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Sep/Oct 2008 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 Norris Editor Treasurer (Interim) Luther E. Rice, Jr. Nominations/Election Committee Arthur G. Sharp J Tilford Jones 414 Water St, Aurora, IN 47001-1242 Thomas M. McHugh, Chairman 152 Sky View Dr 6958 Heatherknoll Dr Ph: 812-926-2790 [email protected] (See Directors) Rocky Hill, CT 06067 Dallas, TX 75248-5534 Ph: 860-563-6149 Ph: 972-233-7263 Appointed/Assigned Staff Resolutions Committee [email protected] [email protected] Robert S Banker, Chairman (Interim) Judge Advocate (Interim) (See Directors) Advertising Manager Asst. Treasurer (Interim) Billy J. Scott Frank Bertulis Glen Thompson Reunion/Convention Committee 310 Clay Hill Dr, Winchester, VA 22602 Warren Wiedhahn, Interim Chairman 99 Deerfield Ln 1037 Rockledge Dr Ph: 540-837-2179 [email protected] Matawan, NJ 07747-1332 Garland, TX 75043-5206 4600 Duke St Ste 420 Ph: 732-566-2737 Ph: 972-279-7000 National Legislative Director Alexandria, VA 22304 [email protected] [email protected] Edwin R. Buckman Ph: 703-212-0695 216 Montreal Dr. [email protected] Webmaster Membership Management Hurst, TX 76054-2217 James A. Doppelhammer Jacob L. Feaster, Jr., Supervisor Tell America Committee Ph: 817-498-0198 Chris Yanacos, Chairman 1625 Madison Ave Ste. B 22731 N Hwy 329, Micanopy, FL 32667 [email protected] Charleston, IL 61920 HPh: 352-466-3493 Cell: 352-262-1845 (See Directors) Ph: 217-512-9474 FAX: 352-466-3493 [email protected] National Veterans Service Officer (VSO) Larry Kinard, Operations Director Arthur E. Hills [email protected] Jim Doppelhammer, Data Base Develop. 2108 Westchester Dr 4300 Esta Lee Ave., Killeen TX 76549 Mansfield, TX 76063 Publisher (See Webmaster) Ph: 254-526-6567 [email protected] Finisterre Publishing Inc. Ph: 682-518-1040 Jamie Reynolds, Data Base Input National VAVS Director [email protected] 3 Black Skimmer Ct (See Address Changes, etc) Beaufort, SC 29907 J. D. Randolph Revisit Committee [email protected] Directors 1523 Pinebluff Dr., Allen, TX 75002-1870 Tom Clawson, Chairman Ph: 972-359-2936 [email protected] 953 Gorman Av Address Changes, Corrections, Term 2006-2009 & All Membership Questions POW & MIA Coordinator St Paul, MN 55118 Jamie Reynolds Mike Doyle Bruce Cabana Ph: 651-457-6653 Membership Administrative Assistant 2418 Winewood Ln, Arlington, TX 76013 10 Lincoln Ave., Glens Falls, NY 12801-2457 [email protected] PO Box 407 Ph: 817-459-2463 [email protected] Ph: 518-812-0138 [email protected] Warren Wiedhahn, Coordinator Charleston, IL 61920-0407 Marvin Dunn KWVA Liaison to Museums/Libraries (See Reunion/Convention Committee) Ph: 217-345-4414 1721 Briardale Ct., Arlington, TX 76013-3467 (To be Announced) Ethics and Grievance Committee FAX: 217-345-4415 Ph: 817-261-1499 [email protected] [email protected] KWVA Liaison to Canadian KVA: Stephen Szekely, Chairman James Fountain William B. Burns 1516 Laclede Rd National KWVA Headquarters 14541 Soho Dr., Florissant, MO 63034-2653 105 Emann Dr, Camillus, NY 13031 South Euclid, OH 44121-3012 Ph: 314-974-3579 [email protected] Ph: 315-487-1750 [email protected] Ph: 216-381-9080 President Christ Yanacos [email protected] William F. Mac Swain KWVA Liaison to Korean-American Assn. 6452 Brooks Blvd., Mentor, OH 44060-3624 Eugene Chin Yu National Ceremonies Committee 8452 Marys Creek Dr Ph: 440-257-5395 [email protected] Benbrook, TX 76116 4349 Miller Dr., Evans, GA 30809 Thomas M. McHugh, Chairman Ph: 706-399-7179 (See Directors) Ph: 817-244-0706 Term 2007-2010 [email protected] [email protected] Special Committee on Election Reform Charlotte Ayers 1st Vice President Chaplain Emeritus Thomas S. Edwards, Chairman (Interim) James E. Ferris 801 Mystic Drive, Beaufort, SC 29902 Robert Personette P.O. Box 10129 4311 Lazybrook Circle Ph: 843-524-8675 [email protected] 7136 Oak Leaf Drive, Santa Rosa, CA 95409 Jacksonville, FL 32247 Liverpool, NY 13088 Ph: 707-539-7276 [email protected] Ph: 904-730-7183 FAX: 904-367-8774 Lee Dauster [email protected] Ph: 315-457-1681 15444 Camino Del Parque, Sonora, CA 95370 Chaplain Emeritus [email protected] Ph: 209-588-1529 [email protected] Leonard F. Stegman 2nd Vice President 7123 Thrush View Ln. #28 Robert S. Banker Thomas S. Edwards San Antonio, TX 78209 FAX: 210-805-9127 516 Millwood Dr P. O. Box 10129, Jacksonville, FL 32247 Ph: 210-822-4041 [email protected] Fallston, MD 21047 Ph: 904-730-7183 FAX: 904-367-8774 National Chaplain Ph: 410-877-1935 [email protected] Leo G. Ruffing [email protected] Thomas M. McHugh 3500 Doerr Rd., Portsmouth, VA 23703-3183 Attention Members Secretary 217 Seymour Road Ph: 757-484-8299 [email protected] Frank E. Cohee, Jr. Hackettstown, NJ 07840 KWVA Committees 4037 Chelsea Lane Ph: 908-852-1964 [email protected] All interim and open positions Lakeland, Fl 33809-4063 (ART III, Sect 1G, Bylaws) Ph: 863-859-1384 Term 2008-2011 will be filled and approval of the [email protected] Budget/Finance Committee Leo D. Agnew Marvin Dunn, Chairman Board of Directors will be Asst. Secretary 84 Prescott St, Clinton, MA 01510 (See Directors) obtained by the end of the Jacob L. Feaster, Jr. Ph: 978-733-1499 [email protected] (See Memb. Mgmt.) Bylaws Committee Board of Directors meeting to Jeffrey J. Brodeur George E Lawhon, Chairman (Interim) 48 Square Rigger Ln., Hyannis, MA 02601 (See Directors) be held at the Annual Ph: 508-790-1898 [email protected] Convention/Membership See detailed list of commit- Membership Committee George E. Lawhon Jeffrey J. Brodeur, Chairman Meeting in Norfolk, VA, October 2 tees on the WWW.KWVA.ORG 600 E Weddell Dr #91, Sunnyvale, CA 94089 (See Directors) Ph: 408-734-0305 [email protected] 22-26, 2008. September – October 2008 The Graybeards From the President William Mac Swain our new admin- I receive many e-mails and letters asking me what the Yistration, after 81 days in operation, National Organization does for a Chapter/Department or can report that we member. I find that question to be easy to answer for a have become a Foreign Corporation in Texas, Virginia and Illinois, and have Chapter or Department. updated our agents in each of these three states where we have operations. In addi- together, such as building monuments and Monument to the Korean War veterans if tion, we have been cleared in Illinois to teaching about the Korean War in schools there had not been a National Organization conduct our fund raiser. This fund raiser, and at other community associations and formed to raise money and contact those which began on August 20th, will be used clubs. with the power to make it so. There would to help us fund our Charter and The Chapters would not have been able to be no inclusive magazine dedicated to the Graybeards publication, and accumulate volunteer together at the VA as a group to Korean War and Korean Service veteran. emergency repair funds for our National help those veterans who need assistance. Korean Americans and the Korean War Korean War Monument in Washington, All of these things mentioned honor your Veterans of Korea would not be able to find DC. buddies who did not return as you did. you to show you their appreciation, or offer As President, I have met many digni- They also help you show your pride in what trips to return to Korea, if National did not taries, both American and Korean. Since you accomplished in the name of freedom exist to find and give them our members‘ we received our Charter; we participated as for a people who were in desperate need of names. a recognized Association in the Veterans a champion. I do not like to use words of others, but Affairs Veterans Day Committee for this Those great monuments and highways in this case I must. “Ask not what National event in Washington, DC on November named in honor of your service to your can do for you; ask what you can do to 11th. We will have completed our first country would probably not exist without make the National Organization a more Annual Membership Meeting in Norfolk, the Chapters and Departments which recognizable entity, to keep my place in VA by the time you receive this report. worked to have them named. Without history in front of the American people and I have been notified that many members Chapters, many Korean veterans would not as a contact point for South Koreans to did not receive their magazine until the receive information at meetings on what to show their appreciation.” middle of September, even though this edi- do or who to contact when ill or in need of So, I believe that the National tion was placed in the mail on August 20, help. Organization is necessary and does a lot for 2008. This means that it has taken some 25 For the At-Large Member, the answer is Chapters, Departments and the At-Large days for it to reach some of our members. not quite as easy, except to say that there Korean War veteran.
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