The Graybeards - KWVA - Korean War Veterans Association

West Bay Chapter 2 of Rhode Island
The Korean War
Veterans Of Rhode
Island 50th Anniversary
Commemorative
Committee are involved
in these activities.
Built a Bocce Court
78’ x 13’, with handicap
accessibility for residents
of the Bristol Veterans
Home. Cost for this
Court, $5,000.
We are presently having
a 2’x2’ black granite
stone engraved which
will be placed at the
Veterans Park located at
Warwick, R.I. We expect
to have this in place in
approx 2 weeks. We will
notify you of it’s completion.
Lifting device presented to Veterans Home,
Bristal, RI.
We have a class at the Eldridge Elementary School located at
East Greenwich, RI on December 5, 2000 and are scheduling other
classes.
Provided an electronic patient lifting device to the Rhode Island
Veterans Home located at Bristol, RI. Cost for this device $3,800.
( Thank you John A. Caruso, Chairman of Committee for photos and
letter. Great deeds by special people.)
Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway Chapter of
Pennsylvania
Members of our KWVA Honor Guard: John Jordan; Frank Bell; Augie
Crisanti; Bert Cerminara (with microphone); Ed LaQuay (in rear); Jack
Bence; Vince Palmiere; Joe Crisanti; Skip Niedergal and Jim Floriolli.
Gave our first class to a group of approx 80 students at the St. Paul
Elementary School located in Cranston, RI. Shown are John Caruso, Mike
Stewart and students.
Pictured in the photo
presenting a minimedal
to James E.
Goodman, Korean War
Veteran, is KWVA
member Ed LaQuay
who was instrumental
in getting the Korea
War Service Medal
approved by the Dept.
of Defense.
Shown (l to r) are David Kirchaer, Jim Fior, Charles Deming, David Foehr,
John Carvso, and Stewart Chapman. Jim, Charles John & Stewart are on
the 50th Commemoration Committee.
Pittsburgh based General Matthew B. Ridgway Chapter of
KWVA distributed the mini version of the Korea War Service
Medal to 53 hospitalized Korean War Veterans at the Aspinwall,
Pa. Veterans Medical Facility. Ambulatory Veterans were presented
the award in the patio area and the wards were visited by
our veterans to present the mini-medals to those who could not
make their way to the ceremony
(Thank you Bert Cerminara for photos and letter. The deeds of
your chapter and its veterans are super.)
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