| THE ASA KOREA COMMUNICATOR ON LINE In Memory of Co-Founders Andy Kavalecs and Dalton Harper |
| NEWS SUBMITTED BY OUR MEMBERS: |
| Special Taps Messages Andy Kavalecs Dalton Harper |
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Official Publication of ASA Korea __________________ AUGUST 2008 |
| The content of this page is unique to the website and does not duplicate the content of the mailed edition of The ASA Korea Communicator which is sent to members only. |
| Check out this new info sent to us by ASA Korea Member George Drake. "I have posted almost 100 photos of the 326th CRC and the surrounding area in addition to photos of the kids in the orphanage we supported across the road from the motor pool. www.koreanchildren.org now has over 1,500 pages of stories and photos of the GIs and the kids of Korea during the war years. " George F. Drake, 326th CRC 1952-1953. |
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| Remarks and photos of the Oregon Korean War Memorial recently submitted by ASA Korea Member, Bob Levy. Also links to other photos and websites of interest concerning Korean War Memorials in the USA. KOREAN WAR MEMORIALS |
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| 12th ASA KOREA REUNION - OCTOBER 4-7, 2007 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Photos are Here!! |
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| MORE THOUGHTS FROM: |
| "My father, Richard L. "Dick" Carpenter, was in Korea in 1953. He served with the ROK Capital Division, 26th Inf, 2nd Batt. during the latter part of the hot war in Korea. After the last Chinese push in July of 1953 - in which his small unit of Americans (14 KIA out of 28) survived being surrounded and was lost in the shuffle. This was probably due to the change in the Corps area of control changed when the Capitol Division was withdrawn from the line. His unit was isolated on the 14th of July with the ROKs described above - his position on Hill 433 (abt 7-8 klicks east of Kumhwa) was relieved on the morning of 20 July 1953. Later that evening his unit was evacuated to an ASA compound north of the Kimpo airfield near Seoul. The then Top Secret Battlefield radar was turned in and secured and the survivors were debriefed. For the story, please see: http://members.cox.net/lostbastards/ If anyone knows anything about this incident, I would love to hear about it." Many Thanks! John R. Carpenter La Mesa, CA jrcrin001@cox.net subject: Korea |
| 13TH ANNUAL ASA KOREA REUNION CHARLOTTE/CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA OCTOBER 2-5, 2008 Activities and Registration Form Here |
| 501st/326th Take a look at Duane Shamburg's Website if you haven't been there lately. Many other good links at our LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES |
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| REMINDER - SUBMITTED BY MEMBER RON BAYLES "As a thank-you Korean War veterans are being invited to revisit Korea with a spouse or qualified companion. Those in the military who served between June 25, 1950, and Oct 15, 1954, can qualify for the program in which travelers pay for a pane ticket, but meals, hotel and tours are free, sponsored by the Korean War Veterans Association. The event includes a weeklong tour of battlefields such as the Inchon landing beach and Panmunjom at the demilitarized zone. Besides the tour, veterans will be guests at a banquet and awards ceremony where Royal Order of Korean dignitaries will present each individual with the Ambassador of Peace medal, commissioned especially to thank the veterans for their service. The tour coordinator is retired Marine Corps Col. Warren Wiedhahn, a decorated veteran of the war. Contact: "Jamie" Wiedhahn (jwiedhahn@miltours.com), Korean War Veterans Association, 4600 Duke St., Suite 420, Alexandria, Va 22304-2517; or phone 703-212-0695 or 1-800-722-9501." |
| ASA Korea Members Sandy Helfand and John Bonck visit South Korea in Spring 2008. Look at their photos here. |
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| Bob Rudolph attends ASA Southeast Asia Reunion in Oklahoma City. |