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Fall Oct-Dec 2013 DoF News

DoF News

The Department of Florida Fall Oct-Dec 2013

The official publication of the Department of Florida, Korean War & Korean Ser-

vice Veterans Association, by and about its members. www.dfl.kwva.org

Seasons Greetings

W e are about half

way thru my term

as your President. My ac-

complishments are not

spectacular. My goals

have not been reached.

My plans are not coming

together the way I had

hoped.

Membership is the num-

ber one concern for the

State of Florida. This is

the only thing that can

keep us going. You must

strive to bring in new

members.

We must think of new

ways to convince Korean

veterans — all veterans

who served in Korea at

any time — that we are

there for them. The only

way we can do this is to

show them we care. We

must make ourselves visi-

ble in the public eye.

I ask you to be more out-

going and present your-

selves with open arms to

receive them in member-

ship.

At our last council meet-

ing I proposed that we

make a change in our

(President Continued on page 2)

From President Hebner

See DoF Council Registration form on page 16.

TAPS on page 6.

Convention Book see pages 10, 11, & 15.

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From President Hebner 1

VP Parker Needs Help 2

DoF News, Web, & Hist. 2

CID 192; CID 199 3

CID 318 & CID 106 4

CID 169; CID 199 5

2013 TAPS 6

DoF Chapt Membership 7

Chapter Add and Off Tbl 8,9

McGuire, Convention Bk 10

Convention Book Layout 11

DoF Executive Board 18

DoF News Publication Tbl 18

Assn Bylaws — Jones 12

Convention Bk Order Frm 15

January Council Meeting 16

The Gimlet by Gene Ames 17

In this issue

dues program and offer life mem-

bership to any veteran seventy

eight or older for $75.00. You all

thought it was a good idea.

I presented it to the Association

Council, but they have not accepted

it. I shall keep trying for their ap-

proval.

The date for the State Convention

will be May 23-24, 2014 at the

Altamonte Springs Hilton Hotel.

Mark your calendars as this is a bit

later than usual.

I ask that every Chapter be sure to

have representation at the conven-

tion . This is your chance to be

heard as to your ideas, suggestions

and wishes.

Also, you will be contacted for ads

in the convention book. Please be

generous in your responses. Read

the request carefully as there are

some new programs for the area in

which you reside.

The nominating committee will be

looking for some new faces to fill

open offices so if you are interested

please submit your resume.

“Honor Flights” are now being giv-

en for Korean vets as well as World

War II vets. Please contact the rep-

resentative in your area and get the

necessary information. This is a

great opportunity for some of our

people to get to Washington and

see the monuments as well as re-

ceiving the trip of a lifetime.

I wish everyone a very Merry

Christmas and hope the New Year

will bring peace, prosperity and

good health to one and all.

Bob Hebner

(President Continued from page 1)

As DOF 3rd VP I

have been task

with coming up

with a Fund Rais-

er. After much

thought, I decided

to reach out to the

Chapters and ask

for your input.

We have had a

few successful Fund Raisers in the

past. However, at this time in our life

we have to be realistic. How many

would buy tickets for a cruise? If we

purchased a TV, would we sell enough

tickets to cover the cost?

The saying goes: “two heads are better

than one.” Send me some of your ideas

and let me know how they will work.

Mark your calendar for the DOF Coun-

cil Meeting, Saturday January 25 at

the Hilton, Altamonte Springs.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year.

Maxine Parker, 3rd VP/CID188 3575 Eagle Nest Drive Hernando Beach, FL 34607 407-429-5407; 352-250-2427 [email protected]

To All DOF Chapters: Your Help Please

T his is a somewhat unusu-

al newsletter. Of course I

don’t think I have done a

“usual” DoF News. I think this

one is nearing what I have had

in mind — trying to bring as

much relevant information to Florida KWVA Mem-

bers as I can. But I still do not have the amount of

advance planning information that I would like.

So I am going to try to tell readers more about DoF,

(Editor and Webmaster Continued on page 4)

DoF News, Website, and History by Tom Thiel

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Chapter News From CID 192, Citrus

Co:

We conducted our annual picnic on

Oct. 23; about 60 attended including 15

from the Korean community.

On Nov. 3, we conducted Massing of

Colors. We have extracted Victor Costas

and Hank Butler from an overall view

and shown them alone.

CID 192

spon-

sored a

WWII

Veteran

Jim

Sherpey on an honor

flight Oct 23.

Jim (right), shown

with Hank on left,

came to our Novem-

ber meeting and hap-

pily reported his trip.

Rita and Hank Butler met with 12

classes in November. Students all

liked Hank’s reports on his time in

the Navy during 1950-1954, that in-

corporated 15 round trips on two

ships to Japan, Hong Kong, Thai-

land, Korea, and many more ports in

the far East.

CID192 had 10 riders on our float in

the Veteran's Day Parade. Pic 023

shows the back of my truck and some

of the people on the float.

CID199: Tell America at State College of Florida

-Venice. From left: Skip Hannon, Scotty Blomeley

( two Purple Hearts), Dick Caverly ( Prisoner of War

15 months) and Professor Michael Rogers of State

College of Florida—Venice. Above, from local paper.

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CID 318 and CID 106: Two Florida

chapters, Indian River County Chapter 318 and

Treasure Coast Chapter 106, commemorated the 60th

anniversary of the Korean War Armistice on Satur-

day. July 27th on Veterans Memorial Island Sanctu-

ary in Vero Beach. The island on the Indian River la-

goon now serves as a quiet haven for reflection on the

sacrifices made by the men and women in the Armed

Forces of our Country.

Joseph A. Gomez, Commander of Chapter 318

served as Master of Ceremonies.

Keynote Speaker Anthony "Tony" Young, Col. US

Army (ret.) a veteran of the wars in the Middle East

and Guest Speaker Peter Popolizio, Commander

Chapter 106, a decorated Korean War veteran, both

reflected on their combat experiences and paid trib-

ute to those who served with them.

Vincent Abbate and George Todd (above), mem-

bers of chapter 318 placed a special floral wreath at

the island’s Korean War bronze marker; the marker is

a gift from Chapter 106 to Chapter 318.

Joseph A. Gomez, Commander, CID318. (ED NOTE:

I apologize for missing this in last issue. tjt)

Young Popolizio

Chapter News

that it is “… an association of Flori-

da KWVA Chapters,” and that it

has three meetings each year—

Council Meetings in September

and January, and a Council Meet-

ing and Convention in May.

So, DoF is an Association of Chap-

ters. But I think it has evolved to

more of an organization of itself, or

perhaps Chapters have not seen

their roles sufficiently. I guess what

I am saying is that it took me five

years to learn this, and I wonder

how many Chapter Presidents and

Commanders share this view. My

message is “Chapters, you define

DoF!”

My appeal to all Chapter leaders is

(Editor and Webmaster Continued from

page 2)

(Continued on page 10)

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As reported by my friend,

Ted Morford, CID 199.

Tom

The dedication of the Korean War

Memorial was beautiful and sad.

Eddie Ko played a big part. I would

estimate 300 attendees. The South

Korean ladies did a great job with

their songs, beautiful voices. I am

sending pictures and program un-

der separate cover.

Marie and I were interviewed after

the ceremonies. Will see what

comes of that.

My son, Dan, and I had a great con-

versation with Eddie Ko. He cer-

tainly has a deep respect for you

With very best regards, Ted Mor-

ford.

Chapter News

CID169. Nearly seventy members and their spouses attended the Annual Christ-

mas luncheon and Awards Banquet on December 12 at the Mission Inn in Howey-in-the-

Hills. Outstanding service awards were presented to: Treasurer-Membership Gloria Cor-

bet, Secretary Doreen Peever, Color Guard and Tell America leader Joel Briggs, and 1st

VP Art Iversen. 2nd Vice President Don Lynch received the Chapter’s highly-valued Eddie

Ko Award. (See photo right—President Wally Jones (l.) presents award to DJ Lynch.)

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Ed. Note: I obtained the above

listing of 2013 Deceased Florida

KWVA members from the In Me-

moriam page of our excellent

website—www.kwva.org

The list is in date order, and shows

only 2013 diseased members you

or someone has reported to Mem-

bership through November 29.

Some of you provided me with dis-

eased members names and I appre-

ciate that, but it seems to me that is

not necessary. Therefore, in the

future I ask that you ensure that

you report your deceased to Associ-

ation, and I will get from there.

You may also honor your deceased

member by submitting a page

about them. These are also carried


2013 TAPS State Mbr No Name Date Of Death Department/Chapter Unit Served

FLORIDA R026625 ABBERTON, DONALD R. 03/14/13 ‐ USAF

FLORIDA LR40640 ALICIA, HARRY 03/17/13 FL #188 ‐ South Lake County USN

FLORIDA CID 200 ALLABAND, WINFIELD A. 10/06/13 ‐

FLORIDA LR32014 BALL, WILLIAM S. 06/06/13 FL #14 ‐ Suncoast 35 INFD 25 INF K

FLORIDA R042994 BLAIR, ROBERT E. 07/27/13 FL #199 ‐ Manasota USA

FLORIDA P000202 BULLOCK, WILLIAM T. 04/08/13 ‐ 7 INFD 31 INF

FLORIDA R024748 CAMPBELL, THOMAS W. 02/02/13 FL #155 ‐ Florida Gulf Coast 1 MARD 1 MED BN

FLORIDA R017082 CARLI JR., ARMANDO R. 'PAT' 07/12/13 FL #169 ‐ KWVA of Lake County 1 MARD C‐1‐5

FLORIDA R039000 CHILDRESS, THOMAS W. 04/17/13 FL #267 ‐ GEN James A. Van Fleet USA 2 I Div 15th FA BN

FLORIDA Non‐Member DAY, GEORGE "BUD" 07/27/13 ‐

FLORIDA R024834 DENZIN, DONALD H. 06/24/13 ‐ USA ASUTC

FLORIDA A042870 DIXON, DENNIS M. 'MIKE' 09/23/13 FL #173 ‐ Mid‐Florida

FLORIDA R028606 FIELD, WILLIAM G. 'BILL' 01/07/13 FL #199 ‐ Manasota 1 CAVD 8 REG 3 BN L

FLORIDA R028898 FINDLAY, DONALD E. 11/14/13 FL #192 ‐ Citrus County USAF

FLORIDA LR30870 FLYNN, THOMAS E. 11/06/13 FL #110 ‐ Miami‐Dade 24 INFD 21 INF HVY MTR

FLORIDA R018298 GALLOWAY, GRENVILLE H. 10/09/13 ‐ 7 INFD 31 FA BN HQ

FLORIDA CID 014 GREENE, EDGAR 01/28/13 ‐

FLORIDA LR22029 HATTEN SR., SIDNEY L. 03/18/13 ‐ 63 INF E

FLORIDA LR33279 HAWKINS, RALPH A. 10/20/13 FL #175 ‐ LT Baldomero Lopez (MOH) 315 CMBT CARGO

FLORIDA R033296 HUBBARD, LAWRENCE J. 01/05/13 FL #153 ‐ Central Florida 1 MARD 1 ORD BN HQ

FLORIDA LR19343 HUTTON, WILLIAM E. 'BILL' 04/14/13 MA #299 ‐ Korea Veterans of America 24 INFD 7 TK BN

FLORIDA CID 159 JOHN A., CAREY 11/18/13 ‐

FLORIDA LR29227 KMIEC, EDWARD M. 02/11/13 FL #200 ‐ North East Florida USN

FLORIDA R029541 KOSTKA, ROBERT A. 08/23/13 FL #159 ‐ Sunshine State 25 INFD HQ

FLORIDA LR05477 MCNEELY, LYLE V. 05/20/13 FL #16 ‐ COL Alice Gritsavage Aviation electrician

FLORIDA LR37689 MEANS JR., SAMUEL CLEFF 'SAM' 05/07/13 FL #267 ‐ GEN James A. Van Fleet 51 SIG BN C

FLORIDA R027551 MICHAUD, LOU O. 10/12/13 FL #159 ‐ Sunshine State USN

FLORIDA C000268 PENCE, WILLIAM L. 08/02/13 ‐

FLORIDA LR19973 QUILLIGAN, CORNELIUS C. 'NEIL' 09/29/13 FL #175 ‐ LT Baldomero Lopez (MOH) 45 INFD 279 INF

FLORIDA LR31124 RAY, ROY R. 01/10/13 FL #153 ‐ Central Florida USA/USAF

FLORIDA R004260 ROWLEY, THOMAS D. 06/01/13 ‐

FLORIDA LR27056 SARGENT, DONALD G. 06/13/13 ‐ 7 DIV ARTY 17 INF

FLORIDA R042853 SCHULTZ, JAMES R. 09/26/13 FL #158 ‐ William R. Charette (MOH) USA

FLORIDA R003037 SEEMANN, WILLIAM P. 03/21/13 ‐ USAF HQ FEAF

FLORIDA R022805 SELL, LEO L. 02/11/13 FL #158 ‐ William R. Charette (MOH) 7 INFD 31 INF 1 BN B

FLORIDA R021654 SMITH, W. CHARLES 08/23/13 ‐ 1 MARD 11 REG 4 BN K

FLORIDA LR37056 SNYDER, T. JAMES 09/29/13 FL #210 ‐ Brevard County USA 176 FA BN

FLORIDA Non‐Member SPEAIRS, ANSE H. 04/25/13 ‐

FLORIDA R041471 STRASSER, JOHN N. 08/31/13 FL #169 ‐ KWVA of Lake County USA 1st Cav 8th Reg Regimental HQ

FLORIDA R036707 SULLIVAN, WILLIAM B. 03/23/13 ‐ 7 INFD 15 AAA AW BN SP D

FLORIDA LR25255 TORNOW, ROGER E. 09/12/13 FL #293 ‐ NOT AN ACTIVE CHAPTER 936 FA BN

FLORIDA R019834 VESCOVI JR., DANIEL J. 08/09/13 FL #14 ‐ Suncoast USN CRUDIV 13 (WESPAC)

FLORIDA R007178 WHITEMAN, DON C. 03/15/13 ‐

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Membership by Chap-ters table at right was obtained

from the Association Membership DB on the Association website. It

shows Membership by Chapters as of

Dec. 1, 2013.

It also shows Chapter Status—Active-NA means your Chapter is deficient.

Your chapter is deficient if it has not

met all requirements, i.e. valid Elec-tion Report filed, or perhaps filed

but not all officials are accepted as

valid; missing copies of their Char-

ters, Incorporation or other papers.

There will be some discussion at the

January 2014 DoF Council meeting

of how a Chapter can change its Sta-tus from Active-NA to Active.

If your Chapter is deficient, we ask

you to contact DoF Secretary Chuck

Husbands to get it corrected.

Your Chapter should have access to

the Association Membership DB; if

you do not, i.e., no Access Code and PW, you should call Mr. Feaster im-

mediately.

This report was obtained from the

Association Membership DB, but it is not available to Chapters.

Chapters should petition to have ac-

cess to this information for their chapters from their access codes!

Pages 8 & 9 following list Chap-

ters, their Presidents or Com-

manders, and meeting times and locations. If there are inaccu-

racies, contact DoF Secretary Hus-

bands. You may see this report for your Chapter via Chapter Access on

Assoc. Membership DB. tjt ed

CID Chapter Status Active Active Total

(Date Last Elect) (Inactive) (Inactive) Active

Regular Other (Inactive)

Chapt Chapt Chapt

Mbrs Mbrs Mbrs

14 Suncoast Active 46 0 46

(12/20/12)

15 Eddie Lyon Active‐NA 12 0 12

(10/15/12) 3 0 3

16 COL Alice Gritsavage Active 15 1 16

(12/18/12) 3 0 3

17 LT Richard E. Cronan Active‐NA 34 0 34

(1/9/11) 10 0 10

106 Treasure Coast Active 16 0 16

(1/18/12X2) 9 1 10

110 Miami‐Dade Active‐NA 15 0 15

(12‐27‐12) 5 0 5

124 Osceola County Active‐NA 4 0 4

(6/15/10) 1 0 1

153 Central Florida Active 22 0 22

(12/11/12) 15 0 15

155 Florida Gulf Coast Active‐NA 29 0 29

(12/4/10x 2) 13 0 13

158 William R. Charette (MOH) Active 22 0 22

(11/16/12X2) 2 0 2

159 Sunshine State Active 33 4 37

(5/10/12x2) 19 4 23

169 KWVA of Lake County Active‐NA 86 4 90

(11/28/12)

173 Mid‐Florida Active‐NA 80 13 93

(12/20/12) 11 1 12

175 LT Baldomero Lopez (MOH) Active 40 0 40

(1/6/13) 5 0 5

188 South Lake County Active 30 0 30

(12/19/12) 11 1 12

189 Central Florida East Coast Active 27 1 28

(11/20/12) 6 0 6

192 Citrus County Active 34 0 34

(10/24/12)

199 Manasota Active 38 1 39

(11/15/12) 11 3 14

200 North East Florida Active 15 1 16

(10/22/12x2) 1 0 1

210 Brevard County Active‐NA 24 1 25

(12/5/12) 3 0 3

267 GEN James A. Van Fleet Active‐NA 34 2 36

(01/02/13) 16 1 17

318 Indian River County Active 31 0 31

(12/20/12) 13 0 13

Totals: 687 28 715

157 11 168

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Fall Oct-Dec 2013 DoF News State Department/Chapter President/Commander

CID

FL Suncoast Joe D Slatton R035312

14 PO Bx 382 727‐345‐4845

Bay Pines, FL 33744‐0382 [email protected]

Website: http://kwvaflchapter14.org

Meets: 3rd Thu 7pm, VFW #4364, 5773 62nd St N, St Petersburg, FL

FL Eddie Lyon Morton Berger R035623

15 (Active‐NA) 954 742 5453

9261 Sunrise Lakes Blvd, Apt 212 [email protected]

Sunrise, FL 33322‐1382

Meets: 1st Tue 7:30pm, American Legion #304, 41 NE 1st Ct, Dania, FL 33004

FL COL Alice Gritsavage Bermard Fisher LR14610

16 1825 SE 35th Ln 352‐368‐1872

OCALA, FL 34471‐6752 [email protected]

Meets: American Legion Post 16, 4701 NW 6th. St, Gainesville, FL, 1900 Ist. Wed.

FL LT Richard E. Cronan Joe W Green R040344

17 (Active‐NA) 561‐739‐8575

1710 Stonehaven Dr #4 [email protected]

Boynton Beach, FL 33436

Meets: 2nd Sun 9:00am, Palm Beach Rescue Station, 14276 Hagan Ranch Rd, Delray Beach, FL

FL Treasure Coast Peter Popolizio LR06222

106 443 SW Horseshoe Bay 772‐344‐2301

Port Saint Lucie, FL 34986 [email protected]

Meets: 3rd Tue 10:30am, DAV #113, 1150 SW California Blvd, Port Saint Lucie, FL

FL Miami‐Dade Ainslee R. Ferdie LR08244

110 (Active‐NA) 305‐445‐3557

717 Ponce de Leon Blvd, Ste 223 Fax: Fx: 305‐441‐6401

Coral Gables, FL 33134‐2070 [email protected]

Meets: 4th Thu 6:00pm, American Legion #98, 717 Ponce de Leon Blvd, #223, Coral Gables, FL 33134

FL Osceola County David L. Conboy R018710

124 (Active‐NA) 407‐892‐7409

4945 Spiral Way [email protected]

Saint Cloud, FL 34771

Meets: 3rd Tue 7pm, VFW #3227, 915 New York Av, Saint Cloud

FL Central Florida Charles Carafano LR03153

153 1889 Van Allen Cir 386‐532‐0534

Deltona, FL 32738 [email protected]

Meets: 2nd Wed, 2pm, Amer Legion Post #127, 109 Cassadaga Rd, Lake Helen, FL

FL Florida Gulf Coast Nicholas A. Napolitano, Jr. R041961

155 (Active‐NA) 239‐898‐0881

607 SE VAN LOON TER [email protected]

Cape Coral, FL 33990‐1166

Meets: 1st Sun 2pm, VFW #8463, 11th Pl, Cape Coral, FL

FL William R. Charette (MOH) Frank E. Cohee Jr. LR11015

158 4037 Chelsea Lane 863‐859‐1384

Lakeland, FL 33809 [email protected]

Meets: 3rd Sat 1030am, Summerlin Military Academy, Bartow, FL

FL Sunshine State Peter H. Palmer LR15667

159 P.O. Box 5298 727‐584‐7143

Largo, FL 33779‐5298 [email protected]

Meets: 2nd Thu, 1:00 pm. VFW Post 9272, 10997 72nd Av N, Seminole, FL 33542 (727‐393‐1894)

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Fall Oct-Dec 2013 DoF News State Department/Chapter President/Commander

CID

FL KWVA of Lake County Wallace Jones R043316

169 (Active‐NA) 904‐716‐3360

2823 MAYPORT ST [email protected]

Clermont, FL 34711‐5457

Website: http://cid169.kwva.org

Meets: 4th Wed 2pm, Senior Citizens' Center, 1211 Penn St, Leesburg, FL

FL Mid‐Florida Charles Travers LR38990

173 (Active‐NA) 407‐252‐7447

P.O. Box 160505 Fax: C:407‐252‐7447

Altamonte Springs, FL 32716‐0505 [email protected]

Meets: 3rd Thu 11am, September through May, VFW Post #2093, 4444 Edgewater Dr, Orlando, FL

FL LT Baldomero Lopez (MOH) Fred Gossett LR29933

175 14804 N 15th,St 813‐977‐5327

Lutz, FL 33549‐3532 [email protected]

Meets: 1st Sat 1pm, Golden Corral, 1801 56th St, Temple Ter, FL

FL South Lake County David Litz R040519

188 PO Bx 121708 352‐536‐9022

Groveland,, FL 34736 [email protected]

Meets: 3rd Wed 1pm, Lake David Center, 450 South Lake Av, Groveland, FL 34736

FL Central Florida East Coast Charles Husbands LR43498

189 PO Bx 214005 386‐760‐7163

South Daytona, FL 32121 [email protected]

Meets: 3rd Tue 1:00pm, VFW Post 3282, 5810 S Williamson Blvd, Port Orange, FL

FL Citrus County Herman 'Hank' Butler Jr. LR29472

192 2110 NW 17th St 352‐563‐2496

Crystal River, FL 34428 Fax: 352‐634‐1604

[email protected]

Meets: 1st Tue ea mo. 1pm (except no meetings in Jul & Aug) at VFW 10087, 2170 Vets Ln,Beverly Hills, FL

FL Manasota Thomas "Skip" Hannon LR04334

199 POBx 14597 941‐795‐5061

Bradenton, FL 34280‐4598 Ski‐Pat‐[email protected]

Website: http://www.orgsites.com/fl/kwva

Meets: 4th Thu 10:30am, VFW Post 10141, 5105 Manatee Av, Bradenton, FL

FL North East Florida Henry L. Moreland LR24729

200 7350 Blanding Blvd Apt 83 904‐384‐2031

Jacksonville, FL 32244 Fax: C: 904‐314‐5121

[email protected]

Meets: 4th Tue 1:00pm, Fleet Reserve Assn, 7673 Blanding Blvd, Jacksonville, FL

FL Brevard County Donald Rathbun LR29348

210 (Active‐NA) 321‐433‐8246

124 Songa Dr [email protected]

Cocoa, FL 32926

Meets: 1st Wed 1:00pm, Brevard Veterans Council Bldg, 400 S Sykes Pkwy, Merritt Island, FL

FL GEN James A. Van Fleet Richard E 'Dick' Davis R036396

267 (Active‐NA) 352‐378‐5560

2205 NW 19th Ln [email protected]

Gainesville, FL 32605

Website: http://kwva.homestead.com/mainpage.html

Meets: 1st Wed 7pm, American Legion Post #16, 4701 NW 6th St, Gainesville, FL

FL Indian River County Joseph Gomez LR41497

318 1210 24th Av 772‐473‐2313

Vero Beach, FL 32960‐3951 [email protected]

Meets: 3rd Thu, 10:00am, Vero Beach Veterans, Inc CNTN, 2500 15th Av, Vero Beach, FL

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H ello. This is

your 1st VP,

Bob McGuire.

Your DoF Executive

Committee has the

primary responsibil-

ity for our 2014 DoF Convention in

Altamonte Springs on May 23-24.

A Convention Book will be pub-

lished; is a primary source of funds

for the Convention. As Editor of

that Book, I need your help!

A mockup of the 2014 Convention

Booklet has been sent to all Chap-

ter leaders. Additionally, all detail

for the book has been uploaded to

www.dfl.kwva.org (Meetings But-

ton).

I ask that each Chapter purchase

an ad for their Chapter. I also ask

that Chapters solicit additional ads

from businesses in their areas.

Note that when soliciting ads, you

are required to have the Dept. of

Agriculture letter on your person

(this has also been sent to Chapter

leaders).

And last but not least, I also ask

that individual members purchase

personal ads; these will be shown

on the Freedom Fighters page and

are very important both for our

success and our legacy.

Page 11 is an ad layout sizing chart

with prices enumerated for both

black and white and color. Copy for

ads may be camera ready, or sent

electronically in JPG or PDF at a

minimum of 300 dpi resolution.

The Book will contain many pages

that tell our story, and as many

pages of ads as we can secure. Ads

should be on white paper. Every

size ad is shown in the mock up

and all Chapters need to do is sell

the ads and get them to me as soon

as possible. April 1st is the dead-

line, but for my sanity, the earlier

the better.

Please see Order Form on page

15 for details.

Bob

DoF needs your support for 2014 Convention Book

to become more proactive!

(Thank you for staying with me

page to page.)

Winter Council Meet-

ing, January 25, 2014,

Altamonte Springs. (Please see

page 17 for registration form.)

I do not have the agenda for this

meeting, but normally, it will start

about 9:30 or 10:00 with the first

half-hour devoted to training for

Chapters.

This is followed by DoF Business,

and then after a lunch break, Chap-

ters are given about three minutes

each to tell what is going on in

their Chapters.

Of course Chapters have the oppor-

tunity to propose DoF actions but

generally they do not.

There is generally good will among

all. I have liked going. And I urge

as many members to come as pos-

sible—all are welcome whether a

member of a Chapter or not, but

only DoF officers and Chapter

Presidents and Commanders may

vote at the Council meetings.

When we get any more information

on the Council meeting we will

pass it on.

The DoF News

There is not too much to say about

the News, except that I want it to

serve as a vehicle to report on DoF

activities and events, planning for

future ones, and as a vehicle to

help inform all KWVA members

how to get the most of their mem-

bership.

This issue is a bit long, but I think

the contents justify this length. It

will go to all members who receive

their Graybeards at a FL address,

and who have a valid email.

It may go out under a “junk email,”

BUT I WANT ALL CORRESPOND-

ENCE TO COME TO ME AT:

[email protected]!

www.dfl.kwva.org


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C hapter 169 still has a supply of its

new KWVA Lapel Pin.

A very nice 3/4ths-inch pin designed by

Don Struhar, they are suitable for every KWVA member!

Please specify the

number of pins you want at $4.00 each.

Every order will have

a S&H charge of

$6.00 priority mail per shipment added.

Send your order with

a check payable to KWVA #169, to: Joel

Briggs, 6560 S.E.

173rd Place, Summer-

field, FL, 34491, (352) 233-9320,

Lapel Pins

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To: All fellow Chapter Presidents

and Commanders:

From: Wally Jones, President,

Chapter 169

Subject: Association Bylaws change

petition.

Beginning on the next page and extending onto the

flip-page following is a petition to the KWVA to

change Association Bylaws and Procedures to specifi-

cally enable Active Associate Members to hold certain

appointed Chapter positions, notably Secretary and

Treasurer.

The reasons that we think support allowing such ap-

pointments are clearly outlined in the referenced pe-

tition. My purpose in presenting it here is to make

you aware of the Petition, and to ask you to read and

support it

Also, I want you to be aware of the fact that we have

prepared the petition as coming from President Bob

Hebner, DoF President. We did this because we felt it

would have more impact if came from DoF with its

twenty Chapters cosigning.

But, in the event your Chapter will not be represented

at the January 28, 2014, Council Meeting in Altamon-

te Springs, or that DoF will not support it, I would

very much appreciate it if you would extract it from

this document, put your return address in the place at

top, and get as many to sign it from your chapter as

possible, and send it to Chairman Ewing.

Thank you very much.

on the website and are hyperlinked to the member’s name. To do this

you need to prepare the article, which may contain a photo, an obitu-

ary, or any other material you wish to submit.

You may submit the article in PDF or JPG format to member-

[email protected], or you mail it to Korean War Veterans Assn, Mem-

bership Office, PO Box 407, Charleston, IL 61920-0407. TJT, ED

(Continued from page 6)

Now to our fine website, which I

sometimes wonder how many of

you use because almost all things

folks question may be answered

there. Maybe next time I will talk

more about the website, which by

the way WORKS. Please go there

and look around.

DoF History

I’ve left too little space for a dis-

cussion of DoF History. What I

am doing, or trying to do, is digit-

ize all materials of historic value

in DoF.

While I found a lot of photos in

three ring binders, what I have

seen is mostly spurious, i.e., it

does not specifically relate to DoF.

More about this next time too!

Sorry about the four pages.

Tom Thiel


page 10)

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Your name

Chapter affiliation

address

etc.

January 25, 2014

Lewis M. Ewing, Chairman Bylaws Committee

310 Clay Hill Dr.,

Winchester, VA 22602

Dear Director Ewing:

Bylaws change: To specifically enable Active Associate Members to hold certain appointed Chapter positions.

Whereas: The population of KWVA Regular Members with the desire and skill-sets needed to fill certain

Chapter officer, board and other positions is declining as we age, and

Whereas: The practice of filling Chapter Officer positions with a “quasi-officer” and then having the actual

duties performed by another person is perceived as not only unethical and perhaps illegal, and but it is unac-

ceptable to those willing and able to serve, and

Whereas: KWVA Active Associate Members with the desire and skill-sets to perform the duties of certain

Chapter Officer and Board of Director positions are more readily available to fill these positions, and

Whereas: These persons are much more capable of performing the duties of these positions, especially in to-

day’s automated environment, and

Whereas: At least one Department of Florida otherwise active chapter is considered Active-NA because it has

appointed Active Associate Members to its Secretary and Treasurer positions, and

Whereas: Others Florida Chapters have indicated a need for this authority.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That ARTICLE V, DEPARTMENTS AND CHAPTERS, II Chapters,

Section 4 of existing Bylaws be changed as follows:

Existing:

Officers. Each Chapter of the Korean War Veterans Association, Inc. shall elect a Chapter President, Vice


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President(s), and elect or appoint a Secretary, a Treasurer and if so required, Directors, to form at least a

Council/Board of ten (10), according to approved Chapter Bylaws. The results of said election shall be trans-

mitted forthwith to the KWVA Secretary. The President shall appoint all other Officers and Committees with

the approval of the Council/Board. Chapter Bylaws will determine if those who are appointed to the Council/

Board will have the right to vote in Chapter matters. After their election to the office in the Chapter, the Presi-

dent and Vice President(s) titles can be changed to Commander and Vice Commanders, with the approval of

the Chapter membership, during their time in office. No person may hold two (2) elective offices, except for

Secretary and Treasurer, which may be held by one (1) person if elected or appointed.

Be changed to read: (Only that in Bold Red is requested be changed)

Officers. Each Chapter of the Korean War Veterans Association, Inc. shall elect a Chapter President, Vice Pres-

ident(s), and elect or appoint a Secretary, a Treasurer and if so required, Directors, to form at least a Coun-

Board of ten (10), according to approved Chapter Bylaws. Appointed positions may be filled with ei-

ther Active Regular or Active Associate Members. The results of said election shall be transmitted

forthwith to the KWVA Secretary. The President shall appoint all other Officers and Committees with the ap-

proval of the Council/Board. Chapter Bylaws will determine if those who are appointed to the Council/Board

will have the right to vote in Chapter matters. After their election to the office in the Chapter, the President

and Vice President(s) titles can be changed to Commander and Vice Commanders, with the approval of the

Chapter membership, during their time in office. No person may hold two (2) elective offices, except for Sec-

retary and Treasurer, which may be held by one (1) person if elected or appointed.

That appearing in Bold-Red being the only change hereby requested.

Signed ________________________ KWVA Number _______ Pos: _____________











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ELECTED

Bob Hebner, President/155

404 SE 28th Terrace

Cape Coral, FL 33904-3465

239-573-1983

bobh[at]hifo.net

Bob McGuire, 1st VP/189

971 Indian Lake RD

Daytona Beach, FL 32124-2648

386-323-6401

mcrob10[at]aol.com

2nd VP, Vacant

Maxine Parker, 3rd VP/188

3575 Eagle Nest Dr.

Hernando Beach, FL 34607

407-429-5407; 352-250-2427

hog99ultra[at]aol.com

Joan Arcand, Treas./014

5674 Bay Pines Lakes Blvd

St. Petersburg, FL 33708

727-392-5648

rearcand[at]yahoo.com

Chuck Husbands, Sec./189

1913 Big Crane Loop

Port Orange, FL 32128-7163

386-760-7163

chusbands[at]cfl.rr.com

Charlie First, Past Pres./ 173

5439 Denise Ave

Orlando, FL 32810

407-429-0646; 407-431-6798cl cfirst15[at]cfl.rr.com

DoF Executive Board APPOINTED

Harold Sievers, Chap-lain/169 510 St. Andrews Blvd

Lady Lake, FL 32159 352-753-4929 colsievers2[at]aol.com

Mickey Tutolo, Sgt-at-Arms/210 1502 Elm Terrace #210

Titusville, FL 32780 321-269-4221 thetutolos[at]cfl.rr.com Richard Arcand, Judge

Advocate/Ch. 14 5674 Bay Pines Lakes Blvd St. Petersburg, FL 33708 727-392-5648 rearcand[at]yahoo.com

Eddie Ko, KR Liaison/175 5823 Bowen Daniel Drive #803

Tampa, FL 33616-1474 813-839-8026 Jake Feaster, Assoc Liai-son/016

2273 N Highway 329 Micanopy, FL 32667 352-466-3493 jfeaster[at]kwva.org

Tom J Thiel, Ed, Web & Hist/ 169 19147 Park Place Blvd Eustis, FL 32736 352-408-6612

kwvathiel[at]gmail.com

Carol Becker Photo/169

17741 W Apshawa Rd Clermont, FL 34715-9299 352-394-5451 carolbecker[at]juno.com

P ublished quarterly by and for all members of the Ko-

rean War and Korean Service Veterans Association

living in the State of Florida. It goes to all KWVA Members

living in Florida and who have a valid email address.

We request that Chapters make these available to their members who do not have email.

This document may be printed in B&W back to back and

stapled by taking the PDF file to Office Depot, etc., then

folded in half and sealed. Add postage and address in the

blank space below. One Forever Stamp will handle 10 pag-es; this one would require one additional stamp.

The DoF News

DoF News Publication Schedule

Issue Includes Need Mat’l by Publ Date

Fall Oct -Dec Dec 1 Dec 15

Winter Jan - Mar Mar 1 Mar 15

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Summer Jul - Sep Sep 1 Sep 15

Documents

The Department of Florida Fall Oct-Dec 2013 Page 1 DoF Newsdfl.kwva.org/newsletter/newsletter_folder/2013-04_DFL_NEWS_Fall.pdf · The Department of Florida Fall Oct-Dec 2013 The official