Second to None in Four Wars......and Still Serving!

Vol 92 No 3 May - June 2011

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Some 40 years after the fact, VA has acknowledged that even more veterans were exposed to Agent Or-ange while serving on Korea’s demilitarized zone (DMZ). On Jan. 25, 2011, VA announced -via a regulation published in the Federal Register - that it now pre-

sumes that veterans who served along the DMZ be-tween April 1, 1968, and Aug. 31, 1971, were exposed to the herbicide. Previously, the cutoff date was July 1969. VA and the Pentagon have identified the specific units (see page 4) that qualify for this new ruling. Possibly 30,000 vets who served in Korea’s DMZ during the new 3 1/2-year time frame could be eligible for ben-efits. VA originally estimated that benefits would cost some $89 million for vets who served through July

by Tim Dyhouse (Reprinted with permission. May 2011, VFW Magzine)

Korea DMZ Vets Eligible for Agent Orange Compensation

1969. The new ruling could easily double that figure. Currently, VA counts 15 diseases as being caused by Agent Orange exposure (see “Washington Wire,” January 2010 VFW Magazine.) The new ruling means eligible Korea DMZ vets do not have to prove an asso-ciation between their illness and their military service.“This ‘presumption’ simplifies and speeds up the ap-plication process for benefits and ensures that veterans receive the benefits they deserve;’ according to VA’s statement announcing the new regulation. VA encourages vets who served in the qualifying units and have medical conditions associated with Agent Orange exposure to submit applications for benefits “as soon as possible” so it can begin process-ing their claims. Veterans who want more information about Agent Orange-including diseases and possible birth defects associated with exposure can access www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange. For more information on filing a VA claim for Agent Orange exposure, access http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/AO/claimherbicide.htm

GIs Killed in Hostile DMZ IncidentsFrom 1966 through 1969, 44 GIs were killed and 111 wounded while serving on the Korean DMZ. If one adds seven Americans killed in hostile incidents between 1955-63, a sailor from the USS Pueblo killed in January 1968, 31 men of a Navy plane shot down offshore in April 1969 and seven Americans killed in the 70s, the total comes to 90 dead. Based on some estimates, another 211 GIs died from non-hostile causes during that same period in the 1960s.

Second Infantry Division Soldiers - including a KATUSA (fourth from left) - prepare to patrol the DMZ. photo courtesy of Maj. Daniel Bolger, from his Leavenworth Paper, Scenes from an Unfinished War: Low-intensity Conflict in Korea, 1966-69

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A After receiving numerous phone calls in early March, it was obvi-ous my computer had been broken into, and a scam message asking for money sent to my contact list. I wasn’t thinking clearly at first, but on the following morning, I asked Bob at the office to send out an e-mail to the Association explaining it was a scam. I hired a local tech to work with Microsoft to clear up the problems and major headaches caused by ‘scammers’. Rich Schoenfeldt submitted a letter of resignation as chairman of the Memorial Foundation. Rich was experiencing some health problems and wished to step aside. The Association thanks Rich for his service and wishes him the best of health in the future. I asked John Batty-Sylvan to become chairman and he agreed. John was elected to the foundation at the Tacoma reunion. The Executive Commit-tee has approved his appointment. As a bonus to the association, John had planned a summer vacation in Europe with battle sites, cemeteries and monuments on his agenda. While on the subject of monu-ments, we received information, photos and advice from Ray Shear-er about cleaning and refurbishing WWI Second Division monuments and markers in France. Shearer has supplied the sites and prices to get the work done prior to American Overseas Memorial Day celebra-tions. I received input from officers and Memorial Foundation mem-

Hello 2 ID Warriors!!! I want to send a special thanks to Tom Quigley and Jim Warren-der for sending us new members recently. Apparently wearing 2 ID caps and jackets attracts the atten-tion of Indianhead veterans. Get-ting new members should be one of our highest priorities: this is the way we keep our Association strong. You will see in this news-letter that we have a large number of new life and regular members. I can put you in touch with any of them if you want to welcome them! We have been very busy final-izing the reunion events. We look forward to making the 2011 reunion in St. Louis one of the best ever! Contact me if you need reunion information. We want to see you there!!! You still have time to order 2 ID merchandise to wear at the reunion. Remember that we do not include shipping costs in our pricing. Mer-chandise sales are an income for the Association and we lose money if you do not include some postage with your order! Let me know if you need a merchandise list. Enclosed with this newsletter are the 2011 raffle tickets. This is our only official fund raiser of the year. Buy them yourselves, sell to family and friends, we can always send you more! Remember to fill out the tickets with at least your name and phone number. The drawing will be at the banquet dinner. Good luck and see you at the reunion!

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bers to go ahead and have the work done. The money comes from the Memorial Foundation, which was authorized some years back. As another bonus, Ray Shearer, as-sociate member, will speak at our reunion in St. Louis. Russ Donovan, 1st VP, and wife Debra sent out a packet about the proposed National Army Museum to be located at Ft. Belvoir, Va. This is a huge undertaking and needs to be discussed at our re-union. Russ and Debra have do-nated a lot of work and time plus a sizeable amount of dollars in postage. They also designed a 100-year commemorative coin for the Division, 1917-2017. The sample proof is a beautiful piece of work and they are seeking input from officers and committees as to likes, dislikes and new ideas. The Association received an invitation from the Department of the Interior to attend, or submit input to, its public meeting March 31on The President’s Park South which includes the Second Divi-sion Memorial. The Secret Service and National Park Service plan to permanently close streets that are presently temporarily closed, and improve the aesthetics of secu-rity structures now in place. Jack Woodall learned that the changes are behind the Second Division monument, and have no impact on our monument. If you like history, David Ulbrich has written a book entitled Prepar-ing for Victory: Thomas Holcomb and the Making of the Modern U.S. Marine Corps. Holcomb com-manded troops at the battle of Bel-leau Wood, and had a deep connec-tion to the Second Division which is described in detail in the book.

Ray HansenMarne38@hotmail.com

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Dear Friends, The Ninetieth Reunion is only months away. Hopefully you are finalizing travel plans and deciding what you will eat at the banquet. This year the Auxiliary is updat-ing its Constitution and By-laws which are printed on the back of our roster. Please take time to re-view these proposed changes: Sec. 1. Article III: Membership 1.a. The spouse, mother, sister, daughter and granddaughter of members of the Second (Indian-head) Division Association Sec. 2. Article V: Executive Committee and Election of Officers 2. Only active members are eli-gible to hold office or be appointed. The officers shall be President and two Vice-Presidents elected at each annual Reunion by a majority of those present and voting. Delete 2.a in Article V and b be-comes a. Sec. 5. Duties of the Secretary Add: Minutes from the annual Reunion shall be published in the Indianhead prior to the next re-union. These proposed changes were submitted by Barbara Quigley and Tootsie Creech. If you have ques-tions or suggestions, please contact either one of these ladies.

See you in St Louis, Aug. 25-29!

Deborah Harrsionbilltootsiegirls@gmail.com

It’s that time of year to celebrate the special day set aside for moth-ers. It is followed by Memorial Day, Flag Day and then Father’s Day. I hope you are able to cel-ebrate these holidays with family and friends. We have no new members to report this issue. Membership is down this year. If your daughter or granddaughter is not a mem-ber, why not fill out an application and send it in as a gift? Remem-ber, dues are only $5 a year and a life membership is $50. For now, please send applications to me at 1215 Roosevelt Blvd, Alice, Texas 78332-3711. We have an address change for Patricia Yung. If you would like her new address, please let me know. This year the national reunion is in St. Louis. It starts Thursday, Au-gust 25th with the Early Bird din-ner. The Auxiliary Executive Board Meeting is before the Military Heritage Bus Tour on Friday. Sat-urday we have the Lunch/Auction and the Muster Dinner. The Aux-iliary Business Meeting/Memorial Service and the Association Memo-rial Service are on Sunday, with the Grand Banquet that evening. Start thinking about the item (or items) you want to bring to the auc-tion. Remember: we donate one-half of the proceeds to the associa-tion scholarship fund. A few jerseys from the St Louis Blues Hockey Club signed by T. J. Oshie have been donated. If you or a family member is a hockey fan, this could be a great gift! I am updating the auxiliary roster so let me know if there are any changes in your mailing address, phone number or e-mail address. We’ve lost two more of our

The Treasurer’s Out Box auxiliary sisters. Gladys Lamascus from Texas passed away December 6, 2010. She joined the auxiliary May 1993, and was the wife of Andy Lamascus, 23 Inf, WWII. Kathleen Hodges passed away March 31. She joined the auxiliary in 1989 and became a life member in 1993. She was the widow of Warren Hodges, (Maj. Gen. Ret.), 38th Inf. Please keep their families in your prayers. I am looking forward to the re-union and hope to see you there.

Jody Smith, dojo.smith @yahoo.comAuxiliary Secretary/ Treasurer

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National Membership Application

I, ______________________, do hereby apply for membership in the Second Indianhead Division Association Auxiliary, Inc. on the basis of the following eligibility:I am the ___ spouse, ___ mother, ___ daughter, ___granddaughter, ___ sister of_________________ who is a ___ current or ___ de-ceased member of the National Assoc. who served in __________ (unit) from _________ (years). My address is:

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________________________ (Signature of Applicant)Remit to: National Auxiliary Treasurer, Jody Smith 3217 Grant Pasadena, TX 77503-1362

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DoD to Lift Women in Combat Exclusions?

A report released to the president and Congress recently recommends 20 changes in the way the military facili-tates diversity, and suggests gender barriers be lifted on all career fields. The Military Leadership Diversity Com-mission is a group of 31 active-duty and retired officers, enlisted person-nel and senior executives from major corporations. The commission is also recommending that the Department of Defense eliminate its combat-exclusion policies, which currently bar women from combat-arms specialties and from assignment in units battalion-size or smaller that have a routine mission to engage in direct combat. The Commis-sion's final report is available on the Military Leadership Diversity Commis-sion website. (From military report.com)

U.S. Units Exposed to Herbicides in Korea’s DMZ, 1968-71

Veterans of the following units who were assigned to them between April 1, 1968, and Aug. 31, 1971, are eligible to apply for compensation based on exposure to herbicides.

2nd Infantry Division (Combat Brigade)Regiment Battalions72nd Armor 1st, 2nd12th Artillery 1st15th Artillery 1st17th Artillery 7th37th Artillery 6th38th Artillery 5th7th Cavalry 4th Sqdn, Counter Agent Co.9th Infantry 1st, 2nd23rd Infantry 1st, 2nd, 3rd31st Infantry 2nd* 32nd Infantry 3rd*38th Infantry 1st, 2nd

7th Infantry Division (3rd Brigade)Regiment Battalions73rd Armor 1st10th Cavalry 2nd13th Eng. Combat Bn.17th Infantry 1st, 2nd31st Infantry 1st, 2nd*32nd Infantry 1st, 2nd, 3rd*

Other UnitsU.N. Command Security Battalion- Joint Security AreaCrew of the USS Pueblo

*Service records may show assignment to either the 2nd or 7th Infantry Division.

All Korea Cold War/DMZ veterans, I believe the number of KIAs in Cold War Korea to be about 300! I suggest that if you served in Korea in the mid 1960's through mid 1970's and suffer from any illness-es associated with exposure to Agent Orange or any other herbicides, you should file a claim for care and compensation with the Veterans Administration and you should request an Agent Orange Registry Exam. You should seek out the DAV office at your nearest VA Regional hospital and ask for their assistance in fil-ing your claim. Do not file your claim direct with a VA office VSO (Veteran Service Officer). The list of presumptive units as detailed in the VFW article should not deter you either. Other areas and units were also exposed. Contact me at Association Hq. 224-225-1202 or email at 2idahq@comcast.net if you have questions.

Bob HaynesNational Secretary/Treasurer 2 IDA

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Veterans’ Administration Voluntary Service representative, Phyllis Hankins (second from left), presents a check for $500 on behalf of the Indianhead Auxiliary to Sylvia Jackson (third from left), Chief of Volunteer Services of the Marion, Ill. VA Hospital while Mark Deschene (left) a member of the Volunteer Staff, and As-sociation member Chuck Hankins (right) look on. The money is deposited in the Marion VA’s Imprest Fund, which gives one-time gifts of $50 to vets to cover needs such as food for their families, gas to commute for medical appointments, overdue utilities, or other pressing needs. photo courtesy of Chuck Hankins

It’s Worth Repeating.... On May 12, 1962, General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, at age 82, delivered the exhalted “Duty, Honor, Country” speech to 2,100 West Point Cadets. Below is an excerpt of the 34 minute speech he gave without using notes. To read the entire speech, or hear him deliver it, go to http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/douglasmacarthurthayeraward.html.

“Duty, Honor, Country: Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be. They are your rallying points: to build courage when courage seems to fail; to regain faith when there seems to be little cause for faith; to create hope when hope becomes forlorn.... The unbelievers will say they are but words, but a slogan, but a flamboyant phrase. Every pedant, ev-ery demagogue, every cynic, every hypocrite, every troublemaker, and I am sorry to say, some others of an

entirely different character, will try to downgrade them even to the extent of mockery and ridicule. But these are some of the things they do. They build your basic character. They mold you for your future roles as the custodians of the nation’s defense. They make you strong enough to know when you are weak, and brave enough to face yourself when you are afraid. They teach you to be proud and unbending in honest failure, but humble and gentle in success; not to substitute words for actions, not to seek the path of comfort, but to face the stress and spur of difficulty and challenge; to learn to stand up in the storm but to have compassion on those who fall; to master your-self before you seek to master others; to have a heart that is clean, a goal that is high; to learn to laugh, yet never forget how to weep; to reach into the future yet never neglect the past; to be serious yet never to take yourself too seriously; to be modest so that you will remember the simplicity of true greatness, the open mind of true wisdom, the meekness of true strength.”

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Rest in PeaceDale T. Johnson82nd AAA Hq Btry1951-52 KoreaDied: 2/15/2011

Harvey AibelI Co 38th Inf Regt1943-45 ETODied: 2/7/2011

William D. ClaboTank Co 9th Inf Reg1952-53 KoreaDied: 2/23/2011

Joseph LupoCo D 2nd Med1941-45 ETODied: 3/16/2011

Leonard T. FerrellG Co 9th Inf Regt1950-51 KoreaDied: 3/3/2011

Milt Grismore15th FA Hq Btry1950-51 KoreaDied: 4/7/2011

G. Lee Fox38th Inf G Co1950-51 KoreaDied: 2/18/2011

James R. Jackson23rd Inf Hq Co1949-51 KoreaDied: 3/14/2011

Richard L. Kehler23rd Inf A Co1950-51 KoreaDied: 9/19/2010

James F. Malone2nd Engineers1949-51 KoreaDied: 10/2/2010

Charles E. Stalker2 ID Hq1951-52 KoreaDied: 11/19/2010

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New MembersEvan PopeHHC 1-72 Armor2006-07 Korea

Richard Trainor38 Inf Regt1946-47 Camps Carson and Hale, Colo.

Paul Smith (Staff Sgt. Ret.)G Co 702 Maint1976-77 Korea

Terry ‘Mick’ Mickleson (Associate Member)A Co 1-17 Inf Regt 7 ID1966-67 Korea

Russell Elder A Co 9 Inf Regt1943-45 ETO

Giulano Schiozzi2-72 Armor1966-67 Korea

John IvinsHHC, 122 Signal Bn1978-79 Korea

Sabrina Sanfillipo Webb (Lt. Col. Ret)Division Provost Marshal – 728 MP1997-99 Korea

Col. Thomas WebbDivision Planner and 1-5061997-99 Korea

Thomas SaundersC Co 5-20 Inf and C Co 1-506 Inf1988-89 Korea

Jerome Lee Pionk702 Maint Co F1972-75 Korea

William Zeliff (Life Member)C Co 1-38 Inf Regt1985-86 Korea

John ‘Dan’ Dunne (Life Member)A Co 1-31 Inf Regt1981-82 Korea

James Caddigan (Life Member)Cdr, 122 Signal Bn1974-75 Korea

Stephen Johnston (Life Member)1-23 Inf Regt1974-75 Korea

Raymond Zorbini (Life Member)4-7 Cav1968-69 Korea

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Looking For...... A copy of the 1937 history of the Second Division in WWI, by Spaulding and Wright. Contact Edward Burka at burka@dmv.com.

Some of my fellow ski troopers who served with me in Company L, 23rd Infantry Regiment in Fort Rich-ardson, Alaska from 1956-59. Contact Ross Mullen at 570-596-4564.

Any American Soldier who fought in France during WWII who would like to receive the National Order of the Legion of Honour, the highest decoration in France for military service. Contact jocelyne.pa-pelard@orange.fr.

TEXAS BRANCH REUNION Ralph Smith, president of the Texas Branch, hosted the Texas Branch reunion in Irving, Texas, March 31st through April 3rd. We stayed at the Hampton Inn-Los Colinas and they gave us a great room rate which in-cluded a hot breakfast. They provided a nice hospital-ity room where we were able to visit with friends. We had 29 attend with only one first time attendee. Our first time attendee was Buddy Taylor, Maxine Durham Taylor’s new husband. Most of our memberswere WWII veterans with Ralph Smith being the only Korean War member. Attending from out of state were Roy and Ouida Hodges, from Louisiana, and Auxiliary President, Deborah Harrison from Washington. The majority of the group arrived on Friday and that evening we had a great seafood dinner at the Rockfish. We had our annual business meeting on Saturday morning voting to make donations to the association scholarship fund and the Pantry in Fort Lewis. A big “Thank You” to Givens Forsythe, U.J. King and Roy Hodges for their generous donations to the Texas Branch. We had 24 gather at The Ranch-Los Colinas where we dined on herbed roasted chicken and fried catfish. After dinner, we played Bingo where everyone wona little something. Dee King won the “Friendship” throw and Deborah Harrison won the 50/50. The Ho-tel donated a free two day weekend stay at TheHampton Inn and Ralph Smith won it. After breakfast on Sunday morning, we said our good-byes and headed out our separate ways taking good memories with us. Ralph Smith will serve his second year as President of the Texas Branch. Next year’s reunion will be held in Huntsville, Texas or Fredericksburg, Texas, depend-ing on what rates are offered.

PENN-JERSEY BRANCH REUNION Warriors and guests from the Penn-Jersey Branch met in Gettysburg, Pa. for their annual reunion, April 10 - 12. The shots fired on Fort Sumter by the Confed-erates on April 12, 150 years ago started the Civil War. The weekend provided a good opportunity to see friends and fellow soldiers and to relive some events and experiences of our past. Warriors from WWII, the Korean War and post Korean War attended. Everyone enjoyed a tour of the Gettysburg battlefield preceded by a talk at the banquet the evening prior by Colonel (retired) Doug Campbell, now a Professor at the Army War College. Viewing a huge cyclorama of the battle and walking through the museum provided more interest. A stop at the summit of Little Round Top to see where more than 50,000 casualties occurred during the three days of the battle made a deep impact. Some members also toured the David Wills House where President Lin-coln put the final touches on his Gettysburg Address. The weekend was a great opportunity for our Warriors and their spouses to see and recall a significant part of American history. A. J. Fojt, Vice President, and Barry Napp, Secre-tary/Treasurer, played significant roles in the planning and execution of the reunion. David Murphy, 23rd Inf 1952-53, was elected Secretary/Treasurer at the busi-ness meeting. Barry Napp is leaving the position and transferring to Texas where he plans to join the Texas branch.

Want to Contact Your Association Officers?

President - Ray Hansen 605-361-78701st VP - Russ Donovan 925-686-65372nd VP - Lynn Hartsell 605-987-4326Sec/Treas. - Bob Haynes 224-225-1202Exec Comm. - Jack Woodall 610-274-1409Exec Comm. - Byron Brower 941-637-8056Exec Comm. - Jim Slater 603-898-7494Exec Comm. - Aves Thompson 907-240-0114Exec Comm. - Wally Baxendale 630-293-1493

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