On November 17th,
2015, Chapter 189 of 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 our guest speaker will be Ms. Jayne Fifer,
President and CEO of VMA Manufacturing Alliance. She
will speak about the strong growth of Manufacturing
companies and job opportunities in Volusid and
Flagler Countys. Her opening line " How strong is
manufacturing??? Four hundred and Fifty strong and
growing. This should be a very interesting program,
come and join us for a nice meal and some good
fellowship. (See KWVA
Postcard Notice 11-217-2015 on
our Recent Events Page).
Make Plans for our Holiday
meeting/party in December. It will be held on
Tuesday, December 15th, Not at the VFW, but rather at
Oceans Buffet on Ridgewood Avenue between Beville and
Big Tree Roads in South Daytona. The gathering
will start at 12 noon, and there will be a gift
exchange - if you want a gift, bring a gift with an
approximate value of $10.00.
As you know several years
ago the chapter put together a wonderful Korean War
Display for the Museum in New Smyrna. At the present
time we are preparing to present our plans for a new
Korean War Historical Display of memorabilia by local
veterans in Daytona Beach.
The special presentation
of the awesome documentary "Chosin" filmed in Korea
that was originally slated for November has been
postponed to early in 2016 so that many of the
snowbirds that join us during the winter will have an
opportunity to see this film . This focal point
of American involvement in the Korean liberation will
have several local participants in attendance.
The date of the new "hugh screen" program, along with
other details of the program, will be discussed at
thee November 17th meeting.
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 as we would be pleased to set up a
presentation. We are in the process of preparing a
short brochuer on the history and impact of the
Korean War. If you know of any organization that
might be interested in receiving such a
document please contact Bob McGuire at
386.323.6401. We would like to spread the story of
the Korean Conflict for all those who may never
have heard of it, or its impact on our current
global condition.
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.
