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Newsletter May 15 2002Korean War Project
P.O. Box 180190
Dallas, TX 75218-0190
214-320-0342
https://www.koreanwar.org/html/newsletter_may_15_2002.html
("_" is an underscore not a "-" hyphen)
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May 2002 Newsletter May 15, 2002
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Table of Contents
1. This Mailing List | Subscribe or Unsubscribe
2. Membership
3. Spam email update
4. Finding the Families - Memorial Day Push
5. Former POW - Tiger Survivors - Johnson's List TV Show 5/17
6. HAM Operators Net - 5th RCT Saturday's at 9am EST
7. Korean War Service
8. Former POW Disability Filing - Important!
9. New York City - Shea Stadium - Rededication by USMA Class 52
10. Petition to rename Pope Air Force Base
11. Kitchen Table Gang - and Vets Helping Vets
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1. This Mailing List (going to 19,000 + persons)
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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.
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Ongoing Pledge Drive, keeps us moving along:
Many thanks to all who have assisted the KWP with their
donations, purchase of items like the stickers and for
memberships. Keep us in mind. If you have not become a
member or sponsor, it really helps, we invite you to join
up!
For info on Membership | Sponsorship and items go to our
Store section at: https://www.koreanwar.org/html/store.html
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Note: Membership form and Tax receipt page: now online!
Go to:
https://www.koreanwar.org/html/application.html
A BIG THANK YOU FROM Hal and Ted:
for all of the new and renewed Members/Sponsors.
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3. Spam email update
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This is the third update on spam email, see last two newsletters for content.
A: The Korea Herald featured the KWP complaints on April 26th see:
https://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2002/04/25/200204250059.a sp
B: Link on our site for more information:
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4. Finding the Families - Memorial Day Push
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This is the second annual, formal, anniversary of the KWP Finding the Families initiative. Although the KWP has featured this informally for 7 years, the creation of
our "target list" in July of 2000 more fully focused this project.
The Dpt of Defense Casualty Service Offices for each branch forwarded lists of casualties for whom no family contact had been made up to July
2000.
Widespread media notice followed, thanks to The Associated Press article of May 28th 2001 and a "live broadcast" on CNN on the next day.
Our pen pal, Megan Smolenyak , a noted genealogical
researcher for DOD, made notice of this program on May 2nd, setting the stage for the formal announcement in mid-May. Over 99,000 new visitors came to the site due to her kind help.
The Volunteer group headed by Ken
Page (RIP Jan 2002), Ed Moynagh, Ray Sestak, Sylvia Munoz, Art Lajeunesse, using the KWP data and online resources have pushed the envelope for contacting target families around the country.
Ann Landers helped even more with her column, dated June 9th 2001.
The DOD has acknowledged the wonderful input from the KWP and all of the pen pal site visitors. Hundreds of cases have been resolved for DNA sampling,
more pending. (Does not mean remains found, however.)
Please consider contacting your media outlets this year to keep the program in the minds of the public. Give them the site url and database connection
See:
https://www.koreanwar.org/html/finding_the_families.html
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5. Former POW - Tiger Survivors - Johnson's List TV Show 5/17
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Important Reminder: TV Airing of Tiger Survivors Video created by Jonathan Grupper for Readers Digest.
Shorty Estabrook and Mr. Grupper remind all of us to
tune in to see this important video "short". Ted and Hal urge you to take time to view or tape this long awaited show.
From Jonathan:
Wanted to make sure that word was out that the Reader's Digest program about
Tiger Survivor Johnnie Johnson, "Johnson's List," will be airing 8PM EST this Friday, May 17th, on The History Channel, on the series "This Week in History." Check local listings.
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6. HAM Operators Net - 5th RCT Saturday's at 9am EST
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Hank Sherman has been putting out the CQ for the newly airing HAM Net.
I will try again Saturday mornings at 9AM EST on 14.320 + or -. Lets see who will attend. Join in with Hank and the HAM gang.
Hank Sherman
E-mail: hsherman@cybercomm.net
URL: ~https://www.cybercomm.net/~hsherman/
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7. Korean War Service
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One of our site visitors, Manny English, wanted us to be sure to let vets know
that Korean War service time periods are considered from:
June 25th, 1950 thru July 27th, 1954. The truce was dated July 27th of 1953 but shifting to peacekeeping roles took a long time.
Movement of remains of
servicemen who died in-country, wounded and the Operation Glory operation continued from the truce through that end date and farther. Korea along the "wire" can still be a very dangerous place.
The Korean War Service Medal is authorized for that period of time.
On our Looking For section of the site, Hal and I demark the post-truce period as the DMZ period. Be sure to visit the DMZ Veterans section of the site.
John Pope makes notice that people may purchase long-awaited medals if they don't want to continue to wait, at:
www.piecesofhistory.com
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8. Former POW Disability filing - Important
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Please pass on to all Veteran groups! From Ed Slater:
From: "ed slater" <eslaate@hotmail.com>
I am a National Service Officer for the EX POW.Org. and I met with the head of the regional
office of the VA in St Louis yesterday.
We are trying everything we can to get POW' s in to file for the disabilities that they deserve. Some are afraid to answer because they have 20 30 40 or whatever percent,
and they are afraid they would lose that.
I will assure them that they would not. If the men would just contact me in the evening, I will get them lined up with a N.S.O, close to them.
Feel free to use my phone number. 816 461-6818
or write to: (editor note, or email)
Ed Slater
109 Holder Rd
Independence,Mo 64050
Note: Ed is a long time pen pal and member of the Korean War Project, he is
a survivor of the Sunchon Tunnel Massacre, a Tiger and Ex-POW member.
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9. New York City - Shea Stadium - Rededication by USMA Class 52
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Dave Huges, Jr. reports:
There will be a re-dedication of Shea Stadium and a memorial plaque for Dick Shea, USMA '52, who of course was KIA on July 8th,
1953, Pork Chop Hill.
May 27th, 2002, West Point. Class of '52's 50th, and they are sponsoring this.
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10. Petition to rename Pope Air Force Base
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Joe Noah has asked that we announce a move to rename the North Carolina Pope Air Force Base. Contact Joe with your input;
The Air Force often names air bases
and air fields after the first aviator to be killed at or near the airport in question. Many air bases are named for famous aviators native to the area in which the air base is located. Some air bases have been renamed. There are
only two major Air Force installations in NC: Pope AFB at Fort Bragg and Seymour Johnson AFB at Goldsboro.
Pope AFB was named for 1st Lt. Harley H. Pope, killed January 7, 1917 when his JN-4 crashed into the Cape Fear River
near Fayetteville. Poor visibility and fuel exhaustion led to the fatal crash. Lt. Pope was from Indiana.
Seymour Johnson AFB is named for Navy Lt. Seymour A. Johnson, Goldsboro, NC native, killed March 5, 1941 in an
aircraft accident in Maryland.
The Preddy Memorial Foundation seeks to have Pope AFB renamed Pope-Preddy AFB in memory of the Preddy brothers. A very brief sketch of their lives is below:
Major George E. Preddy, Jr.,
Greensboro, NC, is the top P-51 Mustang. His 27 aerial victories rank him eighth among American aces, sixth among Air Force aces, third among American aces from the European Theater of Operations, and first among aces from North
Carolina. He also destroyed five enemy aircraft while strafing enemy air fields. George was killed on Christmas Day 1944 by Allied ground fire. His younger brother, 1st Lt. William R. Preddy, also a Mustang pilot, claimed two
victories in March 1945 and was killed while strafing the enemy
airfield at Ceske Budejovice, CZ on April 17, 1945, just days before WW II ended in Europe.
If you agree with us, please sign our petition at:
https://www.Preddy-Foundation.org
Thanks,
Joe Noah
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10. Kitchen Table Gang - and Vets Helping Vets
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Editor Note: two initiatives dear to our hearts are the following:
A: THE KITCHEN TABLE GANG
From: Charles R. Taliaferro
chast@cnetech.com
We are having trouble getting the word out about the
Kitchen Table Gang and its project of providing a little
"R & R" to hospitalized veterans.
We depend on a grass-roots effort to get the word
out about us. To this end, I would greatly appreciate it
if you would visit our web site.
We just wanted to tell you about our project to assist
our military veterans with something to pass the time
away while they are in a VA hospital.
If you were ever wounded or had an illness and spent
some time recovering in a VA or military medical
facility, then you know of what we speak. Please visit
our new web site at:
https://www.kitchentablegang.org
B: Vets Helping Vets
Ray Walton and his great pal, Tosha, the dog, visit VA
Hospitals in California. Ray has a neat lapel pin of a golden
angel which he sells to help support his work.
Guardian Angel, Wear an Angel to guide you through the days
and nights, and brighten you life.
Your donation of US $4.00 goes to directly help vets.
Ray lives in Modesto and has been a great friend of the KWP.
His photos of his pal, Tosha, are heartwarming, she has a big smile.
Vets Helping Veterans
1225 Houser Lane J-39
Modesto, CA 95351-2198
Email: davlife@aol.com
Thanks to all of you for helping make the Korean War Project
successful.
Regards,
Hal and Ted Barker
hbarker@kwp.org tbarker@kwp.org
Korean War Project
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Ted Barker: PH: 214.320.0342
The Korean War Project (Online since 1/15/94)
https://www.koreanwar.org/ (Website since 2/15/95)
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