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January 18, 2002 Newsletter
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Table of Contents
1. Camp Lejeune Korean War 50th Anniversary Commemoration
2. 50th Anniversary Commemorations
3. Belgins award for 3rd Inf Div man
4. KVA in US to present Korean Service Medal
5. Poem for Sgt Clyde Delton Blount 19th Inf Rgt KIA
6. KWP salutes Volunteers helping with MIA
7. Membership.
8. Bookstore note
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1. Camp Lejeune Korean War 50th Anniversary Commemoration
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Postponed, rescheduled: see below
----- Original Message -----
From: T.N. Tanney
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 4:31 PM
Subject: KOREAN WAR 50TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT
The Korean War 50th Anniversary Commemoration at Camp
Lejeune, NC, originally scheduled for September 2001, has
been rescheduled for 11 April 2002. Many groups and
individuals, including CMC General James L. Jones and
Secretary of the Navy Gordon R. England, will be in
attendance. Please read the news release beneath my
signature. If you are interested in attending, please be
sure to register your name or group at the Camp Lejeune
website. You may also view a listing of pre-registered
attendees at that site.
Many thanks to LtCol Ward Scott for providing this
information to "Operation: Arlington Ridge" members. The
"Events" section of our website has been updated accordingly
https://home.att.net/~arlingtonridge/Events.html
Semper Fi
Tom Tanney
National Director
Operation: Arlington Ridge
https://www.OperationArlingtonRidge.com
Marine Corps Base, PSC Box 20004, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
28542-0004
Media Section: Capt. Nick Ritzcovan, 1stLt. Marisol Cantu,
1stLt. Will Klumpp, GySgt. Michelle Smith
https://www.lejeune.usmc.mil
Phone: (910) 451-7425/6
Fax: (910) 451-3415
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2. 50th Anniversary Commemorations
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See web site for full schedule of events, worldwide
The Department of Defense Korean War Commemoration Committee
has endorsed and is actively supporting this event. For more
information about the DoD Committee and the national
commemoration, please visit the official website at
https://korea50.army.mil/ or call toll free (866) KOREA50.
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3. Belgins award BSMV for 3rd Inf Div man
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From email:
Sir, I wasn't sure where to post this so I am forwarding it
to you with the request that it be disseminated to the
Society of the 3rd Inf Div and, in particular, your veterans
of the Korean War.
The attachment describes SGM (ret) Raymond Beringer's
heroics. The BSMV will be awarded by the CG, 3ID,
MG Blount, on 6Feb02, at the Luxembourg Army Barracks in
Diekirch, Luxembourg on the occassion of the swearing-in of
new recruits.
It took over ten years to finally recognize this valiant
soldier who served with the Belgian Bn, 7th Inf Rgt, 3ID.
Thomas C. Fosnacht
COL, GS, US Army
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4. KVA in US to present Korean Service Medal
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From email alert, Michel Kleinbaum (thanks Michel)
---original message----
Nanhi Rice, President of the Korean Association, has asked
help in getting the word out that the Korean Government is
sending a delegation to several places in the United States
to personally award a Medal to all U.S. veterans who served
in Korean WAR, 50-53.
Please read this message at your next association or chapter
meeting. The Korean delegation along with entertainers and
a dance ensemble will be at the Fort Bragg Theatre, 2 PM,
Saturday, January 26th.
Nanhi Rice is trying to get a list of veterans made up prior
to the delegation arriving. She has asked that Korean War
Veterans contact her directly with their name, rank, unit,
and service dates in Korea.
Contact: Nanhi Rice, 850-5063, or e-mail: nanhimax@aol.com
This is short notice so please move this message to as many
as possible.
Thank you,
Don Talbot
--- end of original message ---
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5. Poem for Sgt Clyde Delton Blount 19th Inf Rgt KIA
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Two Pictures On The Mantle
In Goodness He Lived, In Love He Died.
His Life Was Craved, But God Denied.
Rest In Peace My Son,For Soon We Will Be Coming Home.
Two Darling Pictures On The Mantle,We Took Of Him As A
Child.
They Stand There As Two Lonely Darlings , Adding Tears To
Our Smiles.
He Would Have Been Home By Springtime,But God Called Him
Home To The Fold.
Two Darling Pictures On The Mantle, Worth More Than A World
Full Of Gold.
Two Darling Pictures On The Mantle,Each Line On His Face Has
A Story To Tell.
Of A Boy Who Gave His Life For His Family, And His Country
As Well.
His Darling Face Is Dear To Remember, A Treasure To Behold.
Two Darling Pictures On The Mantle, Worth More Than A World
Full Of Gold.
Sergeant Clyde Delton Blount
Our Beloved Son Was Killed In Action June 2, 1951
In North Korea
At The Age Of Nineteen
Poem Written By His Mother Elva Etta Blount
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6. KWP salutes Volunteers helping with MIA
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Ken Page, Ed Moynagh, Ray Sestak, Art LaJeunesse and
Sylvia O. Bailey-Munoz
Hal and I want to make a special acknowledgement today, for
a group of volunteers who have used the web site as a base
of operations for answering email inquiries for those still
Missing from the Korean War. (aka Finding the Families)
For about 3 years now, a loosely affiliated group of KWP
members and visitors have reviewed the casualty databases,
the guestbook and Remembrance area to try to answer
questions posed about men who are listed as MIA or Declared
Dead Body Not Recovered.
These folks have had a great impact performing this function
by filling in holes for the Dpt of Defense, putting family
and DOD researchers in touch, finding unit information, and
answering many hundreds, possibly thousands of email posted
to this site.
Up in New York State, Ken Page of the NE Chapter of the
Korean War Veterans has put in many hundreds of hours
finding information, photos of men for not only the KWP but
the Honor Roll KIOSK at the Natl Memorial.
My pen pal, Ed Moynagh of Huntington Beach, CA has been
working for years now to resolve Air Force related inquiries
and moved to all service assistance. 300 Army and 100 Air
Force cases worked upon !!!
Ed has gotten Ray Sestak up and running. Ray lost his
cousin, Myron (345th Bomb Sqdn) and has been doing yoman
work with Ken and Ed. Ray is another New York State man,
Westerlo.
Art LaJeunesse is another of the group, from Latham, NY, a
charter member of the KWP and member of the 23rd Inf Rgt
Assoc. Art and Ken work hand in hand, doing this work for
years now!!
Sylvia O. Bailey-Munoz, retired Air Force, is the newest
link in this network of folks and a big welcome to her.
Ed Moynagh and Jan Curran (Board of Directors - KWP) often
attend the DPMO Family Updates.
Add these folks to the official work done by people like
Megan A. Smolenyak (featured in several newsletters) and
the staff of each service casualty office and quite a few
case resolutions have been completed.
There may be others I am forgetting to mention, but not
intended, - editor.
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8. Bookstore note
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The Bookstore, Film, and Work in Progress will get started
again in the next newsletter. We have several items to post
but our scanner is still out of commission at present, so,
covers will not be posted until that is fixed.
Thanks to all of you for helping make the Korean War Project
successful.
Regards,
Hal and Ted Barker
hbarker@kwp.org tbarker@kwp.org
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