Sep/Oct 2004 Graybeards - KWVA - Korean War Veterans Association

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Monumental Moments BELGIUM Claude Billiet, a veteran of the 3rd U. S. Infantry Division, and Korean veteran, lets us know that the Belgians remember Korea. The rifle next to the monument is the famous Belgian S.A.F.N. (Fabrique Nationale). Greater Danbury Korean War Veterans Memorial. The Belgian-Luxembourg Korean Monument at Ardennes, July 17, 2004. sketch of the war. It is also adorned with replicas of the United Nations and Korean Service medals, and the identities of the five U. S. military organizations that participated in the war. The center, which is eight feet tall, is capped with a 54-inch brown eagle on a half globe. The monument features a threedimensional hand-etched map identifying towns and battle sites. The brown dedication plaque is located in front of the center pillar. The engraving on the granite is called “skin frosting,” which produces a white image on the black granite. MISSOURI (ST. CHARLES) Chapter 6, based in St. Charles, Missouri, purchased a memorial from Troy Memorial Company, which presented the base free as a gift to the Chapter. The St. Peters Council and mayor were kind enough to allow Chapter 6 to place the memorial in front of the St. Peters police station. 54 Veterans at the Belgian-Luxembourg monument: Claude Billiet stands at the extreme right. CONNECTICUT (DANBURY) Greater Danbury KWVA members dedicated a Korean War Veterans Memorial on July 25, 1993. The left wing of the monument includes the names of seventeen men and women from the Danbury area. They are: John A. Barrows; Francis Bogues; Jerrold Davis; Alfred Dennis; Richard Gammie; Guido Gianfranceschi; George Griebel; Richard Mead; Kenneth Post; Thomas Ryan; Bernie Rotunda; Joseph Saleem; Joseph Sauer; James Stahley; Mark Swenson; Virginia Swenson; and Joseph Tarrant. The stone is polished India black granite, which was quarried in five individual sections weighing approximately 20,000 pounds. The right wing contains a brief review with a statistical Chapter 6 members and dignitaries salute at memorial ceremony. The monument was dedicated on June 22, 2004, with a host of dignitaries on hand. They included Mayor Shawn Brown and Chief of Police Tom Bishop of St. Peters, State Senator Chuck Gross, Commandant Wendell Webb, Department of Missouri September - October 2004 The Graybeards
Korea: the Forgotten War, Rememberd Chapter 283 Memorial dedicated 6/5/04. Chapter 6 members place wreath by St. Peters monument. Participating in the ceremony, in addition to KWVA, were color guards of all the veterans organizations in the county, as well as the Sons of the American Revolution, Daughters of the American Revolution. The New York State Police and the Columbia County Sheriffs Office Color Guards also participated. KWVA member and former Columbia County Sheriff Paul Proper served as Master of Ceremonies. Former KWVA President Harley Coon addressed the large gathering, as did George Brasher, Director, New York State Veterans Affairs, and Commander Walter Doty, Chapter 283. Chapter 283’s 1st Vice Commander, Jack Hallenback, conducted the dedication. Harley Coon and Roger Bradley, 2nd Vice Commander of Chapter 283, unveiled the memorial. A blue sky smiles on Chapter 6’s monument and the flags that surround it. Marine Corps League, and Korean War veterans Robert Peitz and Frank Williams. A “fly over’ by an L-4B Spotter aircraft piloted by Ken Kotick highlighted the program. Bill Rupp, St. Peters, MO, is to be commended for his great job of helping put the program together. Jamie Hitt, a very talented singer, and her husband Gregg provided an excellent musical program, featuring a keyboard. Chapter 6’s officers are: Ezra Frank Williams, Commander Robert (Bob) Peitz, First Vice Commander Darold J. Woodcock, Adjutant Gene Stark, Treasurer A. M. (Don) Neff, Judge Advocate Elder Sherman Lewis O’Guinn, Chaplain Curtis J. Farley, Historian. NEW YORK (COLUMBIA COUNTY) On Saturday, June 5, 2004, Columbia County [NY] Chapter #283 dedicated the newly installed Columbia County Koran War Memorial. The ceremony took place in the Memorial Park in front of the courthouse in Hudson, NY. Attendees gathered at Columbia County memorial. (L-R): Bob Pinto, Director, Columbia County Facilities; Everett Wachtel: Paul Proper; Walter Doty; Harley Coon; Edward Hawks; John Neary; Roger Bradley; Charles Nichols; Jack Hallenback; Jack Alger; Andrew Tomchik; John Buccheri; Thomas Flavin, New York State VP, KWVA; George Brasher, New York State Director of Veterans Affairs. (L-R) Harley Coon, Roger Bradley, and Walter Doty at Columbia County dedication ceremony. 55 The Graybeards September - October 2004
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