The Scuttlebutt Vol. 16 No. 6 June 2013
The Newsletter of the Korean War & Service Veterans of Lake County (FL), Inc., Chapter 169, Chartered 1998 www.cid169.kwva.org P.O. Box 491428, Leesburg, FL 34749-1428
T he Memorial will
begin at 10:00
a.m., Saturday, July 27,
2013, at the beautiful
Veterans Memorial at
Fountain Park, Leesburg
(near city hall).
The Villages Twirlers
Flag & Drum Corp will
provide entertainment
prior to the Memorial,
beginning at 9:15.
Memorial Program
printed on Pg. 5.
T he ground was hard and
rocky, and we had to chip
away with our trenching tools.
Then it began to rain real hard,”
recalls eighteen-year-old BAR man
Norm Fosness as he lay in wait for
the North Korean Communists
near the town of Osan, South Ko-
rea.
Fosness was with Task Force
Smith, a small contingent of about
500 infantry and artillery of the
21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infan-
try Division. They were the first
U.S. ground troops committed to
the defense of Korea; their mission
was to delay the Communist ad-
vance to the south.
“I couldn’t see very far; there was a
hill in front of us,” Fosness contin-
ued. “Suddenly a T34 (Soviet) tank
popped into view as it came around
a curve in the road maybe 1,500
yards away.”
“Then another and another; I start-
ed to count the tanks,” Fosness re-
counts. “I quit at 16! “I knew we
were in big trouble! I knew then
that this was not just a few bandits
crossing the 38th parallel!”
“And they didn’t run when they saw
American uniforms!”
This story, indeed all of the Korean
War up to today, will be painted by
Keynote speaker, Tom Thiel, who
served as a foot-soldier in 1951-52
in Korea, when he invites us to
“Remember Korea 60 Years Ago.”
Initially referred to as a “Police Ac-
tion” or “Conflict,” the Korean War
spanned a 3-year brutal period
(Anniversary Continued on page 5)
Korean Veterans to Remember the 60th Anniversary of the Armistice!
Above photo is from the 2012 Celebration of the 59th Anniversary of the Armistice ending the Korean War. Chapter 169’s Honor Guard is presenting colors, and President Wally at the lectern and Don Baron in background. We are asking every member who can to come on July 27!
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W e had another out-
standing speaker,
Steven Rinck, President,
Dade Battlefield Society at
our June26th meeting.
Having interesting speakers
who are not attempting to
sell us anything is making our meetings more excit-
ing. We are also managing to keep the meeting work
portion time to a minimum.
Next meeting is set for viewing the Eddie Ko CD de-
picting his early years during The Korean War. We
were unable to view this during his visit to our Chap-
ter due to technical difficulties.
The Sergeant at Arms duties are being modified. He
will still be at the entrance to the meetings taking at-
tendance, selling 50/50 tickets and report on the
Quorum.
However, the Color Guard leader will advance the
Guard, post and salute the colors, lead the group in
the Pledge of Allegiance, and ask the Chaplain to offer
a prayer. After that, the Leader will dismiss the Color
Guard and retire.
The Sergeant at Arms will pass the member sign in
sheet to the first table and ask that it be passed
around the room to ascertain attendance. He will
continue to run the 50/50 drawing toward the end of
the meeting, call for a flag salute, then turn meeting
over to the Chaplain for a final prayer.
After that, the meeting will be adjourned. Once ad-
journed, the Color Guard will retire the Colors.
I believe a pressing requirement is to get younger Ko-
rean SERVICE Veterans involved with our Chapter.
We need to be creative about this. These Service Vet-
erans are out there. I ask each of you to give thought
to this and offer your input at our July meeting.
One final note: I was surprised that we didn't have
more of you coming to the 60th Armistice celebration
on July 27 at VMFP.
This is a once in a lifetime opportunity. I ask that
those of you that did not raise your hands when I
asked who was planning to attend, PLEASE RECON-
SIDER.
Wally
President’s Column
E ustis HS has provided us with
the long-awaited DVDs of our
interviews. They gave us four sets
of four DVDs.
Disc 1: Auto execute. Nice start up
menu. Bill Shumaker, Jimmy Cor-
bet, Joel Briggs, Ozzie Schreiber,
and Ron Psonak interviews. Will
play on DVD player or Computer.
Disc 2: Same as Disc 1; Carol Beck-
er and Tom Thiel interviews.
Disc 3: No start up menu. Contains
data files of the interviews. Runs
OK in Windows environment. Con-
tains Dick Pfahler, Gene Vollmer
and Wally Jones interviews.
Disc 4: Same as disc 3. Interviews
of DJ Lynch and Don Van Beck.
Also contains December 3, 2012 TA
at Eustis
We received no recorded interviews
by: Al Scheutz, Art Canale, Charlie
White, Claus Tiesman, Gloria Cor-
bet, and Jack Reynolds. Col
Cangelosi said he would try to get
the files for these interviews, but I
have not heard back from him.
They did a very good job of photog-
raphy and sound, except that I
(Tell America Continued on page 7)
Tell America Program—DVDs of our Interviews, etc. by Thiel
A DECLARATION BY THE REPRESENTATIVES OF
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN GENERAL
CONGRESS ASSEMBLED.
When in the Course of human events, it becomes nec-
essary for one people to dissolve the political bands
which have connected them with another, and to as-
sume among the powers of the earth, the separate
and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of
Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the
opinions of mankind requires that they should de-
clare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men
are created equal, that they are endowed by their Cre-
ator with certain unalienable Rights, that among
these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
—That to secure these rights, Governments are insti-
tuted among Men, deriving their just powers from the
consent of the governed,— That whenever any Form
of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it
is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and
to institute new Government, laying its foundation on
such principles and organizing its powers in such
form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their
Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate
that Governments long established should not be
changed for light and transient causes; and accord-
ingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are
more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable,
than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to
which they are accustomed. But when a long train of
abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same
Object evinces a design to reduce them under abso-
lute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to
throw off such Government, and to provide new
Guards for their future security.—Such has been the
patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now
the necessity which constrains them to alter their for-
mer Systems of Government. The history of the pre-
sent King of Great Britain is a history of repeated in-
juries and usurpations, all having in direct object the
establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these
States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a can-
did world.
He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most whole-
some and necessary for the public good.
He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of im-
mediate and pressing importance, unless suspended
in their operation till his Assent should be obtained;
and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to
attend to them.
He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommo-
dation of large districts of people, unless those people
would relinquish the right of Representation in the
Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formida-
ble to tyrants only.
He has called together legislative bodies at places un-
usual, uncomfortable, and distant from the deposito-
ry of their public Records, for the sole purpose of fa-
tiguing them into compliance with his measures.
He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly,
for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on
the rights of the people.
He has refused for a long time, after such dissolu-
tions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the Leg-
islative Powers, incapable of Annihilation, have re-
turned to the People at large for their exercise; the
State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the
dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions
within.
He has endeavoured to prevent the population of
these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws
for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass oth-
ers to encourage their migrations hither, and raising
the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.
He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by
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refusing his As-
sent to Laws for establish-
ing Judiciary powers.
He has made Judges de-
pendent on his Will alone,
for the tenure of their of-
fices, and the amount and
payment of their salaries.
He has erected a multi-
tude of New Offices, and
sent hither swarms of Of-
ficers to harrass our peo-
ple, and eat out their sub-
stance.
He has kept among us, in
times of peace, Standing
Armies without the Con-
sent of our legislatures.
He has affected to render
the Military independent
of and superior to the Civ-
il Power.
…Portion Removed...
In every stage of these
Oppressions We have Pe-
titioned for Redress in the
most humble terms: Our
repeated Petitions have
been answered only by
repeated injury. A Prince
whose character is thus
marked by every act
which may define a Ty-
rant, is unfit to be the rul-
er of a free people.
Nor have We been want-
ing in attentions to our
British brethren. We have
warned them from time to
time of attempts by their
legislature to extend an
unwarrantable jurisdic-
tion over us. We have re-
minded them of the cir-
cumstances of our emi-
gration and settlement
here. We have appealed to
their native justice and
magnanimity, and we
have conjured them by
the ties of our common
kindred to disavow these
usurpations, which, would
inevitably interrupt our
connections and corre-
spondence. They too have
been deaf to the voice of
justice and of consanguin-
ity. We must, therefore,
acquiesce in the necessity,
which denounces our Sep-
aration, and hold them, as
we hold the rest of man-
kind, Enemies in War, in
Peace Friends.
We, therefore, the Repre-
sentatives of the united
States of America, in Gen-
eral Congress, Assembled,
appealing to the Supreme
Judge of the world for the
rectitude of our inten-
tions, do, in the Name,
and by Authority of the
good People of these Colo-
nies, solemnly publish
and declare, That these
United Colonies are, and
of Right ought to be Free
and Independent States;
that they are Absolved
from all Allegiance to
the British Crown, and
that all political connec-
tion between them and
the State of Great Britain,
is and ought to be totally
dissolved; and that as
Free and Independent
States, they have full Pow-
er to levy War, conclude
Peace, contract Alliances,
establish Commerce, and
to do all other Acts and
Things which Independ-
ent States may of right do.
And for the support of this
Declaration, with a firm
reliance on the Protection
of Divine Providence, we
mutually pledge to each
other our Lives, our For-
tunes and our sacred
Honor.
[New Hampshire] Josiah Bartlett Wm. Whipple
Matthew Thornton [Massachusetts Bay] Saml. Adams John Adams
Robt. Treat Paine Elbridge Gerry [Rhode Island] Step. Hopkins
William Ellery [Connecticut] Roger Sherman Sam'el Huntington
Wm. Williams Oliver Wolcott [New York]
Wm. Floyd Phil. Livingston Frans. Lewis Lewis Morris
[New Jersey] Richd. Stockton
Jno. Witherspoon Fras. Hopkinson John Hart Abra. Clark
[Pennsylvania] Robt. Morris Benjamin Rush Benja. Franklin
John Morton Geo. Clymer Jas. Smith Geo. Taylor James Wilson
Geo. Ross John Hancock [Delaware] Caesar Rodney
Geo. Read Tho. M'Kean [Maryland] Samuel Chase
Wm. Paca Thos. Stone Charles Carroll of Carrollton [Virginia]
George Wythe Richard Henry Lee Th. Jefferson Benja. Harrison
Thos. Nelson, Jr. Francis Lightfoot Lee Carter Braxton [North Carolina]
Wm. Hooper Joseph Hewes John Penn [South Carolina]
Edward Rutledge Thos. Heyward, Junr. Thomas Lynch, Junr. Arthur Middleton
[Georgia] Button Gwinnett Lyman Hall Geo. Walton
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from June 25, 1950 to July 27,
1953. Certainly, it was brutal to the
Koreans, but it was also brutal to
the U.S., which suffered about
170,000 total casualties, with more
than 54,000 killed and of those
about 34,000 Killed in Action.
There were some 3,746 taken as
POWs, and 8,142 Missing in Action,
most of whose family members still
await positive identification of their
son’s, brother’s, or husband’s re-
mains, and whose government is
not aggressively supporting the
process.
Some have written that the Korean
War was the first war the United
States lost, but nothing could be
further from the truth.
We clearly stopped the growth of
Communism in S.E. Asia, and that
contributed to the fall of Com-
munism throughout most of the
world. South Korea today is a bea-
con of freedom and a republic form
of government in that part of the
Asia and indeed the world. It is a
donor nation with an economy
ranking near the top ten in the
world, and one of the leading mak-
ers of autos, electronic products,
ships and other important items.
And, all of this in a space roughly
half the size of Florida!
Even this though has been at a
price. From the 1953 Armistice, the
U.S. has continually maintained a
fighting force in S. Korea of some
30,000 troops, some 120 of whom
were also killed in action. These
Korean Service era veterans are
who we are especially inviting to
come to our Memorial, and to join
our Chapter.
For more information, please con-
tact Wally Jones, (800) 400-5959,
904-716-3360
(Anniversary Continued from page 1)
The Veterans Memorial at Fountain Park
60th Anniversary of the Korean War Armistice
Saturday, July 27th, 2013
Presentation: 9:15 The Village Twirlers Flag & Drum Corp.
Welcome: 10:00 Wally Jones, President KWVA Chapter 169 & Art Canale, 60th An-
niversary Chair & Past President KWVA Chapter 169
Post Colors: Joel Briggs, Director KWVA Chapter 169 Color Guard
Invocation: Jack Reynolds, Chaplain, KWVA Chapter 169
Pledge of Allegiance: Retired Navy Captain Gerry Sexsmith
National Anthem: Don Baron, 169 member, & Master Drummer
Jerry Peacock & assoc.
VMFP: Don Van Beck, CEO, Art Canale & Dick Pfahler, Veterans Memorial at
Fountain Park, brief overview of VMFP
Poem: Retired Captain Gerry Sexsmith - Poem of a Veteran
Keynote Speaker: Tom Thiel, Past President & Historian, KWVA Chapter 169,
“Remembering 60 years ago”
Presentation of Wreath: Wally Jones, Don Van Beck, Tom Thiel, & Gerry Sexsmith
Benediction: Jack Reynolds, Chaplain KWVA, Chapter 169
Prayer: Silent prayer
Rifle Salute: Mike Weber, Commander, Continental Veterans Association Honor
Guard
Taps: Edie DeLaMater, Bugler, Continental Veterans Association, & Master Drum-
mer Jerry Peacock
Retire Colors: Joel Briggs, Director KWVA Chapter 169 Color Guard
Adjournment
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Chapter Color Guard:
Color Guard report for June, one
engagement, Flag Day June 14th at
the Villages, manned by Joel
Briggs, Art Canale, Gordon Talbot,
Art Iversen, and Dave Lavery.
In May we were overwhelmed,
May 26th Freedom Flight at the
Villages.
May 27th, Villages Veterans Me-
morial & Ferran Park, Eustis
(photo below).
We performed a Flag Folding cere-
mony at both Steeplechase and the
Carriage House with the same crew
attending both events.
May 29th, United Way in Mount
Dora, photo above Briggs, Scheutz,
Simunek, Shumaker and Lynch.
For the month of July we have July
4th at the Villages.*
Then on July 27th there are two
events:
10 AM at the Villages* with Art
Iversen (Commander), Gordon Tal-
bot, Gunther Noder, and Dave
Lavery.
9:15 AM at Veterans Memorial
Fountain Park, Joel Briggs
(Commander), Al Schuetz, Bill
Shumaker, Don Lynch, Bill
Simunek.
I want to thank all who helped out
and to ask our members, especially
new ones, to volunteer for the Col-
or Guard.
Joel Briggs, Color Guard Director
(* Note: as this goes to press, the July 4 has
been canceled, and I am uncertain about
the Villages portion of July 27. EDITOR.)
-----Original Message-----
From: united way To: Joel Briggs
Sent: Thu, May 30, 2013 9:16 am
Subject: United Way
Joel, Please express our sincere thanks
to Bill, Bill, DJ and Al for presenting
colors at our Annual Meeting. We are grateful to each of you for your service
to our great country.
/S/ Terri Kracht Campaign/Marketing
Director United Way of Lake & Sumter Counties.
Memorial Day, May 27, at Ferran Park, Eustis. Chapter members from left: Thiel, Sue Mason, Art Burk (front), Jack Reynolds, Gloria and Jimmy Corbet, Bill Shumaker and Bill Simunek. Jack and the two Bills presented the wreath. Gloria Corbet served as MC, and Thiel read names of the deceased. More of our members should attend this event!
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Our June Member meeting
was special; five new members
joined our ranks!
Thanks to Carol’s photos, we
are able to introduce four of
the five; somehow our leaders
failed to get that fifth signee in
front of Carol’s Nikon!
Upper left is Frank S.
Dressler, of Newcombe Cir,
Lsbg. Frank served from 1950-
1951, with AF, 314th TC Gp,
62d TC Squadron.
At left is Diane Weinbaum,
who lives on Misti Dr, Lsbg.
Diane served from 1991-1993,
with the Army’s 121st Evac
Hosp.,
At right is Frank Keaser,
who served 1954-1958, Navy,
USS Salem, Macon, ARD 14,
USS Glacier. Frank and Dyann
live on Sunset Dr, Lsbg.
Right below is Thomas H.
Loeschke, who served 1950-
1953, with the Army Sec Agen-
cy. Tom and Beverly live on
Meadow Bend Dr, Lsbg.
Finally, Joe Ruseski, of Mt
Homer Rd, Eustis is the one
our camera missed. Joe served
1952-1953, with the 1st Marine
Div. Photo next meeting Joe!
Welcome to all!
Please get involved!
Five New Members at our June Meeting!
would have liked to have had the
camera "see" the interviewers, and
perhaps some still photos.
I have watched all of my own and
very limited portions of all other
recordings. You all did very well.
But we are getting old; we repeated
ourselves a lot. And we also gave
different "facts" about Korean War.
To watch all 12 interview files
would take at least 15 hours.
I have kept one complete set, and
have divided the others and where
necessary made copies so that each
interviewee has the
DVD with their in-
terview (and the oth-
ers that are on that
disc).
By now I hope you
have viewed it, and
perhaps portions of
the other interviews
on the disc.
What to do from here on?
It would be nice it we all had com-
plete sets; I do not have software to
make copies; my wife has made
some copies, but I do not want to
ask her to do 18 sets!
And I had visions of a single DVD
with all of us on it telling an overall
story of them interviewing us.
I probably could make that disc
from portions of each member’s
interview. But I do not know how to
do that now. Does any of you know
how, or do you have a family mem-
(Tell America Continued from
page 2)
(Tell America Continued on page 8)
And this is Dan Peski,
who joined with us at the
May meeting. Dan served
in 1952-1953, with the
Army’s 82d SLT. Dan and
Mary Asch live on Nack-
man Pl, The Villages.
Welcome DAN!
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Department of Florida
Harold Sievers is the DoF Chaplain
Tom Thiel is the DoF News Editor, Historian, and Webmaster. www.dfl.kwva.org.
Tom attended the June 5 Executive BoD meeting in
St. Petersburg. Accepted DoF Historian position, and
has compiled digital DoF History from Graybeards
and old newsletters. Will meet with Tom Gaffney on
July 3 to accumulate more source material.
Fall Council Meeting will be September 28, Fort My-
ers, place TBD.
W ith the Board’s encour-
agement, we have start-
ed planning a new idea for Chap-
ter 169 to raise funds to support
our programs.
Chapter 169 will host a walk-a-
thon with the funds split equally
three ways—The Wounded War-
rior Program, The Villages Honor Flight and KWVA
Chapter 169.
Leesburg High School has agreed for us to use the
track around their football stadium.
The date has yet to be determined, but it will be on a
Saturday, possibly in the spring,
The Schools where we do The Tell America program
will be contacted to ask them to do the walking and
getting people to pledge money.
We will need contact various clubs, (Military, Kiwa-
nis, Lions, Rotary, etc.) for their support.
We also will need to contact the communities in the
area such as Continental, The Villages, Plantation,
Water Oak etc.
And, we will also need to contact business's in the ar-
ea to be sponsors in the $2000, $1000, $500, and
$250 categories.
We will not ask our members to walk.
But, members will be needed before, during and after
the event.
You can see this is a big project and we expect all the
members to work sometime or other.
We have had several people volunteer already and ask
that you contact me to see how you can help.
No other Fund Raiser events are planned. We need to
start contacting Publix stores to re-
serve dates for Tell America Fund
Drives now.
Art Iversen 753 0139
Walk-a-thon Tell America Fund Drive planned; your help will be needed! by Art Iversen, 1st VP, (352) 753-0139
ber who might help us on
that?
Below, DJ (Don) Lynch
doing a Tell America pro-
gram at
the
June
12,
2013
Retired
Rail-
road
Employees meeting.
Eustis HS has accepted
our offer to do TA in Fall,
Lsbg no for ROTC but
maybe for History.
Mount Dora no reply.
(Tell America Continued from
page 7)
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Bob, an Honorary Chapter and KWVA Associate Mem-ber, advises us that we can now view our Salute vide-os as YouTube’s.
Bob hosted Wally Jones and Tom Thiel on April 5; it is now available at www.cid169.kwva.org. Click Salute.
If you have a story and would like to appear on Sa-lute, call Bob.
P lease
keep
our ailing
members in
your prayers
and thoughts, and also
inform your Chaplain
when either of you has a
health issue.
Bob Moore has been se-
riously ill and unable to
come to our meetings. We
sent a card; but, you may
contact Bob and Janice at:
798 North Shore Dr.,
Leesburg, FL, 34748,
(352) 360-1180,
If either of you are experi-
encing health problems,
please let me know.
Jack
Chaplain Jack Reynolds (352) 728-3928
P in sales have been flat recently. We have sold 80 pins since the May 8th
meeting, for a total of 598 pins, either sold or given as gifts. Total receipts to date are
$2,160. We needed to sell 220 to begin making a profit. Initial cost was $862., profit to date is $1,298. Consider-ation is being given to placing an AD in Graybeards.
PIN sales; net $1298 profit!
Joel Briggs (352) 233-9320, [email protected]
G ood news—I finally heard
from Dick Garfield who is
a local quartermaster formally of
chapter 267. He is in the New
York area for the summer.
His Phone number is 814 739 2804. You can E-mail
him at [email protected]. He does have the in-
ventory with him so call or e-mail him with your
order and he will mail it to you. There is a 10per-
cent mail cost with a maximum of $5.00. He will
enclose the bill and will expect you to sent a check.
There is an online catalog at
http://KWVA.Homestead.com/newcatalog.html.
Chapter 169 Shirts—
$28.00
Quartermaster
Art Iversen, 1st VP, (352) 753-0139
Salute and other You Tube Programs
Wally Jones & Tom Thiel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHyT7GYhd9w
Jack Reynolds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2jPCBVhpQw
Korean War Veterans Memorial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byGdY4F4Xzc
Peace Medallions
Right — Don Struhar with
his Korean Government’s
Peace Medallion.
Call or see Thiel imme-
diately if you have not
picked up yours.
Thank you to those who thanked CG Kim!
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July 2 Membership — 86! As of July 2, the Association Online Membership DB
shows us with 86 members; 83 Regular and Life Ac-
tive (they logged all our new members on July 2)!
The Chapter Membership DB, however, shows 92 as it
also includes our 6 Chapter Honorary Members. We
use this file for all Scuttlebutt mailings, Color Guard,
medallion, service record and other logs and distribu-
tions.
1. Regular and Life Active Members 83
2. Associate Members 3
3. Inactive Members 0
4. Total Members Assoc DB 86
5. Honorary Chapter Members 6
6. Total in Chapter Membership DB 92
Whenever one compares 169 membership with other
chapters, they must use the total shown in #4 above.
FYI CID173 now has 69 Active, 11 Associate, giving a
total of 80; They also have 7 Inactive.
Chapter Honorary Members (CHM)
The Chapter Roster also includes six persons who are
shown as Chapter Honorary Members. Such members
do not pay dues, and may or may not be members
of the Association and get Graybeards. Each is
unique.
Our CHM should be included in all Chapter Ros-
ters and Scuttlebutt distributions; they are:
1. Rev. Joseph H Ryu, The Villages
2. Pst. Choong E. Kim, Korean Baptist Ch., Ocala
3. Zillah Gaston of Summerfield
4. Joan Klawunn, Ocklawaha
5. Ted Morford, Jr., Lakewood Ranch, FL (CID
FL #199)
6. Don Struhar, Leesburg (CID MA #299)
Rev Ryu, Pastor Kim, and Zillah Gaston were ap-
proved as CHM at the June 12 BoD Meeting.
Jackie Gleason made Joan a CHM years ago.
Ted and Don are special cases; both are Associa-
tion Life Members, but they are members of another
Chapter. Per Association Bylaws and Procedures, a
member is limited to only one Chapter for official
purposes, but may participate in other Chapters, ex-
cept for holding office.
So, Ted and Don, that is why we cannot show you as
Member of our Chapter, but we are very happy to
have you as a 169 Honorary Member! We have other
Honorary Members too, but they are 169 members!
New members, we welcomed you on Page 5, and
THANK YOU for choosing CID 169. May we suggest
you to link up with our Color Guard, Tell America, or
other activities and become known in our Chapter.
Finances
Our Wells-Fargo bank balance as of July 1 is
$4,858.46.
The table below (Gloria provided all but one of the
tables in this SB) shows the income and expenses for
the first six months of 2013; it also compares our cur-
rent level vs. what was budgeted for the various levels
we report to the state to renew our solicitati0n status.
Gloria Corbet, with Tom Thiel
2011 2012Actual Actual Budgeted 28-Jun Comp w/Budg
INCOMEDues $2,084.00 $2,631.00 $2,800.00 $1,282.00 ($1,518.00)FundDrive $5,185.50 $6,012.92 $6,000.00 $3,350.66 ($2,649.34)FundDrivePrj $1,270.00 $288.00 $500.00 $1,881.84 $1,381.84OtherInc $2,474.00 $1,863.00 $1,900.00 $925.33 ($974.67)Xclude $0.00 $907.00 $900.00 $50.00 ($850.00)Total $11,013.50 $11,701.92 $12,100.00 $7,489.83
EXPENSES availableCGeneral $1,747.04 $2,649.10 $1,000.00 $420.00 $580.00CScholarship $2,000.00 $1,850.00 $2,000.00 $1,775.00 $225.00DOF $112.00 $150.00 $200.00 $30.00 $170.00Insurance Oct $127.22 $127.00 $140.00 $140.00KWVA $1,000.00 $2,030.00 $2,050.00 $982.00 $1,068.00MemBen $1,467.06 $484.45 $500.00 $280.93 $219.07Mtg&Con $160.60 $770.50 $1,000.00 $382.88 $617.12Postage $238.00 $207.70 $230.00 $174.91 $55.09Printing $470.31 $923.69 $1,000.00 $476.59 $523.41ProjExp $434.96 $862.10 $0.00 $47.98 ($47.98)STATE Feb $80.00 $71.25 $80.00 $80.00 $0.00Supplies $3,133.35 $3,258.05 $3,000.00 $2,126.08 $873.92Xclude $0.00 $748.00 $900.00 $35.00 $865.00Total Expenses $10,970.54 $14,131.84 $12,100.00 $6,811.37
Net for Year $42.96 ($2,429.92) $0.00 $678.46
2013 INCOME & EXPENSE REPORT for JUNE- - - - - - - - - 2013 - - - - - - - - -
M embers whose dues—Association, Department
and/or Chapter—that are payable anytime up
to November 30, 2013 are shown at the right.
Dues are: Total $37.00; That covers $10 Chapter, $2
DoF $2, and $25 Association.
All in bold are OVERDUE; please pay prompt-
ly. Unless we have your dues in hand by the end of
the month shown you will be removed from the mem-
bership roster. Association Life Members must still
pay Chapter and Department dues.
The Chapter Due Date is 30-days prior to the
Association Renewal date to allow us time to pro-
cess your payment.
DO NOT wait for your Association notice as that is
too late!
All questions about your membership status
should be addressed to Gloria Corbet.
Please use Renewal
Form on last page.
Pay to: KWVA Chapter 169. Mail to: KWVA Chap-
ter 169, 16035 Umatilla Pl, Umatilla, FL, 32784.
If you are having problems with maintaining your
membership with all the economic difficulties, please
call me before letting your membership lapse. Wally
Jones (904) 716-3360
Membership—Dues Dates—Assoc, DoF, Chapter—thru Nov. 30. Page 11
Vol. 16 No. 6 June 2013 The Scuttlebutt
Deadline for receipt of material submitted to the Scuttlebutt is Friday following each Member Meeting.
2013-14 Officers and Directors
* Boosters *
LNAME NNAME ASSOC C DUE DT AMT
Cassulo John R044084 05/12/13 37.00$
Deeley Paul R042245 06/07/13 37.00$
Goebel Herb R002010 08/01/13 37.00$
Briggs Joel R044259 08/11/13 37.00$
Olson Harry R041430 09/05/13 37.00$
Horvath Bert R042556 09/19/13 37.00$
Tiesman Claus R042616 10/10/13 37.00$
Cahill Wally R044407 10/14/13 37.00$
Sell Warren R027577 10/25/13 37.00$
Talbot Gordon R042682 11/06/13 37.00$
Gruber Joe R040778 11/09/13 37.00$
Pfahler Dick R040780 11/09/13 37.00$
Corriveau Ben R040801 11/16/13 37.00$
LaLiberte Joe LR20953 11/26/13 12.00$
Sherwood Bill R044492 11/28/13 37.00$
Back,Bill $2.00Corbet,Jimmy $13.00Falo,Tony $5.00Friedman,Jack $16.00Gaston,Zellah $25.00Hanold,Audley $28.75Hanold,Audley $20.00Houp,Jim $10.00Jansen,Ted $10.00Peever,Doreen $15.00Pfahler,Vi&Dick $9.00Shumaker,Bill $3.00Sinai,Dave $3.00Sinai,Dave $56.00Stover,Alan $50.00Tench,WilliamN. $50.00unknown $2.00Zettelmoyer,Dick $35.00
$352.75
Position LNAME NNAME Phone Phone Cell Email
President Jones Wally (800) 400‐5959 (904) 716‐3360 [email protected]
VP 1st Funds Iversen Art (352) 753‐0139 [email protected]
VP 2nd Mem Lynch Don (352) 748‐7009 [email protected]
Secretary Peever Dee (352) 748‐0549 [email protected]
Treasurer Corbet Gloria (352) 483‐0570 [email protected]
Membership & Funds Mgr Corbet Gloria (352) 483‐0570 [email protected]
Asst Sec/Treas
Dir Activities
Dir Assistance and Aid
Dir At Large Gruber Joe (352) 750‐0286 [email protected]
Dir At Large Van Beck Don (352) 343‐1529 (352) 552‐3399 [email protected]
Dir At Large White Charlie (352) 787‐1885 (352) 630‐0825
Dir at Large and Founder Gleason Jackie (352) 245‐9691
Dir Chaplain Reynolds Jack (352) 728‐3928 (352) 350‐4016 [email protected]
Dir Color Guard Briggs Joel (352) 233‐9320 [email protected]
Dir Editor Thiel Tom (352) 357‐3943 (352) 408‐6612 [email protected]
Dir Historian Thiel Tom (352) 357‐3943 (352) 408‐6612 [email protected]
Dir Historian, Photo Becker Carol (352) 394‐5451 (321) 231‐1465 [email protected]
Dir Publicity
Dir Quartermaster Iversen Art (352) 753‐0139 [email protected]
Dir Sgt at Arms
Dir Tell America Thiel Tom (352) 357‐3943 (352) 408‐6612 [email protected]
Dir Veterans Affairs
Dir Webmaster Thiel Tom (352) 357‐3943 (352) 408‐6612 [email protected]
Imm. Past. Pres Thiel Tom (352) 357‐3943 (352) 408‐6612 [email protected]
The Scuttlebutt Korean War & Service Veterans of Lake
County, Chapter 169
Tom J. Thiel, Editor
19147 Park Place Blvd.
Eustis, FL 32736
MEMBER RENEWAL & CODE OF CONDUCT ONLY MEMBER RENEWAL & CODE OF CONDUCT ONLY MEMBER RENEWAL & CODE OF CONDUCT ONLY (new members use New Member Application) (new members use New Member Application) (new members use New Member Application) DATE: _____ /_____/ 2013 NAME:__________________________ Spouse Name:________________________
ADDRESS (if changed): __________________________ (APT/SUITE/LOT #__________
CITY: __________________________ STATE:___ ZIP:__________-_________
TELEPHONE: (____)__________________ Cell (____)__________________
email: ____________________@_______________ DOB:__________________
Chapter 169 Dues: $10, Amt Enclosed: $_________ ASSOC. NUMBER:__________________
Dept. of FL Dues: $2, Amt Enclosed:$ _________ Requested of all Chapter Regular and Life Members
Association. Dues: $25, Amt Enclosed: $_________
Chapter Boosters: Amt Enclosed:$__________
TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED: $__________
Check_____ Cash_____ Signature: _________________________________
I understand that by paying my dues I am entitled to participate in membership meetings and activities, receive the Scuttlebutt either by email or snail
mail, vote, and serve as a chapter officer, director, committee or color guard member. I also hereby swear to uphold the Constitution of the United
States, and the Bylaws of the Korean War Veterans Association, Inc., and the Lake County KWVA Chapter # 169, so help me God. (TJT 2/25/2013)
Pay to: KWVA Chapter 169. Mail to: KWVA Chapter 169, 16035 Umatilla Pl, Umatilla, FL, 32784
Korean Vets to Remember 60th 1
President’s Column 2 Tell America Program—DVDs 2
Declaration of Independence 3
July 27th, 2013 Program 5
Chapter Color Guard 6
Five New Members 7 Walk-a-thon 8
Chaplain, QM, Pin Sales; Bob 9
Bob Peters, Peace Medallions, 9 Membership and Funds 10 Chapt Officers & Directors 11 Member Renewal 12 Pay My Dues & CoC Form 12
Inside this issue
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