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The Mayor of
Rehoboth Beach’s
Proclamation
President Koopman presents a special Bible to Mrs. Clungeon at May 7,
2006 service
The Department of
Delaware’s
Remembrance agenda
Walter R. Koopman, CID 13’s President, pins Korean War pin on Mrs.
Edward Clungeon at May 7, 2006 memorial service for her husband,
Edward A. “Red Bear” Clungeon
archives. The article appeared in the June 29 – July 2, 2007 issue,
p. 118.)
Actually, Delaware newspapers provide a good deal of coverage
for the Department of Delaware and its local Chapters, 12
Capt Paul Dill #2, 13 Bill Carr, and 92 Richard D. Hutchinson.
For instance The Wilmington News Journal included in its June
25, 2007 issue a story about that day’s event. And its August 25,
2007 issue included a lengthy story about the “phantom grave” of
Paul N. Dill, a WWII and Korean War veteran who is MIA as of
3 Dec 1950.
Department of Delaware Commander Russell Cunningham
offered these remarks at the ceremony in Rehoboth Beach:
“We Remember”
We remember Korea.
We remember Pusan, Inchon, Seoul, Yongdangpo.
We remember Papareu and Mo and thousands of children!
We remember the deuce and ½, the jeeps, the helicopters
ferrying the wounded.
We remember the sounds of the M-1 rifle, the 105s, and the
155s.
We remember the light of the star shells, the bugles, and the
planes.
We remember the quiet of the night of July 27!
We remember that then we knew we would be going home–
the lucky ones!
We remember the ships at sea and the jets in the sky above.
We remember the 130,000 killed who would not be coming
home!– and we will not let America forget!
We remember the 8,100 MIA and POW—some of whom
never got to come home—and we will not let America forget
them!!
To highlight the “Remember,” a bell sounded each time
Commander Cunningham said the word.
Russ Cunningham, 33161 Woodland Ct. S
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The Graybeards November-December 2007