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FFuullll FFiieelldd LLaayyoouutt IInnjjee,, KKoorreeaa The Magazine for Veterans of the Korean War. The Graybeards is the official publication of the Korean War Veterans Association, PO Box 10806, Arlington, VA 22210, (www.kwva.org) and is published six times per year for members and friends of the Association. In loving memory of General Raymond Davis, our Life Honorary President, Deceased. We Honor Founder William Norris Editor Arthur G. Sharp William F Mac Swain KWVA Liaison to KVA (Korean Veterans of America) 152 Sky View Dr 8452 Marys Creek Dr., Benbrook, TX 76116 Jeff Brodeur Rocky Hill, CT 06067 [email protected] Ph: 817-244-0706 16 Bertson Ave, West Roxbury, MA 02132 PH: 860-563-6149 Dorothy ‘Dot’ Wenzel [email protected] Ph: 617-323-6426 <[email protected]> 2137 W College Av, #612, Oak Creek, WI 53154 KWVA Liaison to Canadian KVA: Publisher Finisterre Publishing Inc. 414-761-5984 Bill Burns 3 Black Skimmer Ct Warren Wiedhahn 105 Emann Dr, Camillus, NY 13031 Beaufort, SC 29907 4600 Duke St, Suite 420, Alexandria, VA 22304 [email protected] Ph: 315-487-1750 <[email protected]> [email protected] Ph:703-212-0695 KWVA Envoy to UN Forces: Membership Nancy Monson, Term 2003-2006 Tom Clawson Recording Secretary 953 Gorman Av, St Paul, MN 55118 James E Ferris [email protected] Ph: 651-457-6653 PO Box 10806, 4311 Lazybrook, Cir. Liverpool, NY 13088 Arlington, VA 22210 [email protected] Ph: 315-457-1681 Chaplain: PH: 703-522-9629 (Vacant) Contact 2nd VP Dickerson, FAX: 703-528-5403 Stanley J Grogan [email protected] Ph: 927-298-7462 2585 Moraga Dr, Pinole, CA 94564 [email protected] Ph: 510-758-7534 Public Relations: National KWVA Headquarters (Vacant) Contact Secretary Larry McKinniss [email protected] Ph: 508-775-6155 President Louis Dechert 31478 Harsh Rd., Logan, OH 43138 1144 Jim Meyer Dr PH: 740-380-0181 National Director VSO/VAVS: Alexandria, LA 71303 Charley Price [email protected] Joseph Pirrello [email protected] Ph: 407-221-6949 PH: 318-445-1035 70 Turf Rd., Staten Island, NY 10314 718-983-6803 Paul Fitzsimmons, VAVS Coordinator 1st Vice President Dick Adams [email protected] Ph: 631-368-7020 P. O. Box 334 Term 2004-2007 Caruthers, CA 93609 Harley Coon Committees [email protected] 3038 Willowbrook Way, Beavercreek, OH 45431 Nominations/Election Committee PH: 559-864-3196 [email protected] Ph: 937-426-4551 Dick Adams, Chairman (see 1stVP) 2nd Vice President Byron Dickerson Lee Dauster Members: Dick Wainwright Ph:/FAX 520-298-1581 314 S Horne St 15444 Camino Del Parque, Sonora, CA 95370 [email protected] Duncanville, TX 75116 [email protected] Ph: 209-588-1529 Membership Committee [email protected] Dean McClain Dean McClain, Chairman (see Nat’l Directors) 972-298-7462 521 Westgate Blvd., Youngstown, OH 44515 Members: Sam Naomi (Field Organizer) Interim Treasurer Richard E. Hare [email protected] Ph: 330-799-9565 Nancy Monson (Admin Ass't) 1260 Southhampton Dr Bob Morga Budget/Finance Committee Alexandria, LA 71303 PO BX 835, Bayport, NY 11705 James Ferris (see Nat’l Directors) [email protected] [email protected] Ph: 631-472-0052 Members: Bob Morga, Lee Dauster, Dorothy Wenzel 318-487-9716 Resolutions Committee: Appointed/Assigned Staff Asst Treasurer Clyde Durham Lee Dauster, Chairman (see Nat’l Directors) 1016 Highway 3128 Judge Advocate (Acting), Legislative Director, & VSO: Members: Ted Trousdale, Roger Haas, Larry Pineville, LA 71360 Charley Price McKinniss [email protected] 126 Dirkson Dr., DeBary, FL 32713 Bylaws Committee 318-445-3247 [email protected] Ph: 407-221-6949 Bill Mac Swain, Chairman (see Nat’l Directors) Assistant Judge Advocate: Members: Roger Haas, James F Jones, Jr. Secretary Don Duquette Jake Feaster 41 Overlook Dr Reunion Committee 22731 N Hwy 329, Micanopy, FL 32667 Byron Dickerson, Chairman, (see 2ndVP) Centerville, MA 02632 [email protected] Ph: 352-466-3493 [email protected] Members: Dick Predmore, Don Duquette, Bill Doyle, 508-775-6155 Inspector General: (ex officio) Stanley Grogan, Marty O’Brien John Sonley Asst, Secretary Roger Haas Tell America 5443 W Geronimo St., Chandler, AZ 85226 Dick Adams, Chairman (see 1stVP) 216 Caviller Ct [email protected] Ph: 480-705-8038 North Ft Myer, FL 33917 Larry Kinard, Coordinator, [email protected] Aide to President (ex officio): 682-518-1040 [email protected] Jake Feaster 239-656-0504 Revisit Committee: 22731 N Hwy 329, Micanopy, FL 32667 Tom Clawson, Chairman (see KWVA Envoy to UN) Administrative Nancy Monson [email protected] Ph: 352-466-3493 Warren Wiedhahn, Coordinator (see Nat’l Directors) Assistant 703-522-9629 Aide to President (ex officio): Ethics and Grievance Committee P. O. Box 10806 Marty O’Brien Arlington, VA 22210 (Art III, Sect 7A & 7J, Bylaws 11 Meadow Rd, Augusta, ME 04330 Sim W. Goodall, Chairman Founder William Norris [email protected] Ph: 207-623-1103 5026 Pointclear Ct POW & MIA Coordinator: Arlington, TX 76017 National Directors Marty O’Brien [email protected] Ph: 817-483-4443 11 Meadow Rd, Augusta, ME 04330 2 Term 2002-2005 Al Silvano, Advisor James F Jones, Jr., [email protected] Ph: 207-623-1103 20 Lady’s Walk, Beaufort, SC 29901 7507 Roswell Rd., Richmond, VA 23229 [email protected] Ph: 843-521-1517 [email protected] Ph: 804-282-1481 From the President Louis T. Dechert January 15, 2005 under the President’s Update and a joint Friends, Members and all Veterans, organization is not proposed anywhere! Thank all of you for your best wishes during my recent sur- What was proposed, and now is a reali- gery. I appreciated it and want to urge that we all express concern ty, is a federation in which any organiza- for our members encountering various health problems. tion dealing with matters concerning Korean veterans of all the 50+ years of that war—and still count- The New Year is here and I hope that you are already having ing—can voluntarily merge their efforts when it is to their bene- a great beginning.Here in our community the death of eight of fit to do so. This includes the VFW, Legion, DAV, KWVA, MOPH our soldiers in two incidents in IRAQ, on consecutive days, has – you name them! made most people much more aware of the Price of Freedom. I am proud of The Graybeards and of what Art Sharp and New Year’s Day is customarily a time for taking stock— Jerry Wadley have produced in the past two issues. Unfortunately where have you been; where you are now and how did you get lead-times, the US Postal Service, money, and other factors ren- there; where do you want to go and how will you get there. der the magazine as “behind the times” on what is going on with I will give you some answers to those questions on the web- our organization by the time you read the magazine. So I will site of our organization (http://www.kwva.org.). In this space of close this month’s space taken up for the President by urging that this issue of the magazine, let me make a huge correction to every chapter check www.kwva.org daily or as often as possi- page 13 of the Nov/Dec 2004 issue of The Graybeards. ble—appoint a chapter member to do it from their own comput- The bold banner at the top of the page says “KWVA AND er and report to the members. Copy the material and pass it out. KVA Propose Joint Organization.” That banner is incorrect and You will be a member better up-to-date and involved in what is misleading—and has riled up more than a member or two! The going on rather than talking about what went on when. single article submitted to The Graybeards by Commander Jeff God bless America, our fighting forces, and our veterans. Brodeur and I was finalized as three separate articles by the edi- Lou Dechert tor and the publisher. The article that we wrote is reproduced as President, KWVA (LR27194) nearly as possible on the KWVA Website, http://www.kwva.org, www.dechertsitreps.com Thanks for Supporting The Graybeards Many members have responded to the suggestion to help underwrite We greatly appreciate your help—and we invite you to continue your the cost of publication of The Graybeards by making voluntary contri- generous support. butions. Remarkably, The Graybeards is still being printed despite cost Please send your contributions, marked Support of Graybeards, to: restraints. Happily, a change of printers and mailers has allowed us to reduce the cost per issue—and upgrade your magazine in the Interim Treasurer KWVA process. Your heartening response has made it possible to increase 1260 Southhampton Dr. the quality of The Graybeards, and make desired changes in subse- Alexandria, VA 71303 quent issues. Every donation will be acknowledged in The Graybeards. Members & Friends Jerin, Louis V. New Jersey Torchio, Vincent New Jersey Astor, Raymond J. Maryland Johnson, Dolores Michigan Troxel, Gary R. Wyoming Baldovi, Louis Hawaii Julius, Ira M. New York Wern, Edgar B. Connecticut Batherson, Charles Michigan Johnson, Larry Ray South Carolina Whitteaker, Kenneth D. Missouri Baudat, Rene F. Arizona Krakovsky, Joseph L. North Carolina Chapters: Lloyd, Terry England Bosch, Raymond C. Ohio Chapter 23 Illinois Carrero, Domenick New Jersey Mellon, William R. Pennsylvania Carroll, Richard L. Maine Mount, Robert C. Maryland In Memory of: De Anda, Floyd California Olazagasti, Milton R. Maryland Cassati, S. Farrell, William F Connecticut Ostler, Richard California IMO: Jerry Guerrise (KIA) (for C-1-7 Reunion) Reynolds, Max R. Ohio Knutstad, Odd New Jersey IMO: Those who didn’t make it Gawlak, Edward G.