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Korean War Veterans Association P.O. Box 407, Charleston, IL 61920 NON-PROFIT ORG US POSTAGE PAID Jacksonville, FL PERMIT NO. 3 Address Service Requested 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. Subscriptions available for $30.00/year (see address below). 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, 895 Ribaut Rd., #13, Beaufort, SC 29902. 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 Secretary L. T. Whitmore KWVA Liaison to Korean War Nat’l Museum Arthur G. Sharp Lewis M. 'Lew' Ewing 5625 Canterbury Ln Robert Mitchell 895 Ribaut Rd., #13, 310 Clay Hill Dr Suffolk, VA 23435-1605 3021 Rosefield Dr. Beaufort, SC 29902 Winchester, VA 22602 Ph: 757-483-9784 Houston, TX 77080-2609 Ph: 860-202-3088 Ph: 540-678-1787 [email protected] Ph: 713-939-8880 [email protected] [email protected] KWVA Liaison to Korean-American Assn. Advertising Manager Asst. Secretary Term 2015-2018 Jongwoo Han Gerald W. Wadley Jacob L. Feaster, Jr. Richard E. Brown Sr 310 Summerhaven Dr N Finisterre Publishing Inc. 22731 N Hwy 329, Micanopy, FL 32667 2307 Gring Dr. East Syracuse, NY 13057-3127 3 Black Skimmer Ct Cell: 352-262-1845 West Lawn, PA 19609 Ph: 315-637-9836, [email protected] Beaufort, SC 29907 FAX: 352-466-3493 [email protected] Ph 610-670-2886 Chaplain Emeritus 843-521-1896 Treasurer [email protected] Robert Personette [email protected] Tom Gregg Robert F. Fitts 7136 Oak Leaf Drive, Santa Rosa, CA 95409 Publisher 430 W. Lincoln Ave. 2511 22nd. Ave. Ph: 707-539-7276, [email protected] Finisterre Publishing Inc. Charleston, IL 61920-7471 Rock Island, IL 61202 Chaplain Emeritus 3 Black Skimmer Ct Ph. 903-546-6510 Ph 309-793-1292, (C) 309-269-1937 Leonard F. Stegman Beaufort, SC 29907 [email protected] [email protected] 4707 Broadway St. Apt 123 843-521-1896 Asst. Treasurer J. Fred Ragusa San Antonio, TX 78209-6202 [email protected] Richard Vaughn Two Remington Run Ph: 210-822-4041 Fax: 210-805-9127 5403 Timber Green Dr. San Antonio, TX 78528 [email protected] Membership Office Arlington, TX 76016 Ph 210-481-2817 National Chaplain Address Changes, Corrections, Ph: 817-789-6971, Cell: 817-446-1168 [email protected] [email protected] Leo G. Ruffing & All Membership Questions Lewis Vaughn 3500 Doerr Rd., Portsmouth, VA 23703-3183 Sheila Fritts Membership Management 623 Ashley Commons Ct. Ph: 757-484-8299, [email protected] Membership Administrative Assistant Jacob L. Feaster, Jr., Supervisor Greer, SC 29651 PO Box 407 (See Asst. Secretary) Ph 864-848-0368: (C) 864-593-5754 KWVA Liaison to Washington, DC Charleston, IL 61920-0407 [email protected] Warren Wiedhahn Jim Doppelhammer, Data Base Develop. 13198 Centerpointe Way, Suite 202 Ph: 217-345-4414 (See Webmaster) [email protected] Appointed/Assigned Staff Woodbridge, VA 22193-5285 Sheila Fritts, Data Base Input Ph: 703-590-1295, [email protected] Webmaster (See Address Changes, etc) Judge Advocate Jim Doppelhammer William B. Burns KWVA Committees Double Hammer Computer Services Directors 105 Emann Dr, Camilus 430 W. Lincoln Ave. NY 13031-2077 Budget/Finance Committee Fred Ragusa (See Directors) Charleston, IL 61920-7471 Term 2013-2016 Ph: 315-487-1750, [email protected] Ph: 217-512-9474 Tom Gregg (See Treasurer) George J. Bruzgis National Legislative Director [email protected] Charlie Price Bylaws Committee 230 Legion Pl Tom Stevens (See Directors) Haledon, NJ 07508-1420 126 Dirksen Dr National KWVA Headquarters Debary, FL 32713-3837 George Covel (See Directors) Ph: 973-956-8672 Membership/Recruiting Committee President [email protected] Ph: 407-221-6949, [email protected] Larry Kinard Lewis Vaughn (See Directors) Robert Fitts (See Directors) 2108 Westchester Dr George S. Covel Sonny Edwards Mansfield, TX 76063 850 County Route 61 National Legislative Assistant 14370 Mill Swamp Rd Ph: 682-518-1040 Shushan, NY 12873-3203 Roy J. Burkhart Smithfield, VA 23430-3536 [email protected] Ph: 518-854-3128 PO Box 204 Ph: 757-357-2331, [email protected] [email protected] Willow, AK 99688 Executive Director Ph: 907-841-9162, Election Committee James R. Fisher Tine P. Martin Sr. [email protected] Al McCarthy (See Directors) 15537 Barrington Place 8 Jackson Ct. Tine Martin (See Directors) Montclair, VA 22025 National Legislative Field Man Brownsburg, IN 46112-1684 Donald R. Duffy Resolutions Committee Ph: 703-740-7596 Ph:317-852-2413, Cell: 317-435-4804 Luther W Dappen [email protected] 1901 N Mercer St [email protected] New Castle, PA 16105-2845 (See Directors) Immediate Past President Thomas W. Stevens Ph: 724-654-1961, [email protected] Fund Raising Committee James E. Ferris 5310 W. 122nd. Terrace Tom McHugh (See Directors) 4311 Lazybrook Circle National Veterans Service Officer (VSO) Overland Park, KS 66209-3518 Arthur E. Hills George Bruzgis (See Directors) Liverpool, NY 13088 Ph: 913-696-0447 Tell America Committee Ph: 315-457-1681 4300 Esta Lee Ave., Kileen, TX 76549 [email protected] PH: 254-526-6567, [email protected] Roy E Aldridge, Chairman [email protected] (See Directors) Sr. Advisor to Chairman of Board Term 2014-2017 National VAVS Director J. D. Randolph Resolutions Committee William F. Mac Swain Roy E. Aldridge 8452 Marys Creek De 1523 Pinebluff Dr., Allen, TX 75002-1870 Tine Martin (See Directors) 6544 Grand Ridge Dr. Ph: 972-359-2936, [email protected] Benbrook, TX 76116-7600 El Paso, TX 79912 Tell America Materials Coodinator Ph: 817-244-0706 Ph: 915-581-4725 POW/MIA Coordinator A. J. Keyes, Chairman [email protected] [email protected] Bruce “Rocky” Harder Event Chairman/Revisit Committee/KWVA 1047 Portugal Dr. 1st Vice President Albert H McCarthy Liaison to Washington DC Warren H Wiedhahn Stafford, VA 22554-2025 Warren Wiedhahn (See 1st Vice President) 15 Farnum St Ph: 540-659-0252, [email protected] 13198 Centerpointe Way Ste 202 Worcester, MA 01602-2101 Ethics and Grievance Committee Woodbridge, VA 22193-5285 Ph: 508-277-7300 KWVA Liaison to Canadian KVA Stephen Szekely, Chairman Ph: 703-590-1295 [email protected] Warren Wiedhahn (See 1st Vice President) [email protected] National Ceremonies Committee Thomas M McHugh KWVA Liaison to South Korea L. T. Whitmore 2nd Vice President 217 Seymour RD John Y. Lee (See Directors) J D Randolph LR30988 Hackettstown, NJ 07840-1001 PO Box 1827 1523 Pinebluff Dr Vienna, VA 22183-1827 Annual Membership Meeting Committee Ph: 908-852-1964 Warren Wiedhahn, Chairman 2 Allen, TX 75002-1870 [email protected] Ph: 703-827-0957, [email protected] Ph: 972-359-2936 (See 1st VP) [email protected] See detailed list of committees at WWW.KWVA.ORG July - August 2015 The Graybeards From the President Larry Kinard his letter reviews briefly the past two Executive Director Jim Fisher made Tmonths (May and June) to tell about some of the interesting experiences your President arrangements for several of us to attend the has been through and the turmoil that was cre- Memorial Day concert [in Washington ated by the MERS virus that broke out in Korea. You will recall that I have mentioned in recent letters a D.C.]. ...but I was very disappointed when planned trip to Korea for June funded by the Sae Eden they mentioned all the recent wars except Presbyterian Church. That came to a screeching halt when I heard on my visit to Washington D.C. for the Memorial Day the one in Korea. Commemoration that ROK President Guen-by Park was going to I thought we might be the only ones, but when I returned be in the U.S. at that same time as the trip. Of course, the courte- home I had two calls on my answering machine saying they had ous and respectful position is for the KWVA President to be a also noticed it. One of them said it made him “depressed,” part of the welcoming committee when she comes to the U.S. for because national programs like that one continue to ignore the a visit. Korean War. As you might expect, I canceled the Korea trip in favor of the With Jim Fisher’s help I obtained the name and address of the President’s visit. Then the MERS virus took over in Korea and Executive Producer of the program and wrote him a letter. (See her trip was canceled. Shortly after, the Sae Eden trip was called that letter on p. 10.) It would be a big help if many of you would off because, as the story goes, “the more mature folks” have write a similar letter to this same address. lower immune systems and are more likely to catch the virus. So, I was back in Washington D.C. for the June 25 Republic of it was not a good thing to be in Korea at that time. Korea Ceremony at our Memorial. We had an estimated 200 peo- The Sae Eden trip was rescheduled for July 25-30 this year. ple there. Every UN country that served in the Korean War was Several of us who had planned to go could not because of prior represented. Representatives from each placed a wreath in honor commitments. I understand the ROK President still plans to visit of those who died. I represented the KWVA and made remarks, the U.S., but much later in the year.