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To my Frlends and Veterans at KUruA chapter 158: Thank You, Veteran!wart commented a coupre days ago that there were onry four Veterans and two radies at the september 2o' 2014

Meeting. That is not gJ;o. r &n piouaury n"*etn" foui Vetera.Jil;t;; there. Anyhow, if vou were notthere

you should nave oeen]it'i, *rv i"i" ""lpr"';iffi;; rontn. not-ev"n tn"t bng deplnding on where you Iive' I

:?"^liJi:1lJi""xJ[tffHy:3l["#:?n"?iffiH"H.[*d:itffi'Bttl::tr'i-4:'"$"i'tls$iirHi#l'tSe. nL most of you know, I was not at-tf,e rieJtinn-FeF tn"t" *". ,

"onni"t with the Department of Flori

councit meeting tnat *as Li"o held on septemueri0th. tt was more imporq$ fo1 m.e to attend that council

Meeting and to ,"pr"""ii d;pi;;1aB ,t.inJ'o"-prrtiri""irever..c-n;pi"liro rooFd. T Menitt tstand was the host

and they did a fantastic job. Nbt only do th"; ;*gil"it o*n n'iuin] ttt"v rt"e.their own museum You could

spend a day just r*rinri"t tn" it"m! on oisirav.-ihey arso n"r" , n"r*bzr of miritary vehicres parked outside, a

hericopter, t"nr, n"r_illv"i:;1i;.ffi;uriro-i.g il "t

the end or a strlet , with an attraciive fence around it and

beautituily tandscaped. And guess Yl"t lh""y',Iil F"Pt"t 1SA, ony frave 24 members and 4 of those are

inactive. oh and the food was about tne oeit tnat has 'been

"grylj'lt*v council Meetino that I have attended' I

think it was catered by sonny,s Barbecua i#'ol;iift;ioirr6ria" eolrd voteo on a fe-w action items: 1)To

eiiminate ttre January zois counc" rra""t'"n lt?i?;i"t#ri5lmi*,3::lf;?Ll""Hff"tXi"X?'"AtJ,t'rt#vention

l.:X,fn:[a?31!11?'J'rTiTi#'Tiil.l;;';e *;.;l;F#;;;ffi" toi tt'" zoii-ibio Jection of

Department om""o.''o'n; ili,ili"d,'*iiii"'i**-*iiiing this r reatiieJlnaiiwirr not be at our october 18th Meeting

either as r wifl be in Rochester, MN handri"g i[; Assoiiations nnnuat Generar Membership Meeting' so please

pran on attendins and support_ our First r,# ilE$iJilEiii'il-"e;;;;v.-riopet,ltv , l.will see vou at the November

1sth. meeting. r hope some of the radies "r"

*o*ing on a ptace.tii-ti'," ivinr"t birristmas get together that is in

rieu of our December Meeting. r sti, think ,-coro"n 60nar wourd be a good prace. they have separate meetrng

r@ms , the food i, g;d-,Iil'h"* yow cnoice otwrrat ygy want to eai and'tne price! are reasonabre' However'

having said that "nv-prJii

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their christmas Meeting there and tne rooo"is arr;;yr g;;J. untir next time, your friend and commander'

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WHERE WERE YOU ?

THE PRESIDENT and first ladyarrive at Love Field in Dallason Nov. 22'1963.

The President is dead, With those four words, CBS anchor Walter Cronkite confirmed thedevastating news of John F. Kennedy's assassination. His grief was undeniable, and the nationmourned with him. Children in classrooms across the country sat in stunned silance as theirteachers struggled to explain. Workers left their offices, unable to go on as though nothinghad happond. Two days later, thousands lined up to pay their respests as the president lay instate. Millions across the globe watched the funeral on television.

ln the November issue of The Gazette, members of Chapter 158 make note of thequestion"WHERE WERE YOU ON NOVEMBER 22, 1963.' WHAT WERE YOU DOING, etc,etc. ,glvethat note to the Editor NLT October 18th meeting. For the out-of- towners, mail yourcommentsto....Walt Benton 4561 Mt. View Drive Lakeland, Fl. 33813. Thank you;

Your Pal;

Walt (The Editor)

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game (2 words)58 "- the season..,"

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Beijing should ask SKorea instead.

ffitqUt*r'3*cm(tryloY*l,tmfu:North Korea does not meet conditions as a strategic

ally for China, and Beijing should invite South Koreainstead, a state joumal in China has suggested.

The academic journal "World Knowl-edge," which is published bY the Chi-nese foreign ministry, made this line ofargument in an article titled "Creationof countries as strategic security hubsaround China," published last month. Acountry as strategic security hub refers toa nation that China can generate supportand use as a steppingstone in the courseof pursuing strategic goals including those inpolities, diplomacy and securitY.

ln a wriften forum section of the journal,

Li\ rei, professor of intemational relations at Renmin

University of China, defined as the criteria for select-ing a strategic hub country: a country that is not inconRict or rivalry with China, a count4i that China canguide to confirm to its strategic needs, and a countrythat China and the partner state pursue common in-terests.

Wei said, 'North Korea does not conform to thecriteria for a strategic hub country, because (China)

cannot lead the North (to conform to its demands)'"ln comparison, he made positive assessment of

South Korea, saying, 'South Korea pursues commoninterests with China in terms of economic coopera-tion, North Korea's nuclear issue, and Japanese mili-tarism.'Analysts say that this means that while Bei-jing cannot afford to consider North Korea, which hasshown disagreement with China as evidenced by theexecution of Jang Song Thaek who was a pro-Chinaleader, it should consider South Korea as a partner itshould proactively brace for.

China is stressing the need for a strategic-hubcountry because it has to counter the U.S.move to reinforce alliance with Asia throughAsia-Pacific rebalancing strategy. \Mth re-lations shifting from one-on-one rivalry ofChina versus Japan, and China versusthe U.S. to "force versus force," Chinaalso should form a belt of ally nations,the argument goes.

Participants at the forum singledout Russia, Pakistan, Myanmar,Laos and Cambodia as China's stra-

tegic hub nations. South Korea wasmentioned as a "suFstrategic hub country"

along with India and Thailand.Sub-strategic hub nations refer to those that

China cannot form close security and military ties butcan maintain'goodwill neutrality."

Gao Cheng, deputy director of the lnstitute of Asia-Pacific Studies under the ChineseAcademy of SocialSciences, said, "lf China regards South Korea as asuFstrategic hub country China can loosen the SouthKorea-U.S. alliance, and pressure Japan." He added,"There are a lot of controversy over how to define Bei-jing-Pyongyang relations at present, but under no cir-cumstance, China-North Korea relations should takeas hostage or limit China-South Korea relations."

The above article and the one about the USS CHOSIN courtesy of C/F Newsletter'

Both Korean peninsula countries are "stticidal"

South Korea's problem with suicide has been well documented, but a World Health Organiza-

tion report found the problem even worse in North Korea, making the peninsula one of the most

suicidal regions in the world. Analysts say North Koreans may be driven to suicide by poverty

and the psychological stress of living in a restrictive environment.

DATES TO REMEMBER

OCT. 18th...Chapter 158 Meeting 10:00 hrs

NOV. 2nd...Time Change

NOV. 4th...Election DaY

Nov. 8th... Veterans Parade

(LAKELAND, at Veterans Park 10:00 hrs.)

NOV. 1lth...Veterans DaY

NOV. 15th...Chapter 157 Meeting 10:00 hrs

NOV. 2Tth...Thanksgiving DaY

DEC. TBA...Chapter Christmas Party TBA

Dec. 7th...Pearl Harber 1941

DEC. 13th...Wreath Across America

(AT Bushnell NationalCemetery 10:00 Hrs.)

DEC. 16th...Battle of the Bulge 19zM

DEC. 25th...Christmas Da./

DEC. 31st...NEW YEARS EVE

Our condolences go out to Charles Appenzeller.

his brother, a l,tWll Veteran who was suffering

from aulihtlmrerc passed a!flay a few days ago.

Charles also said that Margaret is hauing a

slow recovery time from her broken arm. They

hope to be back in Florida either Oct.or tloy.

Walter & Nancy Benton are celebratiry the birth

of their second GREAT 6RAND chitd, Lagan Alten

Eirge arrived on 30 September and ltarleyJune

Johnson in May of this year. They atso have g

grand kids.

r(wvA rINrF'ORIUS

KWVA Regular Llnifornt:May be worn to any meeting of the [4/VVA Chapter 158

'Navy or black frousers' White short sleeved (military) shirt with allservice ribbons, medals and patches

' Overseas cap

KWVA I)ress UniformOfficers andMembers mcry wear the *essuniform to any KWVAformal or important event;

Chapter Officers may wear dress undorms to any

Chapter meeting or meetings of the Associationor the Department of Florida.'Navy or black trousers.White dress shirt' Navy or black tie and socks'Black dress shoes' "Korea blue" Blazer (light blue)' Overseas €p (a cap is not worn to dinner)

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HONOLULU - A 20-year-old guided-missile cruiser willjoin two other ships in "laid up" status at Pearl Harbor.

The USS Port Royal, along with the USS Lake Erie andthe USS Ghosin, is among11 Navy cruisers that will beplaced on reduced operatingstatus while they are modern-ized.

The Navy has attempted to retire the Port Royal, the new-est guided-missile cruiser in the Ticonderoga class, since itgrounded in 2009 off Honolulu Airport's Reef Runway, butCongress has resisted the move.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said 11 of 22 cruisers in

the fleet would go on reduced operation status while theyare modernized. He said the decision was part of the 'dif-ficult choices" the Pentagon faces under budget cuts.

The GovernmentAccountability Office said in a report theplan to halve the fleet includes putting the 11 newest cruisersinto a long-term phased modernization plan, which is sched-uled to start in 2015.

The upgraded cruisers would be returned to service ona one-to-one basis as older cruisers are retired. Under thisplan, the Port Royal would retum to active service in 2026

when the USS Chancellors-ville retires. lt will remain onactive duty through 2044, 15years longer than its expect-ed life.

U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, D-Hawaii, is critical of theplan and expects Congress to oppose it.

She said the Navy is attempting to characterize ship reduc-tions as modernizations.

Retirement of the cruisers, "which is what I expected themodernization to really mean, is going to be detrimentalforus in the Pacific," Hanabusa says. "ln addition, of course, wehome-port three of them (at Pearl Harbor) and they are fine.There is nothing wrong with them. They've been repairedand they are functioning. So why do we want to do this?"

The Chosin just completed $107 million in major mainte-nance two years ago.

GOING OUT TO PASTURE

More than 5.7 million Americanservice personnel were in the Ko-rean \A/hr between 1950 and 1953.

The Department of Defense haschronicled the nation's involvementthrough a collection of photographswhich found its way to Air Forceveteran Betty Perkins-Carpenter,83, of Penfield, N.Y. She'd like topass on the original photos, stillin excellent quality, to the personspictured in them or their families.

The Democrat and Chronicle,owned by the parent comPanY of

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Army Times, has teamed uP withKodak Alaris to share the photoswith a wide audience. Digital filesscanned by Kodak Alaris havebeen used to create a website.

Keep an eye open for people orplaces you might recognize. Youcan search the gallery for a name,hometown, battle or date by usingthe search bar. Clir:k a photo to view

it in a larger format and access thelink to email Perkins-Carpenterand send her your inquiries. Somephoto captions include names, home-tor/ns, ranks and branch of service.

The photos were all taken inJune, July and August of 1950."The thing about them is that'swhen most of our men were killed,"says Perkins-Carpenter, who's hadthe photos for two years. "Somepeople spend a whole lifetime try-ing to find out what happened to(members of) their fumilies."

Use the website link below

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Valuable K-War photosare getting a new life

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A HUSBAND took his wife dancing. Theysaw a man out on the floor living it up -breakdancing, moonwalking, the works.

"See that guy?" the wife asked. "Heproposed to me 25 years ago, but I turnedhim down."

The husband replied, "Looks like he'sstill celebrating."

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