Jan/Feb 2013 - Korean War Veterans Association

Desert Storm, at the Pentagon, and in support of Operation Iraqi
Freedom/Operation New Dawn. He also served as a Fellow at
MIT and most recently as the Chief Of Staff at Fort Benning,
GA.
Master Sergeant Milous Loche talked about the Afghan War
era. He is currently the Senior Military instructor at the
University of South Alabama. Loche has had a highly decorated
27-year career as a tank commander and instructor in service to
our nation globally, as well as in Afghanistan.
UMS 6-12 grade students were privileged to see three generations
of heroes, an event on which they will look back with reverence
and awe.
There was a reception after the program during which students
had the opportunity to ask questions of the speakers on a
one-on-one basis.
Walter G. Ballard, 3775 Hardeman Rd.
Semmes, AL 36575, 251-649-2887
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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA #1 [CA]
South Korean General Seung Woo Choi visited us in June
2012 as part of his tour through the Pacific Northwest. As an article
written by George L. Winship and published in the June 27,
2012 Anderson Valley Post noted, “Far from his home in South
Korea and bone weary due to flight delays and rerouting, retired
Gen. Seung Woo Choi, 70, appeared fresh and re-energized in his
crisply starched dress white parade uniform when welcomed
Sunday in Anderson by more than 100 Korean War veterans and
a like number of their family members.”
The General presented medals and certificates to chapter
members and visited its Korean War monument at the Igo, CA
Veterans Cemetery. “Our Korean War monument, which was
dedicated on November 2009, and our active chapter were of
interest to him,” Commander William McKinney observed. (See
the related story on p. 55.) “So was an active Korean community.
Kim Chamberlain, part of this community and wife of Paul
Chamberlain, deceased
KWVA member, was
invaluable in working
with our chapter [to
organize this event].”
William McKinney,
6907 Riata Dr.
Redding, CA 96002,
bnjmckin@ charter.net
Members of Ch 5, family members, and guests at ceremony in Anderson, CA
Sung Kim, minister
of Korean church,
and Kim
Chamberlain at Ch 5
event
Ch 5 Commander
Bill McKinney presents
book written
by former Korean
War POW Dr.
William Shadish,
now deceased
General Choi receives
jacket from Ch 5
Treasurer Bob Anderson and Chaplain Leo Delay of Ch 5; Mary Baker
(President of Eureka, CA KWVA); Bill McKinney; Mrs. Seung Woo Choi; and
George Winship (L-R) at Anderson presentation
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The Graybeards January - February 2013