Sep/Oct 2012 - Korean War Veterans Association
Sep/Oct 2012 - Korean War Veterans Association
Sep/Oct 2012 - Korean War Veterans Association
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<strong>Sep</strong>tember – <strong>Oct</strong>ober <strong>2012</strong><br />
COVER: The official <strong>2012</strong> <strong>Veterans</strong> Day poster provided<br />
by the United States Department of <strong>Veterans</strong> Affairs.<br />
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CONTENTS<br />
Business<br />
From the President ........................................................3<br />
From the Secretary..........................................................6<br />
Thanks for Supporting The Graybeards..............................6<br />
Call For Elections............................................................7<br />
Minutes of Board Meeting – Arlington, VA ..................10<br />
To Recruit ......................................................................13<br />
Official Membership Application Form ......................74<br />
Features & Articles<br />
Battleship Sailor Remembers <strong>War</strong> in Korea ....................14<br />
Things Remembered From 1950 ..................................17<br />
John Burke Uses Aluminum Foil For An Unusual Purpose 20<br />
Flying Ace Lt. Col George A. Davis Jr.’s Last Flight....72<br />
Departments<br />
The Editor’s Desk ..........................................................9<br />
Reunion Calendar..........................................................13<br />
Recon Missions ............................................................24<br />
Book Review..................................................................28<br />
Tell America ..................................................................30<br />
Thanks ..........................................................................32<br />
Chapter & Department News ......................................34<br />
Members in the News ..................................................48<br />
<strong>Korean</strong> <strong>War</strong> <strong>Veterans</strong>’ Mini-Reunions ..........................52<br />
Feedback/Return Fire ..................................................64<br />
Monuments and Memorials..........................................73<br />
Last Call ........................................................................79<br />
News & Notes<br />
The Poignancy of <strong>War</strong> ..................................................16<br />
<strong>Korean</strong> Vet Receives Medal After Sixty Years ..............23<br />
Award Winning Photo ..................................................25<br />
<strong>Korean</strong> <strong>War</strong> Vets Honored on Anniversary ......................26<br />
Images of Korea ................................................................46<br />
Freedom Bridge ..............................................................50<br />
<strong>2012</strong> Appreciation Party ..................................................58<br />
‘Letter to the Lost’ Leads Godson to His Uncle ..........60<br />
<strong>Korean</strong> <strong>War</strong> <strong>Veterans</strong> Honored on Memorial Day..........61<br />
How Many Military Courtesy Rooms Exist? ..............62<br />
Korea Cold <strong>War</strong> <strong>Veterans</strong> Seeking Combat Patch ..........71<br />
<strong>Veterans</strong> Giving Twice ....................................................76<br />
<strong>Sep</strong>tember - <strong>Oct</strong>ober <strong>2012</strong><br />
The Graybeards
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