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Convention 2017 - October 4-8...
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Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel
777 Waterside Drive, Norfolk, VA 23510 - 1-800-325-3535
The cost of a room is $104.00 a night, PLUS taxes &
fees.
Make reservations for rooms by calling 1-800-325-3535.
When making reservations, tell them you will be under the
block of rooms for the Korean War Veterans Association.
NOTE: As of August 17 all of the rooms held at the
special $104 rate are SOLD OUT for
Wed Oct 4
Rooms for Wed Oct 4 may be available at a higher rate,
but are possibly all sold out at any rate!
CALL NOW to reserve your rooms for Oct 5-7 at the $104 rate.
LAST DAY TO REGISTER AT THE SPECIAL RATE IS SEPTEMBER 3, 2017.
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Click HERE To See an Informational Flyer
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Mail-in Registration deadline: Sept. 22, 2017. Any Registrations mailed after Sept. 18 might
not be received in time… however, walk-in Registrations will be accepted at the convention. |
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Korean War Vets Big Day
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 The Korean War Veterans Association has been invited to co-host the annual Veterans Day
ceremonies at Arlington Cemetery on Nov. 11, 2017. With this honor comes the responsibility of providing
activities in support of this event.Hundreds of Korean War and Korea Defense Veterans, from across the
country, will be in attendance. For many, it will be their first visit to Arlington National Cemetery or
even to visit their Korean War Memorial. Thus, for some, it will be a “once in a lifetime” opportunity.
Transportation costs and lodging are the responsibility of the veteran. However, each participant will incur
additional expenses while in Arlington. The KWVA Veterans Day Planning Committee has established a working
budget of $50,000 to provide a range of activities to augment the Veterans Day ceremonies at Arlington as
well as at the Korean War memorial later that afternoon.
To help defray the expense to these veterans, we are seeking donations from a grateful public. A donation
of any size will allow us to provide a welcome reception, a wreath laying ceremony, and transportation for
the veterans, among other activities and supports.
The Korean War Veterans Association is incorporated as a 501(c)(19) non-profit corporation. All donations
are tax deductible.
Paul Cunningham, Director
Chairman Veterans Day 2017 Committee
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(Posted 8/2/17) |
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Wanted: KWVA National Secretary
Some of the skills and/or qualifications required:
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Computer
literacy
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Well organized
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Available to attend Board and
Membership Meetings
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Must be a member in good standing
or willing to become a member of KWVA
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Active Associate members will be considered
Contact Tom Stevens, 913 449-7990 or
Jim Fisher, 703 740-7596 (Posted
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IF YOU HAVE EVER SERVED IN KOREA 1945 to PRESENT...
(or served outside of Korea June 25, 1950 to Jan. 31, 1955)
Then YOU QUALIFY and WE WANT YOU to join as a Member
of the Korean War Veterans Association, Inc.,
our Federally Chartered Veterans Service Organization!
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| Welcome to the official website of the Korean War Veterans Association, Inc. The site is DYNAMIC, ever-changing,
to keep the membership and all Veterans of Korea, 1945 until now, informed of America’s oldest and largest
association of Korea Veterans. You will find new material each time you visit the site: come often, browse
widely, and come again soon! We encourage all users to check out the various links on our site to useful
and helpful information for veterans, their families, educators, and the public. |
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 List of Recently Joined NEW MEMBERS...
Click HERE to View
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Check Your National KWVA Membership Status Online:
Click HERE
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Members continue to subscribe to the Code of Conduct... Have YOU??
View the List of Subscribers...
(Now over 500 names; page loads slow, please be patient!)
See Steve Szekely's article in the Jan/Feb 2010 Graybeards...
Note: To subscribe please call, write, or email: Stephen Szekely
1516 Laclede Rd., South Euclid, Ohio 44121, (216) 381-9080, sxdszek@sbcglobal.net
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News... Stories... Topics of Interest to KWVA Members and Friends...
(Note: Please scroll down for many more stories not listed here...)
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Press Release: Wall of Remembrance (H.R.1475) Signed Into Law!
White House press secretary Josh Earnest said in a statement that President Barack Obama on Friday signed into law the Korean War Veterans
Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act (H.R.1475) which recently passed Congress. The legislation introduced last year by Representative Sam
Johnson (R-TX), a Korean War veteran, calls for authorizing the establishment of the wall to list the names of some 50-thousand U.S. soldiers killed during the Korean War in the early 1950s. The Korean War Veterans Memorial opened on July 27th 1995 to mark the 42nd anniversary of the Korean War armistice. The park houses 19 statues of
soldiers. But until now, only the number of those who were killed, wounded, or missing in action were listed without their names. Click HERE to view a letter of thanks from the Korean War
Veterans Memorial Foundation to the
KWVA. (Posted
10/11/16) |
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Help Us Get H.CON.RES.52 Passed to Honor Korea Service Veterans...
Design for the Korean Defense Service Memorial
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I am proud to announce a new Federal Bill # H.Con.Res.52 honoring all who made the ultimate sacrifice in Korea since July 28, 1954. That includes 1,243 Americans
and 2,500 ROKs. The memorial will be erected at Arlington National Cemetery. The bill was introduced by Congressman William Keating, MA 9th District. No taxpayer funds will be used to construct
the memorial. Please call your Congressman at 202-224-3121 ask them to Co-sponsor H.Con.Res.52. The full title/description of the Resolution is: "Expressing the sense of Congress that an
appropriate site in the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory of those who have been awarded or are eligible for the
Korean Defense Service Medal who are missing in action, are unaccounted for, or died in-theater."
Click HERE to see a copy of
the Bill and list of current co-sponsors
(Direct from the "Library of Congress Thomas Site")
Sincerely,
Jeffrey J. Brodeur
KWVA 2nd Vice President
Member National Membership and Recruiting Committee
Member National Ceremonies Committee
Former KWVA National Director
Email: KVAMANE@aol.com
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DoD Conducting Review of Service Crosses
The Department of Defense is conducting a review of Service Crosses (Distinguished Service Cross – Army; Navy Cross – Navy and USMC; Air
Force Cross – Air Force) awarded to Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander veterans from the Korean and Vietnam Wars to determine if they warrant upgrade to the Medal of Honor. If you qualify, contact the points of contact to make sure that you are included in the review. For more information, including the points of contact, click HERE. (Posted 8/29/17) |
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The Jul/Aug, 2017 Issue of The Graybeards
was mailed Tuesday, Aug. 15... look for your copy soon!!
Click the following links for a preview... (PDF Files)
(Posted 8/23/17)
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We Honor Veterans dinner in Concord NC on Sunday, July 30
The “We Honor Veterans” program at Hospice & Palliative Care Center and Rowan Hospice & Palliative Care is hosting a July 30th dinner to
recognize and honor Veterans of the Korean War, similar to the two Spirit of ’45 Celebrations they facilitated for WWII Veterans on 10/15/15 and 8/28/16.
The Embassy Suites in Concord has agreed to participate again and is holding the afternoon of Sunday, July 30 open for this event. This
special event will begin at 4:00 pm and continue to 7:00 pm.
This event is free for Korean War Veterans and one guest.
For more information, view the flier HERE.
If you would like to sponsor a table, click HERE
(Posted 2/22/17) |
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Charlestown Korea Defense Service Memorial Dedication
Click HERE to watch the dedication of the memorial in
Charlestown, MA, to honor the millions of service men and women who served and continue to serve for the defense of the Republic of Korea.
(Posted 1/3/17) |
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Korean War Documentaries by Jongwoo Han
Many of you know Dr. Jongwoo Han. He is a former Professor out of Syracuse University who is doing many good things for the KWVA,
especially our Tell America Program. Just recently he traveled around the country with a Korean Broadcast System videographer, interviewing veterans and filming a documentary about Korean veterans
that is now complete and located on his website. It is well worth your time to look at and see what he has done. It is currently being shown in Korea on the Korean Broadcast System.
To view the documentaries on his website, click HERE.
(Posted 8/12/15) |
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Give a deserving Korea Veteran a Gift Membership...
If you have a friend or family member that served in Korea
and is eligible to be a KWVA member, you can easily give him/her a "Gift Membership"... simply fill out the
Application with all the required information for them, then sign it yourself in the designated area as the "gift
giver" and mail it to the Membership Office, along with the required payment shown on the application.
The new member will receive a membership card, a "Welcome Packet" from the Membership Office, and
begin receiving the Graybeards magazine!
Read More>>
(Posted 10/27/12) |
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Korean War Veterans Digital Memorial
"The creation of the Korean War Veterans Digital Memorial (KWVDM)
emerges as a first-of-its-kind project seeking to permanently preserve, unedited, the first-hand memories,
experiences, and artifacts of our Korean War Veterans in an effort to pass them down to future generations."
Click
HERE to visit the website
Click
HERE for more information on how the Korean War
Veterans Digital Memorial was created (PDF)
(Posted 1/12/12) |
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Contact the KWVA Membership Office for ALL Member Information Requests/Changes
- Didn't Get your Graybeards?
- Change of Address
- "Snowbird" Fall and Spring move dates/address changes
- Phone Number Change/Update
- Email Address Changes/Additions
- Death Notices (including date of death)
- Make a Donation to KWVA
- Make a Donation to The Graybeards
- Make a Donation "In-Memory-Of" to the KWVA or Graybeards
- New Member Applications
- Dues Renewal Payments by Credit Card
Phone: 217-345-4414 (Office Hours 9am-3:30pm Central Mon-Fri)
Email to: membership@kwva.org
"Snail" Mail to: KWVA Membership Office
PO Box 407
Charleston, IL 61920-0407 |
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Pay Your KWVA Dues Online:
1) Select your Dues Amount
2) Type in your Member Number
3) Type in your Name
4) Click the "Pay Your Dues" Button |
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Make a Donation to the KWVA...
The Korean War Veterans Association is incorporated as a
501(c)(19) non-profit corporation. All donations
are tax deductible.
Thank you for your support! |
For the Korean War Vets Big Day:
KWVA is co-hosting the Annual Veterans Day
Ceremonies at Arlington Cemetery on Nov. 11, 2017.
Please help us defray expenses... A donation of any
size will allow us to provide a welcome reception,
a wreath laying ceremony, and transportation for
the veterans, among other activities and supports. |
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To the KWVA General Fund:
Note: You may enter an optional
"In Memory of" name if you wish. |
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For Help in Funding The Graybeards:
Note: You may enter an optional
"In Memory of" name if you wish. |
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MEMORIAL OF OUR MEMBERS
Perpetual...
Founder William T. Norris, LC00001, June 20, 1997
Honorary President Raymond G. Davis MOH, MH00008,
September 3, 2003
In January 2005, the President of the KWVA established
that death notices of present or former directors, national officers, and department presidents would be placed on
the website for thirty days. All reports of deaths of members are published in The Graybeards, when reported,
and the Memorial List of those who have departed since the last National Convention are placed on a Memorial List
awaiting the next Convention. Well done, honored comrades. |
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Memoriam" page of ALL Members that have passed away. |
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Join Us...
The members of the Board of Directors and I cordially invite Korea veterans of all eras to join the
KWVA so that you can receive the membership benefit of issues of the organization's official magazine,
The Graybeards, published six times a year and is occasionally supplemented with newsletters
between issues. (Non-Korea veterans are also welcome to join the KWVA as associate members.)
In our newsletters, and on THIS Website, you will find the most current KWVA news, updates on issues
of importance to Korean War veterans, reunion notices, POW/MIA updates, book reviews, veterans' memoirs,
and much more.
Tom Stevens, President, KWVA
Click HERE for information on how to
join us.
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The official contact person for the national KWVA is: Lewis "Lew" Ewing, Secretary,
LewEwing@gmail.com. Phone 540-678-1787. Mr. Ewing is a resident
of Virginia, and thus is on Eastern Time.
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Archive of EARLIER Home Page Stories...
Stories and news releases of interest to Korea veterans are published regularly on the KWVA website
Home Page.
CLICK THIS LINK to go to the list
of Previous Stories by Date and Subject.
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THE MISSION OF THE KWVA/USA is
DEFEND our Nation
CARE for our Veterans
PERPETUATE our Legacy
REMEMBER our Missing and Fallen
MAINTAIN our Memorial
SUPPORT a free Korea |
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Appearance from time-to-time of non-KWVA notices, opinions, products, and services hereon
are offered as a service to our members and friends, and does not constitute agreement with or an endorsement
by the KWVA or any of its officers, officials or employees. News items are selected as pertaining to the
Mission of the Association.
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