<strong>The</strong> ceremony was marked by speeches, flowers delivered by grateful grandchildren of <strong>Korean</strong> <strong>War</strong> veterans, each representing a country which gave aid to South Korea, a 21-gun cannon salute and a missing man formation flyover by Hawaii’s Air National Guard F-15 pilots. Relatives of Hawaii’s Medal of Honor recipients Sgt. Leroy Mendcona and PFC Herbert K. Pililaau, who were awarded the medals posthumously, spoke in behalf of their families. Hawaii’s governor, Benjamin J. Cayetano was the keynote speaker. Lt. Col. and Mrs. Lee Dong-koo at the <strong>Korean</strong> <strong>War</strong> Memorial in Honolulu on July 27. <strong>The</strong>y were Special guests for the events. LTC Lee was for many years the Chief of the Korea Revisit Program. He retired in 1997. He and Mrs. Lee were rewarded with an all expense trip to Hawaii by Hawaii’s <strong>Korean</strong> <strong>War</strong> veterans. At the dinner on July 29, LTC Lee was presented with a koa jewelry box and made Honorary Member of the KWVA HI CH #1 and the 5th Regimental Combat Team, Hawaii. KWVA enjoys growth By Jerry Lake Chairman National Membership/Chapter Formation Committee <strong>The</strong> number of chapters formed and or being formed during this period are as follows: Chap # Location Chap # Location 178 ..........York, PA 179 ..........Chula Vista, CA 180 ..........Leesville, LA 181 ..........Kansas* 183 ..........Omaha, NE* 184 ..........Santa Maria, CA. 185 ..........South Carolina* 186 ..........St. Charles, MO* 187 ..........Western MA 188 ..........Clermont, FL 189 ..........Daytona Beach, FL 190 ..........Elk River, WV. 191 ..........Hampton, VA. 192 ..........Citrus County, FL 193 ..........Sioux City, IA* 194 ..........Sioux Falls, SD* 195 ..........Denver, CO* 196 ..........Walla Walla, WA 197 ..........Ft. Pierce, FL 198 ..........Reno, Nevada 199 ..........Sarasota FL. 200 ..........Jacksonville, FL 201 ..........Cheyenne, WY 202 ..........Orange County, NY 99 ............Tingley, IA* 2 chapters Dept. of Oregon ................ (numbers not assigned) Total number: 27 chapters and about 525 new members. Locations being considered: Glenview, Ill.; West Palm Beach, FL.; North Carolina; Rhode Island; Mt. Sterling, KY.; Utah, Montana. and another chapter in Iowa. Note: * Sam Naomi has been a big help in the development of 8 of the chapters listed above. (Thank you Jerry for a great report that means so much to our association and especially to our veterans. We also thank Sam Naomi for his devotion to our association and the veterans. Both of you are very special.) Proud <strong>Korean</strong> <strong>War</strong> Vets Display Tags Dear members and readers: I must repeat again that articles from newspapers take a lot of time to scan and most are too long to retype. Photos from newspapers also do not copy well. I tend to use original photos and articles that are typewritten in lower case. I still have to optically scan everything in to the computer and it sure helps when you type them well, in 12 point type and keep the length to a minimum. . — Editor. Arthur Nelson Seymour Weiss Seymour Weiss Thomas Prendergast Wesley L. Easterly Fred W. Felzer Robert H. Masterson Ronald Haun Page 18 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Graybeards</strong>
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