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January 2008 EX-POW BULLETIN the official voice of the American Ex-Prisoners of War Volume 65 www .axpo w .or g Number 1 January 2008 We exist to help those who cannot help themselves The Alamo Scouts Insignia Inside...News, Outreach, Events...Stories...NSO Success...and more Left: PNC John Edwards was honored as Distinguished Veteran of the Year at a ceremony held at the New York State Military Museum. John served in the 703rd BS commanded by Major Jimmy Stewart. On his 24th mission, his plane was shot down and he was wounded, taken prisoner and remained in enemy hands until liberated by American troops near the war’s end. He remained on active duty and was sent to Korea in July 1950.. In 1952, he came back to the states and was involved with atomic testing in the Nevada desert during early stages of the Cold War. In 1966-67, he was a battalion commander in Vietnam and earned the Legion of Merit. The Distinguished Veteran of the Year is awarded Right: WWII POW Ben Waldron, 85, annually by the nonprofit New York State waves to the crowd during the Elk Grove Military History Institute. L/R: MG J. Taluto, Veteran’s Day parade Sunday. Waldron, NY Adjutant General, NY Army National Guard of Orangevale, spent three years as a Commander; PNC John Edwards; Fred Altman, POW. He and the men in the truck are President of NY Military Museum. members of the 49ers chapter, AXPOW. The Sacramento Bee/Anne Chadwick Williams/Nov. 11, 2007. Also in the pic- ture, just behind Ben Waldron in the cab of the California National Guard High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (Humvee) is Phil Wagner of the 49ers Chapter and Bob Smith (far left), Com- mander of the chapter. Other 49ers who rode in the same Humvee that day in the parade were Mel Raimundo, Eldon Koob, Bob Bouressa, and Sadie Moles. Ted Cadwallader, Sr Vice Cmdr, 49ers Chapter, walked in front of the vehicle with a POW/MIA flag. Left: San Diego Chapter AXPOW members at the Balboa Park (CA) Museum where the French Del- egate awarded Bill Brooks the French Legion of Honor Medal. L/ R: Bob Barney, Frank Sexton, ND Ralph Kling, George Pappas, Ed Davidson, Keith Turnham, Bill Brooks, Peter Paul Ternasky, Fred Kinnie, Mario Dellacqua, Jose Astorga. Now, I have waited and read many national commander letters about our recent National Convention in Springfield, Illinois before I made any comment about Thanks for the behavior of some of our elected officers. These elected people were the Memory sworn to uphold the laws of our Author unknown Constitution. They did not! They got part of the attending members Thanks for the memories, excited and took over, refusing to of flights to Germany obey or respect the Commander or Across the Northern Sea, Senior Vice Commander or the with blazing guns Judge Advocate. There was total We fought the Hun, for disrespect displayed and to some air supremacy. of their own supporting members How lucky we were! standing there along with them. I Thanks for the memories, think those who acted so outra- of Me-109’s geously should apologize to all of And Flak guns on Warren G. King, Sr. the organization people you de- the Rhine graded and showed no respect to They did their bit and we those who were innocent. (Shame were hit Welcome to the again.) If your skin is so thin and So ended our good you can’t behave any better, and times...we miss them World of Reality your refusal to let anyone be rec- so much! ognized properly as the judge ad- We drifted far out of Thanks to all of you who support vocate tried to get you to, then you formation me in this sudden situation I find may have to suffer the conse- We jumped-and what myself in. I never expected to come quences. These unruly people can a sensation home as the National Commander be penalized since they refused to And now we sweat out of this Ex-Prisoner of War organi- cooperate with the Commander, the duration zation. I had hoped to learn more Judge Advocate, etc. The bylaws Our job is done, we about the expectations and respon- state that there are several actions sibilities of a Commander. I wel- that may be taken in such a case, had our fun. come all the good help I can get. including suspending members So thanks for the memory that can be identified, especially Of days we had to stay, I know enough to recognize when elected officials, and/or expelling at Stalag Luft 1A someone is trying to pull some- them from the POW organization. The cabbage stew which thing over on me. I want to see These are very drastic measures had to do “our” organization try to get along and we hope that such actions will Till Red Cross as we are in our senior years. We not be necessary. An apology Parcels came need to act our age, support the would go a long way in resolving How thankful we were. organization or it will soon be a this issue. So thanks for the memory thing of the past. When “D” Day came along We hope that all had a safe and We changed our If you are on a committee, work happy holiday season. Let’s make marching song through the committee chairper- this New Year one of harmony and From “Forever and a Day” son. Don’t let personal problems progress for our organization. to “War ain’t Here to Stay” become everyone’s problems. Sometimes, someone can help. Take care, We thank God for that! Sometimes we don’t always get what we would like to. Don’t ap- point yourself as the only one that can accomplish something. There will be a chance to express your National Commander desires in a proper and respectful manner. We must expect to pay as Ex-POW Bulletin we receive. Treat others as you January 2008 would like to be treated. 3 axpow officers & directors 2006-2007 National Headquarters - Clydie J. Morgan, Adjutant 3201 E. Pioneer Pkwy, #40, Arlington, TX 76010 (817) 649-2979 (817) 649-0109 fax [email protected] Officers North East Region Directors Mid-Central Region Franklin R. Koehler National Commander Grover L. Swearingen 243 Torrey Pines Dr. 408 Fair Park Avenue Warren G. King, Sr. Toms River, NJ 08757 West Union, OH 45693 1015 Mitchell Rd. (732) 244-4629; (732) 505-8702 fax (937) 544-2459 phone & fax Nashville, TN 37206-1113 [email protected] [email protected] (615) 226-7811; (615) 262-3049 fax [email protected] Laura McIntyre Ed ‘Kaz” Kazmierczak PO Box 475 3754 Elvera Lane National Senior Vice Commander Hardwick, MA 01037 Warren MI 48092 Jim Clark (413) 477-8260 (413) 477-0172 fax (586) 268-1954 214 Oakdale [email protected] Bastrop, LA 71220-2330 South Central Region (318) 281-5505 phone & fax East Central Region James L. Lollar Judy Lee 292 VZ CR 3727 National Treasurer PO Box 248 Wills Point, TX 75169 Sonnie Bill Mottern Madisonville, TN 37354 (903) 560-1734; (903) 560-1705 fax 279 Huckleberry Road (423) 442-3223; (423) 442-4702 fax [email protected] Bluff City, Tenn. 37618 [email protected] (423) 341-4213 Howard Ray [email protected] William J. Richardson 7507 Legend Rock 5125 Lake Valley Drive San Antonio, TX 78244 National Judge Advocate Fayetteville, NC 28303 (210) 661-5911; (210) 661-8837 fax George Coker (910) 864-7318; (910) 487-5100 fax [email protected] 1145 Wivenhoe Way [email protected] Virginia Beach, VA 23454-3047 Northwest Region (757) 481-9578 Southeast Region Herbert C. Kirchhoff [email protected] Edward L. DeMent 2910 Fernan Ct. 8735 Doral Oaks Dr., #1617 Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814 National Chaplain Temple Terrace, FL 33617 (208) 667-6716 (813) 985-3783; (813) 989-8871 fax John Romine [email protected] [email protected] 1609 S. 23rd Street Rogers, AR 72756 Bonnie Sharp Ray Van Duzer (479) 636-2287 9716 54th Street CT West 14157 89th Ave. N University Place, WA 98467-1118 Seminole, FL 33776 Jr. Vice Commanders (253) 565-0444 (727) 593-1813 [email protected] Charles Susino - Eastern Zone (727) 319-5914 office 136 Jefferson Street [email protected] Metuchen, NJ 08840 Southwest Region (732) 549-5775 Ralph Kling North Central Region 15895 Puesta Del Sol Lane Carroll Bogard Morris Barker - Central Zone Ramona, CA 92065-5600 726 N. Carolina Place 710 Chapel View (760) 789-3339 phone & fax Mason City, IA 50401 Waco, Tx 76712 [email protected] (641) 424-4870 [email protected] (254) 732-5640 Lawrence Strickland Larry Dwyer 35109 Hwy 79 South #63 814 Woodlawn Ave. Warner Springs, CA 92086 Frank Burger - Western Zone Muscatine, IA 52761 (760) 782-0538 9500 Harritt Road #197 (563) 263-5249 [email protected] Lakeside, CA 92040 (619) 390-0313 Senior Director, PNC Gerald Harvey [email protected] 1504 West 5th St. Sedalia, MO 65301 Committee addresses appear (660) 827-2178 with their columns [email protected] January 2008 table of contents Forty years ago... commander 3 On January 23, 1968, directors/officers 4 DPRK forces seized the on capitol hill 6 Pueblo. US Naval authori- outreach/success 7 ties and the crew of the nso 8 Pueblo insist that before medsearch 9 the capture, Pueblo was andersonville 13 miles outside North Ko- namPOW 14 rean territorial waters, the pow-mia 15 Koreans on the other hand civilian 17 claim the vessel was well events, info/news 18 within the DPRK’s terri- News Briefs 19 tory.
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