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The Graybeards is the official publication of the Korean War Veterans Association (KWVA). It is published six times a year for members and private distribution. It is not sold by sub- scription. MAILING ADDRESS FOR CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Administrative Assistant, P.O. Box 407, Charleston, IL 61920- 0407. MAILING ADDRESS TO SUBMIT MATERIAL/ CONTACT EDITOR: Graybeards Editor, 152 Sky View Drive, Rocky Hill, CT 06067. MAILING ADDRESS OF THE KWVA: P.O. Box 407, Charleston, IL 61920-0407. WEBSITE: http://www.kwva.org In loving memory of General Raymond Davis, our Life Honorary President, Deceased. We Honor Founder William T. Norris Editor Asst. Secretary Term 2011-2014 Washington, DC Liaison Arthur G. Sharp Jacob L. Feaster, Jr. Warren Wiedhahn Lewis M. Ewing 152 Sky View Dr. (See Memb. Mgmt.) 13198 Centerpointe Way, Suite 202 310 Clay Hill Dr Rocky Hill, CT 06067 Woodbridge, VA 22193-5285 Treasurer Winchester, VA 22602 Ph: 860-202-3088 Ph: 703-590-1295 J Tilford Jones [email protected] Richard E. Brown, Sr. [email protected] Committees 6958 Heatherknoll Dr 2307 Gring Dr., West Lawn , PA 19609 Advertising Manager Dallas, TX 75248-5534 (ART III, Sect 1G, Bylaws) Ph: 610-670-2886 [email protected] Frank Bertulis Ph: 972-233-7263 Budget/Finance Committee 99 Deerfield Ln [email protected] George E. Lawhon Marvin Dunn, Chairman Matawan, NJ 07747-1332 600 E Weddell Dr #91, Sunnyvale, CA 94089 Asst. Treasurer (See Directors) Ph: 732-566-2737 Ph: 408-734-0305 [email protected] Glen Thompson [email protected] Bylaws Committee 1037 Rockledge Dr Luther E. Rice, Jr. George E Lawhon, Chairman Publisher Garland, TX 75043-5206 414 Water St, Aurora, IN 47001-1242 (See Directors) Finisterre Publishing Inc. Ph: 214-284-6515 Ph: 812-926-2790 [email protected] 3 Black Skimmer Ct [email protected] Membership Committee Beaufort, SC 29907 Appointed/Assigned Staff Thomas W. Stevens, Chairman Membership Management [email protected] (See Directors) Jacob L. Feaster, Jr., Supervisor Judge Advocate Membership Office 22731 N Hwy 329, Micanopy, FL 32667 Billy J. Scott Election Committee HPh: 352-466-3493 Cell: 352-262-1845 196 W. Crescent St., Boyce, VA 22620 Thomas M. McHugh, Chairman Address Changes, Corrections, FAX: 352-466-3493 [email protected] Ph: 540-837-2179 [email protected] (See Directors) & All Membership Questions Jim Doppelhammer, Data Base Develop. National Legislative Director Resolutions Committee Jamie Reynolds (Vacant) Membership Administrative Assistant (See Webmaster) Luther Dappen (See Directors) PO Box 407 Jamie Reynolds, Data Base Input National Veterans Service Officer (VSO) Charleston, IL 61920-0407 (See Address Changes, etc) Arthur E. Hills Annual Association Membership Meeting Ph: 217-345-4414 4300 Esta Lee Ave., Kileen, TX 76549 HRM Group, Inc. FAX: 217-345-4415 Directors PH: 254-526-6567 Tell America Committee [email protected] [email protected] Term 2009-2012 Larry Kinard, Chairman National VAVS Director Webmaster Luther Dappen 2108 Westchester Dr J. D. Randolph Jim Doppelhammer 510 W Pipestone Ave., Mansfield, TX 76063 1523 Pinebluff Dr., Allen, TX 75002-1870 Double Hammer Computer Services Flandreau, SD 57028-1619 Ph: 682-518-1040 Ph: 972-359-2936 683 Castle Dr. Ph: 605-997-2847 [email protected] [email protected] Charleston, IL 61920-7471 [email protected] Marvin Dunn Revisit Committee Ph: 217-512-9474 KWVA Liaison to Canadian KVA: 1721 Briardale Ct., Arlington, TX 76013 Tom Clawson, Chairman [email protected] Garry J. Rockburn Ph: 817-261-1499 953 Gorman Av 518 East Ave National KWVA Headquarters [email protected] St Paul, MN 55118 Kirkville, NY 13082-9706 Ph: 651-457-6653 President George Bruzgis Ph: 315-656-8528 [email protected] William F. Mac Swain 230 Legion Pl., [email protected] 8452 Marys Creek Dr Haledon, NJ 07508 Warren Wiedhahn, Coordinator KWVA Liaison to Korean War Nat’l Museum Benbrook, TX 76116 13198 Centerpoint Way, #202 Ezra F "Frank" Williams (Vacant) Ph: 817-244-0706 Woodbridge, VA 22193-5285 2 Cedar Ln., O'Fallon, MO 63366-3404 [email protected] KWVA Liaison to Korean-American Assn. Ph: 703-590-1295 Ph: 636-240-6806 [email protected] Eugene Chin Yu [email protected] 1st Vice President 4349 Miller Dr., Evans, GA 30809 James E. Ferris Term 2010-2013 Ethics and Grievance Committee Ph: 706-399-7179 Stephen Szekely, Chairman 4311 Lazybrook Circle James Fountain [email protected] 1516 Laclede Rd Liverpool, NY 13088 14541 Soho Dr., Florissant , MO 63034 South Euclid, OH 44121-3012 Ph: 315-457-1681 Ph: 314-974-3579 [email protected] Chaplain Emeritus [email protected] Robert Personette Ph: 216-381-9080 Arthur S. Griffith 7136 Oak Leaf Drive, Santa Rosa, CA 95409 [email protected] 2nd Vice President 499 Mechanic ST Apt 1 Ph: 707-539-7276 [email protected] Larry Kinard Leominster, MA 01453-4431 National Ceremonies Committee 2108 Westchester Dr Ph: 978-833-0892 [email protected] Chaplain Emeritus Thomas M. McHugh, Chairman Mansfield, TX 76063 Leonard F. Stegman (See Directors) Thomas M. McHugh Ph: 682-518-1040 4707 Broadway St. Apt 123 217 Seymour Road [email protected] San Antonio, TX 78209-6202 Hackettstown, NJ 07840 Ph: 210-822-4041 Fax: 210-805-9127 Secretary Ph: 908-852-1964 [email protected] [email protected] Frank E. Cohee, Jr. Thomas W. Stevens 4037 Chelsea Lane 5310 W. 122nd Terrace National Chaplain Lakeland, Fl 33809-4063 Leo G. Ruffing Overland Park, KS 66209-3518 See detailed list of committees at 2 Ph: 863-859-1384 Ph: 913-696-0447 [email protected] 3500 Doerr Rd., Portsmouth, VA 23703-3183 [email protected] Ph: 757-484-8299 [email protected] WWW.KWVA.ORG July – August 2011 The Graybeards From the President William Mac Swain went to South Korea The KWVA Annual Membership Meeting will be held in Iduring June and I was amazed at the the Boston Area, October 28-31, 2011, at the Boston changes I saw in just Marriott Quincy. You need to get your Registration and one short year. When I was there in 1951 and 1952 there were no Hotel reservations in by the deadline. paved roads. Yet, as I traveled to different areas in June I traveled on modern high- ways, through cities that now have mod- ern buildings that line the streets and nize that this would not have happened if The KWVA Annual Membership through at least fifty tunnels blown they had not had the help of all the nations Meeting will be held in the Boston Area, through the mountains. that came to their rescue. That is why they October 28-31, 2011, at the Boston I sat on a bench along a plaza outside a say many times to us veterans of the Marriott Quincy. You need to get your McDonald’s and watched as teenagers Korean War, “If you hadn’t helped, we Registration and Hotel reservations in by came out, mounted themselves on motor would not be here today.” the deadline. scooters, and delivered hamburgers to the They are sincere when they say that. As Finally, on November 11, 2011, Veterans businesses around the area. Inside the a matter of fact, they are one of our best Day will occur. There will be ceremonies in McDonald’s there were individuals with allies at this time. That is why we could towns and cities across the nation. I will be their computers using Wi-Fi hookups to count on them for help in the Vietnam in Washington DC for the National surf the web and look at their e-mails. It War, Iraq War, and in Afghanistan. That is Cemetery Veterans Day Ceremony. I will was like being in my hometown, only they also why every American Korean War vet- place wreaths at our Korean War were talking in a language that I could not eran should be proud of what was accom- Monument and the Tomb of the Unknown. understand. plished in South Korea, when freedom My Ceremonies Chairman and Chapter 33 Here were individuals going about was won. More importantly, it has been Color Guards will accompany me. their business in a free atmosphere, yet maintained for these past 57 years, allow- We have received 5,000 books on the having an enemy only a few miles away ing South Korea to become a helper Korean War for our “Tell America who would like to become like them, but nation, just like America. Project” from the Korean government. We does not have the freedom to do so. It was I remind you of some important dates expect to notify soon those chapters and a miracle I was looking at that was hard to coming up in September, October and individuals on our waiting list who did not realize after having seen South Korea in November to make sure everyone gets the receive any of the first 7,000 books. the 1950s era. information in a timely manner before the Unfortunately, we still have to ask for I thought at one time that South Korea events are over and you have not yet those who want the books to pay the had succeeded in becoming a great nation received our magazine. We recognize postage for us to send them out. in just 57 years after the so-called Patriots Day on September 11, 2011. That I also remind each member that the armistice because they began to teach is what we used to call “9/11.” Patriot’s Legacy of the Korean War Foundation has their citizens how to read and write—and Day is now Public Law 107-89. donated funds to help pay for the editor’s their education process was very success- All American flags of individuals, the cost on The Graybeards This is one of the ful.