The Graybeards - Korean War Veterans Association

Korean War Veterans National Museum and Library — Progress Report
Many members have responded to the
suggestion to temporarily help underwrite
the cost of publication of The Graybeards by
making voluntary contributions. This issue is
still being printed considering cost restraints
and due to change of printer and mailer we
have been able to continue to reduce the cost
per issue and also try to upgrade your
newsletter.
Your heartening response has made this
step possible. Hopefully we will be able to
restore our newsletter to a higher quality
with other desired changes in subsequent
issues. Members please continue to respond
Members & Friends
Austen, W.
Border, J.
Boyles, H.
Bradley, E.
Calabria, J.
Chilcott, T.
Cloman, J.
Cook, K.
Defebaugh, S.
Frankland, Jr. W.
Guerrero, P.
Hamelman, G.
Hart, J.
Holmes,R.
Hunt, W.
Kershner, Grover
Krakovsky, J.
Fellow Veteran
The Korean War
Veterans National
Museum and Library is
very pleased that the
Korean War Veterans
Association supports
our goal of a Korean
War museum and library. I attended the
annual convention at Arlington, VA July 24-
28, 2000 and was invited to speak at the
Executive Board meeting and at the membership
meeting.
A motion to donate funds to the museum
and library was made and was approved by
a 13-0 vote. Even more gratifying was the
support of the membership and the individual
support of the officers and directors.
The biggest obstacle that our board is
concerned with is obtaining funds for construction.
We are pursing various sources,
but I can’t give any details at this time.
Our second concern is the lack of support
of the individual Korean War veterans.
It is hard to approach other groups to ask for
support when you lack the support among
your own veterans. We need the support of
our own before we can expect others to
join.
Thanks for Supporting The Graybeards
Krepps, V.
Mayen, M.
McColloch, R.
Moore, D.
Peschi, E.
Polera, F.
Pratt, W.
Rodriguez, R.
Rogers, V.
Rutter, R.
Sanchez, F.
Schiavone, J.
Sexton, M.
Smith, W.
Taylor, D.
Van Kleef, J.
Wainwright, M.
Wahlhaupter, B.
KOREAN WAR VETERANS NATIONAL MUSEUM AND LIBRARY
122 West North Central, P.O. Box 16, Tuscola, IL 61953
Ph: (217) 253-5813 Fax: (217) 253-9421 E-mail: kwmuseum@advancenet.net
Web-Site: www.theforgottenvictory.org
by sending your contribution to Editor
KWVA, or Treasurer KWVA marked:
Support of Graybeards. Every donation
will be recognized in the magazine. Those
that do not respond for any reason are still
valued members, for your dues also contribute
to the printing of our newsletter.
Names listed came from those wishing to
support KWVA by donations for: The
Graybeards, “Looking For,” “Reunions,”
and “In Memory of.” At the time of publication
the following names of donors and
“Memorials” have been reported to The
Graybeards and are listed as follows:
Webster, W.
Wiedhahn, W.
Wilson, P.
Wood, M.
Organizations:
Central L I Chapter
Kivlehan Chapter, NY
Maryland Chapter
Northwest Ohio Chapter
USS Gen. AE Anderson Assn.
Western NY Chapter
Western Ohio Chapter
In Memory of:
Richard W. Krepps MIA/POW
(By Vincent A. Krepps)
Eugene F. Pegish
(By Northwest Ohio Chapter)
Our lack of operating funds is directly
based upon our membership. This is our
only means of funds for our one salaried
employee, and all the expenses needed to
maintain a modest office. Most costs are
telephone, Internet, printing, and postage.
Our By-laws provides for 10% of all memberships
go into an Endowment fund for the
preservation of the museum and library.
The remainder is used for the office costs,
and the quarterly newsletters that go out to
all members in good standing.
We have a Volunteer Coordinator that
works very hard in the community and the
school to keep a goodly number of volunteers
available. Since she refers to the office
as the “Foxhole”, her program with the student
volunteers is called “The Running
Foxes.”
The students are given credit at school
for the time they put in volunteering at the
museum and library. What an excellent way
to teach the younger generation about the
Korean War.
First Vice President, Jere Crise is putting
together an Advisory Board and we are
pleased to announce that Buzz Aldrin and
artist Richard Rezac will join Gen. Ray
Davis (Ret) USMC on this board. General
Davis has been a member of the museum
and library for two years.
It has been three years now since the
group of 27 veterans, wives and others were
concerned enough to start this project. They
have spent hundreds of hours and hundreds
of their dollars to achieve what we have
today. It’s just a small part of what we are
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