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The Graybeards - Korean War Veterans Association

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Monuments and Memories<br />

Korea, <strong>The</strong> Forgotten <strong>War</strong>............. remembered<br />

Missouri Remembers<br />

Kansas Remembers<br />

Members of the Harry S. Truman Chapter stand in front of memorial (top)<br />

dedicated on June, 2000 at Ozark Memorial Park Cemetery here in<br />

Branson, MO.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Harry S Truman Chapter of the KWVA worked very hard<br />

the last three or four years to accomplish the erecting of the<br />

memorial, with a lot of support coming from a couple of theaters<br />

and several entertainers from the Branson area.<br />

We are very grateful for their support. Chapter members<br />

chose this date for the dedication, to coincide with the 50th<br />

anniversary of the start of the <strong>Korean</strong> <strong>War</strong>.<br />

Neil D. Hurley, KWVA<br />

Harry S Truman Chapter,<br />

P.O. Box 1397<br />

Hollister, MO. 65673.<br />

(Thank you Neil and chapter members for the great memorial,<br />

photos and letter. We are proud of all of you for your service and<br />

remembering.<br />

Notice<br />

When calling an officer or the editor and you are leaving a<br />

message on an answering machine, speak slowly and leave<br />

your name and phone number twice. We are having problems<br />

responding because of not hearing your phone number clearly.<br />

Korea/Vietnam Monument at Wyandotte County Lake.<br />

Both the veterans of Korea and Vietnam are remembered at<br />

the entrance to Wyandotte County Lake in Kansas City, Kansas.<br />

Since there was no memorial to the <strong>Korean</strong> veterans when this<br />

was built it was decided that the memorial should be for both<br />

wars, not just Korea or just Vietnam, because the county had lost<br />

personnel in both conflicts.<br />

Jack DeLap<br />

President Kansas Chapter #1<br />

1719 N. 79th Terrace<br />

Kansas City, Kansas 66112.<br />

(Thank you Jack for photo and letter.)<br />

Virginia Remembers<br />

Highway sign dedication at Ft. Lee VA.<br />

On June 21, 2000, a ceremony was held at Ft. Lee, VA, located<br />

just off the highway, to dedicate the highway as <strong>The</strong> <strong>Korean</strong><br />

<strong>War</strong> <strong>Veterans</strong> Memorial Highway.<br />

<strong>The</strong> picture above was taken immediately after Lt. Gen. Billy<br />

K. Solomon, U.S. Army Quartermaster General and Commander<br />

of Ft. Lee, VA. Transportation Secretary Shirley Ybarra, Consul<br />

General Wook Kim, <strong>Korean</strong> Embassy, Charles D. Nottingham,<br />

Virginia Commissioner of Transportation, and I had unveiled the<br />

Page 14<br />

<strong>The</strong> <strong>Graybeards</strong>

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