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Newsletter - August 29, 2003
A big "Thank You " goes out to all who have written to the
KWP about the July 27th events.
The newsletter is dedicated to Bryan Barker: Aug 16, 1975 -
Jan 5, 1999 and his brother, Zac Barker; Jan 16, 1978 - a
UNC-CH student.
Editor
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Newsletter for August 29th, 2003
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Table of Contents
1. Photo from the last day of the war.
2. Input from July 27th Commemorations with photo!
3. Search the KWP website
4. Membership Drive
5. This Mailing List Subscribe | Unsubscribe
6. From Australia, Korea Veterans Association of Australia
7. Internet Spam and Virii - heads up
8. Bookstore | Film
9. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) The Invisible
Wound
10. A Korean-American sends "Thanks"
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1. Photo from the last day of the war.
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Jim Jarboe sent us one of his pictures from the evening of
the Truce.
From Jim:
"Can't help but think of the young guys who never came back!
Can't forget the strange feelings I had that early evening:
Thank God it's over. Anxiety that something would happen to
start it up all over again. The eerie silence at 2200 that
evening. Reviewing the points to see when I might get out
of that peninsula and head home.
This is a photo I took that evening:" That dramatic photo is at the beginning of this newsletter.
Many of the 3rd Infantry Division folks will already know of
Jim's fine work.
The Pasadena Star News writer, Gretchen Hoffman, took Ted's
advice and called Jim and other county residents for a great
story on July 27th.
Jim was drafted in the Army Signal Corps winding up in Korea
in January of 1953. He was a combat photographer with the
3rd Signal Company of the 3rd ID.
Mr. Jarboe found the KWP early in it's existence, along with
many of you, thousands of you. His experiences have threaded
into networking with OP Harry Survivors among others.
Paul Comi of San Marino (KWP visitor) and Ken Colburn,
Pasadena, a Navy KVET were featured in this fine story by
Ms. Hoffman. Great job guys! And, hats off to Ms. Hoffman
and her paper.
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2. Input from July 27th Commemorations with photo!
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Photo: Jan Curran, Korean War Veterans Stamp Dedication, July 2003. |
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Photo: Tony Sobieski, Korean War Veterans Memorial, July 27, 2003. |
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Jan Curran and Tony Sobieski sent in photos snapped from the
Washington, DC events.Tony has been writing books, researching the war as most of
our readers know. See: "Fire Mission: The Story of the 213th
Field Artillery Bn in Korea 1951-54.
Jan is a Founding Board Member of the KWP and continues to
search for details on her still-missing father, Navy LT.
Charles Garrison of VF-884.(Jan was recently on
CNBC, talking about MIA issues.)
See: FOR GOD'S SAKE - BAIL OUT NOW!
https://www.koreanwar.org/html/units/navy/vf884.htm#snapper
and
See: DNA Testing; ~https://home.earthlink.net/~janc1947/
Both report that thousands attended the ceremonies in
Washington, DC for the entire week. Many were there for the
annual DPMO POW/MIA briefing on progress with finding
remains of Servicemen in Korea.
Veteran groups from all over the world attended, we have
heard from many of them.
Media attention leading up to the July 27th date was similar
in scope to the June 25th, 2002 coverage. Lots of very good
articles appeared about people and the events in their lives
as the war progressed.
The coverage ranged from tributes to those who did not come
back alive, the wounded, families and loved ones at home, to
the overlap of the '50's fighting, the "DMZ War" and
the relationship to the ongoing issues in Korea, today.
Hal and I would like to thanks the dozens of media people
who called and wrote over the past three months, searching
for stories about the Korean War.
While ceremonies were held in Washington, DC, hundreds of
other commemoration ceremonies took place in communities all
over the US and, indeed, the world.
400 men from the USA were invited to South Korea for a
"Revisit" and to represent all the thousands who could not
attend. Thousands of veterans with family members in tow
were in South Korea or now on their way for similar
Remembrance reunions.
Many former ROK, KATUSA or Korean Marines, Navy men or Air
Force have been able to meet old comrades or at least to
greet the returning veterans.
A very special "Thanks" to the Rome, Georgia News Publishing
Co, Rome News-Tribune, et al, for the large folio news
insert for July 27th editions, "Past Times", 110 pages of
tributes to Korean War Veterans filled this excellent
edition.
Our thanks to George Henderson of Dawsonville for sending
the KWP a copy.
Finally, Stu Rothman of the "Buffaloes" sent this link to
the St. Petersburg paper, great layout and tributes to
KVETS.
See; https://www.sptimes.com/2003/webspecials03/koreanwar/
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3. Search the KWP website
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The site had a Microsoft based Search Tool a few years back.
We removed the toll due to huge security holes in the
programming of MS.
Ted is back on track developing a new tool, started in the
Spring of 2002. Here is the latest test version, do bookmark
it and use it.
https://koreanwar.org
Type in Hill numbers, battle names, units, people, etc.
Additions to the search will be popping up over the next few
days.
How to Bookmark: using Mouse, right click when cursor is in
a page, Click "Add to Favorites" or Save As, etc. Then
follow directions to either put in a current directory or
create a new one.
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4. Membership Drive
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Once again warm thanks go out to all persons and
organizations who continue to make this project a living
tribute to all those who served in combat and in support of
theater operations.
The Korean War Project continues our Pledge Drive for
Member/Sponsors. Our Member/Sponsors continue to make this
site one of the longest running Veteran oriented sites on
the Internet.
For over 8 years (Feb 15th, 1995) the KWP has been pleased
to provide key information relating to the Korean War and
the DMZ Forces still in Korea.
Please consider assisting the Korean War Project as you use
our pages. We invite you to join up or renew as members, see
below.
https://www.koreanwar.org/html/membership.html
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5. This Mailing List Subscribe | Unsubscribe
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We began this newsletter mailing in December of 1998.
This list is a private list for our visitors and members. A
person may join or leave the list at will. It is compiled
from our Guestbook and is for public service messages of
general interest to veterans and families.
To join or leave the list: email to:
Ted Barker tbarker@kwp.org
with Subscribe or Unsubscribe in the subject line.
Note: if you received this from us directly, you are already
subscribed. Consider forwarding the Newsletter to your
friends.
Many of our older newsletters can be found below:
https://www.koreanwar.org/html/newsletter_archive.html
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6. From Australia, Korea Veterans Association of Australia
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The message below pretty well sums up Hal and Ted's
feelings:
Korean War Project Guestbook Entry
EMAIL: kvaainc@optusnet.com.au
Allan T. Murray
Korea Veterans Association of Australia Inc
MELBOURNE, VI AUS
UNIT: UN PLATOON, 8TH US ARMY HONOR GUARD
KEYWORDS: BRITISH SECTION UN PLATOON 8th US ARMY HONOUR
GUARD,SEOUL
COMMENTS: HI, I AM THE PUBLICITY OFFICER FOR THE
AUSTRALIAN KOREA VETERANS. I HAVE BEEN RECEIVING MANY
E-MAILS FROM U.S AND CANADIAN VETERANS. DON'T STOP NOW THAT
THE 50TH ANNIVERSARIES ARE OVER, KEEP UP THE CONTACTS WITH
YOUR COMRADES IN ARMS.
" FREEDOM IS NEVER FREE "
Allan Murray
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7. Internet Spam and Virii - heads up
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The past couple of weeks have been fun, eh? Just as we were
getting ready for a period of calm and doing our
newsletters, whammo!
This new round of virus/worm really disrupted a lot of
computers worldwide.
It created a huge logjam for ISP-Internet Service Providers
and all of us end users who just want to send and receive a
few email.
Ted had to spend countless hours reviewing security
settings, writing new firewall rules to prevent PC and
website hacks. As Snoopy would say, AARRGGHH!
The KWP strongly advocates that every person who spends
any time online to check for patches and virus update files.
All the settings need to be daily and Win_98, 2000, XP and
2003 provide for automatic update scheduling as do the AV
programs.
AOL, MSN and Earthlink now provide automatic ISP spam and
virus filtering to varying degrees.
However, we have all seen the level of spam increase rapidly
from the Korean Spam we reported in Jan of 2002. The Korean
Spam attacks began in earnest on European college news
servers in June of 2001 (per my research), spreading
to the US not long afterward.
See Ted's Spam Filter, June 6th 2002 Newsletter at:
https://www.koreanwar.org/html/newsletter_june_6_2002.html
The KWP continues to report Korean originated spam (all in
Hangul!) to Spamcop@kisa.or.kr
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8. Bookstore | Film
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In Progress: Book on Americans who joined the RCAF during
WWII, later transferring
to US Forces.
( E.L. Barker, father of KWP's Ted and Hal, was just one of
those men, met our Mom in Regina, SASK.)
Many of those men served in Korea.
From Guestbook:
Wally P. Fydenchuk
EMAIL: wpf13@hotmail.com
COMMENTS: I am researching US citizens who joined the RCAF
during WWII. After Pearl Harbor, many would transfer to the
US Forces.
Through my research, I know many served in Korea.
Any names/information would be appreciated.
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"Korea's Sleeping Ghosts: A true story of heartache, humor,
and heroism"
by Lt. Lee H. Miller, posthumously published by his loving
son, Keith.
Excerpt:
From: "Keith Miller" <
km300ft@earthlink.net>
To: <hbarker@kwp.org
>; <tbarker@kwp.org
>
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 3:36 PM
Subject: Korea's Sleeping Ghosts
Hello Hal and Ted, my name is Keith Miller.
Following his return from the Korean War, my father, Lee H.
Miller, decided to write a book about his experiences in the
war. He was a platoon leader as a 2nd and 1st lieutenant in
I Company, 31st Infantry, 7th Division in 1951-1952, and he
fought on Heartbreak Ridge and Sugarloaf. After completing
the book, he was on the verge of getting it published with
Doubleday Publishing when events in the Vietnam War caused
the attitude of the American public to turn against the U.S.
military. The publisher backed off and decided not to
publish the book...dad was extremely disappointed, of
course. I was only a child at the time and had no idea he'd
even written the book.
Word Association Publishers
205 5th Ave
Tarentum, PA 15084
https://www.wordassociation.com
Available from Keith Miller
Phone: (919) 881-9195
Pager: (919) 871-3523
Fax: (919) 783-0823
E-mail: km300ft@earthlink.net
https://www.koreassleepingghosts.cjb.net
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'This Rare Earth & Other Flights' - poems
by Tom Sheehan, HQ Co 1st Bn 31st Infantry Regiment
From Tom:
Two years ago, in Chicago, while visiting one son's new area
of assignment, I met with three comrades I had not seen
since late 1951 and early 1952. Stan Kujawski, Bob Breda and
Don Chandler had been in my outfit, the 31st Regiment. It
was a magnificent reunion, and went down into the deep roots
of my soul.
Making the long drive back here to Massachusetts, my wife
turned to me at one point and said, "Now I know what you
were talking about all the time. There was something extra
special here, near mythical." And there was.
Memories are our most prized possession. I have collected
many of mine in a book of poetry, 'This Rare Earth & Other
Flights," the dedication to which reads, "For my family, my
hometown of Saugus, MA, and my comrades, all with me
forever."
The book is published by
Lit Pot Press, Inc.
3909 Reche Rd., #132,
Fallbrook, CA 92028.
It is announced on their site at
https://www.litpotpress.com/Sheehan/Sheehan.html
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In Progress: "B29 Navigator"
by Ralph Livengood
I am putting the finishing touches on a book called "B29
Navigator".
I served as a navigator on B17s in WWII and was ordered to
active duty with the USAF in August 1950. Following a
navigation refresher course and crew training on B29s the
crew was assigned to the 19th Bomb Group on Okinawa.
Our Crew flew 36 missions over Korea from February 19, 1951
to September 23,1951, including the April 12, 1951 disaster.
The KWP has been a great help in putting this book together
and I just wanted to let you know I appreciate your efforts
in this project.
Sincerely,
Ralph Livengood
Former 1st Lt. USAF
Ed Note: we shall alert readers upon publication of the
book.
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"All Good Men, a Lieutenant's Memories of the Korean War"
by Robert (Bob) Hallahan
(one of the first pen pals of the KWP and member of the Task
Force Smith,
21RCT and 52nd FAB Associations.)
I have published a book, "All Good Men, a Lieutenant's
Memories of the Korean War." Set against a background of
major engagements of the 21st RCT, I narrate my exploits as
a forward observer, reconnaissance officer, Assistant S-3,
and battery commander from July 1950 to December 1951 with
the 52d Field Artillery, first in Korea.
The book has 13 maps and 32 photographs.
To purchase call 877 823-9235.
Contact: hallahan96@cox.net
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9.Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD) The Invisible Wound
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Dan Carson, one of our earliest pen pals writes about PTSD
in a direct fashion.
Dan was at OP Harry and tries to help Vets who display
symptoms, give him a read:
Excerpt: "also had problems while walking across open spaces
like an empty parking lot; feeling shivers of fear when out
in the open. I began to feel fear just by walking out of my
house. Sometimes it was so bad I had to go back home
without doing whatever I had set out to do. Sometimes that
meant not going to work."
Website OP Harry Assoc, 3ID:
https://www.btainc.com/OPHSA/Dan_Carson/page_2.htm
Dan would be happy to answer your questions on PTSD by
phone, email or letter
Dan Carson
45-906 Nani Place
Kaneohe, Hawaii 96744-3445
Phone: 808-236-3666
email:
DanCarson@aol.com
Home Page: WWW.Windwardweb.com
All contacts are kept strictly confidential.
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10. A Korean-American sends "Thanks"
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From: June-Bok Lee juneblee@adelphia.net
Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003
Subject: Thank You to the Korean War Veterans
Hello,
My name is June Bok Lee, a Korean American living in
Frederick County.
I was 5 years old when the war broke out. But, still
remember (although somewhat vaguely) the U.S. soldiers
marched when Seoul was recaptured on September 28, 1950.
I remember that a soldier gave me a plastic spoon as a
gift when I stood on a roadside. I remember a north Korean
soldier, who had a rifle as tall as his height, led a group
of Seoul citizens for a labor work. It was a horrifying
memory for many Koreans whose age older than sixty.
We are all grateful of the U.N. soldiers' (mostly US service
men and women) who protected us from the communist
aggression.
I don't believe the recent anti-American demonstrations in
Korea represent the prevailing Korean opinion. Vast majority
of Korean people still appreciates the US aids during and
after the war. Probably, we, Koreans, remember and
appreciate your support for the country better than most of
Americans think nowadays.
I may come to join your Commemoration tomorrow.
Regards,
June Bok Lee, a Myersville resident.
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Thanks to all who have made this possible.
Hal and Ted Barker
Korean War Project
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