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July-August 2007 Washington convention in Everett, Mary Rolen tells me that HR 1197 national commander Washington. State Commander Jim and S 848 still have almost no and National Director Gwen Warner sponsors. If we are to obtain these were our hosts there. National last two presumptives, your Director Bud Kirchoff was also senators and representative need there, and was elected as the to hear from you. incoming State Commander. We heard some very interesting and In closing, I want to tell you that helpful presentations from various the contracts for National Adjutant VA staff members including Dr. Clydie Morgan and National Mack Orsborne, who has Treasurer Sonnie Bill Mottern continuously been a strong expire on Oct. 1, 2007. It is my advocate for former POWs. We also intent to encourage open bidding had a chance to tour the Boeing before any contract is renewed. If plant and see some of the newest you or anyone you know is planes being built. It is amazing interested in applying for either of Robert W. Fletcher to think that the first flight of these positions, please send a Orville and Wilbur Wright could resume to me with a copy to SVC have taken place inside one of Hill no later than Sept 1, 2007. This Fellow Former POWs, Family these new giant planes. will give the Board of Directors Members, and Friends, time to review any submissions The next week we were off to the before our National meeting in As I stated in my last column, I Department of Florida convention October. have been able to continue my hosted by State Commander travels on AXPOW related business. Vernon and Mrs. Dolores Ray and Towards the end of April my wife planned by Bruce and Sami Hall. and I were the guests of the Junior Vice Commander Warren Reconnect Department of California for their King and his wife Mary were also state convention, which was held there. The questions and concerns with Long- in San Diego. The convention was I heard were again related to the ably led by National Director Ralph future of AXPOW. Kling, who is also the California Lost Friends State Commander, and his wife Next we returned to Washington, Irene. Junior Vice Commander DC for the Memorial Day services In Our Frank Burger and National Director at Arlington National Cemetery. Larry Strickland were co-hosts. We were joined by Ray Avila, Upcoming Commander of the Air Capital Like other departments and Chapter, and his family, and Jackye chapters, the California members Ray, widow of Dale F. Ray and her Membership in attendance were concerned daughter. Mr. Ray is buried in about the finances of the Arlington. Mr. Avila and his son Directory. organization as well as our Steve represented AXPOW by declining numbers due to death carrying the AXPOW and American Make sure you and disability. In the past year, flags for the ceremonies. I also several California chapters have had the honor the evening before are in the book. had to cease functioning. of presenting Mr. Avila with an American flag that was flown over There was also a lively discussion the US capitol. It was a very moving over whether AXPOW should week-end for all of us. protest the treatment of prisoners being held at Guantanamo Bay. As you can see, my schedule is The group decided against any busy. I intend to continue visiting formal action due to the politics as many states as possible, and involved. However, any individual fortunately Senior Vice member is, of course, free to Commander Charlie Hill has been protest if they so choose. able to visit some of the Ex-POW Bulletin conventions that I have not been A couple of weeks later we were July/Aug 2007 able to attend. off to the Department of 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 National Commander Franklin R. Koehler Grover L. Swearingen 243 Torrey Pines Dr. 408 Fair Park Avenue Robert W. Fletcher Toms River, NJ 08757 West Union, OH 45693 1331 S. Zeeb (732) 244-4629; (732) 505-8702 fax (937) 544-2459 phone & fax Ann Arbor, Michigan 48103 [email protected] [email protected] 734-663-8649; 734-663-4960 fax [email protected] Laura McIntyre Ed ‘Kaz” Kazmierczak PO Box 475 3754 Elvera Lane National Senior Vice Commander Hardwick, MA 01037 Warren MI 48092 Charlie Hill (413) 477-8260 (413) 477-0172 fax (586) 268-1954 729 Olive Street [email protected] Columbia, SC 29205-1853 South Central Region (803) 799-0202 East Central Region Morris Barker [email protected] Paul E. Galanti 710 Chapel View 21 Maxwell Road Waco, Tx 76712 National Treasurer Richmond, VA 23226 [email protected] Sonnie Bill Mottern (804) 389-1668 706 1/2 North Lynn Avenue [email protected] Howard Ray Elizabethton, TN 37643 7507 Legend Rock (423) 543-3135; (423) 543-6221 fax William J. Richardson San Antonio, TX 78244 [email protected] 5125 Lake Valley Drive (210) 661-5911; (210) 661-8837 fax Fayetteville, NC 28303 [email protected] National Judge Advocate (910) 864-7318; (910) 487-5100 fax George Coker (910) 867-0359 office Northwest Region 1145 Wivenhoe Way [email protected] Herbert C. Kirchhoff Virginia Beach, VA 23454-3047 2910 Fernan Ct. (757) 481-9578 Southeast Region Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814 [email protected] Edward L. DeMent (208) 667-6716 8735 Doral Oaks Dr., #1617 [email protected] National Chaplain Temple Terrace, FL 33617 John Romine (813) 985-3783; (813) 989-8871 fax Gwen Warren 1609 S. 23rd Street [email protected] 3235 99th Ave NE Rogers, AR 72756 Bellevue WA 98004 (479) 636-2287 Ray Van Duzer 425-454-9677 14157 89th Ave. N [email protected] Jr. Vice Commanders Seminole, FL 33776 (727) 593-1813 Warren G. King, Sr. - Eastern Zone Southwest Region (727) 319-5914 office 1015 Mitchell Rd. Ralph Kling [email protected] Nashville, TN 37206-1113 15895 Puesta Del Sol Lane (615) 226-7811 Ramona, CA 92065-5600 North Central Region (760) 789-3339 phone & fax Kenny H. Hanson - Central Zone Carroll Bogard [email protected] 9401 Lyndale Ave. S #228 726 N. Carolina Place Bloomington, MN 55420 Mason City, IA 50401 Lawrence Strickland (952) 888-2703 (641) 424-4870 35109 Hwy 79 South #63 [email protected] Warner Springs, CA 92086 Larry Dwyer (760) 782-0538 Frank Burger - Western Zone 814 Woodlawn Ave. [email protected] Muscatine, IA 52761 9500 Harritt Road #197 (563) 263-5249 Lakeside, CA 92040 (619) 390-0313 Senior Director, Gerald Harvey [email protected] 1504 West 5th St. Sedalia, MO 65301 Committee addresses appear (660) 827-2178 with their columns July/August 2007 table of contents Commander 3 From the day when North Koreans Directors/Officers 4 attacked South Korea on June 25, On Capitol Hill 6 1950 to the day of the armistice on Outreach/Success 7 July 27, 1953, the events of the Ko- NSO 8 rean war revealed the mass de- MedSearch 9 struction, pain, and suffering Ko- Andersonville 12 reans had to endure. At the end of NamPOW 13 the war, more than 3 million Kore- POW-MIA 14 ans died while millions of refugees Civilian 15 remained homeless and distraught. Events, Info/News 16 About 1 million Chinese died in this battle and American casualties num- Convention 18 bered 54,246 people. Resolutions 22 Candidates 25 Operation Big Switch began on August 5, 1953. It was the final exchange of News Briefs 29 prisoners of war by both sides. By December, 1953 the figures for repatriated Contributions/Chaplain 33 POWs stood at 77,000 Communists for 12,700 UN men, of whom 3,597 were TAPS 34 Americans. New Members 38 Raffle/Ads 39 On August 10, 1982, The Application 41 American Ex-Prisoners of War Quartermaster 42 received its Federal Charter. Publisher Other dates: July, 4…Independence day PNC F. Paul Dallas July 4, 1802…US Military 916 Bingham Drive Academy at West Point opened Fayetteville, NC 28304 July 9, 1950…MacArthur was named Supreme Commander Editor in Korea Cheryl Cerbone July 12, 1955…US Air Force Academy was dedicated 23 Cove View Drive July 31, 1876…US Coast Guard Academy was founded South Yarmouth, MA 02664 Aug 1, 1943…US air raid over Ploesti, Rumania; 110 POWs taken (508) 394-5250 Aug 5, 1953…Operation Big Switch began (508) 760-2008 fax Aug 6, 1945…1st atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima [email protected] Aug 14, 1945…Japan unconditionally surrendered Aug 20, 1866…Civil War officially ended Deadline for the Sept. 2007 issue is July 25, 2007. Please send all materials to the “Early Bird” Notice” for annual members. Annual dues are $40.00 for single/ editor at the above address. $50.00 for couple. Please get your dues in early. If you don’t, the January issue, 2008 will be the last Bulletin you receive. EX-POW Bulletin (ISSN 0161-7451) is published nine times annually (Jan. Feb. Mar./Apr. May June July/Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov/Dec.) by the American Ex-Prisoners of War, 3201 E. Pioneer Pkway, Arlington, TX 76010. Periodical postage paid at Arlington, TX and additional mailing offices. Postmaster: send address changes to EX-POW Bulletin, AXPOW Headquarters, 3201 E. Pioneer Pkwy. Suite 40, Arlington, TX 76010-5396. Founded April 14, 1942, in Albuquerque, NM, then known as Bataan Relief Organization, Washington State non- profit corporation, “American Ex-Prisoners of War”, October 11, 1949, recorded as Document No.
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