Sep/Oct 2005 - Korean War Veterans Association

246 Ozark k Mountain Region R
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John Girth
Members of the Chapter met with KWVA President Lou
Dechert on August 20, 2005. He was in Springfield to attend the
national convention of the Purple Heart Association, so he graciously
invited us down for a visit. It was a pleasure to meet him
at this enjoyable get-together.
246 members stand
behind President Lou
Dechert: (L-R) John
Girth (1st Vice
Commander), Bob
Dimond (Commander),
Bob Wimmer (Adjutant)
251 Sa
Saginaw/Frankenmuth [MI]
Bob Simon
251 members gather at the Saginaw County Monument
258 Norther
thern n Rhode Island [RI]
258
Frank Meo
Chapter members participated in a couple events with members
of Ocean State Chapter 2 (CID #117). Among them were
Flag Day at the Senior Center in North Providence, RI, and the
Gaspee Day Parade in Cranston, RI.
We now have 91 Chapter members. About 45 of them took 3-
hour stints selling roses in front of Sams and two Wal-Marts.
Three days of rose sales netted the Chapter over $7,900.00. The
principal reason we are so successful is that we involve in our
effort as many of our members as possible who proclaim themselves
“healthy enough.”
Members gathered at the Saginaw County Veterans Plaza on
Memorial Day 2005. There are 4 25-foot pods with 26,000 located
in front of our monument. The Korean Pod is nearly filled
with engraved bricks.
258 members participating in Flag Day ceremony on June 14, 2005 (L-R)
Gene Pezzullo, Norman Desrosier, Herb Southworth, Norman Paiva, Frank Meo
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251 members selling “Roses of Sharon” at Saginaw, MI
(L-R) Meo (behind flag), Derosier, Southworth, Paiva, and Pezzullo at 258’s
flag ceremony
September - October 2005
The Graybeards