYNCH (Seo Board ol Directors) L .• "SCOOTER" BURKE, Col (Ret); 700 Grand Point Dr. Publicity- DAVID DE PEW (See Public Relations Otlicor) Hot Springs, AR 71901 (501·262-9421) Tell America - DONALD COFSKY KENNETH B. COOK ; Route lt3, Box 573 36 Telogate Glen: Fairport, NY 14450 (716·223·7782) Danville,IL 61832 (217-446-9829) Bylaws - JERRY BEY (See Board of Directors) HARLEY J. COON; 2439 Lantz Road College Educational - BILL VAN ORT (SM Board of Directors) Beavercreek, OH 45434 (513-427·9445) Wall of Honor-BlAINE FRIEDlANDER (See Legislative AHairs) MAURICE 'DICK' WAINWRIGHT Reunion Silas - KENNETH COOK (SM Bosrd of Directors) 9001 East Rosewood St.; Tucson, AZ 85710-2659 Procedures Manual - ED GRYGIER (See Bosrd of Directors) (802-298-1581} ReviSit - KATHlEEN WYOSNICK (See Board of Directors) •1994-1997• 1995Reunion - HARRY WAllACE (SEE MEMBERSHIP ANDREW LYNCH; 2404 Oriole Dr. South CHAIRMAN) Bensalem, PA 19020 (215-638-8810) Poppy Sales - BOB WACKER; 634Collax Avo ED GRYGIER; 136 Central Ave Kenilworth, NJ 07033 (908·241·0486) Staten Island, NY 10003 (718-981-3630) Korean War Veterans Memorial Library/Museum JERRY BEY; 3645 Kensington Ave. - LARRY DICKERSON Hollywood, FL 33021 Phone/FAX (305-987-0172) 8787 Old Santa Fe Rd., lndopendonce, MO 84138 BILL VAN OAT; 1101 Parkwood L n. (616-331·2633) Stillwater, MN 55082 (612-439-7161)

THE GRAYBEARDS MAY-JUNE 1995

I President's Message

KNOWING YOUR O RGANIZATION ... month your dues are due and the end of December. To pay your dues until January 1, 1997, for example. you In an effort to keep you abreast of the changes we are wou ld pay: maki ng to better serve you, we herewith offer some in· formation regarding operational procedures. Due• were due in January, 1995: S 15.00 + StS.OO = S30.00 Due• were due in Pebruary, t995: $15.00 + St3.75 :$28.75 ' MEMBERSHIP FACI'S Due• were due in Man:h, 1995: St5.00 + $12.50 = $21.50 KWV A has instituted a new data base and methods Due• were due io April. t995: $15.00 + $11.25 = $26.25 of handling our membership records and dues payments. Dues were due in May. t995: $15.00 + $10.00 = $25.00 This will allow us to keep more accurate records and the Dues will be due in June. 1995: $15.00,. S8.75 = $23.75 capability of reflecting changes and additions more DUO$ will be due•• July. 1995: St5.00 + $1.50 = $22.50 qutckly. Dues will be due io Augull, 1995: $15.00 + S6.25 = $21.25 KWV A has been growing at a steady rate. Since the middle of December, 1994, we have enrolled nearly 1,000 Due~ will be due io September, 1995: St5.00 + $5.00 ~ $20.00 new members. This reflects approximately 11 ,000 ac­ Due.< will be due in October, 1995: $15.00 + $3.15 = $ 18.15 tive members on our rolls. This is a growth of 250 Dues will be due in November, 1995: S I 5.00 + $2.50 ~ $17.50 members per month. We arc taking steps to further Dues will be due in December, 1995: StS.OO + Sl.25 = St6.25 expand our membership and every member can help by Your assistance in this matter will greatly facilitate promoting membership in their local area. A press re­ our conversion to the calendar system. Make your check lease has been sent to 5.000 newspapers throughout the payable to KWVA and mail it to: KWVA, P.O. Box United States to help enlist new members. We anticopate 10806, Arlington. Vuginoa 22210. it will be as successful as the effons described in the following paragraph. Copies have also been sent to all MEMBERSHIP CARDS/PROCEDURAL chapters to ensure their local newspapers publish it. ENHANCEMENTS At the end of March, a dues reminder was sent to 1,500 on our active rolls who were delinquent in theor Many members arc under the mistaken impression dues. This resulted in approximately 600 reactivating that they will receive a new membership card each time their membership and another 150 reactivating and opt· they pay their dues. This is incorrect. You receive a ing to become a life member. Cost was approximately membership card when you join and a new card when $700, with a return of over $15,000 in membership dues. you convert to life membership. These are the only two Since KWVA's inception. over 16,000 persons have cards issued. As KWV A membership cards are plastic at one time or another been entered on our membership and embossed, cost would prohibit issuance of a card records. This means that about 5,000 have opted to drop every year. their membership, have passed away. have moved with We are taking steps to shorten the time frame for no forwarding address, etc. This is a rich resource for members to receive theor cards. Other planned improve­ membership promotion and these former members should ments are month! y issuance of State Department/Chap· be contacted by the departments and/or chapters regard· ter membership lists, updated membership repons on ing membership renewal. By contacting these former The Graybeards and membership reportS by service members you will probably find that they will be glad branches, units, zip codes, etc. that you are concerned about them. In closing. I want to personally thank all who par­ ticipated in both phases of O~eration Memorial I':SI" II'I ARE YOUR DUES DUE?? Convoy; KWVA members. old Spring Granite Com· pany of Minnesota, Talllx F Paying oundry of New York and your dues promptly results in great savings Anderson Trucking Company of Minnesota. to KWV A in both time Kudos to and money. If you will check the Comrades Ray Donnelly, Norb Reiner, Ira Jell, Jack mailing label which was used to mail this issue of Graybeards, Murray, Sherm Pratt, J ohn Kenne)', Amos Camp and you will see a date on the first line. This Jim Martin, whose date Is planning made the "Convoy'· a suc· the date on whkb your dues were due. You can cess. also assist us in our effons to maintain accurate member· Also not to be forgouen arc the KWVA State Coor· ship records, if you will check this label and advise us of dinators who helped to implement any errors in your name and/or address. the above plans: VP Tom Clawson, of Minnesota; Dot Schilling, of Wiscon· One other thing that will need to be undertaken is sin; George Peltl}lke, of co Illinois; J ohn Settles, of lndi· nverting to the calendar year for all dues payments. ana; Rob Haas, of Ohio; Dud Wablhaupter (This was delayed due , of Mary­ to the large volume of work which land; Jerry Lake, of New York; llill HancO<:k. of needed to be done on th Del a· e data base.} Beginning next ware; and Bob Wacker, of New Jersey. I wish I could year. dues will no longer be paid on the anniversary date of when thank all of the other KWV A members who were in· you joined the organization, but will begin on volved by name, but space precludes that. the 1st of January each year. You can help us a great deal by changing your dues date as your dues become Alii can say is t.he "CAN DO" spirit of the "QUIET due. In other words, if your dues are due or will become WARRIORS" of the "FORGOTTEN WAR" is still there due soon, simply follow this procedure when paying your when called upon. SEE dues. YOU IN WASRlNGTON. Submit your check for $15.00 to cover your normal Nick yearly dues, plus $1.25 for each month between the

THE GRAYBEARDS MAY-JUNE 1995 R EUNION D EDICATION U PDATE

STRA IGHT TALK KWVA Member/Members Deserve An Answer Tire leiter addressed 10 the Editor prinred above uons to participate in ceremonies at Arlington Cemetery deserves an answer. Queslions asked concern 11 number the morning of the 27th or the dedication in the after· of evenrs for which KWVA has no responsibiliry. Since noon at the site of the Memorial. Therefore, we can only 011 explanation is required, I asked Preside11t Pappas to report information about TV screens, toilet facilities, respo11d to Joe Beck's leiter and clarify our rofe. Here transportation, crowd control, etc. when received. i.t his respo11se. In the MarchiApril Graybeards, many events men­ Prourams sponsored or nrornoted by KWYA are tioned reflected such information about plans known only lhose connected with our Narjonal Reunjoo. These then. Graybeards will continue to make reports or include the Reunion meetings at the Omni-Shoreham changes and/or information and meanwhile to depart· Hotel July 25 and 26; tl1e Reception and Banquet or July ment andfor chapter officers if needed. I want our mem­ 26; the July 28 Breakfast and the Memorial Service at bers to have all the facts as known and reported as the National Cathedral. All other events are not the promptly as possible. responsibility of KWV A. We want the events of July 27th to reflect the dig­ The KWYA js not responsible Cor any Memorial nity and respect such a solemn occasion demands. We Dedjcasjon eyeots!programs and social amenjtjestar~ will do all in our power to see each Korean Veteran wbo rangcmeots gues1joned in Joe's lener. They arc the sole comes feeling hefshe is the guest or honor and a VIP on responsibility or government agencies and/or sponsor­ that day. I want as many of you as can to stand with me. ing organitations. We have no control over their ac­ Together, we represent the true spirit of the Memorial tions, nor have we been requested for input or recom­ and our presence will be a lining testimony to our fallen mendations for this memorable occasion. Examples on­ comrades. elude 1nvitauons to special events, "Passports," invita· Nick Pappas

ALL REGISTRATION FORMS ARE PRINTED ON PAGES 61 AND 63

' THE GRAYBEARDS MAY-JUNE 1995

I we have studied a subject for ourselves. Then we must test our perspective with others who have also done their homework. As editor of your maga:r.ine, I receive many letters and calls. The interests of the members are broad and all encompassing. Each writes from his or her own perspec­ tive. In response tO the writers, let me put perception to the test by focusing auention on one of the issues raised - the Korean War Memorial to be dedicated in Wash· ingtOn, D.C. on July 27. Are you Perspicacious? Some members have written, for one reason or an­ other, they are not coming. Reasons cited include: do Taking a look at Perspective not like the President being involved; the memorial will be dedicated to all veterans, not just for veterans who Some years ago I came acro~s a truth that has proven served in Korea; the weather will be too hot; I won't be helpful in trying to under~tand what i~ really going on. able to see anything; the cost is too high; etc. Since I can It is ~imply, recognizing "you only know what you know only respond 10 these members from my own perspec­ from your own perspective." Even as an eye wimess, you tive, let me try. I will know whether I am on the right oflcn discover what you are seeing may only be a surface track when I hear from you. indication of what is reall y going on. Further, checking The Memorial will be dedicated on July 27 whether every library, reading every source may still leave you you are here or not. It is magnificent, unlike any other. I uncenain of the real trulh. You must take another step believe this memorial will set the standard for judging - share what you know w11h others. Comparing your future memorials. This Is fact. It will evoke emotions own perspective with others is the only way to confirm that will be indescribable as they will be your own. the validity of your own perspective. You become per· However, my perspective tells me your personal pres­ spleaclou.s (pers-pi-ca-cious)! ence here would not make the history books. However, The American Heritage Oiclionary defines persp<:e­ should you be here, the pride you feel will be knowing llve as "The relationship of aspects of a subject to each this memorial is for YJllt. lt is being dedicated because of other and to a whole: a perspective ofhistory; a need ro xmu service. Consequently, it will be a day in your life view a problem in rhe proper perspective.'' Or, "The of great significance. The reasons given for not being ability to perceive things in their actual interrelations or here, seemingly so important, pall in comparison to the comparative importance: tried to keep my perspective emotional experience gained by participating. Many will tflrouglwut the crisis." The same diclionary defines per­ see it as their duty to memorialize the men and women sp lc:llclous to mean "'Haying or showing penetrating men. who fought the war and be present. Others will see it as tal discernment clear .. sighted," a way of paying tribute to all who fought and died in one Now I would like to think you and I are perspica­ of tbe most important wa rs in history. Certainly if cious. or clur-slghted. Probably our "buddies" wouldn't health and budget considerations allow, surely you and acknowledge it, even if true. But, clearly developing a I. as well as others, will choose to come! little more perspective about the Korean War could Focus on another perspective. Read the essay in this change all of that. Therefore, it is time we Korean veter­ 1ssue of The Graybeards entitled, "Time to Remember!" ans start discovering a new and clearer perspective of by COL (Ret) William E. Weber. He illustrates in dra­ that war. Since we haven't talked enough about it with matic language the importance of perspective in evalu­ each other or with the public, it has become the "Forgot­ ating the significance of the Korean War. With facts and ten War." That must change. figures, he puts the war into perspective in a way few When you start playing mind games with these two others have done. As you read his words, your sense of ''two-bit" variety words (perspective and perspicacious). pride and accomplishment will soar. Sadly, even among something interesting develops. First, with critical think· our own peer group. few realize the true significance of mg you realize how little you really know about the our accomplishment. We have never put this war into a subject under consideration. For example, you were at­ proper perspeclive. Cenainly the public doesn't know. tacking a hill overlool

THE GRAYBEARDS MAY-JUNE 1995 Letter to President Clinton concerning VIP Ticket Holders

KOREAN WAR VETERANS ASSOCIATION, INC.

OFFtCE OF THE PRESIOENT r~ 18JO eee ciu9 Nicholas J. Pappas 200 c...nry Club DIM Reh<:ltQh Beach, OE 1M71 April 6, 1995

President WiUiam Cllmon The White House Washington. DC

Dear President Omton:

1 am in receipt of government sponsored promouonal matcriah. 21 March 95. sohcmng contnbuuons to underwrite costs of the 1995 Korean War Veterans Memorial Oed•cation ceremonies and cvcnL'i in Washmgton. DC. Included in these sohcuauon!\ to prospccuvc donor.-. arc prom s ~~ for VIP uckcL'i to ccnain events and other councsies for their contributions. 1bc Korcan War Veterans Assoc1auon (KWVA) recogni7.cS the Memorial Dedicauon week will be costly and docs not ObJCCt ovcr•ll to how the funds are raised. We onJy take umbrage with ccnain items m those solicnation.c;, Namely. the allocaung of VIP uckclS to donees for the July 27 Wreath Laymg/Mcmonal Servocc on Arlington Cemetery and the Memorial Dedicauon Ceremony on the Mall.

\Vc wam to (!O on record as opposing any donauon.s direCtly conn~X:tcd wnh the two event!<> thai promise favored or VIP treatment. The K WV A pioneered the annual Wreath Laymg/McmoriaJ Serv1ce in 1985, continued to this day in conccn wuh lhe Korean War Veteran~ Foundation and No Greater Love. The "Service" " to honor !he Amcncan KIA/MIA/POWs who .a hcroocally and gallantl y served in the Korean War. It wa~ not meant to be a paid extravaganza to benefit the few \lo•ho can afford lhc price of VIP tickets, but a moment of sotcmnuy. It as a umC' of rt:mcmbr.Jncc for Korean veterans and families who suffered los~s or comrades and loved one~. Only they fully understand the sa~nificancc of the Memorial SCIVICC and Lhc lmpaCL~ or the .. Forgouen War.. on them'-C'lvc-.

The above comments about VIP lickclS also apply to the Mcmonal Dedocauon Ceremony. The Memorial, fmanccd wtth pnvatc/pubhc donation.~. is a rribute and commcmor.ttiOO by our country to the 5.7 million Amencans who scaved in the Korean War 10 preserve the ideal~ Of freedom Thctr octions. bathed with the blood or many. allowed o n:mon to freely cho!o.C thctr o"'n dc~un~ Nov. thc!rt.C same veterans. aflcr 42 years of watung. arc bctng rclcpatcd to the rear. hccau'-C VIP uckel hohJc" w1ll be in the forefront of "lhctr- Dcdoeation Ceremony. Are the "Quoct Warnoo;" of the "Foq;oucn War· to be again "ignored" as they have been smcc June 1950?

Mr. President. only you can resolve the inequities coocemmg auendancc 31 lhc aforcmcnuoncd cvenL~. We request you insist the "average" Korean Veteran be the VIPs at these funcuon ... 001 the one~ that pay for that privilege. BeLter a pohcy or "firsl come. first served-. than the one addrc.~scd an the solicitations. Only tnvitcd pantcipatory dignitanc' !<>hOuld ha\'C rc~rvcd areas

Plea~e give dignity to our day in the sun and 001 let fmanc1al prdcrcncc~ he a gu1dang factor ror these two events. Thts ts a .. once m a ltfeume·· lor us. Than.._ you

Very respectfuUy. ?fA.dP~ Ntcholas J. Pappa;,

cc: u.s Scnator~ou ~c or Rcprcscmauvc!JK WVA EKCCUIIVC Council

THE GRAYBEARDS MAY-JUNE 1995

I " the Korean War was the Time to Rememberl bloodiest war of by COL (Ret) William E. Weber the twentieth attempt to encourage that our nation's 2. The western European ground history record which was character­ campaigns began June 1944 and century in which ized as a "Police Action" is finally ended in May 1945. Duration of recognized as a major "War". A war ground combat: 12 months. American soldiery in every sense of the word ranging 3. The Pacific War comprised from the ferocious level of the com­ two theaters. Ground combat was fought." bat, the level of casualties, length not continuous in either theater and, and L.he impact on L.he world and na­ until the invasion of the Philippines, A tions and people involved. rarely involved US forces larger than new perspective Sadly, in terms of percentages. Corps size. However, for compari· Foreword: Korea has too long the Korean War was the bloodiest son purposes ground combat initi­ been "The Forgotten War"! On 27 war of the 20th century in which ated in August 1942 and terminated July 1995 a final step will be taken American soldiery fought. It was in June 1945. Duration of ground to place it in perspective in the 20th also, in terms ofcontinuous sustained combat: 34 months. century history of our Nation. linear ground combat, the longest 4. China, Burma, India theater There is no such thing as a war! Add to the foregoing the factor ground campaigns involving US "good" war! All are "bad" from the of the numerical enemy slrength fac­ forces began February 1943 and ter­ standpoint of those who must bear ing American soldiery in ground minated in August 1945. Duration the brunt of battle' But, it is a fact combat in unbroken campaigns and of ground combat: 30 months. that wars are characterized, in retro­ one has to ask, "Why is it that Korea C. Korea: Ground combat in Ko­ spect, by statistics as a means of judg­ became a forgotten war?" rea in which American soldiery was ing the differing levels of risk en­ The reader is urged to remember under enemy fire was continuous in countered by those who fought the that what follows is a combination of scope and linear in terms of the pen­ wars. Risks over which they had no rounded off percentages and raw data. insula nature of the theater of war. control and to which they were sub­ One must bear in mind the global From September 1950 through July jected by fate. nature of WWI and WWII, and the 1953 three full US Corps were con­ These risks are a by-product of time, length and nature of the Viet­ stanlly engaged. Duration of ground many variables ranging from the na­ nam War to keep the perspective pre­ combat: 37 momhs. ture of the enemy. locale of battle, sented in context. As well, the fac­ D. Vietnam: Ground combat in perception of combatants regarding tor of "ground" combat is the com­ Vietnam was not continuous nor were the conflict and, to the perceived parison basis. Excluded are the fac­ all US forces constantly engaged. TI1e goals of the conflict. tors of air and sea combat because nature of the war was intermittem The degree to which these vari­ they varied so dramatically in the and rarely were Divisional sized ables interact can exert a major in­ wars of the 20th century in compari­ forces fully engaged. For compari­ fluence over the level of combat and son with the basic commonality of son purposes assume a form of con­ the odds faced by the soldiery that ground combat. stant, but nonlinear exposure to the are subjected to combat in any form. Ground Combat Duration: enemy. Duration of ground combat: Perhaps it is wrong to "measure" Note: Pertains to the length of time 81: months. war! For a nation and people it seems American soldiery was exposed to E. Persian Gulf: Due to the appropriate that wars should be re­ direct enemy action in ground corn­ nature of the Persian Gulf War and corded in their history and that rec­ bat campaigns. the Desert Shield/Desert Storm cam­ ognition be granted those of their A. WWI: America entered the paign aspects, it eases comparison countrymen they sent to do their bid­ war in Apr 1917. The war ended by assuming exposure to ground com­ ding. But, when a nation and people November 1918. Even though Amcri· bat effective with deployment of "forget" it is incumbent upon some can soldiery did not engage in corn­ forces to Saudi Arabia in August to encourage that they "remember"! bat in significant numbers irnmedi· 1990 and the termination of combat SO IT IS WITH "THE FORGOT­ ately following entry, the total pe­ in February 1991. Duration of TEN WAR" OF KOREA! riod is counted for ease of under­ ground combat: 6 months. The purpose of this short essay standing. Duration of ground com­ Excepting the length of the Viet· is not to denigrate the American sol­ bat in World War I = 20 months. nam War, and evaluating in terms of diery of other foreign wars of the B. WWII: One must look at constant linear ground combat at 20th century or to suggest that, in WWII, because of the global nature, Field Army level, the Korean War any way, their cause and contribu­ as Theaters of War. In fact, WWII is was the longest continuous ground tion thereto was any less than that of like four separate wars occurring si­ combat war. American soldiery in the soldiery of The Forgotten War! multaneously. Korea faced the enemy in constant But, -if the war in Korea is to be I. The Mediterranean ground contact longer than any campaigns remembered and the level of the sac­ campaigns began with the invasion in any theater of WWI, WWIJ, Viet­ rifices entailed understood, some of North Africa in November 1942. nam or the Persian Gulf! basis of comparison is appropriate. Progress with short periods of no Strengtb Of Enemy Ground Thus. what follows is an attempt ground contact tO the Sicily and Ital­ Forces: Note· Figures given are to place "The Forgouen War" in per­ ian campaigns through May 45. Du­ rounded to the neqrest thousand spective. More importantly, it is an ration of ground combat: 31 months. Next page THE GRAYBEARDS MAY-JUNE 1995 serves, including the Iraqi Republican National Guard, did not exceed the Korean War was 250,000. Without exception, in Korea, American soldiery deployed in Field Army the longest continu­ size, faced more enemy ground combat forces than in any unbroken series of ous ground combat campaigns in any of the foreign wars of the 20th century in which US fo rces were engaged! war. KIA, WIA, NIA and POW Percentages and ratio: (Note: Figures are computed on basis of US forces actually engaged in ground combat in a A. WWI: US units, when en· theater or operations. Figures for Korea, Vietnam and Persian Gulf, exclude gaged as a US Field Army were con­ including US ground fo rces that were not deployed to combat theater. fronted by enemy forces not ex­ Figures for WWI and WWII, due to global nature of these wars, include total ceeding 300,000, including front­ forces mobilized. The only purpose of comparison is to define the relative line and reserve forces. level of risk faced by the US ground combat soldiery. It is axiomatic that B. WWO: In all theaters, US forces at Field Anny level faced en· emy ground forces at an average of Without exception, in Korea, American soldiery deployed 295,000 in size. Tile fiercest battles in Field Army size, faced more enemy ground combat of WWU were the Battle of the Bulge forces than in any unbroken series of campaigns in any and Okinawa. In the Battle of the Bulge, the of the foreign wars of the 20th century in which US Germans committed about 295,000 forces were engaged! troops. In Okinawa, US forces faced approximately 100,000 Japanese troops. At any one time through­ during WWI and WWII, all mobilized ground fo rces faced the very real out the campaigns in the Mediter­ prospect of being engaged against enemy forces. In Korea, Vietnam and the ranean and Europe the enemy never Persian Gulf, only those forces deployed to the theater of war faced such had more than 56 Divisions engaged exposure. Thus, in comparing relative risk of becoming a casualty, missing against combined Anglo-American or captured, the soldier's risk was a function of potential deployment to the forces. combat theater versus serving a draftee tour or initial enlistment tour in C. Korea: Combined North Ko· noncombat theaters. As stated earlier, no war is a good war! However, rean and Communist Chinese forces limited wars, in terms of theaters of combat versus service in general can deployed in Korea approximated markedly influence risk factors. The data presented serve only to compare 1,500,000. Of these, no less than that risk level! Any casualty of any war is a victim of war, irrespective of the 500,000 were deployed in linear ar­ nature of that war.) ray against US/UN forces, the US portion of which approximated KIA/W IA MIA % Total POW% Died as 250,000. Except for brief periods %-ratio still missing POW preceding the Inchon landings, the WW I 7.6 1 of 12 not computed computed regrouping following CCF entry and, not following the withdrawal of X WWII 6.9 1 of 15 20 9.6 Corps after the Chosin Reservoir, all seven US Divisions and two Regi­ Korea 9.7 1 of 10 86 51 mental Combat Teams were in con­ stant combat with the enemy in front­ Vietnam 5.6 1 of 19 57 18 line or Corps reserve positions. Persian Gulf Insignificant 0 0 D. Vietnam: Computing en­ emy ground combat forces arrayed A direct comparison between Korea and Vietnam, because of the rela­ against US fo rces is difficult due to tive similarity in their non-global aspects reveals the following: the varying strength of Viet Cong indigenous forces and regular North A. Vietnam forces. However, at no time KIA/Month MIA Month Ratio: KIAIW IA were enemy forces in excess of 200,000 within the total US Corps Korea 1500 2800 1/2.6 Areas of Operation. Contact with regular NV A and indigenous Viet Vietnam 480 1750 1/3.7 Cong forces was sporadic and only rarely at levels higher than Brigade B. MIA TOTAL vs STILL MISSING sized US elements. Even when Di­ visional sized forces were engaged, Korea 9400 vs 8177 % Still MIA = 86% the aspect of linear war, as was com­ mon in WWI, WWII, Korea and the Vietnam 3500 vs 2100 % Still MIA = 57% Persian Gulf, was not characteristic of the Vietnam War. Comparison is an odious methodology to call attention to war! But, E. Persian Gulf: The Iraqis when a nation and people forget to remember a generation that goes to fielded the third largest standing war at their bidding, some means of gaining recognition for the sacri· Army in the world during the war. fices entailed by that generation is necessary! The foregoing is intended Frontline forces, with immediate re- only to demonstrate the true nature of the Korean War so that the

THE GRAYBEARDS MAY-JUNE 1995 The Korean War Veterans Memorial, to be dedicated on 27 July 1995 in the Nation's Capitol, is a belated recognition of the generation of Americans who are the veterans of"The Forgotten War"! veterans of Korea will be granted the recognition and Impact of Korean War: honor they arc due and, to ensure they will be enshrined A. The communist philosophy of conquest by force in the hearts and memory of their countrymen as are of arms was confronted and defeated. Result: forced the their brothers in arms from other wars! USSR and comintern to give pause before embarking on Wby, "The Forgotten War"? similar action. Given the above comparisons, how is it possible that B. Preserved a free people and nation from subju­ Korea has failed to be recognized for the major war that gation. Result: South Korea of today-an emerged na­ it was? Perhaps it is a function of many factors that, tion state, economically viable, democratic and thriving. combined, acted to create a perception that made Korea, C. Catalyst for the eventual downfall of Commu· The Forgotten War", inevitable. Even today, 45 years nism as a major threat to world peace. Result: Korea was after the onset of the war and, 42 since the cease fire, the opening engagement of the Cold War era. The re­ only a small percentage of Americans "lcnow" the Ko­ sultant process of confronting and thwarting communist rean War! expansion caused the communist philosophy and thwart· Some of the factors that influenced perception or ing communist expansion caused the communist phi· Korea may have been as follows: losophy and system to disintegrate. Absent the Korea a. Coming so soon after WWil, most Americans war, the opposite was a potential. conceived of war as a nation in arms. Their recall of D. Gave substance to the United Nations. Result: conditions during WWII did not match what was hap­ The participation and cooperation of the world's nations pening in Korea The "good times" of post WWll were in confronting communism made viable the concept of the dominant factor in American everyday life. People the United Nations and the goal of meeting the problems did not want to hear of war after their victory in a war of the world by united action. the scope of WWJJ. The Korean War Veterans Memorial, to be dedi· b. American leadership deliberately presented the cated on 27 July 1995 in the Nation's Capitol, is a war as a "police action." Every attempt was made to belated recognition of the generation of Americans who describe it as a limited involvement with little, if any, are the veterans of "The Forgotten War"! Appropriately, disruption of the pose WWil recovery efforts. the Memorial is a testament to patriotic service, the c. Few Americans could pcrcei ve even a remote equal to that of any generation of American soldiery. threat to our nation because of Korea. Thus. the interest The sacri nee made by this generation is not slighted in level was as remote as the fighting. Plus, so few of our the Memorial for Korea was also that kind of real war! population were in combat in Korea. less than I%, as But, equal emphasis is placed on the unique and lasting contrasted with almost 6% in WWil. contribution of this generation to the honor of our Na­ d. The Korean War, after CCF intervention, seemed tion, its' soldiery and the role they played in making the to be a stalemate, with no perceived goal of victory. world of nations what it is today! Plus, after truce tal ks began, the emphasis of media interest focused on such and their interminable length About the Author gave the impression of the war "sputtering" to an end. COL William E. Webtr retiffd Ortobtr 1980 after 37 ,..rs and 7 e. American educational practices relegated Korea months of adivt smict. IDTn in Chir1J9o, IL he attended seromlory ond to a "five paragraph" war in our history books. More high schools In Mll~~~t~ukee, WI and fnsloy, Al. 1M roctirtd o IS from till emphasis was placed on the presumed threat to western Univmiry of Maty{ond ond AlA, Hood College. Ho is lf!llrri.J with two Europe from communism and the resultant development children. of NATO. Ho Mlisttd in the Army on 25 Feb 43. Aher roceiving o commission f. Much of the industrial effort to sustain forces in in OCS he m assigntd to tbe 11th ABN Div in tho Padfic serving tbNo Korea was concentrated in Japan. Thus, American in­ until the end of WWII onJ the occupotlon of Japan. He WIIS Jep/o,J to dustry, communications and workers were not uaware.. Koreo with tho IBlth ABN Regimental Combat Team ot the outbreolc of of any changes in their perception of what was ongoing. the Wor. Wounded while commanding "K" Co. of tho IB7th, he llltlS g. Korea, in contrast to Vietnam, was not a "TV" evocuottd to aJNUS for prolonged hospitalization. war! Vietnam was a daily event in American life. Korea Ho is o gracluato of tbetNF OFF ADV Coune, Command & Gentrol was but an intermittent event. Staff Co/logo, Anntd Forces Staff (ai/II!Je oncl the Army Wor Collll!}o. His h. Servicemen rerurning from Korea were "lost" in many ossignmMII includo staff dury ODCSPER, HOS USAREIIR; OPNS OFF, our population and intent upon getting on with their ODCSOPS HQS CEIITAG in Europo; DIV CHIEF, HQS DA (ODCSPER); DEP DIR, lives. Their sequencing and numerical rate of return was Army CoiNI

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RESOLUTION Organization History Being Written RE: ENROLLING MEMBERS IN THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION KWVA's newly appointed historian has been asked to compile a history of the WHEREAS ...... The strength of the Korean formation of the Korean War Veteran's War Veterans Association, Inc. lies within the Association. If you were a part of the local Chapters, and founding group, or if you have materials, accounts, leuers, early Graybeard, pa­ WHEREAS ...... There is a need to increase our pers, archival materials, photographs, or National strength through individual State Depart­ anything which relates to the first decade ments and Chapter growth, and of the Association, please contact Paul M. RESOLVED...... That through current Bylaws, ad- Edwards, PO Box 436, Independence, ditional membership in local Chapters is not addressed, Missouri, 64051 or call or FAX 816-252- 5624. RESOLVED ...... That the fo llowing be followed Many than.ks for your help. I look under Korean War Veterans Association. Inc. Bylaws, forward to producing an interesting and Effective: 0001,27 July 1992, Amended: 0001 27 July informativc h.istory. 1994, changed to; Sincerely, Paul A. Edwards ARTICLE KWV A Historian DEPARTMENTS AND CHAPTERS l! CHAPTERS MEMBERS SECTION I. ATTN. : ALL KWVA The official ball ot for the election of four (4) a. Additional members joining said Chapters, members of the Board of Directors is auachcd as must be enrolled as a National member and must the center-fold of this issue of Graybeards. Check maintain their membership in the National Organiza­ your dues paid-up status by checking the label on tion. Those persons joining said Chapters, and NOT this issue. 011ly paid-11p memiJers are eligible to joini ng the National organization, must be classified ctw a ballot. Ballots will be verified as part of by the Chapter, as an Associ ate Member with NO the counting process. Make sure your

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PROPOSED KWVA RESTRUCTURE RESOLUTION I. Es!ab!jshmen! of Regjonal Dirwora)es A. A re$;iOn is a geographical gro~pin~ of_ s~a!es and territories for !he purpose of membershil) expansio_n. Each region will be represented by a "res1den1 D1rec!or, elec!ed for a !hree (3) year term to the Exccuuve Counc1!. Elections to be held in accordance to KWVA By-laws. The elected Directors shall not hold any KWV A elective office at the State or Chapter levels during their three (3) year term.

Region I Region 2 Region 3 Region 4 Connecticu! Delaware Alabama Indiana Maine Maryland Florida Kentucky Massachuseus New Jersey Georgia Michigan New Hampshire Pennsylvania Mississippi Ohio New York Virginia North Carolina Wisconsin Rhode Island West Virginia South Carolina Tennessee Vermont Dist. of Columbia Puerto Rico Virgin Islands

RegionS Region 6 Region 7 Region 8 Minnesota Missouri Arizona California Iowa Kansas New Mexico Nevada North Dakma Oklahoma Colorado Washing1on Sou!h Dakota Texas U!ah Oregon Nebraska Arkansas Idaho Hawaii Mon1ana Louisiana Wyoming Alaska Illinois Guam B. Durje.s of Regjopal Directors: I. Be responsible for the implementation or effective programs for new memberships, early renewals and organization of new departments and chapters as prescribed by National By-laws and Executive Council. 2. Ensure the lines of communications arc tightly drawn so !hat flow of information will be easily available to all regional stale departmcn!S, chapters, members at large, and the Execu!ive CounciL 3. Aftirm !hal KWVA programs, objectives and By-Jaws are adhered to by all departments and chapters. 4. Provide a centralized communication linkage for all regionallsta!e matters that require !he assis!ance of National Officers or !he Executive CounciL S. Ensure constiruem imerests are heard at Executive Council mee!i.ngs as accorded by KWVA By-Jaws. 6. Keep abreast of regional legislative bills !hat may impac! Korean War ve!etans and present recom· mendations to !he National for onc!usion or presentation to !he Executive Council for ac1ion. 7. Maintain contac!S a.nd liaison with all local public, veteran and government organiza!ions in similar fields of endeavor, bearing in mind, accomplishments of mutual objec!ives are for !he benefi! of all vetetans and dependents as well as our own. 8. Coordinate with state departments, chapters and other regionall!ocal veteran organizations to increase public awareness of KWV A and its objectives. 9. Hold 1wo (2) yearly meetings wi!h State/Chapter Presidents 60 days prior to Annual KWVA Mid­ Winter Meeting and National Reunion to address issues requiring Council decisions. C. Procedural ImpHcations· The Resolution will be implemented beginning with !he 1996 Elections, if approved by the membership at the 1995 Reunion. Final result is for eight (8) Directors of the Executive Council to be elected by members of !heir cognizant regions and four (4) Directors wi!l be at-large members, elected nationally by all KWV A members. Four (4) Directorships each will be open in July 1996 and 1997 respectively. The 1997 elections should finalize the proposed realignment of the Board of Directors. The results of !he 1995 Directorship elections will de!etmine how !he Executive Council will break down !he regiooal and at large Direc!or­ ships for the 1996 and 1997 elecuons. Candidates cannot run for regional and at-large Direc!orships a! !he same time. It will be up 10 Slate Depanments/Cbapters to ensure qualified candida!es run for elec!ions !o represen! their respective regions. If no candidate declares h•slher intention 10 run for a Regional Direc!or, !he Executive Council will fill !hat vacancy as accorded by By-Jaws Ar!icle m, Section 6, ei!her by appoin1men1 or select candida!es who ran as a!-largc Direc!ors !ha! were not elected. All candidates for Oirec!ors, must be certified by the Nominations Chairman as accorded by By-laws Article m, Sections 3C & D. The proposed restructure does not violate general membership voting rights or election processes, nor alter any KWV A By-laws. It is strictly an organiza!ional change to give !he general membership a more "representative" say and vote on !he conduc! of KWV A business affairs and decisions. 1 would also request !he Council consider a limited travel budget for !he eight (8) Regional Directors. It would be an incentive in filling their mission. THE GRAYBEARDS MAY-JUNE 1995

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Reunion Update by Harry Wallace, Reunion Chairman Daniel Smith, Reunion Coordinator

We have provided periodic reports on activities leading to the KWVA Reunion sch~uled to stan with the Board of Directors meeting on July 25 followed by the general meeting. Presidential Reception and Banquet at the Omni-Shoreham Hotel on Ju ly 26.

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS Richard J. Greene & Associates (RGA), KWVA's agent, has reponed to us that rooms at various rates are still available and also banquet tickets can still be obtained. Veterans should call 1-800-495-KWV A (5982) or 301-656-1800 and indicate their nc~s and immediately send via fax or mail to: Richard Greene + Associates, the completed registration and package plan form printed in The Graybeards (Pages 61 and 63). Sometime in late May or early June each KWV A registrant will receive hotel material directly from the respective hotels, outlining general and specific info rmation about the hotel.

REUNION Rt:GlSTRATION Tom Clawson, Registration Co-Chairman, bas been extremely helpful in assisting with the ta~ ks to be completed. Tom's wife Sue along with Katherine and Nancy Lane Cook will be working the registration table, We cannot express enough the welcom~ addition of individuals volunteering to assist us. We welcome and ne~ additional volunteers. Please contact Dan Smith at (301) 656-1800 if you or your family members have any time now or in July to contribute to this effort. For those of you who have registered through Richard J. Greene & Associates, the following are some of the ite ms that will be included in your registration package:

*Material on sites to visit in Washington D.C. *B adges, Banquet and Breakfast tickets *Transportation tickets

TRANSPORTATION FOR KWVA MEMBERS AND FAMILIES Transportation Chairman. Jim Martin (410) 285-0707, has been working extensively with us in coordinating and designing plans with National Coach Works, Inc. of Virginia to provide plans for KWV A members, who have signed up for bus services with RGA. to arrive and depart at the various Reunion/Dedication events.

QUARTERMASTER ACTlVlTIES John Maison. 1-800-603-6555, has volunteered to coordinate the KWVA Quartermaster activities. There will be badges. hats and related paraphernalia available for sale.

BLACK-AMERICAN VETERANS ACTIVITIES Mrs. Grace Johnson of Allanta, a Gold Star Recipient, has been communicating with Congres­ sional and former White House personnel concerning the role Black-Americans played in the Korean War. She will serve as the coordinator for the display of Black-American photos, leuers and other paraphernalia at the headquarters hotel. She can be contacted at 481 Maynard Terrace SE, Atlanta GA 30316, (404) 377-3860.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS The following page is a Schedule of Reunion/Dedication Events for the week of July 25-29. The final schedule will be printed in the next issue of The Greybeards and wi ll include additions and deletions. ~ starred ilems jgdjcate KWVA evegts ogly

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TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS as or May 4, 1995 The Korean War Veterans Reunion • and Memorial Dedication TUESDAY July 25 *KWVA Board Member Meeting - Omni-Shoreham Hotel

WEDNESDAY .July 26 9AM •General Meeting- Omni-Shoreham

4-SPM •Exchange of Greetings-Omni-Shoreham- Presidents of The International Federation of Korean War Veterans Association

SPM *KWV A Presidential Reception

7PM •KWVA Banquet by Reservation

THURSDAY July 27 lOAM Wreath laying Ceremony- Arlington Cemetery

2PM Korean War Memorial Dedication - The Mall Site

All Day Mall Activities including Entertainment and Tents 8:30PM Fireworks Display

FRIDAY July 28 7-9AM *KWVA Breakfast- Omni Shoreham

lOAM Mass Muster, Review by ilie Joint Chiefs on the Mall

3PM *Commemorative Memorial Service at The National Cathedral - on Wisconsin Ave.

Mall Activities

SATURDAY .July 29

lOAM Parade - Constitution Ave. Mall Activities

•KWVA sponsored events only

THE GRAYBEARDS MAY-JUNE 1995 O FFICIAL A An UuUtentic American Hero Recently all of us lost a very dear friend. Roben L. DeBarge died on November 5, 1986 of a bean auack at BALANCESHEET the age of 63. Bob was a Navy veteran of World war II ANOP BOFII&LOSSSTATEMENT who was later terribly wounded by a shattenng grenade blast in the Korean conflict It destroyed one of his KOREAN WAR VETERANS ASSOCIATION, INC. vocal cords and the right internal carotid anery, the Period Ending Apri130, 19115 main vessel to the right side of the brain. Left fo r dead, he was discovered on the field and through providence, BALANCI S HBBT medical skill and miracles he survived · mute and hemiplegic. With the tender care of his adoring wife, Janet, the marvels of rehabilitative medicine and his CQBBINT ASSE TS indomitable spirit, Bob learned to talk and to walk again with no assistance other than a brace on his left foot to CASH ' CERTIFICATES OF prevem foot-drop. DEPOSITS ...... $245,113.00 When Janet became a victim of Alzheimer's disease FIXED ASSETS •.•...... 10,638.00 , Bob gave his time and effort to the ADRDA, San OTHER ASSETS ...... 58 262 00 Diego. I can recall he was presem at almost every sup­ TOTAL CVBB&NT ASSETS ..•. $314,013.00 port group meeting with his cheerful smile and warm greeting. With his speech disability it was very difficult for me with my hearing disability to understand him, but when the time was taken 10 listen one found a ClJBUI'J' LIAJILI TJIS delightful, humorous, caring, interested and tDlerest· ing human being. I really got 10 know Bob when we ACCOUNTS PAYABLE ...... $28, 606.00 worked together to Jay the carpet on the back ramp of the Alzheimer's Family Center in Hillcrest. h was a tOTAL LIABILITY ...... $28, 606.00 messy job spreading the mastic glue, which seemed to get on everything. Not on ly was Bob helpful, he practi· RETAINED EARNINGS ...... $295,109.00 cally took over the job with his powerful right hand pulling the carpet after he had taken off his root brace in CI!BliiNT PIRIQD PROFit ..... ($9, 701.001 order to kneel. And when there was a problem, he came up with solutions faster than I, with an undamaged . Bob was very, very bright. tOtAL IQUity , ...... $285,407.00 brain, did One day I received a teller from a caring and con­ cerned neighbor asking me to intercede to prevem Bob TOTAL LI! B I L I TIIS l OVItt ... $314 . 014 00 carrying 1anet from his car when he brought her back to their home each weekend from the nursing home. I wrote back, it was something I couldn't do, for this was INCOKI S'fADKINT Bob's expression of Jove for Janet and I didn't feel it proper to interfere. I don't know if Bob died prematurely MERCHANDISE SALES (NET) ... ( $11, 008.00) as the result of the tremendous efforts he toolc with Janet OTHER I NCOME ...... 6, 069.00 until her death in January of last year. but I suspect he MEMBERSHIP INCOME ...... •.•. 70,264.00 was yet another, second victim of Alzheimer's disease. the REUNION INCOME ...... 2 4 . 0 0 Whenever I feel down and become depressed by greed. uncaring and deceit or some around us, I will think of Bob DeBargc and hi s invincible spirit, i!lumi· T OTAL UYJ!N'QIS ...... S§5 3 4 9 00 nated by love and compassion for his fellow man -and let the sun shine in. An Editorial from 'he San Diego Althcimers Disease a.od Related OP E RATING EXPiiNSiiS Oi&c)rden A.uoc.ia•ion New.rletter (Spring 1987)

ADMI NISTRATION ...... $41,028.00 The above srory is a re.wlr of a /erter sent ro Presi· TELL AMERICA ...... 690.00 denr, Nick Pappas in January 1995 by Bob DeBarge's QUARTERMASTER ...... • . • . • ...... 88.00 sisrer, Doris A. Muise. Htr brorher died, leaving his remains 10 rhe Medical Universiry in MassachusetTs so REUNION ...... 75.00 rhey could study the brain and set if they could help GRAYBEARDS ...... 33, 168.00 or her veTerans who had similar inJuries. As a result, his remains were cremaud several months Jour and he t OTAL OPI BATING ZJP$NSIS .. $75,049.00 does not have any kind ofsrone or marker. Her lener was Turned over to Samuel B. Mullin, HIT PROlif/LQSS ...... ($9 200 QQ) Commander of the DA V, Dorchester Chapter No. 13. He immediately rook steps ro arrange proper recognition ro Bob for his service a11d courageous life, but also to two of his brorhers who died from exposure ro Agent Orange in Vietnam. A proper burial service will IJe conducted for rile brothers on May 21, 1995 0 11 Cape Cod. THE GRAYBEARDS dl MAY-JUNE 1995

I STATEMENT OF friends. There will be a parade. a fireworks display, and get this- a reenactment of the artillery barrage staged The Korean War Veterans during the laSt hour of the Korean. War just be~ore the a.rmistice took effecL Plus, there w1ll be Memonal Ser­ Reunion Before vices at Fon Story. If a veterans organization wishes to have their reunion, it will be done. The parade w1ll be Department of Veterans Affairs led by TASK FORCE SMITH, the lirst American Troops , Commonwealth to fight in Korea, and I understand they will have their of Virginia reunion at that time. We are working ou plans to have the largest Please accept our history thanks for your kind invitation to lesson at that time. Worki ng with high school and explain the purpose of the col­ Korean War Veterans Re­ leges. we are attempting to have students take lhe oral union. history of those of us fighting in Korea, The orig or serving as did inator of the Korean War Veterans Reu nion one of our number, in the United States. is retired Master Sergeant Richard Oallmcycr, of Vir· The 82nd Airborne was the on ly fully equipped, ginia Beach. Dick would have been here today, but for fully manned, and trained division stationed in lhe Con­ one small detail. As many veterans, old age caught up tinental U.S . in 1950 that could be injected directly into with Dick. He is in the hospital recovering from a seri­ combat. It was kept intact for any emergency. During ous operation. He is recovering, and I am here before the Korean War we rapidly built up our forces in Europe you today. and around the world includ10g Indo-China. Wilhout The Korean War Veterans Reunion is now a real formalities, this reunion will be exciting. project with great suppon grown from the acorn of an • And buddies will become closer friends, idea of Dick's. Dick wondered for the bow the intervening years Richmond Korean Presbyterian church, 2990 treated his buddies in Korea. He could not lind them. He Broad Rock Road, Richmond is having a special went to the Virginia Beach city Officials with the con­ program for the Korean war veterans day at 5 ce_pt of the reunion, not only for his forty buddies. but for P.M .. , June 17, 1995. The Korean War Veterans m1ssing friends of all who served during the Korean Association will War, all 4.6 mil lion still living. Virginia Beach supply a response by our Na­ was very tional President Nick excited, Pappas. The President of and agreed to assist. the Korean Ex -Prisoners of The State Department of the VFW put an ad In their War, Earl Dantzler, and ROK veteran Col. Hec Yong Lee. All are General Orders for July, 1994. I read the ad. which did not have a phone number members of the KWV A. or address. called the National We trust that you will feel the excitement of Commander of the Korean veter­ war Veterans Association. ans working together and we invite you to join and enjoy who had just received literature, and I called Dick to tell this effort. him of KWV A and to find out what he was doing. As a result Again thank you for allowing us to present our of that lengthy telephone call. Dick program. lea.rned that lhis was not to be the first Korean War Blaine Veterans Reunion, for the KWVA did have annual re­ P. Friedlander unions for the 2341 Dale Drive, Falls Church, VA. 22043 past ten years and I learned about the 703-560-4716 First Annual Reunion at Virginia Beach. The result.- • we are grateful to be heard by the Department of Veterans Affairs and would appreciate your The offices and officers of the assistance in passing the word; Korean War Veterans Reunion • What was a group of four of us last August is now a new and viable veterans organitation in Main Office: Virginia. The four of us meeting in Ole ornces Korean War Veterans Reunion of the Convention Bureau has turned imo the Pa.rkway Two, Suite 207 Korean Wa.r Veterans Association, Department 2697 International Parkway of Virginia, with Chapters now being Virginia Beach, v A 23452 formed in Virginia Beach, Hampton. two chap­ ters in Richmond, and three chapters in NorUl· 1-804-468-0846 ern Virginia. We hope to have 2.000 members when we have the first meeting of the Depart· President Richard Oall meyer ment in October. 1995. 808 Oldham Road • And more important, lhe First Annual Reunion Virginia Beach, VA 23464 will be held in Virginia Beach from October 19 until October 21, 1995. I hand each member a 1-804-467-1233 copy of the Korean War Veterans Associalton magazine THE GRAYBEARDS, where Acting President Bob Swink on pages 46 and 47 one may find a regiStration 2004 Echo Cove form and a list of the hotels. Virginia Beach, VA 23454 This will be a different type of reunion, There will be no banquets and no formalities. This will be a chance 1-804-481-0469 for old buddies to meet, and new buddies to become old Korean War Veterans Reunion Registration Form is found on page 46

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I OUR MEMORIAL

The Statues - On the move . • • by Shtrm Prall llts 0300 on the east coast on April 17, 1995. In numerous hotels around the town of Beacon NY, on the Hudson about live miles above U1e U.S. Military Acad­ emy nt West Point, early calls are ring­ ing in the rooms of KWVA veterans. They are assembled in the area to es· con nnd accompany the 19 stainless steel statues of Korean War ground troops that are tO be moved from the local foundry to the Korean Veterans ..... _.­ Memorial site on the Mall in the Nation's Capital. By 0400 some 20 cars of veterans are gathered 10 the brisk night air, un­ der a full moon. in the compound of the Tallix Art Foundry for a briefing of truck drivers and others by the convoy commanders KWV A Pres Nick Pappas and Maryland Chapter coordinator Jim Martin, and RJy Donnelly. In the Walt Whitman Real Stop foundry yards, the 19 statues are loaded on three llat bed " 18 wheeler" semi-trucks of the Ander· At 0900, the convoy departs, again on schedule, for son Trucking Service from St Paul. MN. That firm last the remaining 30 miles to the Delaware Veterans Memo· winter also moved the Wall to the site from Minneapo­ rial Park in a flag bedecked grassy rise along side 1-95 at lis. The statues arc cradled and strapped on their sides, the South end of the Memorial Bridges over the Dela­ but unwrapped so they can be seen along the way, on the ware River where it halts for memorial services. truck beds. I Precisely on schedule at 0400, with Pappas in the lead truck. the convoy edges out of the foundry and onto Fishkill Road for the short trip to Interstates 84 West, and 87-287 South to the New Jersey Turnpike. Ray Donnelly and Shcrm Pratt left earlier and preceded the convoy through the day as advance liaisons to spot any problems along the route.

In ceremonies put t ogether by Bill Hancock of the KWV A Delaware Chapter, and Emceed by State Vet Affairs Commissioner Charles Farrell, there was posting of the color guard from the Dover Air Force Base, and the chaplains invocation. Messages were read from Gov. Tom Carper, Senators Joseph Btden and William Roth, and Congressman Michael Castle. The principle speaker was MOen George Hastings, Del/National Guard. Also attending were reps of lhe local chapters of most. major vet associations to tnclude the VFW. American Legion, Paralyzed Vets of America. Manne Corp League, Order At 0815. shghtly ahead of schedule. the convoy with of Purple Hearts, Navy Fleet Assn, Vietnam Vets of police escort lights flashing pulls into the Walt Whitman Amer .. Jewish War Vets, and Reserve Officers Assn. The Rest Area and halts for pit stops, daylight viewing and location of the three trucks of statues in the adjacent "'photo-ops" in the warming early morning sunshine. parking lot afforded ample opportunities for inspection H'cre the vets are joined by fellow KWV A members from and photographing by the several hundred people in New Jersey. NY and Penn .. attendance. THE GRAYBEARDS m MAY-JUNE 1995

I The Trip Down from Foundry - a KWVA Operation! By 1300 the statue trucks and the rest of the convoy police motorcyclemen arnved at the Memorial Site amves. under Maryland Police escort. at the Maryland State in the shadows of the Lmcoln Memorial on the Mall in Washington. On hand was a crowd of several hundred and batteries of news media cam­ eramen at the ready, under overcast skies with scattered threats of a shower. In a ceremony announced and organized by • KWVA National Service Director Norbert "Skip" Reiner, and with music provided by the U.S. Navy Band Conducted by Chief Art Cochran, numerous individuals involved in the Memorial project were introduced and made comments. Included were Kent Cooper on behalf of the Engineering fi rm building the Memorial; sculptor Frank Gaylord, Tallix Foundry President Dick Polich, Korean Em­ bassy Minister Jang Jai-Ryon~; American Battle Monuments Commission Acung Secretary Ken Pond; KWV A Pres. Pappas, and Memorial Advi­ Delaware Memorial Site sory Board Exec. Secretary Robert Hansen. The keynote address was delivered by Board Chairman Korean War Memorial in the Canton Waterfront Park on Bos­ Raymond Davis, US Marme Corp Ret. and Medal ton Street an Baltimore. and was joined by addiltonal carloads of Honor recipient. General Davis reviewed the of KWV A members from local area chapters. history of the Memorial PrOJect and expressed ap­ The moving and touching ceremonies handled by Mary- preciation to the many people mvolved. Thus, with the arrival of the statues, the last major step in the completion of the Memorial is over. The statues were promptly off loaded and are now on their pedestals in the commemorative field within the site. There now remains only the mat­ ter of final touches to some sidewalks and vegeta­ tion and the Memorial wi ll be complete and ready for dedication on Jul y 27th. The elaborate dedica­ tion ceremonies wi II be headed by the Presidents of Korea and the United States. and attended by countless major national organizations, veterans groups, and by other dignitaries from America and the foreign nations involved in the Korean War. KWV A members can take great satisfaction in this accomplishment. Our Memonal is in every sense, "a unique artistic achievement that will become world renowned and a fining tribute to the many veterans who paid the price for victory to end the Korean War. " Photos by Ray Donnelly and wrirer. land Chapter Pres. William "Bud" Wahlhaupter, began with the posting of colors and an invocn- -,_ ,·. tion by National Guard Chaplain Col. Paul L. Grant. 111e speakers list, headed by Baltimore Mayor Hon. Kurt Schmoke, included KWVA Vice Pres Harry Wallace. BGen Thomas Baker, AG, Md National Guard, and Col Randall Inouye, U. S. Army Baltimore Dist. Engr, the office under whose jurisdiction the Korean Memorial has been, and IS being. built. Mayor Schmoke paid tribute to the courage and sacrifices of those who laid down their lives on the field of battle in the Korean War, or other­ wise paid the pnce for victory in that struggle. He also expressed his appreciation to all living vets who had contributed so much, and had worked so long and diligently so that the Na­ tional Memorial could become a reality. At 1515 the statue convoy, escorted by DC

THE GRAYBEARDS MAY-JUNE 1995 Tallix Art Foundry THE KOREAN WAR BEACON, NEW YOR K VETERANS MEMORIAL April 11, 1995 An eerie feeling came over me boarded LSTs for that battleground. out of U1e mud. Unfortunately, I as I looked at the statues of the troop­ With great sadness I recalled, bow, was thrown down into the mud by ers lined up in patrol order as set up in one day they suffered 700 casual­ the artillery barrages firing from my at the Tallix Art Foundry-Forty four ties in a Communist ambush. immediate rear. I remembered fa ll· years melted away and it was 1951 These survivors of the 29th ing three times from this fragile again and I felt the frigid Korean RCT, later became members of the perch - artillery fired all niqht - cold and some of the terrible fear understrength Tropic Lightning' and the third time, being totally ex­ that was inherent wtth a nineteen 25th lnfa.otry DivisiOn - becoming hausted, I said, "the hell with it" year old's uoceruuoties in War. the third battalions of the 27th train­ and slept 10 the mod. Names reeled around in my head: ing, 300 Volunteers were approved Today, I was privileged 10 81· Yongduogpo, Seoul. Taegon. Taegu, for transfer 10 Korea - where I tend the ceremony in the company of Kimpo, the Taeback Mountams in joined the 25th Infantry and was as­ Nauonal President Nick Pappas and the South. the Hamgyong Mou ntains signed to the 21st AAA AW Battal­ Jim Martin of the Maryland Chap· in the North. ion. I mused about my introduction ler -our v ery able Convoy Com­ I thought about the 29th Regi­ to the shooting war - going forward mander. mental Combat Team, Camp from the Rcpo Company in It was a long and thrilling day, Napunja, Okinawa-activated on Yongdungpo. and, in a heavy rain a very touching ceremony, and will Okinawa on 1 May 1949 as the secu­ coming to an unknown campsite near long live in my memories of this rity force for that island-and how an Artillery Unit. Here, finding: two Memorial. within a few weeks of the start of the empty ammo boxes, a narrow plank a Alldrew J. Lyoc:h Korean War. this undcrstrength reg•• of wood, and covering myself with KWV A· National Direc:tot ment. Pirst and Third Battalions, poncho, I fashioned a bed to keep

j I Am Not Forgotten I I have walked these Korean hills before, crossed these rivers ! I have passed through these fields, heavy with the odor of growth My presence is here... and elsewhere In the pages of a letter, yellow with age AJ the edge of a photograph, on a tom dance program I am by love begotten ... I am not forgotten. I am here in the hearts of those who were with me On the Perimeter, at Inchon, at The Reservoir and The River And in the hearts of those who waited ... l In their thoughts I walk again j summer evening 1 And I wait at the curb in my car on a soft The sound of crickets, of passing automobiles And the muted songs of the dty are near. I am a tear in the eyes of mothers, sisters, fathers, Brothers, wives, friends, lovers ... I am by love begotten ... I am not forgotten. I am black, white, Jewish, Cenlile, red, yellow I speak English, Hebrew, Korean, Chinese, Gaelic, German, Spanish I am known in many countries and by many people ... I have heard the rush of summer seas and the fist of thunder ... I have known a distant star on a cold December night... And I have known the love of a friend who would die for me And I for him ... I am by love begotten ... I am never forgotten. Prin ted in Chosin Few Digest - Richard Laurens Kirk

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I Who Are The Chosin Few? When it Began Background: In the summer of 1950 the Harry S. Truman decided to obstruct Air Force, Navy and Marine Air and Uoiled States of America was at the Communists plans. In a bold Australian Air Forces. This complete peace. At least as far as the Ameri­ counter move he committed U.S. Air, superiority of land and sea afforded can public was concerned. The Ber­ Naval and land forces to the Korean the UN ground forces the cover, sup­ lin crisis was over and most Ameri­ Peninsula. General of the Army, Dou­ port and supply they needed to hold cans were looking forward to in­ glas MacArthur was named by onto a tiny corner of South Korea, creased prosperity. Truman as overall commander of the named "The Pusan Perimeter." The US Forces. South Korean President UN ground force was under the com­ In the Far East, a small penin­ Dr. Syngman Rhee, placed the Re­ mand or LT.GEN Walton Walker, sula separates the two giant Asian public or Korea (ROK) forces under U.S. Eighth Army, Commander. The countries, China and Japan. This MacArthur's command. force consisted of four incomplete US peninsula is Korea. Korea was po­ In a spat with member nations Army Divisions. a Marine Brigade, litically divided at the end of World in the Security Council of the United a British Brigade and the remnants War II by an agreement between the Nations over the admission of Com­ or two corps of ROK troops. United States and the Soviet Union. munist China and expulsion of Na­ By the early part of September, The Northern half was place under tionalist China. The Soviet Union 1950. it was touch and go as to wether communist rule and the South under walked out. With the absence or Jacob or not the UN troops could bold the democratic rule. From the later part Mahk. the Soviet Union's Ambassa­ small perimeter. On September 15, of 1945 through the early part or dor to the United Nations, the United 1950 MacArthur in a brilliant move 1950, both the North and the South States sought and obtatned UN sanc­ directed an amphibious landing on built up their armed Forces. How­ tiOns against North Korea. Token the west coast of South Korea at the ever, the Soviet Union prepared and forces were committed by other UN seaport of Inchon. After extensive armed the North with modern offen­ nations, with the largest contingent naval gun fire and air bombardment sive weapons. While the United furnished by the United Kingdom. by the combined naval, marine and States prepared the Soutll with hardly All UN Forces were placed under the air force planes, the landing was more than a national police force. command of General MacArthur. spearheaded by tile First Marine Di­ Then on Ju ne 25, 1950 the Com· In June or 1950 the US Armed vision, reinforced and followed by munists decided to make a bold move. Services were the weakest they have the Seventll Army D ivision. In a few The North Korean regime under the been since the end of World War ll short weeks Seoul, the capital city of dictator Kim IL Sun, with the Soviet in 1945. MacArthur scrambled to­ South Korea, was retaken and the Union's blessing, invaded the South. gether a piecemeal land force in J a­ North Koreans supply lines were cut. This was the stan of the Korean War, pan and sent it to Korea. The imme­ This move effectively ended the which lasted 3 years, I month and 2 diate purpose was to hold on until North Korean Peoples Army Forces days, and cost America 54,246 dead, the UN land forces could be built to in the south. 103,294 wounded in action and left sufficient strength to counteract the 8,177 listed as "missing in action.'' North Korean Peoples Army These Americans are still accounted (NKPA). The two UN forces that A backgrounder on the beginning for to this day. quockJy gained superiority was the phase of the Korean War reprinted Por those too young LO remem­ US and Briush Naval Forces and the from The Kore•n Warrior, newsletter ber the President of the United States. combined m lead by the US Fifth of the Texas Lone Star Chapter.

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I Blaine P. Friedlander Maybe what happened is this: until he read the Graybeards and all Some corporal asked his sergeant, of his beliefs were under a cloud. "Which one do l use? War, Conflict, Bob called and read the article to us. Conflict or War? Police Action? Answer me that, The reader will note that the sarge!" Last month, we wrote about Po· source of the clipping was "Special lice actions, conflicts and wars. We The Sergeant replied, "Wait Dispatch". This indicates that the have two responses. one'" The Sergeant then went to the DOD sent out a special dispatch to Second Looie, who then went to the the news media. Somewhere, in some One was from Robert J. Rath, First Looic, who then went to che warehouse, the "order" and the PIO Missouri Chapter # 1, calling to ad· Captain, who then went to the Ma· release therefrom was accomplished vise chat he had definitive proof it jor, who then went to the Light Colo· Friday, 25 Aprill955. The Pentagon was the Korean War. He had saved a nel, who went to che bird Colonel is looking for it. newspaper clipping chat proves that who went to the Star. the upoliceacLion'' or- "Conflict" was Bob, when we track down the changed inl958 to a "war." The clip· The Star said, "Wait one! Let document we will know more. Then, ping is as follows: me decide!'' The Star-then called again, we may not! In any event, all in che Sergeant Major, and said, "Ser· in KWV A should be thankful that NOW ITS OFFICIAL: geant, prepare an order deciding what Bob Rath saved the clipping and it KOREAN BATTLE ACTION we call the Korean War in the De­ may be that we shall solve the mys­ WAS A WAR partment of Defense' tery of the Pentagon's official no­ WY. Herald Tribune, St. Louis The Sergeant Major saluted menclature for one each: War, Ko· Post DiSPatch. & Special Dis· smartly, wheeled and marched briskly rean (I 950-1955). patch) to the Corporal, "Corporal." said the However, the proper conclu· -Washington, April26, [1958] Sergeant Major, "Tomorrow Morn­ sion: Let us all refer to the Korean Henceforth the conflict in Ko­ ing at 0-Dark-Thirty, you will have, War, and ignore those who use other rea will be termed officially a one each, an official directive decid· descriptions. "war", according to the new ing what we will call the Korean War Department of Defense order. in the Defense Department." "But Bronze Star Previously, regulations had re­ Sarge. which name should I use?" quired military personnel tore­ "Its your choice, I am already late for For those who have made in· fer to the war as a "conflict" or Happy Hour." quiry, be advised that while on my "United Nations police action: quest for che Wall of Honor, I made As Corporals have done since This is the entire article. a contact with a person who believes armies began, he made a beeline to that CIB holders and other combat Rath thought that this was a the latrine (where he does his best personnel in Korea not eligible for dispositional government action. but thinking) and made che decision as the CIB should be recognized with a it was not. Only che Congress can he was polishing his CIB, "I kinda Bronze Star. declare a war. The Korean War was like Korean War," The Corporal then This person is not only working not a declared war. prepared the order or circular or to obtain this recognition, but to ret· whatever, and on 24 April 1955, This was an imernal action ap· roactively seek a CIB type of recog· placed the document in the middle of nition for the Navy, Marines and plicable to the Department of De· the Sergeant Major's desk. Promptly fense only. It appears that those in Army personnel such as Artillery and at 0800 25 April 1955, the Star said Armor. More later. the services who had to describe the to the Top, "Well done." The docu· action in Korea were using "Korean ment was prepared and as tar as the Virginia Department war·, "Korean Conflict". "Korean Department or Defense was concerned Police action", or "United Nations it was 111e Korean War. The Virginia Departmem for the police action". It was all very con· KWV A was established in Apri l. fusing; Regs referred to a conflict or How do we prove this? Well, We have over 100 expected mem· United Nations police action. the Corporal took the paper and tiled hers, and will grow. For more infor· it. No one has seen it since. What A search of the Department or mation contact Dick Gallrocycr, in­ happened to the Corporal? Well, the terim secretary, at 808 Oldham Road, the Army Library revealed no orders corporal was discharged from the ser­ issued by che Department of Defense Virginia Beach, VA 23464; Phone vice the following week and went 804-467-1253. By the time you re· around the last of April, 1958. The home. defense establishment has several ceive this, Dick should be recover· types of directives, such as orders On Sunday, 27 April 1958, Rob· ing from major surgery. He will be (and several classifications of those), ert J. Rath spent a dime and pur· glad to discuss the medical aspects. circulars, directives, and goodness chased l11e Sr. Louis Dispatch, read We wi ll have two chapters in the knows what all. 1 have explained the the article and, heaving a sigh of Norfolk area, one or two in Rich· dilemma to a contact in the Penta· relief, clipped the article, noting the mood and three in Northern Virginia. gon and they are trying to locate the year, and was living in hog heaven We are seeking chapters in other Vir· source of Rath 's article. ginia Locations.

THE GRAYBEARDS MAY-JUNE 1995 11 1 1 1 11111111111 1111111 1 11 ~h ~ p~~l~i ~#~~~~~ j111111111 111 11111 Central Ohio KWVA Chapter Northeast N.Y. Chapter Formed Seeks New Members The recently formed KWV A Ohio Chapter, headquartered in Co­ lumbus, has announced election of its officers. Serving as president is C. J, "Skip" Rittenhouse, whose work and planning led to creation of the orga­ nization. Other officers chosen were Betty Kelly, vice president; Charles Me Kinniss, secretary; and AI Smith, treasurer. Rittenhouse stressed that an im­ portant function of the new chapter will be developing increased support for the planned Ohio Korean Veter­ ans MemoriaL in Dayron. He sees many chapter programs for Korean veterans in the future. Those inter­ ested in joining the Central Ohio Chapter members posed during the ceremonies before the KWV A Chapter should write or call statuary as it was displayed at the Tallix Art Foundry in Skip. His address is 1540 Norma Road, Beacon, NY . Note the statues are clearly visible io the Columbus, OH 43229. Phone 614- background. 885-4118.

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5. PLEASE BE ADVISED, THE FLOWERS MAY BE USED AT ANYTIME YOUR GROUP DESIRES. A SUGGESTED PERIOD IS TO START AT THE END OF JUNE AND CONTINUE TO THE END OF JULY. TO OUR KNOWLEDGE, WE WILL NOT BE CREATING ANY PROBLEMS WITH OTHER VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS WITH SIMILAR PROGRAMS. AT THAT TI ME, IT ALSO HAS A DEFI NITE A PrQject Idea for Chapters SIGNIFICANCE WITH THE DATES. Plan a program for local schools on that day.

THE GRAYBEARDS MAY-JUNE 1995 Nassau County Chapter #1

Nassau County Chaper # J was chartered in February 1992, and has finally grown to the point where we now have 125 members - a very large number who ae quite active in the many activities un­ dertaken. Our big project is trying to gain more local members, be· cause our county has over 50,000 Korean War veterans, so we try to appear in as many cities, wwns and villages as we can, to let the vets know that we are in existance. We have been quite busy with cern· etery flag placings, ceremonies, parades and picnics. Members Edward F. Fenton Island Trees Parade - W. Founder & First Chapter Carco, J. Daros, C. Scriva, T. President H. Nowicki, J. Algeo, L. Trope, R. Lafayette, Indiana Chapter #2 Congressman John Myers speaks w the audience as Chapter member, Dan Shields wails to present him a plaque from the Shields' fam· ily in appre­ ciation of the Congressman's Greater Lowell, Massachusetts Korean War Vet­ efforts in securing medals for their brother Andrew who erans. The Chapter recently helped the Polish was ki lled in action, Korea, 1950. Also pictured are American Veterans Club acquire a wheelchair Mayor of Lafayette and Chapter member James Riehle, accessible bus, which In turn was donated to Mayor Sonya Margerum of W. Lafayelle and State Rep­ the Edith Nourse Rogers Veterans Administra­ resentative Sheila Klinker at the observance of the 4Ist tion Hospital In Bedford. anniversary of the signing of the armistice ending the Korean War.

KWVA Chapter 2, Lafayette Indiana partici­ Members and Officers of Minnesota KWVA pate In the Annual Parade kicking off Fourth Chapter #1 at the Wall Dedication In Cold of July festivities. Spring, Minnesota THE GRAYBEARDS MAY-JUNE 1995 CHAPTER AFFAIRS Tallix Art Foundry Celebrates Completion of 19 Statues for National Korean War Memorial in Washington. D.C.. ' BEACON, NEW YORK, APRIL I I, 1995 - Tallix President picked Jerry J. Lake, President ofthe Eagle Chapter KWV A, Rockland County, New York as Master of Ceremonies. Tallix hosted an open house that saw hundreds of Veterans and the General Public in attendance. KWV A Chapters from New York. MassachuseHs. Connecticut, KWVA President Nick Pappas Delaware and Maryland were well represented. The Rockland County addresses Tallix Open House Eagle Chapter was 01e host Chapter and had 25 of 01eir members take pan. The Reverend Linda Burson from Wappingers Falls, NY delivered the Invocation. Richard Polich, the rounder and Chairman Emeritus of Tallix Art Foundry delivered a heart warming praise of the employees who dedicated themselves to the hard work in casting the statues. Nick Pappas, National President of the KWV A de­ livered an inspirational message as well as Lieutenant Colonel Conrad Crane from the US Mil itary Academy at West Point. One of the highlights or the program was the presentation of colors by the West Point Honor Guard. Clara Lou Gould, mayor of Beacon added, "It has been an emotional experience seeing the Korean War Memorial Statues completed here in Beacon. It makes us ever mindful of the contribution made by the Veterans of the Korean War." Master of Ceremonies Jerry Lake extended his heart felt thanks on behalf of all Veteran s for the outstanding work the management and workers did on the statues. Jerry also made a special presentation of a map of Korea that reflected the K locations and every battle location, date and data that covered how very high the price of Peace and Freedom is 10 Lee DeGuise, a metal finisher active Naval service in March of 1951 at a time when and Korean War Veteran that has worked at Tallix for they were expecting their firstborn . Jerry was granted a many years. delay in reporting and was able to see his new born and Bill Steinhaus, Dutchess County Executive, expressed know that his wife was OK before he reported. About 18 how very proud he was at having the impressive and months later he was home and saw his family again. moving sculptures cast in Dutchess County. When Jerry gave credit to the loved ones left behind, he Marsha Gordon, President of the Greater Southern knew what he was talking about. The retreads deserve a Dutchess Chamber of Commerce, expressed how proud lot of credit as do all Veterans. the Chamber was in having Tallix as a premiere com­ pany in Southern Dutchess County. Jerry Lake paid tribute 10 the fa mily members who paid a very high price of being left alone at home while • their loved ones were off to war in Korea. Too often they arc not given the proper honor and respect U1ey deserve. Colonel William E. Weber, Executive Committee, Korean War Veterans Memorial Advisory Board deliv­ ered a very e motional statement of how it was. Frank Gaylord, a noted sculptor was the sculptor for the project. Mr. Gaylord was a veteran of the Banle of the Bulge during World War n, an experience which provided him with a first hand feel for the combat soldier's experience. An up close and personal view of the sculp­ tures reflects that very individual combat soldier's ex­ pression. Each sculpture also provides the fact that there were many different age groups as well as ethnic groups who served in the Korean War. Jerry Lake served during World War IT and rc· KWVA Eagle Chapter, Rockland mained on active duty until late 1949. Jerry married his who attended the open house at wife Mary on January 14, 1950 and received orders to the Tallix Art Foundry

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MARYLAND CHAPTER, KOREAN WAR VETERANS ASSN. 1st KOREAN WAR POW/MIA CEREMONY

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND. The reading of the 9Q Mlll)•land MIA names with the The Maryland Chapter, Korean War Veterans Battle Hymn of the Republic as a background was very Association held it's first POW/MIA Ceremony on moving and brought tears to many of us in attendance. March 26, 1995. The ceremony was held atthe August J. Raveio Americ-an Legion Post #195 The ceremony If you wish to find the fate of your missing was opened by James K. Martin, Past Presidenl, MD in action family member, then you will Chapler, KWVA who introduced several special guests have to do it yourself. that included Nick Pappas National President, KWV A, Harley Coon, POW/MIA Committee Chairman The second guest speaker, Ms. Nancy Dean of National KWVA and our own MD Chapter President Korea/Cold War Family of the Missing Association William K. (Bud) Wahlhaupter. After introduction of Washington Representative, then spoke about her guests, Jim Martin turned the program over to the father first listed as missing in action in Korea in Master of Ceremony, Mike Olienyk, Program Manager, December 1950 after his plane was shot down, then Memorials & Monuments, MD Veterans Commission. declared as killed in action, and later through a propaganda broadcast being interrogated by the After a brief opening speech Mike started the ceremony Russians as a Prisoner of War. Ms. Dean went on to by ordering Mickey Warfield, MD Chapter Color relate her actions in trying to obtain the fate of her Guard Captain to advance the colors. Seventeen Color father through the Department of Defense, Joint Guards from veteran associations all over the State of U.S./Russian Commission, National Archives and any Maryland and other invited organizations posted their other Government source. Ms. Dean works with the colors. Opening prayer was offered by Deacon Jack K/CWFAM Association in an effort to help others with McKenna, Korean War Veteran, then the Pledge of finding their lost loved ones. Allegiance was proudly said by all in attendance. The National Anthem was sung by Mrs. Miller and all American Legion hopes to pass legislation joined in. to help present and prevent future The Korean War casualty rate was 9 out of Americans from being left behind as POW's I 0, and the longest continuous sustained & MIA's ground combat. The third guest speaker, Bill Proctor of t11e American Legion Post #195, 3rd Vice-Commander, State of The first guest speaker was William E. Weber, Col. Maryland recognized the valor of the men who fought USA Ret. Korea 1950-1951, Capt., Rifle Co., !87th the Korean War and the injustice done by our Airborne Regimental Combat Team. Col. Weber gave government in leaving our war dead and missing the audience a history about the Korean War that I am behind. He read several resolutions presented to our sure many never heard before. The brutal war fought government by the American Legion to prevent our by men who were forgotten by this nation, including the POW's and MIA's from being forgotten. Mr. Proctor telling statistics that backed up the fact that this war also related some information of live sightings of was equal to or more bloodier then any war, this POW's from WWIJ, Korea and Vietnam. He thanked country was involved in this century. The words that the Mruyland Chapter for having the ceremony at his still echo in our cars is "THIS WAR (KOREA) WAS A post and welcomed them back again. WAR IN WHICH ROUNDS FIRED INANGER ALONG A LINEAR FRONT AGAINST AMERICAN FORCES I have documents that prove American WAS THE LONGEST CONTINUOUS SUSTAINED POW's were sighted during and after the GROUND COMBAT IN THE HISTORY OF ALL Korean War in other countries. AMERICAN FOREIGN WARS''. The length of time was 37 months, 2 days. I cannot enclose all of Col. The forth and last guest speaker Mike Van Atta Weber's speech, but I am sure at t11c conclusion, all Vietnam War Veteran & Author of "Insider" which Korean Veterans were more aware of the severity of contains information on Americans captured alive, tlmt war and all of us that that heard his narration were covered the Korean War POW's and MIA's and the more aware of the sacrifices made by the personnel that nmny documents stating that Americans were taken to fought and died in that war. other countries as POW's. THE GRAYBEARDS MAY-JUNE 1995 C HAPTER AFFAIRS

Mike gave us enough infonnation and also said that No! this is not another war story, even though I have some could still be alive today considering that a recent many that I could tell, but just a few words to speak 64 year old former lieutenant of the Republic of from my bean. Seeing the destruction of homes, Korea's Anny escaped from Commurust China. seeing complete fantilies die in battles as villages were won and lost over a period of time, seeing a small child Laying of a Wreath honoring all Korean standing beside a dead family member tore at your War M1A's. heart. Watching your buddies die due to severe wounds because help was not always available during God Bless America was sung by Michal Reichert and the sustained fire that lasted for hours. The cry for all joined in, then a wreath was laid by Ms. Nancy help and sometimes for mom or dad, still echo's in your Dean who was escorted by Olan Brown a World Warn head. Even watching an enemy POW with wounds Veteran who's family received a telegram on filled with maggots due to lack of medical treatment Christmas Eve. 1950 stating t hat their youngest son took a toll on your once sane ntind. Robert had been ki lled in action, about a half hour later a second telegram was received saying that the Respect for our returned POW's and those older son Hany who was a prisoner of war in World that did not ret urn. War 11 was ntissing in action. Harry's remains were never returned. Also escorting Ms. Dean, were six Those that spent many months as prisoners of war, bearers of lit black and white candles, representing the especially lhosc that died a slow death of starvation or POW colors. One candle each for POW's, MIA's and illness, even those that had their minds altered fom

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• CHAPTER AFFAIRS MARYLAND CHAPTER, KWVA "TELL AMERICA PROGRAM"

Tile picture paaels shown are mounted on a stand and have been displayed in Maryland oo Armed Forces Day at Aberdeen ProYl.ngGroand, Socla.l Security Headquarters on Veteran$ Day, Memorial Day at the Korean War Memorial, Tbe Korean llestinl in Baltimore, V(IW Post #9083 and a local grade school In Baltimore.

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THE GRAYBEARDS MAY-JUNE 1995 CHAPTER AFFAIRS "Tell America Program"

KOREAN WAR

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The picture on the above panel shows the chtldren or Korea waving to American soldiers that visited their orphanage. Statistics on the American units that served in Korea, some history on atrocities, lists or Maryland KIA'S aod books oo tbe war fill outtbe balance of the panel

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THE GRAYBEARDS MAY-JUNE 1995 CHAPTER A FFAIRS

1 Chapter President Jim Jahns with Dinner Dance Chairman Tim Foley, Vocalist Norma Suh, Co-Chairman Tommy Harrison and Journal Chairman Bernie Hoganson

The Cpl. Allan F. Kivlehan by all in attendance. She wore her and assistance and our letter writ­ Chapter of the Korean War Veter­ traditional native costume and was ing and signature petitions that we ans Association held its 3rd Annual admired by all. are circulating at the present time. Dinner Dance on Saturday evening. New Officers Elected June 24 Memorial Senice April I. 1995. This annual event At our regular meeting in Thls Chapter \\ill hold its 4th was held at one of Staten Island's April, new officers were elected for Annual Memorial Service on Satur­ most prestigious restaurants. The the coming year. They are: Presi­ day, June 24, 1995, at 12 noon in Staaten. Since its inception three dent, Joe Calabria; 1st VP, Art Manhattan. This service will be years ago, thls event has grown pro­ Gaughran; 2nd VP, John EvertS; held as usual at Battery Park at the gressively and attendance on this Treasurer. Pete Dodd; Secretary, lower tip of Manhattan by the Ko­ evening was placed at 235 persons. Jordan Czerniawski and Trustees rean War Veterans Memorial Mon­ The Korean community on Joe Ferris. Larry Shaver and Tim ument. A local school band will Staten Island generously partici­ Foley. Good luck fellows. participate with the musical pro­ pated in attending and also sup­ Korean Veterans Highway gram and many veteran groups ported the Dance Journal. This The Kivleban Chapter is in the have been invited to participate. Journal in which many members process of requesting the officials of Many dignitaries from the solicited ads from local businesses­ the city and state to name one of its United Nations and officials from tablishments and took ads them­ hlghways in honor of all the Korean the City of New York have been in­ selves was published to help in the War Veterans. Letters have been vited and have informed us that .· financial future of our Chapter and sent to borough, city and state offi­ they will attend as in the past. All to finance one of our own dreams of cials requesting their support and are welcome. a Memorial on Staten Island. immediate action on thls proposal. Upon completion of our Norma Sub, a member of the We are presently receiving letters of Memorial service we will have a Korean Conununity sang a very in­ support from veterans organizations gathering at our meeting hall, the spiring Korean National Anthem throughout our immediate vicinity. VFW Post #9587. in Oakwood and followed it with our own Na­ We hope to fulfill our desires in the Heights. Come and join fellow Ko­ tional Anthem and was appreciated immediate future with their help rean War Veterans.

THE GRAYBEARDS MAY-JUNE 1995 C HAPTER A FFAIRS DEL-K-VETS Charters Dutch Nelsen Chapter Bus for July 27 Colorado Springs, CO The Depanment of Delaware. has set up a Charter Bus. for the Date of July 27,1~95. This active Chapter meets each month with a planned Specially for our Members who would like to auend program. Lhe Memorial DedicaLion in Washington, DC, but could Here are some recent activities and programs: not afford the expense of the Hotels and Transponation Participated in a Loyalty Day parade in April; evalu­ This Bus will leave from Bldg. #425, at Dover Air ated drawings for a proposed Korean War Veterans Me­ Force Base, at 06:30 Hrs in the morning, and will make morial. Three sites arc available to place such a a breakfast stop just after the Chesapeake bay Bridfe. mou nument in Memorial Park. Site selection and the The cost to each member for this t.rip will be S 0.00 raising of funds are in t11e working stage. The Chapter Each for the Bus, and members are urged to make their hopes to interest other military organizations with the own food arrangements. The Bus will leave Washington possibility for obtaining funds; Funds derived from a DC at6:00 PM in the evening, and due to the reasonable drawing were donated to the Korean-American United cost will have to be on a First come Basis. Methodist Church. The gift is in the memory ofTae Bok There is only fony-four seats, so please contact Dept. Vane. a Korean Army Veteran (ret) who died recently; Presidents, Bill Hancock for further 10fo and arrange­ COL Don Curtis covered the "0" Day invasion with a ments for the Trip, at AC 302-678-5265. slide presentation. COL Curus was a member of the The United States Park Police will give this bus First Infantry Division, partic•pallng in landings in Oran, some Special Courtesies during this tnp. Sicily, Italy and France.

ELIGffiiLITY For Burial in a National Cemetery Open letter in response to Peter Susko's letter in the January 1995Graybeards, page 7 Who is eligible for Burjal jn a Na1jonal Cemetery? Any U.S. Armed Forces veteran of active-duty ser­ Before commenting on your remarks I want to vice whose separation from service was not considered express my most sincere sorrow for your brother dishonorable. KIA in Korea. His Purple Heart was certai nl y jusli­ Members of the Armed Forces who die on active licd as was that given 10 your oth~r brother for duLy. bayonet wounds. However, your sarcasm and ap­ Their spouse, unremarried widow/widower, minor parent reference to my Purple Heart needs to be chi ldren and, under c.enain conditions, unmarried adult addressed. children. Mr. Susko, I received my Purple Heart for seri­ Important lnformallon for Those Oe.\iring Burial jn ous gunshot wounds sustained in Seoul on Septem­ a pational Cemetery. ber 26. 1950. I had been left for dead. But my will Have a copy of your military discharge c.ertificate of 10 survive, instilled in me by the U.S. Manne Corps Form DO 214 available. plus my faith in God, pulled me throulh. To say If you don't have these papers, contact the VA Re­ that when I "tum in my Purple Heart you will gional Office, Veterans Services Division nearest you "concede that all infantrymen with the ClB turn in for assistance in establish10g eligibility. the Bronze Star" is a totally idiotic statement, al­ After death your family or fune ral director should though you are entitled to your opinion. contact the director of the national cemetery where you In response to your last paragraph, you stated wish to be buried to schedule a commi nal service at the that people lost limbs in the Korean War in combat cemetery and burial. nnd never received the Purple Heart. This is a state· The cemetery director will order a grave marker and ment made withouL basis, designed to emotionally verify the information to be inscribed on it with your draw support to your position. I, therefore, chal· funeral director or family. lcnge you to give me the name(s) and all related Other Death Bene111s Available to Veterans fac ts of anyone denied the Purple Heart for the If you are eligible for national cemetery burial but reason you state. I will personally fig ht to have choose to be buried elsewhere. you may apply for a VA justice. if warranted, done. As a service officer for monument to mark your grave in any location where a the Military Order of the Purple Heart, I can follow government marker is accepted. through. Family members and friends of honorably discharged As for your reference to "experts on the Bronze veterans may request a memorial certificate, bearing the Star Medal", I am an expert on all valor awards, President's signature, expressing the nation's recogni­ from the Bronze Star to the Medal of Honor. My tion of the deceased veteran· s service. expenence hes in the effective research I did in Presidential Memorial Certificates are available not writing my book, "RED BLOOD... PURPLE only for recent veteran deaths but for those that occurred HEARTS". years ago. Stay well and don't be quick to Jump the gun. In cases of recent deaths. VA regional offices gener­ Always have your facts straight. ally initiate the request for a certificate. Additional cer­ Sincerely, tificates, or certificates for earlier deaths, may also be Joe Saluzzi requested through the VA regional office. 2339 E. 12 St., Brooklyn, NY 11 229-4201 Reprinted from "Th11 Morning CaTm•. Newsletter of the KWVA of Massachus.etts THE GRAYBEARDS MAY-JUNE 1995

I C HAPTER A FFAIRS Treasure Coast Chapter T he recent dedication of the Vet­ erans Memorial Par k in Por t St. Lucie, Florida found the Chapter working wl t b Chapter s from Delray Beach and Miami. National KWV A Presid ent, Nick Pa ppas joined in the d edication. Robert McCaffrey is Chapter President.

Missouri and Illinois Chapters to Host '96 Reunion St. Louis has been selected as the site for the '96 KWVA National Reunion July 22-28, 1996. John Maison, National Trea­ surer proposed S1. Louis to the National Board, who approved the site unantmously. Later, Maison was elected President with Paul Phillips as VP, Stu Ballou, Secretary, and Don Gutmann, Trea­ surer of the Reunion Committee which is made up of representa­ tives spread across eight MO-IL chapters.

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TO JOIN THB MANNE CORPS MVSTA,\'0 ASSOCIATION Robert F. McCaffrey * C#lrtlll'flduk * JJ.'JI,~ of Count!)' lf Co?u * ,.. Mu..., AJUui-"KY * £sptit M C#ftl * .. ___* ~ Nt.'ffMt!«<_<(_ &: c..,.n~ ,... .. NOEL ROBERTS (Mst/SGT. Ret. USA} An carifsl\y •.mx.~Gtiotl of lolfiNrn ~ 1.~ ((,llfl!fd~ (I' ~ tl{flCtr ~.· ../!lh ""'("' Graybeards received word, that Noel Roberts en ~nltJ.t~d Mtlt 0' k(lm('rt fn lite U.S. MarttU {Xxpt. passed away, December 17th, 1994, from a hean attack. He was from Crocker, MO. 2726, L.M . raised the Noel, KWVA Member Fomtdd 10 Nor·al1bcr 198$ • PhiliJdt.tph,., I'A most money in Missouri in donations for our D.C. Memorial. Many of our members will remember Noel faithfully attending our National Reunions, REQIJEST FOR ,1J£..!JB£RSHJI' NPUCAT10N being confined to a wheel-chair. Noel was despite ~fmll·~.,...~ tlflll--~ ... a true patriot. and served with the 1st Cav. during Mtllbtt. COif» MIUWtlf ~ Inc. ro: the Korean War. His many friends in KWVA will miss his friendly smile. and cheerful personality. GrfJdtJNonr#/StQfUJ.'------• more than 40 years had Noel, and his wife of Add~U:------looked forward to attending the Ju ly Reunion, and the Memorial Dedication ceremony. Oty/StDf~/Zli':------­ Our members who may wish to send a card/ Suui Tt(l niDI'It)(. CDtlfp/de •NI M11il dtis jomt J(l;' letter to his widow may contact her at: /\'.,.,_, H~m Mrs. Oata Robcru SwRoute3 ·-~1'0 BOX ,...... ,,.,... JJI.t Crocker, Mu.souri 6$452 D£LIUN NJ 1J811l$4UJ

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KOREAN WAR VETERANS ASSOCIATION ELECTION FOR 1995

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KOREAN WAR VETERANS ASSOCIATION ELECTION FOR 1995

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0 Daniel Smith, LR08504

0 GilbertE. Turner, LR10779

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Medicine could be for a Doctor, by Bill Van Ort, Chairman Nursing field, Veterinarian. etc.; Ag· College Educational Committee riculture could include agronomy, farming, etc.; Engineering could be The response from our members to par­ aerospace. chemical or architecture, ticipate in the College Grant Program in etc.; Law ma)• include corporate Law, our first year of operation has been very trial lawyers, may also include law heartwarming and most encouraging. The enforcement, etc. The commiuee, names of our ten (IOJ grant recipients will with our Benefactors could then in ­ ' be announced at the K.W.V.A. Banquet on crease our support to College bound the 26th ofJuly during our 1995 K.W.V.A. students. Those members who could National Reunion this summer in Wash­ help finance UliS endeavor are asked ington. D.C. at the Omni-Shoreham Hotel. to comact the Chairman, or any As this issue of the GRAYBEARDS is being printed , our committee is hard at member of the committee. work grading and scoring the many College Grant Applications we Bill Van Ort, Chairman have received. Due to the late mailing of the March-April issue, we 110 I Parkwood Lane extended the return deadline to the 21st of Apri l to accommodate any Stillwater, MN 55082-5456 late entries. Every application received by the committee has been of excep­ tional quality. We wish we could award each and every applicant. The Committee Members are: names of the winning ten finalists with their photos will be printed in Emmett Benjamin the GRAYBEARDS following the Memorial Dedication. We also hope 106 5th Street NE to print some or the essays applicants have submitted in future issues of Havana, FL 32333 the magazine. Lloyd L. Burke 700 Grand Point Dr. Hot Springs, AR 71901 Emmett Benjamin, Director of the K.W. V.A., President of the Florida Department and a member of our commiuee, held a "B lack Tie" Dinner on Tom Chilcott 17 September 1994 at the Inter-Continental Hotel in Miami. Florida specifi· 1020 Livingston cally to help raise funds fo r our College Grant Program. Brighton. MI 48 11 6 "Peace through Friendship and Commerce" was the theme Honoring the Consular Corps of Miami. In attendance were Col. Lloyd "Scooter" Burke, a member of our College Educational Commiuee, Maj . George O'Brien and N.C.O. Hector Caffert.a, three Con­ gressional Medal of Honor recipients. A check fo r $5,000.00, the pro· ceeds of this gala, was presented to me for deposit into our College Edu­ cational Fund. A special thanks to Emmett for this event and a "well done".

We are presently investigating the feasibility of providing "Chairs" for certain fields of education . The idea is to coutact members of the K.W.V.A. (or U1ey may contact us) who are fi ­ nancially able to assist us in this arena, and possibly "Name a Chair" fo r them. Example.. . (C. Jones Chair fo r Medici ne) to be funded with a projected level of a $2,000.00 grant EmmeH Benjamin has just presented Colonel "Scooter" Burke with a $5,000 each year. "Chairs" could be pro­ check for the KWVA College Education Fund at the dinner held In Miami, vided for many fields of study; i.e. Florida on September 17, 1994. The 53 Consulates General based in Miami were invited. Flags of those nations are in the background.

THE GRAYBEARDS MAY-JUNE 1995 LETTERS

POW Article Hits Mark A Perspective on Names one will not find 10 a classroom to­ on the Wall day. An artist's monument is most I am impressed and have read certainly beautiful. But a true story the curTcnt issue from cover to cover. A Letter to President Pappas is utterly POWERFUL Keep up the very good work. I am 10deed humbled by your With reference to "The POW and My sole purpose in joining the generauon of warriors. I am grateful the Code of Conduct" by Harley KWV A as an associate member was and proud of you. I've reintroduced Coon. Mr. Coon hits the mark with to learn about the Korean War and. many people to the Korean War era his article. As 1he VAVS Rep for the hopefully, some things about my and told them how wonderful and Defenders of Bataan and ' American brother who was K.l.A. in April caring you all have been. (Next-you'll Corregidor at the Albq VAMC, I get 1951. (When my devastated parents ask for donations!) I'm determined "bloody" upset when I run into hacks buried him 8 months later, they never to convince people to care. that do not know their history. spoke about the War again.) Several Please. also, for the sake of your I must report the good Col D.H. wonderful people from the KWV A experiences of forty years ago, rc­ is in good company. William Man· and the Chosin Few have taught me sol"e your various differences so that chester in "American Caesar" has much • and Ullking with them has you may utilize the tremendous tal· the troops takmg part in the Bataan turned out to be the best reward of enL~ of the present and former ad· Death March, which is also pure my venture. ministrators. The loss of a single vet· bun I:. I. among many, miss Stan eran, as a result of dissent or rivalry, The bottom line is that we have Hadden, for he 1mpressed me with is a hollow victory. Mother Nature is five years before the big Five-oh. We the courage of his convictions. Mr. taking her toll, as it is. United, you had best support the KWV A and Il:ll Hadden mspired me to Jearn more are a formidable and producti\'e America' than expected. Yes, I agree with the group. Division, within the ranks 1s Ted D. CO, ~'Y llliZ historians, educators • telling a real John A. Veoet.ia story while dramatically and posi· RO I, Bo• 434-F, Creoco. PA I 8J26- tively instill ing knowledge and pride 96JO

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I L ETTERS KWVA Has Come A Long Way I remember the original publica­ memory, and also kept the poem for I was never recalled, but I some­ tions put out by Bill Norris, our many years although I now seem to times have a guilt feeling that I founder. I remember the early have lost it. should have been there to help you Graybeards, with all the many im­ This is the poem. guys out. provements that Stan Hadden put out. Away across the pacific, Not everyone has forgotten you. This new Graybeards is great, Korea is the spot, In my eyes you are all Heroes. J am but it is a result of all the earlier Where we are doomed to speiU! particular!y proud of you who earned t ones that formed the foundation . My some time, the Combat Infantry Badge. AJl of membership number is 1416, so I go in the land that God forgot. you from all branches of the service, back to 1967-1968. I was also a Na­ Down with the snails and have our gratitude for your sacrifices. tional Director and the National lizards, I would like to shake the hand of Quartermaster for awhile. I can hon­ down where a man gets blue. every one of you. estly and proudly say we have come Right in the middle of nowhere, It is sad the ranks of Korean Vet· a long way in a short time. Now onto te11 thottSarul miles from you. erans are rapidly thinning due to age. other matters. We sweat, we freeze, we shiver, Many aren't around to see their Me­ I think the publicity we are read­ it's more than a man can stand. moriaL ing about in our Graybeards, and the We are not supposed to be Here in Wisconsin, we have a up coming Memorial Dedication in convicts, Marine Veteran, with quite a his­ July. l hope that the dedication will just deferulers of the land. tory. He is Marvin Nigg of Moun· help America remember, and bring And that was all of the poem tain, WI. Marvin was a 17 yr. old, forth a Jot of exposure about the war. that was on the paper. underage Marine, who took part in There were lots of hard fought battles I have always wanted to know the Inchon landing, fought at Cho· and situations that took place; his­ the author of that poem. and to meet sen Res .. and suffered frostbite. tory has not ~een good to us. the man that dropped it on that hill· People like him and you deserve I do hope that all the hard work side in Korea. a salute. done from the beginning by mem­ I would like to get in touch with Every time I read my Gray­ bers such as Bi II Norris, Dick Adams, Sgt. John G. DellOrto and Sgt Tho­ beards, I am proud to be au Ameri­ Blaine Friedlander, Harry Wallace, mas Quidone. I feel now that one of can. Stan Hadden, Bill Coe., Tom Maines, them is the auUtor, and perhaps the You Korean Veterans are one of Scooter Burke, Carl Ritter, Bill one tltat dropped it in Korea. the reasons America is such a great Nurrer, Warren Avery, Norm Jonry, If you feel that this is news wor­ country, you are not forgotten and and myself will have been worth it. tlty the Graybeards may be able to will not be. AI Rudy help me locate them. and others that Bill Michae1is P.O. Box Sl6 Daoia. FL 33004 served wiUt me in section 71, 72. Rt. 4, Box 317-A l 23rd Rcgt., 2nd INI'DIV 195().1952 I have tried unsuccessfully to lo· Crivitz, Wl54114 cate two friends Elmes C. Grimm of Pottstown, Pa. and Julien Bond from License Plate-1st Owner ... What you a re about to r ead is so Ga. I would appreciate any help that I thank you for the fine maga­ far out that the chances of it ever you can give me in locating these zine and, keep up the good job. happening is far r emote. (]SF) men I saw a picture of the Pennsylva­ I have just joined the KWV A. Oh yes, I made a return visit to nia license p late to Thomas E. and I have just received the Mar­ Korea last Oct. and I must say that Grindle. It prompted me to let you April issue of The Graybeards, and God has blessed tlut Country. Korea know, according to the Maine Li ­ on reading page 62 the poem en­ is Ute safest place in the world and I cense Registration Office, I'm the 1st titled "Camp Stewart." was found. plan to go back again soon. owner of a 5th As I read the poem I could have been James S. Franklin I303 N. Shore Dr .• Lee.sbur&, FL 34743 knocked over with a feather. Ph. 904·36.5·1014 This is what happened I was in Korea from May 1951 -May 1952, serving with the 3rd Div. 3rd AAA. Korean Vets Deserve Salute AW,BN, (SP) Btry. C Section 71 I am a former member, of the (M-24 Tank W/twin 40's). Army 3rd Infantry Div. I was dis­ K·5Tflt.T ' One day as I was walking down charged 6 months before the Korean f[B • V a c a tionland • the side of a small hill, "some where War started. in Korea" I saw a piece of paper on My Buddy, Ardell Kirkpatrick, the ground, it looked as if it could be of Dodd City TX, was on the same R.C.T. plate (5th Regiment Combat a short letter from home to someone. mortar squad as I. His enlistment Team). It was hand writlen, not a letter it was up shortly after mine. He went I'm hoping that other Maine Vets was a poem. I was so impressed with home to Dodd City, and joined the from the 1st BN, F Co, 5th Regiment the wording, and how it seemed to reserves. as I did in Milw/Wl. Combat Team "52-53" will see it and describe how things were at that time He was called back to the Army, blow their horn, and perhaps we can in Korea for an 18 year old. and assigned to the 2nd Inf-Div. get togelher. I committed the poem to Ardell was captured and died in a Ralph N. Foster prison Camp Feb. 12, I 951. RRI, Box 520, Apt. 15 Bangor, ME 04401

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It further • Specially-prepared maps that clearly illustrate the shifting balance of reviews the history and development forces. of the Korean War Memorial. Any • Detailed accounts of Pusan, Inchon, and Chosin. profits will go towards its mainte­ Battle for Korea's gripping main narrative is by award·winniog Associ· nance. ated Press writer Robert Dvorchak. Pennsylvania native Dvorchak currently The book will be available dur­ works for the AP in New York. Some of his insight into the nature of crisis ing the war memorial dedication at and conflict is the result of his eyewitness reporting from Three Mile Island the Omni·Shoreham Hotel or: and the Persian Gulf. Robert M. Euwer 9 x 12 format • ISBN 0·38289-30-6 • 320 pages 3915 Crescent Dr. Regular price $34.95 Granbury, TX 76049 Special veterans price $30.00 THE GRAYBEARDS MAY-JUNE 1995 LETTERS Congratulations from Former Editor Teamwork Makes Many Heros Seeking Information of General Congratulations on your first is­ For a long time as a Veteran I am a KWV A member and one sue of the Graybeards. Truly a mag­ who had served in Korea for nearly a who served in Korea during the war nificem job - membership should be year (1951-2) in a non-combat role and on for a few monms after the proud and fully satisfied ...most pro­ with the 445th Ordnance Ammuni­ truce was signed in July 1953. Very fessional in layout and appearance­ tion Company in Heunde. Korea it ot'ten I have wondered about the post more so Ulan my amateurish issues was my feeling that we hadn't done war years in the life of General of past months. Your Long years of much as compared to those up on the Harrison who was our chief negoti a­ experience in the publication field front. Our company operated the tor during the last months of the truce has shown Ulrough. It seems iL was main Ammunition Dump in Korea talks. Lillie Jess than a stroke of genius fo r which supplied me fron t line "GI's" Would you print in the KWVA our President to select you as our and was located about eleven mi les magazine a few biographical notes new editor. He too is to be congratu­ from Pusan . about him and his life after mose Lated. I wish you well. Then one day recently while talks? Very early in 1951 lhe Gen­ I also note wim pleasure on page riding fo r several hours to a meeting eral and I served togeUler wim me 16 me letter from me Board indicat­ it sudden ly struck me that every "GI" Ninth Infantry Division; at Fort Dix, ing that they had accepted Mr. who did his assigned job to the best New Jersey. There was a big differ­ Friedlander's accounting of moneys of his ability was important and ence between us, however: he was and has closed me matter. Only down maybe even a hero as we were all lhe Commanding General and I was side is the regret that he did not so part of a team. a basic trainee in Company E, 47th account long ago and thus avoid me A real team is me sum of its Infantry Regiment. past mourns of unnecessary conten­ parts and each role played by its Dau.iel G. BulZ tion . We should now be able to move members is important and failure by 1118 Blue Spruce Drive forward in KWV A and hope for no one group can mean failure for all. Bellefonte, PA 16823 repetitions or like controversies. We In our case failure to provide the have a bright future ahead for all to ammunition for the front would have Anyone havi11g information enjoy. We must make the most of been disasterous but so would failure about General Harrison. may write it. As our Marine comrades say, to provide food, medical services, air the editor for future public(llion. "Semper Fi"! cover, gasol ine and all the other sup­ Sh«"m Pratt, Former Edjlor port services. Proud of Her Service In summing up I feel that all Names on the Wall who served and did their assignment ...To the gentleman who wrote Just ready your Graybeards page to lhe best of the their abilty can feel aski ng why more Lady Veterans don't 8 - clearly shows gold star (a mily proud of their service and when they join: Sir, I joined the American Le­ members mat there will be 12 names look at the booming economy of gion after I came from Korea to Ft. on your memorial. Now they should Soum Korea (as compared to Norm Leavenworth, KS. From there I was DJll complain mat the memorial has Korea) mey can say, "Yes I had some­ sent to Walter Reed Army Hospital no names, 12 non-vet is a good start. thing to do with this". in D.C., and my personal life fell Bob Hogan Prank(jo R. Jo$tpb apart, so I neglected my member­ P.O. Box JOS8, New Hyde Park, NY 11040 Danville, Virginja ship. When I got home, fina lly, I tried to join VFW - they didn't ac­ Memorial Only Way to Get "Unforgotten" cept women. There bei og nothing Just received my copy of the Phoenix and I were return ing from else, I went back to the Legion where Graybeards today and it looks to me the Nebraska Reunion on the same I am now a paid-up-for-life member like things are going along well. I plane we talked and he started the after 19 years. I FINALLY heard have never seen any organization that Arizona Chapter In Phoenix. I joined about KWV A from a friend and im­ ran perfect. I do not believe that is it for Life and then the National and mediately applied for membership, possible! I, li ke our new President, now we have a Chapter here in Tuc­ but when the first few issues of believe Korean War Veterans should son. The KWV A Organization is "Graybeards arrived, it seemed to be try and do our best to gel along growing and I hope that it continues. nothing but "Bitchin' and Com­ among ourselves. We Korean War That's the on ly way we can get plainin"', and I wondered if I had Veterans by our very nature after "Unforgouen"! The Memorial in made a mistake! Now however, the coming home from that War, we for­ Washington is not al l mat I could new magazine has brought news of got it. I must confess I tried tO and hope for, but then it's a Memorial we Units and places I know." ... made a career of the Army. I wore never had until those men in the be­ I am proud to say mat I joined me ribbons on my class A uniform, ginning got together in Washington the US Army Nurse Corps in De­ but never talked about it unless it and started me KWV A Organization. cember, 1951. After basic, I was sent was brought up by some one and then I shall as one Korean War Veteran to Camp Polk, LA. I re-upped and lhe conversation was very short. The be eternally grateful for each of those asked for Korea. Received my as­ Country Forgot it and we let them. men. I say thank you to each of signment to 48th M.A.S .H. - near I like me new format of me New them ... .. Seoul - the Hemorrhagic Fever Hos­ Magazine we now have it's first class. Fraok)jo 0. R. Kestoer Sr. pital ("H.F') in May '53 and was I first joined the KWV A back sev­ 3641 N. River Hills Dr. Tucsoo. AR 35715 there until Sept. '54. We used to visit eral years ago when Jim Bark of Continued to page 41 THE GRAYBEARDS MAY-JUNE 1995 L ETTERS

MIA/PO W Seen in Russia KWVA Vets the Real Heroes Healing the Violence On Monday, April 3, 1995. two The KWV A are honored this As the nation heals from the representatives from lhe Department year by telling the public what they senseless loss of life from the vio­ of Defense visited me in my home on accomplished for the cause of world lence in Oklahoma City, we can all Long Island to give me an update on peace. Just show some of the head­ gather strength from the pain and their trip to Magadan, Russia. lines printed during those years. (NY courage of the citizens who live there. In September of 1993, I was ad­ Times -"President Warns We Would Those who spoke during the vised that a Russian Colonel Malinin, Use Atom Bomb in Korea. If Neces­ Prayer Service asked all Americans who was visiting a Magadan prison sary; Soviet Vetoes Pleas to Red to start healing the violence in our facihty in the sixties a.nd saw a lone China") 1 Dec. 1950 shows how the society from both within ourselves, prisoner wallcing a counyard at that whole free world was to panic and and towards one another. facility. When this Colonel inquired the UN was beggong China for peace We are a nation founded on De­ about this prisoner. he was told that talks which was ignored by Peiping_ mocracy and Freedom_ At times we "the prisoner was an American spy." This was the communists big take our freedoms for granted by not When Colonel Malinin was shown mistake because they nearly had the speakmg out against hate and intol­ pictures of MIA recently, he identi­ war won. Before the UN could make erance. fied the prisoner in that courtyard as a better offer, the Korean veterans Many people do not bother to Sgt. Philip V. Mandra, a U.S. Ma­ licked their wounds from the 1950 vote. yet feel free to use the airways ri ne who was captured in Korea on set back and wit h fresh replacements to attack other Americans for differ­ August 7, 1952 and never released from the states orga niled the divided ent ideas and opinions. by the Koreans. fo rces of 8th Army and 10 Corps The people we e lect to office are For eighteen months, Task Force into one force with teamwork and there to do the work of the people of Russia refused to go to Magadan be­ firepower and footwork pushed the the country, not just special interests cause the Russian side of the com­ enemy back into North Korea during groups. Instead of worlcing together mossion did not believe Colonel Feb-March 195 I. The enemy took to solve our problems and create a Malinin story.; nor acknowledged the their last gamble by a double mas­ better world for our children, we lind existence of this prison. sive counterattack April-May 1951, intolerance. greed, and a total lack At my insistence, our side of the and we stopped them onflicting heavy of cooperation on the part of some of commission finally sent a delegation losses in troops and equipment and our e lected officials, to work with to Magadan in Siberia. To their sur­ never again was South Korea in­ the President on t he issues we all prise, the delegation found the prison vaded. care about. described by Colonel Malin in, with Finally, who was the next to ask It comes across the airways and the courtyard and the window Colo­ for peace? Not the United Nations of tJ1e media more often than not. that nel Malini n stood in. Again, it shows free nation but the communist side. we as a nation are driven by wealth, that the Russian side of the commis­ The U-S.S.R. delegate to the UN ask­ power. and division, rather than sion is not forthright, we are not get­ ing for peace on June 23, 1951. unity, common good and caring. ung the truth from these people. We Who gets credit for turning Ko­ The healing of hate and violence need the help of the State Depart­ rean War around?. Who else besides that dovides us_ can only be done ment and lhe White House to pres­ the Korean veteran who on turn from wothon the hearts and souls of sure the Russians into turning over helped bring a favorable end to the everyone of us. We need to ltsten to factual information on our MIA. 40 year COLD WAR_ our spiritual source of healing, which They cannot continue to deny that is love: Love of ourselves and love of they indeed took our men from the 434 MMine Avenue. one another. Korean War. We have overwhelm­ Brooklyn. NY 11209 Audrey J. K.eid y indeed took 4385 Trenton Ln N 1201 ing evidence that the Plymouth, ~N 55442 these men and it's lime they told us where they are! We want our boys, who are now old men, home now! lreae L Mudra.. Cba.irpers01 POW"S/ MIA Koreu Wa.r Veteraru..l.. l.. NY Bronze Star M edal and C.I.B-

Best Graybear d s I don't usually write letters to days of combat for the men who the Editor. However. I feel compelled served in artillery units, the tank In all the years I've been a mem­ to comment on thi s subject. corps, etc. Many members of my out­ ber, I can't recall a better Gray­ It is my opinion that because fit saw more combat days Lhan many beards. The cover - stark black on someone was awarded a Combat people who wear the CIB. Many of white. Excellent typeset. I am a poet lnfantrymans Badge they should not us have more battle stars on our rib­ and life member, and have read autOmatically be awarded the Bronze bons. many Graybeards since '86. Star. My reasoning is somewhat bi­ I don't mean to take anything Also articles showed you probed ased. I could never qune agree, that away from my comrades. but letsnot the Association in depth. Language only a person with a certain MOS compound this unfairness by goving a fnend of mine. both in college, should be awarded a medal indicat­ them a Bronze Star and creaung an­ and writing for publication. I thor­ ing combat service or combat expo­ other inequity_ oughly enjoyed the entire ednion, sure. Thomu A. E.vu especiall y lhe poems. What about acknowledging the 503 Taruoo 81vd., 1.->dyl_ake, PL 32 t 59 W.J. Walsh, Charle.ttown. MA

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Proud from page 39 longer will the Korean War be a for­ Women In Military Service gotten war and no longer will !hose 304lh Stgnal in Seoul and 57th Sig· who fought in !hat war 1 wtsh to respond to two letters be forgotten. concerntng women who served nal Co. at Kwan-do·ri · "on lhe Our dear comrades who in the gave all Korean War: (I) from Fred A Duve. mountain" across from X Corps. !hey had to give in that war will now Jr 110581 and (2) from Marie E. Visited 1st Marines-on-line for thett be remembered and be honored by Anniversary party, and ! was "the ~derson (No membership# given). us all. We now have a memorial !hat Amcnca Memorial Foundation American Girl" whose vtstt to 57th says to me and all that !here was a (WIMSA) s hows !hat about 22,000 Signal • just before the area was war, a bloody savage war that was ladies served during the Korean W~! again opened to Korean ctvthans • fought in a place called Korea tn the While your chart on page 58 of lhts caused at least one Gl to "remember 1950's. way before a place called what American girls look like." I'm Vietnam was issue shows that there were 6,807,000 known about and tt wtll participants in the so glad! But. gosh, guys, my feet tell and show how Korean War! many thousands These two sets of data indicate sure hurt • dancing in pink pumps of men and women made the that sacrt· ONLY 0.323+ P.ercent of the par­ after all those monU1s in boots! flees to keep n people free from a M1ry Burley ticipants were ladtes. Communist force. Neither set of data Mt.Moms.MI Let us now come together, shows the be we breakdown of ladies by branch ofser Marines, Navy, Air Force or Army ­ vice. Especially the nurses or oth~r but as one and let the country know that we all stand as one and that lhts personnel who served to Korea or to Poncho's- No! ••• Korean Memorial that we Japan during tlus period! I would dedtcate like to know !hose figures. perhaps But That Is Past is for not only we the living but mostly for the 54,246 our ladtes could provide such data! •. .1 like so many men and With such small percentage of my com· women who patd the price for a of others possible membership, I cannot be­ rades of !hen long ago years 1 can't freedom and who now live in peace, remember all things and just lieve that any credence is being given how who no longer hve in vain, who no and where many things and incidents longer feel the sun and rain on their to !hose few souls who wish to change took place and like so many others 1 faces, who the name of our magazine JUST be­ am aging will never know what t\ by the days and years and is to see the cause i.hey do not have graybeards!! just do not families grow or smell have total recall after .so feel the things about Finally, any member wish!ng to many years from them, !hey are see articles about THEIR so long ago. Agatn, wltl1 God and they one umt s ac­ having said this let me and all are tivities during the Korean W tell you what forever young and shall always ar, tS 1 remember of i.hose says and how I be MOST welcome to submit articles to wlU1 those of us who knew i.hem and saw that front line trooper who day the Editor for approval. That ts how after day faced who wi ll for always miss them. the enemy and who fred A. Duve Jr., USA Ret. the majority of lhc other articles get made most of the sacrifices in com­ KWV t 951).5 t printed t The Edttor and. staff nor­ bat 1 remember mally do not have and I see !hat sol­ Vermimoo. 5057069 the ume to re­ die~ in worn and torn fatigues. 1 see search the many untts which were in !hat trooper with worn out combat our War and to wnte individual ar­ boots with worn down heals. 1 see To tbose few souls wbo disUl

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I ::::::::······················································································································· 11111111 !.___ M____.yo£...._T_u_r_n_- __M_e_m_b_e_r_s_S_o_u_n_d_o_ff __ __.j ;;;;;; ;;;; War or Conflict? - Debate Still Rages Reaction to Defending America I was both surprised and dis­ ing that there are no official . ..After reading the article on page 28 mayed by the number of times the names for conOicts (wars). The in llle January issue of Graybeards, "De­ name Korean ConOict. (capital terms are used interchangeably fending America" by David Hackworth, C), was used in the January issue and such usage by U.S. govern­ whoever he is, I'm left wondering if we are of the KWV A magazine. I along ment officials docs not imply a class outfit from even publishing lllis ar­ with many other Korean War Vet­ that veterans who saw combat ticle. I take this as an insult to our Com­ erans have always found this name in one conflict (small c) arc any mander-in-Chief. Before I continue, I am offensive. I notice that the Depart­ less worthy that olllers." Bull! I one of the Marines President Truman choose ment of Veterans Affairs uses this have never seen it referred to as to direct his vile attacks at - a veteran of the name also and I find that insult­ the Persian Gu lf Conflict. Korean War at 18 years old, at 61 years old ing as I see they decided to name Then the secretary placates I still have the self discipline taught to me Desert Shield/Storm the Persian by stating lllat our memorial will by my Italian immigrant father and llle U.S . Gulf War. Neither of these wars be called the Korean War Me­ Marine Corps. were declared by our country, nor morial. To name it llle War me­ The President of the United States is do I think that our own Civil War morial while Veterans Affairs the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed or the Indian Wars were. Anyway calls it a Conflict seems to me Forces like it or not - he doesn't have to be this is a technicality and a fine to be a conflict in terms. I be­ a brave combat veteran - we don't have to line to cut fo r what a war should lieve that U1e KWV A should use like him or the thi ngs he says or does on his be called. The term conflict was its' influence, if it has any, to civilian background. He's llle Commander­ first used because our country felt get the name changed to Korean in-Chief. that it was necessary to downplay War. Should the government do This article and its publishing shows the Korean War. It is no longer so it would be showing some lack of respect for the title of the office ­ necessary to minimize it, and the long overdue respect to the vet­ I'm requesting we examine ourselves before severity of the War dictates that erans who fought that bitter war. we examine anyone else let alone the Com­ that is what it should be named. The Korean War veterans have mander-in-Chief. Self discipline is badly Who originally decided to name never gotten the same respect or needed in this area. it the Korean Conflict? To name recognition as the veterans of I am hoping that you will find the space it a Connie! as opposed to calling other wars. They have been both to publish my complaint. it a conflict are two different maligned and forgotten, (even Respectfully submitted. things. I have a lener from the it seems by Jesse Brown). After -Fruk Delio Buono Assistant Secretary of Defense, the war, the government and Sgt., U.S. MuioeCorps Koreu Service with this statement and I quote, others as well as the army did 1318 Pioe Street "you may be interested in know- Norrist.owa, PA 19401 See Korean War next page

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Co A, Red Platoon, 46lst/88tb lnf BN HVY Mortars USMC- Camp Pendleton 1950-51 - Looking for Dave -Members who served from Mar 53-Jan54. Contact Barholdt from Allegany, N.Y. and Bill Newcomb from Dale R. Arkenburg, 535 Eastwood St .. Geneva, OH Desmoine. IA-Please contact Arlene Rhinehart in 44041, Phone 216-466-3287. Newport Beach. CA at 714-760-9660. HQ Co. l si BN, 17th lnf Regt., 7th Dlv. - Members 1st Medlc.-1 BN "A" & "H" & "S". They were combat of the old commo unit. Contact Orville L. Dean. Rt. 4, photographers named Ralph Titlebaum and William Box 197, Hiawatha. KA 66434 (9 13-742-3830) "Bill" Landers. Bill was from the San Diego area. Navy Attack Squadron 55 (VA 95), part of Carrier Air Contact Ira Davis, 1717 Laurel St., #H, San Carlos, CA Groug 9 (CAG 9) aboard U.S.S. Hornet in the Philip­ 94070 - 415-592-7095. pine Sea between 1951 and 195 5. Send information Hq Co, lst BN, 17th lnf Regt, 7t.b Div. Korea 1953, about members by contacting Jim R. rucsenberg, Comrno Platoon - Looking fo r former members for a Veterans Service Office, Courthouse, 615 N. 6th St., Korean War Vets reunion Aug. 25-27, 1995 Columbux, Sheboygan, WI 53081-4692. NE. Contact Orville L. Dean, Rt. 4, Box 197, Hiawatha, Second lndianbead Division, WWI, WWU, and KA 66434 -Last year at NE Reunion in Grand Island 4 Korea Your buddies are waiting to hear from you! of us came - this year in Columbus 16 expected. Contact: Delmar Dyer, 1713 Dorcas Street #3, Omaha, NE 68108. Phone 402-342-4262. lst MAW, MAG-12, SMS-12, 1951-1952-Looking for Henry Osterkamp from Georgia, and others who serve in 8075th Signal Air-Ground Liaison Co, Seoul, Korea Korea during this time. Contact Ed Knapp, 33 Camelot 1951-1953. Seeking to organize a reunion. Contact Joe Dr., Rochester, NY 14623 Marcheuo. 716 Spring Garden St., Easton, PA 18042- 3435. Tbird Infantry Division - Looking for present and Hq Co 1st Eng Bn, 1st Mar DIV Korea around Feb former members and anyone with an interest in the 1952 knowing of my being burned face and hands from 'Third Infantry Division.' explosing in tem Comm Sec. Contact Joseph Piccione, 3276 SE Saim Lucie Blvd., Stuart, FL 34997. H-3-1 KOREA- Looking for those who served 1950- 1954 to renewe friendships, make new ones, share 7Utb Corp of Eng, Granite City, IL '48-'50 and Korea experiences, and especially to remember those who gave Ott 51; 5tb R.C.T., 24th DIV. John W. Sonley, 8028 S. their all. Contact Jack. Dedrick., 6 Sheridan Terr., New England, Burbank., IL 60459 Swampscott, MA 01907 for Questionnare. Mailingf Muster Roll, KIA Memorial Roll and comments on the HqCo, 2nd BN, 35th Jnf Regt, 2tb Div, served in Korea three reunions that have been held. A 1995 reunion is Nov 52 to Nov 53, Frank Saleru, Frank Samora, Tommy being planned for Nashville, 1N. Sergi, Tony Scoveti. Contact Bernie Phillips, 136 fUddle St., Brentwood, NY 11717, Phone 516-435-3481 377tb Trans. Trk Co, seek info on Cpl. Daniel Healy Buddies of Thomas F. Toner, killed by land mine, Seoul, M.l.A. late '50 or early '52 from west side of Chicago!. Korea, Dec '51. Contact Jessica Flynn, 707 W. Madison Ray Maroncelli, 2722 Ave. U, N.W., Winter Haven, FL Ave., Magnolia, NJ. 33881.

Korean War from page 42 everything it could tO discredit the soldiers and put the War." (What the hell is Persian Gulf syndrome). He heat on them for said Government & etc's mistakes. mentions homeless vets from the Vietnam War and the (Read chapters 21 & 22 in the book, "The Wages of Persian Gulf. No homeless vets from the Korean War War," by IUchard Seves & Lewis Milford). And during Mr. Director? I also wonder about some things from Desert Storm President Bush was quoted in the newspa­ print-out on pages 58-59. 109,000 deat11s from Vietnam per as saying. "at this time we should not forget the War does not coincide with any book or almanac al­ veterans of WWII and Vietnam." Was it all right to though 55,000 does from the Korean War. Why did the forget the Korean War veterans Mr. President? And as Persian Gulf War start6 months before hostilities began most of us are aware, the media rarely if ever mentions and why is it still going on for veterans benefit purposes, the Korean War, even on those holidays when the and why is there a special hotline fo r Vietnam War vets veteran's of other wars are being remembered. When (not shown in printout)? I thought there were no special Korean War veterans are mentioned, all too often its veterans from any one war. Some things to ask Secretary ('Korean veteran." uveteran of Korea'' and in an obituary Brown. Lastly, I don't lhink our magazine should use I saw, "Korean Air Force veteran." (By the way he was a the name Korean Conflict unless it is a letter which veteran of the U.S. Air Force who served in Korea). would be the author"s right. I know this leuer is long. Along that line, I was told by some funeral homes that You may use any part of it in the Graybeards or none of the Chicago Tribune refuses to put the name Korean it. You choose. I am sending some copies of pages from War in its obituaries. Enough already. some books that you might find interesting. Thank you. Now about Jesse Brown. He is being interviewed by Sincerely, the KWV A and not once docs he mention the Korean John Sasveld, Jr. War. Only WWII the Vietnam War and the Persian Gulf 15706 Revere Ct., Oak Forest, fL 60452

THE GRAYBEARDS MAY-JUNE 1995 I Reun1ons I JUNE SEPTEMBER - CONTINUED Outpost Harry Survivors, 4lh Annual Reunion, June g. Third Infantry Division, Sept. 7-10, 1995, Reunion/ II, Columbus, GA. Contact Jerry~ Cunningham, 501 convention. Tacoma, WA . Executive Inn, Royal Coach· Dhilhowie Rd., Columbia, SC 29209 Tel: 803-782-4491 man and Comfon Inn. Contact: Morris Kreplcy, 11807 Larson Rd., Anderson Island, WA 98303. Phone 206· JULY 884-4023. , Sept 12-15, 1995, Waterbury, Third Marine Division As""'- - July 19-23, 41st U.S.S. Wilhoite OE397 R. Long, RD. 1 Box 200, Pine Annual Family Reunion. Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas, Conn. Contact Robert Grove, PA 17963. Phone 717-345-4712 NV. ContaCt Sergeant Maj. Don Wilson, 978 Larkspur Pl. N .. Mount Laurel, NJ 08054-4952, (609-235-8178) 86th ORO Co.- Sept. 13-16, 1995, Holiday lnn, New Philadelphia, OH. Contact Dale F. Lugg, 1356 Kelly 187 ABN R.C.T. (RAKKASANS) - July 23-30 Street, NW, New Philadelphia, OH 44663- Phone 216- H. Annual Reunion, Washington, DC- Contact Robert 364-3603. Brown, 121 Dunsbach Rd., Clilion Park, NY 12065- 6300 Ordinance Units stationed in Vienna, Austria (1947- 53)-Ft. Devens, MA- and/or Fort Drum, NY (1951-- - July 25tb, 26tb and 27th 7tb Cavalry Regiment 66). - Sept. 13-16, 1995. Holiday lnn, New Philadel­ ion in Washington, DC. (Korea 1950-1951) reun phia, OH. Comact Richard Schildbach, 101 So. Whiting Contact: Walter C. Schrank Jr.• 327 Starlite Way, St., Apt. 514, Alexandria. VA 22304. Phone 703-370- Fremont, CA 94539-7642 (510-656-4782) 2707. Montford Point Marine Assoc., July 25-30, 1995, Bally VR 22-14-17 Sept., 1995 Charleston, SC - Contact Casino & Hotel, Las Vegas, NE. Contact Jerome B. Stanley Hunt. 5944 Glasgow Rd .. Sylvania. OH 43560- Milburn, 1822 East Belvedere Ave .. Baltimore, MD 1411 Phone 419-882-1723 21239, Phone 410-254-8588 or MPMA Nat. Conv. Director, Garfield James. 9008 Justine. Chicago, I L Combat Infantrymen's Association, Convention & 60620. Phone 312-239-6729. Reunion, Sept. 15-17, 1995. Contact Assoc. 138 Locust Ave., New Rochelle, NY 10805-3510. Phone 914-632- Battery A, 26tb Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic 5827 Weapons Bn, 24th lnf Division, .July 26-30, Washing­ ton, DC. Contact Beryl (Biinky) Smith, 7961 Falcon St., U.S.S. McG<>wan DD678, 18th Reunion, Sep 14-16, Bill Jacksonville, FL 32244 Tel: 1-904-771-7585 Boston. MA area. Crew Members 43-60. Contact Lowry, 45 Thunder Cove, Pl., The Woodlands, TX U.S.S. Brinldey Bass (DD-887) - 27-30 July, Pensacola, 77381. Ph: 713-363-0013 FL - Contact Bob Sshetron. 347 W. Leeside St., 204th Field Art. BN (Li'l Joe), Korea, 1950-1954, Glendora. CA 91741 - Phone 818-335-8040 September 17-20, 1995 - Dan Diego, CA. Contact Nick AUGUST Vanderhave. 1333 Liuleton Rd. Morris Plains, NJ Nebraska Korean War Vets - August 25, 26, 27, 07950 or call 201-538-7189. 1995 Columbus, NE. Contact Orville Dean, Rt. 4, Box 180th Infantry Regiment, 45tb Divlsion(Tbunder ­ 197, Hiawalha, KA 66434-1913 birds) WWIJ and Korea - September 21-24- Nebraska Korean Veterans Reunion, Aug. 25-27, 1995, Radison lnn, Oklahon1a City, OK. Contact Raul New World Inn, Hwy 30 & 81 Soulh, Columbus, NE. Trevino, 1918 Leander. San Antonio, TX 78251. Tel. Contact John J. Kurtenbach, 4216 Indian Rd., Kearney, 2 10-681-9134 NE68847 45th Infantry Division (Tbunderbirds) WWD and SEPTEMBER Korea - Septembe.r 21-24 - Radison lnn, OklahOma 6147t.h Tactical Group "Mosquito Assocation­ Clly. OK. Contact Raul Trevino, 2145 NE 36th St., September 5-10, 1995, Antlers Doubletree Hotel, 4 S. Oklahoma City, OK 73111. Tel. 210-681-9134 Cascade Ave.• Colorado Springs. CO, Contact James W. (Joe) Merritt, 2440 South Ammons Street. Lakewood, B Company, 15tb Regt, Audie Murphy's Company, CO 80227. Tel: 303-986-2692. 3rd Division- Sept. 21-24, Fort Benning, GA- Contact Len Lassor. 7 Berkshire Ln. Dover, NH 03820-4532, Combat Infantrymen's Association - September 7-9 Phone 603-742-9195 - Hickory, NC. Contact Leonard J. Capoziello, Cap­ es, l st Marine DIV, Korea tain, CIA. Co Chairman. 1995 CIA Convention, P.O. l!'irst BN, Seventh Marin , 1995. Ramada lnn Airport, Il l Box 23351, Columbus, OH 43223 1950-51, Sept. 22·24 N.E. Loop 410, San Antonio, TX 78209, Phone 210- 91tb Fighter Squa dron, Wright-Patterson AFB 1950- 828-9031 1955, Sept. 7-9, 1995, Hope Hotel (Wright-Pratt) for -lSI ) U.S. CG & U.S.S. Gandy (DE- pilots and officers. Contact J.D. Smilh, 2408 NW I 12th U.S.S. Poole (DE Terrace, Oklahoma Caity, OK 73120. Phone 405-9097. 164) U.S.N. - Sq~t~mbu 21-24 - Contact Donald Macchia, 256 Spruce St., Bloomfield. NJ 07003-3644. 2nd Bomb Group & 2nd Bomb Wing, Sept. 7-10, 1995, Tel. 201-748-0731 MO. (Reunion is open to all present and Kansas City, Contact past members or the Group and the Wing). Contact: 532 EB & SR, 22-24 Sept. 1995. Hammond, LA. Adams Rd., Hammond, LA Kemp F. Martin, 806 Oak Valley Dr., Houston TX A Very Brown, 40291 -5611. 77024. Phone 713-467-5435. 70403. Phone 504-294 THE GRAYBEARDS MAY-JUNE 1995

I SEPTEMBER - CONTINUED OCTOBER - CONTINUED 780tb Field Artillery Bn, Sept. 29-~, 1995, Holiday 999tb Armored Field Arty. BN Korea 1950-1954- Inn, Sheffield, AL. Contact George J. Ellis, 1020 Oct. 14-15, Arlington Reson Hotel, Hot Springs, AR. Wildwood Park Rd, Florence AL 35680·3352. Phone Contact: John Goff222 W. 5th St., Texarkana, TX 205-764-5938. 75501, Phone 903-793-7592 7th Oefense·AAA BN, USMC Reunion, 27 Sep to 2 U.S.S. Satyr, ARL 23, October 15·19, 1995, Golden Oct., San Diego, CA. Contact Carl M. Grubic, 510 Nugget Hotel/Casino, Las Vegas, NV. Contact Donna Avalon Ct., Harrisburg, PA 17111, Phone 717-564-0577 Eichenauer, Sun Kachina Travel, 1987 McCulloch OCTOBER Blvd., Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403. Phone 1-800-900- uss Helm DO 388, Oct. 8-13, 1995, Hacienda Hotel, 0066. 3950 La.~ Vegas Blvd S., Las Vegas, NV 89119. Contact 351 Comm Recon Co. (ASA) • October 15-19, 1995, Thomas J. Reilly, 412 E. Grand AVe., Rahway, NJ Boomtown, Las Vegas, NV. Contact Bob Rutter, 26 07065. Phone 908·382-0481. Ware St.. West Brookfield, MA 01585. Home 508-867- GITMO- 12·15 Oct., 1995 · Jacksonville, FL · Contact 6097. Stanley Hunt, 5944 Glasgow Rd., Sylvania, OH 43560- Carrier Air Group Two (CVG-2), all bands who 1411 Phone 419·882-1723 served in CVG-2 with VF-23, VF-24, VF-63, VF-64, USS ORISKANY (CVA-34) Ships CO/AlR WING/ VA-65 and VC/VTIHU Det~ 1950-53), 19-22 Oct. 95, MARDET, 12-15, OcL, 1995. Contact Bob Heeley, PO San Antonio, TX. Contact R.A. Wallin, 5904 Co­ Box 517, Oriskany, NY 13424-0517. Phone 315-736- manche Place, Lynchburg, VA 24502 • Phone 804-239- 752912751. 0428. USS l,yman K. Swenson 00729 Association - Octo- ber 12-15, 1995 Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza Ravinia, Atlanta, GA. Contact John Sorrells DD729- 5114 F.M. Power of the Press 1960 West #194. Houston, TX 77069 Tel. 713-355-0101 111111 11 1111111 Editor has received 10 written communications in response to a small item on page 20 of the March-April EMBROIDERED KOREA VETERAN BALL CAPS Graybeards seelting informa­ tion on the book "Bayonet: A ONL)' $12.95 ;\. History of the 7th Jnf Divi­ sion." This outpouring of infor­ mation is greater than the space available in this issue. Listed below are some of the responses to the request for information by the lady liv­ KOREA VEilntAN ('()M. KOREA W/SI:RV!Ct: KIOI)ON 1:-JI•. W/CID ing in Winfield, KS: From: John C. Sloan - AS SHOWN AT THE K.W.V.A. NATIONAL CONVENTION Contact t11e 7th InfDiv. Assn, 7303 H Street, Little Rock, AR 72205; From Art Harvey, Book published January 1953 KOREA VETERAN SHIRT , prepared by the P10 of the 7th Div for the Div Historical PREMIUM QUAUTY. ALL EMBROIDERED KOREA VETERAN WITH SERVICE RIBBONS. Council. Printed by Dai lERS~Y KNIT GOLF Sl IIRT \VITI I A JERSEY COLLAR. POCKET. AND STRAIGHT SLEEVES. Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. by EASY CARE COMBED COTTON A!'iD POLYESTER CONSTRUCTION. SIZeD TO FIT. the Airline Service Co. ; From PERFECT' FOR TRAVEL. GOLF, LIESURE AND INFORAML ACTIVITIES! Irwin Braun, 2287 Howes St., Merrick, NY 11566 has a Ai-4D£!N copy; Cornelius Vander AAft:IIIC-4.' Weide suggest she contact The STOCK CO! ORS Battery Press, Inc. P.O. Box SHIRT...... $23.95 001 · NAVY OI.UE 3107 Uptown Sta., Nashville, 002 • J...IGHT(UN) SHIPPING .... $3.50 Tn 37219. They do reprints DLVf. of many military unit histo­ ries; Donald Stubbings reports XL •XXL ·XXXL he has (2) copies. Asks that she contact him at 7 Wash­ ington Ave., Hicksville, NY O:O- Rf-:1) 38-40 2-4-l -16-43 50--52 54-56 11801; Finally, Gene Mooney, ().1.4 ·BLACK 585 E. Blvd., Watertown, OSS · WHil~ • AUD Sl.OO t•OR XXL. •• A.UO S.tOO t•Ok XXX!. N.Y. 13601 would very much like to have a copy. Gene was S~NI)('IOiCK TO: VETS SUPPLY LINE OR PIII)NJ:' 1·612·420·5915 in L Co 32nd Regt. P.O. BOX 1686 VISA & MASTERCARlJ ACCEPTEI> Sorry we ran out of space. MAPLE GROVE, ~IN. 55311 ADD n M £HIPfiNG& HANDliNG Thanks to all our readers for their response. Editor.

THE GRAYBEARDS MAY-JUNE 1995 KWVA ORGANIZES DEPARTMENT OF VIRGINIA ·- .. ' ASSISTS IN THE OCTOBER REUNION; CELEBRATES KOREAN VETERANS DAY ROK & U.S. VETS WORK TOGETHER The fine gentlemen (by their own admission) in the photos on this page pose as Lhey begin Lhe formation of Chapters and a KWV A's Department of Virginia. As this is going to press, five or six chapters are antici­ pated. In addition, we are looking to build a chapter in Lhe Valley of Virginia, near Roanoke. The same fine gentlemen also are working hard on the First Annual Korean War Veterans Reunion at Vir­ Bottom Row, l to R: Mr. Chung, Blaine FriedJander, Amos gi ni a Beach. President of the Reunion, Dick Gallmeyer, Camp, Pres. Byun Hi Soun, Pak In Wha, Kim Yoon Keak, Shin Hyon. Top Row: Kim Kap Nyun, Leo Chic Kuk, Yoo Chong is trying to find his c losest Korean War buddies in the Yov, Lee Tea Ha, Kim Chang Su, Kim Sang Kun, Moon Sang 58Lh FA. He located a few, and is looking for the rest. Chul, Kim Kwitae, lee Heo Yong and Kim Young Ki. He also is looking to have several thousand Korean War Veterans to become his closest friends ... and new mem­ bers of KWVA. Spread the word! New members of KWV A were signed up at Lhe organizational meeting held at Lhe Richmond Korean Presbyterian Church. The church's c lergy and lay lead­ ers were also found to be Korean War Veterans. Plans were approved for Lhe Church to honor Korean War Veterans at a salute to Korean War Veterans, dinner and service on June 17, 1995. The response from KWVA will be given by Nick Pappas. KWV A President; Earl Dantzler. Sr.. President of the Korean Ex-POWs; and Col. Hee-Yong Lee (Ret), Northern Virginia Chapter. KWVA. Bottom row, L toR: Dol Bin Chung, Kwl Tao Kim, Lloyd Davia, Dick Gallmeyer is recovering from major surgery, Blaine Frieo~and«, Dick Gallmeyer, Hi Soun Byun, Dong Mwan but is acting as the Secretary of the Department of Vir­ Vi; Top row: Hyon Tok Shin, Richard Koiner, Col Hee Yong ginia. For more information contact him at the ad· lee, Earl Oentzler Jack Conyer, Jim Adkins, Gen Chang Bok Lee, Bob Swank, Amo•1 Camp and Or. Samuel K. Moak. dresses shown on the Reunion Application shown below. ------REGISTRATION FORM FIRST NATIONAL KOREAN WAR VETERANS REUNION THIS REUNION IS FOR ALL VETERANS FROM ALL SERVICES· MEN & WOMEN WHO SERVED THE KOREAN WAR FROM t950 ·1955. IF MORE FORMS NEEDED· MAKE COPIES

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THE GRAYBEARDS MAY-JUNE 1995 'l"Soldier of Misfortune For Me, GI Meant General Ineptitude, but I Won a Medal for Trying

By Robert H. Williams 200 of us stayed at Fort Bliss as Just over a week later, my red members of Bauery D of the 4th helmet liner cocked wearily yet Battalion of the AAARTC, which jauntily on my well-groomed head, WHEN THE Korean War ground meant we would spend part of the I was catching some Z's in a tele­ to a standstm at Panmunjom next eight weeks learning how to phone booth while on guard duty in 1953, I was just gelling started violate the Geneva Conventions by along the perimeter of Battery D of in my career in the United States shooting foot soldiers with half­ the Sixth Training Battalion, aka Army. I had sort of wanted to be in track-mounted .50 caliber machine Leaders Course Class Number 145. that war-not enough to enlist at guns, mounted four to the turret, 1 was vaguely aware of Pvt. Slovik's 17 or 18, but enough, shortly be­ and 40mm automatic twin-mounted fate for this sort of dereliction of fore 1 turned 20, to ask the draft cannons, though mostly we learned duty during World War II, but I board to move my name forward. how to use them and 9Qmm guns to had no idea of how I would survive I was sure we were running out shoot at proper targets, i.e.. air­ without a nap. Each day we were of wars for rne to fight and I would planes. up at 5, ran a mile and a half before not be among those proudly hon­ During that eight weeks I was the breakfast, stood inspection after ored on future Veterans Days. guidon, which means that when the breakfast and were either teaching So when the armistice began I battery marched in formation I led or being taught on into the night. found myself standing tall in the it, as the man in the first rank and After five weeks of this, plus any rock-filled street of hutments be­ the first row. Had we a battery flag, number of infantry exercises in the longing to Battery A, 12th Train­ I would have borne it. Deep down I mountains north of Fort Bliss most ing Battalion of the Antiaircraft knew that my basic quali fications of the 49 soldiers in my class gradu­ Artillery Replacement Training were a perfect 30-inch stride and a ated to the training batteries, but Center at Fort Bliss, Tex., then a cadence developed during years of three or four of us were held at the pearl in the crown of the 4th Army. marching as a sousaphonist in the school to refine our teaching skills, My test scores had showed that I first rank of the East St. Louis Se­ it was said. was qualified for the infantry, the nior High School band. One nigh~ again on guard duty military police and, down the road, A t the end of this second eight- but awake and on rny feet, I spotted officer candidate school. I had cho· week period I again scored on a lone fig ure in the darkness ahead, sen the infantry, and was immedi­ tests, and while nearly everybody well after midnight. ately dispatched to the antiaircraft else in my battery was sent on to "Halt! Who is there?" I chal­ artillery, the kind of military logic Germany, or over to the rocks of lenged. you come to expect and even cher­ Korea to clean up expended brass "Relax,"carne tbe voice back. He ish. cartridges from the banlegrounds, I identified himself as a Captain, gave So I would not earn the Combat spent a week or so awaiting orders his name, approached me and Infantryman's Badge. I would not and ducking KP by carrying a clip­ reached for my carbine, which 1 be a Navy officer, having given up board wherever I went, as if on some relinquished 10 him. more than three years in the U.S. official mission. That still works. "Your ass is bc-ttermilk," he Naval Reserve for this (1 had joined I had some apprehension about hissed. I stood at attention while he at 16, before Korea). Perhaps I what my new posting might be, ripped me apart for not knowing would become an Army officer, al­ never having a clear idea of what to how to be a soldier, fo r handing though it was growing clearer that expect from life, then or now. But over my weapon, fo r not making if getting a commission required one day there it was: Leaders him show an ID card at midnight, serving any more time than the two Course. The eight-week prep school for putting my battery in danger, years I'd promised President Eisen­ for OCS. though he found nothing wrong hower, we had a problem. We'd seen them, the la-dee-da with my shave or haircut or pol­ For eight weeks I participated in wonders with every hair in place, ished boots. basic train ing, learni ng how to the starched, tailored khakis and The Captain chewed up the one wash pots and pans and clean a the zippered boots and the lac­ side of me and down tbe other for grease trap, how to strip and fire quered-and-waxed cherry helmet five minutes, and then tossed my the Ml rifle, the .30-caliber light liners with the polished brass riv· weapon back to me and said that he machine gun and the rocket ets. They were proficiency devil· was not placing me on report, that ., launcher, and how to throw a hand dogs who spent their first five weeks he was not part of the leadership grenade. I learned how to run wear­ in intensive training and classrooms school but was just passing by. He ing a steel helmet and keep it from and their next three weeks, most of said a lot of things to me about bouncing loose from my chin­ them, out in the training batteries character and manhood, and about strapped helmet liner (all infantry ordering push-ups, taking names war and what it is like to be in one. monuments ought to depict a sol­ and kicking asses, demonstrating We walked my post togetl1er for dier charging with one hand grip­ superiority in every endeavor. I went about half an hour. He asked me ping a rifle and the other holding into this with the same numbness what barracks 1 was in . He nodded on to his helmet). with which I faced all new situa­ and said that was his barracks too ~ After basic training most of the tions. C0111inued 011 page SOh

THE GRAYBEARDS MAY-JUNE 1995 By David P. De Pew KWVA National Publicity Chairman Virtually every newspaper in America- whether How often have you mentioned it be a daily, weekly or monthly - is constantly KWV A to another Korean War vet· seeking news to fill its columns. cran who had never heard of it? It's almost universal: KWVA is one of the great closely-held secrets of the War. An Illinois group, wanting toes· release begins wilh the most impor· And that's a major problem tablish a new KWV A chapter placed tant information in the first para· KWV A faces. Because it makes re­ some low-cost announcements on a graph. adding details in subsequent crulling tremendously difficult and local "community" cable channel. paragraphs. That way. the editor slows the growth of our chapters. To That gained them mentton by the an· can edit the story to include what· gain new members, you have to seek nouncers. At the first organizational ever details he has room for. out other Korean veterans, when they meeting, 12 curious veterans showed If your information fits that style, should be seeking out KWV A and up, and joined up. The chapter is you're miles ahead when the item your chapter, i nformed, interested now up and running, gaining new reaches the editor's desk. and ready to join. members regularly. It's as easy as 1, Z, 3 But, at the same time, that very Every Korean War Veterans As· First step is prepare a current lack of knowledge is an opportunity sociation chapter has interesting and list of those media to which you want - an opponunity to gain some valu· newswonhy events taking place at to send information. For this, the able edttorial exposure- publicity, if one time or another throughout the telephone book is a handy resource you wtll. But. as eligible veterans year. of firm names and addresses. You read and hear of KWV A and your One of the most important is the don't have to know the specific chapter, they will begin to seek you annual June 25 ceremonies. For its editor's name (in fact, there are prob· OUl. June 25 ceremony in 1991, the Sl. ably "editors" for each function Editor wants to hear from you Louis chapter prepared and mailed within the organization). Rather, ad· Because KWV A is not on the descriptive news announcements to dress your mail to News Editor, or lips of every veteran, editors of your 25 area newspapers, 15 radio and Events Editor, depending on what I ocal media - radio, TV, and espe· five TV stations. Prior to June 25, information you are sending. With cially newspapers- find it newswor­ several radio stations and area news­ that approach, you can be certain the thy. In fact, they actually want in­ papers carried announcements. On proper person will receive it. formation about your chapter's ac· the day of the event 150 people ar· How Important is your news'! uviues. rived to see the activities. Plus. three When you're preparing a news Virtually every newspaper in of the TV stations sent camera crews, release on an event, the first thing to Amenca - whether it be a daily, and the main city dally newspaper consider is how imponant the event weekly or monthly - is constantly sent a reporter who intervtewed mem­ is to Others. Is it your chapter's regu· seektng news to fill its columns. Plus, bers of the chapter and took photos. Jar meeung? Or is it an important almost everyone of them has a ""cal· Result: exposure on the evening TV annual ceremony? Each takes a dif· cndar of events"" that lists activities news, and a long story in the daily ferent approach. its readers might find interesti ng and newspaper. For regu lar chapter meetings, a valuable. And. especially in the But, the big question that hin· simple announcement of What, Who, smaller cities and towns, radio

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the begin ning of the page, type in that can, with a little planning, gen­ "For additional information, call erate much-needed recognition for The PIO will (Name), (Number)", filling in your your chapter, and KWVA nationally. spokesman. We'll discuss U1em in future articles. become the Timing Is everything eyes, ears and Understand that news media work with deadlines. That means voice of the U1ey must know what will be included David P. De Pew well in advance of that deadline. AI· Public Relations Ofticer chapter. though radio, TV and many newspa· pers publish every day, they need in· David De Pew, Public Rela­ formation well in advance to give tions Officer of the KWV A, has little attention. Again, using the them time to weigh its value to their 36 years of award-winning "Five Ws and H" format, succinctly readers. In fact, many "calendars of achievement in public relations, explain what will be happening. If events" editors require input at least advertising, marketing and con­ there will be separate paragraph. 30 days before the event is to occur. sultation witll some of America's For example, if your chapter will However, more than 30 days is usu· leading business firms such as be holding special June 25 ceremo· ally too early. So plan accordingly­ Welsh Foods, Toastmaster, Cater­ nies, after you've told the "what", get it U1ere with plenty of time. pillar, Clark Equipment, Gardner­ "where", and ~'when", be sure lO ex­ Keep it regular and professional Denver, J&L Steel, Citco Chemi­ r,tain the significance or the date: That leads us to a very important cals and IBM. 'June 25, 1995, a national holiday in activity on the local chapter com­ He is the author of communi­ the Republic of Korea, marks the manders part. Appoint a Public ln· cations and marketing articles; a 45th anniversary of the beginning of formation Officer. The PIO will be· regular marketing column, St. the three-year Korean War." That's come the eyes, ears and voice of the Louis Communicator; lecturer at the "why". Who will participate? chapter. The job requires someone several colleges; and served as a "In addition to KWV A members, of­ articulate, with strong communica­ consultant to advertising agencies ficials of the local Korean commu­ tions skills; someone knowledgeable and businesses. nily will panicipate, including about chapter activities. This should He has held memberships in _Korean Society president" (and, be a Board of Directors position, so the Business/Professional Adver­ be sure to prominently mention local the PlO can be alert to news opportu­ tisers Assn., Association oflndus­ governmental officials. like the nities. trial Advertisers, Chicago Adver­ mayor). "Color guards from I I area Meet tbe press tising Club. Sales Promotion Ex­ American Legion, Veterans of For­ Once the PJO has been appointed, ecutive Assn., American Market· eign Wars and AMVETS posts will he or she should contact U1e most ing Assn., Louisville Advertising participate." important local media and introduce Assn., St. Louis Advertising Club, And, don't get carried away with himself or herself, offering to supply and An1erican Advertising Fcdera· rhetoric or adjectives. Like Sgt. Fri· information editors might need. AI· tion. day used to say in "Dragnet", "Just though a personal mecti ng is the most ln addition to KWVA, he the facts, ma'am." If the editor wants valuable method of introduction, es­ holds memberships in The Ameri· adjectives, let him add them. pecially in smaller communities, a can Legion, VFW, Missouri His­ An Important rootnote letter of introduction will suffice. torical Society, Missouri Botani­ We have fo und it very valuable You'll find the editor will keep the cal Gardens and St. Louis Skeet & to end new releases with an explana­ name on file, and you might expect a Trap Club. tion of KWV A. After all, many who call for comments in the future. David, retired from active read the article (and the editors, too) Be tbankful for small favors business, is far from inactive. As do not recognize KWV A. "Korean A word of caution: don't expect a Director of Missouri Chapter, I, War Veterans Association is a na­ the editors to use every word of what he helped plan and implement sev­ tional, Washington-based veterans you sent them Or even every news eral programs wh ich expanded group dedicated to commemorating release. They may have room, or KWV A in Missouri, including the those who served in 'America's For· some major news event may push establishment of a State depart· gotten War', the Korean ConOict your stuff aside. But, persevere, keep ment. from 1950 to 1953." sending information. Some of it will During his career he received Type it neatly hit. many awards for creativity and Handwriting is hard to read. The And, it doesn't hurt to send a planning from Freedom's Founda­ idea is to make your communique brief note of Ulanks to the editor when tion, American Business Press, As· quick and easy to read. Every news your material is picked up. sociation of Industrial AdvcrtiS· release or letter from your chapter Many chapters are already real­ ers, American Business/Profes­ must be typed neatly. To allow the izing the positive effects of a good sional Advertising Association, editor room to make any changes he strong publicity program. They are American Advertising Associa­ feels necessary, double-space the the dynamic, growing chapters. tion, American Marketing Asso­ lines. And be certain to include the Your chapter can be one, too, ciation, Chicago and St. Louis Ad· phone number of a spokesman the witll a little planning. vettising Clubs. editor can call for more details. At There are many other activities

THE GRAYBEARDS MAY-JUNE 1995 Korean War Memorial "Shoot him," I ordered. I had no ca­ reer to ruin, anyway. We continued Berrien County, Michigan the patrol. and I once again lagged behind. Left hand holding down my bouncing helmet, I hunied to catch up, hll a trip wire and touched off a tear gas canister that sprayed only the corner of one eye before I cleared the area: in real combat it would have been a mine or a grenade and I would have been dead. I finally found my men and led them back to the side of the mountain, where further chagrin awaited. One of my earlier tests had been to site our command tent. It turned out l had selected the one spot where it could be demolished by low-flying MiGs. I spent the next day wandering around, wondering where l would be sent now. I worked out with a timing bag in the anuquated gym and strolled over 10 the headquarters building where a handful of my fel­ low students had gathered. What was up, they sa•d. was that the comman­ dant. a lieutenant colonel named Sam Durschnin, whom I l oved and from whom I learned that a gentleman never ever puts a new coat of wax on a pair of boots without saddle-soap­ ing, was about tO post Lhe standings of the class. One of us would be the honor student. the one who would stand with the o fl1cers and cadre in the reviewing enclosure for our graduation parade. Despite everything, it was me. It wasn't the Combat Infantryman's Photo lumollledcou""•YoiTom Cl>ico

I Most Korean veterans have had difficulty in finding (originally based on Army Map Service I :250,000 scale). where their units were located during the Korean War. It shows the positions of all major unitS (Corp or Divi· Recently, there has been a revival of interest by veterans sion level) at various time periods of the Korean War. to lind out where they were in Korea. Using the operational map, find your main unit sym· The difficulty arose because little auention was paid bol and note the nearest city, town, river, etc. on this to Korea during the Korean War. During combat, most map. Now using a Korean War map index, locate the Gl's were too tired to care and Korean name places often same city, town, river, etc. on the index. In other words, sounded the same. To make things more confusing, afler you are now transposing your position from the opera· the war the South Korean government changed the names tiona! map to the map index. Using the map index, jot of most of the towns/cit· down the name of the ies to reflect the Korean map sheet and series that language. Previous to covers the location of the this, names were often a city, town, river, etc. mixture of Korean and KOREAN WAR MAPS nearest your main unit. Japanese. To fu rther By using the order blank, complicate the mauer, & COMMAND REPORTS you can now order the towns/cities near the de· appropriate map th at militarized zone were covers the area your unit often physically relo- occupied. cated or disappeared. Adding to the confusion, because 2) Another method is much more accurate and does of tension with North Korea, the South Koreans did not not require use of the operational chart. The U.S. Army release many good maps as they did not want the North had generated monUtly Command Reports down to the Koreans to use them. Also, because of tension, the allies Battalion/Company level. Part of the report lists the of South Korea did not make any maps available to Ute location of each unit along with its map coordinate public. The only modern maps readily available to the (these are Military Grid coordinates so remember to read world community were 1:1,000,000 Operational Navi· right and up). Using an AMS 1:50,000 scale map you galion Planning Charts (ONC) and Tactical Pilot Charts can locate positions accurately within 100 meters. (TPC) at I :500,000. These maps can be bought from • To order monthly command reports: Write to: U.S. Government agencies. Military Field Branch, Military Archives Division; Na­ The best maps for linding the location of your unit tional Archives and Records Administration; Washing· reside in the U.S. archives. They are the old Army Map ton, D.C. 20409. Tell them the name of your unit, Ko· Service Series (AMS). These 1950 vintage maps can be rean War and dates that you are interested in . They will obtained in various scales. They have the 1:1,000.000 send you forms. NOTE: Xerox copies usually cost abom World Aeronautical Charts. Just a few of these charts $.30 a copy so perhaps you may want to limit your covered the whole area of Korea and beyond. Titey just request dates. have general detail and were chiet1y used by the Air Using an AMS map (1 :50,000) and the given coor· Force. dinates from your unit command report, you can locate The next group of charts was at 1:250,000 scale. your unit accurately. Example: Chorwon/Kumhwa area; This was the AMS L551 series. They were used for map series L 75 I, Sheet 66281, Kumhwa. The bottom general Army operations and showed much more detai l. map border info rmation will indicate the letters "CT'' to It took approximately 40 of tltese charts to cover all of designate the 100,000 meter square identification. If you Korea. NOTE: Most of tile Korean War history books want more precise accuracy, look at the rest of the coor­ usually use these nwps to show the positions of tile dinates (i.e., coordinates CT 481 356 (actual coordinates major army units (i.e., Divisions). of C Btry, 92nd A.F.A. Red Devils on 12 July 1953). The largest scale charts were the 1:50,000 AMS Tite "481" portion of the coordinates is obtained by Series L751 . Titese charts were the most deta.iled and reading right on the Military Grids (grid on North/South accurate. Titey were used by the Infantry and the Artil· border of map). Of the "481", the "48" will get you to lery, etc. Tite elevations on these charts were in meters the nearest 1,000 meter grid and the " 1" will further and Ute Army usually named the hill(s) by their eleva· refine your position as a fraction of the grid. The last tion in meters. These charts are somewhat similar to the numbers of the coordinates are "356", which are read older version of our domestic U.S.G.S. quad sheets. It from bottom to tOP. (grid markings on East/West border would take perhaps 1000 of these maps to cover the area of map). Of the '356", the "35" will get you to the of Korea. nearest 1,000 meter grid and the "6" will further reline • To order 1950 vintage Korean maps: Write to: your position as tenths of the distance between the "35" Cartographic and Architectual Branch (NNSC); National and the "36". NOTE: the 2nd, 3rd, and 25th Infantry Archives and Record Administration; 8601 Adelphi Rd., Divisions were ill the general area of the cited example College Park, MD 20740-6001. In your request ask for during the latter part of tile Korean War. map indices (free) of AMS maps of the Korean War era. Additional map sources: '• They should send you the map indices and order fo rms . • U.S. Army jo the-Korean War. Volume I. (Subtitled: South To Another problem is that even if you have all the the Naktong. North To The Yalu (June- Nov 1950), written by Roy E. Appleman and published in 1961. The two volume history of the Korean AMS maps, you still need to know where the military War pub-lished by the U.S. Army includes mapafpeodices. unit(s) would be located on these maps. There are sev­ • U.S. Army io the Korean War. Volume I . (SubtjtJed: Truce Te.Dt eral ways to do this: :l. nd Fighting Froot), wriuen by Walter G. Hermes and published ia 1966 by the Of.fice of the Cbjef of Miljtary H.islOry, Dept of the Army. I) One of the ways is to use the operational maps NOTE: most of these maps are at 1:250,000 seale aud io.dicale (1 :250,000) found in Ute "West Point Atlas of American pOsitioos of major Army units. Wars I 900· I 953". This atlas can be obtained from most Neil VaoDermeulell central libraries. It contains about 14 Korean War maps Korean War Vetcn.os Assoc:ialioo Department of Missouri - Chapter I

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The events herein reflect upon the everyday lives of American First of a series troops in Korea during four years of undeclared war. In conjunction with its foreign policy, it is the armed strength of a nation that dictates history. Not dead soldiers. A soldier simply dies alone at a place very far from home, and is of no value to the military histo­ Requiem for rian. Sunday Dinner To maintain a reasonable perspective during the waning days of the war, the reader is asked to recall the little things; the little The midsummer rains showed no signs things which speak of Lister bags suspended from trees and filled of easing. The liquid windswept sheets fell witll cool morning water. Surely, there are those who will remember from an angfy sky to further torment the the sound of mess kits scoured with sand, and the acrid smell of exhausted troops. These soldiers of the line scorched brass and burned gunpowder. Peering up through the were mainly under twenty years of age. But drifting summer winds, you may still see airbursts puffing lazily in they were oddly quiet and they did not walk the sky. and perhaps hear the ominous rattle of incoming mortar like young men; for their heads were bowed, fi re. they were plagued by crabs and barber's Shortly before the cessation of hostilities was signed at itch-with many suffering the additional Panmunjom, a bipartisan congressional committee toured tlle 278U1 grief of the loathsome seaves. Big men and General Army Hospital, in Osaka, Japan. It was an election year in little men sweated mightily under the filthy the states, and the heavily publicized visit was fraught with political ponchos as tbey continued tbeir weary push overtones. A senior congressman accompanied the doctors through­ through an incredible sea of mud. out the wards which were specifically designated for enlisted per­ sonnel. This portly, beaming lawmaker suddenly paused at the Canteens and bayonets clanged hollowly bedside of a young trooper. against empty cartridge belts as the men "Son, you may not agree witll me," the congressman said care­ moved slowly away from the battle and tbe fully, studying the you ng man's face. memories. Scarcely two hours earlier they "But Ule time will eventually come when a grateful nation will had been relieved from tbcir positions and applaud your valor and sacrifice. In a few short weeks, the shooting ordered to witbdraw to tbe distant rear re­ war will officially be over. You'll soon be going home. soldier. And serve area known as tent city. upon your arrival back in Ule states, you will have learned that we The regiment had suffered enormous ca­ have at last identified the three, primary reasons leading to every sualties. And now, in the cool of after dark, war. tile command posts phones sounded end­ "Three reasons, son," echoed the congressman as he held up lessly with reports of the missing, the dead, three reasons to show him. and the staggering total of those wounded "Three reasons-hunger, disease-and man's inhumanity to his in action. fellow man. Son, it's as simple as that-" The congressman smiled at The survivors of the enemy's direct as­ the trooper and hurried off to catch up with the departing physi­ sault on the mountain were now assigned eians. to the temporary status of rear reserve. Even Peering after the lawmaker, the soldier with one leg thought as tbe troops continued to stream down the briefly about what he had been told. After mulling it over for a few mountain side, the new regimental orders moments, he slowly shook his head, not quite prepared to acknowl­ edge the wisdom of Congress. It seemed pointless to identify three continued to be cut and posted outside the reasons when one would serve admirably. In a nutshell, the way he saw it, the problem was man. See Requiem page 55

Editor's Note: M. E. Cohane of Phoenix, Arizona has written a series ofshort stories about the everyday lives ofAmerican troops in Korea during the war. He has graciously permitted his work to be published in "Graybeards" in serial form beginning with this issue. Permission was granted to publish with the following two stipulations: 1. the serialization is to follow the same numerical sequence as the manuscript; 2. the manuscript must be published in its entirety, irrespective ofany perceived sensitivity. Acceptance ofthese conditions is acknowl­ edged with the preface and first story beginning above. The Editor hopes the readers will approve ofpresenting Mr. Cohane's story in serial form.

THE GRAYBEARDS MAY-JUNE 1995 ANNOUNCEMENTS CONGRESS EXTENDS VFW ELIGIBILITY Arlington Sleep on, oh gallant knights so bold your rest you've surely earned. Use not for drapes a ground that's cold but warm from hearts that learned ... WASHINGTON, D.C., Mar. 14, 1995. For th•e first time since 1936, Congress has amended the congres­ From hearts that learned from what you gave, sional charter of the Veterans or For­ and how you stood the test eign Wars of the United States that freedom lies not in the grave (VFW). but where the soul shall rest. The amendment establishes VFW eligibility for more than 1.8 million veterans who have served in How many tears can freedom give,. Korea since the end of that war. or prayers that you may know Those veterans who have served in That you have died that we may live South Korea for 30 consecmi ve days in a land that we love so- or 60 non-consecutive days since June 30, 1949 can now apply for VFW membership. If only words could reach thine ears By extending eligibility LO this and tell of all you've done group, the VFW ends a protracted Each humble cross a stepping stone effort to recognize tl10se veterans who to peace that you have won. have served on the Korean peninsula and in surrounding waters. Almost since a cease fire ended the Korean Yes. sleep my brothers on and on War, the VFW has urged the Depart­ in your cold and sacred bed. ment of Defense (DoD) to recognize Sing birds, sing in best of tone those veterans with an appropri ate for the proudest of the dead. medal. Despite lobbying by the VFW, - Larry E. Kinard DoD) has steadfastly refused to rec­ ognize the arduous nature of these N. Charleston, SC veterans service or the potential for harm under which they serve. Although most Americans are unaware, military personnel serving in and around Korea have served un­ der wartime conditions since the cease fire. Enduring occasional VHS Video = "Personal sniper t1re and frequent attempts by North Korean troops to infiltrate Account of the Korean War" south of the 38th Parallel, American troops have seen their comrades in Original movies shot by combat engineers arms die and be wounded on many occasions. From 1966 through 1969 In combat zones of Kumwa, Wachon, a total of 89 hostile deaths and 131 wounded were confirmed. Punchbowl, 17th Inf. Regt., front lines, tanks, -VFW National Headquarters I 55's firing at enemy and also rounds bursting The HermitKingdom on enemy territory. Seoul, Korea, Karkura and Poems of the Korean War Sasebo, Japan. Golden Gate Bridge, USA. This unique book is tbe first an­ thology of Korean War Poetry, Approx. 50 minutes (Copyright) $39.95 + shlp­ written by those whose lives have been touched by the War. pmg. Over eighty poems create a memorable impression. Order Order from: Robert M. White this special keepsake for your­ RR-1, Box 80 self or a gift at S14.95 plus posl­ age. Washville, IL62091 To o rder: Call 1-800-228-0810 ISBN: 0.7872-0440-4

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hastily erected squad tents. After dinner. Due to an error in the draw­ carefully picked his way down the the initial feeding, after the bot ing of rations, he told the troopers, stope to where the first formation showers and fresh change of cloth· all portions would be strictly lim­ was being held. Ideologies and tales ing, the men were to regroup to ited with no exceptions. always accompany the closing-out await fresh replacements from the The men filed past the coffee sta­ of any war. But Ole stories herein rear depots. tion. looking for places to sit. But are true: with the actual events tak­ ) T he First Battalion's Baker Com­ there were no benches, no tables, ing place during the last year of an pany led the charge to the chow line. and the huge squad tent was filling undeclared war. These are not the Weary riflemen, with weapons du­ rapidly with drenched, pungent bod­ stories of Baldy, or Whitehorse, tifully slung down against the driv­ ies. cr Porkchop-but simply the sto­ ing rain, awaited their first hot meal "Everybody get the hell outside!" ries of young men who came from in nine days. The dinner menu bad bawled the mess sergeant at the top America to join the far east com­ been scrawled on a blackboard just of his lungs. mand known as FECOM. outside the mess tent. Roast beef, "We need room to operate in FECOM is the code word for soup, apple pie and coffee, the sign here! If those who still intend to orders cut as DESTINATION told the weary assemblage. And eat inside, don't cooperate, the rest EVIL. there would be coffee- not packet of you won't get fed! Everybody get For a little while you are invited borne-but brewed fresh in gleam­ the hell outside or I'll stop the feed­ to spend some time witb the rifle­ ing urns, with sweet canned milk ing right now ! A little goddamned men. At the end of your visit it is and sugar at the ready. rain won't hurt you none!" hoped that you will understand the At the very tail end of the line, T he young troopers took their ra­ luxuries of running water, of pri­ the hapless troopers could, by tions and exited through the rear vate toilet and of human dignity de­ squinting extra bard, actually see tent flaps. Once outside, they sim­ nied. You will simply meet some the huge mess tent looming through ply hunched their backs up tight young soldiers who crossed a great the approaching darkness. But noth­ against the rain and wind as they sea to die for a people alien to them ing took forever, they knew, and wolfed everything down in shiver­ in essence and in spirit. But they soon they too would at last enter ing silence. But under the relent­ came not only to fight, but to estab­ the tent to feed under its protective less downpour the food soon lost lish a hitherto unknown phenomena warmth. its identity in a sticky cereal-like as capitalism; with such new mate­ The tent flaps finally opened. A morass. The coffee cooled quickly. rialistic wealth bringing a double­ ruddy corporal, assigned to take They stood in small groups with edged sword to those who deemed head count for the meal, peered rue­ weapons again slung down as they it infinitely more agreeable to al­ fully down the long line. turned cootinuously to avoid the low others to fight for their free­ "M ove it!" the corporal shouted cruel, shifting winds. Tbe rain dom and for their land. Jndeed, it through the gloom. "And don't no­ plinked dull and hollow on the steel was the Americans who bore the body hang around for seconds! hel mets, while the men turned to main brunt of combat; the same There won't be enough to go stare at the officers mess shed which Americans who ever march will­ around!" had been erected at the top of the ingly to fight the wars of liberation The soldiers of the 60th Infantry rise; a site prudently selected to al­ on soil other than their own. Regimental Combat Team re­ low for proper drainage. The shed H e carries a rifle and comes and sponded to this latest information was a compact, solidly constructed comes mainly from rural, agrarian by jabbing at the air with the uni­ affair made with pre-fitted sheets economies. Unlike his more enlight­ versal sign of contempt. But the long of galvanized iron. The diesel fuel ened peers from the great cities, be line was moving at last, and upon which was pumped in from either continues to believe in such ab­ entering the tent they were as young end, assured the dining officers of stracts as honor, duty and country. men again, booting and laughing as ample heat from potbellied stoves Contemptuously regarded as a they shuffled past the serving sta­ glowing like cherries. farmer, and, more often than not, as tions. They proffered their stained After soaping off and rinsing his a fool-to this day he remains as the and battered mess tins and jeered at mess gear, a young trooper climbed true bulwark of his nation's first • the meager portions dehydrated the slippery slope. Raising up high line of defense . mashed potatoes and a short ladle on his toes, he peered through the The souls of thousands of those of powdered noodle soup. For des­ shed's lone window. In the center young farmers continue their eter­ sert and drink, each man received a of the room, a Special Services mu­ nal rest in the valley of Chorwon. two-by-three inch wedge of apple sician played on a piano provided Other fanners will come and go in pie and a half canteen cup of cof­ expressly for the diners. wars yet to come. As it was with fee. Throughout the huge tent, the Staring dumbly at real chinaware those who went before them, they heady smells of meat and spices was gracing tbe tables with geometric too will die empty and so terribly maddening to the senses. precision, the young trooper slowly alone. An obese mess sergeant person­ shook his head. Agonizing over the More than forty years bas passed ally supervised the doling of the pie blistering waves of beat rising them by-where they lie-and it is as he jokingly explained that they above the stoves, he turned and still a Korean twilight. had not expected quite so many for

THE GRAYBEARDS MAY-JUNE 1995 ,1111111 11111 111 by J. Norbtrl • Skip" Rti11er This will be a prevtew of receive medical care. If your medical care is related to future articles. I was gtven a your injury or disability claim, then we must determine short time frame to prepare an the relationship between service and non-service con­ item for this issue. Rather than nected. write on a specific subject wtth· Some states have veteran benefils similar to the out adequate research lets ask Department of Veterans Affatrs. Have you checked if what benefits are available to you may have an entitlement thereto? How many of you us. Of course, we will concern have "GI" insurance. Those who were called back from ourselves with those which are WWII are most likely to carry it. When wa.~ the last closest to us. time you had a review. Arc you concerned about your spouse? He/she may Do you require special living facilities because of a be entitled 10 a benefit upon your demise. Income is the handicap condition. There are several programs avail· determining factor. If you have provided for your spouse. able to you. he/she may not be entitled LO a pension. Limits are Nursing home care is available to you if you re· established by the Department of Veterans Affatrs. ceived treatment in a VA medical center and other speci­ What about that disability~ Have you had a revtew fied facilities. or your claim lately? Is the percentage of dtsabtlity cor· Above are only a few topics whtch may tnterest you. rect. Has your injury caused other effects which further I..et us know which items you wish us to discuss. Yes! disable you? Appeals and the process is very tmportant. That will be Can you choose to use a VA hospital even though one of our presentations in the future. you have your own hospitalization? Yes you can. The Give us your ideas and tell us what Interests you Department of Veterans Affairs will bill your tnsurance the most. In the meanume. have a fantasuc time at the carrier and generally at a lower rate than the private dedication of our Memonal. Don'tiDlSS 11. I believe it is hospitals. You do have a right to choose from whom you the best Veterans Memorial in Washtngton. D.C.

October 1951 near Kumsong, Korea Life In A Bunker III (The Cold) Ever wwk with Sterno? Ouite a little gem! Rents tbe sottp ttp 1Jicely, I 'lie a Wt oftfiem. Won't bent up a btmker, Need a fitnuu:e tbere. Water'S fi'ozm solid, So's my Gloody ear! Frost on all the ca1was, Bundled up real 1varm. Dtm 't touc7J a1Jy metal, Witb an 1mglCved palm! Mud becomes as cement, Footprints lmrd as rocks. Sleep i11 makeshift_ beddi11g, Wifb your pair Of socks. Elvin Merk joined Bauery "C", I lth P.A. Bn, 24th Division as a Cannoneer. By February 1952 the 24th Diviston was moved to Japan, Wi11ter i11 a btmker, replaced by the 40th Division. The unit was then stationed at Camp As cold imide as out. Younghans. qttilted In the above photo kneeling L toR: Homan, Perran. Argento. O'Rourke. Wnuhi11g fanners Back row: Sgt. Coker. Chief ofSection. Moore, Goff. Gunner. Merk, Huberty, Rtnmi11g n1l nlumt. Duran, Dowmng, Poston, and Lewis. I would be mterested in hearing from anyone who served with me in W.J. Walsh Korean and Japan. 298 Main ST. Elvio Mcrk Cltarleslowl!, MA 02129 3904 Holbrook. Siou• Fall•. SO S7t06 (60S) 361·3t00

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"Summer of 48" The "Summer of 48" is an unique group of Korean War Veterans. It is composed of those marines who went through "Boot Camp" at Parris Island, S.C. during the year 1948, 80% of which belong to "The Chosin Few." This organization is the only veterans group known to hold reunions at the Recruit training Depot, living in the barracks, eating in the mess halls with the recruits and ollserving every phase of their training from reveille to taps. To join, write Col. J.P. Brancati "Summer of 48" 39 Roxton Road, Plainview, NY 11803

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MAY-JUNE 1995 -~ -~ -~-~ \~ \~\~\~ Something to Think About on Memorial Day

• "I'm Still the Same Old Flag!" Hello! Remember me? Some people call me were a number of new buildings Old Glory, others call me the Stars and Stripes; and homes. Yes sir, the old home I have been referred to as the Star Spangled town has changed. Banner. But, whatever they call me, I am your But now .. I don't feel as proud Flag, or, as I proudly state ... the Flag of the as I used to. When I come down United States of America your street, you just stand there There is something that has been bothering with your hands in your pockets me, so I thought I might talk it over with you ... and give me a small glanc-e. then because it's about you and me. I remember look or turn away. some time ago, I think it was Memorial Day, When I think of all the places people were lined up on both sides of the I've been ... Anzio, Guadalcanal, street to watch the parade. The town •s high Battle of the ·Bulge, Korea, and school band was behi nd me, and naturally, I Vietnam; I wonder what's was leading the parade. When your Daddy happened? I'm the same old Flag. saw me coming along, waving in the breeze, But now I see children running he immediately removed his hat and placed it around and shouting as I pass by. against his left shoulder so that his nght hand They don't seem to know who I was directly over his heart. Remember? And am. I saw an old man take his hat you. Yes, I remember you. Standing there off, and then look around. He straight as a soldier. You didn't have a hat, but didn't see anybody else with ~ you were giving the correct salute. They taught theirs off, so he quickly put his you in school to place your right hand over your back on. Is it a sin to be an heart. American patriot anymore? Remember little sister? Not to be outdone, she was saluting the same as you. Oh, I was very Have you forgotten what I stand =~ proud as I came down your street. for? Have you forgot.ten all the ~ battlefields where men fought =., There were some soldiers home on leave and and died to keep this nation, your they were standing at attention giving their nation, free? When you salute me, ~ military salute. Also, some V.F.W. veterans you are actually salutjng them. ~ with their caps at jaunty angles were saluting Take a look at the Memorial ~ smartly. Ladies as well as the men, paid me the Honor Rolls sometime. Look at reverence I deserve. Now, I may sound a little the names of those who never =. conceited. Well, I am. I have a right to be, came back, and are resting 'neatll = because I represent the finest cou ntry in the white crosses on a far away shore. ~ world ... the Uni ted States of America. More Some of them were friends or than one aggressive nation has tried to haul me relatives of yours ... maybe even ~ down, but they all felt the fury of this freedom went to school with you. That's \~ loving country. who you're saluting ... when you =. Remember ... many of you had to go revere me. ~~ overseas to defend me. Well, it won't be long until I 1 ~ come down your street again. So ~ What has happened? I'm still the same old Flag. when you see me, stand straight, ~ Oh, I've had a couple more stars added since you place your hand over your heart, =. were a boy. A lot more blood has been shed since and you'll see me waving back. =. that Memorial Day parade long ago. Dad is gone My salute to you, I'll show you ~ now. The home town has a new look. that I too. remember! The last time I came down your street, I saw -Author Unknown ~ that some of the old landmarks were gone, but in Submiued by Donald L. Gordon t=. their place, shining majestically in the sun, Coming,CA ~ ~ ~~ THE GRAYBEARDS MAY-JUNE 1995 Now yoo 1111 ge!lhe spm fnl duy issue of Kolton War Spd S!~ 11oe l011e11 w..- Vet111115 n ,loasM to - tho folone...,. ..I cOied· rir1t Day l11ue ... olllfilg to i1s ...... ~Aolgusl26, 1985, ...U.S.PostafSorlio is....! I""" ill"""" IIIII ~of al tt.... wlio...... ! iboi: cOIIIlly lbilg !hoi..., w..-. [ach !mod sol coowaios 111 Stamp OHer dllllic ml Dar tic,jy 01hed de<9 caled a

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THE G R AYBEAR DS MAY-JUNE 1995 Application for Membership in the Korean War Veterans Association, Inc. P.O. Box 1 VA 22210

K.W.V.A. Regular Annual Dues- $15.00 • Associate Membership- $12. 0 New Member 0 Renewal Member#_ ___ _ Life Membership- Up to age 60 $150; 60·65 $100; 66·70 $75; Over age 70$50. Please Check One: 0 POW 0 REGULAR MEMBER 0 LIFE MEMBER 0 ASSOCIATE MEMBER

Name ______Birthdate, ____ Phone, ______(Please Print) Address: Zip Stroot All new members. please oCfVvide the following infor:t:}1on- Unit(s) to which Assigned Branch of Service - Other______Division Army 0 Regiment Air Force 0 Batlalion Navy 0 Company Marines 0 Dates of service in Korea were from to.____ _ Other Coast Guard o Make checks payable to: KWVA Credit Card#______Expiration Date_____ VISA 0 Mail to: Korean War Veterans Association, Inc. P.O. Box 10806 MASTERCARD 0 Arlington, VA 22210 Harry Wallace, Membership Chairman {Phone 410-327·4854) {Baltimore, MD) Your Signature,______

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------CRITERIA FoR MEMBERSHIP IN THE KoREAN WAR VETERANS AssociATION, I Nc. Section 1. Qualification of Members. Membership in this association shall consist of honorary members, regular members, and associate members. A. Honorary Members. Any person of good character may be elected as an honorary member by the vote of the Executive Council. B. Regular Members. 1. Setvlce in United States Armed Forces. Any person who has seen honorable service in any of the Armed Forces of the Un~ed States, said service being within or without Korea, but during the Korean war era (Septem­ ber 3, 1945 ·January 31, 1955), or who, as a member of the armed forces of the Un~ed States as defined by U.S.C.Title 10, served honorably in Korea from February 1, 1955, shall be eligible for membership. No person shall be excluded from membership because of race, color, creed, sex, national or ethnic origin. sexual orienta· tion, or physical or mental disability, so long as the individual meets the service requirements. 2. Congressional Medal of Honor. Any Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, so honored for service in Korea during the Korean war era shall be eligible for lffe membership. 3. Prisoner of War. Any person held as a prisoner of war by the North Koreans, Chinese, or Russian forces during and after the period of hostil~ies from June 25, 1950 forward shall be eligible for life membership. 4. United Nations Command and Korean Army. Any person who served honorably in the armed forces of the Un~ed Nations command or in the Republic of Korea armed forces during the Korean War era and thereafter shall be eligible fo membership. 90% of members must be United States Veterans, 10% can be others. 5. Gold Star Mothers. Any woman whose son was killed in action, or was missing in action, or died as a prisoner of war during the Korean War shall be eligible for life membership. 6. Gold Star Wives. Any woman whose husband was killed in action or was missing in action, or died as a prisoner of war during the Korean War shall be eligible for life membership.

THE GRAYBEARDS MAY-JUNE 1995

I THE KOREAN WAR THE COMPLETE VIDEO DOCUMENTARY

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