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The Pusan Cemetery I took these shots of the UN Cemetery overlooking the ocean in Pusan in October 1953. As I understand it, there were no U.S. personnel buried there, and the upper level seemed to be for officers. There may be Turkish grave markers in one photo, but I cannot be sure that is what they are. And, I am not sure if the cemetery is still there or if the bodies were removed and sent home. Maybe some of our members can clear up these questions. I served in Korea from October 1953 to March 1954 in various units of the 3rd TMRS Railway, mainly 765 TRSB and 724 TROB, between Pusan and Taegu. Arnold G. Van Deusen, 11 Pine Street, Claverack, NY 12513 Rows of crosses at the UN Cemetery in Pusan A soldier remembers Another view of the UN Cemetery in Pusan The gate to the Pusan cemetery (note the small, unclad Korean orphan at the right) 62 November-December 2007 The Graybeards
Tour “After Battle” Report News Don Sharp, of Mt. Diablo Chapter 264, participated in the 9-16 September 2007 Korea Revisit Tour of the KWVA. The tour group consisted of 101 KWVA and Hawaii attendees, 19 Philippine attendees, and 9 USAF Aces of the Korean War. Don Sharp (L) and CID 264’s current President Bill Flaherty The itinerary was well organized and full. There were official ceremonies at the Korean National Cemetery, the US Memorial at Imjingak, the 57th Incheon Landing Operations Commemoration, and a banquet hosted by KVA Chairman She- Jik Park. Ambassador of Peace Certificates and Medals were awarded at the banquet. Don Sharp received his awards from Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Chang Hyun Noh. A high point was a trip and tour of Panmunjom and the DMZ. Security was tight and the United Nations Command Security Battalion on duty there has the motto “In Front Of Them All.” There were several briefings to bring the attendees up to date on the current situation in Korea, about both the military and the great progress the country has made. There were also tours of the War Memorial, the Incheon Landing Operations Museum, the Kyungbok Palace, and a shopping trip to Itaewon Street. One of the high points of the trip was being with the people who had been there before, but now are somewhat older. Revisit Korea Korea has changed quite a lot; it is now a new country with some old places in it. They have built and are moving ahead into the future. Don remembers that during one of the many speeches, someone said “the Korea of the War only exists in the memory of the veterans who were there.“ He adds that although the country can and has changed, we must do all we can to keep the memory of the war alive. Don, a Past President of CID 264, received the Korean War Medal presented by the Korean Veterans Association in Seoul, thereby making him an “Ambassador of Peace.” The citation read in part, “We cherish in our hearts the memory of your boundless sacrifices in helping us re-establish our Free Nation…” On a personal note, I remember that after I completed a revisit to Korea with my family in 1993, I wrote a letter to the President of Korea, who I had met in Taejon. I told him that all my combat missions in fighters and bombers were done at night—and that I had never toured Korea in daylight. Korean War veterans and members of CID 264 (L- R) William J. “Bill” Flaherty, Ronald Silva, Stanley J. Grogan, Donald K. Score, and Peter T. Muller gather in 2007 ABOVE: Stanley J. Grogan at the conclusion of a six-day survival training course at Miho Air Station, Japan, 1953 BELOW: Stanley J. Grogan before a RB-29A at the end of his second combat tour I completed a six-day survival training course at Miho Air Station, Japan in 1953. The bombed-out site was a former Japanese flying training school. I went through the course with a partner. Neither of us was permitted to carry rations. We had to live off the land and avoid being “captured” by instructors. The course was a prerequisite to flying B-29 missions in Korea. I participated in many leaflet drop missions deep into enemy territory, including the famed $50,000 for a MIG-15 leaflet which kept MIGs on the ground for six days. But, I never saw Korea in the daylight until I revisited. Stanley J. Grogan 2585 Moraga Drive Pinole, CA 94564 63 The Graybeards November-December 2007
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Our Warmest Wishes For The Holidays
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From the President Louis T. Dechert
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SPECIALLY DESIGNED TO HONOR KOREAN
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