The Graybeards - KWVA - Korean War Veterans Association

James H. Dankowski,
Vietnam. The other two
monuments are dedicated
Silver Star recipients
from WW2 Sgt. Charles
Cadreau and Private First
Class Milton T. St. Onge.
Florida Remembers
West Virginia Remembers
(Thank you Louis Bunker for
letter and pictures)
Above, Korean War Monument,
Tallahassee, Florida.. At right,
Harold R. Priest, USAF, Korean
War Veteran instands in front of
monument.
(Thank You Hershall E. Lee for
letter and pictures.)
Attending a reunion of my wife’s family in Rainelle, West
Virginia during August of this year, I noticed this little park in
the corner of town; it is located on Main Street, which is a stretch
of highway about a mile and a half long leading into and out of
Rainelle. The inscription reads: Ralph Pomeroy Memorial Park,
U. S. Medal of Honor Recipient, Korean War.
(Thank you James H. Christiansen for letter and picture.)
The Making of a Memorial
By Joan M. Arcand
It starts with a dream, a memorial to remember the men and
women of the Korean War. So many questions to be answered.
Where placed, how financed, who will help, and when. Putting
these ideas into motion began a few years ago for Chapter 14 members.
But what seemed insurmountable to some was a challenge for
Clarence Dadswell, President of Chapter 14. He called a meeting of
the board and posed the question. Not, “can we do it”, but “when
can we get started?” The group responded with great enthusiasm
The proposal was brought to a membership meeting and immediately
endorsed. Groups were formed taking advantage of past life
experiences and the planning began.
The Search Group decided to approach the City of Pinellas Park
which had land available in the cityowned Freedom Park. After a
presentation to the city Commissioners, Mayor William F. Mischler
announced that the proposal was accepted.
Meetings were ongoing with City engineers, park officials and
the Chapter’s “engineers”. At the same time, a fund raising group
set up guide lines for soliciting, time tables, volunteers, and the
financial goal was set and approved by membership. The Treasurer
obtained the County and State documents and the Past President,
Sam Farina, was asked to act as the Finance Director of the Project.
A bank account and checking system was acquired with a local
bank.
We were on our way. We had a place, a financial plan, documents
of importance in place and a raft of volunteers eager to get
started.
As our committee worked on their specific parts of the project,
we also informed our large Korean Community. Reverend Tae Su
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