On June 16, 2015
Chapter 189 on the Korean War Veterans
Association will hold their monthly meeting at
the John Mealy Memorial VFW Post in Port Orange,
Florida.
Members arriving for lunch
can arrive at 12:00 and choose their meal from
the VFW
Bar Menu, and socialize during the meal.
The regular KWVA Business Meeting will begin at
1:00 PM
This
month the guest speaker will be In-Sook Yum Forget
representing the South Korean Ministry of Patriots
and Veterans Affairs and the Consul Generals
Office in Atlanta, Georgia Mrs. In-Sook Yum Forget
will explain the requirements for acquiring the
Republic of South Korea's Ambassador of Peace
Medal. Any veterans who served in, on, under,
over or around Korea between June 25, 1950 and July
27, 1953 may apply. All that is required is a
copy of your DD214 which will not be returned and a
handwritten note requesting the medal.
Posthumous applications will not be accepted. The
medals acquired through this program will be
formally presented at a Presentation Ceremony
scheuled for Saturday July 25, 2015 at the VFW Post
3282. At the presentation an authentic,
complimentary Korean lunch will be served. The
Saturday July 25th Ceremoy Meeting will substitute
for our regular July KWVA Meeting. It should
be noted that the issuance of this medal will not be
repeated, so attend this meeting, apply for the
medal and then join us for the Presentation Ceremony
in July. (See KWVA
Postcard Notice 6-16-2015 on our Recent
Events Page).
At this meeting we will also briefly review the Department of
Florida's Korean War Veterans Convention which will be
held at the VFW Post 3282 in Port Orange on 16 May
2015. The program was a wonderful success and we wish
to thank all those that participated and made this
event possible.
It's never too early, or
late to pay your 2015 dues - Please send your check
for $10 to KWVA, POB 214005, South Daytona
32121. Stay connected send your e-mail to
KWVA189@earthlink.net.
During the past several
months the Chapter has been presenting the "Tell
America" Program to a number of organizations. If
you know an organization that might want to learn
about the history of the Korean War please contact
Bob McGuire at we would be pleased to set up a
presentation.
In
recent days we have become aware that their are
Veterans in our community that have recently died
and have not been provided with an opportunity to
receive a military ceremony in their memory.
Chapter 189 of the KWVA does not
think that this is proper, and have decided to
present a small final military ceremony for any
Veteran that requests it. If you know of a Veteran that needs a
final military ceremony please contact Bob McGuire
at 386.323.6401 and we will attempt to get that
request fulfilled.
