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Blue-shirted CID 270 members riding past the Dallas parade review stand
in one of three Humvees. (John Pope took this picture from the review
stand.)
CID 270 marchers pass
in re view in front of
Dallas City Hall.
Richard Sanchez (left)
and Tilford Jones are
car rying the chapter
ban ner. Follow ing the
banner are the color
guards. (John Pope
took this picture from
the review stand.)
272 GREATER ROCKFORD [IL]
On Saturday morning, October 20, 2007, Chapter members
broke ground for their memorial to the 59 men from Winnebago,
Boone and Ogle Counties who died during the Korean War. Over
65 members and friends attended the ground breaking.
The completion of the memorial is planned for July 27, 2008;
the cost will be over $150,000. It is located in Anderson Peace
Park in Loves Park, Illinois.
Jack F. Philbrick, (815) 226-1601
Felbrigge@insightbb.com
John Shipman of the North Park Water District digs the first large shovel
full of dirt at CID 272’s groundbreaking ceremony. (Thanks to volunteer
Patrick Gibbons, owner of the Gibbons Electric Company in Rockford,
Illinois, who used Jack Philbrick’s camera to take the picture.)
Local members of the ROK Korean War Veterans chapter ride in a Humvee
as they pass the Dallas parade review stand
Local members of the ROK Korean War Veterans chapter took
part in the parade as part of Chapter 270’s unit. Next year, the
ROK veterans plan to file their entry forms early enough to enter
as a separate unit.
Chapter 270 members and spouses taking part in the parade
were Bob Bailley, Ken and Grace Borchers, Dick Bové, Charles
Buckley, Bill Carman, John Cauduro, Bill Cave, Billy Joe
Denton, Keith Fannon, Joe and Pat Haug, Tilford Jones, Gui
Jung, Jerry Kasten, George Kraus, Tae Hui Lee, Dick Lethe,
Homer Mundy, Paul Pfrommer, Tom Phelps, Cliff Platt, John
Pope, Richard Sanchez, Clyde Scott, Jesse Verdin, Ed and
Elizabeth Ann Wuermser, and Bob Wojciechowski.
Glen Thompson, via email
The aerial photograph was taken immediately after John Shipman dug the
first shovelful with the district’s back hoe at 272’s event.
282 MAUI NO KA OI [HI]
We embarked on a project of designing, funding, building and
final dedication of a monument in recognition of those who
served in Korea. The project took three years to complete from
concept to dedication. Under the leadership of Presidents Abel
Cravalho, Clarence Okamura, Royal Vida and Committee
Chairman Michael Suda, the final event, dedication, became a
reality on November 12, 2007.
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The Graybeards November-December 2007