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To MY Friends and Fellow Veterans:

I want to thank those of you that attended the appreciation dinner on June 28th. at the Wedgewood Golf andCountry Club. lt was not perfect (the lost of the air conditioning did not help) but then it was the first time, I believe,for having such an 6vent here in Polk County. Thanks to my good friend Sun Shin. Oo not ask what happened tothe cocktail hour, because I do not know. Thanks also for our friends from Chapter 175 who bussed about 28people over from St Petersburg. As for our last meeting, thanks to Walt for bringing in a potential new member,Amos ?. I gave him an application to Join National and hopefully he will. Then we will sign him up for the Chapter.Oh, as I told the members at the meeting I finalty had to drop Loren Arthur from the Chapter. He can be reinstatedonce he pays his National and Chapter dues. For those of you that were not at the last meeting, you missed agood film on the road to viclory and the Chosin Reservoir lhat u€s provided by Walt Benton- I am sure many of usreflec{ed on some of the things w6 saw in the film, some more than others.As most of you know those of us thatwere there in 195G1953 are haditionally refured to as Combat Veterans and rightfully so. Again, some m(re st)than others. We arc all Korean War Veterans even those that served after the 1953 Armistice. The troops that arethere today, who have boots on lhe ground, are still in harms wey. When I reflect on the film, lwas one of thelucky ones. Was I cold, yes sometimes depending on where we were. Was I in harms way, yes sometimes whenthere was the possibility of being overrun or attacked. Did I have to liv6 day after day in fo)d|oles or trenches. No I

did not . I think that I dug one foxhole whil6 I was thers. Ar€ we Combat Veterans? Your dam right we are. Someof us were just luckier. lwould have been proud to have been awarded the Combat lnfantry Badge, but eventhough we were in direct support of the lnfanay Companies and the Division Battalions, Regiments and theartillery was firing over our heads we were a support unit. Really?

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MINIITES OF TI{E GENERAL MEETING OFJULY l8,Z8l4

Tfm WR CHARETTE MOH Chapter 158 of the KWVA met this date in the skills roomat the Polk County Summerlin Military Academy in Bartow, Florida. The Board did notmeet.

Commander Cohee called the meeting to order. All Officers were present with theexception of Past President Charles Appenzeller. There was a quorum of officers andmembers. The attendance list is attached. Vickie Antolick gave the invocation of behalfof Chaplain Antiloc& and Dick Champion led ttre pledge of allegiance to the flag.

The minutes to the meeting of June 21, 2014 were published in the newsletter andapproved as published.

INTRODUCTION OF GT]ESTS

REPORTS

1. Financial: Treasurer Jim Bradford tlat we have a balance of $3157.33. Thecheckbook and bank statement balanced. A detailed wriEen report is on file for audit and

is available to review. See anached

2. Correspondence: There was no correspondence.

3. Clrapl-in's psport No report today.

4. fundraising Chaiman's Report Bill McCraney announced that he should have

information on the date of the next fundraiser sometime this week.

5. Membership Report: We have 22 members.

6. Veteran's Affairs Report Bill McCraney suggested that the Chapter donated some

funds to the Veteran's Council toward the WWl l memorial, however a motion was notmade.

T.Veterans Council Report: no report today

8. Newshtter Report: no report today

9, Social Report: no report today

OLDBUSINESS

1. Commander Cohee reported that tle dinner given by Wedgewood Country Club inappreciation to Korean War Veterans w,rs very nice,

ATEWBUSINESS

1. There was no new business.

GOOD OFTIIE ORDER

1. Jlm Eradford won th€ 50/5{, ($25'00) The Order received half and tim received hatf'

1. ADJOTJRNMENT

There being no other business Vickie Antolick gave the benediction and CommanderCohee led the salute to Colors and adjoumed the meeting.

The next meeting will be on August 16 at 10:31) Affi gt $nrnntrlin LlilihryAcademy in Bartow. Refoeshrents and social time at 10 AM.

Submitted by James Bradford Secretary/Treasurer

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served with the 3rd,tnf.Div.

in Korea 1952, WELCOME.

SATURDAY AUGUST 16, ZOI4

SUMMERLIN MILITARY ACCADEMY

THE CENSUS TAKER asked a woman,"What's your age?"

"Let me figure this out," she said. .I was18 when I got married, and my husband was 30.He's 60 now - twice what he was then - so thatwould make me ... 36!"

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KWVA Drtss UniformOficers od Members muy ve@ the &essaniform to ory KWVA fomal ot it rportart evefi:Chqter Oficers may we* bess rmiforms to og,Clryter meeting or meetings of tte )sseiaionor the Depotmen of Florifu-' Navy or black trousers' White dress shirt' Navy or black tie and socks' Black &ess shoes' 'tfurea blue" Blazer (light btue)' Overseas cap (a cap is not worn to dinner)

DO YOU REMEMBER ?

The Military Payment Certificates (MPC)

were introduced in 1946. Denomination

in five, ten, twenty five and fiftY cent,

about the size of MonoPolY monela,

Also, Ones, Fives, Tens and Twenties were

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NFL45 "Where or_ "47 Solo of Star Wars49 Sunday funnies heroine

Mary5l "O come let usadore

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Girls60 "Little Miss Muffeft

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King novelandminiseries

5 Certain nurses (abbrev.)6 Song from Soufh Pacfia

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victory in 4524 "The Water ls_," fotk

song25 Diet Coke predecessor

28 Julia Child and PaulaDeen

30 _ is more3I Reminderofa wound33 _ Goes, EthelMerman

musicalvehicle35 lt's now St. Petersburg36 Sea between ltaly.ind

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Ollver Green was in D company

lst Bn TReg 3rd lnf Dlv, NOT C

company." sorry Oliver.'

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Veterans park Lakeland.

l. Labor Day

7- Day of Rememberance

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l- Veterans,Day

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27- Thanksgiving Day

December l3- Wreaths Across America

September

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November I

Quce of the daY:1ta

" You harrcn't had enough coffee

untll you can thread a s€mrlng

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GAZETTE lor your spcclal

U.S. Army Chapter- Choein Few

' T_hg 9tfisrr;-pl-6q rr! Kpf dilBf]foe o,r vbit h Kuea lN Mbt, Wdt Mott, Anilnil d

our had d Dir*lus, had a tqueAit 'ff yu @l a drarcf., vottld

Wu clBck to se if tp oeharasp at Kun K*-l'li, E sN ttqe? A$l,ost Dr. Bas Suft t ee w8 aM h un@vq tl?e dFftib fot tlr_

tollatiro sloty. fr@i. tl,atfrtp- G. Lb iqmer,cab Oesf Am0assaer.

During 1967 ard 1968, wdter Bonhn Btumed lo Kq€e 6 1st

sergeant of Hq. & sv, Bty. of the 76th F. A. Bn., hen locaGd neahe DMZ in tle smdlvillage of Kum lGk-Ni. Netr tE e{x, of fEKorean war an orpharaoe wa s6bd in fie vi$age. Afur SSt

Benton adved it w6 deciled fiat a u,orh whib proirl fur his ouffit

uouH be to build a \ocaltond school to fain tEse yoLrg o.phats a

fade or skill h ttslp thern surviw, whefi fiey sEc leleasc, from tEorphanage on their 18th birtday. B€siJes fie bastic skilts of I€d-ing, writing and mafi, courses uJere targht in cooklng, seryirq ardifie beaury operahr and babel shop plohssbrB. Th€se f,BI€ &skilb hai were iEoded at frle $pftflagg, anyway.

i,,lr. i.i :iui Chin and his xdh vrere in chage of fB oIphanag,e

lirat consisted of 109 -vourgsb$ at that time. As tE Amedlan G. i.

is drays 'soft-heafied' wlEre kids are concefiEd, tB orphal4ewas 'aoooted' in nany ways by tB t00ps. Sgt. Senffi hd a plrcre

line run from his rffics to fE olphdl4e ad o{ganized a 20 mal'quick r6*tion' -tome h probct t|e kids. ThE was nemsay dw hthe many Nor$ K.orean infitfahrs $A,rere a consbnt fimat Here

ae some oi Sg1 Benhn's rnemories oi Kum Kok Ni.

' E€ch Wedt:€flday nry dlrvw ai t wu/& We a bq $h t#?/ld mahe a tun lhrough'ddfoty vdq' we wukl Dlck up M ddsud,6s fidsome ortr,e m[5,tfess Sergesrrls wti<l sn fu ne.I also hd in rny ord&y mm a bell afl a lar. ff a solcli€, @rc hbfre qdeu roorn vitrtan kncd<iN fiN or rqnoving hb hd, I warwt*tg ilE hfi ild frr,e hin 10 ff,tb. nb ,?orey ras rrsed {o Duy

earfry d wr ilttle P. x tu he kkb d ta a,dwag€,. I w)kl twlsffi W te hiil, vltbh y6 a ffirg dtt ffi in nty trlpp,. N tlte Wte iM hiil I @uld iw tlre dtffiul shwd/ig eri@,'Manfurc, gE,ff/nn CflrF.." I I fthk f,e ca d ]emmDsr rfiilycases, dl over fte wodd, wte(B SaM Chus camo dr€ssod h at

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O. D. untbm. At he uphaqe, Sgit Benhn usudly tuund a t erycharnirq 18 rEnh oH baby gitl slffiE on hb lap. Mr & MB. Chin

adopted fi'6 baby, axl rmr ln lBr'3Os, she b mafiied t0 a CPA aldByiru h fE Unil€d Sbtes. TtE{o f,it IrGt likel.v be a rqrn'on u,ttlSgt Benhn.

Mls. Chln p6sed a,ray 4 yeas @ hrt Mr. Chin b sffi Dhecbof ttE orphar€e dd h9 u6 vbtling a son in 0le U.S. ol€r HThanksgivlng. Sgt Benbn wB de h cdl ad shae matyrnemodes wih him. Herc ae a br emats b Sgt Benton fom aTha*sgMrB cad fom Mr. Chin.

"WMFieNWdW,I r?dy afi M wotdd to tM N. Y}u *d df, tat0d t,iilt

ne Ey fian snwrsarpu hslh 1968. E3 patsj 7la*,oosowry ntrtt si,,cE ygtt fffi lafi€{l Knt Ko/k e{/ain Yu t€dy @bgd fitrgs fu fie ffi d Kiln,<a*. $ih yqr s€tlod i/, r(ot€a h1 967-1968. We twdnw yW evf,@g, xpxidly ilr/, 31

spedd raflnd t'lbrfi Ko,w1 dtnd fo{w wo iltotdl tb dwsl/€ d AB rwnbh M K,n,<* otil,g,€g€: ut Jdtfly 21,

,968. we rc'a so scflBd an uffiod y?.r @s stmrt ,oilD(d notrEr,g srriDdlrE ilna mili lo{r agatrt iftsrof f,eclffirE,t tdun to Ktfi, Xot once orltrb a W fq a vid| We nw,Elo 85 gascnoo, afl l@1 fi6 lnn I @" Lo€ nry

fitend, 0Eh4f1y f KlChln

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The incklent ttat Mr. Chin rsGn€d h w6 Yrten a datoofl 0f

specidly tEined |,lorfi Ko{oal toops inflfabd tlE fines. ttrahter debrmined fiat fieir mision 16 t0 spfit up lnb bams aidfy to each Seoul to assassinab fie Pesilent ol Souh Korea.

Qt Befihn was holdiru el'in r&1(S itBpeclion wtEn lErocoir€d ar erneeency ptorc cd he enemy tDops *€re in flle

arca. His quix eation ' bam headod ftr fle o0haEge 0n hedoutle, They bok the short mute oYsr fie rnuntdn and rar inb dlinfanfy phloon. The infafy, on th€ road in A.P.C.'s ttrught SgtBenton's group u/ere fte North Ko€al inflfalo.s. A bI vely tetEe

minutes ensued befoE Sgt Beflhn was able b iJentry hb rnen ad'defuse' the situation. Later a group of 12 Norh Koreal inflltrabrs

rce located in the apa ad 'eradilated. Non€ 0f the ouler

infifiaols got close to the Soufi Korean PEsilent.

" A leu days bdorc, w8s to ,".ta(e ,act to lie Saass, itr.Chin, the oryhenage Diteclot @ne to my o'd,a,u roon endpresented no vith a 6rsss prere witi the insc,iptlon,

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'h appnddon from theChlnl and lG dtltsrea of fteKum Koft Ophmagefu mstlbrioult€fllca 22 llay1008.' Everyffm I &r,{attztha,/rgi//,g ln ry den it Mngsb*k naoy hmy memotfu. W r/ilth is b ot'f dey tarm bForoa sd uirfi dn sdtppll alrd op,nncoa."

SgLllelt*B$ton.

My tha*s h Dr. ad Mrs. Leo fur locating tle Kum Kok Ophanage

ad getting Mr. Chin ard Wdl tog€ther after dltEse years. Abomy $arks b Wdt br shaing hb stoIy. fuofier examph 0f tEmary positive fiirBs fut ae perfomed bytlE Arnerican G, 1., irtpusudty b only credited for killing dd dosfoyirg..............Ettitor.....

The above article was published in The U.S.

Army Chapter News Letter dated May, 2002.

Edition for UN Forces in Korea STARES and

STRIPES. Dated Friday December 8, 1950

Teenager Gl Slays 6 Curious Commies

HQ.x corps in Korea- An 18 year old American

Gl killed six curious Chinese Communists- and

left them all kneeling, X Corps PIO reported.

A 3rdr Division rifelman was defending its coin-

rr* post from attacking Chinese when the Reds

broke through and infiltrated.

PFC Oliver Green Jr. of Hantwille, VA, saw one

of the enemy soldiers kneel to peer into a house

opposite his position. Green fired and the soldier

slumped forward, still kneeling.

Green watched as another Red approached the

house, quizically eyed his dead buddy and kneeled

to look over his shoulder, Green fired again and thr

s€cond victim died kneeling, leaning against the

first. lt happond four more times. When the

infantryman stopped shooting all six were neatly

stacked uD.

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Governor's Aword

You're lnviled!Ceremonies Honoring Florido's Veterqns ond Militqry Members

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