CONTENTSCONTENTS COVER: Three U.S

May – June 2018 CONTENTSCONTENTS COVER: Three U.S. Army Medal of Honor recipients participated in a Full Honors Wreath-Laying Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on March 23, 2018 to commemorate National Business Medal of Honor Day: Maj. Gen. Michael Howard, commander, From the President ...... 3 Military District of Washington, who hosted the trio, Lt. Col. Thanks for Supporting The Graybeards and the KWVA ...... 6 Charles Kettles (ret.), Spc. 5 James McCloughan, and Korean War veteran Cpl. Ronald Rosser (L-R). (U.S. Army photo by From the Secretary ...... 7 Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery / released) Official Membership Application Form ...... 69 Application for Korea Revisit & PCFY Tours ...... 78 Features & Articles Mapping my time in Korea ...... 14 Humor in Korea ...... 15 Fletcher’s Korea ...... 16 Angels or Goony Birds?: Part 1 ...... 20 Missing ‘Dogfaces,’ due diligence, disinterment, and home...... 26 Because I Love You...... 44 Where were you on July 27th? ...... 56 11 A Portion of my life: Kentucky Windage...... 72 The 40th Division’s first casualty ...... 74 Departments The Editor’s Desk ...... 9 Reunion Calendar 2018 ...... 24 Tell America ...... 28 Chapter & Department News ...... 32 Feedback/Return Fire ...... 58 Welcome Aboard ...... 68 Last Call ...... 71 News & Notes 20 Past KWVA president Dick Adams passes ...... 6 The Meaning of the Flag-Draped Coffin ...... 8 Korean War Memorial Dedicated in Fall River, MA ...... 7 2018 Officer Election Results ...... 10 Korean War MIAs Recently Identified ...... 10 Memorial Day (Poem) ...... 10 36 Fighter (Bomber) Squadron Anniversary ...... 11 Long-time POW and veterans activist passes ...... 12 The KWVA’s Official Position on Korean Unification ...... 12 Was your participation in the Korean War worth it? ...... 13 51 100 Orphans and a Nun ...... 22 The 2018 KWVA Fundraider...... 24 91st MP Bn. Korea (1952-54) ...... 43 2018 KWVA Fundraiser ...... 25 Captain Stamford, USMC and his TACP ...... 31 WANTED: One U.S. Marine to reinforce ‘Leatherneck’ at Korean War Historical Seminar ...... 48 Gen. Milley speaks at Korean War ceremony ...... 51 How the N.Y. Yankees benefited from the Korean War ...... 51 News you can use ...... 52 Epstein and Beachchamp...... 56 4 Rotation Blues No. 2 ...... 68 72 The Vicissitudes of War...... 75 Memorable Korea Armed Forces Day 2018 ...... 77