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Newsletter for July 25th, 2003
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Table of Contents
1. July 27th, 2003 Marks the 50th Year since the Truce
2. Membership Pledge Drive continues
3. Some of My Remembrances - Russell Baugh
4. Brattleboro Vermont Seabee Veterans
5. This Mailing List Subscribe | Unsubscribe
6. Bookstore | Film
7. Book in progress - Hungnam Evacuation
8. Book in progress - DMZ Stories
9. Camp Kaiser Vets Reunite
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1. July 27th, 2003 Marks the 50th Year since the Truce
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The Korean Peninsula has been in the news on a regular basis
over the past few months. We recently reviewed our salute for
US Veterans Day 2002 and find much of the sentiment voiced
then, to be valid today.
https://www.koreanwar.org/html/newsletter_november_11_2002.html
The siren sounds of the end of World War II had hardly ended
when turmoil boiled up along the Asian Rim. Unsettled
business both social and political tore apart the struggling
governments leaving huge opportunities for future violence.
Countries exhausted from more than seven years of war
would not or could not deal properly with the cauldron of
problems.
Occupation of both Japan and Germany, the world-wide
rebuilding of war's aftermath did not help the Asian
countries. China devolved into more civil war. Tensions
loomed.
June 25th of 1950 saw and end to that period of political
ineptness, some say negligence.
Forces were called upon to aid a small country in dire need.
They responded.
From June 25th,1950 through July 27th,1953 fighting and
bloodshed held sway over Korea and the waters surrounding
the jutting peninsula. The final few months of war were
bitter. Huge and horrible artillery battles raged. Hills
with numbers and names became focal points of infantry
assaults and night-time probing. Casualties on both sides
mounted, the war was getting worse.
The end came with messages, orders, fireworks,relief and
confusion. Release of POW's and repatriation of civilians
continued to be huge problems, surging well into late 1954.
Many recollections of the end have been recorded or shared
at reunions and on websites like this.
But, all along the DMZ after the truce, blood has been
spilled in anger. Even this week live fire has been reported
between ROK and DPRK military personnel.
The sacrifices made by those who have injured or killed by
the war should not be considered in vain. Veterans who
return to South Korea are always met with great enthusiasm.
This month, indeed, all summer, South Korea will be inundated by
returning veterans and family, all looking for answers.
Those seekers will find a vibrant culture and robust economy
and people who have no trouble voicing opinions.
South Koreans have NOT FORGOTTEN.
The Korean War Project Salutes those who served and the
families who waited. For those who gave their lives, we all
pay continued tribute. For those unaccounted for, we all
shall be vigilant.
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2. Membership Pledge Drive continues
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Official Commemorations come to an end on Nov 11th, 2003.
However, the Korean War Project will be here providing continued
links to history and the people who made this history.
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.
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Here is more info on current Member/Sponsors.
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Sponsors/Organizations:
https://www.koreanwar.org
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3. Some of My Remembrances - Russell Baugh
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Over the years that I have been receiving the Korean War
Project information, I have enjoyed reading the Newsletter
from start to bottom. It has brought back a lot of cherished
memories.
But, it suddenly caught my attention that a lot of very
dedicated enlisted personnel who served as aerial observers
in that war had not been singled out for their outstanding
performances of duty during the Korean War. What you are
about to read is what I Remember while in the 7th Infantry
Division from September 1951 until February 1952.
Each of the divisions and some subordinate headquarters all
had some aerial observers assigned to them. Their duties
required that they be on call for flights over the battle
lines to find the enemy positions and to direct artillery
fire on enemy personnel, and on the enemies headquarters,
artillery, and other essential targets in the enemies
forward and rear areas.
Theirs were not easy tasks because, though we had sufficient
pilots to fly our L-19's, we did not have many observers so
those personnel had to fly multiple missions daily. It was
not unusual for each of our aircraft to fly up to three or
four missions per day, each of which were for at least two
and one half hours in the air and sometimes much longer. I
never heard any of our observers complain and all of them
were cheerful. That made the pilots job much easier. None of
our observers ever complained and I will never forget any of
them. I am still in contact with two of them, one of whom is
my daughter's Godfather. The latter kept my spirits up with
his quick wit. If you read this Dan, I will never forget the
100 enemy troops dug in!
I will list those whom I remember and apologize to those I
do not remember.
They were: Sgt Dan O'Keefe, Andy Joe Byers, Lt. Huff, Lt.
Spahr, Lt. Francis C. Bennett (He later became an Army
Aviator)
If anyone of our old group reads this and can remember me
and some of what I have forgotten, please let me know. I am
Colonel Russell Baugh, USA (Ret.)
Email: ruslbaw@comcast.net
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4. Brattleboro, Vermont Seabee Veterans
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As the new Commander of The Navy Seabee Veterans of America,
White River Junction, Vermont.
I am gathering Seabee Veterans to join me in attending the
Korea truce 50th Anniversary celebration and parade in
Brattleboro, Vermont August 3rd 2003.
We are a small but dedicated group who are all proud of our
service in the Navy Seabees in WWII Korea, Vietnam, Desert
Storm, Afghanistan and Iraq.
We also served in many areas for humanitarian and relief
duties in and out of the United States.
Thanks
Fred Simon
seabeefred@hotmail.com
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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. Bookstore | Film
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===a.===
Never Die, 999th Field Artillery Bn
Kraft Litho Printers
by Tracy L. Sperr
The Battalion members worked with Tracy to put the book
together.
Order info:
Tracy L. Sperr
5567 Central Drive
Monroe, MI 48161-3677
Email: tlsperr@yahoo.com
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Korea (Our War) 1950-1953
by Peter W. Cuthbert
Trafford Press
https://www.trafford.com
Pete is a retired Tank Platoon Leader, historian and teacher
35th Inf Rgt Tank Company, Charlie Company
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'West Coast Support Group' (Task group 96.8 Korea 1950 -
1953)
by M.P.Crocker.
Whittles Publishing of Scotland have just produced
'West Coast Support Group' (Task group 96.8 Korea 1950 -
1953) by M.P.Crocker.
This book of 162 pages and over 100 photographs details the
activities of all the British, Commonwealth and Allied
Nations that took part in the Korean War.
90 United States ships are also mentioned in the text, with
an index to them.
This book will be of great interest to all concerned with
the history of the war particularly those who were involved
in the waters of the West Coast. Even those who spent all
their time on the East Coast and wondered what the Brits
were doing on the other side!
Whittles Publishing can be found at
https://www.whittlespublishing.com
Derek Polgrean (Royal Navy Korean Veterans)
Stateside Publisher: John Wilson Associates
Wilson & Associates
P.O. Box 2569
Alvin, TX 77511
https://www.thebookdistributor.com/whittles
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DIVIDED KOREA, FACE-OFF ALONG THE DMZ
National Geographics, July 2003
Norm Callahan, C/1/1, alerted us to the new issue.
It has a fold-up map inside that if very definitive. The
article in 26 pages. On page 26, at the bottom of the
article, it has a page for "website exclusive" about the DMZ
concerning the world's most dangerous golf course at
https://nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0307
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KOREAN WAR POW DOCUMENTARY
Principle photography has just been completed on THE EAGLE
CRIED a documentary about American POWs abandoned in N.
Korea after the war by The Eisenhower administration.
THE FILM PRESENTS STRONG EVIDENCE THAT SOME OF
THESE POWs MAY STILL BE ALIVE IN N. KOREA.
Hollywood film maker, Bill Dumas, has spent the past two
years filming a powerful documentary regarding these missing
POWs.
THE EAGLE CRIED examines the story of these men and poses
serious questions about their abandonment, especially the
question of why the US government hasn't made freeing these
POWs a top priority.
THE EAGLE CRIED also chronicles the amazing 53 year search
by Bill's uncle, Bob Dumas, for his brother, Roger; one of
the missing men. The film details Bob's tireless campaign to
find Roger and uncover the truth of what happened to him and
the hundreds of other POWs who were left behind on the day
of repatriation when they were forcibly escorted away from
the trucks that would have taken them to freedom.
Bill has interviewed government officials, surviving POWs
and many, many others for this important film.
The highly regarded actor, Peter Coyote, has consented to
narrate THE EAGLE CRIED.
Bill Dumas will be in Washington, DC July 24-30. He will be
attending the Pentagon DPMO meeting for families of Korean
War POW/MIAs where he will be screening a promo video of the
documentary. He will also be attending/filming Korean War
50-year anniversary events.
Bill is available to answer questions.
To schedule an interview or to screen the trailer, e-mail
him at bdprod@earthlink.net
or call 213.948.9998
As the 50th anniversary of the end of the Korean War
approaches, learn more about this important issue and help to bring the
POWs home.
To view the promotional video and read more about this
documentary please visit: https://www.EagleCried.com
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7. Book in progress - Hungnam Evacuation
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I'm a writer seeking stories for a book about the X Corps's
evacuation of Hungnam, with 98,000 civilian refugees, in
December 1950 -- a forgotten event of the "Forgotten War."
Whether your experiences were on the ground at Chosin and
farther north or east, along the MSR, on the Hamhung/Hungnam
perimeter, in the harbor itself, in the air overhead, or
on the ships, if you passed through Hamhung that Christmas
season, I would like to hear from you. I'm especially
curious about X Corps HQ events, civil affairs operations,
and port logistics, but all related stories are of interest.
Contact me by phone or email:
ph: (202) 686-3920
email: mmkatz@aya.yale.edu
Thank you very much.
Mandy Katz
Washington, DC
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8. Book in progress - DMZ Stories
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From: <mikeslee@flash.net>
To: "Ted Barker" <
tbarker@kwp.org>
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 10:46 AM
Subject: Looking for DMZ Vets.
I'm searching for Korean War Veterans that want to tell
about the time they spent on the DMZ. Hopefully any of then
men that were involved with major or minor incidents, the
ones we heard about and the ones we didn't.
Note: I'm trying to locate a David L. Bibee. He would have
been a SP4. he was the only survivor of the Nov 2 1966
ambush.
Michael Slee mikeslee@flash.net
PH: (909) 899-5588
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9. Camp Kaiser Vets Reunite
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We have had a flurry of email and web links for Camp Kaiser
veterans. Here is a sampling:
I made up a web page with Camp Kaiser part of it.
https://www.qsl.net/wd4ngb/ckaiser.htm
Check it out, and add any information or pictures you have.
Bruce Richards
++Camp Kaiser,Korea Reunion 2004++
The reunion will be May 19-23 2004 at the Sunrise Suites
Hotel in Tinton Falls(Fort Monmouth Area) Tinton Falls, New
Jersey.
The activities include a trip to Atlantic City Casinos, a
visit to the most highly decorated Battleship in the US, (USS
New Jersey) a Cruise across New York Harbor to Manhattan
Island (NYC), the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.
The Banquet reunion dinner will be held at Bahrs Famous
Seafood Restaurant in Highlands,N.J. (Great river and Ocean
views) www.Bahrs.com
This reunion is open to all Army and civilian personal and
their families who served at Camp Kaiser,Korea between 1954
and 1971. 10th Cavalry,17th Infantry,2nd B .G. 3rd
Infantry,18th M P's 127th Sig,17th Trans, 13th Engineers(
7th Infantry Div) .
For a complete list of the reunion plans and registration
forms please send me your mailing address.
Camp Kaiser Reunion c/o
George Patterson
PO Box410
Navesink, N.J. 07752
EMAIL: NorthPoleBox1@aol.com
See More Reunions at:
https://www.koreanwar.org/html/reunions.html
Thanks to all who have made this possible.
Hal and Ted Barker
Korean War Project |
