The Scuttlebutt The Newsletter of the Korean War and Service Veterans of Lake County (FL), Inc., Chapter 169, Chartered 1998 www.cid169.kwva.org P.O. Box 491428, Leesburg, FL 34749-1428

Vol. 18, No. 3 March 2015

Standing from left: Becker, Corscadden, McMahon, Seidle-man, Gil Miller, Wood, Jr, HooJung Jones Kennedy, Lit-tle, River, Leitstein, Paul Mil-ler, Monahan, Cohen, Wikane,

help?, and Jones. Seated from left: Briggs, Keaser, Moran, Elliott, Schreiber, Corbet, Shumaker, Simunek, Jansen, Zender, and Iversen. (Photo by

Becker; Edited by Thiel.) The fore-

cast of rain drove our Republic

of Korea Ambassador For Peace

Medals Presentation on March

27, 2015 indoors to the Armory. (Peace Medal Cont’d on page 8)

Ambassador for Peace Medal Celebration a huge success!

Chapter Membership remains as this Month’s Story!

President Iversen swears-in seven more new members at Eisenhower Meeting! (Continued on pg. 3)

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D on't you

remember

when there were

28 to 31 days and

4 to 5 weeks in a

month? Seems

like those were

the good old days.

The days and weeks are getting shorter, oh well

that's what happens when we get older.

I attended my first Tell America presentation at

St Paul's Catholic School. I was impressed on

how attentive and interested the students were.

Our presenters were interesting and after hear-

ing what they said, I felt that I might have some-

thing to offer. I would invite everyone to come

and see if they also can add something for the

students.

We have had a good increase in our membership

numbers; I encourage the new members to get

active in our projects with Tell America, and the

fund raising efforts at the stores.

See Gene Zender about ordering the Chapter

shirts. His phone number is 352-748-0112, it on-

ly takes 2 weeks to have your own shirt.

Carol Becker has resigned as Chapter Photogra-

pher. We are looking for a replacement. The du-

ties are: Take and maintain a photographic rec-

ord of the Chapter's activities, and maintain a

pictorial roster of all members (see Tom Thiel).

Need a digital camera.

April 1st will find Tom Thiel conducting a com-

puter class at the Leesburg Senior Center 2:00 to

4:00 If you have concerns about your computer

and how to maintain files you should attend and

become an expert. Please contact Tom in ad-

vance about any items you would like to have

Tom discuss at the session.

The University of Central Florida’s Veterans His-

tory Project would like to interview all our mem-

bers about our experiences in Korea, during and

after the war. They will come here to do the in-

terviews in Leesburg and/or the Villages. Contact

Tom who is compiling a list of Chapter 169 mem-

bers willing to be interviewed ..

The annual Chapter Picnic is April 22nd 10:30 to

1:30, Hot Dogs, Hamburgers and soft drinks will

be served at 11:00, we must clear the building by

2:00. Please bring a covered dish to share. The

location is Hickory Point Pavilion off SR 19 in

Tavares (See page 7 for directions)

Gene Zender said we will be conducting a Tell

America Fund Drive at Walmart on 466 by the

Villages High School on April 11th at both doors.

Joel Briggs is the Captain Please let him know if

you are available to work the shifts at 8:00 to

11:00, 11:00 to 2:00, 2:00 to 5:00; its like having

two teams so please step up. Call Joel at 352-233

-9320

The next Board Meeting will be April 8. From now on it will be in the same room as our Regu-lar meeting, but we will start at 1:30.

The growth in attendance has made this change necessary. I am proud that this had to happen. Thanks to all. But lets remember, when a person is speaking QUIT the side conversations.

Art

President’s Column by Art Iversen

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P resident Iversen installed

seven (7) Chapter mem-

bers at the Eisenhower Center

on March 21; they were (left to

right in the photo on page 1):

Henry River, C.W. Sewell,

Morris Cohen, Al Monahan,

HooJung and Don Kenne-

dy, and Bob Vanas. River and

Monahan had joined at a previ-

ous meeting, Sewell and Cohen

joined on Saturday. Mr. Vanas

(Silver Star and 2 Purple

Hearts) was already a KWVA

member; he also joined the

Chapter on Saturday The Ken-

nedys are Associate KWVA

members, and are members of

Chapter 158 in the Lakeland ar-

ea. They are also members of

our Chapter as well. Mr. Wilson

found us on the internet; he

joined us on 3/25/15.

All these new members

takes the Chapter Member-

ship to 92, which is about as

high as Chapter 169’s member-

ship has ever been.

Now lets introduce our new

members:

Henry ‘Hank’ River, Jr.

served in Korea

with the 7th

Army attached

to the 1st Ma-

rine Division in

1953; he lives on Druid St. in

The Villages.

C. W. ‘Cy’ Sewell, served with

the Navy in Ko-

rean waters

from 1955 to

1957. He and

Bonnie live on

Valverda Dr, in

The Villages.

Morris ‘Murray” Cohen

served in Korea

with “E” Com-

pany, 223rd

Regiment, 40th

Infantry Divi-

sion January to

October 1952. He and Sally live

on Belton Pl. in The Villages.

Albert ‘Al’ Monahan served

with “C” Com-

pany, 7th Bn, 1st

Marine Div., in

1954; he lives in

Cassio Court in

The Villages.

HooJung Jones Kennedy is

an Associate

KWVA Mem-

ber living in in

Hamilton, ON,

Canada. She is

a member of

the National Unification Adviso-

ry Council. She and her husband

Don spend the winter months in

Lakeland, FL. HooJung relates

to the Korean War especially via

her mother and grandmother

escaping with the Americans at

Hungnam.

Major (Ret’d) Don Kenne-

dy, C.D., The

Royal Hamil-

ton Light In-

fantry (WR) is

of course

HooJuug’s

spouse. Don is

an Associate KWVA member.

Robert ‘Bob’ Vanas served in

Korea in 1953

with Company

“H” 3rd. Bn.,

1st Marine

Reg., 1st Ma-

rine Division,

receiving a Silver Star as a ma-

chine gunner and two purple

hearts. Bob lives on Gloverville

Terrace in The Villages

Elmer ‘Jim’ Wilson, served

with the 2nd

Infantry Divi-

sion from 1953-

55. Jim and

Marjorie live on

Todd Way in

Tavares. He

joined at the 3/25 Senior Center

meeting; found us via website.

Welcome ALL to Chpt. 169!

Chapter Membership 92, about as high as ever!

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I n March, our Tell America

team went to St Paul's

School in Leesburg. All grades

from the fifth grade through the

eighth grade attended.

Our presentation was in their

cafeteria so all students could

attend the one presentation

making it an easy day for us.

We were scheduled from 10AM

to 11AM and could have used

some more time.

Gloria Corbet did the introduc-

tion telling about the war and

then introducing each speaker

in turn in order of their service

in Korea. Tom Thiel, Jim Cor-

bet, and Al Schuetz talked about

their war experiences. Al also

talked about doing the Revisit

Korea Trip with his wife.

They were followed by Sue Ma-

son and Joel Briggs with stories

of their service time and Joel

summing up with how Korea

has improved itself over the last

60+ years.

Three chapter members, Francis

Furrie, Art Iversen, and Frank

Keaser came to watch the pro-

gram and were interested in

telling their stories at a later

date.

The students were given the op-

portunity to talk to the vets and

see the displays they had

brought.

There are seven members who

have been on the TA team but

did not participate this year.

We have one last presentation

scheduled on 15 Apr at Leesburg

High School. We have multiple

classes of the JROTC there from

7:30PM to 2:30PM.

In addition, Chief Dixon is retir-

ing at the end of this year. We

have four scheduled to come

and would like

more to come to

honor Chief Dix-

on.

If some of you

who haven't

been able to tell

your stories this

year would like

to come and

help out the pro-

gram as well honor Chief Dixon,

I would consider scheduling half

days for the presenters.

If you would like to attend to see

what the program is like, call

me.

Contact me at 352-483-0570 or

at gjcorbet@comcast.net to let

me know what you would like to

do.

Gloria Corbet

Tell America Program Co-chairs: Gloria Corbet and Joel Briggs.

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Jan. 10. Sam’s Club. There was a mix-up, and we

only had 2PM to 5 PM, Joel Briggs, Capt., Joe

Gruber, Frank Keaser, Art Iversen—Total

$356.42.

Jan 24, Brownwood Publix, Gene Zender, Capt.,

Joel Briggs, Wally Jones, Frank Keaser, Don

Lynch, Doreen Zettemoyer, Jack Corscadden,

Joe Gruber, and Art Iversen—Total $ 828.35.

Feb. 7 at Southern Trace 466 The Villages Capt.

Corscadden; workers?? $1,284.67.

Feb. 28 Winn Dixie Okahumpka, Olson Capt.

Workers?? $557.00.

Mar. 28, Wynn-Dixie 466A Wildwood. Capt.

Lynch. Briggs and Lynch, Olson and Schuetz,

and Keaser and Furrie. $844.40 .

Mar. 28. At Rural King. Iversen, Van Beck,

Lynch, Briggs, Keaser & Furrie. $21.00

Apr.11. Walmart (2 doors) 466 The Villages Capt.

is Briggs

Apr. 25. Winn Dixie Sumter Landing Capt. Jack

Corscadden.

May 8 & 9. Palm Plaza 27 Leesburg Capt.is Shu-

maker.

May 16 Publix Lake Harris 27/48 Okahumpka

Capt. is Olson

Jun 13 Publix Brownwood 44 the villages Capt.

is Zender

Jun.27 Winn Dixie LA Plaza Grande The Villages

Capt. Jones.

Jul. 11 Colony Plaza 466A The villages Capt.

Stover

Sept. 19 Winn Dixie La Plaza Grande The Villag-

es Capt. Jones

Oct. 17 Walmart (2doors) 466 the villages Capt.

Briggs

If anyone can help see The Capt. of the Drive you

can help. We need some new faces and all the help

we can get. 352-748-0112 These are Tell America Fund Drives because our mis-

sion is to Tell America about the Korean War. The

daisies we pass out have information, so do the TA

Trifold brochures. To the extent we can and it is ap-

propriate we should tell the shoppers about the Kore-

an War. It meets our mission, and improves contribu-

tions!

TELL-AMERICA FUND RAISING: Gene Zender, 1st VP

Theresa Ronnebaum, Identity Theft

Victim Specialist with the Florida Attorney Gen-

eral office spoke strongly about identity theft and

how to avoid it at our March 25 Regular Member

meeting at the Senior Center. She also provided

handout information about the services offered

by her office. Her card is below.

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Color Guard activity for the

month of March was a little

slow, finally as we only had two

ceremonies.

On March the 14th,at Veterans

Memorial At Fountain Park,

Leesburg, we did a flag burning

with AMVETS Post 2006 under

the direction of Don Van Beck.

A. Iversen, B .Shumaker, F.

Keaser and G. Zender. Also in

attendance was our new Guard,

Frank Furrie.

On the 27th, we will be covering

the presentation of the Korean

Ambassador for Peace Medals at

The Armory. This will be

at 11:00 am I'm hoping every-

body shows up for this.

On the 28th, we will be at the

Rural King store in Leesburg on

Hyw 441-27at 11:00

So far, nothing for April, but it's

early.

May 25th (Memorial Day) we

will be at Ferran Park Eustis for

the placing of the Wreath and

ceremonies.

We really need more Color

Guard members, both through-

out Lake County, and at the Vil-

lages. I’d like to invite especially

our new members, to consider

serving with your Chapter’s Col-

or Guard.

Color Guard by Joel Briggs

UCF Veterans History Project is compiling the memories of

Central Florida Veterans for posterity, and for

history. And also for the Library of Congress.

My March 9 interview lasted for about two

hours. It was very casual and enjoyable.

Why am I championing the UCF VHP? Because I

believe you should be interviewed. I know there

are many stories to tell. Stories that the public

should be able to access. Something for future

historians across FL and the Nation to be able to

access. And also because UCF wants to interview

us. They will do the interviews in Leesburg or

The Villages. I am compiling a list of Chapter

169 members desiring/willing to be interviewed.

Please let me know that you would like to be in-

terviewed. Do this today, please. You will not be

sorry you did.

Please contact me now: Tom Thiel

kwvathiel@gmail.com, 352-408-6612

http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/veterans/

The Department of Florida

Convention will be May 16 at

VFW Post 3282, 5810 S Wil-

liamson Bvd, Port Orange, FL.

It will be a one-day business

meeting and culminates with

an evening banquet.

Because you are a KWVA 169

member you also are automat-

ically a member of DoF.

The Department wants all

KWVA members to attend,

and we also encourage you to

go to the Convention.

Contact Art Iversen if you are

interested in going.

DoF

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Picnic April 22—Hickory Point—9 until 2

M embers and spouses, significant others,

survivors—please come to our Annual Pic-

nic from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Hickory

Point Park Pavilion off SR19 south of Tavares

(for GPSers, the address IS NOT 21341 Ste Rd

19).

Burgers, hot dogs, buns, relishes, soft drinks,

etc., will be provided by the chapter; members

are asked to please bring a covered dish.

We will be joined by our friends from the Korean

Baptist Church in Ocala, who have so kindly in-

vited us to their church on two occasions now.

Note that this year we have changed the time for

the picnic to 9 to 2 with the picnic meal between

11 and 12 noon. We did this for health concerns,

especially diabetics.

And again, we

express much

appreciation to

Char and Jack Corscadden for donating the con-

diments.. [Big help]

Some reminders, especially for our new mem-

bers. Those coming from Leesburg and The Vil-

lages should consider taking US 27 south to CH

48 at Okahumpka (left) and thence to Howey-in-

the-Hills to SR19 (left) and cross the Harris Lake

Bridge to the park, also on the left. Finally,

THE PARK DOES NOT PERMIT DOGS.

If you plan to come and have not been counted

either at a Senior Center or Eisenhower Center

meeting, please email or call Bill Shumaker so

that we can better plan.

352-323-0807 shuy352@centurylink.net

Hickory Point

Bing map by

Thiel

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HooJung Jones Kennedy and

Don Kennedy, presented

sixteen Ambassador For

Peace Medals to recipients

from Chapter 169 and Flori-

da 24th Infantry Division

Association members who

had previously applied for

and been accepted by the

South Korean Consulate in

Atlanta.

The medals themselves came

from the South Korean Consu-

late in Canada, thanks to

HooJung and Don, who wanted

to extend South Korean appreci-

ation to American Servicemen

who helped keep a free Korea.

We want to thank Mayor Den-

nison for being there. And ex-

tend our appreciation to Senator

Nelson, and to Congressman

Webster for their recognition of

our medal recipients.

And, we need to direct our ap-

preciation to our friends in the

Armory too.

Carol took many photo-

graphs for which we likewise

appreciate; I have edited

them to bring out the rele-

vance of each photo.

Bob Peters and the crew

from LakeFrontTV’s Salute

were there to video record the

event, as were several local me-

dia outlets.

We extend our heart-felt appre-

ciation to HooJung and Don for

their thoughtfulness, and efforts

to make these medals available.

We should also thank all those

who have over the past several

years enabled the Chapter

to present medals to its

members. At the serious

risk of overlooking some-

one, the following names

come to mind: Joe Ryu,

Eddie Ko, the Kim Family,

and Dwight Brown—

thank you all!

For those new members coming

aboard who desire medals, the

Chapter plans to periodically

collect your applications, and

then submit these to the South

Korean Consulate in Atlanta.

I was very sad to miss the event

due to a respiratory condition

that I did not want to transmit

to anyone; but from what folks

tell me every thing was truly

beautiful.

There were articles in the Sen-

tinel Lake Edition, see:

http://

www.orlandosentinel.com/

news/lake/os-lk-korean-

peace-medallions-20150325-

story.html, and also in the

Daily Commercial, see:

http://

www.dailycommercial.com/

news/article_0409d3db-0559-

561f-8ab6-3c66702e92b8.htm

Top: Moran; middle: McMahon,

and bottom: Peters.

By Tom J. Thiel

(Peace Medal Continued from page 1)

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April 8 Senior Center. 1:30 p.m. Board of Direc-

tors.

April 18, Eisenhower Center. 2:00 p.m. Joy Selph,

will talk about her 30 years of military service and

the events leading to her to write “Caught in the

Crossfire.”

April 22, Chapter Annual Picnic. No Senior Cen-

ter member meeting in April.

May 13. Senior Center. 1:30 p.m. Board of Direc-

tors.

May 16. Department of Florida Convention, VFW

Post 3282, 5810 S. Williamson Blvd , Orange City.

May 16, Eisenhower Center, TBD.

May 25 (Monday), 11:00 a.m. Memorial Day

2015. Ferran Park Eustis. Bayview? And Veterans

Memorial Park Villages.

May 27, Senior Center. George Wanberg, Marine

veteran, Cornerstone Hospice Veterans Liaison.

“Hospice for Veterans.”

June 14, Veterans Memorial Park, The Villages,

Flag Day, 2:00 p.m. Full Color Guard.

June 24, Senior Center. Col. (Ret) Joy Selph, will

talk about her 30 years of military service and the

events leading to her to write “Caught in the

Crossfire.”

July 22, Senior Center, Chantel Buck. New Vision

for Independence, Inc., (9501 US Hwy 441,

Leesburg), a local 501(c)(3), nationally accredited

community organization, providing rehabilita-

tion, community education, and support services

for people with low vision or blindness.

July 27,

Veterans Memorial at Fountain Park, Leesburg,

10:00 a.m., Commemoration of the 62nd Anni-

versary of the Cease-Fire.., Full Color Guard.

Veterans Memorial Park, The Villages, Korean

War Armistice, 10;00 a.m., Full Color Guard.

Chapter Program Activity Schedule

Wells-Fargo

Checking 3/31/15 $5,695.19.

Money Market $2,200.12

Table at right shows where we

stand financially as of March 24,

2015, to what we budgeted in

January. Most activities are about

on schedule with the exception of

Dues, which is above our Budget

projections, which is good. On the

other hand Inc-other (Booster,

50:50, etc.) is low. The Charity

Scholarship will incur some sub-

stantial outgo starting now as we

make our contributions to TA

schools.

Chapter Financial Activity Report, G. Corbet, Treas.

BUDGETED 03/24/15 Comp w/Budg PCT

INCOME Approved Jan 15 needed

FundDriveTA $9,000.00 $3,026.69 $5,973.31 34

Dues $2,700.00 $1,163.00 $1,537.00 43

Inc‐other $2,000.00 $174.00 $1,826.00 9

Xclude $1,000.00 $286.00 $714.00 29

Total $14,700.00 $4,649.69 $10,050.31

EXPENSES 03/24/15 to be spent

CGeneral $1,700.00 $500.00 $1,200.00 29

CScholarship $3,500.00 $500.00 $3,000.00 14

KWVA $2,000.00 $898.00 $1,102.00 45

Operating Expenses $5,500.00 $1,756.94 $3,743.06 32

Xclude $1,000.00 $256.00 $744.00 26

Trf to MM $1,000.00 $200.00 $800.00 20

Total Expenses $14,700.00 $4,110.94 $10,589.06

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2015 INCOME & EXPENSE REPORT as of MAR 24

We received a phone call today (4/1/15) from Don

and Gerry Good; they have relocated to Harrisburg,

PA to be near their children. They are living in an as-

sisted living facility; phone number is 717-903-9902.

They sent their best wishes to Chapter 169. I believe

they were sad to leave the Leesburg area. They asked if

there was a Chapter in the area; there is not.

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The Chapter has a very

nice 3/4ths-inch pin de-

signed by Don Struhar,

they are suitable for every

KWVA member!

Pins are $4.00 each.

They are available at eve-

ry meeting from Joel

Briggs, 6560 S.E. 173rd

Place, Summerfield, FL,

34491, (352) 233-9320,

briggs.joel[at]aol.com.

Chapter Lapel Pins

Laakso, Olavi T. LR24050

LEESBURG, FL. - Olavi ("Ollie")

Toivo Laakso , 88, of Leesburg,

Florida, known as "Ollie" to his

friends, died on March 25, 2015

after a brief battle with cancer.

Born on February 19, 1927 in

New York, NY, he grew up in

Vaasa, Finland. Olavi was a semi

-pro soccer player in Finland

and continued that interest

when he returned to New York,

NY as a young man.

He met Anna-Liisa Miettinen in

New York and they married in

1953. They moved to Sterling in

1958. Olavi was employed by

Kaman Corp. in Moosup until

his retirement in the 1990s.

He was a veteran of the Korean

War and was active in local vet-

erans groups in Florida. During

his life, Olavi enjoyed deep-sea

fishing, gardening and sports.

Olavi is predeceased by his first

wife, Liisa, and his son, Eric

Laakso. He is survived by his

wife Delores of Leesburg, FL;

daughter Irma Laakso Gregory;

and grandsons Shane Laakso

and Brent Laakso.

Olavi also leaves his beloved

dogs, Bubbles and Tiny, who

brought him much joy since be-

coming part of his life. Pub-

lished in Norwich Bulletin on

Mar. 28, 2015

The Funeral will be at the Gloria

Dei Lutheran Church at 130

South Loan Oak Dr. Leesburg,

FL. 34748 at 11:00 a.m., April

10, 2015. There will be a lunch

after the funeral and then the

group will travel to Bushnell for

services there at 2:00 p.m.

Chapter 169 members are wel-

come.

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W e have had the “Skills

and Interest Question-

naire” for a at least five or so

years. It is page 3 of the New

Member Application form.

New applicants have mostly

filled out this form, and we have

collected them.

But we have not done very much

with these forms. Mainly my

fault as I had tried to wear too

many hats to do much with

them. So, they either just got

filed or even disappeared. This

even though many of you filled

them out and waited to be called

because you had checked one or

more of the blocks indicating an

interest.

Though not ideal, the form is a

way for members to indicate

where they might be able to con-

tribute to the Chapter.

We’d like to humbly apologize

for our negligence, and respect-

fully ask you to fill out the form

once more and get it to me one

way or another. I promise to get

them to BoD members.

It is on the back side of this

page. Thanks much.

Tom Thiel, 169 SEC, ED, WEB.

19147 Park Place Blvd, Eustis,

FL 32736

352-408-6612

kwvathiel@gmail.com

Skills and Interest Questionnaire

Position LNAME NNAME Phone CELL E‐Mail

President Iversen Art 352‐753‐0139 352‐408‐4593 kwvaprez@gmail.com

1st VP Funds Zender Gene 352‐748‐0112 genezender@hotmail.com

VP 2nd Mem Lynch Don 352‐748‐7009 dlynch62@cfl.rr.com

Secretary Thiel Tom 352‐408‐6612 kwvathiel@gmail.com

Treasurer Corbet Gloria 352‐483‐0570 gjcorbet@comcast.net 

Imm Past President Jones Wally 800‐400‐5959 904‐716‐3360 wjoneskwva169@aol.com

Asst Sec/Treas

Dir Activities Van Beck Don 352‐343‐1529 352‐552‐3399 seafari.vb@vanbeck.com

Dir Assistance‐Aid

Dir Chaplain Jansen Ted 352‐787‐7818 352‐516‐2325 tedj29@aol.com

Dir Color Guard Briggs Joel 352‐233‐9320 briggs.joel@aol.com

Dir Editor Thiel Tom 352‐408‐6612 kwvathiel@gmail.com

Dir Historian

Dir Judge Advocate Simunek Bill 352‐385‐0205 352‐205‐5506 simjb@comcast.net

Dir Photographer Becker Carol 352‐394‐5451 321‐231‐1465 carolbecker@juno.com

Dir Publicity

Dir Quartermaster Zender Gene 352‐748‐0112 genezender@hotmail.com

Dir Sgt at Arms Keaser Frank 352‐314‐9351

Dir Sgt at Arms Asst. Zettlemoyer Dick 352‐748‐0549 352‐528‐3267 Doreenmpeever@aol.com

Dir Tell Americaa Corbet Gloria 352‐483‐0570 gjcorbet@comcast.net 

Dir Tell Americab Briggs Joel 352‐233‐9320 briggs.joel@aol.com

Dir Veterans Affairs

Dir Webmaster Thiel Tom 352‐408‐6612 kwvathiel@gmail.com

Dir At large Gruber Joe 352‐750‐0286 jlnancy@embarqmail.com 

Dir At Large Shumaker Bill 352‐323‐0807 shuy352@centurylink.net 

Dir At Large Talbot Gordon 352‐750‐9160 ggtsports@aol.com

Dir At Large White Charlie 352‐787‐1885 352‐630‐0825

2015 Officers and Directors

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If you have a story to tell, call Bob!

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The mission of the Scuttlebutt is to publish all infor-mation that is of relevance to all members of CID 169.

It is published on the last day of the month it shows. Deadline for receipt of material submitted

is Friday following each Member Meeting.

M embers whose dues—Association, Depart-

ment and/or Chapter—that are payable

anytime up to September 30, 2015, are

shown at right.

Dues Total $37.00; that covers $10 for Chapter,

$2 for DOF, and $25 to the Association.

Association Life Members must still pay Chapter

and DoF Dues, or a total of $12.00.

Unless we have your dues in-hand by the end of

the month shown, you will be removed from the

membership roster.

The Chapter Due date is 30 days prior to

the Association RENEW date. PLEASE DO

NOT wait for your Association notice as that is

too late!

Questions about your membership—

contact Tom Thiel, Membership Manager,

at 352-408-6612 or kwvathiel@gmail.com. Please use the Renewal Form on the last

page.

Pay to KWVA Chapter 169. Mail to: Gloria Corbet, Treas, 16035 Umatilla Place,

Umatilla FL 32784.

Membership—Dues Dates—Assoc., DoF, & Chapter—to Sept 30, 2015

Wanted—Chapter Photographer. Must have email, and be able to transmit photos electronically. Need to attend meetings and most Chapter Functions such as burials, Tell America, TA Fund Drives, services, etc.

Call 352-408-6612.

LNAME FNAME CDUEDT AMOUNT

PSONAK RONALD J. 03/14/15 37.00$    

BURKE ARTHUR L. 03/18/15 37.00$    

VAN BECK DONALD L. 03/31/15 37.00$    

BOUCHER ARTHUR G. 04/13/15 37.00$    

ELLIOTT GENE T. 05/05/15 37.00$    

CORBET JIMMY A. 05/29/15 37.00$    

KEASER FRANK W. 06/01/15 37.00$    

ZETTLEMOYER RICHARD P. 06/07/15 37.00$    

IVERSEN ARTHUR P. 06/13/15 37.00$    

VELIKY DONALD J. 06/17/15 37.00$    

ZENDER RICHARD E. 'GENE' 06/29/15 37.00$    

TENCH WILLIAM N. 07/05/15 37.00$    

JONES WALLACE R. 'WALLY' 07/05/15 37.00$    

STUMBORG MAX 07/10/15 37.00$    

RIVER JR. HENRY G. 07/27/15 37.00$    

GOEBEL HERBERT M. 08/01/15 37.00$    

BRIGGS JOEL B. 08/11/15 37.00$    

WIKANE GEORGE D. 08/31/15 37.00$    

OLSON HARRY O. 09/05/15 37.00$    

HORVATH BERT A. 09/19/15 37.00$    

The Scuttlebutt Korean War and Korean Service Veter-

ans of Lake County, Chapter 169

Tom J. Thiel, Editor

19147 Park Place Blvd.

Eustis, FL 32736

MEMBER RENEWAL and CODE OF CONDUCT ONLY MEMBER RENEWAL and CODE OF CONDUCT ONLY MEMBER RENEWAL and CODE OF CONDUCT ONLY (new members use New Member Application) (new members use New Member Application) (new members use New Member Application)

DATE: _____ /_____/ 2014 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

Amb. for Peacew Medal 1

Membership still the story 1

President’s Message 2

New Chapter Members 3

Tell America Program 4

TA Fund Drives; Identity Theft 5

UCF Hist Proj; Color Guard; DoF 6

Picnic 7

Amb. for Peacew Medal, Cont’d 8

Activity Sched; Fund Report 9

Olavi Laakso; Pins; DoF 10

Due Dates 13

Pay My Dues and CoC Form 14

Officers and BoD; Skills Survey 11

Skills and Interest 12

Inside this issue

My signature below and checking the box at left indicates I subscribe

to the KWVA Code of Conduct.

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