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The Little Wanderers Home of Wonju Emery Vlach submitted these photos of his time with A Co., 519 MP Bn. in Korea. He was there in 1953-54. The photos were taken in Wonju, South Korea. Reach Emery Vlach at 3949 North Ave., Modesto, CA 95358, (209) 606-9074 (cell), MVlach@comcast.net Christmas dinner f The Wonju Orphanage Member of 519 MP Bn at o The kids and their mentors at the Wonju orphanage, 1953 32 Taking time for the children of war... November – December 2009 The Graybeards
for the local kids at Wonju in 1953 t orphanage in Wonju, 1953 Veterans Day When dawn broke in Washington DC on Veterans Day, it was rainy, cold and windy. The weather stayed that way all day. President Mac Swain, with his wife and other VSO commanders, was having breakfast in the White House with President Obama in preparation for the day’s ceremonies. Flash forward: 11 a.m. President Obama lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and prepares to give a speech to the crowd in the amphitheater. Meanwhile, standing in the well of the amphitheater in the rain, Chip Chipley and Bob Mount of Chapter 142 carried the colors and the KWVA flag. They had been in formation since about nine a.m. KWVA Director McHugh and Chapter 142 members Bob Eader, Jim Miller, and Tony Malavenda also stood in the stands—in the rain. When that was over, rather than getting into dry clothes, they formed with President Mac Swain to lay the KWVA wreath personally at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Flash forward again: about 1:30 p.m. It’s still raining, still cold, still wet—and the entire group, with the addition of Mrs. Mac Swain and Hannah Kim, paid their respects at the Korean War Memorial on the mall. President Mac Swain and Ceremonies Chairman McHugh laid a rose wreath and the group presented arms while “Taps” was played. These men and ladies are owed a heartfelt KWVA “thanks” for paying the Association’s public honors, under the most trying conditions Marty Goge, Ch 142, 6505 Springwater Court 7103, Frederick, MD 21701, goge@comcast.net 315 – Southern Oregon [OR] U.S. Congressman Greg Walden attended a Veterans Day ceremony at our local Memorial in Merlin, Oregon. Neil M. McCain, Commander, Department of Oregon, (541) 660 6104, www.kwvador.com/kwvaservice.html A Co., 519 MP Bn., Wonju, December 1953 Attendees at Ch 315’s Veterans Day ceremony (L-R) Vern Beck, Congressman Greg Walden, Neil McCain, Bruce Pence 33 The Graybeards November – December 2009
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Page 21 and 22: KOREAN WAR BONUSES BY STATE Alabama
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