Freedom Is Not Free - Korean War Veterans Association

• On December 7th, we posted the colors on the battleship
USS Alabama in observance of Pearl Harbor Day.
• Finally, on December 25th we held our yearly Christmas
party. One of our new members brought a big pot of shrimp
gumbo.
And, of course we participate in various ceremonies such as
posting the colors, flag raisings, etc., at schools.
Bill Pitt, 1701 Gill Road, Mobile, AL 36605
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Chapter Vice Commander Franklin Davidson, Chairman of
the Rose of Sharon Committee, along with Chapter volunteers
Bill Russell, Ed Pickhaver, Dave Gillan, Al Barker, Bill
Hendricks, Frank Howerton, Dave Hitchcock, Dick Trager, Fran
Daney, Bob Zickafose, and Al Irons, collected Rose of Sharon
donations to help local active duty service members’ families
and veterans in need and the local VA hospital.
(L-R) CID 19 members Robert Moore and Thomas Cabaniss receive the
Korean Peace Medal. Dae Yong Moo, President of the Korean Veterans
Assoc., makes the presentation, as Louis Liu, chairman of the RO.C.
Veterans Assoc., narrates
James Conway, 1184 Fourteenth Place, N.E
Atlanta, GA 30309, (404) 875-6170, conatlanta@aol.com
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Our Chapter honors its members in times of sadness and in
times of happiness as well. For example, in June 2006 we conducted
a graveside memorial service. We participated in a
Veterans Day ceremony on November 11, 2006, and presented
the colors at the wedding reception for one of our members.
Paul Guerrero, 4352 S. Mann Street
Oak Forest, IL 60452
CID 12 Vice Commander Franklin Davidson presents a check for
$1,000.00 to MajGen Francis Vavala, Commander of the Delaware National
Guard, to help in case of unforeseen financial duress to current and retired
members of any National Guard or reserve component located in Delaware
As a result, the Chapter contributed $1,000.00 to the
Delaware National Guard and Reserve Foundation, Inc., to help
the families of National Guard and Reserve members who have
been sent to Iraq and Afghanistan.
Franklin H. Davidson, 1703 Delpenn Road
Wilmington, DE 19810-1613
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At a recent appreciation dinner given by the Korean community
in Atlanta, two of our chapter members, Robert Moore and
Thomas Cabaniss, were awarded the Korean Peace Medal for
their service during the Korean War.
CID 23 performs a memorial ceremony: Back to camera is Bill Minnick. To
his left are Jay Pritchett and Art Schultz. The Color Guard is in the rear
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The Graybeards
March – April 2007