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Fort Worth tla s a rich legacY ofand culEure

Fort lrorth is rich wiuh historythe city also takes great pride infiruseums and other a ELractions

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A world of art is waiting On thewestern edge of dontown is a complex osnugnificenL rtruserrns - the third largestcultsura 1 district in America

The Amon Carter lluseun houses a rna j orDorEion of the works of l^lesEern artisEsiemine ton and Russell AE The KimballArE lftrseun are priceless works by suchmasters as Cezanne and Rembrandt TheForts llorth Art Museun contains an exten-sive collectlon of modetn painEingssculDEures and old rnasters The FortWorth Muserrn of Science and History ishome for one of the worldrs largesE ampmliTheaters - showing spectacular motionpicEures on a giganElc dorned screen Inidditton the rmrseun houses more Ehan100 000 fascinaEing arEifacts

fexas Eeahouse Nots far away is ForEIIorthr s exquisiEe Botanic Gardens includ-ins the Jaoanese Gardens with iEs delicaEeueihouse aird authenric pagoda The newConservaEory includes one of Ehe largesEcollecEionsof tropical plants in theSouthwest

In the same eeneral area i-s the famedFort WorEh Zoo-the oldest anirml park inTexas JusE aiross the streeE is theLog Cabin Village - with acEual pioneerca6ins from Ehe-1850s era in Texas 4ndnearer downEown is Ehe Cattle RaisersMuseurn which chionicles the histsory ofTexas ranching

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REWARDFOR ANY FORMER MEMBER WH0REttURNS FROM ttHE MISSING

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AP had thiS itern out Of Fort Knox3

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receives his recognitionM years after the fact

FORT KNOX - ThomasMoore was more inteurorested in mar_

rying his sweetheart and starting afamily after orld War II than hewas in receiving the Silver andBronze Stars for heroism in combst

But 45 years after the fact hisfamily made sure he got them

On Wednesday the 70-yearoldMrx)rc strxd atattcntirn as anArmy gcneral pinned the ftrrrg

overdue medals on his blue graybusineuros-s suit during ceremonies atlort Knox 1he courage tlrat this mandisplayed in cr)mbat cannoi be exaqgerated said Brig Gen DennisCrumley who presented Moorewith the nledals He is part of theheritige of the Army

Mltnre now a retired grrrcerfrom Columbia had known aboutthe commendation since his dis-charge in 1945 but had neverbothered to receive the awardsInstead the yellowed award document that had been sent to hisfather remailtd stored away aknlgwith his uniform and the Iurplelleart he received earlier in the warafter he was shot and sprayed withshrapncl

According kr Mrxre s awalddrurmeut his platoon part of tlte34th Infantry 24th lnfantry Dirisir)I wns put inlo hrlllc (^Lt2l1914 irr lawing ltycle Ihilippirtcs llut whefl arrivittg in prsition the situation was not clearand our trcnps and the enemy were

intermingled Trff)ps were visibleto the front but lhe Platn cr)uld

not tell whether they were friend orfoeuro Moore then a private firstclass volunteered to crcs the noman s land tr) find otll

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lhtrc $asn t a wholc k)t lo itIrtxre said lle slitl he attondNl theceremony only for his children

That s beGnseuro his chiklr$ hadtur-gtltl hirr for J-cilrs t) sotd itl lheaward paqrs and nttive his SihcrStar the mdit prrlitigious arvard forheroism in combat after the Medalof llonor and the l)istirguishtdServit r Crrrs

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NIGHT LIFE Wst Sid Stoies - happ hour Monday Fiday inludins a ltomplimcntaiy bu6tr Billy Miners - whcrc rll drink arc doubls and thwios Fnut 3hllt i mut Sroclyads - Miy typ of cntcrtaihhnt is found in th hiroricl 3todrd Fom

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EVENTS AND ATTRACTIONS Th prcsti8ious Van Cliburn pino ltomptition is hldvery tour yes in fort Worth

Prlihinari hld ih Ed Landcth Audirorium on rh ahpus ot Tqa3 ChritianUnivr3ky and tht finals held at thc litanl County Convntion CntL

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Fo( Worth s Annual EvB inlud th Fort Yoth Srock Shoq Mayfst PionrDays Mein Sfter At Fcstilal and haD mor

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GALLERTES AND MUSEUMSr Thc (imbcll An Muum Th Ahon CanE Musmr Sid Richardsn ColktioD o v6(rn At Th Fort rrh At Muun ItO Yr of Fort vcth Thc Fort th Musm of Scincc nd Histdy L-o8 Cbin Villr Pt Muum of Tdnsponarron Crrsnr Sotrthset Atospacc Muum T$ Sporrs Hall of Fan Thktl Hill

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that somebody can alvays bcblamed and sued for anY misforEunectra lk one uP for the goo-xyYsl

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Your Texas convention coEmittee has but one Dain objectiveand that is to do all we can possibly do to Eake our convention inSepteDber a sDashing success so when you depart you wiLl ahrayshave fond neEories of our Folt worth reunion

One of the most ilportant functions of this coumj-ttee is topre-register at least 90t of our people who plan to attend but todo this we ask for you cooperation in filling out thepre-registratJon forro enclosing your check to cover the chargesand sending it to ne pronptly

With your assistance in thls natter your arrival at ttrehotel lri1l go nuch sroother with little oi no waiting in 1ineAlso it viu greatly assist us in our planning uith the hotelstaff Ie will Dake table assignments for the dinners on Fridayand Saturday evenings in order of receipt of your foms andchecks We uill be happy to honor requests for group tablereservations if one person in the group that lrisbes to be seatedtogether will collect the forrs and checks and send thel0 to me inone envelope

So dlonrt delay As soon as you get the fon in theTaro Leaf send it to e for pre-registlation

We the conmittee are tooking forward to Septelber rrhenonce again the old Victory Division [eEbers present and pastui1l asseDble o reneH fading roeuories and to pay tribute totlrose who gave their lives for our freedom

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From Your Door

丁o丁he Airport

Door lo door service between your home

office or hotel and lhe airportAlso serving Los Angeles orange Counly

San Francrsco and Phoenix

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Maioi credit cards accepled onboard

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liind dor^rn for the niSht in the cozy-seclusion of vour room iviEh the specialHvAtt Tolrch Turndovn service asirecialcv chocolaEe on your pillorv andpie-arrairged plans for tornorrovs break-fasts

Texas hospitality is our EraditionThe cracious service location facilitiesand iost of all rhe spirir of Hya tt RegencyFort trforEh caPtures Ehe Pride of Tegtias

-Stationed at the rraval base in SouthCarolina was a man who trad cqq)eted inouiEe a ier^r rifle tournamenEs near hisliome Eown So when the base needed some-one to fill out their team for theNational Rifle TournamenE r he was taPPed -Unforturately he had never particiPatedin anv compeEitlve shooEing of this -intenliEv before and he becme ratEledand did icather PoorIY

Ernbarrassedhe hlnded his score cardto the caDtainof his Eeam wlEh Ehe rernark(efter lookine at rny score I feel likegoing behind Ehe buiker and shooEingrmrself The caotain sEudied uhe card a mffitenEr -then replied BeEEer take an exLra round

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The reunion in Savannah ta s rIy firstI Lhoroughly enj oyed it and inEend Eo rnakefuture mEetings - Lord rvilling of course

Meeting new friends lJas very refreshingUnforEuraEelv I did noE see any of nyoutfit Iby-be if you speed rvord in yournext issue- it mizht help

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1 The Kinbeu Art luseuD2 AEon Carter MuseuD3 tlater caldens4 OEni ftteater5 Sundance Square6 FaDous Exchange Avenue (Stockyards Billy Bobts

White Elephant Saloon etc )

Tours out of lort worth are availabLe as foLlorrs1 Southfork Ranch in Dal1as - Hone of w shon trDat1astr2 Slx flags over Texas in ArliDgrton ( thene park)3 Dealey Plaza Texas Schoolbook Depository

and The Slxth Floor MuEeu where Lee Harvey OsrraldalIegedly shot Presialent Kennedy If you irelnterested call or rrrite the reunion clrairnanlrell in advance for reservations

4 Torn of cranbury Tour (4O miles southwest ofSort worth - requires a fuU day)

other activilies1 GoIf - Roclcuood IIuniclpal Course - 3 miles from

hotel Starting tiDes rriU be available onFriday and Saturday nornings

2 AudioVjsual RooE - Open Thursday and Eriday only forsholring of tapes and filEs of Ath Division actions fronfiln library and for those of you who Eight bring a tapefor viewing

3 A buUetin board uill be available in the hospitality roomfor neDbers to post plctures letters or any other typeof historical facts or infornation for Derbers to inspectand discuss

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If you are planning to fly toDallas-Fort lorth and retum via AAldentify yourself with your AA agent ascoming irn-der the code-- STAR 0i99 RJ

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---This issue contains more fLlI-incoupons than the K-llart insert in lastSundayrs paper Couldnrt be helped

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Aloba Dinner Friday septeEber 15 Bonelesa Breast ofchicken Arllngrton fil1ed with applenut herb dresBlng and uadeirasauce salad vegetables cheesecake and strat barrieE

[tenorlal Banquet saturday SepteEber 15 Ieurone star uixedcril1 Regency salad vegetablie chocolate rouladg irlth vaniuasauce

Aloha Dinner S2250 per persontleDorlal Banquet $2500 per parson(Pric6 lncludes tax and gratuity)Tlckets to botb dlnners uill lndicate your table nuber The

ticket [uat be shorrn at the Entlance to tbe banquet hall foradmittancE and nane plates uortl for identificatlon purposes

DAILY EVENTS

Early arrivals - on your own

1OO pn - Registration desk opens Reunionofflcially begins Hospitality rooE open90O aD Mealg on Your oun

Audlovisual Room open 9300 au to 4300 P-nTours and shopping leals at your pleasure

eudioviEual RooDi HosPitality RooD Tours tcocktail hou 5o0 to 70o lr iAlolra Dinner 700 pn

Business Deeting 1ooo at i Cocktail hour600 to 700 prn i teuorla] Banquet 7oo Pttr

continental Breaklast 700 to 10o0 aD( cotrplhentary)

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i^Ialler va s depuEy cofinanding genera Iof I Corps in 1986-87 assistanE divisioncommander with the 82d Airborne Divisiooand chief of staff of Ehe xVIII AirborneCorps aE Fort Bragg NC anC chief of staffof Ehe 24th Infantry Division at FortStewart GA He comnanded a brigade inGerrnanv and a battalion wiEh Ehe 4thInfanury Division (tlechanized) aE ForECarson CO lIa ller also was seniormilitarv assistrnE Eo the assistanEsecretaiy of defense for nanpovrerreserve affairs and logistics in iIashingtcn

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- The officers of the Association consider this rllaEter closed and no further mentionof it wiII be rnade in our future issues

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In friendship

The Assocration officersregreL the pubrlcation of the articre whi ch reftectedne8atively uFon the tested and -piou a+tfi --ftre-iJcora- i4usrrates all Eoo well tl tthe 34ch upheld rhe finesr rradirioo or-itu U4 -inu i-irr i6iljiir[

Tte articre aooarinq in the Taro Leaf was no an-editori-al conent or a steurotementof an opinion of ciri edit8r rt was meiJ -i of a book by an aurhor and icincluded a quotation from tht urt -itr-ifur51i t item was sinpry to reporr $rha tsomeone erse had said abour rhe arn rti-i-i ii iiih[E-fifi implied thar the EdiEor rvas i agiuunf -riitiiirroooIt is tine tO mend fences drink from l

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APOLOCY TO MEbfBERS OF TliE 34TH ‐ KoREA

Veterans AdministrationInsurance Center

Toll-Free Information ampService Line

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Use this Nationwide lbll-FrceuroInsurance telcphone numberfor informationaction on

Premium Payments

DividendsFolicy laans

Beneliciary DesignationInsurance Applications

ConversionsAddress Changes

Disability amp Death Claimsand

Other Insurance Inquiries

Come to Teir s for a visit litir r6gaprst - or soiire of it annny

Your l-hourhts ri11 tloubtlessh do somerrrdrlrin Yroa I ronter lrho t Ii beLirerctod I ronler lrl It II rcasure ttpItrs the crrious )ard-qtick thaU tsries Eorrse the acconplishnenLs of otheis as airy to assess our orn progrcss in liIePeihaps

s nc- ir3 comtttefrom thcunansrerabl-c lrour thoughts ni11 sneakarair from E1e prcsentrd take refuge oito busy day in lqi4 - or 1950 - or 1964

So- itril 11 cos crvsual clarr atFort JorLh Yout II move inEo the hotellobbv rnd will spot Ehe crorrd Faces rviLlemerge and narnes rvllI come more quicklyttran you Lhink they might Bob - Peter -3tu - Bil-1 - youll gct Lhen all on thesecond Ery if not the first

It is thcrr again - people you kneorand rrho knerv you during the teribleexperience of rnilitary service - peoplerrho lltnev you before you felt the pressureof Eaking a place in the adult world

See y6u iir Fort lIoruhl

-r-lAnyone looking for a geologist tJehave one BOB DAYSON (5th RCT 51-52)of 1306 Forest H111 Dr Vincennes IN

a-Our fiscal yeat begins on August thefirst and ends on July ehe 3lsr So all

annual dues are due as of August 1including inerementa 1 payments byLife llembers

ri-- Leg surgery for Life Member JOE PATTON(SEh RcT 50-51) of Star Routi 2 Box 51Bradenburg l(Y Werre trying to Iamprn mor6on poor Joe and will be back

AOne LLOYD PITMAN of 2O7L Preble

Preble IIY - canr E f ind Preble on tiremap - apparently just another Preble on thebeach - has asked for help Seems he wasin the lsE Cav - DivArty - 99th FA Bn- in Japan in i49 Went lo Korea ThevEook a beaLing Men losE He thinkssome of his men were assipned to the 24thAsks for rrany inforrnationr Guess thequesEion is- Did you know of arry Cavpeople being assighed Eo us We- knor iEtsa lousy question - buE rre did promise thisrnan thtwerd put ouE Ehe feellr

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Phil Granrn Republican Senator fromTeltas thinks balancing the US budgetis like trying to geE to heaven

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Werre qoine Eo starE bY uelling YouthaE itsa rEprint from L November 1946issue of Life- The picEure rra s given afull page save for Ehe capEion aE thebotEori hich read in blue PrintsCOSTS OF ITAR - THE U S IS STILL PAYINGTHEI And it l7ent on

tMuch of the net sElengEh of Americawhich can be seen in the preceeding page-swas a bv-product of wat which sPurred Ehewhole niuion Eo heights of accomPlislxnentit had never dreameii of Yet the costas alwavs in war was appalling Lifewould never again be Ehe same for thefamilies of tEe servicemen who died intheir vouth on Ehe baEtlefields Noreould ic ever be quite Ehe same for boyslike Jerqne von Mohrtiln rmEerial things tshe nation trad alsoDaid The war had involved an enormousaiiir

n its iron-ore reserves rts hadlefE the US scarred by worked-outcoDDer and lead mines aid by played-outoiiwells The weIl oPPosite is atsGoose Creek Texas

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suDDlemental Plan The 25Eh INFANTRY DIVISION ASSOCIATION and the Co8landlng6Eiralii- tEt-aTvle lon sEacloned at Schofleld Barracks have lnvlted ourassoclaton to hold a Jolnt reunlon rrlth Eheo ln Hawall on or about occober1 1991 thtch ls Organlzaclon Day fo boEh dlvlsions date noE as yetftnalized HoEel acaonodaElona would be ln one of the better liatklkl hoEel3and the nanageneot of Eh8 Joln efforf would be ln the hands of the Scho-fleld Barracas chapEer of ctre 25ttr In Ehe past the arny has 8upp1ledbusses to transpori oeEbers to and froo Schofleld (two trtps)but Ehts-rould no be subJecl to possible budgetary restrlctlons Oahu would belesa crorded weather condttlons probably mole favorable we uould bea[on8 our osn CoobaE lnfantryoen and ln our oun back yad

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We doot necessarily have tohave a whole lot more then thpSovielg based in Europe or evens urucb ari they do Galvin said

But be said there must beuro somekitrd of easonable balaDce declariD8 that today the UnitedStat6 had 88 t Dce lauuchers de

ployed is WeuroEterD Europe whilethe Sovielr bad 1400 short-rangeouclear weapoo based iD EastelnEurope

II theyve got l4 times ut muchas rre do hos can you call tiadeeDse So rhy doat they justsay Ot iI Jouve got 88 aDdyourie not 8oi8 to get alry biggerthe rie Fill come down

Asted why he would not substi-tEte a missile submarine for short-rarge Duclear missiles i Europe

Calvi replied tiat this had heuroertried i tie 1960s bd as judgedDot to be credible becaDse theUnited Stat8 ard the Soviet U onwere Dot lilely to blor each otherup rith auclear reapols in orderto stop aD irvader attaching arl-othea countiy

l NATo countriB iD Europelose the Lance and get oo replace-Eent for it they would ooly baveairplaneuros alrd artillery tubes tofire a a superio i-ovadirg [orceatrd such Eajor targets to the rearas assemblirg ares ArtilleryGahiD codteDde4 has too short areach oDIy 12 miles ard aircrafttrying to hir targets close to thefrortliDes Eould face deadly lire

Soviet atr deleDseuros ir Europehave beurocome so lethal Galvrnsaid ilat the only ray to gothmugh it ts to fly ulder it at 100feeurot wbile goinS 500 kDots Soweve got to take the pressurc ofIour aircrait- lve caot re3ci aay-tlitrg except the Iocal batuerieidwiti (Ducler artillery So youbave got to have a baclup byIielditrg a Lalce replacemetrt

Galiiu said he waDts a sbort-range rcissile with a range of 210to 20 roiles that would be Illouot-ed on a tracked vehicle io it couldmove from one battlefield to an-other

Under culreot aEns aSreemeDtshort-range missiles canDot have araDge of more than 300 miles

NUCLEAR WEIIPONS - Chari siolry wcapor deployed by NATOad Wallaw Pact eo[Dtries i EoroIc

IATO chief endorses arms cutsbut wants new short-range missiles

By GEORGE C WIISONThc WsshilgtoD Po3t

BRUSSEIS Belgiur - ceD-JohD R Galvi coEEander ot tieNorth Atlantic Treaty Organiza-tioq said ir an jntervlee here thathe eDdors6 the coDveDtional-arEsreductioos recently proposed byPresideut Bush but Fill reEaiureasy about defeDdilg Europeurountil he has new short-Etrge ou-clear roissiles to replace lieuroLaDce

Bush bosiDg io pressure froEWest GerrDaDy and otter allieurosagrEed to postpoDe EodemizatioDol ttre lalce mrssile utriil he hastrieurod to Begotiate reuroductioDs iotroops aircraJt tanls and otherarmor and artillery baseurod tn Eo-mpe But tle presldeot stressedthat he has no inteouoD of abaD-doBilg short-raoge ouclear Eis-siles like the lalce

GalviD asked why he iDsisted oDkeeuropi8 sorEe short-raEge missrlcsiatier t[an abaDdoni-og them alto-gether said tley are vital to de-terring tle start of war ardshould deterrence fail to stop aBiavadil8 force

Iu the past the lour-star 8etr-eaal said coDgentioDal lorceuroeveu whe tley were equal didntdeter war ID fact alrnost half theurotime the smaller lorce attackeurodtie bigge force

However he co8tiDued sinccseve had Duclear weapons tleyhave seurot up a situatiod ut FhlcD

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The salesrnan was expectj-ng a veryimDortanl cusEomer to c-rll him at homeonSaEurdav so when he had Eo leave Ehehouse for i-short Eime he gave his liEtleson careful instructions on hors Eo answerthe telephone and take a messate

When Ehe phone rang the boy alswe_rediE feellng very grown up he Eold thecaller ttraE his fa Eher was not in at themoment and asked whether he would like toleave a message

Yesi the-caller said Iell himMr Jonis called - J-O-N-E-S

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Presidents

MessagePlease feel aE ease abouE our September shlndl8 in Fort Wolth Every-thlnS is in place for a gala celebration It should be another superexEravaganzal Each upcoming reunlon seems to generaEe more excitemenEand enthusiaam than the lasc one From the letEers and calls we canfeel Ehe troops chafing aE Ehe blE sort of a sense of ur8encylt usedEo take nosE of the year to genelate monenEumi nor iE begins almosEinnediaEely afEer the last reunion

24th Dlvision parElctpatlonr Ea1y in the Bane the acceptance ofour invtEation was subJecC to budgeEary restrictlons buf as ofthis srltinB iE appears EhaE Gen Taylor will be able to favoE usuith thaE very lmpressive color guard the all time favoriEe musicalcoEbo lhe usual PX irith a very unusual assortmenE of Taro Leafnerchandise and of course Mrs Taylor General Pece and a fewnembers of hls staff Be srjre to rdelcoEe Eheo all as only 24th-erscan dol

Melllbers wi undoubtedlyareas in which our 2900 -

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be interested in knowing the geograirhical3000 members reside Breakdown follovs

800 Uldwest500 (11 WesE States + Ht amp Ak)

100 are as fol tows r

146 Texas135 I ll inois126 Mass112 Georgla102 Mlchlean

Above data complled by our hard worklng (dally updates) DirectoryChalrman and eomputer uhiz (l) Joe McKeon Thark you Joel

Revertln8 to For WorthS eptember Chalroan Paul Austin and his veryable assistants have all deEails lined up wiEh the hotel the alrlinesthe atrporE EransporEation local activities and above all our verywarm and hospitable hospltality room which always exudes comraderiefolnd noshere else on this planeE Anyone quesEion Ehat sEaEementThe only Ehing left is for our rnenbers Eo make their hotel reserva-Eions dlrect tith the hoEe1 and reunion registration direcE to PaulAustin Forms wlll be princed in each lssue of Ehe TARo LEAF

My sEaff (aheml) and I look forward o EreeEin8 all our ironderfulmeobers and thelr very alluring vrlves aC our annual party especiallythose me$bers from the Breats state of Texas rrho may have never aEtendedone of our reunlons previously

24th-fully yours

RoberE Ender

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Don Knox wrote anOra1 Histoty of theKorear VJartr It covered the opeiling 6months Don was working on the secondand final voltrne when he suddenly diedHis work rlra s concluded by Alfred CoppelEhe well known specialist in mllitarytiiylTさξ[重nttI1甜elLl『v8ryHarcollrt Brace 」ovanovich New York 1988

Appearing in it with fragmentary butterr fic interv ews are our own LACYBARNETT WARREN AVERY LEONARD KORCIE

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1990 - Korea 4oth RevisiE

Itss gonna seeftr as tshough this issue s full of coupons to be fll1ed outs And youtll berighc

Our very energetic publlc relatsions nember GOLDY NORTOII has been diligently ats work devel-oping a package tour Here are some of the deteuroiIs

This would be a ten day (eight night) trip covering such places as Seoul Osan SuronChochiwon Taejon the Kun Rlver the tlakEong eEc Theurore are options for tag-ons Eo llong KongHong Kong and ehina Tokyo Ttrailand and tlawail

The basic package Eould cost between $1600 and 200000 per person based on dqrble occlq)ancyThis figure includes-air fare frl tie West Coasc all hotels and groutd _travel r and sose mealsOf courEe the air fare from the east and mld-west would have to be added to this sost

The questionaire ls self exptanatory If iou plan on takLng ad ntage of Bhis packageplease led Goldy lrtorr Tlme is in isportant faacor The nain thing he has to ascertain ls rrhetherbr no there issufficient inEeresc among our membets so thaE he can proceed in working out thedetails

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Dates of Korea Service

Hear that Ith the can opener Go seeif its for you or for me

lawyer Norman S Ostrord of New YorkCitsy tells Ehe EaIe of the farmer withhis horse and wagon going for a load ofgrain who was struck head-on

The farmer suffered severe and pernanentinju-ries Ilhen the case rra s tried to aiury the insurance conpany lawyer asked[imtIsntt its Erue chai ifuneaiitelyaf ter Ehis accidenE a person came over Eovou and asked vou how irou felttt tYes I remeurber thit tt the farmer said

And didnE you tell him thaE vou neverfelt beEEer in vour life

I quess I did The-defense lawyer said rrNo further

questlons tlOn redi-recE the farmer was asked

l^Iill you tellthe jury the circrrnstincesin whLch vou made that resoonsetYesrt- the farmer said- Inrnediatelyaftgr ttre accidenE my horse had twobroken l-egs and was neighing and kickingThe rnan who came alonq was a deDutvThe rnan

Word from Alice BRIDIIELL on EARL(H 19th 38-t4) dorsn at 5611 Bar SSt Tucson lZ 85713 is Ellat Earl isconfined Eo a wheelchair Had seriouscervical surgery from which he recoveredafEer a 2 oonths hospiEal stay MedicsdidnrE expect him to rake it buts he didBoth Allce and EarI ask ttrat Eheir goodwishes and love be extended to allwho remember them rrRemembert Whocould forget Ehis wonderful pair

-If Ehis is your first reunion wiEh us

please dont sit back $raiting for peopleEo introduce themselves to you You belhe shaker and the mover - please - yousEep forward Lo him - or them - exEendyour glad hand - and sound off as if youhad a-pair - youtll be happy thau youdid Ours is a terrific bunch of happyacquaintances and warm friends Averagerunning time from sEranger Eo acquaintanceto friend - five minutesi AlI especiallvso cuz Ehis year were meetint in Texaspardner tIell be in Ehe land where Ehebroncos kick up Eheir heels and thecowboys do Eheir unlevel best to trang onTheirs is the romance of Ehe rodeol ourbonanza is in simple friendships

-r-- Guggs our campa ign against tinted glassin vehicles hit a dead end Oh wellr-RALPH BALESTRIERI was on our side evenLf no one else was CantE understand whvCongress with Ehe stroke of a pendoesnE ouELaw the business Where arethe police on thls one Or at leasE thepolice unions

盤1究eparailn呈鯛ittrd[uりput hls ievolver tothe horsets eir and sho him dead Then hewent over Eo the dog which trad a brokenback an was crying He puc his gun toEhe dogs ear and shot him dead Then hecame to me and asked me rHow do you feelr

I-said I neve feltbetter iri mylife

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How Eo dress for FtWorth CasrallvCor-nfortably Coolly - is Lhat a word-Weve trad much fun with Hawaiian gearin years pase - colorful shlrts for themen muu-muus for the Iadies - for rnostof our waking hours including the Fridaynight dinner Its colorful comforEablecozy But - come Sa turday night for ourcombinaffin Memorial ServiceBanquetwe sErongly suggest business suitscompleEe with shirts neckties and shoesfor Ehe men - and for Ehe ladiesr eveningdress wear cocktail dresses or whaEeveryou look diessed up in We dont goiorrna I as Ehey used to call iE buE lvecertainly hranE to imProve on Times Squarea high noon (L-

The recenE death of IF Izzy SLonethe famous iournalist called to mind hisbook Korei Ttre Hidien War in whichappears the carefully veiled innuendoEha t the Korean lar was all sEarted by acooked-up deal between the US andSouth Korea

FExciEing and sensible new plans in Ehe

works all in a bona fide efforE to avoidEttat vexaEious anma I stamPede inEo ourSa turday night banqueE hall

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While-the Pentagon has been claimlngsuccess ln integrating women lnto theamed forces famllies in the ranks havebeen confronting a crisis in child care

The Department of Defense concedes thatlt needs 811000 more day care slots formllltary dependents O-f the 129000chlldren who do receive care on oilitarvlnstallatlons worldwide the Pentagon estirnates that 21000 aie in centeis thatare anElquaEed overcrorded or hazardous

lfuch of the Dressure for more famtlvand child-relat-ed supporE has cme with Eheinflux of women singl- parents and yowrgmalried recruiEs who have enllsted in chep-ost-Vletnam erarsaid IAjDavid Super ofthe Artry a Pentagon spokesnan

As an example in 1958 at the heighEof the Vletnam War 381400 women lrere onactive duEy worldwlde out of a total35451000 United States troops MajorSuper sald Non Ehere are 2211700 womenon actsive duty worldwide abouE 11 percentof the force

In additlon there are ncrr 511800slnsle parenEs and abouE half the 21million- active duEy personnel are marriedta considerable changa frcrn Ehe days whenEhe services rre re filled with yorrng singlenra les

As FDR loved to ask What kind ofshenanisans are Ehese tte

Helers a direcL quotse from an amazlngIeEter whlch came in enclosins a 55000check Dontt knor h6r in the iorld Icould have gone 35 years without knoelngabout Ehe Assoclation I am enclosingmy dues and a snall ( sornething extra) -

Sincerely RICIIARD PARMERTER10 New St Florida IlY 10921

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This year were getting two for theprice of one - Ewo convention chairmen -PAUL AUSTIN on the port side and GILHEABERLIN on the starboard side - as youare looking at tshem of course

It all sEarted with an inquiry - fromBILL YOUNG of 790 ELake Ravenna 0HHerd seen our iEem in the DAV fitagazine Sowe ioined BilI uo Then followed a notefroir Rebecca McPiak his daqhter Sherdread our oaoer and wanEed Eo surorise himHerets a bit of her notei itrs iefreshing

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I am enclosireuro $350 for a lapel pinand $400 for a crest oi-ntI am sure you would find ouE whichregiment he was in in KurnamoEo so youwould know whlch crest I want

rl4y father fired on Ehe 24tsh Divisionrifle team They beaE every team in thefar east conrnandexcept thel4arine CorpteamttThe tournament was held aE camp Palmerin Tsudanum Jaoan

tte told me ire gots tso Japan in Febof 47 He was sent Lo a place calledZanm and $as sent from there to aKunamoto He said he had to go underlte ocean on a train to get there(The tr-rnnel bebveen HonsEa and Kyusha IRebecca)

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Our BaEtery supported the 2nd Bn 5l-nRCT under Ehe conrnand of LtCol JohnThrocknorEen (rRoclqp Johnr) He laEercosnandecl the 5th RCT ra s the youngestfull colonel in counrand of an infantryregiment The 555th FA Bn was cormnandedbv Lr col John Dalv- ttl am inEerestedEo know any infornEtionregarding the persons Ehat are accive inthe reunLon get togeEher Perhaps youcould enliehEen me and Dass on someinf ornntioi if availabll Triple Nickle people herers anotherone I

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Along abouE last December rve received an inquiry from a Chrisrina Colbertabout an organlzation called Veterans Finders o America The story is developed inher letter used below The lette is a Fatshers Day leEEer being addressed Eo hergood Dad UEwIN C COISERT who justs happens to be a GinleE The rest is now a partof our folk lore - and we love Chrlstina for bringing herself and her srvee Dad intoour fold Melvin today spends most of his time in a wheelctrair Over on the oppositepage we glve you Ehe picEure Ghris mentions in-her lovely leEEer rvhich we reproduceLelorr ttlra t a- preclou-s word EhaE word famiIy See hcir it applies to the e olbertfamlly You know how lt applies to our fami ly of the 24th

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Eor mang years mg Dad had a small Plcture of hlmaelf anil erghtgervrce buililles that he cherlshed He coampIfented hov often thathe thought of that plcture and those men anA hol )e rrlshed hekneu rrhere theg lrere Tvo gears ago as I Fathers Deuro9 presentf had the plcture enlarged and fred Thlg reallg rlade t1mhappg and ttlggered euron ldea of hig to fotm an ocganizatTon tohelp yeterans suclr as hrmself flnd o7d Duddtes Pe talraed mangtlmes about this Idea anil tlov to brlng 7t to llfe

Becau9e f vas ln college at the tlme I irli not reallg cottutltmgself to somethlng that m9 Dad thought vas reallg lnportant Yecontlnued to discuss l15 ldeas anA xhoughts and then founit outthat mg father yas dlagnose as hav rng ALS or Lou GehtlgsDlsease ThTs irld not sxop hlr from maklng a dream come trueHe reaT|zea the sltuation and ghorred Tricl^eillble strength and vil-lpover to contlnue even though lt Decame irlff 7cu7x xo do everyCtay actlvitles such as teuroIking on the phone ot vtltlng a noteIt vas durlng thls tlme that Dad and I te9olved to make hls tdeareal

Our organlzatlon yeteran flnders of Amerlca Is built upon mgDaiy s ilrean to help others flnd old friends As mg Ipm Doloceseuro cloge frlenir lchael and myseJf take the steps to manaqeyeteran Finaers Dad continues to pour forth bcilllant ldeas onhow to make yeteran Flndera a tevardlng success

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ALBERT MCAD00S 3RD CHAPTER

Thi6 i6 the third instaLlrentof IA brlef History of the ifthRCTin Korea The time has cometo try to explain the terns 5thRCT alxd 5th Infantry AU Regi-nental Combat teans have an In-fantry Regiment but not all In-fantry Reginents were RCTi s

The Elfth RCT was rnade up fronthe fitfth Infantly Regiment firstActivated by the USArmy jn 1808wa6 one of the oldest fnfantry Reglments of the USArmyThe 555thfield Artillery Battalion the5th Tank lledical CoJlecting andChenical Motar Conpanles and the72nd Conbat Dtgineer CoEpany

The fifth RCT reEained 1n Ko-ea upon the withdrawal of the24th InfDivlsion the RCT wastenporar[y broken up for 6evera]-nissions Bx I amp z were loadedonto the USNS Marine Phoenlx foran Ovelulgbt Cruise to KoJE-Do arleIaad off PUSAN The Jrd Bx the555 FA Bt Tank Co and otherswent aone place e1se SoEe oneelse rrill have to fill us in Ourmail address for our 6tay on XoJEwa6 the Elfth US fnfantry Wherewere you durlng this period ifyou did rot enjoy KOJE-DO becausethls was good duty(Eeb 15 to May1 1952 Eore or less)

Located on KOJE-DO was a UN POWcanp We relleved elenentE of the27th Wolf Hounds provi ing guard6to several large Prj-son ConpouldsOne Rifl-e Squad per compound fourEuard shiftE of six hours eachseven dqys a week Guard Mountsinspections the whole nine yardsA GIrs dread and a Eecond Ltdelight A11 in a1l- this was theaost pleasant duty anyone couldhave ln the fnfantry iE KOREA

The most detested detaiI had tobe the honey pot brigade andthe most boring was the RockQuarry and breakwater detail Iwonder if anybody knows rhat be-ca]ne of that breakwater

A highlight of our tour atKOJE-DO has to be the night ofthe attempted breakout It hap-pened on the 4th shift 18 to 2400 f remember machine gun trac-ers overhead and a11 of us head-InB for our respective companyconpounds The Next dqy we hadto go lnto the compounds to sortout the Bood guys from the badWe saw severa] dlsmembered bod-ies ln a trash heap not very nice

Around April lSth we loadedon an LST and shipped out to theEast coast slde of KoREA offloading upon the beach ending upat the burned out towlr of INJEright on the l8th Here the FifthRCT was reorganized al1 of ourfar flunB ulits returning andthe 5th RCT was back j-n businessInten6lve trainlng exerclses inareas cleared of civilians gaveus a chalce to get some good tra-ining Some things come to nindI renenber getting folding cot6with rubber ajr matE for 6leepingWe used the Air Mattresses forwhite water raftlng on the rivernear by In early May the fifthwas attached to the 25th InfDiv0u June lSth the fifth got narch-ing orders to proceed north tothe PUNCH BoWL area and in linereljeving the l4th Infantry on theMain Line of Resistance (MLR)The first Bn on the West or leftthe second in the niddle al]d thethird on the right or east CorrErr my outfit was to the riaht ofrBr oh the MLR nore next tine

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mcnlioned lhe possibilily o marriaAe inmY ncxt lclter lo her and almiEl im_

mediaroly her ftplics became lcss trcquentandpcrsnal

t relurncd lo lhc Staics for rcssignmcnl durinE lhe finrl lhroct oI lhe warThc lirl thing l did ( rcachinA honrcwrs l0 ctrlt on Rachct whosc reccnlmail hrd lailed o kccp W with meuro on

mv travcls Hr mtrhcr nswcred lhc drxrr Rnchel no lnaerlrd rhcrc shc hud mtrrricr x mdictrlsrudcnt shcd met tn

collcge l lhouAht shc rolc you hcrmothcrsidHe Der John lellcr finlly cau8hl up wilh mc while I

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mornrn8 hsd lokcn mc abrck Thc acluul srghl Il hr can

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have been grnd indecd - my lrish conscicnce and your Jcsish guilr _

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DALLASOFORttWORTH AND ViCiNlttY

Our verv orsn Ib i Gen HENRY MOHR(a aury liEh F47- 42) of 2o GrandCir StAnn M0 llas written a cohmmwhich tras appeared in a plurality ofpapers arornd the comtry Here it is

KOREA -- NHY IAE A BAD SITUATION No^SE

lhcreasrnglv heavv ere55ure5 roh

wshrhqton South Koreia -ta-

oe ehocatrc aovarnment sound I ike- therhd

na aeefe pie It cores as no surprrse that south Korea E

iIol_- suenderinq to the deaands o+ their polrtrcel

pprit The U S has qiven Korea little choice

t 6ay not be quitE as batr due to progess alrdv octe increatrng a de ocratic qovernont But the Bituation in SthX irrt a lot lrke ht hppened Hhen lhe Unrtd Statesallodrd the shah o+ tran to +ll and l(honnr to seiz porer ri There Ea5 also Nicrequ dher the U s thghtiorutron Eas the wav to brtnq ou stvlE o+ dehocracv ro the

Eee te Ever Fronq lh u 5 State Depatoent hrdco6DletelT 6i5julqct the situttons on everv count

A- thinq5 turnd out the net govnients ot lran- andi tn to= dho serzed absolute poE

e bitter

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the United states Fehps k oent Eellt but thdtaii tt r

Becaus o our reural to support reqioesirrt

6ce allies o+ the United States re can onlv sut+er

the unpl easant consequences

The previous governoents o tran ^d Nicaraqu --_ tshich

adhittedly le+t lot to be desired --- ere rPlaed bv

diclatorships hrch ae +a iose

Un+ortunatelv the U S didnt learn a thing l|e aeenEouaginq actionE in South Koa Fhich mav tead to vev sinilrsits-r+-th prsent leadershiF o+ that countrv is drticallv In rdditlon to brng errable 1Iv

Prrrdent chunoli o=t sone crettt +o the stndard f

lrvinq enjovedOV tre peopre o-t South Korea hich i6 at lEt +ive ti

s better

i1 iCitt North kore -__ a +act thE polilical oPpotsitionEoutd liLe us to Jorqet-

Futhless oen in South Koa ate tedinq the Politicaroppoeition using iots anc the threat oevolution to seie ---ri = alr polrtrcranE do be+oF electron thaEir rto to lmpove thrnqs +or the peoEl

Insorar 35 the u s iE concerned alloing the FPqblic oo io deal +inlv with oppoeition readErs lim Youhq-sn and

ii 0 g is out oJ the question Hoever i+ lhe tro tissuccd 1n seiioq nore ooFer nd in+luehce in Seoul-__ and thevpUOi irr -- lhe Hhole natue o+ U S elationBhips

ith

Koree ahd our stategic Position in th Fa East Eould xqse

In 1945 I net and talke tith Kir Dea Junq one o+ theorrnclol opposttroo leaders 5t the Lottee Hotel rn sEoul =- -i n t

Krh cre to the hoter or a

iiie i a grouP o+ nie journatists on the uitet states

Th sessron had qone on +o onlv a +ee nlnutes hen lbeqant ii that thrs rs no odinv person He is proobrY Ene

nost dahqerEus han t have eve oet ki6 Dt Junq Hhtr perdal

iii]- i- ro aetect o senuine interst on his pert in theerare o+ the oeopl o+ the sountv he dants to rule

kih Dea Ju^q das tried tor 6urdend Eentenced to death in19E|4 s aesul o hrs tole rn inErting bloodv rrots- But hrs = ratcr redued to 20 vears o Hhich Krn

-r-r ths He rE ress thdn n idor o th peopre and

ea o+ hrm sEeos to be ride5Pd

I hard Peopt call Ki6 Dee Jsnq theOn several occsioos

Kh6eni o Kdet

Kifr Younq_Eao xho shrr the ambitions o+ xin D Jung --_ut iil i=itv

ti= 1 --- is nother teGer o+ the

i- = rii to be a narriase or Folitrcar3thcr than a Isti6qltianc

qteDs the unrted states has talen rcntlv Nrll 9o a long n i to Krri a reqrtrhacY and Rtture thev rackand despeatel Y ned

The Fepubt ic o+ (South) Xorea rs +acing a bad situationrh =irJu davs to brrng bout Eoo5tucttve change5 ithoute-= ii atros hrch drtabrrre nd

EeateA

south roea- s prent govenment

Llnotunatelv the +at is rlreadT ih the +ire

MAJ GEN HENRY MOHR

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Cominr to ForE liorth in an RVWontlerin I rbout RV facilitiesThis much we knowThere are four RV parks in or near

Fort Worth with overnisht facilities(hookups) for trailers-and campers

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Texas Motsor Home Park4833 ihite Settlement

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817-738-0567Road

817-732-1537Road

Lakeview lIotor Home Park 817-457-677L4793 Fast- Loop 820 Sourh(Near Six Flals in ArlingEonand about 15 miles from the hotelin forE Worth)

The first three are onlv abouL 3 miles$rest of the Hyatt Regenty in downto$rnFort WolEhThere are NO facilities for campers atsour hote 1

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Hope they giveus a drag on thisone before thevthron it away

The Arm1rreturning to anage-old s Era tegyused extensivelvby the Sovietmi11tary isincreasing itsuse of decoys andfake targets inhopes of out-srla rting anenemys modernrreaPons

Decoys inclu-ding canva s tanksand plasticsoldiers couldmake Ehe Arrmr inbattle seem h^riceas big as iErgally is And 1f

A lullEe caavas rcplica of ao Ml ta is oudisplsy i Beltsvtlle Md The Army plars ao lse

fate wespors to oltsmart ale ereEy Theuro decoysEsy Dste an arEy seuroeE lsrgcr tt D it is

half is r 1

We will a

Itlat news seens togive away the secre the Army points outthat the enemy still does noE knorv which

Ie knorr Ehey make decoys of thehighest order of equipment even as muchasmaking fake misdill silosr said TVICorp

Fallon said the Navy is working ondecoy ships and the Air Force tns grounddecoys of f-15 fighter jets thaE can turna bare airstrip into a fake airbase

The decoys are ntade from blorm-upphoEographs of the real things Theylook remarkably real aE a glance which inbaEtle is all an enemy would get beforedeciding whether to f i-re

Who knows maybe for the next one wecan send Ehe deeoys Eo the front and leavethe real live boys to home

(-CIAUDE CRIST of Box 985 Hebron oH

(hes HvMcr 2IsE t48-through TFS) -sends us the name s of a few buddieslWTLBUR J WTNCHEL (19Eh 49-r52)624 Lexington Thornville OH 43076

WILLIAM GRIFFITH (2lsL 49i5I)437 Aullwood Rd Davton 0H 45414

GERALD D TURNER (21st 48-r51)78 lIoodland Downingtown PA 19335

BRUCE MCGUTRE (34rh amp 19Eh r48-r51)16241 Laurel Hill Glenford Otl 43739

ROBERT IAIIRENCE (3rd Eng r57-r58)I14 Buckeye Hebron OH 43025

Ttnnk you Claude

-Whv is iE thaE Ehe weEEest dogs areEhe fiiendtiests dogs

lDThe only Ehing thats more painful ttun

Learning from experience is not Jearningfrom experience

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tanksand Erucks

The canvas Lwo- and Ehree-dimens iona Itanks mde a t TVIs S0-worker planE ouL-side lIashington look real boEh to Ehenaked eye and Eo heat-seeking theIna 1targetsing systems used at night

An unassembled fronts-view M-l weighEsabout 25 pormds and coLlapses into a 4-foot-by-2-foot duffle bag In less thanthree minutes one man can assemble itand plug in a generator to warm up iEstherira lsignaEur with a tape recorderand speakers a pair of soldiers can soundlike an entlre tank battalion

A fake M-l costs about $31500 cornparedwiEh abouE $3 miLlion for a new M-I

Iho remembers L94O-42 when we weredoing the same tshirg - only all we hadwere the decoys the real McCoys werestill on Ehe drawing boards

The Army has about 4000 real M-I tanksand plans to outfit each rrith at leastone fake M-1 at a cost of about $75million [taj Andrew Fallon of Ehe Army I sbudget office said

Deception has been a key element inmilitary strategy since the Trojan HorseGeman Gen Enrin Ronmel fooled Alliedforces in North Africa during WlJ II tsheBriEish fooled the cermans and Ehe IsraeliArmy today regularly uses deceptive falseradio chatter

But Ehe Sovietss are thoughE to be themost adept having everylhing from pseudoballistic missiles to entire fake armiesunder a branch of the military called thePrlncipa I Dlrectorate of SlraEegicDeception

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ADDRESS CORRECTON REQUESTED

WALLY CUNNINGHAM has

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asked us to share $rlEh you the contenEs of areceived from Ehe good PasEor Rev ElEon Sthe Open Door in Wiklinglon Iosra

CHURCH O「 THE OPEN DOOR MISS10N532 Main Street

wnmingtOn lowa 56983

Rev Elton S SInith Pastor

Dear BroEher

Perhaps you have heard of me and oty naEionrride campaign inche ciuse of ternDerance Each year for the past fourteenI have rrade a Eoirr of Texas Kahsas Nebraska Mlssouriand lora delivering a series of lecEures on the evils ofdrinkine On this tour I have been accouqranied by uy youngfriend ind assisEanE Clyde LimpEon Clyde a young manof good family and excellent background is a paEheEicexaiple of liEe ruined by an excessive indulgence in whiskeyand woraen C1yde would hppear wiEh me aE lectures and siLon the plaEforin drunk wheezing starLng at tshe audiencethrough- heavy bleary blood-shot eyes sweaEing profuselypicklng his nose belching and making obscene- gestsureshlle I would polnE him out as an exarple of whaL over-indulgence can do for a person

This winEerr unforEunately Clyde passed away A mltualfriend tras eiven me vour -nime Lnd I wonder if you would beavailable t5 take cliders place on Ehis years Eour

Rev Ellon Schurch of the

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ALBERT MCAD00=S 5TH CHAPTER

This ls the fifth ln6ta11uentof IA Brief Eistory of the EifthRCT 1n I(oresrr continuing rith xoyConbat phase of these recolectlonEou Patrol actlvitles coDtiDuesthroughout the surnner with bothAEbush and an occasi-onal ContactpatloI that often 1ed to Fire-flghts arld we had several Oneconslsted of tbe entire ConpanyI renenber a radiona]1s coafelenceheld near the 11ne of departurerhere I 6aY eleraents of Eost ofthe partlciparxts togetber slththe supporting uaits rflhin lhs1ire o f larch Tbere Yas justabout evelybody frolo Conpany Eexcept the cooks and bottle wash-ers Motatnen and heavy nachiae-gurnels rlth teror 1n there eyesNot u6ed to patro16 alld apparentfear of the urknom We sere norenonchalant because this ra6 oDe ofseveral patrols we had partcipated1a ad soDe of the6e guys nere otrtheir flrst patrol With a1l theaoi6e and fus6 ye nade the NKPAavolded us We baDged around nostof the night and returDed rithoutcontact Later patrols the NKPAnade up for it and 1n one ofthe6e I got hlt rith about 15others i-a a perfectly execudedambush We vere caugbt flatfoot-ed Tbey hit us hard ard ran aw4yVle 6pent the lenainddr of the rightxithdraring and returning to ourlilles I carrt recal1 Yhether any-body ras kil1ed that nlght but 1stplatoon dld take slx I(IAi s durineuroour tour on the Iine and we hadmore men wounded thatx eDteled theline on June l8th

Almost every tri8ht se had tocontend v1th Ground fo8 and whilethe Artlflclal noonlight helped us

to see it also helped the othersi-de A6 the sunmer drew to a closethe Fiftb RcT wa6 transferled fronthe 25th Djvigion to the 40th Divi-sion and shortly after that wewere reLeived by the 223d Infantryon the night of October 3111952

sone tlne prior to bej-ng reLiev-ed we had a patrol that caused yourstnrly a 1ot of grief our nissionwas to set up blocking posLtionsnear the low dip ln the lldgelinenear I believe George CoDpany We

went out one wqy a[d were to retu]nby another route lllhile 6et uP thenj-ght teEperatures dlopped suddenlyto belov freezing We were sweattyxrith no Jackets and nust have caus-ed o16e because re were under severartil1ey flre (possibly l2ampn)nasty stuff We had to be very stil1and renaln quite and i-n place forseveral hours My feet becane numbI could hardly walk nlthout assist-ance I 6ot a touch of Frostbite anda brief stay ln the 5th Inf lledica1Conpany where I appalently ful1y re-coveled Such resiliance we had whene were twenty

Finally off the 1i-ne I enteredlnto an eleven day peri-od where Iwas tra]1sferred out of the flrstplatoon jnto the fourth and becanea gunner it a 57nn Recollless riflesquad Just as sooa as I got used tocarrlng the thlnE I had orders inharxd for LIe ZI(zoDe of Interlor )or rotation back to the States Ihad R amp R 1a Japan for five dqysl1ke everybody e1se but those con-pat storles w111 st4y out of printMoxe next tine fron the officlalRecord as my st4y jn the 5th RCTceased to exlst Bore next tlme

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- INIERNATIONAL KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL

Rmdeuror dp Fot8otten

11Bl s theuro tl of ttE c4aian for ar IfterutictEl Koleat leuror Veterals tlrialilLlic G poIcfrrr cr a hish cliff oerlokirs tlE Pampific

ampd ou 4e invlleurod Lo be a Pdt ofl tlls cAslgn -- yc r peurorsoa11y atd EdSatlzatlrn you represt

I1E amplve to ratse S38 BiUidl for tieuro nrial (described in accqavirEiiJiGl

i--ii iiav n site has best drrured bv tlE citv of rs keuroeres

ttr-dr ft Dbleuro

effoEEs ad able guidace or uavor T Bradrer

ItE rExt scheduleurod evst eiII be the offictal gro-[ld breaking --sudav Jtrle 25 1989

at Aneels Park Sar Peurodro -- at rihich tirE all of tlE co-sdEorinA- ax eEorsrngsrs-ri2ad tiU be rePreseurottted Tsrtatlw final dedicaticn o ttr rEErrar rsElrteurod for Novder u 1990

As )Du car te1l rE ee lndeed serious abdrt tlis It EL1 c to passl

Eiceuron crsualtiE in tlE xoret lhr (1950-1953) eurore o(lsElveuro --- i91245ii l0]r84 dd et al -- bul LEi a e ad sdEn ftdn 22 Allied N3tlc6HUfi-ta b dqiv or prrPerlv tEEred nx rnternalilxoran ir vteras rri5-I YiIl help rectift tlEr

Ytu Ddricioati6r sdsrseErtt ad swport td yd- organiz-aLicts ee Edi thsolicited be ttE InleEnatlorEl l(oreamp Llrr VeLerans lrtrlla] ClmiEtee E wiIILdr-r rn oEtro sLpplv anv ioaterials to Lo ary reasaEbre teuroitgt Lo

hi= th cli of receivini a falor5ble respoGse to dris letler

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一Ch4ttsy and jolly notes from a fomer WALTER E oTNEIL (5th tTB) of

2d Lt FA - B-ILL IIOILEY of RE 2 Box 458 825 Pa lourar Et Cajon cA92020 rells usWarren TX It goes Ehe one about the manage aE a boring

I was rvith the Triple Nickle in HI -- meeEing who asked Can you hear me ithad Ehe Aruno Train the- first Een davs in the back and the boy aE- the back whoKorea and then Forvard observer unEil hit said No and the f11oh in lhe fronEon 2 SepE5O I had the short economy who said ttletrs swap placesrrEour Thariks Wally rve needed thaEtI nors have Ehro ggies in the service r-(C1asses of i75 and r53) and they have The race is on Is there arqrone inasked me Eo relite up my experiences in the horrse who beats thisKorea - rrTro catalacts and lens lnrplantsIIrm hoping this rer-Erion my firsE surgery - rotor cuff lefl shouiderwill help shed some lighE and tickle some high blood pressure sugar diabetesmemory cells so I can complete nry rnasEer- and gouEpiece |ly Cameo Role In Korea The The envelope pleaselAlmosE ForqoEEen viar nd the name - not the winner -- iust

Irm lo6king forward to receiving more the rEme - is - CH Bronko ATKINSONinfo about the reunion Do you anticipate (MP Platoon and Hq 63rd Field i4t--r45)distributing lists of expected atEendees of 3800 SDecatur Las Vegas NVwith addresies No were not -aking fin Bronko -

B1II werll lisE Ehoge coming if we far from it - were just ov6rrhelmed byIearn early enough WeII do our the sorry fact that Lhe people of our -d____esE 3ffrIiE Hi gElIhiBT$Bt

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t-rt to bumper some idioE would tryto iass them

I-JOHN RAGIAND writes from 6321 Gonzales

Groves Tr( 77519 Savannah was my firstand I thoroughly enj oyed iE I intend tofltake future meetingi Lord willing -iMeeEine ner^r friends was very retresh-ing buts uifortrnately did not seeany of sv outfit hybe if you sPread rdoroln nlxt TL issuL its might helP

Thb outfiE was co D 21st duringearLv 44 - earlv 46 Does arrybody knowthesL fellows aird their whereabouts--cGreni Ralph (was from Itt)

Rirnldi (was from Chicago)T- Pilch (was frqn wyoming I think)T- Reardon (from Kansa s I think)T Mrncv (was from Oklahoma ) I mer

hih 6n Mindanao and he wor-rnd uPas cook and rrent to Japan

Box (chink Willie $as first name-rrd rr was frorn stsLouis)tI knot Ehis is an InposiEionr --buEwould deeplv appreurociate any heIp

tlo iryisitibir at all JohnnY

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the name and address of a member from

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Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

- _l4aybe our yelling about it has paidotf

The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

an』itliltlo888estants will be giventumlr entFiesOCt2虫d電 選lTinnerwill be chosen Nov 10

Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

ItrE abouE time

-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

rYea GimletslBetter sti1 call IARRY JoHnSOitl at612-665-213L Hers at 312 SlbinLeseur rYN 56058

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ELEQへ NTEFFEIRヽprime咽SCENCECHARLES Chuck STARRTNG (A 78th Tk -gn Tkco 21st rnf Tkco 5Eh RCT 19-iil

i gox54 Fennville HI 49408 is a1l

eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

triteto 6 c 2ool3- 137 211

rFte are in receipE of a friendly caII

from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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TAPS

fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

^uoitiJ-io-us-inasmrci--l1=-^ liflfrtItli1rllrirluo tnu

close Eo the family It rras no surPrise

gliigiIti LilU J i- -rrurtlHL3oinaf ter Hictor rra s laid to rest Dave t

--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

If -

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fori-ro ci I s extended Erip to Hong Kong Bangkok and

urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

i - - ^ ^- anY f iner Etrrn Donr tIii rot ne up so 1 trope r -

- Beautifulry said Ctraprain Joe

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

RUBVE M ROGRSON350 Sowillo+r SP115Ria lto GA 9237 6

-Deceased Dec 12 1988

cEcIL L MoYER (H 2LsE 42-45)t-

From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

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ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

IA was ltq amp Hq Co 34th

from tJ+2 Eo t45 IJhen Ehe lhn shows upats the door to teturn Ehe picturesyourve goE to go

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

faith in tomorrohr for the clock may Ehen

be s til IAuthor Unknqm

-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

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COPied it that way

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retlinhIa[eillieaniimIICtaIユ (-A 24th Signal nran sends us his

membership card expiring in Augustand says Im somelhaE in arramprsJOHN and Barbara hHITING live inStephenville IX and are planning tous in FElrorEh Done stay away soever again Johnny

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LOU SARDINA of 7 Green LawnWellesley Hils IA 02181 droppid in cosee us the other day A most pleesantsurprise especially since he ieft ahefty fifty with us Gratefullv receiveciLou He asked a pregnanE questionl hereis the Fifth Inf norv You had us LouAnyone out there have a clue

_ForgeE rvha t they did Eo Alaska have

you ever checked an Exxon resEroom

--Another Teltan cornins to I torth -IIERNER MOEHR (A 34rh) down rhere inFredericksburg

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THREECHEERS

Fort Worth tla s a rich legacY ofand culEure

Fort lrorth is rich wiuh historythe city also takes great pride infiruseums and other a ELractions

cowboys

butits

A world of art is waiting On thewestern edge of dontown is a complex osnugnificenL rtruserrns - the third largestcultsura 1 district in America

The Amon Carter lluseun houses a rna j orDorEion of the works of l^lesEern artisEsiemine ton and Russell AE The KimballArE lftrseun are priceless works by suchmasters as Cezanne and Rembrandt TheForts llorth Art Museun contains an exten-sive collectlon of modetn painEingssculDEures and old rnasters The FortWorth Muserrn of Science and History ishome for one of the worldrs largesE ampmliTheaters - showing spectacular motionpicEures on a giganElc dorned screen Inidditton the rmrseun houses more Ehan100 000 fascinaEing arEifacts

fexas Eeahouse Nots far away is ForEIIorthr s exquisiEe Botanic Gardens includ-ins the Jaoanese Gardens with iEs delicaEeueihouse aird authenric pagoda The newConservaEory includes one of Ehe largesEcollecEionsof tropical plants in theSouthwest

In the same eeneral area i-s the famedFort WorEh Zoo-the oldest anirml park inTexas JusE aiross the streeE is theLog Cabin Village - with acEual pioneerca6ins from Ehe-1850s era in Texas 4ndnearer downEown is Ehe Cattle RaisersMuseurn which chionicles the histsory ofTexas ranching

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rying his sweetheart and starting afamily after orld War II than hewas in receiving the Silver andBronze Stars for heroism in combst

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On Wednesday the 70-yearoldMrx)rc strxd atattcntirn as anArmy gcneral pinned the ftrrrg

overdue medals on his blue graybusineuros-s suit during ceremonies atlort Knox 1he courage tlrat this mandisplayed in cr)mbat cannoi be exaqgerated said Brig Gen DennisCrumley who presented Moorewith the nledals He is part of theheritige of the Army

Mltnre now a retired grrrcerfrom Columbia had known aboutthe commendation since his dis-charge in 1945 but had neverbothered to receive the awardsInstead the yellowed award document that had been sent to hisfather remailtd stored away aknlgwith his uniform and the Iurplelleart he received earlier in the warafter he was shot and sprayed withshrapncl

According kr Mrxre s awalddrurmeut his platoon part of tlte34th Infantry 24th lnfantry Dirisir)I wns put inlo hrlllc (^Lt2l1914 irr lawing ltycle Ihilippirtcs llut whefl arrivittg in prsition the situation was not clearand our trcnps and the enemy were

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not tell whether they were friend orfoeuro Moore then a private firstclass volunteered to crcs the noman s land tr) find otll

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lhtrc $asn t a wholc k)t lo itIrtxre said lle slitl he attondNl theceremony only for his children

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329-2020 (lrom DFW only)

329-2025 (trom Love Field only)

liind dor^rn for the niSht in the cozy-seclusion of vour room iviEh the specialHvAtt Tolrch Turndovn service asirecialcv chocolaEe on your pillorv andpie-arrairged plans for tornorrovs break-fasts

Texas hospitality is our EraditionThe cracious service location facilitiesand iost of all rhe spirir of Hya tt RegencyFort trforEh caPtures Ehe Pride of Tegtias

-Stationed at the rraval base in SouthCarolina was a man who trad cqq)eted inouiEe a ier^r rifle tournamenEs near hisliome Eown So when the base needed some-one to fill out their team for theNational Rifle TournamenE r he was taPPed -Unforturately he had never particiPatedin anv compeEitlve shooEing of this -intenliEv before and he becme ratEledand did icather PoorIY

Ernbarrassedhe hlnded his score cardto the caDtainof his Eeam wlEh Ehe rernark(efter lookine at rny score I feel likegoing behind Ehe buiker and shooEingrmrself The caotain sEudied uhe card a mffitenEr -then replied BeEEer take an exLra round

a-ilerre not lazy HeY sErike EhaE

llaybe ilre are lle simply rlanted you tosei this one just as JoHN RAGIjND of6321 Gonza1es Gtoves Tx trrote it Hereit is3

The reunion in Savannah ta s rIy firstI Lhoroughly enj oyed it and inEend Eo rnakefuture mEetings - Lord rvilling of course

Meeting new friends lJas very refreshingUnforEuraEelv I did noE see any of nyoutfit Iby-be if you speed rvord in yournext issue- it mizht help

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name Think he tra s from KansasItuncv (was from oklahoma) Met him

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Box (think lIillie rvas his firsE--- r- and he was from SELouis)

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I know Ehis is an imposition butrvoul-d deeply aPpreciate any help -ImDosition Ilone rtEtsoeverr JohnnyThis is one of our reasons for bcingHope ve can find a few for You

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your en]oynento consu t the brochurSfledllitting Sites for

1 The Kinbeu Art luseuD2 AEon Carter MuseuD3 tlater caldens4 OEni ftteater5 Sundance Square6 FaDous Exchange Avenue (Stockyards Billy Bobts

White Elephant Saloon etc )

Tours out of lort worth are availabLe as foLlorrs1 Southfork Ranch in Dal1as - Hone of w shon trDat1astr2 Slx flags over Texas in ArliDgrton ( thene park)3 Dealey Plaza Texas Schoolbook Depository

and The Slxth Floor MuEeu where Lee Harvey OsrraldalIegedly shot Presialent Kennedy If you irelnterested call or rrrite the reunion clrairnanlrell in advance for reservations

4 Torn of cranbury Tour (4O miles southwest ofSort worth - requires a fuU day)

other activilies1 GoIf - Roclcuood IIuniclpal Course - 3 miles from

hotel Starting tiDes rriU be available onFriday and Saturday nornings

2 AudioVjsual RooE - Open Thursday and Eriday only forsholring of tapes and filEs of Ath Division actions fronfiln library and for those of you who Eight bring a tapefor viewing

3 A buUetin board uill be available in the hospitality roomfor neDbers to post plctures letters or any other typeof historical facts or infornation for Derbers to inspectand discuss

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If you are planning to fly toDallas-Fort lorth and retum via AAldentify yourself with your AA agent ascoming irn-der the code-- STAR 0i99 RJ

Heres wln t you might do Go Eo yourtravel gal or gb dire-r Eo AArs MeetingServices Desk [ry free toll - TeI 1-806-433-1790 - or have vour travel asent doiE for you Give tire code sTA[ 0199 RJ- and pray a 1o

---This issue contains more fLlI-incoupons than the K-llart insert in lastSundayrs paper Couldnrt be helped

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BANQIET IENUS AND CIIARGES

Aloba Dinner Friday septeEber 15 Bonelesa Breast ofchicken Arllngrton fil1ed with applenut herb dresBlng and uadeirasauce salad vegetables cheesecake and strat barrieE

[tenorlal Banquet saturday SepteEber 15 Ieurone star uixedcril1 Regency salad vegetablie chocolate rouladg irlth vaniuasauce

Aloha Dinner S2250 per persontleDorlal Banquet $2500 per parson(Pric6 lncludes tax and gratuity)Tlckets to botb dlnners uill lndicate your table nuber The

ticket [uat be shorrn at the Entlance to tbe banquet hall foradmittancE and nane plates uortl for identificatlon purposes

DAILY EVENTS

Early arrivals - on your own

1OO pn - Registration desk opens Reunionofflcially begins Hospitality rooE open90O aD Mealg on Your oun

Audlovisual Room open 9300 au to 4300 P-nTours and shopping leals at your pleasure

eudioviEual RooDi HosPitality RooD Tours tcocktail hou 5o0 to 70o lr iAlolra Dinner 700 pn

Business Deeting 1ooo at i Cocktail hour600 to 700 prn i teuorla] Banquet 7oo Pttr

continental Breaklast 700 to 10o0 aD( cotrplhentary)

ALHAT Untl1 we Eeet again

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FLYING TO IUfiI IVURIH

How do you take the lead

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CLem Clark EGooez JoaqulnGore Thoora sGosztyla Henry JGrady Thona scross StanleyBallgren lauenlla lso Alton KHardln Robert Allarrls Paul AtLarrk EuSenetlayrood tlal orHeaberlln cllberttlelllran JackHen JackHendrlckson Luthertlofrlchter JoaephHogue ClutlesHornsby RLHornyak CharlesJohnson LesteurorJohnson tJmKaefer Charleuros EKane WL lllaoIktz lGrsha ltKepler LouisKlurp JohnKnapton DonaldKuhner lla llaceLebruxr AllanLock ood FranclsLunsden Howard RlrarlLoez NlcolasMccunble tlenryMcadoo AlbettMcCllntlck DrqtghtMcElroy JamesMcKlnney JohnMclean DorEldUoser RlchardNev1Ile ceorSeNegklrk CharlesNewrnan lG Aubrey SNolan Robert DoDonne11 J SptkeOSulllvan JJPerry LoulsPeuroters tlaroldPeters Walter JPetersonr EImeuror sPltney lbxPorter JohnPrLce BtuceRaglrnd JohnRlsceck l Pampoberts DulghtBoblnson EdrardRock AlvlsRocklrelk LoulsRoss KenwoodSanchez ReynaldoSchroeder RoySee GuySelEsam AlbertShalz RlchardShay RobertShlpman J RSlataper WMStlahan PrentlceStrverson Dougla sThorms CTodd Vann GToohey JohnTEead$ay Robert EUpton ThomasVlsser tlaroldvoth TheoHaggoner GeorgeHahle Benwallace DanawaEson Rlcltald cwelch JohnlJe1ls Rtctrard HlJlsecup Paul

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i^Ialler va s depuEy cofinanding genera Iof I Corps in 1986-87 assistanE divisioncommander with the 82d Airborne Divisiooand chief of staff of Ehe xVIII AirborneCorps aE Fort Bragg NC anC chief of staffof Ehe 24th Infantry Division at FortStewart GA He comnanded a brigade inGerrnanv and a battalion wiEh Ehe 4thInfanury Division (tlechanized) aE ForECarson CO lIa ller also was seniormilitarv assistrnE Eo the assistanEsecretaiy of defense for nanpovrerreserve affairs and logistics in iIashingtcn

--The vote will be unanimous The HyaEERegency For-t VJorth offers the ideal settingtor our ga Ehering

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Applernan details rhe facr Ehat bhe 34th trad four (4) differenr reqimenrarcormmnders from 7 Lo 16 July - a period of only nine (91avi--- -

- The officers of the Association consider this rllaEter closed and no further mentionof it wiII be rnade in our future issues

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In friendship

The Assocration officersregreL the pubrlcation of the articre whi ch reftectedne8atively uFon the tested and -piou a+tfi --ftre-iJcora- i4usrrates all Eoo well tl tthe 34ch upheld rhe finesr rradirioo or-itu U4 -inu i-irr i6iljiir[

Tte articre aooarinq in the Taro Leaf was no an-editori-al conent or a steurotementof an opinion of ciri edit8r rt was meiJ -i of a book by an aurhor and icincluded a quotation from tht urt -itr-ifur51i t item was sinpry to reporr $rha tsomeone erse had said abour rhe arn rti-i-i ii iiih[E-fifi implied thar the EdiEor rvas i agiuunf -riitiiirroooIt is tine tO mend fences drink from l

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APOLOCY TO MEbfBERS OF TliE 34TH ‐ KoREA

Veterans AdministrationInsurance Center

Toll-Free Information ampService Line

1-800-422-E079

Use this Nationwide lbll-FrceuroInsurance telcphone numberfor informationaction on

Premium Payments

DividendsFolicy laans

Beneliciary DesignationInsurance Applications

ConversionsAddress Changes

Disability amp Death Claimsand

Other Insurance Inquiries

Come to Teir s for a visit litir r6gaprst - or soiire of it annny

Your l-hourhts ri11 tloubtlessh do somerrrdrlrin Yroa I ronter lrho t Ii beLirerctod I ronler lrl It II rcasure ttpItrs the crrious )ard-qtick thaU tsries Eorrse the acconplishnenLs of otheis as airy to assess our orn progrcss in liIePeihaps

s nc- ir3 comtttefrom thcunansrerabl-c lrour thoughts ni11 sneakarair from E1e prcsentrd take refuge oito busy day in lqi4 - or 1950 - or 1964

So- itril 11 cos crvsual clarr atFort JorLh Yout II move inEo the hotellobbv rnd will spot Ehe crorrd Faces rviLlemerge and narnes rvllI come more quicklyttran you Lhink they might Bob - Peter -3tu - Bil-1 - youll gct Lhen all on thesecond Ery if not the first

It is thcrr again - people you kneorand rrho knerv you during the teribleexperience of rnilitary service - peoplerrho lltnev you before you felt the pressureof Eaking a place in the adult world

See y6u iir Fort lIoruhl

-r-lAnyone looking for a geologist tJehave one BOB DAYSON (5th RCT 51-52)of 1306 Forest H111 Dr Vincennes IN

a-Our fiscal yeat begins on August thefirst and ends on July ehe 3lsr So all

annual dues are due as of August 1including inerementa 1 payments byLife llembers

ri-- Leg surgery for Life Member JOE PATTON(SEh RcT 50-51) of Star Routi 2 Box 51Bradenburg l(Y Werre trying to Iamprn mor6on poor Joe and will be back

AOne LLOYD PITMAN of 2O7L Preble

Preble IIY - canr E f ind Preble on tiremap - apparently just another Preble on thebeach - has asked for help Seems he wasin the lsE Cav - DivArty - 99th FA Bn- in Japan in i49 Went lo Korea ThevEook a beaLing Men losE He thinkssome of his men were assipned to the 24thAsks for rrany inforrnationr Guess thequesEion is- Did you know of arry Cavpeople being assighed Eo us We- knor iEtsa lousy question - buE rre did promise thisrnan thtwerd put ouE Ehe feellr

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Phil Granrn Republican Senator fromTeltas thinks balancing the US budgetis like trying to geE to heaven

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The subiecE - Lo vour starboard - onthe nexE $ge - were-noE going Eo sEarEwith ttet

Werre qoine Eo starE bY uelling YouthaE itsa rEprint from L November 1946issue of Life- The picEure rra s given afull page save for Ehe capEion aE thebotEori hich read in blue PrintsCOSTS OF ITAR - THE U S IS STILL PAYINGTHEI And it l7ent on

tMuch of the net sElengEh of Americawhich can be seen in the preceeding page-swas a bv-product of wat which sPurred Ehewhole niuion Eo heights of accomPlislxnentit had never dreameii of Yet the costas alwavs in war was appalling Lifewould never again be Ehe same for thefamilies of tEe servicemen who died intheir vouth on Ehe baEtlefields Noreould ic ever be quite Ehe same for boyslike Jerqne von Mohrtiln rmEerial things tshe nation trad alsoDaid The war had involved an enormousaiiir

n its iron-ore reserves rts hadlefE the US scarred by worked-outcoDDer and lead mines aid by played-outoiiwells The weIl oPPosite is atsGoose Creek Texas

Direct Iv benea Eh tshe capEion rta I Ehisone line s-pread across Ehe PictureswidEh tiAt Ehe Atnryrs Iialter Reed-Hospital

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l preFer October st date for Joint reunion ith 25th Div1810n atSchofie d Barracks

If a 口ainland reunion is held in 111liliCR[mletlly3[ene)ceeding the reunion in Hawall I

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NoEer Thls queatlonalre ts for estlmatlng purposes only and ts not blndlnS

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ExcerpEa flon prevlous TARO LEAF Eo refleshen meoortea prtor to fiUtnBou quaaClonalre beloYt

orlpiral Planr Jotn ln Ehts celeblation (9 a reqlon) on Deceober 7 1991EffiiA-EiFEARL HARBoR suRvrvoRs AssocrAT-roN consldelatlonsr Tremendouaciowas (hotlra planes outer lslands) posslble ralns nalnly a Navy shor

suDDlemental Plan The 25Eh INFANTRY DIVISION ASSOCIATION and the Co8landlng6Eiralii- tEt-aTvle lon sEacloned at Schofleld Barracks have lnvlted ourassoclaton to hold a Jolnt reunlon rrlth Eheo ln Hawall on or about occober1 1991 thtch ls Organlzaclon Day fo boEh dlvlsions date noE as yetftnalized HoEel acaonodaElona would be ln one of the better liatklkl hoEel3and the nanageneot of Eh8 Joln efforf would be ln the hands of the Scho-fleld Barracas chapEer of ctre 25ttr In Ehe past the arny has 8upp1ledbusses to transpori oeEbers to and froo Schofleld (two trtps)but Ehts-rould no be subJecl to possible budgetary restrlctlons Oahu would belesa crorded weather condttlons probably mole favorable we uould bea[on8 our osn CoobaE lnfantryoen and ln our oun back yad

PosslLlltqieEa lf the po1l favor s the Decenber 7th date plan our regularEunlon--6r EEe latEer part of Septeobea then Ehe ne bers SoInB to Honolulucould 81Bn up rrlth the PHSA tour and proceed on thelr oun

lf Ehe October let date at Schofleld ls preferred Ye rrould have Eo planior -tsoffii6ii6-(s lnce only a snall Einorlty rrould oake Ehe Hawalian lrtp) one on ttre Ealrrland aIrd one in Hawali ln Dhlch case se couldr

A Move Ehe daEe of our llainland reunlon back Eo Au8 l5th V-J Day and- selecE a city Probably in the Easc or Mld-lest

D Have our reBula reunlon ln San Franclsco one rreels prlor Eo the Hardail- aifair afcr flhtch Ehose conElnuing on Eo Aloha-land Hould proceed

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Mail (within veek) tO Robert Ender

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We doot necessarily have tohave a whole lot more then thpSovielg based in Europe or evens urucb ari they do Galvin said

But be said there must beuro somekitrd of easonable balaDce declariD8 that today the UnitedStat6 had 88 t Dce lauuchers de

ployed is WeuroEterD Europe whilethe Sovielr bad 1400 short-rangeouclear weapoo based iD EastelnEurope

II theyve got l4 times ut muchas rre do hos can you call tiadeeDse So rhy doat they justsay Ot iI Jouve got 88 aDdyourie not 8oi8 to get alry biggerthe rie Fill come down

Asted why he would not substi-tEte a missile submarine for short-rarge Duclear missiles i Europe

Calvi replied tiat this had heuroertried i tie 1960s bd as judgedDot to be credible becaDse theUnited Stat8 ard the Soviet U onwere Dot lilely to blor each otherup rith auclear reapols in orderto stop aD irvader attaching arl-othea countiy

l NATo countriB iD Europelose the Lance and get oo replace-Eent for it they would ooly baveairplaneuros alrd artillery tubes tofire a a superio i-ovadirg [orceatrd such Eajor targets to the rearas assemblirg ares ArtilleryGahiD codteDde4 has too short areach oDIy 12 miles ard aircrafttrying to hir targets close to thefrortliDes Eould face deadly lire

Soviet atr deleDseuros ir Europehave beurocome so lethal Galvrnsaid ilat the only ray to gothmugh it ts to fly ulder it at 100feeurot wbile goinS 500 kDots Soweve got to take the pressurc ofIour aircrait- lve caot re3ci aay-tlitrg except the Iocal batuerieidwiti (Ducler artillery So youbave got to have a baclup byIielditrg a Lalce replacemetrt

Galiiu said he waDts a sbort-range rcissile with a range of 210to 20 roiles that would be Illouot-ed on a tracked vehicle io it couldmove from one battlefield to an-other

Under culreot aEns aSreemeDtshort-range missiles canDot have araDge of more than 300 miles

NUCLEAR WEIIPONS - Chari siolry wcapor deployed by NATOad Wallaw Pact eo[Dtries i EoroIc

IATO chief endorses arms cutsbut wants new short-range missiles

By GEORGE C WIISONThc WsshilgtoD Po3t

BRUSSEIS Belgiur - ceD-JohD R Galvi coEEander ot tieNorth Atlantic Treaty Organiza-tioq said ir an jntervlee here thathe eDdors6 the coDveDtional-arEsreductioos recently proposed byPresideut Bush but Fill reEaiureasy about defeDdilg Europeurountil he has new short-Etrge ou-clear roissiles to replace lieuroLaDce

Bush bosiDg io pressure froEWest GerrDaDy and otter allieurosagrEed to postpoDe EodemizatioDol ttre lalce mrssile utriil he hastrieurod to Begotiate reuroductioDs iotroops aircraJt tanls and otherarmor and artillery baseurod tn Eo-mpe But tle presldeot stressedthat he has no inteouoD of abaD-doBilg short-raoge ouclear Eis-siles like the lalce

GalviD asked why he iDsisted oDkeeuropi8 sorEe short-raEge missrlcsiatier t[an abaDdoni-og them alto-gether said tley are vital to de-terring tle start of war ardshould deterrence fail to stop aBiavadil8 force

Iu the past the lour-star 8etr-eaal said coDgentioDal lorceuroeveu whe tley were equal didntdeter war ID fact alrnost half theurotime the smaller lorce attackeurodtie bigge force

However he co8tiDued sinccseve had Duclear weapons tleyhave seurot up a situatiod ut FhlcD

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The salesrnan was expectj-ng a veryimDortanl cusEomer to c-rll him at homeonSaEurdav so when he had Eo leave Ehehouse for i-short Eime he gave his liEtleson careful instructions on hors Eo answerthe telephone and take a messate

When Ehe phone rang the boy alswe_rediE feellng very grown up he Eold thecaller ttraE his fa Eher was not in at themoment and asked whether he would like toleave a message

Yesi the-caller said Iell himMr Jonis called - J-O-N-E-S

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MessagePlease feel aE ease abouE our September shlndl8 in Fort Wolth Every-thlnS is in place for a gala celebration It should be another superexEravaganzal Each upcoming reunlon seems to generaEe more excitemenEand enthusiaam than the lasc one From the letEers and calls we canfeel Ehe troops chafing aE Ehe blE sort of a sense of ur8encylt usedEo take nosE of the year to genelate monenEumi nor iE begins almosEinnediaEely afEer the last reunion

24th Dlvision parElctpatlonr Ea1y in the Bane the acceptance ofour invtEation was subJecC to budgeEary restrictlons buf as ofthis srltinB iE appears EhaE Gen Taylor will be able to favoE usuith thaE very lmpressive color guard the all time favoriEe musicalcoEbo lhe usual PX irith a very unusual assortmenE of Taro Leafnerchandise and of course Mrs Taylor General Pece and a fewnembers of hls staff Be srjre to rdelcoEe Eheo all as only 24th-erscan dol

Melllbers wi undoubtedlyareas in which our 2900 -

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800 Uldwest500 (11 WesE States + Ht amp Ak)

100 are as fol tows r

146 Texas135 I ll inois126 Mass112 Georgla102 Mlchlean

Above data complled by our hard worklng (dally updates) DirectoryChalrman and eomputer uhiz (l) Joe McKeon Thark you Joel

Revertln8 to For WorthS eptember Chalroan Paul Austin and his veryable assistants have all deEails lined up wiEh the hotel the alrlinesthe atrporE EransporEation local activities and above all our verywarm and hospitable hospltality room which always exudes comraderiefolnd noshere else on this planeE Anyone quesEion Ehat sEaEementThe only Ehing left is for our rnenbers Eo make their hotel reserva-Eions dlrect tith the hoEe1 and reunion registration direcE to PaulAustin Forms wlll be princed in each lssue of Ehe TARo LEAF

My sEaff (aheml) and I look forward o EreeEin8 all our ironderfulmeobers and thelr very alluring vrlves aC our annual party especiallythose me$bers from the Breats state of Texas rrho may have never aEtendedone of our reunlons previously

24th-fully yours

RoberE Ender

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Don Knox wrote anOra1 Histoty of theKorear VJartr It covered the opeiling 6months Don was working on the secondand final voltrne when he suddenly diedHis work rlra s concluded by Alfred CoppelEhe well known specialist in mllitarytiiylTさξ[重nttI1甜elLl『v8ryHarcollrt Brace 」ovanovich New York 1988

Appearing in it with fragmentary butterr fic interv ews are our own LACYBARNETT WARREN AVERY LEONARD KORCIE

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1990 - Korea 4oth RevisiE

Itss gonna seeftr as tshough this issue s full of coupons to be fll1ed outs And youtll berighc

Our very energetic publlc relatsions nember GOLDY NORTOII has been diligently ats work devel-oping a package tour Here are some of the deteuroiIs

This would be a ten day (eight night) trip covering such places as Seoul Osan SuronChochiwon Taejon the Kun Rlver the tlakEong eEc Theurore are options for tag-ons Eo llong KongHong Kong and ehina Tokyo Ttrailand and tlawail

The basic package Eould cost between $1600 and 200000 per person based on dqrble occlq)ancyThis figure includes-air fare frl tie West Coasc all hotels and groutd _travel r and sose mealsOf courEe the air fare from the east and mld-west would have to be added to this sost

The questionaire ls self exptanatory If iou plan on takLng ad ntage of Bhis packageplease led Goldy lrtorr Tlme is in isportant faacor The nain thing he has to ascertain ls rrhetherbr no there issufficient inEeresc among our membets so thaE he can proceed in working out thedetails

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Dear Goldy

Yes I am lnEerested in being part of a 40th Anniversary revi-sits tso Korea ty24th Infantry Dlvision membels to take pLace in Ju1y 1990

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Dates of Korea Service

Hear that Ith the can opener Go seeif its for you or for me

lawyer Norman S Ostrord of New YorkCitsy tells Ehe EaIe of the farmer withhis horse and wagon going for a load ofgrain who was struck head-on

The farmer suffered severe and pernanentinju-ries Ilhen the case rra s tried to aiury the insurance conpany lawyer asked[imtIsntt its Erue chai ifuneaiitelyaf ter Ehis accidenE a person came over Eovou and asked vou how irou felttt tYes I remeurber thit tt the farmer said

And didnE you tell him thaE vou neverfelt beEEer in vour life

I quess I did The-defense lawyer said rrNo further

questlons tlOn redi-recE the farmer was asked

l^Iill you tellthe jury the circrrnstincesin whLch vou made that resoonsetYesrt- the farmer said- Inrnediatelyaftgr ttre accidenE my horse had twobroken l-egs and was neighing and kickingThe rnan who came alonq was a deDutvThe rnan

Word from Alice BRIDIIELL on EARL(H 19th 38-t4) dorsn at 5611 Bar SSt Tucson lZ 85713 is Ellat Earl isconfined Eo a wheelchair Had seriouscervical surgery from which he recoveredafEer a 2 oonths hospiEal stay MedicsdidnrE expect him to rake it buts he didBoth Allce and EarI ask ttrat Eheir goodwishes and love be extended to allwho remember them rrRemembert Whocould forget Ehis wonderful pair

-If Ehis is your first reunion wiEh us

please dont sit back $raiting for peopleEo introduce themselves to you You belhe shaker and the mover - please - yousEep forward Lo him - or them - exEendyour glad hand - and sound off as if youhad a-pair - youtll be happy thau youdid Ours is a terrific bunch of happyacquaintances and warm friends Averagerunning time from sEranger Eo acquaintanceto friend - five minutesi AlI especiallvso cuz Ehis year were meetint in Texaspardner tIell be in Ehe land where Ehebroncos kick up Eheir heels and thecowboys do Eheir unlevel best to trang onTheirs is the romance of Ehe rodeol ourbonanza is in simple friendships

-r-- Guggs our campa ign against tinted glassin vehicles hit a dead end Oh wellr-RALPH BALESTRIERI was on our side evenLf no one else was CantE understand whvCongress with Ehe stroke of a pendoesnE ouELaw the business Where arethe police on thls one Or at leasE thepolice unions

盤1究eparailn呈鯛ittrd[uりput hls ievolver tothe horsets eir and sho him dead Then hewent over Eo the dog which trad a brokenback an was crying He puc his gun toEhe dogs ear and shot him dead Then hecame to me and asked me rHow do you feelr

I-said I neve feltbetter iri mylife

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How Eo dress for FtWorth CasrallvCor-nfortably Coolly - is Lhat a word-Weve trad much fun with Hawaiian gearin years pase - colorful shlrts for themen muu-muus for the Iadies - for rnostof our waking hours including the Fridaynight dinner Its colorful comforEablecozy But - come Sa turday night for ourcombinaffin Memorial ServiceBanquetwe sErongly suggest business suitscompleEe with shirts neckties and shoesfor Ehe men - and for Ehe ladiesr eveningdress wear cocktail dresses or whaEeveryou look diessed up in We dont goiorrna I as Ehey used to call iE buE lvecertainly hranE to imProve on Times Squarea high noon (L-

The recenE death of IF Izzy SLonethe famous iournalist called to mind hisbook Korei Ttre Hidien War in whichappears the carefully veiled innuendoEha t the Korean lar was all sEarted by acooked-up deal between the US andSouth Korea

FExciEing and sensible new plans in Ehe

works all in a bona fide efforE to avoidEttat vexaEious anma I stamPede inEo ourSa turday night banqueE hall

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While-the Pentagon has been claimlngsuccess ln integrating women lnto theamed forces famllies in the ranks havebeen confronting a crisis in child care

The Department of Defense concedes thatlt needs 811000 more day care slots formllltary dependents O-f the 129000chlldren who do receive care on oilitarvlnstallatlons worldwide the Pentagon estirnates that 21000 aie in centeis thatare anElquaEed overcrorded or hazardous

lfuch of the Dressure for more famtlvand child-relat-ed supporE has cme with Eheinflux of women singl- parents and yowrgmalried recruiEs who have enllsted in chep-ost-Vletnam erarsaid IAjDavid Super ofthe Artry a Pentagon spokesnan

As an example in 1958 at the heighEof the Vletnam War 381400 women lrere onactive duEy worldwlde out of a total35451000 United States troops MajorSuper sald Non Ehere are 2211700 womenon actsive duty worldwide abouE 11 percentof the force

In additlon there are ncrr 511800slnsle parenEs and abouE half the 21million- active duEy personnel are marriedta considerable changa frcrn Ehe days whenEhe services rre re filled with yorrng singlenra les

As FDR loved to ask What kind ofshenanisans are Ehese tte

Helers a direcL quotse from an amazlngIeEter whlch came in enclosins a 55000check Dontt knor h6r in the iorld Icould have gone 35 years without knoelngabout Ehe Assoclation I am enclosingmy dues and a snall ( sornething extra) -

Sincerely RICIIARD PARMERTER10 New St Florida IlY 10921

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This year were getting two for theprice of one - Ewo convention chairmen -PAUL AUSTIN on the port side and GILHEABERLIN on the starboard side - as youare looking at tshem of course

It all sEarted with an inquiry - fromBILL YOUNG of 790 ELake Ravenna 0HHerd seen our iEem in the DAV fitagazine Sowe ioined BilI uo Then followed a notefroir Rebecca McPiak his daqhter Sherdread our oaoer and wanEed Eo surorise himHerets a bit of her notei itrs iefreshing

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I am enclosireuro $350 for a lapel pinand $400 for a crest oi-ntI am sure you would find ouE whichregiment he was in in KurnamoEo so youwould know whlch crest I want

rl4y father fired on Ehe 24tsh Divisionrifle team They beaE every team in thefar east conrnandexcept thel4arine CorpteamttThe tournament was held aE camp Palmerin Tsudanum Jaoan

tte told me ire gots tso Japan in Febof 47 He was sent Lo a place calledZanm and $as sent from there to aKunamoto He said he had to go underlte ocean on a train to get there(The tr-rnnel bebveen HonsEa and Kyusha IRebecca)

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Our BaEtery supported the 2nd Bn 5l-nRCT under Ehe conrnand of LtCol JohnThrocknorEen (rRoclqp Johnr) He laEercosnandecl the 5th RCT ra s the youngestfull colonel in counrand of an infantryregiment The 555th FA Bn was cormnandedbv Lr col John Dalv- ttl am inEerestedEo know any infornEtionregarding the persons Ehat are accive inthe reunLon get togeEher Perhaps youcould enliehEen me and Dass on someinf ornntioi if availabll Triple Nickle people herers anotherone I

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Along abouE last December rve received an inquiry from a Chrisrina Colbertabout an organlzation called Veterans Finders o America The story is developed inher letter used below The lette is a Fatshers Day leEEer being addressed Eo hergood Dad UEwIN C COISERT who justs happens to be a GinleE The rest is now a partof our folk lore - and we love Chrlstina for bringing herself and her srvee Dad intoour fold Melvin today spends most of his time in a wheelctrair Over on the oppositepage we glve you Ehe picEure Ghris mentions in-her lovely leEEer rvhich we reproduceLelorr ttlra t a- preclou-s word EhaE word famiIy See hcir it applies to the e olbertfamlly You know how lt applies to our fami ly of the 24th

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Ity Dail lrelvln G Colbert 7s a prouit netuber of the 21thInfantrg 2lst Dlvlslon and f aE vrltlng thts letter to sharelrlth gou hov f feel about htm - euro Deurod t ho Is t onderful anilextraordlnarg

Eor mang years mg Dad had a small Plcture of hlmaelf anil erghtgervrce buililles that he cherlshed He coampIfented hov often thathe thought of that plcture and those men anA hol )e rrlshed hekneu rrhere theg lrere Tvo gears ago as I Fathers Deuro9 presentf had the plcture enlarged and fred Thlg reallg rlade t1mhappg and ttlggered euron ldea of hig to fotm an ocganizatTon tohelp yeterans suclr as hrmself flnd o7d Duddtes Pe talraed mangtlmes about this Idea anil tlov to brlng 7t to llfe

Becau9e f vas ln college at the tlme I irli not reallg cottutltmgself to somethlng that m9 Dad thought vas reallg lnportant Yecontlnued to discuss l15 ldeas anA xhoughts and then founit outthat mg father yas dlagnose as hav rng ALS or Lou GehtlgsDlsease ThTs irld not sxop hlr from maklng a dream come trueHe reaT|zea the sltuation and ghorred Tricl^eillble strength and vil-lpover to contlnue even though lt Decame irlff 7cu7x xo do everyCtay actlvitles such as teuroIking on the phone ot vtltlng a noteIt vas durlng thls tlme that Dad and I te9olved to make hls tdeareal

Our organlzatlon yeteran flnders of Amerlca Is built upon mgDaiy s ilrean to help others flnd old friends As mg Ipm Doloceseuro cloge frlenir lchael and myseJf take the steps to manaqeyeteran Finaers Dad continues to pour forth bcilllant ldeas onhow to make yeteran Flndera a tevardlng success

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EIve my Dad the best glft of a77 - the knorrledgle that so mangme0Ders of our organlzatlon xhat he founded have been reunrted

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ALBERT MCAD00S 3RD CHAPTER

Thi6 i6 the third instaLlrentof IA brlef History of the ifthRCTin Korea The time has cometo try to explain the terns 5thRCT alxd 5th Infantry AU Regi-nental Combat teans have an In-fantry Regiment but not all In-fantry Reginents were RCTi s

The Elfth RCT was rnade up fronthe fitfth Infantly Regiment firstActivated by the USArmy jn 1808wa6 one of the oldest fnfantry Reglments of the USArmyThe 555thfield Artillery Battalion the5th Tank lledical CoJlecting andChenical Motar Conpanles and the72nd Conbat Dtgineer CoEpany

The fifth RCT reEained 1n Ko-ea upon the withdrawal of the24th InfDivlsion the RCT wastenporar[y broken up for 6evera]-nissions Bx I amp z were loadedonto the USNS Marine Phoenlx foran Ovelulgbt Cruise to KoJE-Do arleIaad off PUSAN The Jrd Bx the555 FA Bt Tank Co and otherswent aone place e1se SoEe oneelse rrill have to fill us in Ourmail address for our 6tay on XoJEwa6 the Elfth US fnfantry Wherewere you durlng this period ifyou did rot enjoy KOJE-DO becausethls was good duty(Eeb 15 to May1 1952 Eore or less)

Located on KOJE-DO was a UN POWcanp We relleved elenentE of the27th Wolf Hounds provi ing guard6to several large Prj-son ConpouldsOne Rifl-e Squad per compound fourEuard shiftE of six hours eachseven dqys a week Guard Mountsinspections the whole nine yardsA GIrs dread and a Eecond Ltdelight A11 in a1l- this was theaost pleasant duty anyone couldhave ln the fnfantry iE KOREA

The most detested detaiI had tobe the honey pot brigade andthe most boring was the RockQuarry and breakwater detail Iwonder if anybody knows rhat be-ca]ne of that breakwater

A highlight of our tour atKOJE-DO has to be the night ofthe attempted breakout It hap-pened on the 4th shift 18 to 2400 f remember machine gun trac-ers overhead and a11 of us head-InB for our respective companyconpounds The Next dqy we hadto go lnto the compounds to sortout the Bood guys from the badWe saw severa] dlsmembered bod-ies ln a trash heap not very nice

Around April lSth we loadedon an LST and shipped out to theEast coast slde of KoREA offloading upon the beach ending upat the burned out towlr of INJEright on the l8th Here the FifthRCT was reorganized al1 of ourfar flunB ulits returning andthe 5th RCT was back j-n businessInten6lve trainlng exerclses inareas cleared of civilians gaveus a chalce to get some good tra-ining Some things come to nindI renenber getting folding cot6with rubber ajr matE for 6leepingWe used the Air Mattresses forwhite water raftlng on the rivernear by In early May the fifthwas attached to the 25th InfDiv0u June lSth the fifth got narch-ing orders to proceed north tothe PUNCH BoWL area and in linereljeving the l4th Infantry on theMain Line of Resistance (MLR)The first Bn on the West or leftthe second in the niddle al]d thethird on the right or east CorrErr my outfit was to the riaht ofrBr oh the MLR nore next tine

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DALLASOFORttWORTH AND ViCiNlttY

Our verv orsn Ib i Gen HENRY MOHR(a aury liEh F47- 42) of 2o GrandCir StAnn M0 llas written a cohmmwhich tras appeared in a plurality ofpapers arornd the comtry Here it is

KOREA -- NHY IAE A BAD SITUATION No^SE

lhcreasrnglv heavv ere55ure5 roh

wshrhqton South Koreia -ta-

oe ehocatrc aovarnment sound I ike- therhd

na aeefe pie It cores as no surprrse that south Korea E

iIol_- suenderinq to the deaands o+ their polrtrcel

pprit The U S has qiven Korea little choice

t 6ay not be quitE as batr due to progess alrdv octe increatrng a de ocratic qovernont But the Bituation in SthX irrt a lot lrke ht hppened Hhen lhe Unrtd Statesallodrd the shah o+ tran to +ll and l(honnr to seiz porer ri There Ea5 also Nicrequ dher the U s thghtiorutron Eas the wav to brtnq ou stvlE o+ dehocracv ro the

Eee te Ever Fronq lh u 5 State Depatoent hrdco6DletelT 6i5julqct the situttons on everv count

A- thinq5 turnd out the net govnients ot lran- andi tn to= dho serzed absolute poE

e bitter

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the United states Fehps k oent Eellt but thdtaii tt r

Becaus o our reural to support reqioesirrt

6ce allies o+ the United States re can onlv sut+er

the unpl easant consequences

The previous governoents o tran ^d Nicaraqu --_ tshich

adhittedly le+t lot to be desired --- ere rPlaed bv

diclatorships hrch ae +a iose

Un+ortunatelv the U S didnt learn a thing l|e aeenEouaginq actionE in South Koa Fhich mav tead to vev sinilrsits-r+-th prsent leadershiF o+ that countrv is drticallv In rdditlon to brng errable 1Iv

Prrrdent chunoli o=t sone crettt +o the stndard f

lrvinq enjovedOV tre peopre o-t South Korea hich i6 at lEt +ive ti

s better

i1 iCitt North kore -__ a +act thE polilical oPpotsitionEoutd liLe us to Jorqet-

Futhless oen in South Koa ate tedinq the Politicaroppoeition using iots anc the threat oevolution to seie ---ri = alr polrtrcranE do be+oF electron thaEir rto to lmpove thrnqs +or the peoEl

Insorar 35 the u s iE concerned alloing the FPqblic oo io deal +inlv with oppoeition readErs lim Youhq-sn and

ii 0 g is out oJ the question Hoever i+ lhe tro tissuccd 1n seiioq nore ooFer nd in+luehce in Seoul-__ and thevpUOi irr -- lhe Hhole natue o+ U S elationBhips

ith

Koree ahd our stategic Position in th Fa East Eould xqse

In 1945 I net and talke tith Kir Dea Junq one o+ theorrnclol opposttroo leaders 5t the Lottee Hotel rn sEoul =- -i n t

Krh cre to the hoter or a

iiie i a grouP o+ nie journatists on the uitet states

Th sessron had qone on +o onlv a +ee nlnutes hen lbeqant ii that thrs rs no odinv person He is proobrY Ene

nost dahqerEus han t have eve oet ki6 Dt Junq Hhtr perdal

iii]- i- ro aetect o senuine interst on his pert in theerare o+ the oeopl o+ the sountv he dants to rule

kih Dea Ju^q das tried tor 6urdend Eentenced to death in19E|4 s aesul o hrs tole rn inErting bloodv rrots- But hrs = ratcr redued to 20 vears o Hhich Krn

-r-r ths He rE ress thdn n idor o th peopre and

ea o+ hrm sEeos to be ride5Pd

I hard Peopt call Ki6 Dee Jsnq theOn several occsioos

Kh6eni o Kdet

Kifr Younq_Eao xho shrr the ambitions o+ xin D Jung --_ut iil i=itv

ti= 1 --- is nother teGer o+ the

i- = rii to be a narriase or Folitrcar3thcr than a Isti6qltianc

qteDs the unrted states has talen rcntlv Nrll 9o a long n i to Krri a reqrtrhacY and Rtture thev rackand despeatel Y ned

The Fepubt ic o+ (South) Xorea rs +acing a bad situationrh =irJu davs to brrng bout Eoo5tucttve change5 ithoute-= ii atros hrch drtabrrre nd

EeateA

south roea- s prent govenment

Llnotunatelv the +at is rlreadT ih the +ire

MAJ GEN HENRY MOHR

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Cominr to ForE liorth in an RVWontlerin I rbout RV facilitiesThis much we knowThere are four RV parks in or near

Fort Worth with overnisht facilities(hookups) for trailers-and campers

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Sunset RV Park4921 White Settlement

Texas Motsor Home Park4833 ihite Settlement

817-737‐ 7542

817-738-0567Road

817-732-1537Road

Lakeview lIotor Home Park 817-457-677L4793 Fast- Loop 820 Sourh(Near Six Flals in ArlingEonand about 15 miles from the hotelin forE Worth)

The first three are onlv abouL 3 miles$rest of the Hyatt Regenty in downto$rnFort WolEhThere are NO facilities for campers atsour hote 1

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Hope they giveus a drag on thisone before thevthron it away

The Arm1rreturning to anage-old s Era tegyused extensivelvby the Sovietmi11tary isincreasing itsuse of decoys andfake targets inhopes of out-srla rting anenemys modernrreaPons

Decoys inclu-ding canva s tanksand plasticsoldiers couldmake Ehe Arrmr inbattle seem h^riceas big as iErgally is And 1f

A lullEe caavas rcplica of ao Ml ta is oudisplsy i Beltsvtlle Md The Army plars ao lse

fate wespors to oltsmart ale ereEy Theuro decoysEsy Dste an arEy seuroeE lsrgcr tt D it is

half is r 1

We will a

Itlat news seens togive away the secre the Army points outthat the enemy still does noE knorv which

Ie knorr Ehey make decoys of thehighest order of equipment even as muchasmaking fake misdill silosr said TVICorp

Fallon said the Navy is working ondecoy ships and the Air Force tns grounddecoys of f-15 fighter jets thaE can turna bare airstrip into a fake airbase

The decoys are ntade from blorm-upphoEographs of the real things Theylook remarkably real aE a glance which inbaEtle is all an enemy would get beforedeciding whether to f i-re

Who knows maybe for the next one wecan send Ehe deeoys Eo the front and leavethe real live boys to home

(-CIAUDE CRIST of Box 985 Hebron oH

(hes HvMcr 2IsE t48-through TFS) -sends us the name s of a few buddieslWTLBUR J WTNCHEL (19Eh 49-r52)624 Lexington Thornville OH 43076

WILLIAM GRIFFITH (2lsL 49i5I)437 Aullwood Rd Davton 0H 45414

GERALD D TURNER (21st 48-r51)78 lIoodland Downingtown PA 19335

BRUCE MCGUTRE (34rh amp 19Eh r48-r51)16241 Laurel Hill Glenford Otl 43739

ROBERT IAIIRENCE (3rd Eng r57-r58)I14 Buckeye Hebron OH 43025

Ttnnk you Claude

-Whv is iE thaE Ehe weEEest dogs areEhe fiiendtiests dogs

lDThe only Ehing thats more painful ttun

Learning from experience is not Jearningfrom experience

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tanksand Erucks

The canvas Lwo- and Ehree-dimens iona Itanks mde a t TVIs S0-worker planE ouL-side lIashington look real boEh to Ehenaked eye and Eo heat-seeking theIna 1targetsing systems used at night

An unassembled fronts-view M-l weighEsabout 25 pormds and coLlapses into a 4-foot-by-2-foot duffle bag In less thanthree minutes one man can assemble itand plug in a generator to warm up iEstherira lsignaEur with a tape recorderand speakers a pair of soldiers can soundlike an entlre tank battalion

A fake M-l costs about $31500 cornparedwiEh abouE $3 miLlion for a new M-I

Iho remembers L94O-42 when we weredoing the same tshirg - only all we hadwere the decoys the real McCoys werestill on Ehe drawing boards

The Army has about 4000 real M-I tanksand plans to outfit each rrith at leastone fake M-1 at a cost of about $75million [taj Andrew Fallon of Ehe Army I sbudget office said

Deception has been a key element inmilitary strategy since the Trojan HorseGeman Gen Enrin Ronmel fooled Alliedforces in North Africa during WlJ II tsheBriEish fooled the cermans and Ehe IsraeliArmy today regularly uses deceptive falseradio chatter

But Ehe Sovietss are thoughE to be themost adept having everylhing from pseudoballistic missiles to entire fake armiesunder a branch of the military called thePrlncipa I Dlrectorate of SlraEegicDeception

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ADDRESS CORRECTON REQUESTED

WALLY CUNNINGHAM has

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asked us to share $rlEh you the contenEs of areceived from Ehe good PasEor Rev ElEon Sthe Open Door in Wiklinglon Iosra

CHURCH O「 THE OPEN DOOR MISS10N532 Main Street

wnmingtOn lowa 56983

Rev Elton S SInith Pastor

Dear BroEher

Perhaps you have heard of me and oty naEionrride campaign inche ciuse of ternDerance Each year for the past fourteenI have rrade a Eoirr of Texas Kahsas Nebraska Mlssouriand lora delivering a series of lecEures on the evils ofdrinkine On this tour I have been accouqranied by uy youngfriend ind assisEanE Clyde LimpEon Clyde a young manof good family and excellent background is a paEheEicexaiple of liEe ruined by an excessive indulgence in whiskeyand woraen C1yde would hppear wiEh me aE lectures and siLon the plaEforin drunk wheezing starLng at tshe audiencethrough- heavy bleary blood-shot eyes sweaEing profuselypicklng his nose belching and making obscene- gestsureshlle I would polnE him out as an exarple of whaL over-indulgence can do for a person

This winEerr unforEunately Clyde passed away A mltualfriend tras eiven me vour -nime Lnd I wonder if you would beavailable t5 take cliders place on Ehis years Eour

Rev Ellon Schurch of the

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ALBERT MCAD00=S 5TH CHAPTER

This ls the fifth ln6ta11uentof IA Brief Eistory of the EifthRCT 1n I(oresrr continuing rith xoyConbat phase of these recolectlonEou Patrol actlvitles coDtiDuesthroughout the surnner with bothAEbush and an occasi-onal ContactpatloI that often 1ed to Fire-flghts arld we had several Oneconslsted of tbe entire ConpanyI renenber a radiona]1s coafelenceheld near the 11ne of departurerhere I 6aY eleraents of Eost ofthe partlciparxts togetber slththe supporting uaits rflhin lhs1ire o f larch Tbere Yas justabout evelybody frolo Conpany Eexcept the cooks and bottle wash-ers Motatnen and heavy nachiae-gurnels rlth teror 1n there eyesNot u6ed to patro16 alld apparentfear of the urknom We sere norenonchalant because this ra6 oDe ofseveral patrols we had partcipated1a ad soDe of the6e guys nere otrtheir flrst patrol With a1l theaoi6e and fus6 ye nade the NKPAavolded us We baDged around nostof the night and returDed rithoutcontact Later patrols the NKPAnade up for it and 1n one ofthe6e I got hlt rith about 15others i-a a perfectly execudedambush We vere caugbt flatfoot-ed Tbey hit us hard ard ran aw4yVle 6pent the lenainddr of the rightxithdraring and returning to ourlilles I carrt recal1 Yhether any-body ras kil1ed that nlght but 1stplatoon dld take slx I(IAi s durineuroour tour on the Iine and we hadmore men wounded thatx eDteled theline on June l8th

Almost every tri8ht se had tocontend v1th Ground fo8 and whilethe Artlflclal noonlight helped us

to see it also helped the othersi-de A6 the sunmer drew to a closethe Fiftb RcT wa6 transferled fronthe 25th Djvigion to the 40th Divi-sion and shortly after that wewere reLeived by the 223d Infantryon the night of October 3111952

sone tlne prior to bej-ng reLiev-ed we had a patrol that caused yourstnrly a 1ot of grief our nissionwas to set up blocking posLtionsnear the low dip ln the lldgelinenear I believe George CoDpany We

went out one wqy a[d were to retu]nby another route lllhile 6et uP thenj-ght teEperatures dlopped suddenlyto belov freezing We were sweattyxrith no Jackets and nust have caus-ed o16e because re were under severartil1ey flre (possibly l2ampn)nasty stuff We had to be very stil1and renaln quite and i-n place forseveral hours My feet becane numbI could hardly walk nlthout assist-ance I 6ot a touch of Frostbite anda brief stay ln the 5th Inf lledica1Conpany where I appalently ful1y re-coveled Such resiliance we had whene were twenty

Finally off the 1i-ne I enteredlnto an eleven day peri-od where Iwas tra]1sferred out of the flrstplatoon jnto the fourth and becanea gunner it a 57nn Recollless riflesquad Just as sooa as I got used tocarrlng the thlnE I had orders inharxd for LIe ZI(zoDe of Interlor )or rotation back to the States Ihad R amp R 1a Japan for five dqysl1ke everybody e1se but those con-pat storles w111 st4y out of printMoxe next tine fron the officlalRecord as my st4y jn the 5th RCTceased to exlst Bore next tlme

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- INIERNATIONAL KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL

Rmdeuror dp Fot8otten

11Bl s theuro tl of ttE c4aian for ar IfterutictEl Koleat leuror Veterals tlrialilLlic G poIcfrrr cr a hish cliff oerlokirs tlE Pampific

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I1E amplve to ratse S38 BiUidl for tieuro nrial (described in accqavirEiiJiGl

i--ii iiav n site has best drrured bv tlE citv of rs keuroeres

ttr-dr ft Dbleuro

effoEEs ad able guidace or uavor T Bradrer

ItE rExt scheduleurod evst eiII be the offictal gro-[ld breaking --sudav Jtrle 25 1989

at Aneels Park Sar Peurodro -- at rihich tirE all of tlE co-sdEorinA- ax eEorsrngsrs-ri2ad tiU be rePreseurottted Tsrtatlw final dedicaticn o ttr rEErrar rsElrteurod for Novder u 1990

As )Du car te1l rE ee lndeed serious abdrt tlis It EL1 c to passl

Eiceuron crsualtiE in tlE xoret lhr (1950-1953) eurore o(lsElveuro --- i91245ii l0]r84 dd et al -- bul LEi a e ad sdEn ftdn 22 Allied N3tlc6HUfi-ta b dqiv or prrPerlv tEEred nx rnternalilxoran ir vteras rri5-I YiIl help rectift tlEr

Ytu Ddricioati6r sdsrseErtt ad swport td yd- organiz-aLicts ee Edi thsolicited be ttE InleEnatlorEl l(oreamp Llrr VeLerans lrtrlla] ClmiEtee E wiIILdr-r rn oEtro sLpplv anv ioaterials to Lo ary reasaEbre teuroitgt Lo

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一Ch4ttsy and jolly notes from a fomer WALTER E oTNEIL (5th tTB) of

2d Lt FA - B-ILL IIOILEY of RE 2 Box 458 825 Pa lourar Et Cajon cA92020 rells usWarren TX It goes Ehe one about the manage aE a boring

I was rvith the Triple Nickle in HI -- meeEing who asked Can you hear me ithad Ehe Aruno Train the- first Een davs in the back and the boy aE- the back whoKorea and then Forvard observer unEil hit said No and the f11oh in lhe fronEon 2 SepE5O I had the short economy who said ttletrs swap placesrrEour Thariks Wally rve needed thaEtI nors have Ehro ggies in the service r-(C1asses of i75 and r53) and they have The race is on Is there arqrone inasked me Eo relite up my experiences in the horrse who beats thisKorea - rrTro catalacts and lens lnrplantsIIrm hoping this rer-Erion my firsE surgery - rotor cuff lefl shouiderwill help shed some lighE and tickle some high blood pressure sugar diabetesmemory cells so I can complete nry rnasEer- and gouEpiece |ly Cameo Role In Korea The The envelope pleaselAlmosE ForqoEEen viar nd the name - not the winner -- iust

Irm lo6king forward to receiving more the rEme - is - CH Bronko ATKINSONinfo about the reunion Do you anticipate (MP Platoon and Hq 63rd Field i4t--r45)distributing lists of expected atEendees of 3800 SDecatur Las Vegas NVwith addresies No were not -aking fin Bronko -

B1II werll lisE Ehoge coming if we far from it - were just ov6rrhelmed byIearn early enough WeII do our the sorry fact that Lhe people of our -d____esE 3ffrIiE Hi gElIhiBT$Bt

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t-rt to bumper some idioE would tryto iass them

I-JOHN RAGIAND writes from 6321 Gonzales

Groves Tr( 77519 Savannah was my firstand I thoroughly enj oyed iE I intend tofltake future meetingi Lord willing -iMeeEine ner^r friends was very retresh-ing buts uifortrnately did not seeany of sv outfit hybe if you sPread rdoroln nlxt TL issuL its might helP

Thb outfiE was co D 21st duringearLv 44 - earlv 46 Does arrybody knowthesL fellows aird their whereabouts--cGreni Ralph (was from Itt)

Rirnldi (was from Chicago)T- Pilch (was frqn wyoming I think)T- Reardon (from Kansa s I think)T Mrncv (was from Oklahoma ) I mer

hih 6n Mindanao and he wor-rnd uPas cook and rrent to Japan

Box (chink Willie $as first name-rrd rr was frorn stsLouis)tI knot Ehis is an InposiEionr --buEwould deeplv appreurociate any heIp

tlo iryisitibir at all JohnnY

_The press was rolling when we PuIIed it

to inseit this iEem The am nail hasbrought us an inqu-iry as to who $re are -iro-rt cot Nornian [I cooper (F amp2nd BnHqs 5tsh RCT 49-r5l) of Box 426LChattanooga TN 37405 AlwaYs hadtrouble with spelling Ettat town

the name and address of a member from

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[yt導招議∬ampitMEetheIFtt youWatertown NY Fred was 19th S‐ 4 whenWatertown NY Fred was 19th S‐ 4 when

Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

- _l4aybe our yelling about it has paidotf

The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

an』itliltlo888estants will be giventumlr entFiesOCt2虫d電 選lTinnerwill be chosen Nov 10

Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

ItrE abouE time

-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

rYea GimletslBetter sti1 call IARRY JoHnSOitl at612-665-213L Hers at 312 SlbinLeseur rYN 56058

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eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

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from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

^uoitiJ-io-us-inasmrci--l1=-^ liflfrtItli1rllrirluo tnu

close Eo the family It rras no surPrise

gliigiIti LilU J i- -rrurtlHL3oinaf ter Hictor rra s laid to rest Dave t

--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

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fori-ro ci I s extended Erip to Hong Kong Bangkok and

urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

i - - ^ ^- anY f iner Etrrn Donr tIii rot ne up so 1 trope r -

- Beautifulry said Ctraprain Joe

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

RUBVE M ROGRSON350 Sowillo+r SP115Ria lto GA 9237 6

-Deceased Dec 12 1988

cEcIL L MoYER (H 2LsE 42-45)t-

From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

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ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

IA was ltq amp Hq Co 34th

from tJ+2 Eo t45 IJhen Ehe lhn shows upats the door to teturn Ehe picturesyourve goE to go

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

faith in tomorrohr for the clock may Ehen

be s til IAuthor Unknqm

-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

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membership card expiring in Augustand says Im somelhaE in arramprsJOHN and Barbara hHITING live inStephenville IX and are planning tous in FElrorEh Done stay away soever again Johnny

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LOU SARDINA of 7 Green LawnWellesley Hils IA 02181 droppid in cosee us the other day A most pleesantsurprise especially since he ieft ahefty fifty with us Gratefullv receiveciLou He asked a pregnanE questionl hereis the Fifth Inf norv You had us LouAnyone out there have a clue

_ForgeE rvha t they did Eo Alaska have

you ever checked an Exxon resEroom

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Fort Worth tla s a rich legacY ofand culEure

Fort lrorth is rich wiuh historythe city also takes great pride infiruseums and other a ELractions

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A world of art is waiting On thewestern edge of dontown is a complex osnugnificenL rtruserrns - the third largestcultsura 1 district in America

The Amon Carter lluseun houses a rna j orDorEion of the works of l^lesEern artisEsiemine ton and Russell AE The KimballArE lftrseun are priceless works by suchmasters as Cezanne and Rembrandt TheForts llorth Art Museun contains an exten-sive collectlon of modetn painEingssculDEures and old rnasters The FortWorth Muserrn of Science and History ishome for one of the worldrs largesE ampmliTheaters - showing spectacular motionpicEures on a giganElc dorned screen Inidditton the rmrseun houses more Ehan100 000 fascinaEing arEifacts

fexas Eeahouse Nots far away is ForEIIorthr s exquisiEe Botanic Gardens includ-ins the Jaoanese Gardens with iEs delicaEeueihouse aird authenric pagoda The newConservaEory includes one of Ehe largesEcollecEionsof tropical plants in theSouthwest

In the same eeneral area i-s the famedFort WorEh Zoo-the oldest anirml park inTexas JusE aiross the streeE is theLog Cabin Village - with acEual pioneerca6ins from Ehe-1850s era in Texas 4ndnearer downEown is Ehe Cattle RaisersMuseurn which chionicles the histsory ofTexas ranching

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REWARDFOR ANY FORMER MEMBER WH0REttURNS FROM ttHE MISSING

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AP had thiS itern out Of Fort Knox3

World War ll hero70

receives his recognitionM years after the fact

FORT KNOX - ThomasMoore was more inteurorested in mar_

rying his sweetheart and starting afamily after orld War II than hewas in receiving the Silver andBronze Stars for heroism in combst

But 45 years after the fact hisfamily made sure he got them

On Wednesday the 70-yearoldMrx)rc strxd atattcntirn as anArmy gcneral pinned the ftrrrg

overdue medals on his blue graybusineuros-s suit during ceremonies atlort Knox 1he courage tlrat this mandisplayed in cr)mbat cannoi be exaqgerated said Brig Gen DennisCrumley who presented Moorewith the nledals He is part of theheritige of the Army

Mltnre now a retired grrrcerfrom Columbia had known aboutthe commendation since his dis-charge in 1945 but had neverbothered to receive the awardsInstead the yellowed award document that had been sent to hisfather remailtd stored away aknlgwith his uniform and the Iurplelleart he received earlier in the warafter he was shot and sprayed withshrapncl

According kr Mrxre s awalddrurmeut his platoon part of tlte34th Infantry 24th lnfantry Dirisir)I wns put inlo hrlllc (^Lt2l1914 irr lawing ltycle Ihilippirtcs llut whefl arrivittg in prsition the situation was not clearand our trcnps and the enemy were

intermingled Trff)ps were visibleto the front but lhe Platn cr)uld

not tell whether they were friend orfoeuro Moore then a private firstclass volunteered to crcs the noman s land tr) find otll

l was s(aml Mtuc srid lfthe Amrv knew how htd I wa-s

scared tlrcy wouldnt have given

me a nrcdtlMakirrg his rlay ltctorrs llrtjtttr-

gle he discovotul lhc lr(x)l)s w(rc

Japanrsc and lhey bcgan filirrg rn

him Ad(linc lo the (lilnaer $rrc thcArtrcriran lrlanci lhnl lvcl( ills(r

firirtl at tlll t nerrly lllll Nlmtnradi it back to his plat((n and theAllied forces won the battle

lhtrc $asn t a wholc k)t lo itIrtxre said lle slitl he attondNl theceremony only for his children

That s beGnseuro his chiklr$ hadtur-gtltl hirr for J-cilrs t) sotd itl lheaward paqrs and nttive his SihcrStar the mdit prrlitigious arvard forheroism in combat after the Medalof llonor and the l)istirguishtdServit r Crrrs

litrtlly itr Janulrty his vrrr I)alrell an lilizrlrthlolvn stltrxrl lctcher kx)k the d([un]ent lo lirrt Knoxl thought hr drscrvtd il lheyourrgcr Moore saicl

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Prlihinari hld ih Ed Landcth Audirorium on rh ahpus ot Tqa3 ChritianUnivr3ky and tht finals held at thc litanl County Convntion CntL

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Your Texas convention coEmittee has but one Dain objectiveand that is to do all we can possibly do to Eake our convention inSepteDber a sDashing success so when you depart you wiLl ahrayshave fond neEories of our Folt worth reunion

One of the most ilportant functions of this coumj-ttee is topre-register at least 90t of our people who plan to attend but todo this we ask for you cooperation in filling out thepre-registratJon forro enclosing your check to cover the chargesand sending it to ne pronptly

With your assistance in thls natter your arrival at ttrehotel lri1l go nuch sroother with little oi no waiting in 1ineAlso it viu greatly assist us in our planning uith the hotelstaff Ie will Dake table assignments for the dinners on Fridayand Saturday evenings in order of receipt of your foms andchecks We uill be happy to honor requests for group tablereservations if one person in the group that lrisbes to be seatedtogether will collect the forrs and checks and send thel0 to me inone envelope

So dlonrt delay As soon as you get the fon in theTaro Leaf send it to e for pre-registlation

We the conmittee are tooking forward to Septelber rrhenonce again the old Victory Division [eEbers present and pastui1l asseDble o reneH fading roeuories and to pay tribute totlrose who gave their lives for our freedom

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Door lo door service between your home

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Texas hospitality is our EraditionThe cracious service location facilitiesand iost of all rhe spirir of Hya tt RegencyFort trforEh caPtures Ehe Pride of Tegtias

-Stationed at the rraval base in SouthCarolina was a man who trad cqq)eted inouiEe a ier^r rifle tournamenEs near hisliome Eown So when the base needed some-one to fill out their team for theNational Rifle TournamenE r he was taPPed -Unforturately he had never particiPatedin anv compeEitlve shooEing of this -intenliEv before and he becme ratEledand did icather PoorIY

Ernbarrassedhe hlnded his score cardto the caDtainof his Eeam wlEh Ehe rernark(efter lookine at rny score I feel likegoing behind Ehe buiker and shooEingrmrself The caotain sEudied uhe card a mffitenEr -then replied BeEEer take an exLra round

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1 The Kinbeu Art luseuD2 AEon Carter MuseuD3 tlater caldens4 OEni ftteater5 Sundance Square6 FaDous Exchange Avenue (Stockyards Billy Bobts

White Elephant Saloon etc )

Tours out of lort worth are availabLe as foLlorrs1 Southfork Ranch in Dal1as - Hone of w shon trDat1astr2 Slx flags over Texas in ArliDgrton ( thene park)3 Dealey Plaza Texas Schoolbook Depository

and The Slxth Floor MuEeu where Lee Harvey OsrraldalIegedly shot Presialent Kennedy If you irelnterested call or rrrite the reunion clrairnanlrell in advance for reservations

4 Torn of cranbury Tour (4O miles southwest ofSort worth - requires a fuU day)

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2 AudioVjsual RooE - Open Thursday and Eriday only forsholring of tapes and filEs of Ath Division actions fronfiln library and for those of you who Eight bring a tapefor viewing

3 A buUetin board uill be available in the hospitality roomfor neDbers to post plctures letters or any other typeof historical facts or infornation for Derbers to inspectand discuss

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Aloba Dinner Friday septeEber 15 Bonelesa Breast ofchicken Arllngrton fil1ed with applenut herb dresBlng and uadeirasauce salad vegetables cheesecake and strat barrieE

[tenorlal Banquet saturday SepteEber 15 Ieurone star uixedcril1 Regency salad vegetablie chocolate rouladg irlth vaniuasauce

Aloha Dinner S2250 per persontleDorlal Banquet $2500 per parson(Pric6 lncludes tax and gratuity)Tlckets to botb dlnners uill lndicate your table nuber The

ticket [uat be shorrn at the Entlance to tbe banquet hall foradmittancE and nane plates uortl for identificatlon purposes

DAILY EVENTS

Early arrivals - on your own

1OO pn - Registration desk opens Reunionofflcially begins Hospitality rooE open90O aD Mealg on Your oun

Audlovisual Room open 9300 au to 4300 P-nTours and shopping leals at your pleasure

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continental Breaklast 700 to 10o0 aD( cotrplhentary)

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In friendship

The Assocration officersregreL the pubrlcation of the articre whi ch reftectedne8atively uFon the tested and -piou a+tfi --ftre-iJcora- i4usrrates all Eoo well tl tthe 34ch upheld rhe finesr rradirioo or-itu U4 -inu i-irr i6iljiir[

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APOLOCY TO MEbfBERS OF TliE 34TH ‐ KoREA

Veterans AdministrationInsurance Center

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Use this Nationwide lbll-FrceuroInsurance telcphone numberfor informationaction on

Premium Payments

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Disability amp Death Claimsand

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Come to Teir s for a visit litir r6gaprst - or soiire of it annny

Your l-hourhts ri11 tloubtlessh do somerrrdrlrin Yroa I ronter lrho t Ii beLirerctod I ronler lrl It II rcasure ttpItrs the crrious )ard-qtick thaU tsries Eorrse the acconplishnenLs of otheis as airy to assess our orn progrcss in liIePeihaps

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So- itril 11 cos crvsual clarr atFort JorLh Yout II move inEo the hotellobbv rnd will spot Ehe crorrd Faces rviLlemerge and narnes rvllI come more quicklyttran you Lhink they might Bob - Peter -3tu - Bil-1 - youll gct Lhen all on thesecond Ery if not the first

It is thcrr again - people you kneorand rrho knerv you during the teribleexperience of rnilitary service - peoplerrho lltnev you before you felt the pressureof Eaking a place in the adult world

See y6u iir Fort lIoruhl

-r-lAnyone looking for a geologist tJehave one BOB DAYSON (5th RCT 51-52)of 1306 Forest H111 Dr Vincennes IN

a-Our fiscal yeat begins on August thefirst and ends on July ehe 3lsr So all

annual dues are due as of August 1including inerementa 1 payments byLife llembers

ri-- Leg surgery for Life Member JOE PATTON(SEh RcT 50-51) of Star Routi 2 Box 51Bradenburg l(Y Werre trying to Iamprn mor6on poor Joe and will be back

AOne LLOYD PITMAN of 2O7L Preble

Preble IIY - canr E f ind Preble on tiremap - apparently just another Preble on thebeach - has asked for help Seems he wasin the lsE Cav - DivArty - 99th FA Bn- in Japan in i49 Went lo Korea ThevEook a beaLing Men losE He thinkssome of his men were assipned to the 24thAsks for rrany inforrnationr Guess thequesEion is- Did you know of arry Cavpeople being assighed Eo us We- knor iEtsa lousy question - buE rre did promise thisrnan thtwerd put ouE Ehe feellr

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Phil Granrn Republican Senator fromTeltas thinks balancing the US budgetis like trying to geE to heaven

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tMuch of the net sElengEh of Americawhich can be seen in the preceeding page-swas a bv-product of wat which sPurred Ehewhole niuion Eo heights of accomPlislxnentit had never dreameii of Yet the costas alwavs in war was appalling Lifewould never again be Ehe same for thefamilies of tEe servicemen who died intheir vouth on Ehe baEtlefields Noreould ic ever be quite Ehe same for boyslike Jerqne von Mohrtiln rmEerial things tshe nation trad alsoDaid The war had involved an enormousaiiir

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PosslLlltqieEa lf the po1l favor s the Decenber 7th date plan our regularEunlon--6r EEe latEer part of Septeobea then Ehe ne bers SoInB to Honolulucould 81Bn up rrlth the PHSA tour and proceed on thelr oun

lf Ehe October let date at Schofleld ls preferred Ye rrould have Eo planior -tsoffii6ii6-(s lnce only a snall Einorlty rrould oake Ehe Hawalian lrtp) one on ttre Ealrrland aIrd one in Hawali ln Dhlch case se couldr

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D Have our reBula reunlon ln San Franclsco one rreels prlor Eo the Hardail- aifair afcr flhtch Ehose conElnuing on Eo Aloha-land Hould proceed

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QUEST10NAIRE 1991 REtNION(s)

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We doot necessarily have tohave a whole lot more then thpSovielg based in Europe or evens urucb ari they do Galvin said

But be said there must beuro somekitrd of easonable balaDce declariD8 that today the UnitedStat6 had 88 t Dce lauuchers de

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l NATo countriB iD Europelose the Lance and get oo replace-Eent for it they would ooly baveairplaneuros alrd artillery tubes tofire a a superio i-ovadirg [orceatrd such Eajor targets to the rearas assemblirg ares ArtilleryGahiD codteDde4 has too short areach oDIy 12 miles ard aircrafttrying to hir targets close to thefrortliDes Eould face deadly lire

Soviet atr deleDseuros ir Europehave beurocome so lethal Galvrnsaid ilat the only ray to gothmugh it ts to fly ulder it at 100feeurot wbile goinS 500 kDots Soweve got to take the pressurc ofIour aircrait- lve caot re3ci aay-tlitrg except the Iocal batuerieidwiti (Ducler artillery So youbave got to have a baclup byIielditrg a Lalce replacemetrt

Galiiu said he waDts a sbort-range rcissile with a range of 210to 20 roiles that would be Illouot-ed on a tracked vehicle io it couldmove from one battlefield to an-other

Under culreot aEns aSreemeDtshort-range missiles canDot have araDge of more than 300 miles

NUCLEAR WEIIPONS - Chari siolry wcapor deployed by NATOad Wallaw Pact eo[Dtries i EoroIc

IATO chief endorses arms cutsbut wants new short-range missiles

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BRUSSEIS Belgiur - ceD-JohD R Galvi coEEander ot tieNorth Atlantic Treaty Organiza-tioq said ir an jntervlee here thathe eDdors6 the coDveDtional-arEsreductioos recently proposed byPresideut Bush but Fill reEaiureasy about defeDdilg Europeurountil he has new short-Etrge ou-clear roissiles to replace lieuroLaDce

Bush bosiDg io pressure froEWest GerrDaDy and otter allieurosagrEed to postpoDe EodemizatioDol ttre lalce mrssile utriil he hastrieurod to Begotiate reuroductioDs iotroops aircraJt tanls and otherarmor and artillery baseurod tn Eo-mpe But tle presldeot stressedthat he has no inteouoD of abaD-doBilg short-raoge ouclear Eis-siles like the lalce

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The salesrnan was expectj-ng a veryimDortanl cusEomer to c-rll him at homeonSaEurdav so when he had Eo leave Ehehouse for i-short Eime he gave his liEtleson careful instructions on hors Eo answerthe telephone and take a messate

When Ehe phone rang the boy alswe_rediE feellng very grown up he Eold thecaller ttraE his fa Eher was not in at themoment and asked whether he would like toleave a message

Yesi the-caller said Iell himMr Jonis called - J-O-N-E-S

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MessagePlease feel aE ease abouE our September shlndl8 in Fort Wolth Every-thlnS is in place for a gala celebration It should be another superexEravaganzal Each upcoming reunlon seems to generaEe more excitemenEand enthusiaam than the lasc one From the letEers and calls we canfeel Ehe troops chafing aE Ehe blE sort of a sense of ur8encylt usedEo take nosE of the year to genelate monenEumi nor iE begins almosEinnediaEely afEer the last reunion

24th Dlvision parElctpatlonr Ea1y in the Bane the acceptance ofour invtEation was subJecC to budgeEary restrictlons buf as ofthis srltinB iE appears EhaE Gen Taylor will be able to favoE usuith thaE very lmpressive color guard the all time favoriEe musicalcoEbo lhe usual PX irith a very unusual assortmenE of Taro Leafnerchandise and of course Mrs Taylor General Pece and a fewnembers of hls staff Be srjre to rdelcoEe Eheo all as only 24th-erscan dol

Melllbers wi undoubtedlyareas in which our 2900 -

7oO East amp Northeast725 SOuth250 SW(Tx Ok Ark )

States with melnbership over

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be interested in knowing the geograirhical3000 members reside Breakdown follovs

800 Uldwest500 (11 WesE States + Ht amp Ak)

100 are as fol tows r

146 Texas135 I ll inois126 Mass112 Georgla102 Mlchlean

Above data complled by our hard worklng (dally updates) DirectoryChalrman and eomputer uhiz (l) Joe McKeon Thark you Joel

Revertln8 to For WorthS eptember Chalroan Paul Austin and his veryable assistants have all deEails lined up wiEh the hotel the alrlinesthe atrporE EransporEation local activities and above all our verywarm and hospitable hospltality room which always exudes comraderiefolnd noshere else on this planeE Anyone quesEion Ehat sEaEementThe only Ehing left is for our rnenbers Eo make their hotel reserva-Eions dlrect tith the hoEe1 and reunion registration direcE to PaulAustin Forms wlll be princed in each lssue of Ehe TARo LEAF

My sEaff (aheml) and I look forward o EreeEin8 all our ironderfulmeobers and thelr very alluring vrlves aC our annual party especiallythose me$bers from the Breats state of Texas rrho may have never aEtendedone of our reunlons previously

24th-fully yours

RoberE Ender

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Don Knox wrote anOra1 Histoty of theKorear VJartr It covered the opeiling 6months Don was working on the secondand final voltrne when he suddenly diedHis work rlra s concluded by Alfred CoppelEhe well known specialist in mllitarytiiylTさξ[重nttI1甜elLl『v8ryHarcollrt Brace 」ovanovich New York 1988

Appearing in it with fragmentary butterr fic interv ews are our own LACYBARNETT WARREN AVERY LEONARD KORCIE

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1990 - Korea 4oth RevisiE

Itss gonna seeftr as tshough this issue s full of coupons to be fll1ed outs And youtll berighc

Our very energetic publlc relatsions nember GOLDY NORTOII has been diligently ats work devel-oping a package tour Here are some of the deteuroiIs

This would be a ten day (eight night) trip covering such places as Seoul Osan SuronChochiwon Taejon the Kun Rlver the tlakEong eEc Theurore are options for tag-ons Eo llong KongHong Kong and ehina Tokyo Ttrailand and tlawail

The basic package Eould cost between $1600 and 200000 per person based on dqrble occlq)ancyThis figure includes-air fare frl tie West Coasc all hotels and groutd _travel r and sose mealsOf courEe the air fare from the east and mld-west would have to be added to this sost

The questionaire ls self exptanatory If iou plan on takLng ad ntage of Bhis packageplease led Goldy lrtorr Tlme is in isportant faacor The nain thing he has to ascertain ls rrhetherbr no there issufficient inEeresc among our membets so thaE he can proceed in working out thedetails

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Dates of Korea Service

Hear that Ith the can opener Go seeif its for you or for me

lawyer Norman S Ostrord of New YorkCitsy tells Ehe EaIe of the farmer withhis horse and wagon going for a load ofgrain who was struck head-on

The farmer suffered severe and pernanentinju-ries Ilhen the case rra s tried to aiury the insurance conpany lawyer asked[imtIsntt its Erue chai ifuneaiitelyaf ter Ehis accidenE a person came over Eovou and asked vou how irou felttt tYes I remeurber thit tt the farmer said

And didnE you tell him thaE vou neverfelt beEEer in vour life

I quess I did The-defense lawyer said rrNo further

questlons tlOn redi-recE the farmer was asked

l^Iill you tellthe jury the circrrnstincesin whLch vou made that resoonsetYesrt- the farmer said- Inrnediatelyaftgr ttre accidenE my horse had twobroken l-egs and was neighing and kickingThe rnan who came alonq was a deDutvThe rnan

Word from Alice BRIDIIELL on EARL(H 19th 38-t4) dorsn at 5611 Bar SSt Tucson lZ 85713 is Ellat Earl isconfined Eo a wheelchair Had seriouscervical surgery from which he recoveredafEer a 2 oonths hospiEal stay MedicsdidnrE expect him to rake it buts he didBoth Allce and EarI ask ttrat Eheir goodwishes and love be extended to allwho remember them rrRemembert Whocould forget Ehis wonderful pair

-If Ehis is your first reunion wiEh us

please dont sit back $raiting for peopleEo introduce themselves to you You belhe shaker and the mover - please - yousEep forward Lo him - or them - exEendyour glad hand - and sound off as if youhad a-pair - youtll be happy thau youdid Ours is a terrific bunch of happyacquaintances and warm friends Averagerunning time from sEranger Eo acquaintanceto friend - five minutesi AlI especiallvso cuz Ehis year were meetint in Texaspardner tIell be in Ehe land where Ehebroncos kick up Eheir heels and thecowboys do Eheir unlevel best to trang onTheirs is the romance of Ehe rodeol ourbonanza is in simple friendships

-r-- Guggs our campa ign against tinted glassin vehicles hit a dead end Oh wellr-RALPH BALESTRIERI was on our side evenLf no one else was CantE understand whvCongress with Ehe stroke of a pendoesnE ouELaw the business Where arethe police on thls one Or at leasE thepolice unions

盤1究eparailn呈鯛ittrd[uりput hls ievolver tothe horsets eir and sho him dead Then hewent over Eo the dog which trad a brokenback an was crying He puc his gun toEhe dogs ear and shot him dead Then hecame to me and asked me rHow do you feelr

I-said I neve feltbetter iri mylife

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How Eo dress for FtWorth CasrallvCor-nfortably Coolly - is Lhat a word-Weve trad much fun with Hawaiian gearin years pase - colorful shlrts for themen muu-muus for the Iadies - for rnostof our waking hours including the Fridaynight dinner Its colorful comforEablecozy But - come Sa turday night for ourcombinaffin Memorial ServiceBanquetwe sErongly suggest business suitscompleEe with shirts neckties and shoesfor Ehe men - and for Ehe ladiesr eveningdress wear cocktail dresses or whaEeveryou look diessed up in We dont goiorrna I as Ehey used to call iE buE lvecertainly hranE to imProve on Times Squarea high noon (L-

The recenE death of IF Izzy SLonethe famous iournalist called to mind hisbook Korei Ttre Hidien War in whichappears the carefully veiled innuendoEha t the Korean lar was all sEarted by acooked-up deal between the US andSouth Korea

FExciEing and sensible new plans in Ehe

works all in a bona fide efforE to avoidEttat vexaEious anma I stamPede inEo ourSa turday night banqueE hall

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While-the Pentagon has been claimlngsuccess ln integrating women lnto theamed forces famllies in the ranks havebeen confronting a crisis in child care

The Department of Defense concedes thatlt needs 811000 more day care slots formllltary dependents O-f the 129000chlldren who do receive care on oilitarvlnstallatlons worldwide the Pentagon estirnates that 21000 aie in centeis thatare anElquaEed overcrorded or hazardous

lfuch of the Dressure for more famtlvand child-relat-ed supporE has cme with Eheinflux of women singl- parents and yowrgmalried recruiEs who have enllsted in chep-ost-Vletnam erarsaid IAjDavid Super ofthe Artry a Pentagon spokesnan

As an example in 1958 at the heighEof the Vletnam War 381400 women lrere onactive duEy worldwlde out of a total35451000 United States troops MajorSuper sald Non Ehere are 2211700 womenon actsive duty worldwide abouE 11 percentof the force

In additlon there are ncrr 511800slnsle parenEs and abouE half the 21million- active duEy personnel are marriedta considerable changa frcrn Ehe days whenEhe services rre re filled with yorrng singlenra les

As FDR loved to ask What kind ofshenanisans are Ehese tte

Helers a direcL quotse from an amazlngIeEter whlch came in enclosins a 55000check Dontt knor h6r in the iorld Icould have gone 35 years without knoelngabout Ehe Assoclation I am enclosingmy dues and a snall ( sornething extra) -

Sincerely RICIIARD PARMERTER10 New St Florida IlY 10921

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BILL SHOIIEN (2IsE amp 24th Recon | 4]t44)1911 Francis St Waukestra WI 53188 saysAm still hiking mosE every other day lnour staEe forests near here Trled ameasured nine miler Ehe other day which Ihave covered in 3| hours each of Ehe lasEfour years buE had to stop after just 2|hours The sotes of my feeE feel like theyare callused and today I hiked anoEherarea for 3 hours Thls area ltas noextremely steep or high hills or bluffsjust keEtles and moraines lefE over fromthe lasE ice age 20000 years ago Iremember hlking the Koolaus and WaianaeMountains on Oahu and camping on Ehe streamsalso Ehe ouEback in Australla EhaE GolonelLawson authorized A1 Fournier and I toreconnoiEer for two to four days A1waysfollowed bv a reoorE and more overlavsManv Eimes- othermen were involved aird oftenGenLra I Cramer needed a guide or comPanyand asked one of us to eo alone How soodiE was to be in nry 2Os-and hile all dXywiEh pack and rifle But I did geE sorefeet then too -

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This year were getting two for theprice of one - Ewo convention chairmen -PAUL AUSTIN on the port side and GILHEABERLIN on the starboard side - as youare looking at tshem of course

It all sEarted with an inquiry - fromBILL YOUNG of 790 ELake Ravenna 0HHerd seen our iEem in the DAV fitagazine Sowe ioined BilI uo Then followed a notefroir Rebecca McPiak his daqhter Sherdread our oaoer and wanEed Eo surorise himHerets a bit of her notei itrs iefreshing

I wouid like Eo srpris him with a 24th lapel pin and a regiment cres pinI have no idea wtra t regiment he was inbut I do knorv he was staEioned in KrnnamoEoJapan in L947 (zlsE InfRebecca )

I am enclosireuro $350 for a lapel pinand $400 for a crest oi-ntI am sure you would find ouE whichregiment he was in in KurnamoEo so youwould know whlch crest I want

rl4y father fired on Ehe 24tsh Divisionrifle team They beaE every team in thefar east conrnandexcept thel4arine CorpteamttThe tournament was held aE camp Palmerin Tsudanum Jaoan

tte told me ire gots tso Japan in Febof 47 He was sent Lo a place calledZanm and $as sent from there to aKunamoto He said he had to go underlte ocean on a train to get there(The tr-rnnel bebveen HonsEa and Kyusha IRebecca)

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- r amrJrlErng in order to obEain soncrnronnaEion regarding Ehe reunion inFtJorthI retired from lhe Arnry in r55 I

H63sf5 ilf itIfi I -i19ilia c Schof ield rrhen Ehe lorean iar ber-an andrye -embarlced for l(oree and landed ufrr-and irTme(liately engaged i ioGt-i- itEoefense ot la san

Our BaEtery supported the 2nd Bn 5l-nRCT under Ehe conrnand of LtCol JohnThrocknorEen (rRoclqp Johnr) He laEercosnandecl the 5th RCT ra s the youngestfull colonel in counrand of an infantryregiment The 555th FA Bn was cormnandedbv Lr col John Dalv- ttl am inEerestedEo know any infornEtionregarding the persons Ehat are accive inthe reunLon get togeEher Perhaps youcould enliehEen me and Dass on someinf ornntioi if availabll Triple Nickle people herers anotherone I

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This nLce litt1e story started thus

Along abouE last December rve received an inquiry from a Chrisrina Colbertabout an organlzation called Veterans Finders o America The story is developed inher letter used below The lette is a Fatshers Day leEEer being addressed Eo hergood Dad UEwIN C COISERT who justs happens to be a GinleE The rest is now a partof our folk lore - and we love Chrlstina for bringing herself and her srvee Dad intoour fold Melvin today spends most of his time in a wheelctrair Over on the oppositepage we glve you Ehe picEure Ghris mentions in-her lovely leEEer rvhich we reproduceLelorr ttlra t a- preclou-s word EhaE word famiIy See hcir it applies to the e olbertfamlly You know how lt applies to our fami ly of the 24th

HAPPY EATHER S DAY DADDY -

Ity Dail lrelvln G Colbert 7s a prouit netuber of the 21thInfantrg 2lst Dlvlslon and f aE vrltlng thts letter to sharelrlth gou hov f feel about htm - euro Deurod t ho Is t onderful anilextraordlnarg

Eor mang years mg Dad had a small Plcture of hlmaelf anil erghtgervrce buililles that he cherlshed He coampIfented hov often thathe thought of that plcture and those men anA hol )e rrlshed hekneu rrhere theg lrere Tvo gears ago as I Fathers Deuro9 presentf had the plcture enlarged and fred Thlg reallg rlade t1mhappg and ttlggered euron ldea of hig to fotm an ocganizatTon tohelp yeterans suclr as hrmself flnd o7d Duddtes Pe talraed mangtlmes about this Idea anil tlov to brlng 7t to llfe

Becau9e f vas ln college at the tlme I irli not reallg cottutltmgself to somethlng that m9 Dad thought vas reallg lnportant Yecontlnued to discuss l15 ldeas anA xhoughts and then founit outthat mg father yas dlagnose as hav rng ALS or Lou GehtlgsDlsease ThTs irld not sxop hlr from maklng a dream come trueHe reaT|zea the sltuation and ghorred Tricl^eillble strength and vil-lpover to contlnue even though lt Decame irlff 7cu7x xo do everyCtay actlvitles such as teuroIking on the phone ot vtltlng a noteIt vas durlng thls tlme that Dad and I te9olved to make hls tdeareal

Our organlzatlon yeteran flnders of Amerlca Is built upon mgDaiy s ilrean to help others flnd old friends As mg Ipm Doloceseuro cloge frlenir lchael and myseJf take the steps to manaqeyeteran Finaers Dad continues to pour forth bcilllant ldeas onhow to make yeteran Flndera a tevardlng success

9o on thls Eathers Dag I vant By Dai to knov hovlove hlm and ttat f hope through yeteran F1nders veto reunlte hlm Ith hls buddles in the photograph

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It started vrth a plcture some at]^ong merlorlee an Titea and

EIve my Dad the best glft of a77 - the knorrledgle that so mangme0Ders of our organlzatlon xhat he founded have been reunrted

I IOVE YOU CIRTSTTNA

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ALBERT MCAD00S 3RD CHAPTER

Thi6 i6 the third instaLlrentof IA brlef History of the ifthRCTin Korea The time has cometo try to explain the terns 5thRCT alxd 5th Infantry AU Regi-nental Combat teans have an In-fantry Regiment but not all In-fantry Reginents were RCTi s

The Elfth RCT was rnade up fronthe fitfth Infantly Regiment firstActivated by the USArmy jn 1808wa6 one of the oldest fnfantry Reglments of the USArmyThe 555thfield Artillery Battalion the5th Tank lledical CoJlecting andChenical Motar Conpanles and the72nd Conbat Dtgineer CoEpany

The fifth RCT reEained 1n Ko-ea upon the withdrawal of the24th InfDivlsion the RCT wastenporar[y broken up for 6evera]-nissions Bx I amp z were loadedonto the USNS Marine Phoenlx foran Ovelulgbt Cruise to KoJE-Do arleIaad off PUSAN The Jrd Bx the555 FA Bt Tank Co and otherswent aone place e1se SoEe oneelse rrill have to fill us in Ourmail address for our 6tay on XoJEwa6 the Elfth US fnfantry Wherewere you durlng this period ifyou did rot enjoy KOJE-DO becausethls was good duty(Eeb 15 to May1 1952 Eore or less)

Located on KOJE-DO was a UN POWcanp We relleved elenentE of the27th Wolf Hounds provi ing guard6to several large Prj-son ConpouldsOne Rifl-e Squad per compound fourEuard shiftE of six hours eachseven dqys a week Guard Mountsinspections the whole nine yardsA GIrs dread and a Eecond Ltdelight A11 in a1l- this was theaost pleasant duty anyone couldhave ln the fnfantry iE KOREA

The most detested detaiI had tobe the honey pot brigade andthe most boring was the RockQuarry and breakwater detail Iwonder if anybody knows rhat be-ca]ne of that breakwater

A highlight of our tour atKOJE-DO has to be the night ofthe attempted breakout It hap-pened on the 4th shift 18 to 2400 f remember machine gun trac-ers overhead and a11 of us head-InB for our respective companyconpounds The Next dqy we hadto go lnto the compounds to sortout the Bood guys from the badWe saw severa] dlsmembered bod-ies ln a trash heap not very nice

Around April lSth we loadedon an LST and shipped out to theEast coast slde of KoREA offloading upon the beach ending upat the burned out towlr of INJEright on the l8th Here the FifthRCT was reorganized al1 of ourfar flunB ulits returning andthe 5th RCT was back j-n businessInten6lve trainlng exerclses inareas cleared of civilians gaveus a chalce to get some good tra-ining Some things come to nindI renenber getting folding cot6with rubber ajr matE for 6leepingWe used the Air Mattresses forwhite water raftlng on the rivernear by In early May the fifthwas attached to the 25th InfDiv0u June lSth the fifth got narch-ing orders to proceed north tothe PUNCH BoWL area and in linereljeving the l4th Infantry on theMain Line of Resistance (MLR)The first Bn on the West or leftthe second in the niddle al]d thethird on the right or east CorrErr my outfit was to the riaht ofrBr oh the MLR nore next tine

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Our verv orsn Ib i Gen HENRY MOHR(a aury liEh F47- 42) of 2o GrandCir StAnn M0 llas written a cohmmwhich tras appeared in a plurality ofpapers arornd the comtry Here it is

KOREA -- NHY IAE A BAD SITUATION No^SE

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oe ehocatrc aovarnment sound I ike- therhd

na aeefe pie It cores as no surprrse that south Korea E

iIol_- suenderinq to the deaands o+ their polrtrcel

pprit The U S has qiven Korea little choice

t 6ay not be quitE as batr due to progess alrdv octe increatrng a de ocratic qovernont But the Bituation in SthX irrt a lot lrke ht hppened Hhen lhe Unrtd Statesallodrd the shah o+ tran to +ll and l(honnr to seiz porer ri There Ea5 also Nicrequ dher the U s thghtiorutron Eas the wav to brtnq ou stvlE o+ dehocracv ro the

Eee te Ever Fronq lh u 5 State Depatoent hrdco6DletelT 6i5julqct the situttons on everv count

A- thinq5 turnd out the net govnients ot lran- andi tn to= dho serzed absolute poE

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Becaus o our reural to support reqioesirrt

6ce allies o+ the United States re can onlv sut+er

the unpl easant consequences

The previous governoents o tran ^d Nicaraqu --_ tshich

adhittedly le+t lot to be desired --- ere rPlaed bv

diclatorships hrch ae +a iose

Un+ortunatelv the U S didnt learn a thing l|e aeenEouaginq actionE in South Koa Fhich mav tead to vev sinilrsits-r+-th prsent leadershiF o+ that countrv is drticallv In rdditlon to brng errable 1Iv

Prrrdent chunoli o=t sone crettt +o the stndard f

lrvinq enjovedOV tre peopre o-t South Korea hich i6 at lEt +ive ti

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i1 iCitt North kore -__ a +act thE polilical oPpotsitionEoutd liLe us to Jorqet-

Futhless oen in South Koa ate tedinq the Politicaroppoeition using iots anc the threat oevolution to seie ---ri = alr polrtrcranE do be+oF electron thaEir rto to lmpove thrnqs +or the peoEl

Insorar 35 the u s iE concerned alloing the FPqblic oo io deal +inlv with oppoeition readErs lim Youhq-sn and

ii 0 g is out oJ the question Hoever i+ lhe tro tissuccd 1n seiioq nore ooFer nd in+luehce in Seoul-__ and thevpUOi irr -- lhe Hhole natue o+ U S elationBhips

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Koree ahd our stategic Position in th Fa East Eould xqse

In 1945 I net and talke tith Kir Dea Junq one o+ theorrnclol opposttroo leaders 5t the Lottee Hotel rn sEoul =- -i n t

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iiie i a grouP o+ nie journatists on the uitet states

Th sessron had qone on +o onlv a +ee nlnutes hen lbeqant ii that thrs rs no odinv person He is proobrY Ene

nost dahqerEus han t have eve oet ki6 Dt Junq Hhtr perdal

iii]- i- ro aetect o senuine interst on his pert in theerare o+ the oeopl o+ the sountv he dants to rule

kih Dea Ju^q das tried tor 6urdend Eentenced to death in19E|4 s aesul o hrs tole rn inErting bloodv rrots- But hrs = ratcr redued to 20 vears o Hhich Krn

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I hard Peopt call Ki6 Dee Jsnq theOn several occsioos

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qteDs the unrted states has talen rcntlv Nrll 9o a long n i to Krri a reqrtrhacY and Rtture thev rackand despeatel Y ned

The Fepubt ic o+ (South) Xorea rs +acing a bad situationrh =irJu davs to brrng bout Eoo5tucttve change5 ithoute-= ii atros hrch drtabrrre nd

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Cominr to ForE liorth in an RVWontlerin I rbout RV facilitiesThis much we knowThere are four RV parks in or near

Fort Worth with overnisht facilities(hookups) for trailers-and campers

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Sunset RV Park4921 White Settlement

Texas Motsor Home Park4833 ihite Settlement

817-737‐ 7542

817-738-0567Road

817-732-1537Road

Lakeview lIotor Home Park 817-457-677L4793 Fast- Loop 820 Sourh(Near Six Flals in ArlingEonand about 15 miles from the hotelin forE Worth)

The first three are onlv abouL 3 miles$rest of the Hyatt Regenty in downto$rnFort WolEhThere are NO facilities for campers atsour hote 1

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Hope they giveus a drag on thisone before thevthron it away

The Arm1rreturning to anage-old s Era tegyused extensivelvby the Sovietmi11tary isincreasing itsuse of decoys andfake targets inhopes of out-srla rting anenemys modernrreaPons

Decoys inclu-ding canva s tanksand plasticsoldiers couldmake Ehe Arrmr inbattle seem h^riceas big as iErgally is And 1f

A lullEe caavas rcplica of ao Ml ta is oudisplsy i Beltsvtlle Md The Army plars ao lse

fate wespors to oltsmart ale ereEy Theuro decoysEsy Dste an arEy seuroeE lsrgcr tt D it is

half is r 1

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Itlat news seens togive away the secre the Army points outthat the enemy still does noE knorv which

Ie knorr Ehey make decoys of thehighest order of equipment even as muchasmaking fake misdill silosr said TVICorp

Fallon said the Navy is working ondecoy ships and the Air Force tns grounddecoys of f-15 fighter jets thaE can turna bare airstrip into a fake airbase

The decoys are ntade from blorm-upphoEographs of the real things Theylook remarkably real aE a glance which inbaEtle is all an enemy would get beforedeciding whether to f i-re

Who knows maybe for the next one wecan send Ehe deeoys Eo the front and leavethe real live boys to home

(-CIAUDE CRIST of Box 985 Hebron oH

(hes HvMcr 2IsE t48-through TFS) -sends us the name s of a few buddieslWTLBUR J WTNCHEL (19Eh 49-r52)624 Lexington Thornville OH 43076

WILLIAM GRIFFITH (2lsL 49i5I)437 Aullwood Rd Davton 0H 45414

GERALD D TURNER (21st 48-r51)78 lIoodland Downingtown PA 19335

BRUCE MCGUTRE (34rh amp 19Eh r48-r51)16241 Laurel Hill Glenford Otl 43739

ROBERT IAIIRENCE (3rd Eng r57-r58)I14 Buckeye Hebron OH 43025

Ttnnk you Claude

-Whv is iE thaE Ehe weEEest dogs areEhe fiiendtiests dogs

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tanksand Erucks

The canvas Lwo- and Ehree-dimens iona Itanks mde a t TVIs S0-worker planE ouL-side lIashington look real boEh to Ehenaked eye and Eo heat-seeking theIna 1targetsing systems used at night

An unassembled fronts-view M-l weighEsabout 25 pormds and coLlapses into a 4-foot-by-2-foot duffle bag In less thanthree minutes one man can assemble itand plug in a generator to warm up iEstherira lsignaEur with a tape recorderand speakers a pair of soldiers can soundlike an entlre tank battalion

A fake M-l costs about $31500 cornparedwiEh abouE $3 miLlion for a new M-I

Iho remembers L94O-42 when we weredoing the same tshirg - only all we hadwere the decoys the real McCoys werestill on Ehe drawing boards

The Army has about 4000 real M-I tanksand plans to outfit each rrith at leastone fake M-1 at a cost of about $75million [taj Andrew Fallon of Ehe Army I sbudget office said

Deception has been a key element inmilitary strategy since the Trojan HorseGeman Gen Enrin Ronmel fooled Alliedforces in North Africa during WlJ II tsheBriEish fooled the cermans and Ehe IsraeliArmy today regularly uses deceptive falseradio chatter

But Ehe Sovietss are thoughE to be themost adept having everylhing from pseudoballistic missiles to entire fake armiesunder a branch of the military called thePrlncipa I Dlrectorate of SlraEegicDeception

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ADDRESS CORRECTON REQUESTED

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CHURCH O「 THE OPEN DOOR MISS10N532 Main Street

wnmingtOn lowa 56983

Rev Elton S SInith Pastor

Dear BroEher

Perhaps you have heard of me and oty naEionrride campaign inche ciuse of ternDerance Each year for the past fourteenI have rrade a Eoirr of Texas Kahsas Nebraska Mlssouriand lora delivering a series of lecEures on the evils ofdrinkine On this tour I have been accouqranied by uy youngfriend ind assisEanE Clyde LimpEon Clyde a young manof good family and excellent background is a paEheEicexaiple of liEe ruined by an excessive indulgence in whiskeyand woraen C1yde would hppear wiEh me aE lectures and siLon the plaEforin drunk wheezing starLng at tshe audiencethrough- heavy bleary blood-shot eyes sweaEing profuselypicklng his nose belching and making obscene- gestsureshlle I would polnE him out as an exarple of whaL over-indulgence can do for a person

This winEerr unforEunately Clyde passed away A mltualfriend tras eiven me vour -nime Lnd I wonder if you would beavailable t5 take cliders place on Ehis years Eour

Rev Ellon Schurch of the

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ALBERT MCAD00=S 5TH CHAPTER

This ls the fifth ln6ta11uentof IA Brief Eistory of the EifthRCT 1n I(oresrr continuing rith xoyConbat phase of these recolectlonEou Patrol actlvitles coDtiDuesthroughout the surnner with bothAEbush and an occasi-onal ContactpatloI that often 1ed to Fire-flghts arld we had several Oneconslsted of tbe entire ConpanyI renenber a radiona]1s coafelenceheld near the 11ne of departurerhere I 6aY eleraents of Eost ofthe partlciparxts togetber slththe supporting uaits rflhin lhs1ire o f larch Tbere Yas justabout evelybody frolo Conpany Eexcept the cooks and bottle wash-ers Motatnen and heavy nachiae-gurnels rlth teror 1n there eyesNot u6ed to patro16 alld apparentfear of the urknom We sere norenonchalant because this ra6 oDe ofseveral patrols we had partcipated1a ad soDe of the6e guys nere otrtheir flrst patrol With a1l theaoi6e and fus6 ye nade the NKPAavolded us We baDged around nostof the night and returDed rithoutcontact Later patrols the NKPAnade up for it and 1n one ofthe6e I got hlt rith about 15others i-a a perfectly execudedambush We vere caugbt flatfoot-ed Tbey hit us hard ard ran aw4yVle 6pent the lenainddr of the rightxithdraring and returning to ourlilles I carrt recal1 Yhether any-body ras kil1ed that nlght but 1stplatoon dld take slx I(IAi s durineuroour tour on the Iine and we hadmore men wounded thatx eDteled theline on June l8th

Almost every tri8ht se had tocontend v1th Ground fo8 and whilethe Artlflclal noonlight helped us

to see it also helped the othersi-de A6 the sunmer drew to a closethe Fiftb RcT wa6 transferled fronthe 25th Djvigion to the 40th Divi-sion and shortly after that wewere reLeived by the 223d Infantryon the night of October 3111952

sone tlne prior to bej-ng reLiev-ed we had a patrol that caused yourstnrly a 1ot of grief our nissionwas to set up blocking posLtionsnear the low dip ln the lldgelinenear I believe George CoDpany We

went out one wqy a[d were to retu]nby another route lllhile 6et uP thenj-ght teEperatures dlopped suddenlyto belov freezing We were sweattyxrith no Jackets and nust have caus-ed o16e because re were under severartil1ey flre (possibly l2ampn)nasty stuff We had to be very stil1and renaln quite and i-n place forseveral hours My feet becane numbI could hardly walk nlthout assist-ance I 6ot a touch of Frostbite anda brief stay ln the 5th Inf lledica1Conpany where I appalently ful1y re-coveled Such resiliance we had whene were twenty

Finally off the 1i-ne I enteredlnto an eleven day peri-od where Iwas tra]1sferred out of the flrstplatoon jnto the fourth and becanea gunner it a 57nn Recollless riflesquad Just as sooa as I got used tocarrlng the thlnE I had orders inharxd for LIe ZI(zoDe of Interlor )or rotation back to the States Ihad R amp R 1a Japan for five dqysl1ke everybody e1se but those con-pat storles w111 st4y out of printMoxe next tine fron the officlalRecord as my st4y jn the 5th RCTceased to exlst Bore next tlme

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- INIERNATIONAL KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL

Rmdeuror dp Fot8otten

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ampd ou 4e invlleurod Lo be a Pdt ofl tlls cAslgn -- yc r peurorsoa11y atd EdSatlzatlrn you represt

I1E amplve to ratse S38 BiUidl for tieuro nrial (described in accqavirEiiJiGl

i--ii iiav n site has best drrured bv tlE citv of rs keuroeres

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effoEEs ad able guidace or uavor T Bradrer

ItE rExt scheduleurod evst eiII be the offictal gro-[ld breaking --sudav Jtrle 25 1989

at Aneels Park Sar Peurodro -- at rihich tirE all of tlE co-sdEorinA- ax eEorsrngsrs-ri2ad tiU be rePreseurottted Tsrtatlw final dedicaticn o ttr rEErrar rsElrteurod for Novder u 1990

As )Du car te1l rE ee lndeed serious abdrt tlis It EL1 c to passl

Eiceuron crsualtiE in tlE xoret lhr (1950-1953) eurore o(lsElveuro --- i91245ii l0]r84 dd et al -- bul LEi a e ad sdEn ftdn 22 Allied N3tlc6HUfi-ta b dqiv or prrPerlv tEEred nx rnternalilxoran ir vteras rri5-I YiIl help rectift tlEr

Ytu Ddricioati6r sdsrseErtt ad swport td yd- organiz-aLicts ee Edi thsolicited be ttE InleEnatlorEl l(oreamp Llrr VeLerans lrtrlla] ClmiEtee E wiIILdr-r rn oEtro sLpplv anv ioaterials to Lo ary reasaEbre teuroitgt Lo

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一Ch4ttsy and jolly notes from a fomer WALTER E oTNEIL (5th tTB) of

2d Lt FA - B-ILL IIOILEY of RE 2 Box 458 825 Pa lourar Et Cajon cA92020 rells usWarren TX It goes Ehe one about the manage aE a boring

I was rvith the Triple Nickle in HI -- meeEing who asked Can you hear me ithad Ehe Aruno Train the- first Een davs in the back and the boy aE- the back whoKorea and then Forvard observer unEil hit said No and the f11oh in lhe fronEon 2 SepE5O I had the short economy who said ttletrs swap placesrrEour Thariks Wally rve needed thaEtI nors have Ehro ggies in the service r-(C1asses of i75 and r53) and they have The race is on Is there arqrone inasked me Eo relite up my experiences in the horrse who beats thisKorea - rrTro catalacts and lens lnrplantsIIrm hoping this rer-Erion my firsE surgery - rotor cuff lefl shouiderwill help shed some lighE and tickle some high blood pressure sugar diabetesmemory cells so I can complete nry rnasEer- and gouEpiece |ly Cameo Role In Korea The The envelope pleaselAlmosE ForqoEEen viar nd the name - not the winner -- iust

Irm lo6king forward to receiving more the rEme - is - CH Bronko ATKINSONinfo about the reunion Do you anticipate (MP Platoon and Hq 63rd Field i4t--r45)distributing lists of expected atEendees of 3800 SDecatur Las Vegas NVwith addresies No were not -aking fin Bronko -

B1II werll lisE Ehoge coming if we far from it - were just ov6rrhelmed byIearn early enough WeII do our the sorry fact that Lhe people of our -d____esE 3ffrIiE Hi gElIhiBT$Bt

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t-rt to bumper some idioE would tryto iass them

I-JOHN RAGIAND writes from 6321 Gonzales

Groves Tr( 77519 Savannah was my firstand I thoroughly enj oyed iE I intend tofltake future meetingi Lord willing -iMeeEine ner^r friends was very retresh-ing buts uifortrnately did not seeany of sv outfit hybe if you sPread rdoroln nlxt TL issuL its might helP

Thb outfiE was co D 21st duringearLv 44 - earlv 46 Does arrybody knowthesL fellows aird their whereabouts--cGreni Ralph (was from Itt)

Rirnldi (was from Chicago)T- Pilch (was frqn wyoming I think)T- Reardon (from Kansa s I think)T Mrncv (was from Oklahoma ) I mer

hih 6n Mindanao and he wor-rnd uPas cook and rrent to Japan

Box (chink Willie $as first name-rrd rr was frorn stsLouis)tI knot Ehis is an InposiEionr --buEwould deeplv appreurociate any heIp

tlo iryisitibir at all JohnnY

_The press was rolling when we PuIIed it

to inseit this iEem The am nail hasbrought us an inqu-iry as to who $re are -iro-rt cot Nornian [I cooper (F amp2nd BnHqs 5tsh RCT 49-r5l) of Box 426LChattanooga TN 37405 AlwaYs hadtrouble with spelling Ettat town

the name and address of a member from

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[yt導招議∬ampitMEetheIFtt youWatertown NY Fred was 19th S‐ 4 whenWatertown NY Fred was 19th S‐ 4 when

Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

- _l4aybe our yelling about it has paidotf

The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

an』itliltlo888estants will be giventumlr entFiesOCt2虫d電 選lTinnerwill be chosen Nov 10

Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

ItrE abouE time

-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

rYea GimletslBetter sti1 call IARRY JoHnSOitl at612-665-213L Hers at 312 SlbinLeseur rYN 56058

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i gox54 Fennville HI 49408 is a1l

eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

triteto 6 c 2ool3- 137 211

rFte are in receipE of a friendly caII

from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

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close Eo the family It rras no surPrise

gliigiIti LilU J i- -rrurtlHL3oinaf ter Hictor rra s laid to rest Dave t

--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

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urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

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The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

RUBVE M ROGRSON350 Sowillo+r SP115Ria lto GA 9237 6

-Deceased Dec 12 1988

cEcIL L MoYER (H 2LsE 42-45)t-

From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

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ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

IA was ltq amp Hq Co 34th

from tJ+2 Eo t45 IJhen Ehe lhn shows upats the door to teturn Ehe picturesyourve goE to go

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

faith in tomorrohr for the clock may Ehen

be s til IAuthor Unknqm

-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

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LOU SARDINA of 7 Green LawnWellesley Hils IA 02181 droppid in cosee us the other day A most pleesantsurprise especially since he ieft ahefty fifty with us Gratefullv receiveciLou He asked a pregnanE questionl hereis the Fifth Inf norv You had us LouAnyone out there have a clue

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The Amon Carter lluseun houses a rna j orDorEion of the works of l^lesEern artisEsiemine ton and Russell AE The KimballArE lftrseun are priceless works by suchmasters as Cezanne and Rembrandt TheForts llorth Art Museun contains an exten-sive collectlon of modetn painEingssculDEures and old rnasters The FortWorth Muserrn of Science and History ishome for one of the worldrs largesE ampmliTheaters - showing spectacular motionpicEures on a giganElc dorned screen Inidditton the rmrseun houses more Ehan100 000 fascinaEing arEifacts

fexas Eeahouse Nots far away is ForEIIorthr s exquisiEe Botanic Gardens includ-ins the Jaoanese Gardens with iEs delicaEeueihouse aird authenric pagoda The newConservaEory includes one of Ehe largesEcollecEionsof tropical plants in theSouthwest

In the same eeneral area i-s the famedFort WorEh Zoo-the oldest anirml park inTexas JusE aiross the streeE is theLog Cabin Village - with acEual pioneerca6ins from Ehe-1850s era in Texas 4ndnearer downEown is Ehe Cattle RaisersMuseurn which chionicles the histsory ofTexas ranching

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receives his recognitionM years after the fact

FORT KNOX - ThomasMoore was more inteurorested in mar_

rying his sweetheart and starting afamily after orld War II than hewas in receiving the Silver andBronze Stars for heroism in combst

But 45 years after the fact hisfamily made sure he got them

On Wednesday the 70-yearoldMrx)rc strxd atattcntirn as anArmy gcneral pinned the ftrrrg

overdue medals on his blue graybusineuros-s suit during ceremonies atlort Knox 1he courage tlrat this mandisplayed in cr)mbat cannoi be exaqgerated said Brig Gen DennisCrumley who presented Moorewith the nledals He is part of theheritige of the Army

Mltnre now a retired grrrcerfrom Columbia had known aboutthe commendation since his dis-charge in 1945 but had neverbothered to receive the awardsInstead the yellowed award document that had been sent to hisfather remailtd stored away aknlgwith his uniform and the Iurplelleart he received earlier in the warafter he was shot and sprayed withshrapncl

According kr Mrxre s awalddrurmeut his platoon part of tlte34th Infantry 24th lnfantry Dirisir)I wns put inlo hrlllc (^Lt2l1914 irr lawing ltycle Ihilippirtcs llut whefl arrivittg in prsition the situation was not clearand our trcnps and the enemy were

intermingled Trff)ps were visibleto the front but lhe Platn cr)uld

not tell whether they were friend orfoeuro Moore then a private firstclass volunteered to crcs the noman s land tr) find otll

l was s(aml Mtuc srid lfthe Amrv knew how htd I wa-s

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firirtl at tlll t nerrly lllll Nlmtnradi it back to his plat((n and theAllied forces won the battle

lhtrc $asn t a wholc k)t lo itIrtxre said lle slitl he attondNl theceremony only for his children

That s beGnseuro his chiklr$ hadtur-gtltl hirr for J-cilrs t) sotd itl lheaward paqrs and nttive his SihcrStar the mdit prrlitigious arvard forheroism in combat after the Medalof llonor and the l)istirguishtdServit r Crrrs

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The Americl boys have a catEoonisEin their mldst one Lou Fedorskirvho used to do cartoons for Ehe llrh Brigand sent their editor Ehis one

_Complaint deparunents Someone ca I led

wouldnt identify himself sounded offand hrmg up So - no chance for arebuEtal He hra s upset rJith rhaE we wroEeabouc bcArthur in the last issue Herewe go again IIe didnr t wrile it rIe

were merely reproducing wtra t BLair ClarkEhe historian wroEe in his review ofMictrael Schallerrs book DouglashcArEhurr Give us a break-oleaseHeis also angry about rrha E rveiie tbeenwriEing abouE the west coast fellors whowere tied up during the rvar and now havebeen someshaE relmbursed for theitErouble This we knoH tha t quite a fewof our members are less than pleased andwerve merely reported the fact

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the Out BaskeEI This good noEe fromfaithful JULIUS JOSZ of 7344 RockdaleDetroits rtover Memorial weekend I waito a couple of services and ran into acouple of fellows from the 24th InfanEryDivision and they asked Eo be signed upso sign them up Frank JSapko Bill Rlchmond31541 Hennepia 1277 2 CunningtramGarden City MI 48135 SouEhgate MI 48195

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-city inro hrropottan niiry of moE rhn 4Z0aOO pdc

This hosi typiclly Tcru of all Tr3 citi6 ir btndins of ca(t 6it finm j

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TRANSPORrITTION

DallaFot Worth lnrrnarional Airport l7t miLs foh th hotl nd i rh4rhbu5i6t aiport in th rcrld

r Amtak scvcn blocks frcm thc hotcl Gtcyhound Bus Line one bloltt fiom rh hotcl TolFroh th Aiporr

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EastV( Int rstaamp lO US Highay 80 l8O 77 Srate Highmy l8) l2l

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An avraF of 25O days e y of nomal sunshinc

SHOPPING Sprilry Shoppihs Sundanc Squr Fiv malls eithin I0 mih Ediu3

NIGHT LIFE Wst Sid Stoies - happ hour Monday Fiday inludins a ltomplimcntaiy bu6tr Billy Miners - whcrc rll drink arc doubls and thwios Fnut 3hllt i mut Sroclyads - Miy typ of cntcrtaihhnt is found in th hiroricl 3todrd Fom

countty and rctern dancinS ro ih ltcat sounamp of rok srrcll doen th eoodsidMlLr or oH Rlrt voth

CEEn of DEtu - i la morc yor stylc Tht natioUy rIrcsn Cnn ofDraN otre6 rh lin6t in ru cntninmnt nd Rn Vonhs only Cctu Cardcnloltatcd on thc o of thc cluh

SPECTATOR SPORTSr Forball The Dall Cowboys ply ( hom in Txs SlaJium lrvinS- Ba3ball Th Ta Ransd3 cll hom Alinston Stdium Bskctball Th Dallt Mkicks hot opposition at Reunioo 4nr Seccr Thc Dallas Sidtki(k 196 MISL Champions als play ar kunion Atne- Collsiar Txas Chrisiian Univrsity ihe Horned Frcgs play in Amon Crtcr

Stzdium and Danicl Lltvr Colisum

PARTICIPANT SPORTS Swimhins Hat d outdr seimdios pool on rhc sixth flot of thc hotcl Fitns Cnt r Th hotcl also offcrs complimtntay ust of thc fftncs ccner locattd

o rh sirth ltmr Gola Hyatts Bar Cek Colf and Rrcquct Ccntr and R$il Cn k County Cluh

both wirhin Zi minutcs of rh horl Mil6 of jogcinc pths lon8 rh ninity Riv

EVENTS AND ATTRACTIONS Th prcsti8ious Van Cliburn pino ltomptition is hldvery tour yes in fort Worth

Prlihinari hld ih Ed Landcth Audirorium on rh ahpus ot Tqa3 ChritianUnivr3ky and tht finals held at thc litanl County Convntion CntL

Th Forr wo(h Zoo

Th Vetlr Gadcns A sFtatular arhhctural display of watr fountains locatd indowntown Forr vorth

Thc 8ornal Cardos and lapan Crdni

Th Omoi Thatr The mct adenccd rupct 70mm dd mukiimae prcjttion ndsund synm in rh world

Si Flasr Ov lin5 Amukhnt pak sth mor than 100 rid6-

Fo( Worth s Annual EvB inlud th Fort Yoth Srock Shoq Mayfst PionrDays Mein Sfter At Fcstilal and haD mor

Wrnvild lvat r park filled wirh 3lidcs and pools

Intntional vildlifr Park The prL offB ic cho to drivc amons th wild andarully fccJ iod pdnythins from in ehrckp to n Bnitf The Colonl Colf Tournaneuronr is held very ivlar at Colonial Countrv Cluh

GALLERTES AND MUSEUMSr Thc (imbcll An Muum Th Ahon CanE Musmr Sid Richardsn ColktioD o v6(rn At Th Fort rrh At Muun ItO Yr of Fort vcth Thc Fort th Musm of Scincc nd Histdy L-o8 Cbin Villr Pt Muum of Tdnsponarron Crrsnr Sotrthset Atospacc Muum T$ Sporrs Hall of Fan Thktl Hill

THEATRE Fort Worth Thckr Caraun of Dems Thcaalt Crnbury OpcE Hou Crnbuy Crsa MnD Ltusicals Circlc Thcarf Hip Ptct Thtatre ShalsFar in thc Park Sts VLst

MUSIC Th Dororhy Sha Bll Choir Th Forr vodh Ballr ThG Foi vorth Syhphony Orchcatta Youth Orhstra ot Grater Fon Wonh Txas Cnls Choir

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aa Thorp vou t I i reca 1l ln1arunt tra lf a tottte of Lourbon ltia 5 )ydurinc her Dregnency 1hen IiEElelriirlEt rir-iquintrv born 1ith f ct I

fofof svndrome retarhed and deforrcditom ana Dad Thorp decided Lo hlrne Peam

a rc Eo court Eo claim $4 million indamages- rr-trottious iury of six has notv Lhrornout Lhe Thorpst-cGim In Lhe ongoinguuiti uutrin ordinary conrnon sensc rndLt iuitra

that somebody can alvays bcblamed and sued for anY misforEunectra lk one uP for the goo-xyYsl

-our hearts Po ouE Eo Miclrael Thorpt rhoaoinit deserv6 the misery EhaE ErPS himior his parenEs though - and for Eheirlarwer -- we have onlY conEemPE

-Good idea I4arrioEE Hotels are puEEing

a full-size iron and ironing board inevery room

-Blame thiS One on CHARLEY NEWKIRK

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niflcant datc of thc century ll notthe tast 5OO ycars Had thc Axisforrrs prEvalled lt would havc btna far dlffcrrnt urorld wc llvc ln Clvlllzatlol as wc knog lt may wcll havcrcverted track to who knows what

Eleurocausc thcrc was no Posslbllltyof dlplomailc ncgotlatlons slth Hlt_lers Cermany ll was stmPly a maGter of destmy ot bc destmyed JapansouEht contml of all Southeuroast Aslafmm Tokvo to Honolulu - and bcyond

Thc mastar plan was to enclrclcand conqucr th wolld and dlvldc lhcspols Such dlctatorial reAlms

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would havc tuLd autonomouslYcrushln( aay ooPd3ttlon wlthoutmcfty - ulalata tncludlng that ofiha united slatc All of our vlslonsof democra(t juttlcG and fEcdomwoutd havc vanlsbad-

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James Rockefeller natsional ctrairnanof the Neuror York-based Loya I Legion of theMedal of Honor said Nineteen out of20 yormg Americans are unfamiliar wiEhEhe award

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Your Texas convention coEmittee has but one Dain objectiveand that is to do all we can possibly do to Eake our convention inSepteDber a sDashing success so when you depart you wiLl ahrayshave fond neEories of our Folt worth reunion

One of the most ilportant functions of this coumj-ttee is topre-register at least 90t of our people who plan to attend but todo this we ask for you cooperation in filling out thepre-registratJon forro enclosing your check to cover the chargesand sending it to ne pronptly

With your assistance in thls natter your arrival at ttrehotel lri1l go nuch sroother with little oi no waiting in 1ineAlso it viu greatly assist us in our planning uith the hotelstaff Ie will Dake table assignments for the dinners on Fridayand Saturday evenings in order of receipt of your foms andchecks We uill be happy to honor requests for group tablereservations if one person in the group that lrisbes to be seatedtogether will collect the forrs and checks and send thel0 to me inone envelope

So dlonrt delay As soon as you get the fon in theTaro Leaf send it to e for pre-registlation

We the conmittee are tooking forward to Septelber rrhenonce again the old Victory Division [eEbers present and pastui1l asseDble o reneH fading roeuories and to pay tribute totlrose who gave their lives for our freedom

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From Your Door

丁o丁he Airport

Door lo door service between your home

office or hotel and lhe airportAlso serving Los Angeles orange Counly

San Francrsco and Phoenix

Grouo and Convention services available

Maioi credit cards accepled onboard

Prompt airport departures

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Love Fleld― Scheduled pick‐ up is available

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329-2020 (lrom DFW only)

329-2025 (trom Love Field only)

liind dor^rn for the niSht in the cozy-seclusion of vour room iviEh the specialHvAtt Tolrch Turndovn service asirecialcv chocolaEe on your pillorv andpie-arrairged plans for tornorrovs break-fasts

Texas hospitality is our EraditionThe cracious service location facilitiesand iost of all rhe spirir of Hya tt RegencyFort trforEh caPtures Ehe Pride of Tegtias

-Stationed at the rraval base in SouthCarolina was a man who trad cqq)eted inouiEe a ier^r rifle tournamenEs near hisliome Eown So when the base needed some-one to fill out their team for theNational Rifle TournamenE r he was taPPed -Unforturately he had never particiPatedin anv compeEitlve shooEing of this -intenliEv before and he becme ratEledand did icather PoorIY

Ernbarrassedhe hlnded his score cardto the caDtainof his Eeam wlEh Ehe rernark(efter lookine at rny score I feel likegoing behind Ehe buiker and shooEingrmrself The caotain sEudied uhe card a mffitenEr -then replied BeEEer take an exLra round

a-ilerre not lazy HeY sErike EhaE

llaybe ilre are lle simply rlanted you tosei this one just as JoHN RAGIjND of6321 Gonza1es Gtoves Tx trrote it Hereit is3

The reunion in Savannah ta s rIy firstI Lhoroughly enj oyed it and inEend Eo rnakefuture mEetings - Lord rvilling of course

Meeting new friends lJas very refreshingUnforEuraEelv I did noE see any of nyoutfit Iby-be if you speed rvord in yournext issue- it mizht help

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name Think he tra s from KansasItuncv (was from oklahoma) Met him

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your en]oynento consu t the brochurSfledllitting Sites for

1 The Kinbeu Art luseuD2 AEon Carter MuseuD3 tlater caldens4 OEni ftteater5 Sundance Square6 FaDous Exchange Avenue (Stockyards Billy Bobts

White Elephant Saloon etc )

Tours out of lort worth are availabLe as foLlorrs1 Southfork Ranch in Dal1as - Hone of w shon trDat1astr2 Slx flags over Texas in ArliDgrton ( thene park)3 Dealey Plaza Texas Schoolbook Depository

and The Slxth Floor MuEeu where Lee Harvey OsrraldalIegedly shot Presialent Kennedy If you irelnterested call or rrrite the reunion clrairnanlrell in advance for reservations

4 Torn of cranbury Tour (4O miles southwest ofSort worth - requires a fuU day)

other activilies1 GoIf - Roclcuood IIuniclpal Course - 3 miles from

hotel Starting tiDes rriU be available onFriday and Saturday nornings

2 AudioVjsual RooE - Open Thursday and Eriday only forsholring of tapes and filEs of Ath Division actions fronfiln library and for those of you who Eight bring a tapefor viewing

3 A buUetin board uill be available in the hospitality roomfor neDbers to post plctures letters or any other typeof historical facts or infornation for Derbers to inspectand discuss

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If you are planning to fly toDallas-Fort lorth and retum via AAldentify yourself with your AA agent ascoming irn-der the code-- STAR 0i99 RJ

Heres wln t you might do Go Eo yourtravel gal or gb dire-r Eo AArs MeetingServices Desk [ry free toll - TeI 1-806-433-1790 - or have vour travel asent doiE for you Give tire code sTA[ 0199 RJ- and pray a 1o

---This issue contains more fLlI-incoupons than the K-llart insert in lastSundayrs paper Couldnrt be helped

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BANQIET IENUS AND CIIARGES

Aloba Dinner Friday septeEber 15 Bonelesa Breast ofchicken Arllngrton fil1ed with applenut herb dresBlng and uadeirasauce salad vegetables cheesecake and strat barrieE

[tenorlal Banquet saturday SepteEber 15 Ieurone star uixedcril1 Regency salad vegetablie chocolate rouladg irlth vaniuasauce

Aloha Dinner S2250 per persontleDorlal Banquet $2500 per parson(Pric6 lncludes tax and gratuity)Tlckets to botb dlnners uill lndicate your table nuber The

ticket [uat be shorrn at the Entlance to tbe banquet hall foradmittancE and nane plates uortl for identificatlon purposes

DAILY EVENTS

Early arrivals - on your own

1OO pn - Registration desk opens Reunionofflcially begins Hospitality rooE open90O aD Mealg on Your oun

Audlovisual Room open 9300 au to 4300 P-nTours and shopping leals at your pleasure

eudioviEual RooDi HosPitality RooD Tours tcocktail hou 5o0 to 70o lr iAlolra Dinner 700 pn

Business Deeting 1ooo at i Cocktail hour600 to 700 prn i teuorla] Banquet 7oo Pttr

continental Breaklast 700 to 10o0 aD( cotrplhentary)

ALHAT Untl1 we Eeet again

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In friendship

The Assocration officersregreL the pubrlcation of the articre whi ch reftectedne8atively uFon the tested and -piou a+tfi --ftre-iJcora- i4usrrates all Eoo well tl tthe 34ch upheld rhe finesr rradirioo or-itu U4 -inu i-irr i6iljiir[

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Your l-hourhts ri11 tloubtlessh do somerrrdrlrin Yroa I ronter lrho t Ii beLirerctod I ronler lrl It II rcasure ttpItrs the crrious )ard-qtick thaU tsries Eorrse the acconplishnenLs of otheis as airy to assess our orn progrcss in liIePeihaps

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So- itril 11 cos crvsual clarr atFort JorLh Yout II move inEo the hotellobbv rnd will spot Ehe crorrd Faces rviLlemerge and narnes rvllI come more quicklyttran you Lhink they might Bob - Peter -3tu - Bil-1 - youll gct Lhen all on thesecond Ery if not the first

It is thcrr again - people you kneorand rrho knerv you during the teribleexperience of rnilitary service - peoplerrho lltnev you before you felt the pressureof Eaking a place in the adult world

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a-Our fiscal yeat begins on August thefirst and ends on July ehe 3lsr So all

annual dues are due as of August 1including inerementa 1 payments byLife llembers

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AOne LLOYD PITMAN of 2O7L Preble

Preble IIY - canr E f ind Preble on tiremap - apparently just another Preble on thebeach - has asked for help Seems he wasin the lsE Cav - DivArty - 99th FA Bn- in Japan in i49 Went lo Korea ThevEook a beaLing Men losE He thinkssome of his men were assipned to the 24thAsks for rrany inforrnationr Guess thequesEion is- Did you know of arry Cavpeople being assighed Eo us We- knor iEtsa lousy question - buE rre did promise thisrnan thtwerd put ouE Ehe feellr

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Phil Granrn Republican Senator fromTeltas thinks balancing the US budgetis like trying to geE to heaven

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tMuch of the net sElengEh of Americawhich can be seen in the preceeding page-swas a bv-product of wat which sPurred Ehewhole niuion Eo heights of accomPlislxnentit had never dreameii of Yet the costas alwavs in war was appalling Lifewould never again be Ehe same for thefamilies of tEe servicemen who died intheir vouth on Ehe baEtlefields Noreould ic ever be quite Ehe same for boyslike Jerqne von Mohrtiln rmEerial things tshe nation trad alsoDaid The war had involved an enormousaiiir

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l preFer October st date for Joint reunion ith 25th Div1810n atSchofie d Barracks

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ExcerpEa flon prevlous TARO LEAF Eo refleshen meoortea prtor to fiUtnBou quaaClonalre beloYt

orlpiral Planr Jotn ln Ehts celeblation (9 a reqlon) on Deceober 7 1991EffiiA-EiFEARL HARBoR suRvrvoRs AssocrAT-roN consldelatlonsr Tremendouaciowas (hotlra planes outer lslands) posslble ralns nalnly a Navy shor

suDDlemental Plan The 25Eh INFANTRY DIVISION ASSOCIATION and the Co8landlng6Eiralii- tEt-aTvle lon sEacloned at Schofleld Barracks have lnvlted ourassoclaton to hold a Jolnt reunlon rrlth Eheo ln Hawall on or about occober1 1991 thtch ls Organlzaclon Day fo boEh dlvlsions date noE as yetftnalized HoEel acaonodaElona would be ln one of the better liatklkl hoEel3and the nanageneot of Eh8 Joln efforf would be ln the hands of the Scho-fleld Barracas chapEer of ctre 25ttr In Ehe past the arny has 8upp1ledbusses to transpori oeEbers to and froo Schofleld (two trtps)but Ehts-rould no be subJecl to possible budgetary restrlctlons Oahu would belesa crorded weather condttlons probably mole favorable we uould bea[on8 our osn CoobaE lnfantryoen and ln our oun back yad

PosslLlltqieEa lf the po1l favor s the Decenber 7th date plan our regularEunlon--6r EEe latEer part of Septeobea then Ehe ne bers SoInB to Honolulucould 81Bn up rrlth the PHSA tour and proceed on thelr oun

lf Ehe October let date at Schofleld ls preferred Ye rrould have Eo planior -tsoffii6ii6-(s lnce only a snall Einorlty rrould oake Ehe Hawalian lrtp) one on ttre Ealrrland aIrd one in Hawali ln Dhlch case se couldr

A Move Ehe daEe of our llainland reunlon back Eo Au8 l5th V-J Day and- selecE a city Probably in the Easc or Mld-lest

D Have our reBula reunlon ln San Franclsco one rreels prlor Eo the Hardail- aifair afcr flhtch Ehose conElnuing on Eo Aloha-land Hould proceed

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We doot necessarily have tohave a whole lot more then thpSovielg based in Europe or evens urucb ari they do Galvin said

But be said there must beuro somekitrd of easonable balaDce declariD8 that today the UnitedStat6 had 88 t Dce lauuchers de

ployed is WeuroEterD Europe whilethe Sovielr bad 1400 short-rangeouclear weapoo based iD EastelnEurope

II theyve got l4 times ut muchas rre do hos can you call tiadeeDse So rhy doat they justsay Ot iI Jouve got 88 aDdyourie not 8oi8 to get alry biggerthe rie Fill come down

Asted why he would not substi-tEte a missile submarine for short-rarge Duclear missiles i Europe

Calvi replied tiat this had heuroertried i tie 1960s bd as judgedDot to be credible becaDse theUnited Stat8 ard the Soviet U onwere Dot lilely to blor each otherup rith auclear reapols in orderto stop aD irvader attaching arl-othea countiy

l NATo countriB iD Europelose the Lance and get oo replace-Eent for it they would ooly baveairplaneuros alrd artillery tubes tofire a a superio i-ovadirg [orceatrd such Eajor targets to the rearas assemblirg ares ArtilleryGahiD codteDde4 has too short areach oDIy 12 miles ard aircrafttrying to hir targets close to thefrortliDes Eould face deadly lire

Soviet atr deleDseuros ir Europehave beurocome so lethal Galvrnsaid ilat the only ray to gothmugh it ts to fly ulder it at 100feeurot wbile goinS 500 kDots Soweve got to take the pressurc ofIour aircrait- lve caot re3ci aay-tlitrg except the Iocal batuerieidwiti (Ducler artillery So youbave got to have a baclup byIielditrg a Lalce replacemetrt

Galiiu said he waDts a sbort-range rcissile with a range of 210to 20 roiles that would be Illouot-ed on a tracked vehicle io it couldmove from one battlefield to an-other

Under culreot aEns aSreemeDtshort-range missiles canDot have araDge of more than 300 miles

NUCLEAR WEIIPONS - Chari siolry wcapor deployed by NATOad Wallaw Pact eo[Dtries i EoroIc

IATO chief endorses arms cutsbut wants new short-range missiles

By GEORGE C WIISONThc WsshilgtoD Po3t

BRUSSEIS Belgiur - ceD-JohD R Galvi coEEander ot tieNorth Atlantic Treaty Organiza-tioq said ir an jntervlee here thathe eDdors6 the coDveDtional-arEsreductioos recently proposed byPresideut Bush but Fill reEaiureasy about defeDdilg Europeurountil he has new short-Etrge ou-clear roissiles to replace lieuroLaDce

Bush bosiDg io pressure froEWest GerrDaDy and otter allieurosagrEed to postpoDe EodemizatioDol ttre lalce mrssile utriil he hastrieurod to Begotiate reuroductioDs iotroops aircraJt tanls and otherarmor and artillery baseurod tn Eo-mpe But tle presldeot stressedthat he has no inteouoD of abaD-doBilg short-raoge ouclear Eis-siles like the lalce

GalviD asked why he iDsisted oDkeeuropi8 sorEe short-raEge missrlcsiatier t[an abaDdoni-og them alto-gether said tley are vital to de-terring tle start of war ardshould deterrence fail to stop aBiavadil8 force

Iu the past the lour-star 8etr-eaal said coDgentioDal lorceuroeveu whe tley were equal didntdeter war ID fact alrnost half theurotime the smaller lorce attackeurodtie bigge force

However he co8tiDued sinccseve had Duclear weapons tleyhave seurot up a situatiod ut FhlcD

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When Ehe phone rang the boy alswe_rediE feellng very grown up he Eold thecaller ttraE his fa Eher was not in at themoment and asked whether he would like toleave a message

Yesi the-caller said Iell himMr Jonis called - J-O-N-E-S

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MessagePlease feel aE ease abouE our September shlndl8 in Fort Wolth Every-thlnS is in place for a gala celebration It should be another superexEravaganzal Each upcoming reunlon seems to generaEe more excitemenEand enthusiaam than the lasc one From the letEers and calls we canfeel Ehe troops chafing aE Ehe blE sort of a sense of ur8encylt usedEo take nosE of the year to genelate monenEumi nor iE begins almosEinnediaEely afEer the last reunion

24th Dlvision parElctpatlonr Ea1y in the Bane the acceptance ofour invtEation was subJecC to budgeEary restrictlons buf as ofthis srltinB iE appears EhaE Gen Taylor will be able to favoE usuith thaE very lmpressive color guard the all time favoriEe musicalcoEbo lhe usual PX irith a very unusual assortmenE of Taro Leafnerchandise and of course Mrs Taylor General Pece and a fewnembers of hls staff Be srjre to rdelcoEe Eheo all as only 24th-erscan dol

Melllbers wi undoubtedlyareas in which our 2900 -

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800 Uldwest500 (11 WesE States + Ht amp Ak)

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146 Texas135 I ll inois126 Mass112 Georgla102 Mlchlean

Above data complled by our hard worklng (dally updates) DirectoryChalrman and eomputer uhiz (l) Joe McKeon Thark you Joel

Revertln8 to For WorthS eptember Chalroan Paul Austin and his veryable assistants have all deEails lined up wiEh the hotel the alrlinesthe atrporE EransporEation local activities and above all our verywarm and hospitable hospltality room which always exudes comraderiefolnd noshere else on this planeE Anyone quesEion Ehat sEaEementThe only Ehing left is for our rnenbers Eo make their hotel reserva-Eions dlrect tith the hoEe1 and reunion registration direcE to PaulAustin Forms wlll be princed in each lssue of Ehe TARo LEAF

My sEaff (aheml) and I look forward o EreeEin8 all our ironderfulmeobers and thelr very alluring vrlves aC our annual party especiallythose me$bers from the Breats state of Texas rrho may have never aEtendedone of our reunlons previously

24th-fully yours

RoberE Ender

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Don Knox wrote anOra1 Histoty of theKorear VJartr It covered the opeiling 6months Don was working on the secondand final voltrne when he suddenly diedHis work rlra s concluded by Alfred CoppelEhe well known specialist in mllitarytiiylTさξ[重nttI1甜elLl『v8ryHarcollrt Brace 」ovanovich New York 1988

Appearing in it with fragmentary butterr fic interv ews are our own LACYBARNETT WARREN AVERY LEONARD KORCIE

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Our very energetic publlc relatsions nember GOLDY NORTOII has been diligently ats work devel-oping a package tour Here are some of the deteuroiIs

This would be a ten day (eight night) trip covering such places as Seoul Osan SuronChochiwon Taejon the Kun Rlver the tlakEong eEc Theurore are options for tag-ons Eo llong KongHong Kong and ehina Tokyo Ttrailand and tlawail

The basic package Eould cost between $1600 and 200000 per person based on dqrble occlq)ancyThis figure includes-air fare frl tie West Coasc all hotels and groutd _travel r and sose mealsOf courEe the air fare from the east and mld-west would have to be added to this sost

The questionaire ls self exptanatory If iou plan on takLng ad ntage of Bhis packageplease led Goldy lrtorr Tlme is in isportant faacor The nain thing he has to ascertain ls rrhetherbr no there issufficient inEeresc among our membets so thaE he can proceed in working out thedetails

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Dates of Korea Service

Hear that Ith the can opener Go seeif its for you or for me

lawyer Norman S Ostrord of New YorkCitsy tells Ehe EaIe of the farmer withhis horse and wagon going for a load ofgrain who was struck head-on

The farmer suffered severe and pernanentinju-ries Ilhen the case rra s tried to aiury the insurance conpany lawyer asked[imtIsntt its Erue chai ifuneaiitelyaf ter Ehis accidenE a person came over Eovou and asked vou how irou felttt tYes I remeurber thit tt the farmer said

And didnE you tell him thaE vou neverfelt beEEer in vour life

I quess I did The-defense lawyer said rrNo further

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l^Iill you tellthe jury the circrrnstincesin whLch vou made that resoonsetYesrt- the farmer said- Inrnediatelyaftgr ttre accidenE my horse had twobroken l-egs and was neighing and kickingThe rnan who came alonq was a deDutvThe rnan

Word from Alice BRIDIIELL on EARL(H 19th 38-t4) dorsn at 5611 Bar SSt Tucson lZ 85713 is Ellat Earl isconfined Eo a wheelchair Had seriouscervical surgery from which he recoveredafEer a 2 oonths hospiEal stay MedicsdidnrE expect him to rake it buts he didBoth Allce and EarI ask ttrat Eheir goodwishes and love be extended to allwho remember them rrRemembert Whocould forget Ehis wonderful pair

-If Ehis is your first reunion wiEh us

please dont sit back $raiting for peopleEo introduce themselves to you You belhe shaker and the mover - please - yousEep forward Lo him - or them - exEendyour glad hand - and sound off as if youhad a-pair - youtll be happy thau youdid Ours is a terrific bunch of happyacquaintances and warm friends Averagerunning time from sEranger Eo acquaintanceto friend - five minutesi AlI especiallvso cuz Ehis year were meetint in Texaspardner tIell be in Ehe land where Ehebroncos kick up Eheir heels and thecowboys do Eheir unlevel best to trang onTheirs is the romance of Ehe rodeol ourbonanza is in simple friendships

-r-- Guggs our campa ign against tinted glassin vehicles hit a dead end Oh wellr-RALPH BALESTRIERI was on our side evenLf no one else was CantE understand whvCongress with Ehe stroke of a pendoesnE ouELaw the business Where arethe police on thls one Or at leasE thepolice unions

盤1究eparailn呈鯛ittrd[uりput hls ievolver tothe horsets eir and sho him dead Then hewent over Eo the dog which trad a brokenback an was crying He puc his gun toEhe dogs ear and shot him dead Then hecame to me and asked me rHow do you feelr

I-said I neve feltbetter iri mylife

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How Eo dress for FtWorth CasrallvCor-nfortably Coolly - is Lhat a word-Weve trad much fun with Hawaiian gearin years pase - colorful shlrts for themen muu-muus for the Iadies - for rnostof our waking hours including the Fridaynight dinner Its colorful comforEablecozy But - come Sa turday night for ourcombinaffin Memorial ServiceBanquetwe sErongly suggest business suitscompleEe with shirts neckties and shoesfor Ehe men - and for Ehe ladiesr eveningdress wear cocktail dresses or whaEeveryou look diessed up in We dont goiorrna I as Ehey used to call iE buE lvecertainly hranE to imProve on Times Squarea high noon (L-

The recenE death of IF Izzy SLonethe famous iournalist called to mind hisbook Korei Ttre Hidien War in whichappears the carefully veiled innuendoEha t the Korean lar was all sEarted by acooked-up deal between the US andSouth Korea

FExciEing and sensible new plans in Ehe

works all in a bona fide efforE to avoidEttat vexaEious anma I stamPede inEo ourSa turday night banqueE hall

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While-the Pentagon has been claimlngsuccess ln integrating women lnto theamed forces famllies in the ranks havebeen confronting a crisis in child care

The Department of Defense concedes thatlt needs 811000 more day care slots formllltary dependents O-f the 129000chlldren who do receive care on oilitarvlnstallatlons worldwide the Pentagon estirnates that 21000 aie in centeis thatare anElquaEed overcrorded or hazardous

lfuch of the Dressure for more famtlvand child-relat-ed supporE has cme with Eheinflux of women singl- parents and yowrgmalried recruiEs who have enllsted in chep-ost-Vletnam erarsaid IAjDavid Super ofthe Artry a Pentagon spokesnan

As an example in 1958 at the heighEof the Vletnam War 381400 women lrere onactive duEy worldwlde out of a total35451000 United States troops MajorSuper sald Non Ehere are 2211700 womenon actsive duty worldwide abouE 11 percentof the force

In additlon there are ncrr 511800slnsle parenEs and abouE half the 21million- active duEy personnel are marriedta considerable changa frcrn Ehe days whenEhe services rre re filled with yorrng singlenra les

As FDR loved to ask What kind ofshenanisans are Ehese tte

Helers a direcL quotse from an amazlngIeEter whlch came in enclosins a 55000check Dontt knor h6r in the iorld Icould have gone 35 years without knoelngabout Ehe Assoclation I am enclosingmy dues and a snall ( sornething extra) -

Sincerely RICIIARD PARMERTER10 New St Florida IlY 10921

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This year were getting two for theprice of one - Ewo convention chairmen -PAUL AUSTIN on the port side and GILHEABERLIN on the starboard side - as youare looking at tshem of course

It all sEarted with an inquiry - fromBILL YOUNG of 790 ELake Ravenna 0HHerd seen our iEem in the DAV fitagazine Sowe ioined BilI uo Then followed a notefroir Rebecca McPiak his daqhter Sherdread our oaoer and wanEed Eo surorise himHerets a bit of her notei itrs iefreshing

I wouid like Eo srpris him with a 24th lapel pin and a regiment cres pinI have no idea wtra t regiment he was inbut I do knorv he was staEioned in KrnnamoEoJapan in L947 (zlsE InfRebecca )

I am enclosireuro $350 for a lapel pinand $400 for a crest oi-ntI am sure you would find ouE whichregiment he was in in KurnamoEo so youwould know whlch crest I want

rl4y father fired on Ehe 24tsh Divisionrifle team They beaE every team in thefar east conrnandexcept thel4arine CorpteamttThe tournament was held aE camp Palmerin Tsudanum Jaoan

tte told me ire gots tso Japan in Febof 47 He was sent Lo a place calledZanm and $as sent from there to aKunamoto He said he had to go underlte ocean on a train to get there(The tr-rnnel bebveen HonsEa and Kyusha IRebecca)

I heard him talk about a Ist lieutenanErEmed lbrtinez who was his comnandingofficerttHe told me abouE some guys in hisplatoon Their names were Belcher Co$rdenFreeman and LutchkowrIhen he was on the 24uh Division rifleEeam Eheir team captain was Major Ritzand one of Ehe other gulrs on the teamwas named Kllleran

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--|-_Yfei an interesting one fron Coil-lGijiIATISICK a reEired SgELhi oo oc f i6iiLorony l(idge

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- r amrJrlErng in order to obEain soncrnronnaEion regarding Ehe reunion inFtJorthI retired from lhe Arnry in r55 I

H63sf5 ilf itIfi I -i19ilia c Schof ield rrhen Ehe lorean iar ber-an andrye -embarlced for l(oree and landed ufrr-and irTme(liately engaged i ioGt-i- itEoefense ot la san

Our BaEtery supported the 2nd Bn 5l-nRCT under Ehe conrnand of LtCol JohnThrocknorEen (rRoclqp Johnr) He laEercosnandecl the 5th RCT ra s the youngestfull colonel in counrand of an infantryregiment The 555th FA Bn was cormnandedbv Lr col John Dalv- ttl am inEerestedEo know any infornEtionregarding the persons Ehat are accive inthe reunLon get togeEher Perhaps youcould enliehEen me and Dass on someinf ornntioi if availabll Triple Nickle people herers anotherone I

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This nLce litt1e story started thus

Along abouE last December rve received an inquiry from a Chrisrina Colbertabout an organlzation called Veterans Finders o America The story is developed inher letter used below The lette is a Fatshers Day leEEer being addressed Eo hergood Dad UEwIN C COISERT who justs happens to be a GinleE The rest is now a partof our folk lore - and we love Chrlstina for bringing herself and her srvee Dad intoour fold Melvin today spends most of his time in a wheelctrair Over on the oppositepage we glve you Ehe picEure Ghris mentions in-her lovely leEEer rvhich we reproduceLelorr ttlra t a- preclou-s word EhaE word famiIy See hcir it applies to the e olbertfamlly You know how lt applies to our fami ly of the 24th

HAPPY EATHER S DAY DADDY -

Ity Dail lrelvln G Colbert 7s a prouit netuber of the 21thInfantrg 2lst Dlvlslon and f aE vrltlng thts letter to sharelrlth gou hov f feel about htm - euro Deurod t ho Is t onderful anilextraordlnarg

Eor mang years mg Dad had a small Plcture of hlmaelf anil erghtgervrce buililles that he cherlshed He coampIfented hov often thathe thought of that plcture and those men anA hol )e rrlshed hekneu rrhere theg lrere Tvo gears ago as I Fathers Deuro9 presentf had the plcture enlarged and fred Thlg reallg rlade t1mhappg and ttlggered euron ldea of hig to fotm an ocganizatTon tohelp yeterans suclr as hrmself flnd o7d Duddtes Pe talraed mangtlmes about this Idea anil tlov to brlng 7t to llfe

Becau9e f vas ln college at the tlme I irli not reallg cottutltmgself to somethlng that m9 Dad thought vas reallg lnportant Yecontlnued to discuss l15 ldeas anA xhoughts and then founit outthat mg father yas dlagnose as hav rng ALS or Lou GehtlgsDlsease ThTs irld not sxop hlr from maklng a dream come trueHe reaT|zea the sltuation and ghorred Tricl^eillble strength and vil-lpover to contlnue even though lt Decame irlff 7cu7x xo do everyCtay actlvitles such as teuroIking on the phone ot vtltlng a noteIt vas durlng thls tlme that Dad and I te9olved to make hls tdeareal

Our organlzatlon yeteran flnders of Amerlca Is built upon mgDaiy s ilrean to help others flnd old friends As mg Ipm Doloceseuro cloge frlenir lchael and myseJf take the steps to manaqeyeteran Finaers Dad continues to pour forth bcilllant ldeas onhow to make yeteran Flndera a tevardlng success

9o on thls Eathers Dag I vant By Dai to knov hovlove hlm and ttat f hope through yeteran F1nders veto reunlte hlm Ith hls buddles in the photograph

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It started vrth a plcture some at]^ong merlorlee an Titea and

EIve my Dad the best glft of a77 - the knorrledgle that so mangme0Ders of our organlzatlon xhat he founded have been reunrted

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ALBERT MCAD00S 3RD CHAPTER

Thi6 i6 the third instaLlrentof IA brlef History of the ifthRCTin Korea The time has cometo try to explain the terns 5thRCT alxd 5th Infantry AU Regi-nental Combat teans have an In-fantry Regiment but not all In-fantry Reginents were RCTi s

The Elfth RCT was rnade up fronthe fitfth Infantly Regiment firstActivated by the USArmy jn 1808wa6 one of the oldest fnfantry Reglments of the USArmyThe 555thfield Artillery Battalion the5th Tank lledical CoJlecting andChenical Motar Conpanles and the72nd Conbat Dtgineer CoEpany

The fifth RCT reEained 1n Ko-ea upon the withdrawal of the24th InfDivlsion the RCT wastenporar[y broken up for 6evera]-nissions Bx I amp z were loadedonto the USNS Marine Phoenlx foran Ovelulgbt Cruise to KoJE-Do arleIaad off PUSAN The Jrd Bx the555 FA Bt Tank Co and otherswent aone place e1se SoEe oneelse rrill have to fill us in Ourmail address for our 6tay on XoJEwa6 the Elfth US fnfantry Wherewere you durlng this period ifyou did rot enjoy KOJE-DO becausethls was good duty(Eeb 15 to May1 1952 Eore or less)

Located on KOJE-DO was a UN POWcanp We relleved elenentE of the27th Wolf Hounds provi ing guard6to several large Prj-son ConpouldsOne Rifl-e Squad per compound fourEuard shiftE of six hours eachseven dqys a week Guard Mountsinspections the whole nine yardsA GIrs dread and a Eecond Ltdelight A11 in a1l- this was theaost pleasant duty anyone couldhave ln the fnfantry iE KOREA

The most detested detaiI had tobe the honey pot brigade andthe most boring was the RockQuarry and breakwater detail Iwonder if anybody knows rhat be-ca]ne of that breakwater

A highlight of our tour atKOJE-DO has to be the night ofthe attempted breakout It hap-pened on the 4th shift 18 to 2400 f remember machine gun trac-ers overhead and a11 of us head-InB for our respective companyconpounds The Next dqy we hadto go lnto the compounds to sortout the Bood guys from the badWe saw severa] dlsmembered bod-ies ln a trash heap not very nice

Around April lSth we loadedon an LST and shipped out to theEast coast slde of KoREA offloading upon the beach ending upat the burned out towlr of INJEright on the l8th Here the FifthRCT was reorganized al1 of ourfar flunB ulits returning andthe 5th RCT was back j-n businessInten6lve trainlng exerclses inareas cleared of civilians gaveus a chalce to get some good tra-ining Some things come to nindI renenber getting folding cot6with rubber ajr matE for 6leepingWe used the Air Mattresses forwhite water raftlng on the rivernear by In early May the fifthwas attached to the 25th InfDiv0u June lSth the fifth got narch-ing orders to proceed north tothe PUNCH BoWL area and in linereljeving the l4th Infantry on theMain Line of Resistance (MLR)The first Bn on the West or leftthe second in the niddle al]d thethird on the right or east CorrErr my outfit was to the riaht ofrBr oh the MLR nore next tine

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DALLASOFORttWORTH AND ViCiNlttY

Our verv orsn Ib i Gen HENRY MOHR(a aury liEh F47- 42) of 2o GrandCir StAnn M0 llas written a cohmmwhich tras appeared in a plurality ofpapers arornd the comtry Here it is

KOREA -- NHY IAE A BAD SITUATION No^SE

lhcreasrnglv heavv ere55ure5 roh

wshrhqton South Koreia -ta-

oe ehocatrc aovarnment sound I ike- therhd

na aeefe pie It cores as no surprrse that south Korea E

iIol_- suenderinq to the deaands o+ their polrtrcel

pprit The U S has qiven Korea little choice

t 6ay not be quitE as batr due to progess alrdv octe increatrng a de ocratic qovernont But the Bituation in SthX irrt a lot lrke ht hppened Hhen lhe Unrtd Statesallodrd the shah o+ tran to +ll and l(honnr to seiz porer ri There Ea5 also Nicrequ dher the U s thghtiorutron Eas the wav to brtnq ou stvlE o+ dehocracv ro the

Eee te Ever Fronq lh u 5 State Depatoent hrdco6DletelT 6i5julqct the situttons on everv count

A- thinq5 turnd out the net govnients ot lran- andi tn to= dho serzed absolute poE

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the United states Fehps k oent Eellt but thdtaii tt r

Becaus o our reural to support reqioesirrt

6ce allies o+ the United States re can onlv sut+er

the unpl easant consequences

The previous governoents o tran ^d Nicaraqu --_ tshich

adhittedly le+t lot to be desired --- ere rPlaed bv

diclatorships hrch ae +a iose

Un+ortunatelv the U S didnt learn a thing l|e aeenEouaginq actionE in South Koa Fhich mav tead to vev sinilrsits-r+-th prsent leadershiF o+ that countrv is drticallv In rdditlon to brng errable 1Iv

Prrrdent chunoli o=t sone crettt +o the stndard f

lrvinq enjovedOV tre peopre o-t South Korea hich i6 at lEt +ive ti

s better

i1 iCitt North kore -__ a +act thE polilical oPpotsitionEoutd liLe us to Jorqet-

Futhless oen in South Koa ate tedinq the Politicaroppoeition using iots anc the threat oevolution to seie ---ri = alr polrtrcranE do be+oF electron thaEir rto to lmpove thrnqs +or the peoEl

Insorar 35 the u s iE concerned alloing the FPqblic oo io deal +inlv with oppoeition readErs lim Youhq-sn and

ii 0 g is out oJ the question Hoever i+ lhe tro tissuccd 1n seiioq nore ooFer nd in+luehce in Seoul-__ and thevpUOi irr -- lhe Hhole natue o+ U S elationBhips

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Koree ahd our stategic Position in th Fa East Eould xqse

In 1945 I net and talke tith Kir Dea Junq one o+ theorrnclol opposttroo leaders 5t the Lottee Hotel rn sEoul =- -i n t

Krh cre to the hoter or a

iiie i a grouP o+ nie journatists on the uitet states

Th sessron had qone on +o onlv a +ee nlnutes hen lbeqant ii that thrs rs no odinv person He is proobrY Ene

nost dahqerEus han t have eve oet ki6 Dt Junq Hhtr perdal

iii]- i- ro aetect o senuine interst on his pert in theerare o+ the oeopl o+ the sountv he dants to rule

kih Dea Ju^q das tried tor 6urdend Eentenced to death in19E|4 s aesul o hrs tole rn inErting bloodv rrots- But hrs = ratcr redued to 20 vears o Hhich Krn

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ea o+ hrm sEeos to be ride5Pd

I hard Peopt call Ki6 Dee Jsnq theOn several occsioos

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Kifr Younq_Eao xho shrr the ambitions o+ xin D Jung --_ut iil i=itv

ti= 1 --- is nother teGer o+ the

i- = rii to be a narriase or Folitrcar3thcr than a Isti6qltianc

qteDs the unrted states has talen rcntlv Nrll 9o a long n i to Krri a reqrtrhacY and Rtture thev rackand despeatel Y ned

The Fepubt ic o+ (South) Xorea rs +acing a bad situationrh =irJu davs to brrng bout Eoo5tucttve change5 ithoute-= ii atros hrch drtabrrre nd

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south roea- s prent govenment

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Cominr to ForE liorth in an RVWontlerin I rbout RV facilitiesThis much we knowThere are four RV parks in or near

Fort Worth with overnisht facilities(hookups) for trailers-and campers

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Green Acres RV Park405 Isbel1 Rd

Sunset RV Park4921 White Settlement

Texas Motsor Home Park4833 ihite Settlement

817-737‐ 7542

817-738-0567Road

817-732-1537Road

Lakeview lIotor Home Park 817-457-677L4793 Fast- Loop 820 Sourh(Near Six Flals in ArlingEonand about 15 miles from the hotelin forE Worth)

The first three are onlv abouL 3 miles$rest of the Hyatt Regenty in downto$rnFort WolEhThere are NO facilities for campers atsour hote 1

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Hope they giveus a drag on thisone before thevthron it away

The Arm1rreturning to anage-old s Era tegyused extensivelvby the Sovietmi11tary isincreasing itsuse of decoys andfake targets inhopes of out-srla rting anenemys modernrreaPons

Decoys inclu-ding canva s tanksand plasticsoldiers couldmake Ehe Arrmr inbattle seem h^riceas big as iErgally is And 1f

A lullEe caavas rcplica of ao Ml ta is oudisplsy i Beltsvtlle Md The Army plars ao lse

fate wespors to oltsmart ale ereEy Theuro decoysEsy Dste an arEy seuroeE lsrgcr tt D it is

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Itlat news seens togive away the secre the Army points outthat the enemy still does noE knorv which

Ie knorr Ehey make decoys of thehighest order of equipment even as muchasmaking fake misdill silosr said TVICorp

Fallon said the Navy is working ondecoy ships and the Air Force tns grounddecoys of f-15 fighter jets thaE can turna bare airstrip into a fake airbase

The decoys are ntade from blorm-upphoEographs of the real things Theylook remarkably real aE a glance which inbaEtle is all an enemy would get beforedeciding whether to f i-re

Who knows maybe for the next one wecan send Ehe deeoys Eo the front and leavethe real live boys to home

(-CIAUDE CRIST of Box 985 Hebron oH

(hes HvMcr 2IsE t48-through TFS) -sends us the name s of a few buddieslWTLBUR J WTNCHEL (19Eh 49-r52)624 Lexington Thornville OH 43076

WILLIAM GRIFFITH (2lsL 49i5I)437 Aullwood Rd Davton 0H 45414

GERALD D TURNER (21st 48-r51)78 lIoodland Downingtown PA 19335

BRUCE MCGUTRE (34rh amp 19Eh r48-r51)16241 Laurel Hill Glenford Otl 43739

ROBERT IAIIRENCE (3rd Eng r57-r58)I14 Buckeye Hebron OH 43025

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The canvas Lwo- and Ehree-dimens iona Itanks mde a t TVIs S0-worker planE ouL-side lIashington look real boEh to Ehenaked eye and Eo heat-seeking theIna 1targetsing systems used at night

An unassembled fronts-view M-l weighEsabout 25 pormds and coLlapses into a 4-foot-by-2-foot duffle bag In less thanthree minutes one man can assemble itand plug in a generator to warm up iEstherira lsignaEur with a tape recorderand speakers a pair of soldiers can soundlike an entlre tank battalion

A fake M-l costs about $31500 cornparedwiEh abouE $3 miLlion for a new M-I

Iho remembers L94O-42 when we weredoing the same tshirg - only all we hadwere the decoys the real McCoys werestill on Ehe drawing boards

The Army has about 4000 real M-I tanksand plans to outfit each rrith at leastone fake M-1 at a cost of about $75million [taj Andrew Fallon of Ehe Army I sbudget office said

Deception has been a key element inmilitary strategy since the Trojan HorseGeman Gen Enrin Ronmel fooled Alliedforces in North Africa during WlJ II tsheBriEish fooled the cermans and Ehe IsraeliArmy today regularly uses deceptive falseradio chatter

But Ehe Sovietss are thoughE to be themost adept having everylhing from pseudoballistic missiles to entire fake armiesunder a branch of the military called thePrlncipa I Dlrectorate of SlraEegicDeception

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Rev Elton S SInith Pastor

Dear BroEher

Perhaps you have heard of me and oty naEionrride campaign inche ciuse of ternDerance Each year for the past fourteenI have rrade a Eoirr of Texas Kahsas Nebraska Mlssouriand lora delivering a series of lecEures on the evils ofdrinkine On this tour I have been accouqranied by uy youngfriend ind assisEanE Clyde LimpEon Clyde a young manof good family and excellent background is a paEheEicexaiple of liEe ruined by an excessive indulgence in whiskeyand woraen C1yde would hppear wiEh me aE lectures and siLon the plaEforin drunk wheezing starLng at tshe audiencethrough- heavy bleary blood-shot eyes sweaEing profuselypicklng his nose belching and making obscene- gestsureshlle I would polnE him out as an exarple of whaL over-indulgence can do for a person

This winEerr unforEunately Clyde passed away A mltualfriend tras eiven me vour -nime Lnd I wonder if you would beavailable t5 take cliders place on Ehis years Eour

Rev Ellon Schurch of the

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This ls the fifth ln6ta11uentof IA Brief Eistory of the EifthRCT 1n I(oresrr continuing rith xoyConbat phase of these recolectlonEou Patrol actlvitles coDtiDuesthroughout the surnner with bothAEbush and an occasi-onal ContactpatloI that often 1ed to Fire-flghts arld we had several Oneconslsted of tbe entire ConpanyI renenber a radiona]1s coafelenceheld near the 11ne of departurerhere I 6aY eleraents of Eost ofthe partlciparxts togetber slththe supporting uaits rflhin lhs1ire o f larch Tbere Yas justabout evelybody frolo Conpany Eexcept the cooks and bottle wash-ers Motatnen and heavy nachiae-gurnels rlth teror 1n there eyesNot u6ed to patro16 alld apparentfear of the urknom We sere norenonchalant because this ra6 oDe ofseveral patrols we had partcipated1a ad soDe of the6e guys nere otrtheir flrst patrol With a1l theaoi6e and fus6 ye nade the NKPAavolded us We baDged around nostof the night and returDed rithoutcontact Later patrols the NKPAnade up for it and 1n one ofthe6e I got hlt rith about 15others i-a a perfectly execudedambush We vere caugbt flatfoot-ed Tbey hit us hard ard ran aw4yVle 6pent the lenainddr of the rightxithdraring and returning to ourlilles I carrt recal1 Yhether any-body ras kil1ed that nlght but 1stplatoon dld take slx I(IAi s durineuroour tour on the Iine and we hadmore men wounded thatx eDteled theline on June l8th

Almost every tri8ht se had tocontend v1th Ground fo8 and whilethe Artlflclal noonlight helped us

to see it also helped the othersi-de A6 the sunmer drew to a closethe Fiftb RcT wa6 transferled fronthe 25th Djvigion to the 40th Divi-sion and shortly after that wewere reLeived by the 223d Infantryon the night of October 3111952

sone tlne prior to bej-ng reLiev-ed we had a patrol that caused yourstnrly a 1ot of grief our nissionwas to set up blocking posLtionsnear the low dip ln the lldgelinenear I believe George CoDpany We

went out one wqy a[d were to retu]nby another route lllhile 6et uP thenj-ght teEperatures dlopped suddenlyto belov freezing We were sweattyxrith no Jackets and nust have caus-ed o16e because re were under severartil1ey flre (possibly l2ampn)nasty stuff We had to be very stil1and renaln quite and i-n place forseveral hours My feet becane numbI could hardly walk nlthout assist-ance I 6ot a touch of Frostbite anda brief stay ln the 5th Inf lledica1Conpany where I appalently ful1y re-coveled Such resiliance we had whene were twenty

Finally off the 1i-ne I enteredlnto an eleven day peri-od where Iwas tra]1sferred out of the flrstplatoon jnto the fourth and becanea gunner it a 57nn Recollless riflesquad Just as sooa as I got used tocarrlng the thlnE I had orders inharxd for LIe ZI(zoDe of Interlor )or rotation back to the States Ihad R amp R 1a Japan for five dqysl1ke everybody e1se but those con-pat storles w111 st4y out of printMoxe next tine fron the officlalRecord as my st4y jn the 5th RCTceased to exlst Bore next tlme

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ItE rExt scheduleurod evst eiII be the offictal gro-[ld breaking --sudav Jtrle 25 1989

at Aneels Park Sar Peurodro -- at rihich tirE all of tlE co-sdEorinA- ax eEorsrngsrs-ri2ad tiU be rePreseurottted Tsrtatlw final dedicaticn o ttr rEErrar rsElrteurod for Novder u 1990

As )Du car te1l rE ee lndeed serious abdrt tlis It EL1 c to passl

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2d Lt FA - B-ILL IIOILEY of RE 2 Box 458 825 Pa lourar Et Cajon cA92020 rells usWarren TX It goes Ehe one about the manage aE a boring

I was rvith the Triple Nickle in HI -- meeEing who asked Can you hear me ithad Ehe Aruno Train the- first Een davs in the back and the boy aE- the back whoKorea and then Forvard observer unEil hit said No and the f11oh in lhe fronEon 2 SepE5O I had the short economy who said ttletrs swap placesrrEour Thariks Wally rve needed thaEtI nors have Ehro ggies in the service r-(C1asses of i75 and r53) and they have The race is on Is there arqrone inasked me Eo relite up my experiences in the horrse who beats thisKorea - rrTro catalacts and lens lnrplantsIIrm hoping this rer-Erion my firsE surgery - rotor cuff lefl shouiderwill help shed some lighE and tickle some high blood pressure sugar diabetesmemory cells so I can complete nry rnasEer- and gouEpiece |ly Cameo Role In Korea The The envelope pleaselAlmosE ForqoEEen viar nd the name - not the winner -- iust

Irm lo6king forward to receiving more the rEme - is - CH Bronko ATKINSONinfo about the reunion Do you anticipate (MP Platoon and Hq 63rd Field i4t--r45)distributing lists of expected atEendees of 3800 SDecatur Las Vegas NVwith addresies No were not -aking fin Bronko -

B1II werll lisE Ehoge coming if we far from it - were just ov6rrhelmed byIearn early enough WeII do our the sorry fact that Lhe people of our -d____esE 3ffrIiE Hi gElIhiBT$Bt

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I-JOHN RAGIAND writes from 6321 Gonzales

Groves Tr( 77519 Savannah was my firstand I thoroughly enj oyed iE I intend tofltake future meetingi Lord willing -iMeeEine ner^r friends was very retresh-ing buts uifortrnately did not seeany of sv outfit hybe if you sPread rdoroln nlxt TL issuL its might helP

Thb outfiE was co D 21st duringearLv 44 - earlv 46 Does arrybody knowthesL fellows aird their whereabouts--cGreni Ralph (was from Itt)

Rirnldi (was from Chicago)T- Pilch (was frqn wyoming I think)T- Reardon (from Kansa s I think)T Mrncv (was from Oklahoma ) I mer

hih 6n Mindanao and he wor-rnd uPas cook and rrent to Japan

Box (chink Willie $as first name-rrd rr was frorn stsLouis)tI knot Ehis is an InposiEionr --buEwould deeplv appreurociate any heIp

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Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

- _l4aybe our yelling about it has paidotf

The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

an』itliltlo888estants will be giventumlr entFiesOCt2虫d電 選lTinnerwill be chosen Nov 10

Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

ItrE abouE time

-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

rYea GimletslBetter sti1 call IARRY JoHnSOitl at612-665-213L Hers at 312 SlbinLeseur rYN 56058

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i gox54 Fennville HI 49408 is a1l

eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

triteto 6 c 2ool3- 137 211

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from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

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close Eo the family It rras no surPrise

gliigiIti LilU J i- -rrurtlHL3oinaf ter Hictor rra s laid to rest Dave t

--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

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urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

RUBVE M ROGRSON350 Sowillo+r SP115Ria lto GA 9237 6

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From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

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ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

IA was ltq amp Hq Co 34th

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

faith in tomorrohr for the clock may Ehen

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-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

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Fort Worth tla s a rich legacY ofand culEure

Fort lrorth is rich wiuh historythe city also takes great pride infiruseums and other a ELractions

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A world of art is waiting On thewestern edge of dontown is a complex osnugnificenL rtruserrns - the third largestcultsura 1 district in America

The Amon Carter lluseun houses a rna j orDorEion of the works of l^lesEern artisEsiemine ton and Russell AE The KimballArE lftrseun are priceless works by suchmasters as Cezanne and Rembrandt TheForts llorth Art Museun contains an exten-sive collectlon of modetn painEingssculDEures and old rnasters The FortWorth Muserrn of Science and History ishome for one of the worldrs largesE ampmliTheaters - showing spectacular motionpicEures on a giganElc dorned screen Inidditton the rmrseun houses more Ehan100 000 fascinaEing arEifacts

fexas Eeahouse Nots far away is ForEIIorthr s exquisiEe Botanic Gardens includ-ins the Jaoanese Gardens with iEs delicaEeueihouse aird authenric pagoda The newConservaEory includes one of Ehe largesEcollecEionsof tropical plants in theSouthwest

In the same eeneral area i-s the famedFort WorEh Zoo-the oldest anirml park inTexas JusE aiross the streeE is theLog Cabin Village - with acEual pioneerca6ins from Ehe-1850s era in Texas 4ndnearer downEown is Ehe Cattle RaisersMuseurn which chionicles the histsory ofTexas ranching

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AP had thiS itern out Of Fort Knox3

World War ll hero70

receives his recognitionM years after the fact

FORT KNOX - ThomasMoore was more inteurorested in mar_

rying his sweetheart and starting afamily after orld War II than hewas in receiving the Silver andBronze Stars for heroism in combst

But 45 years after the fact hisfamily made sure he got them

On Wednesday the 70-yearoldMrx)rc strxd atattcntirn as anArmy gcneral pinned the ftrrrg

overdue medals on his blue graybusineuros-s suit during ceremonies atlort Knox 1he courage tlrat this mandisplayed in cr)mbat cannoi be exaqgerated said Brig Gen DennisCrumley who presented Moorewith the nledals He is part of theheritige of the Army

Mltnre now a retired grrrcerfrom Columbia had known aboutthe commendation since his dis-charge in 1945 but had neverbothered to receive the awardsInstead the yellowed award document that had been sent to hisfather remailtd stored away aknlgwith his uniform and the Iurplelleart he received earlier in the warafter he was shot and sprayed withshrapncl

According kr Mrxre s awalddrurmeut his platoon part of tlte34th Infantry 24th lnfantry Dirisir)I wns put inlo hrlllc (^Lt2l1914 irr lawing ltycle Ihilippirtcs llut whefl arrivittg in prsition the situation was not clearand our trcnps and the enemy were

intermingled Trff)ps were visibleto the front but lhe Platn cr)uld

not tell whether they were friend orfoeuro Moore then a private firstclass volunteered to crcs the noman s land tr) find otll

l was s(aml Mtuc srid lfthe Amrv knew how htd I wa-s

scared tlrcy wouldnt have given

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him Ad(linc lo the (lilnaer $rrc thcArtrcriran lrlanci lhnl lvcl( ills(r

firirtl at tlll t nerrly lllll Nlmtnradi it back to his plat((n and theAllied forces won the battle

lhtrc $asn t a wholc k)t lo itIrtxre said lle slitl he attondNl theceremony only for his children

That s beGnseuro his chiklr$ hadtur-gtltl hirr for J-cilrs t) sotd itl lheaward paqrs and nttive his SihcrStar the mdit prrlitigious arvard forheroism in combat after the Medalof llonor and the l)istirguishtdServit r Crrrs

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fofof svndrome retarhed and deforrcditom ana Dad Thorp decided Lo hlrne Peam

a rc Eo court Eo claim $4 million indamages- rr-trottious iury of six has notv Lhrornout Lhe Thorpst-cGim In Lhe ongoinguuiti uutrin ordinary conrnon sensc rndLt iuitra

that somebody can alvays bcblamed and sued for anY misforEunectra lk one uP for the goo-xyYsl

-our hearts Po ouE Eo Miclrael Thorpt rhoaoinit deserv6 the misery EhaE ErPS himior his parenEs though - and for Eheirlarwer -- we have onlY conEemPE

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a full-size iron and ironing board inevery room

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James Rockefeller natsional ctrairnanof the Neuror York-based Loya I Legion of theMedal of Honor said Nineteen out of20 yormg Americans are unfamiliar wiEhEhe award

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Your Texas convention coEmittee has but one Dain objectiveand that is to do all we can possibly do to Eake our convention inSepteDber a sDashing success so when you depart you wiLl ahrayshave fond neEories of our Folt worth reunion

One of the most ilportant functions of this coumj-ttee is topre-register at least 90t of our people who plan to attend but todo this we ask for you cooperation in filling out thepre-registratJon forro enclosing your check to cover the chargesand sending it to ne pronptly

With your assistance in thls natter your arrival at ttrehotel lri1l go nuch sroother with little oi no waiting in 1ineAlso it viu greatly assist us in our planning uith the hotelstaff Ie will Dake table assignments for the dinners on Fridayand Saturday evenings in order of receipt of your foms andchecks We uill be happy to honor requests for group tablereservations if one person in the group that lrisbes to be seatedtogether will collect the forrs and checks and send thel0 to me inone envelope

So dlonrt delay As soon as you get the fon in theTaro Leaf send it to e for pre-registlation

We the conmittee are tooking forward to Septelber rrhenonce again the old Victory Division [eEbers present and pastui1l asseDble o reneH fading roeuories and to pay tribute totlrose who gave their lives for our freedom

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From Your Door

丁o丁he Airport

Door lo door service between your home

office or hotel and lhe airportAlso serving Los Angeles orange Counly

San Francrsco and Phoenix

Grouo and Convention services available

Maioi credit cards accepled onboard

Prompt airport departures

From the AirpOrt

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Ride Zone on the lower level

Love Fleld― Scheduled pick‐ up is available

To the Arport

Advanced reservallons are required

To DallasFort Worth Airport or Love Flold

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329-2020 (lrom DFW only)

329-2025 (trom Love Field only)

liind dor^rn for the niSht in the cozy-seclusion of vour room iviEh the specialHvAtt Tolrch Turndovn service asirecialcv chocolaEe on your pillorv andpie-arrairged plans for tornorrovs break-fasts

Texas hospitality is our EraditionThe cracious service location facilitiesand iost of all rhe spirir of Hya tt RegencyFort trforEh caPtures Ehe Pride of Tegtias

-Stationed at the rraval base in SouthCarolina was a man who trad cqq)eted inouiEe a ier^r rifle tournamenEs near hisliome Eown So when the base needed some-one to fill out their team for theNational Rifle TournamenE r he was taPPed -Unforturately he had never particiPatedin anv compeEitlve shooEing of this -intenliEv before and he becme ratEledand did icather PoorIY

Ernbarrassedhe hlnded his score cardto the caDtainof his Eeam wlEh Ehe rernark(efter lookine at rny score I feel likegoing behind Ehe buiker and shooEingrmrself The caotain sEudied uhe card a mffitenEr -then replied BeEEer take an exLra round

a-ilerre not lazy HeY sErike EhaE

llaybe ilre are lle simply rlanted you tosei this one just as JoHN RAGIjND of6321 Gonza1es Gtoves Tx trrote it Hereit is3

The reunion in Savannah ta s rIy firstI Lhoroughly enj oyed it and inEend Eo rnakefuture mEetings - Lord rvilling of course

Meeting new friends lJas very refreshingUnforEuraEelv I did noE see any of nyoutfit Iby-be if you speed rvord in yournext issue- it mizht help

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name Think he tra s from KansasItuncv (was from oklahoma) Met him

6n lindanao he wound uP as acook and went go JatrEn

Box (think lIillie rvas his firsE--- r- and he was from SELouis)

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I know Ehis is an imposition butrvoul-d deeply aPpreciate any help -ImDosition Ilone rtEtsoeverr JohnnyThis is one of our reasons for bcingHope ve can find a few for You

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convelllnirsYlllcコ 呈lt普u[el ChdegCe and at your

your en]oynento consu t the brochurSfledllitting Sites for

1 The Kinbeu Art luseuD2 AEon Carter MuseuD3 tlater caldens4 OEni ftteater5 Sundance Square6 FaDous Exchange Avenue (Stockyards Billy Bobts

White Elephant Saloon etc )

Tours out of lort worth are availabLe as foLlorrs1 Southfork Ranch in Dal1as - Hone of w shon trDat1astr2 Slx flags over Texas in ArliDgrton ( thene park)3 Dealey Plaza Texas Schoolbook Depository

and The Slxth Floor MuEeu where Lee Harvey OsrraldalIegedly shot Presialent Kennedy If you irelnterested call or rrrite the reunion clrairnanlrell in advance for reservations

4 Torn of cranbury Tour (4O miles southwest ofSort worth - requires a fuU day)

other activilies1 GoIf - Roclcuood IIuniclpal Course - 3 miles from

hotel Starting tiDes rriU be available onFriday and Saturday nornings

2 AudioVjsual RooE - Open Thursday and Eriday only forsholring of tapes and filEs of Ath Division actions fronfiln library and for those of you who Eight bring a tapefor viewing

3 A buUetin board uill be available in the hospitality roomfor neDbers to post plctures letters or any other typeof historical facts or infornation for Derbers to inspectand discuss

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If you are planning to fly toDallas-Fort lorth and retum via AAldentify yourself with your AA agent ascoming irn-der the code-- STAR 0i99 RJ

Heres wln t you might do Go Eo yourtravel gal or gb dire-r Eo AArs MeetingServices Desk [ry free toll - TeI 1-806-433-1790 - or have vour travel asent doiE for you Give tire code sTA[ 0199 RJ- and pray a 1o

---This issue contains more fLlI-incoupons than the K-llart insert in lastSundayrs paper Couldnrt be helped

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BANQIET IENUS AND CIIARGES

Aloba Dinner Friday septeEber 15 Bonelesa Breast ofchicken Arllngrton fil1ed with applenut herb dresBlng and uadeirasauce salad vegetables cheesecake and strat barrieE

[tenorlal Banquet saturday SepteEber 15 Ieurone star uixedcril1 Regency salad vegetablie chocolate rouladg irlth vaniuasauce

Aloha Dinner S2250 per persontleDorlal Banquet $2500 per parson(Pric6 lncludes tax and gratuity)Tlckets to botb dlnners uill lndicate your table nuber The

ticket [uat be shorrn at the Entlance to tbe banquet hall foradmittancE and nane plates uortl for identificatlon purposes

DAILY EVENTS

Early arrivals - on your own

1OO pn - Registration desk opens Reunionofflcially begins Hospitality rooE open90O aD Mealg on Your oun

Audlovisual Room open 9300 au to 4300 P-nTours and shopping leals at your pleasure

eudioviEual RooDi HosPitality RooD Tours tcocktail hou 5o0 to 70o lr iAlolra Dinner 700 pn

Business Deeting 1ooo at i Cocktail hour600 to 700 prn i teuorla] Banquet 7oo Pttr

continental Breaklast 700 to 10o0 aD( cotrplhentary)

ALHAT Untl1 we Eeet again

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How do you take the lead

Alvator Jahes EAshton HenryBooker wesBradley CharlesBurdock Mrs GraceCanty lraurlceCatlson Herber CClssell RobertCllnton PatrlckColegate clenColLler RoscoeColrls BeverlyCreaoer LDtck Da IlasDolembo KayDonovan Basl1Ford C RuckerFoster Jesse LEranke WmPredlLck JamesG1or81 NeIson

CLem Clark EGooez JoaqulnGore Thoora sGosztyla Henry JGrady Thona scross StanleyBallgren lauenlla lso Alton KHardln Robert Allarrls Paul AtLarrk EuSenetlayrood tlal orHeaberlln cllberttlelllran JackHen JackHendrlckson Luthertlofrlchter JoaephHogue ClutlesHornsby RLHornyak CharlesJohnson LesteurorJohnson tJmKaefer Charleuros EKane WL lllaoIktz lGrsha ltKepler LouisKlurp JohnKnapton DonaldKuhner lla llaceLebruxr AllanLock ood FranclsLunsden Howard RlrarlLoez NlcolasMccunble tlenryMcadoo AlbettMcCllntlck DrqtghtMcElroy JamesMcKlnney JohnMclean DorEldUoser RlchardNev1Ile ceorSeNegklrk CharlesNewrnan lG Aubrey SNolan Robert DoDonne11 J SptkeOSulllvan JJPerry LoulsPeuroters tlaroldPeters Walter JPetersonr EImeuror sPltney lbxPorter JohnPrLce BtuceRaglrnd JohnRlsceck l Pampoberts DulghtBoblnson EdrardRock AlvlsRocklrelk LoulsRoss KenwoodSanchez ReynaldoSchroeder RoySee GuySelEsam AlbertShalz RlchardShay RobertShlpman J RSlataper WMStlahan PrentlceStrverson Dougla sThorms CTodd Vann GToohey JohnTEead$ay Robert EUpton ThomasVlsser tlaroldvoth TheoHaggoner GeorgeHahle Benwallace DanawaEson Rlcltald cwelch JohnlJe1ls Rtctrard HlJlsecup Paul

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i^Ialler va s depuEy cofinanding genera Iof I Corps in 1986-87 assistanE divisioncommander with the 82d Airborne Divisiooand chief of staff of Ehe xVIII AirborneCorps aE Fort Bragg NC anC chief of staffof Ehe 24th Infantry Division at FortStewart GA He comnanded a brigade inGerrnanv and a battalion wiEh Ehe 4thInfanury Division (tlechanized) aE ForECarson CO lIa ller also was seniormilitarv assistrnE Eo the assistanEsecretaiy of defense for nanpovrerreserve affairs and logistics in iIashingtcn

--The vote will be unanimous The HyaEERegency For-t VJorth offers the ideal settingtor our ga Ehering

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In friendship

The Assocration officersregreL the pubrlcation of the articre whi ch reftectedne8atively uFon the tested and -piou a+tfi --ftre-iJcora- i4usrrates all Eoo well tl tthe 34ch upheld rhe finesr rradirioo or-itu U4 -inu i-irr i6iljiir[

Tte articre aooarinq in the Taro Leaf was no an-editori-al conent or a steurotementof an opinion of ciri edit8r rt was meiJ -i of a book by an aurhor and icincluded a quotation from tht urt -itr-ifur51i t item was sinpry to reporr $rha tsomeone erse had said abour rhe arn rti-i-i ii iiih[E-fifi implied thar the EdiEor rvas i agiuunf -riitiiirroooIt is tine tO mend fences drink from l

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Your l-hourhts ri11 tloubtlessh do somerrrdrlrin Yroa I ronter lrho t Ii beLirerctod I ronler lrl It II rcasure ttpItrs the crrious )ard-qtick thaU tsries Eorrse the acconplishnenLs of otheis as airy to assess our orn progrcss in liIePeihaps

s nc- ir3 comtttefrom thcunansrerabl-c lrour thoughts ni11 sneakarair from E1e prcsentrd take refuge oito busy day in lqi4 - or 1950 - or 1964

So- itril 11 cos crvsual clarr atFort JorLh Yout II move inEo the hotellobbv rnd will spot Ehe crorrd Faces rviLlemerge and narnes rvllI come more quicklyttran you Lhink they might Bob - Peter -3tu - Bil-1 - youll gct Lhen all on thesecond Ery if not the first

It is thcrr again - people you kneorand rrho knerv you during the teribleexperience of rnilitary service - peoplerrho lltnev you before you felt the pressureof Eaking a place in the adult world

See y6u iir Fort lIoruhl

-r-lAnyone looking for a geologist tJehave one BOB DAYSON (5th RCT 51-52)of 1306 Forest H111 Dr Vincennes IN

a-Our fiscal yeat begins on August thefirst and ends on July ehe 3lsr So all

annual dues are due as of August 1including inerementa 1 payments byLife llembers

ri-- Leg surgery for Life Member JOE PATTON(SEh RcT 50-51) of Star Routi 2 Box 51Bradenburg l(Y Werre trying to Iamprn mor6on poor Joe and will be back

AOne LLOYD PITMAN of 2O7L Preble

Preble IIY - canr E f ind Preble on tiremap - apparently just another Preble on thebeach - has asked for help Seems he wasin the lsE Cav - DivArty - 99th FA Bn- in Japan in i49 Went lo Korea ThevEook a beaLing Men losE He thinkssome of his men were assipned to the 24thAsks for rrany inforrnationr Guess thequesEion is- Did you know of arry Cavpeople being assighed Eo us We- knor iEtsa lousy question - buE rre did promise thisrnan thtwerd put ouE Ehe feellr

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tMuch of the net sElengEh of Americawhich can be seen in the preceeding page-swas a bv-product of wat which sPurred Ehewhole niuion Eo heights of accomPlislxnentit had never dreameii of Yet the costas alwavs in war was appalling Lifewould never again be Ehe same for thefamilies of tEe servicemen who died intheir vouth on Ehe baEtlefields Noreould ic ever be quite Ehe same for boyslike Jerqne von Mohrtiln rmEerial things tshe nation trad alsoDaid The war had involved an enormousaiiir

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l preFer October st date for Joint reunion ith 25th Div1810n atSchofie d Barracks

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ExcerpEa flon prevlous TARO LEAF Eo refleshen meoortea prtor to fiUtnBou quaaClonalre beloYt

orlpiral Planr Jotn ln Ehts celeblation (9 a reqlon) on Deceober 7 1991EffiiA-EiFEARL HARBoR suRvrvoRs AssocrAT-roN consldelatlonsr Tremendouaciowas (hotlra planes outer lslands) posslble ralns nalnly a Navy shor

suDDlemental Plan The 25Eh INFANTRY DIVISION ASSOCIATION and the Co8landlng6Eiralii- tEt-aTvle lon sEacloned at Schofleld Barracks have lnvlted ourassoclaton to hold a Jolnt reunlon rrlth Eheo ln Hawall on or about occober1 1991 thtch ls Organlzaclon Day fo boEh dlvlsions date noE as yetftnalized HoEel acaonodaElona would be ln one of the better liatklkl hoEel3and the nanageneot of Eh8 Joln efforf would be ln the hands of the Scho-fleld Barracas chapEer of ctre 25ttr In Ehe past the arny has 8upp1ledbusses to transpori oeEbers to and froo Schofleld (two trtps)but Ehts-rould no be subJecl to possible budgetary restrlctlons Oahu would belesa crorded weather condttlons probably mole favorable we uould bea[on8 our osn CoobaE lnfantryoen and ln our oun back yad

PosslLlltqieEa lf the po1l favor s the Decenber 7th date plan our regularEunlon--6r EEe latEer part of Septeobea then Ehe ne bers SoInB to Honolulucould 81Bn up rrlth the PHSA tour and proceed on thelr oun

lf Ehe October let date at Schofleld ls preferred Ye rrould have Eo planior -tsoffii6ii6-(s lnce only a snall Einorlty rrould oake Ehe Hawalian lrtp) one on ttre Ealrrland aIrd one in Hawali ln Dhlch case se couldr

A Move Ehe daEe of our llainland reunlon back Eo Au8 l5th V-J Day and- selecE a city Probably in the Easc or Mld-lest

D Have our reBula reunlon ln San Franclsco one rreels prlor Eo the Hardail- aifair afcr flhtch Ehose conElnuing on Eo Aloha-land Hould proceed

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you ciuDot predict you carl gainmore tDar you might lose Eesaid this is the deterrelt value ot abattlefieurold nuclear weapor litethe LaDce

We doot necessarily have tohave a whole lot more then thpSovielg based in Europe or evens urucb ari they do Galvin said

But be said there must beuro somekitrd of easonable balaDce declariD8 that today the UnitedStat6 had 88 t Dce lauuchers de

ployed is WeuroEterD Europe whilethe Sovielr bad 1400 short-rangeouclear weapoo based iD EastelnEurope

II theyve got l4 times ut muchas rre do hos can you call tiadeeDse So rhy doat they justsay Ot iI Jouve got 88 aDdyourie not 8oi8 to get alry biggerthe rie Fill come down

Asted why he would not substi-tEte a missile submarine for short-rarge Duclear missiles i Europe

Calvi replied tiat this had heuroertried i tie 1960s bd as judgedDot to be credible becaDse theUnited Stat8 ard the Soviet U onwere Dot lilely to blor each otherup rith auclear reapols in orderto stop aD irvader attaching arl-othea countiy

l NATo countriB iD Europelose the Lance and get oo replace-Eent for it they would ooly baveairplaneuros alrd artillery tubes tofire a a superio i-ovadirg [orceatrd such Eajor targets to the rearas assemblirg ares ArtilleryGahiD codteDde4 has too short areach oDIy 12 miles ard aircrafttrying to hir targets close to thefrortliDes Eould face deadly lire

Soviet atr deleDseuros ir Europehave beurocome so lethal Galvrnsaid ilat the only ray to gothmugh it ts to fly ulder it at 100feeurot wbile goinS 500 kDots Soweve got to take the pressurc ofIour aircrait- lve caot re3ci aay-tlitrg except the Iocal batuerieidwiti (Ducler artillery So youbave got to have a baclup byIielditrg a Lalce replacemetrt

Galiiu said he waDts a sbort-range rcissile with a range of 210to 20 roiles that would be Illouot-ed on a tracked vehicle io it couldmove from one battlefield to an-other

Under culreot aEns aSreemeDtshort-range missiles canDot have araDge of more than 300 miles

NUCLEAR WEIIPONS - Chari siolry wcapor deployed by NATOad Wallaw Pact eo[Dtries i EoroIc

IATO chief endorses arms cutsbut wants new short-range missiles

By GEORGE C WIISONThc WsshilgtoD Po3t

BRUSSEIS Belgiur - ceD-JohD R Galvi coEEander ot tieNorth Atlantic Treaty Organiza-tioq said ir an jntervlee here thathe eDdors6 the coDveDtional-arEsreductioos recently proposed byPresideut Bush but Fill reEaiureasy about defeDdilg Europeurountil he has new short-Etrge ou-clear roissiles to replace lieuroLaDce

Bush bosiDg io pressure froEWest GerrDaDy and otter allieurosagrEed to postpoDe EodemizatioDol ttre lalce mrssile utriil he hastrieurod to Begotiate reuroductioDs iotroops aircraJt tanls and otherarmor and artillery baseurod tn Eo-mpe But tle presldeot stressedthat he has no inteouoD of abaD-doBilg short-raoge ouclear Eis-siles like the lalce

GalviD asked why he iDsisted oDkeeuropi8 sorEe short-raEge missrlcsiatier t[an abaDdoni-og them alto-gether said tley are vital to de-terring tle start of war ardshould deterrence fail to stop aBiavadil8 force

Iu the past the lour-star 8etr-eaal said coDgentioDal lorceuroeveu whe tley were equal didntdeter war ID fact alrnost half theurotime the smaller lorce attackeurodtie bigge force

However he co8tiDued sinccseve had Duclear weapons tleyhave seurot up a situatiod ut FhlcD

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The salesrnan was expectj-ng a veryimDortanl cusEomer to c-rll him at homeonSaEurdav so when he had Eo leave Ehehouse for i-short Eime he gave his liEtleson careful instructions on hors Eo answerthe telephone and take a messate

When Ehe phone rang the boy alswe_rediE feellng very grown up he Eold thecaller ttraE his fa Eher was not in at themoment and asked whether he would like toleave a message

Yesi the-caller said Iell himMr Jonis called - J-O-N-E-S

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Presidents

MessagePlease feel aE ease abouE our September shlndl8 in Fort Wolth Every-thlnS is in place for a gala celebration It should be another superexEravaganzal Each upcoming reunlon seems to generaEe more excitemenEand enthusiaam than the lasc one From the letEers and calls we canfeel Ehe troops chafing aE Ehe blE sort of a sense of ur8encylt usedEo take nosE of the year to genelate monenEumi nor iE begins almosEinnediaEely afEer the last reunion

24th Dlvision parElctpatlonr Ea1y in the Bane the acceptance ofour invtEation was subJecC to budgeEary restrictlons buf as ofthis srltinB iE appears EhaE Gen Taylor will be able to favoE usuith thaE very lmpressive color guard the all time favoriEe musicalcoEbo lhe usual PX irith a very unusual assortmenE of Taro Leafnerchandise and of course Mrs Taylor General Pece and a fewnembers of hls staff Be srjre to rdelcoEe Eheo all as only 24th-erscan dol

Melllbers wi undoubtedlyareas in which our 2900 -

7oO East amp Northeast725 SOuth250 SW(Tx Ok Ark )

States with melnbership over

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be interested in knowing the geograirhical3000 members reside Breakdown follovs

800 Uldwest500 (11 WesE States + Ht amp Ak)

100 are as fol tows r

146 Texas135 I ll inois126 Mass112 Georgla102 Mlchlean

Above data complled by our hard worklng (dally updates) DirectoryChalrman and eomputer uhiz (l) Joe McKeon Thark you Joel

Revertln8 to For WorthS eptember Chalroan Paul Austin and his veryable assistants have all deEails lined up wiEh the hotel the alrlinesthe atrporE EransporEation local activities and above all our verywarm and hospitable hospltality room which always exudes comraderiefolnd noshere else on this planeE Anyone quesEion Ehat sEaEementThe only Ehing left is for our rnenbers Eo make their hotel reserva-Eions dlrect tith the hoEe1 and reunion registration direcE to PaulAustin Forms wlll be princed in each lssue of Ehe TARo LEAF

My sEaff (aheml) and I look forward o EreeEin8 all our ironderfulmeobers and thelr very alluring vrlves aC our annual party especiallythose me$bers from the Breats state of Texas rrho may have never aEtendedone of our reunlons previously

24th-fully yours

RoberE Ender

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Don Knox wrote anOra1 Histoty of theKorear VJartr It covered the opeiling 6months Don was working on the secondand final voltrne when he suddenly diedHis work rlra s concluded by Alfred CoppelEhe well known specialist in mllitarytiiylTさξ[重nttI1甜elLl『v8ryHarcollrt Brace 」ovanovich New York 1988

Appearing in it with fragmentary butterr fic interv ews are our own LACYBARNETT WARREN AVERY LEONARD KORCIE

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1990 - Korea 4oth RevisiE

Itss gonna seeftr as tshough this issue s full of coupons to be fll1ed outs And youtll berighc

Our very energetic publlc relatsions nember GOLDY NORTOII has been diligently ats work devel-oping a package tour Here are some of the deteuroiIs

This would be a ten day (eight night) trip covering such places as Seoul Osan SuronChochiwon Taejon the Kun Rlver the tlakEong eEc Theurore are options for tag-ons Eo llong KongHong Kong and ehina Tokyo Ttrailand and tlawail

The basic package Eould cost between $1600 and 200000 per person based on dqrble occlq)ancyThis figure includes-air fare frl tie West Coasc all hotels and groutd _travel r and sose mealsOf courEe the air fare from the east and mld-west would have to be added to this sost

The questionaire ls self exptanatory If iou plan on takLng ad ntage of Bhis packageplease led Goldy lrtorr Tlme is in isportant faacor The nain thing he has to ascertain ls rrhetherbr no there issufficient inEeresc among our membets so thaE he can proceed in working out thedetails

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Dear Goldy

Yes I am lnEerested in being part of a 40th Anniversary revi-sits tso Korea ty24th Infantry Dlvision membels to take pLace in Ju1y 1990

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Dates of Korea Service

Hear that Ith the can opener Go seeif its for you or for me

lawyer Norman S Ostrord of New YorkCitsy tells Ehe EaIe of the farmer withhis horse and wagon going for a load ofgrain who was struck head-on

The farmer suffered severe and pernanentinju-ries Ilhen the case rra s tried to aiury the insurance conpany lawyer asked[imtIsntt its Erue chai ifuneaiitelyaf ter Ehis accidenE a person came over Eovou and asked vou how irou felttt tYes I remeurber thit tt the farmer said

And didnE you tell him thaE vou neverfelt beEEer in vour life

I quess I did The-defense lawyer said rrNo further

questlons tlOn redi-recE the farmer was asked

l^Iill you tellthe jury the circrrnstincesin whLch vou made that resoonsetYesrt- the farmer said- Inrnediatelyaftgr ttre accidenE my horse had twobroken l-egs and was neighing and kickingThe rnan who came alonq was a deDutvThe rnan

Word from Alice BRIDIIELL on EARL(H 19th 38-t4) dorsn at 5611 Bar SSt Tucson lZ 85713 is Ellat Earl isconfined Eo a wheelchair Had seriouscervical surgery from which he recoveredafEer a 2 oonths hospiEal stay MedicsdidnrE expect him to rake it buts he didBoth Allce and EarI ask ttrat Eheir goodwishes and love be extended to allwho remember them rrRemembert Whocould forget Ehis wonderful pair

-If Ehis is your first reunion wiEh us

please dont sit back $raiting for peopleEo introduce themselves to you You belhe shaker and the mover - please - yousEep forward Lo him - or them - exEendyour glad hand - and sound off as if youhad a-pair - youtll be happy thau youdid Ours is a terrific bunch of happyacquaintances and warm friends Averagerunning time from sEranger Eo acquaintanceto friend - five minutesi AlI especiallvso cuz Ehis year were meetint in Texaspardner tIell be in Ehe land where Ehebroncos kick up Eheir heels and thecowboys do Eheir unlevel best to trang onTheirs is the romance of Ehe rodeol ourbonanza is in simple friendships

-r-- Guggs our campa ign against tinted glassin vehicles hit a dead end Oh wellr-RALPH BALESTRIERI was on our side evenLf no one else was CantE understand whvCongress with Ehe stroke of a pendoesnE ouELaw the business Where arethe police on thls one Or at leasE thepolice unions

盤1究eparailn呈鯛ittrd[uりput hls ievolver tothe horsets eir and sho him dead Then hewent over Eo the dog which trad a brokenback an was crying He puc his gun toEhe dogs ear and shot him dead Then hecame to me and asked me rHow do you feelr

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The recenE death of IF Izzy SLonethe famous iournalist called to mind hisbook Korei Ttre Hidien War in whichappears the carefully veiled innuendoEha t the Korean lar was all sEarted by acooked-up deal between the US andSouth Korea

FExciEing and sensible new plans in Ehe

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While-the Pentagon has been claimlngsuccess ln integrating women lnto theamed forces famllies in the ranks havebeen confronting a crisis in child care

The Department of Defense concedes thatlt needs 811000 more day care slots formllltary dependents O-f the 129000chlldren who do receive care on oilitarvlnstallatlons worldwide the Pentagon estirnates that 21000 aie in centeis thatare anElquaEed overcrorded or hazardous

lfuch of the Dressure for more famtlvand child-relat-ed supporE has cme with Eheinflux of women singl- parents and yowrgmalried recruiEs who have enllsted in chep-ost-Vletnam erarsaid IAjDavid Super ofthe Artry a Pentagon spokesnan

As an example in 1958 at the heighEof the Vletnam War 381400 women lrere onactive duEy worldwlde out of a total35451000 United States troops MajorSuper sald Non Ehere are 2211700 womenon actsive duty worldwide abouE 11 percentof the force

In additlon there are ncrr 511800slnsle parenEs and abouE half the 21million- active duEy personnel are marriedta considerable changa frcrn Ehe days whenEhe services rre re filled with yorrng singlenra les

As FDR loved to ask What kind ofshenanisans are Ehese tte

Helers a direcL quotse from an amazlngIeEter whlch came in enclosins a 55000check Dontt knor h6r in the iorld Icould have gone 35 years without knoelngabout Ehe Assoclation I am enclosingmy dues and a snall ( sornething extra) -

Sincerely RICIIARD PARMERTER10 New St Florida IlY 10921

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This year were getting two for theprice of one - Ewo convention chairmen -PAUL AUSTIN on the port side and GILHEABERLIN on the starboard side - as youare looking at tshem of course

It all sEarted with an inquiry - fromBILL YOUNG of 790 ELake Ravenna 0HHerd seen our iEem in the DAV fitagazine Sowe ioined BilI uo Then followed a notefroir Rebecca McPiak his daqhter Sherdread our oaoer and wanEed Eo surorise himHerets a bit of her notei itrs iefreshing

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I am enclosireuro $350 for a lapel pinand $400 for a crest oi-ntI am sure you would find ouE whichregiment he was in in KurnamoEo so youwould know whlch crest I want

rl4y father fired on Ehe 24tsh Divisionrifle team They beaE every team in thefar east conrnandexcept thel4arine CorpteamttThe tournament was held aE camp Palmerin Tsudanum Jaoan

tte told me ire gots tso Japan in Febof 47 He was sent Lo a place calledZanm and $as sent from there to aKunamoto He said he had to go underlte ocean on a train to get there(The tr-rnnel bebveen HonsEa and Kyusha IRebecca)

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Along abouE last December rve received an inquiry from a Chrisrina Colbertabout an organlzation called Veterans Finders o America The story is developed inher letter used below The lette is a Fatshers Day leEEer being addressed Eo hergood Dad UEwIN C COISERT who justs happens to be a GinleE The rest is now a partof our folk lore - and we love Chrlstina for bringing herself and her srvee Dad intoour fold Melvin today spends most of his time in a wheelctrair Over on the oppositepage we glve you Ehe picEure Ghris mentions in-her lovely leEEer rvhich we reproduceLelorr ttlra t a- preclou-s word EhaE word famiIy See hcir it applies to the e olbertfamlly You know how lt applies to our fami ly of the 24th

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Eor mang years mg Dad had a small Plcture of hlmaelf anil erghtgervrce buililles that he cherlshed He coampIfented hov often thathe thought of that plcture and those men anA hol )e rrlshed hekneu rrhere theg lrere Tvo gears ago as I Fathers Deuro9 presentf had the plcture enlarged and fred Thlg reallg rlade t1mhappg and ttlggered euron ldea of hig to fotm an ocganizatTon tohelp yeterans suclr as hrmself flnd o7d Duddtes Pe talraed mangtlmes about this Idea anil tlov to brlng 7t to llfe

Becau9e f vas ln college at the tlme I irli not reallg cottutltmgself to somethlng that m9 Dad thought vas reallg lnportant Yecontlnued to discuss l15 ldeas anA xhoughts and then founit outthat mg father yas dlagnose as hav rng ALS or Lou GehtlgsDlsease ThTs irld not sxop hlr from maklng a dream come trueHe reaT|zea the sltuation and ghorred Tricl^eillble strength and vil-lpover to contlnue even though lt Decame irlff 7cu7x xo do everyCtay actlvitles such as teuroIking on the phone ot vtltlng a noteIt vas durlng thls tlme that Dad and I te9olved to make hls tdeareal

Our organlzatlon yeteran flnders of Amerlca Is built upon mgDaiy s ilrean to help others flnd old friends As mg Ipm Doloceseuro cloge frlenir lchael and myseJf take the steps to manaqeyeteran Finaers Dad continues to pour forth bcilllant ldeas onhow to make yeteran Flndera a tevardlng success

9o on thls Eathers Dag I vant By Dai to knov hovlove hlm and ttat f hope through yeteran F1nders veto reunlte hlm Ith hls buddles in the photograph

verg ruch Iill be able

It started vrth a plcture some at]^ong merlorlee an Titea and

EIve my Dad the best glft of a77 - the knorrledgle that so mangme0Ders of our organlzatlon xhat he founded have been reunrted

I IOVE YOU CIRTSTTNA

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ALBERT MCAD00S 3RD CHAPTER

Thi6 i6 the third instaLlrentof IA brlef History of the ifthRCTin Korea The time has cometo try to explain the terns 5thRCT alxd 5th Infantry AU Regi-nental Combat teans have an In-fantry Regiment but not all In-fantry Reginents were RCTi s

The Elfth RCT was rnade up fronthe fitfth Infantly Regiment firstActivated by the USArmy jn 1808wa6 one of the oldest fnfantry Reglments of the USArmyThe 555thfield Artillery Battalion the5th Tank lledical CoJlecting andChenical Motar Conpanles and the72nd Conbat Dtgineer CoEpany

The fifth RCT reEained 1n Ko-ea upon the withdrawal of the24th InfDivlsion the RCT wastenporar[y broken up for 6evera]-nissions Bx I amp z were loadedonto the USNS Marine Phoenlx foran Ovelulgbt Cruise to KoJE-Do arleIaad off PUSAN The Jrd Bx the555 FA Bt Tank Co and otherswent aone place e1se SoEe oneelse rrill have to fill us in Ourmail address for our 6tay on XoJEwa6 the Elfth US fnfantry Wherewere you durlng this period ifyou did rot enjoy KOJE-DO becausethls was good duty(Eeb 15 to May1 1952 Eore or less)

Located on KOJE-DO was a UN POWcanp We relleved elenentE of the27th Wolf Hounds provi ing guard6to several large Prj-son ConpouldsOne Rifl-e Squad per compound fourEuard shiftE of six hours eachseven dqys a week Guard Mountsinspections the whole nine yardsA GIrs dread and a Eecond Ltdelight A11 in a1l- this was theaost pleasant duty anyone couldhave ln the fnfantry iE KOREA

The most detested detaiI had tobe the honey pot brigade andthe most boring was the RockQuarry and breakwater detail Iwonder if anybody knows rhat be-ca]ne of that breakwater

A highlight of our tour atKOJE-DO has to be the night ofthe attempted breakout It hap-pened on the 4th shift 18 to 2400 f remember machine gun trac-ers overhead and a11 of us head-InB for our respective companyconpounds The Next dqy we hadto go lnto the compounds to sortout the Bood guys from the badWe saw severa] dlsmembered bod-ies ln a trash heap not very nice

Around April lSth we loadedon an LST and shipped out to theEast coast slde of KoREA offloading upon the beach ending upat the burned out towlr of INJEright on the l8th Here the FifthRCT was reorganized al1 of ourfar flunB ulits returning andthe 5th RCT was back j-n businessInten6lve trainlng exerclses inareas cleared of civilians gaveus a chalce to get some good tra-ining Some things come to nindI renenber getting folding cot6with rubber ajr matE for 6leepingWe used the Air Mattresses forwhite water raftlng on the rivernear by In early May the fifthwas attached to the 25th InfDiv0u June lSth the fifth got narch-ing orders to proceed north tothe PUNCH BoWL area and in linereljeving the l4th Infantry on theMain Line of Resistance (MLR)The first Bn on the West or leftthe second in the niddle al]d thethird on the right or east CorrErr my outfit was to the riaht ofrBr oh the MLR nore next tine

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A LOWIE AFFAIRREMEMBER THE WIY THE LIGHT

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stricken al lhe meresiahl ol hcr longuelicd ir her presenceuro

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ncss asxuol bul urtcnl and obsessrve thal madc m awkward and my voice crac is likc some imPos(ible drcamnow t knos i wus so alflicled bul I cannol acluallv believe

wiat mcmury insists I did which was lt suflcr Exquisitelyt wouldcalchsiahr of her ixslkinE doun an aislc olrees lo

or from school and l d kome Paralyzcd Shc alwayssecmed so poisd sellposscssed sliShtlv amuscd Ar home

ir beurod ld elive euroach encounler writhinB ar the lhouBht of

my inadequacies feeling less than worthless Even so as

licpasscd and we enlereurod our taens I sensed her afledion_re toleraocc for me

Coina steuroldy imPlied a malurilv we still luckcd Her or_

thodox Jewish upbringinSnd my oqn Catholic scruplcs mlBeurod a krnd of idcalism a (etibare Eracc rhal made rvcn

iistinca drstanr propecl hoeveuror (eRcnllv desircd As lorrh rsr oI it we were babcs in arms I

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time wc correspoDd_ed nd lo rftcivc onc o hct lcrtcrs ar

mail callwas thc highliaht ol lhosearind_inamp endlcss months thal bccaEc years-

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mcnlioned lhe possibilily o marriaAe inmY ncxt lclter lo her and almiEl im_

mediaroly her ftplics became lcss trcquentandpcrsnal

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have been grnd indecd - my lrish conscicnce and your Jcsish guilr _

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DALLASOFORttWORTH AND ViCiNlttY

Our verv orsn Ib i Gen HENRY MOHR(a aury liEh F47- 42) of 2o GrandCir StAnn M0 llas written a cohmmwhich tras appeared in a plurality ofpapers arornd the comtry Here it is

KOREA -- NHY IAE A BAD SITUATION No^SE

lhcreasrnglv heavv ere55ure5 roh

wshrhqton South Koreia -ta-

oe ehocatrc aovarnment sound I ike- therhd

na aeefe pie It cores as no surprrse that south Korea E

iIol_- suenderinq to the deaands o+ their polrtrcel

pprit The U S has qiven Korea little choice

t 6ay not be quitE as batr due to progess alrdv octe increatrng a de ocratic qovernont But the Bituation in SthX irrt a lot lrke ht hppened Hhen lhe Unrtd Statesallodrd the shah o+ tran to +ll and l(honnr to seiz porer ri There Ea5 also Nicrequ dher the U s thghtiorutron Eas the wav to brtnq ou stvlE o+ dehocracv ro the

Eee te Ever Fronq lh u 5 State Depatoent hrdco6DletelT 6i5julqct the situttons on everv count

A- thinq5 turnd out the net govnients ot lran- andi tn to= dho serzed absolute poE

e bitter

iii +

the United states Fehps k oent Eellt but thdtaii tt r

Becaus o our reural to support reqioesirrt

6ce allies o+ the United States re can onlv sut+er

the unpl easant consequences

The previous governoents o tran ^d Nicaraqu --_ tshich

adhittedly le+t lot to be desired --- ere rPlaed bv

diclatorships hrch ae +a iose

Un+ortunatelv the U S didnt learn a thing l|e aeenEouaginq actionE in South Koa Fhich mav tead to vev sinilrsits-r+-th prsent leadershiF o+ that countrv is drticallv In rdditlon to brng errable 1Iv

Prrrdent chunoli o=t sone crettt +o the stndard f

lrvinq enjovedOV tre peopre o-t South Korea hich i6 at lEt +ive ti

s better

i1 iCitt North kore -__ a +act thE polilical oPpotsitionEoutd liLe us to Jorqet-

Futhless oen in South Koa ate tedinq the Politicaroppoeition using iots anc the threat oevolution to seie ---ri = alr polrtrcranE do be+oF electron thaEir rto to lmpove thrnqs +or the peoEl

Insorar 35 the u s iE concerned alloing the FPqblic oo io deal +inlv with oppoeition readErs lim Youhq-sn and

ii 0 g is out oJ the question Hoever i+ lhe tro tissuccd 1n seiioq nore ooFer nd in+luehce in Seoul-__ and thevpUOi irr -- lhe Hhole natue o+ U S elationBhips

ith

Koree ahd our stategic Position in th Fa East Eould xqse

In 1945 I net and talke tith Kir Dea Junq one o+ theorrnclol opposttroo leaders 5t the Lottee Hotel rn sEoul =- -i n t

Krh cre to the hoter or a

iiie i a grouP o+ nie journatists on the uitet states

Th sessron had qone on +o onlv a +ee nlnutes hen lbeqant ii that thrs rs no odinv person He is proobrY Ene

nost dahqerEus han t have eve oet ki6 Dt Junq Hhtr perdal

iii]- i- ro aetect o senuine interst on his pert in theerare o+ the oeopl o+ the sountv he dants to rule

kih Dea Ju^q das tried tor 6urdend Eentenced to death in19E|4 s aesul o hrs tole rn inErting bloodv rrots- But hrs = ratcr redued to 20 vears o Hhich Krn

-r-r ths He rE ress thdn n idor o th peopre and

ea o+ hrm sEeos to be ride5Pd

I hard Peopt call Ki6 Dee Jsnq theOn several occsioos

Kh6eni o Kdet

Kifr Younq_Eao xho shrr the ambitions o+ xin D Jung --_ut iil i=itv

ti= 1 --- is nother teGer o+ the

i- = rii to be a narriase or Folitrcar3thcr than a Isti6qltianc

qteDs the unrted states has talen rcntlv Nrll 9o a long n i to Krri a reqrtrhacY and Rtture thev rackand despeatel Y ned

The Fepubt ic o+ (South) Xorea rs +acing a bad situationrh =irJu davs to brrng bout Eoo5tucttve change5 ithoute-= ii atros hrch drtabrrre nd

EeateA

south roea- s prent govenment

Llnotunatelv the +at is rlreadT ih the +ire

MAJ GEN HENRY MOHR

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Cominr to ForE liorth in an RVWontlerin I rbout RV facilitiesThis much we knowThere are four RV parks in or near

Fort Worth with overnisht facilities(hookups) for trailers-and campers

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Green Acres RV Park405 Isbel1 Rd

Sunset RV Park4921 White Settlement

Texas Motsor Home Park4833 ihite Settlement

817-737‐ 7542

817-738-0567Road

817-732-1537Road

Lakeview lIotor Home Park 817-457-677L4793 Fast- Loop 820 Sourh(Near Six Flals in ArlingEonand about 15 miles from the hotelin forE Worth)

The first three are onlv abouL 3 miles$rest of the Hyatt Regenty in downto$rnFort WolEhThere are NO facilities for campers atsour hote 1

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Hope they giveus a drag on thisone before thevthron it away

The Arm1rreturning to anage-old s Era tegyused extensivelvby the Sovietmi11tary isincreasing itsuse of decoys andfake targets inhopes of out-srla rting anenemys modernrreaPons

Decoys inclu-ding canva s tanksand plasticsoldiers couldmake Ehe Arrmr inbattle seem h^riceas big as iErgally is And 1f

A lullEe caavas rcplica of ao Ml ta is oudisplsy i Beltsvtlle Md The Army plars ao lse

fate wespors to oltsmart ale ereEy Theuro decoysEsy Dste an arEy seuroeE lsrgcr tt D it is

half is r 1

We will a

Itlat news seens togive away the secre the Army points outthat the enemy still does noE knorv which

Ie knorr Ehey make decoys of thehighest order of equipment even as muchasmaking fake misdill silosr said TVICorp

Fallon said the Navy is working ondecoy ships and the Air Force tns grounddecoys of f-15 fighter jets thaE can turna bare airstrip into a fake airbase

The decoys are ntade from blorm-upphoEographs of the real things Theylook remarkably real aE a glance which inbaEtle is all an enemy would get beforedeciding whether to f i-re

Who knows maybe for the next one wecan send Ehe deeoys Eo the front and leavethe real live boys to home

(-CIAUDE CRIST of Box 985 Hebron oH

(hes HvMcr 2IsE t48-through TFS) -sends us the name s of a few buddieslWTLBUR J WTNCHEL (19Eh 49-r52)624 Lexington Thornville OH 43076

WILLIAM GRIFFITH (2lsL 49i5I)437 Aullwood Rd Davton 0H 45414

GERALD D TURNER (21st 48-r51)78 lIoodland Downingtown PA 19335

BRUCE MCGUTRE (34rh amp 19Eh r48-r51)16241 Laurel Hill Glenford Otl 43739

ROBERT IAIIRENCE (3rd Eng r57-r58)I14 Buckeye Hebron OH 43025

Ttnnk you Claude

-Whv is iE thaE Ehe weEEest dogs areEhe fiiendtiests dogs

lDThe only Ehing thats more painful ttun

Learning from experience is not Jearningfrom experience

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tanksand Erucks

The canvas Lwo- and Ehree-dimens iona Itanks mde a t TVIs S0-worker planE ouL-side lIashington look real boEh to Ehenaked eye and Eo heat-seeking theIna 1targetsing systems used at night

An unassembled fronts-view M-l weighEsabout 25 pormds and coLlapses into a 4-foot-by-2-foot duffle bag In less thanthree minutes one man can assemble itand plug in a generator to warm up iEstherira lsignaEur with a tape recorderand speakers a pair of soldiers can soundlike an entlre tank battalion

A fake M-l costs about $31500 cornparedwiEh abouE $3 miLlion for a new M-I

Iho remembers L94O-42 when we weredoing the same tshirg - only all we hadwere the decoys the real McCoys werestill on Ehe drawing boards

The Army has about 4000 real M-I tanksand plans to outfit each rrith at leastone fake M-1 at a cost of about $75million [taj Andrew Fallon of Ehe Army I sbudget office said

Deception has been a key element inmilitary strategy since the Trojan HorseGeman Gen Enrin Ronmel fooled Alliedforces in North Africa during WlJ II tsheBriEish fooled the cermans and Ehe IsraeliArmy today regularly uses deceptive falseradio chatter

But Ehe Sovietss are thoughE to be themost adept having everylhing from pseudoballistic missiles to entire fake armiesunder a branch of the military called thePrlncipa I Dlrectorate of SlraEegicDeception

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ADDRESS CORRECTON REQUESTED

WALLY CUNNINGHAM has

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asked us to share $rlEh you the contenEs of areceived from Ehe good PasEor Rev ElEon Sthe Open Door in Wiklinglon Iosra

CHURCH O「 THE OPEN DOOR MISS10N532 Main Street

wnmingtOn lowa 56983

Rev Elton S SInith Pastor

Dear BroEher

Perhaps you have heard of me and oty naEionrride campaign inche ciuse of ternDerance Each year for the past fourteenI have rrade a Eoirr of Texas Kahsas Nebraska Mlssouriand lora delivering a series of lecEures on the evils ofdrinkine On this tour I have been accouqranied by uy youngfriend ind assisEanE Clyde LimpEon Clyde a young manof good family and excellent background is a paEheEicexaiple of liEe ruined by an excessive indulgence in whiskeyand woraen C1yde would hppear wiEh me aE lectures and siLon the plaEforin drunk wheezing starLng at tshe audiencethrough- heavy bleary blood-shot eyes sweaEing profuselypicklng his nose belching and making obscene- gestsureshlle I would polnE him out as an exarple of whaL over-indulgence can do for a person

This winEerr unforEunately Clyde passed away A mltualfriend tras eiven me vour -nime Lnd I wonder if you would beavailable t5 take cliders place on Ehis years Eour

Rev Ellon Schurch of the

Smith PastoOpen Door Mission46

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ALBERT MCAD00=S 5TH CHAPTER

This ls the fifth ln6ta11uentof IA Brief Eistory of the EifthRCT 1n I(oresrr continuing rith xoyConbat phase of these recolectlonEou Patrol actlvitles coDtiDuesthroughout the surnner with bothAEbush and an occasi-onal ContactpatloI that often 1ed to Fire-flghts arld we had several Oneconslsted of tbe entire ConpanyI renenber a radiona]1s coafelenceheld near the 11ne of departurerhere I 6aY eleraents of Eost ofthe partlciparxts togetber slththe supporting uaits rflhin lhs1ire o f larch Tbere Yas justabout evelybody frolo Conpany Eexcept the cooks and bottle wash-ers Motatnen and heavy nachiae-gurnels rlth teror 1n there eyesNot u6ed to patro16 alld apparentfear of the urknom We sere norenonchalant because this ra6 oDe ofseveral patrols we had partcipated1a ad soDe of the6e guys nere otrtheir flrst patrol With a1l theaoi6e and fus6 ye nade the NKPAavolded us We baDged around nostof the night and returDed rithoutcontact Later patrols the NKPAnade up for it and 1n one ofthe6e I got hlt rith about 15others i-a a perfectly execudedambush We vere caugbt flatfoot-ed Tbey hit us hard ard ran aw4yVle 6pent the lenainddr of the rightxithdraring and returning to ourlilles I carrt recal1 Yhether any-body ras kil1ed that nlght but 1stplatoon dld take slx I(IAi s durineuroour tour on the Iine and we hadmore men wounded thatx eDteled theline on June l8th

Almost every tri8ht se had tocontend v1th Ground fo8 and whilethe Artlflclal noonlight helped us

to see it also helped the othersi-de A6 the sunmer drew to a closethe Fiftb RcT wa6 transferled fronthe 25th Djvigion to the 40th Divi-sion and shortly after that wewere reLeived by the 223d Infantryon the night of October 3111952

sone tlne prior to bej-ng reLiev-ed we had a patrol that caused yourstnrly a 1ot of grief our nissionwas to set up blocking posLtionsnear the low dip ln the lldgelinenear I believe George CoDpany We

went out one wqy a[d were to retu]nby another route lllhile 6et uP thenj-ght teEperatures dlopped suddenlyto belov freezing We were sweattyxrith no Jackets and nust have caus-ed o16e because re were under severartil1ey flre (possibly l2ampn)nasty stuff We had to be very stil1and renaln quite and i-n place forseveral hours My feet becane numbI could hardly walk nlthout assist-ance I 6ot a touch of Frostbite anda brief stay ln the 5th Inf lledica1Conpany where I appalently ful1y re-coveled Such resiliance we had whene were twenty

Finally off the 1i-ne I enteredlnto an eleven day peri-od where Iwas tra]1sferred out of the flrstplatoon jnto the fourth and becanea gunner it a 57nn Recollless riflesquad Just as sooa as I got used tocarrlng the thlnE I had orders inharxd for LIe ZI(zoDe of Interlor )or rotation back to the States Ihad R amp R 1a Japan for five dqysl1ke everybody e1se but those con-pat storles w111 st4y out of printMoxe next tine fron the officlalRecord as my st4y jn the 5th RCTceased to exlst Bore next tlme

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effoEEs ad able guidace or uavor T Bradrer

ItE rExt scheduleurod evst eiII be the offictal gro-[ld breaking --sudav Jtrle 25 1989

at Aneels Park Sar Peurodro -- at rihich tirE all of tlE co-sdEorinA- ax eEorsrngsrs-ri2ad tiU be rePreseurottted Tsrtatlw final dedicaticn o ttr rEErrar rsElrteurod for Novder u 1990

As )Du car te1l rE ee lndeed serious abdrt tlis It EL1 c to passl

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2d Lt FA - B-ILL IIOILEY of RE 2 Box 458 825 Pa lourar Et Cajon cA92020 rells usWarren TX It goes Ehe one about the manage aE a boring

I was rvith the Triple Nickle in HI -- meeEing who asked Can you hear me ithad Ehe Aruno Train the- first Een davs in the back and the boy aE- the back whoKorea and then Forvard observer unEil hit said No and the f11oh in lhe fronEon 2 SepE5O I had the short economy who said ttletrs swap placesrrEour Thariks Wally rve needed thaEtI nors have Ehro ggies in the service r-(C1asses of i75 and r53) and they have The race is on Is there arqrone inasked me Eo relite up my experiences in the horrse who beats thisKorea - rrTro catalacts and lens lnrplantsIIrm hoping this rer-Erion my firsE surgery - rotor cuff lefl shouiderwill help shed some lighE and tickle some high blood pressure sugar diabetesmemory cells so I can complete nry rnasEer- and gouEpiece |ly Cameo Role In Korea The The envelope pleaselAlmosE ForqoEEen viar nd the name - not the winner -- iust

Irm lo6king forward to receiving more the rEme - is - CH Bronko ATKINSONinfo about the reunion Do you anticipate (MP Platoon and Hq 63rd Field i4t--r45)distributing lists of expected atEendees of 3800 SDecatur Las Vegas NVwith addresies No were not -aking fin Bronko -

B1II werll lisE Ehoge coming if we far from it - were just ov6rrhelmed byIearn early enough WeII do our the sorry fact that Lhe people of our -d____esE 3ffrIiE Hi gElIhiBT$Bt

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I-JOHN RAGIAND writes from 6321 Gonzales

Groves Tr( 77519 Savannah was my firstand I thoroughly enj oyed iE I intend tofltake future meetingi Lord willing -iMeeEine ner^r friends was very retresh-ing buts uifortrnately did not seeany of sv outfit hybe if you sPread rdoroln nlxt TL issuL its might helP

Thb outfiE was co D 21st duringearLv 44 - earlv 46 Does arrybody knowthesL fellows aird their whereabouts--cGreni Ralph (was from Itt)

Rirnldi (was from Chicago)T- Pilch (was frqn wyoming I think)T- Reardon (from Kansa s I think)T Mrncv (was from Oklahoma ) I mer

hih 6n Mindanao and he wor-rnd uPas cook and rrent to Japan

Box (chink Willie $as first name-rrd rr was frorn stsLouis)tI knot Ehis is an InposiEionr --buEwould deeplv appreurociate any heIp

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Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

- _l4aybe our yelling about it has paidotf

The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

an』itliltlo888estants will be giventumlr entFiesOCt2虫d電 選lTinnerwill be chosen Nov 10

Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

ItrE abouE time

-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

rYea GimletslBetter sti1 call IARRY JoHnSOitl at612-665-213L Hers at 312 SlbinLeseur rYN 56058

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ELEQへ NTEFFEIRヽprime咽SCENCECHARLES Chuck STARRTNG (A 78th Tk -gn Tkco 21st rnf Tkco 5Eh RCT 19-iil

i gox54 Fennville HI 49408 is a1l

eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

triteto 6 c 2ool3- 137 211

rFte are in receipE of a friendly caII

from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

^uoitiJ-io-us-inasmrci--l1=-^ liflfrtItli1rllrirluo tnu

close Eo the family It rras no surPrise

gliigiIti LilU J i- -rrurtlHL3oinaf ter Hictor rra s laid to rest Dave t

--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

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fori-ro ci I s extended Erip to Hong Kong Bangkok and

urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

i - - ^ ^- anY f iner Etrrn Donr tIii rot ne up so 1 trope r -

- Beautifulry said Ctraprain Joe

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

RUBVE M ROGRSON350 Sowillo+r SP115Ria lto GA 9237 6

-Deceased Dec 12 1988

cEcIL L MoYER (H 2LsE 42-45)t-

From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

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-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

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ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

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-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

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-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

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Your Texas convention coEmittee has but one Dain objectiveand that is to do all we can possibly do to Eake our convention inSepteDber a sDashing success so when you depart you wiLl ahrayshave fond neEories of our Folt worth reunion

One of the most ilportant functions of this coumj-ttee is topre-register at least 90t of our people who plan to attend but todo this we ask for you cooperation in filling out thepre-registratJon forro enclosing your check to cover the chargesand sending it to ne pronptly

With your assistance in thls natter your arrival at ttrehotel lri1l go nuch sroother with little oi no waiting in 1ineAlso it viu greatly assist us in our planning uith the hotelstaff Ie will Dake table assignments for the dinners on Fridayand Saturday evenings in order of receipt of your foms andchecks We uill be happy to honor requests for group tablereservations if one person in the group that lrisbes to be seatedtogether will collect the forrs and checks and send thel0 to me inone envelope

So dlonrt delay As soon as you get the fon in theTaro Leaf send it to e for pre-registlation

We the conmittee are tooking forward to Septelber rrhenonce again the old Victory Division [eEbers present and pastui1l asseDble o reneH fading roeuories and to pay tribute totlrose who gave their lives for our freedom

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」itn and Louise FredrickCilbert and LaWanda Heaber inBen and Dar ene creenfie dArthur TravisDonna WickesPau a LanbLynn AustinPau Austinprime chairman

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From Your Door

丁o丁he Airport

Door lo door service between your home

office or hotel and lhe airportAlso serving Los Angeles orange Counly

San Francrsco and Phoenix

Grouo and Convention services available

Maioi credit cards accepled onboard

Prompt airport departures

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Love Fleld― Scheduled pick‐ up is available

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329-2020 (lrom DFW only)

329-2025 (trom Love Field only)

liind dor^rn for the niSht in the cozy-seclusion of vour room iviEh the specialHvAtt Tolrch Turndovn service asirecialcv chocolaEe on your pillorv andpie-arrairged plans for tornorrovs break-fasts

Texas hospitality is our EraditionThe cracious service location facilitiesand iost of all rhe spirir of Hya tt RegencyFort trforEh caPtures Ehe Pride of Tegtias

-Stationed at the rraval base in SouthCarolina was a man who trad cqq)eted inouiEe a ier^r rifle tournamenEs near hisliome Eown So when the base needed some-one to fill out their team for theNational Rifle TournamenE r he was taPPed -Unforturately he had never particiPatedin anv compeEitlve shooEing of this -intenliEv before and he becme ratEledand did icather PoorIY

Ernbarrassedhe hlnded his score cardto the caDtainof his Eeam wlEh Ehe rernark(efter lookine at rny score I feel likegoing behind Ehe buiker and shooEingrmrself The caotain sEudied uhe card a mffitenEr -then replied BeEEer take an exLra round

a-ilerre not lazy HeY sErike EhaE

llaybe ilre are lle simply rlanted you tosei this one just as JoHN RAGIjND of6321 Gonza1es Gtoves Tx trrote it Hereit is3

The reunion in Savannah ta s rIy firstI Lhoroughly enj oyed it and inEend Eo rnakefuture mEetings - Lord rvilling of course

Meeting new friends lJas very refreshingUnforEuraEelv I did noE see any of nyoutfit Iby-be if you speed rvord in yournext issue- it mizht help

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I know Ehis is an imposition butrvoul-d deeply aPpreciate any help -ImDosition Ilone rtEtsoeverr JohnnyThis is one of our reasons for bcingHope ve can find a few for You

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your en]oynento consu t the brochurSfledllitting Sites for

1 The Kinbeu Art luseuD2 AEon Carter MuseuD3 tlater caldens4 OEni ftteater5 Sundance Square6 FaDous Exchange Avenue (Stockyards Billy Bobts

White Elephant Saloon etc )

Tours out of lort worth are availabLe as foLlorrs1 Southfork Ranch in Dal1as - Hone of w shon trDat1astr2 Slx flags over Texas in ArliDgrton ( thene park)3 Dealey Plaza Texas Schoolbook Depository

and The Slxth Floor MuEeu where Lee Harvey OsrraldalIegedly shot Presialent Kennedy If you irelnterested call or rrrite the reunion clrairnanlrell in advance for reservations

4 Torn of cranbury Tour (4O miles southwest ofSort worth - requires a fuU day)

other activilies1 GoIf - Roclcuood IIuniclpal Course - 3 miles from

hotel Starting tiDes rriU be available onFriday and Saturday nornings

2 AudioVjsual RooE - Open Thursday and Eriday only forsholring of tapes and filEs of Ath Division actions fronfiln library and for those of you who Eight bring a tapefor viewing

3 A buUetin board uill be available in the hospitality roomfor neDbers to post plctures letters or any other typeof historical facts or infornation for Derbers to inspectand discuss

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If you are planning to fly toDallas-Fort lorth and retum via AAldentify yourself with your AA agent ascoming irn-der the code-- STAR 0i99 RJ

Heres wln t you might do Go Eo yourtravel gal or gb dire-r Eo AArs MeetingServices Desk [ry free toll - TeI 1-806-433-1790 - or have vour travel asent doiE for you Give tire code sTA[ 0199 RJ- and pray a 1o

---This issue contains more fLlI-incoupons than the K-llart insert in lastSundayrs paper Couldnrt be helped

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BANQIET IENUS AND CIIARGES

Aloba Dinner Friday septeEber 15 Bonelesa Breast ofchicken Arllngrton fil1ed with applenut herb dresBlng and uadeirasauce salad vegetables cheesecake and strat barrieE

[tenorlal Banquet saturday SepteEber 15 Ieurone star uixedcril1 Regency salad vegetablie chocolate rouladg irlth vaniuasauce

Aloha Dinner S2250 per persontleDorlal Banquet $2500 per parson(Pric6 lncludes tax and gratuity)Tlckets to botb dlnners uill lndicate your table nuber The

ticket [uat be shorrn at the Entlance to tbe banquet hall foradmittancE and nane plates uortl for identificatlon purposes

DAILY EVENTS

Early arrivals - on your own

1OO pn - Registration desk opens Reunionofflcially begins Hospitality rooE open90O aD Mealg on Your oun

Audlovisual Room open 9300 au to 4300 P-nTours and shopping leals at your pleasure

eudioviEual RooDi HosPitality RooD Tours tcocktail hou 5o0 to 70o lr iAlolra Dinner 700 pn

Business Deeting 1ooo at i Cocktail hour600 to 700 prn i teuorla] Banquet 7oo Pttr

continental Breaklast 700 to 10o0 aD( cotrplhentary)

ALHAT Untl1 we Eeet again

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i^Ialler va s depuEy cofinanding genera Iof I Corps in 1986-87 assistanE divisioncommander with the 82d Airborne Divisiooand chief of staff of Ehe xVIII AirborneCorps aE Fort Bragg NC anC chief of staffof Ehe 24th Infantry Division at FortStewart GA He comnanded a brigade inGerrnanv and a battalion wiEh Ehe 4thInfanury Division (tlechanized) aE ForECarson CO lIa ller also was seniormilitarv assistrnE Eo the assistanEsecretaiy of defense for nanpovrerreserve affairs and logistics in iIashingtcn

--The vote will be unanimous The HyaEERegency For-t VJorth offers the ideal settingtor our ga Ehering

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- The officers of the Association consider this rllaEter closed and no further mentionof it wiII be rnade in our future issues

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In friendship

The Assocration officersregreL the pubrlcation of the articre whi ch reftectedne8atively uFon the tested and -piou a+tfi --ftre-iJcora- i4usrrates all Eoo well tl tthe 34ch upheld rhe finesr rradirioo or-itu U4 -inu i-irr i6iljiir[

Tte articre aooarinq in the Taro Leaf was no an-editori-al conent or a steurotementof an opinion of ciri edit8r rt was meiJ -i of a book by an aurhor and icincluded a quotation from tht urt -itr-ifur51i t item was sinpry to reporr $rha tsomeone erse had said abour rhe arn rti-i-i ii iiih[E-fifi implied thar the EdiEor rvas i agiuunf -riitiiirroooIt is tine tO mend fences drink from l

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APOLOCY TO MEbfBERS OF TliE 34TH ‐ KoREA

Veterans AdministrationInsurance Center

Toll-Free Information ampService Line

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Use this Nationwide lbll-FrceuroInsurance telcphone numberfor informationaction on

Premium Payments

DividendsFolicy laans

Beneliciary DesignationInsurance Applications

ConversionsAddress Changes

Disability amp Death Claimsand

Other Insurance Inquiries

Come to Teir s for a visit litir r6gaprst - or soiire of it annny

Your l-hourhts ri11 tloubtlessh do somerrrdrlrin Yroa I ronter lrho t Ii beLirerctod I ronler lrl It II rcasure ttpItrs the crrious )ard-qtick thaU tsries Eorrse the acconplishnenLs of otheis as airy to assess our orn progrcss in liIePeihaps

s nc- ir3 comtttefrom thcunansrerabl-c lrour thoughts ni11 sneakarair from E1e prcsentrd take refuge oito busy day in lqi4 - or 1950 - or 1964

So- itril 11 cos crvsual clarr atFort JorLh Yout II move inEo the hotellobbv rnd will spot Ehe crorrd Faces rviLlemerge and narnes rvllI come more quicklyttran you Lhink they might Bob - Peter -3tu - Bil-1 - youll gct Lhen all on thesecond Ery if not the first

It is thcrr again - people you kneorand rrho knerv you during the teribleexperience of rnilitary service - peoplerrho lltnev you before you felt the pressureof Eaking a place in the adult world

See y6u iir Fort lIoruhl

-r-lAnyone looking for a geologist tJehave one BOB DAYSON (5th RCT 51-52)of 1306 Forest H111 Dr Vincennes IN

a-Our fiscal yeat begins on August thefirst and ends on July ehe 3lsr So all

annual dues are due as of August 1including inerementa 1 payments byLife llembers

ri-- Leg surgery for Life Member JOE PATTON(SEh RcT 50-51) of Star Routi 2 Box 51Bradenburg l(Y Werre trying to Iamprn mor6on poor Joe and will be back

AOne LLOYD PITMAN of 2O7L Preble

Preble IIY - canr E f ind Preble on tiremap - apparently just another Preble on thebeach - has asked for help Seems he wasin the lsE Cav - DivArty - 99th FA Bn- in Japan in i49 Went lo Korea ThevEook a beaLing Men losE He thinkssome of his men were assipned to the 24thAsks for rrany inforrnationr Guess thequesEion is- Did you know of arry Cavpeople being assighed Eo us We- knor iEtsa lousy question - buE rre did promise thisrnan thtwerd put ouE Ehe feellr

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Phil Granrn Republican Senator fromTeltas thinks balancing the US budgetis like trying to geE to heaven

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Werre qoine Eo starE bY uelling YouthaE itsa rEprint from L November 1946issue of Life- The picEure rra s given afull page save for Ehe capEion aE thebotEori hich read in blue PrintsCOSTS OF ITAR - THE U S IS STILL PAYINGTHEI And it l7ent on

tMuch of the net sElengEh of Americawhich can be seen in the preceeding page-swas a bv-product of wat which sPurred Ehewhole niuion Eo heights of accomPlislxnentit had never dreameii of Yet the costas alwavs in war was appalling Lifewould never again be Ehe same for thefamilies of tEe servicemen who died intheir vouth on Ehe baEtlefields Noreould ic ever be quite Ehe same for boyslike Jerqne von Mohrtiln rmEerial things tshe nation trad alsoDaid The war had involved an enormousaiiir

n its iron-ore reserves rts hadlefE the US scarred by worked-outcoDDer and lead mines aid by played-outoiiwells The weIl oPPosite is atsGoose Creek Texas

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l_uppleqgntal Ilanr The 25rtr tNFANTlty DlvISloN 4ssoctATloN and Llrecomrnandlng General of that dlvlsron stationed at schoileltl Darrackohave lnvlEed our aeeoclaElon to hold a Jolnc reunlon wlEh tlrem lnllawall on or about october 1 1991 uhlih is 0rgentzatlo ooi rorlbohlr dlvlslons daEe nor as yet flnallzed ltoiEl accornotlaEL6ns rouklbe ln one of the bettor Walklkl hoLels and fire managenenE of tlrls)olnt errort would be hr rrre hantla or irre sctrof tiii-Iaii-rrs -

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l preFer October st date for Joint reunion ith 25th Div1810n atSchofie d Barracks

If a 口ainland reunion is held in 111liliCR[mletlly3[ene)ceeding the reunion in Hawall I

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NoEer Thls queatlonalre ts for estlmatlng purposes only and ts not blndlnS

199I HAIIAIIAN REUNION 5011 ANNIVERSARY PEARL HARBOR

ExcerpEa flon prevlous TARO LEAF Eo refleshen meoortea prtor to fiUtnBou quaaClonalre beloYt

orlpiral Planr Jotn ln Ehts celeblation (9 a reqlon) on Deceober 7 1991EffiiA-EiFEARL HARBoR suRvrvoRs AssocrAT-roN consldelatlonsr Tremendouaciowas (hotlra planes outer lslands) posslble ralns nalnly a Navy shor

suDDlemental Plan The 25Eh INFANTRY DIVISION ASSOCIATION and the Co8landlng6Eiralii- tEt-aTvle lon sEacloned at Schofleld Barracks have lnvlted ourassoclaton to hold a Jolnt reunlon rrlth Eheo ln Hawall on or about occober1 1991 thtch ls Organlzaclon Day fo boEh dlvlsions date noE as yetftnalized HoEel acaonodaElona would be ln one of the better liatklkl hoEel3and the nanageneot of Eh8 Joln efforf would be ln the hands of the Scho-fleld Barracas chapEer of ctre 25ttr In Ehe past the arny has 8upp1ledbusses to transpori oeEbers to and froo Schofleld (two trtps)but Ehts-rould no be subJecl to possible budgetary restrlctlons Oahu would belesa crorded weather condttlons probably mole favorable we uould bea[on8 our osn CoobaE lnfantryoen and ln our oun back yad

PosslLlltqieEa lf the po1l favor s the Decenber 7th date plan our regularEunlon--6r EEe latEer part of Septeobea then Ehe ne bers SoInB to Honolulucould 81Bn up rrlth the PHSA tour and proceed on thelr oun

lf Ehe October let date at Schofleld ls preferred Ye rrould have Eo planior -tsoffii6ii6-(s lnce only a snall Einorlty rrould oake Ehe Hawalian lrtp) one on ttre Ealrrland aIrd one in Hawali ln Dhlch case se couldr

A Move Ehe daEe of our llainland reunlon back Eo Au8 l5th V-J Day and- selecE a city Probably in the Easc or Mld-lest

D Have our reBula reunlon ln San Franclsco one rreels prlor Eo the Hardail- aifair afcr flhtch Ehose conElnuing on Eo Aloha-land Hould proceed

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We doot necessarily have tohave a whole lot more then thpSovielg based in Europe or evens urucb ari they do Galvin said

But be said there must beuro somekitrd of easonable balaDce declariD8 that today the UnitedStat6 had 88 t Dce lauuchers de

ployed is WeuroEterD Europe whilethe Sovielr bad 1400 short-rangeouclear weapoo based iD EastelnEurope

II theyve got l4 times ut muchas rre do hos can you call tiadeeDse So rhy doat they justsay Ot iI Jouve got 88 aDdyourie not 8oi8 to get alry biggerthe rie Fill come down

Asted why he would not substi-tEte a missile submarine for short-rarge Duclear missiles i Europe

Calvi replied tiat this had heuroertried i tie 1960s bd as judgedDot to be credible becaDse theUnited Stat8 ard the Soviet U onwere Dot lilely to blor each otherup rith auclear reapols in orderto stop aD irvader attaching arl-othea countiy

l NATo countriB iD Europelose the Lance and get oo replace-Eent for it they would ooly baveairplaneuros alrd artillery tubes tofire a a superio i-ovadirg [orceatrd such Eajor targets to the rearas assemblirg ares ArtilleryGahiD codteDde4 has too short areach oDIy 12 miles ard aircrafttrying to hir targets close to thefrortliDes Eould face deadly lire

Soviet atr deleDseuros ir Europehave beurocome so lethal Galvrnsaid ilat the only ray to gothmugh it ts to fly ulder it at 100feeurot wbile goinS 500 kDots Soweve got to take the pressurc ofIour aircrait- lve caot re3ci aay-tlitrg except the Iocal batuerieidwiti (Ducler artillery So youbave got to have a baclup byIielditrg a Lalce replacemetrt

Galiiu said he waDts a sbort-range rcissile with a range of 210to 20 roiles that would be Illouot-ed on a tracked vehicle io it couldmove from one battlefield to an-other

Under culreot aEns aSreemeDtshort-range missiles canDot have araDge of more than 300 miles

NUCLEAR WEIIPONS - Chari siolry wcapor deployed by NATOad Wallaw Pact eo[Dtries i EoroIc

IATO chief endorses arms cutsbut wants new short-range missiles

By GEORGE C WIISONThc WsshilgtoD Po3t

BRUSSEIS Belgiur - ceD-JohD R Galvi coEEander ot tieNorth Atlantic Treaty Organiza-tioq said ir an jntervlee here thathe eDdors6 the coDveDtional-arEsreductioos recently proposed byPresideut Bush but Fill reEaiureasy about defeDdilg Europeurountil he has new short-Etrge ou-clear roissiles to replace lieuroLaDce

Bush bosiDg io pressure froEWest GerrDaDy and otter allieurosagrEed to postpoDe EodemizatioDol ttre lalce mrssile utriil he hastrieurod to Begotiate reuroductioDs iotroops aircraJt tanls and otherarmor and artillery baseurod tn Eo-mpe But tle presldeot stressedthat he has no inteouoD of abaD-doBilg short-raoge ouclear Eis-siles like the lalce

GalviD asked why he iDsisted oDkeeuropi8 sorEe short-raEge missrlcsiatier t[an abaDdoni-og them alto-gether said tley are vital to de-terring tle start of war ardshould deterrence fail to stop aBiavadil8 force

Iu the past the lour-star 8etr-eaal said coDgentioDal lorceuroeveu whe tley were equal didntdeter war ID fact alrnost half theurotime the smaller lorce attackeurodtie bigge force

However he co8tiDued sinccseve had Duclear weapons tleyhave seurot up a situatiod ut FhlcD

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The salesrnan was expectj-ng a veryimDortanl cusEomer to c-rll him at homeonSaEurdav so when he had Eo leave Ehehouse for i-short Eime he gave his liEtleson careful instructions on hors Eo answerthe telephone and take a messate

When Ehe phone rang the boy alswe_rediE feellng very grown up he Eold thecaller ttraE his fa Eher was not in at themoment and asked whether he would like toleave a message

Yesi the-caller said Iell himMr Jonis called - J-O-N-E-S

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MessagePlease feel aE ease abouE our September shlndl8 in Fort Wolth Every-thlnS is in place for a gala celebration It should be another superexEravaganzal Each upcoming reunlon seems to generaEe more excitemenEand enthusiaam than the lasc one From the letEers and calls we canfeel Ehe troops chafing aE Ehe blE sort of a sense of ur8encylt usedEo take nosE of the year to genelate monenEumi nor iE begins almosEinnediaEely afEer the last reunion

24th Dlvision parElctpatlonr Ea1y in the Bane the acceptance ofour invtEation was subJecC to budgeEary restrictlons buf as ofthis srltinB iE appears EhaE Gen Taylor will be able to favoE usuith thaE very lmpressive color guard the all time favoriEe musicalcoEbo lhe usual PX irith a very unusual assortmenE of Taro Leafnerchandise and of course Mrs Taylor General Pece and a fewnembers of hls staff Be srjre to rdelcoEe Eheo all as only 24th-erscan dol

Melllbers wi undoubtedlyareas in which our 2900 -

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be interested in knowing the geograirhical3000 members reside Breakdown follovs

800 Uldwest500 (11 WesE States + Ht amp Ak)

100 are as fol tows r

146 Texas135 I ll inois126 Mass112 Georgla102 Mlchlean

Above data complled by our hard worklng (dally updates) DirectoryChalrman and eomputer uhiz (l) Joe McKeon Thark you Joel

Revertln8 to For WorthS eptember Chalroan Paul Austin and his veryable assistants have all deEails lined up wiEh the hotel the alrlinesthe atrporE EransporEation local activities and above all our verywarm and hospitable hospltality room which always exudes comraderiefolnd noshere else on this planeE Anyone quesEion Ehat sEaEementThe only Ehing left is for our rnenbers Eo make their hotel reserva-Eions dlrect tith the hoEe1 and reunion registration direcE to PaulAustin Forms wlll be princed in each lssue of Ehe TARo LEAF

My sEaff (aheml) and I look forward o EreeEin8 all our ironderfulmeobers and thelr very alluring vrlves aC our annual party especiallythose me$bers from the Breats state of Texas rrho may have never aEtendedone of our reunlons previously

24th-fully yours

RoberE Ender

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Don Knox wrote anOra1 Histoty of theKorear VJartr It covered the opeiling 6months Don was working on the secondand final voltrne when he suddenly diedHis work rlra s concluded by Alfred CoppelEhe well known specialist in mllitarytiiylTさξ[重nttI1甜elLl『v8ryHarcollrt Brace 」ovanovich New York 1988

Appearing in it with fragmentary butterr fic interv ews are our own LACYBARNETT WARREN AVERY LEONARD KORCIE

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1990 - Korea 4oth RevisiE

Itss gonna seeftr as tshough this issue s full of coupons to be fll1ed outs And youtll berighc

Our very energetic publlc relatsions nember GOLDY NORTOII has been diligently ats work devel-oping a package tour Here are some of the deteuroiIs

This would be a ten day (eight night) trip covering such places as Seoul Osan SuronChochiwon Taejon the Kun Rlver the tlakEong eEc Theurore are options for tag-ons Eo llong KongHong Kong and ehina Tokyo Ttrailand and tlawail

The basic package Eould cost between $1600 and 200000 per person based on dqrble occlq)ancyThis figure includes-air fare frl tie West Coasc all hotels and groutd _travel r and sose mealsOf courEe the air fare from the east and mld-west would have to be added to this sost

The questionaire ls self exptanatory If iou plan on takLng ad ntage of Bhis packageplease led Goldy lrtorr Tlme is in isportant faacor The nain thing he has to ascertain ls rrhetherbr no there issufficient inEeresc among our membets so thaE he can proceed in working out thedetails

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Yes I am lnEerested in being part of a 40th Anniversary revi-sits tso Korea ty24th Infantry Dlvision membels to take pLace in Ju1y 1990

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Dates of Korea Service

Hear that Ith the can opener Go seeif its for you or for me

lawyer Norman S Ostrord of New YorkCitsy tells Ehe EaIe of the farmer withhis horse and wagon going for a load ofgrain who was struck head-on

The farmer suffered severe and pernanentinju-ries Ilhen the case rra s tried to aiury the insurance conpany lawyer asked[imtIsntt its Erue chai ifuneaiitelyaf ter Ehis accidenE a person came over Eovou and asked vou how irou felttt tYes I remeurber thit tt the farmer said

And didnE you tell him thaE vou neverfelt beEEer in vour life

I quess I did The-defense lawyer said rrNo further

questlons tlOn redi-recE the farmer was asked

l^Iill you tellthe jury the circrrnstincesin whLch vou made that resoonsetYesrt- the farmer said- Inrnediatelyaftgr ttre accidenE my horse had twobroken l-egs and was neighing and kickingThe rnan who came alonq was a deDutvThe rnan

Word from Alice BRIDIIELL on EARL(H 19th 38-t4) dorsn at 5611 Bar SSt Tucson lZ 85713 is Ellat Earl isconfined Eo a wheelchair Had seriouscervical surgery from which he recoveredafEer a 2 oonths hospiEal stay MedicsdidnrE expect him to rake it buts he didBoth Allce and EarI ask ttrat Eheir goodwishes and love be extended to allwho remember them rrRemembert Whocould forget Ehis wonderful pair

-If Ehis is your first reunion wiEh us

please dont sit back $raiting for peopleEo introduce themselves to you You belhe shaker and the mover - please - yousEep forward Lo him - or them - exEendyour glad hand - and sound off as if youhad a-pair - youtll be happy thau youdid Ours is a terrific bunch of happyacquaintances and warm friends Averagerunning time from sEranger Eo acquaintanceto friend - five minutesi AlI especiallvso cuz Ehis year were meetint in Texaspardner tIell be in Ehe land where Ehebroncos kick up Eheir heels and thecowboys do Eheir unlevel best to trang onTheirs is the romance of Ehe rodeol ourbonanza is in simple friendships

-r-- Guggs our campa ign against tinted glassin vehicles hit a dead end Oh wellr-RALPH BALESTRIERI was on our side evenLf no one else was CantE understand whvCongress with Ehe stroke of a pendoesnE ouELaw the business Where arethe police on thls one Or at leasE thepolice unions

盤1究eparailn呈鯛ittrd[uりput hls ievolver tothe horsets eir and sho him dead Then hewent over Eo the dog which trad a brokenback an was crying He puc his gun toEhe dogs ear and shot him dead Then hecame to me and asked me rHow do you feelr

I-said I neve feltbetter iri mylife

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How Eo dress for FtWorth CasrallvCor-nfortably Coolly - is Lhat a word-Weve trad much fun with Hawaiian gearin years pase - colorful shlrts for themen muu-muus for the Iadies - for rnostof our waking hours including the Fridaynight dinner Its colorful comforEablecozy But - come Sa turday night for ourcombinaffin Memorial ServiceBanquetwe sErongly suggest business suitscompleEe with shirts neckties and shoesfor Ehe men - and for Ehe ladiesr eveningdress wear cocktail dresses or whaEeveryou look diessed up in We dont goiorrna I as Ehey used to call iE buE lvecertainly hranE to imProve on Times Squarea high noon (L-

The recenE death of IF Izzy SLonethe famous iournalist called to mind hisbook Korei Ttre Hidien War in whichappears the carefully veiled innuendoEha t the Korean lar was all sEarted by acooked-up deal between the US andSouth Korea

FExciEing and sensible new plans in Ehe

works all in a bona fide efforE to avoidEttat vexaEious anma I stamPede inEo ourSa turday night banqueE hall

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While-the Pentagon has been claimlngsuccess ln integrating women lnto theamed forces famllies in the ranks havebeen confronting a crisis in child care

The Department of Defense concedes thatlt needs 811000 more day care slots formllltary dependents O-f the 129000chlldren who do receive care on oilitarvlnstallatlons worldwide the Pentagon estirnates that 21000 aie in centeis thatare anElquaEed overcrorded or hazardous

lfuch of the Dressure for more famtlvand child-relat-ed supporE has cme with Eheinflux of women singl- parents and yowrgmalried recruiEs who have enllsted in chep-ost-Vletnam erarsaid IAjDavid Super ofthe Artry a Pentagon spokesnan

As an example in 1958 at the heighEof the Vletnam War 381400 women lrere onactive duEy worldwlde out of a total35451000 United States troops MajorSuper sald Non Ehere are 2211700 womenon actsive duty worldwide abouE 11 percentof the force

In additlon there are ncrr 511800slnsle parenEs and abouE half the 21million- active duEy personnel are marriedta considerable changa frcrn Ehe days whenEhe services rre re filled with yorrng singlenra les

As FDR loved to ask What kind ofshenanisans are Ehese tte

Helers a direcL quotse from an amazlngIeEter whlch came in enclosins a 55000check Dontt knor h6r in the iorld Icould have gone 35 years without knoelngabout Ehe Assoclation I am enclosingmy dues and a snall ( sornething extra) -

Sincerely RICIIARD PARMERTER10 New St Florida IlY 10921

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This year were getting two for theprice of one - Ewo convention chairmen -PAUL AUSTIN on the port side and GILHEABERLIN on the starboard side - as youare looking at tshem of course

It all sEarted with an inquiry - fromBILL YOUNG of 790 ELake Ravenna 0HHerd seen our iEem in the DAV fitagazine Sowe ioined BilI uo Then followed a notefroir Rebecca McPiak his daqhter Sherdread our oaoer and wanEed Eo surorise himHerets a bit of her notei itrs iefreshing

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I am enclosireuro $350 for a lapel pinand $400 for a crest oi-ntI am sure you would find ouE whichregiment he was in in KurnamoEo so youwould know whlch crest I want

rl4y father fired on Ehe 24tsh Divisionrifle team They beaE every team in thefar east conrnandexcept thel4arine CorpteamttThe tournament was held aE camp Palmerin Tsudanum Jaoan

tte told me ire gots tso Japan in Febof 47 He was sent Lo a place calledZanm and $as sent from there to aKunamoto He said he had to go underlte ocean on a train to get there(The tr-rnnel bebveen HonsEa and Kyusha IRebecca)

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Our BaEtery supported the 2nd Bn 5l-nRCT under Ehe conrnand of LtCol JohnThrocknorEen (rRoclqp Johnr) He laEercosnandecl the 5th RCT ra s the youngestfull colonel in counrand of an infantryregiment The 555th FA Bn was cormnandedbv Lr col John Dalv- ttl am inEerestedEo know any infornEtionregarding the persons Ehat are accive inthe reunLon get togeEher Perhaps youcould enliehEen me and Dass on someinf ornntioi if availabll Triple Nickle people herers anotherone I

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Along abouE last December rve received an inquiry from a Chrisrina Colbertabout an organlzation called Veterans Finders o America The story is developed inher letter used below The lette is a Fatshers Day leEEer being addressed Eo hergood Dad UEwIN C COISERT who justs happens to be a GinleE The rest is now a partof our folk lore - and we love Chrlstina for bringing herself and her srvee Dad intoour fold Melvin today spends most of his time in a wheelctrair Over on the oppositepage we glve you Ehe picEure Ghris mentions in-her lovely leEEer rvhich we reproduceLelorr ttlra t a- preclou-s word EhaE word famiIy See hcir it applies to the e olbertfamlly You know how lt applies to our fami ly of the 24th

HAPPY EATHER S DAY DADDY -

Ity Dail lrelvln G Colbert 7s a prouit netuber of the 21thInfantrg 2lst Dlvlslon and f aE vrltlng thts letter to sharelrlth gou hov f feel about htm - euro Deurod t ho Is t onderful anilextraordlnarg

Eor mang years mg Dad had a small Plcture of hlmaelf anil erghtgervrce buililles that he cherlshed He coampIfented hov often thathe thought of that plcture and those men anA hol )e rrlshed hekneu rrhere theg lrere Tvo gears ago as I Fathers Deuro9 presentf had the plcture enlarged and fred Thlg reallg rlade t1mhappg and ttlggered euron ldea of hig to fotm an ocganizatTon tohelp yeterans suclr as hrmself flnd o7d Duddtes Pe talraed mangtlmes about this Idea anil tlov to brlng 7t to llfe

Becau9e f vas ln college at the tlme I irli not reallg cottutltmgself to somethlng that m9 Dad thought vas reallg lnportant Yecontlnued to discuss l15 ldeas anA xhoughts and then founit outthat mg father yas dlagnose as hav rng ALS or Lou GehtlgsDlsease ThTs irld not sxop hlr from maklng a dream come trueHe reaT|zea the sltuation and ghorred Tricl^eillble strength and vil-lpover to contlnue even though lt Decame irlff 7cu7x xo do everyCtay actlvitles such as teuroIking on the phone ot vtltlng a noteIt vas durlng thls tlme that Dad and I te9olved to make hls tdeareal

Our organlzatlon yeteran flnders of Amerlca Is built upon mgDaiy s ilrean to help others flnd old friends As mg Ipm Doloceseuro cloge frlenir lchael and myseJf take the steps to manaqeyeteran Finaers Dad continues to pour forth bcilllant ldeas onhow to make yeteran Flndera a tevardlng success

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EIve my Dad the best glft of a77 - the knorrledgle that so mangme0Ders of our organlzatlon xhat he founded have been reunrted

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ALBERT MCAD00S 3RD CHAPTER

Thi6 i6 the third instaLlrentof IA brlef History of the ifthRCTin Korea The time has cometo try to explain the terns 5thRCT alxd 5th Infantry AU Regi-nental Combat teans have an In-fantry Regiment but not all In-fantry Reginents were RCTi s

The Elfth RCT was rnade up fronthe fitfth Infantly Regiment firstActivated by the USArmy jn 1808wa6 one of the oldest fnfantry Reglments of the USArmyThe 555thfield Artillery Battalion the5th Tank lledical CoJlecting andChenical Motar Conpanles and the72nd Conbat Dtgineer CoEpany

The fifth RCT reEained 1n Ko-ea upon the withdrawal of the24th InfDivlsion the RCT wastenporar[y broken up for 6evera]-nissions Bx I amp z were loadedonto the USNS Marine Phoenlx foran Ovelulgbt Cruise to KoJE-Do arleIaad off PUSAN The Jrd Bx the555 FA Bt Tank Co and otherswent aone place e1se SoEe oneelse rrill have to fill us in Ourmail address for our 6tay on XoJEwa6 the Elfth US fnfantry Wherewere you durlng this period ifyou did rot enjoy KOJE-DO becausethls was good duty(Eeb 15 to May1 1952 Eore or less)

Located on KOJE-DO was a UN POWcanp We relleved elenentE of the27th Wolf Hounds provi ing guard6to several large Prj-son ConpouldsOne Rifl-e Squad per compound fourEuard shiftE of six hours eachseven dqys a week Guard Mountsinspections the whole nine yardsA GIrs dread and a Eecond Ltdelight A11 in a1l- this was theaost pleasant duty anyone couldhave ln the fnfantry iE KOREA

The most detested detaiI had tobe the honey pot brigade andthe most boring was the RockQuarry and breakwater detail Iwonder if anybody knows rhat be-ca]ne of that breakwater

A highlight of our tour atKOJE-DO has to be the night ofthe attempted breakout It hap-pened on the 4th shift 18 to 2400 f remember machine gun trac-ers overhead and a11 of us head-InB for our respective companyconpounds The Next dqy we hadto go lnto the compounds to sortout the Bood guys from the badWe saw severa] dlsmembered bod-ies ln a trash heap not very nice

Around April lSth we loadedon an LST and shipped out to theEast coast slde of KoREA offloading upon the beach ending upat the burned out towlr of INJEright on the l8th Here the FifthRCT was reorganized al1 of ourfar flunB ulits returning andthe 5th RCT was back j-n businessInten6lve trainlng exerclses inareas cleared of civilians gaveus a chalce to get some good tra-ining Some things come to nindI renenber getting folding cot6with rubber ajr matE for 6leepingWe used the Air Mattresses forwhite water raftlng on the rivernear by In early May the fifthwas attached to the 25th InfDiv0u June lSth the fifth got narch-ing orders to proceed north tothe PUNCH BoWL area and in linereljeving the l4th Infantry on theMain Line of Resistance (MLR)The first Bn on the West or leftthe second in the niddle al]d thethird on the right or east CorrErr my outfit was to the riaht ofrBr oh the MLR nore next tine

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srrovc und _hvc vrlchin8 mv flcc she snalchcd lhe

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have been grnd indecd - my lrish conscicnce and your Jcsish guilr _

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DALLASOFORttWORTH AND ViCiNlttY

Our verv orsn Ib i Gen HENRY MOHR(a aury liEh F47- 42) of 2o GrandCir StAnn M0 llas written a cohmmwhich tras appeared in a plurality ofpapers arornd the comtry Here it is

KOREA -- NHY IAE A BAD SITUATION No^SE

lhcreasrnglv heavv ere55ure5 roh

wshrhqton South Koreia -ta-

oe ehocatrc aovarnment sound I ike- therhd

na aeefe pie It cores as no surprrse that south Korea E

iIol_- suenderinq to the deaands o+ their polrtrcel

pprit The U S has qiven Korea little choice

t 6ay not be quitE as batr due to progess alrdv octe increatrng a de ocratic qovernont But the Bituation in SthX irrt a lot lrke ht hppened Hhen lhe Unrtd Statesallodrd the shah o+ tran to +ll and l(honnr to seiz porer ri There Ea5 also Nicrequ dher the U s thghtiorutron Eas the wav to brtnq ou stvlE o+ dehocracv ro the

Eee te Ever Fronq lh u 5 State Depatoent hrdco6DletelT 6i5julqct the situttons on everv count

A- thinq5 turnd out the net govnients ot lran- andi tn to= dho serzed absolute poE

e bitter

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the United states Fehps k oent Eellt but thdtaii tt r

Becaus o our reural to support reqioesirrt

6ce allies o+ the United States re can onlv sut+er

the unpl easant consequences

The previous governoents o tran ^d Nicaraqu --_ tshich

adhittedly le+t lot to be desired --- ere rPlaed bv

diclatorships hrch ae +a iose

Un+ortunatelv the U S didnt learn a thing l|e aeenEouaginq actionE in South Koa Fhich mav tead to vev sinilrsits-r+-th prsent leadershiF o+ that countrv is drticallv In rdditlon to brng errable 1Iv

Prrrdent chunoli o=t sone crettt +o the stndard f

lrvinq enjovedOV tre peopre o-t South Korea hich i6 at lEt +ive ti

s better

i1 iCitt North kore -__ a +act thE polilical oPpotsitionEoutd liLe us to Jorqet-

Futhless oen in South Koa ate tedinq the Politicaroppoeition using iots anc the threat oevolution to seie ---ri = alr polrtrcranE do be+oF electron thaEir rto to lmpove thrnqs +or the peoEl

Insorar 35 the u s iE concerned alloing the FPqblic oo io deal +inlv with oppoeition readErs lim Youhq-sn and

ii 0 g is out oJ the question Hoever i+ lhe tro tissuccd 1n seiioq nore ooFer nd in+luehce in Seoul-__ and thevpUOi irr -- lhe Hhole natue o+ U S elationBhips

ith

Koree ahd our stategic Position in th Fa East Eould xqse

In 1945 I net and talke tith Kir Dea Junq one o+ theorrnclol opposttroo leaders 5t the Lottee Hotel rn sEoul =- -i n t

Krh cre to the hoter or a

iiie i a grouP o+ nie journatists on the uitet states

Th sessron had qone on +o onlv a +ee nlnutes hen lbeqant ii that thrs rs no odinv person He is proobrY Ene

nost dahqerEus han t have eve oet ki6 Dt Junq Hhtr perdal

iii]- i- ro aetect o senuine interst on his pert in theerare o+ the oeopl o+ the sountv he dants to rule

kih Dea Ju^q das tried tor 6urdend Eentenced to death in19E|4 s aesul o hrs tole rn inErting bloodv rrots- But hrs = ratcr redued to 20 vears o Hhich Krn

-r-r ths He rE ress thdn n idor o th peopre and

ea o+ hrm sEeos to be ride5Pd

I hard Peopt call Ki6 Dee Jsnq theOn several occsioos

Kh6eni o Kdet

Kifr Younq_Eao xho shrr the ambitions o+ xin D Jung --_ut iil i=itv

ti= 1 --- is nother teGer o+ the

i- = rii to be a narriase or Folitrcar3thcr than a Isti6qltianc

qteDs the unrted states has talen rcntlv Nrll 9o a long n i to Krri a reqrtrhacY and Rtture thev rackand despeatel Y ned

The Fepubt ic o+ (South) Xorea rs +acing a bad situationrh =irJu davs to brrng bout Eoo5tucttve change5 ithoute-= ii atros hrch drtabrrre nd

EeateA

south roea- s prent govenment

Llnotunatelv the +at is rlreadT ih the +ire

MAJ GEN HENRY MOHR

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Cominr to ForE liorth in an RVWontlerin I rbout RV facilitiesThis much we knowThere are four RV parks in or near

Fort Worth with overnisht facilities(hookups) for trailers-and campers

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Texas Motsor Home Park4833 ihite Settlement

817-737‐ 7542

817-738-0567Road

817-732-1537Road

Lakeview lIotor Home Park 817-457-677L4793 Fast- Loop 820 Sourh(Near Six Flals in ArlingEonand about 15 miles from the hotelin forE Worth)

The first three are onlv abouL 3 miles$rest of the Hyatt Regenty in downto$rnFort WolEhThere are NO facilities for campers atsour hote 1

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Hope they giveus a drag on thisone before thevthron it away

The Arm1rreturning to anage-old s Era tegyused extensivelvby the Sovietmi11tary isincreasing itsuse of decoys andfake targets inhopes of out-srla rting anenemys modernrreaPons

Decoys inclu-ding canva s tanksand plasticsoldiers couldmake Ehe Arrmr inbattle seem h^riceas big as iErgally is And 1f

A lullEe caavas rcplica of ao Ml ta is oudisplsy i Beltsvtlle Md The Army plars ao lse

fate wespors to oltsmart ale ereEy Theuro decoysEsy Dste an arEy seuroeE lsrgcr tt D it is

half is r 1

We will a

Itlat news seens togive away the secre the Army points outthat the enemy still does noE knorv which

Ie knorr Ehey make decoys of thehighest order of equipment even as muchasmaking fake misdill silosr said TVICorp

Fallon said the Navy is working ondecoy ships and the Air Force tns grounddecoys of f-15 fighter jets thaE can turna bare airstrip into a fake airbase

The decoys are ntade from blorm-upphoEographs of the real things Theylook remarkably real aE a glance which inbaEtle is all an enemy would get beforedeciding whether to f i-re

Who knows maybe for the next one wecan send Ehe deeoys Eo the front and leavethe real live boys to home

(-CIAUDE CRIST of Box 985 Hebron oH

(hes HvMcr 2IsE t48-through TFS) -sends us the name s of a few buddieslWTLBUR J WTNCHEL (19Eh 49-r52)624 Lexington Thornville OH 43076

WILLIAM GRIFFITH (2lsL 49i5I)437 Aullwood Rd Davton 0H 45414

GERALD D TURNER (21st 48-r51)78 lIoodland Downingtown PA 19335

BRUCE MCGUTRE (34rh amp 19Eh r48-r51)16241 Laurel Hill Glenford Otl 43739

ROBERT IAIIRENCE (3rd Eng r57-r58)I14 Buckeye Hebron OH 43025

Ttnnk you Claude

-Whv is iE thaE Ehe weEEest dogs areEhe fiiendtiests dogs

lDThe only Ehing thats more painful ttun

Learning from experience is not Jearningfrom experience

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tanksand Erucks

The canvas Lwo- and Ehree-dimens iona Itanks mde a t TVIs S0-worker planE ouL-side lIashington look real boEh to Ehenaked eye and Eo heat-seeking theIna 1targetsing systems used at night

An unassembled fronts-view M-l weighEsabout 25 pormds and coLlapses into a 4-foot-by-2-foot duffle bag In less thanthree minutes one man can assemble itand plug in a generator to warm up iEstherira lsignaEur with a tape recorderand speakers a pair of soldiers can soundlike an entlre tank battalion

A fake M-l costs about $31500 cornparedwiEh abouE $3 miLlion for a new M-I

Iho remembers L94O-42 when we weredoing the same tshirg - only all we hadwere the decoys the real McCoys werestill on Ehe drawing boards

The Army has about 4000 real M-I tanksand plans to outfit each rrith at leastone fake M-1 at a cost of about $75million [taj Andrew Fallon of Ehe Army I sbudget office said

Deception has been a key element inmilitary strategy since the Trojan HorseGeman Gen Enrin Ronmel fooled Alliedforces in North Africa during WlJ II tsheBriEish fooled the cermans and Ehe IsraeliArmy today regularly uses deceptive falseradio chatter

But Ehe Sovietss are thoughE to be themost adept having everylhing from pseudoballistic missiles to entire fake armiesunder a branch of the military called thePrlncipa I Dlrectorate of SlraEegicDeception

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ADDRESS CORRECTON REQUESTED

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asked us to share $rlEh you the contenEs of areceived from Ehe good PasEor Rev ElEon Sthe Open Door in Wiklinglon Iosra

CHURCH O「 THE OPEN DOOR MISS10N532 Main Street

wnmingtOn lowa 56983

Rev Elton S SInith Pastor

Dear BroEher

Perhaps you have heard of me and oty naEionrride campaign inche ciuse of ternDerance Each year for the past fourteenI have rrade a Eoirr of Texas Kahsas Nebraska Mlssouriand lora delivering a series of lecEures on the evils ofdrinkine On this tour I have been accouqranied by uy youngfriend ind assisEanE Clyde LimpEon Clyde a young manof good family and excellent background is a paEheEicexaiple of liEe ruined by an excessive indulgence in whiskeyand woraen C1yde would hppear wiEh me aE lectures and siLon the plaEforin drunk wheezing starLng at tshe audiencethrough- heavy bleary blood-shot eyes sweaEing profuselypicklng his nose belching and making obscene- gestsureshlle I would polnE him out as an exarple of whaL over-indulgence can do for a person

This winEerr unforEunately Clyde passed away A mltualfriend tras eiven me vour -nime Lnd I wonder if you would beavailable t5 take cliders place on Ehis years Eour

Rev Ellon Schurch of the

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ALBERT MCAD00=S 5TH CHAPTER

This ls the fifth ln6ta11uentof IA Brief Eistory of the EifthRCT 1n I(oresrr continuing rith xoyConbat phase of these recolectlonEou Patrol actlvitles coDtiDuesthroughout the surnner with bothAEbush and an occasi-onal ContactpatloI that often 1ed to Fire-flghts arld we had several Oneconslsted of tbe entire ConpanyI renenber a radiona]1s coafelenceheld near the 11ne of departurerhere I 6aY eleraents of Eost ofthe partlciparxts togetber slththe supporting uaits rflhin lhs1ire o f larch Tbere Yas justabout evelybody frolo Conpany Eexcept the cooks and bottle wash-ers Motatnen and heavy nachiae-gurnels rlth teror 1n there eyesNot u6ed to patro16 alld apparentfear of the urknom We sere norenonchalant because this ra6 oDe ofseveral patrols we had partcipated1a ad soDe of the6e guys nere otrtheir flrst patrol With a1l theaoi6e and fus6 ye nade the NKPAavolded us We baDged around nostof the night and returDed rithoutcontact Later patrols the NKPAnade up for it and 1n one ofthe6e I got hlt rith about 15others i-a a perfectly execudedambush We vere caugbt flatfoot-ed Tbey hit us hard ard ran aw4yVle 6pent the lenainddr of the rightxithdraring and returning to ourlilles I carrt recal1 Yhether any-body ras kil1ed that nlght but 1stplatoon dld take slx I(IAi s durineuroour tour on the Iine and we hadmore men wounded thatx eDteled theline on June l8th

Almost every tri8ht se had tocontend v1th Ground fo8 and whilethe Artlflclal noonlight helped us

to see it also helped the othersi-de A6 the sunmer drew to a closethe Fiftb RcT wa6 transferled fronthe 25th Djvigion to the 40th Divi-sion and shortly after that wewere reLeived by the 223d Infantryon the night of October 3111952

sone tlne prior to bej-ng reLiev-ed we had a patrol that caused yourstnrly a 1ot of grief our nissionwas to set up blocking posLtionsnear the low dip ln the lldgelinenear I believe George CoDpany We

went out one wqy a[d were to retu]nby another route lllhile 6et uP thenj-ght teEperatures dlopped suddenlyto belov freezing We were sweattyxrith no Jackets and nust have caus-ed o16e because re were under severartil1ey flre (possibly l2ampn)nasty stuff We had to be very stil1and renaln quite and i-n place forseveral hours My feet becane numbI could hardly walk nlthout assist-ance I 6ot a touch of Frostbite anda brief stay ln the 5th Inf lledica1Conpany where I appalently ful1y re-coveled Such resiliance we had whene were twenty

Finally off the 1i-ne I enteredlnto an eleven day peri-od where Iwas tra]1sferred out of the flrstplatoon jnto the fourth and becanea gunner it a 57nn Recollless riflesquad Just as sooa as I got used tocarrlng the thlnE I had orders inharxd for LIe ZI(zoDe of Interlor )or rotation back to the States Ihad R amp R 1a Japan for five dqysl1ke everybody e1se but those con-pat storles w111 st4y out of printMoxe next tine fron the officlalRecord as my st4y jn the 5th RCTceased to exlst Bore next tlme

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- INIERNATIONAL KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL

Rmdeuror dp Fot8otten

11Bl s theuro tl of ttE c4aian for ar IfterutictEl Koleat leuror Veterals tlrialilLlic G poIcfrrr cr a hish cliff oerlokirs tlE Pampific

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I1E amplve to ratse S38 BiUidl for tieuro nrial (described in accqavirEiiJiGl

i--ii iiav n site has best drrured bv tlE citv of rs keuroeres

ttr-dr ft Dbleuro

effoEEs ad able guidace or uavor T Bradrer

ItE rExt scheduleurod evst eiII be the offictal gro-[ld breaking --sudav Jtrle 25 1989

at Aneels Park Sar Peurodro -- at rihich tirE all of tlE co-sdEorinA- ax eEorsrngsrs-ri2ad tiU be rePreseurottted Tsrtatlw final dedicaticn o ttr rEErrar rsElrteurod for Novder u 1990

As )Du car te1l rE ee lndeed serious abdrt tlis It EL1 c to passl

Eiceuron crsualtiE in tlE xoret lhr (1950-1953) eurore o(lsElveuro --- i91245ii l0]r84 dd et al -- bul LEi a e ad sdEn ftdn 22 Allied N3tlc6HUfi-ta b dqiv or prrPerlv tEEred nx rnternalilxoran ir vteras rri5-I YiIl help rectift tlEr

Ytu Ddricioati6r sdsrseErtt ad swport td yd- organiz-aLicts ee Edi thsolicited be ttE InleEnatlorEl l(oreamp Llrr VeLerans lrtrlla] ClmiEtee E wiIILdr-r rn oEtro sLpplv anv ioaterials to Lo ary reasaEbre teuroitgt Lo

hi= th cli of receivini a falor5ble respoGse to dris letler

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一Ch4ttsy and jolly notes from a fomer WALTER E oTNEIL (5th tTB) of

2d Lt FA - B-ILL IIOILEY of RE 2 Box 458 825 Pa lourar Et Cajon cA92020 rells usWarren TX It goes Ehe one about the manage aE a boring

I was rvith the Triple Nickle in HI -- meeEing who asked Can you hear me ithad Ehe Aruno Train the- first Een davs in the back and the boy aE- the back whoKorea and then Forvard observer unEil hit said No and the f11oh in lhe fronEon 2 SepE5O I had the short economy who said ttletrs swap placesrrEour Thariks Wally rve needed thaEtI nors have Ehro ggies in the service r-(C1asses of i75 and r53) and they have The race is on Is there arqrone inasked me Eo relite up my experiences in the horrse who beats thisKorea - rrTro catalacts and lens lnrplantsIIrm hoping this rer-Erion my firsE surgery - rotor cuff lefl shouiderwill help shed some lighE and tickle some high blood pressure sugar diabetesmemory cells so I can complete nry rnasEer- and gouEpiece |ly Cameo Role In Korea The The envelope pleaselAlmosE ForqoEEen viar nd the name - not the winner -- iust

Irm lo6king forward to receiving more the rEme - is - CH Bronko ATKINSONinfo about the reunion Do you anticipate (MP Platoon and Hq 63rd Field i4t--r45)distributing lists of expected atEendees of 3800 SDecatur Las Vegas NVwith addresies No were not -aking fin Bronko -

B1II werll lisE Ehoge coming if we far from it - were just ov6rrhelmed byIearn early enough WeII do our the sorry fact that Lhe people of our -d____esE 3ffrIiE Hi gElIhiBT$Bt

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t-rt to bumper some idioE would tryto iass them

I-JOHN RAGIAND writes from 6321 Gonzales

Groves Tr( 77519 Savannah was my firstand I thoroughly enj oyed iE I intend tofltake future meetingi Lord willing -iMeeEine ner^r friends was very retresh-ing buts uifortrnately did not seeany of sv outfit hybe if you sPread rdoroln nlxt TL issuL its might helP

Thb outfiE was co D 21st duringearLv 44 - earlv 46 Does arrybody knowthesL fellows aird their whereabouts--cGreni Ralph (was from Itt)

Rirnldi (was from Chicago)T- Pilch (was frqn wyoming I think)T- Reardon (from Kansa s I think)T Mrncv (was from Oklahoma ) I mer

hih 6n Mindanao and he wor-rnd uPas cook and rrent to Japan

Box (chink Willie $as first name-rrd rr was frorn stsLouis)tI knot Ehis is an InposiEionr --buEwould deeplv appreurociate any heIp

tlo iryisitibir at all JohnnY

_The press was rolling when we PuIIed it

to inseit this iEem The am nail hasbrought us an inqu-iry as to who $re are -iro-rt cot Nornian [I cooper (F amp2nd BnHqs 5tsh RCT 49-r5l) of Box 426LChattanooga TN 37405 AlwaYs hadtrouble with spelling Ettat town

the name and address of a member from

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[yt導招議∬ampitMEetheIFtt youWatertown NY Fred was 19th S‐ 4 whenWatertown NY Fred was 19th S‐ 4 when

Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

- _l4aybe our yelling about it has paidotf

The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

an』itliltlo888estants will be giventumlr entFiesOCt2虫d電 選lTinnerwill be chosen Nov 10

Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

ItrE abouE time

-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

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iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

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from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

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--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

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verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

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cEcIL L MoYER (H 2LsE 42-45)t-

From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

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ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

IA was ltq amp Hq Co 34th

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

faith in tomorrohr for the clock may Ehen

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-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

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DallaFot Worth lnrrnarional Airport l7t miLs foh th hotl nd i rh4rhbu5i6t aiport in th rcrld

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NIGHT LIFE Wst Sid Stoies - happ hour Monday Fiday inludins a ltomplimcntaiy bu6tr Billy Miners - whcrc rll drink arc doubls and thwios Fnut 3hllt i mut Sroclyads - Miy typ of cntcrtaihhnt is found in th hiroricl 3todrd Fom

countty and rctern dancinS ro ih ltcat sounamp of rok srrcll doen th eoodsidMlLr or oH Rlrt voth

CEEn of DEtu - i la morc yor stylc Tht natioUy rIrcsn Cnn ofDraN otre6 rh lin6t in ru cntninmnt nd Rn Vonhs only Cctu Cardcnloltatcd on thc o of thc cluh

SPECTATOR SPORTSr Forball The Dall Cowboys ply ( hom in Txs SlaJium lrvinS- Ba3ball Th Ta Ransd3 cll hom Alinston Stdium Bskctball Th Dallt Mkicks hot opposition at Reunioo 4nr Seccr Thc Dallas Sidtki(k 196 MISL Champions als play ar kunion Atne- Collsiar Txas Chrisiian Univrsity ihe Horned Frcgs play in Amon Crtcr

Stzdium and Danicl Lltvr Colisum

PARTICIPANT SPORTS Swimhins Hat d outdr seimdios pool on rhc sixth flot of thc hotcl Fitns Cnt r Th hotcl also offcrs complimtntay ust of thc fftncs ccner locattd

o rh sirth ltmr Gola Hyatts Bar Cek Colf and Rrcquct Ccntr and R$il Cn k County Cluh

both wirhin Zi minutcs of rh horl Mil6 of jogcinc pths lon8 rh ninity Riv

EVENTS AND ATTRACTIONS Th prcsti8ious Van Cliburn pino ltomptition is hldvery tour yes in fort Worth

Prlihinari hld ih Ed Landcth Audirorium on rh ahpus ot Tqa3 ChritianUnivr3ky and tht finals held at thc litanl County Convntion CntL

Th Forr wo(h Zoo

Th Vetlr Gadcns A sFtatular arhhctural display of watr fountains locatd indowntown Forr vorth

Thc 8ornal Cardos and lapan Crdni

Th Omoi Thatr The mct adenccd rupct 70mm dd mukiimae prcjttion ndsund synm in rh world

Si Flasr Ov lin5 Amukhnt pak sth mor than 100 rid6-

Fo( Worth s Annual EvB inlud th Fort Yoth Srock Shoq Mayfst PionrDays Mein Sfter At Fcstilal and haD mor

Wrnvild lvat r park filled wirh 3lidcs and pools

Intntional vildlifr Park The prL offB ic cho to drivc amons th wild andarully fccJ iod pdnythins from in ehrckp to n Bnitf The Colonl Colf Tournaneuronr is held very ivlar at Colonial Countrv Cluh

GALLERTES AND MUSEUMSr Thc (imbcll An Muum Th Ahon CanE Musmr Sid Richardsn ColktioD o v6(rn At Th Fort rrh At Muun ItO Yr of Fort vcth Thc Fort th Musm of Scincc nd Histdy L-o8 Cbin Villr Pt Muum of Tdnsponarron Crrsnr Sotrthset Atospacc Muum T$ Sporrs Hall of Fan Thktl Hill

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MUSIC Th Dororhy Sha Bll Choir Th Forr vodh Ballr ThG Foi vorth Syhphony Orchcatta Youth Orhstra ot Grater Fon Wonh Txas Cnls Choir

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fofof svndrome retarhed and deforrcditom ana Dad Thorp decided Lo hlrne Peam

a rc Eo court Eo claim $4 million indamages- rr-trottious iury of six has notv Lhrornout Lhe Thorpst-cGim In Lhe ongoinguuiti uutrin ordinary conrnon sensc rndLt iuitra

that somebody can alvays bcblamed and sued for anY misforEunectra lk one uP for the goo-xyYsl

-our hearts Po ouE Eo Miclrael Thorpt rhoaoinit deserv6 the misery EhaE ErPS himior his parenEs though - and for Eheirlarwer -- we have onlY conEemPE

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a full-size iron and ironing board inevery room

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Your Texas convention coEmittee has but one Dain objectiveand that is to do all we can possibly do to Eake our convention inSepteDber a sDashing success so when you depart you wiLl ahrayshave fond neEories of our Folt worth reunion

One of the most ilportant functions of this coumj-ttee is topre-register at least 90t of our people who plan to attend but todo this we ask for you cooperation in filling out thepre-registratJon forro enclosing your check to cover the chargesand sending it to ne pronptly

With your assistance in thls natter your arrival at ttrehotel lri1l go nuch sroother with little oi no waiting in 1ineAlso it viu greatly assist us in our planning uith the hotelstaff Ie will Dake table assignments for the dinners on Fridayand Saturday evenings in order of receipt of your foms andchecks We uill be happy to honor requests for group tablereservations if one person in the group that lrisbes to be seatedtogether will collect the forrs and checks and send thel0 to me inone envelope

So dlonrt delay As soon as you get the fon in theTaro Leaf send it to e for pre-registlation

We the conmittee are tooking forward to Septelber rrhenonce again the old Victory Division [eEbers present and pastui1l asseDble o reneH fading roeuories and to pay tribute totlrose who gave their lives for our freedom

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From Your Door

丁o丁he Airport

Door lo door service between your home

office or hotel and lhe airportAlso serving Los Angeles orange Counly

San Francrsco and Phoenix

Grouo and Convention services available

Maioi credit cards accepled onboard

Prompt airport departures

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329-2020 (lrom DFW only)

329-2025 (trom Love Field only)

liind dor^rn for the niSht in the cozy-seclusion of vour room iviEh the specialHvAtt Tolrch Turndovn service asirecialcv chocolaEe on your pillorv andpie-arrairged plans for tornorrovs break-fasts

Texas hospitality is our EraditionThe cracious service location facilitiesand iost of all rhe spirir of Hya tt RegencyFort trforEh caPtures Ehe Pride of Tegtias

-Stationed at the rraval base in SouthCarolina was a man who trad cqq)eted inouiEe a ier^r rifle tournamenEs near hisliome Eown So when the base needed some-one to fill out their team for theNational Rifle TournamenE r he was taPPed -Unforturately he had never particiPatedin anv compeEitlve shooEing of this -intenliEv before and he becme ratEledand did icather PoorIY

Ernbarrassedhe hlnded his score cardto the caDtainof his Eeam wlEh Ehe rernark(efter lookine at rny score I feel likegoing behind Ehe buiker and shooEingrmrself The caotain sEudied uhe card a mffitenEr -then replied BeEEer take an exLra round

a-ilerre not lazy HeY sErike EhaE

llaybe ilre are lle simply rlanted you tosei this one just as JoHN RAGIjND of6321 Gonza1es Gtoves Tx trrote it Hereit is3

The reunion in Savannah ta s rIy firstI Lhoroughly enj oyed it and inEend Eo rnakefuture mEetings - Lord rvilling of course

Meeting new friends lJas very refreshingUnforEuraEelv I did noE see any of nyoutfit Iby-be if you speed rvord in yournext issue- it mizht help

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name Think he tra s from KansasItuncv (was from oklahoma) Met him

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your en]oynento consu t the brochurSfledllitting Sites for

1 The Kinbeu Art luseuD2 AEon Carter MuseuD3 tlater caldens4 OEni ftteater5 Sundance Square6 FaDous Exchange Avenue (Stockyards Billy Bobts

White Elephant Saloon etc )

Tours out of lort worth are availabLe as foLlorrs1 Southfork Ranch in Dal1as - Hone of w shon trDat1astr2 Slx flags over Texas in ArliDgrton ( thene park)3 Dealey Plaza Texas Schoolbook Depository

and The Slxth Floor MuEeu where Lee Harvey OsrraldalIegedly shot Presialent Kennedy If you irelnterested call or rrrite the reunion clrairnanlrell in advance for reservations

4 Torn of cranbury Tour (4O miles southwest ofSort worth - requires a fuU day)

other activilies1 GoIf - Roclcuood IIuniclpal Course - 3 miles from

hotel Starting tiDes rriU be available onFriday and Saturday nornings

2 AudioVjsual RooE - Open Thursday and Eriday only forsholring of tapes and filEs of Ath Division actions fronfiln library and for those of you who Eight bring a tapefor viewing

3 A buUetin board uill be available in the hospitality roomfor neDbers to post plctures letters or any other typeof historical facts or infornation for Derbers to inspectand discuss

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If you are planning to fly toDallas-Fort lorth and retum via AAldentify yourself with your AA agent ascoming irn-der the code-- STAR 0i99 RJ

Heres wln t you might do Go Eo yourtravel gal or gb dire-r Eo AArs MeetingServices Desk [ry free toll - TeI 1-806-433-1790 - or have vour travel asent doiE for you Give tire code sTA[ 0199 RJ- and pray a 1o

---This issue contains more fLlI-incoupons than the K-llart insert in lastSundayrs paper Couldnrt be helped

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BANQIET IENUS AND CIIARGES

Aloba Dinner Friday septeEber 15 Bonelesa Breast ofchicken Arllngrton fil1ed with applenut herb dresBlng and uadeirasauce salad vegetables cheesecake and strat barrieE

[tenorlal Banquet saturday SepteEber 15 Ieurone star uixedcril1 Regency salad vegetablie chocolate rouladg irlth vaniuasauce

Aloha Dinner S2250 per persontleDorlal Banquet $2500 per parson(Pric6 lncludes tax and gratuity)Tlckets to botb dlnners uill lndicate your table nuber The

ticket [uat be shorrn at the Entlance to tbe banquet hall foradmittancE and nane plates uortl for identificatlon purposes

DAILY EVENTS

Early arrivals - on your own

1OO pn - Registration desk opens Reunionofflcially begins Hospitality rooE open90O aD Mealg on Your oun

Audlovisual Room open 9300 au to 4300 P-nTours and shopping leals at your pleasure

eudioviEual RooDi HosPitality RooD Tours tcocktail hou 5o0 to 70o lr iAlolra Dinner 700 pn

Business Deeting 1ooo at i Cocktail hour600 to 700 prn i teuorla] Banquet 7oo Pttr

continental Breaklast 700 to 10o0 aD( cotrplhentary)

ALHAT Untl1 we Eeet again

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CLem Clark EGooez JoaqulnGore Thoora sGosztyla Henry JGrady Thona scross StanleyBallgren lauenlla lso Alton KHardln Robert Allarrls Paul AtLarrk EuSenetlayrood tlal orHeaberlln cllberttlelllran JackHen JackHendrlckson Luthertlofrlchter JoaephHogue ClutlesHornsby RLHornyak CharlesJohnson LesteurorJohnson tJmKaefer Charleuros EKane WL lllaoIktz lGrsha ltKepler LouisKlurp JohnKnapton DonaldKuhner lla llaceLebruxr AllanLock ood FranclsLunsden Howard RlrarlLoez NlcolasMccunble tlenryMcadoo AlbettMcCllntlck DrqtghtMcElroy JamesMcKlnney JohnMclean DorEldUoser RlchardNev1Ile ceorSeNegklrk CharlesNewrnan lG Aubrey SNolan Robert DoDonne11 J SptkeOSulllvan JJPerry LoulsPeuroters tlaroldPeters Walter JPetersonr EImeuror sPltney lbxPorter JohnPrLce BtuceRaglrnd JohnRlsceck l Pampoberts DulghtBoblnson EdrardRock AlvlsRocklrelk LoulsRoss KenwoodSanchez ReynaldoSchroeder RoySee GuySelEsam AlbertShalz RlchardShay RobertShlpman J RSlataper WMStlahan PrentlceStrverson Dougla sThorms CTodd Vann GToohey JohnTEead$ay Robert EUpton ThomasVlsser tlaroldvoth TheoHaggoner GeorgeHahle Benwallace DanawaEson Rlcltald cwelch JohnlJe1ls Rtctrard HlJlsecup Paul

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i^Ialler va s depuEy cofinanding genera Iof I Corps in 1986-87 assistanE divisioncommander with the 82d Airborne Divisiooand chief of staff of Ehe xVIII AirborneCorps aE Fort Bragg NC anC chief of staffof Ehe 24th Infantry Division at FortStewart GA He comnanded a brigade inGerrnanv and a battalion wiEh Ehe 4thInfanury Division (tlechanized) aE ForECarson CO lIa ller also was seniormilitarv assistrnE Eo the assistanEsecretaiy of defense for nanpovrerreserve affairs and logistics in iIashingtcn

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In friendship

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Your l-hourhts ri11 tloubtlessh do somerrrdrlrin Yroa I ronter lrho t Ii beLirerctod I ronler lrl It II rcasure ttpItrs the crrious )ard-qtick thaU tsries Eorrse the acconplishnenLs of otheis as airy to assess our orn progrcss in liIePeihaps

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So- itril 11 cos crvsual clarr atFort JorLh Yout II move inEo the hotellobbv rnd will spot Ehe crorrd Faces rviLlemerge and narnes rvllI come more quicklyttran you Lhink they might Bob - Peter -3tu - Bil-1 - youll gct Lhen all on thesecond Ery if not the first

It is thcrr again - people you kneorand rrho knerv you during the teribleexperience of rnilitary service - peoplerrho lltnev you before you felt the pressureof Eaking a place in the adult world

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a-Our fiscal yeat begins on August thefirst and ends on July ehe 3lsr So all

annual dues are due as of August 1including inerementa 1 payments byLife llembers

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AOne LLOYD PITMAN of 2O7L Preble

Preble IIY - canr E f ind Preble on tiremap - apparently just another Preble on thebeach - has asked for help Seems he wasin the lsE Cav - DivArty - 99th FA Bn- in Japan in i49 Went lo Korea ThevEook a beaLing Men losE He thinkssome of his men were assipned to the 24thAsks for rrany inforrnationr Guess thequesEion is- Did you know of arry Cavpeople being assighed Eo us We- knor iEtsa lousy question - buE rre did promise thisrnan thtwerd put ouE Ehe feellr

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tMuch of the net sElengEh of Americawhich can be seen in the preceeding page-swas a bv-product of wat which sPurred Ehewhole niuion Eo heights of accomPlislxnentit had never dreameii of Yet the costas alwavs in war was appalling Lifewould never again be Ehe same for thefamilies of tEe servicemen who died intheir vouth on Ehe baEtlefields Noreould ic ever be quite Ehe same for boyslike Jerqne von Mohrtiln rmEerial things tshe nation trad alsoDaid The war had involved an enormousaiiir

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l_uppleqgntal Ilanr The 25rtr tNFANTlty DlvISloN 4ssoctATloN and Llrecomrnandlng General of that dlvlsron stationed at schoileltl Darrackohave lnvlEed our aeeoclaElon to hold a Jolnc reunlon wlEh tlrem lnllawall on or about october 1 1991 uhlih is 0rgentzatlo ooi rorlbohlr dlvlslons daEe nor as yet flnallzed ltoiEl accornotlaEL6ns rouklbe ln one of the bettor Walklkl hoLels and fire managenenE of tlrls)olnt errort would be hr rrre hantla or irre sctrof tiii-Iaii-rrs -

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l preFer October st date for Joint reunion ith 25th Div1810n atSchofie d Barracks

If a 口ainland reunion is held in 111liliCR[mletlly3[ene)ceeding the reunion in Hawall I

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ExcerpEa flon prevlous TARO LEAF Eo refleshen meoortea prtor to fiUtnBou quaaClonalre beloYt

orlpiral Planr Jotn ln Ehts celeblation (9 a reqlon) on Deceober 7 1991EffiiA-EiFEARL HARBoR suRvrvoRs AssocrAT-roN consldelatlonsr Tremendouaciowas (hotlra planes outer lslands) posslble ralns nalnly a Navy shor

suDDlemental Plan The 25Eh INFANTRY DIVISION ASSOCIATION and the Co8landlng6Eiralii- tEt-aTvle lon sEacloned at Schofleld Barracks have lnvlted ourassoclaton to hold a Jolnt reunlon rrlth Eheo ln Hawall on or about occober1 1991 thtch ls Organlzaclon Day fo boEh dlvlsions date noE as yetftnalized HoEel acaonodaElona would be ln one of the better liatklkl hoEel3and the nanageneot of Eh8 Joln efforf would be ln the hands of the Scho-fleld Barracas chapEer of ctre 25ttr In Ehe past the arny has 8upp1ledbusses to transpori oeEbers to and froo Schofleld (two trtps)but Ehts-rould no be subJecl to possible budgetary restrlctlons Oahu would belesa crorded weather condttlons probably mole favorable we uould bea[on8 our osn CoobaE lnfantryoen and ln our oun back yad

PosslLlltqieEa lf the po1l favor s the Decenber 7th date plan our regularEunlon--6r EEe latEer part of Septeobea then Ehe ne bers SoInB to Honolulucould 81Bn up rrlth the PHSA tour and proceed on thelr oun

lf Ehe October let date at Schofleld ls preferred Ye rrould have Eo planior -tsoffii6ii6-(s lnce only a snall Einorlty rrould oake Ehe Hawalian lrtp) one on ttre Ealrrland aIrd one in Hawali ln Dhlch case se couldr

A Move Ehe daEe of our llainland reunlon back Eo Au8 l5th V-J Day and- selecE a city Probably in the Easc or Mld-lest

D Have our reBula reunlon ln San Franclsco one rreels prlor Eo the Hardail- aifair afcr flhtch Ehose conElnuing on Eo Aloha-land Hould proceed

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you ciuDot predict you carl gainmore tDar you might lose Eesaid this is the deterrelt value ot abattlefieurold nuclear weapor litethe LaDce

We doot necessarily have tohave a whole lot more then thpSovielg based in Europe or evens urucb ari they do Galvin said

But be said there must beuro somekitrd of easonable balaDce declariD8 that today the UnitedStat6 had 88 t Dce lauuchers de

ployed is WeuroEterD Europe whilethe Sovielr bad 1400 short-rangeouclear weapoo based iD EastelnEurope

II theyve got l4 times ut muchas rre do hos can you call tiadeeDse So rhy doat they justsay Ot iI Jouve got 88 aDdyourie not 8oi8 to get alry biggerthe rie Fill come down

Asted why he would not substi-tEte a missile submarine for short-rarge Duclear missiles i Europe

Calvi replied tiat this had heuroertried i tie 1960s bd as judgedDot to be credible becaDse theUnited Stat8 ard the Soviet U onwere Dot lilely to blor each otherup rith auclear reapols in orderto stop aD irvader attaching arl-othea countiy

l NATo countriB iD Europelose the Lance and get oo replace-Eent for it they would ooly baveairplaneuros alrd artillery tubes tofire a a superio i-ovadirg [orceatrd such Eajor targets to the rearas assemblirg ares ArtilleryGahiD codteDde4 has too short areach oDIy 12 miles ard aircrafttrying to hir targets close to thefrortliDes Eould face deadly lire

Soviet atr deleDseuros ir Europehave beurocome so lethal Galvrnsaid ilat the only ray to gothmugh it ts to fly ulder it at 100feeurot wbile goinS 500 kDots Soweve got to take the pressurc ofIour aircrait- lve caot re3ci aay-tlitrg except the Iocal batuerieidwiti (Ducler artillery So youbave got to have a baclup byIielditrg a Lalce replacemetrt

Galiiu said he waDts a sbort-range rcissile with a range of 210to 20 roiles that would be Illouot-ed on a tracked vehicle io it couldmove from one battlefield to an-other

Under culreot aEns aSreemeDtshort-range missiles canDot have araDge of more than 300 miles

NUCLEAR WEIIPONS - Chari siolry wcapor deployed by NATOad Wallaw Pact eo[Dtries i EoroIc

IATO chief endorses arms cutsbut wants new short-range missiles

By GEORGE C WIISONThc WsshilgtoD Po3t

BRUSSEIS Belgiur - ceD-JohD R Galvi coEEander ot tieNorth Atlantic Treaty Organiza-tioq said ir an jntervlee here thathe eDdors6 the coDveDtional-arEsreductioos recently proposed byPresideut Bush but Fill reEaiureasy about defeDdilg Europeurountil he has new short-Etrge ou-clear roissiles to replace lieuroLaDce

Bush bosiDg io pressure froEWest GerrDaDy and otter allieurosagrEed to postpoDe EodemizatioDol ttre lalce mrssile utriil he hastrieurod to Begotiate reuroductioDs iotroops aircraJt tanls and otherarmor and artillery baseurod tn Eo-mpe But tle presldeot stressedthat he has no inteouoD of abaD-doBilg short-raoge ouclear Eis-siles like the lalce

GalviD asked why he iDsisted oDkeeuropi8 sorEe short-raEge missrlcsiatier t[an abaDdoni-og them alto-gether said tley are vital to de-terring tle start of war ardshould deterrence fail to stop aBiavadil8 force

Iu the past the lour-star 8etr-eaal said coDgentioDal lorceuroeveu whe tley were equal didntdeter war ID fact alrnost half theurotime the smaller lorce attackeurodtie bigge force

However he co8tiDued sinccseve had Duclear weapons tleyhave seurot up a situatiod ut FhlcD

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The salesrnan was expectj-ng a veryimDortanl cusEomer to c-rll him at homeonSaEurdav so when he had Eo leave Ehehouse for i-short Eime he gave his liEtleson careful instructions on hors Eo answerthe telephone and take a messate

When Ehe phone rang the boy alswe_rediE feellng very grown up he Eold thecaller ttraE his fa Eher was not in at themoment and asked whether he would like toleave a message

Yesi the-caller said Iell himMr Jonis called - J-O-N-E-S

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Presidents

MessagePlease feel aE ease abouE our September shlndl8 in Fort Wolth Every-thlnS is in place for a gala celebration It should be another superexEravaganzal Each upcoming reunlon seems to generaEe more excitemenEand enthusiaam than the lasc one From the letEers and calls we canfeel Ehe troops chafing aE Ehe blE sort of a sense of ur8encylt usedEo take nosE of the year to genelate monenEumi nor iE begins almosEinnediaEely afEer the last reunion

24th Dlvision parElctpatlonr Ea1y in the Bane the acceptance ofour invtEation was subJecC to budgeEary restrictlons buf as ofthis srltinB iE appears EhaE Gen Taylor will be able to favoE usuith thaE very lmpressive color guard the all time favoriEe musicalcoEbo lhe usual PX irith a very unusual assortmenE of Taro Leafnerchandise and of course Mrs Taylor General Pece and a fewnembers of hls staff Be srjre to rdelcoEe Eheo all as only 24th-erscan dol

Melllbers wi undoubtedlyareas in which our 2900 -

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Above data complled by our hard worklng (dally updates) DirectoryChalrman and eomputer uhiz (l) Joe McKeon Thark you Joel

Revertln8 to For WorthS eptember Chalroan Paul Austin and his veryable assistants have all deEails lined up wiEh the hotel the alrlinesthe atrporE EransporEation local activities and above all our verywarm and hospitable hospltality room which always exudes comraderiefolnd noshere else on this planeE Anyone quesEion Ehat sEaEementThe only Ehing left is for our rnenbers Eo make their hotel reserva-Eions dlrect tith the hoEe1 and reunion registration direcE to PaulAustin Forms wlll be princed in each lssue of Ehe TARo LEAF

My sEaff (aheml) and I look forward o EreeEin8 all our ironderfulmeobers and thelr very alluring vrlves aC our annual party especiallythose me$bers from the Breats state of Texas rrho may have never aEtendedone of our reunlons previously

24th-fully yours

RoberE Ender

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Don Knox wrote anOra1 Histoty of theKorear VJartr It covered the opeiling 6months Don was working on the secondand final voltrne when he suddenly diedHis work rlra s concluded by Alfred CoppelEhe well known specialist in mllitarytiiylTさξ[重nttI1甜elLl『v8ryHarcollrt Brace 」ovanovich New York 1988

Appearing in it with fragmentary butterr fic interv ews are our own LACYBARNETT WARREN AVERY LEONARD KORCIE

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Itss gonna seeftr as tshough this issue s full of coupons to be fll1ed outs And youtll berighc

Our very energetic publlc relatsions nember GOLDY NORTOII has been diligently ats work devel-oping a package tour Here are some of the deteuroiIs

This would be a ten day (eight night) trip covering such places as Seoul Osan SuronChochiwon Taejon the Kun Rlver the tlakEong eEc Theurore are options for tag-ons Eo llong KongHong Kong and ehina Tokyo Ttrailand and tlawail

The basic package Eould cost between $1600 and 200000 per person based on dqrble occlq)ancyThis figure includes-air fare frl tie West Coasc all hotels and groutd _travel r and sose mealsOf courEe the air fare from the east and mld-west would have to be added to this sost

The questionaire ls self exptanatory If iou plan on takLng ad ntage of Bhis packageplease led Goldy lrtorr Tlme is in isportant faacor The nain thing he has to ascertain ls rrhetherbr no there issufficient inEeresc among our membets so thaE he can proceed in working out thedetails

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Dates of Korea Service

Hear that Ith the can opener Go seeif its for you or for me

lawyer Norman S Ostrord of New YorkCitsy tells Ehe EaIe of the farmer withhis horse and wagon going for a load ofgrain who was struck head-on

The farmer suffered severe and pernanentinju-ries Ilhen the case rra s tried to aiury the insurance conpany lawyer asked[imtIsntt its Erue chai ifuneaiitelyaf ter Ehis accidenE a person came over Eovou and asked vou how irou felttt tYes I remeurber thit tt the farmer said

And didnE you tell him thaE vou neverfelt beEEer in vour life

I quess I did The-defense lawyer said rrNo further

questlons tlOn redi-recE the farmer was asked

l^Iill you tellthe jury the circrrnstincesin whLch vou made that resoonsetYesrt- the farmer said- Inrnediatelyaftgr ttre accidenE my horse had twobroken l-egs and was neighing and kickingThe rnan who came alonq was a deDutvThe rnan

Word from Alice BRIDIIELL on EARL(H 19th 38-t4) dorsn at 5611 Bar SSt Tucson lZ 85713 is Ellat Earl isconfined Eo a wheelchair Had seriouscervical surgery from which he recoveredafEer a 2 oonths hospiEal stay MedicsdidnrE expect him to rake it buts he didBoth Allce and EarI ask ttrat Eheir goodwishes and love be extended to allwho remember them rrRemembert Whocould forget Ehis wonderful pair

-If Ehis is your first reunion wiEh us

please dont sit back $raiting for peopleEo introduce themselves to you You belhe shaker and the mover - please - yousEep forward Lo him - or them - exEendyour glad hand - and sound off as if youhad a-pair - youtll be happy thau youdid Ours is a terrific bunch of happyacquaintances and warm friends Averagerunning time from sEranger Eo acquaintanceto friend - five minutesi AlI especiallvso cuz Ehis year were meetint in Texaspardner tIell be in Ehe land where Ehebroncos kick up Eheir heels and thecowboys do Eheir unlevel best to trang onTheirs is the romance of Ehe rodeol ourbonanza is in simple friendships

-r-- Guggs our campa ign against tinted glassin vehicles hit a dead end Oh wellr-RALPH BALESTRIERI was on our side evenLf no one else was CantE understand whvCongress with Ehe stroke of a pendoesnE ouELaw the business Where arethe police on thls one Or at leasE thepolice unions

盤1究eparailn呈鯛ittrd[uりput hls ievolver tothe horsets eir and sho him dead Then hewent over Eo the dog which trad a brokenback an was crying He puc his gun toEhe dogs ear and shot him dead Then hecame to me and asked me rHow do you feelr

I-said I neve feltbetter iri mylife

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How Eo dress for FtWorth CasrallvCor-nfortably Coolly - is Lhat a word-Weve trad much fun with Hawaiian gearin years pase - colorful shlrts for themen muu-muus for the Iadies - for rnostof our waking hours including the Fridaynight dinner Its colorful comforEablecozy But - come Sa turday night for ourcombinaffin Memorial ServiceBanquetwe sErongly suggest business suitscompleEe with shirts neckties and shoesfor Ehe men - and for Ehe ladiesr eveningdress wear cocktail dresses or whaEeveryou look diessed up in We dont goiorrna I as Ehey used to call iE buE lvecertainly hranE to imProve on Times Squarea high noon (L-

The recenE death of IF Izzy SLonethe famous iournalist called to mind hisbook Korei Ttre Hidien War in whichappears the carefully veiled innuendoEha t the Korean lar was all sEarted by acooked-up deal between the US andSouth Korea

FExciEing and sensible new plans in Ehe

works all in a bona fide efforE to avoidEttat vexaEious anma I stamPede inEo ourSa turday night banqueE hall

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While-the Pentagon has been claimlngsuccess ln integrating women lnto theamed forces famllies in the ranks havebeen confronting a crisis in child care

The Department of Defense concedes thatlt needs 811000 more day care slots formllltary dependents O-f the 129000chlldren who do receive care on oilitarvlnstallatlons worldwide the Pentagon estirnates that 21000 aie in centeis thatare anElquaEed overcrorded or hazardous

lfuch of the Dressure for more famtlvand child-relat-ed supporE has cme with Eheinflux of women singl- parents and yowrgmalried recruiEs who have enllsted in chep-ost-Vletnam erarsaid IAjDavid Super ofthe Artry a Pentagon spokesnan

As an example in 1958 at the heighEof the Vletnam War 381400 women lrere onactive duEy worldwlde out of a total35451000 United States troops MajorSuper sald Non Ehere are 2211700 womenon actsive duty worldwide abouE 11 percentof the force

In additlon there are ncrr 511800slnsle parenEs and abouE half the 21million- active duEy personnel are marriedta considerable changa frcrn Ehe days whenEhe services rre re filled with yorrng singlenra les

As FDR loved to ask What kind ofshenanisans are Ehese tte

Helers a direcL quotse from an amazlngIeEter whlch came in enclosins a 55000check Dontt knor h6r in the iorld Icould have gone 35 years without knoelngabout Ehe Assoclation I am enclosingmy dues and a snall ( sornething extra) -

Sincerely RICIIARD PARMERTER10 New St Florida IlY 10921

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BILL SHOIIEN (2IsE amp 24th Recon | 4]t44)1911 Francis St Waukestra WI 53188 saysAm still hiking mosE every other day lnour staEe forests near here Trled ameasured nine miler Ehe other day which Ihave covered in 3| hours each of Ehe lasEfour years buE had to stop after just 2|hours The sotes of my feeE feel like theyare callused and today I hiked anoEherarea for 3 hours Thls area ltas noextremely steep or high hills or bluffsjust keEtles and moraines lefE over fromthe lasE ice age 20000 years ago Iremember hlking the Koolaus and WaianaeMountains on Oahu and camping on Ehe streamsalso Ehe ouEback in Australla EhaE GolonelLawson authorized A1 Fournier and I toreconnoiEer for two to four days A1waysfollowed bv a reoorE and more overlavsManv Eimes- othermen were involved aird oftenGenLra I Cramer needed a guide or comPanyand asked one of us to eo alone How soodiE was to be in nry 2Os-and hile all dXywiEh pack and rifle But I did geE sorefeet then too -

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This year were getting two for theprice of one - Ewo convention chairmen -PAUL AUSTIN on the port side and GILHEABERLIN on the starboard side - as youare looking at tshem of course

It all sEarted with an inquiry - fromBILL YOUNG of 790 ELake Ravenna 0HHerd seen our iEem in the DAV fitagazine Sowe ioined BilI uo Then followed a notefroir Rebecca McPiak his daqhter Sherdread our oaoer and wanEed Eo surorise himHerets a bit of her notei itrs iefreshing

I wouid like Eo srpris him with a 24th lapel pin and a regiment cres pinI have no idea wtra t regiment he was inbut I do knorv he was staEioned in KrnnamoEoJapan in L947 (zlsE InfRebecca )

I am enclosireuro $350 for a lapel pinand $400 for a crest oi-ntI am sure you would find ouE whichregiment he was in in KurnamoEo so youwould know whlch crest I want

rl4y father fired on Ehe 24tsh Divisionrifle team They beaE every team in thefar east conrnandexcept thel4arine CorpteamttThe tournament was held aE camp Palmerin Tsudanum Jaoan

tte told me ire gots tso Japan in Febof 47 He was sent Lo a place calledZanm and $as sent from there to aKunamoto He said he had to go underlte ocean on a train to get there(The tr-rnnel bebveen HonsEa and Kyusha IRebecca)

I heard him talk about a Ist lieutenanErEmed lbrtinez who was his comnandingofficerttHe told me abouE some guys in hisplatoon Their names were Belcher Co$rdenFreeman and LutchkowrIhen he was on the 24uh Division rifleEeam Eheir team captain was Major Ritzand one of Ehe other gulrs on the teamwas named Kllleran

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f-orar SerrcEhrrALLera( rJ To G l- SoRP

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- r amrJrlErng in order to obEain soncrnronnaEion regarding Ehe reunion inFtJorthI retired from lhe Arnry in r55 I

H63sf5 ilf itIfi I -i19ilia c Schof ield rrhen Ehe lorean iar ber-an andrye -embarlced for l(oree and landed ufrr-and irTme(liately engaged i ioGt-i- itEoefense ot la san

Our BaEtery supported the 2nd Bn 5l-nRCT under Ehe conrnand of LtCol JohnThrocknorEen (rRoclqp Johnr) He laEercosnandecl the 5th RCT ra s the youngestfull colonel in counrand of an infantryregiment The 555th FA Bn was cormnandedbv Lr col John Dalv- ttl am inEerestedEo know any infornEtionregarding the persons Ehat are accive inthe reunLon get togeEher Perhaps youcould enliehEen me and Dass on someinf ornntioi if availabll Triple Nickle people herers anotherone I

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This nLce litt1e story started thus

Along abouE last December rve received an inquiry from a Chrisrina Colbertabout an organlzation called Veterans Finders o America The story is developed inher letter used below The lette is a Fatshers Day leEEer being addressed Eo hergood Dad UEwIN C COISERT who justs happens to be a GinleE The rest is now a partof our folk lore - and we love Chrlstina for bringing herself and her srvee Dad intoour fold Melvin today spends most of his time in a wheelctrair Over on the oppositepage we glve you Ehe picEure Ghris mentions in-her lovely leEEer rvhich we reproduceLelorr ttlra t a- preclou-s word EhaE word famiIy See hcir it applies to the e olbertfamlly You know how lt applies to our fami ly of the 24th

HAPPY EATHER S DAY DADDY -

Ity Dail lrelvln G Colbert 7s a prouit netuber of the 21thInfantrg 2lst Dlvlslon and f aE vrltlng thts letter to sharelrlth gou hov f feel about htm - euro Deurod t ho Is t onderful anilextraordlnarg

Eor mang years mg Dad had a small Plcture of hlmaelf anil erghtgervrce buililles that he cherlshed He coampIfented hov often thathe thought of that plcture and those men anA hol )e rrlshed hekneu rrhere theg lrere Tvo gears ago as I Fathers Deuro9 presentf had the plcture enlarged and fred Thlg reallg rlade t1mhappg and ttlggered euron ldea of hig to fotm an ocganizatTon tohelp yeterans suclr as hrmself flnd o7d Duddtes Pe talraed mangtlmes about this Idea anil tlov to brlng 7t to llfe

Becau9e f vas ln college at the tlme I irli not reallg cottutltmgself to somethlng that m9 Dad thought vas reallg lnportant Yecontlnued to discuss l15 ldeas anA xhoughts and then founit outthat mg father yas dlagnose as hav rng ALS or Lou GehtlgsDlsease ThTs irld not sxop hlr from maklng a dream come trueHe reaT|zea the sltuation and ghorred Tricl^eillble strength and vil-lpover to contlnue even though lt Decame irlff 7cu7x xo do everyCtay actlvitles such as teuroIking on the phone ot vtltlng a noteIt vas durlng thls tlme that Dad and I te9olved to make hls tdeareal

Our organlzatlon yeteran flnders of Amerlca Is built upon mgDaiy s ilrean to help others flnd old friends As mg Ipm Doloceseuro cloge frlenir lchael and myseJf take the steps to manaqeyeteran Finaers Dad continues to pour forth bcilllant ldeas onhow to make yeteran Flndera a tevardlng success

9o on thls Eathers Dag I vant By Dai to knov hovlove hlm and ttat f hope through yeteran F1nders veto reunlte hlm Ith hls buddles in the photograph

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It started vrth a plcture some at]^ong merlorlee an Titea and

EIve my Dad the best glft of a77 - the knorrledgle that so mangme0Ders of our organlzatlon xhat he founded have been reunrted

I IOVE YOU CIRTSTTNA

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ALBERT MCAD00S 3RD CHAPTER

Thi6 i6 the third instaLlrentof IA brlef History of the ifthRCTin Korea The time has cometo try to explain the terns 5thRCT alxd 5th Infantry AU Regi-nental Combat teans have an In-fantry Regiment but not all In-fantry Reginents were RCTi s

The Elfth RCT was rnade up fronthe fitfth Infantly Regiment firstActivated by the USArmy jn 1808wa6 one of the oldest fnfantry Reglments of the USArmyThe 555thfield Artillery Battalion the5th Tank lledical CoJlecting andChenical Motar Conpanles and the72nd Conbat Dtgineer CoEpany

The fifth RCT reEained 1n Ko-ea upon the withdrawal of the24th InfDivlsion the RCT wastenporar[y broken up for 6evera]-nissions Bx I amp z were loadedonto the USNS Marine Phoenlx foran Ovelulgbt Cruise to KoJE-Do arleIaad off PUSAN The Jrd Bx the555 FA Bt Tank Co and otherswent aone place e1se SoEe oneelse rrill have to fill us in Ourmail address for our 6tay on XoJEwa6 the Elfth US fnfantry Wherewere you durlng this period ifyou did rot enjoy KOJE-DO becausethls was good duty(Eeb 15 to May1 1952 Eore or less)

Located on KOJE-DO was a UN POWcanp We relleved elenentE of the27th Wolf Hounds provi ing guard6to several large Prj-son ConpouldsOne Rifl-e Squad per compound fourEuard shiftE of six hours eachseven dqys a week Guard Mountsinspections the whole nine yardsA GIrs dread and a Eecond Ltdelight A11 in a1l- this was theaost pleasant duty anyone couldhave ln the fnfantry iE KOREA

The most detested detaiI had tobe the honey pot brigade andthe most boring was the RockQuarry and breakwater detail Iwonder if anybody knows rhat be-ca]ne of that breakwater

A highlight of our tour atKOJE-DO has to be the night ofthe attempted breakout It hap-pened on the 4th shift 18 to 2400 f remember machine gun trac-ers overhead and a11 of us head-InB for our respective companyconpounds The Next dqy we hadto go lnto the compounds to sortout the Bood guys from the badWe saw severa] dlsmembered bod-ies ln a trash heap not very nice

Around April lSth we loadedon an LST and shipped out to theEast coast slde of KoREA offloading upon the beach ending upat the burned out towlr of INJEright on the l8th Here the FifthRCT was reorganized al1 of ourfar flunB ulits returning andthe 5th RCT was back j-n businessInten6lve trainlng exerclses inareas cleared of civilians gaveus a chalce to get some good tra-ining Some things come to nindI renenber getting folding cot6with rubber ajr matE for 6leepingWe used the Air Mattresses forwhite water raftlng on the rivernear by In early May the fifthwas attached to the 25th InfDiv0u June lSth the fifth got narch-ing orders to proceed north tothe PUNCH BoWL area and in linereljeving the l4th Infantry on theMain Line of Resistance (MLR)The first Bn on the West or leftthe second in the niddle al]d thethird on the right or east CorrErr my outfit was to the riaht ofrBr oh the MLR nore next tine

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A LOWIE AFFAIRREMEMBER THE WIY THE LIGHT

rouchd hcr hrir Shc tuBc her hcad and I sawhcr tacc Shc lurhed slill more and out euroves metand hcld We iaw Qach othcr i momentaryawareness in thar raucous fillhSradescholrinm(which I d jusr bon t ssiBncd I lcll os though l dbeon struck u bkw undr thc heurr Thus tcaanmv rrrst lovcutlir a surgc oI adrcnslrne a rushol bl(xd r rhin8 ot innocerce and prin lhal has

Her name was Rachcl I supFsa our slorvrued in a nmancc trow out of tlvor is one ol absurdiiv tGdv and - who knows - thc innoccnce may teallv havcbeuron iEnotancc rn viw ol aU lhut has haPPcncd slnce whaleveriiwas I mrxrncd my way rhrough gradc and hiSh schrDl

stricken al lhe meresiahl ol hcr longuelicd ir her presenceuro

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ncss asxuol bul urtcnl and obsessrve thal madc m awkward and my voice crac is likc some imPos(ible drcamnow t knos i wus so alflicled bul I cannol acluallv believe

wiat mcmury insists I did which was lt suflcr Exquisitelyt wouldcalchsiahr of her ixslkinE doun an aislc olrees lo

or from school and l d kome Paralyzcd Shc alwayssecmed so poisd sellposscssed sliShtlv amuscd Ar home

ir beurod ld elive euroach encounler writhinB ar the lhouBht of

my inadequacies feeling less than worthless Even so as

licpasscd and we enlereurod our taens I sensed her afledion_re toleraocc for me

Coina steuroldy imPlied a malurilv we still luckcd Her or_

thodox Jewish upbringinSnd my oqn Catholic scruplcs mlBeurod a krnd of idcalism a (etibare Eracc rhal made rvcn

iistinca drstanr propecl hoeveuror (eRcnllv desircd As lorrh rsr oI it we were babcs in arms I

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mcnlioned lhe possibilily o marriaAe inmY ncxt lclter lo her and almiEl im_

mediaroly her ftplics became lcss trcquentandpcrsnal

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have been grnd indecd - my lrish conscicnce and your Jcsish guilr _

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DALLASOFORttWORTH AND ViCiNlttY

Our verv orsn Ib i Gen HENRY MOHR(a aury liEh F47- 42) of 2o GrandCir StAnn M0 llas written a cohmmwhich tras appeared in a plurality ofpapers arornd the comtry Here it is

KOREA -- NHY IAE A BAD SITUATION No^SE

lhcreasrnglv heavv ere55ure5 roh

wshrhqton South Koreia -ta-

oe ehocatrc aovarnment sound I ike- therhd

na aeefe pie It cores as no surprrse that south Korea E

iIol_- suenderinq to the deaands o+ their polrtrcel

pprit The U S has qiven Korea little choice

t 6ay not be quitE as batr due to progess alrdv octe increatrng a de ocratic qovernont But the Bituation in SthX irrt a lot lrke ht hppened Hhen lhe Unrtd Statesallodrd the shah o+ tran to +ll and l(honnr to seiz porer ri There Ea5 also Nicrequ dher the U s thghtiorutron Eas the wav to brtnq ou stvlE o+ dehocracv ro the

Eee te Ever Fronq lh u 5 State Depatoent hrdco6DletelT 6i5julqct the situttons on everv count

A- thinq5 turnd out the net govnients ot lran- andi tn to= dho serzed absolute poE

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the United states Fehps k oent Eellt but thdtaii tt r

Becaus o our reural to support reqioesirrt

6ce allies o+ the United States re can onlv sut+er

the unpl easant consequences

The previous governoents o tran ^d Nicaraqu --_ tshich

adhittedly le+t lot to be desired --- ere rPlaed bv

diclatorships hrch ae +a iose

Un+ortunatelv the U S didnt learn a thing l|e aeenEouaginq actionE in South Koa Fhich mav tead to vev sinilrsits-r+-th prsent leadershiF o+ that countrv is drticallv In rdditlon to brng errable 1Iv

Prrrdent chunoli o=t sone crettt +o the stndard f

lrvinq enjovedOV tre peopre o-t South Korea hich i6 at lEt +ive ti

s better

i1 iCitt North kore -__ a +act thE polilical oPpotsitionEoutd liLe us to Jorqet-

Futhless oen in South Koa ate tedinq the Politicaroppoeition using iots anc the threat oevolution to seie ---ri = alr polrtrcranE do be+oF electron thaEir rto to lmpove thrnqs +or the peoEl

Insorar 35 the u s iE concerned alloing the FPqblic oo io deal +inlv with oppoeition readErs lim Youhq-sn and

ii 0 g is out oJ the question Hoever i+ lhe tro tissuccd 1n seiioq nore ooFer nd in+luehce in Seoul-__ and thevpUOi irr -- lhe Hhole natue o+ U S elationBhips

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Koree ahd our stategic Position in th Fa East Eould xqse

In 1945 I net and talke tith Kir Dea Junq one o+ theorrnclol opposttroo leaders 5t the Lottee Hotel rn sEoul =- -i n t

Krh cre to the hoter or a

iiie i a grouP o+ nie journatists on the uitet states

Th sessron had qone on +o onlv a +ee nlnutes hen lbeqant ii that thrs rs no odinv person He is proobrY Ene

nost dahqerEus han t have eve oet ki6 Dt Junq Hhtr perdal

iii]- i- ro aetect o senuine interst on his pert in theerare o+ the oeopl o+ the sountv he dants to rule

kih Dea Ju^q das tried tor 6urdend Eentenced to death in19E|4 s aesul o hrs tole rn inErting bloodv rrots- But hrs = ratcr redued to 20 vears o Hhich Krn

-r-r ths He rE ress thdn n idor o th peopre and

ea o+ hrm sEeos to be ride5Pd

I hard Peopt call Ki6 Dee Jsnq theOn several occsioos

Kh6eni o Kdet

Kifr Younq_Eao xho shrr the ambitions o+ xin D Jung --_ut iil i=itv

ti= 1 --- is nother teGer o+ the

i- = rii to be a narriase or Folitrcar3thcr than a Isti6qltianc

qteDs the unrted states has talen rcntlv Nrll 9o a long n i to Krri a reqrtrhacY and Rtture thev rackand despeatel Y ned

The Fepubt ic o+ (South) Xorea rs +acing a bad situationrh =irJu davs to brrng bout Eoo5tucttve change5 ithoute-= ii atros hrch drtabrrre nd

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south roea- s prent govenment

Llnotunatelv the +at is rlreadT ih the +ire

MAJ GEN HENRY MOHR

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Cominr to ForE liorth in an RVWontlerin I rbout RV facilitiesThis much we knowThere are four RV parks in or near

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Sunset RV Park4921 White Settlement

Texas Motsor Home Park4833 ihite Settlement

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817-732-1537Road

Lakeview lIotor Home Park 817-457-677L4793 Fast- Loop 820 Sourh(Near Six Flals in ArlingEonand about 15 miles from the hotelin forE Worth)

The first three are onlv abouL 3 miles$rest of the Hyatt Regenty in downto$rnFort WolEhThere are NO facilities for campers atsour hote 1

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Hope they giveus a drag on thisone before thevthron it away

The Arm1rreturning to anage-old s Era tegyused extensivelvby the Sovietmi11tary isincreasing itsuse of decoys andfake targets inhopes of out-srla rting anenemys modernrreaPons

Decoys inclu-ding canva s tanksand plasticsoldiers couldmake Ehe Arrmr inbattle seem h^riceas big as iErgally is And 1f

A lullEe caavas rcplica of ao Ml ta is oudisplsy i Beltsvtlle Md The Army plars ao lse

fate wespors to oltsmart ale ereEy Theuro decoysEsy Dste an arEy seuroeE lsrgcr tt D it is

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Itlat news seens togive away the secre the Army points outthat the enemy still does noE knorv which

Ie knorr Ehey make decoys of thehighest order of equipment even as muchasmaking fake misdill silosr said TVICorp

Fallon said the Navy is working ondecoy ships and the Air Force tns grounddecoys of f-15 fighter jets thaE can turna bare airstrip into a fake airbase

The decoys are ntade from blorm-upphoEographs of the real things Theylook remarkably real aE a glance which inbaEtle is all an enemy would get beforedeciding whether to f i-re

Who knows maybe for the next one wecan send Ehe deeoys Eo the front and leavethe real live boys to home

(-CIAUDE CRIST of Box 985 Hebron oH

(hes HvMcr 2IsE t48-through TFS) -sends us the name s of a few buddieslWTLBUR J WTNCHEL (19Eh 49-r52)624 Lexington Thornville OH 43076

WILLIAM GRIFFITH (2lsL 49i5I)437 Aullwood Rd Davton 0H 45414

GERALD D TURNER (21st 48-r51)78 lIoodland Downingtown PA 19335

BRUCE MCGUTRE (34rh amp 19Eh r48-r51)16241 Laurel Hill Glenford Otl 43739

ROBERT IAIIRENCE (3rd Eng r57-r58)I14 Buckeye Hebron OH 43025

Ttnnk you Claude

-Whv is iE thaE Ehe weEEest dogs areEhe fiiendtiests dogs

lDThe only Ehing thats more painful ttun

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tanksand Erucks

The canvas Lwo- and Ehree-dimens iona Itanks mde a t TVIs S0-worker planE ouL-side lIashington look real boEh to Ehenaked eye and Eo heat-seeking theIna 1targetsing systems used at night

An unassembled fronts-view M-l weighEsabout 25 pormds and coLlapses into a 4-foot-by-2-foot duffle bag In less thanthree minutes one man can assemble itand plug in a generator to warm up iEstherira lsignaEur with a tape recorderand speakers a pair of soldiers can soundlike an entlre tank battalion

A fake M-l costs about $31500 cornparedwiEh abouE $3 miLlion for a new M-I

Iho remembers L94O-42 when we weredoing the same tshirg - only all we hadwere the decoys the real McCoys werestill on Ehe drawing boards

The Army has about 4000 real M-I tanksand plans to outfit each rrith at leastone fake M-1 at a cost of about $75million [taj Andrew Fallon of Ehe Army I sbudget office said

Deception has been a key element inmilitary strategy since the Trojan HorseGeman Gen Enrin Ronmel fooled Alliedforces in North Africa during WlJ II tsheBriEish fooled the cermans and Ehe IsraeliArmy today regularly uses deceptive falseradio chatter

But Ehe Sovietss are thoughE to be themost adept having everylhing from pseudoballistic missiles to entire fake armiesunder a branch of the military called thePrlncipa I Dlrectorate of SlraEegicDeception

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ADDRESS CORRECTON REQUESTED

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Rev Elton S SInith Pastor

Dear BroEher

Perhaps you have heard of me and oty naEionrride campaign inche ciuse of ternDerance Each year for the past fourteenI have rrade a Eoirr of Texas Kahsas Nebraska Mlssouriand lora delivering a series of lecEures on the evils ofdrinkine On this tour I have been accouqranied by uy youngfriend ind assisEanE Clyde LimpEon Clyde a young manof good family and excellent background is a paEheEicexaiple of liEe ruined by an excessive indulgence in whiskeyand woraen C1yde would hppear wiEh me aE lectures and siLon the plaEforin drunk wheezing starLng at tshe audiencethrough- heavy bleary blood-shot eyes sweaEing profuselypicklng his nose belching and making obscene- gestsureshlle I would polnE him out as an exarple of whaL over-indulgence can do for a person

This winEerr unforEunately Clyde passed away A mltualfriend tras eiven me vour -nime Lnd I wonder if you would beavailable t5 take cliders place on Ehis years Eour

Rev Ellon Schurch of the

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This ls the fifth ln6ta11uentof IA Brief Eistory of the EifthRCT 1n I(oresrr continuing rith xoyConbat phase of these recolectlonEou Patrol actlvitles coDtiDuesthroughout the surnner with bothAEbush and an occasi-onal ContactpatloI that often 1ed to Fire-flghts arld we had several Oneconslsted of tbe entire ConpanyI renenber a radiona]1s coafelenceheld near the 11ne of departurerhere I 6aY eleraents of Eost ofthe partlciparxts togetber slththe supporting uaits rflhin lhs1ire o f larch Tbere Yas justabout evelybody frolo Conpany Eexcept the cooks and bottle wash-ers Motatnen and heavy nachiae-gurnels rlth teror 1n there eyesNot u6ed to patro16 alld apparentfear of the urknom We sere norenonchalant because this ra6 oDe ofseveral patrols we had partcipated1a ad soDe of the6e guys nere otrtheir flrst patrol With a1l theaoi6e and fus6 ye nade the NKPAavolded us We baDged around nostof the night and returDed rithoutcontact Later patrols the NKPAnade up for it and 1n one ofthe6e I got hlt rith about 15others i-a a perfectly execudedambush We vere caugbt flatfoot-ed Tbey hit us hard ard ran aw4yVle 6pent the lenainddr of the rightxithdraring and returning to ourlilles I carrt recal1 Yhether any-body ras kil1ed that nlght but 1stplatoon dld take slx I(IAi s durineuroour tour on the Iine and we hadmore men wounded thatx eDteled theline on June l8th

Almost every tri8ht se had tocontend v1th Ground fo8 and whilethe Artlflclal noonlight helped us

to see it also helped the othersi-de A6 the sunmer drew to a closethe Fiftb RcT wa6 transferled fronthe 25th Djvigion to the 40th Divi-sion and shortly after that wewere reLeived by the 223d Infantryon the night of October 3111952

sone tlne prior to bej-ng reLiev-ed we had a patrol that caused yourstnrly a 1ot of grief our nissionwas to set up blocking posLtionsnear the low dip ln the lldgelinenear I believe George CoDpany We

went out one wqy a[d were to retu]nby another route lllhile 6et uP thenj-ght teEperatures dlopped suddenlyto belov freezing We were sweattyxrith no Jackets and nust have caus-ed o16e because re were under severartil1ey flre (possibly l2ampn)nasty stuff We had to be very stil1and renaln quite and i-n place forseveral hours My feet becane numbI could hardly walk nlthout assist-ance I 6ot a touch of Frostbite anda brief stay ln the 5th Inf lledica1Conpany where I appalently ful1y re-coveled Such resiliance we had whene were twenty

Finally off the 1i-ne I enteredlnto an eleven day peri-od where Iwas tra]1sferred out of the flrstplatoon jnto the fourth and becanea gunner it a 57nn Recollless riflesquad Just as sooa as I got used tocarrlng the thlnE I had orders inharxd for LIe ZI(zoDe of Interlor )or rotation back to the States Ihad R amp R 1a Japan for five dqysl1ke everybody e1se but those con-pat storles w111 st4y out of printMoxe next tine fron the officlalRecord as my st4y jn the 5th RCTceased to exlst Bore next tlme

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- INIERNATIONAL KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL

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i--ii iiav n site has best drrured bv tlE citv of rs keuroeres

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effoEEs ad able guidace or uavor T Bradrer

ItE rExt scheduleurod evst eiII be the offictal gro-[ld breaking --sudav Jtrle 25 1989

at Aneels Park Sar Peurodro -- at rihich tirE all of tlE co-sdEorinA- ax eEorsrngsrs-ri2ad tiU be rePreseurottted Tsrtatlw final dedicaticn o ttr rEErrar rsElrteurod for Novder u 1990

As )Du car te1l rE ee lndeed serious abdrt tlis It EL1 c to passl

Eiceuron crsualtiE in tlE xoret lhr (1950-1953) eurore o(lsElveuro --- i91245ii l0]r84 dd et al -- bul LEi a e ad sdEn ftdn 22 Allied N3tlc6HUfi-ta b dqiv or prrPerlv tEEred nx rnternalilxoran ir vteras rri5-I YiIl help rectift tlEr

Ytu Ddricioati6r sdsrseErtt ad swport td yd- organiz-aLicts ee Edi thsolicited be ttE InleEnatlorEl l(oreamp Llrr VeLerans lrtrlla] ClmiEtee E wiIILdr-r rn oEtro sLpplv anv ioaterials to Lo ary reasaEbre teuroitgt Lo

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一Ch4ttsy and jolly notes from a fomer WALTER E oTNEIL (5th tTB) of

2d Lt FA - B-ILL IIOILEY of RE 2 Box 458 825 Pa lourar Et Cajon cA92020 rells usWarren TX It goes Ehe one about the manage aE a boring

I was rvith the Triple Nickle in HI -- meeEing who asked Can you hear me ithad Ehe Aruno Train the- first Een davs in the back and the boy aE- the back whoKorea and then Forvard observer unEil hit said No and the f11oh in lhe fronEon 2 SepE5O I had the short economy who said ttletrs swap placesrrEour Thariks Wally rve needed thaEtI nors have Ehro ggies in the service r-(C1asses of i75 and r53) and they have The race is on Is there arqrone inasked me Eo relite up my experiences in the horrse who beats thisKorea - rrTro catalacts and lens lnrplantsIIrm hoping this rer-Erion my firsE surgery - rotor cuff lefl shouiderwill help shed some lighE and tickle some high blood pressure sugar diabetesmemory cells so I can complete nry rnasEer- and gouEpiece |ly Cameo Role In Korea The The envelope pleaselAlmosE ForqoEEen viar nd the name - not the winner -- iust

Irm lo6king forward to receiving more the rEme - is - CH Bronko ATKINSONinfo about the reunion Do you anticipate (MP Platoon and Hq 63rd Field i4t--r45)distributing lists of expected atEendees of 3800 SDecatur Las Vegas NVwith addresies No were not -aking fin Bronko -

B1II werll lisE Ehoge coming if we far from it - were just ov6rrhelmed byIearn early enough WeII do our the sorry fact that Lhe people of our -d____esE 3ffrIiE Hi gElIhiBT$Bt

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t-rt to bumper some idioE would tryto iass them

I-JOHN RAGIAND writes from 6321 Gonzales

Groves Tr( 77519 Savannah was my firstand I thoroughly enj oyed iE I intend tofltake future meetingi Lord willing -iMeeEine ner^r friends was very retresh-ing buts uifortrnately did not seeany of sv outfit hybe if you sPread rdoroln nlxt TL issuL its might helP

Thb outfiE was co D 21st duringearLv 44 - earlv 46 Does arrybody knowthesL fellows aird their whereabouts--cGreni Ralph (was from Itt)

Rirnldi (was from Chicago)T- Pilch (was frqn wyoming I think)T- Reardon (from Kansa s I think)T Mrncv (was from Oklahoma ) I mer

hih 6n Mindanao and he wor-rnd uPas cook and rrent to Japan

Box (chink Willie $as first name-rrd rr was frorn stsLouis)tI knot Ehis is an InposiEionr --buEwould deeplv appreurociate any heIp

tlo iryisitibir at all JohnnY

_The press was rolling when we PuIIed it

to inseit this iEem The am nail hasbrought us an inqu-iry as to who $re are -iro-rt cot Nornian [I cooper (F amp2nd BnHqs 5tsh RCT 49-r5l) of Box 426LChattanooga TN 37405 AlwaYs hadtrouble with spelling Ettat town

the name and address of a member from

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Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

- _l4aybe our yelling about it has paidotf

The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

an』itliltlo888estants will be giventumlr entFiesOCt2虫d電 選lTinnerwill be chosen Nov 10

Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

ItrE abouE time

-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

rYea GimletslBetter sti1 call IARRY JoHnSOitl at612-665-213L Hers at 312 SlbinLeseur rYN 56058

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ELEQへ NTEFFEIRヽprime咽SCENCECHARLES Chuck STARRTNG (A 78th Tk -gn Tkco 21st rnf Tkco 5Eh RCT 19-iil

i gox54 Fennville HI 49408 is a1l

eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

triteto 6 c 2ool3- 137 211

rFte are in receipE of a friendly caII

from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

^uoitiJ-io-us-inasmrci--l1=-^ liflfrtItli1rllrirluo tnu

close Eo the family It rras no surPrise

gliigiIti LilU J i- -rrurtlHL3oinaf ter Hictor rra s laid to rest Dave t

--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

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fori-ro ci I s extended Erip to Hong Kong Bangkok and

urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

i - - ^ ^- anY f iner Etrrn Donr tIii rot ne up so 1 trope r -

- Beautifulry said Ctraprain Joe

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

RUBVE M ROGRSON350 Sowillo+r SP115Ria lto GA 9237 6

-Deceased Dec 12 1988

cEcIL L MoYER (H 2LsE 42-45)t-

From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

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ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

IA was ltq amp Hq Co 34th

from tJ+2 Eo t45 IJhen Ehe lhn shows upats the door to teturn Ehe picturesyourve goE to go

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

faith in tomorrohr for the clock may Ehen

be s til IAuthor Unknqm

-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

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NIGHT LIFE Wst Sid Stoies - happ hour Monday Fiday inludins a ltomplimcntaiy bu6tr Billy Miners - whcrc rll drink arc doubls and thwios Fnut 3hllt i mut Sroclyads - Miy typ of cntcrtaihhnt is found in th hiroricl 3todrd Fom

countty and rctern dancinS ro ih ltcat sounamp of rok srrcll doen th eoodsidMlLr or oH Rlrt voth

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fofof svndrome retarhed and deforrcditom ana Dad Thorp decided Lo hlrne Peam

a rc Eo court Eo claim $4 million indamages- rr-trottious iury of six has notv Lhrornout Lhe Thorpst-cGim In Lhe ongoinguuiti uutrin ordinary conrnon sensc rndLt iuitra

that somebody can alvays bcblamed and sued for anY misforEunectra lk one uP for the goo-xyYsl

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Your Texas convention coEmittee has but one Dain objectiveand that is to do all we can possibly do to Eake our convention inSepteDber a sDashing success so when you depart you wiLl ahrayshave fond neEories of our Folt worth reunion

One of the most ilportant functions of this coumj-ttee is topre-register at least 90t of our people who plan to attend but todo this we ask for you cooperation in filling out thepre-registratJon forro enclosing your check to cover the chargesand sending it to ne pronptly

With your assistance in thls natter your arrival at ttrehotel lri1l go nuch sroother with little oi no waiting in 1ineAlso it viu greatly assist us in our planning uith the hotelstaff Ie will Dake table assignments for the dinners on Fridayand Saturday evenings in order of receipt of your foms andchecks We uill be happy to honor requests for group tablereservations if one person in the group that lrisbes to be seatedtogether will collect the forrs and checks and send thel0 to me inone envelope

So dlonrt delay As soon as you get the fon in theTaro Leaf send it to e for pre-registlation

We the conmittee are tooking forward to Septelber rrhenonce again the old Victory Division [eEbers present and pastui1l asseDble o reneH fading roeuories and to pay tribute totlrose who gave their lives for our freedom

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From Your Door

丁o丁he Airport

Door lo door service between your home

office or hotel and lhe airportAlso serving Los Angeles orange Counly

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Maioi credit cards accepled onboard

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liind dor^rn for the niSht in the cozy-seclusion of vour room iviEh the specialHvAtt Tolrch Turndovn service asirecialcv chocolaEe on your pillorv andpie-arrairged plans for tornorrovs break-fasts

Texas hospitality is our EraditionThe cracious service location facilitiesand iost of all rhe spirir of Hya tt RegencyFort trforEh caPtures Ehe Pride of Tegtias

-Stationed at the rraval base in SouthCarolina was a man who trad cqq)eted inouiEe a ier^r rifle tournamenEs near hisliome Eown So when the base needed some-one to fill out their team for theNational Rifle TournamenE r he was taPPed -Unforturately he had never particiPatedin anv compeEitlve shooEing of this -intenliEv before and he becme ratEledand did icather PoorIY

Ernbarrassedhe hlnded his score cardto the caDtainof his Eeam wlEh Ehe rernark(efter lookine at rny score I feel likegoing behind Ehe buiker and shooEingrmrself The caotain sEudied uhe card a mffitenEr -then replied BeEEer take an exLra round

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The reunion in Savannah ta s rIy firstI Lhoroughly enj oyed it and inEend Eo rnakefuture mEetings - Lord rvilling of course

Meeting new friends lJas very refreshingUnforEuraEelv I did noE see any of nyoutfit Iby-be if you speed rvord in yournext issue- it mizht help

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1 The Kinbeu Art luseuD2 AEon Carter MuseuD3 tlater caldens4 OEni ftteater5 Sundance Square6 FaDous Exchange Avenue (Stockyards Billy Bobts

White Elephant Saloon etc )

Tours out of lort worth are availabLe as foLlorrs1 Southfork Ranch in Dal1as - Hone of w shon trDat1astr2 Slx flags over Texas in ArliDgrton ( thene park)3 Dealey Plaza Texas Schoolbook Depository

and The Slxth Floor MuEeu where Lee Harvey OsrraldalIegedly shot Presialent Kennedy If you irelnterested call or rrrite the reunion clrairnanlrell in advance for reservations

4 Torn of cranbury Tour (4O miles southwest ofSort worth - requires a fuU day)

other activilies1 GoIf - Roclcuood IIuniclpal Course - 3 miles from

hotel Starting tiDes rriU be available onFriday and Saturday nornings

2 AudioVjsual RooE - Open Thursday and Eriday only forsholring of tapes and filEs of Ath Division actions fronfiln library and for those of you who Eight bring a tapefor viewing

3 A buUetin board uill be available in the hospitality roomfor neDbers to post plctures letters or any other typeof historical facts or infornation for Derbers to inspectand discuss

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---This issue contains more fLlI-incoupons than the K-llart insert in lastSundayrs paper Couldnrt be helped

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Aloba Dinner Friday septeEber 15 Bonelesa Breast ofchicken Arllngrton fil1ed with applenut herb dresBlng and uadeirasauce salad vegetables cheesecake and strat barrieE

[tenorlal Banquet saturday SepteEber 15 Ieurone star uixedcril1 Regency salad vegetablie chocolate rouladg irlth vaniuasauce

Aloha Dinner S2250 per persontleDorlal Banquet $2500 per parson(Pric6 lncludes tax and gratuity)Tlckets to botb dlnners uill lndicate your table nuber The

ticket [uat be shorrn at the Entlance to tbe banquet hall foradmittancE and nane plates uortl for identificatlon purposes

DAILY EVENTS

Early arrivals - on your own

1OO pn - Registration desk opens Reunionofflcially begins Hospitality rooE open90O aD Mealg on Your oun

Audlovisual Room open 9300 au to 4300 P-nTours and shopping leals at your pleasure

eudioviEual RooDi HosPitality RooD Tours tcocktail hou 5o0 to 70o lr iAlolra Dinner 700 pn

Business Deeting 1ooo at i Cocktail hour600 to 700 prn i teuorla] Banquet 7oo Pttr

continental Breaklast 700 to 10o0 aD( cotrplhentary)

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i^Ialler va s depuEy cofinanding genera Iof I Corps in 1986-87 assistanE divisioncommander with the 82d Airborne Divisiooand chief of staff of Ehe xVIII AirborneCorps aE Fort Bragg NC anC chief of staffof Ehe 24th Infantry Division at FortStewart GA He comnanded a brigade inGerrnanv and a battalion wiEh Ehe 4thInfanury Division (tlechanized) aE ForECarson CO lIa ller also was seniormilitarv assistrnE Eo the assistanEsecretaiy of defense for nanpovrerreserve affairs and logistics in iIashingtcn

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- The officers of the Association consider this rllaEter closed and no further mentionof it wiII be rnade in our future issues

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In friendship

The Assocration officersregreL the pubrlcation of the articre whi ch reftectedne8atively uFon the tested and -piou a+tfi --ftre-iJcora- i4usrrates all Eoo well tl tthe 34ch upheld rhe finesr rradirioo or-itu U4 -inu i-irr i6iljiir[

Tte articre aooarinq in the Taro Leaf was no an-editori-al conent or a steurotementof an opinion of ciri edit8r rt was meiJ -i of a book by an aurhor and icincluded a quotation from tht urt -itr-ifur51i t item was sinpry to reporr $rha tsomeone erse had said abour rhe arn rti-i-i ii iiih[E-fifi implied thar the EdiEor rvas i agiuunf -riitiiirroooIt is tine tO mend fences drink from l

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APOLOCY TO MEbfBERS OF TliE 34TH ‐ KoREA

Veterans AdministrationInsurance Center

Toll-Free Information ampService Line

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Use this Nationwide lbll-FrceuroInsurance telcphone numberfor informationaction on

Premium Payments

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Beneliciary DesignationInsurance Applications

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Disability amp Death Claimsand

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Come to Teir s for a visit litir r6gaprst - or soiire of it annny

Your l-hourhts ri11 tloubtlessh do somerrrdrlrin Yroa I ronter lrho t Ii beLirerctod I ronler lrl It II rcasure ttpItrs the crrious )ard-qtick thaU tsries Eorrse the acconplishnenLs of otheis as airy to assess our orn progrcss in liIePeihaps

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So- itril 11 cos crvsual clarr atFort JorLh Yout II move inEo the hotellobbv rnd will spot Ehe crorrd Faces rviLlemerge and narnes rvllI come more quicklyttran you Lhink they might Bob - Peter -3tu - Bil-1 - youll gct Lhen all on thesecond Ery if not the first

It is thcrr again - people you kneorand rrho knerv you during the teribleexperience of rnilitary service - peoplerrho lltnev you before you felt the pressureof Eaking a place in the adult world

See y6u iir Fort lIoruhl

-r-lAnyone looking for a geologist tJehave one BOB DAYSON (5th RCT 51-52)of 1306 Forest H111 Dr Vincennes IN

a-Our fiscal yeat begins on August thefirst and ends on July ehe 3lsr So all

annual dues are due as of August 1including inerementa 1 payments byLife llembers

ri-- Leg surgery for Life Member JOE PATTON(SEh RcT 50-51) of Star Routi 2 Box 51Bradenburg l(Y Werre trying to Iamprn mor6on poor Joe and will be back

AOne LLOYD PITMAN of 2O7L Preble

Preble IIY - canr E f ind Preble on tiremap - apparently just another Preble on thebeach - has asked for help Seems he wasin the lsE Cav - DivArty - 99th FA Bn- in Japan in i49 Went lo Korea ThevEook a beaLing Men losE He thinkssome of his men were assipned to the 24thAsks for rrany inforrnationr Guess thequesEion is- Did you know of arry Cavpeople being assighed Eo us We- knor iEtsa lousy question - buE rre did promise thisrnan thtwerd put ouE Ehe feellr

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Phil Granrn Republican Senator fromTeltas thinks balancing the US budgetis like trying to geE to heaven

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We doot necessarily have tohave a whole lot more then thpSovielg based in Europe or evens urucb ari they do Galvin said

But be said there must beuro somekitrd of easonable balaDce declariD8 that today the UnitedStat6 had 88 t Dce lauuchers de

ployed is WeuroEterD Europe whilethe Sovielr bad 1400 short-rangeouclear weapoo based iD EastelnEurope

II theyve got l4 times ut muchas rre do hos can you call tiadeeDse So rhy doat they justsay Ot iI Jouve got 88 aDdyourie not 8oi8 to get alry biggerthe rie Fill come down

Asted why he would not substi-tEte a missile submarine for short-rarge Duclear missiles i Europe

Calvi replied tiat this had heuroertried i tie 1960s bd as judgedDot to be credible becaDse theUnited Stat8 ard the Soviet U onwere Dot lilely to blor each otherup rith auclear reapols in orderto stop aD irvader attaching arl-othea countiy

l NATo countriB iD Europelose the Lance and get oo replace-Eent for it they would ooly baveairplaneuros alrd artillery tubes tofire a a superio i-ovadirg [orceatrd such Eajor targets to the rearas assemblirg ares ArtilleryGahiD codteDde4 has too short areach oDIy 12 miles ard aircrafttrying to hir targets close to thefrortliDes Eould face deadly lire

Soviet atr deleDseuros ir Europehave beurocome so lethal Galvrnsaid ilat the only ray to gothmugh it ts to fly ulder it at 100feeurot wbile goinS 500 kDots Soweve got to take the pressurc ofIour aircrait- lve caot re3ci aay-tlitrg except the Iocal batuerieidwiti (Ducler artillery So youbave got to have a baclup byIielditrg a Lalce replacemetrt

Galiiu said he waDts a sbort-range rcissile with a range of 210to 20 roiles that would be Illouot-ed on a tracked vehicle io it couldmove from one battlefield to an-other

Under culreot aEns aSreemeDtshort-range missiles canDot have araDge of more than 300 miles

NUCLEAR WEIIPONS - Chari siolry wcapor deployed by NATOad Wallaw Pact eo[Dtries i EoroIc

IATO chief endorses arms cutsbut wants new short-range missiles

By GEORGE C WIISONThc WsshilgtoD Po3t

BRUSSEIS Belgiur - ceD-JohD R Galvi coEEander ot tieNorth Atlantic Treaty Organiza-tioq said ir an jntervlee here thathe eDdors6 the coDveDtional-arEsreductioos recently proposed byPresideut Bush but Fill reEaiureasy about defeDdilg Europeurountil he has new short-Etrge ou-clear roissiles to replace lieuroLaDce

Bush bosiDg io pressure froEWest GerrDaDy and otter allieurosagrEed to postpoDe EodemizatioDol ttre lalce mrssile utriil he hastrieurod to Begotiate reuroductioDs iotroops aircraJt tanls and otherarmor and artillery baseurod tn Eo-mpe But tle presldeot stressedthat he has no inteouoD of abaD-doBilg short-raoge ouclear Eis-siles like the lalce

GalviD asked why he iDsisted oDkeeuropi8 sorEe short-raEge missrlcsiatier t[an abaDdoni-og them alto-gether said tley are vital to de-terring tle start of war ardshould deterrence fail to stop aBiavadil8 force

Iu the past the lour-star 8etr-eaal said coDgentioDal lorceuroeveu whe tley were equal didntdeter war ID fact alrnost half theurotime the smaller lorce attackeurodtie bigge force

However he co8tiDued sinccseve had Duclear weapons tleyhave seurot up a situatiod ut FhlcD

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The salesrnan was expectj-ng a veryimDortanl cusEomer to c-rll him at homeonSaEurdav so when he had Eo leave Ehehouse for i-short Eime he gave his liEtleson careful instructions on hors Eo answerthe telephone and take a messate

When Ehe phone rang the boy alswe_rediE feellng very grown up he Eold thecaller ttraE his fa Eher was not in at themoment and asked whether he would like toleave a message

Yesi the-caller said Iell himMr Jonis called - J-O-N-E-S

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MessagePlease feel aE ease abouE our September shlndl8 in Fort Wolth Every-thlnS is in place for a gala celebration It should be another superexEravaganzal Each upcoming reunlon seems to generaEe more excitemenEand enthusiaam than the lasc one From the letEers and calls we canfeel Ehe troops chafing aE Ehe blE sort of a sense of ur8encylt usedEo take nosE of the year to genelate monenEumi nor iE begins almosEinnediaEely afEer the last reunion

24th Dlvision parElctpatlonr Ea1y in the Bane the acceptance ofour invtEation was subJecC to budgeEary restrictlons buf as ofthis srltinB iE appears EhaE Gen Taylor will be able to favoE usuith thaE very lmpressive color guard the all time favoriEe musicalcoEbo lhe usual PX irith a very unusual assortmenE of Taro Leafnerchandise and of course Mrs Taylor General Pece and a fewnembers of hls staff Be srjre to rdelcoEe Eheo all as only 24th-erscan dol

Melllbers wi undoubtedlyareas in which our 2900 -

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be interested in knowing the geograirhical3000 members reside Breakdown follovs

800 Uldwest500 (11 WesE States + Ht amp Ak)

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146 Texas135 I ll inois126 Mass112 Georgla102 Mlchlean

Above data complled by our hard worklng (dally updates) DirectoryChalrman and eomputer uhiz (l) Joe McKeon Thark you Joel

Revertln8 to For WorthS eptember Chalroan Paul Austin and his veryable assistants have all deEails lined up wiEh the hotel the alrlinesthe atrporE EransporEation local activities and above all our verywarm and hospitable hospltality room which always exudes comraderiefolnd noshere else on this planeE Anyone quesEion Ehat sEaEementThe only Ehing left is for our rnenbers Eo make their hotel reserva-Eions dlrect tith the hoEe1 and reunion registration direcE to PaulAustin Forms wlll be princed in each lssue of Ehe TARo LEAF

My sEaff (aheml) and I look forward o EreeEin8 all our ironderfulmeobers and thelr very alluring vrlves aC our annual party especiallythose me$bers from the Breats state of Texas rrho may have never aEtendedone of our reunlons previously

24th-fully yours

RoberE Ender

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Don Knox wrote anOra1 Histoty of theKorear VJartr It covered the opeiling 6months Don was working on the secondand final voltrne when he suddenly diedHis work rlra s concluded by Alfred CoppelEhe well known specialist in mllitarytiiylTさξ[重nttI1甜elLl『v8ryHarcollrt Brace 」ovanovich New York 1988

Appearing in it with fragmentary butterr fic interv ews are our own LACYBARNETT WARREN AVERY LEONARD KORCIE

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1990 - Korea 4oth RevisiE

Itss gonna seeftr as tshough this issue s full of coupons to be fll1ed outs And youtll berighc

Our very energetic publlc relatsions nember GOLDY NORTOII has been diligently ats work devel-oping a package tour Here are some of the deteuroiIs

This would be a ten day (eight night) trip covering such places as Seoul Osan SuronChochiwon Taejon the Kun Rlver the tlakEong eEc Theurore are options for tag-ons Eo llong KongHong Kong and ehina Tokyo Ttrailand and tlawail

The basic package Eould cost between $1600 and 200000 per person based on dqrble occlq)ancyThis figure includes-air fare frl tie West Coasc all hotels and groutd _travel r and sose mealsOf courEe the air fare from the east and mld-west would have to be added to this sost

The questionaire ls self exptanatory If iou plan on takLng ad ntage of Bhis packageplease led Goldy lrtorr Tlme is in isportant faacor The nain thing he has to ascertain ls rrhetherbr no there issufficient inEeresc among our membets so thaE he can proceed in working out thedetails

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Hear that Ith the can opener Go seeif its for you or for me

lawyer Norman S Ostrord of New YorkCitsy tells Ehe EaIe of the farmer withhis horse and wagon going for a load ofgrain who was struck head-on

The farmer suffered severe and pernanentinju-ries Ilhen the case rra s tried to aiury the insurance conpany lawyer asked[imtIsntt its Erue chai ifuneaiitelyaf ter Ehis accidenE a person came over Eovou and asked vou how irou felttt tYes I remeurber thit tt the farmer said

And didnE you tell him thaE vou neverfelt beEEer in vour life

I quess I did The-defense lawyer said rrNo further

questlons tlOn redi-recE the farmer was asked

l^Iill you tellthe jury the circrrnstincesin whLch vou made that resoonsetYesrt- the farmer said- Inrnediatelyaftgr ttre accidenE my horse had twobroken l-egs and was neighing and kickingThe rnan who came alonq was a deDutvThe rnan

Word from Alice BRIDIIELL on EARL(H 19th 38-t4) dorsn at 5611 Bar SSt Tucson lZ 85713 is Ellat Earl isconfined Eo a wheelchair Had seriouscervical surgery from which he recoveredafEer a 2 oonths hospiEal stay MedicsdidnrE expect him to rake it buts he didBoth Allce and EarI ask ttrat Eheir goodwishes and love be extended to allwho remember them rrRemembert Whocould forget Ehis wonderful pair

-If Ehis is your first reunion wiEh us

please dont sit back $raiting for peopleEo introduce themselves to you You belhe shaker and the mover - please - yousEep forward Lo him - or them - exEendyour glad hand - and sound off as if youhad a-pair - youtll be happy thau youdid Ours is a terrific bunch of happyacquaintances and warm friends Averagerunning time from sEranger Eo acquaintanceto friend - five minutesi AlI especiallvso cuz Ehis year were meetint in Texaspardner tIell be in Ehe land where Ehebroncos kick up Eheir heels and thecowboys do Eheir unlevel best to trang onTheirs is the romance of Ehe rodeol ourbonanza is in simple friendships

-r-- Guggs our campa ign against tinted glassin vehicles hit a dead end Oh wellr-RALPH BALESTRIERI was on our side evenLf no one else was CantE understand whvCongress with Ehe stroke of a pendoesnE ouELaw the business Where arethe police on thls one Or at leasE thepolice unions

盤1究eparailn呈鯛ittrd[uりput hls ievolver tothe horsets eir and sho him dead Then hewent over Eo the dog which trad a brokenback an was crying He puc his gun toEhe dogs ear and shot him dead Then hecame to me and asked me rHow do you feelr

I-said I neve feltbetter iri mylife

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How Eo dress for FtWorth CasrallvCor-nfortably Coolly - is Lhat a word-Weve trad much fun with Hawaiian gearin years pase - colorful shlrts for themen muu-muus for the Iadies - for rnostof our waking hours including the Fridaynight dinner Its colorful comforEablecozy But - come Sa turday night for ourcombinaffin Memorial ServiceBanquetwe sErongly suggest business suitscompleEe with shirts neckties and shoesfor Ehe men - and for Ehe ladiesr eveningdress wear cocktail dresses or whaEeveryou look diessed up in We dont goiorrna I as Ehey used to call iE buE lvecertainly hranE to imProve on Times Squarea high noon (L-

The recenE death of IF Izzy SLonethe famous iournalist called to mind hisbook Korei Ttre Hidien War in whichappears the carefully veiled innuendoEha t the Korean lar was all sEarted by acooked-up deal between the US andSouth Korea

FExciEing and sensible new plans in Ehe

works all in a bona fide efforE to avoidEttat vexaEious anma I stamPede inEo ourSa turday night banqueE hall

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While-the Pentagon has been claimlngsuccess ln integrating women lnto theamed forces famllies in the ranks havebeen confronting a crisis in child care

The Department of Defense concedes thatlt needs 811000 more day care slots formllltary dependents O-f the 129000chlldren who do receive care on oilitarvlnstallatlons worldwide the Pentagon estirnates that 21000 aie in centeis thatare anElquaEed overcrorded or hazardous

lfuch of the Dressure for more famtlvand child-relat-ed supporE has cme with Eheinflux of women singl- parents and yowrgmalried recruiEs who have enllsted in chep-ost-Vletnam erarsaid IAjDavid Super ofthe Artry a Pentagon spokesnan

As an example in 1958 at the heighEof the Vletnam War 381400 women lrere onactive duEy worldwlde out of a total35451000 United States troops MajorSuper sald Non Ehere are 2211700 womenon actsive duty worldwide abouE 11 percentof the force

In additlon there are ncrr 511800slnsle parenEs and abouE half the 21million- active duEy personnel are marriedta considerable changa frcrn Ehe days whenEhe services rre re filled with yorrng singlenra les

As FDR loved to ask What kind ofshenanisans are Ehese tte

Helers a direcL quotse from an amazlngIeEter whlch came in enclosins a 55000check Dontt knor h6r in the iorld Icould have gone 35 years without knoelngabout Ehe Assoclation I am enclosingmy dues and a snall ( sornething extra) -

Sincerely RICIIARD PARMERTER10 New St Florida IlY 10921

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This year were getting two for theprice of one - Ewo convention chairmen -PAUL AUSTIN on the port side and GILHEABERLIN on the starboard side - as youare looking at tshem of course

It all sEarted with an inquiry - fromBILL YOUNG of 790 ELake Ravenna 0HHerd seen our iEem in the DAV fitagazine Sowe ioined BilI uo Then followed a notefroir Rebecca McPiak his daqhter Sherdread our oaoer and wanEed Eo surorise himHerets a bit of her notei itrs iefreshing

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I am enclosireuro $350 for a lapel pinand $400 for a crest oi-ntI am sure you would find ouE whichregiment he was in in KurnamoEo so youwould know whlch crest I want

rl4y father fired on Ehe 24tsh Divisionrifle team They beaE every team in thefar east conrnandexcept thel4arine CorpteamttThe tournament was held aE camp Palmerin Tsudanum Jaoan

tte told me ire gots tso Japan in Febof 47 He was sent Lo a place calledZanm and $as sent from there to aKunamoto He said he had to go underlte ocean on a train to get there(The tr-rnnel bebveen HonsEa and Kyusha IRebecca)

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Our BaEtery supported the 2nd Bn 5l-nRCT under Ehe conrnand of LtCol JohnThrocknorEen (rRoclqp Johnr) He laEercosnandecl the 5th RCT ra s the youngestfull colonel in counrand of an infantryregiment The 555th FA Bn was cormnandedbv Lr col John Dalv- ttl am inEerestedEo know any infornEtionregarding the persons Ehat are accive inthe reunLon get togeEher Perhaps youcould enliehEen me and Dass on someinf ornntioi if availabll Triple Nickle people herers anotherone I

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Along abouE last December rve received an inquiry from a Chrisrina Colbertabout an organlzation called Veterans Finders o America The story is developed inher letter used below The lette is a Fatshers Day leEEer being addressed Eo hergood Dad UEwIN C COISERT who justs happens to be a GinleE The rest is now a partof our folk lore - and we love Chrlstina for bringing herself and her srvee Dad intoour fold Melvin today spends most of his time in a wheelctrair Over on the oppositepage we glve you Ehe picEure Ghris mentions in-her lovely leEEer rvhich we reproduceLelorr ttlra t a- preclou-s word EhaE word famiIy See hcir it applies to the e olbertfamlly You know how lt applies to our fami ly of the 24th

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Eor mang years mg Dad had a small Plcture of hlmaelf anil erghtgervrce buililles that he cherlshed He coampIfented hov often thathe thought of that plcture and those men anA hol )e rrlshed hekneu rrhere theg lrere Tvo gears ago as I Fathers Deuro9 presentf had the plcture enlarged and fred Thlg reallg rlade t1mhappg and ttlggered euron ldea of hig to fotm an ocganizatTon tohelp yeterans suclr as hrmself flnd o7d Duddtes Pe talraed mangtlmes about this Idea anil tlov to brlng 7t to llfe

Becau9e f vas ln college at the tlme I irli not reallg cottutltmgself to somethlng that m9 Dad thought vas reallg lnportant Yecontlnued to discuss l15 ldeas anA xhoughts and then founit outthat mg father yas dlagnose as hav rng ALS or Lou GehtlgsDlsease ThTs irld not sxop hlr from maklng a dream come trueHe reaT|zea the sltuation and ghorred Tricl^eillble strength and vil-lpover to contlnue even though lt Decame irlff 7cu7x xo do everyCtay actlvitles such as teuroIking on the phone ot vtltlng a noteIt vas durlng thls tlme that Dad and I te9olved to make hls tdeareal

Our organlzatlon yeteran flnders of Amerlca Is built upon mgDaiy s ilrean to help others flnd old friends As mg Ipm Doloceseuro cloge frlenir lchael and myseJf take the steps to manaqeyeteran Finaers Dad continues to pour forth bcilllant ldeas onhow to make yeteran Flndera a tevardlng success

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ALBERT MCAD00S 3RD CHAPTER

Thi6 i6 the third instaLlrentof IA brlef History of the ifthRCTin Korea The time has cometo try to explain the terns 5thRCT alxd 5th Infantry AU Regi-nental Combat teans have an In-fantry Regiment but not all In-fantry Reginents were RCTi s

The Elfth RCT was rnade up fronthe fitfth Infantly Regiment firstActivated by the USArmy jn 1808wa6 one of the oldest fnfantry Reglments of the USArmyThe 555thfield Artillery Battalion the5th Tank lledical CoJlecting andChenical Motar Conpanles and the72nd Conbat Dtgineer CoEpany

The fifth RCT reEained 1n Ko-ea upon the withdrawal of the24th InfDivlsion the RCT wastenporar[y broken up for 6evera]-nissions Bx I amp z were loadedonto the USNS Marine Phoenlx foran Ovelulgbt Cruise to KoJE-Do arleIaad off PUSAN The Jrd Bx the555 FA Bt Tank Co and otherswent aone place e1se SoEe oneelse rrill have to fill us in Ourmail address for our 6tay on XoJEwa6 the Elfth US fnfantry Wherewere you durlng this period ifyou did rot enjoy KOJE-DO becausethls was good duty(Eeb 15 to May1 1952 Eore or less)

Located on KOJE-DO was a UN POWcanp We relleved elenentE of the27th Wolf Hounds provi ing guard6to several large Prj-son ConpouldsOne Rifl-e Squad per compound fourEuard shiftE of six hours eachseven dqys a week Guard Mountsinspections the whole nine yardsA GIrs dread and a Eecond Ltdelight A11 in a1l- this was theaost pleasant duty anyone couldhave ln the fnfantry iE KOREA

The most detested detaiI had tobe the honey pot brigade andthe most boring was the RockQuarry and breakwater detail Iwonder if anybody knows rhat be-ca]ne of that breakwater

A highlight of our tour atKOJE-DO has to be the night ofthe attempted breakout It hap-pened on the 4th shift 18 to 2400 f remember machine gun trac-ers overhead and a11 of us head-InB for our respective companyconpounds The Next dqy we hadto go lnto the compounds to sortout the Bood guys from the badWe saw severa] dlsmembered bod-ies ln a trash heap not very nice

Around April lSth we loadedon an LST and shipped out to theEast coast slde of KoREA offloading upon the beach ending upat the burned out towlr of INJEright on the l8th Here the FifthRCT was reorganized al1 of ourfar flunB ulits returning andthe 5th RCT was back j-n businessInten6lve trainlng exerclses inareas cleared of civilians gaveus a chalce to get some good tra-ining Some things come to nindI renenber getting folding cot6with rubber ajr matE for 6leepingWe used the Air Mattresses forwhite water raftlng on the rivernear by In early May the fifthwas attached to the 25th InfDiv0u June lSth the fifth got narch-ing orders to proceed north tothe PUNCH BoWL area and in linereljeving the l4th Infantry on theMain Line of Resistance (MLR)The first Bn on the West or leftthe second in the niddle al]d thethird on the right or east CorrErr my outfit was to the riaht ofrBr oh the MLR nore next tine

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mail callwas thc highliaht ol lhosearind_inamp endlcss months thal bccaEc years-

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mcnlioned lhe possibilily o marriaAe inmY ncxt lclter lo her and almiEl im_

mediaroly her ftplics became lcss trcquentandpcrsnal

t relurncd lo lhc Staics for rcssignmcnl durinE lhe finrl lhroct oI lhe warThc lirl thing l did ( rcachinA honrcwrs l0 ctrlt on Rachct whosc reccnlmail hrd lailed o kccp W with meuro on

mv travcls Hr mtrhcr nswcred lhc drxrr Rnchel no lnaerlrd rhcrc shc hud mtrrricr x mdictrlsrudcnt shcd met tn

collcge l lhouAht shc rolc you hcrmothcrsidHe Der John lellcr finlly cau8hl up wilh mc while I

was aairint dischafgc she genllv compasshnalcly erDlarncd lhc imp$sibilry II a mrrr ilAc bcrwcn us cvcnhdihc nor found somcuncclsc LnkinBbrck on ( l lhink I musrhavc rccolered rathcr quikly althouSh tor lhc firsl fcwmonrhs ot havint lcarncd ot hcr nrarrirBc I lhink I didn lwanr lo live very much Likc Rachcl t t0und somenc clscwhom I lcarncd k kvc Nirh a deeP and fcrmrnicnl commilmeoi rhutias laslcd lo lhis dry

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would bc oussrna through lhc crlv on hcr wrv lo llc rvilh a

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t lch txlh curious and cxcilcd rr thc ptostccr ln rcccnlvears I hadnl lhuthl b(ul hcr and hcr suddcn cull onc

mornrn8 hsd lokcn mc abrck Thc acluul srghl Il hr can

onlv be dcscribcd us u shock wus lhis whrlc_hirrcd m lrrmrtrinacnet 0t my orcams rnd dcsircs thc suPplc mcrmid utrhar snitDshot I d subsequcnlly lisl

Yer rimc hrd givcn trs commonclcrcnc and rcsPccl wcmal and lalkci as old fricnds and quicklv di$covcrcd wcwero bolh ErandPlrcnls

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have been grnd indecd - my lrish conscicnce and your Jcsish guilr _

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DALLASOFORttWORTH AND ViCiNlttY

Our verv orsn Ib i Gen HENRY MOHR(a aury liEh F47- 42) of 2o GrandCir StAnn M0 llas written a cohmmwhich tras appeared in a plurality ofpapers arornd the comtry Here it is

KOREA -- NHY IAE A BAD SITUATION No^SE

lhcreasrnglv heavv ere55ure5 roh

wshrhqton South Koreia -ta-

oe ehocatrc aovarnment sound I ike- therhd

na aeefe pie It cores as no surprrse that south Korea E

iIol_- suenderinq to the deaands o+ their polrtrcel

pprit The U S has qiven Korea little choice

t 6ay not be quitE as batr due to progess alrdv octe increatrng a de ocratic qovernont But the Bituation in SthX irrt a lot lrke ht hppened Hhen lhe Unrtd Statesallodrd the shah o+ tran to +ll and l(honnr to seiz porer ri There Ea5 also Nicrequ dher the U s thghtiorutron Eas the wav to brtnq ou stvlE o+ dehocracv ro the

Eee te Ever Fronq lh u 5 State Depatoent hrdco6DletelT 6i5julqct the situttons on everv count

A- thinq5 turnd out the net govnients ot lran- andi tn to= dho serzed absolute poE

e bitter

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the United states Fehps k oent Eellt but thdtaii tt r

Becaus o our reural to support reqioesirrt

6ce allies o+ the United States re can onlv sut+er

the unpl easant consequences

The previous governoents o tran ^d Nicaraqu --_ tshich

adhittedly le+t lot to be desired --- ere rPlaed bv

diclatorships hrch ae +a iose

Un+ortunatelv the U S didnt learn a thing l|e aeenEouaginq actionE in South Koa Fhich mav tead to vev sinilrsits-r+-th prsent leadershiF o+ that countrv is drticallv In rdditlon to brng errable 1Iv

Prrrdent chunoli o=t sone crettt +o the stndard f

lrvinq enjovedOV tre peopre o-t South Korea hich i6 at lEt +ive ti

s better

i1 iCitt North kore -__ a +act thE polilical oPpotsitionEoutd liLe us to Jorqet-

Futhless oen in South Koa ate tedinq the Politicaroppoeition using iots anc the threat oevolution to seie ---ri = alr polrtrcranE do be+oF electron thaEir rto to lmpove thrnqs +or the peoEl

Insorar 35 the u s iE concerned alloing the FPqblic oo io deal +inlv with oppoeition readErs lim Youhq-sn and

ii 0 g is out oJ the question Hoever i+ lhe tro tissuccd 1n seiioq nore ooFer nd in+luehce in Seoul-__ and thevpUOi irr -- lhe Hhole natue o+ U S elationBhips

ith

Koree ahd our stategic Position in th Fa East Eould xqse

In 1945 I net and talke tith Kir Dea Junq one o+ theorrnclol opposttroo leaders 5t the Lottee Hotel rn sEoul =- -i n t

Krh cre to the hoter or a

iiie i a grouP o+ nie journatists on the uitet states

Th sessron had qone on +o onlv a +ee nlnutes hen lbeqant ii that thrs rs no odinv person He is proobrY Ene

nost dahqerEus han t have eve oet ki6 Dt Junq Hhtr perdal

iii]- i- ro aetect o senuine interst on his pert in theerare o+ the oeopl o+ the sountv he dants to rule

kih Dea Ju^q das tried tor 6urdend Eentenced to death in19E|4 s aesul o hrs tole rn inErting bloodv rrots- But hrs = ratcr redued to 20 vears o Hhich Krn

-r-r ths He rE ress thdn n idor o th peopre and

ea o+ hrm sEeos to be ride5Pd

I hard Peopt call Ki6 Dee Jsnq theOn several occsioos

Kh6eni o Kdet

Kifr Younq_Eao xho shrr the ambitions o+ xin D Jung --_ut iil i=itv

ti= 1 --- is nother teGer o+ the

i- = rii to be a narriase or Folitrcar3thcr than a Isti6qltianc

qteDs the unrted states has talen rcntlv Nrll 9o a long n i to Krri a reqrtrhacY and Rtture thev rackand despeatel Y ned

The Fepubt ic o+ (South) Xorea rs +acing a bad situationrh =irJu davs to brrng bout Eoo5tucttve change5 ithoute-= ii atros hrch drtabrrre nd

EeateA

south roea- s prent govenment

Llnotunatelv the +at is rlreadT ih the +ire

MAJ GEN HENRY MOHR

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Cominr to ForE liorth in an RVWontlerin I rbout RV facilitiesThis much we knowThere are four RV parks in or near

Fort Worth with overnisht facilities(hookups) for trailers-and campers

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Texas Motsor Home Park4833 ihite Settlement

817-737‐ 7542

817-738-0567Road

817-732-1537Road

Lakeview lIotor Home Park 817-457-677L4793 Fast- Loop 820 Sourh(Near Six Flals in ArlingEonand about 15 miles from the hotelin forE Worth)

The first three are onlv abouL 3 miles$rest of the Hyatt Regenty in downto$rnFort WolEhThere are NO facilities for campers atsour hote 1

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Hope they giveus a drag on thisone before thevthron it away

The Arm1rreturning to anage-old s Era tegyused extensivelvby the Sovietmi11tary isincreasing itsuse of decoys andfake targets inhopes of out-srla rting anenemys modernrreaPons

Decoys inclu-ding canva s tanksand plasticsoldiers couldmake Ehe Arrmr inbattle seem h^riceas big as iErgally is And 1f

A lullEe caavas rcplica of ao Ml ta is oudisplsy i Beltsvtlle Md The Army plars ao lse

fate wespors to oltsmart ale ereEy Theuro decoysEsy Dste an arEy seuroeE lsrgcr tt D it is

half is r 1

We will a

Itlat news seens togive away the secre the Army points outthat the enemy still does noE knorv which

Ie knorr Ehey make decoys of thehighest order of equipment even as muchasmaking fake misdill silosr said TVICorp

Fallon said the Navy is working ondecoy ships and the Air Force tns grounddecoys of f-15 fighter jets thaE can turna bare airstrip into a fake airbase

The decoys are ntade from blorm-upphoEographs of the real things Theylook remarkably real aE a glance which inbaEtle is all an enemy would get beforedeciding whether to f i-re

Who knows maybe for the next one wecan send Ehe deeoys Eo the front and leavethe real live boys to home

(-CIAUDE CRIST of Box 985 Hebron oH

(hes HvMcr 2IsE t48-through TFS) -sends us the name s of a few buddieslWTLBUR J WTNCHEL (19Eh 49-r52)624 Lexington Thornville OH 43076

WILLIAM GRIFFITH (2lsL 49i5I)437 Aullwood Rd Davton 0H 45414

GERALD D TURNER (21st 48-r51)78 lIoodland Downingtown PA 19335

BRUCE MCGUTRE (34rh amp 19Eh r48-r51)16241 Laurel Hill Glenford Otl 43739

ROBERT IAIIRENCE (3rd Eng r57-r58)I14 Buckeye Hebron OH 43025

Ttnnk you Claude

-Whv is iE thaE Ehe weEEest dogs areEhe fiiendtiests dogs

lDThe only Ehing thats more painful ttun

Learning from experience is not Jearningfrom experience

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tanksand Erucks

The canvas Lwo- and Ehree-dimens iona Itanks mde a t TVIs S0-worker planE ouL-side lIashington look real boEh to Ehenaked eye and Eo heat-seeking theIna 1targetsing systems used at night

An unassembled fronts-view M-l weighEsabout 25 pormds and coLlapses into a 4-foot-by-2-foot duffle bag In less thanthree minutes one man can assemble itand plug in a generator to warm up iEstherira lsignaEur with a tape recorderand speakers a pair of soldiers can soundlike an entlre tank battalion

A fake M-l costs about $31500 cornparedwiEh abouE $3 miLlion for a new M-I

Iho remembers L94O-42 when we weredoing the same tshirg - only all we hadwere the decoys the real McCoys werestill on Ehe drawing boards

The Army has about 4000 real M-I tanksand plans to outfit each rrith at leastone fake M-1 at a cost of about $75million [taj Andrew Fallon of Ehe Army I sbudget office said

Deception has been a key element inmilitary strategy since the Trojan HorseGeman Gen Enrin Ronmel fooled Alliedforces in North Africa during WlJ II tsheBriEish fooled the cermans and Ehe IsraeliArmy today regularly uses deceptive falseradio chatter

But Ehe Sovietss are thoughE to be themost adept having everylhing from pseudoballistic missiles to entire fake armiesunder a branch of the military called thePrlncipa I Dlrectorate of SlraEegicDeception

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ADDRESS CORRECTON REQUESTED

WALLY CUNNINGHAM has

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asked us to share $rlEh you the contenEs of areceived from Ehe good PasEor Rev ElEon Sthe Open Door in Wiklinglon Iosra

CHURCH O「 THE OPEN DOOR MISS10N532 Main Street

wnmingtOn lowa 56983

Rev Elton S SInith Pastor

Dear BroEher

Perhaps you have heard of me and oty naEionrride campaign inche ciuse of ternDerance Each year for the past fourteenI have rrade a Eoirr of Texas Kahsas Nebraska Mlssouriand lora delivering a series of lecEures on the evils ofdrinkine On this tour I have been accouqranied by uy youngfriend ind assisEanE Clyde LimpEon Clyde a young manof good family and excellent background is a paEheEicexaiple of liEe ruined by an excessive indulgence in whiskeyand woraen C1yde would hppear wiEh me aE lectures and siLon the plaEforin drunk wheezing starLng at tshe audiencethrough- heavy bleary blood-shot eyes sweaEing profuselypicklng his nose belching and making obscene- gestsureshlle I would polnE him out as an exarple of whaL over-indulgence can do for a person

This winEerr unforEunately Clyde passed away A mltualfriend tras eiven me vour -nime Lnd I wonder if you would beavailable t5 take cliders place on Ehis years Eour

Rev Ellon Schurch of the

Smith PastoOpen Door Mission46

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ALBERT MCAD00=S 5TH CHAPTER

This ls the fifth ln6ta11uentof IA Brief Eistory of the EifthRCT 1n I(oresrr continuing rith xoyConbat phase of these recolectlonEou Patrol actlvitles coDtiDuesthroughout the surnner with bothAEbush and an occasi-onal ContactpatloI that often 1ed to Fire-flghts arld we had several Oneconslsted of tbe entire ConpanyI renenber a radiona]1s coafelenceheld near the 11ne of departurerhere I 6aY eleraents of Eost ofthe partlciparxts togetber slththe supporting uaits rflhin lhs1ire o f larch Tbere Yas justabout evelybody frolo Conpany Eexcept the cooks and bottle wash-ers Motatnen and heavy nachiae-gurnels rlth teror 1n there eyesNot u6ed to patro16 alld apparentfear of the urknom We sere norenonchalant because this ra6 oDe ofseveral patrols we had partcipated1a ad soDe of the6e guys nere otrtheir flrst patrol With a1l theaoi6e and fus6 ye nade the NKPAavolded us We baDged around nostof the night and returDed rithoutcontact Later patrols the NKPAnade up for it and 1n one ofthe6e I got hlt rith about 15others i-a a perfectly execudedambush We vere caugbt flatfoot-ed Tbey hit us hard ard ran aw4yVle 6pent the lenainddr of the rightxithdraring and returning to ourlilles I carrt recal1 Yhether any-body ras kil1ed that nlght but 1stplatoon dld take slx I(IAi s durineuroour tour on the Iine and we hadmore men wounded thatx eDteled theline on June l8th

Almost every tri8ht se had tocontend v1th Ground fo8 and whilethe Artlflclal noonlight helped us

to see it also helped the othersi-de A6 the sunmer drew to a closethe Fiftb RcT wa6 transferled fronthe 25th Djvigion to the 40th Divi-sion and shortly after that wewere reLeived by the 223d Infantryon the night of October 3111952

sone tlne prior to bej-ng reLiev-ed we had a patrol that caused yourstnrly a 1ot of grief our nissionwas to set up blocking posLtionsnear the low dip ln the lldgelinenear I believe George CoDpany We

went out one wqy a[d were to retu]nby another route lllhile 6et uP thenj-ght teEperatures dlopped suddenlyto belov freezing We were sweattyxrith no Jackets and nust have caus-ed o16e because re were under severartil1ey flre (possibly l2ampn)nasty stuff We had to be very stil1and renaln quite and i-n place forseveral hours My feet becane numbI could hardly walk nlthout assist-ance I 6ot a touch of Frostbite anda brief stay ln the 5th Inf lledica1Conpany where I appalently ful1y re-coveled Such resiliance we had whene were twenty

Finally off the 1i-ne I enteredlnto an eleven day peri-od where Iwas tra]1sferred out of the flrstplatoon jnto the fourth and becanea gunner it a 57nn Recollless riflesquad Just as sooa as I got used tocarrlng the thlnE I had orders inharxd for LIe ZI(zoDe of Interlor )or rotation back to the States Ihad R amp R 1a Japan for five dqysl1ke everybody e1se but those con-pat storles w111 st4y out of printMoxe next tine fron the officlalRecord as my st4y jn the 5th RCTceased to exlst Bore next tlme

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- INIERNATIONAL KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL

Rmdeuror dp Fot8otten

11Bl s theuro tl of ttE c4aian for ar IfterutictEl Koleat leuror Veterals tlrialilLlic G poIcfrrr cr a hish cliff oerlokirs tlE Pampific

ampd ou 4e invlleurod Lo be a Pdt ofl tlls cAslgn -- yc r peurorsoa11y atd EdSatlzatlrn you represt

I1E amplve to ratse S38 BiUidl for tieuro nrial (described in accqavirEiiJiGl

i--ii iiav n site has best drrured bv tlE citv of rs keuroeres

ttr-dr ft Dbleuro

effoEEs ad able guidace or uavor T Bradrer

ItE rExt scheduleurod evst eiII be the offictal gro-[ld breaking --sudav Jtrle 25 1989

at Aneels Park Sar Peurodro -- at rihich tirE all of tlE co-sdEorinA- ax eEorsrngsrs-ri2ad tiU be rePreseurottted Tsrtatlw final dedicaticn o ttr rEErrar rsElrteurod for Novder u 1990

As )Du car te1l rE ee lndeed serious abdrt tlis It EL1 c to passl

Eiceuron crsualtiE in tlE xoret lhr (1950-1953) eurore o(lsElveuro --- i91245ii l0]r84 dd et al -- bul LEi a e ad sdEn ftdn 22 Allied N3tlc6HUfi-ta b dqiv or prrPerlv tEEred nx rnternalilxoran ir vteras rri5-I YiIl help rectift tlEr

Ytu Ddricioati6r sdsrseErtt ad swport td yd- organiz-aLicts ee Edi thsolicited be ttE InleEnatlorEl l(oreamp Llrr VeLerans lrtrlla] ClmiEtee E wiIILdr-r rn oEtro sLpplv anv ioaterials to Lo ary reasaEbre teuroitgt Lo

hi= th cli of receivini a falor5ble respoGse to dris letler

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一Ch4ttsy and jolly notes from a fomer WALTER E oTNEIL (5th tTB) of

2d Lt FA - B-ILL IIOILEY of RE 2 Box 458 825 Pa lourar Et Cajon cA92020 rells usWarren TX It goes Ehe one about the manage aE a boring

I was rvith the Triple Nickle in HI -- meeEing who asked Can you hear me ithad Ehe Aruno Train the- first Een davs in the back and the boy aE- the back whoKorea and then Forvard observer unEil hit said No and the f11oh in lhe fronEon 2 SepE5O I had the short economy who said ttletrs swap placesrrEour Thariks Wally rve needed thaEtI nors have Ehro ggies in the service r-(C1asses of i75 and r53) and they have The race is on Is there arqrone inasked me Eo relite up my experiences in the horrse who beats thisKorea - rrTro catalacts and lens lnrplantsIIrm hoping this rer-Erion my firsE surgery - rotor cuff lefl shouiderwill help shed some lighE and tickle some high blood pressure sugar diabetesmemory cells so I can complete nry rnasEer- and gouEpiece |ly Cameo Role In Korea The The envelope pleaselAlmosE ForqoEEen viar nd the name - not the winner -- iust

Irm lo6king forward to receiving more the rEme - is - CH Bronko ATKINSONinfo about the reunion Do you anticipate (MP Platoon and Hq 63rd Field i4t--r45)distributing lists of expected atEendees of 3800 SDecatur Las Vegas NVwith addresies No were not -aking fin Bronko -

B1II werll lisE Ehoge coming if we far from it - were just ov6rrhelmed byIearn early enough WeII do our the sorry fact that Lhe people of our -d____esE 3ffrIiE Hi gElIhiBT$Bt

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脇 脇堪禦襲If all the cars on I-84 were Plced

t-rt to bumper some idioE would tryto iass them

I-JOHN RAGIAND writes from 6321 Gonzales

Groves Tr( 77519 Savannah was my firstand I thoroughly enj oyed iE I intend tofltake future meetingi Lord willing -iMeeEine ner^r friends was very retresh-ing buts uifortrnately did not seeany of sv outfit hybe if you sPread rdoroln nlxt TL issuL its might helP

Thb outfiE was co D 21st duringearLv 44 - earlv 46 Does arrybody knowthesL fellows aird their whereabouts--cGreni Ralph (was from Itt)

Rirnldi (was from Chicago)T- Pilch (was frqn wyoming I think)T- Reardon (from Kansa s I think)T Mrncv (was from Oklahoma ) I mer

hih 6n Mindanao and he wor-rnd uPas cook and rrent to Japan

Box (chink Willie $as first name-rrd rr was frorn stsLouis)tI knot Ehis is an InposiEionr --buEwould deeplv appreurociate any heIp

tlo iryisitibir at all JohnnY

_The press was rolling when we PuIIed it

to inseit this iEem The am nail hasbrought us an inqu-iry as to who $re are -iro-rt cot Nornian [I cooper (F amp2nd BnHqs 5tsh RCT 49-r5l) of Box 426LChattanooga TN 37405 AlwaYs hadtrouble with spelling Ettat town

the name and address of a member from

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Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

- _l4aybe our yelling about it has paidotf

The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

an』itliltlo888estants will be giventumlr entFiesOCt2虫d電 選lTinnerwill be chosen Nov 10

Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

ItrE abouE time

-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

rYea GimletslBetter sti1 call IARRY JoHnSOitl at612-665-213L Hers at 312 SlbinLeseur rYN 56058

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i gox54 Fennville HI 49408 is a1l

eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

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from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

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close Eo the family It rras no surPrise

gliigiIti LilU J i- -rrurtlHL3oinaf ter Hictor rra s laid to rest Dave t

--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

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fori-ro ci I s extended Erip to Hong Kong Bangkok and

urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

i - - ^ ^- anY f iner Etrrn Donr tIii rot ne up so 1 trope r -

- Beautifulry said Ctraprain Joe

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

RUBVE M ROGRSON350 Sowillo+r SP115Ria lto GA 9237 6

-Deceased Dec 12 1988

cEcIL L MoYER (H 2LsE 42-45)t-

From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

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ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

IA was ltq amp Hq Co 34th

from tJ+2 Eo t45 IJhen Ehe lhn shows upats the door to teturn Ehe picturesyourve goE to go

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

faith in tomorrohr for the clock may Ehen

be s til IAuthor Unknqm

-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

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showing blankets to his customer Hetook blanket after blanket down from the

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The Americl boys have a catEoonisEin their mldst one Lou Fedorskirvho used to do cartoons for Ehe llrh Brigand sent their editor Ehis one

_Complaint deparunents Someone ca I led

wouldnt identify himself sounded offand hrmg up So - no chance for arebuEtal He hra s upset rJith rhaE we wroEeabouc bcArthur in the last issue Herewe go again IIe didnr t wrile it rIe

were merely reproducing wtra t BLair ClarkEhe historian wroEe in his review ofMictrael Schallerrs book DouglashcArEhurr Give us a break-oleaseHeis also angry about rrha E rveiie tbeenwriEing abouE the west coast fellors whowere tied up during the rvar and now havebeen someshaE relmbursed for theitErouble This we knoH tha t quite a fewof our members are less than pleased andwerve merely reported the fact

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the Out BaskeEI This good noEe fromfaithful JULIUS JOSZ of 7344 RockdaleDetroits rtover Memorial weekend I waito a couple of services and ran into acouple of fellows from the 24th InfanEryDivision and they asked Eo be signed upso sign them up Frank JSapko Bill Rlchmond31541 Hennepia 1277 2 CunningtramGarden City MI 48135 SouEhgate MI 48195

Iie did Julius - and thank you verymuch

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NIGHT LIFE Wst Sid Stoies - happ hour Monday Fiday inludins a ltomplimcntaiy bu6tr Billy Miners - whcrc rll drink arc doubls and thwios Fnut 3hllt i mut Sroclyads - Miy typ of cntcrtaihhnt is found in th hiroricl 3todrd Fom

countty and rctern dancinS ro ih ltcat sounamp of rok srrcll doen th eoodsidMlLr or oH Rlrt voth

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SPECTATOR SPORTSr Forball The Dall Cowboys ply ( hom in Txs SlaJium lrvinS- Ba3ball Th Ta Ransd3 cll hom Alinston Stdium Bskctball Th Dallt Mkicks hot opposition at Reunioo 4nr Seccr Thc Dallas Sidtki(k 196 MISL Champions als play ar kunion Atne- Collsiar Txas Chrisiian Univrsity ihe Horned Frcgs play in Amon Crtcr

Stzdium and Danicl Lltvr Colisum

PARTICIPANT SPORTS Swimhins Hat d outdr seimdios pool on rhc sixth flot of thc hotcl Fitns Cnt r Th hotcl also offcrs complimtntay ust of thc fftncs ccner locattd

o rh sirth ltmr Gola Hyatts Bar Cek Colf and Rrcquct Ccntr and R$il Cn k County Cluh

both wirhin Zi minutcs of rh horl Mil6 of jogcinc pths lon8 rh ninity Riv

EVENTS AND ATTRACTIONS Th prcsti8ious Van Cliburn pino ltomptition is hldvery tour yes in fort Worth

Prlihinari hld ih Ed Landcth Audirorium on rh ahpus ot Tqa3 ChritianUnivr3ky and tht finals held at thc litanl County Convntion CntL

Th Forr wo(h Zoo

Th Vetlr Gadcns A sFtatular arhhctural display of watr fountains locatd indowntown Forr vorth

Thc 8ornal Cardos and lapan Crdni

Th Omoi Thatr The mct adenccd rupct 70mm dd mukiimae prcjttion ndsund synm in rh world

Si Flasr Ov lin5 Amukhnt pak sth mor than 100 rid6-

Fo( Worth s Annual EvB inlud th Fort Yoth Srock Shoq Mayfst PionrDays Mein Sfter At Fcstilal and haD mor

Wrnvild lvat r park filled wirh 3lidcs and pools

Intntional vildlifr Park The prL offB ic cho to drivc amons th wild andarully fccJ iod pdnythins from in ehrckp to n Bnitf The Colonl Colf Tournaneuronr is held very ivlar at Colonial Countrv Cluh

GALLERTES AND MUSEUMSr Thc (imbcll An Muum Th Ahon CanE Musmr Sid Richardsn ColktioD o v6(rn At Th Fort rrh At Muun ItO Yr of Fort vcth Thc Fort th Musm of Scincc nd Histdy L-o8 Cbin Villr Pt Muum of Tdnsponarron Crrsnr Sotrthset Atospacc Muum T$ Sporrs Hall of Fan Thktl Hill

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MUSIC Th Dororhy Sha Bll Choir Th Forr vodh Ballr ThG Foi vorth Syhphony Orchcatta Youth Orhstra ot Grater Fon Wonh Txas Cnls Choir

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fofof svndrome retarhed and deforrcditom ana Dad Thorp decided Lo hlrne Peam

a rc Eo court Eo claim $4 million indamages- rr-trottious iury of six has notv Lhrornout Lhe Thorpst-cGim In Lhe ongoinguuiti uutrin ordinary conrnon sensc rndLt iuitra

that somebody can alvays bcblamed and sued for anY misforEunectra lk one uP for the goo-xyYsl

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a full-size iron and ironing board inevery room

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Your Texas convention coEmittee has but one Dain objectiveand that is to do all we can possibly do to Eake our convention inSepteDber a sDashing success so when you depart you wiLl ahrayshave fond neEories of our Folt worth reunion

One of the most ilportant functions of this coumj-ttee is topre-register at least 90t of our people who plan to attend but todo this we ask for you cooperation in filling out thepre-registratJon forro enclosing your check to cover the chargesand sending it to ne pronptly

With your assistance in thls natter your arrival at ttrehotel lri1l go nuch sroother with little oi no waiting in 1ineAlso it viu greatly assist us in our planning uith the hotelstaff Ie will Dake table assignments for the dinners on Fridayand Saturday evenings in order of receipt of your foms andchecks We uill be happy to honor requests for group tablereservations if one person in the group that lrisbes to be seatedtogether will collect the forrs and checks and send thel0 to me inone envelope

So dlonrt delay As soon as you get the fon in theTaro Leaf send it to e for pre-registlation

We the conmittee are tooking forward to Septelber rrhenonce again the old Victory Division [eEbers present and pastui1l asseDble o reneH fading roeuories and to pay tribute totlrose who gave their lives for our freedom

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From Your Door

丁o丁he Airport

Door lo door service between your home

office or hotel and lhe airportAlso serving Los Angeles orange Counly

San Francrsco and Phoenix

Grouo and Convention services available

Maioi credit cards accepled onboard

Prompt airport departures

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329-2020 (lrom DFW only)

329-2025 (trom Love Field only)

liind dor^rn for the niSht in the cozy-seclusion of vour room iviEh the specialHvAtt Tolrch Turndovn service asirecialcv chocolaEe on your pillorv andpie-arrairged plans for tornorrovs break-fasts

Texas hospitality is our EraditionThe cracious service location facilitiesand iost of all rhe spirir of Hya tt RegencyFort trforEh caPtures Ehe Pride of Tegtias

-Stationed at the rraval base in SouthCarolina was a man who trad cqq)eted inouiEe a ier^r rifle tournamenEs near hisliome Eown So when the base needed some-one to fill out their team for theNational Rifle TournamenE r he was taPPed -Unforturately he had never particiPatedin anv compeEitlve shooEing of this -intenliEv before and he becme ratEledand did icather PoorIY

Ernbarrassedhe hlnded his score cardto the caDtainof his Eeam wlEh Ehe rernark(efter lookine at rny score I feel likegoing behind Ehe buiker and shooEingrmrself The caotain sEudied uhe card a mffitenEr -then replied BeEEer take an exLra round

a-ilerre not lazy HeY sErike EhaE

llaybe ilre are lle simply rlanted you tosei this one just as JoHN RAGIjND of6321 Gonza1es Gtoves Tx trrote it Hereit is3

The reunion in Savannah ta s rIy firstI Lhoroughly enj oyed it and inEend Eo rnakefuture mEetings - Lord rvilling of course

Meeting new friends lJas very refreshingUnforEuraEelv I did noE see any of nyoutfit Iby-be if you speed rvord in yournext issue- it mizht help

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name Think he tra s from KansasItuncv (was from oklahoma) Met him

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your en]oynento consu t the brochurSfledllitting Sites for

1 The Kinbeu Art luseuD2 AEon Carter MuseuD3 tlater caldens4 OEni ftteater5 Sundance Square6 FaDous Exchange Avenue (Stockyards Billy Bobts

White Elephant Saloon etc )

Tours out of lort worth are availabLe as foLlorrs1 Southfork Ranch in Dal1as - Hone of w shon trDat1astr2 Slx flags over Texas in ArliDgrton ( thene park)3 Dealey Plaza Texas Schoolbook Depository

and The Slxth Floor MuEeu where Lee Harvey OsrraldalIegedly shot Presialent Kennedy If you irelnterested call or rrrite the reunion clrairnanlrell in advance for reservations

4 Torn of cranbury Tour (4O miles southwest ofSort worth - requires a fuU day)

other activilies1 GoIf - Roclcuood IIuniclpal Course - 3 miles from

hotel Starting tiDes rriU be available onFriday and Saturday nornings

2 AudioVjsual RooE - Open Thursday and Eriday only forsholring of tapes and filEs of Ath Division actions fronfiln library and for those of you who Eight bring a tapefor viewing

3 A buUetin board uill be available in the hospitality roomfor neDbers to post plctures letters or any other typeof historical facts or infornation for Derbers to inspectand discuss

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If you are planning to fly toDallas-Fort lorth and retum via AAldentify yourself with your AA agent ascoming irn-der the code-- STAR 0i99 RJ

Heres wln t you might do Go Eo yourtravel gal or gb dire-r Eo AArs MeetingServices Desk [ry free toll - TeI 1-806-433-1790 - or have vour travel asent doiE for you Give tire code sTA[ 0199 RJ- and pray a 1o

---This issue contains more fLlI-incoupons than the K-llart insert in lastSundayrs paper Couldnrt be helped

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BANQIET IENUS AND CIIARGES

Aloba Dinner Friday septeEber 15 Bonelesa Breast ofchicken Arllngrton fil1ed with applenut herb dresBlng and uadeirasauce salad vegetables cheesecake and strat barrieE

[tenorlal Banquet saturday SepteEber 15 Ieurone star uixedcril1 Regency salad vegetablie chocolate rouladg irlth vaniuasauce

Aloha Dinner S2250 per persontleDorlal Banquet $2500 per parson(Pric6 lncludes tax and gratuity)Tlckets to botb dlnners uill lndicate your table nuber The

ticket [uat be shorrn at the Entlance to tbe banquet hall foradmittancE and nane plates uortl for identificatlon purposes

DAILY EVENTS

Early arrivals - on your own

1OO pn - Registration desk opens Reunionofflcially begins Hospitality rooE open90O aD Mealg on Your oun

Audlovisual Room open 9300 au to 4300 P-nTours and shopping leals at your pleasure

eudioviEual RooDi HosPitality RooD Tours tcocktail hou 5o0 to 70o lr iAlolra Dinner 700 pn

Business Deeting 1ooo at i Cocktail hour600 to 700 prn i teuorla] Banquet 7oo Pttr

continental Breaklast 700 to 10o0 aD( cotrplhentary)

ALHAT Untl1 we Eeet again

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i^Ialler va s depuEy cofinanding genera Iof I Corps in 1986-87 assistanE divisioncommander with the 82d Airborne Divisiooand chief of staff of Ehe xVIII AirborneCorps aE Fort Bragg NC anC chief of staffof Ehe 24th Infantry Division at FortStewart GA He comnanded a brigade inGerrnanv and a battalion wiEh Ehe 4thInfanury Division (tlechanized) aE ForECarson CO lIa ller also was seniormilitarv assistrnE Eo the assistanEsecretaiy of defense for nanpovrerreserve affairs and logistics in iIashingtcn

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It is thcrr again - people you kneorand rrho knerv you during the teribleexperience of rnilitary service - peoplerrho lltnev you before you felt the pressureof Eaking a place in the adult world

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a-Our fiscal yeat begins on August thefirst and ends on July ehe 3lsr So all

annual dues are due as of August 1including inerementa 1 payments byLife llembers

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AOne LLOYD PITMAN of 2O7L Preble

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tMuch of the net sElengEh of Americawhich can be seen in the preceeding page-swas a bv-product of wat which sPurred Ehewhole niuion Eo heights of accomPlislxnentit had never dreameii of Yet the costas alwavs in war was appalling Lifewould never again be Ehe same for thefamilies of tEe servicemen who died intheir vouth on Ehe baEtlefields Noreould ic ever be quite Ehe same for boyslike Jerqne von Mohrtiln rmEerial things tshe nation trad alsoDaid The war had involved an enormousaiiir

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l preFer October st date for Joint reunion ith 25th Div1810n atSchofie d Barracks

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ExcerpEa flon prevlous TARO LEAF Eo refleshen meoortea prtor to fiUtnBou quaaClonalre beloYt

orlpiral Planr Jotn ln Ehts celeblation (9 a reqlon) on Deceober 7 1991EffiiA-EiFEARL HARBoR suRvrvoRs AssocrAT-roN consldelatlonsr Tremendouaciowas (hotlra planes outer lslands) posslble ralns nalnly a Navy shor

suDDlemental Plan The 25Eh INFANTRY DIVISION ASSOCIATION and the Co8landlng6Eiralii- tEt-aTvle lon sEacloned at Schofleld Barracks have lnvlted ourassoclaton to hold a Jolnt reunlon rrlth Eheo ln Hawall on or about occober1 1991 thtch ls Organlzaclon Day fo boEh dlvlsions date noE as yetftnalized HoEel acaonodaElona would be ln one of the better liatklkl hoEel3and the nanageneot of Eh8 Joln efforf would be ln the hands of the Scho-fleld Barracas chapEer of ctre 25ttr In Ehe past the arny has 8upp1ledbusses to transpori oeEbers to and froo Schofleld (two trtps)but Ehts-rould no be subJecl to possible budgetary restrlctlons Oahu would belesa crorded weather condttlons probably mole favorable we uould bea[on8 our osn CoobaE lnfantryoen and ln our oun back yad

PosslLlltqieEa lf the po1l favor s the Decenber 7th date plan our regularEunlon--6r EEe latEer part of Septeobea then Ehe ne bers SoInB to Honolulucould 81Bn up rrlth the PHSA tour and proceed on thelr oun

lf Ehe October let date at Schofleld ls preferred Ye rrould have Eo planior -tsoffii6ii6-(s lnce only a snall Einorlty rrould oake Ehe Hawalian lrtp) one on ttre Ealrrland aIrd one in Hawali ln Dhlch case se couldr

A Move Ehe daEe of our llainland reunlon back Eo Au8 l5th V-J Day and- selecE a city Probably in the Easc or Mld-lest

D Have our reBula reunlon ln San Franclsco one rreels prlor Eo the Hardail- aifair afcr flhtch Ehose conElnuing on Eo Aloha-land Hould proceed

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QUEST10NAIRE 1991 REtNION(s)

Mail (within veek) tO Robert Ender

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We doot necessarily have tohave a whole lot more then thpSovielg based in Europe or evens urucb ari they do Galvin said

But be said there must beuro somekitrd of easonable balaDce declariD8 that today the UnitedStat6 had 88 t Dce lauuchers de

ployed is WeuroEterD Europe whilethe Sovielr bad 1400 short-rangeouclear weapoo based iD EastelnEurope

II theyve got l4 times ut muchas rre do hos can you call tiadeeDse So rhy doat they justsay Ot iI Jouve got 88 aDdyourie not 8oi8 to get alry biggerthe rie Fill come down

Asted why he would not substi-tEte a missile submarine for short-rarge Duclear missiles i Europe

Calvi replied tiat this had heuroertried i tie 1960s bd as judgedDot to be credible becaDse theUnited Stat8 ard the Soviet U onwere Dot lilely to blor each otherup rith auclear reapols in orderto stop aD irvader attaching arl-othea countiy

l NATo countriB iD Europelose the Lance and get oo replace-Eent for it they would ooly baveairplaneuros alrd artillery tubes tofire a a superio i-ovadirg [orceatrd such Eajor targets to the rearas assemblirg ares ArtilleryGahiD codteDde4 has too short areach oDIy 12 miles ard aircrafttrying to hir targets close to thefrortliDes Eould face deadly lire

Soviet atr deleDseuros ir Europehave beurocome so lethal Galvrnsaid ilat the only ray to gothmugh it ts to fly ulder it at 100feeurot wbile goinS 500 kDots Soweve got to take the pressurc ofIour aircrait- lve caot re3ci aay-tlitrg except the Iocal batuerieidwiti (Ducler artillery So youbave got to have a baclup byIielditrg a Lalce replacemetrt

Galiiu said he waDts a sbort-range rcissile with a range of 210to 20 roiles that would be Illouot-ed on a tracked vehicle io it couldmove from one battlefield to an-other

Under culreot aEns aSreemeDtshort-range missiles canDot have araDge of more than 300 miles

NUCLEAR WEIIPONS - Chari siolry wcapor deployed by NATOad Wallaw Pact eo[Dtries i EoroIc

IATO chief endorses arms cutsbut wants new short-range missiles

By GEORGE C WIISONThc WsshilgtoD Po3t

BRUSSEIS Belgiur - ceD-JohD R Galvi coEEander ot tieNorth Atlantic Treaty Organiza-tioq said ir an jntervlee here thathe eDdors6 the coDveDtional-arEsreductioos recently proposed byPresideut Bush but Fill reEaiureasy about defeDdilg Europeurountil he has new short-Etrge ou-clear roissiles to replace lieuroLaDce

Bush bosiDg io pressure froEWest GerrDaDy and otter allieurosagrEed to postpoDe EodemizatioDol ttre lalce mrssile utriil he hastrieurod to Begotiate reuroductioDs iotroops aircraJt tanls and otherarmor and artillery baseurod tn Eo-mpe But tle presldeot stressedthat he has no inteouoD of abaD-doBilg short-raoge ouclear Eis-siles like the lalce

GalviD asked why he iDsisted oDkeeuropi8 sorEe short-raEge missrlcsiatier t[an abaDdoni-og them alto-gether said tley are vital to de-terring tle start of war ardshould deterrence fail to stop aBiavadil8 force

Iu the past the lour-star 8etr-eaal said coDgentioDal lorceuroeveu whe tley were equal didntdeter war ID fact alrnost half theurotime the smaller lorce attackeurodtie bigge force

However he co8tiDued sinccseve had Duclear weapons tleyhave seurot up a situatiod ut FhlcD

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The salesrnan was expectj-ng a veryimDortanl cusEomer to c-rll him at homeonSaEurdav so when he had Eo leave Ehehouse for i-short Eime he gave his liEtleson careful instructions on hors Eo answerthe telephone and take a messate

When Ehe phone rang the boy alswe_rediE feellng very grown up he Eold thecaller ttraE his fa Eher was not in at themoment and asked whether he would like toleave a message

Yesi the-caller said Iell himMr Jonis called - J-O-N-E-S

There was a momenErs Pause ThenMr Jones heard a srnall voice ask Hot^rdo you rake a J

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Presidents

MessagePlease feel aE ease abouE our September shlndl8 in Fort Wolth Every-thlnS is in place for a gala celebration It should be another superexEravaganzal Each upcoming reunlon seems to generaEe more excitemenEand enthusiaam than the lasc one From the letEers and calls we canfeel Ehe troops chafing aE Ehe blE sort of a sense of ur8encylt usedEo take nosE of the year to genelate monenEumi nor iE begins almosEinnediaEely afEer the last reunion

24th Dlvision parElctpatlonr Ea1y in the Bane the acceptance ofour invtEation was subJecC to budgeEary restrictlons buf as ofthis srltinB iE appears EhaE Gen Taylor will be able to favoE usuith thaE very lmpressive color guard the all time favoriEe musicalcoEbo lhe usual PX irith a very unusual assortmenE of Taro Leafnerchandise and of course Mrs Taylor General Pece and a fewnembers of hls staff Be srjre to rdelcoEe Eheo all as only 24th-erscan dol

Melllbers wi undoubtedlyareas in which our 2900 -

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be interested in knowing the geograirhical3000 members reside Breakdown follovs

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Above data complled by our hard worklng (dally updates) DirectoryChalrman and eomputer uhiz (l) Joe McKeon Thark you Joel

Revertln8 to For WorthS eptember Chalroan Paul Austin and his veryable assistants have all deEails lined up wiEh the hotel the alrlinesthe atrporE EransporEation local activities and above all our verywarm and hospitable hospltality room which always exudes comraderiefolnd noshere else on this planeE Anyone quesEion Ehat sEaEementThe only Ehing left is for our rnenbers Eo make their hotel reserva-Eions dlrect tith the hoEe1 and reunion registration direcE to PaulAustin Forms wlll be princed in each lssue of Ehe TARo LEAF

My sEaff (aheml) and I look forward o EreeEin8 all our ironderfulmeobers and thelr very alluring vrlves aC our annual party especiallythose me$bers from the Breats state of Texas rrho may have never aEtendedone of our reunlons previously

24th-fully yours

RoberE Ender

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1990 - Korea 4oth RevisiE

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Our very energetic publlc relatsions nember GOLDY NORTOII has been diligently ats work devel-oping a package tour Here are some of the deteuroiIs

This would be a ten day (eight night) trip covering such places as Seoul Osan SuronChochiwon Taejon the Kun Rlver the tlakEong eEc Theurore are options for tag-ons Eo llong KongHong Kong and ehina Tokyo Ttrailand and tlawail

The basic package Eould cost between $1600 and 200000 per person based on dqrble occlq)ancyThis figure includes-air fare frl tie West Coasc all hotels and groutd _travel r and sose mealsOf courEe the air fare from the east and mld-west would have to be added to this sost

The questionaire ls self exptanatory If iou plan on takLng ad ntage of Bhis packageplease led Goldy lrtorr Tlme is in isportant faacor The nain thing he has to ascertain ls rrhetherbr no there issufficient inEeresc among our membets so thaE he can proceed in working out thedetails

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Dates of Korea Service

Hear that Ith the can opener Go seeif its for you or for me

lawyer Norman S Ostrord of New YorkCitsy tells Ehe EaIe of the farmer withhis horse and wagon going for a load ofgrain who was struck head-on

The farmer suffered severe and pernanentinju-ries Ilhen the case rra s tried to aiury the insurance conpany lawyer asked[imtIsntt its Erue chai ifuneaiitelyaf ter Ehis accidenE a person came over Eovou and asked vou how irou felttt tYes I remeurber thit tt the farmer said

And didnE you tell him thaE vou neverfelt beEEer in vour life

I quess I did The-defense lawyer said rrNo further

questlons tlOn redi-recE the farmer was asked

l^Iill you tellthe jury the circrrnstincesin whLch vou made that resoonsetYesrt- the farmer said- Inrnediatelyaftgr ttre accidenE my horse had twobroken l-egs and was neighing and kickingThe rnan who came alonq was a deDutvThe rnan

Word from Alice BRIDIIELL on EARL(H 19th 38-t4) dorsn at 5611 Bar SSt Tucson lZ 85713 is Ellat Earl isconfined Eo a wheelchair Had seriouscervical surgery from which he recoveredafEer a 2 oonths hospiEal stay MedicsdidnrE expect him to rake it buts he didBoth Allce and EarI ask ttrat Eheir goodwishes and love be extended to allwho remember them rrRemembert Whocould forget Ehis wonderful pair

-If Ehis is your first reunion wiEh us

please dont sit back $raiting for peopleEo introduce themselves to you You belhe shaker and the mover - please - yousEep forward Lo him - or them - exEendyour glad hand - and sound off as if youhad a-pair - youtll be happy thau youdid Ours is a terrific bunch of happyacquaintances and warm friends Averagerunning time from sEranger Eo acquaintanceto friend - five minutesi AlI especiallvso cuz Ehis year were meetint in Texaspardner tIell be in Ehe land where Ehebroncos kick up Eheir heels and thecowboys do Eheir unlevel best to trang onTheirs is the romance of Ehe rodeol ourbonanza is in simple friendships

-r-- Guggs our campa ign against tinted glassin vehicles hit a dead end Oh wellr-RALPH BALESTRIERI was on our side evenLf no one else was CantE understand whvCongress with Ehe stroke of a pendoesnE ouELaw the business Where arethe police on thls one Or at leasE thepolice unions

盤1究eparailn呈鯛ittrd[uりput hls ievolver tothe horsets eir and sho him dead Then hewent over Eo the dog which trad a brokenback an was crying He puc his gun toEhe dogs ear and shot him dead Then hecame to me and asked me rHow do you feelr

I-said I neve feltbetter iri mylife

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How Eo dress for FtWorth CasrallvCor-nfortably Coolly - is Lhat a word-Weve trad much fun with Hawaiian gearin years pase - colorful shlrts for themen muu-muus for the Iadies - for rnostof our waking hours including the Fridaynight dinner Its colorful comforEablecozy But - come Sa turday night for ourcombinaffin Memorial ServiceBanquetwe sErongly suggest business suitscompleEe with shirts neckties and shoesfor Ehe men - and for Ehe ladiesr eveningdress wear cocktail dresses or whaEeveryou look diessed up in We dont goiorrna I as Ehey used to call iE buE lvecertainly hranE to imProve on Times Squarea high noon (L-

The recenE death of IF Izzy SLonethe famous iournalist called to mind hisbook Korei Ttre Hidien War in whichappears the carefully veiled innuendoEha t the Korean lar was all sEarted by acooked-up deal between the US andSouth Korea

FExciEing and sensible new plans in Ehe

works all in a bona fide efforE to avoidEttat vexaEious anma I stamPede inEo ourSa turday night banqueE hall

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While-the Pentagon has been claimlngsuccess ln integrating women lnto theamed forces famllies in the ranks havebeen confronting a crisis in child care

The Department of Defense concedes thatlt needs 811000 more day care slots formllltary dependents O-f the 129000chlldren who do receive care on oilitarvlnstallatlons worldwide the Pentagon estirnates that 21000 aie in centeis thatare anElquaEed overcrorded or hazardous

lfuch of the Dressure for more famtlvand child-relat-ed supporE has cme with Eheinflux of women singl- parents and yowrgmalried recruiEs who have enllsted in chep-ost-Vletnam erarsaid IAjDavid Super ofthe Artry a Pentagon spokesnan

As an example in 1958 at the heighEof the Vletnam War 381400 women lrere onactive duEy worldwlde out of a total35451000 United States troops MajorSuper sald Non Ehere are 2211700 womenon actsive duty worldwide abouE 11 percentof the force

In additlon there are ncrr 511800slnsle parenEs and abouE half the 21million- active duEy personnel are marriedta considerable changa frcrn Ehe days whenEhe services rre re filled with yorrng singlenra les

As FDR loved to ask What kind ofshenanisans are Ehese tte

Helers a direcL quotse from an amazlngIeEter whlch came in enclosins a 55000check Dontt knor h6r in the iorld Icould have gone 35 years without knoelngabout Ehe Assoclation I am enclosingmy dues and a snall ( sornething extra) -

Sincerely RICIIARD PARMERTER10 New St Florida IlY 10921

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BILL SHOIIEN (2IsE amp 24th Recon | 4]t44)1911 Francis St Waukestra WI 53188 saysAm still hiking mosE every other day lnour staEe forests near here Trled ameasured nine miler Ehe other day which Ihave covered in 3| hours each of Ehe lasEfour years buE had to stop after just 2|hours The sotes of my feeE feel like theyare callused and today I hiked anoEherarea for 3 hours Thls area ltas noextremely steep or high hills or bluffsjust keEtles and moraines lefE over fromthe lasE ice age 20000 years ago Iremember hlking the Koolaus and WaianaeMountains on Oahu and camping on Ehe streamsalso Ehe ouEback in Australla EhaE GolonelLawson authorized A1 Fournier and I toreconnoiEer for two to four days A1waysfollowed bv a reoorE and more overlavsManv Eimes- othermen were involved aird oftenGenLra I Cramer needed a guide or comPanyand asked one of us to eo alone How soodiE was to be in nry 2Os-and hile all dXywiEh pack and rifle But I did geE sorefeet then too -

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This year were getting two for theprice of one - Ewo convention chairmen -PAUL AUSTIN on the port side and GILHEABERLIN on the starboard side - as youare looking at tshem of course

It all sEarted with an inquiry - fromBILL YOUNG of 790 ELake Ravenna 0HHerd seen our iEem in the DAV fitagazine Sowe ioined BilI uo Then followed a notefroir Rebecca McPiak his daqhter Sherdread our oaoer and wanEed Eo surorise himHerets a bit of her notei itrs iefreshing

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I am enclosireuro $350 for a lapel pinand $400 for a crest oi-ntI am sure you would find ouE whichregiment he was in in KurnamoEo so youwould know whlch crest I want

rl4y father fired on Ehe 24tsh Divisionrifle team They beaE every team in thefar east conrnandexcept thel4arine CorpteamttThe tournament was held aE camp Palmerin Tsudanum Jaoan

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H63sf5 ilf itIfi I -i19ilia c Schof ield rrhen Ehe lorean iar ber-an andrye -embarlced for l(oree and landed ufrr-and irTme(liately engaged i ioGt-i- itEoefense ot la san

Our BaEtery supported the 2nd Bn 5l-nRCT under Ehe conrnand of LtCol JohnThrocknorEen (rRoclqp Johnr) He laEercosnandecl the 5th RCT ra s the youngestfull colonel in counrand of an infantryregiment The 555th FA Bn was cormnandedbv Lr col John Dalv- ttl am inEerestedEo know any infornEtionregarding the persons Ehat are accive inthe reunLon get togeEher Perhaps youcould enliehEen me and Dass on someinf ornntioi if availabll Triple Nickle people herers anotherone I

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This nLce litt1e story started thus

Along abouE last December rve received an inquiry from a Chrisrina Colbertabout an organlzation called Veterans Finders o America The story is developed inher letter used below The lette is a Fatshers Day leEEer being addressed Eo hergood Dad UEwIN C COISERT who justs happens to be a GinleE The rest is now a partof our folk lore - and we love Chrlstina for bringing herself and her srvee Dad intoour fold Melvin today spends most of his time in a wheelctrair Over on the oppositepage we glve you Ehe picEure Ghris mentions in-her lovely leEEer rvhich we reproduceLelorr ttlra t a- preclou-s word EhaE word famiIy See hcir it applies to the e olbertfamlly You know how lt applies to our fami ly of the 24th

HAPPY EATHER S DAY DADDY -

Ity Dail lrelvln G Colbert 7s a prouit netuber of the 21thInfantrg 2lst Dlvlslon and f aE vrltlng thts letter to sharelrlth gou hov f feel about htm - euro Deurod t ho Is t onderful anilextraordlnarg

Eor mang years mg Dad had a small Plcture of hlmaelf anil erghtgervrce buililles that he cherlshed He coampIfented hov often thathe thought of that plcture and those men anA hol )e rrlshed hekneu rrhere theg lrere Tvo gears ago as I Fathers Deuro9 presentf had the plcture enlarged and fred Thlg reallg rlade t1mhappg and ttlggered euron ldea of hig to fotm an ocganizatTon tohelp yeterans suclr as hrmself flnd o7d Duddtes Pe talraed mangtlmes about this Idea anil tlov to brlng 7t to llfe

Becau9e f vas ln college at the tlme I irli not reallg cottutltmgself to somethlng that m9 Dad thought vas reallg lnportant Yecontlnued to discuss l15 ldeas anA xhoughts and then founit outthat mg father yas dlagnose as hav rng ALS or Lou GehtlgsDlsease ThTs irld not sxop hlr from maklng a dream come trueHe reaT|zea the sltuation and ghorred Tricl^eillble strength and vil-lpover to contlnue even though lt Decame irlff 7cu7x xo do everyCtay actlvitles such as teuroIking on the phone ot vtltlng a noteIt vas durlng thls tlme that Dad and I te9olved to make hls tdeareal

Our organlzatlon yeteran flnders of Amerlca Is built upon mgDaiy s ilrean to help others flnd old friends As mg Ipm Doloceseuro cloge frlenir lchael and myseJf take the steps to manaqeyeteran Finaers Dad continues to pour forth bcilllant ldeas onhow to make yeteran Flndera a tevardlng success

9o on thls Eathers Dag I vant By Dai to knov hovlove hlm and ttat f hope through yeteran F1nders veto reunlte hlm Ith hls buddles in the photograph

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EIve my Dad the best glft of a77 - the knorrledgle that so mangme0Ders of our organlzatlon xhat he founded have been reunrted

I IOVE YOU CIRTSTTNA

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ALBERT MCAD00S 3RD CHAPTER

Thi6 i6 the third instaLlrentof IA brlef History of the ifthRCTin Korea The time has cometo try to explain the terns 5thRCT alxd 5th Infantry AU Regi-nental Combat teans have an In-fantry Regiment but not all In-fantry Reginents were RCTi s

The Elfth RCT was rnade up fronthe fitfth Infantly Regiment firstActivated by the USArmy jn 1808wa6 one of the oldest fnfantry Reglments of the USArmyThe 555thfield Artillery Battalion the5th Tank lledical CoJlecting andChenical Motar Conpanles and the72nd Conbat Dtgineer CoEpany

The fifth RCT reEained 1n Ko-ea upon the withdrawal of the24th InfDivlsion the RCT wastenporar[y broken up for 6evera]-nissions Bx I amp z were loadedonto the USNS Marine Phoenlx foran Ovelulgbt Cruise to KoJE-Do arleIaad off PUSAN The Jrd Bx the555 FA Bt Tank Co and otherswent aone place e1se SoEe oneelse rrill have to fill us in Ourmail address for our 6tay on XoJEwa6 the Elfth US fnfantry Wherewere you durlng this period ifyou did rot enjoy KOJE-DO becausethls was good duty(Eeb 15 to May1 1952 Eore or less)

Located on KOJE-DO was a UN POWcanp We relleved elenentE of the27th Wolf Hounds provi ing guard6to several large Prj-son ConpouldsOne Rifl-e Squad per compound fourEuard shiftE of six hours eachseven dqys a week Guard Mountsinspections the whole nine yardsA GIrs dread and a Eecond Ltdelight A11 in a1l- this was theaost pleasant duty anyone couldhave ln the fnfantry iE KOREA

The most detested detaiI had tobe the honey pot brigade andthe most boring was the RockQuarry and breakwater detail Iwonder if anybody knows rhat be-ca]ne of that breakwater

A highlight of our tour atKOJE-DO has to be the night ofthe attempted breakout It hap-pened on the 4th shift 18 to 2400 f remember machine gun trac-ers overhead and a11 of us head-InB for our respective companyconpounds The Next dqy we hadto go lnto the compounds to sortout the Bood guys from the badWe saw severa] dlsmembered bod-ies ln a trash heap not very nice

Around April lSth we loadedon an LST and shipped out to theEast coast slde of KoREA offloading upon the beach ending upat the burned out towlr of INJEright on the l8th Here the FifthRCT was reorganized al1 of ourfar flunB ulits returning andthe 5th RCT was back j-n businessInten6lve trainlng exerclses inareas cleared of civilians gaveus a chalce to get some good tra-ining Some things come to nindI renenber getting folding cot6with rubber ajr matE for 6leepingWe used the Air Mattresses forwhite water raftlng on the rivernear by In early May the fifthwas attached to the 25th InfDiv0u June lSth the fifth got narch-ing orders to proceed north tothe PUNCH BoWL area and in linereljeving the l4th Infantry on theMain Line of Resistance (MLR)The first Bn on the West or leftthe second in the niddle al]d thethird on the right or east CorrErr my outfit was to the riaht ofrBr oh the MLR nore next tine

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A LOWIE AFFAIRREMEMBER THE WIY THE LIGHT

rouchd hcr hrir Shc tuBc her hcad and I sawhcr tacc Shc lurhed slill more and out euroves metand hcld We iaw Qach othcr i momentaryawareness in thar raucous fillhSradescholrinm(which I d jusr bon t ssiBncd I lcll os though l dbeon struck u bkw undr thc heurr Thus tcaanmv rrrst lovcutlir a surgc oI adrcnslrne a rushol bl(xd r rhin8 ot innocerce and prin lhal has

Her name was Rachcl I supFsa our slorvrued in a nmancc trow out of tlvor is one ol absurdiiv tGdv and - who knows - thc innoccnce may teallv havcbeuron iEnotancc rn viw ol aU lhut has haPPcncd slnce whaleveriiwas I mrxrncd my way rhrough gradc and hiSh schrDl

stricken al lhe meresiahl ol hcr longuelicd ir her presenceuro

Does aflyone any more linger in lhe shadows ol evenintdrawn bi lhe Paie liBhr ol a indow - hG window - likesmc huotcss iummer insccl Thal delriu suttnrnB sck_

ncss asxuol bul urtcnl and obsessrve thal madc m awkward and my voice crac is likc some imPos(ible drcamnow t knos i wus so alflicled bul I cannol acluallv believe

wiat mcmury insists I did which was lt suflcr Exquisitelyt wouldcalchsiahr of her ixslkinE doun an aislc olrees lo

or from school and l d kome Paralyzcd Shc alwayssecmed so poisd sellposscssed sliShtlv amuscd Ar home

ir beurod ld elive euroach encounler writhinB ar the lhouBht of

my inadequacies feeling less than worthless Even so as

licpasscd and we enlereurod our taens I sensed her afledion_re toleraocc for me

Coina steuroldy imPlied a malurilv we still luckcd Her or_

thodox Jewish upbringinSnd my oqn Catholic scruplcs mlBeurod a krnd of idcalism a (etibare Eracc rhal made rvcn

iistinca drstanr propecl hoeveuror (eRcnllv desircd As lorrh rsr oI it we were babcs in arms I

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time wc correspoDd_ed nd lo rftcivc onc o hct lcrtcrs ar

mail callwas thc highliaht ol lhosearind_inamp endlcss months thal bccaEc years-

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mcnlioned lhe possibilily o marriaAe inmY ncxt lclter lo her and almiEl im_

mediaroly her ftplics became lcss trcquentandpcrsnal

t relurncd lo lhc Staics for rcssignmcnl durinE lhe finrl lhroct oI lhe warThc lirl thing l did ( rcachinA honrcwrs l0 ctrlt on Rachct whosc reccnlmail hrd lailed o kccp W with meuro on

mv travcls Hr mtrhcr nswcred lhc drxrr Rnchel no lnaerlrd rhcrc shc hud mtrrricr x mdictrlsrudcnt shcd met tn

collcge l lhouAht shc rolc you hcrmothcrsidHe Der John lellcr finlly cau8hl up wilh mc while I

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have been grnd indecd - my lrish conscicnce and your Jcsish guilr _

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Our verv orsn Ib i Gen HENRY MOHR(a aury liEh F47- 42) of 2o GrandCir StAnn M0 llas written a cohmmwhich tras appeared in a plurality ofpapers arornd the comtry Here it is

KOREA -- NHY IAE A BAD SITUATION No^SE

lhcreasrnglv heavv ere55ure5 roh

wshrhqton South Koreia -ta-

oe ehocatrc aovarnment sound I ike- therhd

na aeefe pie It cores as no surprrse that south Korea E

iIol_- suenderinq to the deaands o+ their polrtrcel

pprit The U S has qiven Korea little choice

t 6ay not be quitE as batr due to progess alrdv octe increatrng a de ocratic qovernont But the Bituation in SthX irrt a lot lrke ht hppened Hhen lhe Unrtd Statesallodrd the shah o+ tran to +ll and l(honnr to seiz porer ri There Ea5 also Nicrequ dher the U s thghtiorutron Eas the wav to brtnq ou stvlE o+ dehocracv ro the

Eee te Ever Fronq lh u 5 State Depatoent hrdco6DletelT 6i5julqct the situttons on everv count

A- thinq5 turnd out the net govnients ot lran- andi tn to= dho serzed absolute poE

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the United states Fehps k oent Eellt but thdtaii tt r

Becaus o our reural to support reqioesirrt

6ce allies o+ the United States re can onlv sut+er

the unpl easant consequences

The previous governoents o tran ^d Nicaraqu --_ tshich

adhittedly le+t lot to be desired --- ere rPlaed bv

diclatorships hrch ae +a iose

Un+ortunatelv the U S didnt learn a thing l|e aeenEouaginq actionE in South Koa Fhich mav tead to vev sinilrsits-r+-th prsent leadershiF o+ that countrv is drticallv In rdditlon to brng errable 1Iv

Prrrdent chunoli o=t sone crettt +o the stndard f

lrvinq enjovedOV tre peopre o-t South Korea hich i6 at lEt +ive ti

s better

i1 iCitt North kore -__ a +act thE polilical oPpotsitionEoutd liLe us to Jorqet-

Futhless oen in South Koa ate tedinq the Politicaroppoeition using iots anc the threat oevolution to seie ---ri = alr polrtrcranE do be+oF electron thaEir rto to lmpove thrnqs +or the peoEl

Insorar 35 the u s iE concerned alloing the FPqblic oo io deal +inlv with oppoeition readErs lim Youhq-sn and

ii 0 g is out oJ the question Hoever i+ lhe tro tissuccd 1n seiioq nore ooFer nd in+luehce in Seoul-__ and thevpUOi irr -- lhe Hhole natue o+ U S elationBhips

ith

Koree ahd our stategic Position in th Fa East Eould xqse

In 1945 I net and talke tith Kir Dea Junq one o+ theorrnclol opposttroo leaders 5t the Lottee Hotel rn sEoul =- -i n t

Krh cre to the hoter or a

iiie i a grouP o+ nie journatists on the uitet states

Th sessron had qone on +o onlv a +ee nlnutes hen lbeqant ii that thrs rs no odinv person He is proobrY Ene

nost dahqerEus han t have eve oet ki6 Dt Junq Hhtr perdal

iii]- i- ro aetect o senuine interst on his pert in theerare o+ the oeopl o+ the sountv he dants to rule

kih Dea Ju^q das tried tor 6urdend Eentenced to death in19E|4 s aesul o hrs tole rn inErting bloodv rrots- But hrs = ratcr redued to 20 vears o Hhich Krn

-r-r ths He rE ress thdn n idor o th peopre and

ea o+ hrm sEeos to be ride5Pd

I hard Peopt call Ki6 Dee Jsnq theOn several occsioos

Kh6eni o Kdet

Kifr Younq_Eao xho shrr the ambitions o+ xin D Jung --_ut iil i=itv

ti= 1 --- is nother teGer o+ the

i- = rii to be a narriase or Folitrcar3thcr than a Isti6qltianc

qteDs the unrted states has talen rcntlv Nrll 9o a long n i to Krri a reqrtrhacY and Rtture thev rackand despeatel Y ned

The Fepubt ic o+ (South) Xorea rs +acing a bad situationrh =irJu davs to brrng bout Eoo5tucttve change5 ithoute-= ii atros hrch drtabrrre nd

EeateA

south roea- s prent govenment

Llnotunatelv the +at is rlreadT ih the +ire

MAJ GEN HENRY MOHR

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Cominr to ForE liorth in an RVWontlerin I rbout RV facilitiesThis much we knowThere are four RV parks in or near

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Sunset RV Park4921 White Settlement

Texas Motsor Home Park4833 ihite Settlement

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817-738-0567Road

817-732-1537Road

Lakeview lIotor Home Park 817-457-677L4793 Fast- Loop 820 Sourh(Near Six Flals in ArlingEonand about 15 miles from the hotelin forE Worth)

The first three are onlv abouL 3 miles$rest of the Hyatt Regenty in downto$rnFort WolEhThere are NO facilities for campers atsour hote 1

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Hope they giveus a drag on thisone before thevthron it away

The Arm1rreturning to anage-old s Era tegyused extensivelvby the Sovietmi11tary isincreasing itsuse of decoys andfake targets inhopes of out-srla rting anenemys modernrreaPons

Decoys inclu-ding canva s tanksand plasticsoldiers couldmake Ehe Arrmr inbattle seem h^riceas big as iErgally is And 1f

A lullEe caavas rcplica of ao Ml ta is oudisplsy i Beltsvtlle Md The Army plars ao lse

fate wespors to oltsmart ale ereEy Theuro decoysEsy Dste an arEy seuroeE lsrgcr tt D it is

half is r 1

We will a

Itlat news seens togive away the secre the Army points outthat the enemy still does noE knorv which

Ie knorr Ehey make decoys of thehighest order of equipment even as muchasmaking fake misdill silosr said TVICorp

Fallon said the Navy is working ondecoy ships and the Air Force tns grounddecoys of f-15 fighter jets thaE can turna bare airstrip into a fake airbase

The decoys are ntade from blorm-upphoEographs of the real things Theylook remarkably real aE a glance which inbaEtle is all an enemy would get beforedeciding whether to f i-re

Who knows maybe for the next one wecan send Ehe deeoys Eo the front and leavethe real live boys to home

(-CIAUDE CRIST of Box 985 Hebron oH

(hes HvMcr 2IsE t48-through TFS) -sends us the name s of a few buddieslWTLBUR J WTNCHEL (19Eh 49-r52)624 Lexington Thornville OH 43076

WILLIAM GRIFFITH (2lsL 49i5I)437 Aullwood Rd Davton 0H 45414

GERALD D TURNER (21st 48-r51)78 lIoodland Downingtown PA 19335

BRUCE MCGUTRE (34rh amp 19Eh r48-r51)16241 Laurel Hill Glenford Otl 43739

ROBERT IAIIRENCE (3rd Eng r57-r58)I14 Buckeye Hebron OH 43025

Ttnnk you Claude

-Whv is iE thaE Ehe weEEest dogs areEhe fiiendtiests dogs

lDThe only Ehing thats more painful ttun

Learning from experience is not Jearningfrom experience

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tanksand Erucks

The canvas Lwo- and Ehree-dimens iona Itanks mde a t TVIs S0-worker planE ouL-side lIashington look real boEh to Ehenaked eye and Eo heat-seeking theIna 1targetsing systems used at night

An unassembled fronts-view M-l weighEsabout 25 pormds and coLlapses into a 4-foot-by-2-foot duffle bag In less thanthree minutes one man can assemble itand plug in a generator to warm up iEstherira lsignaEur with a tape recorderand speakers a pair of soldiers can soundlike an entlre tank battalion

A fake M-l costs about $31500 cornparedwiEh abouE $3 miLlion for a new M-I

Iho remembers L94O-42 when we weredoing the same tshirg - only all we hadwere the decoys the real McCoys werestill on Ehe drawing boards

The Army has about 4000 real M-I tanksand plans to outfit each rrith at leastone fake M-1 at a cost of about $75million [taj Andrew Fallon of Ehe Army I sbudget office said

Deception has been a key element inmilitary strategy since the Trojan HorseGeman Gen Enrin Ronmel fooled Alliedforces in North Africa during WlJ II tsheBriEish fooled the cermans and Ehe IsraeliArmy today regularly uses deceptive falseradio chatter

But Ehe Sovietss are thoughE to be themost adept having everylhing from pseudoballistic missiles to entire fake armiesunder a branch of the military called thePrlncipa I Dlrectorate of SlraEegicDeception

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ADDRESS CORRECTON REQUESTED

WALLY CUNNINGHAM has

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CHURCH O「 THE OPEN DOOR MISS10N532 Main Street

wnmingtOn lowa 56983

Rev Elton S SInith Pastor

Dear BroEher

Perhaps you have heard of me and oty naEionrride campaign inche ciuse of ternDerance Each year for the past fourteenI have rrade a Eoirr of Texas Kahsas Nebraska Mlssouriand lora delivering a series of lecEures on the evils ofdrinkine On this tour I have been accouqranied by uy youngfriend ind assisEanE Clyde LimpEon Clyde a young manof good family and excellent background is a paEheEicexaiple of liEe ruined by an excessive indulgence in whiskeyand woraen C1yde would hppear wiEh me aE lectures and siLon the plaEforin drunk wheezing starLng at tshe audiencethrough- heavy bleary blood-shot eyes sweaEing profuselypicklng his nose belching and making obscene- gestsureshlle I would polnE him out as an exarple of whaL over-indulgence can do for a person

This winEerr unforEunately Clyde passed away A mltualfriend tras eiven me vour -nime Lnd I wonder if you would beavailable t5 take cliders place on Ehis years Eour

Rev Ellon Schurch of the

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ALBERT MCAD00=S 5TH CHAPTER

This ls the fifth ln6ta11uentof IA Brief Eistory of the EifthRCT 1n I(oresrr continuing rith xoyConbat phase of these recolectlonEou Patrol actlvitles coDtiDuesthroughout the surnner with bothAEbush and an occasi-onal ContactpatloI that often 1ed to Fire-flghts arld we had several Oneconslsted of tbe entire ConpanyI renenber a radiona]1s coafelenceheld near the 11ne of departurerhere I 6aY eleraents of Eost ofthe partlciparxts togetber slththe supporting uaits rflhin lhs1ire o f larch Tbere Yas justabout evelybody frolo Conpany Eexcept the cooks and bottle wash-ers Motatnen and heavy nachiae-gurnels rlth teror 1n there eyesNot u6ed to patro16 alld apparentfear of the urknom We sere norenonchalant because this ra6 oDe ofseveral patrols we had partcipated1a ad soDe of the6e guys nere otrtheir flrst patrol With a1l theaoi6e and fus6 ye nade the NKPAavolded us We baDged around nostof the night and returDed rithoutcontact Later patrols the NKPAnade up for it and 1n one ofthe6e I got hlt rith about 15others i-a a perfectly execudedambush We vere caugbt flatfoot-ed Tbey hit us hard ard ran aw4yVle 6pent the lenainddr of the rightxithdraring and returning to ourlilles I carrt recal1 Yhether any-body ras kil1ed that nlght but 1stplatoon dld take slx I(IAi s durineuroour tour on the Iine and we hadmore men wounded thatx eDteled theline on June l8th

Almost every tri8ht se had tocontend v1th Ground fo8 and whilethe Artlflclal noonlight helped us

to see it also helped the othersi-de A6 the sunmer drew to a closethe Fiftb RcT wa6 transferled fronthe 25th Djvigion to the 40th Divi-sion and shortly after that wewere reLeived by the 223d Infantryon the night of October 3111952

sone tlne prior to bej-ng reLiev-ed we had a patrol that caused yourstnrly a 1ot of grief our nissionwas to set up blocking posLtionsnear the low dip ln the lldgelinenear I believe George CoDpany We

went out one wqy a[d were to retu]nby another route lllhile 6et uP thenj-ght teEperatures dlopped suddenlyto belov freezing We were sweattyxrith no Jackets and nust have caus-ed o16e because re were under severartil1ey flre (possibly l2ampn)nasty stuff We had to be very stil1and renaln quite and i-n place forseveral hours My feet becane numbI could hardly walk nlthout assist-ance I 6ot a touch of Frostbite anda brief stay ln the 5th Inf lledica1Conpany where I appalently ful1y re-coveled Such resiliance we had whene were twenty

Finally off the 1i-ne I enteredlnto an eleven day peri-od where Iwas tra]1sferred out of the flrstplatoon jnto the fourth and becanea gunner it a 57nn Recollless riflesquad Just as sooa as I got used tocarrlng the thlnE I had orders inharxd for LIe ZI(zoDe of Interlor )or rotation back to the States Ihad R amp R 1a Japan for five dqysl1ke everybody e1se but those con-pat storles w111 st4y out of printMoxe next tine fron the officlalRecord as my st4y jn the 5th RCTceased to exlst Bore next tlme

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effoEEs ad able guidace or uavor T Bradrer

ItE rExt scheduleurod evst eiII be the offictal gro-[ld breaking --sudav Jtrle 25 1989

at Aneels Park Sar Peurodro -- at rihich tirE all of tlE co-sdEorinA- ax eEorsrngsrs-ri2ad tiU be rePreseurottted Tsrtatlw final dedicaticn o ttr rEErrar rsElrteurod for Novder u 1990

As )Du car te1l rE ee lndeed serious abdrt tlis It EL1 c to passl

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2d Lt FA - B-ILL IIOILEY of RE 2 Box 458 825 Pa lourar Et Cajon cA92020 rells usWarren TX It goes Ehe one about the manage aE a boring

I was rvith the Triple Nickle in HI -- meeEing who asked Can you hear me ithad Ehe Aruno Train the- first Een davs in the back and the boy aE- the back whoKorea and then Forvard observer unEil hit said No and the f11oh in lhe fronEon 2 SepE5O I had the short economy who said ttletrs swap placesrrEour Thariks Wally rve needed thaEtI nors have Ehro ggies in the service r-(C1asses of i75 and r53) and they have The race is on Is there arqrone inasked me Eo relite up my experiences in the horrse who beats thisKorea - rrTro catalacts and lens lnrplantsIIrm hoping this rer-Erion my firsE surgery - rotor cuff lefl shouiderwill help shed some lighE and tickle some high blood pressure sugar diabetesmemory cells so I can complete nry rnasEer- and gouEpiece |ly Cameo Role In Korea The The envelope pleaselAlmosE ForqoEEen viar nd the name - not the winner -- iust

Irm lo6king forward to receiving more the rEme - is - CH Bronko ATKINSONinfo about the reunion Do you anticipate (MP Platoon and Hq 63rd Field i4t--r45)distributing lists of expected atEendees of 3800 SDecatur Las Vegas NVwith addresies No were not -aking fin Bronko -

B1II werll lisE Ehoge coming if we far from it - were just ov6rrhelmed byIearn early enough WeII do our the sorry fact that Lhe people of our -d____esE 3ffrIiE Hi gElIhiBT$Bt

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I-JOHN RAGIAND writes from 6321 Gonzales

Groves Tr( 77519 Savannah was my firstand I thoroughly enj oyed iE I intend tofltake future meetingi Lord willing -iMeeEine ner^r friends was very retresh-ing buts uifortrnately did not seeany of sv outfit hybe if you sPread rdoroln nlxt TL issuL its might helP

Thb outfiE was co D 21st duringearLv 44 - earlv 46 Does arrybody knowthesL fellows aird their whereabouts--cGreni Ralph (was from Itt)

Rirnldi (was from Chicago)T- Pilch (was frqn wyoming I think)T- Reardon (from Kansa s I think)T Mrncv (was from Oklahoma ) I mer

hih 6n Mindanao and he wor-rnd uPas cook and rrent to Japan

Box (chink Willie $as first name-rrd rr was frorn stsLouis)tI knot Ehis is an InposiEionr --buEwould deeplv appreurociate any heIp

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Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

- _l4aybe our yelling about it has paidotf

The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

an』itliltlo888estants will be giventumlr entFiesOCt2虫d電 選lTinnerwill be chosen Nov 10

Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

ItrE abouE time

-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

rYea GimletslBetter sti1 call IARRY JoHnSOitl at612-665-213L Hers at 312 SlbinLeseur rYN 56058

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i gox54 Fennville HI 49408 is a1l

eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

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from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

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close Eo the family It rras no surPrise

gliigiIti LilU J i- -rrurtlHL3oinaf ter Hictor rra s laid to rest Dave t

--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

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fori-ro ci I s extended Erip to Hong Kong Bangkok and

urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

i - - ^ ^- anY f iner Etrrn Donr tIii rot ne up so 1 trope r -

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

RUBVE M ROGRSON350 Sowillo+r SP115Ria lto GA 9237 6

-Deceased Dec 12 1988

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From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

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ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

IA was ltq amp Hq Co 34th

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

faith in tomorrohr for the clock may Ehen

be s til IAuthor Unknqm

-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

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Fot vorrh w8 establishd s fronticr arhy posr in t849 nd ws nmd for On Etwillih nldE Wo[h who di$insui3hd hlmstf in rh( Mq(an Ver Th outm3rbltam roppins placor thc lrond Otd Chishotn Tmit nd a shiin mini for thercat hrds of lonshorh (a l binE scnr ro no hrn mrts pmriv-ii tdhibrcught thc 6rsr of nine milrcad3 ro Fott Vorth io 106 and irh-th subquot rv6i1iii3 oil bm suidd rh

-city inro hrropottan niiry of moE rhn 4Z0aOO pdc

This hosi typiclly Tcru of all Tr3 citi6 ir btndins of ca(t 6it finm j

BltI thn Fon Vonh wes th wild eitd Wcar r irs be Todan tutt Votth rcflccts thchcst o cowboys and culturc

TRANSPORrITTION

DallaFot Worth lnrrnarional Airport l7t miLs foh th hotl nd i rh4rhbu5i6t aiport in th rcrld

r Amtak scvcn blocks frcm thc hotcl Gtcyhound Bus Line one bloltt fiom rh hotcl TolFroh th Aiporr

Th I SuPer Shurtr or lixi Cab

HIGHWAYS

EastV( Int rstaamp lO US Highay 80 l8O 77 Srate Highmy l8) l2l

No(hSourh lnterstatc J5v US Hiehway l7 28781

WEiTHER AvBs tcmFdtures Sprins 65 dcgrta

Suhh 8t dcgrccsFall 66 dcgrccsViotr 47 dcata

An avraF of 25O days e y of nomal sunshinc

SHOPPING Sprilry Shoppihs Sundanc Squr Fiv malls eithin I0 mih Ediu3

NIGHT LIFE Wst Sid Stoies - happ hour Monday Fiday inludins a ltomplimcntaiy bu6tr Billy Miners - whcrc rll drink arc doubls and thwios Fnut 3hllt i mut Sroclyads - Miy typ of cntcrtaihhnt is found in th hiroricl 3todrd Fom

countty and rctern dancinS ro ih ltcat sounamp of rok srrcll doen th eoodsidMlLr or oH Rlrt voth

CEEn of DEtu - i la morc yor stylc Tht natioUy rIrcsn Cnn ofDraN otre6 rh lin6t in ru cntninmnt nd Rn Vonhs only Cctu Cardcnloltatcd on thc o of thc cluh

SPECTATOR SPORTSr Forball The Dall Cowboys ply ( hom in Txs SlaJium lrvinS- Ba3ball Th Ta Ransd3 cll hom Alinston Stdium Bskctball Th Dallt Mkicks hot opposition at Reunioo 4nr Seccr Thc Dallas Sidtki(k 196 MISL Champions als play ar kunion Atne- Collsiar Txas Chrisiian Univrsity ihe Horned Frcgs play in Amon Crtcr

Stzdium and Danicl Lltvr Colisum

PARTICIPANT SPORTS Swimhins Hat d outdr seimdios pool on rhc sixth flot of thc hotcl Fitns Cnt r Th hotcl also offcrs complimtntay ust of thc fftncs ccner locattd

o rh sirth ltmr Gola Hyatts Bar Cek Colf and Rrcquct Ccntr and R$il Cn k County Cluh

both wirhin Zi minutcs of rh horl Mil6 of jogcinc pths lon8 rh ninity Riv

EVENTS AND ATTRACTIONS Th prcsti8ious Van Cliburn pino ltomptition is hldvery tour yes in fort Worth

Prlihinari hld ih Ed Landcth Audirorium on rh ahpus ot Tqa3 ChritianUnivr3ky and tht finals held at thc litanl County Convntion CntL

Th Forr wo(h Zoo

Th Vetlr Gadcns A sFtatular arhhctural display of watr fountains locatd indowntown Forr vorth

Thc 8ornal Cardos and lapan Crdni

Th Omoi Thatr The mct adenccd rupct 70mm dd mukiimae prcjttion ndsund synm in rh world

Si Flasr Ov lin5 Amukhnt pak sth mor than 100 rid6-

Fo( Worth s Annual EvB inlud th Fort Yoth Srock Shoq Mayfst PionrDays Mein Sfter At Fcstilal and haD mor

Wrnvild lvat r park filled wirh 3lidcs and pools

Intntional vildlifr Park The prL offB ic cho to drivc amons th wild andarully fccJ iod pdnythins from in ehrckp to n Bnitf The Colonl Colf Tournaneuronr is held very ivlar at Colonial Countrv Cluh

GALLERTES AND MUSEUMSr Thc (imbcll An Muum Th Ahon CanE Musmr Sid Richardsn ColktioD o v6(rn At Th Fort rrh At Muun ItO Yr of Fort vcth Thc Fort th Musm of Scincc nd Histdy L-o8 Cbin Villr Pt Muum of Tdnsponarron Crrsnr Sotrthset Atospacc Muum T$ Sporrs Hall of Fan Thktl Hill

THEATRE Fort Worth Thckr Caraun of Dems Thcaalt Crnbury OpcE Hou Crnbuy Crsa MnD Ltusicals Circlc Thcarf Hip Ptct Thtatre ShalsFar in thc Park Sts VLst

MUSIC Th Dororhy Sha Bll Choir Th Forr vodh Ballr ThG Foi vorth Syhphony Orchcatta Youth Orhstra ot Grater Fon Wonh Txas Cnls Choir

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Didia catch Eh^E one on HarolC anrlC-ai3-tf-tip ine a shington SL1 Ee couPl e

itlo- lr ji Buu Disiirlcry co f ornoE warning the public LtIa t 3 pregrnnE-r heivy drinking could lrr rn herchild----c

aa Thorp vou t I i reca 1l ln1arunt tra lf a tottte of Lourbon ltia 5 )ydurinc her Dregnency 1hen IiEElelriirlEt rir-iquintrv born 1ith f ct I

fofof svndrome retarhed and deforrcditom ana Dad Thorp decided Lo hlrne Peam

a rc Eo court Eo claim $4 million indamages- rr-trottious iury of six has notv Lhrornout Lhe Thorpst-cGim In Lhe ongoinguuiti uutrin ordinary conrnon sensc rndLt iuitra

that somebody can alvays bcblamed and sued for anY misforEunectra lk one uP for the goo-xyYsl

-our hearts Po ouE Eo Miclrael Thorpt rhoaoinit deserv6 the misery EhaE ErPS himior his parenEs though - and for Eheirlarwer -- we have onlY conEemPE

-Good idea I4arrioEE Hotels are puEEing

a full-size iron and ironing board inevery room

-Blame thiS One on CHARLEY NEWKIRK

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Ollr debt to the World War II gellen血B7R38 REDI「EE

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Dcc 7 1941 I slnctrcly bcllcvcmay havc bce thc slngc mct slg_

niflcant datc of thc century ll notthe tast 5OO ycars Had thc Axisforrrs prEvalled lt would havc btna far dlffcrrnt urorld wc llvc ln Clvlllzatlol as wc knog lt may wcll havcrcverted track to who knows what

Eleurocausc thcrc was no Posslbllltyof dlplomailc ncgotlatlons slth Hlt_lers Cermany ll was stmPly a maGter of destmy ot bc destmyed JapansouEht contml of all Southeuroast Aslafmm Tokvo to Honolulu - and bcyond

Thc mastar plan was to enclrclcand conqucr th wolld and dlvldc lhcspols Such dlctatorial reAlms

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would havc tuLd autonomouslYcrushln( aay ooPd3ttlon wlthoutmcfty - ulalata tncludlng that ofiha united slatc All of our vlslonsof democra(t juttlcG and fEcdomwoutd havc vanlsbad-

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James Rockefeller natsional ctrairnanof the Neuror York-based Loya I Legion of theMedal of Honor said Nineteen out of20 yormg Americans are unfamiliar wiEhEhe award

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Your Texas convention coEmittee has but one Dain objectiveand that is to do all we can possibly do to Eake our convention inSepteDber a sDashing success so when you depart you wiLl ahrayshave fond neEories of our Folt worth reunion

One of the most ilportant functions of this coumj-ttee is topre-register at least 90t of our people who plan to attend but todo this we ask for you cooperation in filling out thepre-registratJon forro enclosing your check to cover the chargesand sending it to ne pronptly

With your assistance in thls natter your arrival at ttrehotel lri1l go nuch sroother with little oi no waiting in 1ineAlso it viu greatly assist us in our planning uith the hotelstaff Ie will Dake table assignments for the dinners on Fridayand Saturday evenings in order of receipt of your foms andchecks We uill be happy to honor requests for group tablereservations if one person in the group that lrisbes to be seatedtogether will collect the forrs and checks and send thel0 to me inone envelope

So dlonrt delay As soon as you get the fon in theTaro Leaf send it to e for pre-registlation

We the conmittee are tooking forward to Septelber rrhenonce again the old Victory Division [eEbers present and pastui1l asseDble o reneH fading roeuories and to pay tribute totlrose who gave their lives for our freedom

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Door lo door service between your home

office or hotel and lhe airportAlso serving Los Angeles orange Counly

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Maioi credit cards accepled onboard

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329-2025 (trom Love Field only)

liind dor^rn for the niSht in the cozy-seclusion of vour room iviEh the specialHvAtt Tolrch Turndovn service asirecialcv chocolaEe on your pillorv andpie-arrairged plans for tornorrovs break-fasts

Texas hospitality is our EraditionThe cracious service location facilitiesand iost of all rhe spirir of Hya tt RegencyFort trforEh caPtures Ehe Pride of Tegtias

-Stationed at the rraval base in SouthCarolina was a man who trad cqq)eted inouiEe a ier^r rifle tournamenEs near hisliome Eown So when the base needed some-one to fill out their team for theNational Rifle TournamenE r he was taPPed -Unforturately he had never particiPatedin anv compeEitlve shooEing of this -intenliEv before and he becme ratEledand did icather PoorIY

Ernbarrassedhe hlnded his score cardto the caDtainof his Eeam wlEh Ehe rernark(efter lookine at rny score I feel likegoing behind Ehe buiker and shooEingrmrself The caotain sEudied uhe card a mffitenEr -then replied BeEEer take an exLra round

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llaybe ilre are lle simply rlanted you tosei this one just as JoHN RAGIjND of6321 Gonza1es Gtoves Tx trrote it Hereit is3

The reunion in Savannah ta s rIy firstI Lhoroughly enj oyed it and inEend Eo rnakefuture mEetings - Lord rvilling of course

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1 The Kinbeu Art luseuD2 AEon Carter MuseuD3 tlater caldens4 OEni ftteater5 Sundance Square6 FaDous Exchange Avenue (Stockyards Billy Bobts

White Elephant Saloon etc )

Tours out of lort worth are availabLe as foLlorrs1 Southfork Ranch in Dal1as - Hone of w shon trDat1astr2 Slx flags over Texas in ArliDgrton ( thene park)3 Dealey Plaza Texas Schoolbook Depository

and The Slxth Floor MuEeu where Lee Harvey OsrraldalIegedly shot Presialent Kennedy If you irelnterested call or rrrite the reunion clrairnanlrell in advance for reservations

4 Torn of cranbury Tour (4O miles southwest ofSort worth - requires a fuU day)

other activilies1 GoIf - Roclcuood IIuniclpal Course - 3 miles from

hotel Starting tiDes rriU be available onFriday and Saturday nornings

2 AudioVjsual RooE - Open Thursday and Eriday only forsholring of tapes and filEs of Ath Division actions fronfiln library and for those of you who Eight bring a tapefor viewing

3 A buUetin board uill be available in the hospitality roomfor neDbers to post plctures letters or any other typeof historical facts or infornation for Derbers to inspectand discuss

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Aloba Dinner Friday septeEber 15 Bonelesa Breast ofchicken Arllngrton fil1ed with applenut herb dresBlng and uadeirasauce salad vegetables cheesecake and strat barrieE

[tenorlal Banquet saturday SepteEber 15 Ieurone star uixedcril1 Regency salad vegetablie chocolate rouladg irlth vaniuasauce

Aloha Dinner S2250 per persontleDorlal Banquet $2500 per parson(Pric6 lncludes tax and gratuity)Tlckets to botb dlnners uill lndicate your table nuber The

ticket [uat be shorrn at the Entlance to tbe banquet hall foradmittancE and nane plates uortl for identificatlon purposes

DAILY EVENTS

Early arrivals - on your own

1OO pn - Registration desk opens Reunionofflcially begins Hospitality rooE open90O aD Mealg on Your oun

Audlovisual Room open 9300 au to 4300 P-nTours and shopping leals at your pleasure

eudioviEual RooDi HosPitality RooD Tours tcocktail hou 5o0 to 70o lr iAlolra Dinner 700 pn

Business Deeting 1ooo at i Cocktail hour600 to 700 prn i teuorla] Banquet 7oo Pttr

continental Breaklast 700 to 10o0 aD( cotrplhentary)

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i^Ialler va s depuEy cofinanding genera Iof I Corps in 1986-87 assistanE divisioncommander with the 82d Airborne Divisiooand chief of staff of Ehe xVIII AirborneCorps aE Fort Bragg NC anC chief of staffof Ehe 24th Infantry Division at FortStewart GA He comnanded a brigade inGerrnanv and a battalion wiEh Ehe 4thInfanury Division (tlechanized) aE ForECarson CO lIa ller also was seniormilitarv assistrnE Eo the assistanEsecretaiy of defense for nanpovrerreserve affairs and logistics in iIashingtcn

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- The officers of the Association consider this rllaEter closed and no further mentionof it wiII be rnade in our future issues

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In friendship

The Assocration officersregreL the pubrlcation of the articre whi ch reftectedne8atively uFon the tested and -piou a+tfi --ftre-iJcora- i4usrrates all Eoo well tl tthe 34ch upheld rhe finesr rradirioo or-itu U4 -inu i-irr i6iljiir[

Tte articre aooarinq in the Taro Leaf was no an-editori-al conent or a steurotementof an opinion of ciri edit8r rt was meiJ -i of a book by an aurhor and icincluded a quotation from tht urt -itr-ifur51i t item was sinpry to reporr $rha tsomeone erse had said abour rhe arn rti-i-i ii iiih[E-fifi implied thar the EdiEor rvas i agiuunf -riitiiirroooIt is tine tO mend fences drink from l

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APOLOCY TO MEbfBERS OF TliE 34TH ‐ KoREA

Veterans AdministrationInsurance Center

Toll-Free Information ampService Line

1-800-422-E079

Use this Nationwide lbll-FrceuroInsurance telcphone numberfor informationaction on

Premium Payments

DividendsFolicy laans

Beneliciary DesignationInsurance Applications

ConversionsAddress Changes

Disability amp Death Claimsand

Other Insurance Inquiries

Come to Teir s for a visit litir r6gaprst - or soiire of it annny

Your l-hourhts ri11 tloubtlessh do somerrrdrlrin Yroa I ronter lrho t Ii beLirerctod I ronler lrl It II rcasure ttpItrs the crrious )ard-qtick thaU tsries Eorrse the acconplishnenLs of otheis as airy to assess our orn progrcss in liIePeihaps

s nc- ir3 comtttefrom thcunansrerabl-c lrour thoughts ni11 sneakarair from E1e prcsentrd take refuge oito busy day in lqi4 - or 1950 - or 1964

So- itril 11 cos crvsual clarr atFort JorLh Yout II move inEo the hotellobbv rnd will spot Ehe crorrd Faces rviLlemerge and narnes rvllI come more quicklyttran you Lhink they might Bob - Peter -3tu - Bil-1 - youll gct Lhen all on thesecond Ery if not the first

It is thcrr again - people you kneorand rrho knerv you during the teribleexperience of rnilitary service - peoplerrho lltnev you before you felt the pressureof Eaking a place in the adult world

See y6u iir Fort lIoruhl

-r-lAnyone looking for a geologist tJehave one BOB DAYSON (5th RCT 51-52)of 1306 Forest H111 Dr Vincennes IN

a-Our fiscal yeat begins on August thefirst and ends on July ehe 3lsr So all

annual dues are due as of August 1including inerementa 1 payments byLife llembers

ri-- Leg surgery for Life Member JOE PATTON(SEh RcT 50-51) of Star Routi 2 Box 51Bradenburg l(Y Werre trying to Iamprn mor6on poor Joe and will be back

AOne LLOYD PITMAN of 2O7L Preble

Preble IIY - canr E f ind Preble on tiremap - apparently just another Preble on thebeach - has asked for help Seems he wasin the lsE Cav - DivArty - 99th FA Bn- in Japan in i49 Went lo Korea ThevEook a beaLing Men losE He thinkssome of his men were assipned to the 24thAsks for rrany inforrnationr Guess thequesEion is- Did you know of arry Cavpeople being assighed Eo us We- knor iEtsa lousy question - buE rre did promise thisrnan thtwerd put ouE Ehe feellr

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Phil Granrn Republican Senator fromTeltas thinks balancing the US budgetis like trying to geE to heaven

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tMuch of the net sElengEh of Americawhich can be seen in the preceeding page-swas a bv-product of wat which sPurred Ehewhole niuion Eo heights of accomPlislxnentit had never dreameii of Yet the costas alwavs in war was appalling Lifewould never again be Ehe same for thefamilies of tEe servicemen who died intheir vouth on Ehe baEtlefields Noreould ic ever be quite Ehe same for boyslike Jerqne von Mohrtiln rmEerial things tshe nation trad alsoDaid The war had involved an enormousaiiir

n its iron-ore reserves rts hadlefE the US scarred by worked-outcoDDer and lead mines aid by played-outoiiwells The weIl oPPosite is atsGoose Creek Texas

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PosslLlltqieEa lf the po1l favor s the Decenber 7th date plan our regularEunlon--6r EEe latEer part of Septeobea then Ehe ne bers SoInB to Honolulucould 81Bn up rrlth the PHSA tour and proceed on thelr oun

lf Ehe October let date at Schofleld ls preferred Ye rrould have Eo planior -tsoffii6ii6-(s lnce only a snall Einorlty rrould oake Ehe Hawalian lrtp) one on ttre Ealrrland aIrd one in Hawali ln Dhlch case se couldr

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D Have our reBula reunlon ln San Franclsco one rreels prlor Eo the Hardail- aifair afcr flhtch Ehose conElnuing on Eo Aloha-land Hould proceed

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We doot necessarily have tohave a whole lot more then thpSovielg based in Europe or evens urucb ari they do Galvin said

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Asted why he would not substi-tEte a missile submarine for short-rarge Duclear missiles i Europe

Calvi replied tiat this had heuroertried i tie 1960s bd as judgedDot to be credible becaDse theUnited Stat8 ard the Soviet U onwere Dot lilely to blor each otherup rith auclear reapols in orderto stop aD irvader attaching arl-othea countiy

l NATo countriB iD Europelose the Lance and get oo replace-Eent for it they would ooly baveairplaneuros alrd artillery tubes tofire a a superio i-ovadirg [orceatrd such Eajor targets to the rearas assemblirg ares ArtilleryGahiD codteDde4 has too short areach oDIy 12 miles ard aircrafttrying to hir targets close to thefrortliDes Eould face deadly lire

Soviet atr deleDseuros ir Europehave beurocome so lethal Galvrnsaid ilat the only ray to gothmugh it ts to fly ulder it at 100feeurot wbile goinS 500 kDots Soweve got to take the pressurc ofIour aircrait- lve caot re3ci aay-tlitrg except the Iocal batuerieidwiti (Ducler artillery So youbave got to have a baclup byIielditrg a Lalce replacemetrt

Galiiu said he waDts a sbort-range rcissile with a range of 210to 20 roiles that would be Illouot-ed on a tracked vehicle io it couldmove from one battlefield to an-other

Under culreot aEns aSreemeDtshort-range missiles canDot have araDge of more than 300 miles

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IATO chief endorses arms cutsbut wants new short-range missiles

By GEORGE C WIISONThc WsshilgtoD Po3t

BRUSSEIS Belgiur - ceD-JohD R Galvi coEEander ot tieNorth Atlantic Treaty Organiza-tioq said ir an jntervlee here thathe eDdors6 the coDveDtional-arEsreductioos recently proposed byPresideut Bush but Fill reEaiureasy about defeDdilg Europeurountil he has new short-Etrge ou-clear roissiles to replace lieuroLaDce

Bush bosiDg io pressure froEWest GerrDaDy and otter allieurosagrEed to postpoDe EodemizatioDol ttre lalce mrssile utriil he hastrieurod to Begotiate reuroductioDs iotroops aircraJt tanls and otherarmor and artillery baseurod tn Eo-mpe But tle presldeot stressedthat he has no inteouoD of abaD-doBilg short-raoge ouclear Eis-siles like the lalce

GalviD asked why he iDsisted oDkeeuropi8 sorEe short-raEge missrlcsiatier t[an abaDdoni-og them alto-gether said tley are vital to de-terring tle start of war ardshould deterrence fail to stop aBiavadil8 force

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The salesrnan was expectj-ng a veryimDortanl cusEomer to c-rll him at homeonSaEurdav so when he had Eo leave Ehehouse for i-short Eime he gave his liEtleson careful instructions on hors Eo answerthe telephone and take a messate

When Ehe phone rang the boy alswe_rediE feellng very grown up he Eold thecaller ttraE his fa Eher was not in at themoment and asked whether he would like toleave a message

Yesi the-caller said Iell himMr Jonis called - J-O-N-E-S

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MessagePlease feel aE ease abouE our September shlndl8 in Fort Wolth Every-thlnS is in place for a gala celebration It should be another superexEravaganzal Each upcoming reunlon seems to generaEe more excitemenEand enthusiaam than the lasc one From the letEers and calls we canfeel Ehe troops chafing aE Ehe blE sort of a sense of ur8encylt usedEo take nosE of the year to genelate monenEumi nor iE begins almosEinnediaEely afEer the last reunion

24th Dlvision parElctpatlonr Ea1y in the Bane the acceptance ofour invtEation was subJecC to budgeEary restrictlons buf as ofthis srltinB iE appears EhaE Gen Taylor will be able to favoE usuith thaE very lmpressive color guard the all time favoriEe musicalcoEbo lhe usual PX irith a very unusual assortmenE of Taro Leafnerchandise and of course Mrs Taylor General Pece and a fewnembers of hls staff Be srjre to rdelcoEe Eheo all as only 24th-erscan dol

Melllbers wi undoubtedlyareas in which our 2900 -

7oO East amp Northeast725 SOuth250 SW(Tx Ok Ark )

States with melnbership over

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800 Uldwest500 (11 WesE States + Ht amp Ak)

100 are as fol tows r

146 Texas135 I ll inois126 Mass112 Georgla102 Mlchlean

Above data complled by our hard worklng (dally updates) DirectoryChalrman and eomputer uhiz (l) Joe McKeon Thark you Joel

Revertln8 to For WorthS eptember Chalroan Paul Austin and his veryable assistants have all deEails lined up wiEh the hotel the alrlinesthe atrporE EransporEation local activities and above all our verywarm and hospitable hospltality room which always exudes comraderiefolnd noshere else on this planeE Anyone quesEion Ehat sEaEementThe only Ehing left is for our rnenbers Eo make their hotel reserva-Eions dlrect tith the hoEe1 and reunion registration direcE to PaulAustin Forms wlll be princed in each lssue of Ehe TARo LEAF

My sEaff (aheml) and I look forward o EreeEin8 all our ironderfulmeobers and thelr very alluring vrlves aC our annual party especiallythose me$bers from the Breats state of Texas rrho may have never aEtendedone of our reunlons previously

24th-fully yours

RoberE Ender

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Don Knox wrote anOra1 Histoty of theKorear VJartr It covered the opeiling 6months Don was working on the secondand final voltrne when he suddenly diedHis work rlra s concluded by Alfred CoppelEhe well known specialist in mllitarytiiylTさξ[重nttI1甜elLl『v8ryHarcollrt Brace 」ovanovich New York 1988

Appearing in it with fragmentary butterr fic interv ews are our own LACYBARNETT WARREN AVERY LEONARD KORCIE

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1990 - Korea 4oth RevisiE

Itss gonna seeftr as tshough this issue s full of coupons to be fll1ed outs And youtll berighc

Our very energetic publlc relatsions nember GOLDY NORTOII has been diligently ats work devel-oping a package tour Here are some of the deteuroiIs

This would be a ten day (eight night) trip covering such places as Seoul Osan SuronChochiwon Taejon the Kun Rlver the tlakEong eEc Theurore are options for tag-ons Eo llong KongHong Kong and ehina Tokyo Ttrailand and tlawail

The basic package Eould cost between $1600 and 200000 per person based on dqrble occlq)ancyThis figure includes-air fare frl tie West Coasc all hotels and groutd _travel r and sose mealsOf courEe the air fare from the east and mld-west would have to be added to this sost

The questionaire ls self exptanatory If iou plan on takLng ad ntage of Bhis packageplease led Goldy lrtorr Tlme is in isportant faacor The nain thing he has to ascertain ls rrhetherbr no there issufficient inEeresc among our membets so thaE he can proceed in working out thedetails

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Dates of Korea Service

Hear that Ith the can opener Go seeif its for you or for me

lawyer Norman S Ostrord of New YorkCitsy tells Ehe EaIe of the farmer withhis horse and wagon going for a load ofgrain who was struck head-on

The farmer suffered severe and pernanentinju-ries Ilhen the case rra s tried to aiury the insurance conpany lawyer asked[imtIsntt its Erue chai ifuneaiitelyaf ter Ehis accidenE a person came over Eovou and asked vou how irou felttt tYes I remeurber thit tt the farmer said

And didnE you tell him thaE vou neverfelt beEEer in vour life

I quess I did The-defense lawyer said rrNo further

questlons tlOn redi-recE the farmer was asked

l^Iill you tellthe jury the circrrnstincesin whLch vou made that resoonsetYesrt- the farmer said- Inrnediatelyaftgr ttre accidenE my horse had twobroken l-egs and was neighing and kickingThe rnan who came alonq was a deDutvThe rnan

Word from Alice BRIDIIELL on EARL(H 19th 38-t4) dorsn at 5611 Bar SSt Tucson lZ 85713 is Ellat Earl isconfined Eo a wheelchair Had seriouscervical surgery from which he recoveredafEer a 2 oonths hospiEal stay MedicsdidnrE expect him to rake it buts he didBoth Allce and EarI ask ttrat Eheir goodwishes and love be extended to allwho remember them rrRemembert Whocould forget Ehis wonderful pair

-If Ehis is your first reunion wiEh us

please dont sit back $raiting for peopleEo introduce themselves to you You belhe shaker and the mover - please - yousEep forward Lo him - or them - exEendyour glad hand - and sound off as if youhad a-pair - youtll be happy thau youdid Ours is a terrific bunch of happyacquaintances and warm friends Averagerunning time from sEranger Eo acquaintanceto friend - five minutesi AlI especiallvso cuz Ehis year were meetint in Texaspardner tIell be in Ehe land where Ehebroncos kick up Eheir heels and thecowboys do Eheir unlevel best to trang onTheirs is the romance of Ehe rodeol ourbonanza is in simple friendships

-r-- Guggs our campa ign against tinted glassin vehicles hit a dead end Oh wellr-RALPH BALESTRIERI was on our side evenLf no one else was CantE understand whvCongress with Ehe stroke of a pendoesnE ouELaw the business Where arethe police on thls one Or at leasE thepolice unions

盤1究eparailn呈鯛ittrd[uりput hls ievolver tothe horsets eir and sho him dead Then hewent over Eo the dog which trad a brokenback an was crying He puc his gun toEhe dogs ear and shot him dead Then hecame to me and asked me rHow do you feelr

I-said I neve feltbetter iri mylife

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How Eo dress for FtWorth CasrallvCor-nfortably Coolly - is Lhat a word-Weve trad much fun with Hawaiian gearin years pase - colorful shlrts for themen muu-muus for the Iadies - for rnostof our waking hours including the Fridaynight dinner Its colorful comforEablecozy But - come Sa turday night for ourcombinaffin Memorial ServiceBanquetwe sErongly suggest business suitscompleEe with shirts neckties and shoesfor Ehe men - and for Ehe ladiesr eveningdress wear cocktail dresses or whaEeveryou look diessed up in We dont goiorrna I as Ehey used to call iE buE lvecertainly hranE to imProve on Times Squarea high noon (L-

The recenE death of IF Izzy SLonethe famous iournalist called to mind hisbook Korei Ttre Hidien War in whichappears the carefully veiled innuendoEha t the Korean lar was all sEarted by acooked-up deal between the US andSouth Korea

FExciEing and sensible new plans in Ehe

works all in a bona fide efforE to avoidEttat vexaEious anma I stamPede inEo ourSa turday night banqueE hall

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While-the Pentagon has been claimlngsuccess ln integrating women lnto theamed forces famllies in the ranks havebeen confronting a crisis in child care

The Department of Defense concedes thatlt needs 811000 more day care slots formllltary dependents O-f the 129000chlldren who do receive care on oilitarvlnstallatlons worldwide the Pentagon estirnates that 21000 aie in centeis thatare anElquaEed overcrorded or hazardous

lfuch of the Dressure for more famtlvand child-relat-ed supporE has cme with Eheinflux of women singl- parents and yowrgmalried recruiEs who have enllsted in chep-ost-Vletnam erarsaid IAjDavid Super ofthe Artry a Pentagon spokesnan

As an example in 1958 at the heighEof the Vletnam War 381400 women lrere onactive duEy worldwlde out of a total35451000 United States troops MajorSuper sald Non Ehere are 2211700 womenon actsive duty worldwide abouE 11 percentof the force

In additlon there are ncrr 511800slnsle parenEs and abouE half the 21million- active duEy personnel are marriedta considerable changa frcrn Ehe days whenEhe services rre re filled with yorrng singlenra les

As FDR loved to ask What kind ofshenanisans are Ehese tte

Helers a direcL quotse from an amazlngIeEter whlch came in enclosins a 55000check Dontt knor h6r in the iorld Icould have gone 35 years without knoelngabout Ehe Assoclation I am enclosingmy dues and a snall ( sornething extra) -

Sincerely RICIIARD PARMERTER10 New St Florida IlY 10921

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BILL SHOIIEN (2IsE amp 24th Recon | 4]t44)1911 Francis St Waukestra WI 53188 saysAm still hiking mosE every other day lnour staEe forests near here Trled ameasured nine miler Ehe other day which Ihave covered in 3| hours each of Ehe lasEfour years buE had to stop after just 2|hours The sotes of my feeE feel like theyare callused and today I hiked anoEherarea for 3 hours Thls area ltas noextremely steep or high hills or bluffsjust keEtles and moraines lefE over fromthe lasE ice age 20000 years ago Iremember hlking the Koolaus and WaianaeMountains on Oahu and camping on Ehe streamsalso Ehe ouEback in Australla EhaE GolonelLawson authorized A1 Fournier and I toreconnoiEer for two to four days A1waysfollowed bv a reoorE and more overlavsManv Eimes- othermen were involved aird oftenGenLra I Cramer needed a guide or comPanyand asked one of us to eo alone How soodiE was to be in nry 2Os-and hile all dXywiEh pack and rifle But I did geE sorefeet then too -

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This year were getting two for theprice of one - Ewo convention chairmen -PAUL AUSTIN on the port side and GILHEABERLIN on the starboard side - as youare looking at tshem of course

It all sEarted with an inquiry - fromBILL YOUNG of 790 ELake Ravenna 0HHerd seen our iEem in the DAV fitagazine Sowe ioined BilI uo Then followed a notefroir Rebecca McPiak his daqhter Sherdread our oaoer and wanEed Eo surorise himHerets a bit of her notei itrs iefreshing

I wouid like Eo srpris him with a 24th lapel pin and a regiment cres pinI have no idea wtra t regiment he was inbut I do knorv he was staEioned in KrnnamoEoJapan in L947 (zlsE InfRebecca )

I am enclosireuro $350 for a lapel pinand $400 for a crest oi-ntI am sure you would find ouE whichregiment he was in in KurnamoEo so youwould know whlch crest I want

rl4y father fired on Ehe 24tsh Divisionrifle team They beaE every team in thefar east conrnandexcept thel4arine CorpteamttThe tournament was held aE camp Palmerin Tsudanum Jaoan

tte told me ire gots tso Japan in Febof 47 He was sent Lo a place calledZanm and $as sent from there to aKunamoto He said he had to go underlte ocean on a train to get there(The tr-rnnel bebveen HonsEa and Kyusha IRebecca)

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- r amrJrlErng in order to obEain soncrnronnaEion regarding Ehe reunion inFtJorthI retired from lhe Arnry in r55 I

H63sf5 ilf itIfi I -i19ilia c Schof ield rrhen Ehe lorean iar ber-an andrye -embarlced for l(oree and landed ufrr-and irTme(liately engaged i ioGt-i- itEoefense ot la san

Our BaEtery supported the 2nd Bn 5l-nRCT under Ehe conrnand of LtCol JohnThrocknorEen (rRoclqp Johnr) He laEercosnandecl the 5th RCT ra s the youngestfull colonel in counrand of an infantryregiment The 555th FA Bn was cormnandedbv Lr col John Dalv- ttl am inEerestedEo know any infornEtionregarding the persons Ehat are accive inthe reunLon get togeEher Perhaps youcould enliehEen me and Dass on someinf ornntioi if availabll Triple Nickle people herers anotherone I

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This nLce litt1e story started thus

Along abouE last December rve received an inquiry from a Chrisrina Colbertabout an organlzation called Veterans Finders o America The story is developed inher letter used below The lette is a Fatshers Day leEEer being addressed Eo hergood Dad UEwIN C COISERT who justs happens to be a GinleE The rest is now a partof our folk lore - and we love Chrlstina for bringing herself and her srvee Dad intoour fold Melvin today spends most of his time in a wheelctrair Over on the oppositepage we glve you Ehe picEure Ghris mentions in-her lovely leEEer rvhich we reproduceLelorr ttlra t a- preclou-s word EhaE word famiIy See hcir it applies to the e olbertfamlly You know how lt applies to our fami ly of the 24th

HAPPY EATHER S DAY DADDY -

Ity Dail lrelvln G Colbert 7s a prouit netuber of the 21thInfantrg 2lst Dlvlslon and f aE vrltlng thts letter to sharelrlth gou hov f feel about htm - euro Deurod t ho Is t onderful anilextraordlnarg

Eor mang years mg Dad had a small Plcture of hlmaelf anil erghtgervrce buililles that he cherlshed He coampIfented hov often thathe thought of that plcture and those men anA hol )e rrlshed hekneu rrhere theg lrere Tvo gears ago as I Fathers Deuro9 presentf had the plcture enlarged and fred Thlg reallg rlade t1mhappg and ttlggered euron ldea of hig to fotm an ocganizatTon tohelp yeterans suclr as hrmself flnd o7d Duddtes Pe talraed mangtlmes about this Idea anil tlov to brlng 7t to llfe

Becau9e f vas ln college at the tlme I irli not reallg cottutltmgself to somethlng that m9 Dad thought vas reallg lnportant Yecontlnued to discuss l15 ldeas anA xhoughts and then founit outthat mg father yas dlagnose as hav rng ALS or Lou GehtlgsDlsease ThTs irld not sxop hlr from maklng a dream come trueHe reaT|zea the sltuation and ghorred Tricl^eillble strength and vil-lpover to contlnue even though lt Decame irlff 7cu7x xo do everyCtay actlvitles such as teuroIking on the phone ot vtltlng a noteIt vas durlng thls tlme that Dad and I te9olved to make hls tdeareal

Our organlzatlon yeteran flnders of Amerlca Is built upon mgDaiy s ilrean to help others flnd old friends As mg Ipm Doloceseuro cloge frlenir lchael and myseJf take the steps to manaqeyeteran Finaers Dad continues to pour forth bcilllant ldeas onhow to make yeteran Flndera a tevardlng success

9o on thls Eathers Dag I vant By Dai to knov hovlove hlm and ttat f hope through yeteran F1nders veto reunlte hlm Ith hls buddles in the photograph

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It started vrth a plcture some at]^ong merlorlee an Titea and

EIve my Dad the best glft of a77 - the knorrledgle that so mangme0Ders of our organlzatlon xhat he founded have been reunrted

I IOVE YOU CIRTSTTNA

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ALBERT MCAD00S 3RD CHAPTER

Thi6 i6 the third instaLlrentof IA brlef History of the ifthRCTin Korea The time has cometo try to explain the terns 5thRCT alxd 5th Infantry AU Regi-nental Combat teans have an In-fantry Regiment but not all In-fantry Reginents were RCTi s

The Elfth RCT was rnade up fronthe fitfth Infantly Regiment firstActivated by the USArmy jn 1808wa6 one of the oldest fnfantry Reglments of the USArmyThe 555thfield Artillery Battalion the5th Tank lledical CoJlecting andChenical Motar Conpanles and the72nd Conbat Dtgineer CoEpany

The fifth RCT reEained 1n Ko-ea upon the withdrawal of the24th InfDivlsion the RCT wastenporar[y broken up for 6evera]-nissions Bx I amp z were loadedonto the USNS Marine Phoenlx foran Ovelulgbt Cruise to KoJE-Do arleIaad off PUSAN The Jrd Bx the555 FA Bt Tank Co and otherswent aone place e1se SoEe oneelse rrill have to fill us in Ourmail address for our 6tay on XoJEwa6 the Elfth US fnfantry Wherewere you durlng this period ifyou did rot enjoy KOJE-DO becausethls was good duty(Eeb 15 to May1 1952 Eore or less)

Located on KOJE-DO was a UN POWcanp We relleved elenentE of the27th Wolf Hounds provi ing guard6to several large Prj-son ConpouldsOne Rifl-e Squad per compound fourEuard shiftE of six hours eachseven dqys a week Guard Mountsinspections the whole nine yardsA GIrs dread and a Eecond Ltdelight A11 in a1l- this was theaost pleasant duty anyone couldhave ln the fnfantry iE KOREA

The most detested detaiI had tobe the honey pot brigade andthe most boring was the RockQuarry and breakwater detail Iwonder if anybody knows rhat be-ca]ne of that breakwater

A highlight of our tour atKOJE-DO has to be the night ofthe attempted breakout It hap-pened on the 4th shift 18 to 2400 f remember machine gun trac-ers overhead and a11 of us head-InB for our respective companyconpounds The Next dqy we hadto go lnto the compounds to sortout the Bood guys from the badWe saw severa] dlsmembered bod-ies ln a trash heap not very nice

Around April lSth we loadedon an LST and shipped out to theEast coast slde of KoREA offloading upon the beach ending upat the burned out towlr of INJEright on the l8th Here the FifthRCT was reorganized al1 of ourfar flunB ulits returning andthe 5th RCT was back j-n businessInten6lve trainlng exerclses inareas cleared of civilians gaveus a chalce to get some good tra-ining Some things come to nindI renenber getting folding cot6with rubber ajr matE for 6leepingWe used the Air Mattresses forwhite water raftlng on the rivernear by In early May the fifthwas attached to the 25th InfDiv0u June lSth the fifth got narch-ing orders to proceed north tothe PUNCH BoWL area and in linereljeving the l4th Infantry on theMain Line of Resistance (MLR)The first Bn on the West or leftthe second in the niddle al]d thethird on the right or east CorrErr my outfit was to the riaht ofrBr oh the MLR nore next tine

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Our verv orsn Ib i Gen HENRY MOHR(a aury liEh F47- 42) of 2o GrandCir StAnn M0 llas written a cohmmwhich tras appeared in a plurality ofpapers arornd the comtry Here it is

KOREA -- NHY IAE A BAD SITUATION No^SE

lhcreasrnglv heavv ere55ure5 roh

wshrhqton South Koreia -ta-

oe ehocatrc aovarnment sound I ike- therhd

na aeefe pie It cores as no surprrse that south Korea E

iIol_- suenderinq to the deaands o+ their polrtrcel

pprit The U S has qiven Korea little choice

t 6ay not be quitE as batr due to progess alrdv octe increatrng a de ocratic qovernont But the Bituation in SthX irrt a lot lrke ht hppened Hhen lhe Unrtd Statesallodrd the shah o+ tran to +ll and l(honnr to seiz porer ri There Ea5 also Nicrequ dher the U s thghtiorutron Eas the wav to brtnq ou stvlE o+ dehocracv ro the

Eee te Ever Fronq lh u 5 State Depatoent hrdco6DletelT 6i5julqct the situttons on everv count

A- thinq5 turnd out the net govnients ot lran- andi tn to= dho serzed absolute poE

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Becaus o our reural to support reqioesirrt

6ce allies o+ the United States re can onlv sut+er

the unpl easant consequences

The previous governoents o tran ^d Nicaraqu --_ tshich

adhittedly le+t lot to be desired --- ere rPlaed bv

diclatorships hrch ae +a iose

Un+ortunatelv the U S didnt learn a thing l|e aeenEouaginq actionE in South Koa Fhich mav tead to vev sinilrsits-r+-th prsent leadershiF o+ that countrv is drticallv In rdditlon to brng errable 1Iv

Prrrdent chunoli o=t sone crettt +o the stndard f

lrvinq enjovedOV tre peopre o-t South Korea hich i6 at lEt +ive ti

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i1 iCitt North kore -__ a +act thE polilical oPpotsitionEoutd liLe us to Jorqet-

Futhless oen in South Koa ate tedinq the Politicaroppoeition using iots anc the threat oevolution to seie ---ri = alr polrtrcranE do be+oF electron thaEir rto to lmpove thrnqs +or the peoEl

Insorar 35 the u s iE concerned alloing the FPqblic oo io deal +inlv with oppoeition readErs lim Youhq-sn and

ii 0 g is out oJ the question Hoever i+ lhe tro tissuccd 1n seiioq nore ooFer nd in+luehce in Seoul-__ and thevpUOi irr -- lhe Hhole natue o+ U S elationBhips

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Koree ahd our stategic Position in th Fa East Eould xqse

In 1945 I net and talke tith Kir Dea Junq one o+ theorrnclol opposttroo leaders 5t the Lottee Hotel rn sEoul =- -i n t

Krh cre to the hoter or a

iiie i a grouP o+ nie journatists on the uitet states

Th sessron had qone on +o onlv a +ee nlnutes hen lbeqant ii that thrs rs no odinv person He is proobrY Ene

nost dahqerEus han t have eve oet ki6 Dt Junq Hhtr perdal

iii]- i- ro aetect o senuine interst on his pert in theerare o+ the oeopl o+ the sountv he dants to rule

kih Dea Ju^q das tried tor 6urdend Eentenced to death in19E|4 s aesul o hrs tole rn inErting bloodv rrots- But hrs = ratcr redued to 20 vears o Hhich Krn

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I hard Peopt call Ki6 Dee Jsnq theOn several occsioos

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qteDs the unrted states has talen rcntlv Nrll 9o a long n i to Krri a reqrtrhacY and Rtture thev rackand despeatel Y ned

The Fepubt ic o+ (South) Xorea rs +acing a bad situationrh =irJu davs to brrng bout Eoo5tucttve change5 ithoute-= ii atros hrch drtabrrre nd

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Cominr to ForE liorth in an RVWontlerin I rbout RV facilitiesThis much we knowThere are four RV parks in or near

Fort Worth with overnisht facilities(hookups) for trailers-and campers

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Sunset RV Park4921 White Settlement

Texas Motsor Home Park4833 ihite Settlement

817-737‐ 7542

817-738-0567Road

817-732-1537Road

Lakeview lIotor Home Park 817-457-677L4793 Fast- Loop 820 Sourh(Near Six Flals in ArlingEonand about 15 miles from the hotelin forE Worth)

The first three are onlv abouL 3 miles$rest of the Hyatt Regenty in downto$rnFort WolEhThere are NO facilities for campers atsour hote 1

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Hope they giveus a drag on thisone before thevthron it away

The Arm1rreturning to anage-old s Era tegyused extensivelvby the Sovietmi11tary isincreasing itsuse of decoys andfake targets inhopes of out-srla rting anenemys modernrreaPons

Decoys inclu-ding canva s tanksand plasticsoldiers couldmake Ehe Arrmr inbattle seem h^riceas big as iErgally is And 1f

A lullEe caavas rcplica of ao Ml ta is oudisplsy i Beltsvtlle Md The Army plars ao lse

fate wespors to oltsmart ale ereEy Theuro decoysEsy Dste an arEy seuroeE lsrgcr tt D it is

half is r 1

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Itlat news seens togive away the secre the Army points outthat the enemy still does noE knorv which

Ie knorr Ehey make decoys of thehighest order of equipment even as muchasmaking fake misdill silosr said TVICorp

Fallon said the Navy is working ondecoy ships and the Air Force tns grounddecoys of f-15 fighter jets thaE can turna bare airstrip into a fake airbase

The decoys are ntade from blorm-upphoEographs of the real things Theylook remarkably real aE a glance which inbaEtle is all an enemy would get beforedeciding whether to f i-re

Who knows maybe for the next one wecan send Ehe deeoys Eo the front and leavethe real live boys to home

(-CIAUDE CRIST of Box 985 Hebron oH

(hes HvMcr 2IsE t48-through TFS) -sends us the name s of a few buddieslWTLBUR J WTNCHEL (19Eh 49-r52)624 Lexington Thornville OH 43076

WILLIAM GRIFFITH (2lsL 49i5I)437 Aullwood Rd Davton 0H 45414

GERALD D TURNER (21st 48-r51)78 lIoodland Downingtown PA 19335

BRUCE MCGUTRE (34rh amp 19Eh r48-r51)16241 Laurel Hill Glenford Otl 43739

ROBERT IAIIRENCE (3rd Eng r57-r58)I14 Buckeye Hebron OH 43025

Ttnnk you Claude

-Whv is iE thaE Ehe weEEest dogs areEhe fiiendtiests dogs

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tanksand Erucks

The canvas Lwo- and Ehree-dimens iona Itanks mde a t TVIs S0-worker planE ouL-side lIashington look real boEh to Ehenaked eye and Eo heat-seeking theIna 1targetsing systems used at night

An unassembled fronts-view M-l weighEsabout 25 pormds and coLlapses into a 4-foot-by-2-foot duffle bag In less thanthree minutes one man can assemble itand plug in a generator to warm up iEstherira lsignaEur with a tape recorderand speakers a pair of soldiers can soundlike an entlre tank battalion

A fake M-l costs about $31500 cornparedwiEh abouE $3 miLlion for a new M-I

Iho remembers L94O-42 when we weredoing the same tshirg - only all we hadwere the decoys the real McCoys werestill on Ehe drawing boards

The Army has about 4000 real M-I tanksand plans to outfit each rrith at leastone fake M-1 at a cost of about $75million [taj Andrew Fallon of Ehe Army I sbudget office said

Deception has been a key element inmilitary strategy since the Trojan HorseGeman Gen Enrin Ronmel fooled Alliedforces in North Africa during WlJ II tsheBriEish fooled the cermans and Ehe IsraeliArmy today regularly uses deceptive falseradio chatter

But Ehe Sovietss are thoughE to be themost adept having everylhing from pseudoballistic missiles to entire fake armiesunder a branch of the military called thePrlncipa I Dlrectorate of SlraEegicDeception

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ADDRESS CORRECTON REQUESTED

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CHURCH O「 THE OPEN DOOR MISS10N532 Main Street

wnmingtOn lowa 56983

Rev Elton S SInith Pastor

Dear BroEher

Perhaps you have heard of me and oty naEionrride campaign inche ciuse of ternDerance Each year for the past fourteenI have rrade a Eoirr of Texas Kahsas Nebraska Mlssouriand lora delivering a series of lecEures on the evils ofdrinkine On this tour I have been accouqranied by uy youngfriend ind assisEanE Clyde LimpEon Clyde a young manof good family and excellent background is a paEheEicexaiple of liEe ruined by an excessive indulgence in whiskeyand woraen C1yde would hppear wiEh me aE lectures and siLon the plaEforin drunk wheezing starLng at tshe audiencethrough- heavy bleary blood-shot eyes sweaEing profuselypicklng his nose belching and making obscene- gestsureshlle I would polnE him out as an exarple of whaL over-indulgence can do for a person

This winEerr unforEunately Clyde passed away A mltualfriend tras eiven me vour -nime Lnd I wonder if you would beavailable t5 take cliders place on Ehis years Eour

Rev Ellon Schurch of the

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ALBERT MCAD00=S 5TH CHAPTER

This ls the fifth ln6ta11uentof IA Brief Eistory of the EifthRCT 1n I(oresrr continuing rith xoyConbat phase of these recolectlonEou Patrol actlvitles coDtiDuesthroughout the surnner with bothAEbush and an occasi-onal ContactpatloI that often 1ed to Fire-flghts arld we had several Oneconslsted of tbe entire ConpanyI renenber a radiona]1s coafelenceheld near the 11ne of departurerhere I 6aY eleraents of Eost ofthe partlciparxts togetber slththe supporting uaits rflhin lhs1ire o f larch Tbere Yas justabout evelybody frolo Conpany Eexcept the cooks and bottle wash-ers Motatnen and heavy nachiae-gurnels rlth teror 1n there eyesNot u6ed to patro16 alld apparentfear of the urknom We sere norenonchalant because this ra6 oDe ofseveral patrols we had partcipated1a ad soDe of the6e guys nere otrtheir flrst patrol With a1l theaoi6e and fus6 ye nade the NKPAavolded us We baDged around nostof the night and returDed rithoutcontact Later patrols the NKPAnade up for it and 1n one ofthe6e I got hlt rith about 15others i-a a perfectly execudedambush We vere caugbt flatfoot-ed Tbey hit us hard ard ran aw4yVle 6pent the lenainddr of the rightxithdraring and returning to ourlilles I carrt recal1 Yhether any-body ras kil1ed that nlght but 1stplatoon dld take slx I(IAi s durineuroour tour on the Iine and we hadmore men wounded thatx eDteled theline on June l8th

Almost every tri8ht se had tocontend v1th Ground fo8 and whilethe Artlflclal noonlight helped us

to see it also helped the othersi-de A6 the sunmer drew to a closethe Fiftb RcT wa6 transferled fronthe 25th Djvigion to the 40th Divi-sion and shortly after that wewere reLeived by the 223d Infantryon the night of October 3111952

sone tlne prior to bej-ng reLiev-ed we had a patrol that caused yourstnrly a 1ot of grief our nissionwas to set up blocking posLtionsnear the low dip ln the lldgelinenear I believe George CoDpany We

went out one wqy a[d were to retu]nby another route lllhile 6et uP thenj-ght teEperatures dlopped suddenlyto belov freezing We were sweattyxrith no Jackets and nust have caus-ed o16e because re were under severartil1ey flre (possibly l2ampn)nasty stuff We had to be very stil1and renaln quite and i-n place forseveral hours My feet becane numbI could hardly walk nlthout assist-ance I 6ot a touch of Frostbite anda brief stay ln the 5th Inf lledica1Conpany where I appalently ful1y re-coveled Such resiliance we had whene were twenty

Finally off the 1i-ne I enteredlnto an eleven day peri-od where Iwas tra]1sferred out of the flrstplatoon jnto the fourth and becanea gunner it a 57nn Recollless riflesquad Just as sooa as I got used tocarrlng the thlnE I had orders inharxd for LIe ZI(zoDe of Interlor )or rotation back to the States Ihad R amp R 1a Japan for five dqysl1ke everybody e1se but those con-pat storles w111 st4y out of printMoxe next tine fron the officlalRecord as my st4y jn the 5th RCTceased to exlst Bore next tlme

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- INIERNATIONAL KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL

Rmdeuror dp Fot8otten

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ampd ou 4e invlleurod Lo be a Pdt ofl tlls cAslgn -- yc r peurorsoa11y atd EdSatlzatlrn you represt

I1E amplve to ratse S38 BiUidl for tieuro nrial (described in accqavirEiiJiGl

i--ii iiav n site has best drrured bv tlE citv of rs keuroeres

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effoEEs ad able guidace or uavor T Bradrer

ItE rExt scheduleurod evst eiII be the offictal gro-[ld breaking --sudav Jtrle 25 1989

at Aneels Park Sar Peurodro -- at rihich tirE all of tlE co-sdEorinA- ax eEorsrngsrs-ri2ad tiU be rePreseurottted Tsrtatlw final dedicaticn o ttr rEErrar rsElrteurod for Novder u 1990

As )Du car te1l rE ee lndeed serious abdrt tlis It EL1 c to passl

Eiceuron crsualtiE in tlE xoret lhr (1950-1953) eurore o(lsElveuro --- i91245ii l0]r84 dd et al -- bul LEi a e ad sdEn ftdn 22 Allied N3tlc6HUfi-ta b dqiv or prrPerlv tEEred nx rnternalilxoran ir vteras rri5-I YiIl help rectift tlEr

Ytu Ddricioati6r sdsrseErtt ad swport td yd- organiz-aLicts ee Edi thsolicited be ttE InleEnatlorEl l(oreamp Llrr VeLerans lrtrlla] ClmiEtee E wiIILdr-r rn oEtro sLpplv anv ioaterials to Lo ary reasaEbre teuroitgt Lo

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一Ch4ttsy and jolly notes from a fomer WALTER E oTNEIL (5th tTB) of

2d Lt FA - B-ILL IIOILEY of RE 2 Box 458 825 Pa lourar Et Cajon cA92020 rells usWarren TX It goes Ehe one about the manage aE a boring

I was rvith the Triple Nickle in HI -- meeEing who asked Can you hear me ithad Ehe Aruno Train the- first Een davs in the back and the boy aE- the back whoKorea and then Forvard observer unEil hit said No and the f11oh in lhe fronEon 2 SepE5O I had the short economy who said ttletrs swap placesrrEour Thariks Wally rve needed thaEtI nors have Ehro ggies in the service r-(C1asses of i75 and r53) and they have The race is on Is there arqrone inasked me Eo relite up my experiences in the horrse who beats thisKorea - rrTro catalacts and lens lnrplantsIIrm hoping this rer-Erion my firsE surgery - rotor cuff lefl shouiderwill help shed some lighE and tickle some high blood pressure sugar diabetesmemory cells so I can complete nry rnasEer- and gouEpiece |ly Cameo Role In Korea The The envelope pleaselAlmosE ForqoEEen viar nd the name - not the winner -- iust

Irm lo6king forward to receiving more the rEme - is - CH Bronko ATKINSONinfo about the reunion Do you anticipate (MP Platoon and Hq 63rd Field i4t--r45)distributing lists of expected atEendees of 3800 SDecatur Las Vegas NVwith addresies No were not -aking fin Bronko -

B1II werll lisE Ehoge coming if we far from it - were just ov6rrhelmed byIearn early enough WeII do our the sorry fact that Lhe people of our -d____esE 3ffrIiE Hi gElIhiBT$Bt

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t-rt to bumper some idioE would tryto iass them

I-JOHN RAGIAND writes from 6321 Gonzales

Groves Tr( 77519 Savannah was my firstand I thoroughly enj oyed iE I intend tofltake future meetingi Lord willing -iMeeEine ner^r friends was very retresh-ing buts uifortrnately did not seeany of sv outfit hybe if you sPread rdoroln nlxt TL issuL its might helP

Thb outfiE was co D 21st duringearLv 44 - earlv 46 Does arrybody knowthesL fellows aird their whereabouts--cGreni Ralph (was from Itt)

Rirnldi (was from Chicago)T- Pilch (was frqn wyoming I think)T- Reardon (from Kansa s I think)T Mrncv (was from Oklahoma ) I mer

hih 6n Mindanao and he wor-rnd uPas cook and rrent to Japan

Box (chink Willie $as first name-rrd rr was frorn stsLouis)tI knot Ehis is an InposiEionr --buEwould deeplv appreurociate any heIp

tlo iryisitibir at all JohnnY

_The press was rolling when we PuIIed it

to inseit this iEem The am nail hasbrought us an inqu-iry as to who $re are -iro-rt cot Nornian [I cooper (F amp2nd BnHqs 5tsh RCT 49-r5l) of Box 426LChattanooga TN 37405 AlwaYs hadtrouble with spelling Ettat town

the name and address of a member from

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[yt導招議∬ampitMEetheIFtt youWatertown NY Fred was 19th S‐ 4 whenWatertown NY Fred was 19th S‐ 4 when

Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

- _l4aybe our yelling about it has paidotf

The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

an』itliltlo888estants will be giventumlr entFiesOCt2虫d電 選lTinnerwill be chosen Nov 10

Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

ItrE abouE time

-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

rYea GimletslBetter sti1 call IARRY JoHnSOitl at612-665-213L Hers at 312 SlbinLeseur rYN 56058

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i gox54 Fennville HI 49408 is a1l

eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

triteto 6 c 2ool3- 137 211

rFte are in receipE of a friendly caII

from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

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close Eo the family It rras no surPrise

gliigiIti LilU J i- -rrurtlHL3oinaf ter Hictor rra s laid to rest Dave t

--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

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fori-ro ci I s extended Erip to Hong Kong Bangkok and

urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

i - - ^ ^- anY f iner Etrrn Donr tIii rot ne up so 1 trope r -

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

RUBVE M ROGRSON350 Sowillo+r SP115Ria lto GA 9237 6

-Deceased Dec 12 1988

cEcIL L MoYER (H 2LsE 42-45)t-

From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

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ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

IA was ltq amp Hq Co 34th

from tJ+2 Eo t45 IJhen Ehe lhn shows upats the door to teturn Ehe picturesyourve goE to go

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

faith in tomorrohr for the clock may Ehen

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-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

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Your Texas convention coEmittee has but one Dain objectiveand that is to do all we can possibly do to Eake our convention inSepteDber a sDashing success so when you depart you wiLl ahrayshave fond neEories of our Folt worth reunion

One of the most ilportant functions of this coumj-ttee is topre-register at least 90t of our people who plan to attend but todo this we ask for you cooperation in filling out thepre-registratJon forro enclosing your check to cover the chargesand sending it to ne pronptly

With your assistance in thls natter your arrival at ttrehotel lri1l go nuch sroother with little oi no waiting in 1ineAlso it viu greatly assist us in our planning uith the hotelstaff Ie will Dake table assignments for the dinners on Fridayand Saturday evenings in order of receipt of your foms andchecks We uill be happy to honor requests for group tablereservations if one person in the group that lrisbes to be seatedtogether will collect the forrs and checks and send thel0 to me inone envelope

So dlonrt delay As soon as you get the fon in theTaro Leaf send it to e for pre-registlation

We the conmittee are tooking forward to Septelber rrhenonce again the old Victory Division [eEbers present and pastui1l asseDble o reneH fading roeuories and to pay tribute totlrose who gave their lives for our freedom

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Texas hospitality is our EraditionThe cracious service location facilitiesand iost of all rhe spirir of Hya tt RegencyFort trforEh caPtures Ehe Pride of Tegtias

-Stationed at the rraval base in SouthCarolina was a man who trad cqq)eted inouiEe a ier^r rifle tournamenEs near hisliome Eown So when the base needed some-one to fill out their team for theNational Rifle TournamenE r he was taPPed -Unforturately he had never particiPatedin anv compeEitlve shooEing of this -intenliEv before and he becme ratEledand did icather PoorIY

Ernbarrassedhe hlnded his score cardto the caDtainof his Eeam wlEh Ehe rernark(efter lookine at rny score I feel likegoing behind Ehe buiker and shooEingrmrself The caotain sEudied uhe card a mffitenEr -then replied BeEEer take an exLra round

a-ilerre not lazy HeY sErike EhaE

llaybe ilre are lle simply rlanted you tosei this one just as JoHN RAGIjND of6321 Gonza1es Gtoves Tx trrote it Hereit is3

The reunion in Savannah ta s rIy firstI Lhoroughly enj oyed it and inEend Eo rnakefuture mEetings - Lord rvilling of course

Meeting new friends lJas very refreshingUnforEuraEelv I did noE see any of nyoutfit Iby-be if you speed rvord in yournext issue- it mizht help

Ifu outiit rvas-D 21st- during earty 44to eaic Iv t46 IE rvas 3rd or 4th plaEoonDoes anvbodv knorg Ehese fellows and tshcirrvhereabouts

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name Think he tra s from KansasItuncv (was from oklahoma) Met him

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I know Ehis is an imposition butrvoul-d deeply aPpreciate any help -ImDosition Ilone rtEtsoeverr JohnnyThis is one of our reasons for bcingHope ve can find a few for You

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your en]oynento consu t the brochurSfledllitting Sites for

1 The Kinbeu Art luseuD2 AEon Carter MuseuD3 tlater caldens4 OEni ftteater5 Sundance Square6 FaDous Exchange Avenue (Stockyards Billy Bobts

White Elephant Saloon etc )

Tours out of lort worth are availabLe as foLlorrs1 Southfork Ranch in Dal1as - Hone of w shon trDat1astr2 Slx flags over Texas in ArliDgrton ( thene park)3 Dealey Plaza Texas Schoolbook Depository

and The Slxth Floor MuEeu where Lee Harvey OsrraldalIegedly shot Presialent Kennedy If you irelnterested call or rrrite the reunion clrairnanlrell in advance for reservations

4 Torn of cranbury Tour (4O miles southwest ofSort worth - requires a fuU day)

other activilies1 GoIf - Roclcuood IIuniclpal Course - 3 miles from

hotel Starting tiDes rriU be available onFriday and Saturday nornings

2 AudioVjsual RooE - Open Thursday and Eriday only forsholring of tapes and filEs of Ath Division actions fronfiln library and for those of you who Eight bring a tapefor viewing

3 A buUetin board uill be available in the hospitality roomfor neDbers to post plctures letters or any other typeof historical facts or infornation for Derbers to inspectand discuss

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If you are planning to fly toDallas-Fort lorth and retum via AAldentify yourself with your AA agent ascoming irn-der the code-- STAR 0i99 RJ

Heres wln t you might do Go Eo yourtravel gal or gb dire-r Eo AArs MeetingServices Desk [ry free toll - TeI 1-806-433-1790 - or have vour travel asent doiE for you Give tire code sTA[ 0199 RJ- and pray a 1o

---This issue contains more fLlI-incoupons than the K-llart insert in lastSundayrs paper Couldnrt be helped

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BANQIET IENUS AND CIIARGES

Aloba Dinner Friday septeEber 15 Bonelesa Breast ofchicken Arllngrton fil1ed with applenut herb dresBlng and uadeirasauce salad vegetables cheesecake and strat barrieE

[tenorlal Banquet saturday SepteEber 15 Ieurone star uixedcril1 Regency salad vegetablie chocolate rouladg irlth vaniuasauce

Aloha Dinner S2250 per persontleDorlal Banquet $2500 per parson(Pric6 lncludes tax and gratuity)Tlckets to botb dlnners uill lndicate your table nuber The

ticket [uat be shorrn at the Entlance to tbe banquet hall foradmittancE and nane plates uortl for identificatlon purposes

DAILY EVENTS

Early arrivals - on your own

1OO pn - Registration desk opens Reunionofflcially begins Hospitality rooE open90O aD Mealg on Your oun

Audlovisual Room open 9300 au to 4300 P-nTours and shopping leals at your pleasure

eudioviEual RooDi HosPitality RooD Tours tcocktail hou 5o0 to 70o lr iAlolra Dinner 700 pn

Business Deeting 1ooo at i Cocktail hour600 to 700 prn i teuorla] Banquet 7oo Pttr

continental Breaklast 700 to 10o0 aD( cotrplhentary)

ALHAT Untl1 we Eeet again

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FLYING TO IUfiI IVURIH

How do you take the lead

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CLem Clark EGooez JoaqulnGore Thoora sGosztyla Henry JGrady Thona scross StanleyBallgren lauenlla lso Alton KHardln Robert Allarrls Paul AtLarrk EuSenetlayrood tlal orHeaberlln cllberttlelllran JackHen JackHendrlckson Luthertlofrlchter JoaephHogue ClutlesHornsby RLHornyak CharlesJohnson LesteurorJohnson tJmKaefer Charleuros EKane WL lllaoIktz lGrsha ltKepler LouisKlurp JohnKnapton DonaldKuhner lla llaceLebruxr AllanLock ood FranclsLunsden Howard RlrarlLoez NlcolasMccunble tlenryMcadoo AlbettMcCllntlck DrqtghtMcElroy JamesMcKlnney JohnMclean DorEldUoser RlchardNev1Ile ceorSeNegklrk CharlesNewrnan lG Aubrey SNolan Robert DoDonne11 J SptkeOSulllvan JJPerry LoulsPeuroters tlaroldPeters Walter JPetersonr EImeuror sPltney lbxPorter JohnPrLce BtuceRaglrnd JohnRlsceck l Pampoberts DulghtBoblnson EdrardRock AlvlsRocklrelk LoulsRoss KenwoodSanchez ReynaldoSchroeder RoySee GuySelEsam AlbertShalz RlchardShay RobertShlpman J RSlataper WMStlahan PrentlceStrverson Dougla sThorms CTodd Vann GToohey JohnTEead$ay Robert EUpton ThomasVlsser tlaroldvoth TheoHaggoner GeorgeHahle Benwallace DanawaEson Rlcltald cwelch JohnlJe1ls Rtctrard HlJlsecup Paul

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i^Ialler va s depuEy cofinanding genera Iof I Corps in 1986-87 assistanE divisioncommander with the 82d Airborne Divisiooand chief of staff of Ehe xVIII AirborneCorps aE Fort Bragg NC anC chief of staffof Ehe 24th Infantry Division at FortStewart GA He comnanded a brigade inGerrnanv and a battalion wiEh Ehe 4thInfanury Division (tlechanized) aE ForECarson CO lIa ller also was seniormilitarv assistrnE Eo the assistanEsecretaiy of defense for nanpovrerreserve affairs and logistics in iIashingtcn

--The vote will be unanimous The HyaEERegency For-t VJorth offers the ideal settingtor our ga Ehering

Its caring Itr s comfortableIEs civilized

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Applernan details rhe facr Ehat bhe 34th trad four (4) differenr reqimenrarcormmnders from 7 Lo 16 July - a period of only nine (91avi--- -

- The officers of the Association consider this rllaEter closed and no further mentionof it wiII be rnade in our future issues

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In friendship

The Assocration officersregreL the pubrlcation of the articre whi ch reftectedne8atively uFon the tested and -piou a+tfi --ftre-iJcora- i4usrrates all Eoo well tl tthe 34ch upheld rhe finesr rradirioo or-itu U4 -inu i-irr i6iljiir[

Tte articre aooarinq in the Taro Leaf was no an-editori-al conent or a steurotementof an opinion of ciri edit8r rt was meiJ -i of a book by an aurhor and icincluded a quotation from tht urt -itr-ifur51i t item was sinpry to reporr $rha tsomeone erse had said abour rhe arn rti-i-i ii iiih[E-fifi implied thar the EdiEor rvas i agiuunf -riitiiirroooIt is tine tO mend fences drink from l

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APOLOCY TO MEbfBERS OF TliE 34TH ‐ KoREA

Veterans AdministrationInsurance Center

Toll-Free Information ampService Line

1-800-422-E079

Use this Nationwide lbll-FrceuroInsurance telcphone numberfor informationaction on

Premium Payments

DividendsFolicy laans

Beneliciary DesignationInsurance Applications

ConversionsAddress Changes

Disability amp Death Claimsand

Other Insurance Inquiries

Come to Teir s for a visit litir r6gaprst - or soiire of it annny

Your l-hourhts ri11 tloubtlessh do somerrrdrlrin Yroa I ronter lrho t Ii beLirerctod I ronler lrl It II rcasure ttpItrs the crrious )ard-qtick thaU tsries Eorrse the acconplishnenLs of otheis as airy to assess our orn progrcss in liIePeihaps

s nc- ir3 comtttefrom thcunansrerabl-c lrour thoughts ni11 sneakarair from E1e prcsentrd take refuge oito busy day in lqi4 - or 1950 - or 1964

So- itril 11 cos crvsual clarr atFort JorLh Yout II move inEo the hotellobbv rnd will spot Ehe crorrd Faces rviLlemerge and narnes rvllI come more quicklyttran you Lhink they might Bob - Peter -3tu - Bil-1 - youll gct Lhen all on thesecond Ery if not the first

It is thcrr again - people you kneorand rrho knerv you during the teribleexperience of rnilitary service - peoplerrho lltnev you before you felt the pressureof Eaking a place in the adult world

See y6u iir Fort lIoruhl

-r-lAnyone looking for a geologist tJehave one BOB DAYSON (5th RCT 51-52)of 1306 Forest H111 Dr Vincennes IN

a-Our fiscal yeat begins on August thefirst and ends on July ehe 3lsr So all

annual dues are due as of August 1including inerementa 1 payments byLife llembers

ri-- Leg surgery for Life Member JOE PATTON(SEh RcT 50-51) of Star Routi 2 Box 51Bradenburg l(Y Werre trying to Iamprn mor6on poor Joe and will be back

AOne LLOYD PITMAN of 2O7L Preble

Preble IIY - canr E f ind Preble on tiremap - apparently just another Preble on thebeach - has asked for help Seems he wasin the lsE Cav - DivArty - 99th FA Bn- in Japan in i49 Went lo Korea ThevEook a beaLing Men losE He thinkssome of his men were assipned to the 24thAsks for rrany inforrnationr Guess thequesEion is- Did you know of arry Cavpeople being assighed Eo us We- knor iEtsa lousy question - buE rre did promise thisrnan thtwerd put ouE Ehe feellr

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Phil Granrn Republican Senator fromTeltas thinks balancing the US budgetis like trying to geE to heaven

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The subiecE - Lo vour starboard - onthe nexE $ge - were-noE going Eo sEarEwith ttet

Werre qoine Eo starE bY uelling YouthaE itsa rEprint from L November 1946issue of Life- The picEure rra s given afull page save for Ehe capEion aE thebotEori hich read in blue PrintsCOSTS OF ITAR - THE U S IS STILL PAYINGTHEI And it l7ent on

tMuch of the net sElengEh of Americawhich can be seen in the preceeding page-swas a bv-product of wat which sPurred Ehewhole niuion Eo heights of accomPlislxnentit had never dreameii of Yet the costas alwavs in war was appalling Lifewould never again be Ehe same for thefamilies of tEe servicemen who died intheir vouth on Ehe baEtlefields Noreould ic ever be quite Ehe same for boyslike Jerqne von Mohrtiln rmEerial things tshe nation trad alsoDaid The war had involved an enormousaiiir

n its iron-ore reserves rts hadlefE the US scarred by worked-outcoDDer and lead mines aid by played-outoiiwells The weIl oPPosite is atsGoose Creek Texas

Direct Iv benea Eh tshe capEion rta I Ehisone line s-pread across Ehe PictureswidEh tiAt Ehe Atnryrs Iialter Reed-Hospital

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IF Dec 7th date is selected 1 ‐ Wl1Wi 1 増t(11 RSwξ 8き t)attend a mainland reunlon in a designated cit

l preFer October st date for Joint reunion ith 25th Div1810n atSchofie d Barracks

If a 口ainland reunion is held in 111liliCR[mletlly3[ene)ceeding the reunion in Hawall I

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NoEer Thls queatlonalre ts for estlmatlng purposes only and ts not blndlnS

199I HAIIAIIAN REUNION 5011 ANNIVERSARY PEARL HARBOR

ExcerpEa flon prevlous TARO LEAF Eo refleshen meoortea prtor to fiUtnBou quaaClonalre beloYt

orlpiral Planr Jotn ln Ehts celeblation (9 a reqlon) on Deceober 7 1991EffiiA-EiFEARL HARBoR suRvrvoRs AssocrAT-roN consldelatlonsr Tremendouaciowas (hotlra planes outer lslands) posslble ralns nalnly a Navy shor

suDDlemental Plan The 25Eh INFANTRY DIVISION ASSOCIATION and the Co8landlng6Eiralii- tEt-aTvle lon sEacloned at Schofleld Barracks have lnvlted ourassoclaton to hold a Jolnt reunlon rrlth Eheo ln Hawall on or about occober1 1991 thtch ls Organlzaclon Day fo boEh dlvlsions date noE as yetftnalized HoEel acaonodaElona would be ln one of the better liatklkl hoEel3and the nanageneot of Eh8 Joln efforf would be ln the hands of the Scho-fleld Barracas chapEer of ctre 25ttr In Ehe past the arny has 8upp1ledbusses to transpori oeEbers to and froo Schofleld (two trtps)but Ehts-rould no be subJecl to possible budgetary restrlctlons Oahu would belesa crorded weather condttlons probably mole favorable we uould bea[on8 our osn CoobaE lnfantryoen and ln our oun back yad

PosslLlltqieEa lf the po1l favor s the Decenber 7th date plan our regularEunlon--6r EEe latEer part of Septeobea then Ehe ne bers SoInB to Honolulucould 81Bn up rrlth the PHSA tour and proceed on thelr oun

lf Ehe October let date at Schofleld ls preferred Ye rrould have Eo planior -tsoffii6ii6-(s lnce only a snall Einorlty rrould oake Ehe Hawalian lrtp) one on ttre Ealrrland aIrd one in Hawali ln Dhlch case se couldr

A Move Ehe daEe of our llainland reunlon back Eo Au8 l5th V-J Day and- selecE a city Probably in the Easc or Mld-lest

D Have our reBula reunlon ln San Franclsco one rreels prlor Eo the Hardail- aifair afcr flhtch Ehose conElnuing on Eo Aloha-land Hould proceed

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We doot necessarily have tohave a whole lot more then thpSovielg based in Europe or evens urucb ari they do Galvin said

But be said there must beuro somekitrd of easonable balaDce declariD8 that today the UnitedStat6 had 88 t Dce lauuchers de

ployed is WeuroEterD Europe whilethe Sovielr bad 1400 short-rangeouclear weapoo based iD EastelnEurope

II theyve got l4 times ut muchas rre do hos can you call tiadeeDse So rhy doat they justsay Ot iI Jouve got 88 aDdyourie not 8oi8 to get alry biggerthe rie Fill come down

Asted why he would not substi-tEte a missile submarine for short-rarge Duclear missiles i Europe

Calvi replied tiat this had heuroertried i tie 1960s bd as judgedDot to be credible becaDse theUnited Stat8 ard the Soviet U onwere Dot lilely to blor each otherup rith auclear reapols in orderto stop aD irvader attaching arl-othea countiy

l NATo countriB iD Europelose the Lance and get oo replace-Eent for it they would ooly baveairplaneuros alrd artillery tubes tofire a a superio i-ovadirg [orceatrd such Eajor targets to the rearas assemblirg ares ArtilleryGahiD codteDde4 has too short areach oDIy 12 miles ard aircrafttrying to hir targets close to thefrortliDes Eould face deadly lire

Soviet atr deleDseuros ir Europehave beurocome so lethal Galvrnsaid ilat the only ray to gothmugh it ts to fly ulder it at 100feeurot wbile goinS 500 kDots Soweve got to take the pressurc ofIour aircrait- lve caot re3ci aay-tlitrg except the Iocal batuerieidwiti (Ducler artillery So youbave got to have a baclup byIielditrg a Lalce replacemetrt

Galiiu said he waDts a sbort-range rcissile with a range of 210to 20 roiles that would be Illouot-ed on a tracked vehicle io it couldmove from one battlefield to an-other

Under culreot aEns aSreemeDtshort-range missiles canDot have araDge of more than 300 miles

NUCLEAR WEIIPONS - Chari siolry wcapor deployed by NATOad Wallaw Pact eo[Dtries i EoroIc

IATO chief endorses arms cutsbut wants new short-range missiles

By GEORGE C WIISONThc WsshilgtoD Po3t

BRUSSEIS Belgiur - ceD-JohD R Galvi coEEander ot tieNorth Atlantic Treaty Organiza-tioq said ir an jntervlee here thathe eDdors6 the coDveDtional-arEsreductioos recently proposed byPresideut Bush but Fill reEaiureasy about defeDdilg Europeurountil he has new short-Etrge ou-clear roissiles to replace lieuroLaDce

Bush bosiDg io pressure froEWest GerrDaDy and otter allieurosagrEed to postpoDe EodemizatioDol ttre lalce mrssile utriil he hastrieurod to Begotiate reuroductioDs iotroops aircraJt tanls and otherarmor and artillery baseurod tn Eo-mpe But tle presldeot stressedthat he has no inteouoD of abaD-doBilg short-raoge ouclear Eis-siles like the lalce

GalviD asked why he iDsisted oDkeeuropi8 sorEe short-raEge missrlcsiatier t[an abaDdoni-og them alto-gether said tley are vital to de-terring tle start of war ardshould deterrence fail to stop aBiavadil8 force

Iu the past the lour-star 8etr-eaal said coDgentioDal lorceuroeveu whe tley were equal didntdeter war ID fact alrnost half theurotime the smaller lorce attackeurodtie bigge force

However he co8tiDued sinccseve had Duclear weapons tleyhave seurot up a situatiod ut FhlcD

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The salesrnan was expectj-ng a veryimDortanl cusEomer to c-rll him at homeonSaEurdav so when he had Eo leave Ehehouse for i-short Eime he gave his liEtleson careful instructions on hors Eo answerthe telephone and take a messate

When Ehe phone rang the boy alswe_rediE feellng very grown up he Eold thecaller ttraE his fa Eher was not in at themoment and asked whether he would like toleave a message

Yesi the-caller said Iell himMr Jonis called - J-O-N-E-S

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MessagePlease feel aE ease abouE our September shlndl8 in Fort Wolth Every-thlnS is in place for a gala celebration It should be another superexEravaganzal Each upcoming reunlon seems to generaEe more excitemenEand enthusiaam than the lasc one From the letEers and calls we canfeel Ehe troops chafing aE Ehe blE sort of a sense of ur8encylt usedEo take nosE of the year to genelate monenEumi nor iE begins almosEinnediaEely afEer the last reunion

24th Dlvision parElctpatlonr Ea1y in the Bane the acceptance ofour invtEation was subJecC to budgeEary restrictlons buf as ofthis srltinB iE appears EhaE Gen Taylor will be able to favoE usuith thaE very lmpressive color guard the all time favoriEe musicalcoEbo lhe usual PX irith a very unusual assortmenE of Taro Leafnerchandise and of course Mrs Taylor General Pece and a fewnembers of hls staff Be srjre to rdelcoEe Eheo all as only 24th-erscan dol

Melllbers wi undoubtedlyareas in which our 2900 -

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be interested in knowing the geograirhical3000 members reside Breakdown follovs

800 Uldwest500 (11 WesE States + Ht amp Ak)

100 are as fol tows r

146 Texas135 I ll inois126 Mass112 Georgla102 Mlchlean

Above data complled by our hard worklng (dally updates) DirectoryChalrman and eomputer uhiz (l) Joe McKeon Thark you Joel

Revertln8 to For WorthS eptember Chalroan Paul Austin and his veryable assistants have all deEails lined up wiEh the hotel the alrlinesthe atrporE EransporEation local activities and above all our verywarm and hospitable hospltality room which always exudes comraderiefolnd noshere else on this planeE Anyone quesEion Ehat sEaEementThe only Ehing left is for our rnenbers Eo make their hotel reserva-Eions dlrect tith the hoEe1 and reunion registration direcE to PaulAustin Forms wlll be princed in each lssue of Ehe TARo LEAF

My sEaff (aheml) and I look forward o EreeEin8 all our ironderfulmeobers and thelr very alluring vrlves aC our annual party especiallythose me$bers from the Breats state of Texas rrho may have never aEtendedone of our reunlons previously

24th-fully yours

RoberE Ender

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Don Knox wrote anOra1 Histoty of theKorear VJartr It covered the opeiling 6months Don was working on the secondand final voltrne when he suddenly diedHis work rlra s concluded by Alfred CoppelEhe well known specialist in mllitarytiiylTさξ[重nttI1甜elLl『v8ryHarcollrt Brace 」ovanovich New York 1988

Appearing in it with fragmentary butterr fic interv ews are our own LACYBARNETT WARREN AVERY LEONARD KORCIE

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1990 - Korea 4oth RevisiE

Itss gonna seeftr as tshough this issue s full of coupons to be fll1ed outs And youtll berighc

Our very energetic publlc relatsions nember GOLDY NORTOII has been diligently ats work devel-oping a package tour Here are some of the deteuroiIs

This would be a ten day (eight night) trip covering such places as Seoul Osan SuronChochiwon Taejon the Kun Rlver the tlakEong eEc Theurore are options for tag-ons Eo llong KongHong Kong and ehina Tokyo Ttrailand and tlawail

The basic package Eould cost between $1600 and 200000 per person based on dqrble occlq)ancyThis figure includes-air fare frl tie West Coasc all hotels and groutd _travel r and sose mealsOf courEe the air fare from the east and mld-west would have to be added to this sost

The questionaire ls self exptanatory If iou plan on takLng ad ntage of Bhis packageplease led Goldy lrtorr Tlme is in isportant faacor The nain thing he has to ascertain ls rrhetherbr no there issufficient inEeresc among our membets so thaE he can proceed in working out thedetails

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Dates of Korea Service

Hear that Ith the can opener Go seeif its for you or for me

lawyer Norman S Ostrord of New YorkCitsy tells Ehe EaIe of the farmer withhis horse and wagon going for a load ofgrain who was struck head-on

The farmer suffered severe and pernanentinju-ries Ilhen the case rra s tried to aiury the insurance conpany lawyer asked[imtIsntt its Erue chai ifuneaiitelyaf ter Ehis accidenE a person came over Eovou and asked vou how irou felttt tYes I remeurber thit tt the farmer said

And didnE you tell him thaE vou neverfelt beEEer in vour life

I quess I did The-defense lawyer said rrNo further

questlons tlOn redi-recE the farmer was asked

l^Iill you tellthe jury the circrrnstincesin whLch vou made that resoonsetYesrt- the farmer said- Inrnediatelyaftgr ttre accidenE my horse had twobroken l-egs and was neighing and kickingThe rnan who came alonq was a deDutvThe rnan

Word from Alice BRIDIIELL on EARL(H 19th 38-t4) dorsn at 5611 Bar SSt Tucson lZ 85713 is Ellat Earl isconfined Eo a wheelchair Had seriouscervical surgery from which he recoveredafEer a 2 oonths hospiEal stay MedicsdidnrE expect him to rake it buts he didBoth Allce and EarI ask ttrat Eheir goodwishes and love be extended to allwho remember them rrRemembert Whocould forget Ehis wonderful pair

-If Ehis is your first reunion wiEh us

please dont sit back $raiting for peopleEo introduce themselves to you You belhe shaker and the mover - please - yousEep forward Lo him - or them - exEendyour glad hand - and sound off as if youhad a-pair - youtll be happy thau youdid Ours is a terrific bunch of happyacquaintances and warm friends Averagerunning time from sEranger Eo acquaintanceto friend - five minutesi AlI especiallvso cuz Ehis year were meetint in Texaspardner tIell be in Ehe land where Ehebroncos kick up Eheir heels and thecowboys do Eheir unlevel best to trang onTheirs is the romance of Ehe rodeol ourbonanza is in simple friendships

-r-- Guggs our campa ign against tinted glassin vehicles hit a dead end Oh wellr-RALPH BALESTRIERI was on our side evenLf no one else was CantE understand whvCongress with Ehe stroke of a pendoesnE ouELaw the business Where arethe police on thls one Or at leasE thepolice unions

盤1究eparailn呈鯛ittrd[uりput hls ievolver tothe horsets eir and sho him dead Then hewent over Eo the dog which trad a brokenback an was crying He puc his gun toEhe dogs ear and shot him dead Then hecame to me and asked me rHow do you feelr

I-said I neve feltbetter iri mylife

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How Eo dress for FtWorth CasrallvCor-nfortably Coolly - is Lhat a word-Weve trad much fun with Hawaiian gearin years pase - colorful shlrts for themen muu-muus for the Iadies - for rnostof our waking hours including the Fridaynight dinner Its colorful comforEablecozy But - come Sa turday night for ourcombinaffin Memorial ServiceBanquetwe sErongly suggest business suitscompleEe with shirts neckties and shoesfor Ehe men - and for Ehe ladiesr eveningdress wear cocktail dresses or whaEeveryou look diessed up in We dont goiorrna I as Ehey used to call iE buE lvecertainly hranE to imProve on Times Squarea high noon (L-

The recenE death of IF Izzy SLonethe famous iournalist called to mind hisbook Korei Ttre Hidien War in whichappears the carefully veiled innuendoEha t the Korean lar was all sEarted by acooked-up deal between the US andSouth Korea

FExciEing and sensible new plans in Ehe

works all in a bona fide efforE to avoidEttat vexaEious anma I stamPede inEo ourSa turday night banqueE hall

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While-the Pentagon has been claimlngsuccess ln integrating women lnto theamed forces famllies in the ranks havebeen confronting a crisis in child care

The Department of Defense concedes thatlt needs 811000 more day care slots formllltary dependents O-f the 129000chlldren who do receive care on oilitarvlnstallatlons worldwide the Pentagon estirnates that 21000 aie in centeis thatare anElquaEed overcrorded or hazardous

lfuch of the Dressure for more famtlvand child-relat-ed supporE has cme with Eheinflux of women singl- parents and yowrgmalried recruiEs who have enllsted in chep-ost-Vletnam erarsaid IAjDavid Super ofthe Artry a Pentagon spokesnan

As an example in 1958 at the heighEof the Vletnam War 381400 women lrere onactive duEy worldwlde out of a total35451000 United States troops MajorSuper sald Non Ehere are 2211700 womenon actsive duty worldwide abouE 11 percentof the force

In additlon there are ncrr 511800slnsle parenEs and abouE half the 21million- active duEy personnel are marriedta considerable changa frcrn Ehe days whenEhe services rre re filled with yorrng singlenra les

As FDR loved to ask What kind ofshenanisans are Ehese tte

Helers a direcL quotse from an amazlngIeEter whlch came in enclosins a 55000check Dontt knor h6r in the iorld Icould have gone 35 years without knoelngabout Ehe Assoclation I am enclosingmy dues and a snall ( sornething extra) -

Sincerely RICIIARD PARMERTER10 New St Florida IlY 10921

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This year were getting two for theprice of one - Ewo convention chairmen -PAUL AUSTIN on the port side and GILHEABERLIN on the starboard side - as youare looking at tshem of course

It all sEarted with an inquiry - fromBILL YOUNG of 790 ELake Ravenna 0HHerd seen our iEem in the DAV fitagazine Sowe ioined BilI uo Then followed a notefroir Rebecca McPiak his daqhter Sherdread our oaoer and wanEed Eo surorise himHerets a bit of her notei itrs iefreshing

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I am enclosireuro $350 for a lapel pinand $400 for a crest oi-ntI am sure you would find ouE whichregiment he was in in KurnamoEo so youwould know whlch crest I want

rl4y father fired on Ehe 24tsh Divisionrifle team They beaE every team in thefar east conrnandexcept thel4arine CorpteamttThe tournament was held aE camp Palmerin Tsudanum Jaoan

tte told me ire gots tso Japan in Febof 47 He was sent Lo a place calledZanm and $as sent from there to aKunamoto He said he had to go underlte ocean on a train to get there(The tr-rnnel bebveen HonsEa and Kyusha IRebecca)

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Our BaEtery supported the 2nd Bn 5l-nRCT under Ehe conrnand of LtCol JohnThrocknorEen (rRoclqp Johnr) He laEercosnandecl the 5th RCT ra s the youngestfull colonel in counrand of an infantryregiment The 555th FA Bn was cormnandedbv Lr col John Dalv- ttl am inEerestedEo know any infornEtionregarding the persons Ehat are accive inthe reunLon get togeEher Perhaps youcould enliehEen me and Dass on someinf ornntioi if availabll Triple Nickle people herers anotherone I

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Along abouE last December rve received an inquiry from a Chrisrina Colbertabout an organlzation called Veterans Finders o America The story is developed inher letter used below The lette is a Fatshers Day leEEer being addressed Eo hergood Dad UEwIN C COISERT who justs happens to be a GinleE The rest is now a partof our folk lore - and we love Chrlstina for bringing herself and her srvee Dad intoour fold Melvin today spends most of his time in a wheelctrair Over on the oppositepage we glve you Ehe picEure Ghris mentions in-her lovely leEEer rvhich we reproduceLelorr ttlra t a- preclou-s word EhaE word famiIy See hcir it applies to the e olbertfamlly You know how lt applies to our fami ly of the 24th

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Ity Dail lrelvln G Colbert 7s a prouit netuber of the 21thInfantrg 2lst Dlvlslon and f aE vrltlng thts letter to sharelrlth gou hov f feel about htm - euro Deurod t ho Is t onderful anilextraordlnarg

Eor mang years mg Dad had a small Plcture of hlmaelf anil erghtgervrce buililles that he cherlshed He coampIfented hov often thathe thought of that plcture and those men anA hol )e rrlshed hekneu rrhere theg lrere Tvo gears ago as I Fathers Deuro9 presentf had the plcture enlarged and fred Thlg reallg rlade t1mhappg and ttlggered euron ldea of hig to fotm an ocganizatTon tohelp yeterans suclr as hrmself flnd o7d Duddtes Pe talraed mangtlmes about this Idea anil tlov to brlng 7t to llfe

Becau9e f vas ln college at the tlme I irli not reallg cottutltmgself to somethlng that m9 Dad thought vas reallg lnportant Yecontlnued to discuss l15 ldeas anA xhoughts and then founit outthat mg father yas dlagnose as hav rng ALS or Lou GehtlgsDlsease ThTs irld not sxop hlr from maklng a dream come trueHe reaT|zea the sltuation and ghorred Tricl^eillble strength and vil-lpover to contlnue even though lt Decame irlff 7cu7x xo do everyCtay actlvitles such as teuroIking on the phone ot vtltlng a noteIt vas durlng thls tlme that Dad and I te9olved to make hls tdeareal

Our organlzatlon yeteran flnders of Amerlca Is built upon mgDaiy s ilrean to help others flnd old friends As mg Ipm Doloceseuro cloge frlenir lchael and myseJf take the steps to manaqeyeteran Finaers Dad continues to pour forth bcilllant ldeas onhow to make yeteran Flndera a tevardlng success

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EIve my Dad the best glft of a77 - the knorrledgle that so mangme0Ders of our organlzatlon xhat he founded have been reunrted

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ALBERT MCAD00S 3RD CHAPTER

Thi6 i6 the third instaLlrentof IA brlef History of the ifthRCTin Korea The time has cometo try to explain the terns 5thRCT alxd 5th Infantry AU Regi-nental Combat teans have an In-fantry Regiment but not all In-fantry Reginents were RCTi s

The Elfth RCT was rnade up fronthe fitfth Infantly Regiment firstActivated by the USArmy jn 1808wa6 one of the oldest fnfantry Reglments of the USArmyThe 555thfield Artillery Battalion the5th Tank lledical CoJlecting andChenical Motar Conpanles and the72nd Conbat Dtgineer CoEpany

The fifth RCT reEained 1n Ko-ea upon the withdrawal of the24th InfDivlsion the RCT wastenporar[y broken up for 6evera]-nissions Bx I amp z were loadedonto the USNS Marine Phoenlx foran Ovelulgbt Cruise to KoJE-Do arleIaad off PUSAN The Jrd Bx the555 FA Bt Tank Co and otherswent aone place e1se SoEe oneelse rrill have to fill us in Ourmail address for our 6tay on XoJEwa6 the Elfth US fnfantry Wherewere you durlng this period ifyou did rot enjoy KOJE-DO becausethls was good duty(Eeb 15 to May1 1952 Eore or less)

Located on KOJE-DO was a UN POWcanp We relleved elenentE of the27th Wolf Hounds provi ing guard6to several large Prj-son ConpouldsOne Rifl-e Squad per compound fourEuard shiftE of six hours eachseven dqys a week Guard Mountsinspections the whole nine yardsA GIrs dread and a Eecond Ltdelight A11 in a1l- this was theaost pleasant duty anyone couldhave ln the fnfantry iE KOREA

The most detested detaiI had tobe the honey pot brigade andthe most boring was the RockQuarry and breakwater detail Iwonder if anybody knows rhat be-ca]ne of that breakwater

A highlight of our tour atKOJE-DO has to be the night ofthe attempted breakout It hap-pened on the 4th shift 18 to 2400 f remember machine gun trac-ers overhead and a11 of us head-InB for our respective companyconpounds The Next dqy we hadto go lnto the compounds to sortout the Bood guys from the badWe saw severa] dlsmembered bod-ies ln a trash heap not very nice

Around April lSth we loadedon an LST and shipped out to theEast coast slde of KoREA offloading upon the beach ending upat the burned out towlr of INJEright on the l8th Here the FifthRCT was reorganized al1 of ourfar flunB ulits returning andthe 5th RCT was back j-n businessInten6lve trainlng exerclses inareas cleared of civilians gaveus a chalce to get some good tra-ining Some things come to nindI renenber getting folding cot6with rubber ajr matE for 6leepingWe used the Air Mattresses forwhite water raftlng on the rivernear by In early May the fifthwas attached to the 25th InfDiv0u June lSth the fifth got narch-ing orders to proceed north tothe PUNCH BoWL area and in linereljeving the l4th Infantry on theMain Line of Resistance (MLR)The first Bn on the West or leftthe second in the niddle al]d thethird on the right or east CorrErr my outfit was to the riaht ofrBr oh the MLR nore next tine

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DALLASOFORttWORTH AND ViCiNlttY

Our verv orsn Ib i Gen HENRY MOHR(a aury liEh F47- 42) of 2o GrandCir StAnn M0 llas written a cohmmwhich tras appeared in a plurality ofpapers arornd the comtry Here it is

KOREA -- NHY IAE A BAD SITUATION No^SE

lhcreasrnglv heavv ere55ure5 roh

wshrhqton South Koreia -ta-

oe ehocatrc aovarnment sound I ike- therhd

na aeefe pie It cores as no surprrse that south Korea E

iIol_- suenderinq to the deaands o+ their polrtrcel

pprit The U S has qiven Korea little choice

t 6ay not be quitE as batr due to progess alrdv octe increatrng a de ocratic qovernont But the Bituation in SthX irrt a lot lrke ht hppened Hhen lhe Unrtd Statesallodrd the shah o+ tran to +ll and l(honnr to seiz porer ri There Ea5 also Nicrequ dher the U s thghtiorutron Eas the wav to brtnq ou stvlE o+ dehocracv ro the

Eee te Ever Fronq lh u 5 State Depatoent hrdco6DletelT 6i5julqct the situttons on everv count

A- thinq5 turnd out the net govnients ot lran- andi tn to= dho serzed absolute poE

e bitter

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the United states Fehps k oent Eellt but thdtaii tt r

Becaus o our reural to support reqioesirrt

6ce allies o+ the United States re can onlv sut+er

the unpl easant consequences

The previous governoents o tran ^d Nicaraqu --_ tshich

adhittedly le+t lot to be desired --- ere rPlaed bv

diclatorships hrch ae +a iose

Un+ortunatelv the U S didnt learn a thing l|e aeenEouaginq actionE in South Koa Fhich mav tead to vev sinilrsits-r+-th prsent leadershiF o+ that countrv is drticallv In rdditlon to brng errable 1Iv

Prrrdent chunoli o=t sone crettt +o the stndard f

lrvinq enjovedOV tre peopre o-t South Korea hich i6 at lEt +ive ti

s better

i1 iCitt North kore -__ a +act thE polilical oPpotsitionEoutd liLe us to Jorqet-

Futhless oen in South Koa ate tedinq the Politicaroppoeition using iots anc the threat oevolution to seie ---ri = alr polrtrcranE do be+oF electron thaEir rto to lmpove thrnqs +or the peoEl

Insorar 35 the u s iE concerned alloing the FPqblic oo io deal +inlv with oppoeition readErs lim Youhq-sn and

ii 0 g is out oJ the question Hoever i+ lhe tro tissuccd 1n seiioq nore ooFer nd in+luehce in Seoul-__ and thevpUOi irr -- lhe Hhole natue o+ U S elationBhips

ith

Koree ahd our stategic Position in th Fa East Eould xqse

In 1945 I net and talke tith Kir Dea Junq one o+ theorrnclol opposttroo leaders 5t the Lottee Hotel rn sEoul =- -i n t

Krh cre to the hoter or a

iiie i a grouP o+ nie journatists on the uitet states

Th sessron had qone on +o onlv a +ee nlnutes hen lbeqant ii that thrs rs no odinv person He is proobrY Ene

nost dahqerEus han t have eve oet ki6 Dt Junq Hhtr perdal

iii]- i- ro aetect o senuine interst on his pert in theerare o+ the oeopl o+ the sountv he dants to rule

kih Dea Ju^q das tried tor 6urdend Eentenced to death in19E|4 s aesul o hrs tole rn inErting bloodv rrots- But hrs = ratcr redued to 20 vears o Hhich Krn

-r-r ths He rE ress thdn n idor o th peopre and

ea o+ hrm sEeos to be ride5Pd

I hard Peopt call Ki6 Dee Jsnq theOn several occsioos

Kh6eni o Kdet

Kifr Younq_Eao xho shrr the ambitions o+ xin D Jung --_ut iil i=itv

ti= 1 --- is nother teGer o+ the

i- = rii to be a narriase or Folitrcar3thcr than a Isti6qltianc

qteDs the unrted states has talen rcntlv Nrll 9o a long n i to Krri a reqrtrhacY and Rtture thev rackand despeatel Y ned

The Fepubt ic o+ (South) Xorea rs +acing a bad situationrh =irJu davs to brrng bout Eoo5tucttve change5 ithoute-= ii atros hrch drtabrrre nd

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south roea- s prent govenment

Llnotunatelv the +at is rlreadT ih the +ire

MAJ GEN HENRY MOHR

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Cominr to ForE liorth in an RVWontlerin I rbout RV facilitiesThis much we knowThere are four RV parks in or near

Fort Worth with overnisht facilities(hookups) for trailers-and campers

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Sunset RV Park4921 White Settlement

Texas Motsor Home Park4833 ihite Settlement

817-737‐ 7542

817-738-0567Road

817-732-1537Road

Lakeview lIotor Home Park 817-457-677L4793 Fast- Loop 820 Sourh(Near Six Flals in ArlingEonand about 15 miles from the hotelin forE Worth)

The first three are onlv abouL 3 miles$rest of the Hyatt Regenty in downto$rnFort WolEhThere are NO facilities for campers atsour hote 1

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Hope they giveus a drag on thisone before thevthron it away

The Arm1rreturning to anage-old s Era tegyused extensivelvby the Sovietmi11tary isincreasing itsuse of decoys andfake targets inhopes of out-srla rting anenemys modernrreaPons

Decoys inclu-ding canva s tanksand plasticsoldiers couldmake Ehe Arrmr inbattle seem h^riceas big as iErgally is And 1f

A lullEe caavas rcplica of ao Ml ta is oudisplsy i Beltsvtlle Md The Army plars ao lse

fate wespors to oltsmart ale ereEy Theuro decoysEsy Dste an arEy seuroeE lsrgcr tt D it is

half is r 1

We will a

Itlat news seens togive away the secre the Army points outthat the enemy still does noE knorv which

Ie knorr Ehey make decoys of thehighest order of equipment even as muchasmaking fake misdill silosr said TVICorp

Fallon said the Navy is working ondecoy ships and the Air Force tns grounddecoys of f-15 fighter jets thaE can turna bare airstrip into a fake airbase

The decoys are ntade from blorm-upphoEographs of the real things Theylook remarkably real aE a glance which inbaEtle is all an enemy would get beforedeciding whether to f i-re

Who knows maybe for the next one wecan send Ehe deeoys Eo the front and leavethe real live boys to home

(-CIAUDE CRIST of Box 985 Hebron oH

(hes HvMcr 2IsE t48-through TFS) -sends us the name s of a few buddieslWTLBUR J WTNCHEL (19Eh 49-r52)624 Lexington Thornville OH 43076

WILLIAM GRIFFITH (2lsL 49i5I)437 Aullwood Rd Davton 0H 45414

GERALD D TURNER (21st 48-r51)78 lIoodland Downingtown PA 19335

BRUCE MCGUTRE (34rh amp 19Eh r48-r51)16241 Laurel Hill Glenford Otl 43739

ROBERT IAIIRENCE (3rd Eng r57-r58)I14 Buckeye Hebron OH 43025

Ttnnk you Claude

-Whv is iE thaE Ehe weEEest dogs areEhe fiiendtiests dogs

lDThe only Ehing thats more painful ttun

Learning from experience is not Jearningfrom experience

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tanksand Erucks

The canvas Lwo- and Ehree-dimens iona Itanks mde a t TVIs S0-worker planE ouL-side lIashington look real boEh to Ehenaked eye and Eo heat-seeking theIna 1targetsing systems used at night

An unassembled fronts-view M-l weighEsabout 25 pormds and coLlapses into a 4-foot-by-2-foot duffle bag In less thanthree minutes one man can assemble itand plug in a generator to warm up iEstherira lsignaEur with a tape recorderand speakers a pair of soldiers can soundlike an entlre tank battalion

A fake M-l costs about $31500 cornparedwiEh abouE $3 miLlion for a new M-I

Iho remembers L94O-42 when we weredoing the same tshirg - only all we hadwere the decoys the real McCoys werestill on Ehe drawing boards

The Army has about 4000 real M-I tanksand plans to outfit each rrith at leastone fake M-1 at a cost of about $75million [taj Andrew Fallon of Ehe Army I sbudget office said

Deception has been a key element inmilitary strategy since the Trojan HorseGeman Gen Enrin Ronmel fooled Alliedforces in North Africa during WlJ II tsheBriEish fooled the cermans and Ehe IsraeliArmy today regularly uses deceptive falseradio chatter

But Ehe Sovietss are thoughE to be themost adept having everylhing from pseudoballistic missiles to entire fake armiesunder a branch of the military called thePrlncipa I Dlrectorate of SlraEegicDeception

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ADDRESS CORRECTON REQUESTED

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asked us to share $rlEh you the contenEs of areceived from Ehe good PasEor Rev ElEon Sthe Open Door in Wiklinglon Iosra

CHURCH O「 THE OPEN DOOR MISS10N532 Main Street

wnmingtOn lowa 56983

Rev Elton S SInith Pastor

Dear BroEher

Perhaps you have heard of me and oty naEionrride campaign inche ciuse of ternDerance Each year for the past fourteenI have rrade a Eoirr of Texas Kahsas Nebraska Mlssouriand lora delivering a series of lecEures on the evils ofdrinkine On this tour I have been accouqranied by uy youngfriend ind assisEanE Clyde LimpEon Clyde a young manof good family and excellent background is a paEheEicexaiple of liEe ruined by an excessive indulgence in whiskeyand woraen C1yde would hppear wiEh me aE lectures and siLon the plaEforin drunk wheezing starLng at tshe audiencethrough- heavy bleary blood-shot eyes sweaEing profuselypicklng his nose belching and making obscene- gestsureshlle I would polnE him out as an exarple of whaL over-indulgence can do for a person

This winEerr unforEunately Clyde passed away A mltualfriend tras eiven me vour -nime Lnd I wonder if you would beavailable t5 take cliders place on Ehis years Eour

Rev Ellon Schurch of the

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ALBERT MCAD00=S 5TH CHAPTER

This ls the fifth ln6ta11uentof IA Brief Eistory of the EifthRCT 1n I(oresrr continuing rith xoyConbat phase of these recolectlonEou Patrol actlvitles coDtiDuesthroughout the surnner with bothAEbush and an occasi-onal ContactpatloI that often 1ed to Fire-flghts arld we had several Oneconslsted of tbe entire ConpanyI renenber a radiona]1s coafelenceheld near the 11ne of departurerhere I 6aY eleraents of Eost ofthe partlciparxts togetber slththe supporting uaits rflhin lhs1ire o f larch Tbere Yas justabout evelybody frolo Conpany Eexcept the cooks and bottle wash-ers Motatnen and heavy nachiae-gurnels rlth teror 1n there eyesNot u6ed to patro16 alld apparentfear of the urknom We sere norenonchalant because this ra6 oDe ofseveral patrols we had partcipated1a ad soDe of the6e guys nere otrtheir flrst patrol With a1l theaoi6e and fus6 ye nade the NKPAavolded us We baDged around nostof the night and returDed rithoutcontact Later patrols the NKPAnade up for it and 1n one ofthe6e I got hlt rith about 15others i-a a perfectly execudedambush We vere caugbt flatfoot-ed Tbey hit us hard ard ran aw4yVle 6pent the lenainddr of the rightxithdraring and returning to ourlilles I carrt recal1 Yhether any-body ras kil1ed that nlght but 1stplatoon dld take slx I(IAi s durineuroour tour on the Iine and we hadmore men wounded thatx eDteled theline on June l8th

Almost every tri8ht se had tocontend v1th Ground fo8 and whilethe Artlflclal noonlight helped us

to see it also helped the othersi-de A6 the sunmer drew to a closethe Fiftb RcT wa6 transferled fronthe 25th Djvigion to the 40th Divi-sion and shortly after that wewere reLeived by the 223d Infantryon the night of October 3111952

sone tlne prior to bej-ng reLiev-ed we had a patrol that caused yourstnrly a 1ot of grief our nissionwas to set up blocking posLtionsnear the low dip ln the lldgelinenear I believe George CoDpany We

went out one wqy a[d were to retu]nby another route lllhile 6et uP thenj-ght teEperatures dlopped suddenlyto belov freezing We were sweattyxrith no Jackets and nust have caus-ed o16e because re were under severartil1ey flre (possibly l2ampn)nasty stuff We had to be very stil1and renaln quite and i-n place forseveral hours My feet becane numbI could hardly walk nlthout assist-ance I 6ot a touch of Frostbite anda brief stay ln the 5th Inf lledica1Conpany where I appalently ful1y re-coveled Such resiliance we had whene were twenty

Finally off the 1i-ne I enteredlnto an eleven day peri-od where Iwas tra]1sferred out of the flrstplatoon jnto the fourth and becanea gunner it a 57nn Recollless riflesquad Just as sooa as I got used tocarrlng the thlnE I had orders inharxd for LIe ZI(zoDe of Interlor )or rotation back to the States Ihad R amp R 1a Japan for five dqysl1ke everybody e1se but those con-pat storles w111 st4y out of printMoxe next tine fron the officlalRecord as my st4y jn the 5th RCTceased to exlst Bore next tlme

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- INIERNATIONAL KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL

Rmdeuror dp Fot8otten

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I1E amplve to ratse S38 BiUidl for tieuro nrial (described in accqavirEiiJiGl

i--ii iiav n site has best drrured bv tlE citv of rs keuroeres

ttr-dr ft Dbleuro

effoEEs ad able guidace or uavor T Bradrer

ItE rExt scheduleurod evst eiII be the offictal gro-[ld breaking --sudav Jtrle 25 1989

at Aneels Park Sar Peurodro -- at rihich tirE all of tlE co-sdEorinA- ax eEorsrngsrs-ri2ad tiU be rePreseurottted Tsrtatlw final dedicaticn o ttr rEErrar rsElrteurod for Novder u 1990

As )Du car te1l rE ee lndeed serious abdrt tlis It EL1 c to passl

Eiceuron crsualtiE in tlE xoret lhr (1950-1953) eurore o(lsElveuro --- i91245ii l0]r84 dd et al -- bul LEi a e ad sdEn ftdn 22 Allied N3tlc6HUfi-ta b dqiv or prrPerlv tEEred nx rnternalilxoran ir vteras rri5-I YiIl help rectift tlEr

Ytu Ddricioati6r sdsrseErtt ad swport td yd- organiz-aLicts ee Edi thsolicited be ttE InleEnatlorEl l(oreamp Llrr VeLerans lrtrlla] ClmiEtee E wiIILdr-r rn oEtro sLpplv anv ioaterials to Lo ary reasaEbre teuroitgt Lo

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一Ch4ttsy and jolly notes from a fomer WALTER E oTNEIL (5th tTB) of

2d Lt FA - B-ILL IIOILEY of RE 2 Box 458 825 Pa lourar Et Cajon cA92020 rells usWarren TX It goes Ehe one about the manage aE a boring

I was rvith the Triple Nickle in HI -- meeEing who asked Can you hear me ithad Ehe Aruno Train the- first Een davs in the back and the boy aE- the back whoKorea and then Forvard observer unEil hit said No and the f11oh in lhe fronEon 2 SepE5O I had the short economy who said ttletrs swap placesrrEour Thariks Wally rve needed thaEtI nors have Ehro ggies in the service r-(C1asses of i75 and r53) and they have The race is on Is there arqrone inasked me Eo relite up my experiences in the horrse who beats thisKorea - rrTro catalacts and lens lnrplantsIIrm hoping this rer-Erion my firsE surgery - rotor cuff lefl shouiderwill help shed some lighE and tickle some high blood pressure sugar diabetesmemory cells so I can complete nry rnasEer- and gouEpiece |ly Cameo Role In Korea The The envelope pleaselAlmosE ForqoEEen viar nd the name - not the winner -- iust

Irm lo6king forward to receiving more the rEme - is - CH Bronko ATKINSONinfo about the reunion Do you anticipate (MP Platoon and Hq 63rd Field i4t--r45)distributing lists of expected atEendees of 3800 SDecatur Las Vegas NVwith addresies No were not -aking fin Bronko -

B1II werll lisE Ehoge coming if we far from it - were just ov6rrhelmed byIearn early enough WeII do our the sorry fact that Lhe people of our -d____esE 3ffrIiE Hi gElIhiBT$Bt

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t-rt to bumper some idioE would tryto iass them

I-JOHN RAGIAND writes from 6321 Gonzales

Groves Tr( 77519 Savannah was my firstand I thoroughly enj oyed iE I intend tofltake future meetingi Lord willing -iMeeEine ner^r friends was very retresh-ing buts uifortrnately did not seeany of sv outfit hybe if you sPread rdoroln nlxt TL issuL its might helP

Thb outfiE was co D 21st duringearLv 44 - earlv 46 Does arrybody knowthesL fellows aird their whereabouts--cGreni Ralph (was from Itt)

Rirnldi (was from Chicago)T- Pilch (was frqn wyoming I think)T- Reardon (from Kansa s I think)T Mrncv (was from Oklahoma ) I mer

hih 6n Mindanao and he wor-rnd uPas cook and rrent to Japan

Box (chink Willie $as first name-rrd rr was frorn stsLouis)tI knot Ehis is an InposiEionr --buEwould deeplv appreurociate any heIp

tlo iryisitibir at all JohnnY

_The press was rolling when we PuIIed it

to inseit this iEem The am nail hasbrought us an inqu-iry as to who $re are -iro-rt cot Nornian [I cooper (F amp2nd BnHqs 5tsh RCT 49-r5l) of Box 426LChattanooga TN 37405 AlwaYs hadtrouble with spelling Ettat town

the name and address of a member from

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[yt導招議∬ampitMEetheIFtt youWatertown NY Fred was 19th S‐ 4 whenWatertown NY Fred was 19th S‐ 4 when

Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

- _l4aybe our yelling about it has paidotf

The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

an』itliltlo888estants will be giventumlr entFiesOCt2虫d電 選lTinnerwill be chosen Nov 10

Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

ItrE abouE time

-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

rYea GimletslBetter sti1 call IARRY JoHnSOitl at612-665-213L Hers at 312 SlbinLeseur rYN 56058

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eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

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from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

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hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

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rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

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urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

RUBVE M ROGRSON350 Sowillo+r SP115Ria lto GA 9237 6

-Deceased Dec 12 1988

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From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

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ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

IA was ltq amp Hq Co 34th

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

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-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

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Your Texas convention coEmittee has but one Dain objectiveand that is to do all we can possibly do to Eake our convention inSepteDber a sDashing success so when you depart you wiLl ahrayshave fond neEories of our Folt worth reunion

One of the most ilportant functions of this coumj-ttee is topre-register at least 90t of our people who plan to attend but todo this we ask for you cooperation in filling out thepre-registratJon forro enclosing your check to cover the chargesand sending it to ne pronptly

With your assistance in thls natter your arrival at ttrehotel lri1l go nuch sroother with little oi no waiting in 1ineAlso it viu greatly assist us in our planning uith the hotelstaff Ie will Dake table assignments for the dinners on Fridayand Saturday evenings in order of receipt of your foms andchecks We uill be happy to honor requests for group tablereservations if one person in the group that lrisbes to be seatedtogether will collect the forrs and checks and send thel0 to me inone envelope

So dlonrt delay As soon as you get the fon in theTaro Leaf send it to e for pre-registlation

We the conmittee are tooking forward to Septelber rrhenonce again the old Victory Division [eEbers present and pastui1l asseDble o reneH fading roeuories and to pay tribute totlrose who gave their lives for our freedom

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Texas hospitality is our EraditionThe cracious service location facilitiesand iost of all rhe spirir of Hya tt RegencyFort trforEh caPtures Ehe Pride of Tegtias

-Stationed at the rraval base in SouthCarolina was a man who trad cqq)eted inouiEe a ier^r rifle tournamenEs near hisliome Eown So when the base needed some-one to fill out their team for theNational Rifle TournamenE r he was taPPed -Unforturately he had never particiPatedin anv compeEitlve shooEing of this -intenliEv before and he becme ratEledand did icather PoorIY

Ernbarrassedhe hlnded his score cardto the caDtainof his Eeam wlEh Ehe rernark(efter lookine at rny score I feel likegoing behind Ehe buiker and shooEingrmrself The caotain sEudied uhe card a mffitenEr -then replied BeEEer take an exLra round

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The reunion in Savannah ta s rIy firstI Lhoroughly enj oyed it and inEend Eo rnakefuture mEetings - Lord rvilling of course

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White Elephant Saloon etc )

Tours out of lort worth are availabLe as foLlorrs1 Southfork Ranch in Dal1as - Hone of w shon trDat1astr2 Slx flags over Texas in ArliDgrton ( thene park)3 Dealey Plaza Texas Schoolbook Depository

and The Slxth Floor MuEeu where Lee Harvey OsrraldalIegedly shot Presialent Kennedy If you irelnterested call or rrrite the reunion clrairnanlrell in advance for reservations

4 Torn of cranbury Tour (4O miles southwest ofSort worth - requires a fuU day)

other activilies1 GoIf - Roclcuood IIuniclpal Course - 3 miles from

hotel Starting tiDes rriU be available onFriday and Saturday nornings

2 AudioVjsual RooE - Open Thursday and Eriday only forsholring of tapes and filEs of Ath Division actions fronfiln library and for those of you who Eight bring a tapefor viewing

3 A buUetin board uill be available in the hospitality roomfor neDbers to post plctures letters or any other typeof historical facts or infornation for Derbers to inspectand discuss

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Aloba Dinner Friday septeEber 15 Bonelesa Breast ofchicken Arllngrton fil1ed with applenut herb dresBlng and uadeirasauce salad vegetables cheesecake and strat barrieE

[tenorlal Banquet saturday SepteEber 15 Ieurone star uixedcril1 Regency salad vegetablie chocolate rouladg irlth vaniuasauce

Aloha Dinner S2250 per persontleDorlal Banquet $2500 per parson(Pric6 lncludes tax and gratuity)Tlckets to botb dlnners uill lndicate your table nuber The

ticket [uat be shorrn at the Entlance to tbe banquet hall foradmittancE and nane plates uortl for identificatlon purposes

DAILY EVENTS

Early arrivals - on your own

1OO pn - Registration desk opens Reunionofflcially begins Hospitality rooE open90O aD Mealg on Your oun

Audlovisual Room open 9300 au to 4300 P-nTours and shopping leals at your pleasure

eudioviEual RooDi HosPitality RooD Tours tcocktail hou 5o0 to 70o lr iAlolra Dinner 700 pn

Business Deeting 1ooo at i Cocktail hour600 to 700 prn i teuorla] Banquet 7oo Pttr

continental Breaklast 700 to 10o0 aD( cotrplhentary)

ALHAT Untl1 we Eeet again

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i^Ialler va s depuEy cofinanding genera Iof I Corps in 1986-87 assistanE divisioncommander with the 82d Airborne Divisiooand chief of staff of Ehe xVIII AirborneCorps aE Fort Bragg NC anC chief of staffof Ehe 24th Infantry Division at FortStewart GA He comnanded a brigade inGerrnanv and a battalion wiEh Ehe 4thInfanury Division (tlechanized) aE ForECarson CO lIa ller also was seniormilitarv assistrnE Eo the assistanEsecretaiy of defense for nanpovrerreserve affairs and logistics in iIashingtcn

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- The officers of the Association consider this rllaEter closed and no further mentionof it wiII be rnade in our future issues

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In friendship

The Assocration officersregreL the pubrlcation of the articre whi ch reftectedne8atively uFon the tested and -piou a+tfi --ftre-iJcora- i4usrrates all Eoo well tl tthe 34ch upheld rhe finesr rradirioo or-itu U4 -inu i-irr i6iljiir[

Tte articre aooarinq in the Taro Leaf was no an-editori-al conent or a steurotementof an opinion of ciri edit8r rt was meiJ -i of a book by an aurhor and icincluded a quotation from tht urt -itr-ifur51i t item was sinpry to reporr $rha tsomeone erse had said abour rhe arn rti-i-i ii iiih[E-fifi implied thar the EdiEor rvas i agiuunf -riitiiirroooIt is tine tO mend fences drink from l

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APOLOCY TO MEbfBERS OF TliE 34TH ‐ KoREA

Veterans AdministrationInsurance Center

Toll-Free Information ampService Line

1-800-422-E079

Use this Nationwide lbll-FrceuroInsurance telcphone numberfor informationaction on

Premium Payments

DividendsFolicy laans

Beneliciary DesignationInsurance Applications

ConversionsAddress Changes

Disability amp Death Claimsand

Other Insurance Inquiries

Come to Teir s for a visit litir r6gaprst - or soiire of it annny

Your l-hourhts ri11 tloubtlessh do somerrrdrlrin Yroa I ronter lrho t Ii beLirerctod I ronler lrl It II rcasure ttpItrs the crrious )ard-qtick thaU tsries Eorrse the acconplishnenLs of otheis as airy to assess our orn progrcss in liIePeihaps

s nc- ir3 comtttefrom thcunansrerabl-c lrour thoughts ni11 sneakarair from E1e prcsentrd take refuge oito busy day in lqi4 - or 1950 - or 1964

So- itril 11 cos crvsual clarr atFort JorLh Yout II move inEo the hotellobbv rnd will spot Ehe crorrd Faces rviLlemerge and narnes rvllI come more quicklyttran you Lhink they might Bob - Peter -3tu - Bil-1 - youll gct Lhen all on thesecond Ery if not the first

It is thcrr again - people you kneorand rrho knerv you during the teribleexperience of rnilitary service - peoplerrho lltnev you before you felt the pressureof Eaking a place in the adult world

See y6u iir Fort lIoruhl

-r-lAnyone looking for a geologist tJehave one BOB DAYSON (5th RCT 51-52)of 1306 Forest H111 Dr Vincennes IN

a-Our fiscal yeat begins on August thefirst and ends on July ehe 3lsr So all

annual dues are due as of August 1including inerementa 1 payments byLife llembers

ri-- Leg surgery for Life Member JOE PATTON(SEh RcT 50-51) of Star Routi 2 Box 51Bradenburg l(Y Werre trying to Iamprn mor6on poor Joe and will be back

AOne LLOYD PITMAN of 2O7L Preble

Preble IIY - canr E f ind Preble on tiremap - apparently just another Preble on thebeach - has asked for help Seems he wasin the lsE Cav - DivArty - 99th FA Bn- in Japan in i49 Went lo Korea ThevEook a beaLing Men losE He thinkssome of his men were assipned to the 24thAsks for rrany inforrnationr Guess thequesEion is- Did you know of arry Cavpeople being assighed Eo us We- knor iEtsa lousy question - buE rre did promise thisrnan thtwerd put ouE Ehe feellr

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Phil Granrn Republican Senator fromTeltas thinks balancing the US budgetis like trying to geE to heaven

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Werre qoine Eo starE bY uelling YouthaE itsa rEprint from L November 1946issue of Life- The picEure rra s given afull page save for Ehe capEion aE thebotEori hich read in blue PrintsCOSTS OF ITAR - THE U S IS STILL PAYINGTHEI And it l7ent on

tMuch of the net sElengEh of Americawhich can be seen in the preceeding page-swas a bv-product of wat which sPurred Ehewhole niuion Eo heights of accomPlislxnentit had never dreameii of Yet the costas alwavs in war was appalling Lifewould never again be Ehe same for thefamilies of tEe servicemen who died intheir vouth on Ehe baEtlefields Noreould ic ever be quite Ehe same for boyslike Jerqne von Mohrtiln rmEerial things tshe nation trad alsoDaid The war had involved an enormousaiiir

n its iron-ore reserves rts hadlefE the US scarred by worked-outcoDDer and lead mines aid by played-outoiiwells The weIl oPPosite is atsGoose Creek Texas

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l_uppleqgntal Ilanr The 25rtr tNFANTlty DlvISloN 4ssoctATloN and Llrecomrnandlng General of that dlvlsron stationed at schoileltl Darrackohave lnvlEed our aeeoclaElon to hold a Jolnc reunlon wlEh tlrem lnllawall on or about october 1 1991 uhlih is 0rgentzatlo ooi rorlbohlr dlvlslons daEe nor as yet flnallzed ltoiEl accornotlaEL6ns rouklbe ln one of the bettor Walklkl hoLels and fire managenenE of tlrls)olnt errort would be hr rrre hantla or irre sctrof tiii-Iaii-rrs -

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l preFer October st date for Joint reunion ith 25th Div1810n atSchofie d Barracks

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orlpiral Planr Jotn ln Ehts celeblation (9 a reqlon) on Deceober 7 1991EffiiA-EiFEARL HARBoR suRvrvoRs AssocrAT-roN consldelatlonsr Tremendouaciowas (hotlra planes outer lslands) posslble ralns nalnly a Navy shor

suDDlemental Plan The 25Eh INFANTRY DIVISION ASSOCIATION and the Co8landlng6Eiralii- tEt-aTvle lon sEacloned at Schofleld Barracks have lnvlted ourassoclaton to hold a Jolnt reunlon rrlth Eheo ln Hawall on or about occober1 1991 thtch ls Organlzaclon Day fo boEh dlvlsions date noE as yetftnalized HoEel acaonodaElona would be ln one of the better liatklkl hoEel3and the nanageneot of Eh8 Joln efforf would be ln the hands of the Scho-fleld Barracas chapEer of ctre 25ttr In Ehe past the arny has 8upp1ledbusses to transpori oeEbers to and froo Schofleld (two trtps)but Ehts-rould no be subJecl to possible budgetary restrlctlons Oahu would belesa crorded weather condttlons probably mole favorable we uould bea[on8 our osn CoobaE lnfantryoen and ln our oun back yad

PosslLlltqieEa lf the po1l favor s the Decenber 7th date plan our regularEunlon--6r EEe latEer part of Septeobea then Ehe ne bers SoInB to Honolulucould 81Bn up rrlth the PHSA tour and proceed on thelr oun

lf Ehe October let date at Schofleld ls preferred Ye rrould have Eo planior -tsoffii6ii6-(s lnce only a snall Einorlty rrould oake Ehe Hawalian lrtp) one on ttre Ealrrland aIrd one in Hawali ln Dhlch case se couldr

A Move Ehe daEe of our llainland reunlon back Eo Au8 l5th V-J Day and- selecE a city Probably in the Easc or Mld-lest

D Have our reBula reunlon ln San Franclsco one rreels prlor Eo the Hardail- aifair afcr flhtch Ehose conElnuing on Eo Aloha-land Hould proceed

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We doot necessarily have tohave a whole lot more then thpSovielg based in Europe or evens urucb ari they do Galvin said

But be said there must beuro somekitrd of easonable balaDce declariD8 that today the UnitedStat6 had 88 t Dce lauuchers de

ployed is WeuroEterD Europe whilethe Sovielr bad 1400 short-rangeouclear weapoo based iD EastelnEurope

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Asted why he would not substi-tEte a missile submarine for short-rarge Duclear missiles i Europe

Calvi replied tiat this had heuroertried i tie 1960s bd as judgedDot to be credible becaDse theUnited Stat8 ard the Soviet U onwere Dot lilely to blor each otherup rith auclear reapols in orderto stop aD irvader attaching arl-othea countiy

l NATo countriB iD Europelose the Lance and get oo replace-Eent for it they would ooly baveairplaneuros alrd artillery tubes tofire a a superio i-ovadirg [orceatrd such Eajor targets to the rearas assemblirg ares ArtilleryGahiD codteDde4 has too short areach oDIy 12 miles ard aircrafttrying to hir targets close to thefrortliDes Eould face deadly lire

Soviet atr deleDseuros ir Europehave beurocome so lethal Galvrnsaid ilat the only ray to gothmugh it ts to fly ulder it at 100feeurot wbile goinS 500 kDots Soweve got to take the pressurc ofIour aircrait- lve caot re3ci aay-tlitrg except the Iocal batuerieidwiti (Ducler artillery So youbave got to have a baclup byIielditrg a Lalce replacemetrt

Galiiu said he waDts a sbort-range rcissile with a range of 210to 20 roiles that would be Illouot-ed on a tracked vehicle io it couldmove from one battlefield to an-other

Under culreot aEns aSreemeDtshort-range missiles canDot have araDge of more than 300 miles

NUCLEAR WEIIPONS - Chari siolry wcapor deployed by NATOad Wallaw Pact eo[Dtries i EoroIc

IATO chief endorses arms cutsbut wants new short-range missiles

By GEORGE C WIISONThc WsshilgtoD Po3t

BRUSSEIS Belgiur - ceD-JohD R Galvi coEEander ot tieNorth Atlantic Treaty Organiza-tioq said ir an jntervlee here thathe eDdors6 the coDveDtional-arEsreductioos recently proposed byPresideut Bush but Fill reEaiureasy about defeDdilg Europeurountil he has new short-Etrge ou-clear roissiles to replace lieuroLaDce

Bush bosiDg io pressure froEWest GerrDaDy and otter allieurosagrEed to postpoDe EodemizatioDol ttre lalce mrssile utriil he hastrieurod to Begotiate reuroductioDs iotroops aircraJt tanls and otherarmor and artillery baseurod tn Eo-mpe But tle presldeot stressedthat he has no inteouoD of abaD-doBilg short-raoge ouclear Eis-siles like the lalce

GalviD asked why he iDsisted oDkeeuropi8 sorEe short-raEge missrlcsiatier t[an abaDdoni-og them alto-gether said tley are vital to de-terring tle start of war ardshould deterrence fail to stop aBiavadil8 force

Iu the past the lour-star 8etr-eaal said coDgentioDal lorceuroeveu whe tley were equal didntdeter war ID fact alrnost half theurotime the smaller lorce attackeurodtie bigge force

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The salesrnan was expectj-ng a veryimDortanl cusEomer to c-rll him at homeonSaEurdav so when he had Eo leave Ehehouse for i-short Eime he gave his liEtleson careful instructions on hors Eo answerthe telephone and take a messate

When Ehe phone rang the boy alswe_rediE feellng very grown up he Eold thecaller ttraE his fa Eher was not in at themoment and asked whether he would like toleave a message

Yesi the-caller said Iell himMr Jonis called - J-O-N-E-S

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MessagePlease feel aE ease abouE our September shlndl8 in Fort Wolth Every-thlnS is in place for a gala celebration It should be another superexEravaganzal Each upcoming reunlon seems to generaEe more excitemenEand enthusiaam than the lasc one From the letEers and calls we canfeel Ehe troops chafing aE Ehe blE sort of a sense of ur8encylt usedEo take nosE of the year to genelate monenEumi nor iE begins almosEinnediaEely afEer the last reunion

24th Dlvision parElctpatlonr Ea1y in the Bane the acceptance ofour invtEation was subJecC to budgeEary restrictlons buf as ofthis srltinB iE appears EhaE Gen Taylor will be able to favoE usuith thaE very lmpressive color guard the all time favoriEe musicalcoEbo lhe usual PX irith a very unusual assortmenE of Taro Leafnerchandise and of course Mrs Taylor General Pece and a fewnembers of hls staff Be srjre to rdelcoEe Eheo all as only 24th-erscan dol

Melllbers wi undoubtedlyareas in which our 2900 -

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146 Texas135 I ll inois126 Mass112 Georgla102 Mlchlean

Above data complled by our hard worklng (dally updates) DirectoryChalrman and eomputer uhiz (l) Joe McKeon Thark you Joel

Revertln8 to For WorthS eptember Chalroan Paul Austin and his veryable assistants have all deEails lined up wiEh the hotel the alrlinesthe atrporE EransporEation local activities and above all our verywarm and hospitable hospltality room which always exudes comraderiefolnd noshere else on this planeE Anyone quesEion Ehat sEaEementThe only Ehing left is for our rnenbers Eo make their hotel reserva-Eions dlrect tith the hoEe1 and reunion registration direcE to PaulAustin Forms wlll be princed in each lssue of Ehe TARo LEAF

My sEaff (aheml) and I look forward o EreeEin8 all our ironderfulmeobers and thelr very alluring vrlves aC our annual party especiallythose me$bers from the Breats state of Texas rrho may have never aEtendedone of our reunlons previously

24th-fully yours

RoberE Ender

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Don Knox wrote anOra1 Histoty of theKorear VJartr It covered the opeiling 6months Don was working on the secondand final voltrne when he suddenly diedHis work rlra s concluded by Alfred CoppelEhe well known specialist in mllitarytiiylTさξ[重nttI1甜elLl『v8ryHarcollrt Brace 」ovanovich New York 1988

Appearing in it with fragmentary butterr fic interv ews are our own LACYBARNETT WARREN AVERY LEONARD KORCIE

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1990 - Korea 4oth RevisiE

Itss gonna seeftr as tshough this issue s full of coupons to be fll1ed outs And youtll berighc

Our very energetic publlc relatsions nember GOLDY NORTOII has been diligently ats work devel-oping a package tour Here are some of the deteuroiIs

This would be a ten day (eight night) trip covering such places as Seoul Osan SuronChochiwon Taejon the Kun Rlver the tlakEong eEc Theurore are options for tag-ons Eo llong KongHong Kong and ehina Tokyo Ttrailand and tlawail

The basic package Eould cost between $1600 and 200000 per person based on dqrble occlq)ancyThis figure includes-air fare frl tie West Coasc all hotels and groutd _travel r and sose mealsOf courEe the air fare from the east and mld-west would have to be added to this sost

The questionaire ls self exptanatory If iou plan on takLng ad ntage of Bhis packageplease led Goldy lrtorr Tlme is in isportant faacor The nain thing he has to ascertain ls rrhetherbr no there issufficient inEeresc among our membets so thaE he can proceed in working out thedetails

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Dates of Korea Service

Hear that Ith the can opener Go seeif its for you or for me

lawyer Norman S Ostrord of New YorkCitsy tells Ehe EaIe of the farmer withhis horse and wagon going for a load ofgrain who was struck head-on

The farmer suffered severe and pernanentinju-ries Ilhen the case rra s tried to aiury the insurance conpany lawyer asked[imtIsntt its Erue chai ifuneaiitelyaf ter Ehis accidenE a person came over Eovou and asked vou how irou felttt tYes I remeurber thit tt the farmer said

And didnE you tell him thaE vou neverfelt beEEer in vour life

I quess I did The-defense lawyer said rrNo further

questlons tlOn redi-recE the farmer was asked

l^Iill you tellthe jury the circrrnstincesin whLch vou made that resoonsetYesrt- the farmer said- Inrnediatelyaftgr ttre accidenE my horse had twobroken l-egs and was neighing and kickingThe rnan who came alonq was a deDutvThe rnan

Word from Alice BRIDIIELL on EARL(H 19th 38-t4) dorsn at 5611 Bar SSt Tucson lZ 85713 is Ellat Earl isconfined Eo a wheelchair Had seriouscervical surgery from which he recoveredafEer a 2 oonths hospiEal stay MedicsdidnrE expect him to rake it buts he didBoth Allce and EarI ask ttrat Eheir goodwishes and love be extended to allwho remember them rrRemembert Whocould forget Ehis wonderful pair

-If Ehis is your first reunion wiEh us

please dont sit back $raiting for peopleEo introduce themselves to you You belhe shaker and the mover - please - yousEep forward Lo him - or them - exEendyour glad hand - and sound off as if youhad a-pair - youtll be happy thau youdid Ours is a terrific bunch of happyacquaintances and warm friends Averagerunning time from sEranger Eo acquaintanceto friend - five minutesi AlI especiallvso cuz Ehis year were meetint in Texaspardner tIell be in Ehe land where Ehebroncos kick up Eheir heels and thecowboys do Eheir unlevel best to trang onTheirs is the romance of Ehe rodeol ourbonanza is in simple friendships

-r-- Guggs our campa ign against tinted glassin vehicles hit a dead end Oh wellr-RALPH BALESTRIERI was on our side evenLf no one else was CantE understand whvCongress with Ehe stroke of a pendoesnE ouELaw the business Where arethe police on thls one Or at leasE thepolice unions

盤1究eparailn呈鯛ittrd[uりput hls ievolver tothe horsets eir and sho him dead Then hewent over Eo the dog which trad a brokenback an was crying He puc his gun toEhe dogs ear and shot him dead Then hecame to me and asked me rHow do you feelr

I-said I neve feltbetter iri mylife

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How Eo dress for FtWorth CasrallvCor-nfortably Coolly - is Lhat a word-Weve trad much fun with Hawaiian gearin years pase - colorful shlrts for themen muu-muus for the Iadies - for rnostof our waking hours including the Fridaynight dinner Its colorful comforEablecozy But - come Sa turday night for ourcombinaffin Memorial ServiceBanquetwe sErongly suggest business suitscompleEe with shirts neckties and shoesfor Ehe men - and for Ehe ladiesr eveningdress wear cocktail dresses or whaEeveryou look diessed up in We dont goiorrna I as Ehey used to call iE buE lvecertainly hranE to imProve on Times Squarea high noon (L-

The recenE death of IF Izzy SLonethe famous iournalist called to mind hisbook Korei Ttre Hidien War in whichappears the carefully veiled innuendoEha t the Korean lar was all sEarted by acooked-up deal between the US andSouth Korea

FExciEing and sensible new plans in Ehe

works all in a bona fide efforE to avoidEttat vexaEious anma I stamPede inEo ourSa turday night banqueE hall

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While-the Pentagon has been claimlngsuccess ln integrating women lnto theamed forces famllies in the ranks havebeen confronting a crisis in child care

The Department of Defense concedes thatlt needs 811000 more day care slots formllltary dependents O-f the 129000chlldren who do receive care on oilitarvlnstallatlons worldwide the Pentagon estirnates that 21000 aie in centeis thatare anElquaEed overcrorded or hazardous

lfuch of the Dressure for more famtlvand child-relat-ed supporE has cme with Eheinflux of women singl- parents and yowrgmalried recruiEs who have enllsted in chep-ost-Vletnam erarsaid IAjDavid Super ofthe Artry a Pentagon spokesnan

As an example in 1958 at the heighEof the Vletnam War 381400 women lrere onactive duEy worldwlde out of a total35451000 United States troops MajorSuper sald Non Ehere are 2211700 womenon actsive duty worldwide abouE 11 percentof the force

In additlon there are ncrr 511800slnsle parenEs and abouE half the 21million- active duEy personnel are marriedta considerable changa frcrn Ehe days whenEhe services rre re filled with yorrng singlenra les

As FDR loved to ask What kind ofshenanisans are Ehese tte

Helers a direcL quotse from an amazlngIeEter whlch came in enclosins a 55000check Dontt knor h6r in the iorld Icould have gone 35 years without knoelngabout Ehe Assoclation I am enclosingmy dues and a snall ( sornething extra) -

Sincerely RICIIARD PARMERTER10 New St Florida IlY 10921

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This year were getting two for theprice of one - Ewo convention chairmen -PAUL AUSTIN on the port side and GILHEABERLIN on the starboard side - as youare looking at tshem of course

It all sEarted with an inquiry - fromBILL YOUNG of 790 ELake Ravenna 0HHerd seen our iEem in the DAV fitagazine Sowe ioined BilI uo Then followed a notefroir Rebecca McPiak his daqhter Sherdread our oaoer and wanEed Eo surorise himHerets a bit of her notei itrs iefreshing

I wouid like Eo srpris him with a 24th lapel pin and a regiment cres pinI have no idea wtra t regiment he was inbut I do knorv he was staEioned in KrnnamoEoJapan in L947 (zlsE InfRebecca )

I am enclosireuro $350 for a lapel pinand $400 for a crest oi-ntI am sure you would find ouE whichregiment he was in in KurnamoEo so youwould know whlch crest I want

rl4y father fired on Ehe 24tsh Divisionrifle team They beaE every team in thefar east conrnandexcept thel4arine CorpteamttThe tournament was held aE camp Palmerin Tsudanum Jaoan

tte told me ire gots tso Japan in Febof 47 He was sent Lo a place calledZanm and $as sent from there to aKunamoto He said he had to go underlte ocean on a train to get there(The tr-rnnel bebveen HonsEa and Kyusha IRebecca)

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Our BaEtery supported the 2nd Bn 5l-nRCT under Ehe conrnand of LtCol JohnThrocknorEen (rRoclqp Johnr) He laEercosnandecl the 5th RCT ra s the youngestfull colonel in counrand of an infantryregiment The 555th FA Bn was cormnandedbv Lr col John Dalv- ttl am inEerestedEo know any infornEtionregarding the persons Ehat are accive inthe reunLon get togeEher Perhaps youcould enliehEen me and Dass on someinf ornntioi if availabll Triple Nickle people herers anotherone I

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This nLce litt1e story started thus

Along abouE last December rve received an inquiry from a Chrisrina Colbertabout an organlzation called Veterans Finders o America The story is developed inher letter used below The lette is a Fatshers Day leEEer being addressed Eo hergood Dad UEwIN C COISERT who justs happens to be a GinleE The rest is now a partof our folk lore - and we love Chrlstina for bringing herself and her srvee Dad intoour fold Melvin today spends most of his time in a wheelctrair Over on the oppositepage we glve you Ehe picEure Ghris mentions in-her lovely leEEer rvhich we reproduceLelorr ttlra t a- preclou-s word EhaE word famiIy See hcir it applies to the e olbertfamlly You know how lt applies to our fami ly of the 24th

HAPPY EATHER S DAY DADDY -

Ity Dail lrelvln G Colbert 7s a prouit netuber of the 21thInfantrg 2lst Dlvlslon and f aE vrltlng thts letter to sharelrlth gou hov f feel about htm - euro Deurod t ho Is t onderful anilextraordlnarg

Eor mang years mg Dad had a small Plcture of hlmaelf anil erghtgervrce buililles that he cherlshed He coampIfented hov often thathe thought of that plcture and those men anA hol )e rrlshed hekneu rrhere theg lrere Tvo gears ago as I Fathers Deuro9 presentf had the plcture enlarged and fred Thlg reallg rlade t1mhappg and ttlggered euron ldea of hig to fotm an ocganizatTon tohelp yeterans suclr as hrmself flnd o7d Duddtes Pe talraed mangtlmes about this Idea anil tlov to brlng 7t to llfe

Becau9e f vas ln college at the tlme I irli not reallg cottutltmgself to somethlng that m9 Dad thought vas reallg lnportant Yecontlnued to discuss l15 ldeas anA xhoughts and then founit outthat mg father yas dlagnose as hav rng ALS or Lou GehtlgsDlsease ThTs irld not sxop hlr from maklng a dream come trueHe reaT|zea the sltuation and ghorred Tricl^eillble strength and vil-lpover to contlnue even though lt Decame irlff 7cu7x xo do everyCtay actlvitles such as teuroIking on the phone ot vtltlng a noteIt vas durlng thls tlme that Dad and I te9olved to make hls tdeareal

Our organlzatlon yeteran flnders of Amerlca Is built upon mgDaiy s ilrean to help others flnd old friends As mg Ipm Doloceseuro cloge frlenir lchael and myseJf take the steps to manaqeyeteran Finaers Dad continues to pour forth bcilllant ldeas onhow to make yeteran Flndera a tevardlng success

9o on thls Eathers Dag I vant By Dai to knov hovlove hlm and ttat f hope through yeteran F1nders veto reunlte hlm Ith hls buddles in the photograph

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EIve my Dad the best glft of a77 - the knorrledgle that so mangme0Ders of our organlzatlon xhat he founded have been reunrted

I IOVE YOU CIRTSTTNA

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ALBERT MCAD00S 3RD CHAPTER

Thi6 i6 the third instaLlrentof IA brlef History of the ifthRCTin Korea The time has cometo try to explain the terns 5thRCT alxd 5th Infantry AU Regi-nental Combat teans have an In-fantry Regiment but not all In-fantry Reginents were RCTi s

The Elfth RCT was rnade up fronthe fitfth Infantly Regiment firstActivated by the USArmy jn 1808wa6 one of the oldest fnfantry Reglments of the USArmyThe 555thfield Artillery Battalion the5th Tank lledical CoJlecting andChenical Motar Conpanles and the72nd Conbat Dtgineer CoEpany

The fifth RCT reEained 1n Ko-ea upon the withdrawal of the24th InfDivlsion the RCT wastenporar[y broken up for 6evera]-nissions Bx I amp z were loadedonto the USNS Marine Phoenlx foran Ovelulgbt Cruise to KoJE-Do arleIaad off PUSAN The Jrd Bx the555 FA Bt Tank Co and otherswent aone place e1se SoEe oneelse rrill have to fill us in Ourmail address for our 6tay on XoJEwa6 the Elfth US fnfantry Wherewere you durlng this period ifyou did rot enjoy KOJE-DO becausethls was good duty(Eeb 15 to May1 1952 Eore or less)

Located on KOJE-DO was a UN POWcanp We relleved elenentE of the27th Wolf Hounds provi ing guard6to several large Prj-son ConpouldsOne Rifl-e Squad per compound fourEuard shiftE of six hours eachseven dqys a week Guard Mountsinspections the whole nine yardsA GIrs dread and a Eecond Ltdelight A11 in a1l- this was theaost pleasant duty anyone couldhave ln the fnfantry iE KOREA

The most detested detaiI had tobe the honey pot brigade andthe most boring was the RockQuarry and breakwater detail Iwonder if anybody knows rhat be-ca]ne of that breakwater

A highlight of our tour atKOJE-DO has to be the night ofthe attempted breakout It hap-pened on the 4th shift 18 to 2400 f remember machine gun trac-ers overhead and a11 of us head-InB for our respective companyconpounds The Next dqy we hadto go lnto the compounds to sortout the Bood guys from the badWe saw severa] dlsmembered bod-ies ln a trash heap not very nice

Around April lSth we loadedon an LST and shipped out to theEast coast slde of KoREA offloading upon the beach ending upat the burned out towlr of INJEright on the l8th Here the FifthRCT was reorganized al1 of ourfar flunB ulits returning andthe 5th RCT was back j-n businessInten6lve trainlng exerclses inareas cleared of civilians gaveus a chalce to get some good tra-ining Some things come to nindI renenber getting folding cot6with rubber ajr matE for 6leepingWe used the Air Mattresses forwhite water raftlng on the rivernear by In early May the fifthwas attached to the 25th InfDiv0u June lSth the fifth got narch-ing orders to proceed north tothe PUNCH BoWL area and in linereljeving the l4th Infantry on theMain Line of Resistance (MLR)The first Bn on the West or leftthe second in the niddle al]d thethird on the right or east CorrErr my outfit was to the riaht ofrBr oh the MLR nore next tine

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Our verv orsn Ib i Gen HENRY MOHR(a aury liEh F47- 42) of 2o GrandCir StAnn M0 llas written a cohmmwhich tras appeared in a plurality ofpapers arornd the comtry Here it is

KOREA -- NHY IAE A BAD SITUATION No^SE

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na aeefe pie It cores as no surprrse that south Korea E

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pprit The U S has qiven Korea little choice

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adhittedly le+t lot to be desired --- ere rPlaed bv

diclatorships hrch ae +a iose

Un+ortunatelv the U S didnt learn a thing l|e aeenEouaginq actionE in South Koa Fhich mav tead to vev sinilrsits-r+-th prsent leadershiF o+ that countrv is drticallv In rdditlon to brng errable 1Iv

Prrrdent chunoli o=t sone crettt +o the stndard f

lrvinq enjovedOV tre peopre o-t South Korea hich i6 at lEt +ive ti

s better

i1 iCitt North kore -__ a +act thE polilical oPpotsitionEoutd liLe us to Jorqet-

Futhless oen in South Koa ate tedinq the Politicaroppoeition using iots anc the threat oevolution to seie ---ri = alr polrtrcranE do be+oF electron thaEir rto to lmpove thrnqs +or the peoEl

Insorar 35 the u s iE concerned alloing the FPqblic oo io deal +inlv with oppoeition readErs lim Youhq-sn and

ii 0 g is out oJ the question Hoever i+ lhe tro tissuccd 1n seiioq nore ooFer nd in+luehce in Seoul-__ and thevpUOi irr -- lhe Hhole natue o+ U S elationBhips

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Koree ahd our stategic Position in th Fa East Eould xqse

In 1945 I net and talke tith Kir Dea Junq one o+ theorrnclol opposttroo leaders 5t the Lottee Hotel rn sEoul =- -i n t

Krh cre to the hoter or a

iiie i a grouP o+ nie journatists on the uitet states

Th sessron had qone on +o onlv a +ee nlnutes hen lbeqant ii that thrs rs no odinv person He is proobrY Ene

nost dahqerEus han t have eve oet ki6 Dt Junq Hhtr perdal

iii]- i- ro aetect o senuine interst on his pert in theerare o+ the oeopl o+ the sountv he dants to rule

kih Dea Ju^q das tried tor 6urdend Eentenced to death in19E|4 s aesul o hrs tole rn inErting bloodv rrots- But hrs = ratcr redued to 20 vears o Hhich Krn

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I hard Peopt call Ki6 Dee Jsnq theOn several occsioos

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Kifr Younq_Eao xho shrr the ambitions o+ xin D Jung --_ut iil i=itv

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i- = rii to be a narriase or Folitrcar3thcr than a Isti6qltianc

qteDs the unrted states has talen rcntlv Nrll 9o a long n i to Krri a reqrtrhacY and Rtture thev rackand despeatel Y ned

The Fepubt ic o+ (South) Xorea rs +acing a bad situationrh =irJu davs to brrng bout Eoo5tucttve change5 ithoute-= ii atros hrch drtabrrre nd

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MAJ GEN HENRY MOHR

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Cominr to ForE liorth in an RVWontlerin I rbout RV facilitiesThis much we knowThere are four RV parks in or near

Fort Worth with overnisht facilities(hookups) for trailers-and campers

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Sunset RV Park4921 White Settlement

Texas Motsor Home Park4833 ihite Settlement

817-737‐ 7542

817-738-0567Road

817-732-1537Road

Lakeview lIotor Home Park 817-457-677L4793 Fast- Loop 820 Sourh(Near Six Flals in ArlingEonand about 15 miles from the hotelin forE Worth)

The first three are onlv abouL 3 miles$rest of the Hyatt Regenty in downto$rnFort WolEhThere are NO facilities for campers atsour hote 1

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Hope they giveus a drag on thisone before thevthron it away

The Arm1rreturning to anage-old s Era tegyused extensivelvby the Sovietmi11tary isincreasing itsuse of decoys andfake targets inhopes of out-srla rting anenemys modernrreaPons

Decoys inclu-ding canva s tanksand plasticsoldiers couldmake Ehe Arrmr inbattle seem h^riceas big as iErgally is And 1f

A lullEe caavas rcplica of ao Ml ta is oudisplsy i Beltsvtlle Md The Army plars ao lse

fate wespors to oltsmart ale ereEy Theuro decoysEsy Dste an arEy seuroeE lsrgcr tt D it is

half is r 1

We will a

Itlat news seens togive away the secre the Army points outthat the enemy still does noE knorv which

Ie knorr Ehey make decoys of thehighest order of equipment even as muchasmaking fake misdill silosr said TVICorp

Fallon said the Navy is working ondecoy ships and the Air Force tns grounddecoys of f-15 fighter jets thaE can turna bare airstrip into a fake airbase

The decoys are ntade from blorm-upphoEographs of the real things Theylook remarkably real aE a glance which inbaEtle is all an enemy would get beforedeciding whether to f i-re

Who knows maybe for the next one wecan send Ehe deeoys Eo the front and leavethe real live boys to home

(-CIAUDE CRIST of Box 985 Hebron oH

(hes HvMcr 2IsE t48-through TFS) -sends us the name s of a few buddieslWTLBUR J WTNCHEL (19Eh 49-r52)624 Lexington Thornville OH 43076

WILLIAM GRIFFITH (2lsL 49i5I)437 Aullwood Rd Davton 0H 45414

GERALD D TURNER (21st 48-r51)78 lIoodland Downingtown PA 19335

BRUCE MCGUTRE (34rh amp 19Eh r48-r51)16241 Laurel Hill Glenford Otl 43739

ROBERT IAIIRENCE (3rd Eng r57-r58)I14 Buckeye Hebron OH 43025

Ttnnk you Claude

-Whv is iE thaE Ehe weEEest dogs areEhe fiiendtiests dogs

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tanksand Erucks

The canvas Lwo- and Ehree-dimens iona Itanks mde a t TVIs S0-worker planE ouL-side lIashington look real boEh to Ehenaked eye and Eo heat-seeking theIna 1targetsing systems used at night

An unassembled fronts-view M-l weighEsabout 25 pormds and coLlapses into a 4-foot-by-2-foot duffle bag In less thanthree minutes one man can assemble itand plug in a generator to warm up iEstherira lsignaEur with a tape recorderand speakers a pair of soldiers can soundlike an entlre tank battalion

A fake M-l costs about $31500 cornparedwiEh abouE $3 miLlion for a new M-I

Iho remembers L94O-42 when we weredoing the same tshirg - only all we hadwere the decoys the real McCoys werestill on Ehe drawing boards

The Army has about 4000 real M-I tanksand plans to outfit each rrith at leastone fake M-1 at a cost of about $75million [taj Andrew Fallon of Ehe Army I sbudget office said

Deception has been a key element inmilitary strategy since the Trojan HorseGeman Gen Enrin Ronmel fooled Alliedforces in North Africa during WlJ II tsheBriEish fooled the cermans and Ehe IsraeliArmy today regularly uses deceptive falseradio chatter

But Ehe Sovietss are thoughE to be themost adept having everylhing from pseudoballistic missiles to entire fake armiesunder a branch of the military called thePrlncipa I Dlrectorate of SlraEegicDeception

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ADDRESS CORRECTON REQUESTED

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CHURCH O「 THE OPEN DOOR MISS10N532 Main Street

wnmingtOn lowa 56983

Rev Elton S SInith Pastor

Dear BroEher

Perhaps you have heard of me and oty naEionrride campaign inche ciuse of ternDerance Each year for the past fourteenI have rrade a Eoirr of Texas Kahsas Nebraska Mlssouriand lora delivering a series of lecEures on the evils ofdrinkine On this tour I have been accouqranied by uy youngfriend ind assisEanE Clyde LimpEon Clyde a young manof good family and excellent background is a paEheEicexaiple of liEe ruined by an excessive indulgence in whiskeyand woraen C1yde would hppear wiEh me aE lectures and siLon the plaEforin drunk wheezing starLng at tshe audiencethrough- heavy bleary blood-shot eyes sweaEing profuselypicklng his nose belching and making obscene- gestsureshlle I would polnE him out as an exarple of whaL over-indulgence can do for a person

This winEerr unforEunately Clyde passed away A mltualfriend tras eiven me vour -nime Lnd I wonder if you would beavailable t5 take cliders place on Ehis years Eour

Rev Ellon Schurch of the

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ALBERT MCAD00=S 5TH CHAPTER

This ls the fifth ln6ta11uentof IA Brief Eistory of the EifthRCT 1n I(oresrr continuing rith xoyConbat phase of these recolectlonEou Patrol actlvitles coDtiDuesthroughout the surnner with bothAEbush and an occasi-onal ContactpatloI that often 1ed to Fire-flghts arld we had several Oneconslsted of tbe entire ConpanyI renenber a radiona]1s coafelenceheld near the 11ne of departurerhere I 6aY eleraents of Eost ofthe partlciparxts togetber slththe supporting uaits rflhin lhs1ire o f larch Tbere Yas justabout evelybody frolo Conpany Eexcept the cooks and bottle wash-ers Motatnen and heavy nachiae-gurnels rlth teror 1n there eyesNot u6ed to patro16 alld apparentfear of the urknom We sere norenonchalant because this ra6 oDe ofseveral patrols we had partcipated1a ad soDe of the6e guys nere otrtheir flrst patrol With a1l theaoi6e and fus6 ye nade the NKPAavolded us We baDged around nostof the night and returDed rithoutcontact Later patrols the NKPAnade up for it and 1n one ofthe6e I got hlt rith about 15others i-a a perfectly execudedambush We vere caugbt flatfoot-ed Tbey hit us hard ard ran aw4yVle 6pent the lenainddr of the rightxithdraring and returning to ourlilles I carrt recal1 Yhether any-body ras kil1ed that nlght but 1stplatoon dld take slx I(IAi s durineuroour tour on the Iine and we hadmore men wounded thatx eDteled theline on June l8th

Almost every tri8ht se had tocontend v1th Ground fo8 and whilethe Artlflclal noonlight helped us

to see it also helped the othersi-de A6 the sunmer drew to a closethe Fiftb RcT wa6 transferled fronthe 25th Djvigion to the 40th Divi-sion and shortly after that wewere reLeived by the 223d Infantryon the night of October 3111952

sone tlne prior to bej-ng reLiev-ed we had a patrol that caused yourstnrly a 1ot of grief our nissionwas to set up blocking posLtionsnear the low dip ln the lldgelinenear I believe George CoDpany We

went out one wqy a[d were to retu]nby another route lllhile 6et uP thenj-ght teEperatures dlopped suddenlyto belov freezing We were sweattyxrith no Jackets and nust have caus-ed o16e because re were under severartil1ey flre (possibly l2ampn)nasty stuff We had to be very stil1and renaln quite and i-n place forseveral hours My feet becane numbI could hardly walk nlthout assist-ance I 6ot a touch of Frostbite anda brief stay ln the 5th Inf lledica1Conpany where I appalently ful1y re-coveled Such resiliance we had whene were twenty

Finally off the 1i-ne I enteredlnto an eleven day peri-od where Iwas tra]1sferred out of the flrstplatoon jnto the fourth and becanea gunner it a 57nn Recollless riflesquad Just as sooa as I got used tocarrlng the thlnE I had orders inharxd for LIe ZI(zoDe of Interlor )or rotation back to the States Ihad R amp R 1a Japan for five dqysl1ke everybody e1se but those con-pat storles w111 st4y out of printMoxe next tine fron the officlalRecord as my st4y jn the 5th RCTceased to exlst Bore next tlme

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- INIERNATIONAL KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL

Rmdeuror dp Fot8otten

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I1E amplve to ratse S38 BiUidl for tieuro nrial (described in accqavirEiiJiGl

i--ii iiav n site has best drrured bv tlE citv of rs keuroeres

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effoEEs ad able guidace or uavor T Bradrer

ItE rExt scheduleurod evst eiII be the offictal gro-[ld breaking --sudav Jtrle 25 1989

at Aneels Park Sar Peurodro -- at rihich tirE all of tlE co-sdEorinA- ax eEorsrngsrs-ri2ad tiU be rePreseurottted Tsrtatlw final dedicaticn o ttr rEErrar rsElrteurod for Novder u 1990

As )Du car te1l rE ee lndeed serious abdrt tlis It EL1 c to passl

Eiceuron crsualtiE in tlE xoret lhr (1950-1953) eurore o(lsElveuro --- i91245ii l0]r84 dd et al -- bul LEi a e ad sdEn ftdn 22 Allied N3tlc6HUfi-ta b dqiv or prrPerlv tEEred nx rnternalilxoran ir vteras rri5-I YiIl help rectift tlEr

Ytu Ddricioati6r sdsrseErtt ad swport td yd- organiz-aLicts ee Edi thsolicited be ttE InleEnatlorEl l(oreamp Llrr VeLerans lrtrlla] ClmiEtee E wiIILdr-r rn oEtro sLpplv anv ioaterials to Lo ary reasaEbre teuroitgt Lo

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一Ch4ttsy and jolly notes from a fomer WALTER E oTNEIL (5th tTB) of

2d Lt FA - B-ILL IIOILEY of RE 2 Box 458 825 Pa lourar Et Cajon cA92020 rells usWarren TX It goes Ehe one about the manage aE a boring

I was rvith the Triple Nickle in HI -- meeEing who asked Can you hear me ithad Ehe Aruno Train the- first Een davs in the back and the boy aE- the back whoKorea and then Forvard observer unEil hit said No and the f11oh in lhe fronEon 2 SepE5O I had the short economy who said ttletrs swap placesrrEour Thariks Wally rve needed thaEtI nors have Ehro ggies in the service r-(C1asses of i75 and r53) and they have The race is on Is there arqrone inasked me Eo relite up my experiences in the horrse who beats thisKorea - rrTro catalacts and lens lnrplantsIIrm hoping this rer-Erion my firsE surgery - rotor cuff lefl shouiderwill help shed some lighE and tickle some high blood pressure sugar diabetesmemory cells so I can complete nry rnasEer- and gouEpiece |ly Cameo Role In Korea The The envelope pleaselAlmosE ForqoEEen viar nd the name - not the winner -- iust

Irm lo6king forward to receiving more the rEme - is - CH Bronko ATKINSONinfo about the reunion Do you anticipate (MP Platoon and Hq 63rd Field i4t--r45)distributing lists of expected atEendees of 3800 SDecatur Las Vegas NVwith addresies No were not -aking fin Bronko -

B1II werll lisE Ehoge coming if we far from it - were just ov6rrhelmed byIearn early enough WeII do our the sorry fact that Lhe people of our -d____esE 3ffrIiE Hi gElIhiBT$Bt

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t-rt to bumper some idioE would tryto iass them

I-JOHN RAGIAND writes from 6321 Gonzales

Groves Tr( 77519 Savannah was my firstand I thoroughly enj oyed iE I intend tofltake future meetingi Lord willing -iMeeEine ner^r friends was very retresh-ing buts uifortrnately did not seeany of sv outfit hybe if you sPread rdoroln nlxt TL issuL its might helP

Thb outfiE was co D 21st duringearLv 44 - earlv 46 Does arrybody knowthesL fellows aird their whereabouts--cGreni Ralph (was from Itt)

Rirnldi (was from Chicago)T- Pilch (was frqn wyoming I think)T- Reardon (from Kansa s I think)T Mrncv (was from Oklahoma ) I mer

hih 6n Mindanao and he wor-rnd uPas cook and rrent to Japan

Box (chink Willie $as first name-rrd rr was frorn stsLouis)tI knot Ehis is an InposiEionr --buEwould deeplv appreurociate any heIp

tlo iryisitibir at all JohnnY

_The press was rolling when we PuIIed it

to inseit this iEem The am nail hasbrought us an inqu-iry as to who $re are -iro-rt cot Nornian [I cooper (F amp2nd BnHqs 5tsh RCT 49-r5l) of Box 426LChattanooga TN 37405 AlwaYs hadtrouble with spelling Ettat town

the name and address of a member from

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Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

- _l4aybe our yelling about it has paidotf

The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

an』itliltlo888estants will be giventumlr entFiesOCt2虫d電 選lTinnerwill be chosen Nov 10

Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

ItrE abouE time

-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

rYea GimletslBetter sti1 call IARRY JoHnSOitl at612-665-213L Hers at 312 SlbinLeseur rYN 56058

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i gox54 Fennville HI 49408 is a1l

eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

triteto 6 c 2ool3- 137 211

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from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

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rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

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urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

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1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

RUBVE M ROGRSON350 Sowillo+r SP115Ria lto GA 9237 6

-Deceased Dec 12 1988

cEcIL L MoYER (H 2LsE 42-45)t-

From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

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ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

IA was ltq amp Hq Co 34th

from tJ+2 Eo t45 IJhen Ehe lhn shows upats the door to teturn Ehe picturesyourve goE to go

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

faith in tomorrohr for the clock may Ehen

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-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

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James Rockefeller natsional ctrairnanof the Neuror York-based Loya I Legion of theMedal of Honor said Nineteen out of20 yormg Americans are unfamiliar wiEhEhe award

He said that in a survey of 1500sEudentss beEween Ehe ases of 1l and 18

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Your Texas convention coEmittee has but one Dain objectiveand that is to do all we can possibly do to Eake our convention inSepteDber a sDashing success so when you depart you wiLl ahrayshave fond neEories of our Folt worth reunion

One of the most ilportant functions of this coumj-ttee is topre-register at least 90t of our people who plan to attend but todo this we ask for you cooperation in filling out thepre-registratJon forro enclosing your check to cover the chargesand sending it to ne pronptly

With your assistance in thls natter your arrival at ttrehotel lri1l go nuch sroother with little oi no waiting in 1ineAlso it viu greatly assist us in our planning uith the hotelstaff Ie will Dake table assignments for the dinners on Fridayand Saturday evenings in order of receipt of your foms andchecks We uill be happy to honor requests for group tablereservations if one person in the group that lrisbes to be seatedtogether will collect the forrs and checks and send thel0 to me inone envelope

So dlonrt delay As soon as you get the fon in theTaro Leaf send it to e for pre-registlation

We the conmittee are tooking forward to Septelber rrhenonce again the old Victory Division [eEbers present and pastui1l asseDble o reneH fading roeuories and to pay tribute totlrose who gave their lives for our freedom

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Texas hospitality is our EraditionThe cracious service location facilitiesand iost of all rhe spirir of Hya tt RegencyFort trforEh caPtures Ehe Pride of Tegtias

-Stationed at the rraval base in SouthCarolina was a man who trad cqq)eted inouiEe a ier^r rifle tournamenEs near hisliome Eown So when the base needed some-one to fill out their team for theNational Rifle TournamenE r he was taPPed -Unforturately he had never particiPatedin anv compeEitlve shooEing of this -intenliEv before and he becme ratEledand did icather PoorIY

Ernbarrassedhe hlnded his score cardto the caDtainof his Eeam wlEh Ehe rernark(efter lookine at rny score I feel likegoing behind Ehe buiker and shooEingrmrself The caotain sEudied uhe card a mffitenEr -then replied BeEEer take an exLra round

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The reunion in Savannah ta s rIy firstI Lhoroughly enj oyed it and inEend Eo rnakefuture mEetings - Lord rvilling of course

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Tours out of lort worth are availabLe as foLlorrs1 Southfork Ranch in Dal1as - Hone of w shon trDat1astr2 Slx flags over Texas in ArliDgrton ( thene park)3 Dealey Plaza Texas Schoolbook Depository

and The Slxth Floor MuEeu where Lee Harvey OsrraldalIegedly shot Presialent Kennedy If you irelnterested call or rrrite the reunion clrairnanlrell in advance for reservations

4 Torn of cranbury Tour (4O miles southwest ofSort worth - requires a fuU day)

other activilies1 GoIf - Roclcuood IIuniclpal Course - 3 miles from

hotel Starting tiDes rriU be available onFriday and Saturday nornings

2 AudioVjsual RooE - Open Thursday and Eriday only forsholring of tapes and filEs of Ath Division actions fronfiln library and for those of you who Eight bring a tapefor viewing

3 A buUetin board uill be available in the hospitality roomfor neDbers to post plctures letters or any other typeof historical facts or infornation for Derbers to inspectand discuss

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Aloba Dinner Friday septeEber 15 Bonelesa Breast ofchicken Arllngrton fil1ed with applenut herb dresBlng and uadeirasauce salad vegetables cheesecake and strat barrieE

[tenorlal Banquet saturday SepteEber 15 Ieurone star uixedcril1 Regency salad vegetablie chocolate rouladg irlth vaniuasauce

Aloha Dinner S2250 per persontleDorlal Banquet $2500 per parson(Pric6 lncludes tax and gratuity)Tlckets to botb dlnners uill lndicate your table nuber The

ticket [uat be shorrn at the Entlance to tbe banquet hall foradmittancE and nane plates uortl for identificatlon purposes

DAILY EVENTS

Early arrivals - on your own

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The Assocration officersregreL the pubrlcation of the articre whi ch reftectedne8atively uFon the tested and -piou a+tfi --ftre-iJcora- i4usrrates all Eoo well tl tthe 34ch upheld rhe finesr rradirioo or-itu U4 -inu i-irr i6iljiir[

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Your l-hourhts ri11 tloubtlessh do somerrrdrlrin Yroa I ronter lrho t Ii beLirerctod I ronler lrl It II rcasure ttpItrs the crrious )ard-qtick thaU tsries Eorrse the acconplishnenLs of otheis as airy to assess our orn progrcss in liIePeihaps

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It is thcrr again - people you kneorand rrho knerv you during the teribleexperience of rnilitary service - peoplerrho lltnev you before you felt the pressureof Eaking a place in the adult world

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a-Our fiscal yeat begins on August thefirst and ends on July ehe 3lsr So all

annual dues are due as of August 1including inerementa 1 payments byLife llembers

ri-- Leg surgery for Life Member JOE PATTON(SEh RcT 50-51) of Star Routi 2 Box 51Bradenburg l(Y Werre trying to Iamprn mor6on poor Joe and will be back

AOne LLOYD PITMAN of 2O7L Preble

Preble IIY - canr E f ind Preble on tiremap - apparently just another Preble on thebeach - has asked for help Seems he wasin the lsE Cav - DivArty - 99th FA Bn- in Japan in i49 Went lo Korea ThevEook a beaLing Men losE He thinkssome of his men were assipned to the 24thAsks for rrany inforrnationr Guess thequesEion is- Did you know of arry Cavpeople being assighed Eo us We- knor iEtsa lousy question - buE rre did promise thisrnan thtwerd put ouE Ehe feellr

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tMuch of the net sElengEh of Americawhich can be seen in the preceeding page-swas a bv-product of wat which sPurred Ehewhole niuion Eo heights of accomPlislxnentit had never dreameii of Yet the costas alwavs in war was appalling Lifewould never again be Ehe same for thefamilies of tEe servicemen who died intheir vouth on Ehe baEtlefields Noreould ic ever be quite Ehe same for boyslike Jerqne von Mohrtiln rmEerial things tshe nation trad alsoDaid The war had involved an enormousaiiir

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PosslLlltqieEa lf the po1l favor s the Decenber 7th date plan our regularEunlon--6r EEe latEer part of Septeobea then Ehe ne bers SoInB to Honolulucould 81Bn up rrlth the PHSA tour and proceed on thelr oun

lf Ehe October let date at Schofleld ls preferred Ye rrould have Eo planior -tsoffii6ii6-(s lnce only a snall Einorlty rrould oake Ehe Hawalian lrtp) one on ttre Ealrrland aIrd one in Hawali ln Dhlch case se couldr

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D Have our reBula reunlon ln San Franclsco one rreels prlor Eo the Hardail- aifair afcr flhtch Ehose conElnuing on Eo Aloha-land Hould proceed

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We doot necessarily have tohave a whole lot more then thpSovielg based in Europe or evens urucb ari they do Galvin said

But be said there must beuro somekitrd of easonable balaDce declariD8 that today the UnitedStat6 had 88 t Dce lauuchers de

ployed is WeuroEterD Europe whilethe Sovielr bad 1400 short-rangeouclear weapoo based iD EastelnEurope

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Asted why he would not substi-tEte a missile submarine for short-rarge Duclear missiles i Europe

Calvi replied tiat this had heuroertried i tie 1960s bd as judgedDot to be credible becaDse theUnited Stat8 ard the Soviet U onwere Dot lilely to blor each otherup rith auclear reapols in orderto stop aD irvader attaching arl-othea countiy

l NATo countriB iD Europelose the Lance and get oo replace-Eent for it they would ooly baveairplaneuros alrd artillery tubes tofire a a superio i-ovadirg [orceatrd such Eajor targets to the rearas assemblirg ares ArtilleryGahiD codteDde4 has too short areach oDIy 12 miles ard aircrafttrying to hir targets close to thefrortliDes Eould face deadly lire

Soviet atr deleDseuros ir Europehave beurocome so lethal Galvrnsaid ilat the only ray to gothmugh it ts to fly ulder it at 100feeurot wbile goinS 500 kDots Soweve got to take the pressurc ofIour aircrait- lve caot re3ci aay-tlitrg except the Iocal batuerieidwiti (Ducler artillery So youbave got to have a baclup byIielditrg a Lalce replacemetrt

Galiiu said he waDts a sbort-range rcissile with a range of 210to 20 roiles that would be Illouot-ed on a tracked vehicle io it couldmove from one battlefield to an-other

Under culreot aEns aSreemeDtshort-range missiles canDot have araDge of more than 300 miles

NUCLEAR WEIIPONS - Chari siolry wcapor deployed by NATOad Wallaw Pact eo[Dtries i EoroIc

IATO chief endorses arms cutsbut wants new short-range missiles

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BRUSSEIS Belgiur - ceD-JohD R Galvi coEEander ot tieNorth Atlantic Treaty Organiza-tioq said ir an jntervlee here thathe eDdors6 the coDveDtional-arEsreductioos recently proposed byPresideut Bush but Fill reEaiureasy about defeDdilg Europeurountil he has new short-Etrge ou-clear roissiles to replace lieuroLaDce

Bush bosiDg io pressure froEWest GerrDaDy and otter allieurosagrEed to postpoDe EodemizatioDol ttre lalce mrssile utriil he hastrieurod to Begotiate reuroductioDs iotroops aircraJt tanls and otherarmor and artillery baseurod tn Eo-mpe But tle presldeot stressedthat he has no inteouoD of abaD-doBilg short-raoge ouclear Eis-siles like the lalce

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When Ehe phone rang the boy alswe_rediE feellng very grown up he Eold thecaller ttraE his fa Eher was not in at themoment and asked whether he would like toleave a message

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MessagePlease feel aE ease abouE our September shlndl8 in Fort Wolth Every-thlnS is in place for a gala celebration It should be another superexEravaganzal Each upcoming reunlon seems to generaEe more excitemenEand enthusiaam than the lasc one From the letEers and calls we canfeel Ehe troops chafing aE Ehe blE sort of a sense of ur8encylt usedEo take nosE of the year to genelate monenEumi nor iE begins almosEinnediaEely afEer the last reunion

24th Dlvision parElctpatlonr Ea1y in the Bane the acceptance ofour invtEation was subJecC to budgeEary restrictlons buf as ofthis srltinB iE appears EhaE Gen Taylor will be able to favoE usuith thaE very lmpressive color guard the all time favoriEe musicalcoEbo lhe usual PX irith a very unusual assortmenE of Taro Leafnerchandise and of course Mrs Taylor General Pece and a fewnembers of hls staff Be srjre to rdelcoEe Eheo all as only 24th-erscan dol

Melllbers wi undoubtedlyareas in which our 2900 -

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800 Uldwest500 (11 WesE States + Ht amp Ak)

100 are as fol tows r

146 Texas135 I ll inois126 Mass112 Georgla102 Mlchlean

Above data complled by our hard worklng (dally updates) DirectoryChalrman and eomputer uhiz (l) Joe McKeon Thark you Joel

Revertln8 to For WorthS eptember Chalroan Paul Austin and his veryable assistants have all deEails lined up wiEh the hotel the alrlinesthe atrporE EransporEation local activities and above all our verywarm and hospitable hospltality room which always exudes comraderiefolnd noshere else on this planeE Anyone quesEion Ehat sEaEementThe only Ehing left is for our rnenbers Eo make their hotel reserva-Eions dlrect tith the hoEe1 and reunion registration direcE to PaulAustin Forms wlll be princed in each lssue of Ehe TARo LEAF

My sEaff (aheml) and I look forward o EreeEin8 all our ironderfulmeobers and thelr very alluring vrlves aC our annual party especiallythose me$bers from the Breats state of Texas rrho may have never aEtendedone of our reunlons previously

24th-fully yours

RoberE Ender

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Don Knox wrote anOra1 Histoty of theKorear VJartr It covered the opeiling 6months Don was working on the secondand final voltrne when he suddenly diedHis work rlra s concluded by Alfred CoppelEhe well known specialist in mllitarytiiylTさξ[重nttI1甜elLl『v8ryHarcollrt Brace 」ovanovich New York 1988

Appearing in it with fragmentary butterr fic interv ews are our own LACYBARNETT WARREN AVERY LEONARD KORCIE

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1990 - Korea 4oth RevisiE

Itss gonna seeftr as tshough this issue s full of coupons to be fll1ed outs And youtll berighc

Our very energetic publlc relatsions nember GOLDY NORTOII has been diligently ats work devel-oping a package tour Here are some of the deteuroiIs

This would be a ten day (eight night) trip covering such places as Seoul Osan SuronChochiwon Taejon the Kun Rlver the tlakEong eEc Theurore are options for tag-ons Eo llong KongHong Kong and ehina Tokyo Ttrailand and tlawail

The basic package Eould cost between $1600 and 200000 per person based on dqrble occlq)ancyThis figure includes-air fare frl tie West Coasc all hotels and groutd _travel r and sose mealsOf courEe the air fare from the east and mld-west would have to be added to this sost

The questionaire ls self exptanatory If iou plan on takLng ad ntage of Bhis packageplease led Goldy lrtorr Tlme is in isportant faacor The nain thing he has to ascertain ls rrhetherbr no there issufficient inEeresc among our membets so thaE he can proceed in working out thedetails

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Dates of Korea Service

Hear that Ith the can opener Go seeif its for you or for me

lawyer Norman S Ostrord of New YorkCitsy tells Ehe EaIe of the farmer withhis horse and wagon going for a load ofgrain who was struck head-on

The farmer suffered severe and pernanentinju-ries Ilhen the case rra s tried to aiury the insurance conpany lawyer asked[imtIsntt its Erue chai ifuneaiitelyaf ter Ehis accidenE a person came over Eovou and asked vou how irou felttt tYes I remeurber thit tt the farmer said

And didnE you tell him thaE vou neverfelt beEEer in vour life

I quess I did The-defense lawyer said rrNo further

questlons tlOn redi-recE the farmer was asked

l^Iill you tellthe jury the circrrnstincesin whLch vou made that resoonsetYesrt- the farmer said- Inrnediatelyaftgr ttre accidenE my horse had twobroken l-egs and was neighing and kickingThe rnan who came alonq was a deDutvThe rnan

Word from Alice BRIDIIELL on EARL(H 19th 38-t4) dorsn at 5611 Bar SSt Tucson lZ 85713 is Ellat Earl isconfined Eo a wheelchair Had seriouscervical surgery from which he recoveredafEer a 2 oonths hospiEal stay MedicsdidnrE expect him to rake it buts he didBoth Allce and EarI ask ttrat Eheir goodwishes and love be extended to allwho remember them rrRemembert Whocould forget Ehis wonderful pair

-If Ehis is your first reunion wiEh us

please dont sit back $raiting for peopleEo introduce themselves to you You belhe shaker and the mover - please - yousEep forward Lo him - or them - exEendyour glad hand - and sound off as if youhad a-pair - youtll be happy thau youdid Ours is a terrific bunch of happyacquaintances and warm friends Averagerunning time from sEranger Eo acquaintanceto friend - five minutesi AlI especiallvso cuz Ehis year were meetint in Texaspardner tIell be in Ehe land where Ehebroncos kick up Eheir heels and thecowboys do Eheir unlevel best to trang onTheirs is the romance of Ehe rodeol ourbonanza is in simple friendships

-r-- Guggs our campa ign against tinted glassin vehicles hit a dead end Oh wellr-RALPH BALESTRIERI was on our side evenLf no one else was CantE understand whvCongress with Ehe stroke of a pendoesnE ouELaw the business Where arethe police on thls one Or at leasE thepolice unions

盤1究eparailn呈鯛ittrd[uりput hls ievolver tothe horsets eir and sho him dead Then hewent over Eo the dog which trad a brokenback an was crying He puc his gun toEhe dogs ear and shot him dead Then hecame to me and asked me rHow do you feelr

I-said I neve feltbetter iri mylife

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How Eo dress for FtWorth CasrallvCor-nfortably Coolly - is Lhat a word-Weve trad much fun with Hawaiian gearin years pase - colorful shlrts for themen muu-muus for the Iadies - for rnostof our waking hours including the Fridaynight dinner Its colorful comforEablecozy But - come Sa turday night for ourcombinaffin Memorial ServiceBanquetwe sErongly suggest business suitscompleEe with shirts neckties and shoesfor Ehe men - and for Ehe ladiesr eveningdress wear cocktail dresses or whaEeveryou look diessed up in We dont goiorrna I as Ehey used to call iE buE lvecertainly hranE to imProve on Times Squarea high noon (L-

The recenE death of IF Izzy SLonethe famous iournalist called to mind hisbook Korei Ttre Hidien War in whichappears the carefully veiled innuendoEha t the Korean lar was all sEarted by acooked-up deal between the US andSouth Korea

FExciEing and sensible new plans in Ehe

works all in a bona fide efforE to avoidEttat vexaEious anma I stamPede inEo ourSa turday night banqueE hall

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While-the Pentagon has been claimlngsuccess ln integrating women lnto theamed forces famllies in the ranks havebeen confronting a crisis in child care

The Department of Defense concedes thatlt needs 811000 more day care slots formllltary dependents O-f the 129000chlldren who do receive care on oilitarvlnstallatlons worldwide the Pentagon estirnates that 21000 aie in centeis thatare anElquaEed overcrorded or hazardous

lfuch of the Dressure for more famtlvand child-relat-ed supporE has cme with Eheinflux of women singl- parents and yowrgmalried recruiEs who have enllsted in chep-ost-Vletnam erarsaid IAjDavid Super ofthe Artry a Pentagon spokesnan

As an example in 1958 at the heighEof the Vletnam War 381400 women lrere onactive duEy worldwlde out of a total35451000 United States troops MajorSuper sald Non Ehere are 2211700 womenon actsive duty worldwide abouE 11 percentof the force

In additlon there are ncrr 511800slnsle parenEs and abouE half the 21million- active duEy personnel are marriedta considerable changa frcrn Ehe days whenEhe services rre re filled with yorrng singlenra les

As FDR loved to ask What kind ofshenanisans are Ehese tte

Helers a direcL quotse from an amazlngIeEter whlch came in enclosins a 55000check Dontt knor h6r in the iorld Icould have gone 35 years without knoelngabout Ehe Assoclation I am enclosingmy dues and a snall ( sornething extra) -

Sincerely RICIIARD PARMERTER10 New St Florida IlY 10921

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BILL SHOIIEN (2IsE amp 24th Recon | 4]t44)1911 Francis St Waukestra WI 53188 saysAm still hiking mosE every other day lnour staEe forests near here Trled ameasured nine miler Ehe other day which Ihave covered in 3| hours each of Ehe lasEfour years buE had to stop after just 2|hours The sotes of my feeE feel like theyare callused and today I hiked anoEherarea for 3 hours Thls area ltas noextremely steep or high hills or bluffsjust keEtles and moraines lefE over fromthe lasE ice age 20000 years ago Iremember hlking the Koolaus and WaianaeMountains on Oahu and camping on Ehe streamsalso Ehe ouEback in Australla EhaE GolonelLawson authorized A1 Fournier and I toreconnoiEer for two to four days A1waysfollowed bv a reoorE and more overlavsManv Eimes- othermen were involved aird oftenGenLra I Cramer needed a guide or comPanyand asked one of us to eo alone How soodiE was to be in nry 2Os-and hile all dXywiEh pack and rifle But I did geE sorefeet then too -

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This year were getting two for theprice of one - Ewo convention chairmen -PAUL AUSTIN on the port side and GILHEABERLIN on the starboard side - as youare looking at tshem of course

It all sEarted with an inquiry - fromBILL YOUNG of 790 ELake Ravenna 0HHerd seen our iEem in the DAV fitagazine Sowe ioined BilI uo Then followed a notefroir Rebecca McPiak his daqhter Sherdread our oaoer and wanEed Eo surorise himHerets a bit of her notei itrs iefreshing

I wouid like Eo srpris him with a 24th lapel pin and a regiment cres pinI have no idea wtra t regiment he was inbut I do knorv he was staEioned in KrnnamoEoJapan in L947 (zlsE InfRebecca )

I am enclosireuro $350 for a lapel pinand $400 for a crest oi-ntI am sure you would find ouE whichregiment he was in in KurnamoEo so youwould know whlch crest I want

rl4y father fired on Ehe 24tsh Divisionrifle team They beaE every team in thefar east conrnandexcept thel4arine CorpteamttThe tournament was held aE camp Palmerin Tsudanum Jaoan

tte told me ire gots tso Japan in Febof 47 He was sent Lo a place calledZanm and $as sent from there to aKunamoto He said he had to go underlte ocean on a train to get there(The tr-rnnel bebveen HonsEa and Kyusha IRebecca)

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- r amrJrlErng in order to obEain soncrnronnaEion regarding Ehe reunion inFtJorthI retired from lhe Arnry in r55 I

H63sf5 ilf itIfi I -i19ilia c Schof ield rrhen Ehe lorean iar ber-an andrye -embarlced for l(oree and landed ufrr-and irTme(liately engaged i ioGt-i- itEoefense ot la san

Our BaEtery supported the 2nd Bn 5l-nRCT under Ehe conrnand of LtCol JohnThrocknorEen (rRoclqp Johnr) He laEercosnandecl the 5th RCT ra s the youngestfull colonel in counrand of an infantryregiment The 555th FA Bn was cormnandedbv Lr col John Dalv- ttl am inEerestedEo know any infornEtionregarding the persons Ehat are accive inthe reunLon get togeEher Perhaps youcould enliehEen me and Dass on someinf ornntioi if availabll Triple Nickle people herers anotherone I

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This nLce litt1e story started thus

Along abouE last December rve received an inquiry from a Chrisrina Colbertabout an organlzation called Veterans Finders o America The story is developed inher letter used below The lette is a Fatshers Day leEEer being addressed Eo hergood Dad UEwIN C COISERT who justs happens to be a GinleE The rest is now a partof our folk lore - and we love Chrlstina for bringing herself and her srvee Dad intoour fold Melvin today spends most of his time in a wheelctrair Over on the oppositepage we glve you Ehe picEure Ghris mentions in-her lovely leEEer rvhich we reproduceLelorr ttlra t a- preclou-s word EhaE word famiIy See hcir it applies to the e olbertfamlly You know how lt applies to our fami ly of the 24th

HAPPY EATHER S DAY DADDY -

Ity Dail lrelvln G Colbert 7s a prouit netuber of the 21thInfantrg 2lst Dlvlslon and f aE vrltlng thts letter to sharelrlth gou hov f feel about htm - euro Deurod t ho Is t onderful anilextraordlnarg

Eor mang years mg Dad had a small Plcture of hlmaelf anil erghtgervrce buililles that he cherlshed He coampIfented hov often thathe thought of that plcture and those men anA hol )e rrlshed hekneu rrhere theg lrere Tvo gears ago as I Fathers Deuro9 presentf had the plcture enlarged and fred Thlg reallg rlade t1mhappg and ttlggered euron ldea of hig to fotm an ocganizatTon tohelp yeterans suclr as hrmself flnd o7d Duddtes Pe talraed mangtlmes about this Idea anil tlov to brlng 7t to llfe

Becau9e f vas ln college at the tlme I irli not reallg cottutltmgself to somethlng that m9 Dad thought vas reallg lnportant Yecontlnued to discuss l15 ldeas anA xhoughts and then founit outthat mg father yas dlagnose as hav rng ALS or Lou GehtlgsDlsease ThTs irld not sxop hlr from maklng a dream come trueHe reaT|zea the sltuation and ghorred Tricl^eillble strength and vil-lpover to contlnue even though lt Decame irlff 7cu7x xo do everyCtay actlvitles such as teuroIking on the phone ot vtltlng a noteIt vas durlng thls tlme that Dad and I te9olved to make hls tdeareal

Our organlzatlon yeteran flnders of Amerlca Is built upon mgDaiy s ilrean to help others flnd old friends As mg Ipm Doloceseuro cloge frlenir lchael and myseJf take the steps to manaqeyeteran Finaers Dad continues to pour forth bcilllant ldeas onhow to make yeteran Flndera a tevardlng success

9o on thls Eathers Dag I vant By Dai to knov hovlove hlm and ttat f hope through yeteran F1nders veto reunlte hlm Ith hls buddles in the photograph

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It started vrth a plcture some at]^ong merlorlee an Titea and

EIve my Dad the best glft of a77 - the knorrledgle that so mangme0Ders of our organlzatlon xhat he founded have been reunrted

I IOVE YOU CIRTSTTNA

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ALBERT MCAD00S 3RD CHAPTER

Thi6 i6 the third instaLlrentof IA brlef History of the ifthRCTin Korea The time has cometo try to explain the terns 5thRCT alxd 5th Infantry AU Regi-nental Combat teans have an In-fantry Regiment but not all In-fantry Reginents were RCTi s

The Elfth RCT was rnade up fronthe fitfth Infantly Regiment firstActivated by the USArmy jn 1808wa6 one of the oldest fnfantry Reglments of the USArmyThe 555thfield Artillery Battalion the5th Tank lledical CoJlecting andChenical Motar Conpanles and the72nd Conbat Dtgineer CoEpany

The fifth RCT reEained 1n Ko-ea upon the withdrawal of the24th InfDivlsion the RCT wastenporar[y broken up for 6evera]-nissions Bx I amp z were loadedonto the USNS Marine Phoenlx foran Ovelulgbt Cruise to KoJE-Do arleIaad off PUSAN The Jrd Bx the555 FA Bt Tank Co and otherswent aone place e1se SoEe oneelse rrill have to fill us in Ourmail address for our 6tay on XoJEwa6 the Elfth US fnfantry Wherewere you durlng this period ifyou did rot enjoy KOJE-DO becausethls was good duty(Eeb 15 to May1 1952 Eore or less)

Located on KOJE-DO was a UN POWcanp We relleved elenentE of the27th Wolf Hounds provi ing guard6to several large Prj-son ConpouldsOne Rifl-e Squad per compound fourEuard shiftE of six hours eachseven dqys a week Guard Mountsinspections the whole nine yardsA GIrs dread and a Eecond Ltdelight A11 in a1l- this was theaost pleasant duty anyone couldhave ln the fnfantry iE KOREA

The most detested detaiI had tobe the honey pot brigade andthe most boring was the RockQuarry and breakwater detail Iwonder if anybody knows rhat be-ca]ne of that breakwater

A highlight of our tour atKOJE-DO has to be the night ofthe attempted breakout It hap-pened on the 4th shift 18 to 2400 f remember machine gun trac-ers overhead and a11 of us head-InB for our respective companyconpounds The Next dqy we hadto go lnto the compounds to sortout the Bood guys from the badWe saw severa] dlsmembered bod-ies ln a trash heap not very nice

Around April lSth we loadedon an LST and shipped out to theEast coast slde of KoREA offloading upon the beach ending upat the burned out towlr of INJEright on the l8th Here the FifthRCT was reorganized al1 of ourfar flunB ulits returning andthe 5th RCT was back j-n businessInten6lve trainlng exerclses inareas cleared of civilians gaveus a chalce to get some good tra-ining Some things come to nindI renenber getting folding cot6with rubber ajr matE for 6leepingWe used the Air Mattresses forwhite water raftlng on the rivernear by In early May the fifthwas attached to the 25th InfDiv0u June lSth the fifth got narch-ing orders to proceed north tothe PUNCH BoWL area and in linereljeving the l4th Infantry on theMain Line of Resistance (MLR)The first Bn on the West or leftthe second in the niddle al]d thethird on the right or east CorrErr my outfit was to the riaht ofrBr oh the MLR nore next tine

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Our verv orsn Ib i Gen HENRY MOHR(a aury liEh F47- 42) of 2o GrandCir StAnn M0 llas written a cohmmwhich tras appeared in a plurality ofpapers arornd the comtry Here it is

KOREA -- NHY IAE A BAD SITUATION No^SE

lhcreasrnglv heavv ere55ure5 roh

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oe ehocatrc aovarnment sound I ike- therhd

na aeefe pie It cores as no surprrse that south Korea E

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pprit The U S has qiven Korea little choice

t 6ay not be quitE as batr due to progess alrdv octe increatrng a de ocratic qovernont But the Bituation in SthX irrt a lot lrke ht hppened Hhen lhe Unrtd Statesallodrd the shah o+ tran to +ll and l(honnr to seiz porer ri There Ea5 also Nicrequ dher the U s thghtiorutron Eas the wav to brtnq ou stvlE o+ dehocracv ro the

Eee te Ever Fronq lh u 5 State Depatoent hrdco6DletelT 6i5julqct the situttons on everv count

A- thinq5 turnd out the net govnients ot lran- andi tn to= dho serzed absolute poE

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Becaus o our reural to support reqioesirrt

6ce allies o+ the United States re can onlv sut+er

the unpl easant consequences

The previous governoents o tran ^d Nicaraqu --_ tshich

adhittedly le+t lot to be desired --- ere rPlaed bv

diclatorships hrch ae +a iose

Un+ortunatelv the U S didnt learn a thing l|e aeenEouaginq actionE in South Koa Fhich mav tead to vev sinilrsits-r+-th prsent leadershiF o+ that countrv is drticallv In rdditlon to brng errable 1Iv

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lrvinq enjovedOV tre peopre o-t South Korea hich i6 at lEt +ive ti

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i1 iCitt North kore -__ a +act thE polilical oPpotsitionEoutd liLe us to Jorqet-

Futhless oen in South Koa ate tedinq the Politicaroppoeition using iots anc the threat oevolution to seie ---ri = alr polrtrcranE do be+oF electron thaEir rto to lmpove thrnqs +or the peoEl

Insorar 35 the u s iE concerned alloing the FPqblic oo io deal +inlv with oppoeition readErs lim Youhq-sn and

ii 0 g is out oJ the question Hoever i+ lhe tro tissuccd 1n seiioq nore ooFer nd in+luehce in Seoul-__ and thevpUOi irr -- lhe Hhole natue o+ U S elationBhips

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Koree ahd our stategic Position in th Fa East Eould xqse

In 1945 I net and talke tith Kir Dea Junq one o+ theorrnclol opposttroo leaders 5t the Lottee Hotel rn sEoul =- -i n t

Krh cre to the hoter or a

iiie i a grouP o+ nie journatists on the uitet states

Th sessron had qone on +o onlv a +ee nlnutes hen lbeqant ii that thrs rs no odinv person He is proobrY Ene

nost dahqerEus han t have eve oet ki6 Dt Junq Hhtr perdal

iii]- i- ro aetect o senuine interst on his pert in theerare o+ the oeopl o+ the sountv he dants to rule

kih Dea Ju^q das tried tor 6urdend Eentenced to death in19E|4 s aesul o hrs tole rn inErting bloodv rrots- But hrs = ratcr redued to 20 vears o Hhich Krn

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ea o+ hrm sEeos to be ride5Pd

I hard Peopt call Ki6 Dee Jsnq theOn several occsioos

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i- = rii to be a narriase or Folitrcar3thcr than a Isti6qltianc

qteDs the unrted states has talen rcntlv Nrll 9o a long n i to Krri a reqrtrhacY and Rtture thev rackand despeatel Y ned

The Fepubt ic o+ (South) Xorea rs +acing a bad situationrh =irJu davs to brrng bout Eoo5tucttve change5 ithoute-= ii atros hrch drtabrrre nd

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817-732-1537Road

Lakeview lIotor Home Park 817-457-677L4793 Fast- Loop 820 Sourh(Near Six Flals in ArlingEonand about 15 miles from the hotelin forE Worth)

The first three are onlv abouL 3 miles$rest of the Hyatt Regenty in downto$rnFort WolEhThere are NO facilities for campers atsour hote 1

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The Arm1rreturning to anage-old s Era tegyused extensivelvby the Sovietmi11tary isincreasing itsuse of decoys andfake targets inhopes of out-srla rting anenemys modernrreaPons

Decoys inclu-ding canva s tanksand plasticsoldiers couldmake Ehe Arrmr inbattle seem h^riceas big as iErgally is And 1f

A lullEe caavas rcplica of ao Ml ta is oudisplsy i Beltsvtlle Md The Army plars ao lse

fate wespors to oltsmart ale ereEy Theuro decoysEsy Dste an arEy seuroeE lsrgcr tt D it is

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Itlat news seens togive away the secre the Army points outthat the enemy still does noE knorv which

Ie knorr Ehey make decoys of thehighest order of equipment even as muchasmaking fake misdill silosr said TVICorp

Fallon said the Navy is working ondecoy ships and the Air Force tns grounddecoys of f-15 fighter jets thaE can turna bare airstrip into a fake airbase

The decoys are ntade from blorm-upphoEographs of the real things Theylook remarkably real aE a glance which inbaEtle is all an enemy would get beforedeciding whether to f i-re

Who knows maybe for the next one wecan send Ehe deeoys Eo the front and leavethe real live boys to home

(-CIAUDE CRIST of Box 985 Hebron oH

(hes HvMcr 2IsE t48-through TFS) -sends us the name s of a few buddieslWTLBUR J WTNCHEL (19Eh 49-r52)624 Lexington Thornville OH 43076

WILLIAM GRIFFITH (2lsL 49i5I)437 Aullwood Rd Davton 0H 45414

GERALD D TURNER (21st 48-r51)78 lIoodland Downingtown PA 19335

BRUCE MCGUTRE (34rh amp 19Eh r48-r51)16241 Laurel Hill Glenford Otl 43739

ROBERT IAIIRENCE (3rd Eng r57-r58)I14 Buckeye Hebron OH 43025

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The canvas Lwo- and Ehree-dimens iona Itanks mde a t TVIs S0-worker planE ouL-side lIashington look real boEh to Ehenaked eye and Eo heat-seeking theIna 1targetsing systems used at night

An unassembled fronts-view M-l weighEsabout 25 pormds and coLlapses into a 4-foot-by-2-foot duffle bag In less thanthree minutes one man can assemble itand plug in a generator to warm up iEstherira lsignaEur with a tape recorderand speakers a pair of soldiers can soundlike an entlre tank battalion

A fake M-l costs about $31500 cornparedwiEh abouE $3 miLlion for a new M-I

Iho remembers L94O-42 when we weredoing the same tshirg - only all we hadwere the decoys the real McCoys werestill on Ehe drawing boards

The Army has about 4000 real M-I tanksand plans to outfit each rrith at leastone fake M-1 at a cost of about $75million [taj Andrew Fallon of Ehe Army I sbudget office said

Deception has been a key element inmilitary strategy since the Trojan HorseGeman Gen Enrin Ronmel fooled Alliedforces in North Africa during WlJ II tsheBriEish fooled the cermans and Ehe IsraeliArmy today regularly uses deceptive falseradio chatter

But Ehe Sovietss are thoughE to be themost adept having everylhing from pseudoballistic missiles to entire fake armiesunder a branch of the military called thePrlncipa I Dlrectorate of SlraEegicDeception

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ADDRESS CORRECTON REQUESTED

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Rev Elton S SInith Pastor

Dear BroEher

Perhaps you have heard of me and oty naEionrride campaign inche ciuse of ternDerance Each year for the past fourteenI have rrade a Eoirr of Texas Kahsas Nebraska Mlssouriand lora delivering a series of lecEures on the evils ofdrinkine On this tour I have been accouqranied by uy youngfriend ind assisEanE Clyde LimpEon Clyde a young manof good family and excellent background is a paEheEicexaiple of liEe ruined by an excessive indulgence in whiskeyand woraen C1yde would hppear wiEh me aE lectures and siLon the plaEforin drunk wheezing starLng at tshe audiencethrough- heavy bleary blood-shot eyes sweaEing profuselypicklng his nose belching and making obscene- gestsureshlle I would polnE him out as an exarple of whaL over-indulgence can do for a person

This winEerr unforEunately Clyde passed away A mltualfriend tras eiven me vour -nime Lnd I wonder if you would beavailable t5 take cliders place on Ehis years Eour

Rev Ellon Schurch of the

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ALBERT MCAD00=S 5TH CHAPTER

This ls the fifth ln6ta11uentof IA Brief Eistory of the EifthRCT 1n I(oresrr continuing rith xoyConbat phase of these recolectlonEou Patrol actlvitles coDtiDuesthroughout the surnner with bothAEbush and an occasi-onal ContactpatloI that often 1ed to Fire-flghts arld we had several Oneconslsted of tbe entire ConpanyI renenber a radiona]1s coafelenceheld near the 11ne of departurerhere I 6aY eleraents of Eost ofthe partlciparxts togetber slththe supporting uaits rflhin lhs1ire o f larch Tbere Yas justabout evelybody frolo Conpany Eexcept the cooks and bottle wash-ers Motatnen and heavy nachiae-gurnels rlth teror 1n there eyesNot u6ed to patro16 alld apparentfear of the urknom We sere norenonchalant because this ra6 oDe ofseveral patrols we had partcipated1a ad soDe of the6e guys nere otrtheir flrst patrol With a1l theaoi6e and fus6 ye nade the NKPAavolded us We baDged around nostof the night and returDed rithoutcontact Later patrols the NKPAnade up for it and 1n one ofthe6e I got hlt rith about 15others i-a a perfectly execudedambush We vere caugbt flatfoot-ed Tbey hit us hard ard ran aw4yVle 6pent the lenainddr of the rightxithdraring and returning to ourlilles I carrt recal1 Yhether any-body ras kil1ed that nlght but 1stplatoon dld take slx I(IAi s durineuroour tour on the Iine and we hadmore men wounded thatx eDteled theline on June l8th

Almost every tri8ht se had tocontend v1th Ground fo8 and whilethe Artlflclal noonlight helped us

to see it also helped the othersi-de A6 the sunmer drew to a closethe Fiftb RcT wa6 transferled fronthe 25th Djvigion to the 40th Divi-sion and shortly after that wewere reLeived by the 223d Infantryon the night of October 3111952

sone tlne prior to bej-ng reLiev-ed we had a patrol that caused yourstnrly a 1ot of grief our nissionwas to set up blocking posLtionsnear the low dip ln the lldgelinenear I believe George CoDpany We

went out one wqy a[d were to retu]nby another route lllhile 6et uP thenj-ght teEperatures dlopped suddenlyto belov freezing We were sweattyxrith no Jackets and nust have caus-ed o16e because re were under severartil1ey flre (possibly l2ampn)nasty stuff We had to be very stil1and renaln quite and i-n place forseveral hours My feet becane numbI could hardly walk nlthout assist-ance I 6ot a touch of Frostbite anda brief stay ln the 5th Inf lledica1Conpany where I appalently ful1y re-coveled Such resiliance we had whene were twenty

Finally off the 1i-ne I enteredlnto an eleven day peri-od where Iwas tra]1sferred out of the flrstplatoon jnto the fourth and becanea gunner it a 57nn Recollless riflesquad Just as sooa as I got used tocarrlng the thlnE I had orders inharxd for LIe ZI(zoDe of Interlor )or rotation back to the States Ihad R amp R 1a Japan for five dqysl1ke everybody e1se but those con-pat storles w111 st4y out of printMoxe next tine fron the officlalRecord as my st4y jn the 5th RCTceased to exlst Bore next tlme

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effoEEs ad able guidace or uavor T Bradrer

ItE rExt scheduleurod evst eiII be the offictal gro-[ld breaking --sudav Jtrle 25 1989

at Aneels Park Sar Peurodro -- at rihich tirE all of tlE co-sdEorinA- ax eEorsrngsrs-ri2ad tiU be rePreseurottted Tsrtatlw final dedicaticn o ttr rEErrar rsElrteurod for Novder u 1990

As )Du car te1l rE ee lndeed serious abdrt tlis It EL1 c to passl

Eiceuron crsualtiE in tlE xoret lhr (1950-1953) eurore o(lsElveuro --- i91245ii l0]r84 dd et al -- bul LEi a e ad sdEn ftdn 22 Allied N3tlc6HUfi-ta b dqiv or prrPerlv tEEred nx rnternalilxoran ir vteras rri5-I YiIl help rectift tlEr

Ytu Ddricioati6r sdsrseErtt ad swport td yd- organiz-aLicts ee Edi thsolicited be ttE InleEnatlorEl l(oreamp Llrr VeLerans lrtrlla] ClmiEtee E wiIILdr-r rn oEtro sLpplv anv ioaterials to Lo ary reasaEbre teuroitgt Lo

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一Ch4ttsy and jolly notes from a fomer WALTER E oTNEIL (5th tTB) of

2d Lt FA - B-ILL IIOILEY of RE 2 Box 458 825 Pa lourar Et Cajon cA92020 rells usWarren TX It goes Ehe one about the manage aE a boring

I was rvith the Triple Nickle in HI -- meeEing who asked Can you hear me ithad Ehe Aruno Train the- first Een davs in the back and the boy aE- the back whoKorea and then Forvard observer unEil hit said No and the f11oh in lhe fronEon 2 SepE5O I had the short economy who said ttletrs swap placesrrEour Thariks Wally rve needed thaEtI nors have Ehro ggies in the service r-(C1asses of i75 and r53) and they have The race is on Is there arqrone inasked me Eo relite up my experiences in the horrse who beats thisKorea - rrTro catalacts and lens lnrplantsIIrm hoping this rer-Erion my firsE surgery - rotor cuff lefl shouiderwill help shed some lighE and tickle some high blood pressure sugar diabetesmemory cells so I can complete nry rnasEer- and gouEpiece |ly Cameo Role In Korea The The envelope pleaselAlmosE ForqoEEen viar nd the name - not the winner -- iust

Irm lo6king forward to receiving more the rEme - is - CH Bronko ATKINSONinfo about the reunion Do you anticipate (MP Platoon and Hq 63rd Field i4t--r45)distributing lists of expected atEendees of 3800 SDecatur Las Vegas NVwith addresies No were not -aking fin Bronko -

B1II werll lisE Ehoge coming if we far from it - were just ov6rrhelmed byIearn early enough WeII do our the sorry fact that Lhe people of our -d____esE 3ffrIiE Hi gElIhiBT$Bt

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t-rt to bumper some idioE would tryto iass them

I-JOHN RAGIAND writes from 6321 Gonzales

Groves Tr( 77519 Savannah was my firstand I thoroughly enj oyed iE I intend tofltake future meetingi Lord willing -iMeeEine ner^r friends was very retresh-ing buts uifortrnately did not seeany of sv outfit hybe if you sPread rdoroln nlxt TL issuL its might helP

Thb outfiE was co D 21st duringearLv 44 - earlv 46 Does arrybody knowthesL fellows aird their whereabouts--cGreni Ralph (was from Itt)

Rirnldi (was from Chicago)T- Pilch (was frqn wyoming I think)T- Reardon (from Kansa s I think)T Mrncv (was from Oklahoma ) I mer

hih 6n Mindanao and he wor-rnd uPas cook and rrent to Japan

Box (chink Willie $as first name-rrd rr was frorn stsLouis)tI knot Ehis is an InposiEionr --buEwould deeplv appreurociate any heIp

tlo iryisitibir at all JohnnY

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to inseit this iEem The am nail hasbrought us an inqu-iry as to who $re are -iro-rt cot Nornian [I cooper (F amp2nd BnHqs 5tsh RCT 49-r5l) of Box 426LChattanooga TN 37405 AlwaYs hadtrouble with spelling Ettat town

the name and address of a member from

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Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

- _l4aybe our yelling about it has paidotf

The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

an』itliltlo888estants will be giventumlr entFiesOCt2虫d電 選lTinnerwill be chosen Nov 10

Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

ItrE abouE time

-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

rYea GimletslBetter sti1 call IARRY JoHnSOitl at612-665-213L Hers at 312 SlbinLeseur rYN 56058

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i gox54 Fennville HI 49408 is a1l

eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

triteto 6 c 2ool3- 137 211

rFte are in receipE of a friendly caII

from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

^uoitiJ-io-us-inasmrci--l1=-^ liflfrtItli1rllrirluo tnu

close Eo the family It rras no surPrise

gliigiIti LilU J i- -rrurtlHL3oinaf ter Hictor rra s laid to rest Dave t

--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

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fori-ro ci I s extended Erip to Hong Kong Bangkok and

urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

i - - ^ ^- anY f iner Etrrn Donr tIii rot ne up so 1 trope r -

- Beautifulry said Ctraprain Joe

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

RUBVE M ROGRSON350 Sowillo+r SP115Ria lto GA 9237 6

-Deceased Dec 12 1988

cEcIL L MoYER (H 2LsE 42-45)t-

From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

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ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

IA was ltq amp Hq Co 34th

from tJ+2 Eo t45 IJhen Ehe lhn shows upats the door to teturn Ehe picturesyourve goE to go

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

faith in tomorrohr for the clock may Ehen

be s til IAuthor Unknqm

-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

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TO AIJt TARO LEAFERS

Your Texas convention coEmittee has but one Dain objectiveand that is to do all we can possibly do to Eake our convention inSepteDber a sDashing success so when you depart you wiLl ahrayshave fond neEories of our Folt worth reunion

One of the most ilportant functions of this coumj-ttee is topre-register at least 90t of our people who plan to attend but todo this we ask for you cooperation in filling out thepre-registratJon forro enclosing your check to cover the chargesand sending it to ne pronptly

With your assistance in thls natter your arrival at ttrehotel lri1l go nuch sroother with little oi no waiting in 1ineAlso it viu greatly assist us in our planning uith the hotelstaff Ie will Dake table assignments for the dinners on Fridayand Saturday evenings in order of receipt of your foms andchecks We uill be happy to honor requests for group tablereservations if one person in the group that lrisbes to be seatedtogether will collect the forrs and checks and send thel0 to me inone envelope

So dlonrt delay As soon as you get the fon in theTaro Leaf send it to e for pre-registlation

We the conmittee are tooking forward to Septelber rrhenonce again the old Victory Division [eEbers present and pastui1l asseDble o reneH fading roeuories and to pay tribute totlrose who gave their lives for our freedom

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」itn and Louise FredrickCilbert and LaWanda Heaber inBen and Dar ene creenfie dArthur TravisDonna WickesPau a LanbLynn AustinPau Austinprime chairman

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From Your Door

丁o丁he Airport

Door lo door service between your home

office or hotel and lhe airportAlso serving Los Angeles orange Counly

San Francrsco and Phoenix

Grouo and Convention services available

Maioi credit cards accepled onboard

Prompt airport departures

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329-2020 (lrom DFW only)

329-2025 (trom Love Field only)

liind dor^rn for the niSht in the cozy-seclusion of vour room iviEh the specialHvAtt Tolrch Turndovn service asirecialcv chocolaEe on your pillorv andpie-arrairged plans for tornorrovs break-fasts

Texas hospitality is our EraditionThe cracious service location facilitiesand iost of all rhe spirir of Hya tt RegencyFort trforEh caPtures Ehe Pride of Tegtias

-Stationed at the rraval base in SouthCarolina was a man who trad cqq)eted inouiEe a ier^r rifle tournamenEs near hisliome Eown So when the base needed some-one to fill out their team for theNational Rifle TournamenE r he was taPPed -Unforturately he had never particiPatedin anv compeEitlve shooEing of this -intenliEv before and he becme ratEledand did icather PoorIY

Ernbarrassedhe hlnded his score cardto the caDtainof his Eeam wlEh Ehe rernark(efter lookine at rny score I feel likegoing behind Ehe buiker and shooEingrmrself The caotain sEudied uhe card a mffitenEr -then replied BeEEer take an exLra round

a-ilerre not lazy HeY sErike EhaE

llaybe ilre are lle simply rlanted you tosei this one just as JoHN RAGIjND of6321 Gonza1es Gtoves Tx trrote it Hereit is3

The reunion in Savannah ta s rIy firstI Lhoroughly enj oyed it and inEend Eo rnakefuture mEetings - Lord rvilling of course

Meeting new friends lJas very refreshingUnforEuraEelv I did noE see any of nyoutfit Iby-be if you speed rvord in yournext issue- it mizht help

Ifu outiit rvas-D 21st- during earty 44to eaic Iv t46 IE rvas 3rd or 4th plaEoonDoes anvbodv knorg Ehese fellows and tshcirrvhereabouts

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Box (think lIillie rvas his firsE--- r- and he was from SELouis)

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I know Ehis is an imposition butrvoul-d deeply aPpreciate any help -ImDosition Ilone rtEtsoeverr JohnnyThis is one of our reasons for bcingHope ve can find a few for You

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your en]oynento consu t the brochurSfledllitting Sites for

1 The Kinbeu Art luseuD2 AEon Carter MuseuD3 tlater caldens4 OEni ftteater5 Sundance Square6 FaDous Exchange Avenue (Stockyards Billy Bobts

White Elephant Saloon etc )

Tours out of lort worth are availabLe as foLlorrs1 Southfork Ranch in Dal1as - Hone of w shon trDat1astr2 Slx flags over Texas in ArliDgrton ( thene park)3 Dealey Plaza Texas Schoolbook Depository

and The Slxth Floor MuEeu where Lee Harvey OsrraldalIegedly shot Presialent Kennedy If you irelnterested call or rrrite the reunion clrairnanlrell in advance for reservations

4 Torn of cranbury Tour (4O miles southwest ofSort worth - requires a fuU day)

other activilies1 GoIf - Roclcuood IIuniclpal Course - 3 miles from

hotel Starting tiDes rriU be available onFriday and Saturday nornings

2 AudioVjsual RooE - Open Thursday and Eriday only forsholring of tapes and filEs of Ath Division actions fronfiln library and for those of you who Eight bring a tapefor viewing

3 A buUetin board uill be available in the hospitality roomfor neDbers to post plctures letters or any other typeof historical facts or infornation for Derbers to inspectand discuss

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If you are planning to fly toDallas-Fort lorth and retum via AAldentify yourself with your AA agent ascoming irn-der the code-- STAR 0i99 RJ

Heres wln t you might do Go Eo yourtravel gal or gb dire-r Eo AArs MeetingServices Desk [ry free toll - TeI 1-806-433-1790 - or have vour travel asent doiE for you Give tire code sTA[ 0199 RJ- and pray a 1o

---This issue contains more fLlI-incoupons than the K-llart insert in lastSundayrs paper Couldnrt be helped

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BANQIET IENUS AND CIIARGES

Aloba Dinner Friday septeEber 15 Bonelesa Breast ofchicken Arllngrton fil1ed with applenut herb dresBlng and uadeirasauce salad vegetables cheesecake and strat barrieE

[tenorlal Banquet saturday SepteEber 15 Ieurone star uixedcril1 Regency salad vegetablie chocolate rouladg irlth vaniuasauce

Aloha Dinner S2250 per persontleDorlal Banquet $2500 per parson(Pric6 lncludes tax and gratuity)Tlckets to botb dlnners uill lndicate your table nuber The

ticket [uat be shorrn at the Entlance to tbe banquet hall foradmittancE and nane plates uortl for identificatlon purposes

DAILY EVENTS

Early arrivals - on your own

1OO pn - Registration desk opens Reunionofflcially begins Hospitality rooE open90O aD Mealg on Your oun

Audlovisual Room open 9300 au to 4300 P-nTours and shopping leals at your pleasure

eudioviEual RooDi HosPitality RooD Tours tcocktail hou 5o0 to 70o lr iAlolra Dinner 700 pn

Business Deeting 1ooo at i Cocktail hour600 to 700 prn i teuorla] Banquet 7oo Pttr

continental Breaklast 700 to 10o0 aD( cotrplhentary)

ALHAT Untl1 we Eeet again

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i^Ialler va s depuEy cofinanding genera Iof I Corps in 1986-87 assistanE divisioncommander with the 82d Airborne Divisiooand chief of staff of Ehe xVIII AirborneCorps aE Fort Bragg NC anC chief of staffof Ehe 24th Infantry Division at FortStewart GA He comnanded a brigade inGerrnanv and a battalion wiEh Ehe 4thInfanury Division (tlechanized) aE ForECarson CO lIa ller also was seniormilitarv assistrnE Eo the assistanEsecretaiy of defense for nanpovrerreserve affairs and logistics in iIashingtcn

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Your l-hourhts ri11 tloubtlessh do somerrrdrlrin Yroa I ronter lrho t Ii beLirerctod I ronler lrl It II rcasure ttpItrs the crrious )ard-qtick thaU tsries Eorrse the acconplishnenLs of otheis as airy to assess our orn progrcss in liIePeihaps

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So- itril 11 cos crvsual clarr atFort JorLh Yout II move inEo the hotellobbv rnd will spot Ehe crorrd Faces rviLlemerge and narnes rvllI come more quicklyttran you Lhink they might Bob - Peter -3tu - Bil-1 - youll gct Lhen all on thesecond Ery if not the first

It is thcrr again - people you kneorand rrho knerv you during the teribleexperience of rnilitary service - peoplerrho lltnev you before you felt the pressureof Eaking a place in the adult world

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a-Our fiscal yeat begins on August thefirst and ends on July ehe 3lsr So all

annual dues are due as of August 1including inerementa 1 payments byLife llembers

ri-- Leg surgery for Life Member JOE PATTON(SEh RcT 50-51) of Star Routi 2 Box 51Bradenburg l(Y Werre trying to Iamprn mor6on poor Joe and will be back

AOne LLOYD PITMAN of 2O7L Preble

Preble IIY - canr E f ind Preble on tiremap - apparently just another Preble on thebeach - has asked for help Seems he wasin the lsE Cav - DivArty - 99th FA Bn- in Japan in i49 Went lo Korea ThevEook a beaLing Men losE He thinkssome of his men were assipned to the 24thAsks for rrany inforrnationr Guess thequesEion is- Did you know of arry Cavpeople being assighed Eo us We- knor iEtsa lousy question - buE rre did promise thisrnan thtwerd put ouE Ehe feellr

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tMuch of the net sElengEh of Americawhich can be seen in the preceeding page-swas a bv-product of wat which sPurred Ehewhole niuion Eo heights of accomPlislxnentit had never dreameii of Yet the costas alwavs in war was appalling Lifewould never again be Ehe same for thefamilies of tEe servicemen who died intheir vouth on Ehe baEtlefields Noreould ic ever be quite Ehe same for boyslike Jerqne von Mohrtiln rmEerial things tshe nation trad alsoDaid The war had involved an enormousaiiir

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l preFer October st date for Joint reunion ith 25th Div1810n atSchofie d Barracks

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ExcerpEa flon prevlous TARO LEAF Eo refleshen meoortea prtor to fiUtnBou quaaClonalre beloYt

orlpiral Planr Jotn ln Ehts celeblation (9 a reqlon) on Deceober 7 1991EffiiA-EiFEARL HARBoR suRvrvoRs AssocrAT-roN consldelatlonsr Tremendouaciowas (hotlra planes outer lslands) posslble ralns nalnly a Navy shor

suDDlemental Plan The 25Eh INFANTRY DIVISION ASSOCIATION and the Co8landlng6Eiralii- tEt-aTvle lon sEacloned at Schofleld Barracks have lnvlted ourassoclaton to hold a Jolnt reunlon rrlth Eheo ln Hawall on or about occober1 1991 thtch ls Organlzaclon Day fo boEh dlvlsions date noE as yetftnalized HoEel acaonodaElona would be ln one of the better liatklkl hoEel3and the nanageneot of Eh8 Joln efforf would be ln the hands of the Scho-fleld Barracas chapEer of ctre 25ttr In Ehe past the arny has 8upp1ledbusses to transpori oeEbers to and froo Schofleld (two trtps)but Ehts-rould no be subJecl to possible budgetary restrlctlons Oahu would belesa crorded weather condttlons probably mole favorable we uould bea[on8 our osn CoobaE lnfantryoen and ln our oun back yad

PosslLlltqieEa lf the po1l favor s the Decenber 7th date plan our regularEunlon--6r EEe latEer part of Septeobea then Ehe ne bers SoInB to Honolulucould 81Bn up rrlth the PHSA tour and proceed on thelr oun

lf Ehe October let date at Schofleld ls preferred Ye rrould have Eo planior -tsoffii6ii6-(s lnce only a snall Einorlty rrould oake Ehe Hawalian lrtp) one on ttre Ealrrland aIrd one in Hawali ln Dhlch case se couldr

A Move Ehe daEe of our llainland reunlon back Eo Au8 l5th V-J Day and- selecE a city Probably in the Easc or Mld-lest

D Have our reBula reunlon ln San Franclsco one rreels prlor Eo the Hardail- aifair afcr flhtch Ehose conElnuing on Eo Aloha-land Hould proceed

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We doot necessarily have tohave a whole lot more then thpSovielg based in Europe or evens urucb ari they do Galvin said

But be said there must beuro somekitrd of easonable balaDce declariD8 that today the UnitedStat6 had 88 t Dce lauuchers de

ployed is WeuroEterD Europe whilethe Sovielr bad 1400 short-rangeouclear weapoo based iD EastelnEurope

II theyve got l4 times ut muchas rre do hos can you call tiadeeDse So rhy doat they justsay Ot iI Jouve got 88 aDdyourie not 8oi8 to get alry biggerthe rie Fill come down

Asted why he would not substi-tEte a missile submarine for short-rarge Duclear missiles i Europe

Calvi replied tiat this had heuroertried i tie 1960s bd as judgedDot to be credible becaDse theUnited Stat8 ard the Soviet U onwere Dot lilely to blor each otherup rith auclear reapols in orderto stop aD irvader attaching arl-othea countiy

l NATo countriB iD Europelose the Lance and get oo replace-Eent for it they would ooly baveairplaneuros alrd artillery tubes tofire a a superio i-ovadirg [orceatrd such Eajor targets to the rearas assemblirg ares ArtilleryGahiD codteDde4 has too short areach oDIy 12 miles ard aircrafttrying to hir targets close to thefrortliDes Eould face deadly lire

Soviet atr deleDseuros ir Europehave beurocome so lethal Galvrnsaid ilat the only ray to gothmugh it ts to fly ulder it at 100feeurot wbile goinS 500 kDots Soweve got to take the pressurc ofIour aircrait- lve caot re3ci aay-tlitrg except the Iocal batuerieidwiti (Ducler artillery So youbave got to have a baclup byIielditrg a Lalce replacemetrt

Galiiu said he waDts a sbort-range rcissile with a range of 210to 20 roiles that would be Illouot-ed on a tracked vehicle io it couldmove from one battlefield to an-other

Under culreot aEns aSreemeDtshort-range missiles canDot have araDge of more than 300 miles

NUCLEAR WEIIPONS - Chari siolry wcapor deployed by NATOad Wallaw Pact eo[Dtries i EoroIc

IATO chief endorses arms cutsbut wants new short-range missiles

By GEORGE C WIISONThc WsshilgtoD Po3t

BRUSSEIS Belgiur - ceD-JohD R Galvi coEEander ot tieNorth Atlantic Treaty Organiza-tioq said ir an jntervlee here thathe eDdors6 the coDveDtional-arEsreductioos recently proposed byPresideut Bush but Fill reEaiureasy about defeDdilg Europeurountil he has new short-Etrge ou-clear roissiles to replace lieuroLaDce

Bush bosiDg io pressure froEWest GerrDaDy and otter allieurosagrEed to postpoDe EodemizatioDol ttre lalce mrssile utriil he hastrieurod to Begotiate reuroductioDs iotroops aircraJt tanls and otherarmor and artillery baseurod tn Eo-mpe But tle presldeot stressedthat he has no inteouoD of abaD-doBilg short-raoge ouclear Eis-siles like the lalce

GalviD asked why he iDsisted oDkeeuropi8 sorEe short-raEge missrlcsiatier t[an abaDdoni-og them alto-gether said tley are vital to de-terring tle start of war ardshould deterrence fail to stop aBiavadil8 force

Iu the past the lour-star 8etr-eaal said coDgentioDal lorceuroeveu whe tley were equal didntdeter war ID fact alrnost half theurotime the smaller lorce attackeurodtie bigge force

However he co8tiDued sinccseve had Duclear weapons tleyhave seurot up a situatiod ut FhlcD

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The salesrnan was expectj-ng a veryimDortanl cusEomer to c-rll him at homeonSaEurdav so when he had Eo leave Ehehouse for i-short Eime he gave his liEtleson careful instructions on hors Eo answerthe telephone and take a messate

When Ehe phone rang the boy alswe_rediE feellng very grown up he Eold thecaller ttraE his fa Eher was not in at themoment and asked whether he would like toleave a message

Yesi the-caller said Iell himMr Jonis called - J-O-N-E-S

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Presidents

MessagePlease feel aE ease abouE our September shlndl8 in Fort Wolth Every-thlnS is in place for a gala celebration It should be another superexEravaganzal Each upcoming reunlon seems to generaEe more excitemenEand enthusiaam than the lasc one From the letEers and calls we canfeel Ehe troops chafing aE Ehe blE sort of a sense of ur8encylt usedEo take nosE of the year to genelate monenEumi nor iE begins almosEinnediaEely afEer the last reunion

24th Dlvision parElctpatlonr Ea1y in the Bane the acceptance ofour invtEation was subJecC to budgeEary restrictlons buf as ofthis srltinB iE appears EhaE Gen Taylor will be able to favoE usuith thaE very lmpressive color guard the all time favoriEe musicalcoEbo lhe usual PX irith a very unusual assortmenE of Taro Leafnerchandise and of course Mrs Taylor General Pece and a fewnembers of hls staff Be srjre to rdelcoEe Eheo all as only 24th-erscan dol

Melllbers wi undoubtedlyareas in which our 2900 -

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States with melnbership over

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be interested in knowing the geograirhical3000 members reside Breakdown follovs

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146 Texas135 I ll inois126 Mass112 Georgla102 Mlchlean

Above data complled by our hard worklng (dally updates) DirectoryChalrman and eomputer uhiz (l) Joe McKeon Thark you Joel

Revertln8 to For WorthS eptember Chalroan Paul Austin and his veryable assistants have all deEails lined up wiEh the hotel the alrlinesthe atrporE EransporEation local activities and above all our verywarm and hospitable hospltality room which always exudes comraderiefolnd noshere else on this planeE Anyone quesEion Ehat sEaEementThe only Ehing left is for our rnenbers Eo make their hotel reserva-Eions dlrect tith the hoEe1 and reunion registration direcE to PaulAustin Forms wlll be princed in each lssue of Ehe TARo LEAF

My sEaff (aheml) and I look forward o EreeEin8 all our ironderfulmeobers and thelr very alluring vrlves aC our annual party especiallythose me$bers from the Breats state of Texas rrho may have never aEtendedone of our reunlons previously

24th-fully yours

RoberE Ender

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1990 - Korea 4oth RevisiE

Itss gonna seeftr as tshough this issue s full of coupons to be fll1ed outs And youtll berighc

Our very energetic publlc relatsions nember GOLDY NORTOII has been diligently ats work devel-oping a package tour Here are some of the deteuroiIs

This would be a ten day (eight night) trip covering such places as Seoul Osan SuronChochiwon Taejon the Kun Rlver the tlakEong eEc Theurore are options for tag-ons Eo llong KongHong Kong and ehina Tokyo Ttrailand and tlawail

The basic package Eould cost between $1600 and 200000 per person based on dqrble occlq)ancyThis figure includes-air fare frl tie West Coasc all hotels and groutd _travel r and sose mealsOf courEe the air fare from the east and mld-west would have to be added to this sost

The questionaire ls self exptanatory If iou plan on takLng ad ntage of Bhis packageplease led Goldy lrtorr Tlme is in isportant faacor The nain thing he has to ascertain ls rrhetherbr no there issufficient inEeresc among our membets so thaE he can proceed in working out thedetails

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lawyer Norman S Ostrord of New YorkCitsy tells Ehe EaIe of the farmer withhis horse and wagon going for a load ofgrain who was struck head-on

The farmer suffered severe and pernanentinju-ries Ilhen the case rra s tried to aiury the insurance conpany lawyer asked[imtIsntt its Erue chai ifuneaiitelyaf ter Ehis accidenE a person came over Eovou and asked vou how irou felttt tYes I remeurber thit tt the farmer said

And didnE you tell him thaE vou neverfelt beEEer in vour life

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l^Iill you tellthe jury the circrrnstincesin whLch vou made that resoonsetYesrt- the farmer said- Inrnediatelyaftgr ttre accidenE my horse had twobroken l-egs and was neighing and kickingThe rnan who came alonq was a deDutvThe rnan

Word from Alice BRIDIIELL on EARL(H 19th 38-t4) dorsn at 5611 Bar SSt Tucson lZ 85713 is Ellat Earl isconfined Eo a wheelchair Had seriouscervical surgery from which he recoveredafEer a 2 oonths hospiEal stay MedicsdidnrE expect him to rake it buts he didBoth Allce and EarI ask ttrat Eheir goodwishes and love be extended to allwho remember them rrRemembert Whocould forget Ehis wonderful pair

-If Ehis is your first reunion wiEh us

please dont sit back $raiting for peopleEo introduce themselves to you You belhe shaker and the mover - please - yousEep forward Lo him - or them - exEendyour glad hand - and sound off as if youhad a-pair - youtll be happy thau youdid Ours is a terrific bunch of happyacquaintances and warm friends Averagerunning time from sEranger Eo acquaintanceto friend - five minutesi AlI especiallvso cuz Ehis year were meetint in Texaspardner tIell be in Ehe land where Ehebroncos kick up Eheir heels and thecowboys do Eheir unlevel best to trang onTheirs is the romance of Ehe rodeol ourbonanza is in simple friendships

-r-- Guggs our campa ign against tinted glassin vehicles hit a dead end Oh wellr-RALPH BALESTRIERI was on our side evenLf no one else was CantE understand whvCongress with Ehe stroke of a pendoesnE ouELaw the business Where arethe police on thls one Or at leasE thepolice unions

盤1究eparailn呈鯛ittrd[uりput hls ievolver tothe horsets eir and sho him dead Then hewent over Eo the dog which trad a brokenback an was crying He puc his gun toEhe dogs ear and shot him dead Then hecame to me and asked me rHow do you feelr

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How Eo dress for FtWorth CasrallvCor-nfortably Coolly - is Lhat a word-Weve trad much fun with Hawaiian gearin years pase - colorful shlrts for themen muu-muus for the Iadies - for rnostof our waking hours including the Fridaynight dinner Its colorful comforEablecozy But - come Sa turday night for ourcombinaffin Memorial ServiceBanquetwe sErongly suggest business suitscompleEe with shirts neckties and shoesfor Ehe men - and for Ehe ladiesr eveningdress wear cocktail dresses or whaEeveryou look diessed up in We dont goiorrna I as Ehey used to call iE buE lvecertainly hranE to imProve on Times Squarea high noon (L-

The recenE death of IF Izzy SLonethe famous iournalist called to mind hisbook Korei Ttre Hidien War in whichappears the carefully veiled innuendoEha t the Korean lar was all sEarted by acooked-up deal between the US andSouth Korea

FExciEing and sensible new plans in Ehe

works all in a bona fide efforE to avoidEttat vexaEious anma I stamPede inEo ourSa turday night banqueE hall

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While-the Pentagon has been claimlngsuccess ln integrating women lnto theamed forces famllies in the ranks havebeen confronting a crisis in child care

The Department of Defense concedes thatlt needs 811000 more day care slots formllltary dependents O-f the 129000chlldren who do receive care on oilitarvlnstallatlons worldwide the Pentagon estirnates that 21000 aie in centeis thatare anElquaEed overcrorded or hazardous

lfuch of the Dressure for more famtlvand child-relat-ed supporE has cme with Eheinflux of women singl- parents and yowrgmalried recruiEs who have enllsted in chep-ost-Vletnam erarsaid IAjDavid Super ofthe Artry a Pentagon spokesnan

As an example in 1958 at the heighEof the Vletnam War 381400 women lrere onactive duEy worldwlde out of a total35451000 United States troops MajorSuper sald Non Ehere are 2211700 womenon actsive duty worldwide abouE 11 percentof the force

In additlon there are ncrr 511800slnsle parenEs and abouE half the 21million- active duEy personnel are marriedta considerable changa frcrn Ehe days whenEhe services rre re filled with yorrng singlenra les

As FDR loved to ask What kind ofshenanisans are Ehese tte

Helers a direcL quotse from an amazlngIeEter whlch came in enclosins a 55000check Dontt knor h6r in the iorld Icould have gone 35 years without knoelngabout Ehe Assoclation I am enclosingmy dues and a snall ( sornething extra) -

Sincerely RICIIARD PARMERTER10 New St Florida IlY 10921

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This year were getting two for theprice of one - Ewo convention chairmen -PAUL AUSTIN on the port side and GILHEABERLIN on the starboard side - as youare looking at tshem of course

It all sEarted with an inquiry - fromBILL YOUNG of 790 ELake Ravenna 0HHerd seen our iEem in the DAV fitagazine Sowe ioined BilI uo Then followed a notefroir Rebecca McPiak his daqhter Sherdread our oaoer and wanEed Eo surorise himHerets a bit of her notei itrs iefreshing

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rl4y father fired on Ehe 24tsh Divisionrifle team They beaE every team in thefar east conrnandexcept thel4arine CorpteamttThe tournament was held aE camp Palmerin Tsudanum Jaoan

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Our BaEtery supported the 2nd Bn 5l-nRCT under Ehe conrnand of LtCol JohnThrocknorEen (rRoclqp Johnr) He laEercosnandecl the 5th RCT ra s the youngestfull colonel in counrand of an infantryregiment The 555th FA Bn was cormnandedbv Lr col John Dalv- ttl am inEerestedEo know any infornEtionregarding the persons Ehat are accive inthe reunLon get togeEher Perhaps youcould enliehEen me and Dass on someinf ornntioi if availabll Triple Nickle people herers anotherone I

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This nLce litt1e story started thus

Along abouE last December rve received an inquiry from a Chrisrina Colbertabout an organlzation called Veterans Finders o America The story is developed inher letter used below The lette is a Fatshers Day leEEer being addressed Eo hergood Dad UEwIN C COISERT who justs happens to be a GinleE The rest is now a partof our folk lore - and we love Chrlstina for bringing herself and her srvee Dad intoour fold Melvin today spends most of his time in a wheelctrair Over on the oppositepage we glve you Ehe picEure Ghris mentions in-her lovely leEEer rvhich we reproduceLelorr ttlra t a- preclou-s word EhaE word famiIy See hcir it applies to the e olbertfamlly You know how lt applies to our fami ly of the 24th

HAPPY EATHER S DAY DADDY -

Ity Dail lrelvln G Colbert 7s a prouit netuber of the 21thInfantrg 2lst Dlvlslon and f aE vrltlng thts letter to sharelrlth gou hov f feel about htm - euro Deurod t ho Is t onderful anilextraordlnarg

Eor mang years mg Dad had a small Plcture of hlmaelf anil erghtgervrce buililles that he cherlshed He coampIfented hov often thathe thought of that plcture and those men anA hol )e rrlshed hekneu rrhere theg lrere Tvo gears ago as I Fathers Deuro9 presentf had the plcture enlarged and fred Thlg reallg rlade t1mhappg and ttlggered euron ldea of hig to fotm an ocganizatTon tohelp yeterans suclr as hrmself flnd o7d Duddtes Pe talraed mangtlmes about this Idea anil tlov to brlng 7t to llfe

Becau9e f vas ln college at the tlme I irli not reallg cottutltmgself to somethlng that m9 Dad thought vas reallg lnportant Yecontlnued to discuss l15 ldeas anA xhoughts and then founit outthat mg father yas dlagnose as hav rng ALS or Lou GehtlgsDlsease ThTs irld not sxop hlr from maklng a dream come trueHe reaT|zea the sltuation and ghorred Tricl^eillble strength and vil-lpover to contlnue even though lt Decame irlff 7cu7x xo do everyCtay actlvitles such as teuroIking on the phone ot vtltlng a noteIt vas durlng thls tlme that Dad and I te9olved to make hls tdeareal

Our organlzatlon yeteran flnders of Amerlca Is built upon mgDaiy s ilrean to help others flnd old friends As mg Ipm Doloceseuro cloge frlenir lchael and myseJf take the steps to manaqeyeteran Finaers Dad continues to pour forth bcilllant ldeas onhow to make yeteran Flndera a tevardlng success

9o on thls Eathers Dag I vant By Dai to knov hovlove hlm and ttat f hope through yeteran F1nders veto reunlte hlm Ith hls buddles in the photograph

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EIve my Dad the best glft of a77 - the knorrledgle that so mangme0Ders of our organlzatlon xhat he founded have been reunrted

I IOVE YOU CIRTSTTNA

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ALBERT MCAD00S 3RD CHAPTER

Thi6 i6 the third instaLlrentof IA brlef History of the ifthRCTin Korea The time has cometo try to explain the terns 5thRCT alxd 5th Infantry AU Regi-nental Combat teans have an In-fantry Regiment but not all In-fantry Reginents were RCTi s

The Elfth RCT was rnade up fronthe fitfth Infantly Regiment firstActivated by the USArmy jn 1808wa6 one of the oldest fnfantry Reglments of the USArmyThe 555thfield Artillery Battalion the5th Tank lledical CoJlecting andChenical Motar Conpanles and the72nd Conbat Dtgineer CoEpany

The fifth RCT reEained 1n Ko-ea upon the withdrawal of the24th InfDivlsion the RCT wastenporar[y broken up for 6evera]-nissions Bx I amp z were loadedonto the USNS Marine Phoenlx foran Ovelulgbt Cruise to KoJE-Do arleIaad off PUSAN The Jrd Bx the555 FA Bt Tank Co and otherswent aone place e1se SoEe oneelse rrill have to fill us in Ourmail address for our 6tay on XoJEwa6 the Elfth US fnfantry Wherewere you durlng this period ifyou did rot enjoy KOJE-DO becausethls was good duty(Eeb 15 to May1 1952 Eore or less)

Located on KOJE-DO was a UN POWcanp We relleved elenentE of the27th Wolf Hounds provi ing guard6to several large Prj-son ConpouldsOne Rifl-e Squad per compound fourEuard shiftE of six hours eachseven dqys a week Guard Mountsinspections the whole nine yardsA GIrs dread and a Eecond Ltdelight A11 in a1l- this was theaost pleasant duty anyone couldhave ln the fnfantry iE KOREA

The most detested detaiI had tobe the honey pot brigade andthe most boring was the RockQuarry and breakwater detail Iwonder if anybody knows rhat be-ca]ne of that breakwater

A highlight of our tour atKOJE-DO has to be the night ofthe attempted breakout It hap-pened on the 4th shift 18 to 2400 f remember machine gun trac-ers overhead and a11 of us head-InB for our respective companyconpounds The Next dqy we hadto go lnto the compounds to sortout the Bood guys from the badWe saw severa] dlsmembered bod-ies ln a trash heap not very nice

Around April lSth we loadedon an LST and shipped out to theEast coast slde of KoREA offloading upon the beach ending upat the burned out towlr of INJEright on the l8th Here the FifthRCT was reorganized al1 of ourfar flunB ulits returning andthe 5th RCT was back j-n businessInten6lve trainlng exerclses inareas cleared of civilians gaveus a chalce to get some good tra-ining Some things come to nindI renenber getting folding cot6with rubber ajr matE for 6leepingWe used the Air Mattresses forwhite water raftlng on the rivernear by In early May the fifthwas attached to the 25th InfDiv0u June lSth the fifth got narch-ing orders to proceed north tothe PUNCH BoWL area and in linereljeving the l4th Infantry on theMain Line of Resistance (MLR)The first Bn on the West or leftthe second in the niddle al]d thethird on the right or east CorrErr my outfit was to the riaht ofrBr oh the MLR nore next tine

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A LOWIE AFFAIRREMEMBER THE WIY THE LIGHT

rouchd hcr hrir Shc tuBc her hcad and I sawhcr tacc Shc lurhed slill more and out euroves metand hcld We iaw Qach othcr i momentaryawareness in thar raucous fillhSradescholrinm(which I d jusr bon t ssiBncd I lcll os though l dbeon struck u bkw undr thc heurr Thus tcaanmv rrrst lovcutlir a surgc oI adrcnslrne a rushol bl(xd r rhin8 ot innocerce and prin lhal has

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stricken al lhe meresiahl ol hcr longuelicd ir her presenceuro

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ncss asxuol bul urtcnl and obsessrve thal madc m awkward and my voice crac is likc some imPos(ible drcamnow t knos i wus so alflicled bul I cannol acluallv believe

wiat mcmury insists I did which was lt suflcr Exquisitelyt wouldcalchsiahr of her ixslkinE doun an aislc olrees lo

or from school and l d kome Paralyzcd Shc alwayssecmed so poisd sellposscssed sliShtlv amuscd Ar home

ir beurod ld elive euroach encounler writhinB ar the lhouBht of

my inadequacies feeling less than worthless Even so as

licpasscd and we enlereurod our taens I sensed her afledion_re toleraocc for me

Coina steuroldy imPlied a malurilv we still luckcd Her or_

thodox Jewish upbringinSnd my oqn Catholic scruplcs mlBeurod a krnd of idcalism a (etibare Eracc rhal made rvcn

iistinca drstanr propecl hoeveuror (eRcnllv desircd As lorrh rsr oI it we were babcs in arms I

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time wc correspoDd_ed nd lo rftcivc onc o hct lcrtcrs ar

mail callwas thc highliaht ol lhosearind_inamp endlcss months thal bccaEc years-

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mcnlioned lhe possibilily o marriaAe inmY ncxt lclter lo her and almiEl im_

mediaroly her ftplics became lcss trcquentandpcrsnal

t relurncd lo lhc Staics for rcssignmcnl durinE lhe finrl lhroct oI lhe warThc lirl thing l did ( rcachinA honrcwrs l0 ctrlt on Rachct whosc reccnlmail hrd lailed o kccp W with meuro on

mv travcls Hr mtrhcr nswcred lhc drxrr Rnchel no lnaerlrd rhcrc shc hud mtrrricr x mdictrlsrudcnt shcd met tn

collcge l lhouAht shc rolc you hcrmothcrsidHe Der John lellcr finlly cau8hl up wilh mc while I

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have been grnd indecd - my lrish conscicnce and your Jcsish guilr _

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Our verv orsn Ib i Gen HENRY MOHR(a aury liEh F47- 42) of 2o GrandCir StAnn M0 llas written a cohmmwhich tras appeared in a plurality ofpapers arornd the comtry Here it is

KOREA -- NHY IAE A BAD SITUATION No^SE

lhcreasrnglv heavv ere55ure5 roh

wshrhqton South Koreia -ta-

oe ehocatrc aovarnment sound I ike- therhd

na aeefe pie It cores as no surprrse that south Korea E

iIol_- suenderinq to the deaands o+ their polrtrcel

pprit The U S has qiven Korea little choice

t 6ay not be quitE as batr due to progess alrdv octe increatrng a de ocratic qovernont But the Bituation in SthX irrt a lot lrke ht hppened Hhen lhe Unrtd Statesallodrd the shah o+ tran to +ll and l(honnr to seiz porer ri There Ea5 also Nicrequ dher the U s thghtiorutron Eas the wav to brtnq ou stvlE o+ dehocracv ro the

Eee te Ever Fronq lh u 5 State Depatoent hrdco6DletelT 6i5julqct the situttons on everv count

A- thinq5 turnd out the net govnients ot lran- andi tn to= dho serzed absolute poE

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the United states Fehps k oent Eellt but thdtaii tt r

Becaus o our reural to support reqioesirrt

6ce allies o+ the United States re can onlv sut+er

the unpl easant consequences

The previous governoents o tran ^d Nicaraqu --_ tshich

adhittedly le+t lot to be desired --- ere rPlaed bv

diclatorships hrch ae +a iose

Un+ortunatelv the U S didnt learn a thing l|e aeenEouaginq actionE in South Koa Fhich mav tead to vev sinilrsits-r+-th prsent leadershiF o+ that countrv is drticallv In rdditlon to brng errable 1Iv

Prrrdent chunoli o=t sone crettt +o the stndard f

lrvinq enjovedOV tre peopre o-t South Korea hich i6 at lEt +ive ti

s better

i1 iCitt North kore -__ a +act thE polilical oPpotsitionEoutd liLe us to Jorqet-

Futhless oen in South Koa ate tedinq the Politicaroppoeition using iots anc the threat oevolution to seie ---ri = alr polrtrcranE do be+oF electron thaEir rto to lmpove thrnqs +or the peoEl

Insorar 35 the u s iE concerned alloing the FPqblic oo io deal +inlv with oppoeition readErs lim Youhq-sn and

ii 0 g is out oJ the question Hoever i+ lhe tro tissuccd 1n seiioq nore ooFer nd in+luehce in Seoul-__ and thevpUOi irr -- lhe Hhole natue o+ U S elationBhips

ith

Koree ahd our stategic Position in th Fa East Eould xqse

In 1945 I net and talke tith Kir Dea Junq one o+ theorrnclol opposttroo leaders 5t the Lottee Hotel rn sEoul =- -i n t

Krh cre to the hoter or a

iiie i a grouP o+ nie journatists on the uitet states

Th sessron had qone on +o onlv a +ee nlnutes hen lbeqant ii that thrs rs no odinv person He is proobrY Ene

nost dahqerEus han t have eve oet ki6 Dt Junq Hhtr perdal

iii]- i- ro aetect o senuine interst on his pert in theerare o+ the oeopl o+ the sountv he dants to rule

kih Dea Ju^q das tried tor 6urdend Eentenced to death in19E|4 s aesul o hrs tole rn inErting bloodv rrots- But hrs = ratcr redued to 20 vears o Hhich Krn

-r-r ths He rE ress thdn n idor o th peopre and

ea o+ hrm sEeos to be ride5Pd

I hard Peopt call Ki6 Dee Jsnq theOn several occsioos

Kh6eni o Kdet

Kifr Younq_Eao xho shrr the ambitions o+ xin D Jung --_ut iil i=itv

ti= 1 --- is nother teGer o+ the

i- = rii to be a narriase or Folitrcar3thcr than a Isti6qltianc

qteDs the unrted states has talen rcntlv Nrll 9o a long n i to Krri a reqrtrhacY and Rtture thev rackand despeatel Y ned

The Fepubt ic o+ (South) Xorea rs +acing a bad situationrh =irJu davs to brrng bout Eoo5tucttve change5 ithoute-= ii atros hrch drtabrrre nd

EeateA

south roea- s prent govenment

Llnotunatelv the +at is rlreadT ih the +ire

MAJ GEN HENRY MOHR

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Cominr to ForE liorth in an RVWontlerin I rbout RV facilitiesThis much we knowThere are four RV parks in or near

Fort Worth with overnisht facilities(hookups) for trailers-and campers

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Sunset RV Park4921 White Settlement

Texas Motsor Home Park4833 ihite Settlement

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817-738-0567Road

817-732-1537Road

Lakeview lIotor Home Park 817-457-677L4793 Fast- Loop 820 Sourh(Near Six Flals in ArlingEonand about 15 miles from the hotelin forE Worth)

The first three are onlv abouL 3 miles$rest of the Hyatt Regenty in downto$rnFort WolEhThere are NO facilities for campers atsour hote 1

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Hope they giveus a drag on thisone before thevthron it away

The Arm1rreturning to anage-old s Era tegyused extensivelvby the Sovietmi11tary isincreasing itsuse of decoys andfake targets inhopes of out-srla rting anenemys modernrreaPons

Decoys inclu-ding canva s tanksand plasticsoldiers couldmake Ehe Arrmr inbattle seem h^riceas big as iErgally is And 1f

A lullEe caavas rcplica of ao Ml ta is oudisplsy i Beltsvtlle Md The Army plars ao lse

fate wespors to oltsmart ale ereEy Theuro decoysEsy Dste an arEy seuroeE lsrgcr tt D it is

half is r 1

We will a

Itlat news seens togive away the secre the Army points outthat the enemy still does noE knorv which

Ie knorr Ehey make decoys of thehighest order of equipment even as muchasmaking fake misdill silosr said TVICorp

Fallon said the Navy is working ondecoy ships and the Air Force tns grounddecoys of f-15 fighter jets thaE can turna bare airstrip into a fake airbase

The decoys are ntade from blorm-upphoEographs of the real things Theylook remarkably real aE a glance which inbaEtle is all an enemy would get beforedeciding whether to f i-re

Who knows maybe for the next one wecan send Ehe deeoys Eo the front and leavethe real live boys to home

(-CIAUDE CRIST of Box 985 Hebron oH

(hes HvMcr 2IsE t48-through TFS) -sends us the name s of a few buddieslWTLBUR J WTNCHEL (19Eh 49-r52)624 Lexington Thornville OH 43076

WILLIAM GRIFFITH (2lsL 49i5I)437 Aullwood Rd Davton 0H 45414

GERALD D TURNER (21st 48-r51)78 lIoodland Downingtown PA 19335

BRUCE MCGUTRE (34rh amp 19Eh r48-r51)16241 Laurel Hill Glenford Otl 43739

ROBERT IAIIRENCE (3rd Eng r57-r58)I14 Buckeye Hebron OH 43025

Ttnnk you Claude

-Whv is iE thaE Ehe weEEest dogs areEhe fiiendtiests dogs

lDThe only Ehing thats more painful ttun

Learning from experience is not Jearningfrom experience

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tanksand Erucks

The canvas Lwo- and Ehree-dimens iona Itanks mde a t TVIs S0-worker planE ouL-side lIashington look real boEh to Ehenaked eye and Eo heat-seeking theIna 1targetsing systems used at night

An unassembled fronts-view M-l weighEsabout 25 pormds and coLlapses into a 4-foot-by-2-foot duffle bag In less thanthree minutes one man can assemble itand plug in a generator to warm up iEstherira lsignaEur with a tape recorderand speakers a pair of soldiers can soundlike an entlre tank battalion

A fake M-l costs about $31500 cornparedwiEh abouE $3 miLlion for a new M-I

Iho remembers L94O-42 when we weredoing the same tshirg - only all we hadwere the decoys the real McCoys werestill on Ehe drawing boards

The Army has about 4000 real M-I tanksand plans to outfit each rrith at leastone fake M-1 at a cost of about $75million [taj Andrew Fallon of Ehe Army I sbudget office said

Deception has been a key element inmilitary strategy since the Trojan HorseGeman Gen Enrin Ronmel fooled Alliedforces in North Africa during WlJ II tsheBriEish fooled the cermans and Ehe IsraeliArmy today regularly uses deceptive falseradio chatter

But Ehe Sovietss are thoughE to be themost adept having everylhing from pseudoballistic missiles to entire fake armiesunder a branch of the military called thePrlncipa I Dlrectorate of SlraEegicDeception

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ADDRESS CORRECTON REQUESTED

WALLY CUNNINGHAM has

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CHURCH O「 THE OPEN DOOR MISS10N532 Main Street

wnmingtOn lowa 56983

Rev Elton S SInith Pastor

Dear BroEher

Perhaps you have heard of me and oty naEionrride campaign inche ciuse of ternDerance Each year for the past fourteenI have rrade a Eoirr of Texas Kahsas Nebraska Mlssouriand lora delivering a series of lecEures on the evils ofdrinkine On this tour I have been accouqranied by uy youngfriend ind assisEanE Clyde LimpEon Clyde a young manof good family and excellent background is a paEheEicexaiple of liEe ruined by an excessive indulgence in whiskeyand woraen C1yde would hppear wiEh me aE lectures and siLon the plaEforin drunk wheezing starLng at tshe audiencethrough- heavy bleary blood-shot eyes sweaEing profuselypicklng his nose belching and making obscene- gestsureshlle I would polnE him out as an exarple of whaL over-indulgence can do for a person

This winEerr unforEunately Clyde passed away A mltualfriend tras eiven me vour -nime Lnd I wonder if you would beavailable t5 take cliders place on Ehis years Eour

Rev Ellon Schurch of the

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ALBERT MCAD00=S 5TH CHAPTER

This ls the fifth ln6ta11uentof IA Brief Eistory of the EifthRCT 1n I(oresrr continuing rith xoyConbat phase of these recolectlonEou Patrol actlvitles coDtiDuesthroughout the surnner with bothAEbush and an occasi-onal ContactpatloI that often 1ed to Fire-flghts arld we had several Oneconslsted of tbe entire ConpanyI renenber a radiona]1s coafelenceheld near the 11ne of departurerhere I 6aY eleraents of Eost ofthe partlciparxts togetber slththe supporting uaits rflhin lhs1ire o f larch Tbere Yas justabout evelybody frolo Conpany Eexcept the cooks and bottle wash-ers Motatnen and heavy nachiae-gurnels rlth teror 1n there eyesNot u6ed to patro16 alld apparentfear of the urknom We sere norenonchalant because this ra6 oDe ofseveral patrols we had partcipated1a ad soDe of the6e guys nere otrtheir flrst patrol With a1l theaoi6e and fus6 ye nade the NKPAavolded us We baDged around nostof the night and returDed rithoutcontact Later patrols the NKPAnade up for it and 1n one ofthe6e I got hlt rith about 15others i-a a perfectly execudedambush We vere caugbt flatfoot-ed Tbey hit us hard ard ran aw4yVle 6pent the lenainddr of the rightxithdraring and returning to ourlilles I carrt recal1 Yhether any-body ras kil1ed that nlght but 1stplatoon dld take slx I(IAi s durineuroour tour on the Iine and we hadmore men wounded thatx eDteled theline on June l8th

Almost every tri8ht se had tocontend v1th Ground fo8 and whilethe Artlflclal noonlight helped us

to see it also helped the othersi-de A6 the sunmer drew to a closethe Fiftb RcT wa6 transferled fronthe 25th Djvigion to the 40th Divi-sion and shortly after that wewere reLeived by the 223d Infantryon the night of October 3111952

sone tlne prior to bej-ng reLiev-ed we had a patrol that caused yourstnrly a 1ot of grief our nissionwas to set up blocking posLtionsnear the low dip ln the lldgelinenear I believe George CoDpany We

went out one wqy a[d were to retu]nby another route lllhile 6et uP thenj-ght teEperatures dlopped suddenlyto belov freezing We were sweattyxrith no Jackets and nust have caus-ed o16e because re were under severartil1ey flre (possibly l2ampn)nasty stuff We had to be very stil1and renaln quite and i-n place forseveral hours My feet becane numbI could hardly walk nlthout assist-ance I 6ot a touch of Frostbite anda brief stay ln the 5th Inf lledica1Conpany where I appalently ful1y re-coveled Such resiliance we had whene were twenty

Finally off the 1i-ne I enteredlnto an eleven day peri-od where Iwas tra]1sferred out of the flrstplatoon jnto the fourth and becanea gunner it a 57nn Recollless riflesquad Just as sooa as I got used tocarrlng the thlnE I had orders inharxd for LIe ZI(zoDe of Interlor )or rotation back to the States Ihad R amp R 1a Japan for five dqysl1ke everybody e1se but those con-pat storles w111 st4y out of printMoxe next tine fron the officlalRecord as my st4y jn the 5th RCTceased to exlst Bore next tlme

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effoEEs ad able guidace or uavor T Bradrer

ItE rExt scheduleurod evst eiII be the offictal gro-[ld breaking --sudav Jtrle 25 1989

at Aneels Park Sar Peurodro -- at rihich tirE all of tlE co-sdEorinA- ax eEorsrngsrs-ri2ad tiU be rePreseurottted Tsrtatlw final dedicaticn o ttr rEErrar rsElrteurod for Novder u 1990

As )Du car te1l rE ee lndeed serious abdrt tlis It EL1 c to passl

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2d Lt FA - B-ILL IIOILEY of RE 2 Box 458 825 Pa lourar Et Cajon cA92020 rells usWarren TX It goes Ehe one about the manage aE a boring

I was rvith the Triple Nickle in HI -- meeEing who asked Can you hear me ithad Ehe Aruno Train the- first Een davs in the back and the boy aE- the back whoKorea and then Forvard observer unEil hit said No and the f11oh in lhe fronEon 2 SepE5O I had the short economy who said ttletrs swap placesrrEour Thariks Wally rve needed thaEtI nors have Ehro ggies in the service r-(C1asses of i75 and r53) and they have The race is on Is there arqrone inasked me Eo relite up my experiences in the horrse who beats thisKorea - rrTro catalacts and lens lnrplantsIIrm hoping this rer-Erion my firsE surgery - rotor cuff lefl shouiderwill help shed some lighE and tickle some high blood pressure sugar diabetesmemory cells so I can complete nry rnasEer- and gouEpiece |ly Cameo Role In Korea The The envelope pleaselAlmosE ForqoEEen viar nd the name - not the winner -- iust

Irm lo6king forward to receiving more the rEme - is - CH Bronko ATKINSONinfo about the reunion Do you anticipate (MP Platoon and Hq 63rd Field i4t--r45)distributing lists of expected atEendees of 3800 SDecatur Las Vegas NVwith addresies No were not -aking fin Bronko -

B1II werll lisE Ehoge coming if we far from it - were just ov6rrhelmed byIearn early enough WeII do our the sorry fact that Lhe people of our -d____esE 3ffrIiE Hi gElIhiBT$Bt

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I-JOHN RAGIAND writes from 6321 Gonzales

Groves Tr( 77519 Savannah was my firstand I thoroughly enj oyed iE I intend tofltake future meetingi Lord willing -iMeeEine ner^r friends was very retresh-ing buts uifortrnately did not seeany of sv outfit hybe if you sPread rdoroln nlxt TL issuL its might helP

Thb outfiE was co D 21st duringearLv 44 - earlv 46 Does arrybody knowthesL fellows aird their whereabouts--cGreni Ralph (was from Itt)

Rirnldi (was from Chicago)T- Pilch (was frqn wyoming I think)T- Reardon (from Kansa s I think)T Mrncv (was from Oklahoma ) I mer

hih 6n Mindanao and he wor-rnd uPas cook and rrent to Japan

Box (chink Willie $as first name-rrd rr was frorn stsLouis)tI knot Ehis is an InposiEionr --buEwould deeplv appreurociate any heIp

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Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

- _l4aybe our yelling about it has paidotf

The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

an』itliltlo888estants will be giventumlr entFiesOCt2虫d電 選lTinnerwill be chosen Nov 10

Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

ItrE abouE time

-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

rYea GimletslBetter sti1 call IARRY JoHnSOitl at612-665-213L Hers at 312 SlbinLeseur rYN 56058

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i gox54 Fennville HI 49408 is a1l

eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

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from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

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close Eo the family It rras no surPrise

gliigiIti LilU J i- -rrurtlHL3oinaf ter Hictor rra s laid to rest Dave t

--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

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fori-ro ci I s extended Erip to Hong Kong Bangkok and

urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

i - - ^ ^- anY f iner Etrrn Donr tIii rot ne up so 1 trope r -

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

RUBVE M ROGRSON350 Sowillo+r SP115Ria lto GA 9237 6

-Deceased Dec 12 1988

cEcIL L MoYER (H 2LsE 42-45)t-

From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

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ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

IA was ltq amp Hq Co 34th

from tJ+2 Eo t45 IJhen Ehe lhn shows upats the door to teturn Ehe picturesyourve goE to go

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

faith in tomorrohr for the clock may Ehen

be s til IAuthor Unknqm

-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

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office or hotel and lhe airportAlso serving Los Angeles orange Counly

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Maioi credit cards accepled onboard

Prompt airport departures

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329-2020 (lrom DFW only)

329-2025 (trom Love Field only)

liind dor^rn for the niSht in the cozy-seclusion of vour room iviEh the specialHvAtt Tolrch Turndovn service asirecialcv chocolaEe on your pillorv andpie-arrairged plans for tornorrovs break-fasts

Texas hospitality is our EraditionThe cracious service location facilitiesand iost of all rhe spirir of Hya tt RegencyFort trforEh caPtures Ehe Pride of Tegtias

-Stationed at the rraval base in SouthCarolina was a man who trad cqq)eted inouiEe a ier^r rifle tournamenEs near hisliome Eown So when the base needed some-one to fill out their team for theNational Rifle TournamenE r he was taPPed -Unforturately he had never particiPatedin anv compeEitlve shooEing of this -intenliEv before and he becme ratEledand did icather PoorIY

Ernbarrassedhe hlnded his score cardto the caDtainof his Eeam wlEh Ehe rernark(efter lookine at rny score I feel likegoing behind Ehe buiker and shooEingrmrself The caotain sEudied uhe card a mffitenEr -then replied BeEEer take an exLra round

a-ilerre not lazy HeY sErike EhaE

llaybe ilre are lle simply rlanted you tosei this one just as JoHN RAGIjND of6321 Gonza1es Gtoves Tx trrote it Hereit is3

The reunion in Savannah ta s rIy firstI Lhoroughly enj oyed it and inEend Eo rnakefuture mEetings - Lord rvilling of course

Meeting new friends lJas very refreshingUnforEuraEelv I did noE see any of nyoutfit Iby-be if you speed rvord in yournext issue- it mizht help

Ifu outiit rvas-D 21st- during earty 44to eaic Iv t46 IE rvas 3rd or 4th plaEoonDoes anvbodv knorg Ehese fellows and tshcirrvhereabouts

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name Think he tra s from KansasItuncv (was from oklahoma) Met him

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Box (think lIillie rvas his firsE--- r- and he was from SELouis)

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I know Ehis is an imposition butrvoul-d deeply aPpreciate any help -ImDosition Ilone rtEtsoeverr JohnnyThis is one of our reasons for bcingHope ve can find a few for You

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convelllnirsYlllcコ 呈lt普u[el ChdegCe and at your

your en]oynento consu t the brochurSfledllitting Sites for

1 The Kinbeu Art luseuD2 AEon Carter MuseuD3 tlater caldens4 OEni ftteater5 Sundance Square6 FaDous Exchange Avenue (Stockyards Billy Bobts

White Elephant Saloon etc )

Tours out of lort worth are availabLe as foLlorrs1 Southfork Ranch in Dal1as - Hone of w shon trDat1astr2 Slx flags over Texas in ArliDgrton ( thene park)3 Dealey Plaza Texas Schoolbook Depository

and The Slxth Floor MuEeu where Lee Harvey OsrraldalIegedly shot Presialent Kennedy If you irelnterested call or rrrite the reunion clrairnanlrell in advance for reservations

4 Torn of cranbury Tour (4O miles southwest ofSort worth - requires a fuU day)

other activilies1 GoIf - Roclcuood IIuniclpal Course - 3 miles from

hotel Starting tiDes rriU be available onFriday and Saturday nornings

2 AudioVjsual RooE - Open Thursday and Eriday only forsholring of tapes and filEs of Ath Division actions fronfiln library and for those of you who Eight bring a tapefor viewing

3 A buUetin board uill be available in the hospitality roomfor neDbers to post plctures letters or any other typeof historical facts or infornation for Derbers to inspectand discuss

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If you are planning to fly toDallas-Fort lorth and retum via AAldentify yourself with your AA agent ascoming irn-der the code-- STAR 0i99 RJ

Heres wln t you might do Go Eo yourtravel gal or gb dire-r Eo AArs MeetingServices Desk [ry free toll - TeI 1-806-433-1790 - or have vour travel asent doiE for you Give tire code sTA[ 0199 RJ- and pray a 1o

---This issue contains more fLlI-incoupons than the K-llart insert in lastSundayrs paper Couldnrt be helped

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BANQIET IENUS AND CIIARGES

Aloba Dinner Friday septeEber 15 Bonelesa Breast ofchicken Arllngrton fil1ed with applenut herb dresBlng and uadeirasauce salad vegetables cheesecake and strat barrieE

[tenorlal Banquet saturday SepteEber 15 Ieurone star uixedcril1 Regency salad vegetablie chocolate rouladg irlth vaniuasauce

Aloha Dinner S2250 per persontleDorlal Banquet $2500 per parson(Pric6 lncludes tax and gratuity)Tlckets to botb dlnners uill lndicate your table nuber The

ticket [uat be shorrn at the Entlance to tbe banquet hall foradmittancE and nane plates uortl for identificatlon purposes

DAILY EVENTS

Early arrivals - on your own

1OO pn - Registration desk opens Reunionofflcially begins Hospitality rooE open90O aD Mealg on Your oun

Audlovisual Room open 9300 au to 4300 P-nTours and shopping leals at your pleasure

eudioviEual RooDi HosPitality RooD Tours tcocktail hou 5o0 to 70o lr iAlolra Dinner 700 pn

Business Deeting 1ooo at i Cocktail hour600 to 700 prn i teuorla] Banquet 7oo Pttr

continental Breaklast 700 to 10o0 aD( cotrplhentary)

ALHAT Untl1 we Eeet again

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FLYING TO IUfiI IVURIH

How do you take the lead

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CLem Clark EGooez JoaqulnGore Thoora sGosztyla Henry JGrady Thona scross StanleyBallgren lauenlla lso Alton KHardln Robert Allarrls Paul AtLarrk EuSenetlayrood tlal orHeaberlln cllberttlelllran JackHen JackHendrlckson Luthertlofrlchter JoaephHogue ClutlesHornsby RLHornyak CharlesJohnson LesteurorJohnson tJmKaefer Charleuros EKane WL lllaoIktz lGrsha ltKepler LouisKlurp JohnKnapton DonaldKuhner lla llaceLebruxr AllanLock ood FranclsLunsden Howard RlrarlLoez NlcolasMccunble tlenryMcadoo AlbettMcCllntlck DrqtghtMcElroy JamesMcKlnney JohnMclean DorEldUoser RlchardNev1Ile ceorSeNegklrk CharlesNewrnan lG Aubrey SNolan Robert DoDonne11 J SptkeOSulllvan JJPerry LoulsPeuroters tlaroldPeters Walter JPetersonr EImeuror sPltney lbxPorter JohnPrLce BtuceRaglrnd JohnRlsceck l Pampoberts DulghtBoblnson EdrardRock AlvlsRocklrelk LoulsRoss KenwoodSanchez ReynaldoSchroeder RoySee GuySelEsam AlbertShalz RlchardShay RobertShlpman J RSlataper WMStlahan PrentlceStrverson Dougla sThorms CTodd Vann GToohey JohnTEead$ay Robert EUpton ThomasVlsser tlaroldvoth TheoHaggoner GeorgeHahle Benwallace DanawaEson Rlcltald cwelch JohnlJe1ls Rtctrard HlJlsecup Paul

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i^Ialler va s depuEy cofinanding genera Iof I Corps in 1986-87 assistanE divisioncommander with the 82d Airborne Divisiooand chief of staff of Ehe xVIII AirborneCorps aE Fort Bragg NC anC chief of staffof Ehe 24th Infantry Division at FortStewart GA He comnanded a brigade inGerrnanv and a battalion wiEh Ehe 4thInfanury Division (tlechanized) aE ForECarson CO lIa ller also was seniormilitarv assistrnE Eo the assistanEsecretaiy of defense for nanpovrerreserve affairs and logistics in iIashingtcn

--The vote will be unanimous The HyaEERegency For-t VJorth offers the ideal settingtor our ga Ehering

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Applernan details rhe facr Ehat bhe 34th trad four (4) differenr reqimenrarcormmnders from 7 Lo 16 July - a period of only nine (91avi--- -

- The officers of the Association consider this rllaEter closed and no further mentionof it wiII be rnade in our future issues

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ROBERT ENDER Presldent

which ir is given

In friendship

The Assocration officersregreL the pubrlcation of the articre whi ch reftectedne8atively uFon the tested and -piou a+tfi --ftre-iJcora- i4usrrates all Eoo well tl tthe 34ch upheld rhe finesr rradirioo or-itu U4 -inu i-irr i6iljiir[

Tte articre aooarinq in the Taro Leaf was no an-editori-al conent or a steurotementof an opinion of ciri edit8r rt was meiJ -i of a book by an aurhor and icincluded a quotation from tht urt -itr-ifur51i t item was sinpry to reporr $rha tsomeone erse had said abour rhe arn rti-i-i ii iiih[E-fifi implied thar the EdiEor rvas i agiuunf -riitiiirroooIt is tine tO mend fences drink from l

l]ips Iヽe]iliiiih1ξymore be as close with our cOnrades in thisyil[i]Edeg

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APOLOCY TO MEbfBERS OF TliE 34TH ‐ KoREA

Veterans AdministrationInsurance Center

Toll-Free Information ampService Line

1-800-422-E079

Use this Nationwide lbll-FrceuroInsurance telcphone numberfor informationaction on

Premium Payments

DividendsFolicy laans

Beneliciary DesignationInsurance Applications

ConversionsAddress Changes

Disability amp Death Claimsand

Other Insurance Inquiries

Come to Teir s for a visit litir r6gaprst - or soiire of it annny

Your l-hourhts ri11 tloubtlessh do somerrrdrlrin Yroa I ronter lrho t Ii beLirerctod I ronler lrl It II rcasure ttpItrs the crrious )ard-qtick thaU tsries Eorrse the acconplishnenLs of otheis as airy to assess our orn progrcss in liIePeihaps

s nc- ir3 comtttefrom thcunansrerabl-c lrour thoughts ni11 sneakarair from E1e prcsentrd take refuge oito busy day in lqi4 - or 1950 - or 1964

So- itril 11 cos crvsual clarr atFort JorLh Yout II move inEo the hotellobbv rnd will spot Ehe crorrd Faces rviLlemerge and narnes rvllI come more quicklyttran you Lhink they might Bob - Peter -3tu - Bil-1 - youll gct Lhen all on thesecond Ery if not the first

It is thcrr again - people you kneorand rrho knerv you during the teribleexperience of rnilitary service - peoplerrho lltnev you before you felt the pressureof Eaking a place in the adult world

See y6u iir Fort lIoruhl

-r-lAnyone looking for a geologist tJehave one BOB DAYSON (5th RCT 51-52)of 1306 Forest H111 Dr Vincennes IN

a-Our fiscal yeat begins on August thefirst and ends on July ehe 3lsr So all

annual dues are due as of August 1including inerementa 1 payments byLife llembers

ri-- Leg surgery for Life Member JOE PATTON(SEh RcT 50-51) of Star Routi 2 Box 51Bradenburg l(Y Werre trying to Iamprn mor6on poor Joe and will be back

AOne LLOYD PITMAN of 2O7L Preble

Preble IIY - canr E f ind Preble on tiremap - apparently just another Preble on thebeach - has asked for help Seems he wasin the lsE Cav - DivArty - 99th FA Bn- in Japan in i49 Went lo Korea ThevEook a beaLing Men losE He thinkssome of his men were assipned to the 24thAsks for rrany inforrnationr Guess thequesEion is- Did you know of arry Cavpeople being assighed Eo us We- knor iEtsa lousy question - buE rre did promise thisrnan thtwerd put ouE Ehe feellr

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We doot necessarily have tohave a whole lot more then thpSovielg based in Europe or evens urucb ari they do Galvin said

But be said there must beuro somekitrd of easonable balaDce declariD8 that today the UnitedStat6 had 88 t Dce lauuchers de

ployed is WeuroEterD Europe whilethe Sovielr bad 1400 short-rangeouclear weapoo based iD EastelnEurope

II theyve got l4 times ut muchas rre do hos can you call tiadeeDse So rhy doat they justsay Ot iI Jouve got 88 aDdyourie not 8oi8 to get alry biggerthe rie Fill come down

Asted why he would not substi-tEte a missile submarine for short-rarge Duclear missiles i Europe

Calvi replied tiat this had heuroertried i tie 1960s bd as judgedDot to be credible becaDse theUnited Stat8 ard the Soviet U onwere Dot lilely to blor each otherup rith auclear reapols in orderto stop aD irvader attaching arl-othea countiy

l NATo countriB iD Europelose the Lance and get oo replace-Eent for it they would ooly baveairplaneuros alrd artillery tubes tofire a a superio i-ovadirg [orceatrd such Eajor targets to the rearas assemblirg ares ArtilleryGahiD codteDde4 has too short areach oDIy 12 miles ard aircrafttrying to hir targets close to thefrortliDes Eould face deadly lire

Soviet atr deleDseuros ir Europehave beurocome so lethal Galvrnsaid ilat the only ray to gothmugh it ts to fly ulder it at 100feeurot wbile goinS 500 kDots Soweve got to take the pressurc ofIour aircrait- lve caot re3ci aay-tlitrg except the Iocal batuerieidwiti (Ducler artillery So youbave got to have a baclup byIielditrg a Lalce replacemetrt

Galiiu said he waDts a sbort-range rcissile with a range of 210to 20 roiles that would be Illouot-ed on a tracked vehicle io it couldmove from one battlefield to an-other

Under culreot aEns aSreemeDtshort-range missiles canDot have araDge of more than 300 miles

NUCLEAR WEIIPONS - Chari siolry wcapor deployed by NATOad Wallaw Pact eo[Dtries i EoroIc

IATO chief endorses arms cutsbut wants new short-range missiles

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BRUSSEIS Belgiur - ceD-JohD R Galvi coEEander ot tieNorth Atlantic Treaty Organiza-tioq said ir an jntervlee here thathe eDdors6 the coDveDtional-arEsreductioos recently proposed byPresideut Bush but Fill reEaiureasy about defeDdilg Europeurountil he has new short-Etrge ou-clear roissiles to replace lieuroLaDce

Bush bosiDg io pressure froEWest GerrDaDy and otter allieurosagrEed to postpoDe EodemizatioDol ttre lalce mrssile utriil he hastrieurod to Begotiate reuroductioDs iotroops aircraJt tanls and otherarmor and artillery baseurod tn Eo-mpe But tle presldeot stressedthat he has no inteouoD of abaD-doBilg short-raoge ouclear Eis-siles like the lalce

GalviD asked why he iDsisted oDkeeuropi8 sorEe short-raEge missrlcsiatier t[an abaDdoni-og them alto-gether said tley are vital to de-terring tle start of war ardshould deterrence fail to stop aBiavadil8 force

Iu the past the lour-star 8etr-eaal said coDgentioDal lorceuroeveu whe tley were equal didntdeter war ID fact alrnost half theurotime the smaller lorce attackeurodtie bigge force

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The salesrnan was expectj-ng a veryimDortanl cusEomer to c-rll him at homeonSaEurdav so when he had Eo leave Ehehouse for i-short Eime he gave his liEtleson careful instructions on hors Eo answerthe telephone and take a messate

When Ehe phone rang the boy alswe_rediE feellng very grown up he Eold thecaller ttraE his fa Eher was not in at themoment and asked whether he would like toleave a message

Yesi the-caller said Iell himMr Jonis called - J-O-N-E-S

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Presidents

MessagePlease feel aE ease abouE our September shlndl8 in Fort Wolth Every-thlnS is in place for a gala celebration It should be another superexEravaganzal Each upcoming reunlon seems to generaEe more excitemenEand enthusiaam than the lasc one From the letEers and calls we canfeel Ehe troops chafing aE Ehe blE sort of a sense of ur8encylt usedEo take nosE of the year to genelate monenEumi nor iE begins almosEinnediaEely afEer the last reunion

24th Dlvision parElctpatlonr Ea1y in the Bane the acceptance ofour invtEation was subJecC to budgeEary restrictlons buf as ofthis srltinB iE appears EhaE Gen Taylor will be able to favoE usuith thaE very lmpressive color guard the all time favoriEe musicalcoEbo lhe usual PX irith a very unusual assortmenE of Taro Leafnerchandise and of course Mrs Taylor General Pece and a fewnembers of hls staff Be srjre to rdelcoEe Eheo all as only 24th-erscan dol

Melllbers wi undoubtedlyareas in which our 2900 -

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146 Texas135 I ll inois126 Mass112 Georgla102 Mlchlean

Above data complled by our hard worklng (dally updates) DirectoryChalrman and eomputer uhiz (l) Joe McKeon Thark you Joel

Revertln8 to For WorthS eptember Chalroan Paul Austin and his veryable assistants have all deEails lined up wiEh the hotel the alrlinesthe atrporE EransporEation local activities and above all our verywarm and hospitable hospltality room which always exudes comraderiefolnd noshere else on this planeE Anyone quesEion Ehat sEaEementThe only Ehing left is for our rnenbers Eo make their hotel reserva-Eions dlrect tith the hoEe1 and reunion registration direcE to PaulAustin Forms wlll be princed in each lssue of Ehe TARo LEAF

My sEaff (aheml) and I look forward o EreeEin8 all our ironderfulmeobers and thelr very alluring vrlves aC our annual party especiallythose me$bers from the Breats state of Texas rrho may have never aEtendedone of our reunlons previously

24th-fully yours

RoberE Ender

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Don Knox wrote anOra1 Histoty of theKorear VJartr It covered the opeiling 6months Don was working on the secondand final voltrne when he suddenly diedHis work rlra s concluded by Alfred CoppelEhe well known specialist in mllitarytiiylTさξ[重nttI1甜elLl『v8ryHarcollrt Brace 」ovanovich New York 1988

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1990 - Korea 4oth RevisiE

Itss gonna seeftr as tshough this issue s full of coupons to be fll1ed outs And youtll berighc

Our very energetic publlc relatsions nember GOLDY NORTOII has been diligently ats work devel-oping a package tour Here are some of the deteuroiIs

This would be a ten day (eight night) trip covering such places as Seoul Osan SuronChochiwon Taejon the Kun Rlver the tlakEong eEc Theurore are options for tag-ons Eo llong KongHong Kong and ehina Tokyo Ttrailand and tlawail

The basic package Eould cost between $1600 and 200000 per person based on dqrble occlq)ancyThis figure includes-air fare frl tie West Coasc all hotels and groutd _travel r and sose mealsOf courEe the air fare from the east and mld-west would have to be added to this sost

The questionaire ls self exptanatory If iou plan on takLng ad ntage of Bhis packageplease led Goldy lrtorr Tlme is in isportant faacor The nain thing he has to ascertain ls rrhetherbr no there issufficient inEeresc among our membets so thaE he can proceed in working out thedetails

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Dates of Korea Service

Hear that Ith the can opener Go seeif its for you or for me

lawyer Norman S Ostrord of New YorkCitsy tells Ehe EaIe of the farmer withhis horse and wagon going for a load ofgrain who was struck head-on

The farmer suffered severe and pernanentinju-ries Ilhen the case rra s tried to aiury the insurance conpany lawyer asked[imtIsntt its Erue chai ifuneaiitelyaf ter Ehis accidenE a person came over Eovou and asked vou how irou felttt tYes I remeurber thit tt the farmer said

And didnE you tell him thaE vou neverfelt beEEer in vour life

I quess I did The-defense lawyer said rrNo further

questlons tlOn redi-recE the farmer was asked

l^Iill you tellthe jury the circrrnstincesin whLch vou made that resoonsetYesrt- the farmer said- Inrnediatelyaftgr ttre accidenE my horse had twobroken l-egs and was neighing and kickingThe rnan who came alonq was a deDutvThe rnan

Word from Alice BRIDIIELL on EARL(H 19th 38-t4) dorsn at 5611 Bar SSt Tucson lZ 85713 is Ellat Earl isconfined Eo a wheelchair Had seriouscervical surgery from which he recoveredafEer a 2 oonths hospiEal stay MedicsdidnrE expect him to rake it buts he didBoth Allce and EarI ask ttrat Eheir goodwishes and love be extended to allwho remember them rrRemembert Whocould forget Ehis wonderful pair

-If Ehis is your first reunion wiEh us

please dont sit back $raiting for peopleEo introduce themselves to you You belhe shaker and the mover - please - yousEep forward Lo him - or them - exEendyour glad hand - and sound off as if youhad a-pair - youtll be happy thau youdid Ours is a terrific bunch of happyacquaintances and warm friends Averagerunning time from sEranger Eo acquaintanceto friend - five minutesi AlI especiallvso cuz Ehis year were meetint in Texaspardner tIell be in Ehe land where Ehebroncos kick up Eheir heels and thecowboys do Eheir unlevel best to trang onTheirs is the romance of Ehe rodeol ourbonanza is in simple friendships

-r-- Guggs our campa ign against tinted glassin vehicles hit a dead end Oh wellr-RALPH BALESTRIERI was on our side evenLf no one else was CantE understand whvCongress with Ehe stroke of a pendoesnE ouELaw the business Where arethe police on thls one Or at leasE thepolice unions

盤1究eparailn呈鯛ittrd[uりput hls ievolver tothe horsets eir and sho him dead Then hewent over Eo the dog which trad a brokenback an was crying He puc his gun toEhe dogs ear and shot him dead Then hecame to me and asked me rHow do you feelr

I-said I neve feltbetter iri mylife

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How Eo dress for FtWorth CasrallvCor-nfortably Coolly - is Lhat a word-Weve trad much fun with Hawaiian gearin years pase - colorful shlrts for themen muu-muus for the Iadies - for rnostof our waking hours including the Fridaynight dinner Its colorful comforEablecozy But - come Sa turday night for ourcombinaffin Memorial ServiceBanquetwe sErongly suggest business suitscompleEe with shirts neckties and shoesfor Ehe men - and for Ehe ladiesr eveningdress wear cocktail dresses or whaEeveryou look diessed up in We dont goiorrna I as Ehey used to call iE buE lvecertainly hranE to imProve on Times Squarea high noon (L-

The recenE death of IF Izzy SLonethe famous iournalist called to mind hisbook Korei Ttre Hidien War in whichappears the carefully veiled innuendoEha t the Korean lar was all sEarted by acooked-up deal between the US andSouth Korea

FExciEing and sensible new plans in Ehe

works all in a bona fide efforE to avoidEttat vexaEious anma I stamPede inEo ourSa turday night banqueE hall

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While-the Pentagon has been claimlngsuccess ln integrating women lnto theamed forces famllies in the ranks havebeen confronting a crisis in child care

The Department of Defense concedes thatlt needs 811000 more day care slots formllltary dependents O-f the 129000chlldren who do receive care on oilitarvlnstallatlons worldwide the Pentagon estirnates that 21000 aie in centeis thatare anElquaEed overcrorded or hazardous

lfuch of the Dressure for more famtlvand child-relat-ed supporE has cme with Eheinflux of women singl- parents and yowrgmalried recruiEs who have enllsted in chep-ost-Vletnam erarsaid IAjDavid Super ofthe Artry a Pentagon spokesnan

As an example in 1958 at the heighEof the Vletnam War 381400 women lrere onactive duEy worldwlde out of a total35451000 United States troops MajorSuper sald Non Ehere are 2211700 womenon actsive duty worldwide abouE 11 percentof the force

In additlon there are ncrr 511800slnsle parenEs and abouE half the 21million- active duEy personnel are marriedta considerable changa frcrn Ehe days whenEhe services rre re filled with yorrng singlenra les

As FDR loved to ask What kind ofshenanisans are Ehese tte

Helers a direcL quotse from an amazlngIeEter whlch came in enclosins a 55000check Dontt knor h6r in the iorld Icould have gone 35 years without knoelngabout Ehe Assoclation I am enclosingmy dues and a snall ( sornething extra) -

Sincerely RICIIARD PARMERTER10 New St Florida IlY 10921

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This year were getting two for theprice of one - Ewo convention chairmen -PAUL AUSTIN on the port side and GILHEABERLIN on the starboard side - as youare looking at tshem of course

It all sEarted with an inquiry - fromBILL YOUNG of 790 ELake Ravenna 0HHerd seen our iEem in the DAV fitagazine Sowe ioined BilI uo Then followed a notefroir Rebecca McPiak his daqhter Sherdread our oaoer and wanEed Eo surorise himHerets a bit of her notei itrs iefreshing

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I am enclosireuro $350 for a lapel pinand $400 for a crest oi-ntI am sure you would find ouE whichregiment he was in in KurnamoEo so youwould know whlch crest I want

rl4y father fired on Ehe 24tsh Divisionrifle team They beaE every team in thefar east conrnandexcept thel4arine CorpteamttThe tournament was held aE camp Palmerin Tsudanum Jaoan

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Our BaEtery supported the 2nd Bn 5l-nRCT under Ehe conrnand of LtCol JohnThrocknorEen (rRoclqp Johnr) He laEercosnandecl the 5th RCT ra s the youngestfull colonel in counrand of an infantryregiment The 555th FA Bn was cormnandedbv Lr col John Dalv- ttl am inEerestedEo know any infornEtionregarding the persons Ehat are accive inthe reunLon get togeEher Perhaps youcould enliehEen me and Dass on someinf ornntioi if availabll Triple Nickle people herers anotherone I

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Along abouE last December rve received an inquiry from a Chrisrina Colbertabout an organlzation called Veterans Finders o America The story is developed inher letter used below The lette is a Fatshers Day leEEer being addressed Eo hergood Dad UEwIN C COISERT who justs happens to be a GinleE The rest is now a partof our folk lore - and we love Chrlstina for bringing herself and her srvee Dad intoour fold Melvin today spends most of his time in a wheelctrair Over on the oppositepage we glve you Ehe picEure Ghris mentions in-her lovely leEEer rvhich we reproduceLelorr ttlra t a- preclou-s word EhaE word famiIy See hcir it applies to the e olbertfamlly You know how lt applies to our fami ly of the 24th

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Eor mang years mg Dad had a small Plcture of hlmaelf anil erghtgervrce buililles that he cherlshed He coampIfented hov often thathe thought of that plcture and those men anA hol )e rrlshed hekneu rrhere theg lrere Tvo gears ago as I Fathers Deuro9 presentf had the plcture enlarged and fred Thlg reallg rlade t1mhappg and ttlggered euron ldea of hig to fotm an ocganizatTon tohelp yeterans suclr as hrmself flnd o7d Duddtes Pe talraed mangtlmes about this Idea anil tlov to brlng 7t to llfe

Becau9e f vas ln college at the tlme I irli not reallg cottutltmgself to somethlng that m9 Dad thought vas reallg lnportant Yecontlnued to discuss l15 ldeas anA xhoughts and then founit outthat mg father yas dlagnose as hav rng ALS or Lou GehtlgsDlsease ThTs irld not sxop hlr from maklng a dream come trueHe reaT|zea the sltuation and ghorred Tricl^eillble strength and vil-lpover to contlnue even though lt Decame irlff 7cu7x xo do everyCtay actlvitles such as teuroIking on the phone ot vtltlng a noteIt vas durlng thls tlme that Dad and I te9olved to make hls tdeareal

Our organlzatlon yeteran flnders of Amerlca Is built upon mgDaiy s ilrean to help others flnd old friends As mg Ipm Doloceseuro cloge frlenir lchael and myseJf take the steps to manaqeyeteran Finaers Dad continues to pour forth bcilllant ldeas onhow to make yeteran Flndera a tevardlng success

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ALBERT MCAD00S 3RD CHAPTER

Thi6 i6 the third instaLlrentof IA brlef History of the ifthRCTin Korea The time has cometo try to explain the terns 5thRCT alxd 5th Infantry AU Regi-nental Combat teans have an In-fantry Regiment but not all In-fantry Reginents were RCTi s

The Elfth RCT was rnade up fronthe fitfth Infantly Regiment firstActivated by the USArmy jn 1808wa6 one of the oldest fnfantry Reglments of the USArmyThe 555thfield Artillery Battalion the5th Tank lledical CoJlecting andChenical Motar Conpanles and the72nd Conbat Dtgineer CoEpany

The fifth RCT reEained 1n Ko-ea upon the withdrawal of the24th InfDivlsion the RCT wastenporar[y broken up for 6evera]-nissions Bx I amp z were loadedonto the USNS Marine Phoenlx foran Ovelulgbt Cruise to KoJE-Do arleIaad off PUSAN The Jrd Bx the555 FA Bt Tank Co and otherswent aone place e1se SoEe oneelse rrill have to fill us in Ourmail address for our 6tay on XoJEwa6 the Elfth US fnfantry Wherewere you durlng this period ifyou did rot enjoy KOJE-DO becausethls was good duty(Eeb 15 to May1 1952 Eore or less)

Located on KOJE-DO was a UN POWcanp We relleved elenentE of the27th Wolf Hounds provi ing guard6to several large Prj-son ConpouldsOne Rifl-e Squad per compound fourEuard shiftE of six hours eachseven dqys a week Guard Mountsinspections the whole nine yardsA GIrs dread and a Eecond Ltdelight A11 in a1l- this was theaost pleasant duty anyone couldhave ln the fnfantry iE KOREA

The most detested detaiI had tobe the honey pot brigade andthe most boring was the RockQuarry and breakwater detail Iwonder if anybody knows rhat be-ca]ne of that breakwater

A highlight of our tour atKOJE-DO has to be the night ofthe attempted breakout It hap-pened on the 4th shift 18 to 2400 f remember machine gun trac-ers overhead and a11 of us head-InB for our respective companyconpounds The Next dqy we hadto go lnto the compounds to sortout the Bood guys from the badWe saw severa] dlsmembered bod-ies ln a trash heap not very nice

Around April lSth we loadedon an LST and shipped out to theEast coast slde of KoREA offloading upon the beach ending upat the burned out towlr of INJEright on the l8th Here the FifthRCT was reorganized al1 of ourfar flunB ulits returning andthe 5th RCT was back j-n businessInten6lve trainlng exerclses inareas cleared of civilians gaveus a chalce to get some good tra-ining Some things come to nindI renenber getting folding cot6with rubber ajr matE for 6leepingWe used the Air Mattresses forwhite water raftlng on the rivernear by In early May the fifthwas attached to the 25th InfDiv0u June lSth the fifth got narch-ing orders to proceed north tothe PUNCH BoWL area and in linereljeving the l4th Infantry on theMain Line of Resistance (MLR)The first Bn on the West or leftthe second in the niddle al]d thethird on the right or east CorrErr my outfit was to the riaht ofrBr oh the MLR nore next tine

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mcnlioned lhe possibilily o marriaAe inmY ncxt lclter lo her and almiEl im_

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DALLASOFORttWORTH AND ViCiNlttY

Our verv orsn Ib i Gen HENRY MOHR(a aury liEh F47- 42) of 2o GrandCir StAnn M0 llas written a cohmmwhich tras appeared in a plurality ofpapers arornd the comtry Here it is

KOREA -- NHY IAE A BAD SITUATION No^SE

lhcreasrnglv heavv ere55ure5 roh

wshrhqton South Koreia -ta-

oe ehocatrc aovarnment sound I ike- therhd

na aeefe pie It cores as no surprrse that south Korea E

iIol_- suenderinq to the deaands o+ their polrtrcel

pprit The U S has qiven Korea little choice

t 6ay not be quitE as batr due to progess alrdv octe increatrng a de ocratic qovernont But the Bituation in SthX irrt a lot lrke ht hppened Hhen lhe Unrtd Statesallodrd the shah o+ tran to +ll and l(honnr to seiz porer ri There Ea5 also Nicrequ dher the U s thghtiorutron Eas the wav to brtnq ou stvlE o+ dehocracv ro the

Eee te Ever Fronq lh u 5 State Depatoent hrdco6DletelT 6i5julqct the situttons on everv count

A- thinq5 turnd out the net govnients ot lran- andi tn to= dho serzed absolute poE

e bitter

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the United states Fehps k oent Eellt but thdtaii tt r

Becaus o our reural to support reqioesirrt

6ce allies o+ the United States re can onlv sut+er

the unpl easant consequences

The previous governoents o tran ^d Nicaraqu --_ tshich

adhittedly le+t lot to be desired --- ere rPlaed bv

diclatorships hrch ae +a iose

Un+ortunatelv the U S didnt learn a thing l|e aeenEouaginq actionE in South Koa Fhich mav tead to vev sinilrsits-r+-th prsent leadershiF o+ that countrv is drticallv In rdditlon to brng errable 1Iv

Prrrdent chunoli o=t sone crettt +o the stndard f

lrvinq enjovedOV tre peopre o-t South Korea hich i6 at lEt +ive ti

s better

i1 iCitt North kore -__ a +act thE polilical oPpotsitionEoutd liLe us to Jorqet-

Futhless oen in South Koa ate tedinq the Politicaroppoeition using iots anc the threat oevolution to seie ---ri = alr polrtrcranE do be+oF electron thaEir rto to lmpove thrnqs +or the peoEl

Insorar 35 the u s iE concerned alloing the FPqblic oo io deal +inlv with oppoeition readErs lim Youhq-sn and

ii 0 g is out oJ the question Hoever i+ lhe tro tissuccd 1n seiioq nore ooFer nd in+luehce in Seoul-__ and thevpUOi irr -- lhe Hhole natue o+ U S elationBhips

ith

Koree ahd our stategic Position in th Fa East Eould xqse

In 1945 I net and talke tith Kir Dea Junq one o+ theorrnclol opposttroo leaders 5t the Lottee Hotel rn sEoul =- -i n t

Krh cre to the hoter or a

iiie i a grouP o+ nie journatists on the uitet states

Th sessron had qone on +o onlv a +ee nlnutes hen lbeqant ii that thrs rs no odinv person He is proobrY Ene

nost dahqerEus han t have eve oet ki6 Dt Junq Hhtr perdal

iii]- i- ro aetect o senuine interst on his pert in theerare o+ the oeopl o+ the sountv he dants to rule

kih Dea Ju^q das tried tor 6urdend Eentenced to death in19E|4 s aesul o hrs tole rn inErting bloodv rrots- But hrs = ratcr redued to 20 vears o Hhich Krn

-r-r ths He rE ress thdn n idor o th peopre and

ea o+ hrm sEeos to be ride5Pd

I hard Peopt call Ki6 Dee Jsnq theOn several occsioos

Kh6eni o Kdet

Kifr Younq_Eao xho shrr the ambitions o+ xin D Jung --_ut iil i=itv

ti= 1 --- is nother teGer o+ the

i- = rii to be a narriase or Folitrcar3thcr than a Isti6qltianc

qteDs the unrted states has talen rcntlv Nrll 9o a long n i to Krri a reqrtrhacY and Rtture thev rackand despeatel Y ned

The Fepubt ic o+ (South) Xorea rs +acing a bad situationrh =irJu davs to brrng bout Eoo5tucttve change5 ithoute-= ii atros hrch drtabrrre nd

EeateA

south roea- s prent govenment

Llnotunatelv the +at is rlreadT ih the +ire

MAJ GEN HENRY MOHR

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Cominr to ForE liorth in an RVWontlerin I rbout RV facilitiesThis much we knowThere are four RV parks in or near

Fort Worth with overnisht facilities(hookups) for trailers-and campers

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Green Acres RV Park405 Isbel1 Rd

Sunset RV Park4921 White Settlement

Texas Motsor Home Park4833 ihite Settlement

817-737‐ 7542

817-738-0567Road

817-732-1537Road

Lakeview lIotor Home Park 817-457-677L4793 Fast- Loop 820 Sourh(Near Six Flals in ArlingEonand about 15 miles from the hotelin forE Worth)

The first three are onlv abouL 3 miles$rest of the Hyatt Regenty in downto$rnFort WolEhThere are NO facilities for campers atsour hote 1

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Hope they giveus a drag on thisone before thevthron it away

The Arm1rreturning to anage-old s Era tegyused extensivelvby the Sovietmi11tary isincreasing itsuse of decoys andfake targets inhopes of out-srla rting anenemys modernrreaPons

Decoys inclu-ding canva s tanksand plasticsoldiers couldmake Ehe Arrmr inbattle seem h^riceas big as iErgally is And 1f

A lullEe caavas rcplica of ao Ml ta is oudisplsy i Beltsvtlle Md The Army plars ao lse

fate wespors to oltsmart ale ereEy Theuro decoysEsy Dste an arEy seuroeE lsrgcr tt D it is

half is r 1

We will a

Itlat news seens togive away the secre the Army points outthat the enemy still does noE knorv which

Ie knorr Ehey make decoys of thehighest order of equipment even as muchasmaking fake misdill silosr said TVICorp

Fallon said the Navy is working ondecoy ships and the Air Force tns grounddecoys of f-15 fighter jets thaE can turna bare airstrip into a fake airbase

The decoys are ntade from blorm-upphoEographs of the real things Theylook remarkably real aE a glance which inbaEtle is all an enemy would get beforedeciding whether to f i-re

Who knows maybe for the next one wecan send Ehe deeoys Eo the front and leavethe real live boys to home

(-CIAUDE CRIST of Box 985 Hebron oH

(hes HvMcr 2IsE t48-through TFS) -sends us the name s of a few buddieslWTLBUR J WTNCHEL (19Eh 49-r52)624 Lexington Thornville OH 43076

WILLIAM GRIFFITH (2lsL 49i5I)437 Aullwood Rd Davton 0H 45414

GERALD D TURNER (21st 48-r51)78 lIoodland Downingtown PA 19335

BRUCE MCGUTRE (34rh amp 19Eh r48-r51)16241 Laurel Hill Glenford Otl 43739

ROBERT IAIIRENCE (3rd Eng r57-r58)I14 Buckeye Hebron OH 43025

Ttnnk you Claude

-Whv is iE thaE Ehe weEEest dogs areEhe fiiendtiests dogs

lDThe only Ehing thats more painful ttun

Learning from experience is not Jearningfrom experience

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tanksand Erucks

The canvas Lwo- and Ehree-dimens iona Itanks mde a t TVIs S0-worker planE ouL-side lIashington look real boEh to Ehenaked eye and Eo heat-seeking theIna 1targetsing systems used at night

An unassembled fronts-view M-l weighEsabout 25 pormds and coLlapses into a 4-foot-by-2-foot duffle bag In less thanthree minutes one man can assemble itand plug in a generator to warm up iEstherira lsignaEur with a tape recorderand speakers a pair of soldiers can soundlike an entlre tank battalion

A fake M-l costs about $31500 cornparedwiEh abouE $3 miLlion for a new M-I

Iho remembers L94O-42 when we weredoing the same tshirg - only all we hadwere the decoys the real McCoys werestill on Ehe drawing boards

The Army has about 4000 real M-I tanksand plans to outfit each rrith at leastone fake M-1 at a cost of about $75million [taj Andrew Fallon of Ehe Army I sbudget office said

Deception has been a key element inmilitary strategy since the Trojan HorseGeman Gen Enrin Ronmel fooled Alliedforces in North Africa during WlJ II tsheBriEish fooled the cermans and Ehe IsraeliArmy today regularly uses deceptive falseradio chatter

But Ehe Sovietss are thoughE to be themost adept having everylhing from pseudoballistic missiles to entire fake armiesunder a branch of the military called thePrlncipa I Dlrectorate of SlraEegicDeception

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ADDRESS CORRECTON REQUESTED

WALLY CUNNINGHAM has

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asked us to share $rlEh you the contenEs of areceived from Ehe good PasEor Rev ElEon Sthe Open Door in Wiklinglon Iosra

CHURCH O「 THE OPEN DOOR MISS10N532 Main Street

wnmingtOn lowa 56983

Rev Elton S SInith Pastor

Dear BroEher

Perhaps you have heard of me and oty naEionrride campaign inche ciuse of ternDerance Each year for the past fourteenI have rrade a Eoirr of Texas Kahsas Nebraska Mlssouriand lora delivering a series of lecEures on the evils ofdrinkine On this tour I have been accouqranied by uy youngfriend ind assisEanE Clyde LimpEon Clyde a young manof good family and excellent background is a paEheEicexaiple of liEe ruined by an excessive indulgence in whiskeyand woraen C1yde would hppear wiEh me aE lectures and siLon the plaEforin drunk wheezing starLng at tshe audiencethrough- heavy bleary blood-shot eyes sweaEing profuselypicklng his nose belching and making obscene- gestsureshlle I would polnE him out as an exarple of whaL over-indulgence can do for a person

This winEerr unforEunately Clyde passed away A mltualfriend tras eiven me vour -nime Lnd I wonder if you would beavailable t5 take cliders place on Ehis years Eour

Rev Ellon Schurch of the

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ALBERT MCAD00=S 5TH CHAPTER

This ls the fifth ln6ta11uentof IA Brief Eistory of the EifthRCT 1n I(oresrr continuing rith xoyConbat phase of these recolectlonEou Patrol actlvitles coDtiDuesthroughout the surnner with bothAEbush and an occasi-onal ContactpatloI that often 1ed to Fire-flghts arld we had several Oneconslsted of tbe entire ConpanyI renenber a radiona]1s coafelenceheld near the 11ne of departurerhere I 6aY eleraents of Eost ofthe partlciparxts togetber slththe supporting uaits rflhin lhs1ire o f larch Tbere Yas justabout evelybody frolo Conpany Eexcept the cooks and bottle wash-ers Motatnen and heavy nachiae-gurnels rlth teror 1n there eyesNot u6ed to patro16 alld apparentfear of the urknom We sere norenonchalant because this ra6 oDe ofseveral patrols we had partcipated1a ad soDe of the6e guys nere otrtheir flrst patrol With a1l theaoi6e and fus6 ye nade the NKPAavolded us We baDged around nostof the night and returDed rithoutcontact Later patrols the NKPAnade up for it and 1n one ofthe6e I got hlt rith about 15others i-a a perfectly execudedambush We vere caugbt flatfoot-ed Tbey hit us hard ard ran aw4yVle 6pent the lenainddr of the rightxithdraring and returning to ourlilles I carrt recal1 Yhether any-body ras kil1ed that nlght but 1stplatoon dld take slx I(IAi s durineuroour tour on the Iine and we hadmore men wounded thatx eDteled theline on June l8th

Almost every tri8ht se had tocontend v1th Ground fo8 and whilethe Artlflclal noonlight helped us

to see it also helped the othersi-de A6 the sunmer drew to a closethe Fiftb RcT wa6 transferled fronthe 25th Djvigion to the 40th Divi-sion and shortly after that wewere reLeived by the 223d Infantryon the night of October 3111952

sone tlne prior to bej-ng reLiev-ed we had a patrol that caused yourstnrly a 1ot of grief our nissionwas to set up blocking posLtionsnear the low dip ln the lldgelinenear I believe George CoDpany We

went out one wqy a[d were to retu]nby another route lllhile 6et uP thenj-ght teEperatures dlopped suddenlyto belov freezing We were sweattyxrith no Jackets and nust have caus-ed o16e because re were under severartil1ey flre (possibly l2ampn)nasty stuff We had to be very stil1and renaln quite and i-n place forseveral hours My feet becane numbI could hardly walk nlthout assist-ance I 6ot a touch of Frostbite anda brief stay ln the 5th Inf lledica1Conpany where I appalently ful1y re-coveled Such resiliance we had whene were twenty

Finally off the 1i-ne I enteredlnto an eleven day peri-od where Iwas tra]1sferred out of the flrstplatoon jnto the fourth and becanea gunner it a 57nn Recollless riflesquad Just as sooa as I got used tocarrlng the thlnE I had orders inharxd for LIe ZI(zoDe of Interlor )or rotation back to the States Ihad R amp R 1a Japan for five dqysl1ke everybody e1se but those con-pat storles w111 st4y out of printMoxe next tine fron the officlalRecord as my st4y jn the 5th RCTceased to exlst Bore next tlme

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- INIERNATIONAL KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL

Rmdeuror dp Fot8otten

11Bl s theuro tl of ttE c4aian for ar IfterutictEl Koleat leuror Veterals tlrialilLlic G poIcfrrr cr a hish cliff oerlokirs tlE Pampific

ampd ou 4e invlleurod Lo be a Pdt ofl tlls cAslgn -- yc r peurorsoa11y atd EdSatlzatlrn you represt

I1E amplve to ratse S38 BiUidl for tieuro nrial (described in accqavirEiiJiGl

i--ii iiav n site has best drrured bv tlE citv of rs keuroeres

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effoEEs ad able guidace or uavor T Bradrer

ItE rExt scheduleurod evst eiII be the offictal gro-[ld breaking --sudav Jtrle 25 1989

at Aneels Park Sar Peurodro -- at rihich tirE all of tlE co-sdEorinA- ax eEorsrngsrs-ri2ad tiU be rePreseurottted Tsrtatlw final dedicaticn o ttr rEErrar rsElrteurod for Novder u 1990

As )Du car te1l rE ee lndeed serious abdrt tlis It EL1 c to passl

Eiceuron crsualtiE in tlE xoret lhr (1950-1953) eurore o(lsElveuro --- i91245ii l0]r84 dd et al -- bul LEi a e ad sdEn ftdn 22 Allied N3tlc6HUfi-ta b dqiv or prrPerlv tEEred nx rnternalilxoran ir vteras rri5-I YiIl help rectift tlEr

Ytu Ddricioati6r sdsrseErtt ad swport td yd- organiz-aLicts ee Edi thsolicited be ttE InleEnatlorEl l(oreamp Llrr VeLerans lrtrlla] ClmiEtee E wiIILdr-r rn oEtro sLpplv anv ioaterials to Lo ary reasaEbre teuroitgt Lo

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一Ch4ttsy and jolly notes from a fomer WALTER E oTNEIL (5th tTB) of

2d Lt FA - B-ILL IIOILEY of RE 2 Box 458 825 Pa lourar Et Cajon cA92020 rells usWarren TX It goes Ehe one about the manage aE a boring

I was rvith the Triple Nickle in HI -- meeEing who asked Can you hear me ithad Ehe Aruno Train the- first Een davs in the back and the boy aE- the back whoKorea and then Forvard observer unEil hit said No and the f11oh in lhe fronEon 2 SepE5O I had the short economy who said ttletrs swap placesrrEour Thariks Wally rve needed thaEtI nors have Ehro ggies in the service r-(C1asses of i75 and r53) and they have The race is on Is there arqrone inasked me Eo relite up my experiences in the horrse who beats thisKorea - rrTro catalacts and lens lnrplantsIIrm hoping this rer-Erion my firsE surgery - rotor cuff lefl shouiderwill help shed some lighE and tickle some high blood pressure sugar diabetesmemory cells so I can complete nry rnasEer- and gouEpiece |ly Cameo Role In Korea The The envelope pleaselAlmosE ForqoEEen viar nd the name - not the winner -- iust

Irm lo6king forward to receiving more the rEme - is - CH Bronko ATKINSONinfo about the reunion Do you anticipate (MP Platoon and Hq 63rd Field i4t--r45)distributing lists of expected atEendees of 3800 SDecatur Las Vegas NVwith addresies No were not -aking fin Bronko -

B1II werll lisE Ehoge coming if we far from it - were just ov6rrhelmed byIearn early enough WeII do our the sorry fact that Lhe people of our -d____esE 3ffrIiE Hi gElIhiBT$Bt

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I-JOHN RAGIAND writes from 6321 Gonzales

Groves Tr( 77519 Savannah was my firstand I thoroughly enj oyed iE I intend tofltake future meetingi Lord willing -iMeeEine ner^r friends was very retresh-ing buts uifortrnately did not seeany of sv outfit hybe if you sPread rdoroln nlxt TL issuL its might helP

Thb outfiE was co D 21st duringearLv 44 - earlv 46 Does arrybody knowthesL fellows aird their whereabouts--cGreni Ralph (was from Itt)

Rirnldi (was from Chicago)T- Pilch (was frqn wyoming I think)T- Reardon (from Kansa s I think)T Mrncv (was from Oklahoma ) I mer

hih 6n Mindanao and he wor-rnd uPas cook and rrent to Japan

Box (chink Willie $as first name-rrd rr was frorn stsLouis)tI knot Ehis is an InposiEionr --buEwould deeplv appreurociate any heIp

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Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

- _l4aybe our yelling about it has paidotf

The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

an』itliltlo888estants will be giventumlr entFiesOCt2虫d電 選lTinnerwill be chosen Nov 10

Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

ItrE abouE time

-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

rYea GimletslBetter sti1 call IARRY JoHnSOitl at612-665-213L Hers at 312 SlbinLeseur rYN 56058

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i gox54 Fennville HI 49408 is a1l

eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

triteto 6 c 2ool3- 137 211

rFte are in receipE of a friendly caII

from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

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close Eo the family It rras no surPrise

gliigiIti LilU J i- -rrurtlHL3oinaf ter Hictor rra s laid to rest Dave t

--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

If -

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fori-ro ci I s extended Erip to Hong Kong Bangkok and

urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

i - - ^ ^- anY f iner Etrrn Donr tIii rot ne up so 1 trope r -

- Beautifulry said Ctraprain Joe

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

RUBVE M ROGRSON350 Sowillo+r SP115Ria lto GA 9237 6

-Deceased Dec 12 1988

cEcIL L MoYER (H 2LsE 42-45)t-

From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

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ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

IA was ltq amp Hq Co 34th

from tJ+2 Eo t45 IJhen Ehe lhn shows upats the door to teturn Ehe picturesyourve goE to go

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

faith in tomorrohr for the clock may Ehen

be s til IAuthor Unknqm

-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

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TOUR INFORMAT工 ON

convelllnirsYlllcコ 呈lt普u[el ChdegCe and at your

your en]oynento consu t the brochurSfledllitting Sites for

1 The Kinbeu Art luseuD2 AEon Carter MuseuD3 tlater caldens4 OEni ftteater5 Sundance Square6 FaDous Exchange Avenue (Stockyards Billy Bobts

White Elephant Saloon etc )

Tours out of lort worth are availabLe as foLlorrs1 Southfork Ranch in Dal1as - Hone of w shon trDat1astr2 Slx flags over Texas in ArliDgrton ( thene park)3 Dealey Plaza Texas Schoolbook Depository

and The Slxth Floor MuEeu where Lee Harvey OsrraldalIegedly shot Presialent Kennedy If you irelnterested call or rrrite the reunion clrairnanlrell in advance for reservations

4 Torn of cranbury Tour (4O miles southwest ofSort worth - requires a fuU day)

other activilies1 GoIf - Roclcuood IIuniclpal Course - 3 miles from

hotel Starting tiDes rriU be available onFriday and Saturday nornings

2 AudioVjsual RooE - Open Thursday and Eriday only forsholring of tapes and filEs of Ath Division actions fronfiln library and for those of you who Eight bring a tapefor viewing

3 A buUetin board uill be available in the hospitality roomfor neDbers to post plctures letters or any other typeof historical facts or infornation for Derbers to inspectand discuss

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Aloba Dinner Friday septeEber 15 Bonelesa Breast ofchicken Arllngrton fil1ed with applenut herb dresBlng and uadeirasauce salad vegetables cheesecake and strat barrieE

[tenorlal Banquet saturday SepteEber 15 Ieurone star uixedcril1 Regency salad vegetablie chocolate rouladg irlth vaniuasauce

Aloha Dinner S2250 per persontleDorlal Banquet $2500 per parson(Pric6 lncludes tax and gratuity)Tlckets to botb dlnners uill lndicate your table nuber The

ticket [uat be shorrn at the Entlance to tbe banquet hall foradmittancE and nane plates uortl for identificatlon purposes

DAILY EVENTS

Early arrivals - on your own

1OO pn - Registration desk opens Reunionofflcially begins Hospitality rooE open90O aD Mealg on Your oun

Audlovisual Room open 9300 au to 4300 P-nTours and shopping leals at your pleasure

eudioviEual RooDi HosPitality RooD Tours tcocktail hou 5o0 to 70o lr iAlolra Dinner 700 pn

Business Deeting 1ooo at i Cocktail hour600 to 700 prn i teuorla] Banquet 7oo Pttr

continental Breaklast 700 to 10o0 aD( cotrplhentary)

ALHAT Untl1 we Eeet again

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- The officers of the Association consider this rllaEter closed and no further mentionof it wiII be rnade in our future issues

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In friendship

The Assocration officersregreL the pubrlcation of the articre whi ch reftectedne8atively uFon the tested and -piou a+tfi --ftre-iJcora- i4usrrates all Eoo well tl tthe 34ch upheld rhe finesr rradirioo or-itu U4 -inu i-irr i6iljiir[

Tte articre aooarinq in the Taro Leaf was no an-editori-al conent or a steurotementof an opinion of ciri edit8r rt was meiJ -i of a book by an aurhor and icincluded a quotation from tht urt -itr-ifur51i t item was sinpry to reporr $rha tsomeone erse had said abour rhe arn rti-i-i ii iiih[E-fifi implied thar the EdiEor rvas i agiuunf -riitiiirroooIt is tine tO mend fences drink from l

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APOLOCY TO MEbfBERS OF TliE 34TH ‐ KoREA

Veterans AdministrationInsurance Center

Toll-Free Information ampService Line

1-800-422-E079

Use this Nationwide lbll-FrceuroInsurance telcphone numberfor informationaction on

Premium Payments

DividendsFolicy laans

Beneliciary DesignationInsurance Applications

ConversionsAddress Changes

Disability amp Death Claimsand

Other Insurance Inquiries

Come to Teir s for a visit litir r6gaprst - or soiire of it annny

Your l-hourhts ri11 tloubtlessh do somerrrdrlrin Yroa I ronter lrho t Ii beLirerctod I ronler lrl It II rcasure ttpItrs the crrious )ard-qtick thaU tsries Eorrse the acconplishnenLs of otheis as airy to assess our orn progrcss in liIePeihaps

s nc- ir3 comtttefrom thcunansrerabl-c lrour thoughts ni11 sneakarair from E1e prcsentrd take refuge oito busy day in lqi4 - or 1950 - or 1964

So- itril 11 cos crvsual clarr atFort JorLh Yout II move inEo the hotellobbv rnd will spot Ehe crorrd Faces rviLlemerge and narnes rvllI come more quicklyttran you Lhink they might Bob - Peter -3tu - Bil-1 - youll gct Lhen all on thesecond Ery if not the first

It is thcrr again - people you kneorand rrho knerv you during the teribleexperience of rnilitary service - peoplerrho lltnev you before you felt the pressureof Eaking a place in the adult world

See y6u iir Fort lIoruhl

-r-lAnyone looking for a geologist tJehave one BOB DAYSON (5th RCT 51-52)of 1306 Forest H111 Dr Vincennes IN

a-Our fiscal yeat begins on August thefirst and ends on July ehe 3lsr So all

annual dues are due as of August 1including inerementa 1 payments byLife llembers

ri-- Leg surgery for Life Member JOE PATTON(SEh RcT 50-51) of Star Routi 2 Box 51Bradenburg l(Y Werre trying to Iamprn mor6on poor Joe and will be back

AOne LLOYD PITMAN of 2O7L Preble

Preble IIY - canr E f ind Preble on tiremap - apparently just another Preble on thebeach - has asked for help Seems he wasin the lsE Cav - DivArty - 99th FA Bn- in Japan in i49 Went lo Korea ThevEook a beaLing Men losE He thinkssome of his men were assipned to the 24thAsks for rrany inforrnationr Guess thequesEion is- Did you know of arry Cavpeople being assighed Eo us We- knor iEtsa lousy question - buE rre did promise thisrnan thtwerd put ouE Ehe feellr

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Phil Granrn Republican Senator fromTeltas thinks balancing the US budgetis like trying to geE to heaven

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tMuch of the net sElengEh of Americawhich can be seen in the preceeding page-swas a bv-product of wat which sPurred Ehewhole niuion Eo heights of accomPlislxnentit had never dreameii of Yet the costas alwavs in war was appalling Lifewould never again be Ehe same for thefamilies of tEe servicemen who died intheir vouth on Ehe baEtlefields Noreould ic ever be quite Ehe same for boyslike Jerqne von Mohrtiln rmEerial things tshe nation trad alsoDaid The war had involved an enormousaiiir

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PosslLlltqieEa lf the po1l favor s the Decenber 7th date plan our regularEunlon--6r EEe latEer part of Septeobea then Ehe ne bers SoInB to Honolulucould 81Bn up rrlth the PHSA tour and proceed on thelr oun

lf Ehe October let date at Schofleld ls preferred Ye rrould have Eo planior -tsoffii6ii6-(s lnce only a snall Einorlty rrould oake Ehe Hawalian lrtp) one on ttre Ealrrland aIrd one in Hawali ln Dhlch case se couldr

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D Have our reBula reunlon ln San Franclsco one rreels prlor Eo the Hardail- aifair afcr flhtch Ehose conElnuing on Eo Aloha-land Hould proceed

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QUEST10NAIRE 1991 REtNION(s)

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Asted why he would not substi-tEte a missile submarine for short-rarge Duclear missiles i Europe

Calvi replied tiat this had heuroertried i tie 1960s bd as judgedDot to be credible becaDse theUnited Stat8 ard the Soviet U onwere Dot lilely to blor each otherup rith auclear reapols in orderto stop aD irvader attaching arl-othea countiy

l NATo countriB iD Europelose the Lance and get oo replace-Eent for it they would ooly baveairplaneuros alrd artillery tubes tofire a a superio i-ovadirg [orceatrd such Eajor targets to the rearas assemblirg ares ArtilleryGahiD codteDde4 has too short areach oDIy 12 miles ard aircrafttrying to hir targets close to thefrortliDes Eould face deadly lire

Soviet atr deleDseuros ir Europehave beurocome so lethal Galvrnsaid ilat the only ray to gothmugh it ts to fly ulder it at 100feeurot wbile goinS 500 kDots Soweve got to take the pressurc ofIour aircrait- lve caot re3ci aay-tlitrg except the Iocal batuerieidwiti (Ducler artillery So youbave got to have a baclup byIielditrg a Lalce replacemetrt

Galiiu said he waDts a sbort-range rcissile with a range of 210to 20 roiles that would be Illouot-ed on a tracked vehicle io it couldmove from one battlefield to an-other

Under culreot aEns aSreemeDtshort-range missiles canDot have araDge of more than 300 miles

NUCLEAR WEIIPONS - Chari siolry wcapor deployed by NATOad Wallaw Pact eo[Dtries i EoroIc

IATO chief endorses arms cutsbut wants new short-range missiles

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BRUSSEIS Belgiur - ceD-JohD R Galvi coEEander ot tieNorth Atlantic Treaty Organiza-tioq said ir an jntervlee here thathe eDdors6 the coDveDtional-arEsreductioos recently proposed byPresideut Bush but Fill reEaiureasy about defeDdilg Europeurountil he has new short-Etrge ou-clear roissiles to replace lieuroLaDce

Bush bosiDg io pressure froEWest GerrDaDy and otter allieurosagrEed to postpoDe EodemizatioDol ttre lalce mrssile utriil he hastrieurod to Begotiate reuroductioDs iotroops aircraJt tanls and otherarmor and artillery baseurod tn Eo-mpe But tle presldeot stressedthat he has no inteouoD of abaD-doBilg short-raoge ouclear Eis-siles like the lalce

GalviD asked why he iDsisted oDkeeuropi8 sorEe short-raEge missrlcsiatier t[an abaDdoni-og them alto-gether said tley are vital to de-terring tle start of war ardshould deterrence fail to stop aBiavadil8 force

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The salesrnan was expectj-ng a veryimDortanl cusEomer to c-rll him at homeonSaEurdav so when he had Eo leave Ehehouse for i-short Eime he gave his liEtleson careful instructions on hors Eo answerthe telephone and take a messate

When Ehe phone rang the boy alswe_rediE feellng very grown up he Eold thecaller ttraE his fa Eher was not in at themoment and asked whether he would like toleave a message

Yesi the-caller said Iell himMr Jonis called - J-O-N-E-S

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MessagePlease feel aE ease abouE our September shlndl8 in Fort Wolth Every-thlnS is in place for a gala celebration It should be another superexEravaganzal Each upcoming reunlon seems to generaEe more excitemenEand enthusiaam than the lasc one From the letEers and calls we canfeel Ehe troops chafing aE Ehe blE sort of a sense of ur8encylt usedEo take nosE of the year to genelate monenEumi nor iE begins almosEinnediaEely afEer the last reunion

24th Dlvision parElctpatlonr Ea1y in the Bane the acceptance ofour invtEation was subJecC to budgeEary restrictlons buf as ofthis srltinB iE appears EhaE Gen Taylor will be able to favoE usuith thaE very lmpressive color guard the all time favoriEe musicalcoEbo lhe usual PX irith a very unusual assortmenE of Taro Leafnerchandise and of course Mrs Taylor General Pece and a fewnembers of hls staff Be srjre to rdelcoEe Eheo all as only 24th-erscan dol

Melllbers wi undoubtedlyareas in which our 2900 -

7oO East amp Northeast725 SOuth250 SW(Tx Ok Ark )

States with melnbership over

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800 Uldwest500 (11 WesE States + Ht amp Ak)

100 are as fol tows r

146 Texas135 I ll inois126 Mass112 Georgla102 Mlchlean

Above data complled by our hard worklng (dally updates) DirectoryChalrman and eomputer uhiz (l) Joe McKeon Thark you Joel

Revertln8 to For WorthS eptember Chalroan Paul Austin and his veryable assistants have all deEails lined up wiEh the hotel the alrlinesthe atrporE EransporEation local activities and above all our verywarm and hospitable hospltality room which always exudes comraderiefolnd noshere else on this planeE Anyone quesEion Ehat sEaEementThe only Ehing left is for our rnenbers Eo make their hotel reserva-Eions dlrect tith the hoEe1 and reunion registration direcE to PaulAustin Forms wlll be princed in each lssue of Ehe TARo LEAF

My sEaff (aheml) and I look forward o EreeEin8 all our ironderfulmeobers and thelr very alluring vrlves aC our annual party especiallythose me$bers from the Breats state of Texas rrho may have never aEtendedone of our reunlons previously

24th-fully yours

RoberE Ender

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Don Knox wrote anOra1 Histoty of theKorear VJartr It covered the opeiling 6months Don was working on the secondand final voltrne when he suddenly diedHis work rlra s concluded by Alfred CoppelEhe well known specialist in mllitarytiiylTさξ[重nttI1甜elLl『v8ryHarcollrt Brace 」ovanovich New York 1988

Appearing in it with fragmentary butterr fic interv ews are our own LACYBARNETT WARREN AVERY LEONARD KORCIE

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1990 - Korea 4oth RevisiE

Itss gonna seeftr as tshough this issue s full of coupons to be fll1ed outs And youtll berighc

Our very energetic publlc relatsions nember GOLDY NORTOII has been diligently ats work devel-oping a package tour Here are some of the deteuroiIs

This would be a ten day (eight night) trip covering such places as Seoul Osan SuronChochiwon Taejon the Kun Rlver the tlakEong eEc Theurore are options for tag-ons Eo llong KongHong Kong and ehina Tokyo Ttrailand and tlawail

The basic package Eould cost between $1600 and 200000 per person based on dqrble occlq)ancyThis figure includes-air fare frl tie West Coasc all hotels and groutd _travel r and sose mealsOf courEe the air fare from the east and mld-west would have to be added to this sost

The questionaire ls self exptanatory If iou plan on takLng ad ntage of Bhis packageplease led Goldy lrtorr Tlme is in isportant faacor The nain thing he has to ascertain ls rrhetherbr no there issufficient inEeresc among our membets so thaE he can proceed in working out thedetails

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Dates of Korea Service

Hear that Ith the can opener Go seeif its for you or for me

lawyer Norman S Ostrord of New YorkCitsy tells Ehe EaIe of the farmer withhis horse and wagon going for a load ofgrain who was struck head-on

The farmer suffered severe and pernanentinju-ries Ilhen the case rra s tried to aiury the insurance conpany lawyer asked[imtIsntt its Erue chai ifuneaiitelyaf ter Ehis accidenE a person came over Eovou and asked vou how irou felttt tYes I remeurber thit tt the farmer said

And didnE you tell him thaE vou neverfelt beEEer in vour life

I quess I did The-defense lawyer said rrNo further

questlons tlOn redi-recE the farmer was asked

l^Iill you tellthe jury the circrrnstincesin whLch vou made that resoonsetYesrt- the farmer said- Inrnediatelyaftgr ttre accidenE my horse had twobroken l-egs and was neighing and kickingThe rnan who came alonq was a deDutvThe rnan

Word from Alice BRIDIIELL on EARL(H 19th 38-t4) dorsn at 5611 Bar SSt Tucson lZ 85713 is Ellat Earl isconfined Eo a wheelchair Had seriouscervical surgery from which he recoveredafEer a 2 oonths hospiEal stay MedicsdidnrE expect him to rake it buts he didBoth Allce and EarI ask ttrat Eheir goodwishes and love be extended to allwho remember them rrRemembert Whocould forget Ehis wonderful pair

-If Ehis is your first reunion wiEh us

please dont sit back $raiting for peopleEo introduce themselves to you You belhe shaker and the mover - please - yousEep forward Lo him - or them - exEendyour glad hand - and sound off as if youhad a-pair - youtll be happy thau youdid Ours is a terrific bunch of happyacquaintances and warm friends Averagerunning time from sEranger Eo acquaintanceto friend - five minutesi AlI especiallvso cuz Ehis year were meetint in Texaspardner tIell be in Ehe land where Ehebroncos kick up Eheir heels and thecowboys do Eheir unlevel best to trang onTheirs is the romance of Ehe rodeol ourbonanza is in simple friendships

-r-- Guggs our campa ign against tinted glassin vehicles hit a dead end Oh wellr-RALPH BALESTRIERI was on our side evenLf no one else was CantE understand whvCongress with Ehe stroke of a pendoesnE ouELaw the business Where arethe police on thls one Or at leasE thepolice unions

盤1究eparailn呈鯛ittrd[uりput hls ievolver tothe horsets eir and sho him dead Then hewent over Eo the dog which trad a brokenback an was crying He puc his gun toEhe dogs ear and shot him dead Then hecame to me and asked me rHow do you feelr

I-said I neve feltbetter iri mylife

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How Eo dress for FtWorth CasrallvCor-nfortably Coolly - is Lhat a word-Weve trad much fun with Hawaiian gearin years pase - colorful shlrts for themen muu-muus for the Iadies - for rnostof our waking hours including the Fridaynight dinner Its colorful comforEablecozy But - come Sa turday night for ourcombinaffin Memorial ServiceBanquetwe sErongly suggest business suitscompleEe with shirts neckties and shoesfor Ehe men - and for Ehe ladiesr eveningdress wear cocktail dresses or whaEeveryou look diessed up in We dont goiorrna I as Ehey used to call iE buE lvecertainly hranE to imProve on Times Squarea high noon (L-

The recenE death of IF Izzy SLonethe famous iournalist called to mind hisbook Korei Ttre Hidien War in whichappears the carefully veiled innuendoEha t the Korean lar was all sEarted by acooked-up deal between the US andSouth Korea

FExciEing and sensible new plans in Ehe

works all in a bona fide efforE to avoidEttat vexaEious anma I stamPede inEo ourSa turday night banqueE hall

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While-the Pentagon has been claimlngsuccess ln integrating women lnto theamed forces famllies in the ranks havebeen confronting a crisis in child care

The Department of Defense concedes thatlt needs 811000 more day care slots formllltary dependents O-f the 129000chlldren who do receive care on oilitarvlnstallatlons worldwide the Pentagon estirnates that 21000 aie in centeis thatare anElquaEed overcrorded or hazardous

lfuch of the Dressure for more famtlvand child-relat-ed supporE has cme with Eheinflux of women singl- parents and yowrgmalried recruiEs who have enllsted in chep-ost-Vletnam erarsaid IAjDavid Super ofthe Artry a Pentagon spokesnan

As an example in 1958 at the heighEof the Vletnam War 381400 women lrere onactive duEy worldwlde out of a total35451000 United States troops MajorSuper sald Non Ehere are 2211700 womenon actsive duty worldwide abouE 11 percentof the force

In additlon there are ncrr 511800slnsle parenEs and abouE half the 21million- active duEy personnel are marriedta considerable changa frcrn Ehe days whenEhe services rre re filled with yorrng singlenra les

As FDR loved to ask What kind ofshenanisans are Ehese tte

Helers a direcL quotse from an amazlngIeEter whlch came in enclosins a 55000check Dontt knor h6r in the iorld Icould have gone 35 years without knoelngabout Ehe Assoclation I am enclosingmy dues and a snall ( sornething extra) -

Sincerely RICIIARD PARMERTER10 New St Florida IlY 10921

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BILL SHOIIEN (2IsE amp 24th Recon | 4]t44)1911 Francis St Waukestra WI 53188 saysAm still hiking mosE every other day lnour staEe forests near here Trled ameasured nine miler Ehe other day which Ihave covered in 3| hours each of Ehe lasEfour years buE had to stop after just 2|hours The sotes of my feeE feel like theyare callused and today I hiked anoEherarea for 3 hours Thls area ltas noextremely steep or high hills or bluffsjust keEtles and moraines lefE over fromthe lasE ice age 20000 years ago Iremember hlking the Koolaus and WaianaeMountains on Oahu and camping on Ehe streamsalso Ehe ouEback in Australla EhaE GolonelLawson authorized A1 Fournier and I toreconnoiEer for two to four days A1waysfollowed bv a reoorE and more overlavsManv Eimes- othermen were involved aird oftenGenLra I Cramer needed a guide or comPanyand asked one of us to eo alone How soodiE was to be in nry 2Os-and hile all dXywiEh pack and rifle But I did geE sorefeet then too -

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This year were getting two for theprice of one - Ewo convention chairmen -PAUL AUSTIN on the port side and GILHEABERLIN on the starboard side - as youare looking at tshem of course

It all sEarted with an inquiry - fromBILL YOUNG of 790 ELake Ravenna 0HHerd seen our iEem in the DAV fitagazine Sowe ioined BilI uo Then followed a notefroir Rebecca McPiak his daqhter Sherdread our oaoer and wanEed Eo surorise himHerets a bit of her notei itrs iefreshing

I wouid like Eo srpris him with a 24th lapel pin and a regiment cres pinI have no idea wtra t regiment he was inbut I do knorv he was staEioned in KrnnamoEoJapan in L947 (zlsE InfRebecca )

I am enclosireuro $350 for a lapel pinand $400 for a crest oi-ntI am sure you would find ouE whichregiment he was in in KurnamoEo so youwould know whlch crest I want

rl4y father fired on Ehe 24tsh Divisionrifle team They beaE every team in thefar east conrnandexcept thel4arine CorpteamttThe tournament was held aE camp Palmerin Tsudanum Jaoan

tte told me ire gots tso Japan in Febof 47 He was sent Lo a place calledZanm and $as sent from there to aKunamoto He said he had to go underlte ocean on a train to get there(The tr-rnnel bebveen HonsEa and Kyusha IRebecca)

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- r amrJrlErng in order to obEain soncrnronnaEion regarding Ehe reunion inFtJorthI retired from lhe Arnry in r55 I

H63sf5 ilf itIfi I -i19ilia c Schof ield rrhen Ehe lorean iar ber-an andrye -embarlced for l(oree and landed ufrr-and irTme(liately engaged i ioGt-i- itEoefense ot la san

Our BaEtery supported the 2nd Bn 5l-nRCT under Ehe conrnand of LtCol JohnThrocknorEen (rRoclqp Johnr) He laEercosnandecl the 5th RCT ra s the youngestfull colonel in counrand of an infantryregiment The 555th FA Bn was cormnandedbv Lr col John Dalv- ttl am inEerestedEo know any infornEtionregarding the persons Ehat are accive inthe reunLon get togeEher Perhaps youcould enliehEen me and Dass on someinf ornntioi if availabll Triple Nickle people herers anotherone I

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This nLce litt1e story started thus

Along abouE last December rve received an inquiry from a Chrisrina Colbertabout an organlzation called Veterans Finders o America The story is developed inher letter used below The lette is a Fatshers Day leEEer being addressed Eo hergood Dad UEwIN C COISERT who justs happens to be a GinleE The rest is now a partof our folk lore - and we love Chrlstina for bringing herself and her srvee Dad intoour fold Melvin today spends most of his time in a wheelctrair Over on the oppositepage we glve you Ehe picEure Ghris mentions in-her lovely leEEer rvhich we reproduceLelorr ttlra t a- preclou-s word EhaE word famiIy See hcir it applies to the e olbertfamlly You know how lt applies to our fami ly of the 24th

HAPPY EATHER S DAY DADDY -

Ity Dail lrelvln G Colbert 7s a prouit netuber of the 21thInfantrg 2lst Dlvlslon and f aE vrltlng thts letter to sharelrlth gou hov f feel about htm - euro Deurod t ho Is t onderful anilextraordlnarg

Eor mang years mg Dad had a small Plcture of hlmaelf anil erghtgervrce buililles that he cherlshed He coampIfented hov often thathe thought of that plcture and those men anA hol )e rrlshed hekneu rrhere theg lrere Tvo gears ago as I Fathers Deuro9 presentf had the plcture enlarged and fred Thlg reallg rlade t1mhappg and ttlggered euron ldea of hig to fotm an ocganizatTon tohelp yeterans suclr as hrmself flnd o7d Duddtes Pe talraed mangtlmes about this Idea anil tlov to brlng 7t to llfe

Becau9e f vas ln college at the tlme I irli not reallg cottutltmgself to somethlng that m9 Dad thought vas reallg lnportant Yecontlnued to discuss l15 ldeas anA xhoughts and then founit outthat mg father yas dlagnose as hav rng ALS or Lou GehtlgsDlsease ThTs irld not sxop hlr from maklng a dream come trueHe reaT|zea the sltuation and ghorred Tricl^eillble strength and vil-lpover to contlnue even though lt Decame irlff 7cu7x xo do everyCtay actlvitles such as teuroIking on the phone ot vtltlng a noteIt vas durlng thls tlme that Dad and I te9olved to make hls tdeareal

Our organlzatlon yeteran flnders of Amerlca Is built upon mgDaiy s ilrean to help others flnd old friends As mg Ipm Doloceseuro cloge frlenir lchael and myseJf take the steps to manaqeyeteran Finaers Dad continues to pour forth bcilllant ldeas onhow to make yeteran Flndera a tevardlng success

9o on thls Eathers Dag I vant By Dai to knov hovlove hlm and ttat f hope through yeteran F1nders veto reunlte hlm Ith hls buddles in the photograph

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It started vrth a plcture some at]^ong merlorlee an Titea and

EIve my Dad the best glft of a77 - the knorrledgle that so mangme0Ders of our organlzatlon xhat he founded have been reunrted

I IOVE YOU CIRTSTTNA

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ALBERT MCAD00S 3RD CHAPTER

Thi6 i6 the third instaLlrentof IA brlef History of the ifthRCTin Korea The time has cometo try to explain the terns 5thRCT alxd 5th Infantry AU Regi-nental Combat teans have an In-fantry Regiment but not all In-fantry Reginents were RCTi s

The Elfth RCT was rnade up fronthe fitfth Infantly Regiment firstActivated by the USArmy jn 1808wa6 one of the oldest fnfantry Reglments of the USArmyThe 555thfield Artillery Battalion the5th Tank lledical CoJlecting andChenical Motar Conpanles and the72nd Conbat Dtgineer CoEpany

The fifth RCT reEained 1n Ko-ea upon the withdrawal of the24th InfDivlsion the RCT wastenporar[y broken up for 6evera]-nissions Bx I amp z were loadedonto the USNS Marine Phoenlx foran Ovelulgbt Cruise to KoJE-Do arleIaad off PUSAN The Jrd Bx the555 FA Bt Tank Co and otherswent aone place e1se SoEe oneelse rrill have to fill us in Ourmail address for our 6tay on XoJEwa6 the Elfth US fnfantry Wherewere you durlng this period ifyou did rot enjoy KOJE-DO becausethls was good duty(Eeb 15 to May1 1952 Eore or less)

Located on KOJE-DO was a UN POWcanp We relleved elenentE of the27th Wolf Hounds provi ing guard6to several large Prj-son ConpouldsOne Rifl-e Squad per compound fourEuard shiftE of six hours eachseven dqys a week Guard Mountsinspections the whole nine yardsA GIrs dread and a Eecond Ltdelight A11 in a1l- this was theaost pleasant duty anyone couldhave ln the fnfantry iE KOREA

The most detested detaiI had tobe the honey pot brigade andthe most boring was the RockQuarry and breakwater detail Iwonder if anybody knows rhat be-ca]ne of that breakwater

A highlight of our tour atKOJE-DO has to be the night ofthe attempted breakout It hap-pened on the 4th shift 18 to 2400 f remember machine gun trac-ers overhead and a11 of us head-InB for our respective companyconpounds The Next dqy we hadto go lnto the compounds to sortout the Bood guys from the badWe saw severa] dlsmembered bod-ies ln a trash heap not very nice

Around April lSth we loadedon an LST and shipped out to theEast coast slde of KoREA offloading upon the beach ending upat the burned out towlr of INJEright on the l8th Here the FifthRCT was reorganized al1 of ourfar flunB ulits returning andthe 5th RCT was back j-n businessInten6lve trainlng exerclses inareas cleared of civilians gaveus a chalce to get some good tra-ining Some things come to nindI renenber getting folding cot6with rubber ajr matE for 6leepingWe used the Air Mattresses forwhite water raftlng on the rivernear by In early May the fifthwas attached to the 25th InfDiv0u June lSth the fifth got narch-ing orders to proceed north tothe PUNCH BoWL area and in linereljeving the l4th Infantry on theMain Line of Resistance (MLR)The first Bn on the West or leftthe second in the niddle al]d thethird on the right or east CorrErr my outfit was to the riaht ofrBr oh the MLR nore next tine

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Our verv orsn Ib i Gen HENRY MOHR(a aury liEh F47- 42) of 2o GrandCir StAnn M0 llas written a cohmmwhich tras appeared in a plurality ofpapers arornd the comtry Here it is

KOREA -- NHY IAE A BAD SITUATION No^SE

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oe ehocatrc aovarnment sound I ike- therhd

na aeefe pie It cores as no surprrse that south Korea E

iIol_- suenderinq to the deaands o+ their polrtrcel

pprit The U S has qiven Korea little choice

t 6ay not be quitE as batr due to progess alrdv octe increatrng a de ocratic qovernont But the Bituation in SthX irrt a lot lrke ht hppened Hhen lhe Unrtd Statesallodrd the shah o+ tran to +ll and l(honnr to seiz porer ri There Ea5 also Nicrequ dher the U s thghtiorutron Eas the wav to brtnq ou stvlE o+ dehocracv ro the

Eee te Ever Fronq lh u 5 State Depatoent hrdco6DletelT 6i5julqct the situttons on everv count

A- thinq5 turnd out the net govnients ot lran- andi tn to= dho serzed absolute poE

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Becaus o our reural to support reqioesirrt

6ce allies o+ the United States re can onlv sut+er

the unpl easant consequences

The previous governoents o tran ^d Nicaraqu --_ tshich

adhittedly le+t lot to be desired --- ere rPlaed bv

diclatorships hrch ae +a iose

Un+ortunatelv the U S didnt learn a thing l|e aeenEouaginq actionE in South Koa Fhich mav tead to vev sinilrsits-r+-th prsent leadershiF o+ that countrv is drticallv In rdditlon to brng errable 1Iv

Prrrdent chunoli o=t sone crettt +o the stndard f

lrvinq enjovedOV tre peopre o-t South Korea hich i6 at lEt +ive ti

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i1 iCitt North kore -__ a +act thE polilical oPpotsitionEoutd liLe us to Jorqet-

Futhless oen in South Koa ate tedinq the Politicaroppoeition using iots anc the threat oevolution to seie ---ri = alr polrtrcranE do be+oF electron thaEir rto to lmpove thrnqs +or the peoEl

Insorar 35 the u s iE concerned alloing the FPqblic oo io deal +inlv with oppoeition readErs lim Youhq-sn and

ii 0 g is out oJ the question Hoever i+ lhe tro tissuccd 1n seiioq nore ooFer nd in+luehce in Seoul-__ and thevpUOi irr -- lhe Hhole natue o+ U S elationBhips

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Koree ahd our stategic Position in th Fa East Eould xqse

In 1945 I net and talke tith Kir Dea Junq one o+ theorrnclol opposttroo leaders 5t the Lottee Hotel rn sEoul =- -i n t

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iiie i a grouP o+ nie journatists on the uitet states

Th sessron had qone on +o onlv a +ee nlnutes hen lbeqant ii that thrs rs no odinv person He is proobrY Ene

nost dahqerEus han t have eve oet ki6 Dt Junq Hhtr perdal

iii]- i- ro aetect o senuine interst on his pert in theerare o+ the oeopl o+ the sountv he dants to rule

kih Dea Ju^q das tried tor 6urdend Eentenced to death in19E|4 s aesul o hrs tole rn inErting bloodv rrots- But hrs = ratcr redued to 20 vears o Hhich Krn

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I hard Peopt call Ki6 Dee Jsnq theOn several occsioos

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qteDs the unrted states has talen rcntlv Nrll 9o a long n i to Krri a reqrtrhacY and Rtture thev rackand despeatel Y ned

The Fepubt ic o+ (South) Xorea rs +acing a bad situationrh =irJu davs to brrng bout Eoo5tucttve change5 ithoute-= ii atros hrch drtabrrre nd

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Cominr to ForE liorth in an RVWontlerin I rbout RV facilitiesThis much we knowThere are four RV parks in or near

Fort Worth with overnisht facilities(hookups) for trailers-and campers

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Sunset RV Park4921 White Settlement

Texas Motsor Home Park4833 ihite Settlement

817-737‐ 7542

817-738-0567Road

817-732-1537Road

Lakeview lIotor Home Park 817-457-677L4793 Fast- Loop 820 Sourh(Near Six Flals in ArlingEonand about 15 miles from the hotelin forE Worth)

The first three are onlv abouL 3 miles$rest of the Hyatt Regenty in downto$rnFort WolEhThere are NO facilities for campers atsour hote 1

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Hope they giveus a drag on thisone before thevthron it away

The Arm1rreturning to anage-old s Era tegyused extensivelvby the Sovietmi11tary isincreasing itsuse of decoys andfake targets inhopes of out-srla rting anenemys modernrreaPons

Decoys inclu-ding canva s tanksand plasticsoldiers couldmake Ehe Arrmr inbattle seem h^riceas big as iErgally is And 1f

A lullEe caavas rcplica of ao Ml ta is oudisplsy i Beltsvtlle Md The Army plars ao lse

fate wespors to oltsmart ale ereEy Theuro decoysEsy Dste an arEy seuroeE lsrgcr tt D it is

half is r 1

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Itlat news seens togive away the secre the Army points outthat the enemy still does noE knorv which

Ie knorr Ehey make decoys of thehighest order of equipment even as muchasmaking fake misdill silosr said TVICorp

Fallon said the Navy is working ondecoy ships and the Air Force tns grounddecoys of f-15 fighter jets thaE can turna bare airstrip into a fake airbase

The decoys are ntade from blorm-upphoEographs of the real things Theylook remarkably real aE a glance which inbaEtle is all an enemy would get beforedeciding whether to f i-re

Who knows maybe for the next one wecan send Ehe deeoys Eo the front and leavethe real live boys to home

(-CIAUDE CRIST of Box 985 Hebron oH

(hes HvMcr 2IsE t48-through TFS) -sends us the name s of a few buddieslWTLBUR J WTNCHEL (19Eh 49-r52)624 Lexington Thornville OH 43076

WILLIAM GRIFFITH (2lsL 49i5I)437 Aullwood Rd Davton 0H 45414

GERALD D TURNER (21st 48-r51)78 lIoodland Downingtown PA 19335

BRUCE MCGUTRE (34rh amp 19Eh r48-r51)16241 Laurel Hill Glenford Otl 43739

ROBERT IAIIRENCE (3rd Eng r57-r58)I14 Buckeye Hebron OH 43025

Ttnnk you Claude

-Whv is iE thaE Ehe weEEest dogs areEhe fiiendtiests dogs

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tanksand Erucks

The canvas Lwo- and Ehree-dimens iona Itanks mde a t TVIs S0-worker planE ouL-side lIashington look real boEh to Ehenaked eye and Eo heat-seeking theIna 1targetsing systems used at night

An unassembled fronts-view M-l weighEsabout 25 pormds and coLlapses into a 4-foot-by-2-foot duffle bag In less thanthree minutes one man can assemble itand plug in a generator to warm up iEstherira lsignaEur with a tape recorderand speakers a pair of soldiers can soundlike an entlre tank battalion

A fake M-l costs about $31500 cornparedwiEh abouE $3 miLlion for a new M-I

Iho remembers L94O-42 when we weredoing the same tshirg - only all we hadwere the decoys the real McCoys werestill on Ehe drawing boards

The Army has about 4000 real M-I tanksand plans to outfit each rrith at leastone fake M-1 at a cost of about $75million [taj Andrew Fallon of Ehe Army I sbudget office said

Deception has been a key element inmilitary strategy since the Trojan HorseGeman Gen Enrin Ronmel fooled Alliedforces in North Africa during WlJ II tsheBriEish fooled the cermans and Ehe IsraeliArmy today regularly uses deceptive falseradio chatter

But Ehe Sovietss are thoughE to be themost adept having everylhing from pseudoballistic missiles to entire fake armiesunder a branch of the military called thePrlncipa I Dlrectorate of SlraEegicDeception

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ADDRESS CORRECTON REQUESTED

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CHURCH O「 THE OPEN DOOR MISS10N532 Main Street

wnmingtOn lowa 56983

Rev Elton S SInith Pastor

Dear BroEher

Perhaps you have heard of me and oty naEionrride campaign inche ciuse of ternDerance Each year for the past fourteenI have rrade a Eoirr of Texas Kahsas Nebraska Mlssouriand lora delivering a series of lecEures on the evils ofdrinkine On this tour I have been accouqranied by uy youngfriend ind assisEanE Clyde LimpEon Clyde a young manof good family and excellent background is a paEheEicexaiple of liEe ruined by an excessive indulgence in whiskeyand woraen C1yde would hppear wiEh me aE lectures and siLon the plaEforin drunk wheezing starLng at tshe audiencethrough- heavy bleary blood-shot eyes sweaEing profuselypicklng his nose belching and making obscene- gestsureshlle I would polnE him out as an exarple of whaL over-indulgence can do for a person

This winEerr unforEunately Clyde passed away A mltualfriend tras eiven me vour -nime Lnd I wonder if you would beavailable t5 take cliders place on Ehis years Eour

Rev Ellon Schurch of the

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ALBERT MCAD00=S 5TH CHAPTER

This ls the fifth ln6ta11uentof IA Brief Eistory of the EifthRCT 1n I(oresrr continuing rith xoyConbat phase of these recolectlonEou Patrol actlvitles coDtiDuesthroughout the surnner with bothAEbush and an occasi-onal ContactpatloI that often 1ed to Fire-flghts arld we had several Oneconslsted of tbe entire ConpanyI renenber a radiona]1s coafelenceheld near the 11ne of departurerhere I 6aY eleraents of Eost ofthe partlciparxts togetber slththe supporting uaits rflhin lhs1ire o f larch Tbere Yas justabout evelybody frolo Conpany Eexcept the cooks and bottle wash-ers Motatnen and heavy nachiae-gurnels rlth teror 1n there eyesNot u6ed to patro16 alld apparentfear of the urknom We sere norenonchalant because this ra6 oDe ofseveral patrols we had partcipated1a ad soDe of the6e guys nere otrtheir flrst patrol With a1l theaoi6e and fus6 ye nade the NKPAavolded us We baDged around nostof the night and returDed rithoutcontact Later patrols the NKPAnade up for it and 1n one ofthe6e I got hlt rith about 15others i-a a perfectly execudedambush We vere caugbt flatfoot-ed Tbey hit us hard ard ran aw4yVle 6pent the lenainddr of the rightxithdraring and returning to ourlilles I carrt recal1 Yhether any-body ras kil1ed that nlght but 1stplatoon dld take slx I(IAi s durineuroour tour on the Iine and we hadmore men wounded thatx eDteled theline on June l8th

Almost every tri8ht se had tocontend v1th Ground fo8 and whilethe Artlflclal noonlight helped us

to see it also helped the othersi-de A6 the sunmer drew to a closethe Fiftb RcT wa6 transferled fronthe 25th Djvigion to the 40th Divi-sion and shortly after that wewere reLeived by the 223d Infantryon the night of October 3111952

sone tlne prior to bej-ng reLiev-ed we had a patrol that caused yourstnrly a 1ot of grief our nissionwas to set up blocking posLtionsnear the low dip ln the lldgelinenear I believe George CoDpany We

went out one wqy a[d were to retu]nby another route lllhile 6et uP thenj-ght teEperatures dlopped suddenlyto belov freezing We were sweattyxrith no Jackets and nust have caus-ed o16e because re were under severartil1ey flre (possibly l2ampn)nasty stuff We had to be very stil1and renaln quite and i-n place forseveral hours My feet becane numbI could hardly walk nlthout assist-ance I 6ot a touch of Frostbite anda brief stay ln the 5th Inf lledica1Conpany where I appalently ful1y re-coveled Such resiliance we had whene were twenty

Finally off the 1i-ne I enteredlnto an eleven day peri-od where Iwas tra]1sferred out of the flrstplatoon jnto the fourth and becanea gunner it a 57nn Recollless riflesquad Just as sooa as I got used tocarrlng the thlnE I had orders inharxd for LIe ZI(zoDe of Interlor )or rotation back to the States Ihad R amp R 1a Japan for five dqysl1ke everybody e1se but those con-pat storles w111 st4y out of printMoxe next tine fron the officlalRecord as my st4y jn the 5th RCTceased to exlst Bore next tlme

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- INIERNATIONAL KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL

Rmdeuror dp Fot8otten

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ampd ou 4e invlleurod Lo be a Pdt ofl tlls cAslgn -- yc r peurorsoa11y atd EdSatlzatlrn you represt

I1E amplve to ratse S38 BiUidl for tieuro nrial (described in accqavirEiiJiGl

i--ii iiav n site has best drrured bv tlE citv of rs keuroeres

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effoEEs ad able guidace or uavor T Bradrer

ItE rExt scheduleurod evst eiII be the offictal gro-[ld breaking --sudav Jtrle 25 1989

at Aneels Park Sar Peurodro -- at rihich tirE all of tlE co-sdEorinA- ax eEorsrngsrs-ri2ad tiU be rePreseurottted Tsrtatlw final dedicaticn o ttr rEErrar rsElrteurod for Novder u 1990

As )Du car te1l rE ee lndeed serious abdrt tlis It EL1 c to passl

Eiceuron crsualtiE in tlE xoret lhr (1950-1953) eurore o(lsElveuro --- i91245ii l0]r84 dd et al -- bul LEi a e ad sdEn ftdn 22 Allied N3tlc6HUfi-ta b dqiv or prrPerlv tEEred nx rnternalilxoran ir vteras rri5-I YiIl help rectift tlEr

Ytu Ddricioati6r sdsrseErtt ad swport td yd- organiz-aLicts ee Edi thsolicited be ttE InleEnatlorEl l(oreamp Llrr VeLerans lrtrlla] ClmiEtee E wiIILdr-r rn oEtro sLpplv anv ioaterials to Lo ary reasaEbre teuroitgt Lo

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一Ch4ttsy and jolly notes from a fomer WALTER E oTNEIL (5th tTB) of

2d Lt FA - B-ILL IIOILEY of RE 2 Box 458 825 Pa lourar Et Cajon cA92020 rells usWarren TX It goes Ehe one about the manage aE a boring

I was rvith the Triple Nickle in HI -- meeEing who asked Can you hear me ithad Ehe Aruno Train the- first Een davs in the back and the boy aE- the back whoKorea and then Forvard observer unEil hit said No and the f11oh in lhe fronEon 2 SepE5O I had the short economy who said ttletrs swap placesrrEour Thariks Wally rve needed thaEtI nors have Ehro ggies in the service r-(C1asses of i75 and r53) and they have The race is on Is there arqrone inasked me Eo relite up my experiences in the horrse who beats thisKorea - rrTro catalacts and lens lnrplantsIIrm hoping this rer-Erion my firsE surgery - rotor cuff lefl shouiderwill help shed some lighE and tickle some high blood pressure sugar diabetesmemory cells so I can complete nry rnasEer- and gouEpiece |ly Cameo Role In Korea The The envelope pleaselAlmosE ForqoEEen viar nd the name - not the winner -- iust

Irm lo6king forward to receiving more the rEme - is - CH Bronko ATKINSONinfo about the reunion Do you anticipate (MP Platoon and Hq 63rd Field i4t--r45)distributing lists of expected atEendees of 3800 SDecatur Las Vegas NVwith addresies No were not -aking fin Bronko -

B1II werll lisE Ehoge coming if we far from it - were just ov6rrhelmed byIearn early enough WeII do our the sorry fact that Lhe people of our -d____esE 3ffrIiE Hi gElIhiBT$Bt

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t-rt to bumper some idioE would tryto iass them

I-JOHN RAGIAND writes from 6321 Gonzales

Groves Tr( 77519 Savannah was my firstand I thoroughly enj oyed iE I intend tofltake future meetingi Lord willing -iMeeEine ner^r friends was very retresh-ing buts uifortrnately did not seeany of sv outfit hybe if you sPread rdoroln nlxt TL issuL its might helP

Thb outfiE was co D 21st duringearLv 44 - earlv 46 Does arrybody knowthesL fellows aird their whereabouts--cGreni Ralph (was from Itt)

Rirnldi (was from Chicago)T- Pilch (was frqn wyoming I think)T- Reardon (from Kansa s I think)T Mrncv (was from Oklahoma ) I mer

hih 6n Mindanao and he wor-rnd uPas cook and rrent to Japan

Box (chink Willie $as first name-rrd rr was frorn stsLouis)tI knot Ehis is an InposiEionr --buEwould deeplv appreurociate any heIp

tlo iryisitibir at all JohnnY

_The press was rolling when we PuIIed it

to inseit this iEem The am nail hasbrought us an inqu-iry as to who $re are -iro-rt cot Nornian [I cooper (F amp2nd BnHqs 5tsh RCT 49-r5l) of Box 426LChattanooga TN 37405 AlwaYs hadtrouble with spelling Ettat town

the name and address of a member from

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[yt導招議∬ampitMEetheIFtt youWatertown NY Fred was 19th S‐ 4 whenWatertown NY Fred was 19th S‐ 4 when

Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

- _l4aybe our yelling about it has paidotf

The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

an』itliltlo888estants will be giventumlr entFiesOCt2虫d電 選lTinnerwill be chosen Nov 10

Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

ItrE abouE time

-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

rYea GimletslBetter sti1 call IARRY JoHnSOitl at612-665-213L Hers at 312 SlbinLeseur rYN 56058

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i gox54 Fennville HI 49408 is a1l

eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

triteto 6 c 2ool3- 137 211

rFte are in receipE of a friendly caII

from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

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close Eo the family It rras no surPrise

gliigiIti LilU J i- -rrurtlHL3oinaf ter Hictor rra s laid to rest Dave t

--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

If -

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fori-ro ci I s extended Erip to Hong Kong Bangkok and

urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

i - - ^ ^- anY f iner Etrrn Donr tIii rot ne up so 1 trope r -

- Beautifulry said Ctraprain Joe

rci-tili ii-tist t Ttnnk vou

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

ftiJ r alt S Re tampt rz19rh Inf - DivHqrs - 34th Inf

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

RUBVE M ROGRSON350 Sowillo+r SP115Ria lto GA 9237 6

-Deceased Dec 12 1988

cEcIL L MoYER (H 2LsE 42-45)t-

From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

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ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

IA was ltq amp Hq Co 34th

from tJ+2 Eo t45 IJhen Ehe lhn shows upats the door to teturn Ehe picturesyourve goE to go

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

faith in tomorrohr for the clock may Ehen

be s til IAuthor Unknqm

-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

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If you are planning to fly toDallas-Fort lorth and retum via AAldentify yourself with your AA agent ascoming irn-der the code-- STAR 0i99 RJ

Heres wln t you might do Go Eo yourtravel gal or gb dire-r Eo AArs MeetingServices Desk [ry free toll - TeI 1-806-433-1790 - or have vour travel asent doiE for you Give tire code sTA[ 0199 RJ- and pray a 1o

---This issue contains more fLlI-incoupons than the K-llart insert in lastSundayrs paper Couldnrt be helped

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BANQIET IENUS AND CIIARGES

Aloba Dinner Friday septeEber 15 Bonelesa Breast ofchicken Arllngrton fil1ed with applenut herb dresBlng and uadeirasauce salad vegetables cheesecake and strat barrieE

[tenorlal Banquet saturday SepteEber 15 Ieurone star uixedcril1 Regency salad vegetablie chocolate rouladg irlth vaniuasauce

Aloha Dinner S2250 per persontleDorlal Banquet $2500 per parson(Pric6 lncludes tax and gratuity)Tlckets to botb dlnners uill lndicate your table nuber The

ticket [uat be shorrn at the Entlance to tbe banquet hall foradmittancE and nane plates uortl for identificatlon purposes

DAILY EVENTS

Early arrivals - on your own

1OO pn - Registration desk opens Reunionofflcially begins Hospitality rooE open90O aD Mealg on Your oun

Audlovisual Room open 9300 au to 4300 P-nTours and shopping leals at your pleasure

eudioviEual RooDi HosPitality RooD Tours tcocktail hou 5o0 to 70o lr iAlolra Dinner 700 pn

Business Deeting 1ooo at i Cocktail hour600 to 700 prn i teuorla] Banquet 7oo Pttr

continental Breaklast 700 to 10o0 aD( cotrplhentary)

ALHAT Untl1 we Eeet again

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i^Ialler va s depuEy cofinanding genera Iof I Corps in 1986-87 assistanE divisioncommander with the 82d Airborne Divisiooand chief of staff of Ehe xVIII AirborneCorps aE Fort Bragg NC anC chief of staffof Ehe 24th Infantry Division at FortStewart GA He comnanded a brigade inGerrnanv and a battalion wiEh Ehe 4thInfanury Division (tlechanized) aE ForECarson CO lIa ller also was seniormilitarv assistrnE Eo the assistanEsecretaiy of defense for nanpovrerreserve affairs and logistics in iIashingtcn

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Applernan details rhe facr Ehat bhe 34th trad four (4) differenr reqimenrarcormmnders from 7 Lo 16 July - a period of only nine (91avi--- -

- The officers of the Association consider this rllaEter closed and no further mentionof it wiII be rnade in our future issues

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ROBERT ENDER Presldent

which ir is given

In friendship

The Assocration officersregreL the pubrlcation of the articre whi ch reftectedne8atively uFon the tested and -piou a+tfi --ftre-iJcora- i4usrrates all Eoo well tl tthe 34ch upheld rhe finesr rradirioo or-itu U4 -inu i-irr i6iljiir[

Tte articre aooarinq in the Taro Leaf was no an-editori-al conent or a steurotementof an opinion of ciri edit8r rt was meiJ -i of a book by an aurhor and icincluded a quotation from tht urt -itr-ifur51i t item was sinpry to reporr $rha tsomeone erse had said abour rhe arn rti-i-i ii iiih[E-fifi implied thar the EdiEor rvas i agiuunf -riitiiirroooIt is tine tO mend fences drink from l

l]ips Iヽe]iliiiih1ξymore be as close with our cOnrades in thisyil[i]Edeg

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ROBERT ENDER President

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It is thcrr again - people you kneorand rrho knerv you during the teribleexperience of rnilitary service - peoplerrho lltnev you before you felt the pressureof Eaking a place in the adult world

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a-Our fiscal yeat begins on August thefirst and ends on July ehe 3lsr So all

annual dues are due as of August 1including inerementa 1 payments byLife llembers

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AOne LLOYD PITMAN of 2O7L Preble

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ExcerpEa flon prevlous TARO LEAF Eo refleshen meoortea prtor to fiUtnBou quaaClonalre beloYt

orlpiral Planr Jotn ln Ehts celeblation (9 a reqlon) on Deceober 7 1991EffiiA-EiFEARL HARBoR suRvrvoRs AssocrAT-roN consldelatlonsr Tremendouaciowas (hotlra planes outer lslands) posslble ralns nalnly a Navy shor

suDDlemental Plan The 25Eh INFANTRY DIVISION ASSOCIATION and the Co8landlng6Eiralii- tEt-aTvle lon sEacloned at Schofleld Barracks have lnvlted ourassoclaton to hold a Jolnt reunlon rrlth Eheo ln Hawall on or about occober1 1991 thtch ls Organlzaclon Day fo boEh dlvlsions date noE as yetftnalized HoEel acaonodaElona would be ln one of the better liatklkl hoEel3and the nanageneot of Eh8 Joln efforf would be ln the hands of the Scho-fleld Barracas chapEer of ctre 25ttr In Ehe past the arny has 8upp1ledbusses to transpori oeEbers to and froo Schofleld (two trtps)but Ehts-rould no be subJecl to possible budgetary restrlctlons Oahu would belesa crorded weather condttlons probably mole favorable we uould bea[on8 our osn CoobaE lnfantryoen and ln our oun back yad

PosslLlltqieEa lf the po1l favor s the Decenber 7th date plan our regularEunlon--6r EEe latEer part of Septeobea then Ehe ne bers SoInB to Honolulucould 81Bn up rrlth the PHSA tour and proceed on thelr oun

lf Ehe October let date at Schofleld ls preferred Ye rrould have Eo planior -tsoffii6ii6-(s lnce only a snall Einorlty rrould oake Ehe Hawalian lrtp) one on ttre Ealrrland aIrd one in Hawali ln Dhlch case se couldr

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D Have our reBula reunlon ln San Franclsco one rreels prlor Eo the Hardail- aifair afcr flhtch Ehose conElnuing on Eo Aloha-land Hould proceed

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We doot necessarily have tohave a whole lot more then thpSovielg based in Europe or evens urucb ari they do Galvin said

But be said there must beuro somekitrd of easonable balaDce declariD8 that today the UnitedStat6 had 88 t Dce lauuchers de

ployed is WeuroEterD Europe whilethe Sovielr bad 1400 short-rangeouclear weapoo based iD EastelnEurope

II theyve got l4 times ut muchas rre do hos can you call tiadeeDse So rhy doat they justsay Ot iI Jouve got 88 aDdyourie not 8oi8 to get alry biggerthe rie Fill come down

Asted why he would not substi-tEte a missile submarine for short-rarge Duclear missiles i Europe

Calvi replied tiat this had heuroertried i tie 1960s bd as judgedDot to be credible becaDse theUnited Stat8 ard the Soviet U onwere Dot lilely to blor each otherup rith auclear reapols in orderto stop aD irvader attaching arl-othea countiy

l NATo countriB iD Europelose the Lance and get oo replace-Eent for it they would ooly baveairplaneuros alrd artillery tubes tofire a a superio i-ovadirg [orceatrd such Eajor targets to the rearas assemblirg ares ArtilleryGahiD codteDde4 has too short areach oDIy 12 miles ard aircrafttrying to hir targets close to thefrortliDes Eould face deadly lire

Soviet atr deleDseuros ir Europehave beurocome so lethal Galvrnsaid ilat the only ray to gothmugh it ts to fly ulder it at 100feeurot wbile goinS 500 kDots Soweve got to take the pressurc ofIour aircrait- lve caot re3ci aay-tlitrg except the Iocal batuerieidwiti (Ducler artillery So youbave got to have a baclup byIielditrg a Lalce replacemetrt

Galiiu said he waDts a sbort-range rcissile with a range of 210to 20 roiles that would be Illouot-ed on a tracked vehicle io it couldmove from one battlefield to an-other

Under culreot aEns aSreemeDtshort-range missiles canDot have araDge of more than 300 miles

NUCLEAR WEIIPONS - Chari siolry wcapor deployed by NATOad Wallaw Pact eo[Dtries i EoroIc

IATO chief endorses arms cutsbut wants new short-range missiles

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BRUSSEIS Belgiur - ceD-JohD R Galvi coEEander ot tieNorth Atlantic Treaty Organiza-tioq said ir an jntervlee here thathe eDdors6 the coDveDtional-arEsreductioos recently proposed byPresideut Bush but Fill reEaiureasy about defeDdilg Europeurountil he has new short-Etrge ou-clear roissiles to replace lieuroLaDce

Bush bosiDg io pressure froEWest GerrDaDy and otter allieurosagrEed to postpoDe EodemizatioDol ttre lalce mrssile utriil he hastrieurod to Begotiate reuroductioDs iotroops aircraJt tanls and otherarmor and artillery baseurod tn Eo-mpe But tle presldeot stressedthat he has no inteouoD of abaD-doBilg short-raoge ouclear Eis-siles like the lalce

GalviD asked why he iDsisted oDkeeuropi8 sorEe short-raEge missrlcsiatier t[an abaDdoni-og them alto-gether said tley are vital to de-terring tle start of war ardshould deterrence fail to stop aBiavadil8 force

Iu the past the lour-star 8etr-eaal said coDgentioDal lorceuroeveu whe tley were equal didntdeter war ID fact alrnost half theurotime the smaller lorce attackeurodtie bigge force

However he co8tiDued sinccseve had Duclear weapons tleyhave seurot up a situatiod ut FhlcD

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The salesrnan was expectj-ng a veryimDortanl cusEomer to c-rll him at homeonSaEurdav so when he had Eo leave Ehehouse for i-short Eime he gave his liEtleson careful instructions on hors Eo answerthe telephone and take a messate

When Ehe phone rang the boy alswe_rediE feellng very grown up he Eold thecaller ttraE his fa Eher was not in at themoment and asked whether he would like toleave a message

Yesi the-caller said Iell himMr Jonis called - J-O-N-E-S

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Presidents

MessagePlease feel aE ease abouE our September shlndl8 in Fort Wolth Every-thlnS is in place for a gala celebration It should be another superexEravaganzal Each upcoming reunlon seems to generaEe more excitemenEand enthusiaam than the lasc one From the letEers and calls we canfeel Ehe troops chafing aE Ehe blE sort of a sense of ur8encylt usedEo take nosE of the year to genelate monenEumi nor iE begins almosEinnediaEely afEer the last reunion

24th Dlvision parElctpatlonr Ea1y in the Bane the acceptance ofour invtEation was subJecC to budgeEary restrictlons buf as ofthis srltinB iE appears EhaE Gen Taylor will be able to favoE usuith thaE very lmpressive color guard the all time favoriEe musicalcoEbo lhe usual PX irith a very unusual assortmenE of Taro Leafnerchandise and of course Mrs Taylor General Pece and a fewnembers of hls staff Be srjre to rdelcoEe Eheo all as only 24th-erscan dol

Melllbers wi undoubtedlyareas in which our 2900 -

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States with melnbership over

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be interested in knowing the geograirhical3000 members reside Breakdown follovs

800 Uldwest500 (11 WesE States + Ht amp Ak)

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146 Texas135 I ll inois126 Mass112 Georgla102 Mlchlean

Above data complled by our hard worklng (dally updates) DirectoryChalrman and eomputer uhiz (l) Joe McKeon Thark you Joel

Revertln8 to For WorthS eptember Chalroan Paul Austin and his veryable assistants have all deEails lined up wiEh the hotel the alrlinesthe atrporE EransporEation local activities and above all our verywarm and hospitable hospltality room which always exudes comraderiefolnd noshere else on this planeE Anyone quesEion Ehat sEaEementThe only Ehing left is for our rnenbers Eo make their hotel reserva-Eions dlrect tith the hoEe1 and reunion registration direcE to PaulAustin Forms wlll be princed in each lssue of Ehe TARo LEAF

My sEaff (aheml) and I look forward o EreeEin8 all our ironderfulmeobers and thelr very alluring vrlves aC our annual party especiallythose me$bers from the Breats state of Texas rrho may have never aEtendedone of our reunlons previously

24th-fully yours

RoberE Ender

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Don Knox wrote anOra1 Histoty of theKorear VJartr It covered the opeiling 6months Don was working on the secondand final voltrne when he suddenly diedHis work rlra s concluded by Alfred CoppelEhe well known specialist in mllitarytiiylTさξ[重nttI1甜elLl『v8ryHarcollrt Brace 」ovanovich New York 1988

Appearing in it with fragmentary butterr fic interv ews are our own LACYBARNETT WARREN AVERY LEONARD KORCIE

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1990 - Korea 4oth RevisiE

Itss gonna seeftr as tshough this issue s full of coupons to be fll1ed outs And youtll berighc

Our very energetic publlc relatsions nember GOLDY NORTOII has been diligently ats work devel-oping a package tour Here are some of the deteuroiIs

This would be a ten day (eight night) trip covering such places as Seoul Osan SuronChochiwon Taejon the Kun Rlver the tlakEong eEc Theurore are options for tag-ons Eo llong KongHong Kong and ehina Tokyo Ttrailand and tlawail

The basic package Eould cost between $1600 and 200000 per person based on dqrble occlq)ancyThis figure includes-air fare frl tie West Coasc all hotels and groutd _travel r and sose mealsOf courEe the air fare from the east and mld-west would have to be added to this sost

The questionaire ls self exptanatory If iou plan on takLng ad ntage of Bhis packageplease led Goldy lrtorr Tlme is in isportant faacor The nain thing he has to ascertain ls rrhetherbr no there issufficient inEeresc among our membets so thaE he can proceed in working out thedetails

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Dear Goldy

Yes I am lnEerested in being part of a 40th Anniversary revi-sits tso Korea ty24th Infantry Dlvision membels to take pLace in Ju1y 1990

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Dates of Korea Service

Hear that Ith the can opener Go seeif its for you or for me

lawyer Norman S Ostrord of New YorkCitsy tells Ehe EaIe of the farmer withhis horse and wagon going for a load ofgrain who was struck head-on

The farmer suffered severe and pernanentinju-ries Ilhen the case rra s tried to aiury the insurance conpany lawyer asked[imtIsntt its Erue chai ifuneaiitelyaf ter Ehis accidenE a person came over Eovou and asked vou how irou felttt tYes I remeurber thit tt the farmer said

And didnE you tell him thaE vou neverfelt beEEer in vour life

I quess I did The-defense lawyer said rrNo further

questlons tlOn redi-recE the farmer was asked

l^Iill you tellthe jury the circrrnstincesin whLch vou made that resoonsetYesrt- the farmer said- Inrnediatelyaftgr ttre accidenE my horse had twobroken l-egs and was neighing and kickingThe rnan who came alonq was a deDutvThe rnan

Word from Alice BRIDIIELL on EARL(H 19th 38-t4) dorsn at 5611 Bar SSt Tucson lZ 85713 is Ellat Earl isconfined Eo a wheelchair Had seriouscervical surgery from which he recoveredafEer a 2 oonths hospiEal stay MedicsdidnrE expect him to rake it buts he didBoth Allce and EarI ask ttrat Eheir goodwishes and love be extended to allwho remember them rrRemembert Whocould forget Ehis wonderful pair

-If Ehis is your first reunion wiEh us

please dont sit back $raiting for peopleEo introduce themselves to you You belhe shaker and the mover - please - yousEep forward Lo him - or them - exEendyour glad hand - and sound off as if youhad a-pair - youtll be happy thau youdid Ours is a terrific bunch of happyacquaintances and warm friends Averagerunning time from sEranger Eo acquaintanceto friend - five minutesi AlI especiallvso cuz Ehis year were meetint in Texaspardner tIell be in Ehe land where Ehebroncos kick up Eheir heels and thecowboys do Eheir unlevel best to trang onTheirs is the romance of Ehe rodeol ourbonanza is in simple friendships

-r-- Guggs our campa ign against tinted glassin vehicles hit a dead end Oh wellr-RALPH BALESTRIERI was on our side evenLf no one else was CantE understand whvCongress with Ehe stroke of a pendoesnE ouELaw the business Where arethe police on thls one Or at leasE thepolice unions

盤1究eparailn呈鯛ittrd[uりput hls ievolver tothe horsets eir and sho him dead Then hewent over Eo the dog which trad a brokenback an was crying He puc his gun toEhe dogs ear and shot him dead Then hecame to me and asked me rHow do you feelr

I-said I neve feltbetter iri mylife

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How Eo dress for FtWorth CasrallvCor-nfortably Coolly - is Lhat a word-Weve trad much fun with Hawaiian gearin years pase - colorful shlrts for themen muu-muus for the Iadies - for rnostof our waking hours including the Fridaynight dinner Its colorful comforEablecozy But - come Sa turday night for ourcombinaffin Memorial ServiceBanquetwe sErongly suggest business suitscompleEe with shirts neckties and shoesfor Ehe men - and for Ehe ladiesr eveningdress wear cocktail dresses or whaEeveryou look diessed up in We dont goiorrna I as Ehey used to call iE buE lvecertainly hranE to imProve on Times Squarea high noon (L-

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While-the Pentagon has been claimlngsuccess ln integrating women lnto theamed forces famllies in the ranks havebeen confronting a crisis in child care

The Department of Defense concedes thatlt needs 811000 more day care slots formllltary dependents O-f the 129000chlldren who do receive care on oilitarvlnstallatlons worldwide the Pentagon estirnates that 21000 aie in centeis thatare anElquaEed overcrorded or hazardous

lfuch of the Dressure for more famtlvand child-relat-ed supporE has cme with Eheinflux of women singl- parents and yowrgmalried recruiEs who have enllsted in chep-ost-Vletnam erarsaid IAjDavid Super ofthe Artry a Pentagon spokesnan

As an example in 1958 at the heighEof the Vletnam War 381400 women lrere onactive duEy worldwlde out of a total35451000 United States troops MajorSuper sald Non Ehere are 2211700 womenon actsive duty worldwide abouE 11 percentof the force

In additlon there are ncrr 511800slnsle parenEs and abouE half the 21million- active duEy personnel are marriedta considerable changa frcrn Ehe days whenEhe services rre re filled with yorrng singlenra les

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This year were getting two for theprice of one - Ewo convention chairmen -PAUL AUSTIN on the port side and GILHEABERLIN on the starboard side - as youare looking at tshem of course

It all sEarted with an inquiry - fromBILL YOUNG of 790 ELake Ravenna 0HHerd seen our iEem in the DAV fitagazine Sowe ioined BilI uo Then followed a notefroir Rebecca McPiak his daqhter Sherdread our oaoer and wanEed Eo surorise himHerets a bit of her notei itrs iefreshing

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I am enclosireuro $350 for a lapel pinand $400 for a crest oi-ntI am sure you would find ouE whichregiment he was in in KurnamoEo so youwould know whlch crest I want

rl4y father fired on Ehe 24tsh Divisionrifle team They beaE every team in thefar east conrnandexcept thel4arine CorpteamttThe tournament was held aE camp Palmerin Tsudanum Jaoan

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Our BaEtery supported the 2nd Bn 5l-nRCT under Ehe conrnand of LtCol JohnThrocknorEen (rRoclqp Johnr) He laEercosnandecl the 5th RCT ra s the youngestfull colonel in counrand of an infantryregiment The 555th FA Bn was cormnandedbv Lr col John Dalv- ttl am inEerestedEo know any infornEtionregarding the persons Ehat are accive inthe reunLon get togeEher Perhaps youcould enliehEen me and Dass on someinf ornntioi if availabll Triple Nickle people herers anotherone I

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Along abouE last December rve received an inquiry from a Chrisrina Colbertabout an organlzation called Veterans Finders o America The story is developed inher letter used below The lette is a Fatshers Day leEEer being addressed Eo hergood Dad UEwIN C COISERT who justs happens to be a GinleE The rest is now a partof our folk lore - and we love Chrlstina for bringing herself and her srvee Dad intoour fold Melvin today spends most of his time in a wheelctrair Over on the oppositepage we glve you Ehe picEure Ghris mentions in-her lovely leEEer rvhich we reproduceLelorr ttlra t a- preclou-s word EhaE word famiIy See hcir it applies to the e olbertfamlly You know how lt applies to our fami ly of the 24th

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Eor mang years mg Dad had a small Plcture of hlmaelf anil erghtgervrce buililles that he cherlshed He coampIfented hov often thathe thought of that plcture and those men anA hol )e rrlshed hekneu rrhere theg lrere Tvo gears ago as I Fathers Deuro9 presentf had the plcture enlarged and fred Thlg reallg rlade t1mhappg and ttlggered euron ldea of hig to fotm an ocganizatTon tohelp yeterans suclr as hrmself flnd o7d Duddtes Pe talraed mangtlmes about this Idea anil tlov to brlng 7t to llfe

Becau9e f vas ln college at the tlme I irli not reallg cottutltmgself to somethlng that m9 Dad thought vas reallg lnportant Yecontlnued to discuss l15 ldeas anA xhoughts and then founit outthat mg father yas dlagnose as hav rng ALS or Lou GehtlgsDlsease ThTs irld not sxop hlr from maklng a dream come trueHe reaT|zea the sltuation and ghorred Tricl^eillble strength and vil-lpover to contlnue even though lt Decame irlff 7cu7x xo do everyCtay actlvitles such as teuroIking on the phone ot vtltlng a noteIt vas durlng thls tlme that Dad and I te9olved to make hls tdeareal

Our organlzatlon yeteran flnders of Amerlca Is built upon mgDaiy s ilrean to help others flnd old friends As mg Ipm Doloceseuro cloge frlenir lchael and myseJf take the steps to manaqeyeteran Finaers Dad continues to pour forth bcilllant ldeas onhow to make yeteran Flndera a tevardlng success

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I IOVE YOU CIRTSTTNA

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ALBERT MCAD00S 3RD CHAPTER

Thi6 i6 the third instaLlrentof IA brlef History of the ifthRCTin Korea The time has cometo try to explain the terns 5thRCT alxd 5th Infantry AU Regi-nental Combat teans have an In-fantry Regiment but not all In-fantry Reginents were RCTi s

The Elfth RCT was rnade up fronthe fitfth Infantly Regiment firstActivated by the USArmy jn 1808wa6 one of the oldest fnfantry Reglments of the USArmyThe 555thfield Artillery Battalion the5th Tank lledical CoJlecting andChenical Motar Conpanles and the72nd Conbat Dtgineer CoEpany

The fifth RCT reEained 1n Ko-ea upon the withdrawal of the24th InfDivlsion the RCT wastenporar[y broken up for 6evera]-nissions Bx I amp z were loadedonto the USNS Marine Phoenlx foran Ovelulgbt Cruise to KoJE-Do arleIaad off PUSAN The Jrd Bx the555 FA Bt Tank Co and otherswent aone place e1se SoEe oneelse rrill have to fill us in Ourmail address for our 6tay on XoJEwa6 the Elfth US fnfantry Wherewere you durlng this period ifyou did rot enjoy KOJE-DO becausethls was good duty(Eeb 15 to May1 1952 Eore or less)

Located on KOJE-DO was a UN POWcanp We relleved elenentE of the27th Wolf Hounds provi ing guard6to several large Prj-son ConpouldsOne Rifl-e Squad per compound fourEuard shiftE of six hours eachseven dqys a week Guard Mountsinspections the whole nine yardsA GIrs dread and a Eecond Ltdelight A11 in a1l- this was theaost pleasant duty anyone couldhave ln the fnfantry iE KOREA

The most detested detaiI had tobe the honey pot brigade andthe most boring was the RockQuarry and breakwater detail Iwonder if anybody knows rhat be-ca]ne of that breakwater

A highlight of our tour atKOJE-DO has to be the night ofthe attempted breakout It hap-pened on the 4th shift 18 to 2400 f remember machine gun trac-ers overhead and a11 of us head-InB for our respective companyconpounds The Next dqy we hadto go lnto the compounds to sortout the Bood guys from the badWe saw severa] dlsmembered bod-ies ln a trash heap not very nice

Around April lSth we loadedon an LST and shipped out to theEast coast slde of KoREA offloading upon the beach ending upat the burned out towlr of INJEright on the l8th Here the FifthRCT was reorganized al1 of ourfar flunB ulits returning andthe 5th RCT was back j-n businessInten6lve trainlng exerclses inareas cleared of civilians gaveus a chalce to get some good tra-ining Some things come to nindI renenber getting folding cot6with rubber ajr matE for 6leepingWe used the Air Mattresses forwhite water raftlng on the rivernear by In early May the fifthwas attached to the 25th InfDiv0u June lSth the fifth got narch-ing orders to proceed north tothe PUNCH BoWL area and in linereljeving the l4th Infantry on theMain Line of Resistance (MLR)The first Bn on the West or leftthe second in the niddle al]d thethird on the right or east CorrErr my outfit was to the riaht ofrBr oh the MLR nore next tine

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A LOWIE AFFAIRREMEMBER THE WIY THE LIGHT

rouchd hcr hrir Shc tuBc her hcad and I sawhcr tacc Shc lurhed slill more and out euroves metand hcld We iaw Qach othcr i momentaryawareness in thar raucous fillhSradescholrinm(which I d jusr bon t ssiBncd I lcll os though l dbeon struck u bkw undr thc heurr Thus tcaanmv rrrst lovcutlir a surgc oI adrcnslrne a rushol bl(xd r rhin8 ot innocerce and prin lhal has

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stricken al lhe meresiahl ol hcr longuelicd ir her presenceuro

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ncss asxuol bul urtcnl and obsessrve thal madc m awkward and my voice crac is likc some imPos(ible drcamnow t knos i wus so alflicled bul I cannol acluallv believe

wiat mcmury insists I did which was lt suflcr Exquisitelyt wouldcalchsiahr of her ixslkinE doun an aislc olrees lo

or from school and l d kome Paralyzcd Shc alwayssecmed so poisd sellposscssed sliShtlv amuscd Ar home

ir beurod ld elive euroach encounler writhinB ar the lhouBht of

my inadequacies feeling less than worthless Even so as

licpasscd and we enlereurod our taens I sensed her afledion_re toleraocc for me

Coina steuroldy imPlied a malurilv we still luckcd Her or_

thodox Jewish upbringinSnd my oqn Catholic scruplcs mlBeurod a krnd of idcalism a (etibare Eracc rhal made rvcn

iistinca drstanr propecl hoeveuror (eRcnllv desircd As lorrh rsr oI it we were babcs in arms I

msnaEed lo hold heral a dancc and ata party - chapcroncd (tlourse - weexpericnccd a lurlivc cmbrace lhalmade her 8i88le a sound so childishand lusli4 thal I hated mysell foruhat ld becn lhinkinA

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time wc correspoDd_ed nd lo rftcivc onc o hct lcrtcrs ar

mail callwas thc highliaht ol lhosearind_inamp endlcss months thal bccaEc years-

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mcnlioned lhe possibilily o marriaAe inmY ncxt lclter lo her and almiEl im_

mediaroly her ftplics became lcss trcquentandpcrsnal

t relurncd lo lhc Staics for rcssignmcnl durinE lhe finrl lhroct oI lhe warThc lirl thing l did ( rcachinA honrcwrs l0 ctrlt on Rachct whosc reccnlmail hrd lailed o kccp W with meuro on

mv travcls Hr mtrhcr nswcred lhc drxrr Rnchel no lnaerlrd rhcrc shc hud mtrrricr x mdictrlsrudcnt shcd met tn

collcge l lhouAht shc rolc you hcrmothcrsidHe Der John lellcr finlly cau8hl up wilh mc while I

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Yer rimc hrd givcn trs commonclcrcnc and rcsPccl wcmal and lalkci as old fricnds and quicklv di$covcrcd wcwero bolh ErandPlrcnls

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I rdl hc ubul lhc tllc oI lhe snapshot hoq l d crrricd rl

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have been grnd indecd - my lrish conscicnce and your Jcsish guilr _

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DALLASOFORttWORTH AND ViCiNlttY

Our verv orsn Ib i Gen HENRY MOHR(a aury liEh F47- 42) of 2o GrandCir StAnn M0 llas written a cohmmwhich tras appeared in a plurality ofpapers arornd the comtry Here it is

KOREA -- NHY IAE A BAD SITUATION No^SE

lhcreasrnglv heavv ere55ure5 roh

wshrhqton South Koreia -ta-

oe ehocatrc aovarnment sound I ike- therhd

na aeefe pie It cores as no surprrse that south Korea E

iIol_- suenderinq to the deaands o+ their polrtrcel

pprit The U S has qiven Korea little choice

t 6ay not be quitE as batr due to progess alrdv octe increatrng a de ocratic qovernont But the Bituation in SthX irrt a lot lrke ht hppened Hhen lhe Unrtd Statesallodrd the shah o+ tran to +ll and l(honnr to seiz porer ri There Ea5 also Nicrequ dher the U s thghtiorutron Eas the wav to brtnq ou stvlE o+ dehocracv ro the

Eee te Ever Fronq lh u 5 State Depatoent hrdco6DletelT 6i5julqct the situttons on everv count

A- thinq5 turnd out the net govnients ot lran- andi tn to= dho serzed absolute poE

e bitter

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the United states Fehps k oent Eellt but thdtaii tt r

Becaus o our reural to support reqioesirrt

6ce allies o+ the United States re can onlv sut+er

the unpl easant consequences

The previous governoents o tran ^d Nicaraqu --_ tshich

adhittedly le+t lot to be desired --- ere rPlaed bv

diclatorships hrch ae +a iose

Un+ortunatelv the U S didnt learn a thing l|e aeenEouaginq actionE in South Koa Fhich mav tead to vev sinilrsits-r+-th prsent leadershiF o+ that countrv is drticallv In rdditlon to brng errable 1Iv

Prrrdent chunoli o=t sone crettt +o the stndard f

lrvinq enjovedOV tre peopre o-t South Korea hich i6 at lEt +ive ti

s better

i1 iCitt North kore -__ a +act thE polilical oPpotsitionEoutd liLe us to Jorqet-

Futhless oen in South Koa ate tedinq the Politicaroppoeition using iots anc the threat oevolution to seie ---ri = alr polrtrcranE do be+oF electron thaEir rto to lmpove thrnqs +or the peoEl

Insorar 35 the u s iE concerned alloing the FPqblic oo io deal +inlv with oppoeition readErs lim Youhq-sn and

ii 0 g is out oJ the question Hoever i+ lhe tro tissuccd 1n seiioq nore ooFer nd in+luehce in Seoul-__ and thevpUOi irr -- lhe Hhole natue o+ U S elationBhips

ith

Koree ahd our stategic Position in th Fa East Eould xqse

In 1945 I net and talke tith Kir Dea Junq one o+ theorrnclol opposttroo leaders 5t the Lottee Hotel rn sEoul =- -i n t

Krh cre to the hoter or a

iiie i a grouP o+ nie journatists on the uitet states

Th sessron had qone on +o onlv a +ee nlnutes hen lbeqant ii that thrs rs no odinv person He is proobrY Ene

nost dahqerEus han t have eve oet ki6 Dt Junq Hhtr perdal

iii]- i- ro aetect o senuine interst on his pert in theerare o+ the oeopl o+ the sountv he dants to rule

kih Dea Ju^q das tried tor 6urdend Eentenced to death in19E|4 s aesul o hrs tole rn inErting bloodv rrots- But hrs = ratcr redued to 20 vears o Hhich Krn

-r-r ths He rE ress thdn n idor o th peopre and

ea o+ hrm sEeos to be ride5Pd

I hard Peopt call Ki6 Dee Jsnq theOn several occsioos

Kh6eni o Kdet

Kifr Younq_Eao xho shrr the ambitions o+ xin D Jung --_ut iil i=itv

ti= 1 --- is nother teGer o+ the

i- = rii to be a narriase or Folitrcar3thcr than a Isti6qltianc

qteDs the unrted states has talen rcntlv Nrll 9o a long n i to Krri a reqrtrhacY and Rtture thev rackand despeatel Y ned

The Fepubt ic o+ (South) Xorea rs +acing a bad situationrh =irJu davs to brrng bout Eoo5tucttve change5 ithoute-= ii atros hrch drtabrrre nd

EeateA

south roea- s prent govenment

Llnotunatelv the +at is rlreadT ih the +ire

MAJ GEN HENRY MOHR

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Cominr to ForE liorth in an RVWontlerin I rbout RV facilitiesThis much we knowThere are four RV parks in or near

Fort Worth with overnisht facilities(hookups) for trailers-and campers

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Sunset RV Park4921 White Settlement

Texas Motsor Home Park4833 ihite Settlement

817-737‐ 7542

817-738-0567Road

817-732-1537Road

Lakeview lIotor Home Park 817-457-677L4793 Fast- Loop 820 Sourh(Near Six Flals in ArlingEonand about 15 miles from the hotelin forE Worth)

The first three are onlv abouL 3 miles$rest of the Hyatt Regenty in downto$rnFort WolEhThere are NO facilities for campers atsour hote 1

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Hope they giveus a drag on thisone before thevthron it away

The Arm1rreturning to anage-old s Era tegyused extensivelvby the Sovietmi11tary isincreasing itsuse of decoys andfake targets inhopes of out-srla rting anenemys modernrreaPons

Decoys inclu-ding canva s tanksand plasticsoldiers couldmake Ehe Arrmr inbattle seem h^riceas big as iErgally is And 1f

A lullEe caavas rcplica of ao Ml ta is oudisplsy i Beltsvtlle Md The Army plars ao lse

fate wespors to oltsmart ale ereEy Theuro decoysEsy Dste an arEy seuroeE lsrgcr tt D it is

half is r 1

We will a

Itlat news seens togive away the secre the Army points outthat the enemy still does noE knorv which

Ie knorr Ehey make decoys of thehighest order of equipment even as muchasmaking fake misdill silosr said TVICorp

Fallon said the Navy is working ondecoy ships and the Air Force tns grounddecoys of f-15 fighter jets thaE can turna bare airstrip into a fake airbase

The decoys are ntade from blorm-upphoEographs of the real things Theylook remarkably real aE a glance which inbaEtle is all an enemy would get beforedeciding whether to f i-re

Who knows maybe for the next one wecan send Ehe deeoys Eo the front and leavethe real live boys to home

(-CIAUDE CRIST of Box 985 Hebron oH

(hes HvMcr 2IsE t48-through TFS) -sends us the name s of a few buddieslWTLBUR J WTNCHEL (19Eh 49-r52)624 Lexington Thornville OH 43076

WILLIAM GRIFFITH (2lsL 49i5I)437 Aullwood Rd Davton 0H 45414

GERALD D TURNER (21st 48-r51)78 lIoodland Downingtown PA 19335

BRUCE MCGUTRE (34rh amp 19Eh r48-r51)16241 Laurel Hill Glenford Otl 43739

ROBERT IAIIRENCE (3rd Eng r57-r58)I14 Buckeye Hebron OH 43025

Ttnnk you Claude

-Whv is iE thaE Ehe weEEest dogs areEhe fiiendtiests dogs

lDThe only Ehing thats more painful ttun

Learning from experience is not Jearningfrom experience

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tanksand Erucks

The canvas Lwo- and Ehree-dimens iona Itanks mde a t TVIs S0-worker planE ouL-side lIashington look real boEh to Ehenaked eye and Eo heat-seeking theIna 1targetsing systems used at night

An unassembled fronts-view M-l weighEsabout 25 pormds and coLlapses into a 4-foot-by-2-foot duffle bag In less thanthree minutes one man can assemble itand plug in a generator to warm up iEstherira lsignaEur with a tape recorderand speakers a pair of soldiers can soundlike an entlre tank battalion

A fake M-l costs about $31500 cornparedwiEh abouE $3 miLlion for a new M-I

Iho remembers L94O-42 when we weredoing the same tshirg - only all we hadwere the decoys the real McCoys werestill on Ehe drawing boards

The Army has about 4000 real M-I tanksand plans to outfit each rrith at leastone fake M-1 at a cost of about $75million [taj Andrew Fallon of Ehe Army I sbudget office said

Deception has been a key element inmilitary strategy since the Trojan HorseGeman Gen Enrin Ronmel fooled Alliedforces in North Africa during WlJ II tsheBriEish fooled the cermans and Ehe IsraeliArmy today regularly uses deceptive falseradio chatter

But Ehe Sovietss are thoughE to be themost adept having everylhing from pseudoballistic missiles to entire fake armiesunder a branch of the military called thePrlncipa I Dlrectorate of SlraEegicDeception

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ADDRESS CORRECTON REQUESTED

WALLY CUNNINGHAM has

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asked us to share $rlEh you the contenEs of areceived from Ehe good PasEor Rev ElEon Sthe Open Door in Wiklinglon Iosra

CHURCH O「 THE OPEN DOOR MISS10N532 Main Street

wnmingtOn lowa 56983

Rev Elton S SInith Pastor

Dear BroEher

Perhaps you have heard of me and oty naEionrride campaign inche ciuse of ternDerance Each year for the past fourteenI have rrade a Eoirr of Texas Kahsas Nebraska Mlssouriand lora delivering a series of lecEures on the evils ofdrinkine On this tour I have been accouqranied by uy youngfriend ind assisEanE Clyde LimpEon Clyde a young manof good family and excellent background is a paEheEicexaiple of liEe ruined by an excessive indulgence in whiskeyand woraen C1yde would hppear wiEh me aE lectures and siLon the plaEforin drunk wheezing starLng at tshe audiencethrough- heavy bleary blood-shot eyes sweaEing profuselypicklng his nose belching and making obscene- gestsureshlle I would polnE him out as an exarple of whaL over-indulgence can do for a person

This winEerr unforEunately Clyde passed away A mltualfriend tras eiven me vour -nime Lnd I wonder if you would beavailable t5 take cliders place on Ehis years Eour

Rev Ellon Schurch of the

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ALBERT MCAD00=S 5TH CHAPTER

This ls the fifth ln6ta11uentof IA Brief Eistory of the EifthRCT 1n I(oresrr continuing rith xoyConbat phase of these recolectlonEou Patrol actlvitles coDtiDuesthroughout the surnner with bothAEbush and an occasi-onal ContactpatloI that often 1ed to Fire-flghts arld we had several Oneconslsted of tbe entire ConpanyI renenber a radiona]1s coafelenceheld near the 11ne of departurerhere I 6aY eleraents of Eost ofthe partlciparxts togetber slththe supporting uaits rflhin lhs1ire o f larch Tbere Yas justabout evelybody frolo Conpany Eexcept the cooks and bottle wash-ers Motatnen and heavy nachiae-gurnels rlth teror 1n there eyesNot u6ed to patro16 alld apparentfear of the urknom We sere norenonchalant because this ra6 oDe ofseveral patrols we had partcipated1a ad soDe of the6e guys nere otrtheir flrst patrol With a1l theaoi6e and fus6 ye nade the NKPAavolded us We baDged around nostof the night and returDed rithoutcontact Later patrols the NKPAnade up for it and 1n one ofthe6e I got hlt rith about 15others i-a a perfectly execudedambush We vere caugbt flatfoot-ed Tbey hit us hard ard ran aw4yVle 6pent the lenainddr of the rightxithdraring and returning to ourlilles I carrt recal1 Yhether any-body ras kil1ed that nlght but 1stplatoon dld take slx I(IAi s durineuroour tour on the Iine and we hadmore men wounded thatx eDteled theline on June l8th

Almost every tri8ht se had tocontend v1th Ground fo8 and whilethe Artlflclal noonlight helped us

to see it also helped the othersi-de A6 the sunmer drew to a closethe Fiftb RcT wa6 transferled fronthe 25th Djvigion to the 40th Divi-sion and shortly after that wewere reLeived by the 223d Infantryon the night of October 3111952

sone tlne prior to bej-ng reLiev-ed we had a patrol that caused yourstnrly a 1ot of grief our nissionwas to set up blocking posLtionsnear the low dip ln the lldgelinenear I believe George CoDpany We

went out one wqy a[d were to retu]nby another route lllhile 6et uP thenj-ght teEperatures dlopped suddenlyto belov freezing We were sweattyxrith no Jackets and nust have caus-ed o16e because re were under severartil1ey flre (possibly l2ampn)nasty stuff We had to be very stil1and renaln quite and i-n place forseveral hours My feet becane numbI could hardly walk nlthout assist-ance I 6ot a touch of Frostbite anda brief stay ln the 5th Inf lledica1Conpany where I appalently ful1y re-coveled Such resiliance we had whene were twenty

Finally off the 1i-ne I enteredlnto an eleven day peri-od where Iwas tra]1sferred out of the flrstplatoon jnto the fourth and becanea gunner it a 57nn Recollless riflesquad Just as sooa as I got used tocarrlng the thlnE I had orders inharxd for LIe ZI(zoDe of Interlor )or rotation back to the States Ihad R amp R 1a Japan for five dqysl1ke everybody e1se but those con-pat storles w111 st4y out of printMoxe next tine fron the officlalRecord as my st4y jn the 5th RCTceased to exlst Bore next tlme

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- INIERNATIONAL KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL

Rmdeuror dp Fot8otten

11Bl s theuro tl of ttE c4aian for ar IfterutictEl Koleat leuror Veterals tlrialilLlic G poIcfrrr cr a hish cliff oerlokirs tlE Pampific

ampd ou 4e invlleurod Lo be a Pdt ofl tlls cAslgn -- yc r peurorsoa11y atd EdSatlzatlrn you represt

I1E amplve to ratse S38 BiUidl for tieuro nrial (described in accqavirEiiJiGl

i--ii iiav n site has best drrured bv tlE citv of rs keuroeres

ttr-dr ft Dbleuro

effoEEs ad able guidace or uavor T Bradrer

ItE rExt scheduleurod evst eiII be the offictal gro-[ld breaking --sudav Jtrle 25 1989

at Aneels Park Sar Peurodro -- at rihich tirE all of tlE co-sdEorinA- ax eEorsrngsrs-ri2ad tiU be rePreseurottted Tsrtatlw final dedicaticn o ttr rEErrar rsElrteurod for Novder u 1990

As )Du car te1l rE ee lndeed serious abdrt tlis It EL1 c to passl

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2d Lt FA - B-ILL IIOILEY of RE 2 Box 458 825 Pa lourar Et Cajon cA92020 rells usWarren TX It goes Ehe one about the manage aE a boring

I was rvith the Triple Nickle in HI -- meeEing who asked Can you hear me ithad Ehe Aruno Train the- first Een davs in the back and the boy aE- the back whoKorea and then Forvard observer unEil hit said No and the f11oh in lhe fronEon 2 SepE5O I had the short economy who said ttletrs swap placesrrEour Thariks Wally rve needed thaEtI nors have Ehro ggies in the service r-(C1asses of i75 and r53) and they have The race is on Is there arqrone inasked me Eo relite up my experiences in the horrse who beats thisKorea - rrTro catalacts and lens lnrplantsIIrm hoping this rer-Erion my firsE surgery - rotor cuff lefl shouiderwill help shed some lighE and tickle some high blood pressure sugar diabetesmemory cells so I can complete nry rnasEer- and gouEpiece |ly Cameo Role In Korea The The envelope pleaselAlmosE ForqoEEen viar nd the name - not the winner -- iust

Irm lo6king forward to receiving more the rEme - is - CH Bronko ATKINSONinfo about the reunion Do you anticipate (MP Platoon and Hq 63rd Field i4t--r45)distributing lists of expected atEendees of 3800 SDecatur Las Vegas NVwith addresies No were not -aking fin Bronko -

B1II werll lisE Ehoge coming if we far from it - were just ov6rrhelmed byIearn early enough WeII do our the sorry fact that Lhe people of our -d____esE 3ffrIiE Hi gElIhiBT$Bt

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I-JOHN RAGIAND writes from 6321 Gonzales

Groves Tr( 77519 Savannah was my firstand I thoroughly enj oyed iE I intend tofltake future meetingi Lord willing -iMeeEine ner^r friends was very retresh-ing buts uifortrnately did not seeany of sv outfit hybe if you sPread rdoroln nlxt TL issuL its might helP

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Rirnldi (was from Chicago)T- Pilch (was frqn wyoming I think)T- Reardon (from Kansa s I think)T Mrncv (was from Oklahoma ) I mer

hih 6n Mindanao and he wor-rnd uPas cook and rrent to Japan

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Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

- _l4aybe our yelling about it has paidotf

The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

an』itliltlo888estants will be giventumlr entFiesOCt2虫d電 選lTinnerwill be chosen Nov 10

Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

ItrE abouE time

-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

rYea GimletslBetter sti1 call IARRY JoHnSOitl at612-665-213L Hers at 312 SlbinLeseur rYN 56058

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i gox54 Fennville HI 49408 is a1l

eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

triteto 6 c 2ool3- 137 211

rFte are in receipE of a friendly caII

from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

^uoitiJ-io-us-inasmrci--l1=-^ liflfrtItli1rllrirluo tnu

close Eo the family It rras no surPrise

gliigiIti LilU J i- -rrurtlHL3oinaf ter Hictor rra s laid to rest Dave t

--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

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fori-ro ci I s extended Erip to Hong Kong Bangkok and

urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

i - - ^ ^- anY f iner Etrrn Donr tIii rot ne up so 1 trope r -

- Beautifulry said Ctraprain Joe

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

RUBVE M ROGRSON350 Sowillo+r SP115Ria lto GA 9237 6

-Deceased Dec 12 1988

cEcIL L MoYER (H 2LsE 42-45)t-

From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

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ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

IA was ltq amp Hq Co 34th

from tJ+2 Eo t45 IJhen Ehe lhn shows upats the door to teturn Ehe picturesyourve goE to go

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

faith in tomorrohr for the clock may Ehen

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-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

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i^Ialler va s depuEy cofinanding genera Iof I Corps in 1986-87 assistanE divisioncommander with the 82d Airborne Divisiooand chief of staff of Ehe xVIII AirborneCorps aE Fort Bragg NC anC chief of staffof Ehe 24th Infantry Division at FortStewart GA He comnanded a brigade inGerrnanv and a battalion wiEh Ehe 4thInfanury Division (tlechanized) aE ForECarson CO lIa ller also was seniormilitarv assistrnE Eo the assistanEsecretaiy of defense for nanpovrerreserve affairs and logistics in iIashingtcn

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Applernan details rhe facr Ehat bhe 34th trad four (4) differenr reqimenrarcormmnders from 7 Lo 16 July - a period of only nine (91avi--- -

- The officers of the Association consider this rllaEter closed and no further mentionof it wiII be rnade in our future issues

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In friendship

The Assocration officersregreL the pubrlcation of the articre whi ch reftectedne8atively uFon the tested and -piou a+tfi --ftre-iJcora- i4usrrates all Eoo well tl tthe 34ch upheld rhe finesr rradirioo or-itu U4 -inu i-irr i6iljiir[

Tte articre aooarinq in the Taro Leaf was no an-editori-al conent or a steurotementof an opinion of ciri edit8r rt was meiJ -i of a book by an aurhor and icincluded a quotation from tht urt -itr-ifur51i t item was sinpry to reporr $rha tsomeone erse had said abour rhe arn rti-i-i ii iiih[E-fifi implied thar the EdiEor rvas i agiuunf -riitiiirroooIt is tine tO mend fences drink from l

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Come to Teir s for a visit litir r6gaprst - or soiire of it annny

Your l-hourhts ri11 tloubtlessh do somerrrdrlrin Yroa I ronter lrho t Ii beLirerctod I ronler lrl It II rcasure ttpItrs the crrious )ard-qtick thaU tsries Eorrse the acconplishnenLs of otheis as airy to assess our orn progrcss in liIePeihaps

s nc- ir3 comtttefrom thcunansrerabl-c lrour thoughts ni11 sneakarair from E1e prcsentrd take refuge oito busy day in lqi4 - or 1950 - or 1964

So- itril 11 cos crvsual clarr atFort JorLh Yout II move inEo the hotellobbv rnd will spot Ehe crorrd Faces rviLlemerge and narnes rvllI come more quicklyttran you Lhink they might Bob - Peter -3tu - Bil-1 - youll gct Lhen all on thesecond Ery if not the first

It is thcrr again - people you kneorand rrho knerv you during the teribleexperience of rnilitary service - peoplerrho lltnev you before you felt the pressureof Eaking a place in the adult world

See y6u iir Fort lIoruhl

-r-lAnyone looking for a geologist tJehave one BOB DAYSON (5th RCT 51-52)of 1306 Forest H111 Dr Vincennes IN

a-Our fiscal yeat begins on August thefirst and ends on July ehe 3lsr So all

annual dues are due as of August 1including inerementa 1 payments byLife llembers

ri-- Leg surgery for Life Member JOE PATTON(SEh RcT 50-51) of Star Routi 2 Box 51Bradenburg l(Y Werre trying to Iamprn mor6on poor Joe and will be back

AOne LLOYD PITMAN of 2O7L Preble

Preble IIY - canr E f ind Preble on tiremap - apparently just another Preble on thebeach - has asked for help Seems he wasin the lsE Cav - DivArty - 99th FA Bn- in Japan in i49 Went lo Korea ThevEook a beaLing Men losE He thinkssome of his men were assipned to the 24thAsks for rrany inforrnationr Guess thequesEion is- Did you know of arry Cavpeople being assighed Eo us We- knor iEtsa lousy question - buE rre did promise thisrnan thtwerd put ouE Ehe feellr

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Phil Granrn Republican Senator fromTeltas thinks balancing the US budgetis like trying to geE to heaven

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tMuch of the net sElengEh of Americawhich can be seen in the preceeding page-swas a bv-product of wat which sPurred Ehewhole niuion Eo heights of accomPlislxnentit had never dreameii of Yet the costas alwavs in war was appalling Lifewould never again be Ehe same for thefamilies of tEe servicemen who died intheir vouth on Ehe baEtlefields Noreould ic ever be quite Ehe same for boyslike Jerqne von Mohrtiln rmEerial things tshe nation trad alsoDaid The war had involved an enormousaiiir

n its iron-ore reserves rts hadlefE the US scarred by worked-outcoDDer and lead mines aid by played-outoiiwells The weIl oPPosite is atsGoose Creek Texas

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suDDlemental Plan The 25Eh INFANTRY DIVISION ASSOCIATION and the Co8landlng6Eiralii- tEt-aTvle lon sEacloned at Schofleld Barracks have lnvlted ourassoclaton to hold a Jolnt reunlon rrlth Eheo ln Hawall on or about occober1 1991 thtch ls Organlzaclon Day fo boEh dlvlsions date noE as yetftnalized HoEel acaonodaElona would be ln one of the better liatklkl hoEel3and the nanageneot of Eh8 Joln efforf would be ln the hands of the Scho-fleld Barracas chapEer of ctre 25ttr In Ehe past the arny has 8upp1ledbusses to transpori oeEbers to and froo Schofleld (two trtps)but Ehts-rould no be subJecl to possible budgetary restrlctlons Oahu would belesa crorded weather condttlons probably mole favorable we uould bea[on8 our osn CoobaE lnfantryoen and ln our oun back yad

PosslLlltqieEa lf the po1l favor s the Decenber 7th date plan our regularEunlon--6r EEe latEer part of Septeobea then Ehe ne bers SoInB to Honolulucould 81Bn up rrlth the PHSA tour and proceed on thelr oun

lf Ehe October let date at Schofleld ls preferred Ye rrould have Eo planior -tsoffii6ii6-(s lnce only a snall Einorlty rrould oake Ehe Hawalian lrtp) one on ttre Ealrrland aIrd one in Hawali ln Dhlch case se couldr

A Move Ehe daEe of our llainland reunlon back Eo Au8 l5th V-J Day and- selecE a city Probably in the Easc or Mld-lest

D Have our reBula reunlon ln San Franclsco one rreels prlor Eo the Hardail- aifair afcr flhtch Ehose conElnuing on Eo Aloha-land Hould proceed

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QUEST10NAIRE 1991 REtNION(s)

Mail (within veek) tO Robert Ender

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We doot necessarily have tohave a whole lot more then thpSovielg based in Europe or evens urucb ari they do Galvin said

But be said there must beuro somekitrd of easonable balaDce declariD8 that today the UnitedStat6 had 88 t Dce lauuchers de

ployed is WeuroEterD Europe whilethe Sovielr bad 1400 short-rangeouclear weapoo based iD EastelnEurope

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Asted why he would not substi-tEte a missile submarine for short-rarge Duclear missiles i Europe

Calvi replied tiat this had heuroertried i tie 1960s bd as judgedDot to be credible becaDse theUnited Stat8 ard the Soviet U onwere Dot lilely to blor each otherup rith auclear reapols in orderto stop aD irvader attaching arl-othea countiy

l NATo countriB iD Europelose the Lance and get oo replace-Eent for it they would ooly baveairplaneuros alrd artillery tubes tofire a a superio i-ovadirg [orceatrd such Eajor targets to the rearas assemblirg ares ArtilleryGahiD codteDde4 has too short areach oDIy 12 miles ard aircrafttrying to hir targets close to thefrortliDes Eould face deadly lire

Soviet atr deleDseuros ir Europehave beurocome so lethal Galvrnsaid ilat the only ray to gothmugh it ts to fly ulder it at 100feeurot wbile goinS 500 kDots Soweve got to take the pressurc ofIour aircrait- lve caot re3ci aay-tlitrg except the Iocal batuerieidwiti (Ducler artillery So youbave got to have a baclup byIielditrg a Lalce replacemetrt

Galiiu said he waDts a sbort-range rcissile with a range of 210to 20 roiles that would be Illouot-ed on a tracked vehicle io it couldmove from one battlefield to an-other

Under culreot aEns aSreemeDtshort-range missiles canDot have araDge of more than 300 miles

NUCLEAR WEIIPONS - Chari siolry wcapor deployed by NATOad Wallaw Pact eo[Dtries i EoroIc

IATO chief endorses arms cutsbut wants new short-range missiles

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BRUSSEIS Belgiur - ceD-JohD R Galvi coEEander ot tieNorth Atlantic Treaty Organiza-tioq said ir an jntervlee here thathe eDdors6 the coDveDtional-arEsreductioos recently proposed byPresideut Bush but Fill reEaiureasy about defeDdilg Europeurountil he has new short-Etrge ou-clear roissiles to replace lieuroLaDce

Bush bosiDg io pressure froEWest GerrDaDy and otter allieurosagrEed to postpoDe EodemizatioDol ttre lalce mrssile utriil he hastrieurod to Begotiate reuroductioDs iotroops aircraJt tanls and otherarmor and artillery baseurod tn Eo-mpe But tle presldeot stressedthat he has no inteouoD of abaD-doBilg short-raoge ouclear Eis-siles like the lalce

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The salesrnan was expectj-ng a veryimDortanl cusEomer to c-rll him at homeonSaEurdav so when he had Eo leave Ehehouse for i-short Eime he gave his liEtleson careful instructions on hors Eo answerthe telephone and take a messate

When Ehe phone rang the boy alswe_rediE feellng very grown up he Eold thecaller ttraE his fa Eher was not in at themoment and asked whether he would like toleave a message

Yesi the-caller said Iell himMr Jonis called - J-O-N-E-S

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MessagePlease feel aE ease abouE our September shlndl8 in Fort Wolth Every-thlnS is in place for a gala celebration It should be another superexEravaganzal Each upcoming reunlon seems to generaEe more excitemenEand enthusiaam than the lasc one From the letEers and calls we canfeel Ehe troops chafing aE Ehe blE sort of a sense of ur8encylt usedEo take nosE of the year to genelate monenEumi nor iE begins almosEinnediaEely afEer the last reunion

24th Dlvision parElctpatlonr Ea1y in the Bane the acceptance ofour invtEation was subJecC to budgeEary restrictlons buf as ofthis srltinB iE appears EhaE Gen Taylor will be able to favoE usuith thaE very lmpressive color guard the all time favoriEe musicalcoEbo lhe usual PX irith a very unusual assortmenE of Taro Leafnerchandise and of course Mrs Taylor General Pece and a fewnembers of hls staff Be srjre to rdelcoEe Eheo all as only 24th-erscan dol

Melllbers wi undoubtedlyareas in which our 2900 -

7oO East amp Northeast725 SOuth250 SW(Tx Ok Ark )

States with melnbership over

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be interested in knowing the geograirhical3000 members reside Breakdown follovs

800 Uldwest500 (11 WesE States + Ht amp Ak)

100 are as fol tows r

146 Texas135 I ll inois126 Mass112 Georgla102 Mlchlean

Above data complled by our hard worklng (dally updates) DirectoryChalrman and eomputer uhiz (l) Joe McKeon Thark you Joel

Revertln8 to For WorthS eptember Chalroan Paul Austin and his veryable assistants have all deEails lined up wiEh the hotel the alrlinesthe atrporE EransporEation local activities and above all our verywarm and hospitable hospltality room which always exudes comraderiefolnd noshere else on this planeE Anyone quesEion Ehat sEaEementThe only Ehing left is for our rnenbers Eo make their hotel reserva-Eions dlrect tith the hoEe1 and reunion registration direcE to PaulAustin Forms wlll be princed in each lssue of Ehe TARo LEAF

My sEaff (aheml) and I look forward o EreeEin8 all our ironderfulmeobers and thelr very alluring vrlves aC our annual party especiallythose me$bers from the Breats state of Texas rrho may have never aEtendedone of our reunlons previously

24th-fully yours

RoberE Ender

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Don Knox wrote anOra1 Histoty of theKorear VJartr It covered the opeiling 6months Don was working on the secondand final voltrne when he suddenly diedHis work rlra s concluded by Alfred CoppelEhe well known specialist in mllitarytiiylTさξ[重nttI1甜elLl『v8ryHarcollrt Brace 」ovanovich New York 1988

Appearing in it with fragmentary butterr fic interv ews are our own LACYBARNETT WARREN AVERY LEONARD KORCIE

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1990 - Korea 4oth RevisiE

Itss gonna seeftr as tshough this issue s full of coupons to be fll1ed outs And youtll berighc

Our very energetic publlc relatsions nember GOLDY NORTOII has been diligently ats work devel-oping a package tour Here are some of the deteuroiIs

This would be a ten day (eight night) trip covering such places as Seoul Osan SuronChochiwon Taejon the Kun Rlver the tlakEong eEc Theurore are options for tag-ons Eo llong KongHong Kong and ehina Tokyo Ttrailand and tlawail

The basic package Eould cost between $1600 and 200000 per person based on dqrble occlq)ancyThis figure includes-air fare frl tie West Coasc all hotels and groutd _travel r and sose mealsOf courEe the air fare from the east and mld-west would have to be added to this sost

The questionaire ls self exptanatory If iou plan on takLng ad ntage of Bhis packageplease led Goldy lrtorr Tlme is in isportant faacor The nain thing he has to ascertain ls rrhetherbr no there issufficient inEeresc among our membets so thaE he can proceed in working out thedetails

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Dates of Korea Service

Hear that Ith the can opener Go seeif its for you or for me

lawyer Norman S Ostrord of New YorkCitsy tells Ehe EaIe of the farmer withhis horse and wagon going for a load ofgrain who was struck head-on

The farmer suffered severe and pernanentinju-ries Ilhen the case rra s tried to aiury the insurance conpany lawyer asked[imtIsntt its Erue chai ifuneaiitelyaf ter Ehis accidenE a person came over Eovou and asked vou how irou felttt tYes I remeurber thit tt the farmer said

And didnE you tell him thaE vou neverfelt beEEer in vour life

I quess I did The-defense lawyer said rrNo further

questlons tlOn redi-recE the farmer was asked

l^Iill you tellthe jury the circrrnstincesin whLch vou made that resoonsetYesrt- the farmer said- Inrnediatelyaftgr ttre accidenE my horse had twobroken l-egs and was neighing and kickingThe rnan who came alonq was a deDutvThe rnan

Word from Alice BRIDIIELL on EARL(H 19th 38-t4) dorsn at 5611 Bar SSt Tucson lZ 85713 is Ellat Earl isconfined Eo a wheelchair Had seriouscervical surgery from which he recoveredafEer a 2 oonths hospiEal stay MedicsdidnrE expect him to rake it buts he didBoth Allce and EarI ask ttrat Eheir goodwishes and love be extended to allwho remember them rrRemembert Whocould forget Ehis wonderful pair

-If Ehis is your first reunion wiEh us

please dont sit back $raiting for peopleEo introduce themselves to you You belhe shaker and the mover - please - yousEep forward Lo him - or them - exEendyour glad hand - and sound off as if youhad a-pair - youtll be happy thau youdid Ours is a terrific bunch of happyacquaintances and warm friends Averagerunning time from sEranger Eo acquaintanceto friend - five minutesi AlI especiallvso cuz Ehis year were meetint in Texaspardner tIell be in Ehe land where Ehebroncos kick up Eheir heels and thecowboys do Eheir unlevel best to trang onTheirs is the romance of Ehe rodeol ourbonanza is in simple friendships

-r-- Guggs our campa ign against tinted glassin vehicles hit a dead end Oh wellr-RALPH BALESTRIERI was on our side evenLf no one else was CantE understand whvCongress with Ehe stroke of a pendoesnE ouELaw the business Where arethe police on thls one Or at leasE thepolice unions

盤1究eparailn呈鯛ittrd[uりput hls ievolver tothe horsets eir and sho him dead Then hewent over Eo the dog which trad a brokenback an was crying He puc his gun toEhe dogs ear and shot him dead Then hecame to me and asked me rHow do you feelr

I-said I neve feltbetter iri mylife

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How Eo dress for FtWorth CasrallvCor-nfortably Coolly - is Lhat a word-Weve trad much fun with Hawaiian gearin years pase - colorful shlrts for themen muu-muus for the Iadies - for rnostof our waking hours including the Fridaynight dinner Its colorful comforEablecozy But - come Sa turday night for ourcombinaffin Memorial ServiceBanquetwe sErongly suggest business suitscompleEe with shirts neckties and shoesfor Ehe men - and for Ehe ladiesr eveningdress wear cocktail dresses or whaEeveryou look diessed up in We dont goiorrna I as Ehey used to call iE buE lvecertainly hranE to imProve on Times Squarea high noon (L-

The recenE death of IF Izzy SLonethe famous iournalist called to mind hisbook Korei Ttre Hidien War in whichappears the carefully veiled innuendoEha t the Korean lar was all sEarted by acooked-up deal between the US andSouth Korea

FExciEing and sensible new plans in Ehe

works all in a bona fide efforE to avoidEttat vexaEious anma I stamPede inEo ourSa turday night banqueE hall

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While-the Pentagon has been claimlngsuccess ln integrating women lnto theamed forces famllies in the ranks havebeen confronting a crisis in child care

The Department of Defense concedes thatlt needs 811000 more day care slots formllltary dependents O-f the 129000chlldren who do receive care on oilitarvlnstallatlons worldwide the Pentagon estirnates that 21000 aie in centeis thatare anElquaEed overcrorded or hazardous

lfuch of the Dressure for more famtlvand child-relat-ed supporE has cme with Eheinflux of women singl- parents and yowrgmalried recruiEs who have enllsted in chep-ost-Vletnam erarsaid IAjDavid Super ofthe Artry a Pentagon spokesnan

As an example in 1958 at the heighEof the Vletnam War 381400 women lrere onactive duEy worldwlde out of a total35451000 United States troops MajorSuper sald Non Ehere are 2211700 womenon actsive duty worldwide abouE 11 percentof the force

In additlon there are ncrr 511800slnsle parenEs and abouE half the 21million- active duEy personnel are marriedta considerable changa frcrn Ehe days whenEhe services rre re filled with yorrng singlenra les

As FDR loved to ask What kind ofshenanisans are Ehese tte

Helers a direcL quotse from an amazlngIeEter whlch came in enclosins a 55000check Dontt knor h6r in the iorld Icould have gone 35 years without knoelngabout Ehe Assoclation I am enclosingmy dues and a snall ( sornething extra) -

Sincerely RICIIARD PARMERTER10 New St Florida IlY 10921

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BILL SHOIIEN (2IsE amp 24th Recon | 4]t44)1911 Francis St Waukestra WI 53188 saysAm still hiking mosE every other day lnour staEe forests near here Trled ameasured nine miler Ehe other day which Ihave covered in 3| hours each of Ehe lasEfour years buE had to stop after just 2|hours The sotes of my feeE feel like theyare callused and today I hiked anoEherarea for 3 hours Thls area ltas noextremely steep or high hills or bluffsjust keEtles and moraines lefE over fromthe lasE ice age 20000 years ago Iremember hlking the Koolaus and WaianaeMountains on Oahu and camping on Ehe streamsalso Ehe ouEback in Australla EhaE GolonelLawson authorized A1 Fournier and I toreconnoiEer for two to four days A1waysfollowed bv a reoorE and more overlavsManv Eimes- othermen were involved aird oftenGenLra I Cramer needed a guide or comPanyand asked one of us to eo alone How soodiE was to be in nry 2Os-and hile all dXywiEh pack and rifle But I did geE sorefeet then too -

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This year were getting two for theprice of one - Ewo convention chairmen -PAUL AUSTIN on the port side and GILHEABERLIN on the starboard side - as youare looking at tshem of course

It all sEarted with an inquiry - fromBILL YOUNG of 790 ELake Ravenna 0HHerd seen our iEem in the DAV fitagazine Sowe ioined BilI uo Then followed a notefroir Rebecca McPiak his daqhter Sherdread our oaoer and wanEed Eo surorise himHerets a bit of her notei itrs iefreshing

I wouid like Eo srpris him with a 24th lapel pin and a regiment cres pinI have no idea wtra t regiment he was inbut I do knorv he was staEioned in KrnnamoEoJapan in L947 (zlsE InfRebecca )

I am enclosireuro $350 for a lapel pinand $400 for a crest oi-ntI am sure you would find ouE whichregiment he was in in KurnamoEo so youwould know whlch crest I want

rl4y father fired on Ehe 24tsh Divisionrifle team They beaE every team in thefar east conrnandexcept thel4arine CorpteamttThe tournament was held aE camp Palmerin Tsudanum Jaoan

tte told me ire gots tso Japan in Febof 47 He was sent Lo a place calledZanm and $as sent from there to aKunamoto He said he had to go underlte ocean on a train to get there(The tr-rnnel bebveen HonsEa and Kyusha IRebecca)

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- r amrJrlErng in order to obEain soncrnronnaEion regarding Ehe reunion inFtJorthI retired from lhe Arnry in r55 I

H63sf5 ilf itIfi I -i19ilia c Schof ield rrhen Ehe lorean iar ber-an andrye -embarlced for l(oree and landed ufrr-and irTme(liately engaged i ioGt-i- itEoefense ot la san

Our BaEtery supported the 2nd Bn 5l-nRCT under Ehe conrnand of LtCol JohnThrocknorEen (rRoclqp Johnr) He laEercosnandecl the 5th RCT ra s the youngestfull colonel in counrand of an infantryregiment The 555th FA Bn was cormnandedbv Lr col John Dalv- ttl am inEerestedEo know any infornEtionregarding the persons Ehat are accive inthe reunLon get togeEher Perhaps youcould enliehEen me and Dass on someinf ornntioi if availabll Triple Nickle people herers anotherone I

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This nLce litt1e story started thus

Along abouE last December rve received an inquiry from a Chrisrina Colbertabout an organlzation called Veterans Finders o America The story is developed inher letter used below The lette is a Fatshers Day leEEer being addressed Eo hergood Dad UEwIN C COISERT who justs happens to be a GinleE The rest is now a partof our folk lore - and we love Chrlstina for bringing herself and her srvee Dad intoour fold Melvin today spends most of his time in a wheelctrair Over on the oppositepage we glve you Ehe picEure Ghris mentions in-her lovely leEEer rvhich we reproduceLelorr ttlra t a- preclou-s word EhaE word famiIy See hcir it applies to the e olbertfamlly You know how lt applies to our fami ly of the 24th

HAPPY EATHER S DAY DADDY -

Ity Dail lrelvln G Colbert 7s a prouit netuber of the 21thInfantrg 2lst Dlvlslon and f aE vrltlng thts letter to sharelrlth gou hov f feel about htm - euro Deurod t ho Is t onderful anilextraordlnarg

Eor mang years mg Dad had a small Plcture of hlmaelf anil erghtgervrce buililles that he cherlshed He coampIfented hov often thathe thought of that plcture and those men anA hol )e rrlshed hekneu rrhere theg lrere Tvo gears ago as I Fathers Deuro9 presentf had the plcture enlarged and fred Thlg reallg rlade t1mhappg and ttlggered euron ldea of hig to fotm an ocganizatTon tohelp yeterans suclr as hrmself flnd o7d Duddtes Pe talraed mangtlmes about this Idea anil tlov to brlng 7t to llfe

Becau9e f vas ln college at the tlme I irli not reallg cottutltmgself to somethlng that m9 Dad thought vas reallg lnportant Yecontlnued to discuss l15 ldeas anA xhoughts and then founit outthat mg father yas dlagnose as hav rng ALS or Lou GehtlgsDlsease ThTs irld not sxop hlr from maklng a dream come trueHe reaT|zea the sltuation and ghorred Tricl^eillble strength and vil-lpover to contlnue even though lt Decame irlff 7cu7x xo do everyCtay actlvitles such as teuroIking on the phone ot vtltlng a noteIt vas durlng thls tlme that Dad and I te9olved to make hls tdeareal

Our organlzatlon yeteran flnders of Amerlca Is built upon mgDaiy s ilrean to help others flnd old friends As mg Ipm Doloceseuro cloge frlenir lchael and myseJf take the steps to manaqeyeteran Finaers Dad continues to pour forth bcilllant ldeas onhow to make yeteran Flndera a tevardlng success

9o on thls Eathers Dag I vant By Dai to knov hovlove hlm and ttat f hope through yeteran F1nders veto reunlte hlm Ith hls buddles in the photograph

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It started vrth a plcture some at]^ong merlorlee an Titea and

EIve my Dad the best glft of a77 - the knorrledgle that so mangme0Ders of our organlzatlon xhat he founded have been reunrted

I IOVE YOU CIRTSTTNA

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ALBERT MCAD00S 3RD CHAPTER

Thi6 i6 the third instaLlrentof IA brlef History of the ifthRCTin Korea The time has cometo try to explain the terns 5thRCT alxd 5th Infantry AU Regi-nental Combat teans have an In-fantry Regiment but not all In-fantry Reginents were RCTi s

The Elfth RCT was rnade up fronthe fitfth Infantly Regiment firstActivated by the USArmy jn 1808wa6 one of the oldest fnfantry Reglments of the USArmyThe 555thfield Artillery Battalion the5th Tank lledical CoJlecting andChenical Motar Conpanles and the72nd Conbat Dtgineer CoEpany

The fifth RCT reEained 1n Ko-ea upon the withdrawal of the24th InfDivlsion the RCT wastenporar[y broken up for 6evera]-nissions Bx I amp z were loadedonto the USNS Marine Phoenlx foran Ovelulgbt Cruise to KoJE-Do arleIaad off PUSAN The Jrd Bx the555 FA Bt Tank Co and otherswent aone place e1se SoEe oneelse rrill have to fill us in Ourmail address for our 6tay on XoJEwa6 the Elfth US fnfantry Wherewere you durlng this period ifyou did rot enjoy KOJE-DO becausethls was good duty(Eeb 15 to May1 1952 Eore or less)

Located on KOJE-DO was a UN POWcanp We relleved elenentE of the27th Wolf Hounds provi ing guard6to several large Prj-son ConpouldsOne Rifl-e Squad per compound fourEuard shiftE of six hours eachseven dqys a week Guard Mountsinspections the whole nine yardsA GIrs dread and a Eecond Ltdelight A11 in a1l- this was theaost pleasant duty anyone couldhave ln the fnfantry iE KOREA

The most detested detaiI had tobe the honey pot brigade andthe most boring was the RockQuarry and breakwater detail Iwonder if anybody knows rhat be-ca]ne of that breakwater

A highlight of our tour atKOJE-DO has to be the night ofthe attempted breakout It hap-pened on the 4th shift 18 to 2400 f remember machine gun trac-ers overhead and a11 of us head-InB for our respective companyconpounds The Next dqy we hadto go lnto the compounds to sortout the Bood guys from the badWe saw severa] dlsmembered bod-ies ln a trash heap not very nice

Around April lSth we loadedon an LST and shipped out to theEast coast slde of KoREA offloading upon the beach ending upat the burned out towlr of INJEright on the l8th Here the FifthRCT was reorganized al1 of ourfar flunB ulits returning andthe 5th RCT was back j-n businessInten6lve trainlng exerclses inareas cleared of civilians gaveus a chalce to get some good tra-ining Some things come to nindI renenber getting folding cot6with rubber ajr matE for 6leepingWe used the Air Mattresses forwhite water raftlng on the rivernear by In early May the fifthwas attached to the 25th InfDiv0u June lSth the fifth got narch-ing orders to proceed north tothe PUNCH BoWL area and in linereljeving the l4th Infantry on theMain Line of Resistance (MLR)The first Bn on the West or leftthe second in the niddle al]d thethird on the right or east CorrErr my outfit was to the riaht ofrBr oh the MLR nore next tine

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Our verv orsn Ib i Gen HENRY MOHR(a aury liEh F47- 42) of 2o GrandCir StAnn M0 llas written a cohmmwhich tras appeared in a plurality ofpapers arornd the comtry Here it is

KOREA -- NHY IAE A BAD SITUATION No^SE

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oe ehocatrc aovarnment sound I ike- therhd

na aeefe pie It cores as no surprrse that south Korea E

iIol_- suenderinq to the deaands o+ their polrtrcel

pprit The U S has qiven Korea little choice

t 6ay not be quitE as batr due to progess alrdv octe increatrng a de ocratic qovernont But the Bituation in SthX irrt a lot lrke ht hppened Hhen lhe Unrtd Statesallodrd the shah o+ tran to +ll and l(honnr to seiz porer ri There Ea5 also Nicrequ dher the U s thghtiorutron Eas the wav to brtnq ou stvlE o+ dehocracv ro the

Eee te Ever Fronq lh u 5 State Depatoent hrdco6DletelT 6i5julqct the situttons on everv count

A- thinq5 turnd out the net govnients ot lran- andi tn to= dho serzed absolute poE

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Becaus o our reural to support reqioesirrt

6ce allies o+ the United States re can onlv sut+er

the unpl easant consequences

The previous governoents o tran ^d Nicaraqu --_ tshich

adhittedly le+t lot to be desired --- ere rPlaed bv

diclatorships hrch ae +a iose

Un+ortunatelv the U S didnt learn a thing l|e aeenEouaginq actionE in South Koa Fhich mav tead to vev sinilrsits-r+-th prsent leadershiF o+ that countrv is drticallv In rdditlon to brng errable 1Iv

Prrrdent chunoli o=t sone crettt +o the stndard f

lrvinq enjovedOV tre peopre o-t South Korea hich i6 at lEt +ive ti

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i1 iCitt North kore -__ a +act thE polilical oPpotsitionEoutd liLe us to Jorqet-

Futhless oen in South Koa ate tedinq the Politicaroppoeition using iots anc the threat oevolution to seie ---ri = alr polrtrcranE do be+oF electron thaEir rto to lmpove thrnqs +or the peoEl

Insorar 35 the u s iE concerned alloing the FPqblic oo io deal +inlv with oppoeition readErs lim Youhq-sn and

ii 0 g is out oJ the question Hoever i+ lhe tro tissuccd 1n seiioq nore ooFer nd in+luehce in Seoul-__ and thevpUOi irr -- lhe Hhole natue o+ U S elationBhips

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Koree ahd our stategic Position in th Fa East Eould xqse

In 1945 I net and talke tith Kir Dea Junq one o+ theorrnclol opposttroo leaders 5t the Lottee Hotel rn sEoul =- -i n t

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iiie i a grouP o+ nie journatists on the uitet states

Th sessron had qone on +o onlv a +ee nlnutes hen lbeqant ii that thrs rs no odinv person He is proobrY Ene

nost dahqerEus han t have eve oet ki6 Dt Junq Hhtr perdal

iii]- i- ro aetect o senuine interst on his pert in theerare o+ the oeopl o+ the sountv he dants to rule

kih Dea Ju^q das tried tor 6urdend Eentenced to death in19E|4 s aesul o hrs tole rn inErting bloodv rrots- But hrs = ratcr redued to 20 vears o Hhich Krn

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I hard Peopt call Ki6 Dee Jsnq theOn several occsioos

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qteDs the unrted states has talen rcntlv Nrll 9o a long n i to Krri a reqrtrhacY and Rtture thev rackand despeatel Y ned

The Fepubt ic o+ (South) Xorea rs +acing a bad situationrh =irJu davs to brrng bout Eoo5tucttve change5 ithoute-= ii atros hrch drtabrrre nd

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Cominr to ForE liorth in an RVWontlerin I rbout RV facilitiesThis much we knowThere are four RV parks in or near

Fort Worth with overnisht facilities(hookups) for trailers-and campers

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Sunset RV Park4921 White Settlement

Texas Motsor Home Park4833 ihite Settlement

817-737‐ 7542

817-738-0567Road

817-732-1537Road

Lakeview lIotor Home Park 817-457-677L4793 Fast- Loop 820 Sourh(Near Six Flals in ArlingEonand about 15 miles from the hotelin forE Worth)

The first three are onlv abouL 3 miles$rest of the Hyatt Regenty in downto$rnFort WolEhThere are NO facilities for campers atsour hote 1

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Hope they giveus a drag on thisone before thevthron it away

The Arm1rreturning to anage-old s Era tegyused extensivelvby the Sovietmi11tary isincreasing itsuse of decoys andfake targets inhopes of out-srla rting anenemys modernrreaPons

Decoys inclu-ding canva s tanksand plasticsoldiers couldmake Ehe Arrmr inbattle seem h^riceas big as iErgally is And 1f

A lullEe caavas rcplica of ao Ml ta is oudisplsy i Beltsvtlle Md The Army plars ao lse

fate wespors to oltsmart ale ereEy Theuro decoysEsy Dste an arEy seuroeE lsrgcr tt D it is

half is r 1

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Itlat news seens togive away the secre the Army points outthat the enemy still does noE knorv which

Ie knorr Ehey make decoys of thehighest order of equipment even as muchasmaking fake misdill silosr said TVICorp

Fallon said the Navy is working ondecoy ships and the Air Force tns grounddecoys of f-15 fighter jets thaE can turna bare airstrip into a fake airbase

The decoys are ntade from blorm-upphoEographs of the real things Theylook remarkably real aE a glance which inbaEtle is all an enemy would get beforedeciding whether to f i-re

Who knows maybe for the next one wecan send Ehe deeoys Eo the front and leavethe real live boys to home

(-CIAUDE CRIST of Box 985 Hebron oH

(hes HvMcr 2IsE t48-through TFS) -sends us the name s of a few buddieslWTLBUR J WTNCHEL (19Eh 49-r52)624 Lexington Thornville OH 43076

WILLIAM GRIFFITH (2lsL 49i5I)437 Aullwood Rd Davton 0H 45414

GERALD D TURNER (21st 48-r51)78 lIoodland Downingtown PA 19335

BRUCE MCGUTRE (34rh amp 19Eh r48-r51)16241 Laurel Hill Glenford Otl 43739

ROBERT IAIIRENCE (3rd Eng r57-r58)I14 Buckeye Hebron OH 43025

Ttnnk you Claude

-Whv is iE thaE Ehe weEEest dogs areEhe fiiendtiests dogs

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tanksand Erucks

The canvas Lwo- and Ehree-dimens iona Itanks mde a t TVIs S0-worker planE ouL-side lIashington look real boEh to Ehenaked eye and Eo heat-seeking theIna 1targetsing systems used at night

An unassembled fronts-view M-l weighEsabout 25 pormds and coLlapses into a 4-foot-by-2-foot duffle bag In less thanthree minutes one man can assemble itand plug in a generator to warm up iEstherira lsignaEur with a tape recorderand speakers a pair of soldiers can soundlike an entlre tank battalion

A fake M-l costs about $31500 cornparedwiEh abouE $3 miLlion for a new M-I

Iho remembers L94O-42 when we weredoing the same tshirg - only all we hadwere the decoys the real McCoys werestill on Ehe drawing boards

The Army has about 4000 real M-I tanksand plans to outfit each rrith at leastone fake M-1 at a cost of about $75million [taj Andrew Fallon of Ehe Army I sbudget office said

Deception has been a key element inmilitary strategy since the Trojan HorseGeman Gen Enrin Ronmel fooled Alliedforces in North Africa during WlJ II tsheBriEish fooled the cermans and Ehe IsraeliArmy today regularly uses deceptive falseradio chatter

But Ehe Sovietss are thoughE to be themost adept having everylhing from pseudoballistic missiles to entire fake armiesunder a branch of the military called thePrlncipa I Dlrectorate of SlraEegicDeception

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ADDRESS CORRECTON REQUESTED

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CHURCH O「 THE OPEN DOOR MISS10N532 Main Street

wnmingtOn lowa 56983

Rev Elton S SInith Pastor

Dear BroEher

Perhaps you have heard of me and oty naEionrride campaign inche ciuse of ternDerance Each year for the past fourteenI have rrade a Eoirr of Texas Kahsas Nebraska Mlssouriand lora delivering a series of lecEures on the evils ofdrinkine On this tour I have been accouqranied by uy youngfriend ind assisEanE Clyde LimpEon Clyde a young manof good family and excellent background is a paEheEicexaiple of liEe ruined by an excessive indulgence in whiskeyand woraen C1yde would hppear wiEh me aE lectures and siLon the plaEforin drunk wheezing starLng at tshe audiencethrough- heavy bleary blood-shot eyes sweaEing profuselypicklng his nose belching and making obscene- gestsureshlle I would polnE him out as an exarple of whaL over-indulgence can do for a person

This winEerr unforEunately Clyde passed away A mltualfriend tras eiven me vour -nime Lnd I wonder if you would beavailable t5 take cliders place on Ehis years Eour

Rev Ellon Schurch of the

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ALBERT MCAD00=S 5TH CHAPTER

This ls the fifth ln6ta11uentof IA Brief Eistory of the EifthRCT 1n I(oresrr continuing rith xoyConbat phase of these recolectlonEou Patrol actlvitles coDtiDuesthroughout the surnner with bothAEbush and an occasi-onal ContactpatloI that often 1ed to Fire-flghts arld we had several Oneconslsted of tbe entire ConpanyI renenber a radiona]1s coafelenceheld near the 11ne of departurerhere I 6aY eleraents of Eost ofthe partlciparxts togetber slththe supporting uaits rflhin lhs1ire o f larch Tbere Yas justabout evelybody frolo Conpany Eexcept the cooks and bottle wash-ers Motatnen and heavy nachiae-gurnels rlth teror 1n there eyesNot u6ed to patro16 alld apparentfear of the urknom We sere norenonchalant because this ra6 oDe ofseveral patrols we had partcipated1a ad soDe of the6e guys nere otrtheir flrst patrol With a1l theaoi6e and fus6 ye nade the NKPAavolded us We baDged around nostof the night and returDed rithoutcontact Later patrols the NKPAnade up for it and 1n one ofthe6e I got hlt rith about 15others i-a a perfectly execudedambush We vere caugbt flatfoot-ed Tbey hit us hard ard ran aw4yVle 6pent the lenainddr of the rightxithdraring and returning to ourlilles I carrt recal1 Yhether any-body ras kil1ed that nlght but 1stplatoon dld take slx I(IAi s durineuroour tour on the Iine and we hadmore men wounded thatx eDteled theline on June l8th

Almost every tri8ht se had tocontend v1th Ground fo8 and whilethe Artlflclal noonlight helped us

to see it also helped the othersi-de A6 the sunmer drew to a closethe Fiftb RcT wa6 transferled fronthe 25th Djvigion to the 40th Divi-sion and shortly after that wewere reLeived by the 223d Infantryon the night of October 3111952

sone tlne prior to bej-ng reLiev-ed we had a patrol that caused yourstnrly a 1ot of grief our nissionwas to set up blocking posLtionsnear the low dip ln the lldgelinenear I believe George CoDpany We

went out one wqy a[d were to retu]nby another route lllhile 6et uP thenj-ght teEperatures dlopped suddenlyto belov freezing We were sweattyxrith no Jackets and nust have caus-ed o16e because re were under severartil1ey flre (possibly l2ampn)nasty stuff We had to be very stil1and renaln quite and i-n place forseveral hours My feet becane numbI could hardly walk nlthout assist-ance I 6ot a touch of Frostbite anda brief stay ln the 5th Inf lledica1Conpany where I appalently ful1y re-coveled Such resiliance we had whene were twenty

Finally off the 1i-ne I enteredlnto an eleven day peri-od where Iwas tra]1sferred out of the flrstplatoon jnto the fourth and becanea gunner it a 57nn Recollless riflesquad Just as sooa as I got used tocarrlng the thlnE I had orders inharxd for LIe ZI(zoDe of Interlor )or rotation back to the States Ihad R amp R 1a Japan for five dqysl1ke everybody e1se but those con-pat storles w111 st4y out of printMoxe next tine fron the officlalRecord as my st4y jn the 5th RCTceased to exlst Bore next tlme

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- INIERNATIONAL KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL

Rmdeuror dp Fot8otten

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ampd ou 4e invlleurod Lo be a Pdt ofl tlls cAslgn -- yc r peurorsoa11y atd EdSatlzatlrn you represt

I1E amplve to ratse S38 BiUidl for tieuro nrial (described in accqavirEiiJiGl

i--ii iiav n site has best drrured bv tlE citv of rs keuroeres

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effoEEs ad able guidace or uavor T Bradrer

ItE rExt scheduleurod evst eiII be the offictal gro-[ld breaking --sudav Jtrle 25 1989

at Aneels Park Sar Peurodro -- at rihich tirE all of tlE co-sdEorinA- ax eEorsrngsrs-ri2ad tiU be rePreseurottted Tsrtatlw final dedicaticn o ttr rEErrar rsElrteurod for Novder u 1990

As )Du car te1l rE ee lndeed serious abdrt tlis It EL1 c to passl

Eiceuron crsualtiE in tlE xoret lhr (1950-1953) eurore o(lsElveuro --- i91245ii l0]r84 dd et al -- bul LEi a e ad sdEn ftdn 22 Allied N3tlc6HUfi-ta b dqiv or prrPerlv tEEred nx rnternalilxoran ir vteras rri5-I YiIl help rectift tlEr

Ytu Ddricioati6r sdsrseErtt ad swport td yd- organiz-aLicts ee Edi thsolicited be ttE InleEnatlorEl l(oreamp Llrr VeLerans lrtrlla] ClmiEtee E wiIILdr-r rn oEtro sLpplv anv ioaterials to Lo ary reasaEbre teuroitgt Lo

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一Ch4ttsy and jolly notes from a fomer WALTER E oTNEIL (5th tTB) of

2d Lt FA - B-ILL IIOILEY of RE 2 Box 458 825 Pa lourar Et Cajon cA92020 rells usWarren TX It goes Ehe one about the manage aE a boring

I was rvith the Triple Nickle in HI -- meeEing who asked Can you hear me ithad Ehe Aruno Train the- first Een davs in the back and the boy aE- the back whoKorea and then Forvard observer unEil hit said No and the f11oh in lhe fronEon 2 SepE5O I had the short economy who said ttletrs swap placesrrEour Thariks Wally rve needed thaEtI nors have Ehro ggies in the service r-(C1asses of i75 and r53) and they have The race is on Is there arqrone inasked me Eo relite up my experiences in the horrse who beats thisKorea - rrTro catalacts and lens lnrplantsIIrm hoping this rer-Erion my firsE surgery - rotor cuff lefl shouiderwill help shed some lighE and tickle some high blood pressure sugar diabetesmemory cells so I can complete nry rnasEer- and gouEpiece |ly Cameo Role In Korea The The envelope pleaselAlmosE ForqoEEen viar nd the name - not the winner -- iust

Irm lo6king forward to receiving more the rEme - is - CH Bronko ATKINSONinfo about the reunion Do you anticipate (MP Platoon and Hq 63rd Field i4t--r45)distributing lists of expected atEendees of 3800 SDecatur Las Vegas NVwith addresies No were not -aking fin Bronko -

B1II werll lisE Ehoge coming if we far from it - were just ov6rrhelmed byIearn early enough WeII do our the sorry fact that Lhe people of our -d____esE 3ffrIiE Hi gElIhiBT$Bt

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t-rt to bumper some idioE would tryto iass them

I-JOHN RAGIAND writes from 6321 Gonzales

Groves Tr( 77519 Savannah was my firstand I thoroughly enj oyed iE I intend tofltake future meetingi Lord willing -iMeeEine ner^r friends was very retresh-ing buts uifortrnately did not seeany of sv outfit hybe if you sPread rdoroln nlxt TL issuL its might helP

Thb outfiE was co D 21st duringearLv 44 - earlv 46 Does arrybody knowthesL fellows aird their whereabouts--cGreni Ralph (was from Itt)

Rirnldi (was from Chicago)T- Pilch (was frqn wyoming I think)T- Reardon (from Kansa s I think)T Mrncv (was from Oklahoma ) I mer

hih 6n Mindanao and he wor-rnd uPas cook and rrent to Japan

Box (chink Willie $as first name-rrd rr was frorn stsLouis)tI knot Ehis is an InposiEionr --buEwould deeplv appreurociate any heIp

tlo iryisitibir at all JohnnY

_The press was rolling when we PuIIed it

to inseit this iEem The am nail hasbrought us an inqu-iry as to who $re are -iro-rt cot Nornian [I cooper (F amp2nd BnHqs 5tsh RCT 49-r5l) of Box 426LChattanooga TN 37405 AlwaYs hadtrouble with spelling Ettat town

the name and address of a member from

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[yt導招議∬ampitMEetheIFtt youWatertown NY Fred was 19th S‐ 4 whenWatertown NY Fred was 19th S‐ 4 when

Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

- _l4aybe our yelling about it has paidotf

The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

an』itliltlo888estants will be giventumlr entFiesOCt2虫d電 選lTinnerwill be chosen Nov 10

Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

ItrE abouE time

-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

rYea GimletslBetter sti1 call IARRY JoHnSOitl at612-665-213L Hers at 312 SlbinLeseur rYN 56058

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i gox54 Fennville HI 49408 is a1l

eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

triteto 6 c 2ool3- 137 211

rFte are in receipE of a friendly caII

from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

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close Eo the family It rras no surPrise

gliigiIti LilU J i- -rrurtlHL3oinaf ter Hictor rra s laid to rest Dave t

--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

If -

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fori-ro ci I s extended Erip to Hong Kong Bangkok and

urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

i - - ^ ^- anY f iner Etrrn Donr tIii rot ne up so 1 trope r -

- Beautifulry said Ctraprain Joe

rci-tili ii-tist t Ttnnk vou

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

ftiJ r alt S Re tampt rz19rh Inf - DivHqrs - 34th Inf

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

RUBVE M ROGRSON350 Sowillo+r SP115Ria lto GA 9237 6

-Deceased Dec 12 1988

cEcIL L MoYER (H 2LsE 42-45)t-

From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

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ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

IA was ltq amp Hq Co 34th

from tJ+2 Eo t45 IJhen Ehe lhn shows upats the door to teturn Ehe picturesyourve goE to go

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

faith in tomorrohr for the clock may Ehen

be s til IAuthor Unknqm

-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

--

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lhjGen CALVIII H rALLE tra s beennominabed for promo-tion o lieutenantgeneral and is Eo benamed comrrranding gen-eral of I Corps anltlFort Lewis iIa11er 51has been cormnandinggeneral of the 8thlnfantrv Division inGernany- since JulY t 87

i^Ialler va s depuEy cofinanding genera Iof I Corps in 1986-87 assistanE divisioncommander with the 82d Airborne Divisiooand chief of staff of Ehe xVIII AirborneCorps aE Fort Bragg NC anC chief of staffof Ehe 24th Infantry Division at FortStewart GA He comnanded a brigade inGerrnanv and a battalion wiEh Ehe 4thInfanury Division (tlechanized) aE ForECarson CO lIa ller also was seniormilitarv assistrnE Eo the assistanEsecretaiy of defense for nanpovrerreserve affairs and logistics in iIashingtcn

--The vote will be unanimous The HyaEERegency For-t VJorth offers the ideal settingtor our ga Ehering

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Applernan details rhe facr Ehat bhe 34th trad four (4) differenr reqimenrarcormmnders from 7 Lo 16 July - a period of only nine (91avi--- -

- The officers of the Association consider this rllaEter closed and no further mentionof it wiII be rnade in our future issues

againltetc[護 喫 盤eft][りf「1I量[ヂ

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in 1950 will ever

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ROBERT ENDER Presldent

which ir is given

In friendship

The Assocration officersregreL the pubrlcation of the articre whi ch reftectedne8atively uFon the tested and -piou a+tfi --ftre-iJcora- i4usrrates all Eoo well tl tthe 34ch upheld rhe finesr rradirioo or-itu U4 -inu i-irr i6iljiir[

Tte articre aooarinq in the Taro Leaf was no an-editori-al conent or a steurotementof an opinion of ciri edit8r rt was meiJ -i of a book by an aurhor and icincluded a quotation from tht urt -itr-ifur51i t item was sinpry to reporr $rha tsomeone erse had said abour rhe arn rti-i-i ii iiih[E-fifi implied thar the EdiEor rvas i agiuunf -riitiiirroooIt is tine tO mend fences drink from l

l]ips Iヽe]iliiiih1ξymore be as close with our cOnrades in thisyil[i]Edeg

is IvIISt that degur 34th members will accept this ap

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APOLOCY TO MEbfBERS OF TliE 34TH ‐ KoREA

Veterans AdministrationInsurance Center

Toll-Free Information ampService Line

1-800-422-E079

Use this Nationwide lbll-FrceuroInsurance telcphone numberfor informationaction on

Premium Payments

DividendsFolicy laans

Beneliciary DesignationInsurance Applications

ConversionsAddress Changes

Disability amp Death Claimsand

Other Insurance Inquiries

Come to Teir s for a visit litir r6gaprst - or soiire of it annny

Your l-hourhts ri11 tloubtlessh do somerrrdrlrin Yroa I ronter lrho t Ii beLirerctod I ronler lrl It II rcasure ttpItrs the crrious )ard-qtick thaU tsries Eorrse the acconplishnenLs of otheis as airy to assess our orn progrcss in liIePeihaps

s nc- ir3 comtttefrom thcunansrerabl-c lrour thoughts ni11 sneakarair from E1e prcsentrd take refuge oito busy day in lqi4 - or 1950 - or 1964

So- itril 11 cos crvsual clarr atFort JorLh Yout II move inEo the hotellobbv rnd will spot Ehe crorrd Faces rviLlemerge and narnes rvllI come more quicklyttran you Lhink they might Bob - Peter -3tu - Bil-1 - youll gct Lhen all on thesecond Ery if not the first

It is thcrr again - people you kneorand rrho knerv you during the teribleexperience of rnilitary service - peoplerrho lltnev you before you felt the pressureof Eaking a place in the adult world

See y6u iir Fort lIoruhl

-r-lAnyone looking for a geologist tJehave one BOB DAYSON (5th RCT 51-52)of 1306 Forest H111 Dr Vincennes IN

a-Our fiscal yeat begins on August thefirst and ends on July ehe 3lsr So all

annual dues are due as of August 1including inerementa 1 payments byLife llembers

ri-- Leg surgery for Life Member JOE PATTON(SEh RcT 50-51) of Star Routi 2 Box 51Bradenburg l(Y Werre trying to Iamprn mor6on poor Joe and will be back

AOne LLOYD PITMAN of 2O7L Preble

Preble IIY - canr E f ind Preble on tiremap - apparently just another Preble on thebeach - has asked for help Seems he wasin the lsE Cav - DivArty - 99th FA Bn- in Japan in i49 Went lo Korea ThevEook a beaLing Men losE He thinkssome of his men were assipned to the 24thAsks for rrany inforrnationr Guess thequesEion is- Did you know of arry Cavpeople being assighed Eo us We- knor iEtsa lousy question - buE rre did promise thisrnan thtwerd put ouE Ehe feellr

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consultenr living in Rcston Virginia

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Phil Granrn Republican Senator fromTeltas thinks balancing the US budgetis like trying to geE to heaven

Evervbbdv wanEs Eo balance uhebudget- he irotes but nobody wants Eoao ihat vou have Eo do Eo ba lance thebudseE

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ExcerpEa flon prevlous TARO LEAF Eo refleshen meoortea prtor to fiUtnBou quaaClonalre beloYt

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suDDlemental Plan The 25Eh INFANTRY DIVISION ASSOCIATION and the Co8landlng6Eiralii- tEt-aTvle lon sEacloned at Schofleld Barracks have lnvlted ourassoclaton to hold a Jolnt reunlon rrlth Eheo ln Hawall on or about occober1 1991 thtch ls Organlzaclon Day fo boEh dlvlsions date noE as yetftnalized HoEel acaonodaElona would be ln one of the better liatklkl hoEel3and the nanageneot of Eh8 Joln efforf would be ln the hands of the Scho-fleld Barracas chapEer of ctre 25ttr In Ehe past the arny has 8upp1ledbusses to transpori oeEbers to and froo Schofleld (two trtps)but Ehts-rould no be subJecl to possible budgetary restrlctlons Oahu would belesa crorded weather condttlons probably mole favorable we uould bea[on8 our osn CoobaE lnfantryoen and ln our oun back yad

PosslLlltqieEa lf the po1l favor s the Decenber 7th date plan our regularEunlon--6r EEe latEer part of Septeobea then Ehe ne bers SoInB to Honolulucould 81Bn up rrlth the PHSA tour and proceed on thelr oun

lf Ehe October let date at Schofleld ls preferred Ye rrould have Eo planior -tsoffii6ii6-(s lnce only a snall Einorlty rrould oake Ehe Hawalian lrtp) one on ttre Ealrrland aIrd one in Hawali ln Dhlch case se couldr

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you ciuDot predict you carl gainmore tDar you might lose Eesaid this is the deterrelt value ot abattlefieurold nuclear weapor litethe LaDce

We doot necessarily have tohave a whole lot more then thpSovielg based in Europe or evens urucb ari they do Galvin said

But be said there must beuro somekitrd of easonable balaDce declariD8 that today the UnitedStat6 had 88 t Dce lauuchers de

ployed is WeuroEterD Europe whilethe Sovielr bad 1400 short-rangeouclear weapoo based iD EastelnEurope

II theyve got l4 times ut muchas rre do hos can you call tiadeeDse So rhy doat they justsay Ot iI Jouve got 88 aDdyourie not 8oi8 to get alry biggerthe rie Fill come down

Asted why he would not substi-tEte a missile submarine for short-rarge Duclear missiles i Europe

Calvi replied tiat this had heuroertried i tie 1960s bd as judgedDot to be credible becaDse theUnited Stat8 ard the Soviet U onwere Dot lilely to blor each otherup rith auclear reapols in orderto stop aD irvader attaching arl-othea countiy

l NATo countriB iD Europelose the Lance and get oo replace-Eent for it they would ooly baveairplaneuros alrd artillery tubes tofire a a superio i-ovadirg [orceatrd such Eajor targets to the rearas assemblirg ares ArtilleryGahiD codteDde4 has too short areach oDIy 12 miles ard aircrafttrying to hir targets close to thefrortliDes Eould face deadly lire

Soviet atr deleDseuros ir Europehave beurocome so lethal Galvrnsaid ilat the only ray to gothmugh it ts to fly ulder it at 100feeurot wbile goinS 500 kDots Soweve got to take the pressurc ofIour aircrait- lve caot re3ci aay-tlitrg except the Iocal batuerieidwiti (Ducler artillery So youbave got to have a baclup byIielditrg a Lalce replacemetrt

Galiiu said he waDts a sbort-range rcissile with a range of 210to 20 roiles that would be Illouot-ed on a tracked vehicle io it couldmove from one battlefield to an-other

Under culreot aEns aSreemeDtshort-range missiles canDot have araDge of more than 300 miles

NUCLEAR WEIIPONS - Chari siolry wcapor deployed by NATOad Wallaw Pact eo[Dtries i EoroIc

IATO chief endorses arms cutsbut wants new short-range missiles

By GEORGE C WIISONThc WsshilgtoD Po3t

BRUSSEIS Belgiur - ceD-JohD R Galvi coEEander ot tieNorth Atlantic Treaty Organiza-tioq said ir an jntervlee here thathe eDdors6 the coDveDtional-arEsreductioos recently proposed byPresideut Bush but Fill reEaiureasy about defeDdilg Europeurountil he has new short-Etrge ou-clear roissiles to replace lieuroLaDce

Bush bosiDg io pressure froEWest GerrDaDy and otter allieurosagrEed to postpoDe EodemizatioDol ttre lalce mrssile utriil he hastrieurod to Begotiate reuroductioDs iotroops aircraJt tanls and otherarmor and artillery baseurod tn Eo-mpe But tle presldeot stressedthat he has no inteouoD of abaD-doBilg short-raoge ouclear Eis-siles like the lalce

GalviD asked why he iDsisted oDkeeuropi8 sorEe short-raEge missrlcsiatier t[an abaDdoni-og them alto-gether said tley are vital to de-terring tle start of war ardshould deterrence fail to stop aBiavadil8 force

Iu the past the lour-star 8etr-eaal said coDgentioDal lorceuroeveu whe tley were equal didntdeter war ID fact alrnost half theurotime the smaller lorce attackeurodtie bigge force

However he co8tiDued sinccseve had Duclear weapons tleyhave seurot up a situatiod ut FhlcD

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The salesrnan was expectj-ng a veryimDortanl cusEomer to c-rll him at homeonSaEurdav so when he had Eo leave Ehehouse for i-short Eime he gave his liEtleson careful instructions on hors Eo answerthe telephone and take a messate

When Ehe phone rang the boy alswe_rediE feellng very grown up he Eold thecaller ttraE his fa Eher was not in at themoment and asked whether he would like toleave a message

Yesi the-caller said Iell himMr Jonis called - J-O-N-E-S

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Presidents

MessagePlease feel aE ease abouE our September shlndl8 in Fort Wolth Every-thlnS is in place for a gala celebration It should be another superexEravaganzal Each upcoming reunlon seems to generaEe more excitemenEand enthusiaam than the lasc one From the letEers and calls we canfeel Ehe troops chafing aE Ehe blE sort of a sense of ur8encylt usedEo take nosE of the year to genelate monenEumi nor iE begins almosEinnediaEely afEer the last reunion

24th Dlvision parElctpatlonr Ea1y in the Bane the acceptance ofour invtEation was subJecC to budgeEary restrictlons buf as ofthis srltinB iE appears EhaE Gen Taylor will be able to favoE usuith thaE very lmpressive color guard the all time favoriEe musicalcoEbo lhe usual PX irith a very unusual assortmenE of Taro Leafnerchandise and of course Mrs Taylor General Pece and a fewnembers of hls staff Be srjre to rdelcoEe Eheo all as only 24th-erscan dol

Melllbers wi undoubtedlyareas in which our 2900 -

7oO East amp Northeast725 SOuth250 SW(Tx Ok Ark )

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be interested in knowing the geograirhical3000 members reside Breakdown follovs

800 Uldwest500 (11 WesE States + Ht amp Ak)

100 are as fol tows r

146 Texas135 I ll inois126 Mass112 Georgla102 Mlchlean

Above data complled by our hard worklng (dally updates) DirectoryChalrman and eomputer uhiz (l) Joe McKeon Thark you Joel

Revertln8 to For WorthS eptember Chalroan Paul Austin and his veryable assistants have all deEails lined up wiEh the hotel the alrlinesthe atrporE EransporEation local activities and above all our verywarm and hospitable hospltality room which always exudes comraderiefolnd noshere else on this planeE Anyone quesEion Ehat sEaEementThe only Ehing left is for our rnenbers Eo make their hotel reserva-Eions dlrect tith the hoEe1 and reunion registration direcE to PaulAustin Forms wlll be princed in each lssue of Ehe TARo LEAF

My sEaff (aheml) and I look forward o EreeEin8 all our ironderfulmeobers and thelr very alluring vrlves aC our annual party especiallythose me$bers from the Breats state of Texas rrho may have never aEtendedone of our reunlons previously

24th-fully yours

RoberE Ender

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Don Knox wrote anOra1 Histoty of theKorear VJartr It covered the opeiling 6months Don was working on the secondand final voltrne when he suddenly diedHis work rlra s concluded by Alfred CoppelEhe well known specialist in mllitarytiiylTさξ[重nttI1甜elLl『v8ryHarcollrt Brace 」ovanovich New York 1988

Appearing in it with fragmentary butterr fic interv ews are our own LACYBARNETT WARREN AVERY LEONARD KORCIE

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1990 - Korea 4oth RevisiE

Itss gonna seeftr as tshough this issue s full of coupons to be fll1ed outs And youtll berighc

Our very energetic publlc relatsions nember GOLDY NORTOII has been diligently ats work devel-oping a package tour Here are some of the deteuroiIs

This would be a ten day (eight night) trip covering such places as Seoul Osan SuronChochiwon Taejon the Kun Rlver the tlakEong eEc Theurore are options for tag-ons Eo llong KongHong Kong and ehina Tokyo Ttrailand and tlawail

The basic package Eould cost between $1600 and 200000 per person based on dqrble occlq)ancyThis figure includes-air fare frl tie West Coasc all hotels and groutd _travel r and sose mealsOf courEe the air fare from the east and mld-west would have to be added to this sost

The questionaire ls self exptanatory If iou plan on takLng ad ntage of Bhis packageplease led Goldy lrtorr Tlme is in isportant faacor The nain thing he has to ascertain ls rrhetherbr no there issufficient inEeresc among our membets so thaE he can proceed in working out thedetails

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Dates of Korea Service

Hear that Ith the can opener Go seeif its for you or for me

lawyer Norman S Ostrord of New YorkCitsy tells Ehe EaIe of the farmer withhis horse and wagon going for a load ofgrain who was struck head-on

The farmer suffered severe and pernanentinju-ries Ilhen the case rra s tried to aiury the insurance conpany lawyer asked[imtIsntt its Erue chai ifuneaiitelyaf ter Ehis accidenE a person came over Eovou and asked vou how irou felttt tYes I remeurber thit tt the farmer said

And didnE you tell him thaE vou neverfelt beEEer in vour life

I quess I did The-defense lawyer said rrNo further

questlons tlOn redi-recE the farmer was asked

l^Iill you tellthe jury the circrrnstincesin whLch vou made that resoonsetYesrt- the farmer said- Inrnediatelyaftgr ttre accidenE my horse had twobroken l-egs and was neighing and kickingThe rnan who came alonq was a deDutvThe rnan

Word from Alice BRIDIIELL on EARL(H 19th 38-t4) dorsn at 5611 Bar SSt Tucson lZ 85713 is Ellat Earl isconfined Eo a wheelchair Had seriouscervical surgery from which he recoveredafEer a 2 oonths hospiEal stay MedicsdidnrE expect him to rake it buts he didBoth Allce and EarI ask ttrat Eheir goodwishes and love be extended to allwho remember them rrRemembert Whocould forget Ehis wonderful pair

-If Ehis is your first reunion wiEh us

please dont sit back $raiting for peopleEo introduce themselves to you You belhe shaker and the mover - please - yousEep forward Lo him - or them - exEendyour glad hand - and sound off as if youhad a-pair - youtll be happy thau youdid Ours is a terrific bunch of happyacquaintances and warm friends Averagerunning time from sEranger Eo acquaintanceto friend - five minutesi AlI especiallvso cuz Ehis year were meetint in Texaspardner tIell be in Ehe land where Ehebroncos kick up Eheir heels and thecowboys do Eheir unlevel best to trang onTheirs is the romance of Ehe rodeol ourbonanza is in simple friendships

-r-- Guggs our campa ign against tinted glassin vehicles hit a dead end Oh wellr-RALPH BALESTRIERI was on our side evenLf no one else was CantE understand whvCongress with Ehe stroke of a pendoesnE ouELaw the business Where arethe police on thls one Or at leasE thepolice unions

盤1究eparailn呈鯛ittrd[uりput hls ievolver tothe horsets eir and sho him dead Then hewent over Eo the dog which trad a brokenback an was crying He puc his gun toEhe dogs ear and shot him dead Then hecame to me and asked me rHow do you feelr

I-said I neve feltbetter iri mylife

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How Eo dress for FtWorth CasrallvCor-nfortably Coolly - is Lhat a word-Weve trad much fun with Hawaiian gearin years pase - colorful shlrts for themen muu-muus for the Iadies - for rnostof our waking hours including the Fridaynight dinner Its colorful comforEablecozy But - come Sa turday night for ourcombinaffin Memorial ServiceBanquetwe sErongly suggest business suitscompleEe with shirts neckties and shoesfor Ehe men - and for Ehe ladiesr eveningdress wear cocktail dresses or whaEeveryou look diessed up in We dont goiorrna I as Ehey used to call iE buE lvecertainly hranE to imProve on Times Squarea high noon (L-

The recenE death of IF Izzy SLonethe famous iournalist called to mind hisbook Korei Ttre Hidien War in whichappears the carefully veiled innuendoEha t the Korean lar was all sEarted by acooked-up deal between the US andSouth Korea

FExciEing and sensible new plans in Ehe

works all in a bona fide efforE to avoidEttat vexaEious anma I stamPede inEo ourSa turday night banqueE hall

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While-the Pentagon has been claimlngsuccess ln integrating women lnto theamed forces famllies in the ranks havebeen confronting a crisis in child care

The Department of Defense concedes thatlt needs 811000 more day care slots formllltary dependents O-f the 129000chlldren who do receive care on oilitarvlnstallatlons worldwide the Pentagon estirnates that 21000 aie in centeis thatare anElquaEed overcrorded or hazardous

lfuch of the Dressure for more famtlvand child-relat-ed supporE has cme with Eheinflux of women singl- parents and yowrgmalried recruiEs who have enllsted in chep-ost-Vletnam erarsaid IAjDavid Super ofthe Artry a Pentagon spokesnan

As an example in 1958 at the heighEof the Vletnam War 381400 women lrere onactive duEy worldwlde out of a total35451000 United States troops MajorSuper sald Non Ehere are 2211700 womenon actsive duty worldwide abouE 11 percentof the force

In additlon there are ncrr 511800slnsle parenEs and abouE half the 21million- active duEy personnel are marriedta considerable changa frcrn Ehe days whenEhe services rre re filled with yorrng singlenra les

As FDR loved to ask What kind ofshenanisans are Ehese tte

Helers a direcL quotse from an amazlngIeEter whlch came in enclosins a 55000check Dontt knor h6r in the iorld Icould have gone 35 years without knoelngabout Ehe Assoclation I am enclosingmy dues and a snall ( sornething extra) -

Sincerely RICIIARD PARMERTER10 New St Florida IlY 10921

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BILL SHOIIEN (2IsE amp 24th Recon | 4]t44)1911 Francis St Waukestra WI 53188 saysAm still hiking mosE every other day lnour staEe forests near here Trled ameasured nine miler Ehe other day which Ihave covered in 3| hours each of Ehe lasEfour years buE had to stop after just 2|hours The sotes of my feeE feel like theyare callused and today I hiked anoEherarea for 3 hours Thls area ltas noextremely steep or high hills or bluffsjust keEtles and moraines lefE over fromthe lasE ice age 20000 years ago Iremember hlking the Koolaus and WaianaeMountains on Oahu and camping on Ehe streamsalso Ehe ouEback in Australla EhaE GolonelLawson authorized A1 Fournier and I toreconnoiEer for two to four days A1waysfollowed bv a reoorE and more overlavsManv Eimes- othermen were involved aird oftenGenLra I Cramer needed a guide or comPanyand asked one of us to eo alone How soodiE was to be in nry 2Os-and hile all dXywiEh pack and rifle But I did geE sorefeet then too -

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This year were getting two for theprice of one - Ewo convention chairmen -PAUL AUSTIN on the port side and GILHEABERLIN on the starboard side - as youare looking at tshem of course

It all sEarted with an inquiry - fromBILL YOUNG of 790 ELake Ravenna 0HHerd seen our iEem in the DAV fitagazine Sowe ioined BilI uo Then followed a notefroir Rebecca McPiak his daqhter Sherdread our oaoer and wanEed Eo surorise himHerets a bit of her notei itrs iefreshing

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I am enclosireuro $350 for a lapel pinand $400 for a crest oi-ntI am sure you would find ouE whichregiment he was in in KurnamoEo so youwould know whlch crest I want

rl4y father fired on Ehe 24tsh Divisionrifle team They beaE every team in thefar east conrnandexcept thel4arine CorpteamttThe tournament was held aE camp Palmerin Tsudanum Jaoan

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Our BaEtery supported the 2nd Bn 5l-nRCT under Ehe conrnand of LtCol JohnThrocknorEen (rRoclqp Johnr) He laEercosnandecl the 5th RCT ra s the youngestfull colonel in counrand of an infantryregiment The 555th FA Bn was cormnandedbv Lr col John Dalv- ttl am inEerestedEo know any infornEtionregarding the persons Ehat are accive inthe reunLon get togeEher Perhaps youcould enliehEen me and Dass on someinf ornntioi if availabll Triple Nickle people herers anotherone I

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Along abouE last December rve received an inquiry from a Chrisrina Colbertabout an organlzation called Veterans Finders o America The story is developed inher letter used below The lette is a Fatshers Day leEEer being addressed Eo hergood Dad UEwIN C COISERT who justs happens to be a GinleE The rest is now a partof our folk lore - and we love Chrlstina for bringing herself and her srvee Dad intoour fold Melvin today spends most of his time in a wheelctrair Over on the oppositepage we glve you Ehe picEure Ghris mentions in-her lovely leEEer rvhich we reproduceLelorr ttlra t a- preclou-s word EhaE word famiIy See hcir it applies to the e olbertfamlly You know how lt applies to our fami ly of the 24th

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Eor mang years mg Dad had a small Plcture of hlmaelf anil erghtgervrce buililles that he cherlshed He coampIfented hov often thathe thought of that plcture and those men anA hol )e rrlshed hekneu rrhere theg lrere Tvo gears ago as I Fathers Deuro9 presentf had the plcture enlarged and fred Thlg reallg rlade t1mhappg and ttlggered euron ldea of hig to fotm an ocganizatTon tohelp yeterans suclr as hrmself flnd o7d Duddtes Pe talraed mangtlmes about this Idea anil tlov to brlng 7t to llfe

Becau9e f vas ln college at the tlme I irli not reallg cottutltmgself to somethlng that m9 Dad thought vas reallg lnportant Yecontlnued to discuss l15 ldeas anA xhoughts and then founit outthat mg father yas dlagnose as hav rng ALS or Lou GehtlgsDlsease ThTs irld not sxop hlr from maklng a dream come trueHe reaT|zea the sltuation and ghorred Tricl^eillble strength and vil-lpover to contlnue even though lt Decame irlff 7cu7x xo do everyCtay actlvitles such as teuroIking on the phone ot vtltlng a noteIt vas durlng thls tlme that Dad and I te9olved to make hls tdeareal

Our organlzatlon yeteran flnders of Amerlca Is built upon mgDaiy s ilrean to help others flnd old friends As mg Ipm Doloceseuro cloge frlenir lchael and myseJf take the steps to manaqeyeteran Finaers Dad continues to pour forth bcilllant ldeas onhow to make yeteran Flndera a tevardlng success

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ALBERT MCAD00S 3RD CHAPTER

Thi6 i6 the third instaLlrentof IA brlef History of the ifthRCTin Korea The time has cometo try to explain the terns 5thRCT alxd 5th Infantry AU Regi-nental Combat teans have an In-fantry Regiment but not all In-fantry Reginents were RCTi s

The Elfth RCT was rnade up fronthe fitfth Infantly Regiment firstActivated by the USArmy jn 1808wa6 one of the oldest fnfantry Reglments of the USArmyThe 555thfield Artillery Battalion the5th Tank lledical CoJlecting andChenical Motar Conpanles and the72nd Conbat Dtgineer CoEpany

The fifth RCT reEained 1n Ko-ea upon the withdrawal of the24th InfDivlsion the RCT wastenporar[y broken up for 6evera]-nissions Bx I amp z were loadedonto the USNS Marine Phoenlx foran Ovelulgbt Cruise to KoJE-Do arleIaad off PUSAN The Jrd Bx the555 FA Bt Tank Co and otherswent aone place e1se SoEe oneelse rrill have to fill us in Ourmail address for our 6tay on XoJEwa6 the Elfth US fnfantry Wherewere you durlng this period ifyou did rot enjoy KOJE-DO becausethls was good duty(Eeb 15 to May1 1952 Eore or less)

Located on KOJE-DO was a UN POWcanp We relleved elenentE of the27th Wolf Hounds provi ing guard6to several large Prj-son ConpouldsOne Rifl-e Squad per compound fourEuard shiftE of six hours eachseven dqys a week Guard Mountsinspections the whole nine yardsA GIrs dread and a Eecond Ltdelight A11 in a1l- this was theaost pleasant duty anyone couldhave ln the fnfantry iE KOREA

The most detested detaiI had tobe the honey pot brigade andthe most boring was the RockQuarry and breakwater detail Iwonder if anybody knows rhat be-ca]ne of that breakwater

A highlight of our tour atKOJE-DO has to be the night ofthe attempted breakout It hap-pened on the 4th shift 18 to 2400 f remember machine gun trac-ers overhead and a11 of us head-InB for our respective companyconpounds The Next dqy we hadto go lnto the compounds to sortout the Bood guys from the badWe saw severa] dlsmembered bod-ies ln a trash heap not very nice

Around April lSth we loadedon an LST and shipped out to theEast coast slde of KoREA offloading upon the beach ending upat the burned out towlr of INJEright on the l8th Here the FifthRCT was reorganized al1 of ourfar flunB ulits returning andthe 5th RCT was back j-n businessInten6lve trainlng exerclses inareas cleared of civilians gaveus a chalce to get some good tra-ining Some things come to nindI renenber getting folding cot6with rubber ajr matE for 6leepingWe used the Air Mattresses forwhite water raftlng on the rivernear by In early May the fifthwas attached to the 25th InfDiv0u June lSth the fifth got narch-ing orders to proceed north tothe PUNCH BoWL area and in linereljeving the l4th Infantry on theMain Line of Resistance (MLR)The first Bn on the West or leftthe second in the niddle al]d thethird on the right or east CorrErr my outfit was to the riaht ofrBr oh the MLR nore next tine

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time wc correspoDd_ed nd lo rftcivc onc o hct lcrtcrs ar

mail callwas thc highliaht ol lhosearind_inamp endlcss months thal bccaEc years-

One she senr meastrapshol ofhcrselfaauileleuross pose in a balhinB suil whichdrove me to the wildest ol anrasics I

mcnlioned lhe possibilily o marriaAe inmY ncxt lclter lo her and almiEl im_

mediaroly her ftplics became lcss trcquentandpcrsnal

t relurncd lo lhc Staics for rcssignmcnl durinE lhe finrl lhroct oI lhe warThc lirl thing l did ( rcachinA honrcwrs l0 ctrlt on Rachct whosc reccnlmail hrd lailed o kccp W with meuro on

mv travcls Hr mtrhcr nswcred lhc drxrr Rnchel no lnaerlrd rhcrc shc hud mtrrricr x mdictrlsrudcnt shcd met tn

collcge l lhouAht shc rolc you hcrmothcrsidHe Der John lellcr finlly cau8hl up wilh mc while I

was aairint dischafgc she genllv compasshnalcly erDlarncd lhc imp$sibilry II a mrrr ilAc bcrwcn us cvcnhdihc nor found somcuncclsc LnkinBbrck on ( l lhink I musrhavc rccolered rathcr quikly althouSh tor lhc firsl fcwmonrhs ot havint lcarncd ot hcr nrarrirBc I lhink I didn lwanr lo live very much Likc Rachcl t t0und somenc clscwhom I lcarncd k kvc Nirh a deeP and fcrmrnicnl commilmeoi rhutias laslcd lo lhis dry

Thcn f irly rcccnllyl hcttrd lrom Rchcl again-ullerninrcrvul oI more th n0 ycars Hcr husband hld dicd Shc

would bc oussrna through lhc crlv on hcr wrv lo llc rvilh a

d uBhlcr n

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t lch txlh curious and cxcilcd rr thc ptostccr ln rcccnlvears I hadnl lhuthl b(ul hcr and hcr suddcn cull onc

mornrn8 hsd lokcn mc abrck Thc acluul srghl Il hr can

onlv be dcscribcd us u shock wus lhis whrlc_hirrcd m lrrmrtrinacnet 0t my orcams rnd dcsircs thc suPplc mcrmid utrhar snitDshot I d subsequcnlly lisl

Yer rimc hrd givcn trs commonclcrcnc and rcsPccl wcmal and lalkci as old fricnds and quicklv di$covcrcd wcwero bolh ErandPlrcnls

Do vou remcmbct lhis shc said wc wcrc sirling in restaurrr a$d shc rcachcd in( her pursc rDd xDk our n cnvkrDc rrom whrch shc cxlt xld r lrP ol wrtrn Panr It wrs o(m I d writlcn hcr whilc slill in schrnl I cxrmtnod lhccrudc melr nnd trllid rhvms wrll rni lhrill and

srrovc und _hvc vrlchin8 mv flcc she snalchcd lhe

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I rdl hc ubul lhc tllc oI lhe snapshot hoq l d crrricd rl

allthroueh thc warlr wouldn l havc qarkcdu| vou krlow shcsxtdHow can you bc suro I countcrcd Ah colleen it miShl

have been grnd indecd - my lrish conscicnce and your Jcsish guilr _

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rcsolulc expression srid l iusl wanlcd k scc vou once

more To tcil you somclhinB Hcr cycs Ptcaded wilh mc _l

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rrtri avcnue un uarng man virh 8rv hrrr slrrd bv rncvcninE hrcczc I dcirdcd ttr alk homc rnd cnlcrd Ccnrrrpxrk iic wirhcrcd krs( stitl burncd on mv lrp somclhinssrrrnEc wrs hrppcnrnP I wrs cclrnS liEhlcr nith eah slcPAll riund mc the Arlss and ltces wrc shrnrnE rn lhc surrcJl

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DALLASOFORttWORTH AND ViCiNlttY

Our verv orsn Ib i Gen HENRY MOHR(a aury liEh F47- 42) of 2o GrandCir StAnn M0 llas written a cohmmwhich tras appeared in a plurality ofpapers arornd the comtry Here it is

KOREA -- NHY IAE A BAD SITUATION No^SE

lhcreasrnglv heavv ere55ure5 roh

wshrhqton South Koreia -ta-

oe ehocatrc aovarnment sound I ike- therhd

na aeefe pie It cores as no surprrse that south Korea E

iIol_- suenderinq to the deaands o+ their polrtrcel

pprit The U S has qiven Korea little choice

t 6ay not be quitE as batr due to progess alrdv octe increatrng a de ocratic qovernont But the Bituation in SthX irrt a lot lrke ht hppened Hhen lhe Unrtd Statesallodrd the shah o+ tran to +ll and l(honnr to seiz porer ri There Ea5 also Nicrequ dher the U s thghtiorutron Eas the wav to brtnq ou stvlE o+ dehocracv ro the

Eee te Ever Fronq lh u 5 State Depatoent hrdco6DletelT 6i5julqct the situttons on everv count

A- thinq5 turnd out the net govnients ot lran- andi tn to= dho serzed absolute poE

e bitter

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the United states Fehps k oent Eellt but thdtaii tt r

Becaus o our reural to support reqioesirrt

6ce allies o+ the United States re can onlv sut+er

the unpl easant consequences

The previous governoents o tran ^d Nicaraqu --_ tshich

adhittedly le+t lot to be desired --- ere rPlaed bv

diclatorships hrch ae +a iose

Un+ortunatelv the U S didnt learn a thing l|e aeenEouaginq actionE in South Koa Fhich mav tead to vev sinilrsits-r+-th prsent leadershiF o+ that countrv is drticallv In rdditlon to brng errable 1Iv

Prrrdent chunoli o=t sone crettt +o the stndard f

lrvinq enjovedOV tre peopre o-t South Korea hich i6 at lEt +ive ti

s better

i1 iCitt North kore -__ a +act thE polilical oPpotsitionEoutd liLe us to Jorqet-

Futhless oen in South Koa ate tedinq the Politicaroppoeition using iots anc the threat oevolution to seie ---ri = alr polrtrcranE do be+oF electron thaEir rto to lmpove thrnqs +or the peoEl

Insorar 35 the u s iE concerned alloing the FPqblic oo io deal +inlv with oppoeition readErs lim Youhq-sn and

ii 0 g is out oJ the question Hoever i+ lhe tro tissuccd 1n seiioq nore ooFer nd in+luehce in Seoul-__ and thevpUOi irr -- lhe Hhole natue o+ U S elationBhips

ith

Koree ahd our stategic Position in th Fa East Eould xqse

In 1945 I net and talke tith Kir Dea Junq one o+ theorrnclol opposttroo leaders 5t the Lottee Hotel rn sEoul =- -i n t

Krh cre to the hoter or a

iiie i a grouP o+ nie journatists on the uitet states

Th sessron had qone on +o onlv a +ee nlnutes hen lbeqant ii that thrs rs no odinv person He is proobrY Ene

nost dahqerEus han t have eve oet ki6 Dt Junq Hhtr perdal

iii]- i- ro aetect o senuine interst on his pert in theerare o+ the oeopl o+ the sountv he dants to rule

kih Dea Ju^q das tried tor 6urdend Eentenced to death in19E|4 s aesul o hrs tole rn inErting bloodv rrots- But hrs = ratcr redued to 20 vears o Hhich Krn

-r-r ths He rE ress thdn n idor o th peopre and

ea o+ hrm sEeos to be ride5Pd

I hard Peopt call Ki6 Dee Jsnq theOn several occsioos

Kh6eni o Kdet

Kifr Younq_Eao xho shrr the ambitions o+ xin D Jung --_ut iil i=itv

ti= 1 --- is nother teGer o+ the

i- = rii to be a narriase or Folitrcar3thcr than a Isti6qltianc

qteDs the unrted states has talen rcntlv Nrll 9o a long n i to Krri a reqrtrhacY and Rtture thev rackand despeatel Y ned

The Fepubt ic o+ (South) Xorea rs +acing a bad situationrh =irJu davs to brrng bout Eoo5tucttve change5 ithoute-= ii atros hrch drtabrrre nd

EeateA

south roea- s prent govenment

Llnotunatelv the +at is rlreadT ih the +ire

MAJ GEN HENRY MOHR

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Cominr to ForE liorth in an RVWontlerin I rbout RV facilitiesThis much we knowThere are four RV parks in or near

Fort Worth with overnisht facilities(hookups) for trailers-and campers

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Texas Motsor Home Park4833 ihite Settlement

817-737‐ 7542

817-738-0567Road

817-732-1537Road

Lakeview lIotor Home Park 817-457-677L4793 Fast- Loop 820 Sourh(Near Six Flals in ArlingEonand about 15 miles from the hotelin forE Worth)

The first three are onlv abouL 3 miles$rest of the Hyatt Regenty in downto$rnFort WolEhThere are NO facilities for campers atsour hote 1

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Hope they giveus a drag on thisone before thevthron it away

The Arm1rreturning to anage-old s Era tegyused extensivelvby the Sovietmi11tary isincreasing itsuse of decoys andfake targets inhopes of out-srla rting anenemys modernrreaPons

Decoys inclu-ding canva s tanksand plasticsoldiers couldmake Ehe Arrmr inbattle seem h^riceas big as iErgally is And 1f

A lullEe caavas rcplica of ao Ml ta is oudisplsy i Beltsvtlle Md The Army plars ao lse

fate wespors to oltsmart ale ereEy Theuro decoysEsy Dste an arEy seuroeE lsrgcr tt D it is

half is r 1

We will a

Itlat news seens togive away the secre the Army points outthat the enemy still does noE knorv which

Ie knorr Ehey make decoys of thehighest order of equipment even as muchasmaking fake misdill silosr said TVICorp

Fallon said the Navy is working ondecoy ships and the Air Force tns grounddecoys of f-15 fighter jets thaE can turna bare airstrip into a fake airbase

The decoys are ntade from blorm-upphoEographs of the real things Theylook remarkably real aE a glance which inbaEtle is all an enemy would get beforedeciding whether to f i-re

Who knows maybe for the next one wecan send Ehe deeoys Eo the front and leavethe real live boys to home

(-CIAUDE CRIST of Box 985 Hebron oH

(hes HvMcr 2IsE t48-through TFS) -sends us the name s of a few buddieslWTLBUR J WTNCHEL (19Eh 49-r52)624 Lexington Thornville OH 43076

WILLIAM GRIFFITH (2lsL 49i5I)437 Aullwood Rd Davton 0H 45414

GERALD D TURNER (21st 48-r51)78 lIoodland Downingtown PA 19335

BRUCE MCGUTRE (34rh amp 19Eh r48-r51)16241 Laurel Hill Glenford Otl 43739

ROBERT IAIIRENCE (3rd Eng r57-r58)I14 Buckeye Hebron OH 43025

Ttnnk you Claude

-Whv is iE thaE Ehe weEEest dogs areEhe fiiendtiests dogs

lDThe only Ehing thats more painful ttun

Learning from experience is not Jearningfrom experience

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tanksand Erucks

The canvas Lwo- and Ehree-dimens iona Itanks mde a t TVIs S0-worker planE ouL-side lIashington look real boEh to Ehenaked eye and Eo heat-seeking theIna 1targetsing systems used at night

An unassembled fronts-view M-l weighEsabout 25 pormds and coLlapses into a 4-foot-by-2-foot duffle bag In less thanthree minutes one man can assemble itand plug in a generator to warm up iEstherira lsignaEur with a tape recorderand speakers a pair of soldiers can soundlike an entlre tank battalion

A fake M-l costs about $31500 cornparedwiEh abouE $3 miLlion for a new M-I

Iho remembers L94O-42 when we weredoing the same tshirg - only all we hadwere the decoys the real McCoys werestill on Ehe drawing boards

The Army has about 4000 real M-I tanksand plans to outfit each rrith at leastone fake M-1 at a cost of about $75million [taj Andrew Fallon of Ehe Army I sbudget office said

Deception has been a key element inmilitary strategy since the Trojan HorseGeman Gen Enrin Ronmel fooled Alliedforces in North Africa during WlJ II tsheBriEish fooled the cermans and Ehe IsraeliArmy today regularly uses deceptive falseradio chatter

But Ehe Sovietss are thoughE to be themost adept having everylhing from pseudoballistic missiles to entire fake armiesunder a branch of the military called thePrlncipa I Dlrectorate of SlraEegicDeception

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ADDRESS CORRECTON REQUESTED

WALLY CUNNINGHAM has

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asked us to share $rlEh you the contenEs of areceived from Ehe good PasEor Rev ElEon Sthe Open Door in Wiklinglon Iosra

CHURCH O「 THE OPEN DOOR MISS10N532 Main Street

wnmingtOn lowa 56983

Rev Elton S SInith Pastor

Dear BroEher

Perhaps you have heard of me and oty naEionrride campaign inche ciuse of ternDerance Each year for the past fourteenI have rrade a Eoirr of Texas Kahsas Nebraska Mlssouriand lora delivering a series of lecEures on the evils ofdrinkine On this tour I have been accouqranied by uy youngfriend ind assisEanE Clyde LimpEon Clyde a young manof good family and excellent background is a paEheEicexaiple of liEe ruined by an excessive indulgence in whiskeyand woraen C1yde would hppear wiEh me aE lectures and siLon the plaEforin drunk wheezing starLng at tshe audiencethrough- heavy bleary blood-shot eyes sweaEing profuselypicklng his nose belching and making obscene- gestsureshlle I would polnE him out as an exarple of whaL over-indulgence can do for a person

This winEerr unforEunately Clyde passed away A mltualfriend tras eiven me vour -nime Lnd I wonder if you would beavailable t5 take cliders place on Ehis years Eour

Rev Ellon Schurch of the

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ALBERT MCAD00=S 5TH CHAPTER

This ls the fifth ln6ta11uentof IA Brief Eistory of the EifthRCT 1n I(oresrr continuing rith xoyConbat phase of these recolectlonEou Patrol actlvitles coDtiDuesthroughout the surnner with bothAEbush and an occasi-onal ContactpatloI that often 1ed to Fire-flghts arld we had several Oneconslsted of tbe entire ConpanyI renenber a radiona]1s coafelenceheld near the 11ne of departurerhere I 6aY eleraents of Eost ofthe partlciparxts togetber slththe supporting uaits rflhin lhs1ire o f larch Tbere Yas justabout evelybody frolo Conpany Eexcept the cooks and bottle wash-ers Motatnen and heavy nachiae-gurnels rlth teror 1n there eyesNot u6ed to patro16 alld apparentfear of the urknom We sere norenonchalant because this ra6 oDe ofseveral patrols we had partcipated1a ad soDe of the6e guys nere otrtheir flrst patrol With a1l theaoi6e and fus6 ye nade the NKPAavolded us We baDged around nostof the night and returDed rithoutcontact Later patrols the NKPAnade up for it and 1n one ofthe6e I got hlt rith about 15others i-a a perfectly execudedambush We vere caugbt flatfoot-ed Tbey hit us hard ard ran aw4yVle 6pent the lenainddr of the rightxithdraring and returning to ourlilles I carrt recal1 Yhether any-body ras kil1ed that nlght but 1stplatoon dld take slx I(IAi s durineuroour tour on the Iine and we hadmore men wounded thatx eDteled theline on June l8th

Almost every tri8ht se had tocontend v1th Ground fo8 and whilethe Artlflclal noonlight helped us

to see it also helped the othersi-de A6 the sunmer drew to a closethe Fiftb RcT wa6 transferled fronthe 25th Djvigion to the 40th Divi-sion and shortly after that wewere reLeived by the 223d Infantryon the night of October 3111952

sone tlne prior to bej-ng reLiev-ed we had a patrol that caused yourstnrly a 1ot of grief our nissionwas to set up blocking posLtionsnear the low dip ln the lldgelinenear I believe George CoDpany We

went out one wqy a[d were to retu]nby another route lllhile 6et uP thenj-ght teEperatures dlopped suddenlyto belov freezing We were sweattyxrith no Jackets and nust have caus-ed o16e because re were under severartil1ey flre (possibly l2ampn)nasty stuff We had to be very stil1and renaln quite and i-n place forseveral hours My feet becane numbI could hardly walk nlthout assist-ance I 6ot a touch of Frostbite anda brief stay ln the 5th Inf lledica1Conpany where I appalently ful1y re-coveled Such resiliance we had whene were twenty

Finally off the 1i-ne I enteredlnto an eleven day peri-od where Iwas tra]1sferred out of the flrstplatoon jnto the fourth and becanea gunner it a 57nn Recollless riflesquad Just as sooa as I got used tocarrlng the thlnE I had orders inharxd for LIe ZI(zoDe of Interlor )or rotation back to the States Ihad R amp R 1a Japan for five dqysl1ke everybody e1se but those con-pat storles w111 st4y out of printMoxe next tine fron the officlalRecord as my st4y jn the 5th RCTceased to exlst Bore next tlme

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- INIERNATIONAL KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL

Rmdeuror dp Fot8otten

11Bl s theuro tl of ttE c4aian for ar IfterutictEl Koleat leuror Veterals tlrialilLlic G poIcfrrr cr a hish cliff oerlokirs tlE Pampific

ampd ou 4e invlleurod Lo be a Pdt ofl tlls cAslgn -- yc r peurorsoa11y atd EdSatlzatlrn you represt

I1E amplve to ratse S38 BiUidl for tieuro nrial (described in accqavirEiiJiGl

i--ii iiav n site has best drrured bv tlE citv of rs keuroeres

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effoEEs ad able guidace or uavor T Bradrer

ItE rExt scheduleurod evst eiII be the offictal gro-[ld breaking --sudav Jtrle 25 1989

at Aneels Park Sar Peurodro -- at rihich tirE all of tlE co-sdEorinA- ax eEorsrngsrs-ri2ad tiU be rePreseurottted Tsrtatlw final dedicaticn o ttr rEErrar rsElrteurod for Novder u 1990

As )Du car te1l rE ee lndeed serious abdrt tlis It EL1 c to passl

Eiceuron crsualtiE in tlE xoret lhr (1950-1953) eurore o(lsElveuro --- i91245ii l0]r84 dd et al -- bul LEi a e ad sdEn ftdn 22 Allied N3tlc6HUfi-ta b dqiv or prrPerlv tEEred nx rnternalilxoran ir vteras rri5-I YiIl help rectift tlEr

Ytu Ddricioati6r sdsrseErtt ad swport td yd- organiz-aLicts ee Edi thsolicited be ttE InleEnatlorEl l(oreamp Llrr VeLerans lrtrlla] ClmiEtee E wiIILdr-r rn oEtro sLpplv anv ioaterials to Lo ary reasaEbre teuroitgt Lo

hi= th cli of receivini a falor5ble respoGse to dris letler

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一Ch4ttsy and jolly notes from a fomer WALTER E oTNEIL (5th tTB) of

2d Lt FA - B-ILL IIOILEY of RE 2 Box 458 825 Pa lourar Et Cajon cA92020 rells usWarren TX It goes Ehe one about the manage aE a boring

I was rvith the Triple Nickle in HI -- meeEing who asked Can you hear me ithad Ehe Aruno Train the- first Een davs in the back and the boy aE- the back whoKorea and then Forvard observer unEil hit said No and the f11oh in lhe fronEon 2 SepE5O I had the short economy who said ttletrs swap placesrrEour Thariks Wally rve needed thaEtI nors have Ehro ggies in the service r-(C1asses of i75 and r53) and they have The race is on Is there arqrone inasked me Eo relite up my experiences in the horrse who beats thisKorea - rrTro catalacts and lens lnrplantsIIrm hoping this rer-Erion my firsE surgery - rotor cuff lefl shouiderwill help shed some lighE and tickle some high blood pressure sugar diabetesmemory cells so I can complete nry rnasEer- and gouEpiece |ly Cameo Role In Korea The The envelope pleaselAlmosE ForqoEEen viar nd the name - not the winner -- iust

Irm lo6king forward to receiving more the rEme - is - CH Bronko ATKINSONinfo about the reunion Do you anticipate (MP Platoon and Hq 63rd Field i4t--r45)distributing lists of expected atEendees of 3800 SDecatur Las Vegas NVwith addresies No were not -aking fin Bronko -

B1II werll lisE Ehoge coming if we far from it - were just ov6rrhelmed byIearn early enough WeII do our the sorry fact that Lhe people of our -d____esE 3ffrIiE Hi gElIhiBT$Bt

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t-rt to bumper some idioE would tryto iass them

I-JOHN RAGIAND writes from 6321 Gonzales

Groves Tr( 77519 Savannah was my firstand I thoroughly enj oyed iE I intend tofltake future meetingi Lord willing -iMeeEine ner^r friends was very retresh-ing buts uifortrnately did not seeany of sv outfit hybe if you sPread rdoroln nlxt TL issuL its might helP

Thb outfiE was co D 21st duringearLv 44 - earlv 46 Does arrybody knowthesL fellows aird their whereabouts--cGreni Ralph (was from Itt)

Rirnldi (was from Chicago)T- Pilch (was frqn wyoming I think)T- Reardon (from Kansa s I think)T Mrncv (was from Oklahoma ) I mer

hih 6n Mindanao and he wor-rnd uPas cook and rrent to Japan

Box (chink Willie $as first name-rrd rr was frorn stsLouis)tI knot Ehis is an InposiEionr --buEwould deeplv appreurociate any heIp

tlo iryisitibir at all JohnnY

_The press was rolling when we PuIIed it

to inseit this iEem The am nail hasbrought us an inqu-iry as to who $re are -iro-rt cot Nornian [I cooper (F amp2nd BnHqs 5tsh RCT 49-r5l) of Box 426LChattanooga TN 37405 AlwaYs hadtrouble with spelling Ettat town

the name and address of a member from

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Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

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The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

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Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

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-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

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eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

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from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

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--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

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urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

RUBVE M ROGRSON350 Sowillo+r SP115Ria lto GA 9237 6

-Deceased Dec 12 1988

cEcIL L MoYER (H 2LsE 42-45)t-

From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

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ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

IA was ltq amp Hq Co 34th

from tJ+2 Eo t45 IJhen Ehe lhn shows upats the door to teturn Ehe picturesyourve goE to go

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

faith in tomorrohr for the clock may Ehen

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-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

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Your l-hourhts ri11 tloubtlessh do somerrrdrlrin Yroa I ronter lrho t Ii beLirerctod I ronler lrl It II rcasure ttpItrs the crrious )ard-qtick thaU tsries Eorrse the acconplishnenLs of otheis as airy to assess our orn progrcss in liIePeihaps

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So- itril 11 cos crvsual clarr atFort JorLh Yout II move inEo the hotellobbv rnd will spot Ehe crorrd Faces rviLlemerge and narnes rvllI come more quicklyttran you Lhink they might Bob - Peter -3tu - Bil-1 - youll gct Lhen all on thesecond Ery if not the first

It is thcrr again - people you kneorand rrho knerv you during the teribleexperience of rnilitary service - peoplerrho lltnev you before you felt the pressureof Eaking a place in the adult world

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a-Our fiscal yeat begins on August thefirst and ends on July ehe 3lsr So all

annual dues are due as of August 1including inerementa 1 payments byLife llembers

ri-- Leg surgery for Life Member JOE PATTON(SEh RcT 50-51) of Star Routi 2 Box 51Bradenburg l(Y Werre trying to Iamprn mor6on poor Joe and will be back

AOne LLOYD PITMAN of 2O7L Preble

Preble IIY - canr E f ind Preble on tiremap - apparently just another Preble on thebeach - has asked for help Seems he wasin the lsE Cav - DivArty - 99th FA Bn- in Japan in i49 Went lo Korea ThevEook a beaLing Men losE He thinkssome of his men were assipned to the 24thAsks for rrany inforrnationr Guess thequesEion is- Did you know of arry Cavpeople being assighed Eo us We- knor iEtsa lousy question - buE rre did promise thisrnan thtwerd put ouE Ehe feellr

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tMuch of the net sElengEh of Americawhich can be seen in the preceeding page-swas a bv-product of wat which sPurred Ehewhole niuion Eo heights of accomPlislxnentit had never dreameii of Yet the costas alwavs in war was appalling Lifewould never again be Ehe same for thefamilies of tEe servicemen who died intheir vouth on Ehe baEtlefields Noreould ic ever be quite Ehe same for boyslike Jerqne von Mohrtiln rmEerial things tshe nation trad alsoDaid The war had involved an enormousaiiir

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IF Dec 7th date is selected 1 ‐ Wl1Wi 1 増t(11 RSwξ 8き t)attend a mainland reunlon in a designated cit

l preFer October st date for Joint reunion ith 25th Div1810n atSchofie d Barracks

If a 口ainland reunion is held in 111liliCR[mletlly3[ene)ceeding the reunion in Hawall I

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NoEer Thls queatlonalre ts for estlmatlng purposes only and ts not blndlnS

199I HAIIAIIAN REUNION 5011 ANNIVERSARY PEARL HARBOR

ExcerpEa flon prevlous TARO LEAF Eo refleshen meoortea prtor to fiUtnBou quaaClonalre beloYt

orlpiral Planr Jotn ln Ehts celeblation (9 a reqlon) on Deceober 7 1991EffiiA-EiFEARL HARBoR suRvrvoRs AssocrAT-roN consldelatlonsr Tremendouaciowas (hotlra planes outer lslands) posslble ralns nalnly a Navy shor

suDDlemental Plan The 25Eh INFANTRY DIVISION ASSOCIATION and the Co8landlng6Eiralii- tEt-aTvle lon sEacloned at Schofleld Barracks have lnvlted ourassoclaton to hold a Jolnt reunlon rrlth Eheo ln Hawall on or about occober1 1991 thtch ls Organlzaclon Day fo boEh dlvlsions date noE as yetftnalized HoEel acaonodaElona would be ln one of the better liatklkl hoEel3and the nanageneot of Eh8 Joln efforf would be ln the hands of the Scho-fleld Barracas chapEer of ctre 25ttr In Ehe past the arny has 8upp1ledbusses to transpori oeEbers to and froo Schofleld (two trtps)but Ehts-rould no be subJecl to possible budgetary restrlctlons Oahu would belesa crorded weather condttlons probably mole favorable we uould bea[on8 our osn CoobaE lnfantryoen and ln our oun back yad

PosslLlltqieEa lf the po1l favor s the Decenber 7th date plan our regularEunlon--6r EEe latEer part of Septeobea then Ehe ne bers SoInB to Honolulucould 81Bn up rrlth the PHSA tour and proceed on thelr oun

lf Ehe October let date at Schofleld ls preferred Ye rrould have Eo planior -tsoffii6ii6-(s lnce only a snall Einorlty rrould oake Ehe Hawalian lrtp) one on ttre Ealrrland aIrd one in Hawali ln Dhlch case se couldr

A Move Ehe daEe of our llainland reunlon back Eo Au8 l5th V-J Day and- selecE a city Probably in the Easc or Mld-lest

D Have our reBula reunlon ln San Franclsco one rreels prlor Eo the Hardail- aifair afcr flhtch Ehose conElnuing on Eo Aloha-land Hould proceed

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We doot necessarily have tohave a whole lot more then thpSovielg based in Europe or evens urucb ari they do Galvin said

But be said there must beuro somekitrd of easonable balaDce declariD8 that today the UnitedStat6 had 88 t Dce lauuchers de

ployed is WeuroEterD Europe whilethe Sovielr bad 1400 short-rangeouclear weapoo based iD EastelnEurope

II theyve got l4 times ut muchas rre do hos can you call tiadeeDse So rhy doat they justsay Ot iI Jouve got 88 aDdyourie not 8oi8 to get alry biggerthe rie Fill come down

Asted why he would not substi-tEte a missile submarine for short-rarge Duclear missiles i Europe

Calvi replied tiat this had heuroertried i tie 1960s bd as judgedDot to be credible becaDse theUnited Stat8 ard the Soviet U onwere Dot lilely to blor each otherup rith auclear reapols in orderto stop aD irvader attaching arl-othea countiy

l NATo countriB iD Europelose the Lance and get oo replace-Eent for it they would ooly baveairplaneuros alrd artillery tubes tofire a a superio i-ovadirg [orceatrd such Eajor targets to the rearas assemblirg ares ArtilleryGahiD codteDde4 has too short areach oDIy 12 miles ard aircrafttrying to hir targets close to thefrortliDes Eould face deadly lire

Soviet atr deleDseuros ir Europehave beurocome so lethal Galvrnsaid ilat the only ray to gothmugh it ts to fly ulder it at 100feeurot wbile goinS 500 kDots Soweve got to take the pressurc ofIour aircrait- lve caot re3ci aay-tlitrg except the Iocal batuerieidwiti (Ducler artillery So youbave got to have a baclup byIielditrg a Lalce replacemetrt

Galiiu said he waDts a sbort-range rcissile with a range of 210to 20 roiles that would be Illouot-ed on a tracked vehicle io it couldmove from one battlefield to an-other

Under culreot aEns aSreemeDtshort-range missiles canDot have araDge of more than 300 miles

NUCLEAR WEIIPONS - Chari siolry wcapor deployed by NATOad Wallaw Pact eo[Dtries i EoroIc

IATO chief endorses arms cutsbut wants new short-range missiles

By GEORGE C WIISONThc WsshilgtoD Po3t

BRUSSEIS Belgiur - ceD-JohD R Galvi coEEander ot tieNorth Atlantic Treaty Organiza-tioq said ir an jntervlee here thathe eDdors6 the coDveDtional-arEsreductioos recently proposed byPresideut Bush but Fill reEaiureasy about defeDdilg Europeurountil he has new short-Etrge ou-clear roissiles to replace lieuroLaDce

Bush bosiDg io pressure froEWest GerrDaDy and otter allieurosagrEed to postpoDe EodemizatioDol ttre lalce mrssile utriil he hastrieurod to Begotiate reuroductioDs iotroops aircraJt tanls and otherarmor and artillery baseurod tn Eo-mpe But tle presldeot stressedthat he has no inteouoD of abaD-doBilg short-raoge ouclear Eis-siles like the lalce

GalviD asked why he iDsisted oDkeeuropi8 sorEe short-raEge missrlcsiatier t[an abaDdoni-og them alto-gether said tley are vital to de-terring tle start of war ardshould deterrence fail to stop aBiavadil8 force

Iu the past the lour-star 8etr-eaal said coDgentioDal lorceuroeveu whe tley were equal didntdeter war ID fact alrnost half theurotime the smaller lorce attackeurodtie bigge force

However he co8tiDued sinccseve had Duclear weapons tleyhave seurot up a situatiod ut FhlcD

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The salesrnan was expectj-ng a veryimDortanl cusEomer to c-rll him at homeonSaEurdav so when he had Eo leave Ehehouse for i-short Eime he gave his liEtleson careful instructions on hors Eo answerthe telephone and take a messate

When Ehe phone rang the boy alswe_rediE feellng very grown up he Eold thecaller ttraE his fa Eher was not in at themoment and asked whether he would like toleave a message

Yesi the-caller said Iell himMr Jonis called - J-O-N-E-S

There was a momenErs Pause ThenMr Jones heard a srnall voice ask Hot^rdo you rake a J

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Presidents

MessagePlease feel aE ease abouE our September shlndl8 in Fort Wolth Every-thlnS is in place for a gala celebration It should be another superexEravaganzal Each upcoming reunlon seems to generaEe more excitemenEand enthusiaam than the lasc one From the letEers and calls we canfeel Ehe troops chafing aE Ehe blE sort of a sense of ur8encylt usedEo take nosE of the year to genelate monenEumi nor iE begins almosEinnediaEely afEer the last reunion

24th Dlvision parElctpatlonr Ea1y in the Bane the acceptance ofour invtEation was subJecC to budgeEary restrictlons buf as ofthis srltinB iE appears EhaE Gen Taylor will be able to favoE usuith thaE very lmpressive color guard the all time favoriEe musicalcoEbo lhe usual PX irith a very unusual assortmenE of Taro Leafnerchandise and of course Mrs Taylor General Pece and a fewnembers of hls staff Be srjre to rdelcoEe Eheo all as only 24th-erscan dol

Melllbers wi undoubtedlyareas in which our 2900 -

7oO East amp Northeast725 SOuth250 SW(Tx Ok Ark )

States with melnbership over

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be interested in knowing the geograirhical3000 members reside Breakdown follovs

800 Uldwest500 (11 WesE States + Ht amp Ak)

100 are as fol tows r

146 Texas135 I ll inois126 Mass112 Georgla102 Mlchlean

Above data complled by our hard worklng (dally updates) DirectoryChalrman and eomputer uhiz (l) Joe McKeon Thark you Joel

Revertln8 to For WorthS eptember Chalroan Paul Austin and his veryable assistants have all deEails lined up wiEh the hotel the alrlinesthe atrporE EransporEation local activities and above all our verywarm and hospitable hospltality room which always exudes comraderiefolnd noshere else on this planeE Anyone quesEion Ehat sEaEementThe only Ehing left is for our rnenbers Eo make their hotel reserva-Eions dlrect tith the hoEe1 and reunion registration direcE to PaulAustin Forms wlll be princed in each lssue of Ehe TARo LEAF

My sEaff (aheml) and I look forward o EreeEin8 all our ironderfulmeobers and thelr very alluring vrlves aC our annual party especiallythose me$bers from the Breats state of Texas rrho may have never aEtendedone of our reunlons previously

24th-fully yours

RoberE Ender

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Thank you Bill

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Don Knox wrote anOra1 Histoty of theKorear VJartr It covered the opeiling 6months Don was working on the secondand final voltrne when he suddenly diedHis work rlra s concluded by Alfred CoppelEhe well known specialist in mllitarytiiylTさξ[重nttI1甜elLl『v8ryHarcollrt Brace 」ovanovich New York 1988

Appearing in it with fragmentary butterr fic interv ews are our own LACYBARNETT WARREN AVERY LEONARD KORCIE

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1990 - Korea 4oth RevisiE

Itss gonna seeftr as tshough this issue s full of coupons to be fll1ed outs And youtll berighc

Our very energetic publlc relatsions nember GOLDY NORTOII has been diligently ats work devel-oping a package tour Here are some of the deteuroiIs

This would be a ten day (eight night) trip covering such places as Seoul Osan SuronChochiwon Taejon the Kun Rlver the tlakEong eEc Theurore are options for tag-ons Eo llong KongHong Kong and ehina Tokyo Ttrailand and tlawail

The basic package Eould cost between $1600 and 200000 per person based on dqrble occlq)ancyThis figure includes-air fare frl tie West Coasc all hotels and groutd _travel r and sose mealsOf courEe the air fare from the east and mld-west would have to be added to this sost

The questionaire ls self exptanatory If iou plan on takLng ad ntage of Bhis packageplease led Goldy lrtorr Tlme is in isportant faacor The nain thing he has to ascertain ls rrhetherbr no there issufficient inEeresc among our membets so thaE he can proceed in working out thedetails

TTIE COUPON

coldy Norton6200 wilshire BIvd Suite 903Los Angeles cA 90048

Dear Goldy

Yes I am lnEerested in being part of a 40th Anniversary revi-sits tso Korea ty24th Infantry Dlvision membels to take pLace in Ju1y 1990

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Dates of Korea Service

Hear that Ith the can opener Go seeif its for you or for me

lawyer Norman S Ostrord of New YorkCitsy tells Ehe EaIe of the farmer withhis horse and wagon going for a load ofgrain who was struck head-on

The farmer suffered severe and pernanentinju-ries Ilhen the case rra s tried to aiury the insurance conpany lawyer asked[imtIsntt its Erue chai ifuneaiitelyaf ter Ehis accidenE a person came over Eovou and asked vou how irou felttt tYes I remeurber thit tt the farmer said

And didnE you tell him thaE vou neverfelt beEEer in vour life

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Word from Alice BRIDIIELL on EARL(H 19th 38-t4) dorsn at 5611 Bar SSt Tucson lZ 85713 is Ellat Earl isconfined Eo a wheelchair Had seriouscervical surgery from which he recoveredafEer a 2 oonths hospiEal stay MedicsdidnrE expect him to rake it buts he didBoth Allce and EarI ask ttrat Eheir goodwishes and love be extended to allwho remember them rrRemembert Whocould forget Ehis wonderful pair

-If Ehis is your first reunion wiEh us

please dont sit back $raiting for peopleEo introduce themselves to you You belhe shaker and the mover - please - yousEep forward Lo him - or them - exEendyour glad hand - and sound off as if youhad a-pair - youtll be happy thau youdid Ours is a terrific bunch of happyacquaintances and warm friends Averagerunning time from sEranger Eo acquaintanceto friend - five minutesi AlI especiallvso cuz Ehis year were meetint in Texaspardner tIell be in Ehe land where Ehebroncos kick up Eheir heels and thecowboys do Eheir unlevel best to trang onTheirs is the romance of Ehe rodeol ourbonanza is in simple friendships

-r-- Guggs our campa ign against tinted glassin vehicles hit a dead end Oh wellr-RALPH BALESTRIERI was on our side evenLf no one else was CantE understand whvCongress with Ehe stroke of a pendoesnE ouELaw the business Where arethe police on thls one Or at leasE thepolice unions

盤1究eparailn呈鯛ittrd[uりput hls ievolver tothe horsets eir and sho him dead Then hewent over Eo the dog which trad a brokenback an was crying He puc his gun toEhe dogs ear and shot him dead Then hecame to me and asked me rHow do you feelr

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The recenE death of IF Izzy SLonethe famous iournalist called to mind hisbook Korei Ttre Hidien War in whichappears the carefully veiled innuendoEha t the Korean lar was all sEarted by acooked-up deal between the US andSouth Korea

FExciEing and sensible new plans in Ehe

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While-the Pentagon has been claimlngsuccess ln integrating women lnto theamed forces famllies in the ranks havebeen confronting a crisis in child care

The Department of Defense concedes thatlt needs 811000 more day care slots formllltary dependents O-f the 129000chlldren who do receive care on oilitarvlnstallatlons worldwide the Pentagon estirnates that 21000 aie in centeis thatare anElquaEed overcrorded or hazardous

lfuch of the Dressure for more famtlvand child-relat-ed supporE has cme with Eheinflux of women singl- parents and yowrgmalried recruiEs who have enllsted in chep-ost-Vletnam erarsaid IAjDavid Super ofthe Artry a Pentagon spokesnan

As an example in 1958 at the heighEof the Vletnam War 381400 women lrere onactive duEy worldwlde out of a total35451000 United States troops MajorSuper sald Non Ehere are 2211700 womenon actsive duty worldwide abouE 11 percentof the force

In additlon there are ncrr 511800slnsle parenEs and abouE half the 21million- active duEy personnel are marriedta considerable changa frcrn Ehe days whenEhe services rre re filled with yorrng singlenra les

As FDR loved to ask What kind ofshenanisans are Ehese tte

Helers a direcL quotse from an amazlngIeEter whlch came in enclosins a 55000check Dontt knor h6r in the iorld Icould have gone 35 years without knoelngabout Ehe Assoclation I am enclosingmy dues and a snall ( sornething extra) -

Sincerely RICIIARD PARMERTER10 New St Florida IlY 10921

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This year were getting two for theprice of one - Ewo convention chairmen -PAUL AUSTIN on the port side and GILHEABERLIN on the starboard side - as youare looking at tshem of course

It all sEarted with an inquiry - fromBILL YOUNG of 790 ELake Ravenna 0HHerd seen our iEem in the DAV fitagazine Sowe ioined BilI uo Then followed a notefroir Rebecca McPiak his daqhter Sherdread our oaoer and wanEed Eo surorise himHerets a bit of her notei itrs iefreshing

I wouid like Eo srpris him with a 24th lapel pin and a regiment cres pinI have no idea wtra t regiment he was inbut I do knorv he was staEioned in KrnnamoEoJapan in L947 (zlsE InfRebecca )

I am enclosireuro $350 for a lapel pinand $400 for a crest oi-ntI am sure you would find ouE whichregiment he was in in KurnamoEo so youwould know whlch crest I want

rl4y father fired on Ehe 24tsh Divisionrifle team They beaE every team in thefar east conrnandexcept thel4arine CorpteamttThe tournament was held aE camp Palmerin Tsudanum Jaoan

tte told me ire gots tso Japan in Febof 47 He was sent Lo a place calledZanm and $as sent from there to aKunamoto He said he had to go underlte ocean on a train to get there(The tr-rnnel bebveen HonsEa and Kyusha IRebecca)

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Our BaEtery supported the 2nd Bn 5l-nRCT under Ehe conrnand of LtCol JohnThrocknorEen (rRoclqp Johnr) He laEercosnandecl the 5th RCT ra s the youngestfull colonel in counrand of an infantryregiment The 555th FA Bn was cormnandedbv Lr col John Dalv- ttl am inEerestedEo know any infornEtionregarding the persons Ehat are accive inthe reunLon get togeEher Perhaps youcould enliehEen me and Dass on someinf ornntioi if availabll Triple Nickle people herers anotherone I

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Along abouE last December rve received an inquiry from a Chrisrina Colbertabout an organlzation called Veterans Finders o America The story is developed inher letter used below The lette is a Fatshers Day leEEer being addressed Eo hergood Dad UEwIN C COISERT who justs happens to be a GinleE The rest is now a partof our folk lore - and we love Chrlstina for bringing herself and her srvee Dad intoour fold Melvin today spends most of his time in a wheelctrair Over on the oppositepage we glve you Ehe picEure Ghris mentions in-her lovely leEEer rvhich we reproduceLelorr ttlra t a- preclou-s word EhaE word famiIy See hcir it applies to the e olbertfamlly You know how lt applies to our fami ly of the 24th

HAPPY EATHER S DAY DADDY -

Ity Dail lrelvln G Colbert 7s a prouit netuber of the 21thInfantrg 2lst Dlvlslon and f aE vrltlng thts letter to sharelrlth gou hov f feel about htm - euro Deurod t ho Is t onderful anilextraordlnarg

Eor mang years mg Dad had a small Plcture of hlmaelf anil erghtgervrce buililles that he cherlshed He coampIfented hov often thathe thought of that plcture and those men anA hol )e rrlshed hekneu rrhere theg lrere Tvo gears ago as I Fathers Deuro9 presentf had the plcture enlarged and fred Thlg reallg rlade t1mhappg and ttlggered euron ldea of hig to fotm an ocganizatTon tohelp yeterans suclr as hrmself flnd o7d Duddtes Pe talraed mangtlmes about this Idea anil tlov to brlng 7t to llfe

Becau9e f vas ln college at the tlme I irli not reallg cottutltmgself to somethlng that m9 Dad thought vas reallg lnportant Yecontlnued to discuss l15 ldeas anA xhoughts and then founit outthat mg father yas dlagnose as hav rng ALS or Lou GehtlgsDlsease ThTs irld not sxop hlr from maklng a dream come trueHe reaT|zea the sltuation and ghorred Tricl^eillble strength and vil-lpover to contlnue even though lt Decame irlff 7cu7x xo do everyCtay actlvitles such as teuroIking on the phone ot vtltlng a noteIt vas durlng thls tlme that Dad and I te9olved to make hls tdeareal

Our organlzatlon yeteran flnders of Amerlca Is built upon mgDaiy s ilrean to help others flnd old friends As mg Ipm Doloceseuro cloge frlenir lchael and myseJf take the steps to manaqeyeteran Finaers Dad continues to pour forth bcilllant ldeas onhow to make yeteran Flndera a tevardlng success

9o on thls Eathers Dag I vant By Dai to knov hovlove hlm and ttat f hope through yeteran F1nders veto reunlte hlm Ith hls buddles in the photograph

verg ruch Iill be able

It started vrth a plcture some at]^ong merlorlee an Titea and

EIve my Dad the best glft of a77 - the knorrledgle that so mangme0Ders of our organlzatlon xhat he founded have been reunrted

I IOVE YOU CIRTSTTNA

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ALBERT MCAD00S 3RD CHAPTER

Thi6 i6 the third instaLlrentof IA brlef History of the ifthRCTin Korea The time has cometo try to explain the terns 5thRCT alxd 5th Infantry AU Regi-nental Combat teans have an In-fantry Regiment but not all In-fantry Reginents were RCTi s

The Elfth RCT was rnade up fronthe fitfth Infantly Regiment firstActivated by the USArmy jn 1808wa6 one of the oldest fnfantry Reglments of the USArmyThe 555thfield Artillery Battalion the5th Tank lledical CoJlecting andChenical Motar Conpanles and the72nd Conbat Dtgineer CoEpany

The fifth RCT reEained 1n Ko-ea upon the withdrawal of the24th InfDivlsion the RCT wastenporar[y broken up for 6evera]-nissions Bx I amp z were loadedonto the USNS Marine Phoenlx foran Ovelulgbt Cruise to KoJE-Do arleIaad off PUSAN The Jrd Bx the555 FA Bt Tank Co and otherswent aone place e1se SoEe oneelse rrill have to fill us in Ourmail address for our 6tay on XoJEwa6 the Elfth US fnfantry Wherewere you durlng this period ifyou did rot enjoy KOJE-DO becausethls was good duty(Eeb 15 to May1 1952 Eore or less)

Located on KOJE-DO was a UN POWcanp We relleved elenentE of the27th Wolf Hounds provi ing guard6to several large Prj-son ConpouldsOne Rifl-e Squad per compound fourEuard shiftE of six hours eachseven dqys a week Guard Mountsinspections the whole nine yardsA GIrs dread and a Eecond Ltdelight A11 in a1l- this was theaost pleasant duty anyone couldhave ln the fnfantry iE KOREA

The most detested detaiI had tobe the honey pot brigade andthe most boring was the RockQuarry and breakwater detail Iwonder if anybody knows rhat be-ca]ne of that breakwater

A highlight of our tour atKOJE-DO has to be the night ofthe attempted breakout It hap-pened on the 4th shift 18 to 2400 f remember machine gun trac-ers overhead and a11 of us head-InB for our respective companyconpounds The Next dqy we hadto go lnto the compounds to sortout the Bood guys from the badWe saw severa] dlsmembered bod-ies ln a trash heap not very nice

Around April lSth we loadedon an LST and shipped out to theEast coast slde of KoREA offloading upon the beach ending upat the burned out towlr of INJEright on the l8th Here the FifthRCT was reorganized al1 of ourfar flunB ulits returning andthe 5th RCT was back j-n businessInten6lve trainlng exerclses inareas cleared of civilians gaveus a chalce to get some good tra-ining Some things come to nindI renenber getting folding cot6with rubber ajr matE for 6leepingWe used the Air Mattresses forwhite water raftlng on the rivernear by In early May the fifthwas attached to the 25th InfDiv0u June lSth the fifth got narch-ing orders to proceed north tothe PUNCH BoWL area and in linereljeving the l4th Infantry on theMain Line of Resistance (MLR)The first Bn on the West or leftthe second in the niddle al]d thethird on the right or east CorrErr my outfit was to the riaht ofrBr oh the MLR nore next tine

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A LOWIE AFFAIRREMEMBER THE WIY THE LIGHT

rouchd hcr hrir Shc tuBc her hcad and I sawhcr tacc Shc lurhed slill more and out euroves metand hcld We iaw Qach othcr i momentaryawareness in thar raucous fillhSradescholrinm(which I d jusr bon t ssiBncd I lcll os though l dbeon struck u bkw undr thc heurr Thus tcaanmv rrrst lovcutlir a surgc oI adrcnslrne a rushol bl(xd r rhin8 ot innocerce and prin lhal has

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stricken al lhe meresiahl ol hcr longuelicd ir her presenceuro

Does aflyone any more linger in lhe shadows ol evenintdrawn bi lhe Paie liBhr ol a indow - hG window - likesmc huotcss iummer insccl Thal delriu suttnrnB sck_

ncss asxuol bul urtcnl and obsessrve thal madc m awkward and my voice crac is likc some imPos(ible drcamnow t knos i wus so alflicled bul I cannol acluallv believe

wiat mcmury insists I did which was lt suflcr Exquisitelyt wouldcalchsiahr of her ixslkinE doun an aislc olrees lo

or from school and l d kome Paralyzcd Shc alwayssecmed so poisd sellposscssed sliShtlv amuscd Ar home

ir beurod ld elive euroach encounler writhinB ar the lhouBht of

my inadequacies feeling less than worthless Even so as

licpasscd and we enlereurod our taens I sensed her afledion_re toleraocc for me

Coina steuroldy imPlied a malurilv we still luckcd Her or_

thodox Jewish upbringinSnd my oqn Catholic scruplcs mlBeurod a krnd of idcalism a (etibare Eracc rhal made rvcn

iistinca drstanr propecl hoeveuror (eRcnllv desircd As lorrh rsr oI it we were babcs in arms I

msnaEed lo hold heral a dancc and ata party - chapcroncd (tlourse - weexpericnccd a lurlivc cmbrace lhalmade her 8i88le a sound so childishand lusli4 thal I hated mysell foruhat ld becn lhinkinA

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time wc correspoDd_ed nd lo rftcivc onc o hct lcrtcrs ar

mail callwas thc highliaht ol lhosearind_inamp endlcss months thal bccaEc years-

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mcnlioned lhe possibilily o marriaAe inmY ncxt lclter lo her and almiEl im_

mediaroly her ftplics became lcss trcquentandpcrsnal

t relurncd lo lhc Staics for rcssignmcnl durinE lhe finrl lhroct oI lhe warThc lirl thing l did ( rcachinA honrcwrs l0 ctrlt on Rachct whosc reccnlmail hrd lailed o kccp W with meuro on

mv travcls Hr mtrhcr nswcred lhc drxrr Rnchel no lnaerlrd rhcrc shc hud mtrrricr x mdictrlsrudcnt shcd met tn

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have been grnd indecd - my lrish conscicnce and your Jcsish guilr _

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DALLASOFORttWORTH AND ViCiNlttY

Our verv orsn Ib i Gen HENRY MOHR(a aury liEh F47- 42) of 2o GrandCir StAnn M0 llas written a cohmmwhich tras appeared in a plurality ofpapers arornd the comtry Here it is

KOREA -- NHY IAE A BAD SITUATION No^SE

lhcreasrnglv heavv ere55ure5 roh

wshrhqton South Koreia -ta-

oe ehocatrc aovarnment sound I ike- therhd

na aeefe pie It cores as no surprrse that south Korea E

iIol_- suenderinq to the deaands o+ their polrtrcel

pprit The U S has qiven Korea little choice

t 6ay not be quitE as batr due to progess alrdv octe increatrng a de ocratic qovernont But the Bituation in SthX irrt a lot lrke ht hppened Hhen lhe Unrtd Statesallodrd the shah o+ tran to +ll and l(honnr to seiz porer ri There Ea5 also Nicrequ dher the U s thghtiorutron Eas the wav to brtnq ou stvlE o+ dehocracv ro the

Eee te Ever Fronq lh u 5 State Depatoent hrdco6DletelT 6i5julqct the situttons on everv count

A- thinq5 turnd out the net govnients ot lran- andi tn to= dho serzed absolute poE

e bitter

iii +

the United states Fehps k oent Eellt but thdtaii tt r

Becaus o our reural to support reqioesirrt

6ce allies o+ the United States re can onlv sut+er

the unpl easant consequences

The previous governoents o tran ^d Nicaraqu --_ tshich

adhittedly le+t lot to be desired --- ere rPlaed bv

diclatorships hrch ae +a iose

Un+ortunatelv the U S didnt learn a thing l|e aeenEouaginq actionE in South Koa Fhich mav tead to vev sinilrsits-r+-th prsent leadershiF o+ that countrv is drticallv In rdditlon to brng errable 1Iv

Prrrdent chunoli o=t sone crettt +o the stndard f

lrvinq enjovedOV tre peopre o-t South Korea hich i6 at lEt +ive ti

s better

i1 iCitt North kore -__ a +act thE polilical oPpotsitionEoutd liLe us to Jorqet-

Futhless oen in South Koa ate tedinq the Politicaroppoeition using iots anc the threat oevolution to seie ---ri = alr polrtrcranE do be+oF electron thaEir rto to lmpove thrnqs +or the peoEl

Insorar 35 the u s iE concerned alloing the FPqblic oo io deal +inlv with oppoeition readErs lim Youhq-sn and

ii 0 g is out oJ the question Hoever i+ lhe tro tissuccd 1n seiioq nore ooFer nd in+luehce in Seoul-__ and thevpUOi irr -- lhe Hhole natue o+ U S elationBhips

ith

Koree ahd our stategic Position in th Fa East Eould xqse

In 1945 I net and talke tith Kir Dea Junq one o+ theorrnclol opposttroo leaders 5t the Lottee Hotel rn sEoul =- -i n t

Krh cre to the hoter or a

iiie i a grouP o+ nie journatists on the uitet states

Th sessron had qone on +o onlv a +ee nlnutes hen lbeqant ii that thrs rs no odinv person He is proobrY Ene

nost dahqerEus han t have eve oet ki6 Dt Junq Hhtr perdal

iii]- i- ro aetect o senuine interst on his pert in theerare o+ the oeopl o+ the sountv he dants to rule

kih Dea Ju^q das tried tor 6urdend Eentenced to death in19E|4 s aesul o hrs tole rn inErting bloodv rrots- But hrs = ratcr redued to 20 vears o Hhich Krn

-r-r ths He rE ress thdn n idor o th peopre and

ea o+ hrm sEeos to be ride5Pd

I hard Peopt call Ki6 Dee Jsnq theOn several occsioos

Kh6eni o Kdet

Kifr Younq_Eao xho shrr the ambitions o+ xin D Jung --_ut iil i=itv

ti= 1 --- is nother teGer o+ the

i- = rii to be a narriase or Folitrcar3thcr than a Isti6qltianc

qteDs the unrted states has talen rcntlv Nrll 9o a long n i to Krri a reqrtrhacY and Rtture thev rackand despeatel Y ned

The Fepubt ic o+ (South) Xorea rs +acing a bad situationrh =irJu davs to brrng bout Eoo5tucttve change5 ithoute-= ii atros hrch drtabrrre nd

EeateA

south roea- s prent govenment

Llnotunatelv the +at is rlreadT ih the +ire

MAJ GEN HENRY MOHR

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Cominr to ForE liorth in an RVWontlerin I rbout RV facilitiesThis much we knowThere are four RV parks in or near

Fort Worth with overnisht facilities(hookups) for trailers-and campers

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Green Acres RV Park405 Isbel1 Rd

Sunset RV Park4921 White Settlement

Texas Motsor Home Park4833 ihite Settlement

817-737‐ 7542

817-738-0567Road

817-732-1537Road

Lakeview lIotor Home Park 817-457-677L4793 Fast- Loop 820 Sourh(Near Six Flals in ArlingEonand about 15 miles from the hotelin forE Worth)

The first three are onlv abouL 3 miles$rest of the Hyatt Regenty in downto$rnFort WolEhThere are NO facilities for campers atsour hote 1

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Hope they giveus a drag on thisone before thevthron it away

The Arm1rreturning to anage-old s Era tegyused extensivelvby the Sovietmi11tary isincreasing itsuse of decoys andfake targets inhopes of out-srla rting anenemys modernrreaPons

Decoys inclu-ding canva s tanksand plasticsoldiers couldmake Ehe Arrmr inbattle seem h^riceas big as iErgally is And 1f

A lullEe caavas rcplica of ao Ml ta is oudisplsy i Beltsvtlle Md The Army plars ao lse

fate wespors to oltsmart ale ereEy Theuro decoysEsy Dste an arEy seuroeE lsrgcr tt D it is

half is r 1

We will a

Itlat news seens togive away the secre the Army points outthat the enemy still does noE knorv which

Ie knorr Ehey make decoys of thehighest order of equipment even as muchasmaking fake misdill silosr said TVICorp

Fallon said the Navy is working ondecoy ships and the Air Force tns grounddecoys of f-15 fighter jets thaE can turna bare airstrip into a fake airbase

The decoys are ntade from blorm-upphoEographs of the real things Theylook remarkably real aE a glance which inbaEtle is all an enemy would get beforedeciding whether to f i-re

Who knows maybe for the next one wecan send Ehe deeoys Eo the front and leavethe real live boys to home

(-CIAUDE CRIST of Box 985 Hebron oH

(hes HvMcr 2IsE t48-through TFS) -sends us the name s of a few buddieslWTLBUR J WTNCHEL (19Eh 49-r52)624 Lexington Thornville OH 43076

WILLIAM GRIFFITH (2lsL 49i5I)437 Aullwood Rd Davton 0H 45414

GERALD D TURNER (21st 48-r51)78 lIoodland Downingtown PA 19335

BRUCE MCGUTRE (34rh amp 19Eh r48-r51)16241 Laurel Hill Glenford Otl 43739

ROBERT IAIIRENCE (3rd Eng r57-r58)I14 Buckeye Hebron OH 43025

Ttnnk you Claude

-Whv is iE thaE Ehe weEEest dogs areEhe fiiendtiests dogs

lDThe only Ehing thats more painful ttun

Learning from experience is not Jearningfrom experience

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tanksand Erucks

The canvas Lwo- and Ehree-dimens iona Itanks mde a t TVIs S0-worker planE ouL-side lIashington look real boEh to Ehenaked eye and Eo heat-seeking theIna 1targetsing systems used at night

An unassembled fronts-view M-l weighEsabout 25 pormds and coLlapses into a 4-foot-by-2-foot duffle bag In less thanthree minutes one man can assemble itand plug in a generator to warm up iEstherira lsignaEur with a tape recorderand speakers a pair of soldiers can soundlike an entlre tank battalion

A fake M-l costs about $31500 cornparedwiEh abouE $3 miLlion for a new M-I

Iho remembers L94O-42 when we weredoing the same tshirg - only all we hadwere the decoys the real McCoys werestill on Ehe drawing boards

The Army has about 4000 real M-I tanksand plans to outfit each rrith at leastone fake M-1 at a cost of about $75million [taj Andrew Fallon of Ehe Army I sbudget office said

Deception has been a key element inmilitary strategy since the Trojan HorseGeman Gen Enrin Ronmel fooled Alliedforces in North Africa during WlJ II tsheBriEish fooled the cermans and Ehe IsraeliArmy today regularly uses deceptive falseradio chatter

But Ehe Sovietss are thoughE to be themost adept having everylhing from pseudoballistic missiles to entire fake armiesunder a branch of the military called thePrlncipa I Dlrectorate of SlraEegicDeception

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ADDRESS CORRECTON REQUESTED

WALLY CUNNINGHAM has

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asked us to share $rlEh you the contenEs of areceived from Ehe good PasEor Rev ElEon Sthe Open Door in Wiklinglon Iosra

CHURCH O「 THE OPEN DOOR MISS10N532 Main Street

wnmingtOn lowa 56983

Rev Elton S SInith Pastor

Dear BroEher

Perhaps you have heard of me and oty naEionrride campaign inche ciuse of ternDerance Each year for the past fourteenI have rrade a Eoirr of Texas Kahsas Nebraska Mlssouriand lora delivering a series of lecEures on the evils ofdrinkine On this tour I have been accouqranied by uy youngfriend ind assisEanE Clyde LimpEon Clyde a young manof good family and excellent background is a paEheEicexaiple of liEe ruined by an excessive indulgence in whiskeyand woraen C1yde would hppear wiEh me aE lectures and siLon the plaEforin drunk wheezing starLng at tshe audiencethrough- heavy bleary blood-shot eyes sweaEing profuselypicklng his nose belching and making obscene- gestsureshlle I would polnE him out as an exarple of whaL over-indulgence can do for a person

This winEerr unforEunately Clyde passed away A mltualfriend tras eiven me vour -nime Lnd I wonder if you would beavailable t5 take cliders place on Ehis years Eour

Rev Ellon Schurch of the

Smith PastoOpen Door Mission46

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ALBERT MCAD00=S 5TH CHAPTER

This ls the fifth ln6ta11uentof IA Brief Eistory of the EifthRCT 1n I(oresrr continuing rith xoyConbat phase of these recolectlonEou Patrol actlvitles coDtiDuesthroughout the surnner with bothAEbush and an occasi-onal ContactpatloI that often 1ed to Fire-flghts arld we had several Oneconslsted of tbe entire ConpanyI renenber a radiona]1s coafelenceheld near the 11ne of departurerhere I 6aY eleraents of Eost ofthe partlciparxts togetber slththe supporting uaits rflhin lhs1ire o f larch Tbere Yas justabout evelybody frolo Conpany Eexcept the cooks and bottle wash-ers Motatnen and heavy nachiae-gurnels rlth teror 1n there eyesNot u6ed to patro16 alld apparentfear of the urknom We sere norenonchalant because this ra6 oDe ofseveral patrols we had partcipated1a ad soDe of the6e guys nere otrtheir flrst patrol With a1l theaoi6e and fus6 ye nade the NKPAavolded us We baDged around nostof the night and returDed rithoutcontact Later patrols the NKPAnade up for it and 1n one ofthe6e I got hlt rith about 15others i-a a perfectly execudedambush We vere caugbt flatfoot-ed Tbey hit us hard ard ran aw4yVle 6pent the lenainddr of the rightxithdraring and returning to ourlilles I carrt recal1 Yhether any-body ras kil1ed that nlght but 1stplatoon dld take slx I(IAi s durineuroour tour on the Iine and we hadmore men wounded thatx eDteled theline on June l8th

Almost every tri8ht se had tocontend v1th Ground fo8 and whilethe Artlflclal noonlight helped us

to see it also helped the othersi-de A6 the sunmer drew to a closethe Fiftb RcT wa6 transferled fronthe 25th Djvigion to the 40th Divi-sion and shortly after that wewere reLeived by the 223d Infantryon the night of October 3111952

sone tlne prior to bej-ng reLiev-ed we had a patrol that caused yourstnrly a 1ot of grief our nissionwas to set up blocking posLtionsnear the low dip ln the lldgelinenear I believe George CoDpany We

went out one wqy a[d were to retu]nby another route lllhile 6et uP thenj-ght teEperatures dlopped suddenlyto belov freezing We were sweattyxrith no Jackets and nust have caus-ed o16e because re were under severartil1ey flre (possibly l2ampn)nasty stuff We had to be very stil1and renaln quite and i-n place forseveral hours My feet becane numbI could hardly walk nlthout assist-ance I 6ot a touch of Frostbite anda brief stay ln the 5th Inf lledica1Conpany where I appalently ful1y re-coveled Such resiliance we had whene were twenty

Finally off the 1i-ne I enteredlnto an eleven day peri-od where Iwas tra]1sferred out of the flrstplatoon jnto the fourth and becanea gunner it a 57nn Recollless riflesquad Just as sooa as I got used tocarrlng the thlnE I had orders inharxd for LIe ZI(zoDe of Interlor )or rotation back to the States Ihad R amp R 1a Japan for five dqysl1ke everybody e1se but those con-pat storles w111 st4y out of printMoxe next tine fron the officlalRecord as my st4y jn the 5th RCTceased to exlst Bore next tlme

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effoEEs ad able guidace or uavor T Bradrer

ItE rExt scheduleurod evst eiII be the offictal gro-[ld breaking --sudav Jtrle 25 1989

at Aneels Park Sar Peurodro -- at rihich tirE all of tlE co-sdEorinA- ax eEorsrngsrs-ri2ad tiU be rePreseurottted Tsrtatlw final dedicaticn o ttr rEErrar rsElrteurod for Novder u 1990

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2d Lt FA - B-ILL IIOILEY of RE 2 Box 458 825 Pa lourar Et Cajon cA92020 rells usWarren TX It goes Ehe one about the manage aE a boring

I was rvith the Triple Nickle in HI -- meeEing who asked Can you hear me ithad Ehe Aruno Train the- first Een davs in the back and the boy aE- the back whoKorea and then Forvard observer unEil hit said No and the f11oh in lhe fronEon 2 SepE5O I had the short economy who said ttletrs swap placesrrEour Thariks Wally rve needed thaEtI nors have Ehro ggies in the service r-(C1asses of i75 and r53) and they have The race is on Is there arqrone inasked me Eo relite up my experiences in the horrse who beats thisKorea - rrTro catalacts and lens lnrplantsIIrm hoping this rer-Erion my firsE surgery - rotor cuff lefl shouiderwill help shed some lighE and tickle some high blood pressure sugar diabetesmemory cells so I can complete nry rnasEer- and gouEpiece |ly Cameo Role In Korea The The envelope pleaselAlmosE ForqoEEen viar nd the name - not the winner -- iust

Irm lo6king forward to receiving more the rEme - is - CH Bronko ATKINSONinfo about the reunion Do you anticipate (MP Platoon and Hq 63rd Field i4t--r45)distributing lists of expected atEendees of 3800 SDecatur Las Vegas NVwith addresies No were not -aking fin Bronko -

B1II werll lisE Ehoge coming if we far from it - were just ov6rrhelmed byIearn early enough WeII do our the sorry fact that Lhe people of our -d____esE 3ffrIiE Hi gElIhiBT$Bt

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I-JOHN RAGIAND writes from 6321 Gonzales

Groves Tr( 77519 Savannah was my firstand I thoroughly enj oyed iE I intend tofltake future meetingi Lord willing -iMeeEine ner^r friends was very retresh-ing buts uifortrnately did not seeany of sv outfit hybe if you sPread rdoroln nlxt TL issuL its might helP

Thb outfiE was co D 21st duringearLv 44 - earlv 46 Does arrybody knowthesL fellows aird their whereabouts--cGreni Ralph (was from Itt)

Rirnldi (was from Chicago)T- Pilch (was frqn wyoming I think)T- Reardon (from Kansa s I think)T Mrncv (was from Oklahoma ) I mer

hih 6n Mindanao and he wor-rnd uPas cook and rrent to Japan

Box (chink Willie $as first name-rrd rr was frorn stsLouis)tI knot Ehis is an InposiEionr --buEwould deeplv appreurociate any heIp

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Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

- _l4aybe our yelling about it has paidotf

The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

an』itliltlo888estants will be giventumlr entFiesOCt2虫d電 選lTinnerwill be chosen Nov 10

Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

ItrE abouE time

-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

rYea GimletslBetter sti1 call IARRY JoHnSOitl at612-665-213L Hers at 312 SlbinLeseur rYN 56058

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i gox54 Fennville HI 49408 is a1l

eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

triteto 6 c 2ool3- 137 211

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from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

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close Eo the family It rras no surPrise

gliigiIti LilU J i- -rrurtlHL3oinaf ter Hictor rra s laid to rest Dave t

--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

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fori-ro ci I s extended Erip to Hong Kong Bangkok and

urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

i - - ^ ^- anY f iner Etrrn Donr tIii rot ne up so 1 trope r -

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

RUBVE M ROGRSON350 Sowillo+r SP115Ria lto GA 9237 6

-Deceased Dec 12 1988

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From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

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ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

IA was ltq amp Hq Co 34th

from tJ+2 Eo t45 IJhen Ehe lhn shows upats the door to teturn Ehe picturesyourve goE to go

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

faith in tomorrohr for the clock may Ehen

be s til IAuthor Unknqm

-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

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So- itril 11 cos crvsual clarr atFort JorLh Yout II move inEo the hotellobbv rnd will spot Ehe crorrd Faces rviLlemerge and narnes rvllI come more quicklyttran you Lhink they might Bob - Peter -3tu - Bil-1 - youll gct Lhen all on thesecond Ery if not the first

It is thcrr again - people you kneorand rrho knerv you during the teribleexperience of rnilitary service - peoplerrho lltnev you before you felt the pressureof Eaking a place in the adult world

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a-Our fiscal yeat begins on August thefirst and ends on July ehe 3lsr So all

annual dues are due as of August 1including inerementa 1 payments byLife llembers

ri-- Leg surgery for Life Member JOE PATTON(SEh RcT 50-51) of Star Routi 2 Box 51Bradenburg l(Y Werre trying to Iamprn mor6on poor Joe and will be back

AOne LLOYD PITMAN of 2O7L Preble

Preble IIY - canr E f ind Preble on tiremap - apparently just another Preble on thebeach - has asked for help Seems he wasin the lsE Cav - DivArty - 99th FA Bn- in Japan in i49 Went lo Korea ThevEook a beaLing Men losE He thinkssome of his men were assipned to the 24thAsks for rrany inforrnationr Guess thequesEion is- Did you know of arry Cavpeople being assighed Eo us We- knor iEtsa lousy question - buE rre did promise thisrnan thtwerd put ouE Ehe feellr

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tMuch of the net sElengEh of Americawhich can be seen in the preceeding page-swas a bv-product of wat which sPurred Ehewhole niuion Eo heights of accomPlislxnentit had never dreameii of Yet the costas alwavs in war was appalling Lifewould never again be Ehe same for thefamilies of tEe servicemen who died intheir vouth on Ehe baEtlefields Noreould ic ever be quite Ehe same for boyslike Jerqne von Mohrtiln rmEerial things tshe nation trad alsoDaid The war had involved an enormousaiiir

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l preFer October st date for Joint reunion ith 25th Div1810n atSchofie d Barracks

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ExcerpEa flon prevlous TARO LEAF Eo refleshen meoortea prtor to fiUtnBou quaaClonalre beloYt

orlpiral Planr Jotn ln Ehts celeblation (9 a reqlon) on Deceober 7 1991EffiiA-EiFEARL HARBoR suRvrvoRs AssocrAT-roN consldelatlonsr Tremendouaciowas (hotlra planes outer lslands) posslble ralns nalnly a Navy shor

suDDlemental Plan The 25Eh INFANTRY DIVISION ASSOCIATION and the Co8landlng6Eiralii- tEt-aTvle lon sEacloned at Schofleld Barracks have lnvlted ourassoclaton to hold a Jolnt reunlon rrlth Eheo ln Hawall on or about occober1 1991 thtch ls Organlzaclon Day fo boEh dlvlsions date noE as yetftnalized HoEel acaonodaElona would be ln one of the better liatklkl hoEel3and the nanageneot of Eh8 Joln efforf would be ln the hands of the Scho-fleld Barracas chapEer of ctre 25ttr In Ehe past the arny has 8upp1ledbusses to transpori oeEbers to and froo Schofleld (two trtps)but Ehts-rould no be subJecl to possible budgetary restrlctlons Oahu would belesa crorded weather condttlons probably mole favorable we uould bea[on8 our osn CoobaE lnfantryoen and ln our oun back yad

PosslLlltqieEa lf the po1l favor s the Decenber 7th date plan our regularEunlon--6r EEe latEer part of Septeobea then Ehe ne bers SoInB to Honolulucould 81Bn up rrlth the PHSA tour and proceed on thelr oun

lf Ehe October let date at Schofleld ls preferred Ye rrould have Eo planior -tsoffii6ii6-(s lnce only a snall Einorlty rrould oake Ehe Hawalian lrtp) one on ttre Ealrrland aIrd one in Hawali ln Dhlch case se couldr

A Move Ehe daEe of our llainland reunlon back Eo Au8 l5th V-J Day and- selecE a city Probably in the Easc or Mld-lest

D Have our reBula reunlon ln San Franclsco one rreels prlor Eo the Hardail- aifair afcr flhtch Ehose conElnuing on Eo Aloha-land Hould proceed

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you ciuDot predict you carl gainmore tDar you might lose Eesaid this is the deterrelt value ot abattlefieurold nuclear weapor litethe LaDce

We doot necessarily have tohave a whole lot more then thpSovielg based in Europe or evens urucb ari they do Galvin said

But be said there must beuro somekitrd of easonable balaDce declariD8 that today the UnitedStat6 had 88 t Dce lauuchers de

ployed is WeuroEterD Europe whilethe Sovielr bad 1400 short-rangeouclear weapoo based iD EastelnEurope

II theyve got l4 times ut muchas rre do hos can you call tiadeeDse So rhy doat they justsay Ot iI Jouve got 88 aDdyourie not 8oi8 to get alry biggerthe rie Fill come down

Asted why he would not substi-tEte a missile submarine for short-rarge Duclear missiles i Europe

Calvi replied tiat this had heuroertried i tie 1960s bd as judgedDot to be credible becaDse theUnited Stat8 ard the Soviet U onwere Dot lilely to blor each otherup rith auclear reapols in orderto stop aD irvader attaching arl-othea countiy

l NATo countriB iD Europelose the Lance and get oo replace-Eent for it they would ooly baveairplaneuros alrd artillery tubes tofire a a superio i-ovadirg [orceatrd such Eajor targets to the rearas assemblirg ares ArtilleryGahiD codteDde4 has too short areach oDIy 12 miles ard aircrafttrying to hir targets close to thefrortliDes Eould face deadly lire

Soviet atr deleDseuros ir Europehave beurocome so lethal Galvrnsaid ilat the only ray to gothmugh it ts to fly ulder it at 100feeurot wbile goinS 500 kDots Soweve got to take the pressurc ofIour aircrait- lve caot re3ci aay-tlitrg except the Iocal batuerieidwiti (Ducler artillery So youbave got to have a baclup byIielditrg a Lalce replacemetrt

Galiiu said he waDts a sbort-range rcissile with a range of 210to 20 roiles that would be Illouot-ed on a tracked vehicle io it couldmove from one battlefield to an-other

Under culreot aEns aSreemeDtshort-range missiles canDot have araDge of more than 300 miles

NUCLEAR WEIIPONS - Chari siolry wcapor deployed by NATOad Wallaw Pact eo[Dtries i EoroIc

IATO chief endorses arms cutsbut wants new short-range missiles

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BRUSSEIS Belgiur - ceD-JohD R Galvi coEEander ot tieNorth Atlantic Treaty Organiza-tioq said ir an jntervlee here thathe eDdors6 the coDveDtional-arEsreductioos recently proposed byPresideut Bush but Fill reEaiureasy about defeDdilg Europeurountil he has new short-Etrge ou-clear roissiles to replace lieuroLaDce

Bush bosiDg io pressure froEWest GerrDaDy and otter allieurosagrEed to postpoDe EodemizatioDol ttre lalce mrssile utriil he hastrieurod to Begotiate reuroductioDs iotroops aircraJt tanls and otherarmor and artillery baseurod tn Eo-mpe But tle presldeot stressedthat he has no inteouoD of abaD-doBilg short-raoge ouclear Eis-siles like the lalce

GalviD asked why he iDsisted oDkeeuropi8 sorEe short-raEge missrlcsiatier t[an abaDdoni-og them alto-gether said tley are vital to de-terring tle start of war ardshould deterrence fail to stop aBiavadil8 force

Iu the past the lour-star 8etr-eaal said coDgentioDal lorceuroeveu whe tley were equal didntdeter war ID fact alrnost half theurotime the smaller lorce attackeurodtie bigge force

However he co8tiDued sinccseve had Duclear weapons tleyhave seurot up a situatiod ut FhlcD

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The salesrnan was expectj-ng a veryimDortanl cusEomer to c-rll him at homeonSaEurdav so when he had Eo leave Ehehouse for i-short Eime he gave his liEtleson careful instructions on hors Eo answerthe telephone and take a messate

When Ehe phone rang the boy alswe_rediE feellng very grown up he Eold thecaller ttraE his fa Eher was not in at themoment and asked whether he would like toleave a message

Yesi the-caller said Iell himMr Jonis called - J-O-N-E-S

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Presidents

MessagePlease feel aE ease abouE our September shlndl8 in Fort Wolth Every-thlnS is in place for a gala celebration It should be another superexEravaganzal Each upcoming reunlon seems to generaEe more excitemenEand enthusiaam than the lasc one From the letEers and calls we canfeel Ehe troops chafing aE Ehe blE sort of a sense of ur8encylt usedEo take nosE of the year to genelate monenEumi nor iE begins almosEinnediaEely afEer the last reunion

24th Dlvision parElctpatlonr Ea1y in the Bane the acceptance ofour invtEation was subJecC to budgeEary restrictlons buf as ofthis srltinB iE appears EhaE Gen Taylor will be able to favoE usuith thaE very lmpressive color guard the all time favoriEe musicalcoEbo lhe usual PX irith a very unusual assortmenE of Taro Leafnerchandise and of course Mrs Taylor General Pece and a fewnembers of hls staff Be srjre to rdelcoEe Eheo all as only 24th-erscan dol

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Above data complled by our hard worklng (dally updates) DirectoryChalrman and eomputer uhiz (l) Joe McKeon Thark you Joel

Revertln8 to For WorthS eptember Chalroan Paul Austin and his veryable assistants have all deEails lined up wiEh the hotel the alrlinesthe atrporE EransporEation local activities and above all our verywarm and hospitable hospltality room which always exudes comraderiefolnd noshere else on this planeE Anyone quesEion Ehat sEaEementThe only Ehing left is for our rnenbers Eo make their hotel reserva-Eions dlrect tith the hoEe1 and reunion registration direcE to PaulAustin Forms wlll be princed in each lssue of Ehe TARo LEAF

My sEaff (aheml) and I look forward o EreeEin8 all our ironderfulmeobers and thelr very alluring vrlves aC our annual party especiallythose me$bers from the Breats state of Texas rrho may have never aEtendedone of our reunlons previously

24th-fully yours

RoberE Ender

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Don Knox wrote anOra1 Histoty of theKorear VJartr It covered the opeiling 6months Don was working on the secondand final voltrne when he suddenly diedHis work rlra s concluded by Alfred CoppelEhe well known specialist in mllitarytiiylTさξ[重nttI1甜elLl『v8ryHarcollrt Brace 」ovanovich New York 1988

Appearing in it with fragmentary butterr fic interv ews are our own LACYBARNETT WARREN AVERY LEONARD KORCIE

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Itss gonna seeftr as tshough this issue s full of coupons to be fll1ed outs And youtll berighc

Our very energetic publlc relatsions nember GOLDY NORTOII has been diligently ats work devel-oping a package tour Here are some of the deteuroiIs

This would be a ten day (eight night) trip covering such places as Seoul Osan SuronChochiwon Taejon the Kun Rlver the tlakEong eEc Theurore are options for tag-ons Eo llong KongHong Kong and ehina Tokyo Ttrailand and tlawail

The basic package Eould cost between $1600 and 200000 per person based on dqrble occlq)ancyThis figure includes-air fare frl tie West Coasc all hotels and groutd _travel r and sose mealsOf courEe the air fare from the east and mld-west would have to be added to this sost

The questionaire ls self exptanatory If iou plan on takLng ad ntage of Bhis packageplease led Goldy lrtorr Tlme is in isportant faacor The nain thing he has to ascertain ls rrhetherbr no there issufficient inEeresc among our membets so thaE he can proceed in working out thedetails

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Dates of Korea Service

Hear that Ith the can opener Go seeif its for you or for me

lawyer Norman S Ostrord of New YorkCitsy tells Ehe EaIe of the farmer withhis horse and wagon going for a load ofgrain who was struck head-on

The farmer suffered severe and pernanentinju-ries Ilhen the case rra s tried to aiury the insurance conpany lawyer asked[imtIsntt its Erue chai ifuneaiitelyaf ter Ehis accidenE a person came over Eovou and asked vou how irou felttt tYes I remeurber thit tt the farmer said

And didnE you tell him thaE vou neverfelt beEEer in vour life

I quess I did The-defense lawyer said rrNo further

questlons tlOn redi-recE the farmer was asked

l^Iill you tellthe jury the circrrnstincesin whLch vou made that resoonsetYesrt- the farmer said- Inrnediatelyaftgr ttre accidenE my horse had twobroken l-egs and was neighing and kickingThe rnan who came alonq was a deDutvThe rnan

Word from Alice BRIDIIELL on EARL(H 19th 38-t4) dorsn at 5611 Bar SSt Tucson lZ 85713 is Ellat Earl isconfined Eo a wheelchair Had seriouscervical surgery from which he recoveredafEer a 2 oonths hospiEal stay MedicsdidnrE expect him to rake it buts he didBoth Allce and EarI ask ttrat Eheir goodwishes and love be extended to allwho remember them rrRemembert Whocould forget Ehis wonderful pair

-If Ehis is your first reunion wiEh us

please dont sit back $raiting for peopleEo introduce themselves to you You belhe shaker and the mover - please - yousEep forward Lo him - or them - exEendyour glad hand - and sound off as if youhad a-pair - youtll be happy thau youdid Ours is a terrific bunch of happyacquaintances and warm friends Averagerunning time from sEranger Eo acquaintanceto friend - five minutesi AlI especiallvso cuz Ehis year were meetint in Texaspardner tIell be in Ehe land where Ehebroncos kick up Eheir heels and thecowboys do Eheir unlevel best to trang onTheirs is the romance of Ehe rodeol ourbonanza is in simple friendships

-r-- Guggs our campa ign against tinted glassin vehicles hit a dead end Oh wellr-RALPH BALESTRIERI was on our side evenLf no one else was CantE understand whvCongress with Ehe stroke of a pendoesnE ouELaw the business Where arethe police on thls one Or at leasE thepolice unions

盤1究eparailn呈鯛ittrd[uりput hls ievolver tothe horsets eir and sho him dead Then hewent over Eo the dog which trad a brokenback an was crying He puc his gun toEhe dogs ear and shot him dead Then hecame to me and asked me rHow do you feelr

I-said I neve feltbetter iri mylife

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How Eo dress for FtWorth CasrallvCor-nfortably Coolly - is Lhat a word-Weve trad much fun with Hawaiian gearin years pase - colorful shlrts for themen muu-muus for the Iadies - for rnostof our waking hours including the Fridaynight dinner Its colorful comforEablecozy But - come Sa turday night for ourcombinaffin Memorial ServiceBanquetwe sErongly suggest business suitscompleEe with shirts neckties and shoesfor Ehe men - and for Ehe ladiesr eveningdress wear cocktail dresses or whaEeveryou look diessed up in We dont goiorrna I as Ehey used to call iE buE lvecertainly hranE to imProve on Times Squarea high noon (L-

The recenE death of IF Izzy SLonethe famous iournalist called to mind hisbook Korei Ttre Hidien War in whichappears the carefully veiled innuendoEha t the Korean lar was all sEarted by acooked-up deal between the US andSouth Korea

FExciEing and sensible new plans in Ehe

works all in a bona fide efforE to avoidEttat vexaEious anma I stamPede inEo ourSa turday night banqueE hall

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While-the Pentagon has been claimlngsuccess ln integrating women lnto theamed forces famllies in the ranks havebeen confronting a crisis in child care

The Department of Defense concedes thatlt needs 811000 more day care slots formllltary dependents O-f the 129000chlldren who do receive care on oilitarvlnstallatlons worldwide the Pentagon estirnates that 21000 aie in centeis thatare anElquaEed overcrorded or hazardous

lfuch of the Dressure for more famtlvand child-relat-ed supporE has cme with Eheinflux of women singl- parents and yowrgmalried recruiEs who have enllsted in chep-ost-Vletnam erarsaid IAjDavid Super ofthe Artry a Pentagon spokesnan

As an example in 1958 at the heighEof the Vletnam War 381400 women lrere onactive duEy worldwlde out of a total35451000 United States troops MajorSuper sald Non Ehere are 2211700 womenon actsive duty worldwide abouE 11 percentof the force

In additlon there are ncrr 511800slnsle parenEs and abouE half the 21million- active duEy personnel are marriedta considerable changa frcrn Ehe days whenEhe services rre re filled with yorrng singlenra les

As FDR loved to ask What kind ofshenanisans are Ehese tte

Helers a direcL quotse from an amazlngIeEter whlch came in enclosins a 55000check Dontt knor h6r in the iorld Icould have gone 35 years without knoelngabout Ehe Assoclation I am enclosingmy dues and a snall ( sornething extra) -

Sincerely RICIIARD PARMERTER10 New St Florida IlY 10921

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BILL SHOIIEN (2IsE amp 24th Recon | 4]t44)1911 Francis St Waukestra WI 53188 saysAm still hiking mosE every other day lnour staEe forests near here Trled ameasured nine miler Ehe other day which Ihave covered in 3| hours each of Ehe lasEfour years buE had to stop after just 2|hours The sotes of my feeE feel like theyare callused and today I hiked anoEherarea for 3 hours Thls area ltas noextremely steep or high hills or bluffsjust keEtles and moraines lefE over fromthe lasE ice age 20000 years ago Iremember hlking the Koolaus and WaianaeMountains on Oahu and camping on Ehe streamsalso Ehe ouEback in Australla EhaE GolonelLawson authorized A1 Fournier and I toreconnoiEer for two to four days A1waysfollowed bv a reoorE and more overlavsManv Eimes- othermen were involved aird oftenGenLra I Cramer needed a guide or comPanyand asked one of us to eo alone How soodiE was to be in nry 2Os-and hile all dXywiEh pack and rifle But I did geE sorefeet then too -

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This year were getting two for theprice of one - Ewo convention chairmen -PAUL AUSTIN on the port side and GILHEABERLIN on the starboard side - as youare looking at tshem of course

It all sEarted with an inquiry - fromBILL YOUNG of 790 ELake Ravenna 0HHerd seen our iEem in the DAV fitagazine Sowe ioined BilI uo Then followed a notefroir Rebecca McPiak his daqhter Sherdread our oaoer and wanEed Eo surorise himHerets a bit of her notei itrs iefreshing

I wouid like Eo srpris him with a 24th lapel pin and a regiment cres pinI have no idea wtra t regiment he was inbut I do knorv he was staEioned in KrnnamoEoJapan in L947 (zlsE InfRebecca )

I am enclosireuro $350 for a lapel pinand $400 for a crest oi-ntI am sure you would find ouE whichregiment he was in in KurnamoEo so youwould know whlch crest I want

rl4y father fired on Ehe 24tsh Divisionrifle team They beaE every team in thefar east conrnandexcept thel4arine CorpteamttThe tournament was held aE camp Palmerin Tsudanum Jaoan

tte told me ire gots tso Japan in Febof 47 He was sent Lo a place calledZanm and $as sent from there to aKunamoto He said he had to go underlte ocean on a train to get there(The tr-rnnel bebveen HonsEa and Kyusha IRebecca)

I heard him talk about a Ist lieutenanErEmed lbrtinez who was his comnandingofficerttHe told me abouE some guys in hisplatoon Their names were Belcher Co$rdenFreeman and LutchkowrIhen he was on the 24uh Division rifleEeam Eheir team captain was Major Ritzand one of Ehe other gulrs on the teamwas named Kllleran

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f-orar SerrcEhrrALLera( rJ To G l- SoRP

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- r amrJrlErng in order to obEain soncrnronnaEion regarding Ehe reunion inFtJorthI retired from lhe Arnry in r55 I

H63sf5 ilf itIfi I -i19ilia c Schof ield rrhen Ehe lorean iar ber-an andrye -embarlced for l(oree and landed ufrr-and irTme(liately engaged i ioGt-i- itEoefense ot la san

Our BaEtery supported the 2nd Bn 5l-nRCT under Ehe conrnand of LtCol JohnThrocknorEen (rRoclqp Johnr) He laEercosnandecl the 5th RCT ra s the youngestfull colonel in counrand of an infantryregiment The 555th FA Bn was cormnandedbv Lr col John Dalv- ttl am inEerestedEo know any infornEtionregarding the persons Ehat are accive inthe reunLon get togeEher Perhaps youcould enliehEen me and Dass on someinf ornntioi if availabll Triple Nickle people herers anotherone I

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This nLce litt1e story started thus

Along abouE last December rve received an inquiry from a Chrisrina Colbertabout an organlzation called Veterans Finders o America The story is developed inher letter used below The lette is a Fatshers Day leEEer being addressed Eo hergood Dad UEwIN C COISERT who justs happens to be a GinleE The rest is now a partof our folk lore - and we love Chrlstina for bringing herself and her srvee Dad intoour fold Melvin today spends most of his time in a wheelctrair Over on the oppositepage we glve you Ehe picEure Ghris mentions in-her lovely leEEer rvhich we reproduceLelorr ttlra t a- preclou-s word EhaE word famiIy See hcir it applies to the e olbertfamlly You know how lt applies to our fami ly of the 24th

HAPPY EATHER S DAY DADDY -

Ity Dail lrelvln G Colbert 7s a prouit netuber of the 21thInfantrg 2lst Dlvlslon and f aE vrltlng thts letter to sharelrlth gou hov f feel about htm - euro Deurod t ho Is t onderful anilextraordlnarg

Eor mang years mg Dad had a small Plcture of hlmaelf anil erghtgervrce buililles that he cherlshed He coampIfented hov often thathe thought of that plcture and those men anA hol )e rrlshed hekneu rrhere theg lrere Tvo gears ago as I Fathers Deuro9 presentf had the plcture enlarged and fred Thlg reallg rlade t1mhappg and ttlggered euron ldea of hig to fotm an ocganizatTon tohelp yeterans suclr as hrmself flnd o7d Duddtes Pe talraed mangtlmes about this Idea anil tlov to brlng 7t to llfe

Becau9e f vas ln college at the tlme I irli not reallg cottutltmgself to somethlng that m9 Dad thought vas reallg lnportant Yecontlnued to discuss l15 ldeas anA xhoughts and then founit outthat mg father yas dlagnose as hav rng ALS or Lou GehtlgsDlsease ThTs irld not sxop hlr from maklng a dream come trueHe reaT|zea the sltuation and ghorred Tricl^eillble strength and vil-lpover to contlnue even though lt Decame irlff 7cu7x xo do everyCtay actlvitles such as teuroIking on the phone ot vtltlng a noteIt vas durlng thls tlme that Dad and I te9olved to make hls tdeareal

Our organlzatlon yeteran flnders of Amerlca Is built upon mgDaiy s ilrean to help others flnd old friends As mg Ipm Doloceseuro cloge frlenir lchael and myseJf take the steps to manaqeyeteran Finaers Dad continues to pour forth bcilllant ldeas onhow to make yeteran Flndera a tevardlng success

9o on thls Eathers Dag I vant By Dai to knov hovlove hlm and ttat f hope through yeteran F1nders veto reunlte hlm Ith hls buddles in the photograph

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It started vrth a plcture some at]^ong merlorlee an Titea and

EIve my Dad the best glft of a77 - the knorrledgle that so mangme0Ders of our organlzatlon xhat he founded have been reunrted

I IOVE YOU CIRTSTTNA

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ALBERT MCAD00S 3RD CHAPTER

Thi6 i6 the third instaLlrentof IA brlef History of the ifthRCTin Korea The time has cometo try to explain the terns 5thRCT alxd 5th Infantry AU Regi-nental Combat teans have an In-fantry Regiment but not all In-fantry Reginents were RCTi s

The Elfth RCT was rnade up fronthe fitfth Infantly Regiment firstActivated by the USArmy jn 1808wa6 one of the oldest fnfantry Reglments of the USArmyThe 555thfield Artillery Battalion the5th Tank lledical CoJlecting andChenical Motar Conpanles and the72nd Conbat Dtgineer CoEpany

The fifth RCT reEained 1n Ko-ea upon the withdrawal of the24th InfDivlsion the RCT wastenporar[y broken up for 6evera]-nissions Bx I amp z were loadedonto the USNS Marine Phoenlx foran Ovelulgbt Cruise to KoJE-Do arleIaad off PUSAN The Jrd Bx the555 FA Bt Tank Co and otherswent aone place e1se SoEe oneelse rrill have to fill us in Ourmail address for our 6tay on XoJEwa6 the Elfth US fnfantry Wherewere you durlng this period ifyou did rot enjoy KOJE-DO becausethls was good duty(Eeb 15 to May1 1952 Eore or less)

Located on KOJE-DO was a UN POWcanp We relleved elenentE of the27th Wolf Hounds provi ing guard6to several large Prj-son ConpouldsOne Rifl-e Squad per compound fourEuard shiftE of six hours eachseven dqys a week Guard Mountsinspections the whole nine yardsA GIrs dread and a Eecond Ltdelight A11 in a1l- this was theaost pleasant duty anyone couldhave ln the fnfantry iE KOREA

The most detested detaiI had tobe the honey pot brigade andthe most boring was the RockQuarry and breakwater detail Iwonder if anybody knows rhat be-ca]ne of that breakwater

A highlight of our tour atKOJE-DO has to be the night ofthe attempted breakout It hap-pened on the 4th shift 18 to 2400 f remember machine gun trac-ers overhead and a11 of us head-InB for our respective companyconpounds The Next dqy we hadto go lnto the compounds to sortout the Bood guys from the badWe saw severa] dlsmembered bod-ies ln a trash heap not very nice

Around April lSth we loadedon an LST and shipped out to theEast coast slde of KoREA offloading upon the beach ending upat the burned out towlr of INJEright on the l8th Here the FifthRCT was reorganized al1 of ourfar flunB ulits returning andthe 5th RCT was back j-n businessInten6lve trainlng exerclses inareas cleared of civilians gaveus a chalce to get some good tra-ining Some things come to nindI renenber getting folding cot6with rubber ajr matE for 6leepingWe used the Air Mattresses forwhite water raftlng on the rivernear by In early May the fifthwas attached to the 25th InfDiv0u June lSth the fifth got narch-ing orders to proceed north tothe PUNCH BoWL area and in linereljeving the l4th Infantry on theMain Line of Resistance (MLR)The first Bn on the West or leftthe second in the niddle al]d thethird on the right or east CorrErr my outfit was to the riaht ofrBr oh the MLR nore next tine

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A LOWIE AFFAIRREMEMBER THE WIY THE LIGHT

rouchd hcr hrir Shc tuBc her hcad and I sawhcr tacc Shc lurhed slill more and out euroves metand hcld We iaw Qach othcr i momentaryawareness in thar raucous fillhSradescholrinm(which I d jusr bon t ssiBncd I lcll os though l dbeon struck u bkw undr thc heurr Thus tcaanmv rrrst lovcutlir a surgc oI adrcnslrne a rushol bl(xd r rhin8 ot innocerce and prin lhal has

Her name was Rachcl I supFsa our slorvrued in a nmancc trow out of tlvor is one ol absurdiiv tGdv and - who knows - thc innoccnce may teallv havcbeuron iEnotancc rn viw ol aU lhut has haPPcncd slnce whaleveriiwas I mrxrncd my way rhrough gradc and hiSh schrDl

stricken al lhe meresiahl ol hcr longuelicd ir her presenceuro

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ncss asxuol bul urtcnl and obsessrve thal madc m awkward and my voice crac is likc some imPos(ible drcamnow t knos i wus so alflicled bul I cannol acluallv believe

wiat mcmury insists I did which was lt suflcr Exquisitelyt wouldcalchsiahr of her ixslkinE doun an aislc olrees lo

or from school and l d kome Paralyzcd Shc alwayssecmed so poisd sellposscssed sliShtlv amuscd Ar home

ir beurod ld elive euroach encounler writhinB ar the lhouBht of

my inadequacies feeling less than worthless Even so as

licpasscd and we enlereurod our taens I sensed her afledion_re toleraocc for me

Coina steuroldy imPlied a malurilv we still luckcd Her or_

thodox Jewish upbringinSnd my oqn Catholic scruplcs mlBeurod a krnd of idcalism a (etibare Eracc rhal made rvcn

iistinca drstanr propecl hoeveuror (eRcnllv desircd As lorrh rsr oI it we were babcs in arms I

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mcnlioned lhe possibilily o marriaAe inmY ncxt lclter lo her and almiEl im_

mediaroly her ftplics became lcss trcquentandpcrsnal

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have been grnd indecd - my lrish conscicnce and your Jcsish guilr _

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DALLASOFORttWORTH AND ViCiNlttY

Our verv orsn Ib i Gen HENRY MOHR(a aury liEh F47- 42) of 2o GrandCir StAnn M0 llas written a cohmmwhich tras appeared in a plurality ofpapers arornd the comtry Here it is

KOREA -- NHY IAE A BAD SITUATION No^SE

lhcreasrnglv heavv ere55ure5 roh

wshrhqton South Koreia -ta-

oe ehocatrc aovarnment sound I ike- therhd

na aeefe pie It cores as no surprrse that south Korea E

iIol_- suenderinq to the deaands o+ their polrtrcel

pprit The U S has qiven Korea little choice

t 6ay not be quitE as batr due to progess alrdv octe increatrng a de ocratic qovernont But the Bituation in SthX irrt a lot lrke ht hppened Hhen lhe Unrtd Statesallodrd the shah o+ tran to +ll and l(honnr to seiz porer ri There Ea5 also Nicrequ dher the U s thghtiorutron Eas the wav to brtnq ou stvlE o+ dehocracv ro the

Eee te Ever Fronq lh u 5 State Depatoent hrdco6DletelT 6i5julqct the situttons on everv count

A- thinq5 turnd out the net govnients ot lran- andi tn to= dho serzed absolute poE

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the United states Fehps k oent Eellt but thdtaii tt r

Becaus o our reural to support reqioesirrt

6ce allies o+ the United States re can onlv sut+er

the unpl easant consequences

The previous governoents o tran ^d Nicaraqu --_ tshich

adhittedly le+t lot to be desired --- ere rPlaed bv

diclatorships hrch ae +a iose

Un+ortunatelv the U S didnt learn a thing l|e aeenEouaginq actionE in South Koa Fhich mav tead to vev sinilrsits-r+-th prsent leadershiF o+ that countrv is drticallv In rdditlon to brng errable 1Iv

Prrrdent chunoli o=t sone crettt +o the stndard f

lrvinq enjovedOV tre peopre o-t South Korea hich i6 at lEt +ive ti

s better

i1 iCitt North kore -__ a +act thE polilical oPpotsitionEoutd liLe us to Jorqet-

Futhless oen in South Koa ate tedinq the Politicaroppoeition using iots anc the threat oevolution to seie ---ri = alr polrtrcranE do be+oF electron thaEir rto to lmpove thrnqs +or the peoEl

Insorar 35 the u s iE concerned alloing the FPqblic oo io deal +inlv with oppoeition readErs lim Youhq-sn and

ii 0 g is out oJ the question Hoever i+ lhe tro tissuccd 1n seiioq nore ooFer nd in+luehce in Seoul-__ and thevpUOi irr -- lhe Hhole natue o+ U S elationBhips

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Koree ahd our stategic Position in th Fa East Eould xqse

In 1945 I net and talke tith Kir Dea Junq one o+ theorrnclol opposttroo leaders 5t the Lottee Hotel rn sEoul =- -i n t

Krh cre to the hoter or a

iiie i a grouP o+ nie journatists on the uitet states

Th sessron had qone on +o onlv a +ee nlnutes hen lbeqant ii that thrs rs no odinv person He is proobrY Ene

nost dahqerEus han t have eve oet ki6 Dt Junq Hhtr perdal

iii]- i- ro aetect o senuine interst on his pert in theerare o+ the oeopl o+ the sountv he dants to rule

kih Dea Ju^q das tried tor 6urdend Eentenced to death in19E|4 s aesul o hrs tole rn inErting bloodv rrots- But hrs = ratcr redued to 20 vears o Hhich Krn

-r-r ths He rE ress thdn n idor o th peopre and

ea o+ hrm sEeos to be ride5Pd

I hard Peopt call Ki6 Dee Jsnq theOn several occsioos

Kh6eni o Kdet

Kifr Younq_Eao xho shrr the ambitions o+ xin D Jung --_ut iil i=itv

ti= 1 --- is nother teGer o+ the

i- = rii to be a narriase or Folitrcar3thcr than a Isti6qltianc

qteDs the unrted states has talen rcntlv Nrll 9o a long n i to Krri a reqrtrhacY and Rtture thev rackand despeatel Y ned

The Fepubt ic o+ (South) Xorea rs +acing a bad situationrh =irJu davs to brrng bout Eoo5tucttve change5 ithoute-= ii atros hrch drtabrrre nd

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south roea- s prent govenment

Llnotunatelv the +at is rlreadT ih the +ire

MAJ GEN HENRY MOHR

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Cominr to ForE liorth in an RVWontlerin I rbout RV facilitiesThis much we knowThere are four RV parks in or near

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Sunset RV Park4921 White Settlement

Texas Motsor Home Park4833 ihite Settlement

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817-732-1537Road

Lakeview lIotor Home Park 817-457-677L4793 Fast- Loop 820 Sourh(Near Six Flals in ArlingEonand about 15 miles from the hotelin forE Worth)

The first three are onlv abouL 3 miles$rest of the Hyatt Regenty in downto$rnFort WolEhThere are NO facilities for campers atsour hote 1

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Hope they giveus a drag on thisone before thevthron it away

The Arm1rreturning to anage-old s Era tegyused extensivelvby the Sovietmi11tary isincreasing itsuse of decoys andfake targets inhopes of out-srla rting anenemys modernrreaPons

Decoys inclu-ding canva s tanksand plasticsoldiers couldmake Ehe Arrmr inbattle seem h^riceas big as iErgally is And 1f

A lullEe caavas rcplica of ao Ml ta is oudisplsy i Beltsvtlle Md The Army plars ao lse

fate wespors to oltsmart ale ereEy Theuro decoysEsy Dste an arEy seuroeE lsrgcr tt D it is

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Itlat news seens togive away the secre the Army points outthat the enemy still does noE knorv which

Ie knorr Ehey make decoys of thehighest order of equipment even as muchasmaking fake misdill silosr said TVICorp

Fallon said the Navy is working ondecoy ships and the Air Force tns grounddecoys of f-15 fighter jets thaE can turna bare airstrip into a fake airbase

The decoys are ntade from blorm-upphoEographs of the real things Theylook remarkably real aE a glance which inbaEtle is all an enemy would get beforedeciding whether to f i-re

Who knows maybe for the next one wecan send Ehe deeoys Eo the front and leavethe real live boys to home

(-CIAUDE CRIST of Box 985 Hebron oH

(hes HvMcr 2IsE t48-through TFS) -sends us the name s of a few buddieslWTLBUR J WTNCHEL (19Eh 49-r52)624 Lexington Thornville OH 43076

WILLIAM GRIFFITH (2lsL 49i5I)437 Aullwood Rd Davton 0H 45414

GERALD D TURNER (21st 48-r51)78 lIoodland Downingtown PA 19335

BRUCE MCGUTRE (34rh amp 19Eh r48-r51)16241 Laurel Hill Glenford Otl 43739

ROBERT IAIIRENCE (3rd Eng r57-r58)I14 Buckeye Hebron OH 43025

Ttnnk you Claude

-Whv is iE thaE Ehe weEEest dogs areEhe fiiendtiests dogs

lDThe only Ehing thats more painful ttun

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tanksand Erucks

The canvas Lwo- and Ehree-dimens iona Itanks mde a t TVIs S0-worker planE ouL-side lIashington look real boEh to Ehenaked eye and Eo heat-seeking theIna 1targetsing systems used at night

An unassembled fronts-view M-l weighEsabout 25 pormds and coLlapses into a 4-foot-by-2-foot duffle bag In less thanthree minutes one man can assemble itand plug in a generator to warm up iEstherira lsignaEur with a tape recorderand speakers a pair of soldiers can soundlike an entlre tank battalion

A fake M-l costs about $31500 cornparedwiEh abouE $3 miLlion for a new M-I

Iho remembers L94O-42 when we weredoing the same tshirg - only all we hadwere the decoys the real McCoys werestill on Ehe drawing boards

The Army has about 4000 real M-I tanksand plans to outfit each rrith at leastone fake M-1 at a cost of about $75million [taj Andrew Fallon of Ehe Army I sbudget office said

Deception has been a key element inmilitary strategy since the Trojan HorseGeman Gen Enrin Ronmel fooled Alliedforces in North Africa during WlJ II tsheBriEish fooled the cermans and Ehe IsraeliArmy today regularly uses deceptive falseradio chatter

But Ehe Sovietss are thoughE to be themost adept having everylhing from pseudoballistic missiles to entire fake armiesunder a branch of the military called thePrlncipa I Dlrectorate of SlraEegicDeception

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ADDRESS CORRECTON REQUESTED

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Rev Elton S SInith Pastor

Dear BroEher

Perhaps you have heard of me and oty naEionrride campaign inche ciuse of ternDerance Each year for the past fourteenI have rrade a Eoirr of Texas Kahsas Nebraska Mlssouriand lora delivering a series of lecEures on the evils ofdrinkine On this tour I have been accouqranied by uy youngfriend ind assisEanE Clyde LimpEon Clyde a young manof good family and excellent background is a paEheEicexaiple of liEe ruined by an excessive indulgence in whiskeyand woraen C1yde would hppear wiEh me aE lectures and siLon the plaEforin drunk wheezing starLng at tshe audiencethrough- heavy bleary blood-shot eyes sweaEing profuselypicklng his nose belching and making obscene- gestsureshlle I would polnE him out as an exarple of whaL over-indulgence can do for a person

This winEerr unforEunately Clyde passed away A mltualfriend tras eiven me vour -nime Lnd I wonder if you would beavailable t5 take cliders place on Ehis years Eour

Rev Ellon Schurch of the

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This ls the fifth ln6ta11uentof IA Brief Eistory of the EifthRCT 1n I(oresrr continuing rith xoyConbat phase of these recolectlonEou Patrol actlvitles coDtiDuesthroughout the surnner with bothAEbush and an occasi-onal ContactpatloI that often 1ed to Fire-flghts arld we had several Oneconslsted of tbe entire ConpanyI renenber a radiona]1s coafelenceheld near the 11ne of departurerhere I 6aY eleraents of Eost ofthe partlciparxts togetber slththe supporting uaits rflhin lhs1ire o f larch Tbere Yas justabout evelybody frolo Conpany Eexcept the cooks and bottle wash-ers Motatnen and heavy nachiae-gurnels rlth teror 1n there eyesNot u6ed to patro16 alld apparentfear of the urknom We sere norenonchalant because this ra6 oDe ofseveral patrols we had partcipated1a ad soDe of the6e guys nere otrtheir flrst patrol With a1l theaoi6e and fus6 ye nade the NKPAavolded us We baDged around nostof the night and returDed rithoutcontact Later patrols the NKPAnade up for it and 1n one ofthe6e I got hlt rith about 15others i-a a perfectly execudedambush We vere caugbt flatfoot-ed Tbey hit us hard ard ran aw4yVle 6pent the lenainddr of the rightxithdraring and returning to ourlilles I carrt recal1 Yhether any-body ras kil1ed that nlght but 1stplatoon dld take slx I(IAi s durineuroour tour on the Iine and we hadmore men wounded thatx eDteled theline on June l8th

Almost every tri8ht se had tocontend v1th Ground fo8 and whilethe Artlflclal noonlight helped us

to see it also helped the othersi-de A6 the sunmer drew to a closethe Fiftb RcT wa6 transferled fronthe 25th Djvigion to the 40th Divi-sion and shortly after that wewere reLeived by the 223d Infantryon the night of October 3111952

sone tlne prior to bej-ng reLiev-ed we had a patrol that caused yourstnrly a 1ot of grief our nissionwas to set up blocking posLtionsnear the low dip ln the lldgelinenear I believe George CoDpany We

went out one wqy a[d were to retu]nby another route lllhile 6et uP thenj-ght teEperatures dlopped suddenlyto belov freezing We were sweattyxrith no Jackets and nust have caus-ed o16e because re were under severartil1ey flre (possibly l2ampn)nasty stuff We had to be very stil1and renaln quite and i-n place forseveral hours My feet becane numbI could hardly walk nlthout assist-ance I 6ot a touch of Frostbite anda brief stay ln the 5th Inf lledica1Conpany where I appalently ful1y re-coveled Such resiliance we had whene were twenty

Finally off the 1i-ne I enteredlnto an eleven day peri-od where Iwas tra]1sferred out of the flrstplatoon jnto the fourth and becanea gunner it a 57nn Recollless riflesquad Just as sooa as I got used tocarrlng the thlnE I had orders inharxd for LIe ZI(zoDe of Interlor )or rotation back to the States Ihad R amp R 1a Japan for five dqysl1ke everybody e1se but those con-pat storles w111 st4y out of printMoxe next tine fron the officlalRecord as my st4y jn the 5th RCTceased to exlst Bore next tlme

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- INIERNATIONAL KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL

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i--ii iiav n site has best drrured bv tlE citv of rs keuroeres

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effoEEs ad able guidace or uavor T Bradrer

ItE rExt scheduleurod evst eiII be the offictal gro-[ld breaking --sudav Jtrle 25 1989

at Aneels Park Sar Peurodro -- at rihich tirE all of tlE co-sdEorinA- ax eEorsrngsrs-ri2ad tiU be rePreseurottted Tsrtatlw final dedicaticn o ttr rEErrar rsElrteurod for Novder u 1990

As )Du car te1l rE ee lndeed serious abdrt tlis It EL1 c to passl

Eiceuron crsualtiE in tlE xoret lhr (1950-1953) eurore o(lsElveuro --- i91245ii l0]r84 dd et al -- bul LEi a e ad sdEn ftdn 22 Allied N3tlc6HUfi-ta b dqiv or prrPerlv tEEred nx rnternalilxoran ir vteras rri5-I YiIl help rectift tlEr

Ytu Ddricioati6r sdsrseErtt ad swport td yd- organiz-aLicts ee Edi thsolicited be ttE InleEnatlorEl l(oreamp Llrr VeLerans lrtrlla] ClmiEtee E wiIILdr-r rn oEtro sLpplv anv ioaterials to Lo ary reasaEbre teuroitgt Lo

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一Ch4ttsy and jolly notes from a fomer WALTER E oTNEIL (5th tTB) of

2d Lt FA - B-ILL IIOILEY of RE 2 Box 458 825 Pa lourar Et Cajon cA92020 rells usWarren TX It goes Ehe one about the manage aE a boring

I was rvith the Triple Nickle in HI -- meeEing who asked Can you hear me ithad Ehe Aruno Train the- first Een davs in the back and the boy aE- the back whoKorea and then Forvard observer unEil hit said No and the f11oh in lhe fronEon 2 SepE5O I had the short economy who said ttletrs swap placesrrEour Thariks Wally rve needed thaEtI nors have Ehro ggies in the service r-(C1asses of i75 and r53) and they have The race is on Is there arqrone inasked me Eo relite up my experiences in the horrse who beats thisKorea - rrTro catalacts and lens lnrplantsIIrm hoping this rer-Erion my firsE surgery - rotor cuff lefl shouiderwill help shed some lighE and tickle some high blood pressure sugar diabetesmemory cells so I can complete nry rnasEer- and gouEpiece |ly Cameo Role In Korea The The envelope pleaselAlmosE ForqoEEen viar nd the name - not the winner -- iust

Irm lo6king forward to receiving more the rEme - is - CH Bronko ATKINSONinfo about the reunion Do you anticipate (MP Platoon and Hq 63rd Field i4t--r45)distributing lists of expected atEendees of 3800 SDecatur Las Vegas NVwith addresies No were not -aking fin Bronko -

B1II werll lisE Ehoge coming if we far from it - were just ov6rrhelmed byIearn early enough WeII do our the sorry fact that Lhe people of our -d____esE 3ffrIiE Hi gElIhiBT$Bt

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t-rt to bumper some idioE would tryto iass them

I-JOHN RAGIAND writes from 6321 Gonzales

Groves Tr( 77519 Savannah was my firstand I thoroughly enj oyed iE I intend tofltake future meetingi Lord willing -iMeeEine ner^r friends was very retresh-ing buts uifortrnately did not seeany of sv outfit hybe if you sPread rdoroln nlxt TL issuL its might helP

Thb outfiE was co D 21st duringearLv 44 - earlv 46 Does arrybody knowthesL fellows aird their whereabouts--cGreni Ralph (was from Itt)

Rirnldi (was from Chicago)T- Pilch (was frqn wyoming I think)T- Reardon (from Kansa s I think)T Mrncv (was from Oklahoma ) I mer

hih 6n Mindanao and he wor-rnd uPas cook and rrent to Japan

Box (chink Willie $as first name-rrd rr was frorn stsLouis)tI knot Ehis is an InposiEionr --buEwould deeplv appreurociate any heIp

tlo iryisitibir at all JohnnY

_The press was rolling when we PuIIed it

to inseit this iEem The am nail hasbrought us an inqu-iry as to who $re are -iro-rt cot Nornian [I cooper (F amp2nd BnHqs 5tsh RCT 49-r5l) of Box 426LChattanooga TN 37405 AlwaYs hadtrouble with spelling Ettat town

the name and address of a member from

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Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

- _l4aybe our yelling about it has paidotf

The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

an』itliltlo888estants will be giventumlr entFiesOCt2虫d電 選lTinnerwill be chosen Nov 10

Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

ItrE abouE time

-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

rYea GimletslBetter sti1 call IARRY JoHnSOitl at612-665-213L Hers at 312 SlbinLeseur rYN 56058

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ELEQへ NTEFFEIRヽprime咽SCENCECHARLES Chuck STARRTNG (A 78th Tk -gn Tkco 21st rnf Tkco 5Eh RCT 19-iil

i gox54 Fennville HI 49408 is a1l

eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

triteto 6 c 2ool3- 137 211

rFte are in receipE of a friendly caII

from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

^uoitiJ-io-us-inasmrci--l1=-^ liflfrtItli1rllrirluo tnu

close Eo the family It rras no surPrise

gliigiIti LilU J i- -rrurtlHL3oinaf ter Hictor rra s laid to rest Dave t

--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

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fori-ro ci I s extended Erip to Hong Kong Bangkok and

urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

i - - ^ ^- anY f iner Etrrn Donr tIii rot ne up so 1 trope r -

- Beautifulry said Ctraprain Joe

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

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From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

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ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

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from tJ+2 Eo t45 IJhen Ehe lhn shows upats the door to teturn Ehe picturesyourve goE to go

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

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-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

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Phil Granrn Republican Senator fromTeltas thinks balancing the US budgetis like trying to geE to heaven

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PosslLlltqieEa lf the po1l favor s the Decenber 7th date plan our regularEunlon--6r EEe latEer part of Septeobea then Ehe ne bers SoInB to Honolulucould 81Bn up rrlth the PHSA tour and proceed on thelr oun

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We doot necessarily have tohave a whole lot more then thpSovielg based in Europe or evens urucb ari they do Galvin said

But be said there must beuro somekitrd of easonable balaDce declariD8 that today the UnitedStat6 had 88 t Dce lauuchers de

ployed is WeuroEterD Europe whilethe Sovielr bad 1400 short-rangeouclear weapoo based iD EastelnEurope

II theyve got l4 times ut muchas rre do hos can you call tiadeeDse So rhy doat they justsay Ot iI Jouve got 88 aDdyourie not 8oi8 to get alry biggerthe rie Fill come down

Asted why he would not substi-tEte a missile submarine for short-rarge Duclear missiles i Europe

Calvi replied tiat this had heuroertried i tie 1960s bd as judgedDot to be credible becaDse theUnited Stat8 ard the Soviet U onwere Dot lilely to blor each otherup rith auclear reapols in orderto stop aD irvader attaching arl-othea countiy

l NATo countriB iD Europelose the Lance and get oo replace-Eent for it they would ooly baveairplaneuros alrd artillery tubes tofire a a superio i-ovadirg [orceatrd such Eajor targets to the rearas assemblirg ares ArtilleryGahiD codteDde4 has too short areach oDIy 12 miles ard aircrafttrying to hir targets close to thefrortliDes Eould face deadly lire

Soviet atr deleDseuros ir Europehave beurocome so lethal Galvrnsaid ilat the only ray to gothmugh it ts to fly ulder it at 100feeurot wbile goinS 500 kDots Soweve got to take the pressurc ofIour aircrait- lve caot re3ci aay-tlitrg except the Iocal batuerieidwiti (Ducler artillery So youbave got to have a baclup byIielditrg a Lalce replacemetrt

Galiiu said he waDts a sbort-range rcissile with a range of 210to 20 roiles that would be Illouot-ed on a tracked vehicle io it couldmove from one battlefield to an-other

Under culreot aEns aSreemeDtshort-range missiles canDot have araDge of more than 300 miles

NUCLEAR WEIIPONS - Chari siolry wcapor deployed by NATOad Wallaw Pact eo[Dtries i EoroIc

IATO chief endorses arms cutsbut wants new short-range missiles

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BRUSSEIS Belgiur - ceD-JohD R Galvi coEEander ot tieNorth Atlantic Treaty Organiza-tioq said ir an jntervlee here thathe eDdors6 the coDveDtional-arEsreductioos recently proposed byPresideut Bush but Fill reEaiureasy about defeDdilg Europeurountil he has new short-Etrge ou-clear roissiles to replace lieuroLaDce

Bush bosiDg io pressure froEWest GerrDaDy and otter allieurosagrEed to postpoDe EodemizatioDol ttre lalce mrssile utriil he hastrieurod to Begotiate reuroductioDs iotroops aircraJt tanls and otherarmor and artillery baseurod tn Eo-mpe But tle presldeot stressedthat he has no inteouoD of abaD-doBilg short-raoge ouclear Eis-siles like the lalce

GalviD asked why he iDsisted oDkeeuropi8 sorEe short-raEge missrlcsiatier t[an abaDdoni-og them alto-gether said tley are vital to de-terring tle start of war ardshould deterrence fail to stop aBiavadil8 force

Iu the past the lour-star 8etr-eaal said coDgentioDal lorceuroeveu whe tley were equal didntdeter war ID fact alrnost half theurotime the smaller lorce attackeurodtie bigge force

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MessagePlease feel aE ease abouE our September shlndl8 in Fort Wolth Every-thlnS is in place for a gala celebration It should be another superexEravaganzal Each upcoming reunlon seems to generaEe more excitemenEand enthusiaam than the lasc one From the letEers and calls we canfeel Ehe troops chafing aE Ehe blE sort of a sense of ur8encylt usedEo take nosE of the year to genelate monenEumi nor iE begins almosEinnediaEely afEer the last reunion

24th Dlvision parElctpatlonr Ea1y in the Bane the acceptance ofour invtEation was subJecC to budgeEary restrictlons buf as ofthis srltinB iE appears EhaE Gen Taylor will be able to favoE usuith thaE very lmpressive color guard the all time favoriEe musicalcoEbo lhe usual PX irith a very unusual assortmenE of Taro Leafnerchandise and of course Mrs Taylor General Pece and a fewnembers of hls staff Be srjre to rdelcoEe Eheo all as only 24th-erscan dol

Melllbers wi undoubtedlyareas in which our 2900 -

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800 Uldwest500 (11 WesE States + Ht amp Ak)

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146 Texas135 I ll inois126 Mass112 Georgla102 Mlchlean

Above data complled by our hard worklng (dally updates) DirectoryChalrman and eomputer uhiz (l) Joe McKeon Thark you Joel

Revertln8 to For WorthS eptember Chalroan Paul Austin and his veryable assistants have all deEails lined up wiEh the hotel the alrlinesthe atrporE EransporEation local activities and above all our verywarm and hospitable hospltality room which always exudes comraderiefolnd noshere else on this planeE Anyone quesEion Ehat sEaEementThe only Ehing left is for our rnenbers Eo make their hotel reserva-Eions dlrect tith the hoEe1 and reunion registration direcE to PaulAustin Forms wlll be princed in each lssue of Ehe TARo LEAF

My sEaff (aheml) and I look forward o EreeEin8 all our ironderfulmeobers and thelr very alluring vrlves aC our annual party especiallythose me$bers from the Breats state of Texas rrho may have never aEtendedone of our reunlons previously

24th-fully yours

RoberE Ender

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Don Knox wrote anOra1 Histoty of theKorear VJartr It covered the opeiling 6months Don was working on the secondand final voltrne when he suddenly diedHis work rlra s concluded by Alfred CoppelEhe well known specialist in mllitarytiiylTさξ[重nttI1甜elLl『v8ryHarcollrt Brace 」ovanovich New York 1988

Appearing in it with fragmentary butterr fic interv ews are our own LACYBARNETT WARREN AVERY LEONARD KORCIE

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Our very energetic publlc relatsions nember GOLDY NORTOII has been diligently ats work devel-oping a package tour Here are some of the deteuroiIs

This would be a ten day (eight night) trip covering such places as Seoul Osan SuronChochiwon Taejon the Kun Rlver the tlakEong eEc Theurore are options for tag-ons Eo llong KongHong Kong and ehina Tokyo Ttrailand and tlawail

The basic package Eould cost between $1600 and 200000 per person based on dqrble occlq)ancyThis figure includes-air fare frl tie West Coasc all hotels and groutd _travel r and sose mealsOf courEe the air fare from the east and mld-west would have to be added to this sost

The questionaire ls self exptanatory If iou plan on takLng ad ntage of Bhis packageplease led Goldy lrtorr Tlme is in isportant faacor The nain thing he has to ascertain ls rrhetherbr no there issufficient inEeresc among our membets so thaE he can proceed in working out thedetails

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Dates of Korea Service

Hear that Ith the can opener Go seeif its for you or for me

lawyer Norman S Ostrord of New YorkCitsy tells Ehe EaIe of the farmer withhis horse and wagon going for a load ofgrain who was struck head-on

The farmer suffered severe and pernanentinju-ries Ilhen the case rra s tried to aiury the insurance conpany lawyer asked[imtIsntt its Erue chai ifuneaiitelyaf ter Ehis accidenE a person came over Eovou and asked vou how irou felttt tYes I remeurber thit tt the farmer said

And didnE you tell him thaE vou neverfelt beEEer in vour life

I quess I did The-defense lawyer said rrNo further

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l^Iill you tellthe jury the circrrnstincesin whLch vou made that resoonsetYesrt- the farmer said- Inrnediatelyaftgr ttre accidenE my horse had twobroken l-egs and was neighing and kickingThe rnan who came alonq was a deDutvThe rnan

Word from Alice BRIDIIELL on EARL(H 19th 38-t4) dorsn at 5611 Bar SSt Tucson lZ 85713 is Ellat Earl isconfined Eo a wheelchair Had seriouscervical surgery from which he recoveredafEer a 2 oonths hospiEal stay MedicsdidnrE expect him to rake it buts he didBoth Allce and EarI ask ttrat Eheir goodwishes and love be extended to allwho remember them rrRemembert Whocould forget Ehis wonderful pair

-If Ehis is your first reunion wiEh us

please dont sit back $raiting for peopleEo introduce themselves to you You belhe shaker and the mover - please - yousEep forward Lo him - or them - exEendyour glad hand - and sound off as if youhad a-pair - youtll be happy thau youdid Ours is a terrific bunch of happyacquaintances and warm friends Averagerunning time from sEranger Eo acquaintanceto friend - five minutesi AlI especiallvso cuz Ehis year were meetint in Texaspardner tIell be in Ehe land where Ehebroncos kick up Eheir heels and thecowboys do Eheir unlevel best to trang onTheirs is the romance of Ehe rodeol ourbonanza is in simple friendships

-r-- Guggs our campa ign against tinted glassin vehicles hit a dead end Oh wellr-RALPH BALESTRIERI was on our side evenLf no one else was CantE understand whvCongress with Ehe stroke of a pendoesnE ouELaw the business Where arethe police on thls one Or at leasE thepolice unions

盤1究eparailn呈鯛ittrd[uりput hls ievolver tothe horsets eir and sho him dead Then hewent over Eo the dog which trad a brokenback an was crying He puc his gun toEhe dogs ear and shot him dead Then hecame to me and asked me rHow do you feelr

I-said I neve feltbetter iri mylife

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How Eo dress for FtWorth CasrallvCor-nfortably Coolly - is Lhat a word-Weve trad much fun with Hawaiian gearin years pase - colorful shlrts for themen muu-muus for the Iadies - for rnostof our waking hours including the Fridaynight dinner Its colorful comforEablecozy But - come Sa turday night for ourcombinaffin Memorial ServiceBanquetwe sErongly suggest business suitscompleEe with shirts neckties and shoesfor Ehe men - and for Ehe ladiesr eveningdress wear cocktail dresses or whaEeveryou look diessed up in We dont goiorrna I as Ehey used to call iE buE lvecertainly hranE to imProve on Times Squarea high noon (L-

The recenE death of IF Izzy SLonethe famous iournalist called to mind hisbook Korei Ttre Hidien War in whichappears the carefully veiled innuendoEha t the Korean lar was all sEarted by acooked-up deal between the US andSouth Korea

FExciEing and sensible new plans in Ehe

works all in a bona fide efforE to avoidEttat vexaEious anma I stamPede inEo ourSa turday night banqueE hall

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While-the Pentagon has been claimlngsuccess ln integrating women lnto theamed forces famllies in the ranks havebeen confronting a crisis in child care

The Department of Defense concedes thatlt needs 811000 more day care slots formllltary dependents O-f the 129000chlldren who do receive care on oilitarvlnstallatlons worldwide the Pentagon estirnates that 21000 aie in centeis thatare anElquaEed overcrorded or hazardous

lfuch of the Dressure for more famtlvand child-relat-ed supporE has cme with Eheinflux of women singl- parents and yowrgmalried recruiEs who have enllsted in chep-ost-Vletnam erarsaid IAjDavid Super ofthe Artry a Pentagon spokesnan

As an example in 1958 at the heighEof the Vletnam War 381400 women lrere onactive duEy worldwlde out of a total35451000 United States troops MajorSuper sald Non Ehere are 2211700 womenon actsive duty worldwide abouE 11 percentof the force

In additlon there are ncrr 511800slnsle parenEs and abouE half the 21million- active duEy personnel are marriedta considerable changa frcrn Ehe days whenEhe services rre re filled with yorrng singlenra les

As FDR loved to ask What kind ofshenanisans are Ehese tte

Helers a direcL quotse from an amazlngIeEter whlch came in enclosins a 55000check Dontt knor h6r in the iorld Icould have gone 35 years without knoelngabout Ehe Assoclation I am enclosingmy dues and a snall ( sornething extra) -

Sincerely RICIIARD PARMERTER10 New St Florida IlY 10921

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This year were getting two for theprice of one - Ewo convention chairmen -PAUL AUSTIN on the port side and GILHEABERLIN on the starboard side - as youare looking at tshem of course

It all sEarted with an inquiry - fromBILL YOUNG of 790 ELake Ravenna 0HHerd seen our iEem in the DAV fitagazine Sowe ioined BilI uo Then followed a notefroir Rebecca McPiak his daqhter Sherdread our oaoer and wanEed Eo surorise himHerets a bit of her notei itrs iefreshing

I wouid like Eo srpris him with a 24th lapel pin and a regiment cres pinI have no idea wtra t regiment he was inbut I do knorv he was staEioned in KrnnamoEoJapan in L947 (zlsE InfRebecca )

I am enclosireuro $350 for a lapel pinand $400 for a crest oi-ntI am sure you would find ouE whichregiment he was in in KurnamoEo so youwould know whlch crest I want

rl4y father fired on Ehe 24tsh Divisionrifle team They beaE every team in thefar east conrnandexcept thel4arine CorpteamttThe tournament was held aE camp Palmerin Tsudanum Jaoan

tte told me ire gots tso Japan in Febof 47 He was sent Lo a place calledZanm and $as sent from there to aKunamoto He said he had to go underlte ocean on a train to get there(The tr-rnnel bebveen HonsEa and Kyusha IRebecca)

I heard him talk about a Ist lieutenanErEmed lbrtinez who was his comnandingofficerttHe told me abouE some guys in hisplatoon Their names were Belcher Co$rdenFreeman and LutchkowrIhen he was on the 24uh Division rifleEeam Eheir team captain was Major Ritzand one of Ehe other gulrs on the teamwas named Kllleran

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--|-_Yfei an interesting one fron Coil-lGijiIATISICK a reEired SgELhi oo oc f i6iiLorony l(idge

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- r amrJrlErng in order to obEain soncrnronnaEion regarding Ehe reunion inFtJorthI retired from lhe Arnry in r55 I

H63sf5 ilf itIfi I -i19ilia c Schof ield rrhen Ehe lorean iar ber-an andrye -embarlced for l(oree and landed ufrr-and irTme(liately engaged i ioGt-i- itEoefense ot la san

Our BaEtery supported the 2nd Bn 5l-nRCT under Ehe conrnand of LtCol JohnThrocknorEen (rRoclqp Johnr) He laEercosnandecl the 5th RCT ra s the youngestfull colonel in counrand of an infantryregiment The 555th FA Bn was cormnandedbv Lr col John Dalv- ttl am inEerestedEo know any infornEtionregarding the persons Ehat are accive inthe reunLon get togeEher Perhaps youcould enliehEen me and Dass on someinf ornntioi if availabll Triple Nickle people herers anotherone I

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This nLce litt1e story started thus

Along abouE last December rve received an inquiry from a Chrisrina Colbertabout an organlzation called Veterans Finders o America The story is developed inher letter used below The lette is a Fatshers Day leEEer being addressed Eo hergood Dad UEwIN C COISERT who justs happens to be a GinleE The rest is now a partof our folk lore - and we love Chrlstina for bringing herself and her srvee Dad intoour fold Melvin today spends most of his time in a wheelctrair Over on the oppositepage we glve you Ehe picEure Ghris mentions in-her lovely leEEer rvhich we reproduceLelorr ttlra t a- preclou-s word EhaE word famiIy See hcir it applies to the e olbertfamlly You know how lt applies to our fami ly of the 24th

HAPPY EATHER S DAY DADDY -

Ity Dail lrelvln G Colbert 7s a prouit netuber of the 21thInfantrg 2lst Dlvlslon and f aE vrltlng thts letter to sharelrlth gou hov f feel about htm - euro Deurod t ho Is t onderful anilextraordlnarg

Eor mang years mg Dad had a small Plcture of hlmaelf anil erghtgervrce buililles that he cherlshed He coampIfented hov often thathe thought of that plcture and those men anA hol )e rrlshed hekneu rrhere theg lrere Tvo gears ago as I Fathers Deuro9 presentf had the plcture enlarged and fred Thlg reallg rlade t1mhappg and ttlggered euron ldea of hig to fotm an ocganizatTon tohelp yeterans suclr as hrmself flnd o7d Duddtes Pe talraed mangtlmes about this Idea anil tlov to brlng 7t to llfe

Becau9e f vas ln college at the tlme I irli not reallg cottutltmgself to somethlng that m9 Dad thought vas reallg lnportant Yecontlnued to discuss l15 ldeas anA xhoughts and then founit outthat mg father yas dlagnose as hav rng ALS or Lou GehtlgsDlsease ThTs irld not sxop hlr from maklng a dream come trueHe reaT|zea the sltuation and ghorred Tricl^eillble strength and vil-lpover to contlnue even though lt Decame irlff 7cu7x xo do everyCtay actlvitles such as teuroIking on the phone ot vtltlng a noteIt vas durlng thls tlme that Dad and I te9olved to make hls tdeareal

Our organlzatlon yeteran flnders of Amerlca Is built upon mgDaiy s ilrean to help others flnd old friends As mg Ipm Doloceseuro cloge frlenir lchael and myseJf take the steps to manaqeyeteran Finaers Dad continues to pour forth bcilllant ldeas onhow to make yeteran Flndera a tevardlng success

9o on thls Eathers Dag I vant By Dai to knov hovlove hlm and ttat f hope through yeteran F1nders veto reunlte hlm Ith hls buddles in the photograph

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It started vrth a plcture some at]^ong merlorlee an Titea and

EIve my Dad the best glft of a77 - the knorrledgle that so mangme0Ders of our organlzatlon xhat he founded have been reunrted

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ALBERT MCAD00S 3RD CHAPTER

Thi6 i6 the third instaLlrentof IA brlef History of the ifthRCTin Korea The time has cometo try to explain the terns 5thRCT alxd 5th Infantry AU Regi-nental Combat teans have an In-fantry Regiment but not all In-fantry Reginents were RCTi s

The Elfth RCT was rnade up fronthe fitfth Infantly Regiment firstActivated by the USArmy jn 1808wa6 one of the oldest fnfantry Reglments of the USArmyThe 555thfield Artillery Battalion the5th Tank lledical CoJlecting andChenical Motar Conpanles and the72nd Conbat Dtgineer CoEpany

The fifth RCT reEained 1n Ko-ea upon the withdrawal of the24th InfDivlsion the RCT wastenporar[y broken up for 6evera]-nissions Bx I amp z were loadedonto the USNS Marine Phoenlx foran Ovelulgbt Cruise to KoJE-Do arleIaad off PUSAN The Jrd Bx the555 FA Bt Tank Co and otherswent aone place e1se SoEe oneelse rrill have to fill us in Ourmail address for our 6tay on XoJEwa6 the Elfth US fnfantry Wherewere you durlng this period ifyou did rot enjoy KOJE-DO becausethls was good duty(Eeb 15 to May1 1952 Eore or less)

Located on KOJE-DO was a UN POWcanp We relleved elenentE of the27th Wolf Hounds provi ing guard6to several large Prj-son ConpouldsOne Rifl-e Squad per compound fourEuard shiftE of six hours eachseven dqys a week Guard Mountsinspections the whole nine yardsA GIrs dread and a Eecond Ltdelight A11 in a1l- this was theaost pleasant duty anyone couldhave ln the fnfantry iE KOREA

The most detested detaiI had tobe the honey pot brigade andthe most boring was the RockQuarry and breakwater detail Iwonder if anybody knows rhat be-ca]ne of that breakwater

A highlight of our tour atKOJE-DO has to be the night ofthe attempted breakout It hap-pened on the 4th shift 18 to 2400 f remember machine gun trac-ers overhead and a11 of us head-InB for our respective companyconpounds The Next dqy we hadto go lnto the compounds to sortout the Bood guys from the badWe saw severa] dlsmembered bod-ies ln a trash heap not very nice

Around April lSth we loadedon an LST and shipped out to theEast coast slde of KoREA offloading upon the beach ending upat the burned out towlr of INJEright on the l8th Here the FifthRCT was reorganized al1 of ourfar flunB ulits returning andthe 5th RCT was back j-n businessInten6lve trainlng exerclses inareas cleared of civilians gaveus a chalce to get some good tra-ining Some things come to nindI renenber getting folding cot6with rubber ajr matE for 6leepingWe used the Air Mattresses forwhite water raftlng on the rivernear by In early May the fifthwas attached to the 25th InfDiv0u June lSth the fifth got narch-ing orders to proceed north tothe PUNCH BoWL area and in linereljeving the l4th Infantry on theMain Line of Resistance (MLR)The first Bn on the West or leftthe second in the niddle al]d thethird on the right or east CorrErr my outfit was to the riaht ofrBr oh the MLR nore next tine

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DALLASOFORttWORTH AND ViCiNlttY

Our verv orsn Ib i Gen HENRY MOHR(a aury liEh F47- 42) of 2o GrandCir StAnn M0 llas written a cohmmwhich tras appeared in a plurality ofpapers arornd the comtry Here it is

KOREA -- NHY IAE A BAD SITUATION No^SE

lhcreasrnglv heavv ere55ure5 roh

wshrhqton South Koreia -ta-

oe ehocatrc aovarnment sound I ike- therhd

na aeefe pie It cores as no surprrse that south Korea E

iIol_- suenderinq to the deaands o+ their polrtrcel

pprit The U S has qiven Korea little choice

t 6ay not be quitE as batr due to progess alrdv octe increatrng a de ocratic qovernont But the Bituation in SthX irrt a lot lrke ht hppened Hhen lhe Unrtd Statesallodrd the shah o+ tran to +ll and l(honnr to seiz porer ri There Ea5 also Nicrequ dher the U s thghtiorutron Eas the wav to brtnq ou stvlE o+ dehocracv ro the

Eee te Ever Fronq lh u 5 State Depatoent hrdco6DletelT 6i5julqct the situttons on everv count

A- thinq5 turnd out the net govnients ot lran- andi tn to= dho serzed absolute poE

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the United states Fehps k oent Eellt but thdtaii tt r

Becaus o our reural to support reqioesirrt

6ce allies o+ the United States re can onlv sut+er

the unpl easant consequences

The previous governoents o tran ^d Nicaraqu --_ tshich

adhittedly le+t lot to be desired --- ere rPlaed bv

diclatorships hrch ae +a iose

Un+ortunatelv the U S didnt learn a thing l|e aeenEouaginq actionE in South Koa Fhich mav tead to vev sinilrsits-r+-th prsent leadershiF o+ that countrv is drticallv In rdditlon to brng errable 1Iv

Prrrdent chunoli o=t sone crettt +o the stndard f

lrvinq enjovedOV tre peopre o-t South Korea hich i6 at lEt +ive ti

s better

i1 iCitt North kore -__ a +act thE polilical oPpotsitionEoutd liLe us to Jorqet-

Futhless oen in South Koa ate tedinq the Politicaroppoeition using iots anc the threat oevolution to seie ---ri = alr polrtrcranE do be+oF electron thaEir rto to lmpove thrnqs +or the peoEl

Insorar 35 the u s iE concerned alloing the FPqblic oo io deal +inlv with oppoeition readErs lim Youhq-sn and

ii 0 g is out oJ the question Hoever i+ lhe tro tissuccd 1n seiioq nore ooFer nd in+luehce in Seoul-__ and thevpUOi irr -- lhe Hhole natue o+ U S elationBhips

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Koree ahd our stategic Position in th Fa East Eould xqse

In 1945 I net and talke tith Kir Dea Junq one o+ theorrnclol opposttroo leaders 5t the Lottee Hotel rn sEoul =- -i n t

Krh cre to the hoter or a

iiie i a grouP o+ nie journatists on the uitet states

Th sessron had qone on +o onlv a +ee nlnutes hen lbeqant ii that thrs rs no odinv person He is proobrY Ene

nost dahqerEus han t have eve oet ki6 Dt Junq Hhtr perdal

iii]- i- ro aetect o senuine interst on his pert in theerare o+ the oeopl o+ the sountv he dants to rule

kih Dea Ju^q das tried tor 6urdend Eentenced to death in19E|4 s aesul o hrs tole rn inErting bloodv rrots- But hrs = ratcr redued to 20 vears o Hhich Krn

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ea o+ hrm sEeos to be ride5Pd

I hard Peopt call Ki6 Dee Jsnq theOn several occsioos

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Kifr Younq_Eao xho shrr the ambitions o+ xin D Jung --_ut iil i=itv

ti= 1 --- is nother teGer o+ the

i- = rii to be a narriase or Folitrcar3thcr than a Isti6qltianc

qteDs the unrted states has talen rcntlv Nrll 9o a long n i to Krri a reqrtrhacY and Rtture thev rackand despeatel Y ned

The Fepubt ic o+ (South) Xorea rs +acing a bad situationrh =irJu davs to brrng bout Eoo5tucttve change5 ithoute-= ii atros hrch drtabrrre nd

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south roea- s prent govenment

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Cominr to ForE liorth in an RVWontlerin I rbout RV facilitiesThis much we knowThere are four RV parks in or near

Fort Worth with overnisht facilities(hookups) for trailers-and campers

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Green Acres RV Park405 Isbel1 Rd

Sunset RV Park4921 White Settlement

Texas Motsor Home Park4833 ihite Settlement

817-737‐ 7542

817-738-0567Road

817-732-1537Road

Lakeview lIotor Home Park 817-457-677L4793 Fast- Loop 820 Sourh(Near Six Flals in ArlingEonand about 15 miles from the hotelin forE Worth)

The first three are onlv abouL 3 miles$rest of the Hyatt Regenty in downto$rnFort WolEhThere are NO facilities for campers atsour hote 1

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Hope they giveus a drag on thisone before thevthron it away

The Arm1rreturning to anage-old s Era tegyused extensivelvby the Sovietmi11tary isincreasing itsuse of decoys andfake targets inhopes of out-srla rting anenemys modernrreaPons

Decoys inclu-ding canva s tanksand plasticsoldiers couldmake Ehe Arrmr inbattle seem h^riceas big as iErgally is And 1f

A lullEe caavas rcplica of ao Ml ta is oudisplsy i Beltsvtlle Md The Army plars ao lse

fate wespors to oltsmart ale ereEy Theuro decoysEsy Dste an arEy seuroeE lsrgcr tt D it is

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Itlat news seens togive away the secre the Army points outthat the enemy still does noE knorv which

Ie knorr Ehey make decoys of thehighest order of equipment even as muchasmaking fake misdill silosr said TVICorp

Fallon said the Navy is working ondecoy ships and the Air Force tns grounddecoys of f-15 fighter jets thaE can turna bare airstrip into a fake airbase

The decoys are ntade from blorm-upphoEographs of the real things Theylook remarkably real aE a glance which inbaEtle is all an enemy would get beforedeciding whether to f i-re

Who knows maybe for the next one wecan send Ehe deeoys Eo the front and leavethe real live boys to home

(-CIAUDE CRIST of Box 985 Hebron oH

(hes HvMcr 2IsE t48-through TFS) -sends us the name s of a few buddieslWTLBUR J WTNCHEL (19Eh 49-r52)624 Lexington Thornville OH 43076

WILLIAM GRIFFITH (2lsL 49i5I)437 Aullwood Rd Davton 0H 45414

GERALD D TURNER (21st 48-r51)78 lIoodland Downingtown PA 19335

BRUCE MCGUTRE (34rh amp 19Eh r48-r51)16241 Laurel Hill Glenford Otl 43739

ROBERT IAIIRENCE (3rd Eng r57-r58)I14 Buckeye Hebron OH 43025

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The canvas Lwo- and Ehree-dimens iona Itanks mde a t TVIs S0-worker planE ouL-side lIashington look real boEh to Ehenaked eye and Eo heat-seeking theIna 1targetsing systems used at night

An unassembled fronts-view M-l weighEsabout 25 pormds and coLlapses into a 4-foot-by-2-foot duffle bag In less thanthree minutes one man can assemble itand plug in a generator to warm up iEstherira lsignaEur with a tape recorderand speakers a pair of soldiers can soundlike an entlre tank battalion

A fake M-l costs about $31500 cornparedwiEh abouE $3 miLlion for a new M-I

Iho remembers L94O-42 when we weredoing the same tshirg - only all we hadwere the decoys the real McCoys werestill on Ehe drawing boards

The Army has about 4000 real M-I tanksand plans to outfit each rrith at leastone fake M-1 at a cost of about $75million [taj Andrew Fallon of Ehe Army I sbudget office said

Deception has been a key element inmilitary strategy since the Trojan HorseGeman Gen Enrin Ronmel fooled Alliedforces in North Africa during WlJ II tsheBriEish fooled the cermans and Ehe IsraeliArmy today regularly uses deceptive falseradio chatter

But Ehe Sovietss are thoughE to be themost adept having everylhing from pseudoballistic missiles to entire fake armiesunder a branch of the military called thePrlncipa I Dlrectorate of SlraEegicDeception

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Rev Elton S SInith Pastor

Dear BroEher

Perhaps you have heard of me and oty naEionrride campaign inche ciuse of ternDerance Each year for the past fourteenI have rrade a Eoirr of Texas Kahsas Nebraska Mlssouriand lora delivering a series of lecEures on the evils ofdrinkine On this tour I have been accouqranied by uy youngfriend ind assisEanE Clyde LimpEon Clyde a young manof good family and excellent background is a paEheEicexaiple of liEe ruined by an excessive indulgence in whiskeyand woraen C1yde would hppear wiEh me aE lectures and siLon the plaEforin drunk wheezing starLng at tshe audiencethrough- heavy bleary blood-shot eyes sweaEing profuselypicklng his nose belching and making obscene- gestsureshlle I would polnE him out as an exarple of whaL over-indulgence can do for a person

This winEerr unforEunately Clyde passed away A mltualfriend tras eiven me vour -nime Lnd I wonder if you would beavailable t5 take cliders place on Ehis years Eour

Rev Ellon Schurch of the

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This ls the fifth ln6ta11uentof IA Brief Eistory of the EifthRCT 1n I(oresrr continuing rith xoyConbat phase of these recolectlonEou Patrol actlvitles coDtiDuesthroughout the surnner with bothAEbush and an occasi-onal ContactpatloI that often 1ed to Fire-flghts arld we had several Oneconslsted of tbe entire ConpanyI renenber a radiona]1s coafelenceheld near the 11ne of departurerhere I 6aY eleraents of Eost ofthe partlciparxts togetber slththe supporting uaits rflhin lhs1ire o f larch Tbere Yas justabout evelybody frolo Conpany Eexcept the cooks and bottle wash-ers Motatnen and heavy nachiae-gurnels rlth teror 1n there eyesNot u6ed to patro16 alld apparentfear of the urknom We sere norenonchalant because this ra6 oDe ofseveral patrols we had partcipated1a ad soDe of the6e guys nere otrtheir flrst patrol With a1l theaoi6e and fus6 ye nade the NKPAavolded us We baDged around nostof the night and returDed rithoutcontact Later patrols the NKPAnade up for it and 1n one ofthe6e I got hlt rith about 15others i-a a perfectly execudedambush We vere caugbt flatfoot-ed Tbey hit us hard ard ran aw4yVle 6pent the lenainddr of the rightxithdraring and returning to ourlilles I carrt recal1 Yhether any-body ras kil1ed that nlght but 1stplatoon dld take slx I(IAi s durineuroour tour on the Iine and we hadmore men wounded thatx eDteled theline on June l8th

Almost every tri8ht se had tocontend v1th Ground fo8 and whilethe Artlflclal noonlight helped us

to see it also helped the othersi-de A6 the sunmer drew to a closethe Fiftb RcT wa6 transferled fronthe 25th Djvigion to the 40th Divi-sion and shortly after that wewere reLeived by the 223d Infantryon the night of October 3111952

sone tlne prior to bej-ng reLiev-ed we had a patrol that caused yourstnrly a 1ot of grief our nissionwas to set up blocking posLtionsnear the low dip ln the lldgelinenear I believe George CoDpany We

went out one wqy a[d were to retu]nby another route lllhile 6et uP thenj-ght teEperatures dlopped suddenlyto belov freezing We were sweattyxrith no Jackets and nust have caus-ed o16e because re were under severartil1ey flre (possibly l2ampn)nasty stuff We had to be very stil1and renaln quite and i-n place forseveral hours My feet becane numbI could hardly walk nlthout assist-ance I 6ot a touch of Frostbite anda brief stay ln the 5th Inf lledica1Conpany where I appalently ful1y re-coveled Such resiliance we had whene were twenty

Finally off the 1i-ne I enteredlnto an eleven day peri-od where Iwas tra]1sferred out of the flrstplatoon jnto the fourth and becanea gunner it a 57nn Recollless riflesquad Just as sooa as I got used tocarrlng the thlnE I had orders inharxd for LIe ZI(zoDe of Interlor )or rotation back to the States Ihad R amp R 1a Japan for five dqysl1ke everybody e1se but those con-pat storles w111 st4y out of printMoxe next tine fron the officlalRecord as my st4y jn the 5th RCTceased to exlst Bore next tlme

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ItE rExt scheduleurod evst eiII be the offictal gro-[ld breaking --sudav Jtrle 25 1989

at Aneels Park Sar Peurodro -- at rihich tirE all of tlE co-sdEorinA- ax eEorsrngsrs-ri2ad tiU be rePreseurottted Tsrtatlw final dedicaticn o ttr rEErrar rsElrteurod for Novder u 1990

As )Du car te1l rE ee lndeed serious abdrt tlis It EL1 c to passl

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2d Lt FA - B-ILL IIOILEY of RE 2 Box 458 825 Pa lourar Et Cajon cA92020 rells usWarren TX It goes Ehe one about the manage aE a boring

I was rvith the Triple Nickle in HI -- meeEing who asked Can you hear me ithad Ehe Aruno Train the- first Een davs in the back and the boy aE- the back whoKorea and then Forvard observer unEil hit said No and the f11oh in lhe fronEon 2 SepE5O I had the short economy who said ttletrs swap placesrrEour Thariks Wally rve needed thaEtI nors have Ehro ggies in the service r-(C1asses of i75 and r53) and they have The race is on Is there arqrone inasked me Eo relite up my experiences in the horrse who beats thisKorea - rrTro catalacts and lens lnrplantsIIrm hoping this rer-Erion my firsE surgery - rotor cuff lefl shouiderwill help shed some lighE and tickle some high blood pressure sugar diabetesmemory cells so I can complete nry rnasEer- and gouEpiece |ly Cameo Role In Korea The The envelope pleaselAlmosE ForqoEEen viar nd the name - not the winner -- iust

Irm lo6king forward to receiving more the rEme - is - CH Bronko ATKINSONinfo about the reunion Do you anticipate (MP Platoon and Hq 63rd Field i4t--r45)distributing lists of expected atEendees of 3800 SDecatur Las Vegas NVwith addresies No were not -aking fin Bronko -

B1II werll lisE Ehoge coming if we far from it - were just ov6rrhelmed byIearn early enough WeII do our the sorry fact that Lhe people of our -d____esE 3ffrIiE Hi gElIhiBT$Bt

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I-JOHN RAGIAND writes from 6321 Gonzales

Groves Tr( 77519 Savannah was my firstand I thoroughly enj oyed iE I intend tofltake future meetingi Lord willing -iMeeEine ner^r friends was very retresh-ing buts uifortrnately did not seeany of sv outfit hybe if you sPread rdoroln nlxt TL issuL its might helP

Thb outfiE was co D 21st duringearLv 44 - earlv 46 Does arrybody knowthesL fellows aird their whereabouts--cGreni Ralph (was from Itt)

Rirnldi (was from Chicago)T- Pilch (was frqn wyoming I think)T- Reardon (from Kansa s I think)T Mrncv (was from Oklahoma ) I mer

hih 6n Mindanao and he wor-rnd uPas cook and rrent to Japan

Box (chink Willie $as first name-rrd rr was frorn stsLouis)tI knot Ehis is an InposiEionr --buEwould deeplv appreurociate any heIp

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Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

- _l4aybe our yelling about it has paidotf

The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

an』itliltlo888estants will be giventumlr entFiesOCt2虫d電 選lTinnerwill be chosen Nov 10

Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

ItrE abouE time

-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

rYea GimletslBetter sti1 call IARRY JoHnSOitl at612-665-213L Hers at 312 SlbinLeseur rYN 56058

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i gox54 Fennville HI 49408 is a1l

eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

triteto 6 c 2ool3- 137 211

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from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

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close Eo the family It rras no surPrise

gliigiIti LilU J i- -rrurtlHL3oinaf ter Hictor rra s laid to rest Dave t

--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

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urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

RUBVE M ROGRSON350 Sowillo+r SP115Ria lto GA 9237 6

-Deceased Dec 12 1988

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From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

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ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

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from tJ+2 Eo t45 IJhen Ehe lhn shows upats the door to teturn Ehe picturesyourve goE to go

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

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and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

faith in tomorrohr for the clock may Ehen

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-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

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l preFer October st date for Joint reunion ith 25th Div1810n atSchofie d Barracks

If a 口ainland reunion is held in 111liliCR[mletlly3[ene)ceeding the reunion in Hawall I

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NoEer Thls queatlonalre ts for estlmatlng purposes only and ts not blndlnS

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ExcerpEa flon prevlous TARO LEAF Eo refleshen meoortea prtor to fiUtnBou quaaClonalre beloYt

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suDDlemental Plan The 25Eh INFANTRY DIVISION ASSOCIATION and the Co8landlng6Eiralii- tEt-aTvle lon sEacloned at Schofleld Barracks have lnvlted ourassoclaton to hold a Jolnt reunlon rrlth Eheo ln Hawall on or about occober1 1991 thtch ls Organlzaclon Day fo boEh dlvlsions date noE as yetftnalized HoEel acaonodaElona would be ln one of the better liatklkl hoEel3and the nanageneot of Eh8 Joln efforf would be ln the hands of the Scho-fleld Barracas chapEer of ctre 25ttr In Ehe past the arny has 8upp1ledbusses to transpori oeEbers to and froo Schofleld (two trtps)but Ehts-rould no be subJecl to possible budgetary restrlctlons Oahu would belesa crorded weather condttlons probably mole favorable we uould bea[on8 our osn CoobaE lnfantryoen and ln our oun back yad

PosslLlltqieEa lf the po1l favor s the Decenber 7th date plan our regularEunlon--6r EEe latEer part of Septeobea then Ehe ne bers SoInB to Honolulucould 81Bn up rrlth the PHSA tour and proceed on thelr oun

lf Ehe October let date at Schofleld ls preferred Ye rrould have Eo planior -tsoffii6ii6-(s lnce only a snall Einorlty rrould oake Ehe Hawalian lrtp) one on ttre Ealrrland aIrd one in Hawali ln Dhlch case se couldr

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Mail (within veek) tO Robert Ender

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you ciuDot predict you carl gainmore tDar you might lose Eesaid this is the deterrelt value ot abattlefieurold nuclear weapor litethe LaDce

We doot necessarily have tohave a whole lot more then thpSovielg based in Europe or evens urucb ari they do Galvin said

But be said there must beuro somekitrd of easonable balaDce declariD8 that today the UnitedStat6 had 88 t Dce lauuchers de

ployed is WeuroEterD Europe whilethe Sovielr bad 1400 short-rangeouclear weapoo based iD EastelnEurope

II theyve got l4 times ut muchas rre do hos can you call tiadeeDse So rhy doat they justsay Ot iI Jouve got 88 aDdyourie not 8oi8 to get alry biggerthe rie Fill come down

Asted why he would not substi-tEte a missile submarine for short-rarge Duclear missiles i Europe

Calvi replied tiat this had heuroertried i tie 1960s bd as judgedDot to be credible becaDse theUnited Stat8 ard the Soviet U onwere Dot lilely to blor each otherup rith auclear reapols in orderto stop aD irvader attaching arl-othea countiy

l NATo countriB iD Europelose the Lance and get oo replace-Eent for it they would ooly baveairplaneuros alrd artillery tubes tofire a a superio i-ovadirg [orceatrd such Eajor targets to the rearas assemblirg ares ArtilleryGahiD codteDde4 has too short areach oDIy 12 miles ard aircrafttrying to hir targets close to thefrortliDes Eould face deadly lire

Soviet atr deleDseuros ir Europehave beurocome so lethal Galvrnsaid ilat the only ray to gothmugh it ts to fly ulder it at 100feeurot wbile goinS 500 kDots Soweve got to take the pressurc ofIour aircrait- lve caot re3ci aay-tlitrg except the Iocal batuerieidwiti (Ducler artillery So youbave got to have a baclup byIielditrg a Lalce replacemetrt

Galiiu said he waDts a sbort-range rcissile with a range of 210to 20 roiles that would be Illouot-ed on a tracked vehicle io it couldmove from one battlefield to an-other

Under culreot aEns aSreemeDtshort-range missiles canDot have araDge of more than 300 miles

NUCLEAR WEIIPONS - Chari siolry wcapor deployed by NATOad Wallaw Pact eo[Dtries i EoroIc

IATO chief endorses arms cutsbut wants new short-range missiles

By GEORGE C WIISONThc WsshilgtoD Po3t

BRUSSEIS Belgiur - ceD-JohD R Galvi coEEander ot tieNorth Atlantic Treaty Organiza-tioq said ir an jntervlee here thathe eDdors6 the coDveDtional-arEsreductioos recently proposed byPresideut Bush but Fill reEaiureasy about defeDdilg Europeurountil he has new short-Etrge ou-clear roissiles to replace lieuroLaDce

Bush bosiDg io pressure froEWest GerrDaDy and otter allieurosagrEed to postpoDe EodemizatioDol ttre lalce mrssile utriil he hastrieurod to Begotiate reuroductioDs iotroops aircraJt tanls and otherarmor and artillery baseurod tn Eo-mpe But tle presldeot stressedthat he has no inteouoD of abaD-doBilg short-raoge ouclear Eis-siles like the lalce

GalviD asked why he iDsisted oDkeeuropi8 sorEe short-raEge missrlcsiatier t[an abaDdoni-og them alto-gether said tley are vital to de-terring tle start of war ardshould deterrence fail to stop aBiavadil8 force

Iu the past the lour-star 8etr-eaal said coDgentioDal lorceuroeveu whe tley were equal didntdeter war ID fact alrnost half theurotime the smaller lorce attackeurodtie bigge force

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The salesrnan was expectj-ng a veryimDortanl cusEomer to c-rll him at homeonSaEurdav so when he had Eo leave Ehehouse for i-short Eime he gave his liEtleson careful instructions on hors Eo answerthe telephone and take a messate

When Ehe phone rang the boy alswe_rediE feellng very grown up he Eold thecaller ttraE his fa Eher was not in at themoment and asked whether he would like toleave a message

Yesi the-caller said Iell himMr Jonis called - J-O-N-E-S

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Presidents

MessagePlease feel aE ease abouE our September shlndl8 in Fort Wolth Every-thlnS is in place for a gala celebration It should be another superexEravaganzal Each upcoming reunlon seems to generaEe more excitemenEand enthusiaam than the lasc one From the letEers and calls we canfeel Ehe troops chafing aE Ehe blE sort of a sense of ur8encylt usedEo take nosE of the year to genelate monenEumi nor iE begins almosEinnediaEely afEer the last reunion

24th Dlvision parElctpatlonr Ea1y in the Bane the acceptance ofour invtEation was subJecC to budgeEary restrictlons buf as ofthis srltinB iE appears EhaE Gen Taylor will be able to favoE usuith thaE very lmpressive color guard the all time favoriEe musicalcoEbo lhe usual PX irith a very unusual assortmenE of Taro Leafnerchandise and of course Mrs Taylor General Pece and a fewnembers of hls staff Be srjre to rdelcoEe Eheo all as only 24th-erscan dol

Melllbers wi undoubtedlyareas in which our 2900 -

7oO East amp Northeast725 SOuth250 SW(Tx Ok Ark )

States with melnbership over

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be interested in knowing the geograirhical3000 members reside Breakdown follovs

800 Uldwest500 (11 WesE States + Ht amp Ak)

100 are as fol tows r

146 Texas135 I ll inois126 Mass112 Georgla102 Mlchlean

Above data complled by our hard worklng (dally updates) DirectoryChalrman and eomputer uhiz (l) Joe McKeon Thark you Joel

Revertln8 to For WorthS eptember Chalroan Paul Austin and his veryable assistants have all deEails lined up wiEh the hotel the alrlinesthe atrporE EransporEation local activities and above all our verywarm and hospitable hospltality room which always exudes comraderiefolnd noshere else on this planeE Anyone quesEion Ehat sEaEementThe only Ehing left is for our rnenbers Eo make their hotel reserva-Eions dlrect tith the hoEe1 and reunion registration direcE to PaulAustin Forms wlll be princed in each lssue of Ehe TARo LEAF

My sEaff (aheml) and I look forward o EreeEin8 all our ironderfulmeobers and thelr very alluring vrlves aC our annual party especiallythose me$bers from the Breats state of Texas rrho may have never aEtendedone of our reunlons previously

24th-fully yours

RoberE Ender

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Don Knox wrote anOra1 Histoty of theKorear VJartr It covered the opeiling 6months Don was working on the secondand final voltrne when he suddenly diedHis work rlra s concluded by Alfred CoppelEhe well known specialist in mllitarytiiylTさξ[重nttI1甜elLl『v8ryHarcollrt Brace 」ovanovich New York 1988

Appearing in it with fragmentary butterr fic interv ews are our own LACYBARNETT WARREN AVERY LEONARD KORCIE

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1990 - Korea 4oth RevisiE

Itss gonna seeftr as tshough this issue s full of coupons to be fll1ed outs And youtll berighc

Our very energetic publlc relatsions nember GOLDY NORTOII has been diligently ats work devel-oping a package tour Here are some of the deteuroiIs

This would be a ten day (eight night) trip covering such places as Seoul Osan SuronChochiwon Taejon the Kun Rlver the tlakEong eEc Theurore are options for tag-ons Eo llong KongHong Kong and ehina Tokyo Ttrailand and tlawail

The basic package Eould cost between $1600 and 200000 per person based on dqrble occlq)ancyThis figure includes-air fare frl tie West Coasc all hotels and groutd _travel r and sose mealsOf courEe the air fare from the east and mld-west would have to be added to this sost

The questionaire ls self exptanatory If iou plan on takLng ad ntage of Bhis packageplease led Goldy lrtorr Tlme is in isportant faacor The nain thing he has to ascertain ls rrhetherbr no there issufficient inEeresc among our membets so thaE he can proceed in working out thedetails

TTIE COUPON

coldy Norton6200 wilshire BIvd Suite 903Los Angeles cA 90048

Dear Goldy

Yes I am lnEerested in being part of a 40th Anniversary revi-sits tso Korea ty24th Infantry Dlvision membels to take pLace in Ju1y 1990

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lawyer Norman S Ostrord of New YorkCitsy tells Ehe EaIe of the farmer withhis horse and wagon going for a load ofgrain who was struck head-on

The farmer suffered severe and pernanentinju-ries Ilhen the case rra s tried to aiury the insurance conpany lawyer asked[imtIsntt its Erue chai ifuneaiitelyaf ter Ehis accidenE a person came over Eovou and asked vou how irou felttt tYes I remeurber thit tt the farmer said

And didnE you tell him thaE vou neverfelt beEEer in vour life

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l^Iill you tellthe jury the circrrnstincesin whLch vou made that resoonsetYesrt- the farmer said- Inrnediatelyaftgr ttre accidenE my horse had twobroken l-egs and was neighing and kickingThe rnan who came alonq was a deDutvThe rnan

Word from Alice BRIDIIELL on EARL(H 19th 38-t4) dorsn at 5611 Bar SSt Tucson lZ 85713 is Ellat Earl isconfined Eo a wheelchair Had seriouscervical surgery from which he recoveredafEer a 2 oonths hospiEal stay MedicsdidnrE expect him to rake it buts he didBoth Allce and EarI ask ttrat Eheir goodwishes and love be extended to allwho remember them rrRemembert Whocould forget Ehis wonderful pair

-If Ehis is your first reunion wiEh us

please dont sit back $raiting for peopleEo introduce themselves to you You belhe shaker and the mover - please - yousEep forward Lo him - or them - exEendyour glad hand - and sound off as if youhad a-pair - youtll be happy thau youdid Ours is a terrific bunch of happyacquaintances and warm friends Averagerunning time from sEranger Eo acquaintanceto friend - five minutesi AlI especiallvso cuz Ehis year were meetint in Texaspardner tIell be in Ehe land where Ehebroncos kick up Eheir heels and thecowboys do Eheir unlevel best to trang onTheirs is the romance of Ehe rodeol ourbonanza is in simple friendships

-r-- Guggs our campa ign against tinted glassin vehicles hit a dead end Oh wellr-RALPH BALESTRIERI was on our side evenLf no one else was CantE understand whvCongress with Ehe stroke of a pendoesnE ouELaw the business Where arethe police on thls one Or at leasE thepolice unions

盤1究eparailn呈鯛ittrd[uりput hls ievolver tothe horsets eir and sho him dead Then hewent over Eo the dog which trad a brokenback an was crying He puc his gun toEhe dogs ear and shot him dead Then hecame to me and asked me rHow do you feelr

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How Eo dress for FtWorth CasrallvCor-nfortably Coolly - is Lhat a word-Weve trad much fun with Hawaiian gearin years pase - colorful shlrts for themen muu-muus for the Iadies - for rnostof our waking hours including the Fridaynight dinner Its colorful comforEablecozy But - come Sa turday night for ourcombinaffin Memorial ServiceBanquetwe sErongly suggest business suitscompleEe with shirts neckties and shoesfor Ehe men - and for Ehe ladiesr eveningdress wear cocktail dresses or whaEeveryou look diessed up in We dont goiorrna I as Ehey used to call iE buE lvecertainly hranE to imProve on Times Squarea high noon (L-

The recenE death of IF Izzy SLonethe famous iournalist called to mind hisbook Korei Ttre Hidien War in whichappears the carefully veiled innuendoEha t the Korean lar was all sEarted by acooked-up deal between the US andSouth Korea

FExciEing and sensible new plans in Ehe

works all in a bona fide efforE to avoidEttat vexaEious anma I stamPede inEo ourSa turday night banqueE hall

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While-the Pentagon has been claimlngsuccess ln integrating women lnto theamed forces famllies in the ranks havebeen confronting a crisis in child care

The Department of Defense concedes thatlt needs 811000 more day care slots formllltary dependents O-f the 129000chlldren who do receive care on oilitarvlnstallatlons worldwide the Pentagon estirnates that 21000 aie in centeis thatare anElquaEed overcrorded or hazardous

lfuch of the Dressure for more famtlvand child-relat-ed supporE has cme with Eheinflux of women singl- parents and yowrgmalried recruiEs who have enllsted in chep-ost-Vletnam erarsaid IAjDavid Super ofthe Artry a Pentagon spokesnan

As an example in 1958 at the heighEof the Vletnam War 381400 women lrere onactive duEy worldwlde out of a total35451000 United States troops MajorSuper sald Non Ehere are 2211700 womenon actsive duty worldwide abouE 11 percentof the force

In additlon there are ncrr 511800slnsle parenEs and abouE half the 21million- active duEy personnel are marriedta considerable changa frcrn Ehe days whenEhe services rre re filled with yorrng singlenra les

As FDR loved to ask What kind ofshenanisans are Ehese tte

Helers a direcL quotse from an amazlngIeEter whlch came in enclosins a 55000check Dontt knor h6r in the iorld Icould have gone 35 years without knoelngabout Ehe Assoclation I am enclosingmy dues and a snall ( sornething extra) -

Sincerely RICIIARD PARMERTER10 New St Florida IlY 10921

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BILL SHOIIEN (2IsE amp 24th Recon | 4]t44)1911 Francis St Waukestra WI 53188 saysAm still hiking mosE every other day lnour staEe forests near here Trled ameasured nine miler Ehe other day which Ihave covered in 3| hours each of Ehe lasEfour years buE had to stop after just 2|hours The sotes of my feeE feel like theyare callused and today I hiked anoEherarea for 3 hours Thls area ltas noextremely steep or high hills or bluffsjust keEtles and moraines lefE over fromthe lasE ice age 20000 years ago Iremember hlking the Koolaus and WaianaeMountains on Oahu and camping on Ehe streamsalso Ehe ouEback in Australla EhaE GolonelLawson authorized A1 Fournier and I toreconnoiEer for two to four days A1waysfollowed bv a reoorE and more overlavsManv Eimes- othermen were involved aird oftenGenLra I Cramer needed a guide or comPanyand asked one of us to eo alone How soodiE was to be in nry 2Os-and hile all dXywiEh pack and rifle But I did geE sorefeet then too -

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This year were getting two for theprice of one - Ewo convention chairmen -PAUL AUSTIN on the port side and GILHEABERLIN on the starboard side - as youare looking at tshem of course

It all sEarted with an inquiry - fromBILL YOUNG of 790 ELake Ravenna 0HHerd seen our iEem in the DAV fitagazine Sowe ioined BilI uo Then followed a notefroir Rebecca McPiak his daqhter Sherdread our oaoer and wanEed Eo surorise himHerets a bit of her notei itrs iefreshing

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I am enclosireuro $350 for a lapel pinand $400 for a crest oi-ntI am sure you would find ouE whichregiment he was in in KurnamoEo so youwould know whlch crest I want

rl4y father fired on Ehe 24tsh Divisionrifle team They beaE every team in thefar east conrnandexcept thel4arine CorpteamttThe tournament was held aE camp Palmerin Tsudanum Jaoan

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Along abouE last December rve received an inquiry from a Chrisrina Colbertabout an organlzation called Veterans Finders o America The story is developed inher letter used below The lette is a Fatshers Day leEEer being addressed Eo hergood Dad UEwIN C COISERT who justs happens to be a GinleE The rest is now a partof our folk lore - and we love Chrlstina for bringing herself and her srvee Dad intoour fold Melvin today spends most of his time in a wheelctrair Over on the oppositepage we glve you Ehe picEure Ghris mentions in-her lovely leEEer rvhich we reproduceLelorr ttlra t a- preclou-s word EhaE word famiIy See hcir it applies to the e olbertfamlly You know how lt applies to our fami ly of the 24th

HAPPY EATHER S DAY DADDY -

Ity Dail lrelvln G Colbert 7s a prouit netuber of the 21thInfantrg 2lst Dlvlslon and f aE vrltlng thts letter to sharelrlth gou hov f feel about htm - euro Deurod t ho Is t onderful anilextraordlnarg

Eor mang years mg Dad had a small Plcture of hlmaelf anil erghtgervrce buililles that he cherlshed He coampIfented hov often thathe thought of that plcture and those men anA hol )e rrlshed hekneu rrhere theg lrere Tvo gears ago as I Fathers Deuro9 presentf had the plcture enlarged and fred Thlg reallg rlade t1mhappg and ttlggered euron ldea of hig to fotm an ocganizatTon tohelp yeterans suclr as hrmself flnd o7d Duddtes Pe talraed mangtlmes about this Idea anil tlov to brlng 7t to llfe

Becau9e f vas ln college at the tlme I irli not reallg cottutltmgself to somethlng that m9 Dad thought vas reallg lnportant Yecontlnued to discuss l15 ldeas anA xhoughts and then founit outthat mg father yas dlagnose as hav rng ALS or Lou GehtlgsDlsease ThTs irld not sxop hlr from maklng a dream come trueHe reaT|zea the sltuation and ghorred Tricl^eillble strength and vil-lpover to contlnue even though lt Decame irlff 7cu7x xo do everyCtay actlvitles such as teuroIking on the phone ot vtltlng a noteIt vas durlng thls tlme that Dad and I te9olved to make hls tdeareal

Our organlzatlon yeteran flnders of Amerlca Is built upon mgDaiy s ilrean to help others flnd old friends As mg Ipm Doloceseuro cloge frlenir lchael and myseJf take the steps to manaqeyeteran Finaers Dad continues to pour forth bcilllant ldeas onhow to make yeteran Flndera a tevardlng success

9o on thls Eathers Dag I vant By Dai to knov hovlove hlm and ttat f hope through yeteran F1nders veto reunlte hlm Ith hls buddles in the photograph

verg ruch Iill be able

It started vrth a plcture some at]^ong merlorlee an Titea and

EIve my Dad the best glft of a77 - the knorrledgle that so mangme0Ders of our organlzatlon xhat he founded have been reunrted

I IOVE YOU CIRTSTTNA

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ALBERT MCAD00S 3RD CHAPTER

Thi6 i6 the third instaLlrentof IA brlef History of the ifthRCTin Korea The time has cometo try to explain the terns 5thRCT alxd 5th Infantry AU Regi-nental Combat teans have an In-fantry Regiment but not all In-fantry Reginents were RCTi s

The Elfth RCT was rnade up fronthe fitfth Infantly Regiment firstActivated by the USArmy jn 1808wa6 one of the oldest fnfantry Reglments of the USArmyThe 555thfield Artillery Battalion the5th Tank lledical CoJlecting andChenical Motar Conpanles and the72nd Conbat Dtgineer CoEpany

The fifth RCT reEained 1n Ko-ea upon the withdrawal of the24th InfDivlsion the RCT wastenporar[y broken up for 6evera]-nissions Bx I amp z were loadedonto the USNS Marine Phoenlx foran Ovelulgbt Cruise to KoJE-Do arleIaad off PUSAN The Jrd Bx the555 FA Bt Tank Co and otherswent aone place e1se SoEe oneelse rrill have to fill us in Ourmail address for our 6tay on XoJEwa6 the Elfth US fnfantry Wherewere you durlng this period ifyou did rot enjoy KOJE-DO becausethls was good duty(Eeb 15 to May1 1952 Eore or less)

Located on KOJE-DO was a UN POWcanp We relleved elenentE of the27th Wolf Hounds provi ing guard6to several large Prj-son ConpouldsOne Rifl-e Squad per compound fourEuard shiftE of six hours eachseven dqys a week Guard Mountsinspections the whole nine yardsA GIrs dread and a Eecond Ltdelight A11 in a1l- this was theaost pleasant duty anyone couldhave ln the fnfantry iE KOREA

The most detested detaiI had tobe the honey pot brigade andthe most boring was the RockQuarry and breakwater detail Iwonder if anybody knows rhat be-ca]ne of that breakwater

A highlight of our tour atKOJE-DO has to be the night ofthe attempted breakout It hap-pened on the 4th shift 18 to 2400 f remember machine gun trac-ers overhead and a11 of us head-InB for our respective companyconpounds The Next dqy we hadto go lnto the compounds to sortout the Bood guys from the badWe saw severa] dlsmembered bod-ies ln a trash heap not very nice

Around April lSth we loadedon an LST and shipped out to theEast coast slde of KoREA offloading upon the beach ending upat the burned out towlr of INJEright on the l8th Here the FifthRCT was reorganized al1 of ourfar flunB ulits returning andthe 5th RCT was back j-n businessInten6lve trainlng exerclses inareas cleared of civilians gaveus a chalce to get some good tra-ining Some things come to nindI renenber getting folding cot6with rubber ajr matE for 6leepingWe used the Air Mattresses forwhite water raftlng on the rivernear by In early May the fifthwas attached to the 25th InfDiv0u June lSth the fifth got narch-ing orders to proceed north tothe PUNCH BoWL area and in linereljeving the l4th Infantry on theMain Line of Resistance (MLR)The first Bn on the West or leftthe second in the niddle al]d thethird on the right or east CorrErr my outfit was to the riaht ofrBr oh the MLR nore next tine

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A LOWIE AFFAIRREMEMBER THE WIY THE LIGHT

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stricken al lhe meresiahl ol hcr longuelicd ir her presenceuro

Does aflyone any more linger in lhe shadows ol evenintdrawn bi lhe Paie liBhr ol a indow - hG window - likesmc huotcss iummer insccl Thal delriu suttnrnB sck_

ncss asxuol bul urtcnl and obsessrve thal madc m awkward and my voice crac is likc some imPos(ible drcamnow t knos i wus so alflicled bul I cannol acluallv believe

wiat mcmury insists I did which was lt suflcr Exquisitelyt wouldcalchsiahr of her ixslkinE doun an aislc olrees lo

or from school and l d kome Paralyzcd Shc alwayssecmed so poisd sellposscssed sliShtlv amuscd Ar home

ir beurod ld elive euroach encounler writhinB ar the lhouBht of

my inadequacies feeling less than worthless Even so as

licpasscd and we enlereurod our taens I sensed her afledion_re toleraocc for me

Coina steuroldy imPlied a malurilv we still luckcd Her or_

thodox Jewish upbringinSnd my oqn Catholic scruplcs mlBeurod a krnd of idcalism a (etibare Eracc rhal made rvcn

iistinca drstanr propecl hoeveuror (eRcnllv desircd As lorrh rsr oI it we were babcs in arms I

msnaEed lo hold heral a dancc and ata party - chapcroncd (tlourse - weexpericnccd a lurlivc cmbrace lhalmade her 8i88le a sound so childishand lusli4 thal I hated mysell foruhat ld becn lhinkinA

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time wc correspoDd_ed nd lo rftcivc onc o hct lcrtcrs ar

mail callwas thc highliaht ol lhosearind_inamp endlcss months thal bccaEc years-

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mcnlioned lhe possibilily o marriaAe inmY ncxt lclter lo her and almiEl im_

mediaroly her ftplics became lcss trcquentandpcrsnal

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have been grnd indecd - my lrish conscicnce and your Jcsish guilr _

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DALLASOFORttWORTH AND ViCiNlttY

Our verv orsn Ib i Gen HENRY MOHR(a aury liEh F47- 42) of 2o GrandCir StAnn M0 llas written a cohmmwhich tras appeared in a plurality ofpapers arornd the comtry Here it is

KOREA -- NHY IAE A BAD SITUATION No^SE

lhcreasrnglv heavv ere55ure5 roh

wshrhqton South Koreia -ta-

oe ehocatrc aovarnment sound I ike- therhd

na aeefe pie It cores as no surprrse that south Korea E

iIol_- suenderinq to the deaands o+ their polrtrcel

pprit The U S has qiven Korea little choice

t 6ay not be quitE as batr due to progess alrdv octe increatrng a de ocratic qovernont But the Bituation in SthX irrt a lot lrke ht hppened Hhen lhe Unrtd Statesallodrd the shah o+ tran to +ll and l(honnr to seiz porer ri There Ea5 also Nicrequ dher the U s thghtiorutron Eas the wav to brtnq ou stvlE o+ dehocracv ro the

Eee te Ever Fronq lh u 5 State Depatoent hrdco6DletelT 6i5julqct the situttons on everv count

A- thinq5 turnd out the net govnients ot lran- andi tn to= dho serzed absolute poE

e bitter

iii +

the United states Fehps k oent Eellt but thdtaii tt r

Becaus o our reural to support reqioesirrt

6ce allies o+ the United States re can onlv sut+er

the unpl easant consequences

The previous governoents o tran ^d Nicaraqu --_ tshich

adhittedly le+t lot to be desired --- ere rPlaed bv

diclatorships hrch ae +a iose

Un+ortunatelv the U S didnt learn a thing l|e aeenEouaginq actionE in South Koa Fhich mav tead to vev sinilrsits-r+-th prsent leadershiF o+ that countrv is drticallv In rdditlon to brng errable 1Iv

Prrrdent chunoli o=t sone crettt +o the stndard f

lrvinq enjovedOV tre peopre o-t South Korea hich i6 at lEt +ive ti

s better

i1 iCitt North kore -__ a +act thE polilical oPpotsitionEoutd liLe us to Jorqet-

Futhless oen in South Koa ate tedinq the Politicaroppoeition using iots anc the threat oevolution to seie ---ri = alr polrtrcranE do be+oF electron thaEir rto to lmpove thrnqs +or the peoEl

Insorar 35 the u s iE concerned alloing the FPqblic oo io deal +inlv with oppoeition readErs lim Youhq-sn and

ii 0 g is out oJ the question Hoever i+ lhe tro tissuccd 1n seiioq nore ooFer nd in+luehce in Seoul-__ and thevpUOi irr -- lhe Hhole natue o+ U S elationBhips

ith

Koree ahd our stategic Position in th Fa East Eould xqse

In 1945 I net and talke tith Kir Dea Junq one o+ theorrnclol opposttroo leaders 5t the Lottee Hotel rn sEoul =- -i n t

Krh cre to the hoter or a

iiie i a grouP o+ nie journatists on the uitet states

Th sessron had qone on +o onlv a +ee nlnutes hen lbeqant ii that thrs rs no odinv person He is proobrY Ene

nost dahqerEus han t have eve oet ki6 Dt Junq Hhtr perdal

iii]- i- ro aetect o senuine interst on his pert in theerare o+ the oeopl o+ the sountv he dants to rule

kih Dea Ju^q das tried tor 6urdend Eentenced to death in19E|4 s aesul o hrs tole rn inErting bloodv rrots- But hrs = ratcr redued to 20 vears o Hhich Krn

-r-r ths He rE ress thdn n idor o th peopre and

ea o+ hrm sEeos to be ride5Pd

I hard Peopt call Ki6 Dee Jsnq theOn several occsioos

Kh6eni o Kdet

Kifr Younq_Eao xho shrr the ambitions o+ xin D Jung --_ut iil i=itv

ti= 1 --- is nother teGer o+ the

i- = rii to be a narriase or Folitrcar3thcr than a Isti6qltianc

qteDs the unrted states has talen rcntlv Nrll 9o a long n i to Krri a reqrtrhacY and Rtture thev rackand despeatel Y ned

The Fepubt ic o+ (South) Xorea rs +acing a bad situationrh =irJu davs to brrng bout Eoo5tucttve change5 ithoute-= ii atros hrch drtabrrre nd

EeateA

south roea- s prent govenment

Llnotunatelv the +at is rlreadT ih the +ire

MAJ GEN HENRY MOHR

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Cominr to ForE liorth in an RVWontlerin I rbout RV facilitiesThis much we knowThere are four RV parks in or near

Fort Worth with overnisht facilities(hookups) for trailers-and campers

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Green Acres RV Park405 Isbel1 Rd

Sunset RV Park4921 White Settlement

Texas Motsor Home Park4833 ihite Settlement

817-737‐ 7542

817-738-0567Road

817-732-1537Road

Lakeview lIotor Home Park 817-457-677L4793 Fast- Loop 820 Sourh(Near Six Flals in ArlingEonand about 15 miles from the hotelin forE Worth)

The first three are onlv abouL 3 miles$rest of the Hyatt Regenty in downto$rnFort WolEhThere are NO facilities for campers atsour hote 1

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Hope they giveus a drag on thisone before thevthron it away

The Arm1rreturning to anage-old s Era tegyused extensivelvby the Sovietmi11tary isincreasing itsuse of decoys andfake targets inhopes of out-srla rting anenemys modernrreaPons

Decoys inclu-ding canva s tanksand plasticsoldiers couldmake Ehe Arrmr inbattle seem h^riceas big as iErgally is And 1f

A lullEe caavas rcplica of ao Ml ta is oudisplsy i Beltsvtlle Md The Army plars ao lse

fate wespors to oltsmart ale ereEy Theuro decoysEsy Dste an arEy seuroeE lsrgcr tt D it is

half is r 1

We will a

Itlat news seens togive away the secre the Army points outthat the enemy still does noE knorv which

Ie knorr Ehey make decoys of thehighest order of equipment even as muchasmaking fake misdill silosr said TVICorp

Fallon said the Navy is working ondecoy ships and the Air Force tns grounddecoys of f-15 fighter jets thaE can turna bare airstrip into a fake airbase

The decoys are ntade from blorm-upphoEographs of the real things Theylook remarkably real aE a glance which inbaEtle is all an enemy would get beforedeciding whether to f i-re

Who knows maybe for the next one wecan send Ehe deeoys Eo the front and leavethe real live boys to home

(-CIAUDE CRIST of Box 985 Hebron oH

(hes HvMcr 2IsE t48-through TFS) -sends us the name s of a few buddieslWTLBUR J WTNCHEL (19Eh 49-r52)624 Lexington Thornville OH 43076

WILLIAM GRIFFITH (2lsL 49i5I)437 Aullwood Rd Davton 0H 45414

GERALD D TURNER (21st 48-r51)78 lIoodland Downingtown PA 19335

BRUCE MCGUTRE (34rh amp 19Eh r48-r51)16241 Laurel Hill Glenford Otl 43739

ROBERT IAIIRENCE (3rd Eng r57-r58)I14 Buckeye Hebron OH 43025

Ttnnk you Claude

-Whv is iE thaE Ehe weEEest dogs areEhe fiiendtiests dogs

lDThe only Ehing thats more painful ttun

Learning from experience is not Jearningfrom experience

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tanksand Erucks

The canvas Lwo- and Ehree-dimens iona Itanks mde a t TVIs S0-worker planE ouL-side lIashington look real boEh to Ehenaked eye and Eo heat-seeking theIna 1targetsing systems used at night

An unassembled fronts-view M-l weighEsabout 25 pormds and coLlapses into a 4-foot-by-2-foot duffle bag In less thanthree minutes one man can assemble itand plug in a generator to warm up iEstherira lsignaEur with a tape recorderand speakers a pair of soldiers can soundlike an entlre tank battalion

A fake M-l costs about $31500 cornparedwiEh abouE $3 miLlion for a new M-I

Iho remembers L94O-42 when we weredoing the same tshirg - only all we hadwere the decoys the real McCoys werestill on Ehe drawing boards

The Army has about 4000 real M-I tanksand plans to outfit each rrith at leastone fake M-1 at a cost of about $75million [taj Andrew Fallon of Ehe Army I sbudget office said

Deception has been a key element inmilitary strategy since the Trojan HorseGeman Gen Enrin Ronmel fooled Alliedforces in North Africa during WlJ II tsheBriEish fooled the cermans and Ehe IsraeliArmy today regularly uses deceptive falseradio chatter

But Ehe Sovietss are thoughE to be themost adept having everylhing from pseudoballistic missiles to entire fake armiesunder a branch of the military called thePrlncipa I Dlrectorate of SlraEegicDeception

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ADDRESS CORRECTON REQUESTED

WALLY CUNNINGHAM has

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asked us to share $rlEh you the contenEs of areceived from Ehe good PasEor Rev ElEon Sthe Open Door in Wiklinglon Iosra

CHURCH O「 THE OPEN DOOR MISS10N532 Main Street

wnmingtOn lowa 56983

Rev Elton S SInith Pastor

Dear BroEher

Perhaps you have heard of me and oty naEionrride campaign inche ciuse of ternDerance Each year for the past fourteenI have rrade a Eoirr of Texas Kahsas Nebraska Mlssouriand lora delivering a series of lecEures on the evils ofdrinkine On this tour I have been accouqranied by uy youngfriend ind assisEanE Clyde LimpEon Clyde a young manof good family and excellent background is a paEheEicexaiple of liEe ruined by an excessive indulgence in whiskeyand woraen C1yde would hppear wiEh me aE lectures and siLon the plaEforin drunk wheezing starLng at tshe audiencethrough- heavy bleary blood-shot eyes sweaEing profuselypicklng his nose belching and making obscene- gestsureshlle I would polnE him out as an exarple of whaL over-indulgence can do for a person

This winEerr unforEunately Clyde passed away A mltualfriend tras eiven me vour -nime Lnd I wonder if you would beavailable t5 take cliders place on Ehis years Eour

Rev Ellon Schurch of the

Smith PastoOpen Door Mission46

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ALBERT MCAD00=S 5TH CHAPTER

This ls the fifth ln6ta11uentof IA Brief Eistory of the EifthRCT 1n I(oresrr continuing rith xoyConbat phase of these recolectlonEou Patrol actlvitles coDtiDuesthroughout the surnner with bothAEbush and an occasi-onal ContactpatloI that often 1ed to Fire-flghts arld we had several Oneconslsted of tbe entire ConpanyI renenber a radiona]1s coafelenceheld near the 11ne of departurerhere I 6aY eleraents of Eost ofthe partlciparxts togetber slththe supporting uaits rflhin lhs1ire o f larch Tbere Yas justabout evelybody frolo Conpany Eexcept the cooks and bottle wash-ers Motatnen and heavy nachiae-gurnels rlth teror 1n there eyesNot u6ed to patro16 alld apparentfear of the urknom We sere norenonchalant because this ra6 oDe ofseveral patrols we had partcipated1a ad soDe of the6e guys nere otrtheir flrst patrol With a1l theaoi6e and fus6 ye nade the NKPAavolded us We baDged around nostof the night and returDed rithoutcontact Later patrols the NKPAnade up for it and 1n one ofthe6e I got hlt rith about 15others i-a a perfectly execudedambush We vere caugbt flatfoot-ed Tbey hit us hard ard ran aw4yVle 6pent the lenainddr of the rightxithdraring and returning to ourlilles I carrt recal1 Yhether any-body ras kil1ed that nlght but 1stplatoon dld take slx I(IAi s durineuroour tour on the Iine and we hadmore men wounded thatx eDteled theline on June l8th

Almost every tri8ht se had tocontend v1th Ground fo8 and whilethe Artlflclal noonlight helped us

to see it also helped the othersi-de A6 the sunmer drew to a closethe Fiftb RcT wa6 transferled fronthe 25th Djvigion to the 40th Divi-sion and shortly after that wewere reLeived by the 223d Infantryon the night of October 3111952

sone tlne prior to bej-ng reLiev-ed we had a patrol that caused yourstnrly a 1ot of grief our nissionwas to set up blocking posLtionsnear the low dip ln the lldgelinenear I believe George CoDpany We

went out one wqy a[d were to retu]nby another route lllhile 6et uP thenj-ght teEperatures dlopped suddenlyto belov freezing We were sweattyxrith no Jackets and nust have caus-ed o16e because re were under severartil1ey flre (possibly l2ampn)nasty stuff We had to be very stil1and renaln quite and i-n place forseveral hours My feet becane numbI could hardly walk nlthout assist-ance I 6ot a touch of Frostbite anda brief stay ln the 5th Inf lledica1Conpany where I appalently ful1y re-coveled Such resiliance we had whene were twenty

Finally off the 1i-ne I enteredlnto an eleven day peri-od where Iwas tra]1sferred out of the flrstplatoon jnto the fourth and becanea gunner it a 57nn Recollless riflesquad Just as sooa as I got used tocarrlng the thlnE I had orders inharxd for LIe ZI(zoDe of Interlor )or rotation back to the States Ihad R amp R 1a Japan for five dqysl1ke everybody e1se but those con-pat storles w111 st4y out of printMoxe next tine fron the officlalRecord as my st4y jn the 5th RCTceased to exlst Bore next tlme

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effoEEs ad able guidace or uavor T Bradrer

ItE rExt scheduleurod evst eiII be the offictal gro-[ld breaking --sudav Jtrle 25 1989

at Aneels Park Sar Peurodro -- at rihich tirE all of tlE co-sdEorinA- ax eEorsrngsrs-ri2ad tiU be rePreseurottted Tsrtatlw final dedicaticn o ttr rEErrar rsElrteurod for Novder u 1990

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2d Lt FA - B-ILL IIOILEY of RE 2 Box 458 825 Pa lourar Et Cajon cA92020 rells usWarren TX It goes Ehe one about the manage aE a boring

I was rvith the Triple Nickle in HI -- meeEing who asked Can you hear me ithad Ehe Aruno Train the- first Een davs in the back and the boy aE- the back whoKorea and then Forvard observer unEil hit said No and the f11oh in lhe fronEon 2 SepE5O I had the short economy who said ttletrs swap placesrrEour Thariks Wally rve needed thaEtI nors have Ehro ggies in the service r-(C1asses of i75 and r53) and they have The race is on Is there arqrone inasked me Eo relite up my experiences in the horrse who beats thisKorea - rrTro catalacts and lens lnrplantsIIrm hoping this rer-Erion my firsE surgery - rotor cuff lefl shouiderwill help shed some lighE and tickle some high blood pressure sugar diabetesmemory cells so I can complete nry rnasEer- and gouEpiece |ly Cameo Role In Korea The The envelope pleaselAlmosE ForqoEEen viar nd the name - not the winner -- iust

Irm lo6king forward to receiving more the rEme - is - CH Bronko ATKINSONinfo about the reunion Do you anticipate (MP Platoon and Hq 63rd Field i4t--r45)distributing lists of expected atEendees of 3800 SDecatur Las Vegas NVwith addresies No were not -aking fin Bronko -

B1II werll lisE Ehoge coming if we far from it - were just ov6rrhelmed byIearn early enough WeII do our the sorry fact that Lhe people of our -d____esE 3ffrIiE Hi gElIhiBT$Bt

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I-JOHN RAGIAND writes from 6321 Gonzales

Groves Tr( 77519 Savannah was my firstand I thoroughly enj oyed iE I intend tofltake future meetingi Lord willing -iMeeEine ner^r friends was very retresh-ing buts uifortrnately did not seeany of sv outfit hybe if you sPread rdoroln nlxt TL issuL its might helP

Thb outfiE was co D 21st duringearLv 44 - earlv 46 Does arrybody knowthesL fellows aird their whereabouts--cGreni Ralph (was from Itt)

Rirnldi (was from Chicago)T- Pilch (was frqn wyoming I think)T- Reardon (from Kansa s I think)T Mrncv (was from Oklahoma ) I mer

hih 6n Mindanao and he wor-rnd uPas cook and rrent to Japan

Box (chink Willie $as first name-rrd rr was frorn stsLouis)tI knot Ehis is an InposiEionr --buEwould deeplv appreurociate any heIp

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Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

- _l4aybe our yelling about it has paidotf

The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

an』itliltlo888estants will be giventumlr entFiesOCt2虫d電 選lTinnerwill be chosen Nov 10

Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

ItrE abouE time

-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

rYea GimletslBetter sti1 call IARRY JoHnSOitl at612-665-213L Hers at 312 SlbinLeseur rYN 56058

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i gox54 Fennville HI 49408 is a1l

eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

triteto 6 c 2ool3- 137 211

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from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

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close Eo the family It rras no surPrise

gliigiIti LilU J i- -rrurtlHL3oinaf ter Hictor rra s laid to rest Dave t

--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

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fori-ro ci I s extended Erip to Hong Kong Bangkok and

urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

i - - ^ ^- anY f iner Etrrn Donr tIii rot ne up so 1 trope r -

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

RUBVE M ROGRSON350 Sowillo+r SP115Ria lto GA 9237 6

-Deceased Dec 12 1988

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From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

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ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

IA was ltq amp Hq Co 34th

from tJ+2 Eo t45 IJhen Ehe lhn shows upats the door to teturn Ehe picturesyourve goE to go

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

faith in tomorrohr for the clock may Ehen

be s til IAuthor Unknqm

-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

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ac Schofleld ls preferred ve woultl lurve Eoone on the malnland and one llt [arral ln

l u-rUL_ lll_]ryirr l99o riul(ri^ - 40 11l Ajtri I vuni ARyl99l ilAhAlI _50Ilt ANNIV[RSluy fliARL IIAIil]0R

Jl Exc(-rl)ts fr()m las IAiO l-lJlf to refreshen narories prior t-of i11in13 ()ut questionairc otr uext pal]e

I2flgtnal Planr Joln ht 50th annlvereary of celebraElon of pearlhIg_I I 99 a reunlon) on Decernber 7 1991 sponsored by fEAf(L llAt(DOl($ultvrvolis AssoclATloN coalderaElonsr Trementlous croiros (troteln -

lrlanes outer Ialanda) possl-ble raLns tnainly a Navy Show

l_uppleqgntal Ilanr The 25rtr tNFANTlty DlvISloN 4ssoctATloN and Llrecomrnandlng General of that dlvlsron stationed at schoileltl Darrackohave lnvlEed our aeeoclaElon to hold a Jolnc reunlon wlEh tlrem lnllawall on or about october 1 1991 uhlih is 0rgentzatlo ooi rorlbohlr dlvlslons daEe nor as yet flnallzed ltoiEl accornotlaEL6ns rouklbe ln one of the bettor Walklkl hoLels and fire managenenE of tlrls)olnt errort would be hr rrre hantla or irre sctrof tiii-Iaii-rrs -

ripiof the 25th ln the-plsL Ltre army euppliert buaees to LranoporErnenbera to and from Sclrofletd (tuo ErIirB) Lut thls wouttl bL 6ubJ0cLto poss rlcbudgauary reaLrrctroracoirstderattonsr oalru wouirrue Iesa crolrded ueatller condl-t-lons probably more favorable we rroulrlbe amon6 our oxn Combat lnf alr uryror o1 ir-iri-r-frk-y1-5lloqsl-blltLlesr lf Elrc oo11 favors t_ho llcccrnber Ttlr duue plan our -relular reurrL(n 16r rtre- laEEer paE-i Gitti-trr Eherr Ehe mr_nrber spoln11 to tlorrolultr could elgn up nlttr rt

-itliA- iour and proceed ()nLllelr own

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a llove tlra daLe of ltrur malnlantl reunlon back to Aug 15[lr V-JDay and 1eE rhe commtEreeliit iiiyprruarrry ln LheEast or llld-tes L

llave our repular reunl-on In_San l-ranclsco ( we llave one very6ood osslblllty aE a veryflne lrai-E iery norntral rares)ore rdeek prror Lo rlreraarr irii ^irEJrriii-triiJ_

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IF Dec 7th date is selected 1 ‐ Wl1Wi 1 増t(11 RSwξ 8き t)attend a mainland reunlon in a designated cit

l preFer October st date for Joint reunion ith 25th Div1810n atSchofie d Barracks

If a 口ainland reunion is held in 111liliCR[mletlly3[ene)ceeding the reunion in Hawall I

attend

NoEer Thls queatlonalre ts for estlmatlng purposes only and ts not blndlnS

199I HAIIAIIAN REUNION 5011 ANNIVERSARY PEARL HARBOR

ExcerpEa flon prevlous TARO LEAF Eo refleshen meoortea prtor to fiUtnBou quaaClonalre beloYt

orlpiral Planr Jotn ln Ehts celeblation (9 a reqlon) on Deceober 7 1991EffiiA-EiFEARL HARBoR suRvrvoRs AssocrAT-roN consldelatlonsr Tremendouaciowas (hotlra planes outer lslands) posslble ralns nalnly a Navy shor

suDDlemental Plan The 25Eh INFANTRY DIVISION ASSOCIATION and the Co8landlng6Eiralii- tEt-aTvle lon sEacloned at Schofleld Barracks have lnvlted ourassoclaton to hold a Jolnt reunlon rrlth Eheo ln Hawall on or about occober1 1991 thtch ls Organlzaclon Day fo boEh dlvlsions date noE as yetftnalized HoEel acaonodaElona would be ln one of the better liatklkl hoEel3and the nanageneot of Eh8 Joln efforf would be ln the hands of the Scho-fleld Barracas chapEer of ctre 25ttr In Ehe past the arny has 8upp1ledbusses to transpori oeEbers to and froo Schofleld (two trtps)but Ehts-rould no be subJecl to possible budgetary restrlctlons Oahu would belesa crorded weather condttlons probably mole favorable we uould bea[on8 our osn CoobaE lnfantryoen and ln our oun back yad

PosslLlltqieEa lf the po1l favor s the Decenber 7th date plan our regularEunlon--6r EEe latEer part of Septeobea then Ehe ne bers SoInB to Honolulucould 81Bn up rrlth the PHSA tour and proceed on thelr oun

lf Ehe October let date at Schofleld ls preferred Ye rrould have Eo planior -tsoffii6ii6-(s lnce only a snall Einorlty rrould oake Ehe Hawalian lrtp) one on ttre Ealrrland aIrd one in Hawali ln Dhlch case se couldr

A Move Ehe daEe of our llainland reunlon back Eo Au8 l5th V-J Day and- selecE a city Probably in the Easc or Mld-lest

D Have our reBula reunlon ln San Franclsco one rreels prlor Eo the Hardail- aifair afcr flhtch Ehose conElnuing on Eo Aloha-land Hould proceed

on to the second reunlon probably in a group

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QUEST10NAIRE 1991 REtNION(s)

Mail (within veek) tO Robert Ender

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」degHN Ro CALVINo make a prediction

Army

you ciuDot predict you carl gainmore tDar you might lose Eesaid this is the deterrelt value ot abattlefieurold nuclear weapor litethe LaDce

We doot necessarily have tohave a whole lot more then thpSovielg based in Europe or evens urucb ari they do Galvin said

But be said there must beuro somekitrd of easonable balaDce declariD8 that today the UnitedStat6 had 88 t Dce lauuchers de

ployed is WeuroEterD Europe whilethe Sovielr bad 1400 short-rangeouclear weapoo based iD EastelnEurope

II theyve got l4 times ut muchas rre do hos can you call tiadeeDse So rhy doat they justsay Ot iI Jouve got 88 aDdyourie not 8oi8 to get alry biggerthe rie Fill come down

Asted why he would not substi-tEte a missile submarine for short-rarge Duclear missiles i Europe

Calvi replied tiat this had heuroertried i tie 1960s bd as judgedDot to be credible becaDse theUnited Stat8 ard the Soviet U onwere Dot lilely to blor each otherup rith auclear reapols in orderto stop aD irvader attaching arl-othea countiy

l NATo countriB iD Europelose the Lance and get oo replace-Eent for it they would ooly baveairplaneuros alrd artillery tubes tofire a a superio i-ovadirg [orceatrd such Eajor targets to the rearas assemblirg ares ArtilleryGahiD codteDde4 has too short areach oDIy 12 miles ard aircrafttrying to hir targets close to thefrortliDes Eould face deadly lire

Soviet atr deleDseuros ir Europehave beurocome so lethal Galvrnsaid ilat the only ray to gothmugh it ts to fly ulder it at 100feeurot wbile goinS 500 kDots Soweve got to take the pressurc ofIour aircrait- lve caot re3ci aay-tlitrg except the Iocal batuerieidwiti (Ducler artillery So youbave got to have a baclup byIielditrg a Lalce replacemetrt

Galiiu said he waDts a sbort-range rcissile with a range of 210to 20 roiles that would be Illouot-ed on a tracked vehicle io it couldmove from one battlefield to an-other

Under culreot aEns aSreemeDtshort-range missiles canDot have araDge of more than 300 miles

NUCLEAR WEIIPONS - Chari siolry wcapor deployed by NATOad Wallaw Pact eo[Dtries i EoroIc

IATO chief endorses arms cutsbut wants new short-range missiles

By GEORGE C WIISONThc WsshilgtoD Po3t

BRUSSEIS Belgiur - ceD-JohD R Galvi coEEander ot tieNorth Atlantic Treaty Organiza-tioq said ir an jntervlee here thathe eDdors6 the coDveDtional-arEsreductioos recently proposed byPresideut Bush but Fill reEaiureasy about defeDdilg Europeurountil he has new short-Etrge ou-clear roissiles to replace lieuroLaDce

Bush bosiDg io pressure froEWest GerrDaDy and otter allieurosagrEed to postpoDe EodemizatioDol ttre lalce mrssile utriil he hastrieurod to Begotiate reuroductioDs iotroops aircraJt tanls and otherarmor and artillery baseurod tn Eo-mpe But tle presldeot stressedthat he has no inteouoD of abaD-doBilg short-raoge ouclear Eis-siles like the lalce

GalviD asked why he iDsisted oDkeeuropi8 sorEe short-raEge missrlcsiatier t[an abaDdoni-og them alto-gether said tley are vital to de-terring tle start of war ardshould deterrence fail to stop aBiavadil8 force

Iu the past the lour-star 8etr-eaal said coDgentioDal lorceuroeveu whe tley were equal didntdeter war ID fact alrnost half theurotime the smaller lorce attackeurodtie bigge force

However he co8tiDued sinccseve had Duclear weapons tleyhave seurot up a situatiod ut FhlcD

Where they can striketbitrun alrgeuro ot man MfO aNWatlEw Pad mdsilfadbl rxJdar veurozt amptitoty rrsampxiB

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Shortange nuclear mlaileTYPE FAIGE IOTAL

出FW[塁1 需 2281 scud 167ml 1 761

NATO Lanc0 61 rn1 932Franca s Pluton 67 mi

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Warsaw Varbus upt 1268Pact calbers 15 mL

NATO Varbus upt 1937calb rs 17 ml

Srr dpbyd h N TO GudrG a (Ad Irbrt t-r W_ cr E cr Crch pot)orcd dt d -triJamps s923 2-amprfird rE t-ouGampb NATo ol1rrld rutu

The salesrnan was expectj-ng a veryimDortanl cusEomer to c-rll him at homeonSaEurdav so when he had Eo leave Ehehouse for i-short Eime he gave his liEtleson careful instructions on hors Eo answerthe telephone and take a messate

When Ehe phone rang the boy alswe_rediE feellng very grown up he Eold thecaller ttraE his fa Eher was not in at themoment and asked whether he would like toleave a message

Yesi the-caller said Iell himMr Jonis called - J-O-N-E-S

There was a momenErs Pause ThenMr Jones heard a srnall voice ask Hot^rdo you rake a J

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Presidents

MessagePlease feel aE ease abouE our September shlndl8 in Fort Wolth Every-thlnS is in place for a gala celebration It should be another superexEravaganzal Each upcoming reunlon seems to generaEe more excitemenEand enthusiaam than the lasc one From the letEers and calls we canfeel Ehe troops chafing aE Ehe blE sort of a sense of ur8encylt usedEo take nosE of the year to genelate monenEumi nor iE begins almosEinnediaEely afEer the last reunion

24th Dlvision parElctpatlonr Ea1y in the Bane the acceptance ofour invtEation was subJecC to budgeEary restrictlons buf as ofthis srltinB iE appears EhaE Gen Taylor will be able to favoE usuith thaE very lmpressive color guard the all time favoriEe musicalcoEbo lhe usual PX irith a very unusual assortmenE of Taro Leafnerchandise and of course Mrs Taylor General Pece and a fewnembers of hls staff Be srjre to rdelcoEe Eheo all as only 24th-erscan dol

Melllbers wi undoubtedlyareas in which our 2900 -

7oO East amp Northeast725 SOuth250 SW(Tx Ok Ark )

States with melnbership over

245 Cal f207 F or ida195 Pa149N Y148 0hio

be interested in knowing the geograirhical3000 members reside Breakdown follovs

800 Uldwest500 (11 WesE States + Ht amp Ak)

100 are as fol tows r

146 Texas135 I ll inois126 Mass112 Georgla102 Mlchlean

Above data complled by our hard worklng (dally updates) DirectoryChalrman and eomputer uhiz (l) Joe McKeon Thark you Joel

Revertln8 to For WorthS eptember Chalroan Paul Austin and his veryable assistants have all deEails lined up wiEh the hotel the alrlinesthe atrporE EransporEation local activities and above all our verywarm and hospitable hospltality room which always exudes comraderiefolnd noshere else on this planeE Anyone quesEion Ehat sEaEementThe only Ehing left is for our rnenbers Eo make their hotel reserva-Eions dlrect tith the hoEe1 and reunion registration direcE to PaulAustin Forms wlll be princed in each lssue of Ehe TARo LEAF

My sEaff (aheml) and I look forward o EreeEin8 all our ironderfulmeobers and thelr very alluring vrlves aC our annual party especiallythose me$bers from the Breats state of Texas rrho may have never aEtendedone of our reunlons previously

24th-fully yours

RoberE Ender

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Thank you Bill

Two hρArtfelt cul=1ents were scrawled

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Don Knox wrote anOra1 Histoty of theKorear VJartr It covered the opeiling 6months Don was working on the secondand final voltrne when he suddenly diedHis work rlra s concluded by Alfred CoppelEhe well known specialist in mllitarytiiylTさξ[重nttI1甜elLl『v8ryHarcollrt Brace 」ovanovich New York 1988

Appearing in it with fragmentary butterr fic interv ews are our own LACYBARNETT WARREN AVERY LEONARD KORCIE

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I willrrill nots be accompanied by ny spouse

There will be

1990 - Korea 4oth RevisiE

Itss gonna seeftr as tshough this issue s full of coupons to be fll1ed outs And youtll berighc

Our very energetic publlc relatsions nember GOLDY NORTOII has been diligently ats work devel-oping a package tour Here are some of the deteuroiIs

This would be a ten day (eight night) trip covering such places as Seoul Osan SuronChochiwon Taejon the Kun Rlver the tlakEong eEc Theurore are options for tag-ons Eo llong KongHong Kong and ehina Tokyo Ttrailand and tlawail

The basic package Eould cost between $1600 and 200000 per person based on dqrble occlq)ancyThis figure includes-air fare frl tie West Coasc all hotels and groutd _travel r and sose mealsOf courEe the air fare from the east and mld-west would have to be added to this sost

The questionaire ls self exptanatory If iou plan on takLng ad ntage of Bhis packageplease led Goldy lrtorr Tlme is in isportant faacor The nain thing he has to ascertain ls rrhetherbr no there issufficient inEeresc among our membets so thaE he can proceed in working out thedetails

TTIE COUPON

coldy Norton6200 wilshire BIvd Suite 903Los Angeles cA 90048

Dear Goldy

Yes I am lnEerested in being part of a 40th Anniversary revi-sits tso Korea ty24th Infantry Dlvision membels to take pLace in Ju1y 1990

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Dates of Korea Service

Hear that Ith the can opener Go seeif its for you or for me

lawyer Norman S Ostrord of New YorkCitsy tells Ehe EaIe of the farmer withhis horse and wagon going for a load ofgrain who was struck head-on

The farmer suffered severe and pernanentinju-ries Ilhen the case rra s tried to aiury the insurance conpany lawyer asked[imtIsntt its Erue chai ifuneaiitelyaf ter Ehis accidenE a person came over Eovou and asked vou how irou felttt tYes I remeurber thit tt the farmer said

And didnE you tell him thaE vou neverfelt beEEer in vour life

I quess I did The-defense lawyer said rrNo further

questlons tlOn redi-recE the farmer was asked

l^Iill you tellthe jury the circrrnstincesin whLch vou made that resoonsetYesrt- the farmer said- Inrnediatelyaftgr ttre accidenE my horse had twobroken l-egs and was neighing and kickingThe rnan who came alonq was a deDutvThe rnan

Word from Alice BRIDIIELL on EARL(H 19th 38-t4) dorsn at 5611 Bar SSt Tucson lZ 85713 is Ellat Earl isconfined Eo a wheelchair Had seriouscervical surgery from which he recoveredafEer a 2 oonths hospiEal stay MedicsdidnrE expect him to rake it buts he didBoth Allce and EarI ask ttrat Eheir goodwishes and love be extended to allwho remember them rrRemembert Whocould forget Ehis wonderful pair

-If Ehis is your first reunion wiEh us

please dont sit back $raiting for peopleEo introduce themselves to you You belhe shaker and the mover - please - yousEep forward Lo him - or them - exEendyour glad hand - and sound off as if youhad a-pair - youtll be happy thau youdid Ours is a terrific bunch of happyacquaintances and warm friends Averagerunning time from sEranger Eo acquaintanceto friend - five minutesi AlI especiallvso cuz Ehis year were meetint in Texaspardner tIell be in Ehe land where Ehebroncos kick up Eheir heels and thecowboys do Eheir unlevel best to trang onTheirs is the romance of Ehe rodeol ourbonanza is in simple friendships

-r-- Guggs our campa ign against tinted glassin vehicles hit a dead end Oh wellr-RALPH BALESTRIERI was on our side evenLf no one else was CantE understand whvCongress with Ehe stroke of a pendoesnE ouELaw the business Where arethe police on thls one Or at leasE thepolice unions

盤1究eparailn呈鯛ittrd[uりput hls ievolver tothe horsets eir and sho him dead Then hewent over Eo the dog which trad a brokenback an was crying He puc his gun toEhe dogs ear and shot him dead Then hecame to me and asked me rHow do you feelr

I-said I neve feltbetter iri mylife

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How Eo dress for FtWorth CasrallvCor-nfortably Coolly - is Lhat a word-Weve trad much fun with Hawaiian gearin years pase - colorful shlrts for themen muu-muus for the Iadies - for rnostof our waking hours including the Fridaynight dinner Its colorful comforEablecozy But - come Sa turday night for ourcombinaffin Memorial ServiceBanquetwe sErongly suggest business suitscompleEe with shirts neckties and shoesfor Ehe men - and for Ehe ladiesr eveningdress wear cocktail dresses or whaEeveryou look diessed up in We dont goiorrna I as Ehey used to call iE buE lvecertainly hranE to imProve on Times Squarea high noon (L-

The recenE death of IF Izzy SLonethe famous iournalist called to mind hisbook Korei Ttre Hidien War in whichappears the carefully veiled innuendoEha t the Korean lar was all sEarted by acooked-up deal between the US andSouth Korea

FExciEing and sensible new plans in Ehe

works all in a bona fide efforE to avoidEttat vexaEious anma I stamPede inEo ourSa turday night banqueE hall

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While-the Pentagon has been claimlngsuccess ln integrating women lnto theamed forces famllies in the ranks havebeen confronting a crisis in child care

The Department of Defense concedes thatlt needs 811000 more day care slots formllltary dependents O-f the 129000chlldren who do receive care on oilitarvlnstallatlons worldwide the Pentagon estirnates that 21000 aie in centeis thatare anElquaEed overcrorded or hazardous

lfuch of the Dressure for more famtlvand child-relat-ed supporE has cme with Eheinflux of women singl- parents and yowrgmalried recruiEs who have enllsted in chep-ost-Vletnam erarsaid IAjDavid Super ofthe Artry a Pentagon spokesnan

As an example in 1958 at the heighEof the Vletnam War 381400 women lrere onactive duEy worldwlde out of a total35451000 United States troops MajorSuper sald Non Ehere are 2211700 womenon actsive duty worldwide abouE 11 percentof the force

In additlon there are ncrr 511800slnsle parenEs and abouE half the 21million- active duEy personnel are marriedta considerable changa frcrn Ehe days whenEhe services rre re filled with yorrng singlenra les

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This year were getting two for theprice of one - Ewo convention chairmen -PAUL AUSTIN on the port side and GILHEABERLIN on the starboard side - as youare looking at tshem of course

It all sEarted with an inquiry - fromBILL YOUNG of 790 ELake Ravenna 0HHerd seen our iEem in the DAV fitagazine Sowe ioined BilI uo Then followed a notefroir Rebecca McPiak his daqhter Sherdread our oaoer and wanEed Eo surorise himHerets a bit of her notei itrs iefreshing

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I am enclosireuro $350 for a lapel pinand $400 for a crest oi-ntI am sure you would find ouE whichregiment he was in in KurnamoEo so youwould know whlch crest I want

rl4y father fired on Ehe 24tsh Divisionrifle team They beaE every team in thefar east conrnandexcept thel4arine CorpteamttThe tournament was held aE camp Palmerin Tsudanum Jaoan

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Our BaEtery supported the 2nd Bn 5l-nRCT under Ehe conrnand of LtCol JohnThrocknorEen (rRoclqp Johnr) He laEercosnandecl the 5th RCT ra s the youngestfull colonel in counrand of an infantryregiment The 555th FA Bn was cormnandedbv Lr col John Dalv- ttl am inEerestedEo know any infornEtionregarding the persons Ehat are accive inthe reunLon get togeEher Perhaps youcould enliehEen me and Dass on someinf ornntioi if availabll Triple Nickle people herers anotherone I

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Along abouE last December rve received an inquiry from a Chrisrina Colbertabout an organlzation called Veterans Finders o America The story is developed inher letter used below The lette is a Fatshers Day leEEer being addressed Eo hergood Dad UEwIN C COISERT who justs happens to be a GinleE The rest is now a partof our folk lore - and we love Chrlstina for bringing herself and her srvee Dad intoour fold Melvin today spends most of his time in a wheelctrair Over on the oppositepage we glve you Ehe picEure Ghris mentions in-her lovely leEEer rvhich we reproduceLelorr ttlra t a- preclou-s word EhaE word famiIy See hcir it applies to the e olbertfamlly You know how lt applies to our fami ly of the 24th

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Eor mang years mg Dad had a small Plcture of hlmaelf anil erghtgervrce buililles that he cherlshed He coampIfented hov often thathe thought of that plcture and those men anA hol )e rrlshed hekneu rrhere theg lrere Tvo gears ago as I Fathers Deuro9 presentf had the plcture enlarged and fred Thlg reallg rlade t1mhappg and ttlggered euron ldea of hig to fotm an ocganizatTon tohelp yeterans suclr as hrmself flnd o7d Duddtes Pe talraed mangtlmes about this Idea anil tlov to brlng 7t to llfe

Becau9e f vas ln college at the tlme I irli not reallg cottutltmgself to somethlng that m9 Dad thought vas reallg lnportant Yecontlnued to discuss l15 ldeas anA xhoughts and then founit outthat mg father yas dlagnose as hav rng ALS or Lou GehtlgsDlsease ThTs irld not sxop hlr from maklng a dream come trueHe reaT|zea the sltuation and ghorred Tricl^eillble strength and vil-lpover to contlnue even though lt Decame irlff 7cu7x xo do everyCtay actlvitles such as teuroIking on the phone ot vtltlng a noteIt vas durlng thls tlme that Dad and I te9olved to make hls tdeareal

Our organlzatlon yeteran flnders of Amerlca Is built upon mgDaiy s ilrean to help others flnd old friends As mg Ipm Doloceseuro cloge frlenir lchael and myseJf take the steps to manaqeyeteran Finaers Dad continues to pour forth bcilllant ldeas onhow to make yeteran Flndera a tevardlng success

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ALBERT MCAD00S 3RD CHAPTER

Thi6 i6 the third instaLlrentof IA brlef History of the ifthRCTin Korea The time has cometo try to explain the terns 5thRCT alxd 5th Infantry AU Regi-nental Combat teans have an In-fantry Regiment but not all In-fantry Reginents were RCTi s

The Elfth RCT was rnade up fronthe fitfth Infantly Regiment firstActivated by the USArmy jn 1808wa6 one of the oldest fnfantry Reglments of the USArmyThe 555thfield Artillery Battalion the5th Tank lledical CoJlecting andChenical Motar Conpanles and the72nd Conbat Dtgineer CoEpany

The fifth RCT reEained 1n Ko-ea upon the withdrawal of the24th InfDivlsion the RCT wastenporar[y broken up for 6evera]-nissions Bx I amp z were loadedonto the USNS Marine Phoenlx foran Ovelulgbt Cruise to KoJE-Do arleIaad off PUSAN The Jrd Bx the555 FA Bt Tank Co and otherswent aone place e1se SoEe oneelse rrill have to fill us in Ourmail address for our 6tay on XoJEwa6 the Elfth US fnfantry Wherewere you durlng this period ifyou did rot enjoy KOJE-DO becausethls was good duty(Eeb 15 to May1 1952 Eore or less)

Located on KOJE-DO was a UN POWcanp We relleved elenentE of the27th Wolf Hounds provi ing guard6to several large Prj-son ConpouldsOne Rifl-e Squad per compound fourEuard shiftE of six hours eachseven dqys a week Guard Mountsinspections the whole nine yardsA GIrs dread and a Eecond Ltdelight A11 in a1l- this was theaost pleasant duty anyone couldhave ln the fnfantry iE KOREA

The most detested detaiI had tobe the honey pot brigade andthe most boring was the RockQuarry and breakwater detail Iwonder if anybody knows rhat be-ca]ne of that breakwater

A highlight of our tour atKOJE-DO has to be the night ofthe attempted breakout It hap-pened on the 4th shift 18 to 2400 f remember machine gun trac-ers overhead and a11 of us head-InB for our respective companyconpounds The Next dqy we hadto go lnto the compounds to sortout the Bood guys from the badWe saw severa] dlsmembered bod-ies ln a trash heap not very nice

Around April lSth we loadedon an LST and shipped out to theEast coast slde of KoREA offloading upon the beach ending upat the burned out towlr of INJEright on the l8th Here the FifthRCT was reorganized al1 of ourfar flunB ulits returning andthe 5th RCT was back j-n businessInten6lve trainlng exerclses inareas cleared of civilians gaveus a chalce to get some good tra-ining Some things come to nindI renenber getting folding cot6with rubber ajr matE for 6leepingWe used the Air Mattresses forwhite water raftlng on the rivernear by In early May the fifthwas attached to the 25th InfDiv0u June lSth the fifth got narch-ing orders to proceed north tothe PUNCH BoWL area and in linereljeving the l4th Infantry on theMain Line of Resistance (MLR)The first Bn on the West or leftthe second in the niddle al]d thethird on the right or east CorrErr my outfit was to the riaht ofrBr oh the MLR nore next tine

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A LOWIE AFFAIRREMEMBER THE WIY THE LIGHT

rouchd hcr hrir Shc tuBc her hcad and I sawhcr tacc Shc lurhed slill more and out euroves metand hcld We iaw Qach othcr i momentaryawareness in thar raucous fillhSradescholrinm(which I d jusr bon t ssiBncd I lcll os though l dbeon struck u bkw undr thc heurr Thus tcaanmv rrrst lovcutlir a surgc oI adrcnslrne a rushol bl(xd r rhin8 ot innocerce and prin lhal has

Her name was Rachcl I supFsa our slorvrued in a nmancc trow out of tlvor is one ol absurdiiv tGdv and - who knows - thc innoccnce may teallv havcbeuron iEnotancc rn viw ol aU lhut has haPPcncd slnce whaleveriiwas I mrxrncd my way rhrough gradc and hiSh schrDl

stricken al lhe meresiahl ol hcr longuelicd ir her presenceuro

Does aflyone any more linger in lhe shadows ol evenintdrawn bi lhe Paie liBhr ol a indow - hG window - likesmc huotcss iummer insccl Thal delriu suttnrnB sck_

ncss asxuol bul urtcnl and obsessrve thal madc m awkward and my voice crac is likc some imPos(ible drcamnow t knos i wus so alflicled bul I cannol acluallv believe

wiat mcmury insists I did which was lt suflcr Exquisitelyt wouldcalchsiahr of her ixslkinE doun an aislc olrees lo

or from school and l d kome Paralyzcd Shc alwayssecmed so poisd sellposscssed sliShtlv amuscd Ar home

ir beurod ld elive euroach encounler writhinB ar the lhouBht of

my inadequacies feeling less than worthless Even so as

licpasscd and we enlereurod our taens I sensed her afledion_re toleraocc for me

Coina steuroldy imPlied a malurilv we still luckcd Her or_

thodox Jewish upbringinSnd my oqn Catholic scruplcs mlBeurod a krnd of idcalism a (etibare Eracc rhal made rvcn

iistinca drstanr propecl hoeveuror (eRcnllv desircd As lorrh rsr oI it we were babcs in arms I

msnaEed lo hold heral a dancc and ata party - chapcroncd (tlourse - weexpericnccd a lurlivc cmbrace lhalmade her 8i88le a sound so childishand lusli4 thal I hated mysell foruhat ld becn lhinkinA

Al any talc mY love lor Rachcl remaineurod unrcquited weuro gradualcd lmmhiBh school she wenl on lo collcgc and Iioined lhe Armv World War ll wasaboulio enSull us and when il did I letl foroverseas in (he tir$ lask lorce arterPeuroarl Harbor For

time wc correspoDd_ed nd lo rftcivc onc o hct lcrtcrs ar

mail callwas thc highliaht ol lhosearind_inamp endlcss months thal bccaEc years-

One she senr meastrapshol ofhcrselfaauileleuross pose in a balhinB suil whichdrove me to the wildest ol anrasics I

mcnlioned lhe possibilily o marriaAe inmY ncxt lclter lo her and almiEl im_

mediaroly her ftplics became lcss trcquentandpcrsnal

t relurncd lo lhc Staics for rcssignmcnl durinE lhe finrl lhroct oI lhe warThc lirl thing l did ( rcachinA honrcwrs l0 ctrlt on Rachct whosc reccnlmail hrd lailed o kccp W with meuro on

mv travcls Hr mtrhcr nswcred lhc drxrr Rnchel no lnaerlrd rhcrc shc hud mtrrricr x mdictrlsrudcnt shcd met tn

collcge l lhouAht shc rolc you hcrmothcrsidHe Der John lellcr finlly cau8hl up wilh mc while I

was aairint dischafgc she genllv compasshnalcly erDlarncd lhc imp$sibilry II a mrrr ilAc bcrwcn us cvcnhdihc nor found somcuncclsc LnkinBbrck on ( l lhink I musrhavc rccolered rathcr quikly althouSh tor lhc firsl fcwmonrhs ot havint lcarncd ot hcr nrarrirBc I lhink I didn lwanr lo live very much Likc Rachcl t t0und somenc clscwhom I lcarncd k kvc Nirh a deeP and fcrmrnicnl commilmeoi rhutias laslcd lo lhis dry

Thcn f irly rcccnllyl hcttrd lrom Rchcl again-ullerninrcrvul oI more th n0 ycars Hcr husband hld dicd Shc

would bc oussrna through lhc crlv on hcr wrv lo llc rvilh a

d uBhlcr n

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t lch txlh curious and cxcilcd rr thc ptostccr ln rcccnlvears I hadnl lhuthl b(ul hcr and hcr suddcn cull onc

mornrn8 hsd lokcn mc abrck Thc acluul srghl Il hr can

onlv be dcscribcd us u shock wus lhis whrlc_hirrcd m lrrmrtrinacnet 0t my orcams rnd dcsircs thc suPplc mcrmid utrhar snitDshot I d subsequcnlly lisl

Yer rimc hrd givcn trs commonclcrcnc and rcsPccl wcmal and lalkci as old fricnds and quicklv di$covcrcd wcwero bolh ErandPlrcnls

Do vou remcmbct lhis shc said wc wcrc sirling in restaurrr a$d shc rcachcd in( her pursc rDd xDk our n cnvkrDc rrom whrch shc cxlt xld r lrP ol wrtrn Panr It wrs o(m I d writlcn hcr whilc slill in schrnl I cxrmtnod lhccrudc melr nnd trllid rhvms wrll rni lhrill and

srrovc und _hvc vrlchin8 mv flcc she snalchcd lhe

Brcm trom hc and rdurncd il lo hcr pursc rs lhough teartulI was eornq lodeslroy il

I rdl hc ubul lhc tllc oI lhe snapshot hoq l d crrricd rl

allthroueh thc warlr wouldn l havc qarkcdu| vou krlow shcsxtdHow can you bc suro I countcrcd Ah colleen it miShl

have been grnd indecd - my lrish conscicnce and your Jcsish guilr _

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ouselvcs wo im morl alsBcfore I pul hcr int(r n taxi shc rurncd lo m und wilh n

rcsolulc expression srid l iusl wanlcd k scc vou once

more To tcil you somclhinB Hcr cycs Ptcaded wilh mc _l

wanrcd l thnk yu tr hnlinE ltvcd mc us vu did wckrscd rnd shc Eornr lhc rrxirnddrovcIIL

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rrtri avcnue un uarng man virh 8rv hrrr slrrd bv rncvcninE hrcczc I dcirdcd ttr alk homc rnd cnlcrd Ccnrrrpxrk iic wirhcrcd krs( stitl burncd on mv lrp somclhinssrrrnEc wrs hrppcnrnP I wrs cclrnS liEhlcr nith eah slcPAll riund mc the Arlss and ltces wrc shrnrnE rn lhc surrcJl

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dtln(crnclsiDBnr jtty- likc Bl kc likc whilmrnBut rtrat soon passcrl as cvcrvlhhS musl and prcscnlly I

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DALLASOFORttWORTH AND ViCiNlttY

Our verv orsn Ib i Gen HENRY MOHR(a aury liEh F47- 42) of 2o GrandCir StAnn M0 llas written a cohmmwhich tras appeared in a plurality ofpapers arornd the comtry Here it is

KOREA -- NHY IAE A BAD SITUATION No^SE

lhcreasrnglv heavv ere55ure5 roh

wshrhqton South Koreia -ta-

oe ehocatrc aovarnment sound I ike- therhd

na aeefe pie It cores as no surprrse that south Korea E

iIol_- suenderinq to the deaands o+ their polrtrcel

pprit The U S has qiven Korea little choice

t 6ay not be quitE as batr due to progess alrdv octe increatrng a de ocratic qovernont But the Bituation in SthX irrt a lot lrke ht hppened Hhen lhe Unrtd Statesallodrd the shah o+ tran to +ll and l(honnr to seiz porer ri There Ea5 also Nicrequ dher the U s thghtiorutron Eas the wav to brtnq ou stvlE o+ dehocracv ro the

Eee te Ever Fronq lh u 5 State Depatoent hrdco6DletelT 6i5julqct the situttons on everv count

A- thinq5 turnd out the net govnients ot lran- andi tn to= dho serzed absolute poE

e bitter

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the United states Fehps k oent Eellt but thdtaii tt r

Becaus o our reural to support reqioesirrt

6ce allies o+ the United States re can onlv sut+er

the unpl easant consequences

The previous governoents o tran ^d Nicaraqu --_ tshich

adhittedly le+t lot to be desired --- ere rPlaed bv

diclatorships hrch ae +a iose

Un+ortunatelv the U S didnt learn a thing l|e aeenEouaginq actionE in South Koa Fhich mav tead to vev sinilrsits-r+-th prsent leadershiF o+ that countrv is drticallv In rdditlon to brng errable 1Iv

Prrrdent chunoli o=t sone crettt +o the stndard f

lrvinq enjovedOV tre peopre o-t South Korea hich i6 at lEt +ive ti

s better

i1 iCitt North kore -__ a +act thE polilical oPpotsitionEoutd liLe us to Jorqet-

Futhless oen in South Koa ate tedinq the Politicaroppoeition using iots anc the threat oevolution to seie ---ri = alr polrtrcranE do be+oF electron thaEir rto to lmpove thrnqs +or the peoEl

Insorar 35 the u s iE concerned alloing the FPqblic oo io deal +inlv with oppoeition readErs lim Youhq-sn and

ii 0 g is out oJ the question Hoever i+ lhe tro tissuccd 1n seiioq nore ooFer nd in+luehce in Seoul-__ and thevpUOi irr -- lhe Hhole natue o+ U S elationBhips

ith

Koree ahd our stategic Position in th Fa East Eould xqse

In 1945 I net and talke tith Kir Dea Junq one o+ theorrnclol opposttroo leaders 5t the Lottee Hotel rn sEoul =- -i n t

Krh cre to the hoter or a

iiie i a grouP o+ nie journatists on the uitet states

Th sessron had qone on +o onlv a +ee nlnutes hen lbeqant ii that thrs rs no odinv person He is proobrY Ene

nost dahqerEus han t have eve oet ki6 Dt Junq Hhtr perdal

iii]- i- ro aetect o senuine interst on his pert in theerare o+ the oeopl o+ the sountv he dants to rule

kih Dea Ju^q das tried tor 6urdend Eentenced to death in19E|4 s aesul o hrs tole rn inErting bloodv rrots- But hrs = ratcr redued to 20 vears o Hhich Krn

-r-r ths He rE ress thdn n idor o th peopre and

ea o+ hrm sEeos to be ride5Pd

I hard Peopt call Ki6 Dee Jsnq theOn several occsioos

Kh6eni o Kdet

Kifr Younq_Eao xho shrr the ambitions o+ xin D Jung --_ut iil i=itv

ti= 1 --- is nother teGer o+ the

i- = rii to be a narriase or Folitrcar3thcr than a Isti6qltianc

qteDs the unrted states has talen rcntlv Nrll 9o a long n i to Krri a reqrtrhacY and Rtture thev rackand despeatel Y ned

The Fepubt ic o+ (South) Xorea rs +acing a bad situationrh =irJu davs to brrng bout Eoo5tucttve change5 ithoute-= ii atros hrch drtabrrre nd

EeateA

south roea- s prent govenment

Llnotunatelv the +at is rlreadT ih the +ire

MAJ GEN HENRY MOHR

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Cominr to ForE liorth in an RVWontlerin I rbout RV facilitiesThis much we knowThere are four RV parks in or near

Fort Worth with overnisht facilities(hookups) for trailers-and campers

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Green Acres RV Park405 Isbel1 Rd

Sunset RV Park4921 White Settlement

Texas Motsor Home Park4833 ihite Settlement

817-737‐ 7542

817-738-0567Road

817-732-1537Road

Lakeview lIotor Home Park 817-457-677L4793 Fast- Loop 820 Sourh(Near Six Flals in ArlingEonand about 15 miles from the hotelin forE Worth)

The first three are onlv abouL 3 miles$rest of the Hyatt Regenty in downto$rnFort WolEhThere are NO facilities for campers atsour hote 1

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Hope they giveus a drag on thisone before thevthron it away

The Arm1rreturning to anage-old s Era tegyused extensivelvby the Sovietmi11tary isincreasing itsuse of decoys andfake targets inhopes of out-srla rting anenemys modernrreaPons

Decoys inclu-ding canva s tanksand plasticsoldiers couldmake Ehe Arrmr inbattle seem h^riceas big as iErgally is And 1f

A lullEe caavas rcplica of ao Ml ta is oudisplsy i Beltsvtlle Md The Army plars ao lse

fate wespors to oltsmart ale ereEy Theuro decoysEsy Dste an arEy seuroeE lsrgcr tt D it is

half is r 1

We will a

Itlat news seens togive away the secre the Army points outthat the enemy still does noE knorv which

Ie knorr Ehey make decoys of thehighest order of equipment even as muchasmaking fake misdill silosr said TVICorp

Fallon said the Navy is working ondecoy ships and the Air Force tns grounddecoys of f-15 fighter jets thaE can turna bare airstrip into a fake airbase

The decoys are ntade from blorm-upphoEographs of the real things Theylook remarkably real aE a glance which inbaEtle is all an enemy would get beforedeciding whether to f i-re

Who knows maybe for the next one wecan send Ehe deeoys Eo the front and leavethe real live boys to home

(-CIAUDE CRIST of Box 985 Hebron oH

(hes HvMcr 2IsE t48-through TFS) -sends us the name s of a few buddieslWTLBUR J WTNCHEL (19Eh 49-r52)624 Lexington Thornville OH 43076

WILLIAM GRIFFITH (2lsL 49i5I)437 Aullwood Rd Davton 0H 45414

GERALD D TURNER (21st 48-r51)78 lIoodland Downingtown PA 19335

BRUCE MCGUTRE (34rh amp 19Eh r48-r51)16241 Laurel Hill Glenford Otl 43739

ROBERT IAIIRENCE (3rd Eng r57-r58)I14 Buckeye Hebron OH 43025

Ttnnk you Claude

-Whv is iE thaE Ehe weEEest dogs areEhe fiiendtiests dogs

lDThe only Ehing thats more painful ttun

Learning from experience is not Jearningfrom experience

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tanksand Erucks

The canvas Lwo- and Ehree-dimens iona Itanks mde a t TVIs S0-worker planE ouL-side lIashington look real boEh to Ehenaked eye and Eo heat-seeking theIna 1targetsing systems used at night

An unassembled fronts-view M-l weighEsabout 25 pormds and coLlapses into a 4-foot-by-2-foot duffle bag In less thanthree minutes one man can assemble itand plug in a generator to warm up iEstherira lsignaEur with a tape recorderand speakers a pair of soldiers can soundlike an entlre tank battalion

A fake M-l costs about $31500 cornparedwiEh abouE $3 miLlion for a new M-I

Iho remembers L94O-42 when we weredoing the same tshirg - only all we hadwere the decoys the real McCoys werestill on Ehe drawing boards

The Army has about 4000 real M-I tanksand plans to outfit each rrith at leastone fake M-1 at a cost of about $75million [taj Andrew Fallon of Ehe Army I sbudget office said

Deception has been a key element inmilitary strategy since the Trojan HorseGeman Gen Enrin Ronmel fooled Alliedforces in North Africa during WlJ II tsheBriEish fooled the cermans and Ehe IsraeliArmy today regularly uses deceptive falseradio chatter

But Ehe Sovietss are thoughE to be themost adept having everylhing from pseudoballistic missiles to entire fake armiesunder a branch of the military called thePrlncipa I Dlrectorate of SlraEegicDeception

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ADDRESS CORRECTON REQUESTED

WALLY CUNNINGHAM has

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asked us to share $rlEh you the contenEs of areceived from Ehe good PasEor Rev ElEon Sthe Open Door in Wiklinglon Iosra

CHURCH O「 THE OPEN DOOR MISS10N532 Main Street

wnmingtOn lowa 56983

Rev Elton S SInith Pastor

Dear BroEher

Perhaps you have heard of me and oty naEionrride campaign inche ciuse of ternDerance Each year for the past fourteenI have rrade a Eoirr of Texas Kahsas Nebraska Mlssouriand lora delivering a series of lecEures on the evils ofdrinkine On this tour I have been accouqranied by uy youngfriend ind assisEanE Clyde LimpEon Clyde a young manof good family and excellent background is a paEheEicexaiple of liEe ruined by an excessive indulgence in whiskeyand woraen C1yde would hppear wiEh me aE lectures and siLon the plaEforin drunk wheezing starLng at tshe audiencethrough- heavy bleary blood-shot eyes sweaEing profuselypicklng his nose belching and making obscene- gestsureshlle I would polnE him out as an exarple of whaL over-indulgence can do for a person

This winEerr unforEunately Clyde passed away A mltualfriend tras eiven me vour -nime Lnd I wonder if you would beavailable t5 take cliders place on Ehis years Eour

Rev Ellon Schurch of the

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ALBERT MCAD00=S 5TH CHAPTER

This ls the fifth ln6ta11uentof IA Brief Eistory of the EifthRCT 1n I(oresrr continuing rith xoyConbat phase of these recolectlonEou Patrol actlvitles coDtiDuesthroughout the surnner with bothAEbush and an occasi-onal ContactpatloI that often 1ed to Fire-flghts arld we had several Oneconslsted of tbe entire ConpanyI renenber a radiona]1s coafelenceheld near the 11ne of departurerhere I 6aY eleraents of Eost ofthe partlciparxts togetber slththe supporting uaits rflhin lhs1ire o f larch Tbere Yas justabout evelybody frolo Conpany Eexcept the cooks and bottle wash-ers Motatnen and heavy nachiae-gurnels rlth teror 1n there eyesNot u6ed to patro16 alld apparentfear of the urknom We sere norenonchalant because this ra6 oDe ofseveral patrols we had partcipated1a ad soDe of the6e guys nere otrtheir flrst patrol With a1l theaoi6e and fus6 ye nade the NKPAavolded us We baDged around nostof the night and returDed rithoutcontact Later patrols the NKPAnade up for it and 1n one ofthe6e I got hlt rith about 15others i-a a perfectly execudedambush We vere caugbt flatfoot-ed Tbey hit us hard ard ran aw4yVle 6pent the lenainddr of the rightxithdraring and returning to ourlilles I carrt recal1 Yhether any-body ras kil1ed that nlght but 1stplatoon dld take slx I(IAi s durineuroour tour on the Iine and we hadmore men wounded thatx eDteled theline on June l8th

Almost every tri8ht se had tocontend v1th Ground fo8 and whilethe Artlflclal noonlight helped us

to see it also helped the othersi-de A6 the sunmer drew to a closethe Fiftb RcT wa6 transferled fronthe 25th Djvigion to the 40th Divi-sion and shortly after that wewere reLeived by the 223d Infantryon the night of October 3111952

sone tlne prior to bej-ng reLiev-ed we had a patrol that caused yourstnrly a 1ot of grief our nissionwas to set up blocking posLtionsnear the low dip ln the lldgelinenear I believe George CoDpany We

went out one wqy a[d were to retu]nby another route lllhile 6et uP thenj-ght teEperatures dlopped suddenlyto belov freezing We were sweattyxrith no Jackets and nust have caus-ed o16e because re were under severartil1ey flre (possibly l2ampn)nasty stuff We had to be very stil1and renaln quite and i-n place forseveral hours My feet becane numbI could hardly walk nlthout assist-ance I 6ot a touch of Frostbite anda brief stay ln the 5th Inf lledica1Conpany where I appalently ful1y re-coveled Such resiliance we had whene were twenty

Finally off the 1i-ne I enteredlnto an eleven day peri-od where Iwas tra]1sferred out of the flrstplatoon jnto the fourth and becanea gunner it a 57nn Recollless riflesquad Just as sooa as I got used tocarrlng the thlnE I had orders inharxd for LIe ZI(zoDe of Interlor )or rotation back to the States Ihad R amp R 1a Japan for five dqysl1ke everybody e1se but those con-pat storles w111 st4y out of printMoxe next tine fron the officlalRecord as my st4y jn the 5th RCTceased to exlst Bore next tlme

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- INIERNATIONAL KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL

Rmdeuror dp Fot8otten

11Bl s theuro tl of ttE c4aian for ar IfterutictEl Koleat leuror Veterals tlrialilLlic G poIcfrrr cr a hish cliff oerlokirs tlE Pampific

ampd ou 4e invlleurod Lo be a Pdt ofl tlls cAslgn -- yc r peurorsoa11y atd EdSatlzatlrn you represt

I1E amplve to ratse S38 BiUidl for tieuro nrial (described in accqavirEiiJiGl

i--ii iiav n site has best drrured bv tlE citv of rs keuroeres

ttr-dr ft Dbleuro

effoEEs ad able guidace or uavor T Bradrer

ItE rExt scheduleurod evst eiII be the offictal gro-[ld breaking --sudav Jtrle 25 1989

at Aneels Park Sar Peurodro -- at rihich tirE all of tlE co-sdEorinA- ax eEorsrngsrs-ri2ad tiU be rePreseurottted Tsrtatlw final dedicaticn o ttr rEErrar rsElrteurod for Novder u 1990

As )Du car te1l rE ee lndeed serious abdrt tlis It EL1 c to passl

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2d Lt FA - B-ILL IIOILEY of RE 2 Box 458 825 Pa lourar Et Cajon cA92020 rells usWarren TX It goes Ehe one about the manage aE a boring

I was rvith the Triple Nickle in HI -- meeEing who asked Can you hear me ithad Ehe Aruno Train the- first Een davs in the back and the boy aE- the back whoKorea and then Forvard observer unEil hit said No and the f11oh in lhe fronEon 2 SepE5O I had the short economy who said ttletrs swap placesrrEour Thariks Wally rve needed thaEtI nors have Ehro ggies in the service r-(C1asses of i75 and r53) and they have The race is on Is there arqrone inasked me Eo relite up my experiences in the horrse who beats thisKorea - rrTro catalacts and lens lnrplantsIIrm hoping this rer-Erion my firsE surgery - rotor cuff lefl shouiderwill help shed some lighE and tickle some high blood pressure sugar diabetesmemory cells so I can complete nry rnasEer- and gouEpiece |ly Cameo Role In Korea The The envelope pleaselAlmosE ForqoEEen viar nd the name - not the winner -- iust

Irm lo6king forward to receiving more the rEme - is - CH Bronko ATKINSONinfo about the reunion Do you anticipate (MP Platoon and Hq 63rd Field i4t--r45)distributing lists of expected atEendees of 3800 SDecatur Las Vegas NVwith addresies No were not -aking fin Bronko -

B1II werll lisE Ehoge coming if we far from it - were just ov6rrhelmed byIearn early enough WeII do our the sorry fact that Lhe people of our -d____esE 3ffrIiE Hi gElIhiBT$Bt

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I-JOHN RAGIAND writes from 6321 Gonzales

Groves Tr( 77519 Savannah was my firstand I thoroughly enj oyed iE I intend tofltake future meetingi Lord willing -iMeeEine ner^r friends was very retresh-ing buts uifortrnately did not seeany of sv outfit hybe if you sPread rdoroln nlxt TL issuL its might helP

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Rirnldi (was from Chicago)T- Pilch (was frqn wyoming I think)T- Reardon (from Kansa s I think)T Mrncv (was from Oklahoma ) I mer

hih 6n Mindanao and he wor-rnd uPas cook and rrent to Japan

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Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

- _l4aybe our yelling about it has paidotf

The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

an』itliltlo888estants will be giventumlr entFiesOCt2虫d電 選lTinnerwill be chosen Nov 10

Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

ItrE abouE time

-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

rYea GimletslBetter sti1 call IARRY JoHnSOitl at612-665-213L Hers at 312 SlbinLeseur rYN 56058

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i gox54 Fennville HI 49408 is a1l

eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

triteto 6 c 2ool3- 137 211

rFte are in receipE of a friendly caII

from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

^uoitiJ-io-us-inasmrci--l1=-^ liflfrtItli1rllrirluo tnu

close Eo the family It rras no surPrise

gliigiIti LilU J i- -rrurtlHL3oinaf ter Hictor rra s laid to rest Dave t

--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

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fori-ro ci I s extended Erip to Hong Kong Bangkok and

urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

i - - ^ ^- anY f iner Etrrn Donr tIii rot ne up so 1 trope r -

- Beautifulry said Ctraprain Joe

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

RUBVE M ROGRSON350 Sowillo+r SP115Ria lto GA 9237 6

-Deceased Dec 12 1988

cEcIL L MoYER (H 2LsE 42-45)t-

From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

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ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

IA was ltq amp Hq Co 34th

from tJ+2 Eo t45 IJhen Ehe lhn shows upats the door to teturn Ehe picturesyourve goE to go

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

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-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

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l preFer October st date for Joint reunion ith 25th Div1810n atSchofie d Barracks

If a 口ainland reunion is held in 111liliCR[mletlly3[ene)ceeding the reunion in Hawall I

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NoEer Thls queatlonalre ts for estlmatlng purposes only and ts not blndlnS

199I HAIIAIIAN REUNION 5011 ANNIVERSARY PEARL HARBOR

ExcerpEa flon prevlous TARO LEAF Eo refleshen meoortea prtor to fiUtnBou quaaClonalre beloYt

orlpiral Planr Jotn ln Ehts celeblation (9 a reqlon) on Deceober 7 1991EffiiA-EiFEARL HARBoR suRvrvoRs AssocrAT-roN consldelatlonsr Tremendouaciowas (hotlra planes outer lslands) posslble ralns nalnly a Navy shor

suDDlemental Plan The 25Eh INFANTRY DIVISION ASSOCIATION and the Co8landlng6Eiralii- tEt-aTvle lon sEacloned at Schofleld Barracks have lnvlted ourassoclaton to hold a Jolnt reunlon rrlth Eheo ln Hawall on or about occober1 1991 thtch ls Organlzaclon Day fo boEh dlvlsions date noE as yetftnalized HoEel acaonodaElona would be ln one of the better liatklkl hoEel3and the nanageneot of Eh8 Joln efforf would be ln the hands of the Scho-fleld Barracas chapEer of ctre 25ttr In Ehe past the arny has 8upp1ledbusses to transpori oeEbers to and froo Schofleld (two trtps)but Ehts-rould no be subJecl to possible budgetary restrlctlons Oahu would belesa crorded weather condttlons probably mole favorable we uould bea[on8 our osn CoobaE lnfantryoen and ln our oun back yad

PosslLlltqieEa lf the po1l favor s the Decenber 7th date plan our regularEunlon--6r EEe latEer part of Septeobea then Ehe ne bers SoInB to Honolulucould 81Bn up rrlth the PHSA tour and proceed on thelr oun

lf Ehe October let date at Schofleld ls preferred Ye rrould have Eo planior -tsoffii6ii6-(s lnce only a snall Einorlty rrould oake Ehe Hawalian lrtp) one on ttre Ealrrland aIrd one in Hawali ln Dhlch case se couldr

A Move Ehe daEe of our llainland reunlon back Eo Au8 l5th V-J Day and- selecE a city Probably in the Easc or Mld-lest

D Have our reBula reunlon ln San Franclsco one rreels prlor Eo the Hardail- aifair afcr flhtch Ehose conElnuing on Eo Aloha-land Hould proceed

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We doot necessarily have tohave a whole lot more then thpSovielg based in Europe or evens urucb ari they do Galvin said

But be said there must beuro somekitrd of easonable balaDce declariD8 that today the UnitedStat6 had 88 t Dce lauuchers de

ployed is WeuroEterD Europe whilethe Sovielr bad 1400 short-rangeouclear weapoo based iD EastelnEurope

II theyve got l4 times ut muchas rre do hos can you call tiadeeDse So rhy doat they justsay Ot iI Jouve got 88 aDdyourie not 8oi8 to get alry biggerthe rie Fill come down

Asted why he would not substi-tEte a missile submarine for short-rarge Duclear missiles i Europe

Calvi replied tiat this had heuroertried i tie 1960s bd as judgedDot to be credible becaDse theUnited Stat8 ard the Soviet U onwere Dot lilely to blor each otherup rith auclear reapols in orderto stop aD irvader attaching arl-othea countiy

l NATo countriB iD Europelose the Lance and get oo replace-Eent for it they would ooly baveairplaneuros alrd artillery tubes tofire a a superio i-ovadirg [orceatrd such Eajor targets to the rearas assemblirg ares ArtilleryGahiD codteDde4 has too short areach oDIy 12 miles ard aircrafttrying to hir targets close to thefrortliDes Eould face deadly lire

Soviet atr deleDseuros ir Europehave beurocome so lethal Galvrnsaid ilat the only ray to gothmugh it ts to fly ulder it at 100feeurot wbile goinS 500 kDots Soweve got to take the pressurc ofIour aircrait- lve caot re3ci aay-tlitrg except the Iocal batuerieidwiti (Ducler artillery So youbave got to have a baclup byIielditrg a Lalce replacemetrt

Galiiu said he waDts a sbort-range rcissile with a range of 210to 20 roiles that would be Illouot-ed on a tracked vehicle io it couldmove from one battlefield to an-other

Under culreot aEns aSreemeDtshort-range missiles canDot have araDge of more than 300 miles

NUCLEAR WEIIPONS - Chari siolry wcapor deployed by NATOad Wallaw Pact eo[Dtries i EoroIc

IATO chief endorses arms cutsbut wants new short-range missiles

By GEORGE C WIISONThc WsshilgtoD Po3t

BRUSSEIS Belgiur - ceD-JohD R Galvi coEEander ot tieNorth Atlantic Treaty Organiza-tioq said ir an jntervlee here thathe eDdors6 the coDveDtional-arEsreductioos recently proposed byPresideut Bush but Fill reEaiureasy about defeDdilg Europeurountil he has new short-Etrge ou-clear roissiles to replace lieuroLaDce

Bush bosiDg io pressure froEWest GerrDaDy and otter allieurosagrEed to postpoDe EodemizatioDol ttre lalce mrssile utriil he hastrieurod to Begotiate reuroductioDs iotroops aircraJt tanls and otherarmor and artillery baseurod tn Eo-mpe But tle presldeot stressedthat he has no inteouoD of abaD-doBilg short-raoge ouclear Eis-siles like the lalce

GalviD asked why he iDsisted oDkeeuropi8 sorEe short-raEge missrlcsiatier t[an abaDdoni-og them alto-gether said tley are vital to de-terring tle start of war ardshould deterrence fail to stop aBiavadil8 force

Iu the past the lour-star 8etr-eaal said coDgentioDal lorceuroeveu whe tley were equal didntdeter war ID fact alrnost half theurotime the smaller lorce attackeurodtie bigge force

However he co8tiDued sinccseve had Duclear weapons tleyhave seurot up a situatiod ut FhlcD

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The salesrnan was expectj-ng a veryimDortanl cusEomer to c-rll him at homeonSaEurdav so when he had Eo leave Ehehouse for i-short Eime he gave his liEtleson careful instructions on hors Eo answerthe telephone and take a messate

When Ehe phone rang the boy alswe_rediE feellng very grown up he Eold thecaller ttraE his fa Eher was not in at themoment and asked whether he would like toleave a message

Yesi the-caller said Iell himMr Jonis called - J-O-N-E-S

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MessagePlease feel aE ease abouE our September shlndl8 in Fort Wolth Every-thlnS is in place for a gala celebration It should be another superexEravaganzal Each upcoming reunlon seems to generaEe more excitemenEand enthusiaam than the lasc one From the letEers and calls we canfeel Ehe troops chafing aE Ehe blE sort of a sense of ur8encylt usedEo take nosE of the year to genelate monenEumi nor iE begins almosEinnediaEely afEer the last reunion

24th Dlvision parElctpatlonr Ea1y in the Bane the acceptance ofour invtEation was subJecC to budgeEary restrictlons buf as ofthis srltinB iE appears EhaE Gen Taylor will be able to favoE usuith thaE very lmpressive color guard the all time favoriEe musicalcoEbo lhe usual PX irith a very unusual assortmenE of Taro Leafnerchandise and of course Mrs Taylor General Pece and a fewnembers of hls staff Be srjre to rdelcoEe Eheo all as only 24th-erscan dol

Melllbers wi undoubtedlyareas in which our 2900 -

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be interested in knowing the geograirhical3000 members reside Breakdown follovs

800 Uldwest500 (11 WesE States + Ht amp Ak)

100 are as fol tows r

146 Texas135 I ll inois126 Mass112 Georgla102 Mlchlean

Above data complled by our hard worklng (dally updates) DirectoryChalrman and eomputer uhiz (l) Joe McKeon Thark you Joel

Revertln8 to For WorthS eptember Chalroan Paul Austin and his veryable assistants have all deEails lined up wiEh the hotel the alrlinesthe atrporE EransporEation local activities and above all our verywarm and hospitable hospltality room which always exudes comraderiefolnd noshere else on this planeE Anyone quesEion Ehat sEaEementThe only Ehing left is for our rnenbers Eo make their hotel reserva-Eions dlrect tith the hoEe1 and reunion registration direcE to PaulAustin Forms wlll be princed in each lssue of Ehe TARo LEAF

My sEaff (aheml) and I look forward o EreeEin8 all our ironderfulmeobers and thelr very alluring vrlves aC our annual party especiallythose me$bers from the Breats state of Texas rrho may have never aEtendedone of our reunlons previously

24th-fully yours

RoberE Ender

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Don Knox wrote anOra1 Histoty of theKorear VJartr It covered the opeiling 6months Don was working on the secondand final voltrne when he suddenly diedHis work rlra s concluded by Alfred CoppelEhe well known specialist in mllitarytiiylTさξ[重nttI1甜elLl『v8ryHarcollrt Brace 」ovanovich New York 1988

Appearing in it with fragmentary butterr fic interv ews are our own LACYBARNETT WARREN AVERY LEONARD KORCIE

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1990 - Korea 4oth RevisiE

Itss gonna seeftr as tshough this issue s full of coupons to be fll1ed outs And youtll berighc

Our very energetic publlc relatsions nember GOLDY NORTOII has been diligently ats work devel-oping a package tour Here are some of the deteuroiIs

This would be a ten day (eight night) trip covering such places as Seoul Osan SuronChochiwon Taejon the Kun Rlver the tlakEong eEc Theurore are options for tag-ons Eo llong KongHong Kong and ehina Tokyo Ttrailand and tlawail

The basic package Eould cost between $1600 and 200000 per person based on dqrble occlq)ancyThis figure includes-air fare frl tie West Coasc all hotels and groutd _travel r and sose mealsOf courEe the air fare from the east and mld-west would have to be added to this sost

The questionaire ls self exptanatory If iou plan on takLng ad ntage of Bhis packageplease led Goldy lrtorr Tlme is in isportant faacor The nain thing he has to ascertain ls rrhetherbr no there issufficient inEeresc among our membets so thaE he can proceed in working out thedetails

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Dear Goldy

Yes I am lnEerested in being part of a 40th Anniversary revi-sits tso Korea ty24th Infantry Dlvision membels to take pLace in Ju1y 1990

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Dates of Korea Service

Hear that Ith the can opener Go seeif its for you or for me

lawyer Norman S Ostrord of New YorkCitsy tells Ehe EaIe of the farmer withhis horse and wagon going for a load ofgrain who was struck head-on

The farmer suffered severe and pernanentinju-ries Ilhen the case rra s tried to aiury the insurance conpany lawyer asked[imtIsntt its Erue chai ifuneaiitelyaf ter Ehis accidenE a person came over Eovou and asked vou how irou felttt tYes I remeurber thit tt the farmer said

And didnE you tell him thaE vou neverfelt beEEer in vour life

I quess I did The-defense lawyer said rrNo further

questlons tlOn redi-recE the farmer was asked

l^Iill you tellthe jury the circrrnstincesin whLch vou made that resoonsetYesrt- the farmer said- Inrnediatelyaftgr ttre accidenE my horse had twobroken l-egs and was neighing and kickingThe rnan who came alonq was a deDutvThe rnan

Word from Alice BRIDIIELL on EARL(H 19th 38-t4) dorsn at 5611 Bar SSt Tucson lZ 85713 is Ellat Earl isconfined Eo a wheelchair Had seriouscervical surgery from which he recoveredafEer a 2 oonths hospiEal stay MedicsdidnrE expect him to rake it buts he didBoth Allce and EarI ask ttrat Eheir goodwishes and love be extended to allwho remember them rrRemembert Whocould forget Ehis wonderful pair

-If Ehis is your first reunion wiEh us

please dont sit back $raiting for peopleEo introduce themselves to you You belhe shaker and the mover - please - yousEep forward Lo him - or them - exEendyour glad hand - and sound off as if youhad a-pair - youtll be happy thau youdid Ours is a terrific bunch of happyacquaintances and warm friends Averagerunning time from sEranger Eo acquaintanceto friend - five minutesi AlI especiallvso cuz Ehis year were meetint in Texaspardner tIell be in Ehe land where Ehebroncos kick up Eheir heels and thecowboys do Eheir unlevel best to trang onTheirs is the romance of Ehe rodeol ourbonanza is in simple friendships

-r-- Guggs our campa ign against tinted glassin vehicles hit a dead end Oh wellr-RALPH BALESTRIERI was on our side evenLf no one else was CantE understand whvCongress with Ehe stroke of a pendoesnE ouELaw the business Where arethe police on thls one Or at leasE thepolice unions

盤1究eparailn呈鯛ittrd[uりput hls ievolver tothe horsets eir and sho him dead Then hewent over Eo the dog which trad a brokenback an was crying He puc his gun toEhe dogs ear and shot him dead Then hecame to me and asked me rHow do you feelr

I-said I neve feltbetter iri mylife

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How Eo dress for FtWorth CasrallvCor-nfortably Coolly - is Lhat a word-Weve trad much fun with Hawaiian gearin years pase - colorful shlrts for themen muu-muus for the Iadies - for rnostof our waking hours including the Fridaynight dinner Its colorful comforEablecozy But - come Sa turday night for ourcombinaffin Memorial ServiceBanquetwe sErongly suggest business suitscompleEe with shirts neckties and shoesfor Ehe men - and for Ehe ladiesr eveningdress wear cocktail dresses or whaEeveryou look diessed up in We dont goiorrna I as Ehey used to call iE buE lvecertainly hranE to imProve on Times Squarea high noon (L-

The recenE death of IF Izzy SLonethe famous iournalist called to mind hisbook Korei Ttre Hidien War in whichappears the carefully veiled innuendoEha t the Korean lar was all sEarted by acooked-up deal between the US andSouth Korea

FExciEing and sensible new plans in Ehe

works all in a bona fide efforE to avoidEttat vexaEious anma I stamPede inEo ourSa turday night banqueE hall

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While-the Pentagon has been claimlngsuccess ln integrating women lnto theamed forces famllies in the ranks havebeen confronting a crisis in child care

The Department of Defense concedes thatlt needs 811000 more day care slots formllltary dependents O-f the 129000chlldren who do receive care on oilitarvlnstallatlons worldwide the Pentagon estirnates that 21000 aie in centeis thatare anElquaEed overcrorded or hazardous

lfuch of the Dressure for more famtlvand child-relat-ed supporE has cme with Eheinflux of women singl- parents and yowrgmalried recruiEs who have enllsted in chep-ost-Vletnam erarsaid IAjDavid Super ofthe Artry a Pentagon spokesnan

As an example in 1958 at the heighEof the Vletnam War 381400 women lrere onactive duEy worldwlde out of a total35451000 United States troops MajorSuper sald Non Ehere are 2211700 womenon actsive duty worldwide abouE 11 percentof the force

In additlon there are ncrr 511800slnsle parenEs and abouE half the 21million- active duEy personnel are marriedta considerable changa frcrn Ehe days whenEhe services rre re filled with yorrng singlenra les

As FDR loved to ask What kind ofshenanisans are Ehese tte

Helers a direcL quotse from an amazlngIeEter whlch came in enclosins a 55000check Dontt knor h6r in the iorld Icould have gone 35 years without knoelngabout Ehe Assoclation I am enclosingmy dues and a snall ( sornething extra) -

Sincerely RICIIARD PARMERTER10 New St Florida IlY 10921

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This year were getting two for theprice of one - Ewo convention chairmen -PAUL AUSTIN on the port side and GILHEABERLIN on the starboard side - as youare looking at tshem of course

It all sEarted with an inquiry - fromBILL YOUNG of 790 ELake Ravenna 0HHerd seen our iEem in the DAV fitagazine Sowe ioined BilI uo Then followed a notefroir Rebecca McPiak his daqhter Sherdread our oaoer and wanEed Eo surorise himHerets a bit of her notei itrs iefreshing

I wouid like Eo srpris him with a 24th lapel pin and a regiment cres pinI have no idea wtra t regiment he was inbut I do knorv he was staEioned in KrnnamoEoJapan in L947 (zlsE InfRebecca )

I am enclosireuro $350 for a lapel pinand $400 for a crest oi-ntI am sure you would find ouE whichregiment he was in in KurnamoEo so youwould know whlch crest I want

rl4y father fired on Ehe 24tsh Divisionrifle team They beaE every team in thefar east conrnandexcept thel4arine CorpteamttThe tournament was held aE camp Palmerin Tsudanum Jaoan

tte told me ire gots tso Japan in Febof 47 He was sent Lo a place calledZanm and $as sent from there to aKunamoto He said he had to go underlte ocean on a train to get there(The tr-rnnel bebveen HonsEa and Kyusha IRebecca)

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Our BaEtery supported the 2nd Bn 5l-nRCT under Ehe conrnand of LtCol JohnThrocknorEen (rRoclqp Johnr) He laEercosnandecl the 5th RCT ra s the youngestfull colonel in counrand of an infantryregiment The 555th FA Bn was cormnandedbv Lr col John Dalv- ttl am inEerestedEo know any infornEtionregarding the persons Ehat are accive inthe reunLon get togeEher Perhaps youcould enliehEen me and Dass on someinf ornntioi if availabll Triple Nickle people herers anotherone I

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Along abouE last December rve received an inquiry from a Chrisrina Colbertabout an organlzation called Veterans Finders o America The story is developed inher letter used below The lette is a Fatshers Day leEEer being addressed Eo hergood Dad UEwIN C COISERT who justs happens to be a GinleE The rest is now a partof our folk lore - and we love Chrlstina for bringing herself and her srvee Dad intoour fold Melvin today spends most of his time in a wheelctrair Over on the oppositepage we glve you Ehe picEure Ghris mentions in-her lovely leEEer rvhich we reproduceLelorr ttlra t a- preclou-s word EhaE word famiIy See hcir it applies to the e olbertfamlly You know how lt applies to our fami ly of the 24th

HAPPY EATHER S DAY DADDY -

Ity Dail lrelvln G Colbert 7s a prouit netuber of the 21thInfantrg 2lst Dlvlslon and f aE vrltlng thts letter to sharelrlth gou hov f feel about htm - euro Deurod t ho Is t onderful anilextraordlnarg

Eor mang years mg Dad had a small Plcture of hlmaelf anil erghtgervrce buililles that he cherlshed He coampIfented hov often thathe thought of that plcture and those men anA hol )e rrlshed hekneu rrhere theg lrere Tvo gears ago as I Fathers Deuro9 presentf had the plcture enlarged and fred Thlg reallg rlade t1mhappg and ttlggered euron ldea of hig to fotm an ocganizatTon tohelp yeterans suclr as hrmself flnd o7d Duddtes Pe talraed mangtlmes about this Idea anil tlov to brlng 7t to llfe

Becau9e f vas ln college at the tlme I irli not reallg cottutltmgself to somethlng that m9 Dad thought vas reallg lnportant Yecontlnued to discuss l15 ldeas anA xhoughts and then founit outthat mg father yas dlagnose as hav rng ALS or Lou GehtlgsDlsease ThTs irld not sxop hlr from maklng a dream come trueHe reaT|zea the sltuation and ghorred Tricl^eillble strength and vil-lpover to contlnue even though lt Decame irlff 7cu7x xo do everyCtay actlvitles such as teuroIking on the phone ot vtltlng a noteIt vas durlng thls tlme that Dad and I te9olved to make hls tdeareal

Our organlzatlon yeteran flnders of Amerlca Is built upon mgDaiy s ilrean to help others flnd old friends As mg Ipm Doloceseuro cloge frlenir lchael and myseJf take the steps to manaqeyeteran Finaers Dad continues to pour forth bcilllant ldeas onhow to make yeteran Flndera a tevardlng success

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EIve my Dad the best glft of a77 - the knorrledgle that so mangme0Ders of our organlzatlon xhat he founded have been reunrted

I IOVE YOU CIRTSTTNA

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ALBERT MCAD00S 3RD CHAPTER

Thi6 i6 the third instaLlrentof IA brlef History of the ifthRCTin Korea The time has cometo try to explain the terns 5thRCT alxd 5th Infantry AU Regi-nental Combat teans have an In-fantry Regiment but not all In-fantry Reginents were RCTi s

The Elfth RCT was rnade up fronthe fitfth Infantly Regiment firstActivated by the USArmy jn 1808wa6 one of the oldest fnfantry Reglments of the USArmyThe 555thfield Artillery Battalion the5th Tank lledical CoJlecting andChenical Motar Conpanles and the72nd Conbat Dtgineer CoEpany

The fifth RCT reEained 1n Ko-ea upon the withdrawal of the24th InfDivlsion the RCT wastenporar[y broken up for 6evera]-nissions Bx I amp z were loadedonto the USNS Marine Phoenlx foran Ovelulgbt Cruise to KoJE-Do arleIaad off PUSAN The Jrd Bx the555 FA Bt Tank Co and otherswent aone place e1se SoEe oneelse rrill have to fill us in Ourmail address for our 6tay on XoJEwa6 the Elfth US fnfantry Wherewere you durlng this period ifyou did rot enjoy KOJE-DO becausethls was good duty(Eeb 15 to May1 1952 Eore or less)

Located on KOJE-DO was a UN POWcanp We relleved elenentE of the27th Wolf Hounds provi ing guard6to several large Prj-son ConpouldsOne Rifl-e Squad per compound fourEuard shiftE of six hours eachseven dqys a week Guard Mountsinspections the whole nine yardsA GIrs dread and a Eecond Ltdelight A11 in a1l- this was theaost pleasant duty anyone couldhave ln the fnfantry iE KOREA

The most detested detaiI had tobe the honey pot brigade andthe most boring was the RockQuarry and breakwater detail Iwonder if anybody knows rhat be-ca]ne of that breakwater

A highlight of our tour atKOJE-DO has to be the night ofthe attempted breakout It hap-pened on the 4th shift 18 to 2400 f remember machine gun trac-ers overhead and a11 of us head-InB for our respective companyconpounds The Next dqy we hadto go lnto the compounds to sortout the Bood guys from the badWe saw severa] dlsmembered bod-ies ln a trash heap not very nice

Around April lSth we loadedon an LST and shipped out to theEast coast slde of KoREA offloading upon the beach ending upat the burned out towlr of INJEright on the l8th Here the FifthRCT was reorganized al1 of ourfar flunB ulits returning andthe 5th RCT was back j-n businessInten6lve trainlng exerclses inareas cleared of civilians gaveus a chalce to get some good tra-ining Some things come to nindI renenber getting folding cot6with rubber ajr matE for 6leepingWe used the Air Mattresses forwhite water raftlng on the rivernear by In early May the fifthwas attached to the 25th InfDiv0u June lSth the fifth got narch-ing orders to proceed north tothe PUNCH BoWL area and in linereljeving the l4th Infantry on theMain Line of Resistance (MLR)The first Bn on the West or leftthe second in the niddle al]d thethird on the right or east CorrErr my outfit was to the riaht ofrBr oh the MLR nore next tine

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allthroueh thc warlr wouldn l havc qarkcdu| vou krlow shcsxtdHow can you bc suro I countcrcd Ah colleen it miShl

have been grnd indecd - my lrish conscicnce and your Jcsish guilr _

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rcsolulc expression srid l iusl wanlcd k scc vou once

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DALLASOFORttWORTH AND ViCiNlttY

Our verv orsn Ib i Gen HENRY MOHR(a aury liEh F47- 42) of 2o GrandCir StAnn M0 llas written a cohmmwhich tras appeared in a plurality ofpapers arornd the comtry Here it is

KOREA -- NHY IAE A BAD SITUATION No^SE

lhcreasrnglv heavv ere55ure5 roh

wshrhqton South Koreia -ta-

oe ehocatrc aovarnment sound I ike- therhd

na aeefe pie It cores as no surprrse that south Korea E

iIol_- suenderinq to the deaands o+ their polrtrcel

pprit The U S has qiven Korea little choice

t 6ay not be quitE as batr due to progess alrdv octe increatrng a de ocratic qovernont But the Bituation in SthX irrt a lot lrke ht hppened Hhen lhe Unrtd Statesallodrd the shah o+ tran to +ll and l(honnr to seiz porer ri There Ea5 also Nicrequ dher the U s thghtiorutron Eas the wav to brtnq ou stvlE o+ dehocracv ro the

Eee te Ever Fronq lh u 5 State Depatoent hrdco6DletelT 6i5julqct the situttons on everv count

A- thinq5 turnd out the net govnients ot lran- andi tn to= dho serzed absolute poE

e bitter

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the United states Fehps k oent Eellt but thdtaii tt r

Becaus o our reural to support reqioesirrt

6ce allies o+ the United States re can onlv sut+er

the unpl easant consequences

The previous governoents o tran ^d Nicaraqu --_ tshich

adhittedly le+t lot to be desired --- ere rPlaed bv

diclatorships hrch ae +a iose

Un+ortunatelv the U S didnt learn a thing l|e aeenEouaginq actionE in South Koa Fhich mav tead to vev sinilrsits-r+-th prsent leadershiF o+ that countrv is drticallv In rdditlon to brng errable 1Iv

Prrrdent chunoli o=t sone crettt +o the stndard f

lrvinq enjovedOV tre peopre o-t South Korea hich i6 at lEt +ive ti

s better

i1 iCitt North kore -__ a +act thE polilical oPpotsitionEoutd liLe us to Jorqet-

Futhless oen in South Koa ate tedinq the Politicaroppoeition using iots anc the threat oevolution to seie ---ri = alr polrtrcranE do be+oF electron thaEir rto to lmpove thrnqs +or the peoEl

Insorar 35 the u s iE concerned alloing the FPqblic oo io deal +inlv with oppoeition readErs lim Youhq-sn and

ii 0 g is out oJ the question Hoever i+ lhe tro tissuccd 1n seiioq nore ooFer nd in+luehce in Seoul-__ and thevpUOi irr -- lhe Hhole natue o+ U S elationBhips

ith

Koree ahd our stategic Position in th Fa East Eould xqse

In 1945 I net and talke tith Kir Dea Junq one o+ theorrnclol opposttroo leaders 5t the Lottee Hotel rn sEoul =- -i n t

Krh cre to the hoter or a

iiie i a grouP o+ nie journatists on the uitet states

Th sessron had qone on +o onlv a +ee nlnutes hen lbeqant ii that thrs rs no odinv person He is proobrY Ene

nost dahqerEus han t have eve oet ki6 Dt Junq Hhtr perdal

iii]- i- ro aetect o senuine interst on his pert in theerare o+ the oeopl o+ the sountv he dants to rule

kih Dea Ju^q das tried tor 6urdend Eentenced to death in19E|4 s aesul o hrs tole rn inErting bloodv rrots- But hrs = ratcr redued to 20 vears o Hhich Krn

-r-r ths He rE ress thdn n idor o th peopre and

ea o+ hrm sEeos to be ride5Pd

I hard Peopt call Ki6 Dee Jsnq theOn several occsioos

Kh6eni o Kdet

Kifr Younq_Eao xho shrr the ambitions o+ xin D Jung --_ut iil i=itv

ti= 1 --- is nother teGer o+ the

i- = rii to be a narriase or Folitrcar3thcr than a Isti6qltianc

qteDs the unrted states has talen rcntlv Nrll 9o a long n i to Krri a reqrtrhacY and Rtture thev rackand despeatel Y ned

The Fepubt ic o+ (South) Xorea rs +acing a bad situationrh =irJu davs to brrng bout Eoo5tucttve change5 ithoute-= ii atros hrch drtabrrre nd

EeateA

south roea- s prent govenment

Llnotunatelv the +at is rlreadT ih the +ire

MAJ GEN HENRY MOHR

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Cominr to ForE liorth in an RVWontlerin I rbout RV facilitiesThis much we knowThere are four RV parks in or near

Fort Worth with overnisht facilities(hookups) for trailers-and campers

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Sunset RV Park4921 White Settlement

Texas Motsor Home Park4833 ihite Settlement

817-737‐ 7542

817-738-0567Road

817-732-1537Road

Lakeview lIotor Home Park 817-457-677L4793 Fast- Loop 820 Sourh(Near Six Flals in ArlingEonand about 15 miles from the hotelin forE Worth)

The first three are onlv abouL 3 miles$rest of the Hyatt Regenty in downto$rnFort WolEhThere are NO facilities for campers atsour hote 1

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Hope they giveus a drag on thisone before thevthron it away

The Arm1rreturning to anage-old s Era tegyused extensivelvby the Sovietmi11tary isincreasing itsuse of decoys andfake targets inhopes of out-srla rting anenemys modernrreaPons

Decoys inclu-ding canva s tanksand plasticsoldiers couldmake Ehe Arrmr inbattle seem h^riceas big as iErgally is And 1f

A lullEe caavas rcplica of ao Ml ta is oudisplsy i Beltsvtlle Md The Army plars ao lse

fate wespors to oltsmart ale ereEy Theuro decoysEsy Dste an arEy seuroeE lsrgcr tt D it is

half is r 1

We will a

Itlat news seens togive away the secre the Army points outthat the enemy still does noE knorv which

Ie knorr Ehey make decoys of thehighest order of equipment even as muchasmaking fake misdill silosr said TVICorp

Fallon said the Navy is working ondecoy ships and the Air Force tns grounddecoys of f-15 fighter jets thaE can turna bare airstrip into a fake airbase

The decoys are ntade from blorm-upphoEographs of the real things Theylook remarkably real aE a glance which inbaEtle is all an enemy would get beforedeciding whether to f i-re

Who knows maybe for the next one wecan send Ehe deeoys Eo the front and leavethe real live boys to home

(-CIAUDE CRIST of Box 985 Hebron oH

(hes HvMcr 2IsE t48-through TFS) -sends us the name s of a few buddieslWTLBUR J WTNCHEL (19Eh 49-r52)624 Lexington Thornville OH 43076

WILLIAM GRIFFITH (2lsL 49i5I)437 Aullwood Rd Davton 0H 45414

GERALD D TURNER (21st 48-r51)78 lIoodland Downingtown PA 19335

BRUCE MCGUTRE (34rh amp 19Eh r48-r51)16241 Laurel Hill Glenford Otl 43739

ROBERT IAIIRENCE (3rd Eng r57-r58)I14 Buckeye Hebron OH 43025

Ttnnk you Claude

-Whv is iE thaE Ehe weEEest dogs areEhe fiiendtiests dogs

lDThe only Ehing thats more painful ttun

Learning from experience is not Jearningfrom experience

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tanksand Erucks

The canvas Lwo- and Ehree-dimens iona Itanks mde a t TVIs S0-worker planE ouL-side lIashington look real boEh to Ehenaked eye and Eo heat-seeking theIna 1targetsing systems used at night

An unassembled fronts-view M-l weighEsabout 25 pormds and coLlapses into a 4-foot-by-2-foot duffle bag In less thanthree minutes one man can assemble itand plug in a generator to warm up iEstherira lsignaEur with a tape recorderand speakers a pair of soldiers can soundlike an entlre tank battalion

A fake M-l costs about $31500 cornparedwiEh abouE $3 miLlion for a new M-I

Iho remembers L94O-42 when we weredoing the same tshirg - only all we hadwere the decoys the real McCoys werestill on Ehe drawing boards

The Army has about 4000 real M-I tanksand plans to outfit each rrith at leastone fake M-1 at a cost of about $75million [taj Andrew Fallon of Ehe Army I sbudget office said

Deception has been a key element inmilitary strategy since the Trojan HorseGeman Gen Enrin Ronmel fooled Alliedforces in North Africa during WlJ II tsheBriEish fooled the cermans and Ehe IsraeliArmy today regularly uses deceptive falseradio chatter

But Ehe Sovietss are thoughE to be themost adept having everylhing from pseudoballistic missiles to entire fake armiesunder a branch of the military called thePrlncipa I Dlrectorate of SlraEegicDeception

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ADDRESS CORRECTON REQUESTED

WALLY CUNNINGHAM has

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asked us to share $rlEh you the contenEs of areceived from Ehe good PasEor Rev ElEon Sthe Open Door in Wiklinglon Iosra

CHURCH O「 THE OPEN DOOR MISS10N532 Main Street

wnmingtOn lowa 56983

Rev Elton S SInith Pastor

Dear BroEher

Perhaps you have heard of me and oty naEionrride campaign inche ciuse of ternDerance Each year for the past fourteenI have rrade a Eoirr of Texas Kahsas Nebraska Mlssouriand lora delivering a series of lecEures on the evils ofdrinkine On this tour I have been accouqranied by uy youngfriend ind assisEanE Clyde LimpEon Clyde a young manof good family and excellent background is a paEheEicexaiple of liEe ruined by an excessive indulgence in whiskeyand woraen C1yde would hppear wiEh me aE lectures and siLon the plaEforin drunk wheezing starLng at tshe audiencethrough- heavy bleary blood-shot eyes sweaEing profuselypicklng his nose belching and making obscene- gestsureshlle I would polnE him out as an exarple of whaL over-indulgence can do for a person

This winEerr unforEunately Clyde passed away A mltualfriend tras eiven me vour -nime Lnd I wonder if you would beavailable t5 take cliders place on Ehis years Eour

Rev Ellon Schurch of the

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ALBERT MCAD00=S 5TH CHAPTER

This ls the fifth ln6ta11uentof IA Brief Eistory of the EifthRCT 1n I(oresrr continuing rith xoyConbat phase of these recolectlonEou Patrol actlvitles coDtiDuesthroughout the surnner with bothAEbush and an occasi-onal ContactpatloI that often 1ed to Fire-flghts arld we had several Oneconslsted of tbe entire ConpanyI renenber a radiona]1s coafelenceheld near the 11ne of departurerhere I 6aY eleraents of Eost ofthe partlciparxts togetber slththe supporting uaits rflhin lhs1ire o f larch Tbere Yas justabout evelybody frolo Conpany Eexcept the cooks and bottle wash-ers Motatnen and heavy nachiae-gurnels rlth teror 1n there eyesNot u6ed to patro16 alld apparentfear of the urknom We sere norenonchalant because this ra6 oDe ofseveral patrols we had partcipated1a ad soDe of the6e guys nere otrtheir flrst patrol With a1l theaoi6e and fus6 ye nade the NKPAavolded us We baDged around nostof the night and returDed rithoutcontact Later patrols the NKPAnade up for it and 1n one ofthe6e I got hlt rith about 15others i-a a perfectly execudedambush We vere caugbt flatfoot-ed Tbey hit us hard ard ran aw4yVle 6pent the lenainddr of the rightxithdraring and returning to ourlilles I carrt recal1 Yhether any-body ras kil1ed that nlght but 1stplatoon dld take slx I(IAi s durineuroour tour on the Iine and we hadmore men wounded thatx eDteled theline on June l8th

Almost every tri8ht se had tocontend v1th Ground fo8 and whilethe Artlflclal noonlight helped us

to see it also helped the othersi-de A6 the sunmer drew to a closethe Fiftb RcT wa6 transferled fronthe 25th Djvigion to the 40th Divi-sion and shortly after that wewere reLeived by the 223d Infantryon the night of October 3111952

sone tlne prior to bej-ng reLiev-ed we had a patrol that caused yourstnrly a 1ot of grief our nissionwas to set up blocking posLtionsnear the low dip ln the lldgelinenear I believe George CoDpany We

went out one wqy a[d were to retu]nby another route lllhile 6et uP thenj-ght teEperatures dlopped suddenlyto belov freezing We were sweattyxrith no Jackets and nust have caus-ed o16e because re were under severartil1ey flre (possibly l2ampn)nasty stuff We had to be very stil1and renaln quite and i-n place forseveral hours My feet becane numbI could hardly walk nlthout assist-ance I 6ot a touch of Frostbite anda brief stay ln the 5th Inf lledica1Conpany where I appalently ful1y re-coveled Such resiliance we had whene were twenty

Finally off the 1i-ne I enteredlnto an eleven day peri-od where Iwas tra]1sferred out of the flrstplatoon jnto the fourth and becanea gunner it a 57nn Recollless riflesquad Just as sooa as I got used tocarrlng the thlnE I had orders inharxd for LIe ZI(zoDe of Interlor )or rotation back to the States Ihad R amp R 1a Japan for five dqysl1ke everybody e1se but those con-pat storles w111 st4y out of printMoxe next tine fron the officlalRecord as my st4y jn the 5th RCTceased to exlst Bore next tlme

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- INIERNATIONAL KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL

Rmdeuror dp Fot8otten

11Bl s theuro tl of ttE c4aian for ar IfterutictEl Koleat leuror Veterals tlrialilLlic G poIcfrrr cr a hish cliff oerlokirs tlE Pampific

ampd ou 4e invlleurod Lo be a Pdt ofl tlls cAslgn -- yc r peurorsoa11y atd EdSatlzatlrn you represt

I1E amplve to ratse S38 BiUidl for tieuro nrial (described in accqavirEiiJiGl

i--ii iiav n site has best drrured bv tlE citv of rs keuroeres

ttr-dr ft Dbleuro

effoEEs ad able guidace or uavor T Bradrer

ItE rExt scheduleurod evst eiII be the offictal gro-[ld breaking --sudav Jtrle 25 1989

at Aneels Park Sar Peurodro -- at rihich tirE all of tlE co-sdEorinA- ax eEorsrngsrs-ri2ad tiU be rePreseurottted Tsrtatlw final dedicaticn o ttr rEErrar rsElrteurod for Novder u 1990

As )Du car te1l rE ee lndeed serious abdrt tlis It EL1 c to passl

Eiceuron crsualtiE in tlE xoret lhr (1950-1953) eurore o(lsElveuro --- i91245ii l0]r84 dd et al -- bul LEi a e ad sdEn ftdn 22 Allied N3tlc6HUfi-ta b dqiv or prrPerlv tEEred nx rnternalilxoran ir vteras rri5-I YiIl help rectift tlEr

Ytu Ddricioati6r sdsrseErtt ad swport td yd- organiz-aLicts ee Edi thsolicited be ttE InleEnatlorEl l(oreamp Llrr VeLerans lrtrlla] ClmiEtee E wiIILdr-r rn oEtro sLpplv anv ioaterials to Lo ary reasaEbre teuroitgt Lo

hi= th cli of receivini a falor5ble respoGse to dris letler

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一Ch4ttsy and jolly notes from a fomer WALTER E oTNEIL (5th tTB) of

2d Lt FA - B-ILL IIOILEY of RE 2 Box 458 825 Pa lourar Et Cajon cA92020 rells usWarren TX It goes Ehe one about the manage aE a boring

I was rvith the Triple Nickle in HI -- meeEing who asked Can you hear me ithad Ehe Aruno Train the- first Een davs in the back and the boy aE- the back whoKorea and then Forvard observer unEil hit said No and the f11oh in lhe fronEon 2 SepE5O I had the short economy who said ttletrs swap placesrrEour Thariks Wally rve needed thaEtI nors have Ehro ggies in the service r-(C1asses of i75 and r53) and they have The race is on Is there arqrone inasked me Eo relite up my experiences in the horrse who beats thisKorea - rrTro catalacts and lens lnrplantsIIrm hoping this rer-Erion my firsE surgery - rotor cuff lefl shouiderwill help shed some lighE and tickle some high blood pressure sugar diabetesmemory cells so I can complete nry rnasEer- and gouEpiece |ly Cameo Role In Korea The The envelope pleaselAlmosE ForqoEEen viar nd the name - not the winner -- iust

Irm lo6king forward to receiving more the rEme - is - CH Bronko ATKINSONinfo about the reunion Do you anticipate (MP Platoon and Hq 63rd Field i4t--r45)distributing lists of expected atEendees of 3800 SDecatur Las Vegas NVwith addresies No were not -aking fin Bronko -

B1II werll lisE Ehoge coming if we far from it - were just ov6rrhelmed byIearn early enough WeII do our the sorry fact that Lhe people of our -d____esE 3ffrIiE Hi gElIhiBT$Bt

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t-rt to bumper some idioE would tryto iass them

I-JOHN RAGIAND writes from 6321 Gonzales

Groves Tr( 77519 Savannah was my firstand I thoroughly enj oyed iE I intend tofltake future meetingi Lord willing -iMeeEine ner^r friends was very retresh-ing buts uifortrnately did not seeany of sv outfit hybe if you sPread rdoroln nlxt TL issuL its might helP

Thb outfiE was co D 21st duringearLv 44 - earlv 46 Does arrybody knowthesL fellows aird their whereabouts--cGreni Ralph (was from Itt)

Rirnldi (was from Chicago)T- Pilch (was frqn wyoming I think)T- Reardon (from Kansa s I think)T Mrncv (was from Oklahoma ) I mer

hih 6n Mindanao and he wor-rnd uPas cook and rrent to Japan

Box (chink Willie $as first name-rrd rr was frorn stsLouis)tI knot Ehis is an InposiEionr --buEwould deeplv appreurociate any heIp

tlo iryisitibir at all JohnnY

_The press was rolling when we PuIIed it

to inseit this iEem The am nail hasbrought us an inqu-iry as to who $re are -iro-rt cot Nornian [I cooper (F amp2nd BnHqs 5tsh RCT 49-r5l) of Box 426LChattanooga TN 37405 AlwaYs hadtrouble with spelling Ettat town

the name and address of a member from

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[yt導招議∬ampitMEetheIFtt youWatertown NY Fred was 19th S‐ 4 whenWatertown NY Fred was 19th S‐ 4 when

Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

- _l4aybe our yelling about it has paidotf

The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

an』itliltlo888estants will be giventumlr entFiesOCt2虫d電 選lTinnerwill be chosen Nov 10

Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

ItrE abouE time

-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

rYea GimletslBetter sti1 call IARRY JoHnSOitl at612-665-213L Hers at 312 SlbinLeseur rYN 56058

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ELEQへ NTEFFEIRヽprime咽SCENCECHARLES Chuck STARRTNG (A 78th Tk -gn Tkco 21st rnf Tkco 5Eh RCT 19-iil

i gox54 Fennville HI 49408 is a1l

eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

triteto 6 c 2ool3- 137 211

rFte are in receipE of a friendly caII

from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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」IMttIE3轟設ξdegL8T誌長 idPlayCIL HEABERLIN

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TAPS

fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

^uoitiJ-io-us-inasmrci--l1=-^ liflfrtItli1rllrirluo tnu

close Eo the family It rras no surPrise

gliigiIti LilU J i- -rrurtlHL3oinaf ter Hictor rra s laid to rest Dave t

--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

If -

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fori-ro ci I s extended Erip to Hong Kong Bangkok and

urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

i - - ^ ^- anY f iner Etrrn Donr tIii rot ne up so 1 trope r -

- Beautifulry said Ctraprain Joe

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

RUBVE M ROGRSON350 Sowillo+r SP115Ria lto GA 9237 6

-Deceased Dec 12 1988

cEcIL L MoYER (H 2LsE 42-45)t-

From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

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ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

IA was ltq amp Hq Co 34th

from tJ+2 Eo t45 IJhen Ehe lhn shows upats the door to teturn Ehe picturesyourve goE to go

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

faith in tomorrohr for the clock may Ehen

be s til IAuthor Unknqm

-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

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」degHN Ro CALVINo make a prediction

Army

you ciuDot predict you carl gainmore tDar you might lose Eesaid this is the deterrelt value ot abattlefieurold nuclear weapor litethe LaDce

We doot necessarily have tohave a whole lot more then thpSovielg based in Europe or evens urucb ari they do Galvin said

But be said there must beuro somekitrd of easonable balaDce declariD8 that today the UnitedStat6 had 88 t Dce lauuchers de

ployed is WeuroEterD Europe whilethe Sovielr bad 1400 short-rangeouclear weapoo based iD EastelnEurope

II theyve got l4 times ut muchas rre do hos can you call tiadeeDse So rhy doat they justsay Ot iI Jouve got 88 aDdyourie not 8oi8 to get alry biggerthe rie Fill come down

Asted why he would not substi-tEte a missile submarine for short-rarge Duclear missiles i Europe

Calvi replied tiat this had heuroertried i tie 1960s bd as judgedDot to be credible becaDse theUnited Stat8 ard the Soviet U onwere Dot lilely to blor each otherup rith auclear reapols in orderto stop aD irvader attaching arl-othea countiy

l NATo countriB iD Europelose the Lance and get oo replace-Eent for it they would ooly baveairplaneuros alrd artillery tubes tofire a a superio i-ovadirg [orceatrd such Eajor targets to the rearas assemblirg ares ArtilleryGahiD codteDde4 has too short areach oDIy 12 miles ard aircrafttrying to hir targets close to thefrortliDes Eould face deadly lire

Soviet atr deleDseuros ir Europehave beurocome so lethal Galvrnsaid ilat the only ray to gothmugh it ts to fly ulder it at 100feeurot wbile goinS 500 kDots Soweve got to take the pressurc ofIour aircrait- lve caot re3ci aay-tlitrg except the Iocal batuerieidwiti (Ducler artillery So youbave got to have a baclup byIielditrg a Lalce replacemetrt

Galiiu said he waDts a sbort-range rcissile with a range of 210to 20 roiles that would be Illouot-ed on a tracked vehicle io it couldmove from one battlefield to an-other

Under culreot aEns aSreemeDtshort-range missiles canDot have araDge of more than 300 miles

NUCLEAR WEIIPONS - Chari siolry wcapor deployed by NATOad Wallaw Pact eo[Dtries i EoroIc

IATO chief endorses arms cutsbut wants new short-range missiles

By GEORGE C WIISONThc WsshilgtoD Po3t

BRUSSEIS Belgiur - ceD-JohD R Galvi coEEander ot tieNorth Atlantic Treaty Organiza-tioq said ir an jntervlee here thathe eDdors6 the coDveDtional-arEsreductioos recently proposed byPresideut Bush but Fill reEaiureasy about defeDdilg Europeurountil he has new short-Etrge ou-clear roissiles to replace lieuroLaDce

Bush bosiDg io pressure froEWest GerrDaDy and otter allieurosagrEed to postpoDe EodemizatioDol ttre lalce mrssile utriil he hastrieurod to Begotiate reuroductioDs iotroops aircraJt tanls and otherarmor and artillery baseurod tn Eo-mpe But tle presldeot stressedthat he has no inteouoD of abaD-doBilg short-raoge ouclear Eis-siles like the lalce

GalviD asked why he iDsisted oDkeeuropi8 sorEe short-raEge missrlcsiatier t[an abaDdoni-og them alto-gether said tley are vital to de-terring tle start of war ardshould deterrence fail to stop aBiavadil8 force

Iu the past the lour-star 8etr-eaal said coDgentioDal lorceuroeveu whe tley were equal didntdeter war ID fact alrnost half theurotime the smaller lorce attackeurodtie bigge force

However he co8tiDued sinccseve had Duclear weapons tleyhave seurot up a situatiod ut FhlcD

Where they can striketbitrun alrgeuro ot man MfO aNWatlEw Pad mdsilfadbl rxJdar veurozt amptitoty rrsampxiB

WDd i1q Bzr ELtWab taf hotlt

Shortange nuclear mlaileTYPE FAIGE IOTAL

出FW[塁1 需 2281 scud 167ml 1 761

NATO Lanc0 61 rn1 932Franca s Pluton 67 mi

Nuciear‐ pab 鑽 1llory

TYPE RA～GE ToTAL

Warsaw Varbus upt 1268Pact calbers 15 mL

NATO Varbus upt 1937calb rs 17 ml

Srr dpbyd h N TO GudrG a (Ad Irbrt t-r W_ cr E cr Crch pot)orcd dt d -triJamps s923 2-amprfird rE t-ouGampb NATo ol1rrld rutu

The salesrnan was expectj-ng a veryimDortanl cusEomer to c-rll him at homeonSaEurdav so when he had Eo leave Ehehouse for i-short Eime he gave his liEtleson careful instructions on hors Eo answerthe telephone and take a messate

When Ehe phone rang the boy alswe_rediE feellng very grown up he Eold thecaller ttraE his fa Eher was not in at themoment and asked whether he would like toleave a message

Yesi the-caller said Iell himMr Jonis called - J-O-N-E-S

There was a momenErs Pause ThenMr Jones heard a srnall voice ask Hot^rdo you rake a J

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Presidents

MessagePlease feel aE ease abouE our September shlndl8 in Fort Wolth Every-thlnS is in place for a gala celebration It should be another superexEravaganzal Each upcoming reunlon seems to generaEe more excitemenEand enthusiaam than the lasc one From the letEers and calls we canfeel Ehe troops chafing aE Ehe blE sort of a sense of ur8encylt usedEo take nosE of the year to genelate monenEumi nor iE begins almosEinnediaEely afEer the last reunion

24th Dlvision parElctpatlonr Ea1y in the Bane the acceptance ofour invtEation was subJecC to budgeEary restrictlons buf as ofthis srltinB iE appears EhaE Gen Taylor will be able to favoE usuith thaE very lmpressive color guard the all time favoriEe musicalcoEbo lhe usual PX irith a very unusual assortmenE of Taro Leafnerchandise and of course Mrs Taylor General Pece and a fewnembers of hls staff Be srjre to rdelcoEe Eheo all as only 24th-erscan dol

Melllbers wi undoubtedlyareas in which our 2900 -

7oO East amp Northeast725 SOuth250 SW(Tx Ok Ark )

States with melnbership over

245 Cal f207 F or ida195 Pa149N Y148 0hio

be interested in knowing the geograirhical3000 members reside Breakdown follovs

800 Uldwest500 (11 WesE States + Ht amp Ak)

100 are as fol tows r

146 Texas135 I ll inois126 Mass112 Georgla102 Mlchlean

Above data complled by our hard worklng (dally updates) DirectoryChalrman and eomputer uhiz (l) Joe McKeon Thark you Joel

Revertln8 to For WorthS eptember Chalroan Paul Austin and his veryable assistants have all deEails lined up wiEh the hotel the alrlinesthe atrporE EransporEation local activities and above all our verywarm and hospitable hospltality room which always exudes comraderiefolnd noshere else on this planeE Anyone quesEion Ehat sEaEementThe only Ehing left is for our rnenbers Eo make their hotel reserva-Eions dlrect tith the hoEe1 and reunion registration direcE to PaulAustin Forms wlll be princed in each lssue of Ehe TARo LEAF

My sEaff (aheml) and I look forward o EreeEin8 all our ironderfulmeobers and thelr very alluring vrlves aC our annual party especiallythose me$bers from the Breats state of Texas rrho may have never aEtendedone of our reunlons previously

24th-fully yours

RoberE Ender

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Don Knox wrote anOra1 Histoty of theKorear VJartr It covered the opeiling 6months Don was working on the secondand final voltrne when he suddenly diedHis work rlra s concluded by Alfred CoppelEhe well known specialist in mllitarytiiylTさξ[重nttI1甜elLl『v8ryHarcollrt Brace 」ovanovich New York 1988

Appearing in it with fragmentary butterr fic interv ews are our own LACYBARNETT WARREN AVERY LEONARD KORCIE

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Itss gonna seeftr as tshough this issue s full of coupons to be fll1ed outs And youtll berighc

Our very energetic publlc relatsions nember GOLDY NORTOII has been diligently ats work devel-oping a package tour Here are some of the deteuroiIs

This would be a ten day (eight night) trip covering such places as Seoul Osan SuronChochiwon Taejon the Kun Rlver the tlakEong eEc Theurore are options for tag-ons Eo llong KongHong Kong and ehina Tokyo Ttrailand and tlawail

The basic package Eould cost between $1600 and 200000 per person based on dqrble occlq)ancyThis figure includes-air fare frl tie West Coasc all hotels and groutd _travel r and sose mealsOf courEe the air fare from the east and mld-west would have to be added to this sost

The questionaire ls self exptanatory If iou plan on takLng ad ntage of Bhis packageplease led Goldy lrtorr Tlme is in isportant faacor The nain thing he has to ascertain ls rrhetherbr no there issufficient inEeresc among our membets so thaE he can proceed in working out thedetails

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Dates of Korea Service

Hear that Ith the can opener Go seeif its for you or for me

lawyer Norman S Ostrord of New YorkCitsy tells Ehe EaIe of the farmer withhis horse and wagon going for a load ofgrain who was struck head-on

The farmer suffered severe and pernanentinju-ries Ilhen the case rra s tried to aiury the insurance conpany lawyer asked[imtIsntt its Erue chai ifuneaiitelyaf ter Ehis accidenE a person came over Eovou and asked vou how irou felttt tYes I remeurber thit tt the farmer said

And didnE you tell him thaE vou neverfelt beEEer in vour life

I quess I did The-defense lawyer said rrNo further

questlons tlOn redi-recE the farmer was asked

l^Iill you tellthe jury the circrrnstincesin whLch vou made that resoonsetYesrt- the farmer said- Inrnediatelyaftgr ttre accidenE my horse had twobroken l-egs and was neighing and kickingThe rnan who came alonq was a deDutvThe rnan

Word from Alice BRIDIIELL on EARL(H 19th 38-t4) dorsn at 5611 Bar SSt Tucson lZ 85713 is Ellat Earl isconfined Eo a wheelchair Had seriouscervical surgery from which he recoveredafEer a 2 oonths hospiEal stay MedicsdidnrE expect him to rake it buts he didBoth Allce and EarI ask ttrat Eheir goodwishes and love be extended to allwho remember them rrRemembert Whocould forget Ehis wonderful pair

-If Ehis is your first reunion wiEh us

please dont sit back $raiting for peopleEo introduce themselves to you You belhe shaker and the mover - please - yousEep forward Lo him - or them - exEendyour glad hand - and sound off as if youhad a-pair - youtll be happy thau youdid Ours is a terrific bunch of happyacquaintances and warm friends Averagerunning time from sEranger Eo acquaintanceto friend - five minutesi AlI especiallvso cuz Ehis year were meetint in Texaspardner tIell be in Ehe land where Ehebroncos kick up Eheir heels and thecowboys do Eheir unlevel best to trang onTheirs is the romance of Ehe rodeol ourbonanza is in simple friendships

-r-- Guggs our campa ign against tinted glassin vehicles hit a dead end Oh wellr-RALPH BALESTRIERI was on our side evenLf no one else was CantE understand whvCongress with Ehe stroke of a pendoesnE ouELaw the business Where arethe police on thls one Or at leasE thepolice unions

盤1究eparailn呈鯛ittrd[uりput hls ievolver tothe horsets eir and sho him dead Then hewent over Eo the dog which trad a brokenback an was crying He puc his gun toEhe dogs ear and shot him dead Then hecame to me and asked me rHow do you feelr

I-said I neve feltbetter iri mylife

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How Eo dress for FtWorth CasrallvCor-nfortably Coolly - is Lhat a word-Weve trad much fun with Hawaiian gearin years pase - colorful shlrts for themen muu-muus for the Iadies - for rnostof our waking hours including the Fridaynight dinner Its colorful comforEablecozy But - come Sa turday night for ourcombinaffin Memorial ServiceBanquetwe sErongly suggest business suitscompleEe with shirts neckties and shoesfor Ehe men - and for Ehe ladiesr eveningdress wear cocktail dresses or whaEeveryou look diessed up in We dont goiorrna I as Ehey used to call iE buE lvecertainly hranE to imProve on Times Squarea high noon (L-

The recenE death of IF Izzy SLonethe famous iournalist called to mind hisbook Korei Ttre Hidien War in whichappears the carefully veiled innuendoEha t the Korean lar was all sEarted by acooked-up deal between the US andSouth Korea

FExciEing and sensible new plans in Ehe

works all in a bona fide efforE to avoidEttat vexaEious anma I stamPede inEo ourSa turday night banqueE hall

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While-the Pentagon has been claimlngsuccess ln integrating women lnto theamed forces famllies in the ranks havebeen confronting a crisis in child care

The Department of Defense concedes thatlt needs 811000 more day care slots formllltary dependents O-f the 129000chlldren who do receive care on oilitarvlnstallatlons worldwide the Pentagon estirnates that 21000 aie in centeis thatare anElquaEed overcrorded or hazardous

lfuch of the Dressure for more famtlvand child-relat-ed supporE has cme with Eheinflux of women singl- parents and yowrgmalried recruiEs who have enllsted in chep-ost-Vletnam erarsaid IAjDavid Super ofthe Artry a Pentagon spokesnan

As an example in 1958 at the heighEof the Vletnam War 381400 women lrere onactive duEy worldwlde out of a total35451000 United States troops MajorSuper sald Non Ehere are 2211700 womenon actsive duty worldwide abouE 11 percentof the force

In additlon there are ncrr 511800slnsle parenEs and abouE half the 21million- active duEy personnel are marriedta considerable changa frcrn Ehe days whenEhe services rre re filled with yorrng singlenra les

As FDR loved to ask What kind ofshenanisans are Ehese tte

Helers a direcL quotse from an amazlngIeEter whlch came in enclosins a 55000check Dontt knor h6r in the iorld Icould have gone 35 years without knoelngabout Ehe Assoclation I am enclosingmy dues and a snall ( sornething extra) -

Sincerely RICIIARD PARMERTER10 New St Florida IlY 10921

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BILL SHOIIEN (2IsE amp 24th Recon | 4]t44)1911 Francis St Waukestra WI 53188 saysAm still hiking mosE every other day lnour staEe forests near here Trled ameasured nine miler Ehe other day which Ihave covered in 3| hours each of Ehe lasEfour years buE had to stop after just 2|hours The sotes of my feeE feel like theyare callused and today I hiked anoEherarea for 3 hours Thls area ltas noextremely steep or high hills or bluffsjust keEtles and moraines lefE over fromthe lasE ice age 20000 years ago Iremember hlking the Koolaus and WaianaeMountains on Oahu and camping on Ehe streamsalso Ehe ouEback in Australla EhaE GolonelLawson authorized A1 Fournier and I toreconnoiEer for two to four days A1waysfollowed bv a reoorE and more overlavsManv Eimes- othermen were involved aird oftenGenLra I Cramer needed a guide or comPanyand asked one of us to eo alone How soodiE was to be in nry 2Os-and hile all dXywiEh pack and rifle But I did geE sorefeet then too -

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This year were getting two for theprice of one - Ewo convention chairmen -PAUL AUSTIN on the port side and GILHEABERLIN on the starboard side - as youare looking at tshem of course

It all sEarted with an inquiry - fromBILL YOUNG of 790 ELake Ravenna 0HHerd seen our iEem in the DAV fitagazine Sowe ioined BilI uo Then followed a notefroir Rebecca McPiak his daqhter Sherdread our oaoer and wanEed Eo surorise himHerets a bit of her notei itrs iefreshing

I wouid like Eo srpris him with a 24th lapel pin and a regiment cres pinI have no idea wtra t regiment he was inbut I do knorv he was staEioned in KrnnamoEoJapan in L947 (zlsE InfRebecca )

I am enclosireuro $350 for a lapel pinand $400 for a crest oi-ntI am sure you would find ouE whichregiment he was in in KurnamoEo so youwould know whlch crest I want

rl4y father fired on Ehe 24tsh Divisionrifle team They beaE every team in thefar east conrnandexcept thel4arine CorpteamttThe tournament was held aE camp Palmerin Tsudanum Jaoan

tte told me ire gots tso Japan in Febof 47 He was sent Lo a place calledZanm and $as sent from there to aKunamoto He said he had to go underlte ocean on a train to get there(The tr-rnnel bebveen HonsEa and Kyusha IRebecca)

I heard him talk about a Ist lieutenanErEmed lbrtinez who was his comnandingofficerttHe told me abouE some guys in hisplatoon Their names were Belcher Co$rdenFreeman and LutchkowrIhen he was on the 24uh Division rifleEeam Eheir team captain was Major Ritzand one of Ehe other gulrs on the teamwas named Kllleran

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f-orar SerrcEhrrALLera( rJ To G l- SoRP

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- r amrJrlErng in order to obEain soncrnronnaEion regarding Ehe reunion inFtJorthI retired from lhe Arnry in r55 I

H63sf5 ilf itIfi I -i19ilia c Schof ield rrhen Ehe lorean iar ber-an andrye -embarlced for l(oree and landed ufrr-and irTme(liately engaged i ioGt-i- itEoefense ot la san

Our BaEtery supported the 2nd Bn 5l-nRCT under Ehe conrnand of LtCol JohnThrocknorEen (rRoclqp Johnr) He laEercosnandecl the 5th RCT ra s the youngestfull colonel in counrand of an infantryregiment The 555th FA Bn was cormnandedbv Lr col John Dalv- ttl am inEerestedEo know any infornEtionregarding the persons Ehat are accive inthe reunLon get togeEher Perhaps youcould enliehEen me and Dass on someinf ornntioi if availabll Triple Nickle people herers anotherone I

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This nLce litt1e story started thus

Along abouE last December rve received an inquiry from a Chrisrina Colbertabout an organlzation called Veterans Finders o America The story is developed inher letter used below The lette is a Fatshers Day leEEer being addressed Eo hergood Dad UEwIN C COISERT who justs happens to be a GinleE The rest is now a partof our folk lore - and we love Chrlstina for bringing herself and her srvee Dad intoour fold Melvin today spends most of his time in a wheelctrair Over on the oppositepage we glve you Ehe picEure Ghris mentions in-her lovely leEEer rvhich we reproduceLelorr ttlra t a- preclou-s word EhaE word famiIy See hcir it applies to the e olbertfamlly You know how lt applies to our fami ly of the 24th

HAPPY EATHER S DAY DADDY -

Ity Dail lrelvln G Colbert 7s a prouit netuber of the 21thInfantrg 2lst Dlvlslon and f aE vrltlng thts letter to sharelrlth gou hov f feel about htm - euro Deurod t ho Is t onderful anilextraordlnarg

Eor mang years mg Dad had a small Plcture of hlmaelf anil erghtgervrce buililles that he cherlshed He coampIfented hov often thathe thought of that plcture and those men anA hol )e rrlshed hekneu rrhere theg lrere Tvo gears ago as I Fathers Deuro9 presentf had the plcture enlarged and fred Thlg reallg rlade t1mhappg and ttlggered euron ldea of hig to fotm an ocganizatTon tohelp yeterans suclr as hrmself flnd o7d Duddtes Pe talraed mangtlmes about this Idea anil tlov to brlng 7t to llfe

Becau9e f vas ln college at the tlme I irli not reallg cottutltmgself to somethlng that m9 Dad thought vas reallg lnportant Yecontlnued to discuss l15 ldeas anA xhoughts and then founit outthat mg father yas dlagnose as hav rng ALS or Lou GehtlgsDlsease ThTs irld not sxop hlr from maklng a dream come trueHe reaT|zea the sltuation and ghorred Tricl^eillble strength and vil-lpover to contlnue even though lt Decame irlff 7cu7x xo do everyCtay actlvitles such as teuroIking on the phone ot vtltlng a noteIt vas durlng thls tlme that Dad and I te9olved to make hls tdeareal

Our organlzatlon yeteran flnders of Amerlca Is built upon mgDaiy s ilrean to help others flnd old friends As mg Ipm Doloceseuro cloge frlenir lchael and myseJf take the steps to manaqeyeteran Finaers Dad continues to pour forth bcilllant ldeas onhow to make yeteran Flndera a tevardlng success

9o on thls Eathers Dag I vant By Dai to knov hovlove hlm and ttat f hope through yeteran F1nders veto reunlte hlm Ith hls buddles in the photograph

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It started vrth a plcture some at]^ong merlorlee an Titea and

EIve my Dad the best glft of a77 - the knorrledgle that so mangme0Ders of our organlzatlon xhat he founded have been reunrted

I IOVE YOU CIRTSTTNA

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ALBERT MCAD00S 3RD CHAPTER

Thi6 i6 the third instaLlrentof IA brlef History of the ifthRCTin Korea The time has cometo try to explain the terns 5thRCT alxd 5th Infantry AU Regi-nental Combat teans have an In-fantry Regiment but not all In-fantry Reginents were RCTi s

The Elfth RCT was rnade up fronthe fitfth Infantly Regiment firstActivated by the USArmy jn 1808wa6 one of the oldest fnfantry Reglments of the USArmyThe 555thfield Artillery Battalion the5th Tank lledical CoJlecting andChenical Motar Conpanles and the72nd Conbat Dtgineer CoEpany

The fifth RCT reEained 1n Ko-ea upon the withdrawal of the24th InfDivlsion the RCT wastenporar[y broken up for 6evera]-nissions Bx I amp z were loadedonto the USNS Marine Phoenlx foran Ovelulgbt Cruise to KoJE-Do arleIaad off PUSAN The Jrd Bx the555 FA Bt Tank Co and otherswent aone place e1se SoEe oneelse rrill have to fill us in Ourmail address for our 6tay on XoJEwa6 the Elfth US fnfantry Wherewere you durlng this period ifyou did rot enjoy KOJE-DO becausethls was good duty(Eeb 15 to May1 1952 Eore or less)

Located on KOJE-DO was a UN POWcanp We relleved elenentE of the27th Wolf Hounds provi ing guard6to several large Prj-son ConpouldsOne Rifl-e Squad per compound fourEuard shiftE of six hours eachseven dqys a week Guard Mountsinspections the whole nine yardsA GIrs dread and a Eecond Ltdelight A11 in a1l- this was theaost pleasant duty anyone couldhave ln the fnfantry iE KOREA

The most detested detaiI had tobe the honey pot brigade andthe most boring was the RockQuarry and breakwater detail Iwonder if anybody knows rhat be-ca]ne of that breakwater

A highlight of our tour atKOJE-DO has to be the night ofthe attempted breakout It hap-pened on the 4th shift 18 to 2400 f remember machine gun trac-ers overhead and a11 of us head-InB for our respective companyconpounds The Next dqy we hadto go lnto the compounds to sortout the Bood guys from the badWe saw severa] dlsmembered bod-ies ln a trash heap not very nice

Around April lSth we loadedon an LST and shipped out to theEast coast slde of KoREA offloading upon the beach ending upat the burned out towlr of INJEright on the l8th Here the FifthRCT was reorganized al1 of ourfar flunB ulits returning andthe 5th RCT was back j-n businessInten6lve trainlng exerclses inareas cleared of civilians gaveus a chalce to get some good tra-ining Some things come to nindI renenber getting folding cot6with rubber ajr matE for 6leepingWe used the Air Mattresses forwhite water raftlng on the rivernear by In early May the fifthwas attached to the 25th InfDiv0u June lSth the fifth got narch-ing orders to proceed north tothe PUNCH BoWL area and in linereljeving the l4th Infantry on theMain Line of Resistance (MLR)The first Bn on the West or leftthe second in the niddle al]d thethird on the right or east CorrErr my outfit was to the riaht ofrBr oh the MLR nore next tine

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A LOWIE AFFAIRREMEMBER THE WIY THE LIGHT

rouchd hcr hrir Shc tuBc her hcad and I sawhcr tacc Shc lurhed slill more and out euroves metand hcld We iaw Qach othcr i momentaryawareness in thar raucous fillhSradescholrinm(which I d jusr bon t ssiBncd I lcll os though l dbeon struck u bkw undr thc heurr Thus tcaanmv rrrst lovcutlir a surgc oI adrcnslrne a rushol bl(xd r rhin8 ot innocerce and prin lhal has

Her name was Rachcl I supFsa our slorvrued in a nmancc trow out of tlvor is one ol absurdiiv tGdv and - who knows - thc innoccnce may teallv havcbeuron iEnotancc rn viw ol aU lhut has haPPcncd slnce whaleveriiwas I mrxrncd my way rhrough gradc and hiSh schrDl

stricken al lhe meresiahl ol hcr longuelicd ir her presenceuro

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ncss asxuol bul urtcnl and obsessrve thal madc m awkward and my voice crac is likc some imPos(ible drcamnow t knos i wus so alflicled bul I cannol acluallv believe

wiat mcmury insists I did which was lt suflcr Exquisitelyt wouldcalchsiahr of her ixslkinE doun an aislc olrees lo

or from school and l d kome Paralyzcd Shc alwayssecmed so poisd sellposscssed sliShtlv amuscd Ar home

ir beurod ld elive euroach encounler writhinB ar the lhouBht of

my inadequacies feeling less than worthless Even so as

licpasscd and we enlereurod our taens I sensed her afledion_re toleraocc for me

Coina steuroldy imPlied a malurilv we still luckcd Her or_

thodox Jewish upbringinSnd my oqn Catholic scruplcs mlBeurod a krnd of idcalism a (etibare Eracc rhal made rvcn

iistinca drstanr propecl hoeveuror (eRcnllv desircd As lorrh rsr oI it we were babcs in arms I

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mcnlioned lhe possibilily o marriaAe inmY ncxt lclter lo her and almiEl im_

mediaroly her ftplics became lcss trcquentandpcrsnal

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have been grnd indecd - my lrish conscicnce and your Jcsish guilr _

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DALLASOFORttWORTH AND ViCiNlttY

Our verv orsn Ib i Gen HENRY MOHR(a aury liEh F47- 42) of 2o GrandCir StAnn M0 llas written a cohmmwhich tras appeared in a plurality ofpapers arornd the comtry Here it is

KOREA -- NHY IAE A BAD SITUATION No^SE

lhcreasrnglv heavv ere55ure5 roh

wshrhqton South Koreia -ta-

oe ehocatrc aovarnment sound I ike- therhd

na aeefe pie It cores as no surprrse that south Korea E

iIol_- suenderinq to the deaands o+ their polrtrcel

pprit The U S has qiven Korea little choice

t 6ay not be quitE as batr due to progess alrdv octe increatrng a de ocratic qovernont But the Bituation in SthX irrt a lot lrke ht hppened Hhen lhe Unrtd Statesallodrd the shah o+ tran to +ll and l(honnr to seiz porer ri There Ea5 also Nicrequ dher the U s thghtiorutron Eas the wav to brtnq ou stvlE o+ dehocracv ro the

Eee te Ever Fronq lh u 5 State Depatoent hrdco6DletelT 6i5julqct the situttons on everv count

A- thinq5 turnd out the net govnients ot lran- andi tn to= dho serzed absolute poE

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the United states Fehps k oent Eellt but thdtaii tt r

Becaus o our reural to support reqioesirrt

6ce allies o+ the United States re can onlv sut+er

the unpl easant consequences

The previous governoents o tran ^d Nicaraqu --_ tshich

adhittedly le+t lot to be desired --- ere rPlaed bv

diclatorships hrch ae +a iose

Un+ortunatelv the U S didnt learn a thing l|e aeenEouaginq actionE in South Koa Fhich mav tead to vev sinilrsits-r+-th prsent leadershiF o+ that countrv is drticallv In rdditlon to brng errable 1Iv

Prrrdent chunoli o=t sone crettt +o the stndard f

lrvinq enjovedOV tre peopre o-t South Korea hich i6 at lEt +ive ti

s better

i1 iCitt North kore -__ a +act thE polilical oPpotsitionEoutd liLe us to Jorqet-

Futhless oen in South Koa ate tedinq the Politicaroppoeition using iots anc the threat oevolution to seie ---ri = alr polrtrcranE do be+oF electron thaEir rto to lmpove thrnqs +or the peoEl

Insorar 35 the u s iE concerned alloing the FPqblic oo io deal +inlv with oppoeition readErs lim Youhq-sn and

ii 0 g is out oJ the question Hoever i+ lhe tro tissuccd 1n seiioq nore ooFer nd in+luehce in Seoul-__ and thevpUOi irr -- lhe Hhole natue o+ U S elationBhips

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Koree ahd our stategic Position in th Fa East Eould xqse

In 1945 I net and talke tith Kir Dea Junq one o+ theorrnclol opposttroo leaders 5t the Lottee Hotel rn sEoul =- -i n t

Krh cre to the hoter or a

iiie i a grouP o+ nie journatists on the uitet states

Th sessron had qone on +o onlv a +ee nlnutes hen lbeqant ii that thrs rs no odinv person He is proobrY Ene

nost dahqerEus han t have eve oet ki6 Dt Junq Hhtr perdal

iii]- i- ro aetect o senuine interst on his pert in theerare o+ the oeopl o+ the sountv he dants to rule

kih Dea Ju^q das tried tor 6urdend Eentenced to death in19E|4 s aesul o hrs tole rn inErting bloodv rrots- But hrs = ratcr redued to 20 vears o Hhich Krn

-r-r ths He rE ress thdn n idor o th peopre and

ea o+ hrm sEeos to be ride5Pd

I hard Peopt call Ki6 Dee Jsnq theOn several occsioos

Kh6eni o Kdet

Kifr Younq_Eao xho shrr the ambitions o+ xin D Jung --_ut iil i=itv

ti= 1 --- is nother teGer o+ the

i- = rii to be a narriase or Folitrcar3thcr than a Isti6qltianc

qteDs the unrted states has talen rcntlv Nrll 9o a long n i to Krri a reqrtrhacY and Rtture thev rackand despeatel Y ned

The Fepubt ic o+ (South) Xorea rs +acing a bad situationrh =irJu davs to brrng bout Eoo5tucttve change5 ithoute-= ii atros hrch drtabrrre nd

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south roea- s prent govenment

Llnotunatelv the +at is rlreadT ih the +ire

MAJ GEN HENRY MOHR

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Cominr to ForE liorth in an RVWontlerin I rbout RV facilitiesThis much we knowThere are four RV parks in or near

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Sunset RV Park4921 White Settlement

Texas Motsor Home Park4833 ihite Settlement

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817-732-1537Road

Lakeview lIotor Home Park 817-457-677L4793 Fast- Loop 820 Sourh(Near Six Flals in ArlingEonand about 15 miles from the hotelin forE Worth)

The first three are onlv abouL 3 miles$rest of the Hyatt Regenty in downto$rnFort WolEhThere are NO facilities for campers atsour hote 1

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Hope they giveus a drag on thisone before thevthron it away

The Arm1rreturning to anage-old s Era tegyused extensivelvby the Sovietmi11tary isincreasing itsuse of decoys andfake targets inhopes of out-srla rting anenemys modernrreaPons

Decoys inclu-ding canva s tanksand plasticsoldiers couldmake Ehe Arrmr inbattle seem h^riceas big as iErgally is And 1f

A lullEe caavas rcplica of ao Ml ta is oudisplsy i Beltsvtlle Md The Army plars ao lse

fate wespors to oltsmart ale ereEy Theuro decoysEsy Dste an arEy seuroeE lsrgcr tt D it is

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Itlat news seens togive away the secre the Army points outthat the enemy still does noE knorv which

Ie knorr Ehey make decoys of thehighest order of equipment even as muchasmaking fake misdill silosr said TVICorp

Fallon said the Navy is working ondecoy ships and the Air Force tns grounddecoys of f-15 fighter jets thaE can turna bare airstrip into a fake airbase

The decoys are ntade from blorm-upphoEographs of the real things Theylook remarkably real aE a glance which inbaEtle is all an enemy would get beforedeciding whether to f i-re

Who knows maybe for the next one wecan send Ehe deeoys Eo the front and leavethe real live boys to home

(-CIAUDE CRIST of Box 985 Hebron oH

(hes HvMcr 2IsE t48-through TFS) -sends us the name s of a few buddieslWTLBUR J WTNCHEL (19Eh 49-r52)624 Lexington Thornville OH 43076

WILLIAM GRIFFITH (2lsL 49i5I)437 Aullwood Rd Davton 0H 45414

GERALD D TURNER (21st 48-r51)78 lIoodland Downingtown PA 19335

BRUCE MCGUTRE (34rh amp 19Eh r48-r51)16241 Laurel Hill Glenford Otl 43739

ROBERT IAIIRENCE (3rd Eng r57-r58)I14 Buckeye Hebron OH 43025

Ttnnk you Claude

-Whv is iE thaE Ehe weEEest dogs areEhe fiiendtiests dogs

lDThe only Ehing thats more painful ttun

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tanksand Erucks

The canvas Lwo- and Ehree-dimens iona Itanks mde a t TVIs S0-worker planE ouL-side lIashington look real boEh to Ehenaked eye and Eo heat-seeking theIna 1targetsing systems used at night

An unassembled fronts-view M-l weighEsabout 25 pormds and coLlapses into a 4-foot-by-2-foot duffle bag In less thanthree minutes one man can assemble itand plug in a generator to warm up iEstherira lsignaEur with a tape recorderand speakers a pair of soldiers can soundlike an entlre tank battalion

A fake M-l costs about $31500 cornparedwiEh abouE $3 miLlion for a new M-I

Iho remembers L94O-42 when we weredoing the same tshirg - only all we hadwere the decoys the real McCoys werestill on Ehe drawing boards

The Army has about 4000 real M-I tanksand plans to outfit each rrith at leastone fake M-1 at a cost of about $75million [taj Andrew Fallon of Ehe Army I sbudget office said

Deception has been a key element inmilitary strategy since the Trojan HorseGeman Gen Enrin Ronmel fooled Alliedforces in North Africa during WlJ II tsheBriEish fooled the cermans and Ehe IsraeliArmy today regularly uses deceptive falseradio chatter

But Ehe Sovietss are thoughE to be themost adept having everylhing from pseudoballistic missiles to entire fake armiesunder a branch of the military called thePrlncipa I Dlrectorate of SlraEegicDeception

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ADDRESS CORRECTON REQUESTED

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Rev Elton S SInith Pastor

Dear BroEher

Perhaps you have heard of me and oty naEionrride campaign inche ciuse of ternDerance Each year for the past fourteenI have rrade a Eoirr of Texas Kahsas Nebraska Mlssouriand lora delivering a series of lecEures on the evils ofdrinkine On this tour I have been accouqranied by uy youngfriend ind assisEanE Clyde LimpEon Clyde a young manof good family and excellent background is a paEheEicexaiple of liEe ruined by an excessive indulgence in whiskeyand woraen C1yde would hppear wiEh me aE lectures and siLon the plaEforin drunk wheezing starLng at tshe audiencethrough- heavy bleary blood-shot eyes sweaEing profuselypicklng his nose belching and making obscene- gestsureshlle I would polnE him out as an exarple of whaL over-indulgence can do for a person

This winEerr unforEunately Clyde passed away A mltualfriend tras eiven me vour -nime Lnd I wonder if you would beavailable t5 take cliders place on Ehis years Eour

Rev Ellon Schurch of the

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This ls the fifth ln6ta11uentof IA Brief Eistory of the EifthRCT 1n I(oresrr continuing rith xoyConbat phase of these recolectlonEou Patrol actlvitles coDtiDuesthroughout the surnner with bothAEbush and an occasi-onal ContactpatloI that often 1ed to Fire-flghts arld we had several Oneconslsted of tbe entire ConpanyI renenber a radiona]1s coafelenceheld near the 11ne of departurerhere I 6aY eleraents of Eost ofthe partlciparxts togetber slththe supporting uaits rflhin lhs1ire o f larch Tbere Yas justabout evelybody frolo Conpany Eexcept the cooks and bottle wash-ers Motatnen and heavy nachiae-gurnels rlth teror 1n there eyesNot u6ed to patro16 alld apparentfear of the urknom We sere norenonchalant because this ra6 oDe ofseveral patrols we had partcipated1a ad soDe of the6e guys nere otrtheir flrst patrol With a1l theaoi6e and fus6 ye nade the NKPAavolded us We baDged around nostof the night and returDed rithoutcontact Later patrols the NKPAnade up for it and 1n one ofthe6e I got hlt rith about 15others i-a a perfectly execudedambush We vere caugbt flatfoot-ed Tbey hit us hard ard ran aw4yVle 6pent the lenainddr of the rightxithdraring and returning to ourlilles I carrt recal1 Yhether any-body ras kil1ed that nlght but 1stplatoon dld take slx I(IAi s durineuroour tour on the Iine and we hadmore men wounded thatx eDteled theline on June l8th

Almost every tri8ht se had tocontend v1th Ground fo8 and whilethe Artlflclal noonlight helped us

to see it also helped the othersi-de A6 the sunmer drew to a closethe Fiftb RcT wa6 transferled fronthe 25th Djvigion to the 40th Divi-sion and shortly after that wewere reLeived by the 223d Infantryon the night of October 3111952

sone tlne prior to bej-ng reLiev-ed we had a patrol that caused yourstnrly a 1ot of grief our nissionwas to set up blocking posLtionsnear the low dip ln the lldgelinenear I believe George CoDpany We

went out one wqy a[d were to retu]nby another route lllhile 6et uP thenj-ght teEperatures dlopped suddenlyto belov freezing We were sweattyxrith no Jackets and nust have caus-ed o16e because re were under severartil1ey flre (possibly l2ampn)nasty stuff We had to be very stil1and renaln quite and i-n place forseveral hours My feet becane numbI could hardly walk nlthout assist-ance I 6ot a touch of Frostbite anda brief stay ln the 5th Inf lledica1Conpany where I appalently ful1y re-coveled Such resiliance we had whene were twenty

Finally off the 1i-ne I enteredlnto an eleven day peri-od where Iwas tra]1sferred out of the flrstplatoon jnto the fourth and becanea gunner it a 57nn Recollless riflesquad Just as sooa as I got used tocarrlng the thlnE I had orders inharxd for LIe ZI(zoDe of Interlor )or rotation back to the States Ihad R amp R 1a Japan for five dqysl1ke everybody e1se but those con-pat storles w111 st4y out of printMoxe next tine fron the officlalRecord as my st4y jn the 5th RCTceased to exlst Bore next tlme

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- INIERNATIONAL KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL

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i--ii iiav n site has best drrured bv tlE citv of rs keuroeres

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effoEEs ad able guidace or uavor T Bradrer

ItE rExt scheduleurod evst eiII be the offictal gro-[ld breaking --sudav Jtrle 25 1989

at Aneels Park Sar Peurodro -- at rihich tirE all of tlE co-sdEorinA- ax eEorsrngsrs-ri2ad tiU be rePreseurottted Tsrtatlw final dedicaticn o ttr rEErrar rsElrteurod for Novder u 1990

As )Du car te1l rE ee lndeed serious abdrt tlis It EL1 c to passl

Eiceuron crsualtiE in tlE xoret lhr (1950-1953) eurore o(lsElveuro --- i91245ii l0]r84 dd et al -- bul LEi a e ad sdEn ftdn 22 Allied N3tlc6HUfi-ta b dqiv or prrPerlv tEEred nx rnternalilxoran ir vteras rri5-I YiIl help rectift tlEr

Ytu Ddricioati6r sdsrseErtt ad swport td yd- organiz-aLicts ee Edi thsolicited be ttE InleEnatlorEl l(oreamp Llrr VeLerans lrtrlla] ClmiEtee E wiIILdr-r rn oEtro sLpplv anv ioaterials to Lo ary reasaEbre teuroitgt Lo

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一Ch4ttsy and jolly notes from a fomer WALTER E oTNEIL (5th tTB) of

2d Lt FA - B-ILL IIOILEY of RE 2 Box 458 825 Pa lourar Et Cajon cA92020 rells usWarren TX It goes Ehe one about the manage aE a boring

I was rvith the Triple Nickle in HI -- meeEing who asked Can you hear me ithad Ehe Aruno Train the- first Een davs in the back and the boy aE- the back whoKorea and then Forvard observer unEil hit said No and the f11oh in lhe fronEon 2 SepE5O I had the short economy who said ttletrs swap placesrrEour Thariks Wally rve needed thaEtI nors have Ehro ggies in the service r-(C1asses of i75 and r53) and they have The race is on Is there arqrone inasked me Eo relite up my experiences in the horrse who beats thisKorea - rrTro catalacts and lens lnrplantsIIrm hoping this rer-Erion my firsE surgery - rotor cuff lefl shouiderwill help shed some lighE and tickle some high blood pressure sugar diabetesmemory cells so I can complete nry rnasEer- and gouEpiece |ly Cameo Role In Korea The The envelope pleaselAlmosE ForqoEEen viar nd the name - not the winner -- iust

Irm lo6king forward to receiving more the rEme - is - CH Bronko ATKINSONinfo about the reunion Do you anticipate (MP Platoon and Hq 63rd Field i4t--r45)distributing lists of expected atEendees of 3800 SDecatur Las Vegas NVwith addresies No were not -aking fin Bronko -

B1II werll lisE Ehoge coming if we far from it - were just ov6rrhelmed byIearn early enough WeII do our the sorry fact that Lhe people of our -d____esE 3ffrIiE Hi gElIhiBT$Bt

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t-rt to bumper some idioE would tryto iass them

I-JOHN RAGIAND writes from 6321 Gonzales

Groves Tr( 77519 Savannah was my firstand I thoroughly enj oyed iE I intend tofltake future meetingi Lord willing -iMeeEine ner^r friends was very retresh-ing buts uifortrnately did not seeany of sv outfit hybe if you sPread rdoroln nlxt TL issuL its might helP

Thb outfiE was co D 21st duringearLv 44 - earlv 46 Does arrybody knowthesL fellows aird their whereabouts--cGreni Ralph (was from Itt)

Rirnldi (was from Chicago)T- Pilch (was frqn wyoming I think)T- Reardon (from Kansa s I think)T Mrncv (was from Oklahoma ) I mer

hih 6n Mindanao and he wor-rnd uPas cook and rrent to Japan

Box (chink Willie $as first name-rrd rr was frorn stsLouis)tI knot Ehis is an InposiEionr --buEwould deeplv appreurociate any heIp

tlo iryisitibir at all JohnnY

_The press was rolling when we PuIIed it

to inseit this iEem The am nail hasbrought us an inqu-iry as to who $re are -iro-rt cot Nornian [I cooper (F amp2nd BnHqs 5tsh RCT 49-r5l) of Box 426LChattanooga TN 37405 AlwaYs hadtrouble with spelling Ettat town

the name and address of a member from

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Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

- _l4aybe our yelling about it has paidotf

The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

an』itliltlo888estants will be giventumlr entFiesOCt2虫d電 選lTinnerwill be chosen Nov 10

Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

ItrE abouE time

-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

rYea GimletslBetter sti1 call IARRY JoHnSOitl at612-665-213L Hers at 312 SlbinLeseur rYN 56058

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ELEQへ NTEFFEIRヽprime咽SCENCECHARLES Chuck STARRTNG (A 78th Tk -gn Tkco 21st rnf Tkco 5Eh RCT 19-iil

i gox54 Fennville HI 49408 is a1l

eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

triteto 6 c 2ool3- 137 211

rFte are in receipE of a friendly caII

from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

^uoitiJ-io-us-inasmrci--l1=-^ liflfrtItli1rllrirluo tnu

close Eo the family It rras no surPrise

gliigiIti LilU J i- -rrurtlHL3oinaf ter Hictor rra s laid to rest Dave t

--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

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fori-ro ci I s extended Erip to Hong Kong Bangkok and

urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

i - - ^ ^- anY f iner Etrrn Donr tIii rot ne up so 1 trope r -

- Beautifulry said Ctraprain Joe

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

RUBVE M ROGRSON350 Sowillo+r SP115Ria lto GA 9237 6

-Deceased Dec 12 1988

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From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

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ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

faith in tomorrohr for the clock may Ehen

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-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

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Presidents

MessagePlease feel aE ease abouE our September shlndl8 in Fort Wolth Every-thlnS is in place for a gala celebration It should be another superexEravaganzal Each upcoming reunlon seems to generaEe more excitemenEand enthusiaam than the lasc one From the letEers and calls we canfeel Ehe troops chafing aE Ehe blE sort of a sense of ur8encylt usedEo take nosE of the year to genelate monenEumi nor iE begins almosEinnediaEely afEer the last reunion

24th Dlvision parElctpatlonr Ea1y in the Bane the acceptance ofour invtEation was subJecC to budgeEary restrictlons buf as ofthis srltinB iE appears EhaE Gen Taylor will be able to favoE usuith thaE very lmpressive color guard the all time favoriEe musicalcoEbo lhe usual PX irith a very unusual assortmenE of Taro Leafnerchandise and of course Mrs Taylor General Pece and a fewnembers of hls staff Be srjre to rdelcoEe Eheo all as only 24th-erscan dol

Melllbers wi undoubtedlyareas in which our 2900 -

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States with melnbership over

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be interested in knowing the geograirhical3000 members reside Breakdown follovs

800 Uldwest500 (11 WesE States + Ht amp Ak)

100 are as fol tows r

146 Texas135 I ll inois126 Mass112 Georgla102 Mlchlean

Above data complled by our hard worklng (dally updates) DirectoryChalrman and eomputer uhiz (l) Joe McKeon Thark you Joel

Revertln8 to For WorthS eptember Chalroan Paul Austin and his veryable assistants have all deEails lined up wiEh the hotel the alrlinesthe atrporE EransporEation local activities and above all our verywarm and hospitable hospltality room which always exudes comraderiefolnd noshere else on this planeE Anyone quesEion Ehat sEaEementThe only Ehing left is for our rnenbers Eo make their hotel reserva-Eions dlrect tith the hoEe1 and reunion registration direcE to PaulAustin Forms wlll be princed in each lssue of Ehe TARo LEAF

My sEaff (aheml) and I look forward o EreeEin8 all our ironderfulmeobers and thelr very alluring vrlves aC our annual party especiallythose me$bers from the Breats state of Texas rrho may have never aEtendedone of our reunlons previously

24th-fully yours

RoberE Ender

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Don Knox wrote anOra1 Histoty of theKorear VJartr It covered the opeiling 6months Don was working on the secondand final voltrne when he suddenly diedHis work rlra s concluded by Alfred CoppelEhe well known specialist in mllitarytiiylTさξ[重nttI1甜elLl『v8ryHarcollrt Brace 」ovanovich New York 1988

Appearing in it with fragmentary butterr fic interv ews are our own LACYBARNETT WARREN AVERY LEONARD KORCIE

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1990 - Korea 4oth RevisiE

Itss gonna seeftr as tshough this issue s full of coupons to be fll1ed outs And youtll berighc

Our very energetic publlc relatsions nember GOLDY NORTOII has been diligently ats work devel-oping a package tour Here are some of the deteuroiIs

This would be a ten day (eight night) trip covering such places as Seoul Osan SuronChochiwon Taejon the Kun Rlver the tlakEong eEc Theurore are options for tag-ons Eo llong KongHong Kong and ehina Tokyo Ttrailand and tlawail

The basic package Eould cost between $1600 and 200000 per person based on dqrble occlq)ancyThis figure includes-air fare frl tie West Coasc all hotels and groutd _travel r and sose mealsOf courEe the air fare from the east and mld-west would have to be added to this sost

The questionaire ls self exptanatory If iou plan on takLng ad ntage of Bhis packageplease led Goldy lrtorr Tlme is in isportant faacor The nain thing he has to ascertain ls rrhetherbr no there issufficient inEeresc among our membets so thaE he can proceed in working out thedetails

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coldy Norton6200 wilshire BIvd Suite 903Los Angeles cA 90048

Dear Goldy

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Dates of Korea Service

Hear that Ith the can opener Go seeif its for you or for me

lawyer Norman S Ostrord of New YorkCitsy tells Ehe EaIe of the farmer withhis horse and wagon going for a load ofgrain who was struck head-on

The farmer suffered severe and pernanentinju-ries Ilhen the case rra s tried to aiury the insurance conpany lawyer asked[imtIsntt its Erue chai ifuneaiitelyaf ter Ehis accidenE a person came over Eovou and asked vou how irou felttt tYes I remeurber thit tt the farmer said

And didnE you tell him thaE vou neverfelt beEEer in vour life

I quess I did The-defense lawyer said rrNo further

questlons tlOn redi-recE the farmer was asked

l^Iill you tellthe jury the circrrnstincesin whLch vou made that resoonsetYesrt- the farmer said- Inrnediatelyaftgr ttre accidenE my horse had twobroken l-egs and was neighing and kickingThe rnan who came alonq was a deDutvThe rnan

Word from Alice BRIDIIELL on EARL(H 19th 38-t4) dorsn at 5611 Bar SSt Tucson lZ 85713 is Ellat Earl isconfined Eo a wheelchair Had seriouscervical surgery from which he recoveredafEer a 2 oonths hospiEal stay MedicsdidnrE expect him to rake it buts he didBoth Allce and EarI ask ttrat Eheir goodwishes and love be extended to allwho remember them rrRemembert Whocould forget Ehis wonderful pair

-If Ehis is your first reunion wiEh us

please dont sit back $raiting for peopleEo introduce themselves to you You belhe shaker and the mover - please - yousEep forward Lo him - or them - exEendyour glad hand - and sound off as if youhad a-pair - youtll be happy thau youdid Ours is a terrific bunch of happyacquaintances and warm friends Averagerunning time from sEranger Eo acquaintanceto friend - five minutesi AlI especiallvso cuz Ehis year were meetint in Texaspardner tIell be in Ehe land where Ehebroncos kick up Eheir heels and thecowboys do Eheir unlevel best to trang onTheirs is the romance of Ehe rodeol ourbonanza is in simple friendships

-r-- Guggs our campa ign against tinted glassin vehicles hit a dead end Oh wellr-RALPH BALESTRIERI was on our side evenLf no one else was CantE understand whvCongress with Ehe stroke of a pendoesnE ouELaw the business Where arethe police on thls one Or at leasE thepolice unions

盤1究eparailn呈鯛ittrd[uりput hls ievolver tothe horsets eir and sho him dead Then hewent over Eo the dog which trad a brokenback an was crying He puc his gun toEhe dogs ear and shot him dead Then hecame to me and asked me rHow do you feelr

I-said I neve feltbetter iri mylife

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How Eo dress for FtWorth CasrallvCor-nfortably Coolly - is Lhat a word-Weve trad much fun with Hawaiian gearin years pase - colorful shlrts for themen muu-muus for the Iadies - for rnostof our waking hours including the Fridaynight dinner Its colorful comforEablecozy But - come Sa turday night for ourcombinaffin Memorial ServiceBanquetwe sErongly suggest business suitscompleEe with shirts neckties and shoesfor Ehe men - and for Ehe ladiesr eveningdress wear cocktail dresses or whaEeveryou look diessed up in We dont goiorrna I as Ehey used to call iE buE lvecertainly hranE to imProve on Times Squarea high noon (L-

The recenE death of IF Izzy SLonethe famous iournalist called to mind hisbook Korei Ttre Hidien War in whichappears the carefully veiled innuendoEha t the Korean lar was all sEarted by acooked-up deal between the US andSouth Korea

FExciEing and sensible new plans in Ehe

works all in a bona fide efforE to avoidEttat vexaEious anma I stamPede inEo ourSa turday night banqueE hall

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While-the Pentagon has been claimlngsuccess ln integrating women lnto theamed forces famllies in the ranks havebeen confronting a crisis in child care

The Department of Defense concedes thatlt needs 811000 more day care slots formllltary dependents O-f the 129000chlldren who do receive care on oilitarvlnstallatlons worldwide the Pentagon estirnates that 21000 aie in centeis thatare anElquaEed overcrorded or hazardous

lfuch of the Dressure for more famtlvand child-relat-ed supporE has cme with Eheinflux of women singl- parents and yowrgmalried recruiEs who have enllsted in chep-ost-Vletnam erarsaid IAjDavid Super ofthe Artry a Pentagon spokesnan

As an example in 1958 at the heighEof the Vletnam War 381400 women lrere onactive duEy worldwlde out of a total35451000 United States troops MajorSuper sald Non Ehere are 2211700 womenon actsive duty worldwide abouE 11 percentof the force

In additlon there are ncrr 511800slnsle parenEs and abouE half the 21million- active duEy personnel are marriedta considerable changa frcrn Ehe days whenEhe services rre re filled with yorrng singlenra les

As FDR loved to ask What kind ofshenanisans are Ehese tte

Helers a direcL quotse from an amazlngIeEter whlch came in enclosins a 55000check Dontt knor h6r in the iorld Icould have gone 35 years without knoelngabout Ehe Assoclation I am enclosingmy dues and a snall ( sornething extra) -

Sincerely RICIIARD PARMERTER10 New St Florida IlY 10921

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This year were getting two for theprice of one - Ewo convention chairmen -PAUL AUSTIN on the port side and GILHEABERLIN on the starboard side - as youare looking at tshem of course

It all sEarted with an inquiry - fromBILL YOUNG of 790 ELake Ravenna 0HHerd seen our iEem in the DAV fitagazine Sowe ioined BilI uo Then followed a notefroir Rebecca McPiak his daqhter Sherdread our oaoer and wanEed Eo surorise himHerets a bit of her notei itrs iefreshing

I wouid like Eo srpris him with a 24th lapel pin and a regiment cres pinI have no idea wtra t regiment he was inbut I do knorv he was staEioned in KrnnamoEoJapan in L947 (zlsE InfRebecca )

I am enclosireuro $350 for a lapel pinand $400 for a crest oi-ntI am sure you would find ouE whichregiment he was in in KurnamoEo so youwould know whlch crest I want

rl4y father fired on Ehe 24tsh Divisionrifle team They beaE every team in thefar east conrnandexcept thel4arine CorpteamttThe tournament was held aE camp Palmerin Tsudanum Jaoan

tte told me ire gots tso Japan in Febof 47 He was sent Lo a place calledZanm and $as sent from there to aKunamoto He said he had to go underlte ocean on a train to get there(The tr-rnnel bebveen HonsEa and Kyusha IRebecca)

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Our BaEtery supported the 2nd Bn 5l-nRCT under Ehe conrnand of LtCol JohnThrocknorEen (rRoclqp Johnr) He laEercosnandecl the 5th RCT ra s the youngestfull colonel in counrand of an infantryregiment The 555th FA Bn was cormnandedbv Lr col John Dalv- ttl am inEerestedEo know any infornEtionregarding the persons Ehat are accive inthe reunLon get togeEher Perhaps youcould enliehEen me and Dass on someinf ornntioi if availabll Triple Nickle people herers anotherone I

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This nLce litt1e story started thus

Along abouE last December rve received an inquiry from a Chrisrina Colbertabout an organlzation called Veterans Finders o America The story is developed inher letter used below The lette is a Fatshers Day leEEer being addressed Eo hergood Dad UEwIN C COISERT who justs happens to be a GinleE The rest is now a partof our folk lore - and we love Chrlstina for bringing herself and her srvee Dad intoour fold Melvin today spends most of his time in a wheelctrair Over on the oppositepage we glve you Ehe picEure Ghris mentions in-her lovely leEEer rvhich we reproduceLelorr ttlra t a- preclou-s word EhaE word famiIy See hcir it applies to the e olbertfamlly You know how lt applies to our fami ly of the 24th

HAPPY EATHER S DAY DADDY -

Ity Dail lrelvln G Colbert 7s a prouit netuber of the 21thInfantrg 2lst Dlvlslon and f aE vrltlng thts letter to sharelrlth gou hov f feel about htm - euro Deurod t ho Is t onderful anilextraordlnarg

Eor mang years mg Dad had a small Plcture of hlmaelf anil erghtgervrce buililles that he cherlshed He coampIfented hov often thathe thought of that plcture and those men anA hol )e rrlshed hekneu rrhere theg lrere Tvo gears ago as I Fathers Deuro9 presentf had the plcture enlarged and fred Thlg reallg rlade t1mhappg and ttlggered euron ldea of hig to fotm an ocganizatTon tohelp yeterans suclr as hrmself flnd o7d Duddtes Pe talraed mangtlmes about this Idea anil tlov to brlng 7t to llfe

Becau9e f vas ln college at the tlme I irli not reallg cottutltmgself to somethlng that m9 Dad thought vas reallg lnportant Yecontlnued to discuss l15 ldeas anA xhoughts and then founit outthat mg father yas dlagnose as hav rng ALS or Lou GehtlgsDlsease ThTs irld not sxop hlr from maklng a dream come trueHe reaT|zea the sltuation and ghorred Tricl^eillble strength and vil-lpover to contlnue even though lt Decame irlff 7cu7x xo do everyCtay actlvitles such as teuroIking on the phone ot vtltlng a noteIt vas durlng thls tlme that Dad and I te9olved to make hls tdeareal

Our organlzatlon yeteran flnders of Amerlca Is built upon mgDaiy s ilrean to help others flnd old friends As mg Ipm Doloceseuro cloge frlenir lchael and myseJf take the steps to manaqeyeteran Finaers Dad continues to pour forth bcilllant ldeas onhow to make yeteran Flndera a tevardlng success

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EIve my Dad the best glft of a77 - the knorrledgle that so mangme0Ders of our organlzatlon xhat he founded have been reunrted

I IOVE YOU CIRTSTTNA

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ALBERT MCAD00S 3RD CHAPTER

Thi6 i6 the third instaLlrentof IA brlef History of the ifthRCTin Korea The time has cometo try to explain the terns 5thRCT alxd 5th Infantry AU Regi-nental Combat teans have an In-fantry Regiment but not all In-fantry Reginents were RCTi s

The Elfth RCT was rnade up fronthe fitfth Infantly Regiment firstActivated by the USArmy jn 1808wa6 one of the oldest fnfantry Reglments of the USArmyThe 555thfield Artillery Battalion the5th Tank lledical CoJlecting andChenical Motar Conpanles and the72nd Conbat Dtgineer CoEpany

The fifth RCT reEained 1n Ko-ea upon the withdrawal of the24th InfDivlsion the RCT wastenporar[y broken up for 6evera]-nissions Bx I amp z were loadedonto the USNS Marine Phoenlx foran Ovelulgbt Cruise to KoJE-Do arleIaad off PUSAN The Jrd Bx the555 FA Bt Tank Co and otherswent aone place e1se SoEe oneelse rrill have to fill us in Ourmail address for our 6tay on XoJEwa6 the Elfth US fnfantry Wherewere you durlng this period ifyou did rot enjoy KOJE-DO becausethls was good duty(Eeb 15 to May1 1952 Eore or less)

Located on KOJE-DO was a UN POWcanp We relleved elenentE of the27th Wolf Hounds provi ing guard6to several large Prj-son ConpouldsOne Rifl-e Squad per compound fourEuard shiftE of six hours eachseven dqys a week Guard Mountsinspections the whole nine yardsA GIrs dread and a Eecond Ltdelight A11 in a1l- this was theaost pleasant duty anyone couldhave ln the fnfantry iE KOREA

The most detested detaiI had tobe the honey pot brigade andthe most boring was the RockQuarry and breakwater detail Iwonder if anybody knows rhat be-ca]ne of that breakwater

A highlight of our tour atKOJE-DO has to be the night ofthe attempted breakout It hap-pened on the 4th shift 18 to 2400 f remember machine gun trac-ers overhead and a11 of us head-InB for our respective companyconpounds The Next dqy we hadto go lnto the compounds to sortout the Bood guys from the badWe saw severa] dlsmembered bod-ies ln a trash heap not very nice

Around April lSth we loadedon an LST and shipped out to theEast coast slde of KoREA offloading upon the beach ending upat the burned out towlr of INJEright on the l8th Here the FifthRCT was reorganized al1 of ourfar flunB ulits returning andthe 5th RCT was back j-n businessInten6lve trainlng exerclses inareas cleared of civilians gaveus a chalce to get some good tra-ining Some things come to nindI renenber getting folding cot6with rubber ajr matE for 6leepingWe used the Air Mattresses forwhite water raftlng on the rivernear by In early May the fifthwas attached to the 25th InfDiv0u June lSth the fifth got narch-ing orders to proceed north tothe PUNCH BoWL area and in linereljeving the l4th Infantry on theMain Line of Resistance (MLR)The first Bn on the West or leftthe second in the niddle al]d thethird on the right or east CorrErr my outfit was to the riaht ofrBr oh the MLR nore next tine

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have been grnd indecd - my lrish conscicnce and your Jcsish guilr _

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rcsolulc expression srid l iusl wanlcd k scc vou once

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DALLASOFORttWORTH AND ViCiNlttY

Our verv orsn Ib i Gen HENRY MOHR(a aury liEh F47- 42) of 2o GrandCir StAnn M0 llas written a cohmmwhich tras appeared in a plurality ofpapers arornd the comtry Here it is

KOREA -- NHY IAE A BAD SITUATION No^SE

lhcreasrnglv heavv ere55ure5 roh

wshrhqton South Koreia -ta-

oe ehocatrc aovarnment sound I ike- therhd

na aeefe pie It cores as no surprrse that south Korea E

iIol_- suenderinq to the deaands o+ their polrtrcel

pprit The U S has qiven Korea little choice

t 6ay not be quitE as batr due to progess alrdv octe increatrng a de ocratic qovernont But the Bituation in SthX irrt a lot lrke ht hppened Hhen lhe Unrtd Statesallodrd the shah o+ tran to +ll and l(honnr to seiz porer ri There Ea5 also Nicrequ dher the U s thghtiorutron Eas the wav to brtnq ou stvlE o+ dehocracv ro the

Eee te Ever Fronq lh u 5 State Depatoent hrdco6DletelT 6i5julqct the situttons on everv count

A- thinq5 turnd out the net govnients ot lran- andi tn to= dho serzed absolute poE

e bitter

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the United states Fehps k oent Eellt but thdtaii tt r

Becaus o our reural to support reqioesirrt

6ce allies o+ the United States re can onlv sut+er

the unpl easant consequences

The previous governoents o tran ^d Nicaraqu --_ tshich

adhittedly le+t lot to be desired --- ere rPlaed bv

diclatorships hrch ae +a iose

Un+ortunatelv the U S didnt learn a thing l|e aeenEouaginq actionE in South Koa Fhich mav tead to vev sinilrsits-r+-th prsent leadershiF o+ that countrv is drticallv In rdditlon to brng errable 1Iv

Prrrdent chunoli o=t sone crettt +o the stndard f

lrvinq enjovedOV tre peopre o-t South Korea hich i6 at lEt +ive ti

s better

i1 iCitt North kore -__ a +act thE polilical oPpotsitionEoutd liLe us to Jorqet-

Futhless oen in South Koa ate tedinq the Politicaroppoeition using iots anc the threat oevolution to seie ---ri = alr polrtrcranE do be+oF electron thaEir rto to lmpove thrnqs +or the peoEl

Insorar 35 the u s iE concerned alloing the FPqblic oo io deal +inlv with oppoeition readErs lim Youhq-sn and

ii 0 g is out oJ the question Hoever i+ lhe tro tissuccd 1n seiioq nore ooFer nd in+luehce in Seoul-__ and thevpUOi irr -- lhe Hhole natue o+ U S elationBhips

ith

Koree ahd our stategic Position in th Fa East Eould xqse

In 1945 I net and talke tith Kir Dea Junq one o+ theorrnclol opposttroo leaders 5t the Lottee Hotel rn sEoul =- -i n t

Krh cre to the hoter or a

iiie i a grouP o+ nie journatists on the uitet states

Th sessron had qone on +o onlv a +ee nlnutes hen lbeqant ii that thrs rs no odinv person He is proobrY Ene

nost dahqerEus han t have eve oet ki6 Dt Junq Hhtr perdal

iii]- i- ro aetect o senuine interst on his pert in theerare o+ the oeopl o+ the sountv he dants to rule

kih Dea Ju^q das tried tor 6urdend Eentenced to death in19E|4 s aesul o hrs tole rn inErting bloodv rrots- But hrs = ratcr redued to 20 vears o Hhich Krn

-r-r ths He rE ress thdn n idor o th peopre and

ea o+ hrm sEeos to be ride5Pd

I hard Peopt call Ki6 Dee Jsnq theOn several occsioos

Kh6eni o Kdet

Kifr Younq_Eao xho shrr the ambitions o+ xin D Jung --_ut iil i=itv

ti= 1 --- is nother teGer o+ the

i- = rii to be a narriase or Folitrcar3thcr than a Isti6qltianc

qteDs the unrted states has talen rcntlv Nrll 9o a long n i to Krri a reqrtrhacY and Rtture thev rackand despeatel Y ned

The Fepubt ic o+ (South) Xorea rs +acing a bad situationrh =irJu davs to brrng bout Eoo5tucttve change5 ithoute-= ii atros hrch drtabrrre nd

EeateA

south roea- s prent govenment

Llnotunatelv the +at is rlreadT ih the +ire

MAJ GEN HENRY MOHR

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Cominr to ForE liorth in an RVWontlerin I rbout RV facilitiesThis much we knowThere are four RV parks in or near

Fort Worth with overnisht facilities(hookups) for trailers-and campers

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Sunset RV Park4921 White Settlement

Texas Motsor Home Park4833 ihite Settlement

817-737‐ 7542

817-738-0567Road

817-732-1537Road

Lakeview lIotor Home Park 817-457-677L4793 Fast- Loop 820 Sourh(Near Six Flals in ArlingEonand about 15 miles from the hotelin forE Worth)

The first three are onlv abouL 3 miles$rest of the Hyatt Regenty in downto$rnFort WolEhThere are NO facilities for campers atsour hote 1

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Hope they giveus a drag on thisone before thevthron it away

The Arm1rreturning to anage-old s Era tegyused extensivelvby the Sovietmi11tary isincreasing itsuse of decoys andfake targets inhopes of out-srla rting anenemys modernrreaPons

Decoys inclu-ding canva s tanksand plasticsoldiers couldmake Ehe Arrmr inbattle seem h^riceas big as iErgally is And 1f

A lullEe caavas rcplica of ao Ml ta is oudisplsy i Beltsvtlle Md The Army plars ao lse

fate wespors to oltsmart ale ereEy Theuro decoysEsy Dste an arEy seuroeE lsrgcr tt D it is

half is r 1

We will a

Itlat news seens togive away the secre the Army points outthat the enemy still does noE knorv which

Ie knorr Ehey make decoys of thehighest order of equipment even as muchasmaking fake misdill silosr said TVICorp

Fallon said the Navy is working ondecoy ships and the Air Force tns grounddecoys of f-15 fighter jets thaE can turna bare airstrip into a fake airbase

The decoys are ntade from blorm-upphoEographs of the real things Theylook remarkably real aE a glance which inbaEtle is all an enemy would get beforedeciding whether to f i-re

Who knows maybe for the next one wecan send Ehe deeoys Eo the front and leavethe real live boys to home

(-CIAUDE CRIST of Box 985 Hebron oH

(hes HvMcr 2IsE t48-through TFS) -sends us the name s of a few buddieslWTLBUR J WTNCHEL (19Eh 49-r52)624 Lexington Thornville OH 43076

WILLIAM GRIFFITH (2lsL 49i5I)437 Aullwood Rd Davton 0H 45414

GERALD D TURNER (21st 48-r51)78 lIoodland Downingtown PA 19335

BRUCE MCGUTRE (34rh amp 19Eh r48-r51)16241 Laurel Hill Glenford Otl 43739

ROBERT IAIIRENCE (3rd Eng r57-r58)I14 Buckeye Hebron OH 43025

Ttnnk you Claude

-Whv is iE thaE Ehe weEEest dogs areEhe fiiendtiests dogs

lDThe only Ehing thats more painful ttun

Learning from experience is not Jearningfrom experience

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tanksand Erucks

The canvas Lwo- and Ehree-dimens iona Itanks mde a t TVIs S0-worker planE ouL-side lIashington look real boEh to Ehenaked eye and Eo heat-seeking theIna 1targetsing systems used at night

An unassembled fronts-view M-l weighEsabout 25 pormds and coLlapses into a 4-foot-by-2-foot duffle bag In less thanthree minutes one man can assemble itand plug in a generator to warm up iEstherira lsignaEur with a tape recorderand speakers a pair of soldiers can soundlike an entlre tank battalion

A fake M-l costs about $31500 cornparedwiEh abouE $3 miLlion for a new M-I

Iho remembers L94O-42 when we weredoing the same tshirg - only all we hadwere the decoys the real McCoys werestill on Ehe drawing boards

The Army has about 4000 real M-I tanksand plans to outfit each rrith at leastone fake M-1 at a cost of about $75million [taj Andrew Fallon of Ehe Army I sbudget office said

Deception has been a key element inmilitary strategy since the Trojan HorseGeman Gen Enrin Ronmel fooled Alliedforces in North Africa during WlJ II tsheBriEish fooled the cermans and Ehe IsraeliArmy today regularly uses deceptive falseradio chatter

But Ehe Sovietss are thoughE to be themost adept having everylhing from pseudoballistic missiles to entire fake armiesunder a branch of the military called thePrlncipa I Dlrectorate of SlraEegicDeception

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ADDRESS CORRECTON REQUESTED

WALLY CUNNINGHAM has

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asked us to share $rlEh you the contenEs of areceived from Ehe good PasEor Rev ElEon Sthe Open Door in Wiklinglon Iosra

CHURCH O「 THE OPEN DOOR MISS10N532 Main Street

wnmingtOn lowa 56983

Rev Elton S SInith Pastor

Dear BroEher

Perhaps you have heard of me and oty naEionrride campaign inche ciuse of ternDerance Each year for the past fourteenI have rrade a Eoirr of Texas Kahsas Nebraska Mlssouriand lora delivering a series of lecEures on the evils ofdrinkine On this tour I have been accouqranied by uy youngfriend ind assisEanE Clyde LimpEon Clyde a young manof good family and excellent background is a paEheEicexaiple of liEe ruined by an excessive indulgence in whiskeyand woraen C1yde would hppear wiEh me aE lectures and siLon the plaEforin drunk wheezing starLng at tshe audiencethrough- heavy bleary blood-shot eyes sweaEing profuselypicklng his nose belching and making obscene- gestsureshlle I would polnE him out as an exarple of whaL over-indulgence can do for a person

This winEerr unforEunately Clyde passed away A mltualfriend tras eiven me vour -nime Lnd I wonder if you would beavailable t5 take cliders place on Ehis years Eour

Rev Ellon Schurch of the

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ALBERT MCAD00=S 5TH CHAPTER

This ls the fifth ln6ta11uentof IA Brief Eistory of the EifthRCT 1n I(oresrr continuing rith xoyConbat phase of these recolectlonEou Patrol actlvitles coDtiDuesthroughout the surnner with bothAEbush and an occasi-onal ContactpatloI that often 1ed to Fire-flghts arld we had several Oneconslsted of tbe entire ConpanyI renenber a radiona]1s coafelenceheld near the 11ne of departurerhere I 6aY eleraents of Eost ofthe partlciparxts togetber slththe supporting uaits rflhin lhs1ire o f larch Tbere Yas justabout evelybody frolo Conpany Eexcept the cooks and bottle wash-ers Motatnen and heavy nachiae-gurnels rlth teror 1n there eyesNot u6ed to patro16 alld apparentfear of the urknom We sere norenonchalant because this ra6 oDe ofseveral patrols we had partcipated1a ad soDe of the6e guys nere otrtheir flrst patrol With a1l theaoi6e and fus6 ye nade the NKPAavolded us We baDged around nostof the night and returDed rithoutcontact Later patrols the NKPAnade up for it and 1n one ofthe6e I got hlt rith about 15others i-a a perfectly execudedambush We vere caugbt flatfoot-ed Tbey hit us hard ard ran aw4yVle 6pent the lenainddr of the rightxithdraring and returning to ourlilles I carrt recal1 Yhether any-body ras kil1ed that nlght but 1stplatoon dld take slx I(IAi s durineuroour tour on the Iine and we hadmore men wounded thatx eDteled theline on June l8th

Almost every tri8ht se had tocontend v1th Ground fo8 and whilethe Artlflclal noonlight helped us

to see it also helped the othersi-de A6 the sunmer drew to a closethe Fiftb RcT wa6 transferled fronthe 25th Djvigion to the 40th Divi-sion and shortly after that wewere reLeived by the 223d Infantryon the night of October 3111952

sone tlne prior to bej-ng reLiev-ed we had a patrol that caused yourstnrly a 1ot of grief our nissionwas to set up blocking posLtionsnear the low dip ln the lldgelinenear I believe George CoDpany We

went out one wqy a[d were to retu]nby another route lllhile 6et uP thenj-ght teEperatures dlopped suddenlyto belov freezing We were sweattyxrith no Jackets and nust have caus-ed o16e because re were under severartil1ey flre (possibly l2ampn)nasty stuff We had to be very stil1and renaln quite and i-n place forseveral hours My feet becane numbI could hardly walk nlthout assist-ance I 6ot a touch of Frostbite anda brief stay ln the 5th Inf lledica1Conpany where I appalently ful1y re-coveled Such resiliance we had whene were twenty

Finally off the 1i-ne I enteredlnto an eleven day peri-od where Iwas tra]1sferred out of the flrstplatoon jnto the fourth and becanea gunner it a 57nn Recollless riflesquad Just as sooa as I got used tocarrlng the thlnE I had orders inharxd for LIe ZI(zoDe of Interlor )or rotation back to the States Ihad R amp R 1a Japan for five dqysl1ke everybody e1se but those con-pat storles w111 st4y out of printMoxe next tine fron the officlalRecord as my st4y jn the 5th RCTceased to exlst Bore next tlme

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- INIERNATIONAL KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL

Rmdeuror dp Fot8otten

11Bl s theuro tl of ttE c4aian for ar IfterutictEl Koleat leuror Veterals tlrialilLlic G poIcfrrr cr a hish cliff oerlokirs tlE Pampific

ampd ou 4e invlleurod Lo be a Pdt ofl tlls cAslgn -- yc r peurorsoa11y atd EdSatlzatlrn you represt

I1E amplve to ratse S38 BiUidl for tieuro nrial (described in accqavirEiiJiGl

i--ii iiav n site has best drrured bv tlE citv of rs keuroeres

ttr-dr ft Dbleuro

effoEEs ad able guidace or uavor T Bradrer

ItE rExt scheduleurod evst eiII be the offictal gro-[ld breaking --sudav Jtrle 25 1989

at Aneels Park Sar Peurodro -- at rihich tirE all of tlE co-sdEorinA- ax eEorsrngsrs-ri2ad tiU be rePreseurottted Tsrtatlw final dedicaticn o ttr rEErrar rsElrteurod for Novder u 1990

As )Du car te1l rE ee lndeed serious abdrt tlis It EL1 c to passl

Eiceuron crsualtiE in tlE xoret lhr (1950-1953) eurore o(lsElveuro --- i91245ii l0]r84 dd et al -- bul LEi a e ad sdEn ftdn 22 Allied N3tlc6HUfi-ta b dqiv or prrPerlv tEEred nx rnternalilxoran ir vteras rri5-I YiIl help rectift tlEr

Ytu Ddricioati6r sdsrseErtt ad swport td yd- organiz-aLicts ee Edi thsolicited be ttE InleEnatlorEl l(oreamp Llrr VeLerans lrtrlla] ClmiEtee E wiIILdr-r rn oEtro sLpplv anv ioaterials to Lo ary reasaEbre teuroitgt Lo

hi= th cli of receivini a falor5ble respoGse to dris letler

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一Ch4ttsy and jolly notes from a fomer WALTER E oTNEIL (5th tTB) of

2d Lt FA - B-ILL IIOILEY of RE 2 Box 458 825 Pa lourar Et Cajon cA92020 rells usWarren TX It goes Ehe one about the manage aE a boring

I was rvith the Triple Nickle in HI -- meeEing who asked Can you hear me ithad Ehe Aruno Train the- first Een davs in the back and the boy aE- the back whoKorea and then Forvard observer unEil hit said No and the f11oh in lhe fronEon 2 SepE5O I had the short economy who said ttletrs swap placesrrEour Thariks Wally rve needed thaEtI nors have Ehro ggies in the service r-(C1asses of i75 and r53) and they have The race is on Is there arqrone inasked me Eo relite up my experiences in the horrse who beats thisKorea - rrTro catalacts and lens lnrplantsIIrm hoping this rer-Erion my firsE surgery - rotor cuff lefl shouiderwill help shed some lighE and tickle some high blood pressure sugar diabetesmemory cells so I can complete nry rnasEer- and gouEpiece |ly Cameo Role In Korea The The envelope pleaselAlmosE ForqoEEen viar nd the name - not the winner -- iust

Irm lo6king forward to receiving more the rEme - is - CH Bronko ATKINSONinfo about the reunion Do you anticipate (MP Platoon and Hq 63rd Field i4t--r45)distributing lists of expected atEendees of 3800 SDecatur Las Vegas NVwith addresies No were not -aking fin Bronko -

B1II werll lisE Ehoge coming if we far from it - were just ov6rrhelmed byIearn early enough WeII do our the sorry fact that Lhe people of our -d____esE 3ffrIiE Hi gElIhiBT$Bt

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脇 脇堪禦襲If all the cars on I-84 were Plced

t-rt to bumper some idioE would tryto iass them

I-JOHN RAGIAND writes from 6321 Gonzales

Groves Tr( 77519 Savannah was my firstand I thoroughly enj oyed iE I intend tofltake future meetingi Lord willing -iMeeEine ner^r friends was very retresh-ing buts uifortrnately did not seeany of sv outfit hybe if you sPread rdoroln nlxt TL issuL its might helP

Thb outfiE was co D 21st duringearLv 44 - earlv 46 Does arrybody knowthesL fellows aird their whereabouts--cGreni Ralph (was from Itt)

Rirnldi (was from Chicago)T- Pilch (was frqn wyoming I think)T- Reardon (from Kansa s I think)T Mrncv (was from Oklahoma ) I mer

hih 6n Mindanao and he wor-rnd uPas cook and rrent to Japan

Box (chink Willie $as first name-rrd rr was frorn stsLouis)tI knot Ehis is an InposiEionr --buEwould deeplv appreurociate any heIp

tlo iryisitibir at all JohnnY

_The press was rolling when we PuIIed it

to inseit this iEem The am nail hasbrought us an inqu-iry as to who $re are -iro-rt cot Nornian [I cooper (F amp2nd BnHqs 5tsh RCT 49-r5l) of Box 426LChattanooga TN 37405 AlwaYs hadtrouble with spelling Ettat town

the name and address of a member from

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[yt導招議∬ampitMEetheIFtt youWatertown NY Fred was 19th S‐ 4 whenWatertown NY Fred was 19th S‐ 4 when

Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

- _l4aybe our yelling about it has paidotf

The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

an』itliltlo888estants will be giventumlr entFiesOCt2虫d電 選lTinnerwill be chosen Nov 10

Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

ItrE abouE time

-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

rYea GimletslBetter sti1 call IARRY JoHnSOitl at612-665-213L Hers at 312 SlbinLeseur rYN 56058

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ELEQへ NTEFFEIRヽprime咽SCENCECHARLES Chuck STARRTNG (A 78th Tk -gn Tkco 21st rnf Tkco 5Eh RCT 19-iil

i gox54 Fennville HI 49408 is a1l

eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

triteto 6 c 2ool3- 137 211

rFte are in receipE of a friendly caII

from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

^uoitiJ-io-us-inasmrci--l1=-^ liflfrtItli1rllrirluo tnu

close Eo the family It rras no surPrise

gliigiIti LilU J i- -rrurtlHL3oinaf ter Hictor rra s laid to rest Dave t

--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

If -

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fori-ro ci I s extended Erip to Hong Kong Bangkok and

urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

i - - ^ ^- anY f iner Etrrn Donr tIii rot ne up so 1 trope r -

- Beautifulry said Ctraprain Joe

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

RUBVE M ROGRSON350 Sowillo+r SP115Ria lto GA 9237 6

-Deceased Dec 12 1988

cEcIL L MoYER (H 2LsE 42-45)t-

From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

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ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

IA was ltq amp Hq Co 34th

from tJ+2 Eo t45 IJhen Ehe lhn shows upats the door to teturn Ehe picturesyourve goE to go

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

faith in tomorrohr for the clock may Ehen

be s til IAuthor Unknqm

-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

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Thank you Bill

Two hρArtfelt cul=1ents were scrawled

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Don Knox wrote anOra1 Histoty of theKorear VJartr It covered the opeiling 6months Don was working on the secondand final voltrne when he suddenly diedHis work rlra s concluded by Alfred CoppelEhe well known specialist in mllitarytiiylTさξ[重nttI1甜elLl『v8ryHarcollrt Brace 」ovanovich New York 1988

Appearing in it with fragmentary butterr fic interv ews are our own LACYBARNETT WARREN AVERY LEONARD KORCIE

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I willrrill nots be accompanied by ny spouse

There will be

1990 - Korea 4oth RevisiE

Itss gonna seeftr as tshough this issue s full of coupons to be fll1ed outs And youtll berighc

Our very energetic publlc relatsions nember GOLDY NORTOII has been diligently ats work devel-oping a package tour Here are some of the deteuroiIs

This would be a ten day (eight night) trip covering such places as Seoul Osan SuronChochiwon Taejon the Kun Rlver the tlakEong eEc Theurore are options for tag-ons Eo llong KongHong Kong and ehina Tokyo Ttrailand and tlawail

The basic package Eould cost between $1600 and 200000 per person based on dqrble occlq)ancyThis figure includes-air fare frl tie West Coasc all hotels and groutd _travel r and sose mealsOf courEe the air fare from the east and mld-west would have to be added to this sost

The questionaire ls self exptanatory If iou plan on takLng ad ntage of Bhis packageplease led Goldy lrtorr Tlme is in isportant faacor The nain thing he has to ascertain ls rrhetherbr no there issufficient inEeresc among our membets so thaE he can proceed in working out thedetails

TTIE COUPON

coldy Norton6200 wilshire BIvd Suite 903Los Angeles cA 90048

Dear Goldy

Yes I am lnEerested in being part of a 40th Anniversary revi-sits tso Korea ty24th Infantry Dlvision membels to take pLace in Ju1y 1990

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Dates of Korea Service

Hear that Ith the can opener Go seeif its for you or for me

lawyer Norman S Ostrord of New YorkCitsy tells Ehe EaIe of the farmer withhis horse and wagon going for a load ofgrain who was struck head-on

The farmer suffered severe and pernanentinju-ries Ilhen the case rra s tried to aiury the insurance conpany lawyer asked[imtIsntt its Erue chai ifuneaiitelyaf ter Ehis accidenE a person came over Eovou and asked vou how irou felttt tYes I remeurber thit tt the farmer said

And didnE you tell him thaE vou neverfelt beEEer in vour life

I quess I did The-defense lawyer said rrNo further

questlons tlOn redi-recE the farmer was asked

l^Iill you tellthe jury the circrrnstincesin whLch vou made that resoonsetYesrt- the farmer said- Inrnediatelyaftgr ttre accidenE my horse had twobroken l-egs and was neighing and kickingThe rnan who came alonq was a deDutvThe rnan

Word from Alice BRIDIIELL on EARL(H 19th 38-t4) dorsn at 5611 Bar SSt Tucson lZ 85713 is Ellat Earl isconfined Eo a wheelchair Had seriouscervical surgery from which he recoveredafEer a 2 oonths hospiEal stay MedicsdidnrE expect him to rake it buts he didBoth Allce and EarI ask ttrat Eheir goodwishes and love be extended to allwho remember them rrRemembert Whocould forget Ehis wonderful pair

-If Ehis is your first reunion wiEh us

please dont sit back $raiting for peopleEo introduce themselves to you You belhe shaker and the mover - please - yousEep forward Lo him - or them - exEendyour glad hand - and sound off as if youhad a-pair - youtll be happy thau youdid Ours is a terrific bunch of happyacquaintances and warm friends Averagerunning time from sEranger Eo acquaintanceto friend - five minutesi AlI especiallvso cuz Ehis year were meetint in Texaspardner tIell be in Ehe land where Ehebroncos kick up Eheir heels and thecowboys do Eheir unlevel best to trang onTheirs is the romance of Ehe rodeol ourbonanza is in simple friendships

-r-- Guggs our campa ign against tinted glassin vehicles hit a dead end Oh wellr-RALPH BALESTRIERI was on our side evenLf no one else was CantE understand whvCongress with Ehe stroke of a pendoesnE ouELaw the business Where arethe police on thls one Or at leasE thepolice unions

盤1究eparailn呈鯛ittrd[uりput hls ievolver tothe horsets eir and sho him dead Then hewent over Eo the dog which trad a brokenback an was crying He puc his gun toEhe dogs ear and shot him dead Then hecame to me and asked me rHow do you feelr

I-said I neve feltbetter iri mylife

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How Eo dress for FtWorth CasrallvCor-nfortably Coolly - is Lhat a word-Weve trad much fun with Hawaiian gearin years pase - colorful shlrts for themen muu-muus for the Iadies - for rnostof our waking hours including the Fridaynight dinner Its colorful comforEablecozy But - come Sa turday night for ourcombinaffin Memorial ServiceBanquetwe sErongly suggest business suitscompleEe with shirts neckties and shoesfor Ehe men - and for Ehe ladiesr eveningdress wear cocktail dresses or whaEeveryou look diessed up in We dont goiorrna I as Ehey used to call iE buE lvecertainly hranE to imProve on Times Squarea high noon (L-

The recenE death of IF Izzy SLonethe famous iournalist called to mind hisbook Korei Ttre Hidien War in whichappears the carefully veiled innuendoEha t the Korean lar was all sEarted by acooked-up deal between the US andSouth Korea

FExciEing and sensible new plans in Ehe

works all in a bona fide efforE to avoidEttat vexaEious anma I stamPede inEo ourSa turday night banqueE hall

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Could I bottuu oton of $gatfb

While-the Pentagon has been claimlngsuccess ln integrating women lnto theamed forces famllies in the ranks havebeen confronting a crisis in child care

The Department of Defense concedes thatlt needs 811000 more day care slots formllltary dependents O-f the 129000chlldren who do receive care on oilitarvlnstallatlons worldwide the Pentagon estirnates that 21000 aie in centeis thatare anElquaEed overcrorded or hazardous

lfuch of the Dressure for more famtlvand child-relat-ed supporE has cme with Eheinflux of women singl- parents and yowrgmalried recruiEs who have enllsted in chep-ost-Vletnam erarsaid IAjDavid Super ofthe Artry a Pentagon spokesnan

As an example in 1958 at the heighEof the Vletnam War 381400 women lrere onactive duEy worldwlde out of a total35451000 United States troops MajorSuper sald Non Ehere are 2211700 womenon actsive duty worldwide abouE 11 percentof the force

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This year were getting two for theprice of one - Ewo convention chairmen -PAUL AUSTIN on the port side and GILHEABERLIN on the starboard side - as youare looking at tshem of course

It all sEarted with an inquiry - fromBILL YOUNG of 790 ELake Ravenna 0HHerd seen our iEem in the DAV fitagazine Sowe ioined BilI uo Then followed a notefroir Rebecca McPiak his daqhter Sherdread our oaoer and wanEed Eo surorise himHerets a bit of her notei itrs iefreshing

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rl4y father fired on Ehe 24tsh Divisionrifle team They beaE every team in thefar east conrnandexcept thel4arine CorpteamttThe tournament was held aE camp Palmerin Tsudanum Jaoan

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Our BaEtery supported the 2nd Bn 5l-nRCT under Ehe conrnand of LtCol JohnThrocknorEen (rRoclqp Johnr) He laEercosnandecl the 5th RCT ra s the youngestfull colonel in counrand of an infantryregiment The 555th FA Bn was cormnandedbv Lr col John Dalv- ttl am inEerestedEo know any infornEtionregarding the persons Ehat are accive inthe reunLon get togeEher Perhaps youcould enliehEen me and Dass on someinf ornntioi if availabll Triple Nickle people herers anotherone I

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Along abouE last December rve received an inquiry from a Chrisrina Colbertabout an organlzation called Veterans Finders o America The story is developed inher letter used below The lette is a Fatshers Day leEEer being addressed Eo hergood Dad UEwIN C COISERT who justs happens to be a GinleE The rest is now a partof our folk lore - and we love Chrlstina for bringing herself and her srvee Dad intoour fold Melvin today spends most of his time in a wheelctrair Over on the oppositepage we glve you Ehe picEure Ghris mentions in-her lovely leEEer rvhich we reproduceLelorr ttlra t a- preclou-s word EhaE word famiIy See hcir it applies to the e olbertfamlly You know how lt applies to our fami ly of the 24th

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Eor mang years mg Dad had a small Plcture of hlmaelf anil erghtgervrce buililles that he cherlshed He coampIfented hov often thathe thought of that plcture and those men anA hol )e rrlshed hekneu rrhere theg lrere Tvo gears ago as I Fathers Deuro9 presentf had the plcture enlarged and fred Thlg reallg rlade t1mhappg and ttlggered euron ldea of hig to fotm an ocganizatTon tohelp yeterans suclr as hrmself flnd o7d Duddtes Pe talraed mangtlmes about this Idea anil tlov to brlng 7t to llfe

Becau9e f vas ln college at the tlme I irli not reallg cottutltmgself to somethlng that m9 Dad thought vas reallg lnportant Yecontlnued to discuss l15 ldeas anA xhoughts and then founit outthat mg father yas dlagnose as hav rng ALS or Lou GehtlgsDlsease ThTs irld not sxop hlr from maklng a dream come trueHe reaT|zea the sltuation and ghorred Tricl^eillble strength and vil-lpover to contlnue even though lt Decame irlff 7cu7x xo do everyCtay actlvitles such as teuroIking on the phone ot vtltlng a noteIt vas durlng thls tlme that Dad and I te9olved to make hls tdeareal

Our organlzatlon yeteran flnders of Amerlca Is built upon mgDaiy s ilrean to help others flnd old friends As mg Ipm Doloceseuro cloge frlenir lchael and myseJf take the steps to manaqeyeteran Finaers Dad continues to pour forth bcilllant ldeas onhow to make yeteran Flndera a tevardlng success

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ALBERT MCAD00S 3RD CHAPTER

Thi6 i6 the third instaLlrentof IA brlef History of the ifthRCTin Korea The time has cometo try to explain the terns 5thRCT alxd 5th Infantry AU Regi-nental Combat teans have an In-fantry Regiment but not all In-fantry Reginents were RCTi s

The Elfth RCT was rnade up fronthe fitfth Infantly Regiment firstActivated by the USArmy jn 1808wa6 one of the oldest fnfantry Reglments of the USArmyThe 555thfield Artillery Battalion the5th Tank lledical CoJlecting andChenical Motar Conpanles and the72nd Conbat Dtgineer CoEpany

The fifth RCT reEained 1n Ko-ea upon the withdrawal of the24th InfDivlsion the RCT wastenporar[y broken up for 6evera]-nissions Bx I amp z were loadedonto the USNS Marine Phoenlx foran Ovelulgbt Cruise to KoJE-Do arleIaad off PUSAN The Jrd Bx the555 FA Bt Tank Co and otherswent aone place e1se SoEe oneelse rrill have to fill us in Ourmail address for our 6tay on XoJEwa6 the Elfth US fnfantry Wherewere you durlng this period ifyou did rot enjoy KOJE-DO becausethls was good duty(Eeb 15 to May1 1952 Eore or less)

Located on KOJE-DO was a UN POWcanp We relleved elenentE of the27th Wolf Hounds provi ing guard6to several large Prj-son ConpouldsOne Rifl-e Squad per compound fourEuard shiftE of six hours eachseven dqys a week Guard Mountsinspections the whole nine yardsA GIrs dread and a Eecond Ltdelight A11 in a1l- this was theaost pleasant duty anyone couldhave ln the fnfantry iE KOREA

The most detested detaiI had tobe the honey pot brigade andthe most boring was the RockQuarry and breakwater detail Iwonder if anybody knows rhat be-ca]ne of that breakwater

A highlight of our tour atKOJE-DO has to be the night ofthe attempted breakout It hap-pened on the 4th shift 18 to 2400 f remember machine gun trac-ers overhead and a11 of us head-InB for our respective companyconpounds The Next dqy we hadto go lnto the compounds to sortout the Bood guys from the badWe saw severa] dlsmembered bod-ies ln a trash heap not very nice

Around April lSth we loadedon an LST and shipped out to theEast coast slde of KoREA offloading upon the beach ending upat the burned out towlr of INJEright on the l8th Here the FifthRCT was reorganized al1 of ourfar flunB ulits returning andthe 5th RCT was back j-n businessInten6lve trainlng exerclses inareas cleared of civilians gaveus a chalce to get some good tra-ining Some things come to nindI renenber getting folding cot6with rubber ajr matE for 6leepingWe used the Air Mattresses forwhite water raftlng on the rivernear by In early May the fifthwas attached to the 25th InfDiv0u June lSth the fifth got narch-ing orders to proceed north tothe PUNCH BoWL area and in linereljeving the l4th Infantry on theMain Line of Resistance (MLR)The first Bn on the West or leftthe second in the niddle al]d thethird on the right or east CorrErr my outfit was to the riaht ofrBr oh the MLR nore next tine

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A LOWIE AFFAIRREMEMBER THE WIY THE LIGHT

rouchd hcr hrir Shc tuBc her hcad and I sawhcr tacc Shc lurhed slill more and out euroves metand hcld We iaw Qach othcr i momentaryawareness in thar raucous fillhSradescholrinm(which I d jusr bon t ssiBncd I lcll os though l dbeon struck u bkw undr thc heurr Thus tcaanmv rrrst lovcutlir a surgc oI adrcnslrne a rushol bl(xd r rhin8 ot innocerce and prin lhal has

Her name was Rachcl I supFsa our slorvrued in a nmancc trow out of tlvor is one ol absurdiiv tGdv and - who knows - thc innoccnce may teallv havcbeuron iEnotancc rn viw ol aU lhut has haPPcncd slnce whaleveriiwas I mrxrncd my way rhrough gradc and hiSh schrDl

stricken al lhe meresiahl ol hcr longuelicd ir her presenceuro

Does aflyone any more linger in lhe shadows ol evenintdrawn bi lhe Paie liBhr ol a indow - hG window - likesmc huotcss iummer insccl Thal delriu suttnrnB sck_

ncss asxuol bul urtcnl and obsessrve thal madc m awkward and my voice crac is likc some imPos(ible drcamnow t knos i wus so alflicled bul I cannol acluallv believe

wiat mcmury insists I did which was lt suflcr Exquisitelyt wouldcalchsiahr of her ixslkinE doun an aislc olrees lo

or from school and l d kome Paralyzcd Shc alwayssecmed so poisd sellposscssed sliShtlv amuscd Ar home

ir beurod ld elive euroach encounler writhinB ar the lhouBht of

my inadequacies feeling less than worthless Even so as

licpasscd and we enlereurod our taens I sensed her afledion_re toleraocc for me

Coina steuroldy imPlied a malurilv we still luckcd Her or_

thodox Jewish upbringinSnd my oqn Catholic scruplcs mlBeurod a krnd of idcalism a (etibare Eracc rhal made rvcn

iistinca drstanr propecl hoeveuror (eRcnllv desircd As lorrh rsr oI it we were babcs in arms I

msnaEed lo hold heral a dancc and ata party - chapcroncd (tlourse - weexpericnccd a lurlivc cmbrace lhalmade her 8i88le a sound so childishand lusli4 thal I hated mysell foruhat ld becn lhinkinA

Al any talc mY love lor Rachcl remaineurod unrcquited weuro gradualcd lmmhiBh school she wenl on lo collcgc and Iioined lhe Armv World War ll wasaboulio enSull us and when il did I letl foroverseas in (he tir$ lask lorce arterPeuroarl Harbor For

time wc correspoDd_ed nd lo rftcivc onc o hct lcrtcrs ar

mail callwas thc highliaht ol lhosearind_inamp endlcss months thal bccaEc years-

One she senr meastrapshol ofhcrselfaauileleuross pose in a balhinB suil whichdrove me to the wildest ol anrasics I

mcnlioned lhe possibilily o marriaAe inmY ncxt lclter lo her and almiEl im_

mediaroly her ftplics became lcss trcquentandpcrsnal

t relurncd lo lhc Staics for rcssignmcnl durinE lhe finrl lhroct oI lhe warThc lirl thing l did ( rcachinA honrcwrs l0 ctrlt on Rachct whosc reccnlmail hrd lailed o kccp W with meuro on

mv travcls Hr mtrhcr nswcred lhc drxrr Rnchel no lnaerlrd rhcrc shc hud mtrrricr x mdictrlsrudcnt shcd met tn

collcge l lhouAht shc rolc you hcrmothcrsidHe Der John lellcr finlly cau8hl up wilh mc while I

was aairint dischafgc she genllv compasshnalcly erDlarncd lhc imp$sibilry II a mrrr ilAc bcrwcn us cvcnhdihc nor found somcuncclsc LnkinBbrck on ( l lhink I musrhavc rccolered rathcr quikly althouSh tor lhc firsl fcwmonrhs ot havint lcarncd ot hcr nrarrirBc I lhink I didn lwanr lo live very much Likc Rachcl t t0und somenc clscwhom I lcarncd k kvc Nirh a deeP and fcrmrnicnl commilmeoi rhutias laslcd lo lhis dry

Thcn f irly rcccnllyl hcttrd lrom Rchcl again-ullerninrcrvul oI more th n0 ycars Hcr husband hld dicd Shc

would bc oussrna through lhc crlv on hcr wrv lo llc rvilh a

d uBhlcr n

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t lch txlh curious and cxcilcd rr thc ptostccr ln rcccnlvears I hadnl lhuthl b(ul hcr and hcr suddcn cull onc

mornrn8 hsd lokcn mc abrck Thc acluul srghl Il hr can

onlv be dcscribcd us u shock wus lhis whrlc_hirrcd m lrrmrtrinacnet 0t my orcams rnd dcsircs thc suPplc mcrmid utrhar snitDshot I d subsequcnlly lisl

Yer rimc hrd givcn trs commonclcrcnc and rcsPccl wcmal and lalkci as old fricnds and quicklv di$covcrcd wcwero bolh ErandPlrcnls

Do vou remcmbct lhis shc said wc wcrc sirling in restaurrr a$d shc rcachcd in( her pursc rDd xDk our n cnvkrDc rrom whrch shc cxlt xld r lrP ol wrtrn Panr It wrs o(m I d writlcn hcr whilc slill in schrnl I cxrmtnod lhccrudc melr nnd trllid rhvms wrll rni lhrill and

srrovc und _hvc vrlchin8 mv flcc she snalchcd lhe

Brcm trom hc and rdurncd il lo hcr pursc rs lhough teartulI was eornq lodeslroy il

I rdl hc ubul lhc tllc oI lhe snapshot hoq l d crrricd rl

allthroueh thc warlr wouldn l havc qarkcdu| vou krlow shcsxtdHow can you bc suro I countcrcd Ah colleen it miShl

have been grnd indecd - my lrish conscicnce and your Jcsish guilr _

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ouselvcs wo im morl alsBcfore I pul hcr int(r n taxi shc rurncd lo m und wilh n

rcsolulc expression srid l iusl wanlcd k scc vou once

more To tcil you somclhinB Hcr cycs Ptcaded wilh mc _l

wanrcd l thnk yu tr hnlinE ltvcd mc us vu did wckrscd rnd shc Eornr lhc rrxirnddrovcIIL

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rrtri avcnue un uarng man virh 8rv hrrr slrrd bv rncvcninE hrcczc I dcirdcd ttr alk homc rnd cnlcrd Ccnrrrpxrk iic wirhcrcd krs( stitl burncd on mv lrp somclhinssrrrnEc wrs hrppcnrnP I wrs cclrnS liEhlcr nith eah slcPAll riund mc the Arlss and ltces wrc shrnrnE rn lhc surrcJl

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dtln(crnclsiDBnr jtty- likc Bl kc likc whilmrnBut rtrat soon passcrl as cvcrvlhhS musl and prcscnlly I

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DALLASOFORttWORTH AND ViCiNlttY

Our verv orsn Ib i Gen HENRY MOHR(a aury liEh F47- 42) of 2o GrandCir StAnn M0 llas written a cohmmwhich tras appeared in a plurality ofpapers arornd the comtry Here it is

KOREA -- NHY IAE A BAD SITUATION No^SE

lhcreasrnglv heavv ere55ure5 roh

wshrhqton South Koreia -ta-

oe ehocatrc aovarnment sound I ike- therhd

na aeefe pie It cores as no surprrse that south Korea E

iIol_- suenderinq to the deaands o+ their polrtrcel

pprit The U S has qiven Korea little choice

t 6ay not be quitE as batr due to progess alrdv octe increatrng a de ocratic qovernont But the Bituation in SthX irrt a lot lrke ht hppened Hhen lhe Unrtd Statesallodrd the shah o+ tran to +ll and l(honnr to seiz porer ri There Ea5 also Nicrequ dher the U s thghtiorutron Eas the wav to brtnq ou stvlE o+ dehocracv ro the

Eee te Ever Fronq lh u 5 State Depatoent hrdco6DletelT 6i5julqct the situttons on everv count

A- thinq5 turnd out the net govnients ot lran- andi tn to= dho serzed absolute poE

e bitter

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the United states Fehps k oent Eellt but thdtaii tt r

Becaus o our reural to support reqioesirrt

6ce allies o+ the United States re can onlv sut+er

the unpl easant consequences

The previous governoents o tran ^d Nicaraqu --_ tshich

adhittedly le+t lot to be desired --- ere rPlaed bv

diclatorships hrch ae +a iose

Un+ortunatelv the U S didnt learn a thing l|e aeenEouaginq actionE in South Koa Fhich mav tead to vev sinilrsits-r+-th prsent leadershiF o+ that countrv is drticallv In rdditlon to brng errable 1Iv

Prrrdent chunoli o=t sone crettt +o the stndard f

lrvinq enjovedOV tre peopre o-t South Korea hich i6 at lEt +ive ti

s better

i1 iCitt North kore -__ a +act thE polilical oPpotsitionEoutd liLe us to Jorqet-

Futhless oen in South Koa ate tedinq the Politicaroppoeition using iots anc the threat oevolution to seie ---ri = alr polrtrcranE do be+oF electron thaEir rto to lmpove thrnqs +or the peoEl

Insorar 35 the u s iE concerned alloing the FPqblic oo io deal +inlv with oppoeition readErs lim Youhq-sn and

ii 0 g is out oJ the question Hoever i+ lhe tro tissuccd 1n seiioq nore ooFer nd in+luehce in Seoul-__ and thevpUOi irr -- lhe Hhole natue o+ U S elationBhips

ith

Koree ahd our stategic Position in th Fa East Eould xqse

In 1945 I net and talke tith Kir Dea Junq one o+ theorrnclol opposttroo leaders 5t the Lottee Hotel rn sEoul =- -i n t

Krh cre to the hoter or a

iiie i a grouP o+ nie journatists on the uitet states

Th sessron had qone on +o onlv a +ee nlnutes hen lbeqant ii that thrs rs no odinv person He is proobrY Ene

nost dahqerEus han t have eve oet ki6 Dt Junq Hhtr perdal

iii]- i- ro aetect o senuine interst on his pert in theerare o+ the oeopl o+ the sountv he dants to rule

kih Dea Ju^q das tried tor 6urdend Eentenced to death in19E|4 s aesul o hrs tole rn inErting bloodv rrots- But hrs = ratcr redued to 20 vears o Hhich Krn

-r-r ths He rE ress thdn n idor o th peopre and

ea o+ hrm sEeos to be ride5Pd

I hard Peopt call Ki6 Dee Jsnq theOn several occsioos

Kh6eni o Kdet

Kifr Younq_Eao xho shrr the ambitions o+ xin D Jung --_ut iil i=itv

ti= 1 --- is nother teGer o+ the

i- = rii to be a narriase or Folitrcar3thcr than a Isti6qltianc

qteDs the unrted states has talen rcntlv Nrll 9o a long n i to Krri a reqrtrhacY and Rtture thev rackand despeatel Y ned

The Fepubt ic o+ (South) Xorea rs +acing a bad situationrh =irJu davs to brrng bout Eoo5tucttve change5 ithoute-= ii atros hrch drtabrrre nd

EeateA

south roea- s prent govenment

Llnotunatelv the +at is rlreadT ih the +ire

MAJ GEN HENRY MOHR

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Cominr to ForE liorth in an RVWontlerin I rbout RV facilitiesThis much we knowThere are four RV parks in or near

Fort Worth with overnisht facilities(hookups) for trailers-and campers

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Green Acres RV Park405 Isbel1 Rd

Sunset RV Park4921 White Settlement

Texas Motsor Home Park4833 ihite Settlement

817-737‐ 7542

817-738-0567Road

817-732-1537Road

Lakeview lIotor Home Park 817-457-677L4793 Fast- Loop 820 Sourh(Near Six Flals in ArlingEonand about 15 miles from the hotelin forE Worth)

The first three are onlv abouL 3 miles$rest of the Hyatt Regenty in downto$rnFort WolEhThere are NO facilities for campers atsour hote 1

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Hope they giveus a drag on thisone before thevthron it away

The Arm1rreturning to anage-old s Era tegyused extensivelvby the Sovietmi11tary isincreasing itsuse of decoys andfake targets inhopes of out-srla rting anenemys modernrreaPons

Decoys inclu-ding canva s tanksand plasticsoldiers couldmake Ehe Arrmr inbattle seem h^riceas big as iErgally is And 1f

A lullEe caavas rcplica of ao Ml ta is oudisplsy i Beltsvtlle Md The Army plars ao lse

fate wespors to oltsmart ale ereEy Theuro decoysEsy Dste an arEy seuroeE lsrgcr tt D it is

half is r 1

We will a

Itlat news seens togive away the secre the Army points outthat the enemy still does noE knorv which

Ie knorr Ehey make decoys of thehighest order of equipment even as muchasmaking fake misdill silosr said TVICorp

Fallon said the Navy is working ondecoy ships and the Air Force tns grounddecoys of f-15 fighter jets thaE can turna bare airstrip into a fake airbase

The decoys are ntade from blorm-upphoEographs of the real things Theylook remarkably real aE a glance which inbaEtle is all an enemy would get beforedeciding whether to f i-re

Who knows maybe for the next one wecan send Ehe deeoys Eo the front and leavethe real live boys to home

(-CIAUDE CRIST of Box 985 Hebron oH

(hes HvMcr 2IsE t48-through TFS) -sends us the name s of a few buddieslWTLBUR J WTNCHEL (19Eh 49-r52)624 Lexington Thornville OH 43076

WILLIAM GRIFFITH (2lsL 49i5I)437 Aullwood Rd Davton 0H 45414

GERALD D TURNER (21st 48-r51)78 lIoodland Downingtown PA 19335

BRUCE MCGUTRE (34rh amp 19Eh r48-r51)16241 Laurel Hill Glenford Otl 43739

ROBERT IAIIRENCE (3rd Eng r57-r58)I14 Buckeye Hebron OH 43025

Ttnnk you Claude

-Whv is iE thaE Ehe weEEest dogs areEhe fiiendtiests dogs

lDThe only Ehing thats more painful ttun

Learning from experience is not Jearningfrom experience

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tanksand Erucks

The canvas Lwo- and Ehree-dimens iona Itanks mde a t TVIs S0-worker planE ouL-side lIashington look real boEh to Ehenaked eye and Eo heat-seeking theIna 1targetsing systems used at night

An unassembled fronts-view M-l weighEsabout 25 pormds and coLlapses into a 4-foot-by-2-foot duffle bag In less thanthree minutes one man can assemble itand plug in a generator to warm up iEstherira lsignaEur with a tape recorderand speakers a pair of soldiers can soundlike an entlre tank battalion

A fake M-l costs about $31500 cornparedwiEh abouE $3 miLlion for a new M-I

Iho remembers L94O-42 when we weredoing the same tshirg - only all we hadwere the decoys the real McCoys werestill on Ehe drawing boards

The Army has about 4000 real M-I tanksand plans to outfit each rrith at leastone fake M-1 at a cost of about $75million [taj Andrew Fallon of Ehe Army I sbudget office said

Deception has been a key element inmilitary strategy since the Trojan HorseGeman Gen Enrin Ronmel fooled Alliedforces in North Africa during WlJ II tsheBriEish fooled the cermans and Ehe IsraeliArmy today regularly uses deceptive falseradio chatter

But Ehe Sovietss are thoughE to be themost adept having everylhing from pseudoballistic missiles to entire fake armiesunder a branch of the military called thePrlncipa I Dlrectorate of SlraEegicDeception

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ADDRESS CORRECTON REQUESTED

WALLY CUNNINGHAM has

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asked us to share $rlEh you the contenEs of areceived from Ehe good PasEor Rev ElEon Sthe Open Door in Wiklinglon Iosra

CHURCH O「 THE OPEN DOOR MISS10N532 Main Street

wnmingtOn lowa 56983

Rev Elton S SInith Pastor

Dear BroEher

Perhaps you have heard of me and oty naEionrride campaign inche ciuse of ternDerance Each year for the past fourteenI have rrade a Eoirr of Texas Kahsas Nebraska Mlssouriand lora delivering a series of lecEures on the evils ofdrinkine On this tour I have been accouqranied by uy youngfriend ind assisEanE Clyde LimpEon Clyde a young manof good family and excellent background is a paEheEicexaiple of liEe ruined by an excessive indulgence in whiskeyand woraen C1yde would hppear wiEh me aE lectures and siLon the plaEforin drunk wheezing starLng at tshe audiencethrough- heavy bleary blood-shot eyes sweaEing profuselypicklng his nose belching and making obscene- gestsureshlle I would polnE him out as an exarple of whaL over-indulgence can do for a person

This winEerr unforEunately Clyde passed away A mltualfriend tras eiven me vour -nime Lnd I wonder if you would beavailable t5 take cliders place on Ehis years Eour

Rev Ellon Schurch of the

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ALBERT MCAD00=S 5TH CHAPTER

This ls the fifth ln6ta11uentof IA Brief Eistory of the EifthRCT 1n I(oresrr continuing rith xoyConbat phase of these recolectlonEou Patrol actlvitles coDtiDuesthroughout the surnner with bothAEbush and an occasi-onal ContactpatloI that often 1ed to Fire-flghts arld we had several Oneconslsted of tbe entire ConpanyI renenber a radiona]1s coafelenceheld near the 11ne of departurerhere I 6aY eleraents of Eost ofthe partlciparxts togetber slththe supporting uaits rflhin lhs1ire o f larch Tbere Yas justabout evelybody frolo Conpany Eexcept the cooks and bottle wash-ers Motatnen and heavy nachiae-gurnels rlth teror 1n there eyesNot u6ed to patro16 alld apparentfear of the urknom We sere norenonchalant because this ra6 oDe ofseveral patrols we had partcipated1a ad soDe of the6e guys nere otrtheir flrst patrol With a1l theaoi6e and fus6 ye nade the NKPAavolded us We baDged around nostof the night and returDed rithoutcontact Later patrols the NKPAnade up for it and 1n one ofthe6e I got hlt rith about 15others i-a a perfectly execudedambush We vere caugbt flatfoot-ed Tbey hit us hard ard ran aw4yVle 6pent the lenainddr of the rightxithdraring and returning to ourlilles I carrt recal1 Yhether any-body ras kil1ed that nlght but 1stplatoon dld take slx I(IAi s durineuroour tour on the Iine and we hadmore men wounded thatx eDteled theline on June l8th

Almost every tri8ht se had tocontend v1th Ground fo8 and whilethe Artlflclal noonlight helped us

to see it also helped the othersi-de A6 the sunmer drew to a closethe Fiftb RcT wa6 transferled fronthe 25th Djvigion to the 40th Divi-sion and shortly after that wewere reLeived by the 223d Infantryon the night of October 3111952

sone tlne prior to bej-ng reLiev-ed we had a patrol that caused yourstnrly a 1ot of grief our nissionwas to set up blocking posLtionsnear the low dip ln the lldgelinenear I believe George CoDpany We

went out one wqy a[d were to retu]nby another route lllhile 6et uP thenj-ght teEperatures dlopped suddenlyto belov freezing We were sweattyxrith no Jackets and nust have caus-ed o16e because re were under severartil1ey flre (possibly l2ampn)nasty stuff We had to be very stil1and renaln quite and i-n place forseveral hours My feet becane numbI could hardly walk nlthout assist-ance I 6ot a touch of Frostbite anda brief stay ln the 5th Inf lledica1Conpany where I appalently ful1y re-coveled Such resiliance we had whene were twenty

Finally off the 1i-ne I enteredlnto an eleven day peri-od where Iwas tra]1sferred out of the flrstplatoon jnto the fourth and becanea gunner it a 57nn Recollless riflesquad Just as sooa as I got used tocarrlng the thlnE I had orders inharxd for LIe ZI(zoDe of Interlor )or rotation back to the States Ihad R amp R 1a Japan for five dqysl1ke everybody e1se but those con-pat storles w111 st4y out of printMoxe next tine fron the officlalRecord as my st4y jn the 5th RCTceased to exlst Bore next tlme

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- INIERNATIONAL KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL

Rmdeuror dp Fot8otten

11Bl s theuro tl of ttE c4aian for ar IfterutictEl Koleat leuror Veterals tlrialilLlic G poIcfrrr cr a hish cliff oerlokirs tlE Pampific

ampd ou 4e invlleurod Lo be a Pdt ofl tlls cAslgn -- yc r peurorsoa11y atd EdSatlzatlrn you represt

I1E amplve to ratse S38 BiUidl for tieuro nrial (described in accqavirEiiJiGl

i--ii iiav n site has best drrured bv tlE citv of rs keuroeres

ttr-dr ft Dbleuro

effoEEs ad able guidace or uavor T Bradrer

ItE rExt scheduleurod evst eiII be the offictal gro-[ld breaking --sudav Jtrle 25 1989

at Aneels Park Sar Peurodro -- at rihich tirE all of tlE co-sdEorinA- ax eEorsrngsrs-ri2ad tiU be rePreseurottted Tsrtatlw final dedicaticn o ttr rEErrar rsElrteurod for Novder u 1990

As )Du car te1l rE ee lndeed serious abdrt tlis It EL1 c to passl

Eiceuron crsualtiE in tlE xoret lhr (1950-1953) eurore o(lsElveuro --- i91245ii l0]r84 dd et al -- bul LEi a e ad sdEn ftdn 22 Allied N3tlc6HUfi-ta b dqiv or prrPerlv tEEred nx rnternalilxoran ir vteras rri5-I YiIl help rectift tlEr

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2d Lt FA - B-ILL IIOILEY of RE 2 Box 458 825 Pa lourar Et Cajon cA92020 rells usWarren TX It goes Ehe one about the manage aE a boring

I was rvith the Triple Nickle in HI -- meeEing who asked Can you hear me ithad Ehe Aruno Train the- first Een davs in the back and the boy aE- the back whoKorea and then Forvard observer unEil hit said No and the f11oh in lhe fronEon 2 SepE5O I had the short economy who said ttletrs swap placesrrEour Thariks Wally rve needed thaEtI nors have Ehro ggies in the service r-(C1asses of i75 and r53) and they have The race is on Is there arqrone inasked me Eo relite up my experiences in the horrse who beats thisKorea - rrTro catalacts and lens lnrplantsIIrm hoping this rer-Erion my firsE surgery - rotor cuff lefl shouiderwill help shed some lighE and tickle some high blood pressure sugar diabetesmemory cells so I can complete nry rnasEer- and gouEpiece |ly Cameo Role In Korea The The envelope pleaselAlmosE ForqoEEen viar nd the name - not the winner -- iust

Irm lo6king forward to receiving more the rEme - is - CH Bronko ATKINSONinfo about the reunion Do you anticipate (MP Platoon and Hq 63rd Field i4t--r45)distributing lists of expected atEendees of 3800 SDecatur Las Vegas NVwith addresies No were not -aking fin Bronko -

B1II werll lisE Ehoge coming if we far from it - were just ov6rrhelmed byIearn early enough WeII do our the sorry fact that Lhe people of our -d____esE 3ffrIiE Hi gElIhiBT$Bt

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I-JOHN RAGIAND writes from 6321 Gonzales

Groves Tr( 77519 Savannah was my firstand I thoroughly enj oyed iE I intend tofltake future meetingi Lord willing -iMeeEine ner^r friends was very retresh-ing buts uifortrnately did not seeany of sv outfit hybe if you sPread rdoroln nlxt TL issuL its might helP

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Rirnldi (was from Chicago)T- Pilch (was frqn wyoming I think)T- Reardon (from Kansa s I think)T Mrncv (was from Oklahoma ) I mer

hih 6n Mindanao and he wor-rnd uPas cook and rrent to Japan

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Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

- _l4aybe our yelling about it has paidotf

The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

an』itliltlo888estants will be giventumlr entFiesOCt2虫d電 選lTinnerwill be chosen Nov 10

Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

ItrE abouE time

-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

rYea GimletslBetter sti1 call IARRY JoHnSOitl at612-665-213L Hers at 312 SlbinLeseur rYN 56058

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i gox54 Fennville HI 49408 is a1l

eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

triteto 6 c 2ool3- 137 211

rFte are in receipE of a friendly caII

from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

^uoitiJ-io-us-inasmrci--l1=-^ liflfrtItli1rllrirluo tnu

close Eo the family It rras no surPrise

gliigiIti LilU J i- -rrurtlHL3oinaf ter Hictor rra s laid to rest Dave t

--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

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fori-ro ci I s extended Erip to Hong Kong Bangkok and

urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

i - - ^ ^- anY f iner Etrrn Donr tIii rot ne up so 1 trope r -

- Beautifulry said Ctraprain Joe

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

RUBVE M ROGRSON350 Sowillo+r SP115Ria lto GA 9237 6

-Deceased Dec 12 1988

cEcIL L MoYER (H 2LsE 42-45)t-

From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

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ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

IA was ltq amp Hq Co 34th

from tJ+2 Eo t45 IJhen Ehe lhn shows upats the door to teturn Ehe picturesyourve goE to go

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

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the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

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-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

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lawyer Norman S Ostrord of New YorkCitsy tells Ehe EaIe of the farmer withhis horse and wagon going for a load ofgrain who was struck head-on

The farmer suffered severe and pernanentinju-ries Ilhen the case rra s tried to aiury the insurance conpany lawyer asked[imtIsntt its Erue chai ifuneaiitelyaf ter Ehis accidenE a person came over Eovou and asked vou how irou felttt tYes I remeurber thit tt the farmer said

And didnE you tell him thaE vou neverfelt beEEer in vour life

I quess I did The-defense lawyer said rrNo further

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l^Iill you tellthe jury the circrrnstincesin whLch vou made that resoonsetYesrt- the farmer said- Inrnediatelyaftgr ttre accidenE my horse had twobroken l-egs and was neighing and kickingThe rnan who came alonq was a deDutvThe rnan

Word from Alice BRIDIIELL on EARL(H 19th 38-t4) dorsn at 5611 Bar SSt Tucson lZ 85713 is Ellat Earl isconfined Eo a wheelchair Had seriouscervical surgery from which he recoveredafEer a 2 oonths hospiEal stay MedicsdidnrE expect him to rake it buts he didBoth Allce and EarI ask ttrat Eheir goodwishes and love be extended to allwho remember them rrRemembert Whocould forget Ehis wonderful pair

-If Ehis is your first reunion wiEh us

please dont sit back $raiting for peopleEo introduce themselves to you You belhe shaker and the mover - please - yousEep forward Lo him - or them - exEendyour glad hand - and sound off as if youhad a-pair - youtll be happy thau youdid Ours is a terrific bunch of happyacquaintances and warm friends Averagerunning time from sEranger Eo acquaintanceto friend - five minutesi AlI especiallvso cuz Ehis year were meetint in Texaspardner tIell be in Ehe land where Ehebroncos kick up Eheir heels and thecowboys do Eheir unlevel best to trang onTheirs is the romance of Ehe rodeol ourbonanza is in simple friendships

-r-- Guggs our campa ign against tinted glassin vehicles hit a dead end Oh wellr-RALPH BALESTRIERI was on our side evenLf no one else was CantE understand whvCongress with Ehe stroke of a pendoesnE ouELaw the business Where arethe police on thls one Or at leasE thepolice unions

盤1究eparailn呈鯛ittrd[uりput hls ievolver tothe horsets eir and sho him dead Then hewent over Eo the dog which trad a brokenback an was crying He puc his gun toEhe dogs ear and shot him dead Then hecame to me and asked me rHow do you feelr

I-said I neve feltbetter iri mylife

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The recenE death of IF Izzy SLonethe famous iournalist called to mind hisbook Korei Ttre Hidien War in whichappears the carefully veiled innuendoEha t the Korean lar was all sEarted by acooked-up deal between the US andSouth Korea

FExciEing and sensible new plans in Ehe

works all in a bona fide efforE to avoidEttat vexaEious anma I stamPede inEo ourSa turday night banqueE hall

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While-the Pentagon has been claimlngsuccess ln integrating women lnto theamed forces famllies in the ranks havebeen confronting a crisis in child care

The Department of Defense concedes thatlt needs 811000 more day care slots formllltary dependents O-f the 129000chlldren who do receive care on oilitarvlnstallatlons worldwide the Pentagon estirnates that 21000 aie in centeis thatare anElquaEed overcrorded or hazardous

lfuch of the Dressure for more famtlvand child-relat-ed supporE has cme with Eheinflux of women singl- parents and yowrgmalried recruiEs who have enllsted in chep-ost-Vletnam erarsaid IAjDavid Super ofthe Artry a Pentagon spokesnan

As an example in 1958 at the heighEof the Vletnam War 381400 women lrere onactive duEy worldwlde out of a total35451000 United States troops MajorSuper sald Non Ehere are 2211700 womenon actsive duty worldwide abouE 11 percentof the force

In additlon there are ncrr 511800slnsle parenEs and abouE half the 21million- active duEy personnel are marriedta considerable changa frcrn Ehe days whenEhe services rre re filled with yorrng singlenra les

As FDR loved to ask What kind ofshenanisans are Ehese tte

Helers a direcL quotse from an amazlngIeEter whlch came in enclosins a 55000check Dontt knor h6r in the iorld Icould have gone 35 years without knoelngabout Ehe Assoclation I am enclosingmy dues and a snall ( sornething extra) -

Sincerely RICIIARD PARMERTER10 New St Florida IlY 10921

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BILL SHOIIEN (2IsE amp 24th Recon | 4]t44)1911 Francis St Waukestra WI 53188 saysAm still hiking mosE every other day lnour staEe forests near here Trled ameasured nine miler Ehe other day which Ihave covered in 3| hours each of Ehe lasEfour years buE had to stop after just 2|hours The sotes of my feeE feel like theyare callused and today I hiked anoEherarea for 3 hours Thls area ltas noextremely steep or high hills or bluffsjust keEtles and moraines lefE over fromthe lasE ice age 20000 years ago Iremember hlking the Koolaus and WaianaeMountains on Oahu and camping on Ehe streamsalso Ehe ouEback in Australla EhaE GolonelLawson authorized A1 Fournier and I toreconnoiEer for two to four days A1waysfollowed bv a reoorE and more overlavsManv Eimes- othermen were involved aird oftenGenLra I Cramer needed a guide or comPanyand asked one of us to eo alone How soodiE was to be in nry 2Os-and hile all dXywiEh pack and rifle But I did geE sorefeet then too -

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This year were getting two for theprice of one - Ewo convention chairmen -PAUL AUSTIN on the port side and GILHEABERLIN on the starboard side - as youare looking at tshem of course

It all sEarted with an inquiry - fromBILL YOUNG of 790 ELake Ravenna 0HHerd seen our iEem in the DAV fitagazine Sowe ioined BilI uo Then followed a notefroir Rebecca McPiak his daqhter Sherdread our oaoer and wanEed Eo surorise himHerets a bit of her notei itrs iefreshing

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I am enclosireuro $350 for a lapel pinand $400 for a crest oi-ntI am sure you would find ouE whichregiment he was in in KurnamoEo so youwould know whlch crest I want

rl4y father fired on Ehe 24tsh Divisionrifle team They beaE every team in thefar east conrnandexcept thel4arine CorpteamttThe tournament was held aE camp Palmerin Tsudanum Jaoan

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_ 0denton ID -He rrrites

- r amrJrlErng in order to obEain soncrnronnaEion regarding Ehe reunion inFtJorthI retired from lhe Arnry in r55 I

H63sf5 ilf itIfi I -i19ilia c Schof ield rrhen Ehe lorean iar ber-an andrye -embarlced for l(oree and landed ufrr-and irTme(liately engaged i ioGt-i- itEoefense ot la san

Our BaEtery supported the 2nd Bn 5l-nRCT under Ehe conrnand of LtCol JohnThrocknorEen (rRoclqp Johnr) He laEercosnandecl the 5th RCT ra s the youngestfull colonel in counrand of an infantryregiment The 555th FA Bn was cormnandedbv Lr col John Dalv- ttl am inEerestedEo know any infornEtionregarding the persons Ehat are accive inthe reunLon get togeEher Perhaps youcould enliehEen me and Dass on someinf ornntioi if availabll Triple Nickle people herers anotherone I

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This nLce litt1e story started thus

Along abouE last December rve received an inquiry from a Chrisrina Colbertabout an organlzation called Veterans Finders o America The story is developed inher letter used below The lette is a Fatshers Day leEEer being addressed Eo hergood Dad UEwIN C COISERT who justs happens to be a GinleE The rest is now a partof our folk lore - and we love Chrlstina for bringing herself and her srvee Dad intoour fold Melvin today spends most of his time in a wheelctrair Over on the oppositepage we glve you Ehe picEure Ghris mentions in-her lovely leEEer rvhich we reproduceLelorr ttlra t a- preclou-s word EhaE word famiIy See hcir it applies to the e olbertfamlly You know how lt applies to our fami ly of the 24th

HAPPY EATHER S DAY DADDY -

Ity Dail lrelvln G Colbert 7s a prouit netuber of the 21thInfantrg 2lst Dlvlslon and f aE vrltlng thts letter to sharelrlth gou hov f feel about htm - euro Deurod t ho Is t onderful anilextraordlnarg

Eor mang years mg Dad had a small Plcture of hlmaelf anil erghtgervrce buililles that he cherlshed He coampIfented hov often thathe thought of that plcture and those men anA hol )e rrlshed hekneu rrhere theg lrere Tvo gears ago as I Fathers Deuro9 presentf had the plcture enlarged and fred Thlg reallg rlade t1mhappg and ttlggered euron ldea of hig to fotm an ocganizatTon tohelp yeterans suclr as hrmself flnd o7d Duddtes Pe talraed mangtlmes about this Idea anil tlov to brlng 7t to llfe

Becau9e f vas ln college at the tlme I irli not reallg cottutltmgself to somethlng that m9 Dad thought vas reallg lnportant Yecontlnued to discuss l15 ldeas anA xhoughts and then founit outthat mg father yas dlagnose as hav rng ALS or Lou GehtlgsDlsease ThTs irld not sxop hlr from maklng a dream come trueHe reaT|zea the sltuation and ghorred Tricl^eillble strength and vil-lpover to contlnue even though lt Decame irlff 7cu7x xo do everyCtay actlvitles such as teuroIking on the phone ot vtltlng a noteIt vas durlng thls tlme that Dad and I te9olved to make hls tdeareal

Our organlzatlon yeteran flnders of Amerlca Is built upon mgDaiy s ilrean to help others flnd old friends As mg Ipm Doloceseuro cloge frlenir lchael and myseJf take the steps to manaqeyeteran Finaers Dad continues to pour forth bcilllant ldeas onhow to make yeteran Flndera a tevardlng success

9o on thls Eathers Dag I vant By Dai to knov hovlove hlm and ttat f hope through yeteran F1nders veto reunlte hlm Ith hls buddles in the photograph

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EIve my Dad the best glft of a77 - the knorrledgle that so mangme0Ders of our organlzatlon xhat he founded have been reunrted

I IOVE YOU CIRTSTTNA

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ALBERT MCAD00S 3RD CHAPTER

Thi6 i6 the third instaLlrentof IA brlef History of the ifthRCTin Korea The time has cometo try to explain the terns 5thRCT alxd 5th Infantry AU Regi-nental Combat teans have an In-fantry Regiment but not all In-fantry Reginents were RCTi s

The Elfth RCT was rnade up fronthe fitfth Infantly Regiment firstActivated by the USArmy jn 1808wa6 one of the oldest fnfantry Reglments of the USArmyThe 555thfield Artillery Battalion the5th Tank lledical CoJlecting andChenical Motar Conpanles and the72nd Conbat Dtgineer CoEpany

The fifth RCT reEained 1n Ko-ea upon the withdrawal of the24th InfDivlsion the RCT wastenporar[y broken up for 6evera]-nissions Bx I amp z were loadedonto the USNS Marine Phoenlx foran Ovelulgbt Cruise to KoJE-Do arleIaad off PUSAN The Jrd Bx the555 FA Bt Tank Co and otherswent aone place e1se SoEe oneelse rrill have to fill us in Ourmail address for our 6tay on XoJEwa6 the Elfth US fnfantry Wherewere you durlng this period ifyou did rot enjoy KOJE-DO becausethls was good duty(Eeb 15 to May1 1952 Eore or less)

Located on KOJE-DO was a UN POWcanp We relleved elenentE of the27th Wolf Hounds provi ing guard6to several large Prj-son ConpouldsOne Rifl-e Squad per compound fourEuard shiftE of six hours eachseven dqys a week Guard Mountsinspections the whole nine yardsA GIrs dread and a Eecond Ltdelight A11 in a1l- this was theaost pleasant duty anyone couldhave ln the fnfantry iE KOREA

The most detested detaiI had tobe the honey pot brigade andthe most boring was the RockQuarry and breakwater detail Iwonder if anybody knows rhat be-ca]ne of that breakwater

A highlight of our tour atKOJE-DO has to be the night ofthe attempted breakout It hap-pened on the 4th shift 18 to 2400 f remember machine gun trac-ers overhead and a11 of us head-InB for our respective companyconpounds The Next dqy we hadto go lnto the compounds to sortout the Bood guys from the badWe saw severa] dlsmembered bod-ies ln a trash heap not very nice

Around April lSth we loadedon an LST and shipped out to theEast coast slde of KoREA offloading upon the beach ending upat the burned out towlr of INJEright on the l8th Here the FifthRCT was reorganized al1 of ourfar flunB ulits returning andthe 5th RCT was back j-n businessInten6lve trainlng exerclses inareas cleared of civilians gaveus a chalce to get some good tra-ining Some things come to nindI renenber getting folding cot6with rubber ajr matE for 6leepingWe used the Air Mattresses forwhite water raftlng on the rivernear by In early May the fifthwas attached to the 25th InfDiv0u June lSth the fifth got narch-ing orders to proceed north tothe PUNCH BoWL area and in linereljeving the l4th Infantry on theMain Line of Resistance (MLR)The first Bn on the West or leftthe second in the niddle al]d thethird on the right or east CorrErr my outfit was to the riaht ofrBr oh the MLR nore next tine

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A LOWIE AFFAIRREMEMBER THE WIY THE LIGHT

rouchd hcr hrir Shc tuBc her hcad and I sawhcr tacc Shc lurhed slill more and out euroves metand hcld We iaw Qach othcr i momentaryawareness in thar raucous fillhSradescholrinm(which I d jusr bon t ssiBncd I lcll os though l dbeon struck u bkw undr thc heurr Thus tcaanmv rrrst lovcutlir a surgc oI adrcnslrne a rushol bl(xd r rhin8 ot innocerce and prin lhal has

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stricken al lhe meresiahl ol hcr longuelicd ir her presenceuro

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ncss asxuol bul urtcnl and obsessrve thal madc m awkward and my voice crac is likc some imPos(ible drcamnow t knos i wus so alflicled bul I cannol acluallv believe

wiat mcmury insists I did which was lt suflcr Exquisitelyt wouldcalchsiahr of her ixslkinE doun an aislc olrees lo

or from school and l d kome Paralyzcd Shc alwayssecmed so poisd sellposscssed sliShtlv amuscd Ar home

ir beurod ld elive euroach encounler writhinB ar the lhouBht of

my inadequacies feeling less than worthless Even so as

licpasscd and we enlereurod our taens I sensed her afledion_re toleraocc for me

Coina steuroldy imPlied a malurilv we still luckcd Her or_

thodox Jewish upbringinSnd my oqn Catholic scruplcs mlBeurod a krnd of idcalism a (etibare Eracc rhal made rvcn

iistinca drstanr propecl hoeveuror (eRcnllv desircd As lorrh rsr oI it we were babcs in arms I

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time wc correspoDd_ed nd lo rftcivc onc o hct lcrtcrs ar

mail callwas thc highliaht ol lhosearind_inamp endlcss months thal bccaEc years-

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mcnlioned lhe possibilily o marriaAe inmY ncxt lclter lo her and almiEl im_

mediaroly her ftplics became lcss trcquentandpcrsnal

t relurncd lo lhc Staics for rcssignmcnl durinE lhe finrl lhroct oI lhe warThc lirl thing l did ( rcachinA honrcwrs l0 ctrlt on Rachct whosc reccnlmail hrd lailed o kccp W with meuro on

mv travcls Hr mtrhcr nswcred lhc drxrr Rnchel no lnaerlrd rhcrc shc hud mtrrricr x mdictrlsrudcnt shcd met tn

collcge l lhouAht shc rolc you hcrmothcrsidHe Der John lellcr finlly cau8hl up wilh mc while I

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have been grnd indecd - my lrish conscicnce and your Jcsish guilr _

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DALLASOFORttWORTH AND ViCiNlttY

Our verv orsn Ib i Gen HENRY MOHR(a aury liEh F47- 42) of 2o GrandCir StAnn M0 llas written a cohmmwhich tras appeared in a plurality ofpapers arornd the comtry Here it is

KOREA -- NHY IAE A BAD SITUATION No^SE

lhcreasrnglv heavv ere55ure5 roh

wshrhqton South Koreia -ta-

oe ehocatrc aovarnment sound I ike- therhd

na aeefe pie It cores as no surprrse that south Korea E

iIol_- suenderinq to the deaands o+ their polrtrcel

pprit The U S has qiven Korea little choice

t 6ay not be quitE as batr due to progess alrdv octe increatrng a de ocratic qovernont But the Bituation in SthX irrt a lot lrke ht hppened Hhen lhe Unrtd Statesallodrd the shah o+ tran to +ll and l(honnr to seiz porer ri There Ea5 also Nicrequ dher the U s thghtiorutron Eas the wav to brtnq ou stvlE o+ dehocracv ro the

Eee te Ever Fronq lh u 5 State Depatoent hrdco6DletelT 6i5julqct the situttons on everv count

A- thinq5 turnd out the net govnients ot lran- andi tn to= dho serzed absolute poE

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the United states Fehps k oent Eellt but thdtaii tt r

Becaus o our reural to support reqioesirrt

6ce allies o+ the United States re can onlv sut+er

the unpl easant consequences

The previous governoents o tran ^d Nicaraqu --_ tshich

adhittedly le+t lot to be desired --- ere rPlaed bv

diclatorships hrch ae +a iose

Un+ortunatelv the U S didnt learn a thing l|e aeenEouaginq actionE in South Koa Fhich mav tead to vev sinilrsits-r+-th prsent leadershiF o+ that countrv is drticallv In rdditlon to brng errable 1Iv

Prrrdent chunoli o=t sone crettt +o the stndard f

lrvinq enjovedOV tre peopre o-t South Korea hich i6 at lEt +ive ti

s better

i1 iCitt North kore -__ a +act thE polilical oPpotsitionEoutd liLe us to Jorqet-

Futhless oen in South Koa ate tedinq the Politicaroppoeition using iots anc the threat oevolution to seie ---ri = alr polrtrcranE do be+oF electron thaEir rto to lmpove thrnqs +or the peoEl

Insorar 35 the u s iE concerned alloing the FPqblic oo io deal +inlv with oppoeition readErs lim Youhq-sn and

ii 0 g is out oJ the question Hoever i+ lhe tro tissuccd 1n seiioq nore ooFer nd in+luehce in Seoul-__ and thevpUOi irr -- lhe Hhole natue o+ U S elationBhips

ith

Koree ahd our stategic Position in th Fa East Eould xqse

In 1945 I net and talke tith Kir Dea Junq one o+ theorrnclol opposttroo leaders 5t the Lottee Hotel rn sEoul =- -i n t

Krh cre to the hoter or a

iiie i a grouP o+ nie journatists on the uitet states

Th sessron had qone on +o onlv a +ee nlnutes hen lbeqant ii that thrs rs no odinv person He is proobrY Ene

nost dahqerEus han t have eve oet ki6 Dt Junq Hhtr perdal

iii]- i- ro aetect o senuine interst on his pert in theerare o+ the oeopl o+ the sountv he dants to rule

kih Dea Ju^q das tried tor 6urdend Eentenced to death in19E|4 s aesul o hrs tole rn inErting bloodv rrots- But hrs = ratcr redued to 20 vears o Hhich Krn

-r-r ths He rE ress thdn n idor o th peopre and

ea o+ hrm sEeos to be ride5Pd

I hard Peopt call Ki6 Dee Jsnq theOn several occsioos

Kh6eni o Kdet

Kifr Younq_Eao xho shrr the ambitions o+ xin D Jung --_ut iil i=itv

ti= 1 --- is nother teGer o+ the

i- = rii to be a narriase or Folitrcar3thcr than a Isti6qltianc

qteDs the unrted states has talen rcntlv Nrll 9o a long n i to Krri a reqrtrhacY and Rtture thev rackand despeatel Y ned

The Fepubt ic o+ (South) Xorea rs +acing a bad situationrh =irJu davs to brrng bout Eoo5tucttve change5 ithoute-= ii atros hrch drtabrrre nd

EeateA

south roea- s prent govenment

Llnotunatelv the +at is rlreadT ih the +ire

MAJ GEN HENRY MOHR

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Cominr to ForE liorth in an RVWontlerin I rbout RV facilitiesThis much we knowThere are four RV parks in or near

Fort Worth with overnisht facilities(hookups) for trailers-and campers

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Sunset RV Park4921 White Settlement

Texas Motsor Home Park4833 ihite Settlement

817-737‐ 7542

817-738-0567Road

817-732-1537Road

Lakeview lIotor Home Park 817-457-677L4793 Fast- Loop 820 Sourh(Near Six Flals in ArlingEonand about 15 miles from the hotelin forE Worth)

The first three are onlv abouL 3 miles$rest of the Hyatt Regenty in downto$rnFort WolEhThere are NO facilities for campers atsour hote 1

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Hope they giveus a drag on thisone before thevthron it away

The Arm1rreturning to anage-old s Era tegyused extensivelvby the Sovietmi11tary isincreasing itsuse of decoys andfake targets inhopes of out-srla rting anenemys modernrreaPons

Decoys inclu-ding canva s tanksand plasticsoldiers couldmake Ehe Arrmr inbattle seem h^riceas big as iErgally is And 1f

A lullEe caavas rcplica of ao Ml ta is oudisplsy i Beltsvtlle Md The Army plars ao lse

fate wespors to oltsmart ale ereEy Theuro decoysEsy Dste an arEy seuroeE lsrgcr tt D it is

half is r 1

We will a

Itlat news seens togive away the secre the Army points outthat the enemy still does noE knorv which

Ie knorr Ehey make decoys of thehighest order of equipment even as muchasmaking fake misdill silosr said TVICorp

Fallon said the Navy is working ondecoy ships and the Air Force tns grounddecoys of f-15 fighter jets thaE can turna bare airstrip into a fake airbase

The decoys are ntade from blorm-upphoEographs of the real things Theylook remarkably real aE a glance which inbaEtle is all an enemy would get beforedeciding whether to f i-re

Who knows maybe for the next one wecan send Ehe deeoys Eo the front and leavethe real live boys to home

(-CIAUDE CRIST of Box 985 Hebron oH

(hes HvMcr 2IsE t48-through TFS) -sends us the name s of a few buddieslWTLBUR J WTNCHEL (19Eh 49-r52)624 Lexington Thornville OH 43076

WILLIAM GRIFFITH (2lsL 49i5I)437 Aullwood Rd Davton 0H 45414

GERALD D TURNER (21st 48-r51)78 lIoodland Downingtown PA 19335

BRUCE MCGUTRE (34rh amp 19Eh r48-r51)16241 Laurel Hill Glenford Otl 43739

ROBERT IAIIRENCE (3rd Eng r57-r58)I14 Buckeye Hebron OH 43025

Ttnnk you Claude

-Whv is iE thaE Ehe weEEest dogs areEhe fiiendtiests dogs

lDThe only Ehing thats more painful ttun

Learning from experience is not Jearningfrom experience

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tanksand Erucks

The canvas Lwo- and Ehree-dimens iona Itanks mde a t TVIs S0-worker planE ouL-side lIashington look real boEh to Ehenaked eye and Eo heat-seeking theIna 1targetsing systems used at night

An unassembled fronts-view M-l weighEsabout 25 pormds and coLlapses into a 4-foot-by-2-foot duffle bag In less thanthree minutes one man can assemble itand plug in a generator to warm up iEstherira lsignaEur with a tape recorderand speakers a pair of soldiers can soundlike an entlre tank battalion

A fake M-l costs about $31500 cornparedwiEh abouE $3 miLlion for a new M-I

Iho remembers L94O-42 when we weredoing the same tshirg - only all we hadwere the decoys the real McCoys werestill on Ehe drawing boards

The Army has about 4000 real M-I tanksand plans to outfit each rrith at leastone fake M-1 at a cost of about $75million [taj Andrew Fallon of Ehe Army I sbudget office said

Deception has been a key element inmilitary strategy since the Trojan HorseGeman Gen Enrin Ronmel fooled Alliedforces in North Africa during WlJ II tsheBriEish fooled the cermans and Ehe IsraeliArmy today regularly uses deceptive falseradio chatter

But Ehe Sovietss are thoughE to be themost adept having everylhing from pseudoballistic missiles to entire fake armiesunder a branch of the military called thePrlncipa I Dlrectorate of SlraEegicDeception

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ADDRESS CORRECTON REQUESTED

WALLY CUNNINGHAM has

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CHURCH O「 THE OPEN DOOR MISS10N532 Main Street

wnmingtOn lowa 56983

Rev Elton S SInith Pastor

Dear BroEher

Perhaps you have heard of me and oty naEionrride campaign inche ciuse of ternDerance Each year for the past fourteenI have rrade a Eoirr of Texas Kahsas Nebraska Mlssouriand lora delivering a series of lecEures on the evils ofdrinkine On this tour I have been accouqranied by uy youngfriend ind assisEanE Clyde LimpEon Clyde a young manof good family and excellent background is a paEheEicexaiple of liEe ruined by an excessive indulgence in whiskeyand woraen C1yde would hppear wiEh me aE lectures and siLon the plaEforin drunk wheezing starLng at tshe audiencethrough- heavy bleary blood-shot eyes sweaEing profuselypicklng his nose belching and making obscene- gestsureshlle I would polnE him out as an exarple of whaL over-indulgence can do for a person

This winEerr unforEunately Clyde passed away A mltualfriend tras eiven me vour -nime Lnd I wonder if you would beavailable t5 take cliders place on Ehis years Eour

Rev Ellon Schurch of the

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ALBERT MCAD00=S 5TH CHAPTER

This ls the fifth ln6ta11uentof IA Brief Eistory of the EifthRCT 1n I(oresrr continuing rith xoyConbat phase of these recolectlonEou Patrol actlvitles coDtiDuesthroughout the surnner with bothAEbush and an occasi-onal ContactpatloI that often 1ed to Fire-flghts arld we had several Oneconslsted of tbe entire ConpanyI renenber a radiona]1s coafelenceheld near the 11ne of departurerhere I 6aY eleraents of Eost ofthe partlciparxts togetber slththe supporting uaits rflhin lhs1ire o f larch Tbere Yas justabout evelybody frolo Conpany Eexcept the cooks and bottle wash-ers Motatnen and heavy nachiae-gurnels rlth teror 1n there eyesNot u6ed to patro16 alld apparentfear of the urknom We sere norenonchalant because this ra6 oDe ofseveral patrols we had partcipated1a ad soDe of the6e guys nere otrtheir flrst patrol With a1l theaoi6e and fus6 ye nade the NKPAavolded us We baDged around nostof the night and returDed rithoutcontact Later patrols the NKPAnade up for it and 1n one ofthe6e I got hlt rith about 15others i-a a perfectly execudedambush We vere caugbt flatfoot-ed Tbey hit us hard ard ran aw4yVle 6pent the lenainddr of the rightxithdraring and returning to ourlilles I carrt recal1 Yhether any-body ras kil1ed that nlght but 1stplatoon dld take slx I(IAi s durineuroour tour on the Iine and we hadmore men wounded thatx eDteled theline on June l8th

Almost every tri8ht se had tocontend v1th Ground fo8 and whilethe Artlflclal noonlight helped us

to see it also helped the othersi-de A6 the sunmer drew to a closethe Fiftb RcT wa6 transferled fronthe 25th Djvigion to the 40th Divi-sion and shortly after that wewere reLeived by the 223d Infantryon the night of October 3111952

sone tlne prior to bej-ng reLiev-ed we had a patrol that caused yourstnrly a 1ot of grief our nissionwas to set up blocking posLtionsnear the low dip ln the lldgelinenear I believe George CoDpany We

went out one wqy a[d were to retu]nby another route lllhile 6et uP thenj-ght teEperatures dlopped suddenlyto belov freezing We were sweattyxrith no Jackets and nust have caus-ed o16e because re were under severartil1ey flre (possibly l2ampn)nasty stuff We had to be very stil1and renaln quite and i-n place forseveral hours My feet becane numbI could hardly walk nlthout assist-ance I 6ot a touch of Frostbite anda brief stay ln the 5th Inf lledica1Conpany where I appalently ful1y re-coveled Such resiliance we had whene were twenty

Finally off the 1i-ne I enteredlnto an eleven day peri-od where Iwas tra]1sferred out of the flrstplatoon jnto the fourth and becanea gunner it a 57nn Recollless riflesquad Just as sooa as I got used tocarrlng the thlnE I had orders inharxd for LIe ZI(zoDe of Interlor )or rotation back to the States Ihad R amp R 1a Japan for five dqysl1ke everybody e1se but those con-pat storles w111 st4y out of printMoxe next tine fron the officlalRecord as my st4y jn the 5th RCTceased to exlst Bore next tlme

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effoEEs ad able guidace or uavor T Bradrer

ItE rExt scheduleurod evst eiII be the offictal gro-[ld breaking --sudav Jtrle 25 1989

at Aneels Park Sar Peurodro -- at rihich tirE all of tlE co-sdEorinA- ax eEorsrngsrs-ri2ad tiU be rePreseurottted Tsrtatlw final dedicaticn o ttr rEErrar rsElrteurod for Novder u 1990

As )Du car te1l rE ee lndeed serious abdrt tlis It EL1 c to passl

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2d Lt FA - B-ILL IIOILEY of RE 2 Box 458 825 Pa lourar Et Cajon cA92020 rells usWarren TX It goes Ehe one about the manage aE a boring

I was rvith the Triple Nickle in HI -- meeEing who asked Can you hear me ithad Ehe Aruno Train the- first Een davs in the back and the boy aE- the back whoKorea and then Forvard observer unEil hit said No and the f11oh in lhe fronEon 2 SepE5O I had the short economy who said ttletrs swap placesrrEour Thariks Wally rve needed thaEtI nors have Ehro ggies in the service r-(C1asses of i75 and r53) and they have The race is on Is there arqrone inasked me Eo relite up my experiences in the horrse who beats thisKorea - rrTro catalacts and lens lnrplantsIIrm hoping this rer-Erion my firsE surgery - rotor cuff lefl shouiderwill help shed some lighE and tickle some high blood pressure sugar diabetesmemory cells so I can complete nry rnasEer- and gouEpiece |ly Cameo Role In Korea The The envelope pleaselAlmosE ForqoEEen viar nd the name - not the winner -- iust

Irm lo6king forward to receiving more the rEme - is - CH Bronko ATKINSONinfo about the reunion Do you anticipate (MP Platoon and Hq 63rd Field i4t--r45)distributing lists of expected atEendees of 3800 SDecatur Las Vegas NVwith addresies No were not -aking fin Bronko -

B1II werll lisE Ehoge coming if we far from it - were just ov6rrhelmed byIearn early enough WeII do our the sorry fact that Lhe people of our -d____esE 3ffrIiE Hi gElIhiBT$Bt

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I-JOHN RAGIAND writes from 6321 Gonzales

Groves Tr( 77519 Savannah was my firstand I thoroughly enj oyed iE I intend tofltake future meetingi Lord willing -iMeeEine ner^r friends was very retresh-ing buts uifortrnately did not seeany of sv outfit hybe if you sPread rdoroln nlxt TL issuL its might helP

Thb outfiE was co D 21st duringearLv 44 - earlv 46 Does arrybody knowthesL fellows aird their whereabouts--cGreni Ralph (was from Itt)

Rirnldi (was from Chicago)T- Pilch (was frqn wyoming I think)T- Reardon (from Kansa s I think)T Mrncv (was from Oklahoma ) I mer

hih 6n Mindanao and he wor-rnd uPas cook and rrent to Japan

Box (chink Willie $as first name-rrd rr was frorn stsLouis)tI knot Ehis is an InposiEionr --buEwould deeplv appreurociate any heIp

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Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

- _l4aybe our yelling about it has paidotf

The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

an』itliltlo888estants will be giventumlr entFiesOCt2虫d電 選lTinnerwill be chosen Nov 10

Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

ItrE abouE time

-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

rYea GimletslBetter sti1 call IARRY JoHnSOitl at612-665-213L Hers at 312 SlbinLeseur rYN 56058

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i gox54 Fennville HI 49408 is a1l

eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

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from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

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close Eo the family It rras no surPrise

gliigiIti LilU J i- -rrurtlHL3oinaf ter Hictor rra s laid to rest Dave t

--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

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fori-ro ci I s extended Erip to Hong Kong Bangkok and

urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

i - - ^ ^- anY f iner Etrrn Donr tIii rot ne up so 1 trope r -

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

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From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

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ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

faith in tomorrohr for the clock may Ehen

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-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

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Could I bottuu oton of $gatfb

While-the Pentagon has been claimlngsuccess ln integrating women lnto theamed forces famllies in the ranks havebeen confronting a crisis in child care

The Department of Defense concedes thatlt needs 811000 more day care slots formllltary dependents O-f the 129000chlldren who do receive care on oilitarvlnstallatlons worldwide the Pentagon estirnates that 21000 aie in centeis thatare anElquaEed overcrorded or hazardous

lfuch of the Dressure for more famtlvand child-relat-ed supporE has cme with Eheinflux of women singl- parents and yowrgmalried recruiEs who have enllsted in chep-ost-Vletnam erarsaid IAjDavid Super ofthe Artry a Pentagon spokesnan

As an example in 1958 at the heighEof the Vletnam War 381400 women lrere onactive duEy worldwlde out of a total35451000 United States troops MajorSuper sald Non Ehere are 2211700 womenon actsive duty worldwide abouE 11 percentof the force

In additlon there are ncrr 511800slnsle parenEs and abouE half the 21million- active duEy personnel are marriedta considerable changa frcrn Ehe days whenEhe services rre re filled with yorrng singlenra les

As FDR loved to ask What kind ofshenanisans are Ehese tte

Helers a direcL quotse from an amazlngIeEter whlch came in enclosins a 55000check Dontt knor h6r in the iorld Icould have gone 35 years without knoelngabout Ehe Assoclation I am enclosingmy dues and a snall ( sornething extra) -

Sincerely RICIIARD PARMERTER10 New St Florida IlY 10921

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This year were getting two for theprice of one - Ewo convention chairmen -PAUL AUSTIN on the port side and GILHEABERLIN on the starboard side - as youare looking at tshem of course

It all sEarted with an inquiry - fromBILL YOUNG of 790 ELake Ravenna 0HHerd seen our iEem in the DAV fitagazine Sowe ioined BilI uo Then followed a notefroir Rebecca McPiak his daqhter Sherdread our oaoer and wanEed Eo surorise himHerets a bit of her notei itrs iefreshing

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rl4y father fired on Ehe 24tsh Divisionrifle team They beaE every team in thefar east conrnandexcept thel4arine CorpteamttThe tournament was held aE camp Palmerin Tsudanum Jaoan

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I heard him talk about a Ist lieutenanErEmed lbrtinez who was his comnandingofficerttHe told me abouE some guys in hisplatoon Their names were Belcher Co$rdenFreeman and LutchkowrIhen he was on the 24uh Division rifleEeam Eheir team captain was Major Ritzand one of Ehe other gulrs on the teamwas named Kllleran

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f-orar SerrcEhrrALLera( rJ To G l- SoRP

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- r amrJrlErng in order to obEain soncrnronnaEion regarding Ehe reunion inFtJorthI retired from lhe Arnry in r55 I

H63sf5 ilf itIfi I -i19ilia c Schof ield rrhen Ehe lorean iar ber-an andrye -embarlced for l(oree and landed ufrr-and irTme(liately engaged i ioGt-i- itEoefense ot la san

Our BaEtery supported the 2nd Bn 5l-nRCT under Ehe conrnand of LtCol JohnThrocknorEen (rRoclqp Johnr) He laEercosnandecl the 5th RCT ra s the youngestfull colonel in counrand of an infantryregiment The 555th FA Bn was cormnandedbv Lr col John Dalv- ttl am inEerestedEo know any infornEtionregarding the persons Ehat are accive inthe reunLon get togeEher Perhaps youcould enliehEen me and Dass on someinf ornntioi if availabll Triple Nickle people herers anotherone I

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This nLce litt1e story started thus

Along abouE last December rve received an inquiry from a Chrisrina Colbertabout an organlzation called Veterans Finders o America The story is developed inher letter used below The lette is a Fatshers Day leEEer being addressed Eo hergood Dad UEwIN C COISERT who justs happens to be a GinleE The rest is now a partof our folk lore - and we love Chrlstina for bringing herself and her srvee Dad intoour fold Melvin today spends most of his time in a wheelctrair Over on the oppositepage we glve you Ehe picEure Ghris mentions in-her lovely leEEer rvhich we reproduceLelorr ttlra t a- preclou-s word EhaE word famiIy See hcir it applies to the e olbertfamlly You know how lt applies to our fami ly of the 24th

HAPPY EATHER S DAY DADDY -

Ity Dail lrelvln G Colbert 7s a prouit netuber of the 21thInfantrg 2lst Dlvlslon and f aE vrltlng thts letter to sharelrlth gou hov f feel about htm - euro Deurod t ho Is t onderful anilextraordlnarg

Eor mang years mg Dad had a small Plcture of hlmaelf anil erghtgervrce buililles that he cherlshed He coampIfented hov often thathe thought of that plcture and those men anA hol )e rrlshed hekneu rrhere theg lrere Tvo gears ago as I Fathers Deuro9 presentf had the plcture enlarged and fred Thlg reallg rlade t1mhappg and ttlggered euron ldea of hig to fotm an ocganizatTon tohelp yeterans suclr as hrmself flnd o7d Duddtes Pe talraed mangtlmes about this Idea anil tlov to brlng 7t to llfe

Becau9e f vas ln college at the tlme I irli not reallg cottutltmgself to somethlng that m9 Dad thought vas reallg lnportant Yecontlnued to discuss l15 ldeas anA xhoughts and then founit outthat mg father yas dlagnose as hav rng ALS or Lou GehtlgsDlsease ThTs irld not sxop hlr from maklng a dream come trueHe reaT|zea the sltuation and ghorred Tricl^eillble strength and vil-lpover to contlnue even though lt Decame irlff 7cu7x xo do everyCtay actlvitles such as teuroIking on the phone ot vtltlng a noteIt vas durlng thls tlme that Dad and I te9olved to make hls tdeareal

Our organlzatlon yeteran flnders of Amerlca Is built upon mgDaiy s ilrean to help others flnd old friends As mg Ipm Doloceseuro cloge frlenir lchael and myseJf take the steps to manaqeyeteran Finaers Dad continues to pour forth bcilllant ldeas onhow to make yeteran Flndera a tevardlng success

9o on thls Eathers Dag I vant By Dai to knov hovlove hlm and ttat f hope through yeteran F1nders veto reunlte hlm Ith hls buddles in the photograph

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It started vrth a plcture some at]^ong merlorlee an Titea and

EIve my Dad the best glft of a77 - the knorrledgle that so mangme0Ders of our organlzatlon xhat he founded have been reunrted

I IOVE YOU CIRTSTTNA

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ALBERT MCAD00S 3RD CHAPTER

Thi6 i6 the third instaLlrentof IA brlef History of the ifthRCTin Korea The time has cometo try to explain the terns 5thRCT alxd 5th Infantry AU Regi-nental Combat teans have an In-fantry Regiment but not all In-fantry Reginents were RCTi s

The Elfth RCT was rnade up fronthe fitfth Infantly Regiment firstActivated by the USArmy jn 1808wa6 one of the oldest fnfantry Reglments of the USArmyThe 555thfield Artillery Battalion the5th Tank lledical CoJlecting andChenical Motar Conpanles and the72nd Conbat Dtgineer CoEpany

The fifth RCT reEained 1n Ko-ea upon the withdrawal of the24th InfDivlsion the RCT wastenporar[y broken up for 6evera]-nissions Bx I amp z were loadedonto the USNS Marine Phoenlx foran Ovelulgbt Cruise to KoJE-Do arleIaad off PUSAN The Jrd Bx the555 FA Bt Tank Co and otherswent aone place e1se SoEe oneelse rrill have to fill us in Ourmail address for our 6tay on XoJEwa6 the Elfth US fnfantry Wherewere you durlng this period ifyou did rot enjoy KOJE-DO becausethls was good duty(Eeb 15 to May1 1952 Eore or less)

Located on KOJE-DO was a UN POWcanp We relleved elenentE of the27th Wolf Hounds provi ing guard6to several large Prj-son ConpouldsOne Rifl-e Squad per compound fourEuard shiftE of six hours eachseven dqys a week Guard Mountsinspections the whole nine yardsA GIrs dread and a Eecond Ltdelight A11 in a1l- this was theaost pleasant duty anyone couldhave ln the fnfantry iE KOREA

The most detested detaiI had tobe the honey pot brigade andthe most boring was the RockQuarry and breakwater detail Iwonder if anybody knows rhat be-ca]ne of that breakwater

A highlight of our tour atKOJE-DO has to be the night ofthe attempted breakout It hap-pened on the 4th shift 18 to 2400 f remember machine gun trac-ers overhead and a11 of us head-InB for our respective companyconpounds The Next dqy we hadto go lnto the compounds to sortout the Bood guys from the badWe saw severa] dlsmembered bod-ies ln a trash heap not very nice

Around April lSth we loadedon an LST and shipped out to theEast coast slde of KoREA offloading upon the beach ending upat the burned out towlr of INJEright on the l8th Here the FifthRCT was reorganized al1 of ourfar flunB ulits returning andthe 5th RCT was back j-n businessInten6lve trainlng exerclses inareas cleared of civilians gaveus a chalce to get some good tra-ining Some things come to nindI renenber getting folding cot6with rubber ajr matE for 6leepingWe used the Air Mattresses forwhite water raftlng on the rivernear by In early May the fifthwas attached to the 25th InfDiv0u June lSth the fifth got narch-ing orders to proceed north tothe PUNCH BoWL area and in linereljeving the l4th Infantry on theMain Line of Resistance (MLR)The first Bn on the West or leftthe second in the niddle al]d thethird on the right or east CorrErr my outfit was to the riaht ofrBr oh the MLR nore next tine

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A LOWIE AFFAIRREMEMBER THE WIY THE LIGHT

rouchd hcr hrir Shc tuBc her hcad and I sawhcr tacc Shc lurhed slill more and out euroves metand hcld We iaw Qach othcr i momentaryawareness in thar raucous fillhSradescholrinm(which I d jusr bon t ssiBncd I lcll os though l dbeon struck u bkw undr thc heurr Thus tcaanmv rrrst lovcutlir a surgc oI adrcnslrne a rushol bl(xd r rhin8 ot innocerce and prin lhal has

Her name was Rachcl I supFsa our slorvrued in a nmancc trow out of tlvor is one ol absurdiiv tGdv and - who knows - thc innoccnce may teallv havcbeuron iEnotancc rn viw ol aU lhut has haPPcncd slnce whaleveriiwas I mrxrncd my way rhrough gradc and hiSh schrDl

stricken al lhe meresiahl ol hcr longuelicd ir her presenceuro

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ncss asxuol bul urtcnl and obsessrve thal madc m awkward and my voice crac is likc some imPos(ible drcamnow t knos i wus so alflicled bul I cannol acluallv believe

wiat mcmury insists I did which was lt suflcr Exquisitelyt wouldcalchsiahr of her ixslkinE doun an aislc olrees lo

or from school and l d kome Paralyzcd Shc alwayssecmed so poisd sellposscssed sliShtlv amuscd Ar home

ir beurod ld elive euroach encounler writhinB ar the lhouBht of

my inadequacies feeling less than worthless Even so as

licpasscd and we enlereurod our taens I sensed her afledion_re toleraocc for me

Coina steuroldy imPlied a malurilv we still luckcd Her or_

thodox Jewish upbringinSnd my oqn Catholic scruplcs mlBeurod a krnd of idcalism a (etibare Eracc rhal made rvcn

iistinca drstanr propecl hoeveuror (eRcnllv desircd As lorrh rsr oI it we were babcs in arms I

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mcnlioned lhe possibilily o marriaAe inmY ncxt lclter lo her and almiEl im_

mediaroly her ftplics became lcss trcquentandpcrsnal

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have been grnd indecd - my lrish conscicnce and your Jcsish guilr _

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DALLASOFORttWORTH AND ViCiNlttY

Our verv orsn Ib i Gen HENRY MOHR(a aury liEh F47- 42) of 2o GrandCir StAnn M0 llas written a cohmmwhich tras appeared in a plurality ofpapers arornd the comtry Here it is

KOREA -- NHY IAE A BAD SITUATION No^SE

lhcreasrnglv heavv ere55ure5 roh

wshrhqton South Koreia -ta-

oe ehocatrc aovarnment sound I ike- therhd

na aeefe pie It cores as no surprrse that south Korea E

iIol_- suenderinq to the deaands o+ their polrtrcel

pprit The U S has qiven Korea little choice

t 6ay not be quitE as batr due to progess alrdv octe increatrng a de ocratic qovernont But the Bituation in SthX irrt a lot lrke ht hppened Hhen lhe Unrtd Statesallodrd the shah o+ tran to +ll and l(honnr to seiz porer ri There Ea5 also Nicrequ dher the U s thghtiorutron Eas the wav to brtnq ou stvlE o+ dehocracv ro the

Eee te Ever Fronq lh u 5 State Depatoent hrdco6DletelT 6i5julqct the situttons on everv count

A- thinq5 turnd out the net govnients ot lran- andi tn to= dho serzed absolute poE

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the United states Fehps k oent Eellt but thdtaii tt r

Becaus o our reural to support reqioesirrt

6ce allies o+ the United States re can onlv sut+er

the unpl easant consequences

The previous governoents o tran ^d Nicaraqu --_ tshich

adhittedly le+t lot to be desired --- ere rPlaed bv

diclatorships hrch ae +a iose

Un+ortunatelv the U S didnt learn a thing l|e aeenEouaginq actionE in South Koa Fhich mav tead to vev sinilrsits-r+-th prsent leadershiF o+ that countrv is drticallv In rdditlon to brng errable 1Iv

Prrrdent chunoli o=t sone crettt +o the stndard f

lrvinq enjovedOV tre peopre o-t South Korea hich i6 at lEt +ive ti

s better

i1 iCitt North kore -__ a +act thE polilical oPpotsitionEoutd liLe us to Jorqet-

Futhless oen in South Koa ate tedinq the Politicaroppoeition using iots anc the threat oevolution to seie ---ri = alr polrtrcranE do be+oF electron thaEir rto to lmpove thrnqs +or the peoEl

Insorar 35 the u s iE concerned alloing the FPqblic oo io deal +inlv with oppoeition readErs lim Youhq-sn and

ii 0 g is out oJ the question Hoever i+ lhe tro tissuccd 1n seiioq nore ooFer nd in+luehce in Seoul-__ and thevpUOi irr -- lhe Hhole natue o+ U S elationBhips

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Koree ahd our stategic Position in th Fa East Eould xqse

In 1945 I net and talke tith Kir Dea Junq one o+ theorrnclol opposttroo leaders 5t the Lottee Hotel rn sEoul =- -i n t

Krh cre to the hoter or a

iiie i a grouP o+ nie journatists on the uitet states

Th sessron had qone on +o onlv a +ee nlnutes hen lbeqant ii that thrs rs no odinv person He is proobrY Ene

nost dahqerEus han t have eve oet ki6 Dt Junq Hhtr perdal

iii]- i- ro aetect o senuine interst on his pert in theerare o+ the oeopl o+ the sountv he dants to rule

kih Dea Ju^q das tried tor 6urdend Eentenced to death in19E|4 s aesul o hrs tole rn inErting bloodv rrots- But hrs = ratcr redued to 20 vears o Hhich Krn

-r-r ths He rE ress thdn n idor o th peopre and

ea o+ hrm sEeos to be ride5Pd

I hard Peopt call Ki6 Dee Jsnq theOn several occsioos

Kh6eni o Kdet

Kifr Younq_Eao xho shrr the ambitions o+ xin D Jung --_ut iil i=itv

ti= 1 --- is nother teGer o+ the

i- = rii to be a narriase or Folitrcar3thcr than a Isti6qltianc

qteDs the unrted states has talen rcntlv Nrll 9o a long n i to Krri a reqrtrhacY and Rtture thev rackand despeatel Y ned

The Fepubt ic o+ (South) Xorea rs +acing a bad situationrh =irJu davs to brrng bout Eoo5tucttve change5 ithoute-= ii atros hrch drtabrrre nd

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south roea- s prent govenment

Llnotunatelv the +at is rlreadT ih the +ire

MAJ GEN HENRY MOHR

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Cominr to ForE liorth in an RVWontlerin I rbout RV facilitiesThis much we knowThere are four RV parks in or near

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Sunset RV Park4921 White Settlement

Texas Motsor Home Park4833 ihite Settlement

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817-732-1537Road

Lakeview lIotor Home Park 817-457-677L4793 Fast- Loop 820 Sourh(Near Six Flals in ArlingEonand about 15 miles from the hotelin forE Worth)

The first three are onlv abouL 3 miles$rest of the Hyatt Regenty in downto$rnFort WolEhThere are NO facilities for campers atsour hote 1

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Hope they giveus a drag on thisone before thevthron it away

The Arm1rreturning to anage-old s Era tegyused extensivelvby the Sovietmi11tary isincreasing itsuse of decoys andfake targets inhopes of out-srla rting anenemys modernrreaPons

Decoys inclu-ding canva s tanksand plasticsoldiers couldmake Ehe Arrmr inbattle seem h^riceas big as iErgally is And 1f

A lullEe caavas rcplica of ao Ml ta is oudisplsy i Beltsvtlle Md The Army plars ao lse

fate wespors to oltsmart ale ereEy Theuro decoysEsy Dste an arEy seuroeE lsrgcr tt D it is

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Itlat news seens togive away the secre the Army points outthat the enemy still does noE knorv which

Ie knorr Ehey make decoys of thehighest order of equipment even as muchasmaking fake misdill silosr said TVICorp

Fallon said the Navy is working ondecoy ships and the Air Force tns grounddecoys of f-15 fighter jets thaE can turna bare airstrip into a fake airbase

The decoys are ntade from blorm-upphoEographs of the real things Theylook remarkably real aE a glance which inbaEtle is all an enemy would get beforedeciding whether to f i-re

Who knows maybe for the next one wecan send Ehe deeoys Eo the front and leavethe real live boys to home

(-CIAUDE CRIST of Box 985 Hebron oH

(hes HvMcr 2IsE t48-through TFS) -sends us the name s of a few buddieslWTLBUR J WTNCHEL (19Eh 49-r52)624 Lexington Thornville OH 43076

WILLIAM GRIFFITH (2lsL 49i5I)437 Aullwood Rd Davton 0H 45414

GERALD D TURNER (21st 48-r51)78 lIoodland Downingtown PA 19335

BRUCE MCGUTRE (34rh amp 19Eh r48-r51)16241 Laurel Hill Glenford Otl 43739

ROBERT IAIIRENCE (3rd Eng r57-r58)I14 Buckeye Hebron OH 43025

Ttnnk you Claude

-Whv is iE thaE Ehe weEEest dogs areEhe fiiendtiests dogs

lDThe only Ehing thats more painful ttun

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tanksand Erucks

The canvas Lwo- and Ehree-dimens iona Itanks mde a t TVIs S0-worker planE ouL-side lIashington look real boEh to Ehenaked eye and Eo heat-seeking theIna 1targetsing systems used at night

An unassembled fronts-view M-l weighEsabout 25 pormds and coLlapses into a 4-foot-by-2-foot duffle bag In less thanthree minutes one man can assemble itand plug in a generator to warm up iEstherira lsignaEur with a tape recorderand speakers a pair of soldiers can soundlike an entlre tank battalion

A fake M-l costs about $31500 cornparedwiEh abouE $3 miLlion for a new M-I

Iho remembers L94O-42 when we weredoing the same tshirg - only all we hadwere the decoys the real McCoys werestill on Ehe drawing boards

The Army has about 4000 real M-I tanksand plans to outfit each rrith at leastone fake M-1 at a cost of about $75million [taj Andrew Fallon of Ehe Army I sbudget office said

Deception has been a key element inmilitary strategy since the Trojan HorseGeman Gen Enrin Ronmel fooled Alliedforces in North Africa during WlJ II tsheBriEish fooled the cermans and Ehe IsraeliArmy today regularly uses deceptive falseradio chatter

But Ehe Sovietss are thoughE to be themost adept having everylhing from pseudoballistic missiles to entire fake armiesunder a branch of the military called thePrlncipa I Dlrectorate of SlraEegicDeception

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ADDRESS CORRECTON REQUESTED

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Rev Elton S SInith Pastor

Dear BroEher

Perhaps you have heard of me and oty naEionrride campaign inche ciuse of ternDerance Each year for the past fourteenI have rrade a Eoirr of Texas Kahsas Nebraska Mlssouriand lora delivering a series of lecEures on the evils ofdrinkine On this tour I have been accouqranied by uy youngfriend ind assisEanE Clyde LimpEon Clyde a young manof good family and excellent background is a paEheEicexaiple of liEe ruined by an excessive indulgence in whiskeyand woraen C1yde would hppear wiEh me aE lectures and siLon the plaEforin drunk wheezing starLng at tshe audiencethrough- heavy bleary blood-shot eyes sweaEing profuselypicklng his nose belching and making obscene- gestsureshlle I would polnE him out as an exarple of whaL over-indulgence can do for a person

This winEerr unforEunately Clyde passed away A mltualfriend tras eiven me vour -nime Lnd I wonder if you would beavailable t5 take cliders place on Ehis years Eour

Rev Ellon Schurch of the

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This ls the fifth ln6ta11uentof IA Brief Eistory of the EifthRCT 1n I(oresrr continuing rith xoyConbat phase of these recolectlonEou Patrol actlvitles coDtiDuesthroughout the surnner with bothAEbush and an occasi-onal ContactpatloI that often 1ed to Fire-flghts arld we had several Oneconslsted of tbe entire ConpanyI renenber a radiona]1s coafelenceheld near the 11ne of departurerhere I 6aY eleraents of Eost ofthe partlciparxts togetber slththe supporting uaits rflhin lhs1ire o f larch Tbere Yas justabout evelybody frolo Conpany Eexcept the cooks and bottle wash-ers Motatnen and heavy nachiae-gurnels rlth teror 1n there eyesNot u6ed to patro16 alld apparentfear of the urknom We sere norenonchalant because this ra6 oDe ofseveral patrols we had partcipated1a ad soDe of the6e guys nere otrtheir flrst patrol With a1l theaoi6e and fus6 ye nade the NKPAavolded us We baDged around nostof the night and returDed rithoutcontact Later patrols the NKPAnade up for it and 1n one ofthe6e I got hlt rith about 15others i-a a perfectly execudedambush We vere caugbt flatfoot-ed Tbey hit us hard ard ran aw4yVle 6pent the lenainddr of the rightxithdraring and returning to ourlilles I carrt recal1 Yhether any-body ras kil1ed that nlght but 1stplatoon dld take slx I(IAi s durineuroour tour on the Iine and we hadmore men wounded thatx eDteled theline on June l8th

Almost every tri8ht se had tocontend v1th Ground fo8 and whilethe Artlflclal noonlight helped us

to see it also helped the othersi-de A6 the sunmer drew to a closethe Fiftb RcT wa6 transferled fronthe 25th Djvigion to the 40th Divi-sion and shortly after that wewere reLeived by the 223d Infantryon the night of October 3111952

sone tlne prior to bej-ng reLiev-ed we had a patrol that caused yourstnrly a 1ot of grief our nissionwas to set up blocking posLtionsnear the low dip ln the lldgelinenear I believe George CoDpany We

went out one wqy a[d were to retu]nby another route lllhile 6et uP thenj-ght teEperatures dlopped suddenlyto belov freezing We were sweattyxrith no Jackets and nust have caus-ed o16e because re were under severartil1ey flre (possibly l2ampn)nasty stuff We had to be very stil1and renaln quite and i-n place forseveral hours My feet becane numbI could hardly walk nlthout assist-ance I 6ot a touch of Frostbite anda brief stay ln the 5th Inf lledica1Conpany where I appalently ful1y re-coveled Such resiliance we had whene were twenty

Finally off the 1i-ne I enteredlnto an eleven day peri-od where Iwas tra]1sferred out of the flrstplatoon jnto the fourth and becanea gunner it a 57nn Recollless riflesquad Just as sooa as I got used tocarrlng the thlnE I had orders inharxd for LIe ZI(zoDe of Interlor )or rotation back to the States Ihad R amp R 1a Japan for five dqysl1ke everybody e1se but those con-pat storles w111 st4y out of printMoxe next tine fron the officlalRecord as my st4y jn the 5th RCTceased to exlst Bore next tlme

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- INIERNATIONAL KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL

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i--ii iiav n site has best drrured bv tlE citv of rs keuroeres

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effoEEs ad able guidace or uavor T Bradrer

ItE rExt scheduleurod evst eiII be the offictal gro-[ld breaking --sudav Jtrle 25 1989

at Aneels Park Sar Peurodro -- at rihich tirE all of tlE co-sdEorinA- ax eEorsrngsrs-ri2ad tiU be rePreseurottted Tsrtatlw final dedicaticn o ttr rEErrar rsElrteurod for Novder u 1990

As )Du car te1l rE ee lndeed serious abdrt tlis It EL1 c to passl

Eiceuron crsualtiE in tlE xoret lhr (1950-1953) eurore o(lsElveuro --- i91245ii l0]r84 dd et al -- bul LEi a e ad sdEn ftdn 22 Allied N3tlc6HUfi-ta b dqiv or prrPerlv tEEred nx rnternalilxoran ir vteras rri5-I YiIl help rectift tlEr

Ytu Ddricioati6r sdsrseErtt ad swport td yd- organiz-aLicts ee Edi thsolicited be ttE InleEnatlorEl l(oreamp Llrr VeLerans lrtrlla] ClmiEtee E wiIILdr-r rn oEtro sLpplv anv ioaterials to Lo ary reasaEbre teuroitgt Lo

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一Ch4ttsy and jolly notes from a fomer WALTER E oTNEIL (5th tTB) of

2d Lt FA - B-ILL IIOILEY of RE 2 Box 458 825 Pa lourar Et Cajon cA92020 rells usWarren TX It goes Ehe one about the manage aE a boring

I was rvith the Triple Nickle in HI -- meeEing who asked Can you hear me ithad Ehe Aruno Train the- first Een davs in the back and the boy aE- the back whoKorea and then Forvard observer unEil hit said No and the f11oh in lhe fronEon 2 SepE5O I had the short economy who said ttletrs swap placesrrEour Thariks Wally rve needed thaEtI nors have Ehro ggies in the service r-(C1asses of i75 and r53) and they have The race is on Is there arqrone inasked me Eo relite up my experiences in the horrse who beats thisKorea - rrTro catalacts and lens lnrplantsIIrm hoping this rer-Erion my firsE surgery - rotor cuff lefl shouiderwill help shed some lighE and tickle some high blood pressure sugar diabetesmemory cells so I can complete nry rnasEer- and gouEpiece |ly Cameo Role In Korea The The envelope pleaselAlmosE ForqoEEen viar nd the name - not the winner -- iust

Irm lo6king forward to receiving more the rEme - is - CH Bronko ATKINSONinfo about the reunion Do you anticipate (MP Platoon and Hq 63rd Field i4t--r45)distributing lists of expected atEendees of 3800 SDecatur Las Vegas NVwith addresies No were not -aking fin Bronko -

B1II werll lisE Ehoge coming if we far from it - were just ov6rrhelmed byIearn early enough WeII do our the sorry fact that Lhe people of our -d____esE 3ffrIiE Hi gElIhiBT$Bt

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t-rt to bumper some idioE would tryto iass them

I-JOHN RAGIAND writes from 6321 Gonzales

Groves Tr( 77519 Savannah was my firstand I thoroughly enj oyed iE I intend tofltake future meetingi Lord willing -iMeeEine ner^r friends was very retresh-ing buts uifortrnately did not seeany of sv outfit hybe if you sPread rdoroln nlxt TL issuL its might helP

Thb outfiE was co D 21st duringearLv 44 - earlv 46 Does arrybody knowthesL fellows aird their whereabouts--cGreni Ralph (was from Itt)

Rirnldi (was from Chicago)T- Pilch (was frqn wyoming I think)T- Reardon (from Kansa s I think)T Mrncv (was from Oklahoma ) I mer

hih 6n Mindanao and he wor-rnd uPas cook and rrent to Japan

Box (chink Willie $as first name-rrd rr was frorn stsLouis)tI knot Ehis is an InposiEionr --buEwould deeplv appreurociate any heIp

tlo iryisitibir at all JohnnY

_The press was rolling when we PuIIed it

to inseit this iEem The am nail hasbrought us an inqu-iry as to who $re are -iro-rt cot Nornian [I cooper (F amp2nd BnHqs 5tsh RCT 49-r5l) of Box 426LChattanooga TN 37405 AlwaYs hadtrouble with spelling Ettat town

the name and address of a member from

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Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

- _l4aybe our yelling about it has paidotf

The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

an』itliltlo888estants will be giventumlr entFiesOCt2虫d電 選lTinnerwill be chosen Nov 10

Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

ItrE abouE time

-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

rYea GimletslBetter sti1 call IARRY JoHnSOitl at612-665-213L Hers at 312 SlbinLeseur rYN 56058

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ELEQへ NTEFFEIRヽprime咽SCENCECHARLES Chuck STARRTNG (A 78th Tk -gn Tkco 21st rnf Tkco 5Eh RCT 19-iil

i gox54 Fennville HI 49408 is a1l

eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

triteto 6 c 2ool3- 137 211

rFte are in receipE of a friendly caII

from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

^uoitiJ-io-us-inasmrci--l1=-^ liflfrtItli1rllrirluo tnu

close Eo the family It rras no surPrise

gliigiIti LilU J i- -rrurtlHL3oinaf ter Hictor rra s laid to rest Dave t

--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

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fori-ro ci I s extended Erip to Hong Kong Bangkok and

urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

i - - ^ ^- anY f iner Etrrn Donr tIii rot ne up so 1 trope r -

- Beautifulry said Ctraprain Joe

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

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From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

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foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

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hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

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ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

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the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

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-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

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BILL SHOIIEN (2IsE amp 24th Recon | 4]t44)1911 Francis St Waukestra WI 53188 saysAm still hiking mosE every other day lnour staEe forests near here Trled ameasured nine miler Ehe other day which Ihave covered in 3| hours each of Ehe lasEfour years buE had to stop after just 2|hours The sotes of my feeE feel like theyare callused and today I hiked anoEherarea for 3 hours Thls area ltas noextremely steep or high hills or bluffsjust keEtles and moraines lefE over fromthe lasE ice age 20000 years ago Iremember hlking the Koolaus and WaianaeMountains on Oahu and camping on Ehe streamsalso Ehe ouEback in Australla EhaE GolonelLawson authorized A1 Fournier and I toreconnoiEer for two to four days A1waysfollowed bv a reoorE and more overlavsManv Eimes- othermen were involved aird oftenGenLra I Cramer needed a guide or comPanyand asked one of us to eo alone How soodiE was to be in nry 2Os-and hile all dXywiEh pack and rifle But I did geE sorefeet then too -

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This year were getting two for theprice of one - Ewo convention chairmen -PAUL AUSTIN on the port side and GILHEABERLIN on the starboard side - as youare looking at tshem of course

It all sEarted with an inquiry - fromBILL YOUNG of 790 ELake Ravenna 0HHerd seen our iEem in the DAV fitagazine Sowe ioined BilI uo Then followed a notefroir Rebecca McPiak his daqhter Sherdread our oaoer and wanEed Eo surorise himHerets a bit of her notei itrs iefreshing

I wouid like Eo srpris him with a 24th lapel pin and a regiment cres pinI have no idea wtra t regiment he was inbut I do knorv he was staEioned in KrnnamoEoJapan in L947 (zlsE InfRebecca )

I am enclosireuro $350 for a lapel pinand $400 for a crest oi-ntI am sure you would find ouE whichregiment he was in in KurnamoEo so youwould know whlch crest I want

rl4y father fired on Ehe 24tsh Divisionrifle team They beaE every team in thefar east conrnandexcept thel4arine CorpteamttThe tournament was held aE camp Palmerin Tsudanum Jaoan

tte told me ire gots tso Japan in Febof 47 He was sent Lo a place calledZanm and $as sent from there to aKunamoto He said he had to go underlte ocean on a train to get there(The tr-rnnel bebveen HonsEa and Kyusha IRebecca)

I heard him talk about a Ist lieutenanErEmed lbrtinez who was his comnandingofficerttHe told me abouE some guys in hisplatoon Their names were Belcher Co$rdenFreeman and LutchkowrIhen he was on the 24uh Division rifleEeam Eheir team captain was Major Ritzand one of Ehe other gulrs on the teamwas named Kllleran

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--|-_Yfei an interesting one fron Coil-lGijiIATISICK a reEired SgELhi oo oc f i6iiLorony l(idge

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- r amrJrlErng in order to obEain soncrnronnaEion regarding Ehe reunion inFtJorthI retired from lhe Arnry in r55 I

H63sf5 ilf itIfi I -i19ilia c Schof ield rrhen Ehe lorean iar ber-an andrye -embarlced for l(oree and landed ufrr-and irTme(liately engaged i ioGt-i- itEoefense ot la san

Our BaEtery supported the 2nd Bn 5l-nRCT under Ehe conrnand of LtCol JohnThrocknorEen (rRoclqp Johnr) He laEercosnandecl the 5th RCT ra s the youngestfull colonel in counrand of an infantryregiment The 555th FA Bn was cormnandedbv Lr col John Dalv- ttl am inEerestedEo know any infornEtionregarding the persons Ehat are accive inthe reunLon get togeEher Perhaps youcould enliehEen me and Dass on someinf ornntioi if availabll Triple Nickle people herers anotherone I

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This nLce litt1e story started thus

Along abouE last December rve received an inquiry from a Chrisrina Colbertabout an organlzation called Veterans Finders o America The story is developed inher letter used below The lette is a Fatshers Day leEEer being addressed Eo hergood Dad UEwIN C COISERT who justs happens to be a GinleE The rest is now a partof our folk lore - and we love Chrlstina for bringing herself and her srvee Dad intoour fold Melvin today spends most of his time in a wheelctrair Over on the oppositepage we glve you Ehe picEure Ghris mentions in-her lovely leEEer rvhich we reproduceLelorr ttlra t a- preclou-s word EhaE word famiIy See hcir it applies to the e olbertfamlly You know how lt applies to our fami ly of the 24th

HAPPY EATHER S DAY DADDY -

Ity Dail lrelvln G Colbert 7s a prouit netuber of the 21thInfantrg 2lst Dlvlslon and f aE vrltlng thts letter to sharelrlth gou hov f feel about htm - euro Deurod t ho Is t onderful anilextraordlnarg

Eor mang years mg Dad had a small Plcture of hlmaelf anil erghtgervrce buililles that he cherlshed He coampIfented hov often thathe thought of that plcture and those men anA hol )e rrlshed hekneu rrhere theg lrere Tvo gears ago as I Fathers Deuro9 presentf had the plcture enlarged and fred Thlg reallg rlade t1mhappg and ttlggered euron ldea of hig to fotm an ocganizatTon tohelp yeterans suclr as hrmself flnd o7d Duddtes Pe talraed mangtlmes about this Idea anil tlov to brlng 7t to llfe

Becau9e f vas ln college at the tlme I irli not reallg cottutltmgself to somethlng that m9 Dad thought vas reallg lnportant Yecontlnued to discuss l15 ldeas anA xhoughts and then founit outthat mg father yas dlagnose as hav rng ALS or Lou GehtlgsDlsease ThTs irld not sxop hlr from maklng a dream come trueHe reaT|zea the sltuation and ghorred Tricl^eillble strength and vil-lpover to contlnue even though lt Decame irlff 7cu7x xo do everyCtay actlvitles such as teuroIking on the phone ot vtltlng a noteIt vas durlng thls tlme that Dad and I te9olved to make hls tdeareal

Our organlzatlon yeteran flnders of Amerlca Is built upon mgDaiy s ilrean to help others flnd old friends As mg Ipm Doloceseuro cloge frlenir lchael and myseJf take the steps to manaqeyeteran Finaers Dad continues to pour forth bcilllant ldeas onhow to make yeteran Flndera a tevardlng success

9o on thls Eathers Dag I vant By Dai to knov hovlove hlm and ttat f hope through yeteran F1nders veto reunlte hlm Ith hls buddles in the photograph

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It started vrth a plcture some at]^ong merlorlee an Titea and

EIve my Dad the best glft of a77 - the knorrledgle that so mangme0Ders of our organlzatlon xhat he founded have been reunrted

I IOVE YOU CIRTSTTNA

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ALBERT MCAD00S 3RD CHAPTER

Thi6 i6 the third instaLlrentof IA brlef History of the ifthRCTin Korea The time has cometo try to explain the terns 5thRCT alxd 5th Infantry AU Regi-nental Combat teans have an In-fantry Regiment but not all In-fantry Reginents were RCTi s

The Elfth RCT was rnade up fronthe fitfth Infantly Regiment firstActivated by the USArmy jn 1808wa6 one of the oldest fnfantry Reglments of the USArmyThe 555thfield Artillery Battalion the5th Tank lledical CoJlecting andChenical Motar Conpanles and the72nd Conbat Dtgineer CoEpany

The fifth RCT reEained 1n Ko-ea upon the withdrawal of the24th InfDivlsion the RCT wastenporar[y broken up for 6evera]-nissions Bx I amp z were loadedonto the USNS Marine Phoenlx foran Ovelulgbt Cruise to KoJE-Do arleIaad off PUSAN The Jrd Bx the555 FA Bt Tank Co and otherswent aone place e1se SoEe oneelse rrill have to fill us in Ourmail address for our 6tay on XoJEwa6 the Elfth US fnfantry Wherewere you durlng this period ifyou did rot enjoy KOJE-DO becausethls was good duty(Eeb 15 to May1 1952 Eore or less)

Located on KOJE-DO was a UN POWcanp We relleved elenentE of the27th Wolf Hounds provi ing guard6to several large Prj-son ConpouldsOne Rifl-e Squad per compound fourEuard shiftE of six hours eachseven dqys a week Guard Mountsinspections the whole nine yardsA GIrs dread and a Eecond Ltdelight A11 in a1l- this was theaost pleasant duty anyone couldhave ln the fnfantry iE KOREA

The most detested detaiI had tobe the honey pot brigade andthe most boring was the RockQuarry and breakwater detail Iwonder if anybody knows rhat be-ca]ne of that breakwater

A highlight of our tour atKOJE-DO has to be the night ofthe attempted breakout It hap-pened on the 4th shift 18 to 2400 f remember machine gun trac-ers overhead and a11 of us head-InB for our respective companyconpounds The Next dqy we hadto go lnto the compounds to sortout the Bood guys from the badWe saw severa] dlsmembered bod-ies ln a trash heap not very nice

Around April lSth we loadedon an LST and shipped out to theEast coast slde of KoREA offloading upon the beach ending upat the burned out towlr of INJEright on the l8th Here the FifthRCT was reorganized al1 of ourfar flunB ulits returning andthe 5th RCT was back j-n businessInten6lve trainlng exerclses inareas cleared of civilians gaveus a chalce to get some good tra-ining Some things come to nindI renenber getting folding cot6with rubber ajr matE for 6leepingWe used the Air Mattresses forwhite water raftlng on the rivernear by In early May the fifthwas attached to the 25th InfDiv0u June lSth the fifth got narch-ing orders to proceed north tothe PUNCH BoWL area and in linereljeving the l4th Infantry on theMain Line of Resistance (MLR)The first Bn on the West or leftthe second in the niddle al]d thethird on the right or east CorrErr my outfit was to the riaht ofrBr oh the MLR nore next tine

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A LOWIE AFFAIRREMEMBER THE WIY THE LIGHT

rouchd hcr hrir Shc tuBc her hcad and I sawhcr tacc Shc lurhed slill more and out euroves metand hcld We iaw Qach othcr i momentaryawareness in thar raucous fillhSradescholrinm(which I d jusr bon t ssiBncd I lcll os though l dbeon struck u bkw undr thc heurr Thus tcaanmv rrrst lovcutlir a surgc oI adrcnslrne a rushol bl(xd r rhin8 ot innocerce and prin lhal has

Her name was Rachcl I supFsa our slorvrued in a nmancc trow out of tlvor is one ol absurdiiv tGdv and - who knows - thc innoccnce may teallv havcbeuron iEnotancc rn viw ol aU lhut has haPPcncd slnce whaleveriiwas I mrxrncd my way rhrough gradc and hiSh schrDl

stricken al lhe meresiahl ol hcr longuelicd ir her presenceuro

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ncss asxuol bul urtcnl and obsessrve thal madc m awkward and my voice crac is likc some imPos(ible drcamnow t knos i wus so alflicled bul I cannol acluallv believe

wiat mcmury insists I did which was lt suflcr Exquisitelyt wouldcalchsiahr of her ixslkinE doun an aislc olrees lo

or from school and l d kome Paralyzcd Shc alwayssecmed so poisd sellposscssed sliShtlv amuscd Ar home

ir beurod ld elive euroach encounler writhinB ar the lhouBht of

my inadequacies feeling less than worthless Even so as

licpasscd and we enlereurod our taens I sensed her afledion_re toleraocc for me

Coina steuroldy imPlied a malurilv we still luckcd Her or_

thodox Jewish upbringinSnd my oqn Catholic scruplcs mlBeurod a krnd of idcalism a (etibare Eracc rhal made rvcn

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mcnlioned lhe possibilily o marriaAe inmY ncxt lclter lo her and almiEl im_

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DALLASOFORttWORTH AND ViCiNlttY

Our verv orsn Ib i Gen HENRY MOHR(a aury liEh F47- 42) of 2o GrandCir StAnn M0 llas written a cohmmwhich tras appeared in a plurality ofpapers arornd the comtry Here it is

KOREA -- NHY IAE A BAD SITUATION No^SE

lhcreasrnglv heavv ere55ure5 roh

wshrhqton South Koreia -ta-

oe ehocatrc aovarnment sound I ike- therhd

na aeefe pie It cores as no surprrse that south Korea E

iIol_- suenderinq to the deaands o+ their polrtrcel

pprit The U S has qiven Korea little choice

t 6ay not be quitE as batr due to progess alrdv octe increatrng a de ocratic qovernont But the Bituation in SthX irrt a lot lrke ht hppened Hhen lhe Unrtd Statesallodrd the shah o+ tran to +ll and l(honnr to seiz porer ri There Ea5 also Nicrequ dher the U s thghtiorutron Eas the wav to brtnq ou stvlE o+ dehocracv ro the

Eee te Ever Fronq lh u 5 State Depatoent hrdco6DletelT 6i5julqct the situttons on everv count

A- thinq5 turnd out the net govnients ot lran- andi tn to= dho serzed absolute poE

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the United states Fehps k oent Eellt but thdtaii tt r

Becaus o our reural to support reqioesirrt

6ce allies o+ the United States re can onlv sut+er

the unpl easant consequences

The previous governoents o tran ^d Nicaraqu --_ tshich

adhittedly le+t lot to be desired --- ere rPlaed bv

diclatorships hrch ae +a iose

Un+ortunatelv the U S didnt learn a thing l|e aeenEouaginq actionE in South Koa Fhich mav tead to vev sinilrsits-r+-th prsent leadershiF o+ that countrv is drticallv In rdditlon to brng errable 1Iv

Prrrdent chunoli o=t sone crettt +o the stndard f

lrvinq enjovedOV tre peopre o-t South Korea hich i6 at lEt +ive ti

s better

i1 iCitt North kore -__ a +act thE polilical oPpotsitionEoutd liLe us to Jorqet-

Futhless oen in South Koa ate tedinq the Politicaroppoeition using iots anc the threat oevolution to seie ---ri = alr polrtrcranE do be+oF electron thaEir rto to lmpove thrnqs +or the peoEl

Insorar 35 the u s iE concerned alloing the FPqblic oo io deal +inlv with oppoeition readErs lim Youhq-sn and

ii 0 g is out oJ the question Hoever i+ lhe tro tissuccd 1n seiioq nore ooFer nd in+luehce in Seoul-__ and thevpUOi irr -- lhe Hhole natue o+ U S elationBhips

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Koree ahd our stategic Position in th Fa East Eould xqse

In 1945 I net and talke tith Kir Dea Junq one o+ theorrnclol opposttroo leaders 5t the Lottee Hotel rn sEoul =- -i n t

Krh cre to the hoter or a

iiie i a grouP o+ nie journatists on the uitet states

Th sessron had qone on +o onlv a +ee nlnutes hen lbeqant ii that thrs rs no odinv person He is proobrY Ene

nost dahqerEus han t have eve oet ki6 Dt Junq Hhtr perdal

iii]- i- ro aetect o senuine interst on his pert in theerare o+ the oeopl o+ the sountv he dants to rule

kih Dea Ju^q das tried tor 6urdend Eentenced to death in19E|4 s aesul o hrs tole rn inErting bloodv rrots- But hrs = ratcr redued to 20 vears o Hhich Krn

-r-r ths He rE ress thdn n idor o th peopre and

ea o+ hrm sEeos to be ride5Pd

I hard Peopt call Ki6 Dee Jsnq theOn several occsioos

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Kifr Younq_Eao xho shrr the ambitions o+ xin D Jung --_ut iil i=itv

ti= 1 --- is nother teGer o+ the

i- = rii to be a narriase or Folitrcar3thcr than a Isti6qltianc

qteDs the unrted states has talen rcntlv Nrll 9o a long n i to Krri a reqrtrhacY and Rtture thev rackand despeatel Y ned

The Fepubt ic o+ (South) Xorea rs +acing a bad situationrh =irJu davs to brrng bout Eoo5tucttve change5 ithoute-= ii atros hrch drtabrrre nd

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south roea- s prent govenment

Llnotunatelv the +at is rlreadT ih the +ire

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Cominr to ForE liorth in an RVWontlerin I rbout RV facilitiesThis much we knowThere are four RV parks in or near

Fort Worth with overnisht facilities(hookups) for trailers-and campers

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Sunset RV Park4921 White Settlement

Texas Motsor Home Park4833 ihite Settlement

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817-738-0567Road

817-732-1537Road

Lakeview lIotor Home Park 817-457-677L4793 Fast- Loop 820 Sourh(Near Six Flals in ArlingEonand about 15 miles from the hotelin forE Worth)

The first three are onlv abouL 3 miles$rest of the Hyatt Regenty in downto$rnFort WolEhThere are NO facilities for campers atsour hote 1

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Hope they giveus a drag on thisone before thevthron it away

The Arm1rreturning to anage-old s Era tegyused extensivelvby the Sovietmi11tary isincreasing itsuse of decoys andfake targets inhopes of out-srla rting anenemys modernrreaPons

Decoys inclu-ding canva s tanksand plasticsoldiers couldmake Ehe Arrmr inbattle seem h^riceas big as iErgally is And 1f

A lullEe caavas rcplica of ao Ml ta is oudisplsy i Beltsvtlle Md The Army plars ao lse

fate wespors to oltsmart ale ereEy Theuro decoysEsy Dste an arEy seuroeE lsrgcr tt D it is

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Itlat news seens togive away the secre the Army points outthat the enemy still does noE knorv which

Ie knorr Ehey make decoys of thehighest order of equipment even as muchasmaking fake misdill silosr said TVICorp

Fallon said the Navy is working ondecoy ships and the Air Force tns grounddecoys of f-15 fighter jets thaE can turna bare airstrip into a fake airbase

The decoys are ntade from blorm-upphoEographs of the real things Theylook remarkably real aE a glance which inbaEtle is all an enemy would get beforedeciding whether to f i-re

Who knows maybe for the next one wecan send Ehe deeoys Eo the front and leavethe real live boys to home

(-CIAUDE CRIST of Box 985 Hebron oH

(hes HvMcr 2IsE t48-through TFS) -sends us the name s of a few buddieslWTLBUR J WTNCHEL (19Eh 49-r52)624 Lexington Thornville OH 43076

WILLIAM GRIFFITH (2lsL 49i5I)437 Aullwood Rd Davton 0H 45414

GERALD D TURNER (21st 48-r51)78 lIoodland Downingtown PA 19335

BRUCE MCGUTRE (34rh amp 19Eh r48-r51)16241 Laurel Hill Glenford Otl 43739

ROBERT IAIIRENCE (3rd Eng r57-r58)I14 Buckeye Hebron OH 43025

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The canvas Lwo- and Ehree-dimens iona Itanks mde a t TVIs S0-worker planE ouL-side lIashington look real boEh to Ehenaked eye and Eo heat-seeking theIna 1targetsing systems used at night

An unassembled fronts-view M-l weighEsabout 25 pormds and coLlapses into a 4-foot-by-2-foot duffle bag In less thanthree minutes one man can assemble itand plug in a generator to warm up iEstherira lsignaEur with a tape recorderand speakers a pair of soldiers can soundlike an entlre tank battalion

A fake M-l costs about $31500 cornparedwiEh abouE $3 miLlion for a new M-I

Iho remembers L94O-42 when we weredoing the same tshirg - only all we hadwere the decoys the real McCoys werestill on Ehe drawing boards

The Army has about 4000 real M-I tanksand plans to outfit each rrith at leastone fake M-1 at a cost of about $75million [taj Andrew Fallon of Ehe Army I sbudget office said

Deception has been a key element inmilitary strategy since the Trojan HorseGeman Gen Enrin Ronmel fooled Alliedforces in North Africa during WlJ II tsheBriEish fooled the cermans and Ehe IsraeliArmy today regularly uses deceptive falseradio chatter

But Ehe Sovietss are thoughE to be themost adept having everylhing from pseudoballistic missiles to entire fake armiesunder a branch of the military called thePrlncipa I Dlrectorate of SlraEegicDeception

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Rev Elton S SInith Pastor

Dear BroEher

Perhaps you have heard of me and oty naEionrride campaign inche ciuse of ternDerance Each year for the past fourteenI have rrade a Eoirr of Texas Kahsas Nebraska Mlssouriand lora delivering a series of lecEures on the evils ofdrinkine On this tour I have been accouqranied by uy youngfriend ind assisEanE Clyde LimpEon Clyde a young manof good family and excellent background is a paEheEicexaiple of liEe ruined by an excessive indulgence in whiskeyand woraen C1yde would hppear wiEh me aE lectures and siLon the plaEforin drunk wheezing starLng at tshe audiencethrough- heavy bleary blood-shot eyes sweaEing profuselypicklng his nose belching and making obscene- gestsureshlle I would polnE him out as an exarple of whaL over-indulgence can do for a person

This winEerr unforEunately Clyde passed away A mltualfriend tras eiven me vour -nime Lnd I wonder if you would beavailable t5 take cliders place on Ehis years Eour

Rev Ellon Schurch of the

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This ls the fifth ln6ta11uentof IA Brief Eistory of the EifthRCT 1n I(oresrr continuing rith xoyConbat phase of these recolectlonEou Patrol actlvitles coDtiDuesthroughout the surnner with bothAEbush and an occasi-onal ContactpatloI that often 1ed to Fire-flghts arld we had several Oneconslsted of tbe entire ConpanyI renenber a radiona]1s coafelenceheld near the 11ne of departurerhere I 6aY eleraents of Eost ofthe partlciparxts togetber slththe supporting uaits rflhin lhs1ire o f larch Tbere Yas justabout evelybody frolo Conpany Eexcept the cooks and bottle wash-ers Motatnen and heavy nachiae-gurnels rlth teror 1n there eyesNot u6ed to patro16 alld apparentfear of the urknom We sere norenonchalant because this ra6 oDe ofseveral patrols we had partcipated1a ad soDe of the6e guys nere otrtheir flrst patrol With a1l theaoi6e and fus6 ye nade the NKPAavolded us We baDged around nostof the night and returDed rithoutcontact Later patrols the NKPAnade up for it and 1n one ofthe6e I got hlt rith about 15others i-a a perfectly execudedambush We vere caugbt flatfoot-ed Tbey hit us hard ard ran aw4yVle 6pent the lenainddr of the rightxithdraring and returning to ourlilles I carrt recal1 Yhether any-body ras kil1ed that nlght but 1stplatoon dld take slx I(IAi s durineuroour tour on the Iine and we hadmore men wounded thatx eDteled theline on June l8th

Almost every tri8ht se had tocontend v1th Ground fo8 and whilethe Artlflclal noonlight helped us

to see it also helped the othersi-de A6 the sunmer drew to a closethe Fiftb RcT wa6 transferled fronthe 25th Djvigion to the 40th Divi-sion and shortly after that wewere reLeived by the 223d Infantryon the night of October 3111952

sone tlne prior to bej-ng reLiev-ed we had a patrol that caused yourstnrly a 1ot of grief our nissionwas to set up blocking posLtionsnear the low dip ln the lldgelinenear I believe George CoDpany We

went out one wqy a[d were to retu]nby another route lllhile 6et uP thenj-ght teEperatures dlopped suddenlyto belov freezing We were sweattyxrith no Jackets and nust have caus-ed o16e because re were under severartil1ey flre (possibly l2ampn)nasty stuff We had to be very stil1and renaln quite and i-n place forseveral hours My feet becane numbI could hardly walk nlthout assist-ance I 6ot a touch of Frostbite anda brief stay ln the 5th Inf lledica1Conpany where I appalently ful1y re-coveled Such resiliance we had whene were twenty

Finally off the 1i-ne I enteredlnto an eleven day peri-od where Iwas tra]1sferred out of the flrstplatoon jnto the fourth and becanea gunner it a 57nn Recollless riflesquad Just as sooa as I got used tocarrlng the thlnE I had orders inharxd for LIe ZI(zoDe of Interlor )or rotation back to the States Ihad R amp R 1a Japan for five dqysl1ke everybody e1se but those con-pat storles w111 st4y out of printMoxe next tine fron the officlalRecord as my st4y jn the 5th RCTceased to exlst Bore next tlme

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ItE rExt scheduleurod evst eiII be the offictal gro-[ld breaking --sudav Jtrle 25 1989

at Aneels Park Sar Peurodro -- at rihich tirE all of tlE co-sdEorinA- ax eEorsrngsrs-ri2ad tiU be rePreseurottted Tsrtatlw final dedicaticn o ttr rEErrar rsElrteurod for Novder u 1990

As )Du car te1l rE ee lndeed serious abdrt tlis It EL1 c to passl

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2d Lt FA - B-ILL IIOILEY of RE 2 Box 458 825 Pa lourar Et Cajon cA92020 rells usWarren TX It goes Ehe one about the manage aE a boring

I was rvith the Triple Nickle in HI -- meeEing who asked Can you hear me ithad Ehe Aruno Train the- first Een davs in the back and the boy aE- the back whoKorea and then Forvard observer unEil hit said No and the f11oh in lhe fronEon 2 SepE5O I had the short economy who said ttletrs swap placesrrEour Thariks Wally rve needed thaEtI nors have Ehro ggies in the service r-(C1asses of i75 and r53) and they have The race is on Is there arqrone inasked me Eo relite up my experiences in the horrse who beats thisKorea - rrTro catalacts and lens lnrplantsIIrm hoping this rer-Erion my firsE surgery - rotor cuff lefl shouiderwill help shed some lighE and tickle some high blood pressure sugar diabetesmemory cells so I can complete nry rnasEer- and gouEpiece |ly Cameo Role In Korea The The envelope pleaselAlmosE ForqoEEen viar nd the name - not the winner -- iust

Irm lo6king forward to receiving more the rEme - is - CH Bronko ATKINSONinfo about the reunion Do you anticipate (MP Platoon and Hq 63rd Field i4t--r45)distributing lists of expected atEendees of 3800 SDecatur Las Vegas NVwith addresies No were not -aking fin Bronko -

B1II werll lisE Ehoge coming if we far from it - were just ov6rrhelmed byIearn early enough WeII do our the sorry fact that Lhe people of our -d____esE 3ffrIiE Hi gElIhiBT$Bt

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I-JOHN RAGIAND writes from 6321 Gonzales

Groves Tr( 77519 Savannah was my firstand I thoroughly enj oyed iE I intend tofltake future meetingi Lord willing -iMeeEine ner^r friends was very retresh-ing buts uifortrnately did not seeany of sv outfit hybe if you sPread rdoroln nlxt TL issuL its might helP

Thb outfiE was co D 21st duringearLv 44 - earlv 46 Does arrybody knowthesL fellows aird their whereabouts--cGreni Ralph (was from Itt)

Rirnldi (was from Chicago)T- Pilch (was frqn wyoming I think)T- Reardon (from Kansa s I think)T Mrncv (was from Oklahoma ) I mer

hih 6n Mindanao and he wor-rnd uPas cook and rrent to Japan

Box (chink Willie $as first name-rrd rr was frorn stsLouis)tI knot Ehis is an InposiEionr --buEwould deeplv appreurociate any heIp

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Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

- _l4aybe our yelling about it has paidotf

The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

an』itliltlo888estants will be giventumlr entFiesOCt2虫d電 選lTinnerwill be chosen Nov 10

Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

ItrE abouE time

-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

rYea GimletslBetter sti1 call IARRY JoHnSOitl at612-665-213L Hers at 312 SlbinLeseur rYN 56058

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i gox54 Fennville HI 49408 is a1l

eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

triteto 6 c 2ool3- 137 211

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from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

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close Eo the family It rras no surPrise

gliigiIti LilU J i- -rrurtlHL3oinaf ter Hictor rra s laid to rest Dave t

--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

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urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

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From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

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ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

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-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

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The HvatE Resencv where ttthe eliteL-io inti - Eiroirs of Duf fyr s Tavernremember

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Venture uprra rd to the Slcylight - Court

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BILL SHOIIEN (2IsE amp 24th Recon | 4]t44)1911 Francis St Waukestra WI 53188 saysAm still hiking mosE every other day lnour staEe forests near here Trled ameasured nine miler Ehe other day which Ihave covered in 3| hours each of Ehe lasEfour years buE had to stop after just 2|hours The sotes of my feeE feel like theyare callused and today I hiked anoEherarea for 3 hours Thls area ltas noextremely steep or high hills or bluffsjust keEtles and moraines lefE over fromthe lasE ice age 20000 years ago Iremember hlking the Koolaus and WaianaeMountains on Oahu and camping on Ehe streamsalso Ehe ouEback in Australla EhaE GolonelLawson authorized A1 Fournier and I toreconnoiEer for two to four days A1waysfollowed bv a reoorE and more overlavsManv Eimes- othermen were involved aird oftenGenLra I Cramer needed a guide or comPanyand asked one of us to eo alone How soodiE was to be in nry 2Os-and hile all dXywiEh pack and rifle But I did geE sorefeet then too -

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This year were getting two for theprice of one - Ewo convention chairmen -PAUL AUSTIN on the port side and GILHEABERLIN on the starboard side - as youare looking at tshem of course

It all sEarted with an inquiry - fromBILL YOUNG of 790 ELake Ravenna 0HHerd seen our iEem in the DAV fitagazine Sowe ioined BilI uo Then followed a notefroir Rebecca McPiak his daqhter Sherdread our oaoer and wanEed Eo surorise himHerets a bit of her notei itrs iefreshing

I wouid like Eo srpris him with a 24th lapel pin and a regiment cres pinI have no idea wtra t regiment he was inbut I do knorv he was staEioned in KrnnamoEoJapan in L947 (zlsE InfRebecca )

I am enclosireuro $350 for a lapel pinand $400 for a crest oi-ntI am sure you would find ouE whichregiment he was in in KurnamoEo so youwould know whlch crest I want

rl4y father fired on Ehe 24tsh Divisionrifle team They beaE every team in thefar east conrnandexcept thel4arine CorpteamttThe tournament was held aE camp Palmerin Tsudanum Jaoan

tte told me ire gots tso Japan in Febof 47 He was sent Lo a place calledZanm and $as sent from there to aKunamoto He said he had to go underlte ocean on a train to get there(The tr-rnnel bebveen HonsEa and Kyusha IRebecca)

I heard him talk about a Ist lieutenanErEmed lbrtinez who was his comnandingofficerttHe told me abouE some guys in hisplatoon Their names were Belcher Co$rdenFreeman and LutchkowrIhen he was on the 24uh Division rifleEeam Eheir team captain was Major Ritzand one of Ehe other gulrs on the teamwas named Kllleran

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f-orar SerrcEhrrALLera( rJ To G l- SoRP

--|-_Yfei an interesting one fron Coil-lGijiIATISICK a reEired SgELhi oo oc f i6iiLorony l(idge

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- r amrJrlErng in order to obEain soncrnronnaEion regarding Ehe reunion inFtJorthI retired from lhe Arnry in r55 I

H63sf5 ilf itIfi I -i19ilia c Schof ield rrhen Ehe lorean iar ber-an andrye -embarlced for l(oree and landed ufrr-and irTme(liately engaged i ioGt-i- itEoefense ot la san

Our BaEtery supported the 2nd Bn 5l-nRCT under Ehe conrnand of LtCol JohnThrocknorEen (rRoclqp Johnr) He laEercosnandecl the 5th RCT ra s the youngestfull colonel in counrand of an infantryregiment The 555th FA Bn was cormnandedbv Lr col John Dalv- ttl am inEerestedEo know any infornEtionregarding the persons Ehat are accive inthe reunLon get togeEher Perhaps youcould enliehEen me and Dass on someinf ornntioi if availabll Triple Nickle people herers anotherone I

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This nLce litt1e story started thus

Along abouE last December rve received an inquiry from a Chrisrina Colbertabout an organlzation called Veterans Finders o America The story is developed inher letter used below The lette is a Fatshers Day leEEer being addressed Eo hergood Dad UEwIN C COISERT who justs happens to be a GinleE The rest is now a partof our folk lore - and we love Chrlstina for bringing herself and her srvee Dad intoour fold Melvin today spends most of his time in a wheelctrair Over on the oppositepage we glve you Ehe picEure Ghris mentions in-her lovely leEEer rvhich we reproduceLelorr ttlra t a- preclou-s word EhaE word famiIy See hcir it applies to the e olbertfamlly You know how lt applies to our fami ly of the 24th

HAPPY EATHER S DAY DADDY -

Ity Dail lrelvln G Colbert 7s a prouit netuber of the 21thInfantrg 2lst Dlvlslon and f aE vrltlng thts letter to sharelrlth gou hov f feel about htm - euro Deurod t ho Is t onderful anilextraordlnarg

Eor mang years mg Dad had a small Plcture of hlmaelf anil erghtgervrce buililles that he cherlshed He coampIfented hov often thathe thought of that plcture and those men anA hol )e rrlshed hekneu rrhere theg lrere Tvo gears ago as I Fathers Deuro9 presentf had the plcture enlarged and fred Thlg reallg rlade t1mhappg and ttlggered euron ldea of hig to fotm an ocganizatTon tohelp yeterans suclr as hrmself flnd o7d Duddtes Pe talraed mangtlmes about this Idea anil tlov to brlng 7t to llfe

Becau9e f vas ln college at the tlme I irli not reallg cottutltmgself to somethlng that m9 Dad thought vas reallg lnportant Yecontlnued to discuss l15 ldeas anA xhoughts and then founit outthat mg father yas dlagnose as hav rng ALS or Lou GehtlgsDlsease ThTs irld not sxop hlr from maklng a dream come trueHe reaT|zea the sltuation and ghorred Tricl^eillble strength and vil-lpover to contlnue even though lt Decame irlff 7cu7x xo do everyCtay actlvitles such as teuroIking on the phone ot vtltlng a noteIt vas durlng thls tlme that Dad and I te9olved to make hls tdeareal

Our organlzatlon yeteran flnders of Amerlca Is built upon mgDaiy s ilrean to help others flnd old friends As mg Ipm Doloceseuro cloge frlenir lchael and myseJf take the steps to manaqeyeteran Finaers Dad continues to pour forth bcilllant ldeas onhow to make yeteran Flndera a tevardlng success

9o on thls Eathers Dag I vant By Dai to knov hovlove hlm and ttat f hope through yeteran F1nders veto reunlte hlm Ith hls buddles in the photograph

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It started vrth a plcture some at]^ong merlorlee an Titea and

EIve my Dad the best glft of a77 - the knorrledgle that so mangme0Ders of our organlzatlon xhat he founded have been reunrted

I IOVE YOU CIRTSTTNA

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ALBERT MCAD00S 3RD CHAPTER

Thi6 i6 the third instaLlrentof IA brlef History of the ifthRCTin Korea The time has cometo try to explain the terns 5thRCT alxd 5th Infantry AU Regi-nental Combat teans have an In-fantry Regiment but not all In-fantry Reginents were RCTi s

The Elfth RCT was rnade up fronthe fitfth Infantly Regiment firstActivated by the USArmy jn 1808wa6 one of the oldest fnfantry Reglments of the USArmyThe 555thfield Artillery Battalion the5th Tank lledical CoJlecting andChenical Motar Conpanles and the72nd Conbat Dtgineer CoEpany

The fifth RCT reEained 1n Ko-ea upon the withdrawal of the24th InfDivlsion the RCT wastenporar[y broken up for 6evera]-nissions Bx I amp z were loadedonto the USNS Marine Phoenlx foran Ovelulgbt Cruise to KoJE-Do arleIaad off PUSAN The Jrd Bx the555 FA Bt Tank Co and otherswent aone place e1se SoEe oneelse rrill have to fill us in Ourmail address for our 6tay on XoJEwa6 the Elfth US fnfantry Wherewere you durlng this period ifyou did rot enjoy KOJE-DO becausethls was good duty(Eeb 15 to May1 1952 Eore or less)

Located on KOJE-DO was a UN POWcanp We relleved elenentE of the27th Wolf Hounds provi ing guard6to several large Prj-son ConpouldsOne Rifl-e Squad per compound fourEuard shiftE of six hours eachseven dqys a week Guard Mountsinspections the whole nine yardsA GIrs dread and a Eecond Ltdelight A11 in a1l- this was theaost pleasant duty anyone couldhave ln the fnfantry iE KOREA

The most detested detaiI had tobe the honey pot brigade andthe most boring was the RockQuarry and breakwater detail Iwonder if anybody knows rhat be-ca]ne of that breakwater

A highlight of our tour atKOJE-DO has to be the night ofthe attempted breakout It hap-pened on the 4th shift 18 to 2400 f remember machine gun trac-ers overhead and a11 of us head-InB for our respective companyconpounds The Next dqy we hadto go lnto the compounds to sortout the Bood guys from the badWe saw severa] dlsmembered bod-ies ln a trash heap not very nice

Around April lSth we loadedon an LST and shipped out to theEast coast slde of KoREA offloading upon the beach ending upat the burned out towlr of INJEright on the l8th Here the FifthRCT was reorganized al1 of ourfar flunB ulits returning andthe 5th RCT was back j-n businessInten6lve trainlng exerclses inareas cleared of civilians gaveus a chalce to get some good tra-ining Some things come to nindI renenber getting folding cot6with rubber ajr matE for 6leepingWe used the Air Mattresses forwhite water raftlng on the rivernear by In early May the fifthwas attached to the 25th InfDiv0u June lSth the fifth got narch-ing orders to proceed north tothe PUNCH BoWL area and in linereljeving the l4th Infantry on theMain Line of Resistance (MLR)The first Bn on the West or leftthe second in the niddle al]d thethird on the right or east CorrErr my outfit was to the riaht ofrBr oh the MLR nore next tine

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A LOWIE AFFAIRREMEMBER THE WIY THE LIGHT

rouchd hcr hrir Shc tuBc her hcad and I sawhcr tacc Shc lurhed slill more and out euroves metand hcld We iaw Qach othcr i momentaryawareness in thar raucous fillhSradescholrinm(which I d jusr bon t ssiBncd I lcll os though l dbeon struck u bkw undr thc heurr Thus tcaanmv rrrst lovcutlir a surgc oI adrcnslrne a rushol bl(xd r rhin8 ot innocerce and prin lhal has

Her name was Rachcl I supFsa our slorvrued in a nmancc trow out of tlvor is one ol absurdiiv tGdv and - who knows - thc innoccnce may teallv havcbeuron iEnotancc rn viw ol aU lhut has haPPcncd slnce whaleveriiwas I mrxrncd my way rhrough gradc and hiSh schrDl

stricken al lhe meresiahl ol hcr longuelicd ir her presenceuro

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ncss asxuol bul urtcnl and obsessrve thal madc m awkward and my voice crac is likc some imPos(ible drcamnow t knos i wus so alflicled bul I cannol acluallv believe

wiat mcmury insists I did which was lt suflcr Exquisitelyt wouldcalchsiahr of her ixslkinE doun an aislc olrees lo

or from school and l d kome Paralyzcd Shc alwayssecmed so poisd sellposscssed sliShtlv amuscd Ar home

ir beurod ld elive euroach encounler writhinB ar the lhouBht of

my inadequacies feeling less than worthless Even so as

licpasscd and we enlereurod our taens I sensed her afledion_re toleraocc for me

Coina steuroldy imPlied a malurilv we still luckcd Her or_

thodox Jewish upbringinSnd my oqn Catholic scruplcs mlBeurod a krnd of idcalism a (etibare Eracc rhal made rvcn

iistinca drstanr propecl hoeveuror (eRcnllv desircd As lorrh rsr oI it we were babcs in arms I

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time wc correspoDd_ed nd lo rftcivc onc o hct lcrtcrs ar

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mcnlioned lhe possibilily o marriaAe inmY ncxt lclter lo her and almiEl im_

mediaroly her ftplics became lcss trcquentandpcrsnal

t relurncd lo lhc Staics for rcssignmcnl durinE lhe finrl lhroct oI lhe warThc lirl thing l did ( rcachinA honrcwrs l0 ctrlt on Rachct whosc reccnlmail hrd lailed o kccp W with meuro on

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DALLASOFORttWORTH AND ViCiNlttY

Our verv orsn Ib i Gen HENRY MOHR(a aury liEh F47- 42) of 2o GrandCir StAnn M0 llas written a cohmmwhich tras appeared in a plurality ofpapers arornd the comtry Here it is

KOREA -- NHY IAE A BAD SITUATION No^SE

lhcreasrnglv heavv ere55ure5 roh

wshrhqton South Koreia -ta-

oe ehocatrc aovarnment sound I ike- therhd

na aeefe pie It cores as no surprrse that south Korea E

iIol_- suenderinq to the deaands o+ their polrtrcel

pprit The U S has qiven Korea little choice

t 6ay not be quitE as batr due to progess alrdv octe increatrng a de ocratic qovernont But the Bituation in SthX irrt a lot lrke ht hppened Hhen lhe Unrtd Statesallodrd the shah o+ tran to +ll and l(honnr to seiz porer ri There Ea5 also Nicrequ dher the U s thghtiorutron Eas the wav to brtnq ou stvlE o+ dehocracv ro the

Eee te Ever Fronq lh u 5 State Depatoent hrdco6DletelT 6i5julqct the situttons on everv count

A- thinq5 turnd out the net govnients ot lran- andi tn to= dho serzed absolute poE

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the United states Fehps k oent Eellt but thdtaii tt r

Becaus o our reural to support reqioesirrt

6ce allies o+ the United States re can onlv sut+er

the unpl easant consequences

The previous governoents o tran ^d Nicaraqu --_ tshich

adhittedly le+t lot to be desired --- ere rPlaed bv

diclatorships hrch ae +a iose

Un+ortunatelv the U S didnt learn a thing l|e aeenEouaginq actionE in South Koa Fhich mav tead to vev sinilrsits-r+-th prsent leadershiF o+ that countrv is drticallv In rdditlon to brng errable 1Iv

Prrrdent chunoli o=t sone crettt +o the stndard f

lrvinq enjovedOV tre peopre o-t South Korea hich i6 at lEt +ive ti

s better

i1 iCitt North kore -__ a +act thE polilical oPpotsitionEoutd liLe us to Jorqet-

Futhless oen in South Koa ate tedinq the Politicaroppoeition using iots anc the threat oevolution to seie ---ri = alr polrtrcranE do be+oF electron thaEir rto to lmpove thrnqs +or the peoEl

Insorar 35 the u s iE concerned alloing the FPqblic oo io deal +inlv with oppoeition readErs lim Youhq-sn and

ii 0 g is out oJ the question Hoever i+ lhe tro tissuccd 1n seiioq nore ooFer nd in+luehce in Seoul-__ and thevpUOi irr -- lhe Hhole natue o+ U S elationBhips

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Koree ahd our stategic Position in th Fa East Eould xqse

In 1945 I net and talke tith Kir Dea Junq one o+ theorrnclol opposttroo leaders 5t the Lottee Hotel rn sEoul =- -i n t

Krh cre to the hoter or a

iiie i a grouP o+ nie journatists on the uitet states

Th sessron had qone on +o onlv a +ee nlnutes hen lbeqant ii that thrs rs no odinv person He is proobrY Ene

nost dahqerEus han t have eve oet ki6 Dt Junq Hhtr perdal

iii]- i- ro aetect o senuine interst on his pert in theerare o+ the oeopl o+ the sountv he dants to rule

kih Dea Ju^q das tried tor 6urdend Eentenced to death in19E|4 s aesul o hrs tole rn inErting bloodv rrots- But hrs = ratcr redued to 20 vears o Hhich Krn

-r-r ths He rE ress thdn n idor o th peopre and

ea o+ hrm sEeos to be ride5Pd

I hard Peopt call Ki6 Dee Jsnq theOn several occsioos

Kh6eni o Kdet

Kifr Younq_Eao xho shrr the ambitions o+ xin D Jung --_ut iil i=itv

ti= 1 --- is nother teGer o+ the

i- = rii to be a narriase or Folitrcar3thcr than a Isti6qltianc

qteDs the unrted states has talen rcntlv Nrll 9o a long n i to Krri a reqrtrhacY and Rtture thev rackand despeatel Y ned

The Fepubt ic o+ (South) Xorea rs +acing a bad situationrh =irJu davs to brrng bout Eoo5tucttve change5 ithoute-= ii atros hrch drtabrrre nd

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south roea- s prent govenment

Llnotunatelv the +at is rlreadT ih the +ire

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Cominr to ForE liorth in an RVWontlerin I rbout RV facilitiesThis much we knowThere are four RV parks in or near

Fort Worth with overnisht facilities(hookups) for trailers-and campers

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Sunset RV Park4921 White Settlement

Texas Motsor Home Park4833 ihite Settlement

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817-738-0567Road

817-732-1537Road

Lakeview lIotor Home Park 817-457-677L4793 Fast- Loop 820 Sourh(Near Six Flals in ArlingEonand about 15 miles from the hotelin forE Worth)

The first three are onlv abouL 3 miles$rest of the Hyatt Regenty in downto$rnFort WolEhThere are NO facilities for campers atsour hote 1

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Hope they giveus a drag on thisone before thevthron it away

The Arm1rreturning to anage-old s Era tegyused extensivelvby the Sovietmi11tary isincreasing itsuse of decoys andfake targets inhopes of out-srla rting anenemys modernrreaPons

Decoys inclu-ding canva s tanksand plasticsoldiers couldmake Ehe Arrmr inbattle seem h^riceas big as iErgally is And 1f

A lullEe caavas rcplica of ao Ml ta is oudisplsy i Beltsvtlle Md The Army plars ao lse

fate wespors to oltsmart ale ereEy Theuro decoysEsy Dste an arEy seuroeE lsrgcr tt D it is

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Itlat news seens togive away the secre the Army points outthat the enemy still does noE knorv which

Ie knorr Ehey make decoys of thehighest order of equipment even as muchasmaking fake misdill silosr said TVICorp

Fallon said the Navy is working ondecoy ships and the Air Force tns grounddecoys of f-15 fighter jets thaE can turna bare airstrip into a fake airbase

The decoys are ntade from blorm-upphoEographs of the real things Theylook remarkably real aE a glance which inbaEtle is all an enemy would get beforedeciding whether to f i-re

Who knows maybe for the next one wecan send Ehe deeoys Eo the front and leavethe real live boys to home

(-CIAUDE CRIST of Box 985 Hebron oH

(hes HvMcr 2IsE t48-through TFS) -sends us the name s of a few buddieslWTLBUR J WTNCHEL (19Eh 49-r52)624 Lexington Thornville OH 43076

WILLIAM GRIFFITH (2lsL 49i5I)437 Aullwood Rd Davton 0H 45414

GERALD D TURNER (21st 48-r51)78 lIoodland Downingtown PA 19335

BRUCE MCGUTRE (34rh amp 19Eh r48-r51)16241 Laurel Hill Glenford Otl 43739

ROBERT IAIIRENCE (3rd Eng r57-r58)I14 Buckeye Hebron OH 43025

Ttnnk you Claude

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tanksand Erucks

The canvas Lwo- and Ehree-dimens iona Itanks mde a t TVIs S0-worker planE ouL-side lIashington look real boEh to Ehenaked eye and Eo heat-seeking theIna 1targetsing systems used at night

An unassembled fronts-view M-l weighEsabout 25 pormds and coLlapses into a 4-foot-by-2-foot duffle bag In less thanthree minutes one man can assemble itand plug in a generator to warm up iEstherira lsignaEur with a tape recorderand speakers a pair of soldiers can soundlike an entlre tank battalion

A fake M-l costs about $31500 cornparedwiEh abouE $3 miLlion for a new M-I

Iho remembers L94O-42 when we weredoing the same tshirg - only all we hadwere the decoys the real McCoys werestill on Ehe drawing boards

The Army has about 4000 real M-I tanksand plans to outfit each rrith at leastone fake M-1 at a cost of about $75million [taj Andrew Fallon of Ehe Army I sbudget office said

Deception has been a key element inmilitary strategy since the Trojan HorseGeman Gen Enrin Ronmel fooled Alliedforces in North Africa during WlJ II tsheBriEish fooled the cermans and Ehe IsraeliArmy today regularly uses deceptive falseradio chatter

But Ehe Sovietss are thoughE to be themost adept having everylhing from pseudoballistic missiles to entire fake armiesunder a branch of the military called thePrlncipa I Dlrectorate of SlraEegicDeception

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ADDRESS CORRECTON REQUESTED

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Rev Elton S SInith Pastor

Dear BroEher

Perhaps you have heard of me and oty naEionrride campaign inche ciuse of ternDerance Each year for the past fourteenI have rrade a Eoirr of Texas Kahsas Nebraska Mlssouriand lora delivering a series of lecEures on the evils ofdrinkine On this tour I have been accouqranied by uy youngfriend ind assisEanE Clyde LimpEon Clyde a young manof good family and excellent background is a paEheEicexaiple of liEe ruined by an excessive indulgence in whiskeyand woraen C1yde would hppear wiEh me aE lectures and siLon the plaEforin drunk wheezing starLng at tshe audiencethrough- heavy bleary blood-shot eyes sweaEing profuselypicklng his nose belching and making obscene- gestsureshlle I would polnE him out as an exarple of whaL over-indulgence can do for a person

This winEerr unforEunately Clyde passed away A mltualfriend tras eiven me vour -nime Lnd I wonder if you would beavailable t5 take cliders place on Ehis years Eour

Rev Ellon Schurch of the

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This ls the fifth ln6ta11uentof IA Brief Eistory of the EifthRCT 1n I(oresrr continuing rith xoyConbat phase of these recolectlonEou Patrol actlvitles coDtiDuesthroughout the surnner with bothAEbush and an occasi-onal ContactpatloI that often 1ed to Fire-flghts arld we had several Oneconslsted of tbe entire ConpanyI renenber a radiona]1s coafelenceheld near the 11ne of departurerhere I 6aY eleraents of Eost ofthe partlciparxts togetber slththe supporting uaits rflhin lhs1ire o f larch Tbere Yas justabout evelybody frolo Conpany Eexcept the cooks and bottle wash-ers Motatnen and heavy nachiae-gurnels rlth teror 1n there eyesNot u6ed to patro16 alld apparentfear of the urknom We sere norenonchalant because this ra6 oDe ofseveral patrols we had partcipated1a ad soDe of the6e guys nere otrtheir flrst patrol With a1l theaoi6e and fus6 ye nade the NKPAavolded us We baDged around nostof the night and returDed rithoutcontact Later patrols the NKPAnade up for it and 1n one ofthe6e I got hlt rith about 15others i-a a perfectly execudedambush We vere caugbt flatfoot-ed Tbey hit us hard ard ran aw4yVle 6pent the lenainddr of the rightxithdraring and returning to ourlilles I carrt recal1 Yhether any-body ras kil1ed that nlght but 1stplatoon dld take slx I(IAi s durineuroour tour on the Iine and we hadmore men wounded thatx eDteled theline on June l8th

Almost every tri8ht se had tocontend v1th Ground fo8 and whilethe Artlflclal noonlight helped us

to see it also helped the othersi-de A6 the sunmer drew to a closethe Fiftb RcT wa6 transferled fronthe 25th Djvigion to the 40th Divi-sion and shortly after that wewere reLeived by the 223d Infantryon the night of October 3111952

sone tlne prior to bej-ng reLiev-ed we had a patrol that caused yourstnrly a 1ot of grief our nissionwas to set up blocking posLtionsnear the low dip ln the lldgelinenear I believe George CoDpany We

went out one wqy a[d were to retu]nby another route lllhile 6et uP thenj-ght teEperatures dlopped suddenlyto belov freezing We were sweattyxrith no Jackets and nust have caus-ed o16e because re were under severartil1ey flre (possibly l2ampn)nasty stuff We had to be very stil1and renaln quite and i-n place forseveral hours My feet becane numbI could hardly walk nlthout assist-ance I 6ot a touch of Frostbite anda brief stay ln the 5th Inf lledica1Conpany where I appalently ful1y re-coveled Such resiliance we had whene were twenty

Finally off the 1i-ne I enteredlnto an eleven day peri-od where Iwas tra]1sferred out of the flrstplatoon jnto the fourth and becanea gunner it a 57nn Recollless riflesquad Just as sooa as I got used tocarrlng the thlnE I had orders inharxd for LIe ZI(zoDe of Interlor )or rotation back to the States Ihad R amp R 1a Japan for five dqysl1ke everybody e1se but those con-pat storles w111 st4y out of printMoxe next tine fron the officlalRecord as my st4y jn the 5th RCTceased to exlst Bore next tlme

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- INIERNATIONAL KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL

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effoEEs ad able guidace or uavor T Bradrer

ItE rExt scheduleurod evst eiII be the offictal gro-[ld breaking --sudav Jtrle 25 1989

at Aneels Park Sar Peurodro -- at rihich tirE all of tlE co-sdEorinA- ax eEorsrngsrs-ri2ad tiU be rePreseurottted Tsrtatlw final dedicaticn o ttr rEErrar rsElrteurod for Novder u 1990

As )Du car te1l rE ee lndeed serious abdrt tlis It EL1 c to passl

Eiceuron crsualtiE in tlE xoret lhr (1950-1953) eurore o(lsElveuro --- i91245ii l0]r84 dd et al -- bul LEi a e ad sdEn ftdn 22 Allied N3tlc6HUfi-ta b dqiv or prrPerlv tEEred nx rnternalilxoran ir vteras rri5-I YiIl help rectift tlEr

Ytu Ddricioati6r sdsrseErtt ad swport td yd- organiz-aLicts ee Edi thsolicited be ttE InleEnatlorEl l(oreamp Llrr VeLerans lrtrlla] ClmiEtee E wiIILdr-r rn oEtro sLpplv anv ioaterials to Lo ary reasaEbre teuroitgt Lo

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一Ch4ttsy and jolly notes from a fomer WALTER E oTNEIL (5th tTB) of

2d Lt FA - B-ILL IIOILEY of RE 2 Box 458 825 Pa lourar Et Cajon cA92020 rells usWarren TX It goes Ehe one about the manage aE a boring

I was rvith the Triple Nickle in HI -- meeEing who asked Can you hear me ithad Ehe Aruno Train the- first Een davs in the back and the boy aE- the back whoKorea and then Forvard observer unEil hit said No and the f11oh in lhe fronEon 2 SepE5O I had the short economy who said ttletrs swap placesrrEour Thariks Wally rve needed thaEtI nors have Ehro ggies in the service r-(C1asses of i75 and r53) and they have The race is on Is there arqrone inasked me Eo relite up my experiences in the horrse who beats thisKorea - rrTro catalacts and lens lnrplantsIIrm hoping this rer-Erion my firsE surgery - rotor cuff lefl shouiderwill help shed some lighE and tickle some high blood pressure sugar diabetesmemory cells so I can complete nry rnasEer- and gouEpiece |ly Cameo Role In Korea The The envelope pleaselAlmosE ForqoEEen viar nd the name - not the winner -- iust

Irm lo6king forward to receiving more the rEme - is - CH Bronko ATKINSONinfo about the reunion Do you anticipate (MP Platoon and Hq 63rd Field i4t--r45)distributing lists of expected atEendees of 3800 SDecatur Las Vegas NVwith addresies No were not -aking fin Bronko -

B1II werll lisE Ehoge coming if we far from it - were just ov6rrhelmed byIearn early enough WeII do our the sorry fact that Lhe people of our -d____esE 3ffrIiE Hi gElIhiBT$Bt

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t-rt to bumper some idioE would tryto iass them

I-JOHN RAGIAND writes from 6321 Gonzales

Groves Tr( 77519 Savannah was my firstand I thoroughly enj oyed iE I intend tofltake future meetingi Lord willing -iMeeEine ner^r friends was very retresh-ing buts uifortrnately did not seeany of sv outfit hybe if you sPread rdoroln nlxt TL issuL its might helP

Thb outfiE was co D 21st duringearLv 44 - earlv 46 Does arrybody knowthesL fellows aird their whereabouts--cGreni Ralph (was from Itt)

Rirnldi (was from Chicago)T- Pilch (was frqn wyoming I think)T- Reardon (from Kansa s I think)T Mrncv (was from Oklahoma ) I mer

hih 6n Mindanao and he wor-rnd uPas cook and rrent to Japan

Box (chink Willie $as first name-rrd rr was frorn stsLouis)tI knot Ehis is an InposiEionr --buEwould deeplv appreurociate any heIp

tlo iryisitibir at all JohnnY

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to inseit this iEem The am nail hasbrought us an inqu-iry as to who $re are -iro-rt cot Nornian [I cooper (F amp2nd BnHqs 5tsh RCT 49-r5l) of Box 426LChattanooga TN 37405 AlwaYs hadtrouble with spelling Ettat town

the name and address of a member from

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Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

- _l4aybe our yelling about it has paidotf

The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

an』itliltlo888estants will be giventumlr entFiesOCt2虫d電 選lTinnerwill be chosen Nov 10

Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

ItrE abouE time

-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

rYea GimletslBetter sti1 call IARRY JoHnSOitl at612-665-213L Hers at 312 SlbinLeseur rYN 56058

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ELEQへ NTEFFEIRヽprime咽SCENCECHARLES Chuck STARRTNG (A 78th Tk -gn Tkco 21st rnf Tkco 5Eh RCT 19-iil

i gox54 Fennville HI 49408 is a1l

eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

triteto 6 c 2ool3- 137 211

rFte are in receipE of a friendly caII

from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

^uoitiJ-io-us-inasmrci--l1=-^ liflfrtItli1rllrirluo tnu

close Eo the family It rras no surPrise

gliigiIti LilU J i- -rrurtlHL3oinaf ter Hictor rra s laid to rest Dave t

--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

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fori-ro ci I s extended Erip to Hong Kong Bangkok and

urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

i - - ^ ^- anY f iner Etrrn Donr tIii rot ne up so 1 trope r -

- Beautifulry said Ctraprain Joe

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

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From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

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foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

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-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

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ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

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-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

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This year were getting two for theprice of one - Ewo convention chairmen -PAUL AUSTIN on the port side and GILHEABERLIN on the starboard side - as youare looking at tshem of course

It all sEarted with an inquiry - fromBILL YOUNG of 790 ELake Ravenna 0HHerd seen our iEem in the DAV fitagazine Sowe ioined BilI uo Then followed a notefroir Rebecca McPiak his daqhter Sherdread our oaoer and wanEed Eo surorise himHerets a bit of her notei itrs iefreshing

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I am enclosireuro $350 for a lapel pinand $400 for a crest oi-ntI am sure you would find ouE whichregiment he was in in KurnamoEo so youwould know whlch crest I want

rl4y father fired on Ehe 24tsh Divisionrifle team They beaE every team in thefar east conrnandexcept thel4arine CorpteamttThe tournament was held aE camp Palmerin Tsudanum Jaoan

tte told me ire gots tso Japan in Febof 47 He was sent Lo a place calledZanm and $as sent from there to aKunamoto He said he had to go underlte ocean on a train to get there(The tr-rnnel bebveen HonsEa and Kyusha IRebecca)

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This nLce litt1e story started thus

Along abouE last December rve received an inquiry from a Chrisrina Colbertabout an organlzation called Veterans Finders o America The story is developed inher letter used below The lette is a Fatshers Day leEEer being addressed Eo hergood Dad UEwIN C COISERT who justs happens to be a GinleE The rest is now a partof our folk lore - and we love Chrlstina for bringing herself and her srvee Dad intoour fold Melvin today spends most of his time in a wheelctrair Over on the oppositepage we glve you Ehe picEure Ghris mentions in-her lovely leEEer rvhich we reproduceLelorr ttlra t a- preclou-s word EhaE word famiIy See hcir it applies to the e olbertfamlly You know how lt applies to our fami ly of the 24th

HAPPY EATHER S DAY DADDY -

Ity Dail lrelvln G Colbert 7s a prouit netuber of the 21thInfantrg 2lst Dlvlslon and f aE vrltlng thts letter to sharelrlth gou hov f feel about htm - euro Deurod t ho Is t onderful anilextraordlnarg

Eor mang years mg Dad had a small Plcture of hlmaelf anil erghtgervrce buililles that he cherlshed He coampIfented hov often thathe thought of that plcture and those men anA hol )e rrlshed hekneu rrhere theg lrere Tvo gears ago as I Fathers Deuro9 presentf had the plcture enlarged and fred Thlg reallg rlade t1mhappg and ttlggered euron ldea of hig to fotm an ocganizatTon tohelp yeterans suclr as hrmself flnd o7d Duddtes Pe talraed mangtlmes about this Idea anil tlov to brlng 7t to llfe

Becau9e f vas ln college at the tlme I irli not reallg cottutltmgself to somethlng that m9 Dad thought vas reallg lnportant Yecontlnued to discuss l15 ldeas anA xhoughts and then founit outthat mg father yas dlagnose as hav rng ALS or Lou GehtlgsDlsease ThTs irld not sxop hlr from maklng a dream come trueHe reaT|zea the sltuation and ghorred Tricl^eillble strength and vil-lpover to contlnue even though lt Decame irlff 7cu7x xo do everyCtay actlvitles such as teuroIking on the phone ot vtltlng a noteIt vas durlng thls tlme that Dad and I te9olved to make hls tdeareal

Our organlzatlon yeteran flnders of Amerlca Is built upon mgDaiy s ilrean to help others flnd old friends As mg Ipm Doloceseuro cloge frlenir lchael and myseJf take the steps to manaqeyeteran Finaers Dad continues to pour forth bcilllant ldeas onhow to make yeteran Flndera a tevardlng success

9o on thls Eathers Dag I vant By Dai to knov hovlove hlm and ttat f hope through yeteran F1nders veto reunlte hlm Ith hls buddles in the photograph

verg ruch Iill be able

It started vrth a plcture some at]^ong merlorlee an Titea and

EIve my Dad the best glft of a77 - the knorrledgle that so mangme0Ders of our organlzatlon xhat he founded have been reunrted

I IOVE YOU CIRTSTTNA

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ALBERT MCAD00S 3RD CHAPTER

Thi6 i6 the third instaLlrentof IA brlef History of the ifthRCTin Korea The time has cometo try to explain the terns 5thRCT alxd 5th Infantry AU Regi-nental Combat teans have an In-fantry Regiment but not all In-fantry Reginents were RCTi s

The Elfth RCT was rnade up fronthe fitfth Infantly Regiment firstActivated by the USArmy jn 1808wa6 one of the oldest fnfantry Reglments of the USArmyThe 555thfield Artillery Battalion the5th Tank lledical CoJlecting andChenical Motar Conpanles and the72nd Conbat Dtgineer CoEpany

The fifth RCT reEained 1n Ko-ea upon the withdrawal of the24th InfDivlsion the RCT wastenporar[y broken up for 6evera]-nissions Bx I amp z were loadedonto the USNS Marine Phoenlx foran Ovelulgbt Cruise to KoJE-Do arleIaad off PUSAN The Jrd Bx the555 FA Bt Tank Co and otherswent aone place e1se SoEe oneelse rrill have to fill us in Ourmail address for our 6tay on XoJEwa6 the Elfth US fnfantry Wherewere you durlng this period ifyou did rot enjoy KOJE-DO becausethls was good duty(Eeb 15 to May1 1952 Eore or less)

Located on KOJE-DO was a UN POWcanp We relleved elenentE of the27th Wolf Hounds provi ing guard6to several large Prj-son ConpouldsOne Rifl-e Squad per compound fourEuard shiftE of six hours eachseven dqys a week Guard Mountsinspections the whole nine yardsA GIrs dread and a Eecond Ltdelight A11 in a1l- this was theaost pleasant duty anyone couldhave ln the fnfantry iE KOREA

The most detested detaiI had tobe the honey pot brigade andthe most boring was the RockQuarry and breakwater detail Iwonder if anybody knows rhat be-ca]ne of that breakwater

A highlight of our tour atKOJE-DO has to be the night ofthe attempted breakout It hap-pened on the 4th shift 18 to 2400 f remember machine gun trac-ers overhead and a11 of us head-InB for our respective companyconpounds The Next dqy we hadto go lnto the compounds to sortout the Bood guys from the badWe saw severa] dlsmembered bod-ies ln a trash heap not very nice

Around April lSth we loadedon an LST and shipped out to theEast coast slde of KoREA offloading upon the beach ending upat the burned out towlr of INJEright on the l8th Here the FifthRCT was reorganized al1 of ourfar flunB ulits returning andthe 5th RCT was back j-n businessInten6lve trainlng exerclses inareas cleared of civilians gaveus a chalce to get some good tra-ining Some things come to nindI renenber getting folding cot6with rubber ajr matE for 6leepingWe used the Air Mattresses forwhite water raftlng on the rivernear by In early May the fifthwas attached to the 25th InfDiv0u June lSth the fifth got narch-ing orders to proceed north tothe PUNCH BoWL area and in linereljeving the l4th Infantry on theMain Line of Resistance (MLR)The first Bn on the West or leftthe second in the niddle al]d thethird on the right or east CorrErr my outfit was to the riaht ofrBr oh the MLR nore next tine

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A LOWIE AFFAIRREMEMBER THE WIY THE LIGHT

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stricken al lhe meresiahl ol hcr longuelicd ir her presenceuro

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ncss asxuol bul urtcnl and obsessrve thal madc m awkward and my voice crac is likc some imPos(ible drcamnow t knos i wus so alflicled bul I cannol acluallv believe

wiat mcmury insists I did which was lt suflcr Exquisitelyt wouldcalchsiahr of her ixslkinE doun an aislc olrees lo

or from school and l d kome Paralyzcd Shc alwayssecmed so poisd sellposscssed sliShtlv amuscd Ar home

ir beurod ld elive euroach encounler writhinB ar the lhouBht of

my inadequacies feeling less than worthless Even so as

licpasscd and we enlereurod our taens I sensed her afledion_re toleraocc for me

Coina steuroldy imPlied a malurilv we still luckcd Her or_

thodox Jewish upbringinSnd my oqn Catholic scruplcs mlBeurod a krnd of idcalism a (etibare Eracc rhal made rvcn

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time wc correspoDd_ed nd lo rftcivc onc o hct lcrtcrs ar

mail callwas thc highliaht ol lhosearind_inamp endlcss months thal bccaEc years-

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mcnlioned lhe possibilily o marriaAe inmY ncxt lclter lo her and almiEl im_

mediaroly her ftplics became lcss trcquentandpcrsnal

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have been grnd indecd - my lrish conscicnce and your Jcsish guilr _

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DALLASOFORttWORTH AND ViCiNlttY

Our verv orsn Ib i Gen HENRY MOHR(a aury liEh F47- 42) of 2o GrandCir StAnn M0 llas written a cohmmwhich tras appeared in a plurality ofpapers arornd the comtry Here it is

KOREA -- NHY IAE A BAD SITUATION No^SE

lhcreasrnglv heavv ere55ure5 roh

wshrhqton South Koreia -ta-

oe ehocatrc aovarnment sound I ike- therhd

na aeefe pie It cores as no surprrse that south Korea E

iIol_- suenderinq to the deaands o+ their polrtrcel

pprit The U S has qiven Korea little choice

t 6ay not be quitE as batr due to progess alrdv octe increatrng a de ocratic qovernont But the Bituation in SthX irrt a lot lrke ht hppened Hhen lhe Unrtd Statesallodrd the shah o+ tran to +ll and l(honnr to seiz porer ri There Ea5 also Nicrequ dher the U s thghtiorutron Eas the wav to brtnq ou stvlE o+ dehocracv ro the

Eee te Ever Fronq lh u 5 State Depatoent hrdco6DletelT 6i5julqct the situttons on everv count

A- thinq5 turnd out the net govnients ot lran- andi tn to= dho serzed absolute poE

e bitter

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the United states Fehps k oent Eellt but thdtaii tt r

Becaus o our reural to support reqioesirrt

6ce allies o+ the United States re can onlv sut+er

the unpl easant consequences

The previous governoents o tran ^d Nicaraqu --_ tshich

adhittedly le+t lot to be desired --- ere rPlaed bv

diclatorships hrch ae +a iose

Un+ortunatelv the U S didnt learn a thing l|e aeenEouaginq actionE in South Koa Fhich mav tead to vev sinilrsits-r+-th prsent leadershiF o+ that countrv is drticallv In rdditlon to brng errable 1Iv

Prrrdent chunoli o=t sone crettt +o the stndard f

lrvinq enjovedOV tre peopre o-t South Korea hich i6 at lEt +ive ti

s better

i1 iCitt North kore -__ a +act thE polilical oPpotsitionEoutd liLe us to Jorqet-

Futhless oen in South Koa ate tedinq the Politicaroppoeition using iots anc the threat oevolution to seie ---ri = alr polrtrcranE do be+oF electron thaEir rto to lmpove thrnqs +or the peoEl

Insorar 35 the u s iE concerned alloing the FPqblic oo io deal +inlv with oppoeition readErs lim Youhq-sn and

ii 0 g is out oJ the question Hoever i+ lhe tro tissuccd 1n seiioq nore ooFer nd in+luehce in Seoul-__ and thevpUOi irr -- lhe Hhole natue o+ U S elationBhips

ith

Koree ahd our stategic Position in th Fa East Eould xqse

In 1945 I net and talke tith Kir Dea Junq one o+ theorrnclol opposttroo leaders 5t the Lottee Hotel rn sEoul =- -i n t

Krh cre to the hoter or a

iiie i a grouP o+ nie journatists on the uitet states

Th sessron had qone on +o onlv a +ee nlnutes hen lbeqant ii that thrs rs no odinv person He is proobrY Ene

nost dahqerEus han t have eve oet ki6 Dt Junq Hhtr perdal

iii]- i- ro aetect o senuine interst on his pert in theerare o+ the oeopl o+ the sountv he dants to rule

kih Dea Ju^q das tried tor 6urdend Eentenced to death in19E|4 s aesul o hrs tole rn inErting bloodv rrots- But hrs = ratcr redued to 20 vears o Hhich Krn

-r-r ths He rE ress thdn n idor o th peopre and

ea o+ hrm sEeos to be ride5Pd

I hard Peopt call Ki6 Dee Jsnq theOn several occsioos

Kh6eni o Kdet

Kifr Younq_Eao xho shrr the ambitions o+ xin D Jung --_ut iil i=itv

ti= 1 --- is nother teGer o+ the

i- = rii to be a narriase or Folitrcar3thcr than a Isti6qltianc

qteDs the unrted states has talen rcntlv Nrll 9o a long n i to Krri a reqrtrhacY and Rtture thev rackand despeatel Y ned

The Fepubt ic o+ (South) Xorea rs +acing a bad situationrh =irJu davs to brrng bout Eoo5tucttve change5 ithoute-= ii atros hrch drtabrrre nd

EeateA

south roea- s prent govenment

Llnotunatelv the +at is rlreadT ih the +ire

MAJ GEN HENRY MOHR

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Cominr to ForE liorth in an RVWontlerin I rbout RV facilitiesThis much we knowThere are four RV parks in or near

Fort Worth with overnisht facilities(hookups) for trailers-and campers

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Green Acres RV Park405 Isbel1 Rd

Sunset RV Park4921 White Settlement

Texas Motsor Home Park4833 ihite Settlement

817-737‐ 7542

817-738-0567Road

817-732-1537Road

Lakeview lIotor Home Park 817-457-677L4793 Fast- Loop 820 Sourh(Near Six Flals in ArlingEonand about 15 miles from the hotelin forE Worth)

The first three are onlv abouL 3 miles$rest of the Hyatt Regenty in downto$rnFort WolEhThere are NO facilities for campers atsour hote 1

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Hope they giveus a drag on thisone before thevthron it away

The Arm1rreturning to anage-old s Era tegyused extensivelvby the Sovietmi11tary isincreasing itsuse of decoys andfake targets inhopes of out-srla rting anenemys modernrreaPons

Decoys inclu-ding canva s tanksand plasticsoldiers couldmake Ehe Arrmr inbattle seem h^riceas big as iErgally is And 1f

A lullEe caavas rcplica of ao Ml ta is oudisplsy i Beltsvtlle Md The Army plars ao lse

fate wespors to oltsmart ale ereEy Theuro decoysEsy Dste an arEy seuroeE lsrgcr tt D it is

half is r 1

We will a

Itlat news seens togive away the secre the Army points outthat the enemy still does noE knorv which

Ie knorr Ehey make decoys of thehighest order of equipment even as muchasmaking fake misdill silosr said TVICorp

Fallon said the Navy is working ondecoy ships and the Air Force tns grounddecoys of f-15 fighter jets thaE can turna bare airstrip into a fake airbase

The decoys are ntade from blorm-upphoEographs of the real things Theylook remarkably real aE a glance which inbaEtle is all an enemy would get beforedeciding whether to f i-re

Who knows maybe for the next one wecan send Ehe deeoys Eo the front and leavethe real live boys to home

(-CIAUDE CRIST of Box 985 Hebron oH

(hes HvMcr 2IsE t48-through TFS) -sends us the name s of a few buddieslWTLBUR J WTNCHEL (19Eh 49-r52)624 Lexington Thornville OH 43076

WILLIAM GRIFFITH (2lsL 49i5I)437 Aullwood Rd Davton 0H 45414

GERALD D TURNER (21st 48-r51)78 lIoodland Downingtown PA 19335

BRUCE MCGUTRE (34rh amp 19Eh r48-r51)16241 Laurel Hill Glenford Otl 43739

ROBERT IAIIRENCE (3rd Eng r57-r58)I14 Buckeye Hebron OH 43025

Ttnnk you Claude

-Whv is iE thaE Ehe weEEest dogs areEhe fiiendtiests dogs

lDThe only Ehing thats more painful ttun

Learning from experience is not Jearningfrom experience

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tanksand Erucks

The canvas Lwo- and Ehree-dimens iona Itanks mde a t TVIs S0-worker planE ouL-side lIashington look real boEh to Ehenaked eye and Eo heat-seeking theIna 1targetsing systems used at night

An unassembled fronts-view M-l weighEsabout 25 pormds and coLlapses into a 4-foot-by-2-foot duffle bag In less thanthree minutes one man can assemble itand plug in a generator to warm up iEstherira lsignaEur with a tape recorderand speakers a pair of soldiers can soundlike an entlre tank battalion

A fake M-l costs about $31500 cornparedwiEh abouE $3 miLlion for a new M-I

Iho remembers L94O-42 when we weredoing the same tshirg - only all we hadwere the decoys the real McCoys werestill on Ehe drawing boards

The Army has about 4000 real M-I tanksand plans to outfit each rrith at leastone fake M-1 at a cost of about $75million [taj Andrew Fallon of Ehe Army I sbudget office said

Deception has been a key element inmilitary strategy since the Trojan HorseGeman Gen Enrin Ronmel fooled Alliedforces in North Africa during WlJ II tsheBriEish fooled the cermans and Ehe IsraeliArmy today regularly uses deceptive falseradio chatter

But Ehe Sovietss are thoughE to be themost adept having everylhing from pseudoballistic missiles to entire fake armiesunder a branch of the military called thePrlncipa I Dlrectorate of SlraEegicDeception

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ADDRESS CORRECTON REQUESTED

WALLY CUNNINGHAM has

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asked us to share $rlEh you the contenEs of areceived from Ehe good PasEor Rev ElEon Sthe Open Door in Wiklinglon Iosra

CHURCH O「 THE OPEN DOOR MISS10N532 Main Street

wnmingtOn lowa 56983

Rev Elton S SInith Pastor

Dear BroEher

Perhaps you have heard of me and oty naEionrride campaign inche ciuse of ternDerance Each year for the past fourteenI have rrade a Eoirr of Texas Kahsas Nebraska Mlssouriand lora delivering a series of lecEures on the evils ofdrinkine On this tour I have been accouqranied by uy youngfriend ind assisEanE Clyde LimpEon Clyde a young manof good family and excellent background is a paEheEicexaiple of liEe ruined by an excessive indulgence in whiskeyand woraen C1yde would hppear wiEh me aE lectures and siLon the plaEforin drunk wheezing starLng at tshe audiencethrough- heavy bleary blood-shot eyes sweaEing profuselypicklng his nose belching and making obscene- gestsureshlle I would polnE him out as an exarple of whaL over-indulgence can do for a person

This winEerr unforEunately Clyde passed away A mltualfriend tras eiven me vour -nime Lnd I wonder if you would beavailable t5 take cliders place on Ehis years Eour

Rev Ellon Schurch of the

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ALBERT MCAD00=S 5TH CHAPTER

This ls the fifth ln6ta11uentof IA Brief Eistory of the EifthRCT 1n I(oresrr continuing rith xoyConbat phase of these recolectlonEou Patrol actlvitles coDtiDuesthroughout the surnner with bothAEbush and an occasi-onal ContactpatloI that often 1ed to Fire-flghts arld we had several Oneconslsted of tbe entire ConpanyI renenber a radiona]1s coafelenceheld near the 11ne of departurerhere I 6aY eleraents of Eost ofthe partlciparxts togetber slththe supporting uaits rflhin lhs1ire o f larch Tbere Yas justabout evelybody frolo Conpany Eexcept the cooks and bottle wash-ers Motatnen and heavy nachiae-gurnels rlth teror 1n there eyesNot u6ed to patro16 alld apparentfear of the urknom We sere norenonchalant because this ra6 oDe ofseveral patrols we had partcipated1a ad soDe of the6e guys nere otrtheir flrst patrol With a1l theaoi6e and fus6 ye nade the NKPAavolded us We baDged around nostof the night and returDed rithoutcontact Later patrols the NKPAnade up for it and 1n one ofthe6e I got hlt rith about 15others i-a a perfectly execudedambush We vere caugbt flatfoot-ed Tbey hit us hard ard ran aw4yVle 6pent the lenainddr of the rightxithdraring and returning to ourlilles I carrt recal1 Yhether any-body ras kil1ed that nlght but 1stplatoon dld take slx I(IAi s durineuroour tour on the Iine and we hadmore men wounded thatx eDteled theline on June l8th

Almost every tri8ht se had tocontend v1th Ground fo8 and whilethe Artlflclal noonlight helped us

to see it also helped the othersi-de A6 the sunmer drew to a closethe Fiftb RcT wa6 transferled fronthe 25th Djvigion to the 40th Divi-sion and shortly after that wewere reLeived by the 223d Infantryon the night of October 3111952

sone tlne prior to bej-ng reLiev-ed we had a patrol that caused yourstnrly a 1ot of grief our nissionwas to set up blocking posLtionsnear the low dip ln the lldgelinenear I believe George CoDpany We

went out one wqy a[d were to retu]nby another route lllhile 6et uP thenj-ght teEperatures dlopped suddenlyto belov freezing We were sweattyxrith no Jackets and nust have caus-ed o16e because re were under severartil1ey flre (possibly l2ampn)nasty stuff We had to be very stil1and renaln quite and i-n place forseveral hours My feet becane numbI could hardly walk nlthout assist-ance I 6ot a touch of Frostbite anda brief stay ln the 5th Inf lledica1Conpany where I appalently ful1y re-coveled Such resiliance we had whene were twenty

Finally off the 1i-ne I enteredlnto an eleven day peri-od where Iwas tra]1sferred out of the flrstplatoon jnto the fourth and becanea gunner it a 57nn Recollless riflesquad Just as sooa as I got used tocarrlng the thlnE I had orders inharxd for LIe ZI(zoDe of Interlor )or rotation back to the States Ihad R amp R 1a Japan for five dqysl1ke everybody e1se but those con-pat storles w111 st4y out of printMoxe next tine fron the officlalRecord as my st4y jn the 5th RCTceased to exlst Bore next tlme

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effoEEs ad able guidace or uavor T Bradrer

ItE rExt scheduleurod evst eiII be the offictal gro-[ld breaking --sudav Jtrle 25 1989

at Aneels Park Sar Peurodro -- at rihich tirE all of tlE co-sdEorinA- ax eEorsrngsrs-ri2ad tiU be rePreseurottted Tsrtatlw final dedicaticn o ttr rEErrar rsElrteurod for Novder u 1990

As )Du car te1l rE ee lndeed serious abdrt tlis It EL1 c to passl

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2d Lt FA - B-ILL IIOILEY of RE 2 Box 458 825 Pa lourar Et Cajon cA92020 rells usWarren TX It goes Ehe one about the manage aE a boring

I was rvith the Triple Nickle in HI -- meeEing who asked Can you hear me ithad Ehe Aruno Train the- first Een davs in the back and the boy aE- the back whoKorea and then Forvard observer unEil hit said No and the f11oh in lhe fronEon 2 SepE5O I had the short economy who said ttletrs swap placesrrEour Thariks Wally rve needed thaEtI nors have Ehro ggies in the service r-(C1asses of i75 and r53) and they have The race is on Is there arqrone inasked me Eo relite up my experiences in the horrse who beats thisKorea - rrTro catalacts and lens lnrplantsIIrm hoping this rer-Erion my firsE surgery - rotor cuff lefl shouiderwill help shed some lighE and tickle some high blood pressure sugar diabetesmemory cells so I can complete nry rnasEer- and gouEpiece |ly Cameo Role In Korea The The envelope pleaselAlmosE ForqoEEen viar nd the name - not the winner -- iust

Irm lo6king forward to receiving more the rEme - is - CH Bronko ATKINSONinfo about the reunion Do you anticipate (MP Platoon and Hq 63rd Field i4t--r45)distributing lists of expected atEendees of 3800 SDecatur Las Vegas NVwith addresies No were not -aking fin Bronko -

B1II werll lisE Ehoge coming if we far from it - were just ov6rrhelmed byIearn early enough WeII do our the sorry fact that Lhe people of our -d____esE 3ffrIiE Hi gElIhiBT$Bt

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I-JOHN RAGIAND writes from 6321 Gonzales

Groves Tr( 77519 Savannah was my firstand I thoroughly enj oyed iE I intend tofltake future meetingi Lord willing -iMeeEine ner^r friends was very retresh-ing buts uifortrnately did not seeany of sv outfit hybe if you sPread rdoroln nlxt TL issuL its might helP

Thb outfiE was co D 21st duringearLv 44 - earlv 46 Does arrybody knowthesL fellows aird their whereabouts--cGreni Ralph (was from Itt)

Rirnldi (was from Chicago)T- Pilch (was frqn wyoming I think)T- Reardon (from Kansa s I think)T Mrncv (was from Oklahoma ) I mer

hih 6n Mindanao and he wor-rnd uPas cook and rrent to Japan

Box (chink Willie $as first name-rrd rr was frorn stsLouis)tI knot Ehis is an InposiEionr --buEwould deeplv appreurociate any heIp

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Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

- _l4aybe our yelling about it has paidotf

The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

an』itliltlo888estants will be giventumlr entFiesOCt2虫d電 選lTinnerwill be chosen Nov 10

Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

ItrE abouE time

-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

rYea GimletslBetter sti1 call IARRY JoHnSOitl at612-665-213L Hers at 312 SlbinLeseur rYN 56058

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i gox54 Fennville HI 49408 is a1l

eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

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from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

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close Eo the family It rras no surPrise

gliigiIti LilU J i- -rrurtlHL3oinaf ter Hictor rra s laid to rest Dave t

--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

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fori-ro ci I s extended Erip to Hong Kong Bangkok and

urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

i - - ^ ^- anY f iner Etrrn Donr tIii rot ne up so 1 trope r -

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

RUBVE M ROGRSON350 Sowillo+r SP115Ria lto GA 9237 6

-Deceased Dec 12 1988

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From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

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ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

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-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

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This year were getting two for theprice of one - Ewo convention chairmen -PAUL AUSTIN on the port side and GILHEABERLIN on the starboard side - as youare looking at tshem of course

It all sEarted with an inquiry - fromBILL YOUNG of 790 ELake Ravenna 0HHerd seen our iEem in the DAV fitagazine Sowe ioined BilI uo Then followed a notefroir Rebecca McPiak his daqhter Sherdread our oaoer and wanEed Eo surorise himHerets a bit of her notei itrs iefreshing

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I am enclosireuro $350 for a lapel pinand $400 for a crest oi-ntI am sure you would find ouE whichregiment he was in in KurnamoEo so youwould know whlch crest I want

rl4y father fired on Ehe 24tsh Divisionrifle team They beaE every team in thefar east conrnandexcept thel4arine CorpteamttThe tournament was held aE camp Palmerin Tsudanum Jaoan

tte told me ire gots tso Japan in Febof 47 He was sent Lo a place calledZanm and $as sent from there to aKunamoto He said he had to go underlte ocean on a train to get there(The tr-rnnel bebveen HonsEa and Kyusha IRebecca)

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- r amrJrlErng in order to obEain soncrnronnaEion regarding Ehe reunion inFtJorthI retired from lhe Arnry in r55 I

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Our BaEtery supported the 2nd Bn 5l-nRCT under Ehe conrnand of LtCol JohnThrocknorEen (rRoclqp Johnr) He laEercosnandecl the 5th RCT ra s the youngestfull colonel in counrand of an infantryregiment The 555th FA Bn was cormnandedbv Lr col John Dalv- ttl am inEerestedEo know any infornEtionregarding the persons Ehat are accive inthe reunLon get togeEher Perhaps youcould enliehEen me and Dass on someinf ornntioi if availabll Triple Nickle people herers anotherone I

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Along abouE last December rve received an inquiry from a Chrisrina Colbertabout an organlzation called Veterans Finders o America The story is developed inher letter used below The lette is a Fatshers Day leEEer being addressed Eo hergood Dad UEwIN C COISERT who justs happens to be a GinleE The rest is now a partof our folk lore - and we love Chrlstina for bringing herself and her srvee Dad intoour fold Melvin today spends most of his time in a wheelctrair Over on the oppositepage we glve you Ehe picEure Ghris mentions in-her lovely leEEer rvhich we reproduceLelorr ttlra t a- preclou-s word EhaE word famiIy See hcir it applies to the e olbertfamlly You know how lt applies to our fami ly of the 24th

HAPPY EATHER S DAY DADDY -

Ity Dail lrelvln G Colbert 7s a prouit netuber of the 21thInfantrg 2lst Dlvlslon and f aE vrltlng thts letter to sharelrlth gou hov f feel about htm - euro Deurod t ho Is t onderful anilextraordlnarg

Eor mang years mg Dad had a small Plcture of hlmaelf anil erghtgervrce buililles that he cherlshed He coampIfented hov often thathe thought of that plcture and those men anA hol )e rrlshed hekneu rrhere theg lrere Tvo gears ago as I Fathers Deuro9 presentf had the plcture enlarged and fred Thlg reallg rlade t1mhappg and ttlggered euron ldea of hig to fotm an ocganizatTon tohelp yeterans suclr as hrmself flnd o7d Duddtes Pe talraed mangtlmes about this Idea anil tlov to brlng 7t to llfe

Becau9e f vas ln college at the tlme I irli not reallg cottutltmgself to somethlng that m9 Dad thought vas reallg lnportant Yecontlnued to discuss l15 ldeas anA xhoughts and then founit outthat mg father yas dlagnose as hav rng ALS or Lou GehtlgsDlsease ThTs irld not sxop hlr from maklng a dream come trueHe reaT|zea the sltuation and ghorred Tricl^eillble strength and vil-lpover to contlnue even though lt Decame irlff 7cu7x xo do everyCtay actlvitles such as teuroIking on the phone ot vtltlng a noteIt vas durlng thls tlme that Dad and I te9olved to make hls tdeareal

Our organlzatlon yeteran flnders of Amerlca Is built upon mgDaiy s ilrean to help others flnd old friends As mg Ipm Doloceseuro cloge frlenir lchael and myseJf take the steps to manaqeyeteran Finaers Dad continues to pour forth bcilllant ldeas onhow to make yeteran Flndera a tevardlng success

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EIve my Dad the best glft of a77 - the knorrledgle that so mangme0Ders of our organlzatlon xhat he founded have been reunrted

I IOVE YOU CIRTSTTNA

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ALBERT MCAD00S 3RD CHAPTER

Thi6 i6 the third instaLlrentof IA brlef History of the ifthRCTin Korea The time has cometo try to explain the terns 5thRCT alxd 5th Infantry AU Regi-nental Combat teans have an In-fantry Regiment but not all In-fantry Reginents were RCTi s

The Elfth RCT was rnade up fronthe fitfth Infantly Regiment firstActivated by the USArmy jn 1808wa6 one of the oldest fnfantry Reglments of the USArmyThe 555thfield Artillery Battalion the5th Tank lledical CoJlecting andChenical Motar Conpanles and the72nd Conbat Dtgineer CoEpany

The fifth RCT reEained 1n Ko-ea upon the withdrawal of the24th InfDivlsion the RCT wastenporar[y broken up for 6evera]-nissions Bx I amp z were loadedonto the USNS Marine Phoenlx foran Ovelulgbt Cruise to KoJE-Do arleIaad off PUSAN The Jrd Bx the555 FA Bt Tank Co and otherswent aone place e1se SoEe oneelse rrill have to fill us in Ourmail address for our 6tay on XoJEwa6 the Elfth US fnfantry Wherewere you durlng this period ifyou did rot enjoy KOJE-DO becausethls was good duty(Eeb 15 to May1 1952 Eore or less)

Located on KOJE-DO was a UN POWcanp We relleved elenentE of the27th Wolf Hounds provi ing guard6to several large Prj-son ConpouldsOne Rifl-e Squad per compound fourEuard shiftE of six hours eachseven dqys a week Guard Mountsinspections the whole nine yardsA GIrs dread and a Eecond Ltdelight A11 in a1l- this was theaost pleasant duty anyone couldhave ln the fnfantry iE KOREA

The most detested detaiI had tobe the honey pot brigade andthe most boring was the RockQuarry and breakwater detail Iwonder if anybody knows rhat be-ca]ne of that breakwater

A highlight of our tour atKOJE-DO has to be the night ofthe attempted breakout It hap-pened on the 4th shift 18 to 2400 f remember machine gun trac-ers overhead and a11 of us head-InB for our respective companyconpounds The Next dqy we hadto go lnto the compounds to sortout the Bood guys from the badWe saw severa] dlsmembered bod-ies ln a trash heap not very nice

Around April lSth we loadedon an LST and shipped out to theEast coast slde of KoREA offloading upon the beach ending upat the burned out towlr of INJEright on the l8th Here the FifthRCT was reorganized al1 of ourfar flunB ulits returning andthe 5th RCT was back j-n businessInten6lve trainlng exerclses inareas cleared of civilians gaveus a chalce to get some good tra-ining Some things come to nindI renenber getting folding cot6with rubber ajr matE for 6leepingWe used the Air Mattresses forwhite water raftlng on the rivernear by In early May the fifthwas attached to the 25th InfDiv0u June lSth the fifth got narch-ing orders to proceed north tothe PUNCH BoWL area and in linereljeving the l4th Infantry on theMain Line of Resistance (MLR)The first Bn on the West or leftthe second in the niddle al]d thethird on the right or east CorrErr my outfit was to the riaht ofrBr oh the MLR nore next tine

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A LOWIE AFFAIRREMEMBER THE WIY THE LIGHT

rouchd hcr hrir Shc tuBc her hcad and I sawhcr tacc Shc lurhed slill more and out euroves metand hcld We iaw Qach othcr i momentaryawareness in thar raucous fillhSradescholrinm(which I d jusr bon t ssiBncd I lcll os though l dbeon struck u bkw undr thc heurr Thus tcaanmv rrrst lovcutlir a surgc oI adrcnslrne a rushol bl(xd r rhin8 ot innocerce and prin lhal has

Her name was Rachcl I supFsa our slorvrued in a nmancc trow out of tlvor is one ol absurdiiv tGdv and - who knows - thc innoccnce may teallv havcbeuron iEnotancc rn viw ol aU lhut has haPPcncd slnce whaleveriiwas I mrxrncd my way rhrough gradc and hiSh schrDl

stricken al lhe meresiahl ol hcr longuelicd ir her presenceuro

Does aflyone any more linger in lhe shadows ol evenintdrawn bi lhe Paie liBhr ol a indow - hG window - likesmc huotcss iummer insccl Thal delriu suttnrnB sck_

ncss asxuol bul urtcnl and obsessrve thal madc m awkward and my voice crac is likc some imPos(ible drcamnow t knos i wus so alflicled bul I cannol acluallv believe

wiat mcmury insists I did which was lt suflcr Exquisitelyt wouldcalchsiahr of her ixslkinE doun an aislc olrees lo

or from school and l d kome Paralyzcd Shc alwayssecmed so poisd sellposscssed sliShtlv amuscd Ar home

ir beurod ld elive euroach encounler writhinB ar the lhouBht of

my inadequacies feeling less than worthless Even so as

licpasscd and we enlereurod our taens I sensed her afledion_re toleraocc for me

Coina steuroldy imPlied a malurilv we still luckcd Her or_

thodox Jewish upbringinSnd my oqn Catholic scruplcs mlBeurod a krnd of idcalism a (etibare Eracc rhal made rvcn

iistinca drstanr propecl hoeveuror (eRcnllv desircd As lorrh rsr oI it we were babcs in arms I

msnaEed lo hold heral a dancc and ata party - chapcroncd (tlourse - weexpericnccd a lurlivc cmbrace lhalmade her 8i88le a sound so childishand lusli4 thal I hated mysell foruhat ld becn lhinkinA

Al any talc mY love lor Rachcl remaineurod unrcquited weuro gradualcd lmmhiBh school she wenl on lo collcgc and Iioined lhe Armv World War ll wasaboulio enSull us and when il did I letl foroverseas in (he tir$ lask lorce arterPeuroarl Harbor For

time wc correspoDd_ed nd lo rftcivc onc o hct lcrtcrs ar

mail callwas thc highliaht ol lhosearind_inamp endlcss months thal bccaEc years-

One she senr meastrapshol ofhcrselfaauileleuross pose in a balhinB suil whichdrove me to the wildest ol anrasics I

mcnlioned lhe possibilily o marriaAe inmY ncxt lclter lo her and almiEl im_

mediaroly her ftplics became lcss trcquentandpcrsnal

t relurncd lo lhc Staics for rcssignmcnl durinE lhe finrl lhroct oI lhe warThc lirl thing l did ( rcachinA honrcwrs l0 ctrlt on Rachct whosc reccnlmail hrd lailed o kccp W with meuro on

mv travcls Hr mtrhcr nswcred lhc drxrr Rnchel no lnaerlrd rhcrc shc hud mtrrricr x mdictrlsrudcnt shcd met tn

collcge l lhouAht shc rolc you hcrmothcrsidHe Der John lellcr finlly cau8hl up wilh mc while I

was aairint dischafgc she genllv compasshnalcly erDlarncd lhc imp$sibilry II a mrrr ilAc bcrwcn us cvcnhdihc nor found somcuncclsc LnkinBbrck on ( l lhink I musrhavc rccolered rathcr quikly althouSh tor lhc firsl fcwmonrhs ot havint lcarncd ot hcr nrarrirBc I lhink I didn lwanr lo live very much Likc Rachcl t t0und somenc clscwhom I lcarncd k kvc Nirh a deeP and fcrmrnicnl commilmeoi rhutias laslcd lo lhis dry

Thcn f irly rcccnllyl hcttrd lrom Rchcl again-ullerninrcrvul oI more th n0 ycars Hcr husband hld dicd Shc

would bc oussrna through lhc crlv on hcr wrv lo llc rvilh a

d uBhlcr n

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t lch txlh curious and cxcilcd rr thc ptostccr ln rcccnlvears I hadnl lhuthl b(ul hcr and hcr suddcn cull onc

mornrn8 hsd lokcn mc abrck Thc acluul srghl Il hr can

onlv be dcscribcd us u shock wus lhis whrlc_hirrcd m lrrmrtrinacnet 0t my orcams rnd dcsircs thc suPplc mcrmid utrhar snitDshot I d subsequcnlly lisl

Yer rimc hrd givcn trs commonclcrcnc and rcsPccl wcmal and lalkci as old fricnds and quicklv di$covcrcd wcwero bolh ErandPlrcnls

Do vou remcmbct lhis shc said wc wcrc sirling in restaurrr a$d shc rcachcd in( her pursc rDd xDk our n cnvkrDc rrom whrch shc cxlt xld r lrP ol wrtrn Panr It wrs o(m I d writlcn hcr whilc slill in schrnl I cxrmtnod lhccrudc melr nnd trllid rhvms wrll rni lhrill and

srrovc und _hvc vrlchin8 mv flcc she snalchcd lhe

Brcm trom hc and rdurncd il lo hcr pursc rs lhough teartulI was eornq lodeslroy il

I rdl hc ubul lhc tllc oI lhe snapshot hoq l d crrricd rl

allthroueh thc warlr wouldn l havc qarkcdu| vou krlow shcsxtdHow can you bc suro I countcrcd Ah colleen it miShl

have been grnd indecd - my lrish conscicnce and your Jcsish guilr _

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ouselvcs wo im morl alsBcfore I pul hcr int(r n taxi shc rurncd lo m und wilh n

rcsolulc expression srid l iusl wanlcd k scc vou once

more To tcil you somclhinB Hcr cycs Ptcaded wilh mc _l

wanrcd l thnk yu tr hnlinE ltvcd mc us vu did wckrscd rnd shc Eornr lhc rrxirnddrovcIIL

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rrtri avcnue un uarng man virh 8rv hrrr slrrd bv rncvcninE hrcczc I dcirdcd ttr alk homc rnd cnlcrd Ccnrrrpxrk iic wirhcrcd krs( stitl burncd on mv lrp somclhinssrrrnEc wrs hrppcnrnP I wrs cclrnS liEhlcr nith eah slcPAll riund mc the Arlss and ltces wrc shrnrnE rn lhc surrcJl

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dtln(crnclsiDBnr jtty- likc Bl kc likc whilmrnBut rtrat soon passcrl as cvcrvlhhS musl and prcscnlly I

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DALLASOFORttWORTH AND ViCiNlttY

Our verv orsn Ib i Gen HENRY MOHR(a aury liEh F47- 42) of 2o GrandCir StAnn M0 llas written a cohmmwhich tras appeared in a plurality ofpapers arornd the comtry Here it is

KOREA -- NHY IAE A BAD SITUATION No^SE

lhcreasrnglv heavv ere55ure5 roh

wshrhqton South Koreia -ta-

oe ehocatrc aovarnment sound I ike- therhd

na aeefe pie It cores as no surprrse that south Korea E

iIol_- suenderinq to the deaands o+ their polrtrcel

pprit The U S has qiven Korea little choice

t 6ay not be quitE as batr due to progess alrdv octe increatrng a de ocratic qovernont But the Bituation in SthX irrt a lot lrke ht hppened Hhen lhe Unrtd Statesallodrd the shah o+ tran to +ll and l(honnr to seiz porer ri There Ea5 also Nicrequ dher the U s thghtiorutron Eas the wav to brtnq ou stvlE o+ dehocracv ro the

Eee te Ever Fronq lh u 5 State Depatoent hrdco6DletelT 6i5julqct the situttons on everv count

A- thinq5 turnd out the net govnients ot lran- andi tn to= dho serzed absolute poE

e bitter

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the United states Fehps k oent Eellt but thdtaii tt r

Becaus o our reural to support reqioesirrt

6ce allies o+ the United States re can onlv sut+er

the unpl easant consequences

The previous governoents o tran ^d Nicaraqu --_ tshich

adhittedly le+t lot to be desired --- ere rPlaed bv

diclatorships hrch ae +a iose

Un+ortunatelv the U S didnt learn a thing l|e aeenEouaginq actionE in South Koa Fhich mav tead to vev sinilrsits-r+-th prsent leadershiF o+ that countrv is drticallv In rdditlon to brng errable 1Iv

Prrrdent chunoli o=t sone crettt +o the stndard f

lrvinq enjovedOV tre peopre o-t South Korea hich i6 at lEt +ive ti

s better

i1 iCitt North kore -__ a +act thE polilical oPpotsitionEoutd liLe us to Jorqet-

Futhless oen in South Koa ate tedinq the Politicaroppoeition using iots anc the threat oevolution to seie ---ri = alr polrtrcranE do be+oF electron thaEir rto to lmpove thrnqs +or the peoEl

Insorar 35 the u s iE concerned alloing the FPqblic oo io deal +inlv with oppoeition readErs lim Youhq-sn and

ii 0 g is out oJ the question Hoever i+ lhe tro tissuccd 1n seiioq nore ooFer nd in+luehce in Seoul-__ and thevpUOi irr -- lhe Hhole natue o+ U S elationBhips

ith

Koree ahd our stategic Position in th Fa East Eould xqse

In 1945 I net and talke tith Kir Dea Junq one o+ theorrnclol opposttroo leaders 5t the Lottee Hotel rn sEoul =- -i n t

Krh cre to the hoter or a

iiie i a grouP o+ nie journatists on the uitet states

Th sessron had qone on +o onlv a +ee nlnutes hen lbeqant ii that thrs rs no odinv person He is proobrY Ene

nost dahqerEus han t have eve oet ki6 Dt Junq Hhtr perdal

iii]- i- ro aetect o senuine interst on his pert in theerare o+ the oeopl o+ the sountv he dants to rule

kih Dea Ju^q das tried tor 6urdend Eentenced to death in19E|4 s aesul o hrs tole rn inErting bloodv rrots- But hrs = ratcr redued to 20 vears o Hhich Krn

-r-r ths He rE ress thdn n idor o th peopre and

ea o+ hrm sEeos to be ride5Pd

I hard Peopt call Ki6 Dee Jsnq theOn several occsioos

Kh6eni o Kdet

Kifr Younq_Eao xho shrr the ambitions o+ xin D Jung --_ut iil i=itv

ti= 1 --- is nother teGer o+ the

i- = rii to be a narriase or Folitrcar3thcr than a Isti6qltianc

qteDs the unrted states has talen rcntlv Nrll 9o a long n i to Krri a reqrtrhacY and Rtture thev rackand despeatel Y ned

The Fepubt ic o+ (South) Xorea rs +acing a bad situationrh =irJu davs to brrng bout Eoo5tucttve change5 ithoute-= ii atros hrch drtabrrre nd

EeateA

south roea- s prent govenment

Llnotunatelv the +at is rlreadT ih the +ire

MAJ GEN HENRY MOHR

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Cominr to ForE liorth in an RVWontlerin I rbout RV facilitiesThis much we knowThere are four RV parks in or near

Fort Worth with overnisht facilities(hookups) for trailers-and campers

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Green Acres RV Park405 Isbel1 Rd

Sunset RV Park4921 White Settlement

Texas Motsor Home Park4833 ihite Settlement

817-737‐ 7542

817-738-0567Road

817-732-1537Road

Lakeview lIotor Home Park 817-457-677L4793 Fast- Loop 820 Sourh(Near Six Flals in ArlingEonand about 15 miles from the hotelin forE Worth)

The first three are onlv abouL 3 miles$rest of the Hyatt Regenty in downto$rnFort WolEhThere are NO facilities for campers atsour hote 1

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Hope they giveus a drag on thisone before thevthron it away

The Arm1rreturning to anage-old s Era tegyused extensivelvby the Sovietmi11tary isincreasing itsuse of decoys andfake targets inhopes of out-srla rting anenemys modernrreaPons

Decoys inclu-ding canva s tanksand plasticsoldiers couldmake Ehe Arrmr inbattle seem h^riceas big as iErgally is And 1f

A lullEe caavas rcplica of ao Ml ta is oudisplsy i Beltsvtlle Md The Army plars ao lse

fate wespors to oltsmart ale ereEy Theuro decoysEsy Dste an arEy seuroeE lsrgcr tt D it is

half is r 1

We will a

Itlat news seens togive away the secre the Army points outthat the enemy still does noE knorv which

Ie knorr Ehey make decoys of thehighest order of equipment even as muchasmaking fake misdill silosr said TVICorp

Fallon said the Navy is working ondecoy ships and the Air Force tns grounddecoys of f-15 fighter jets thaE can turna bare airstrip into a fake airbase

The decoys are ntade from blorm-upphoEographs of the real things Theylook remarkably real aE a glance which inbaEtle is all an enemy would get beforedeciding whether to f i-re

Who knows maybe for the next one wecan send Ehe deeoys Eo the front and leavethe real live boys to home

(-CIAUDE CRIST of Box 985 Hebron oH

(hes HvMcr 2IsE t48-through TFS) -sends us the name s of a few buddieslWTLBUR J WTNCHEL (19Eh 49-r52)624 Lexington Thornville OH 43076

WILLIAM GRIFFITH (2lsL 49i5I)437 Aullwood Rd Davton 0H 45414

GERALD D TURNER (21st 48-r51)78 lIoodland Downingtown PA 19335

BRUCE MCGUTRE (34rh amp 19Eh r48-r51)16241 Laurel Hill Glenford Otl 43739

ROBERT IAIIRENCE (3rd Eng r57-r58)I14 Buckeye Hebron OH 43025

Ttnnk you Claude

-Whv is iE thaE Ehe weEEest dogs areEhe fiiendtiests dogs

lDThe only Ehing thats more painful ttun

Learning from experience is not Jearningfrom experience

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tanksand Erucks

The canvas Lwo- and Ehree-dimens iona Itanks mde a t TVIs S0-worker planE ouL-side lIashington look real boEh to Ehenaked eye and Eo heat-seeking theIna 1targetsing systems used at night

An unassembled fronts-view M-l weighEsabout 25 pormds and coLlapses into a 4-foot-by-2-foot duffle bag In less thanthree minutes one man can assemble itand plug in a generator to warm up iEstherira lsignaEur with a tape recorderand speakers a pair of soldiers can soundlike an entlre tank battalion

A fake M-l costs about $31500 cornparedwiEh abouE $3 miLlion for a new M-I

Iho remembers L94O-42 when we weredoing the same tshirg - only all we hadwere the decoys the real McCoys werestill on Ehe drawing boards

The Army has about 4000 real M-I tanksand plans to outfit each rrith at leastone fake M-1 at a cost of about $75million [taj Andrew Fallon of Ehe Army I sbudget office said

Deception has been a key element inmilitary strategy since the Trojan HorseGeman Gen Enrin Ronmel fooled Alliedforces in North Africa during WlJ II tsheBriEish fooled the cermans and Ehe IsraeliArmy today regularly uses deceptive falseradio chatter

But Ehe Sovietss are thoughE to be themost adept having everylhing from pseudoballistic missiles to entire fake armiesunder a branch of the military called thePrlncipa I Dlrectorate of SlraEegicDeception

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ADDRESS CORRECTON REQUESTED

WALLY CUNNINGHAM has

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asked us to share $rlEh you the contenEs of areceived from Ehe good PasEor Rev ElEon Sthe Open Door in Wiklinglon Iosra

CHURCH O「 THE OPEN DOOR MISS10N532 Main Street

wnmingtOn lowa 56983

Rev Elton S SInith Pastor

Dear BroEher

Perhaps you have heard of me and oty naEionrride campaign inche ciuse of ternDerance Each year for the past fourteenI have rrade a Eoirr of Texas Kahsas Nebraska Mlssouriand lora delivering a series of lecEures on the evils ofdrinkine On this tour I have been accouqranied by uy youngfriend ind assisEanE Clyde LimpEon Clyde a young manof good family and excellent background is a paEheEicexaiple of liEe ruined by an excessive indulgence in whiskeyand woraen C1yde would hppear wiEh me aE lectures and siLon the plaEforin drunk wheezing starLng at tshe audiencethrough- heavy bleary blood-shot eyes sweaEing profuselypicklng his nose belching and making obscene- gestsureshlle I would polnE him out as an exarple of whaL over-indulgence can do for a person

This winEerr unforEunately Clyde passed away A mltualfriend tras eiven me vour -nime Lnd I wonder if you would beavailable t5 take cliders place on Ehis years Eour

Rev Ellon Schurch of the

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ALBERT MCAD00=S 5TH CHAPTER

This ls the fifth ln6ta11uentof IA Brief Eistory of the EifthRCT 1n I(oresrr continuing rith xoyConbat phase of these recolectlonEou Patrol actlvitles coDtiDuesthroughout the surnner with bothAEbush and an occasi-onal ContactpatloI that often 1ed to Fire-flghts arld we had several Oneconslsted of tbe entire ConpanyI renenber a radiona]1s coafelenceheld near the 11ne of departurerhere I 6aY eleraents of Eost ofthe partlciparxts togetber slththe supporting uaits rflhin lhs1ire o f larch Tbere Yas justabout evelybody frolo Conpany Eexcept the cooks and bottle wash-ers Motatnen and heavy nachiae-gurnels rlth teror 1n there eyesNot u6ed to patro16 alld apparentfear of the urknom We sere norenonchalant because this ra6 oDe ofseveral patrols we had partcipated1a ad soDe of the6e guys nere otrtheir flrst patrol With a1l theaoi6e and fus6 ye nade the NKPAavolded us We baDged around nostof the night and returDed rithoutcontact Later patrols the NKPAnade up for it and 1n one ofthe6e I got hlt rith about 15others i-a a perfectly execudedambush We vere caugbt flatfoot-ed Tbey hit us hard ard ran aw4yVle 6pent the lenainddr of the rightxithdraring and returning to ourlilles I carrt recal1 Yhether any-body ras kil1ed that nlght but 1stplatoon dld take slx I(IAi s durineuroour tour on the Iine and we hadmore men wounded thatx eDteled theline on June l8th

Almost every tri8ht se had tocontend v1th Ground fo8 and whilethe Artlflclal noonlight helped us

to see it also helped the othersi-de A6 the sunmer drew to a closethe Fiftb RcT wa6 transferled fronthe 25th Djvigion to the 40th Divi-sion and shortly after that wewere reLeived by the 223d Infantryon the night of October 3111952

sone tlne prior to bej-ng reLiev-ed we had a patrol that caused yourstnrly a 1ot of grief our nissionwas to set up blocking posLtionsnear the low dip ln the lldgelinenear I believe George CoDpany We

went out one wqy a[d were to retu]nby another route lllhile 6et uP thenj-ght teEperatures dlopped suddenlyto belov freezing We were sweattyxrith no Jackets and nust have caus-ed o16e because re were under severartil1ey flre (possibly l2ampn)nasty stuff We had to be very stil1and renaln quite and i-n place forseveral hours My feet becane numbI could hardly walk nlthout assist-ance I 6ot a touch of Frostbite anda brief stay ln the 5th Inf lledica1Conpany where I appalently ful1y re-coveled Such resiliance we had whene were twenty

Finally off the 1i-ne I enteredlnto an eleven day peri-od where Iwas tra]1sferred out of the flrstplatoon jnto the fourth and becanea gunner it a 57nn Recollless riflesquad Just as sooa as I got used tocarrlng the thlnE I had orders inharxd for LIe ZI(zoDe of Interlor )or rotation back to the States Ihad R amp R 1a Japan for five dqysl1ke everybody e1se but those con-pat storles w111 st4y out of printMoxe next tine fron the officlalRecord as my st4y jn the 5th RCTceased to exlst Bore next tlme

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- INIERNATIONAL KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL

Rmdeuror dp Fot8otten

11Bl s theuro tl of ttE c4aian for ar IfterutictEl Koleat leuror Veterals tlrialilLlic G poIcfrrr cr a hish cliff oerlokirs tlE Pampific

ampd ou 4e invlleurod Lo be a Pdt ofl tlls cAslgn -- yc r peurorsoa11y atd EdSatlzatlrn you represt

I1E amplve to ratse S38 BiUidl for tieuro nrial (described in accqavirEiiJiGl

i--ii iiav n site has best drrured bv tlE citv of rs keuroeres

ttr-dr ft Dbleuro

effoEEs ad able guidace or uavor T Bradrer

ItE rExt scheduleurod evst eiII be the offictal gro-[ld breaking --sudav Jtrle 25 1989

at Aneels Park Sar Peurodro -- at rihich tirE all of tlE co-sdEorinA- ax eEorsrngsrs-ri2ad tiU be rePreseurottted Tsrtatlw final dedicaticn o ttr rEErrar rsElrteurod for Novder u 1990

As )Du car te1l rE ee lndeed serious abdrt tlis It EL1 c to passl

Eiceuron crsualtiE in tlE xoret lhr (1950-1953) eurore o(lsElveuro --- i91245ii l0]r84 dd et al -- bul LEi a e ad sdEn ftdn 22 Allied N3tlc6HUfi-ta b dqiv or prrPerlv tEEred nx rnternalilxoran ir vteras rri5-I YiIl help rectift tlEr

Ytu Ddricioati6r sdsrseErtt ad swport td yd- organiz-aLicts ee Edi thsolicited be ttE InleEnatlorEl l(oreamp Llrr VeLerans lrtrlla] ClmiEtee E wiIILdr-r rn oEtro sLpplv anv ioaterials to Lo ary reasaEbre teuroitgt Lo

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一Ch4ttsy and jolly notes from a fomer WALTER E oTNEIL (5th tTB) of

2d Lt FA - B-ILL IIOILEY of RE 2 Box 458 825 Pa lourar Et Cajon cA92020 rells usWarren TX It goes Ehe one about the manage aE a boring

I was rvith the Triple Nickle in HI -- meeEing who asked Can you hear me ithad Ehe Aruno Train the- first Een davs in the back and the boy aE- the back whoKorea and then Forvard observer unEil hit said No and the f11oh in lhe fronEon 2 SepE5O I had the short economy who said ttletrs swap placesrrEour Thariks Wally rve needed thaEtI nors have Ehro ggies in the service r-(C1asses of i75 and r53) and they have The race is on Is there arqrone inasked me Eo relite up my experiences in the horrse who beats thisKorea - rrTro catalacts and lens lnrplantsIIrm hoping this rer-Erion my firsE surgery - rotor cuff lefl shouiderwill help shed some lighE and tickle some high blood pressure sugar diabetesmemory cells so I can complete nry rnasEer- and gouEpiece |ly Cameo Role In Korea The The envelope pleaselAlmosE ForqoEEen viar nd the name - not the winner -- iust

Irm lo6king forward to receiving more the rEme - is - CH Bronko ATKINSONinfo about the reunion Do you anticipate (MP Platoon and Hq 63rd Field i4t--r45)distributing lists of expected atEendees of 3800 SDecatur Las Vegas NVwith addresies No were not -aking fin Bronko -

B1II werll lisE Ehoge coming if we far from it - were just ov6rrhelmed byIearn early enough WeII do our the sorry fact that Lhe people of our -d____esE 3ffrIiE Hi gElIhiBT$Bt

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I-JOHN RAGIAND writes from 6321 Gonzales

Groves Tr( 77519 Savannah was my firstand I thoroughly enj oyed iE I intend tofltake future meetingi Lord willing -iMeeEine ner^r friends was very retresh-ing buts uifortrnately did not seeany of sv outfit hybe if you sPread rdoroln nlxt TL issuL its might helP

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Rirnldi (was from Chicago)T- Pilch (was frqn wyoming I think)T- Reardon (from Kansa s I think)T Mrncv (was from Oklahoma ) I mer

hih 6n Mindanao and he wor-rnd uPas cook and rrent to Japan

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Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

- _l4aybe our yelling about it has paidotf

The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

an』itliltlo888estants will be giventumlr entFiesOCt2虫d電 選lTinnerwill be chosen Nov 10

Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

ItrE abouE time

-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

rYea GimletslBetter sti1 call IARRY JoHnSOitl at612-665-213L Hers at 312 SlbinLeseur rYN 56058

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ELEQへ NTEFFEIRヽprime咽SCENCECHARLES Chuck STARRTNG (A 78th Tk -gn Tkco 21st rnf Tkco 5Eh RCT 19-iil

i gox54 Fennville HI 49408 is a1l

eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

triteto 6 c 2ool3- 137 211

rFte are in receipE of a friendly caII

from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

^uoitiJ-io-us-inasmrci--l1=-^ liflfrtItli1rllrirluo tnu

close Eo the family It rras no surPrise

gliigiIti LilU J i- -rrurtlHL3oinaf ter Hictor rra s laid to rest Dave t

--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

If -

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fori-ro ci I s extended Erip to Hong Kong Bangkok and

urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

i - - ^ ^- anY f iner Etrrn Donr tIii rot ne up so 1 trope r -

- Beautifulry said Ctraprain Joe

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

RUBVE M ROGRSON350 Sowillo+r SP115Ria lto GA 9237 6

-Deceased Dec 12 1988

cEcIL L MoYER (H 2LsE 42-45)t-

From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

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ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

IA was ltq amp Hq Co 34th

from tJ+2 Eo t45 IJhen Ehe lhn shows upats the door to teturn Ehe picturesyourve goE to go

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

faith in tomorrohr for the clock may Ehen

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-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

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This year were getting two for theprice of one - Ewo convention chairmen -PAUL AUSTIN on the port side and GILHEABERLIN on the starboard side - as youare looking at tshem of course

It all sEarted with an inquiry - fromBILL YOUNG of 790 ELake Ravenna 0HHerd seen our iEem in the DAV fitagazine Sowe ioined BilI uo Then followed a notefroir Rebecca McPiak his daqhter Sherdread our oaoer and wanEed Eo surorise himHerets a bit of her notei itrs iefreshing

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I am enclosireuro $350 for a lapel pinand $400 for a crest oi-ntI am sure you would find ouE whichregiment he was in in KurnamoEo so youwould know whlch crest I want

rl4y father fired on Ehe 24tsh Divisionrifle team They beaE every team in thefar east conrnandexcept thel4arine CorpteamttThe tournament was held aE camp Palmerin Tsudanum Jaoan

tte told me ire gots tso Japan in Febof 47 He was sent Lo a place calledZanm and $as sent from there to aKunamoto He said he had to go underlte ocean on a train to get there(The tr-rnnel bebveen HonsEa and Kyusha IRebecca)

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Our BaEtery supported the 2nd Bn 5l-nRCT under Ehe conrnand of LtCol JohnThrocknorEen (rRoclqp Johnr) He laEercosnandecl the 5th RCT ra s the youngestfull colonel in counrand of an infantryregiment The 555th FA Bn was cormnandedbv Lr col John Dalv- ttl am inEerestedEo know any infornEtionregarding the persons Ehat are accive inthe reunLon get togeEher Perhaps youcould enliehEen me and Dass on someinf ornntioi if availabll Triple Nickle people herers anotherone I

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Along abouE last December rve received an inquiry from a Chrisrina Colbertabout an organlzation called Veterans Finders o America The story is developed inher letter used below The lette is a Fatshers Day leEEer being addressed Eo hergood Dad UEwIN C COISERT who justs happens to be a GinleE The rest is now a partof our folk lore - and we love Chrlstina for bringing herself and her srvee Dad intoour fold Melvin today spends most of his time in a wheelctrair Over on the oppositepage we glve you Ehe picEure Ghris mentions in-her lovely leEEer rvhich we reproduceLelorr ttlra t a- preclou-s word EhaE word famiIy See hcir it applies to the e olbertfamlly You know how lt applies to our fami ly of the 24th

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Ity Dail lrelvln G Colbert 7s a prouit netuber of the 21thInfantrg 2lst Dlvlslon and f aE vrltlng thts letter to sharelrlth gou hov f feel about htm - euro Deurod t ho Is t onderful anilextraordlnarg

Eor mang years mg Dad had a small Plcture of hlmaelf anil erghtgervrce buililles that he cherlshed He coampIfented hov often thathe thought of that plcture and those men anA hol )e rrlshed hekneu rrhere theg lrere Tvo gears ago as I Fathers Deuro9 presentf had the plcture enlarged and fred Thlg reallg rlade t1mhappg and ttlggered euron ldea of hig to fotm an ocganizatTon tohelp yeterans suclr as hrmself flnd o7d Duddtes Pe talraed mangtlmes about this Idea anil tlov to brlng 7t to llfe

Becau9e f vas ln college at the tlme I irli not reallg cottutltmgself to somethlng that m9 Dad thought vas reallg lnportant Yecontlnued to discuss l15 ldeas anA xhoughts and then founit outthat mg father yas dlagnose as hav rng ALS or Lou GehtlgsDlsease ThTs irld not sxop hlr from maklng a dream come trueHe reaT|zea the sltuation and ghorred Tricl^eillble strength and vil-lpover to contlnue even though lt Decame irlff 7cu7x xo do everyCtay actlvitles such as teuroIking on the phone ot vtltlng a noteIt vas durlng thls tlme that Dad and I te9olved to make hls tdeareal

Our organlzatlon yeteran flnders of Amerlca Is built upon mgDaiy s ilrean to help others flnd old friends As mg Ipm Doloceseuro cloge frlenir lchael and myseJf take the steps to manaqeyeteran Finaers Dad continues to pour forth bcilllant ldeas onhow to make yeteran Flndera a tevardlng success

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EIve my Dad the best glft of a77 - the knorrledgle that so mangme0Ders of our organlzatlon xhat he founded have been reunrted

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ALBERT MCAD00S 3RD CHAPTER

Thi6 i6 the third instaLlrentof IA brlef History of the ifthRCTin Korea The time has cometo try to explain the terns 5thRCT alxd 5th Infantry AU Regi-nental Combat teans have an In-fantry Regiment but not all In-fantry Reginents were RCTi s

The Elfth RCT was rnade up fronthe fitfth Infantly Regiment firstActivated by the USArmy jn 1808wa6 one of the oldest fnfantry Reglments of the USArmyThe 555thfield Artillery Battalion the5th Tank lledical CoJlecting andChenical Motar Conpanles and the72nd Conbat Dtgineer CoEpany

The fifth RCT reEained 1n Ko-ea upon the withdrawal of the24th InfDivlsion the RCT wastenporar[y broken up for 6evera]-nissions Bx I amp z were loadedonto the USNS Marine Phoenlx foran Ovelulgbt Cruise to KoJE-Do arleIaad off PUSAN The Jrd Bx the555 FA Bt Tank Co and otherswent aone place e1se SoEe oneelse rrill have to fill us in Ourmail address for our 6tay on XoJEwa6 the Elfth US fnfantry Wherewere you durlng this period ifyou did rot enjoy KOJE-DO becausethls was good duty(Eeb 15 to May1 1952 Eore or less)

Located on KOJE-DO was a UN POWcanp We relleved elenentE of the27th Wolf Hounds provi ing guard6to several large Prj-son ConpouldsOne Rifl-e Squad per compound fourEuard shiftE of six hours eachseven dqys a week Guard Mountsinspections the whole nine yardsA GIrs dread and a Eecond Ltdelight A11 in a1l- this was theaost pleasant duty anyone couldhave ln the fnfantry iE KOREA

The most detested detaiI had tobe the honey pot brigade andthe most boring was the RockQuarry and breakwater detail Iwonder if anybody knows rhat be-ca]ne of that breakwater

A highlight of our tour atKOJE-DO has to be the night ofthe attempted breakout It hap-pened on the 4th shift 18 to 2400 f remember machine gun trac-ers overhead and a11 of us head-InB for our respective companyconpounds The Next dqy we hadto go lnto the compounds to sortout the Bood guys from the badWe saw severa] dlsmembered bod-ies ln a trash heap not very nice

Around April lSth we loadedon an LST and shipped out to theEast coast slde of KoREA offloading upon the beach ending upat the burned out towlr of INJEright on the l8th Here the FifthRCT was reorganized al1 of ourfar flunB ulits returning andthe 5th RCT was back j-n businessInten6lve trainlng exerclses inareas cleared of civilians gaveus a chalce to get some good tra-ining Some things come to nindI renenber getting folding cot6with rubber ajr matE for 6leepingWe used the Air Mattresses forwhite water raftlng on the rivernear by In early May the fifthwas attached to the 25th InfDiv0u June lSth the fifth got narch-ing orders to proceed north tothe PUNCH BoWL area and in linereljeving the l4th Infantry on theMain Line of Resistance (MLR)The first Bn on the West or leftthe second in the niddle al]d thethird on the right or east CorrErr my outfit was to the riaht ofrBr oh the MLR nore next tine

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DALLASOFORttWORTH AND ViCiNlttY

Our verv orsn Ib i Gen HENRY MOHR(a aury liEh F47- 42) of 2o GrandCir StAnn M0 llas written a cohmmwhich tras appeared in a plurality ofpapers arornd the comtry Here it is

KOREA -- NHY IAE A BAD SITUATION No^SE

lhcreasrnglv heavv ere55ure5 roh

wshrhqton South Koreia -ta-

oe ehocatrc aovarnment sound I ike- therhd

na aeefe pie It cores as no surprrse that south Korea E

iIol_- suenderinq to the deaands o+ their polrtrcel

pprit The U S has qiven Korea little choice

t 6ay not be quitE as batr due to progess alrdv octe increatrng a de ocratic qovernont But the Bituation in SthX irrt a lot lrke ht hppened Hhen lhe Unrtd Statesallodrd the shah o+ tran to +ll and l(honnr to seiz porer ri There Ea5 also Nicrequ dher the U s thghtiorutron Eas the wav to brtnq ou stvlE o+ dehocracv ro the

Eee te Ever Fronq lh u 5 State Depatoent hrdco6DletelT 6i5julqct the situttons on everv count

A- thinq5 turnd out the net govnients ot lran- andi tn to= dho serzed absolute poE

e bitter

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the United states Fehps k oent Eellt but thdtaii tt r

Becaus o our reural to support reqioesirrt

6ce allies o+ the United States re can onlv sut+er

the unpl easant consequences

The previous governoents o tran ^d Nicaraqu --_ tshich

adhittedly le+t lot to be desired --- ere rPlaed bv

diclatorships hrch ae +a iose

Un+ortunatelv the U S didnt learn a thing l|e aeenEouaginq actionE in South Koa Fhich mav tead to vev sinilrsits-r+-th prsent leadershiF o+ that countrv is drticallv In rdditlon to brng errable 1Iv

Prrrdent chunoli o=t sone crettt +o the stndard f

lrvinq enjovedOV tre peopre o-t South Korea hich i6 at lEt +ive ti

s better

i1 iCitt North kore -__ a +act thE polilical oPpotsitionEoutd liLe us to Jorqet-

Futhless oen in South Koa ate tedinq the Politicaroppoeition using iots anc the threat oevolution to seie ---ri = alr polrtrcranE do be+oF electron thaEir rto to lmpove thrnqs +or the peoEl

Insorar 35 the u s iE concerned alloing the FPqblic oo io deal +inlv with oppoeition readErs lim Youhq-sn and

ii 0 g is out oJ the question Hoever i+ lhe tro tissuccd 1n seiioq nore ooFer nd in+luehce in Seoul-__ and thevpUOi irr -- lhe Hhole natue o+ U S elationBhips

ith

Koree ahd our stategic Position in th Fa East Eould xqse

In 1945 I net and talke tith Kir Dea Junq one o+ theorrnclol opposttroo leaders 5t the Lottee Hotel rn sEoul =- -i n t

Krh cre to the hoter or a

iiie i a grouP o+ nie journatists on the uitet states

Th sessron had qone on +o onlv a +ee nlnutes hen lbeqant ii that thrs rs no odinv person He is proobrY Ene

nost dahqerEus han t have eve oet ki6 Dt Junq Hhtr perdal

iii]- i- ro aetect o senuine interst on his pert in theerare o+ the oeopl o+ the sountv he dants to rule

kih Dea Ju^q das tried tor 6urdend Eentenced to death in19E|4 s aesul o hrs tole rn inErting bloodv rrots- But hrs = ratcr redued to 20 vears o Hhich Krn

-r-r ths He rE ress thdn n idor o th peopre and

ea o+ hrm sEeos to be ride5Pd

I hard Peopt call Ki6 Dee Jsnq theOn several occsioos

Kh6eni o Kdet

Kifr Younq_Eao xho shrr the ambitions o+ xin D Jung --_ut iil i=itv

ti= 1 --- is nother teGer o+ the

i- = rii to be a narriase or Folitrcar3thcr than a Isti6qltianc

qteDs the unrted states has talen rcntlv Nrll 9o a long n i to Krri a reqrtrhacY and Rtture thev rackand despeatel Y ned

The Fepubt ic o+ (South) Xorea rs +acing a bad situationrh =irJu davs to brrng bout Eoo5tucttve change5 ithoute-= ii atros hrch drtabrrre nd

EeateA

south roea- s prent govenment

Llnotunatelv the +at is rlreadT ih the +ire

MAJ GEN HENRY MOHR

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Cominr to ForE liorth in an RVWontlerin I rbout RV facilitiesThis much we knowThere are four RV parks in or near

Fort Worth with overnisht facilities(hookups) for trailers-and campers

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Sunset RV Park4921 White Settlement

Texas Motsor Home Park4833 ihite Settlement

817-737‐ 7542

817-738-0567Road

817-732-1537Road

Lakeview lIotor Home Park 817-457-677L4793 Fast- Loop 820 Sourh(Near Six Flals in ArlingEonand about 15 miles from the hotelin forE Worth)

The first three are onlv abouL 3 miles$rest of the Hyatt Regenty in downto$rnFort WolEhThere are NO facilities for campers atsour hote 1

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Hope they giveus a drag on thisone before thevthron it away

The Arm1rreturning to anage-old s Era tegyused extensivelvby the Sovietmi11tary isincreasing itsuse of decoys andfake targets inhopes of out-srla rting anenemys modernrreaPons

Decoys inclu-ding canva s tanksand plasticsoldiers couldmake Ehe Arrmr inbattle seem h^riceas big as iErgally is And 1f

A lullEe caavas rcplica of ao Ml ta is oudisplsy i Beltsvtlle Md The Army plars ao lse

fate wespors to oltsmart ale ereEy Theuro decoysEsy Dste an arEy seuroeE lsrgcr tt D it is

half is r 1

We will a

Itlat news seens togive away the secre the Army points outthat the enemy still does noE knorv which

Ie knorr Ehey make decoys of thehighest order of equipment even as muchasmaking fake misdill silosr said TVICorp

Fallon said the Navy is working ondecoy ships and the Air Force tns grounddecoys of f-15 fighter jets thaE can turna bare airstrip into a fake airbase

The decoys are ntade from blorm-upphoEographs of the real things Theylook remarkably real aE a glance which inbaEtle is all an enemy would get beforedeciding whether to f i-re

Who knows maybe for the next one wecan send Ehe deeoys Eo the front and leavethe real live boys to home

(-CIAUDE CRIST of Box 985 Hebron oH

(hes HvMcr 2IsE t48-through TFS) -sends us the name s of a few buddieslWTLBUR J WTNCHEL (19Eh 49-r52)624 Lexington Thornville OH 43076

WILLIAM GRIFFITH (2lsL 49i5I)437 Aullwood Rd Davton 0H 45414

GERALD D TURNER (21st 48-r51)78 lIoodland Downingtown PA 19335

BRUCE MCGUTRE (34rh amp 19Eh r48-r51)16241 Laurel Hill Glenford Otl 43739

ROBERT IAIIRENCE (3rd Eng r57-r58)I14 Buckeye Hebron OH 43025

Ttnnk you Claude

-Whv is iE thaE Ehe weEEest dogs areEhe fiiendtiests dogs

lDThe only Ehing thats more painful ttun

Learning from experience is not Jearningfrom experience

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tanksand Erucks

The canvas Lwo- and Ehree-dimens iona Itanks mde a t TVIs S0-worker planE ouL-side lIashington look real boEh to Ehenaked eye and Eo heat-seeking theIna 1targetsing systems used at night

An unassembled fronts-view M-l weighEsabout 25 pormds and coLlapses into a 4-foot-by-2-foot duffle bag In less thanthree minutes one man can assemble itand plug in a generator to warm up iEstherira lsignaEur with a tape recorderand speakers a pair of soldiers can soundlike an entlre tank battalion

A fake M-l costs about $31500 cornparedwiEh abouE $3 miLlion for a new M-I

Iho remembers L94O-42 when we weredoing the same tshirg - only all we hadwere the decoys the real McCoys werestill on Ehe drawing boards

The Army has about 4000 real M-I tanksand plans to outfit each rrith at leastone fake M-1 at a cost of about $75million [taj Andrew Fallon of Ehe Army I sbudget office said

Deception has been a key element inmilitary strategy since the Trojan HorseGeman Gen Enrin Ronmel fooled Alliedforces in North Africa during WlJ II tsheBriEish fooled the cermans and Ehe IsraeliArmy today regularly uses deceptive falseradio chatter

But Ehe Sovietss are thoughE to be themost adept having everylhing from pseudoballistic missiles to entire fake armiesunder a branch of the military called thePrlncipa I Dlrectorate of SlraEegicDeception

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ADDRESS CORRECTON REQUESTED

WALLY CUNNINGHAM has

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asked us to share $rlEh you the contenEs of areceived from Ehe good PasEor Rev ElEon Sthe Open Door in Wiklinglon Iosra

CHURCH O「 THE OPEN DOOR MISS10N532 Main Street

wnmingtOn lowa 56983

Rev Elton S SInith Pastor

Dear BroEher

Perhaps you have heard of me and oty naEionrride campaign inche ciuse of ternDerance Each year for the past fourteenI have rrade a Eoirr of Texas Kahsas Nebraska Mlssouriand lora delivering a series of lecEures on the evils ofdrinkine On this tour I have been accouqranied by uy youngfriend ind assisEanE Clyde LimpEon Clyde a young manof good family and excellent background is a paEheEicexaiple of liEe ruined by an excessive indulgence in whiskeyand woraen C1yde would hppear wiEh me aE lectures and siLon the plaEforin drunk wheezing starLng at tshe audiencethrough- heavy bleary blood-shot eyes sweaEing profuselypicklng his nose belching and making obscene- gestsureshlle I would polnE him out as an exarple of whaL over-indulgence can do for a person

This winEerr unforEunately Clyde passed away A mltualfriend tras eiven me vour -nime Lnd I wonder if you would beavailable t5 take cliders place on Ehis years Eour

Rev Ellon Schurch of the

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ALBERT MCAD00=S 5TH CHAPTER

This ls the fifth ln6ta11uentof IA Brief Eistory of the EifthRCT 1n I(oresrr continuing rith xoyConbat phase of these recolectlonEou Patrol actlvitles coDtiDuesthroughout the surnner with bothAEbush and an occasi-onal ContactpatloI that often 1ed to Fire-flghts arld we had several Oneconslsted of tbe entire ConpanyI renenber a radiona]1s coafelenceheld near the 11ne of departurerhere I 6aY eleraents of Eost ofthe partlciparxts togetber slththe supporting uaits rflhin lhs1ire o f larch Tbere Yas justabout evelybody frolo Conpany Eexcept the cooks and bottle wash-ers Motatnen and heavy nachiae-gurnels rlth teror 1n there eyesNot u6ed to patro16 alld apparentfear of the urknom We sere norenonchalant because this ra6 oDe ofseveral patrols we had partcipated1a ad soDe of the6e guys nere otrtheir flrst patrol With a1l theaoi6e and fus6 ye nade the NKPAavolded us We baDged around nostof the night and returDed rithoutcontact Later patrols the NKPAnade up for it and 1n one ofthe6e I got hlt rith about 15others i-a a perfectly execudedambush We vere caugbt flatfoot-ed Tbey hit us hard ard ran aw4yVle 6pent the lenainddr of the rightxithdraring and returning to ourlilles I carrt recal1 Yhether any-body ras kil1ed that nlght but 1stplatoon dld take slx I(IAi s durineuroour tour on the Iine and we hadmore men wounded thatx eDteled theline on June l8th

Almost every tri8ht se had tocontend v1th Ground fo8 and whilethe Artlflclal noonlight helped us

to see it also helped the othersi-de A6 the sunmer drew to a closethe Fiftb RcT wa6 transferled fronthe 25th Djvigion to the 40th Divi-sion and shortly after that wewere reLeived by the 223d Infantryon the night of October 3111952

sone tlne prior to bej-ng reLiev-ed we had a patrol that caused yourstnrly a 1ot of grief our nissionwas to set up blocking posLtionsnear the low dip ln the lldgelinenear I believe George CoDpany We

went out one wqy a[d were to retu]nby another route lllhile 6et uP thenj-ght teEperatures dlopped suddenlyto belov freezing We were sweattyxrith no Jackets and nust have caus-ed o16e because re were under severartil1ey flre (possibly l2ampn)nasty stuff We had to be very stil1and renaln quite and i-n place forseveral hours My feet becane numbI could hardly walk nlthout assist-ance I 6ot a touch of Frostbite anda brief stay ln the 5th Inf lledica1Conpany where I appalently ful1y re-coveled Such resiliance we had whene were twenty

Finally off the 1i-ne I enteredlnto an eleven day peri-od where Iwas tra]1sferred out of the flrstplatoon jnto the fourth and becanea gunner it a 57nn Recollless riflesquad Just as sooa as I got used tocarrlng the thlnE I had orders inharxd for LIe ZI(zoDe of Interlor )or rotation back to the States Ihad R amp R 1a Japan for five dqysl1ke everybody e1se but those con-pat storles w111 st4y out of printMoxe next tine fron the officlalRecord as my st4y jn the 5th RCTceased to exlst Bore next tlme

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- INIERNATIONAL KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL

Rmdeuror dp Fot8otten

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ampd ou 4e invlleurod Lo be a Pdt ofl tlls cAslgn -- yc r peurorsoa11y atd EdSatlzatlrn you represt

I1E amplve to ratse S38 BiUidl for tieuro nrial (described in accqavirEiiJiGl

i--ii iiav n site has best drrured bv tlE citv of rs keuroeres

ttr-dr ft Dbleuro

effoEEs ad able guidace or uavor T Bradrer

ItE rExt scheduleurod evst eiII be the offictal gro-[ld breaking --sudav Jtrle 25 1989

at Aneels Park Sar Peurodro -- at rihich tirE all of tlE co-sdEorinA- ax eEorsrngsrs-ri2ad tiU be rePreseurottted Tsrtatlw final dedicaticn o ttr rEErrar rsElrteurod for Novder u 1990

As )Du car te1l rE ee lndeed serious abdrt tlis It EL1 c to passl

Eiceuron crsualtiE in tlE xoret lhr (1950-1953) eurore o(lsElveuro --- i91245ii l0]r84 dd et al -- bul LEi a e ad sdEn ftdn 22 Allied N3tlc6HUfi-ta b dqiv or prrPerlv tEEred nx rnternalilxoran ir vteras rri5-I YiIl help rectift tlEr

Ytu Ddricioati6r sdsrseErtt ad swport td yd- organiz-aLicts ee Edi thsolicited be ttE InleEnatlorEl l(oreamp Llrr VeLerans lrtrlla] ClmiEtee E wiIILdr-r rn oEtro sLpplv anv ioaterials to Lo ary reasaEbre teuroitgt Lo

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一Ch4ttsy and jolly notes from a fomer WALTER E oTNEIL (5th tTB) of

2d Lt FA - B-ILL IIOILEY of RE 2 Box 458 825 Pa lourar Et Cajon cA92020 rells usWarren TX It goes Ehe one about the manage aE a boring

I was rvith the Triple Nickle in HI -- meeEing who asked Can you hear me ithad Ehe Aruno Train the- first Een davs in the back and the boy aE- the back whoKorea and then Forvard observer unEil hit said No and the f11oh in lhe fronEon 2 SepE5O I had the short economy who said ttletrs swap placesrrEour Thariks Wally rve needed thaEtI nors have Ehro ggies in the service r-(C1asses of i75 and r53) and they have The race is on Is there arqrone inasked me Eo relite up my experiences in the horrse who beats thisKorea - rrTro catalacts and lens lnrplantsIIrm hoping this rer-Erion my firsE surgery - rotor cuff lefl shouiderwill help shed some lighE and tickle some high blood pressure sugar diabetesmemory cells so I can complete nry rnasEer- and gouEpiece |ly Cameo Role In Korea The The envelope pleaselAlmosE ForqoEEen viar nd the name - not the winner -- iust

Irm lo6king forward to receiving more the rEme - is - CH Bronko ATKINSONinfo about the reunion Do you anticipate (MP Platoon and Hq 63rd Field i4t--r45)distributing lists of expected atEendees of 3800 SDecatur Las Vegas NVwith addresies No were not -aking fin Bronko -

B1II werll lisE Ehoge coming if we far from it - were just ov6rrhelmed byIearn early enough WeII do our the sorry fact that Lhe people of our -d____esE 3ffrIiE Hi gElIhiBT$Bt

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t-rt to bumper some idioE would tryto iass them

I-JOHN RAGIAND writes from 6321 Gonzales

Groves Tr( 77519 Savannah was my firstand I thoroughly enj oyed iE I intend tofltake future meetingi Lord willing -iMeeEine ner^r friends was very retresh-ing buts uifortrnately did not seeany of sv outfit hybe if you sPread rdoroln nlxt TL issuL its might helP

Thb outfiE was co D 21st duringearLv 44 - earlv 46 Does arrybody knowthesL fellows aird their whereabouts--cGreni Ralph (was from Itt)

Rirnldi (was from Chicago)T- Pilch (was frqn wyoming I think)T- Reardon (from Kansa s I think)T Mrncv (was from Oklahoma ) I mer

hih 6n Mindanao and he wor-rnd uPas cook and rrent to Japan

Box (chink Willie $as first name-rrd rr was frorn stsLouis)tI knot Ehis is an InposiEionr --buEwould deeplv appreurociate any heIp

tlo iryisitibir at all JohnnY

_The press was rolling when we PuIIed it

to inseit this iEem The am nail hasbrought us an inqu-iry as to who $re are -iro-rt cot Nornian [I cooper (F amp2nd BnHqs 5tsh RCT 49-r5l) of Box 426LChattanooga TN 37405 AlwaYs hadtrouble with spelling Ettat town

the name and address of a member from

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[yt導招議∬ampitMEetheIFtt youWatertown NY Fred was 19th S‐ 4 whenWatertown NY Fred was 19th S‐ 4 when

Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

- _l4aybe our yelling about it has paidotf

The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

an』itliltlo888estants will be giventumlr entFiesOCt2虫d電 選lTinnerwill be chosen Nov 10

Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

ItrE abouE time

-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

rYea GimletslBetter sti1 call IARRY JoHnSOitl at612-665-213L Hers at 312 SlbinLeseur rYN 56058

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eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

triteto 6 c 2ool3- 137 211

rFte are in receipE of a friendly caII

from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

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close Eo the family It rras no surPrise

gliigiIti LilU J i- -rrurtlHL3oinaf ter Hictor rra s laid to rest Dave t

--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

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fori-ro ci I s extended Erip to Hong Kong Bangkok and

urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

i - - ^ ^- anY f iner Etrrn Donr tIii rot ne up so 1 trope r -

- Beautifulry said Ctraprain Joe

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

RUBVE M ROGRSON350 Sowillo+r SP115Ria lto GA 9237 6

-Deceased Dec 12 1988

cEcIL L MoYER (H 2LsE 42-45)t-

From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

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ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

IA was ltq amp Hq Co 34th

from tJ+2 Eo t45 IJhen Ehe lhn shows upats the door to teturn Ehe picturesyourve goE to go

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

faith in tomorrohr for the clock may Ehen

be s til IAuthor Unknqm

-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

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This year were getting two for theprice of one - Ewo convention chairmen -PAUL AUSTIN on the port side and GILHEABERLIN on the starboard side - as youare looking at tshem of course

It all sEarted with an inquiry - fromBILL YOUNG of 790 ELake Ravenna 0HHerd seen our iEem in the DAV fitagazine Sowe ioined BilI uo Then followed a notefroir Rebecca McPiak his daqhter Sherdread our oaoer and wanEed Eo surorise himHerets a bit of her notei itrs iefreshing

I wouid like Eo srpris him with a 24th lapel pin and a regiment cres pinI have no idea wtra t regiment he was inbut I do knorv he was staEioned in KrnnamoEoJapan in L947 (zlsE InfRebecca )

I am enclosireuro $350 for a lapel pinand $400 for a crest oi-ntI am sure you would find ouE whichregiment he was in in KurnamoEo so youwould know whlch crest I want

rl4y father fired on Ehe 24tsh Divisionrifle team They beaE every team in thefar east conrnandexcept thel4arine CorpteamttThe tournament was held aE camp Palmerin Tsudanum Jaoan

tte told me ire gots tso Japan in Febof 47 He was sent Lo a place calledZanm and $as sent from there to aKunamoto He said he had to go underlte ocean on a train to get there(The tr-rnnel bebveen HonsEa and Kyusha IRebecca)

I heard him talk about a Ist lieutenanErEmed lbrtinez who was his comnandingofficerttHe told me abouE some guys in hisplatoon Their names were Belcher Co$rdenFreeman and LutchkowrIhen he was on the 24uh Division rifleEeam Eheir team captain was Major Ritzand one of Ehe other gulrs on the teamwas named Kllleran

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- r amrJrlErng in order to obEain soncrnronnaEion regarding Ehe reunion inFtJorthI retired from lhe Arnry in r55 I

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Our BaEtery supported the 2nd Bn 5l-nRCT under Ehe conrnand of LtCol JohnThrocknorEen (rRoclqp Johnr) He laEercosnandecl the 5th RCT ra s the youngestfull colonel in counrand of an infantryregiment The 555th FA Bn was cormnandedbv Lr col John Dalv- ttl am inEerestedEo know any infornEtionregarding the persons Ehat are accive inthe reunLon get togeEher Perhaps youcould enliehEen me and Dass on someinf ornntioi if availabll Triple Nickle people herers anotherone I

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This nLce litt1e story started thus

Along abouE last December rve received an inquiry from a Chrisrina Colbertabout an organlzation called Veterans Finders o America The story is developed inher letter used below The lette is a Fatshers Day leEEer being addressed Eo hergood Dad UEwIN C COISERT who justs happens to be a GinleE The rest is now a partof our folk lore - and we love Chrlstina for bringing herself and her srvee Dad intoour fold Melvin today spends most of his time in a wheelctrair Over on the oppositepage we glve you Ehe picEure Ghris mentions in-her lovely leEEer rvhich we reproduceLelorr ttlra t a- preclou-s word EhaE word famiIy See hcir it applies to the e olbertfamlly You know how lt applies to our fami ly of the 24th

HAPPY EATHER S DAY DADDY -

Ity Dail lrelvln G Colbert 7s a prouit netuber of the 21thInfantrg 2lst Dlvlslon and f aE vrltlng thts letter to sharelrlth gou hov f feel about htm - euro Deurod t ho Is t onderful anilextraordlnarg

Eor mang years mg Dad had a small Plcture of hlmaelf anil erghtgervrce buililles that he cherlshed He coampIfented hov often thathe thought of that plcture and those men anA hol )e rrlshed hekneu rrhere theg lrere Tvo gears ago as I Fathers Deuro9 presentf had the plcture enlarged and fred Thlg reallg rlade t1mhappg and ttlggered euron ldea of hig to fotm an ocganizatTon tohelp yeterans suclr as hrmself flnd o7d Duddtes Pe talraed mangtlmes about this Idea anil tlov to brlng 7t to llfe

Becau9e f vas ln college at the tlme I irli not reallg cottutltmgself to somethlng that m9 Dad thought vas reallg lnportant Yecontlnued to discuss l15 ldeas anA xhoughts and then founit outthat mg father yas dlagnose as hav rng ALS or Lou GehtlgsDlsease ThTs irld not sxop hlr from maklng a dream come trueHe reaT|zea the sltuation and ghorred Tricl^eillble strength and vil-lpover to contlnue even though lt Decame irlff 7cu7x xo do everyCtay actlvitles such as teuroIking on the phone ot vtltlng a noteIt vas durlng thls tlme that Dad and I te9olved to make hls tdeareal

Our organlzatlon yeteran flnders of Amerlca Is built upon mgDaiy s ilrean to help others flnd old friends As mg Ipm Doloceseuro cloge frlenir lchael and myseJf take the steps to manaqeyeteran Finaers Dad continues to pour forth bcilllant ldeas onhow to make yeteran Flndera a tevardlng success

9o on thls Eathers Dag I vant By Dai to knov hovlove hlm and ttat f hope through yeteran F1nders veto reunlte hlm Ith hls buddles in the photograph

verg ruch Iill be able

It started vrth a plcture some at]^ong merlorlee an Titea and

EIve my Dad the best glft of a77 - the knorrledgle that so mangme0Ders of our organlzatlon xhat he founded have been reunrted

I IOVE YOU CIRTSTTNA

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ALBERT MCAD00S 3RD CHAPTER

Thi6 i6 the third instaLlrentof IA brlef History of the ifthRCTin Korea The time has cometo try to explain the terns 5thRCT alxd 5th Infantry AU Regi-nental Combat teans have an In-fantry Regiment but not all In-fantry Reginents were RCTi s

The Elfth RCT was rnade up fronthe fitfth Infantly Regiment firstActivated by the USArmy jn 1808wa6 one of the oldest fnfantry Reglments of the USArmyThe 555thfield Artillery Battalion the5th Tank lledical CoJlecting andChenical Motar Conpanles and the72nd Conbat Dtgineer CoEpany

The fifth RCT reEained 1n Ko-ea upon the withdrawal of the24th InfDivlsion the RCT wastenporar[y broken up for 6evera]-nissions Bx I amp z were loadedonto the USNS Marine Phoenlx foran Ovelulgbt Cruise to KoJE-Do arleIaad off PUSAN The Jrd Bx the555 FA Bt Tank Co and otherswent aone place e1se SoEe oneelse rrill have to fill us in Ourmail address for our 6tay on XoJEwa6 the Elfth US fnfantry Wherewere you durlng this period ifyou did rot enjoy KOJE-DO becausethls was good duty(Eeb 15 to May1 1952 Eore or less)

Located on KOJE-DO was a UN POWcanp We relleved elenentE of the27th Wolf Hounds provi ing guard6to several large Prj-son ConpouldsOne Rifl-e Squad per compound fourEuard shiftE of six hours eachseven dqys a week Guard Mountsinspections the whole nine yardsA GIrs dread and a Eecond Ltdelight A11 in a1l- this was theaost pleasant duty anyone couldhave ln the fnfantry iE KOREA

The most detested detaiI had tobe the honey pot brigade andthe most boring was the RockQuarry and breakwater detail Iwonder if anybody knows rhat be-ca]ne of that breakwater

A highlight of our tour atKOJE-DO has to be the night ofthe attempted breakout It hap-pened on the 4th shift 18 to 2400 f remember machine gun trac-ers overhead and a11 of us head-InB for our respective companyconpounds The Next dqy we hadto go lnto the compounds to sortout the Bood guys from the badWe saw severa] dlsmembered bod-ies ln a trash heap not very nice

Around April lSth we loadedon an LST and shipped out to theEast coast slde of KoREA offloading upon the beach ending upat the burned out towlr of INJEright on the l8th Here the FifthRCT was reorganized al1 of ourfar flunB ulits returning andthe 5th RCT was back j-n businessInten6lve trainlng exerclses inareas cleared of civilians gaveus a chalce to get some good tra-ining Some things come to nindI renenber getting folding cot6with rubber ajr matE for 6leepingWe used the Air Mattresses forwhite water raftlng on the rivernear by In early May the fifthwas attached to the 25th InfDiv0u June lSth the fifth got narch-ing orders to proceed north tothe PUNCH BoWL area and in linereljeving the l4th Infantry on theMain Line of Resistance (MLR)The first Bn on the West or leftthe second in the niddle al]d thethird on the right or east CorrErr my outfit was to the riaht ofrBr oh the MLR nore next tine

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A LOWIE AFFAIRREMEMBER THE WIY THE LIGHT

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or from school and l d kome Paralyzcd Shc alwayssecmed so poisd sellposscssed sliShtlv amuscd Ar home

ir beurod ld elive euroach encounler writhinB ar the lhouBht of

my inadequacies feeling less than worthless Even so as

licpasscd and we enlereurod our taens I sensed her afledion_re toleraocc for me

Coina steuroldy imPlied a malurilv we still luckcd Her or_

thodox Jewish upbringinSnd my oqn Catholic scruplcs mlBeurod a krnd of idcalism a (etibare Eracc rhal made rvcn

iistinca drstanr propecl hoeveuror (eRcnllv desircd As lorrh rsr oI it we were babcs in arms I

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time wc correspoDd_ed nd lo rftcivc onc o hct lcrtcrs ar

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mcnlioned lhe possibilily o marriaAe inmY ncxt lclter lo her and almiEl im_

mediaroly her ftplics became lcss trcquentandpcrsnal

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have been grnd indecd - my lrish conscicnce and your Jcsish guilr _

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DALLASOFORttWORTH AND ViCiNlttY

Our verv orsn Ib i Gen HENRY MOHR(a aury liEh F47- 42) of 2o GrandCir StAnn M0 llas written a cohmmwhich tras appeared in a plurality ofpapers arornd the comtry Here it is

KOREA -- NHY IAE A BAD SITUATION No^SE

lhcreasrnglv heavv ere55ure5 roh

wshrhqton South Koreia -ta-

oe ehocatrc aovarnment sound I ike- therhd

na aeefe pie It cores as no surprrse that south Korea E

iIol_- suenderinq to the deaands o+ their polrtrcel

pprit The U S has qiven Korea little choice

t 6ay not be quitE as batr due to progess alrdv octe increatrng a de ocratic qovernont But the Bituation in SthX irrt a lot lrke ht hppened Hhen lhe Unrtd Statesallodrd the shah o+ tran to +ll and l(honnr to seiz porer ri There Ea5 also Nicrequ dher the U s thghtiorutron Eas the wav to brtnq ou stvlE o+ dehocracv ro the

Eee te Ever Fronq lh u 5 State Depatoent hrdco6DletelT 6i5julqct the situttons on everv count

A- thinq5 turnd out the net govnients ot lran- andi tn to= dho serzed absolute poE

e bitter

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the United states Fehps k oent Eellt but thdtaii tt r

Becaus o our reural to support reqioesirrt

6ce allies o+ the United States re can onlv sut+er

the unpl easant consequences

The previous governoents o tran ^d Nicaraqu --_ tshich

adhittedly le+t lot to be desired --- ere rPlaed bv

diclatorships hrch ae +a iose

Un+ortunatelv the U S didnt learn a thing l|e aeenEouaginq actionE in South Koa Fhich mav tead to vev sinilrsits-r+-th prsent leadershiF o+ that countrv is drticallv In rdditlon to brng errable 1Iv

Prrrdent chunoli o=t sone crettt +o the stndard f

lrvinq enjovedOV tre peopre o-t South Korea hich i6 at lEt +ive ti

s better

i1 iCitt North kore -__ a +act thE polilical oPpotsitionEoutd liLe us to Jorqet-

Futhless oen in South Koa ate tedinq the Politicaroppoeition using iots anc the threat oevolution to seie ---ri = alr polrtrcranE do be+oF electron thaEir rto to lmpove thrnqs +or the peoEl

Insorar 35 the u s iE concerned alloing the FPqblic oo io deal +inlv with oppoeition readErs lim Youhq-sn and

ii 0 g is out oJ the question Hoever i+ lhe tro tissuccd 1n seiioq nore ooFer nd in+luehce in Seoul-__ and thevpUOi irr -- lhe Hhole natue o+ U S elationBhips

ith

Koree ahd our stategic Position in th Fa East Eould xqse

In 1945 I net and talke tith Kir Dea Junq one o+ theorrnclol opposttroo leaders 5t the Lottee Hotel rn sEoul =- -i n t

Krh cre to the hoter or a

iiie i a grouP o+ nie journatists on the uitet states

Th sessron had qone on +o onlv a +ee nlnutes hen lbeqant ii that thrs rs no odinv person He is proobrY Ene

nost dahqerEus han t have eve oet ki6 Dt Junq Hhtr perdal

iii]- i- ro aetect o senuine interst on his pert in theerare o+ the oeopl o+ the sountv he dants to rule

kih Dea Ju^q das tried tor 6urdend Eentenced to death in19E|4 s aesul o hrs tole rn inErting bloodv rrots- But hrs = ratcr redued to 20 vears o Hhich Krn

-r-r ths He rE ress thdn n idor o th peopre and

ea o+ hrm sEeos to be ride5Pd

I hard Peopt call Ki6 Dee Jsnq theOn several occsioos

Kh6eni o Kdet

Kifr Younq_Eao xho shrr the ambitions o+ xin D Jung --_ut iil i=itv

ti= 1 --- is nother teGer o+ the

i- = rii to be a narriase or Folitrcar3thcr than a Isti6qltianc

qteDs the unrted states has talen rcntlv Nrll 9o a long n i to Krri a reqrtrhacY and Rtture thev rackand despeatel Y ned

The Fepubt ic o+ (South) Xorea rs +acing a bad situationrh =irJu davs to brrng bout Eoo5tucttve change5 ithoute-= ii atros hrch drtabrrre nd

EeateA

south roea- s prent govenment

Llnotunatelv the +at is rlreadT ih the +ire

MAJ GEN HENRY MOHR

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Cominr to ForE liorth in an RVWontlerin I rbout RV facilitiesThis much we knowThere are four RV parks in or near

Fort Worth with overnisht facilities(hookups) for trailers-and campers

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Sunset RV Park4921 White Settlement

Texas Motsor Home Park4833 ihite Settlement

817-737‐ 7542

817-738-0567Road

817-732-1537Road

Lakeview lIotor Home Park 817-457-677L4793 Fast- Loop 820 Sourh(Near Six Flals in ArlingEonand about 15 miles from the hotelin forE Worth)

The first three are onlv abouL 3 miles$rest of the Hyatt Regenty in downto$rnFort WolEhThere are NO facilities for campers atsour hote 1

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Hope they giveus a drag on thisone before thevthron it away

The Arm1rreturning to anage-old s Era tegyused extensivelvby the Sovietmi11tary isincreasing itsuse of decoys andfake targets inhopes of out-srla rting anenemys modernrreaPons

Decoys inclu-ding canva s tanksand plasticsoldiers couldmake Ehe Arrmr inbattle seem h^riceas big as iErgally is And 1f

A lullEe caavas rcplica of ao Ml ta is oudisplsy i Beltsvtlle Md The Army plars ao lse

fate wespors to oltsmart ale ereEy Theuro decoysEsy Dste an arEy seuroeE lsrgcr tt D it is

half is r 1

We will a

Itlat news seens togive away the secre the Army points outthat the enemy still does noE knorv which

Ie knorr Ehey make decoys of thehighest order of equipment even as muchasmaking fake misdill silosr said TVICorp

Fallon said the Navy is working ondecoy ships and the Air Force tns grounddecoys of f-15 fighter jets thaE can turna bare airstrip into a fake airbase

The decoys are ntade from blorm-upphoEographs of the real things Theylook remarkably real aE a glance which inbaEtle is all an enemy would get beforedeciding whether to f i-re

Who knows maybe for the next one wecan send Ehe deeoys Eo the front and leavethe real live boys to home

(-CIAUDE CRIST of Box 985 Hebron oH

(hes HvMcr 2IsE t48-through TFS) -sends us the name s of a few buddieslWTLBUR J WTNCHEL (19Eh 49-r52)624 Lexington Thornville OH 43076

WILLIAM GRIFFITH (2lsL 49i5I)437 Aullwood Rd Davton 0H 45414

GERALD D TURNER (21st 48-r51)78 lIoodland Downingtown PA 19335

BRUCE MCGUTRE (34rh amp 19Eh r48-r51)16241 Laurel Hill Glenford Otl 43739

ROBERT IAIIRENCE (3rd Eng r57-r58)I14 Buckeye Hebron OH 43025

Ttnnk you Claude

-Whv is iE thaE Ehe weEEest dogs areEhe fiiendtiests dogs

lDThe only Ehing thats more painful ttun

Learning from experience is not Jearningfrom experience

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tanksand Erucks

The canvas Lwo- and Ehree-dimens iona Itanks mde a t TVIs S0-worker planE ouL-side lIashington look real boEh to Ehenaked eye and Eo heat-seeking theIna 1targetsing systems used at night

An unassembled fronts-view M-l weighEsabout 25 pormds and coLlapses into a 4-foot-by-2-foot duffle bag In less thanthree minutes one man can assemble itand plug in a generator to warm up iEstherira lsignaEur with a tape recorderand speakers a pair of soldiers can soundlike an entlre tank battalion

A fake M-l costs about $31500 cornparedwiEh abouE $3 miLlion for a new M-I

Iho remembers L94O-42 when we weredoing the same tshirg - only all we hadwere the decoys the real McCoys werestill on Ehe drawing boards

The Army has about 4000 real M-I tanksand plans to outfit each rrith at leastone fake M-1 at a cost of about $75million [taj Andrew Fallon of Ehe Army I sbudget office said

Deception has been a key element inmilitary strategy since the Trojan HorseGeman Gen Enrin Ronmel fooled Alliedforces in North Africa during WlJ II tsheBriEish fooled the cermans and Ehe IsraeliArmy today regularly uses deceptive falseradio chatter

But Ehe Sovietss are thoughE to be themost adept having everylhing from pseudoballistic missiles to entire fake armiesunder a branch of the military called thePrlncipa I Dlrectorate of SlraEegicDeception

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ADDRESS CORRECTON REQUESTED

WALLY CUNNINGHAM has

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asked us to share $rlEh you the contenEs of areceived from Ehe good PasEor Rev ElEon Sthe Open Door in Wiklinglon Iosra

CHURCH O「 THE OPEN DOOR MISS10N532 Main Street

wnmingtOn lowa 56983

Rev Elton S SInith Pastor

Dear BroEher

Perhaps you have heard of me and oty naEionrride campaign inche ciuse of ternDerance Each year for the past fourteenI have rrade a Eoirr of Texas Kahsas Nebraska Mlssouriand lora delivering a series of lecEures on the evils ofdrinkine On this tour I have been accouqranied by uy youngfriend ind assisEanE Clyde LimpEon Clyde a young manof good family and excellent background is a paEheEicexaiple of liEe ruined by an excessive indulgence in whiskeyand woraen C1yde would hppear wiEh me aE lectures and siLon the plaEforin drunk wheezing starLng at tshe audiencethrough- heavy bleary blood-shot eyes sweaEing profuselypicklng his nose belching and making obscene- gestsureshlle I would polnE him out as an exarple of whaL over-indulgence can do for a person

This winEerr unforEunately Clyde passed away A mltualfriend tras eiven me vour -nime Lnd I wonder if you would beavailable t5 take cliders place on Ehis years Eour

Rev Ellon Schurch of the

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ALBERT MCAD00=S 5TH CHAPTER

This ls the fifth ln6ta11uentof IA Brief Eistory of the EifthRCT 1n I(oresrr continuing rith xoyConbat phase of these recolectlonEou Patrol actlvitles coDtiDuesthroughout the surnner with bothAEbush and an occasi-onal ContactpatloI that often 1ed to Fire-flghts arld we had several Oneconslsted of tbe entire ConpanyI renenber a radiona]1s coafelenceheld near the 11ne of departurerhere I 6aY eleraents of Eost ofthe partlciparxts togetber slththe supporting uaits rflhin lhs1ire o f larch Tbere Yas justabout evelybody frolo Conpany Eexcept the cooks and bottle wash-ers Motatnen and heavy nachiae-gurnels rlth teror 1n there eyesNot u6ed to patro16 alld apparentfear of the urknom We sere norenonchalant because this ra6 oDe ofseveral patrols we had partcipated1a ad soDe of the6e guys nere otrtheir flrst patrol With a1l theaoi6e and fus6 ye nade the NKPAavolded us We baDged around nostof the night and returDed rithoutcontact Later patrols the NKPAnade up for it and 1n one ofthe6e I got hlt rith about 15others i-a a perfectly execudedambush We vere caugbt flatfoot-ed Tbey hit us hard ard ran aw4yVle 6pent the lenainddr of the rightxithdraring and returning to ourlilles I carrt recal1 Yhether any-body ras kil1ed that nlght but 1stplatoon dld take slx I(IAi s durineuroour tour on the Iine and we hadmore men wounded thatx eDteled theline on June l8th

Almost every tri8ht se had tocontend v1th Ground fo8 and whilethe Artlflclal noonlight helped us

to see it also helped the othersi-de A6 the sunmer drew to a closethe Fiftb RcT wa6 transferled fronthe 25th Djvigion to the 40th Divi-sion and shortly after that wewere reLeived by the 223d Infantryon the night of October 3111952

sone tlne prior to bej-ng reLiev-ed we had a patrol that caused yourstnrly a 1ot of grief our nissionwas to set up blocking posLtionsnear the low dip ln the lldgelinenear I believe George CoDpany We

went out one wqy a[d were to retu]nby another route lllhile 6et uP thenj-ght teEperatures dlopped suddenlyto belov freezing We were sweattyxrith no Jackets and nust have caus-ed o16e because re were under severartil1ey flre (possibly l2ampn)nasty stuff We had to be very stil1and renaln quite and i-n place forseveral hours My feet becane numbI could hardly walk nlthout assist-ance I 6ot a touch of Frostbite anda brief stay ln the 5th Inf lledica1Conpany where I appalently ful1y re-coveled Such resiliance we had whene were twenty

Finally off the 1i-ne I enteredlnto an eleven day peri-od where Iwas tra]1sferred out of the flrstplatoon jnto the fourth and becanea gunner it a 57nn Recollless riflesquad Just as sooa as I got used tocarrlng the thlnE I had orders inharxd for LIe ZI(zoDe of Interlor )or rotation back to the States Ihad R amp R 1a Japan for five dqysl1ke everybody e1se but those con-pat storles w111 st4y out of printMoxe next tine fron the officlalRecord as my st4y jn the 5th RCTceased to exlst Bore next tlme

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- INIERNATIONAL KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL

Rmdeuror dp Fot8otten

11Bl s theuro tl of ttE c4aian for ar IfterutictEl Koleat leuror Veterals tlrialilLlic G poIcfrrr cr a hish cliff oerlokirs tlE Pampific

ampd ou 4e invlleurod Lo be a Pdt ofl tlls cAslgn -- yc r peurorsoa11y atd EdSatlzatlrn you represt

I1E amplve to ratse S38 BiUidl for tieuro nrial (described in accqavirEiiJiGl

i--ii iiav n site has best drrured bv tlE citv of rs keuroeres

ttr-dr ft Dbleuro

effoEEs ad able guidace or uavor T Bradrer

ItE rExt scheduleurod evst eiII be the offictal gro-[ld breaking --sudav Jtrle 25 1989

at Aneels Park Sar Peurodro -- at rihich tirE all of tlE co-sdEorinA- ax eEorsrngsrs-ri2ad tiU be rePreseurottted Tsrtatlw final dedicaticn o ttr rEErrar rsElrteurod for Novder u 1990

As )Du car te1l rE ee lndeed serious abdrt tlis It EL1 c to passl

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2d Lt FA - B-ILL IIOILEY of RE 2 Box 458 825 Pa lourar Et Cajon cA92020 rells usWarren TX It goes Ehe one about the manage aE a boring

I was rvith the Triple Nickle in HI -- meeEing who asked Can you hear me ithad Ehe Aruno Train the- first Een davs in the back and the boy aE- the back whoKorea and then Forvard observer unEil hit said No and the f11oh in lhe fronEon 2 SepE5O I had the short economy who said ttletrs swap placesrrEour Thariks Wally rve needed thaEtI nors have Ehro ggies in the service r-(C1asses of i75 and r53) and they have The race is on Is there arqrone inasked me Eo relite up my experiences in the horrse who beats thisKorea - rrTro catalacts and lens lnrplantsIIrm hoping this rer-Erion my firsE surgery - rotor cuff lefl shouiderwill help shed some lighE and tickle some high blood pressure sugar diabetesmemory cells so I can complete nry rnasEer- and gouEpiece |ly Cameo Role In Korea The The envelope pleaselAlmosE ForqoEEen viar nd the name - not the winner -- iust

Irm lo6king forward to receiving more the rEme - is - CH Bronko ATKINSONinfo about the reunion Do you anticipate (MP Platoon and Hq 63rd Field i4t--r45)distributing lists of expected atEendees of 3800 SDecatur Las Vegas NVwith addresies No were not -aking fin Bronko -

B1II werll lisE Ehoge coming if we far from it - were just ov6rrhelmed byIearn early enough WeII do our the sorry fact that Lhe people of our -d____esE 3ffrIiE Hi gElIhiBT$Bt

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I-JOHN RAGIAND writes from 6321 Gonzales

Groves Tr( 77519 Savannah was my firstand I thoroughly enj oyed iE I intend tofltake future meetingi Lord willing -iMeeEine ner^r friends was very retresh-ing buts uifortrnately did not seeany of sv outfit hybe if you sPread rdoroln nlxt TL issuL its might helP

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Rirnldi (was from Chicago)T- Pilch (was frqn wyoming I think)T- Reardon (from Kansa s I think)T Mrncv (was from Oklahoma ) I mer

hih 6n Mindanao and he wor-rnd uPas cook and rrent to Japan

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Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

- _l4aybe our yelling about it has paidotf

The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

an』itliltlo888estants will be giventumlr entFiesOCt2虫d電 選lTinnerwill be chosen Nov 10

Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

ItrE abouE time

-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

rYea GimletslBetter sti1 call IARRY JoHnSOitl at612-665-213L Hers at 312 SlbinLeseur rYN 56058

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i gox54 Fennville HI 49408 is a1l

eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

triteto 6 c 2ool3- 137 211

rFte are in receipE of a friendly caII

from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

^uoitiJ-io-us-inasmrci--l1=-^ liflfrtItli1rllrirluo tnu

close Eo the family It rras no surPrise

gliigiIti LilU J i- -rrurtlHL3oinaf ter Hictor rra s laid to rest Dave t

--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

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fori-ro ci I s extended Erip to Hong Kong Bangkok and

urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

i - - ^ ^- anY f iner Etrrn Donr tIii rot ne up so 1 trope r -

- Beautifulry said Ctraprain Joe

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

RUBVE M ROGRSON350 Sowillo+r SP115Ria lto GA 9237 6

-Deceased Dec 12 1988

cEcIL L MoYER (H 2LsE 42-45)t-

From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

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ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

IA was ltq amp Hq Co 34th

from tJ+2 Eo t45 IJhen Ehe lhn shows upats the door to teturn Ehe picturesyourve goE to go

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

faith in tomorrohr for the clock may Ehen

be s til IAuthor Unknqm

-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

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--|-_Yfei an interesting one fron Coil-lGijiIATISICK a reEired SgELhi oo oc f i6iiLorony l(idge

_ 0denton ID -He rrrites

- r amrJrlErng in order to obEain soncrnronnaEion regarding Ehe reunion inFtJorthI retired from lhe Arnry in r55 I

H63sf5 ilf itIfi I -i19ilia c Schof ield rrhen Ehe lorean iar ber-an andrye -embarlced for l(oree and landed ufrr-and irTme(liately engaged i ioGt-i- itEoefense ot la san

Our BaEtery supported the 2nd Bn 5l-nRCT under Ehe conrnand of LtCol JohnThrocknorEen (rRoclqp Johnr) He laEercosnandecl the 5th RCT ra s the youngestfull colonel in counrand of an infantryregiment The 555th FA Bn was cormnandedbv Lr col John Dalv- ttl am inEerestedEo know any infornEtionregarding the persons Ehat are accive inthe reunLon get togeEher Perhaps youcould enliehEen me and Dass on someinf ornntioi if availabll Triple Nickle people herers anotherone I

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This nLce litt1e story started thus

Along abouE last December rve received an inquiry from a Chrisrina Colbertabout an organlzation called Veterans Finders o America The story is developed inher letter used below The lette is a Fatshers Day leEEer being addressed Eo hergood Dad UEwIN C COISERT who justs happens to be a GinleE The rest is now a partof our folk lore - and we love Chrlstina for bringing herself and her srvee Dad intoour fold Melvin today spends most of his time in a wheelctrair Over on the oppositepage we glve you Ehe picEure Ghris mentions in-her lovely leEEer rvhich we reproduceLelorr ttlra t a- preclou-s word EhaE word famiIy See hcir it applies to the e olbertfamlly You know how lt applies to our fami ly of the 24th

HAPPY EATHER S DAY DADDY -

Ity Dail lrelvln G Colbert 7s a prouit netuber of the 21thInfantrg 2lst Dlvlslon and f aE vrltlng thts letter to sharelrlth gou hov f feel about htm - euro Deurod t ho Is t onderful anilextraordlnarg

Eor mang years mg Dad had a small Plcture of hlmaelf anil erghtgervrce buililles that he cherlshed He coampIfented hov often thathe thought of that plcture and those men anA hol )e rrlshed hekneu rrhere theg lrere Tvo gears ago as I Fathers Deuro9 presentf had the plcture enlarged and fred Thlg reallg rlade t1mhappg and ttlggered euron ldea of hig to fotm an ocganizatTon tohelp yeterans suclr as hrmself flnd o7d Duddtes Pe talraed mangtlmes about this Idea anil tlov to brlng 7t to llfe

Becau9e f vas ln college at the tlme I irli not reallg cottutltmgself to somethlng that m9 Dad thought vas reallg lnportant Yecontlnued to discuss l15 ldeas anA xhoughts and then founit outthat mg father yas dlagnose as hav rng ALS or Lou GehtlgsDlsease ThTs irld not sxop hlr from maklng a dream come trueHe reaT|zea the sltuation and ghorred Tricl^eillble strength and vil-lpover to contlnue even though lt Decame irlff 7cu7x xo do everyCtay actlvitles such as teuroIking on the phone ot vtltlng a noteIt vas durlng thls tlme that Dad and I te9olved to make hls tdeareal

Our organlzatlon yeteran flnders of Amerlca Is built upon mgDaiy s ilrean to help others flnd old friends As mg Ipm Doloceseuro cloge frlenir lchael and myseJf take the steps to manaqeyeteran Finaers Dad continues to pour forth bcilllant ldeas onhow to make yeteran Flndera a tevardlng success

9o on thls Eathers Dag I vant By Dai to knov hovlove hlm and ttat f hope through yeteran F1nders veto reunlte hlm Ith hls buddles in the photograph

verg ruch Iill be able

It started vrth a plcture some at]^ong merlorlee an Titea and

EIve my Dad the best glft of a77 - the knorrledgle that so mangme0Ders of our organlzatlon xhat he founded have been reunrted

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ALBERT MCAD00S 3RD CHAPTER

Thi6 i6 the third instaLlrentof IA brlef History of the ifthRCTin Korea The time has cometo try to explain the terns 5thRCT alxd 5th Infantry AU Regi-nental Combat teans have an In-fantry Regiment but not all In-fantry Reginents were RCTi s

The Elfth RCT was rnade up fronthe fitfth Infantly Regiment firstActivated by the USArmy jn 1808wa6 one of the oldest fnfantry Reglments of the USArmyThe 555thfield Artillery Battalion the5th Tank lledical CoJlecting andChenical Motar Conpanles and the72nd Conbat Dtgineer CoEpany

The fifth RCT reEained 1n Ko-ea upon the withdrawal of the24th InfDivlsion the RCT wastenporar[y broken up for 6evera]-nissions Bx I amp z were loadedonto the USNS Marine Phoenlx foran Ovelulgbt Cruise to KoJE-Do arleIaad off PUSAN The Jrd Bx the555 FA Bt Tank Co and otherswent aone place e1se SoEe oneelse rrill have to fill us in Ourmail address for our 6tay on XoJEwa6 the Elfth US fnfantry Wherewere you durlng this period ifyou did rot enjoy KOJE-DO becausethls was good duty(Eeb 15 to May1 1952 Eore or less)

Located on KOJE-DO was a UN POWcanp We relleved elenentE of the27th Wolf Hounds provi ing guard6to several large Prj-son ConpouldsOne Rifl-e Squad per compound fourEuard shiftE of six hours eachseven dqys a week Guard Mountsinspections the whole nine yardsA GIrs dread and a Eecond Ltdelight A11 in a1l- this was theaost pleasant duty anyone couldhave ln the fnfantry iE KOREA

The most detested detaiI had tobe the honey pot brigade andthe most boring was the RockQuarry and breakwater detail Iwonder if anybody knows rhat be-ca]ne of that breakwater

A highlight of our tour atKOJE-DO has to be the night ofthe attempted breakout It hap-pened on the 4th shift 18 to 2400 f remember machine gun trac-ers overhead and a11 of us head-InB for our respective companyconpounds The Next dqy we hadto go lnto the compounds to sortout the Bood guys from the badWe saw severa] dlsmembered bod-ies ln a trash heap not very nice

Around April lSth we loadedon an LST and shipped out to theEast coast slde of KoREA offloading upon the beach ending upat the burned out towlr of INJEright on the l8th Here the FifthRCT was reorganized al1 of ourfar flunB ulits returning andthe 5th RCT was back j-n businessInten6lve trainlng exerclses inareas cleared of civilians gaveus a chalce to get some good tra-ining Some things come to nindI renenber getting folding cot6with rubber ajr matE for 6leepingWe used the Air Mattresses forwhite water raftlng on the rivernear by In early May the fifthwas attached to the 25th InfDiv0u June lSth the fifth got narch-ing orders to proceed north tothe PUNCH BoWL area and in linereljeving the l4th Infantry on theMain Line of Resistance (MLR)The first Bn on the West or leftthe second in the niddle al]d thethird on the right or east CorrErr my outfit was to the riaht ofrBr oh the MLR nore next tine

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A LOWIE AFFAIRREMEMBER THE WIY THE LIGHT

rouchd hcr hrir Shc tuBc her hcad and I sawhcr tacc Shc lurhed slill more and out euroves metand hcld We iaw Qach othcr i momentaryawareness in thar raucous fillhSradescholrinm(which I d jusr bon t ssiBncd I lcll os though l dbeon struck u bkw undr thc heurr Thus tcaanmv rrrst lovcutlir a surgc oI adrcnslrne a rushol bl(xd r rhin8 ot innocerce and prin lhal has

Her name was Rachcl I supFsa our slorvrued in a nmancc trow out of tlvor is one ol absurdiiv tGdv and - who knows - thc innoccnce may teallv havcbeuron iEnotancc rn viw ol aU lhut has haPPcncd slnce whaleveriiwas I mrxrncd my way rhrough gradc and hiSh schrDl

stricken al lhe meresiahl ol hcr longuelicd ir her presenceuro

Does aflyone any more linger in lhe shadows ol evenintdrawn bi lhe Paie liBhr ol a indow - hG window - likesmc huotcss iummer insccl Thal delriu suttnrnB sck_

ncss asxuol bul urtcnl and obsessrve thal madc m awkward and my voice crac is likc some imPos(ible drcamnow t knos i wus so alflicled bul I cannol acluallv believe

wiat mcmury insists I did which was lt suflcr Exquisitelyt wouldcalchsiahr of her ixslkinE doun an aislc olrees lo

or from school and l d kome Paralyzcd Shc alwayssecmed so poisd sellposscssed sliShtlv amuscd Ar home

ir beurod ld elive euroach encounler writhinB ar the lhouBht of

my inadequacies feeling less than worthless Even so as

licpasscd and we enlereurod our taens I sensed her afledion_re toleraocc for me

Coina steuroldy imPlied a malurilv we still luckcd Her or_

thodox Jewish upbringinSnd my oqn Catholic scruplcs mlBeurod a krnd of idcalism a (etibare Eracc rhal made rvcn

iistinca drstanr propecl hoeveuror (eRcnllv desircd As lorrh rsr oI it we were babcs in arms I

msnaEed lo hold heral a dancc and ata party - chapcroncd (tlourse - weexpericnccd a lurlivc cmbrace lhalmade her 8i88le a sound so childishand lusli4 thal I hated mysell foruhat ld becn lhinkinA

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time wc correspoDd_ed nd lo rftcivc onc o hct lcrtcrs ar

mail callwas thc highliaht ol lhosearind_inamp endlcss months thal bccaEc years-

One she senr meastrapshol ofhcrselfaauileleuross pose in a balhinB suil whichdrove me to the wildest ol anrasics I

mcnlioned lhe possibilily o marriaAe inmY ncxt lclter lo her and almiEl im_

mediaroly her ftplics became lcss trcquentandpcrsnal

t relurncd lo lhc Staics for rcssignmcnl durinE lhe finrl lhroct oI lhe warThc lirl thing l did ( rcachinA honrcwrs l0 ctrlt on Rachct whosc reccnlmail hrd lailed o kccp W with meuro on

mv travcls Hr mtrhcr nswcred lhc drxrr Rnchel no lnaerlrd rhcrc shc hud mtrrricr x mdictrlsrudcnt shcd met tn

collcge l lhouAht shc rolc you hcrmothcrsidHe Der John lellcr finlly cau8hl up wilh mc while I

was aairint dischafgc she genllv compasshnalcly erDlarncd lhc imp$sibilry II a mrrr ilAc bcrwcn us cvcnhdihc nor found somcuncclsc LnkinBbrck on ( l lhink I musrhavc rccolered rathcr quikly althouSh tor lhc firsl fcwmonrhs ot havint lcarncd ot hcr nrarrirBc I lhink I didn lwanr lo live very much Likc Rachcl t t0und somenc clscwhom I lcarncd k kvc Nirh a deeP and fcrmrnicnl commilmeoi rhutias laslcd lo lhis dry

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Yer rimc hrd givcn trs commonclcrcnc and rcsPccl wcmal and lalkci as old fricnds and quicklv di$covcrcd wcwero bolh ErandPlrcnls

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I rdl hc ubul lhc tllc oI lhe snapshot hoq l d crrricd rl

allthroueh thc warlr wouldn l havc qarkcdu| vou krlow shcsxtdHow can you bc suro I countcrcd Ah colleen it miShl

have been grnd indecd - my lrish conscicnce and your Jcsish guilr _

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DALLASOFORttWORTH AND ViCiNlttY

Our verv orsn Ib i Gen HENRY MOHR(a aury liEh F47- 42) of 2o GrandCir StAnn M0 llas written a cohmmwhich tras appeared in a plurality ofpapers arornd the comtry Here it is

KOREA -- NHY IAE A BAD SITUATION No^SE

lhcreasrnglv heavv ere55ure5 roh

wshrhqton South Koreia -ta-

oe ehocatrc aovarnment sound I ike- therhd

na aeefe pie It cores as no surprrse that south Korea E

iIol_- suenderinq to the deaands o+ their polrtrcel

pprit The U S has qiven Korea little choice

t 6ay not be quitE as batr due to progess alrdv octe increatrng a de ocratic qovernont But the Bituation in SthX irrt a lot lrke ht hppened Hhen lhe Unrtd Statesallodrd the shah o+ tran to +ll and l(honnr to seiz porer ri There Ea5 also Nicrequ dher the U s thghtiorutron Eas the wav to brtnq ou stvlE o+ dehocracv ro the

Eee te Ever Fronq lh u 5 State Depatoent hrdco6DletelT 6i5julqct the situttons on everv count

A- thinq5 turnd out the net govnients ot lran- andi tn to= dho serzed absolute poE

e bitter

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the United states Fehps k oent Eellt but thdtaii tt r

Becaus o our reural to support reqioesirrt

6ce allies o+ the United States re can onlv sut+er

the unpl easant consequences

The previous governoents o tran ^d Nicaraqu --_ tshich

adhittedly le+t lot to be desired --- ere rPlaed bv

diclatorships hrch ae +a iose

Un+ortunatelv the U S didnt learn a thing l|e aeenEouaginq actionE in South Koa Fhich mav tead to vev sinilrsits-r+-th prsent leadershiF o+ that countrv is drticallv In rdditlon to brng errable 1Iv

Prrrdent chunoli o=t sone crettt +o the stndard f

lrvinq enjovedOV tre peopre o-t South Korea hich i6 at lEt +ive ti

s better

i1 iCitt North kore -__ a +act thE polilical oPpotsitionEoutd liLe us to Jorqet-

Futhless oen in South Koa ate tedinq the Politicaroppoeition using iots anc the threat oevolution to seie ---ri = alr polrtrcranE do be+oF electron thaEir rto to lmpove thrnqs +or the peoEl

Insorar 35 the u s iE concerned alloing the FPqblic oo io deal +inlv with oppoeition readErs lim Youhq-sn and

ii 0 g is out oJ the question Hoever i+ lhe tro tissuccd 1n seiioq nore ooFer nd in+luehce in Seoul-__ and thevpUOi irr -- lhe Hhole natue o+ U S elationBhips

ith

Koree ahd our stategic Position in th Fa East Eould xqse

In 1945 I net and talke tith Kir Dea Junq one o+ theorrnclol opposttroo leaders 5t the Lottee Hotel rn sEoul =- -i n t

Krh cre to the hoter or a

iiie i a grouP o+ nie journatists on the uitet states

Th sessron had qone on +o onlv a +ee nlnutes hen lbeqant ii that thrs rs no odinv person He is proobrY Ene

nost dahqerEus han t have eve oet ki6 Dt Junq Hhtr perdal

iii]- i- ro aetect o senuine interst on his pert in theerare o+ the oeopl o+ the sountv he dants to rule

kih Dea Ju^q das tried tor 6urdend Eentenced to death in19E|4 s aesul o hrs tole rn inErting bloodv rrots- But hrs = ratcr redued to 20 vears o Hhich Krn

-r-r ths He rE ress thdn n idor o th peopre and

ea o+ hrm sEeos to be ride5Pd

I hard Peopt call Ki6 Dee Jsnq theOn several occsioos

Kh6eni o Kdet

Kifr Younq_Eao xho shrr the ambitions o+ xin D Jung --_ut iil i=itv

ti= 1 --- is nother teGer o+ the

i- = rii to be a narriase or Folitrcar3thcr than a Isti6qltianc

qteDs the unrted states has talen rcntlv Nrll 9o a long n i to Krri a reqrtrhacY and Rtture thev rackand despeatel Y ned

The Fepubt ic o+ (South) Xorea rs +acing a bad situationrh =irJu davs to brrng bout Eoo5tucttve change5 ithoute-= ii atros hrch drtabrrre nd

EeateA

south roea- s prent govenment

Llnotunatelv the +at is rlreadT ih the +ire

MAJ GEN HENRY MOHR

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Cominr to ForE liorth in an RVWontlerin I rbout RV facilitiesThis much we knowThere are four RV parks in or near

Fort Worth with overnisht facilities(hookups) for trailers-and campers

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Green Acres RV Park405 Isbel1 Rd

Sunset RV Park4921 White Settlement

Texas Motsor Home Park4833 ihite Settlement

817-737‐ 7542

817-738-0567Road

817-732-1537Road

Lakeview lIotor Home Park 817-457-677L4793 Fast- Loop 820 Sourh(Near Six Flals in ArlingEonand about 15 miles from the hotelin forE Worth)

The first three are onlv abouL 3 miles$rest of the Hyatt Regenty in downto$rnFort WolEhThere are NO facilities for campers atsour hote 1

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Hope they giveus a drag on thisone before thevthron it away

The Arm1rreturning to anage-old s Era tegyused extensivelvby the Sovietmi11tary isincreasing itsuse of decoys andfake targets inhopes of out-srla rting anenemys modernrreaPons

Decoys inclu-ding canva s tanksand plasticsoldiers couldmake Ehe Arrmr inbattle seem h^riceas big as iErgally is And 1f

A lullEe caavas rcplica of ao Ml ta is oudisplsy i Beltsvtlle Md The Army plars ao lse

fate wespors to oltsmart ale ereEy Theuro decoysEsy Dste an arEy seuroeE lsrgcr tt D it is

half is r 1

We will a

Itlat news seens togive away the secre the Army points outthat the enemy still does noE knorv which

Ie knorr Ehey make decoys of thehighest order of equipment even as muchasmaking fake misdill silosr said TVICorp

Fallon said the Navy is working ondecoy ships and the Air Force tns grounddecoys of f-15 fighter jets thaE can turna bare airstrip into a fake airbase

The decoys are ntade from blorm-upphoEographs of the real things Theylook remarkably real aE a glance which inbaEtle is all an enemy would get beforedeciding whether to f i-re

Who knows maybe for the next one wecan send Ehe deeoys Eo the front and leavethe real live boys to home

(-CIAUDE CRIST of Box 985 Hebron oH

(hes HvMcr 2IsE t48-through TFS) -sends us the name s of a few buddieslWTLBUR J WTNCHEL (19Eh 49-r52)624 Lexington Thornville OH 43076

WILLIAM GRIFFITH (2lsL 49i5I)437 Aullwood Rd Davton 0H 45414

GERALD D TURNER (21st 48-r51)78 lIoodland Downingtown PA 19335

BRUCE MCGUTRE (34rh amp 19Eh r48-r51)16241 Laurel Hill Glenford Otl 43739

ROBERT IAIIRENCE (3rd Eng r57-r58)I14 Buckeye Hebron OH 43025

Ttnnk you Claude

-Whv is iE thaE Ehe weEEest dogs areEhe fiiendtiests dogs

lDThe only Ehing thats more painful ttun

Learning from experience is not Jearningfrom experience

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tanksand Erucks

The canvas Lwo- and Ehree-dimens iona Itanks mde a t TVIs S0-worker planE ouL-side lIashington look real boEh to Ehenaked eye and Eo heat-seeking theIna 1targetsing systems used at night

An unassembled fronts-view M-l weighEsabout 25 pormds and coLlapses into a 4-foot-by-2-foot duffle bag In less thanthree minutes one man can assemble itand plug in a generator to warm up iEstherira lsignaEur with a tape recorderand speakers a pair of soldiers can soundlike an entlre tank battalion

A fake M-l costs about $31500 cornparedwiEh abouE $3 miLlion for a new M-I

Iho remembers L94O-42 when we weredoing the same tshirg - only all we hadwere the decoys the real McCoys werestill on Ehe drawing boards

The Army has about 4000 real M-I tanksand plans to outfit each rrith at leastone fake M-1 at a cost of about $75million [taj Andrew Fallon of Ehe Army I sbudget office said

Deception has been a key element inmilitary strategy since the Trojan HorseGeman Gen Enrin Ronmel fooled Alliedforces in North Africa during WlJ II tsheBriEish fooled the cermans and Ehe IsraeliArmy today regularly uses deceptive falseradio chatter

But Ehe Sovietss are thoughE to be themost adept having everylhing from pseudoballistic missiles to entire fake armiesunder a branch of the military called thePrlncipa I Dlrectorate of SlraEegicDeception

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ADDRESS CORRECTON REQUESTED

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Rev Elton S SInith Pastor

Dear BroEher

Perhaps you have heard of me and oty naEionrride campaign inche ciuse of ternDerance Each year for the past fourteenI have rrade a Eoirr of Texas Kahsas Nebraska Mlssouriand lora delivering a series of lecEures on the evils ofdrinkine On this tour I have been accouqranied by uy youngfriend ind assisEanE Clyde LimpEon Clyde a young manof good family and excellent background is a paEheEicexaiple of liEe ruined by an excessive indulgence in whiskeyand woraen C1yde would hppear wiEh me aE lectures and siLon the plaEforin drunk wheezing starLng at tshe audiencethrough- heavy bleary blood-shot eyes sweaEing profuselypicklng his nose belching and making obscene- gestsureshlle I would polnE him out as an exarple of whaL over-indulgence can do for a person

This winEerr unforEunately Clyde passed away A mltualfriend tras eiven me vour -nime Lnd I wonder if you would beavailable t5 take cliders place on Ehis years Eour

Rev Ellon Schurch of the

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This ls the fifth ln6ta11uentof IA Brief Eistory of the EifthRCT 1n I(oresrr continuing rith xoyConbat phase of these recolectlonEou Patrol actlvitles coDtiDuesthroughout the surnner with bothAEbush and an occasi-onal ContactpatloI that often 1ed to Fire-flghts arld we had several Oneconslsted of tbe entire ConpanyI renenber a radiona]1s coafelenceheld near the 11ne of departurerhere I 6aY eleraents of Eost ofthe partlciparxts togetber slththe supporting uaits rflhin lhs1ire o f larch Tbere Yas justabout evelybody frolo Conpany Eexcept the cooks and bottle wash-ers Motatnen and heavy nachiae-gurnels rlth teror 1n there eyesNot u6ed to patro16 alld apparentfear of the urknom We sere norenonchalant because this ra6 oDe ofseveral patrols we had partcipated1a ad soDe of the6e guys nere otrtheir flrst patrol With a1l theaoi6e and fus6 ye nade the NKPAavolded us We baDged around nostof the night and returDed rithoutcontact Later patrols the NKPAnade up for it and 1n one ofthe6e I got hlt rith about 15others i-a a perfectly execudedambush We vere caugbt flatfoot-ed Tbey hit us hard ard ran aw4yVle 6pent the lenainddr of the rightxithdraring and returning to ourlilles I carrt recal1 Yhether any-body ras kil1ed that nlght but 1stplatoon dld take slx I(IAi s durineuroour tour on the Iine and we hadmore men wounded thatx eDteled theline on June l8th

Almost every tri8ht se had tocontend v1th Ground fo8 and whilethe Artlflclal noonlight helped us

to see it also helped the othersi-de A6 the sunmer drew to a closethe Fiftb RcT wa6 transferled fronthe 25th Djvigion to the 40th Divi-sion and shortly after that wewere reLeived by the 223d Infantryon the night of October 3111952

sone tlne prior to bej-ng reLiev-ed we had a patrol that caused yourstnrly a 1ot of grief our nissionwas to set up blocking posLtionsnear the low dip ln the lldgelinenear I believe George CoDpany We

went out one wqy a[d were to retu]nby another route lllhile 6et uP thenj-ght teEperatures dlopped suddenlyto belov freezing We were sweattyxrith no Jackets and nust have caus-ed o16e because re were under severartil1ey flre (possibly l2ampn)nasty stuff We had to be very stil1and renaln quite and i-n place forseveral hours My feet becane numbI could hardly walk nlthout assist-ance I 6ot a touch of Frostbite anda brief stay ln the 5th Inf lledica1Conpany where I appalently ful1y re-coveled Such resiliance we had whene were twenty

Finally off the 1i-ne I enteredlnto an eleven day peri-od where Iwas tra]1sferred out of the flrstplatoon jnto the fourth and becanea gunner it a 57nn Recollless riflesquad Just as sooa as I got used tocarrlng the thlnE I had orders inharxd for LIe ZI(zoDe of Interlor )or rotation back to the States Ihad R amp R 1a Japan for five dqysl1ke everybody e1se but those con-pat storles w111 st4y out of printMoxe next tine fron the officlalRecord as my st4y jn the 5th RCTceased to exlst Bore next tlme

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- INIERNATIONAL KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL

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effoEEs ad able guidace or uavor T Bradrer

ItE rExt scheduleurod evst eiII be the offictal gro-[ld breaking --sudav Jtrle 25 1989

at Aneels Park Sar Peurodro -- at rihich tirE all of tlE co-sdEorinA- ax eEorsrngsrs-ri2ad tiU be rePreseurottted Tsrtatlw final dedicaticn o ttr rEErrar rsElrteurod for Novder u 1990

As )Du car te1l rE ee lndeed serious abdrt tlis It EL1 c to passl

Eiceuron crsualtiE in tlE xoret lhr (1950-1953) eurore o(lsElveuro --- i91245ii l0]r84 dd et al -- bul LEi a e ad sdEn ftdn 22 Allied N3tlc6HUfi-ta b dqiv or prrPerlv tEEred nx rnternalilxoran ir vteras rri5-I YiIl help rectift tlEr

Ytu Ddricioati6r sdsrseErtt ad swport td yd- organiz-aLicts ee Edi thsolicited be ttE InleEnatlorEl l(oreamp Llrr VeLerans lrtrlla] ClmiEtee E wiIILdr-r rn oEtro sLpplv anv ioaterials to Lo ary reasaEbre teuroitgt Lo

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一Ch4ttsy and jolly notes from a fomer WALTER E oTNEIL (5th tTB) of

2d Lt FA - B-ILL IIOILEY of RE 2 Box 458 825 Pa lourar Et Cajon cA92020 rells usWarren TX It goes Ehe one about the manage aE a boring

I was rvith the Triple Nickle in HI -- meeEing who asked Can you hear me ithad Ehe Aruno Train the- first Een davs in the back and the boy aE- the back whoKorea and then Forvard observer unEil hit said No and the f11oh in lhe fronEon 2 SepE5O I had the short economy who said ttletrs swap placesrrEour Thariks Wally rve needed thaEtI nors have Ehro ggies in the service r-(C1asses of i75 and r53) and they have The race is on Is there arqrone inasked me Eo relite up my experiences in the horrse who beats thisKorea - rrTro catalacts and lens lnrplantsIIrm hoping this rer-Erion my firsE surgery - rotor cuff lefl shouiderwill help shed some lighE and tickle some high blood pressure sugar diabetesmemory cells so I can complete nry rnasEer- and gouEpiece |ly Cameo Role In Korea The The envelope pleaselAlmosE ForqoEEen viar nd the name - not the winner -- iust

Irm lo6king forward to receiving more the rEme - is - CH Bronko ATKINSONinfo about the reunion Do you anticipate (MP Platoon and Hq 63rd Field i4t--r45)distributing lists of expected atEendees of 3800 SDecatur Las Vegas NVwith addresies No were not -aking fin Bronko -

B1II werll lisE Ehoge coming if we far from it - were just ov6rrhelmed byIearn early enough WeII do our the sorry fact that Lhe people of our -d____esE 3ffrIiE Hi gElIhiBT$Bt

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t-rt to bumper some idioE would tryto iass them

I-JOHN RAGIAND writes from 6321 Gonzales

Groves Tr( 77519 Savannah was my firstand I thoroughly enj oyed iE I intend tofltake future meetingi Lord willing -iMeeEine ner^r friends was very retresh-ing buts uifortrnately did not seeany of sv outfit hybe if you sPread rdoroln nlxt TL issuL its might helP

Thb outfiE was co D 21st duringearLv 44 - earlv 46 Does arrybody knowthesL fellows aird their whereabouts--cGreni Ralph (was from Itt)

Rirnldi (was from Chicago)T- Pilch (was frqn wyoming I think)T- Reardon (from Kansa s I think)T Mrncv (was from Oklahoma ) I mer

hih 6n Mindanao and he wor-rnd uPas cook and rrent to Japan

Box (chink Willie $as first name-rrd rr was frorn stsLouis)tI knot Ehis is an InposiEionr --buEwould deeplv appreurociate any heIp

tlo iryisitibir at all JohnnY

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to inseit this iEem The am nail hasbrought us an inqu-iry as to who $re are -iro-rt cot Nornian [I cooper (F amp2nd BnHqs 5tsh RCT 49-r5l) of Box 426LChattanooga TN 37405 AlwaYs hadtrouble with spelling Ettat town

the name and address of a member from

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Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

- _l4aybe our yelling about it has paidotf

The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

an』itliltlo888estants will be giventumlr entFiesOCt2虫d電 選lTinnerwill be chosen Nov 10

Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

ItrE abouE time

-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

rYea GimletslBetter sti1 call IARRY JoHnSOitl at612-665-213L Hers at 312 SlbinLeseur rYN 56058

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ELEQへ NTEFFEIRヽprime咽SCENCECHARLES Chuck STARRTNG (A 78th Tk -gn Tkco 21st rnf Tkco 5Eh RCT 19-iil

i gox54 Fennville HI 49408 is a1l

eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

triteto 6 c 2ool3- 137 211

rFte are in receipE of a friendly caII

from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

^uoitiJ-io-us-inasmrci--l1=-^ liflfrtItli1rllrirluo tnu

close Eo the family It rras no surPrise

gliigiIti LilU J i- -rrurtlHL3oinaf ter Hictor rra s laid to rest Dave t

--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

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fori-ro ci I s extended Erip to Hong Kong Bangkok and

urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

i - - ^ ^- anY f iner Etrrn Donr tIii rot ne up so 1 trope r -

- Beautifulry said Ctraprain Joe

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

ftiJ r alt S Re tampt rz19rh Inf - DivHqrs - 34th Inf

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

RUBVE M ROGRSON350 Sowillo+r SP115Ria lto GA 9237 6

-Deceased Dec 12 1988

cEcIL L MoYER (H 2LsE 42-45)t-

From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

t-

ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

IA was ltq amp Hq Co 34th

from tJ+2 Eo t45 IJhen Ehe lhn shows upats the door to teturn Ehe picturesyourve goE to go

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

faith in tomorrohr for the clock may Ehen

be s til IAuthor Unknqm

-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

--

VhereElseCanmuErloyAllThis

This nLce litt1e story started thus

Along abouE last December rve received an inquiry from a Chrisrina Colbertabout an organlzation called Veterans Finders o America The story is developed inher letter used below The lette is a Fatshers Day leEEer being addressed Eo hergood Dad UEwIN C COISERT who justs happens to be a GinleE The rest is now a partof our folk lore - and we love Chrlstina for bringing herself and her srvee Dad intoour fold Melvin today spends most of his time in a wheelctrair Over on the oppositepage we glve you Ehe picEure Ghris mentions in-her lovely leEEer rvhich we reproduceLelorr ttlra t a- preclou-s word EhaE word famiIy See hcir it applies to the e olbertfamlly You know how lt applies to our fami ly of the 24th

HAPPY EATHER S DAY DADDY -

Ity Dail lrelvln G Colbert 7s a prouit netuber of the 21thInfantrg 2lst Dlvlslon and f aE vrltlng thts letter to sharelrlth gou hov f feel about htm - euro Deurod t ho Is t onderful anilextraordlnarg

Eor mang years mg Dad had a small Plcture of hlmaelf anil erghtgervrce buililles that he cherlshed He coampIfented hov often thathe thought of that plcture and those men anA hol )e rrlshed hekneu rrhere theg lrere Tvo gears ago as I Fathers Deuro9 presentf had the plcture enlarged and fred Thlg reallg rlade t1mhappg and ttlggered euron ldea of hig to fotm an ocganizatTon tohelp yeterans suclr as hrmself flnd o7d Duddtes Pe talraed mangtlmes about this Idea anil tlov to brlng 7t to llfe

Becau9e f vas ln college at the tlme I irli not reallg cottutltmgself to somethlng that m9 Dad thought vas reallg lnportant Yecontlnued to discuss l15 ldeas anA xhoughts and then founit outthat mg father yas dlagnose as hav rng ALS or Lou GehtlgsDlsease ThTs irld not sxop hlr from maklng a dream come trueHe reaT|zea the sltuation and ghorred Tricl^eillble strength and vil-lpover to contlnue even though lt Decame irlff 7cu7x xo do everyCtay actlvitles such as teuroIking on the phone ot vtltlng a noteIt vas durlng thls tlme that Dad and I te9olved to make hls tdeareal

Our organlzatlon yeteran flnders of Amerlca Is built upon mgDaiy s ilrean to help others flnd old friends As mg Ipm Doloceseuro cloge frlenir lchael and myseJf take the steps to manaqeyeteran Finaers Dad continues to pour forth bcilllant ldeas onhow to make yeteran Flndera a tevardlng success

9o on thls Eathers Dag I vant By Dai to knov hovlove hlm and ttat f hope through yeteran F1nders veto reunlte hlm Ith hls buddles in the photograph

verg ruch Iill be able

It started vrth a plcture some at]^ong merlorlee an Titea and

EIve my Dad the best glft of a77 - the knorrledgle that so mangme0Ders of our organlzatlon xhat he founded have been reunrted

I IOVE YOU CIRTSTTNA

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ALBERT MCAD00S 3RD CHAPTER

Thi6 i6 the third instaLlrentof IA brlef History of the ifthRCTin Korea The time has cometo try to explain the terns 5thRCT alxd 5th Infantry AU Regi-nental Combat teans have an In-fantry Regiment but not all In-fantry Reginents were RCTi s

The Elfth RCT was rnade up fronthe fitfth Infantly Regiment firstActivated by the USArmy jn 1808wa6 one of the oldest fnfantry Reglments of the USArmyThe 555thfield Artillery Battalion the5th Tank lledical CoJlecting andChenical Motar Conpanles and the72nd Conbat Dtgineer CoEpany

The fifth RCT reEained 1n Ko-ea upon the withdrawal of the24th InfDivlsion the RCT wastenporar[y broken up for 6evera]-nissions Bx I amp z were loadedonto the USNS Marine Phoenlx foran Ovelulgbt Cruise to KoJE-Do arleIaad off PUSAN The Jrd Bx the555 FA Bt Tank Co and otherswent aone place e1se SoEe oneelse rrill have to fill us in Ourmail address for our 6tay on XoJEwa6 the Elfth US fnfantry Wherewere you durlng this period ifyou did rot enjoy KOJE-DO becausethls was good duty(Eeb 15 to May1 1952 Eore or less)

Located on KOJE-DO was a UN POWcanp We relleved elenentE of the27th Wolf Hounds provi ing guard6to several large Prj-son ConpouldsOne Rifl-e Squad per compound fourEuard shiftE of six hours eachseven dqys a week Guard Mountsinspections the whole nine yardsA GIrs dread and a Eecond Ltdelight A11 in a1l- this was theaost pleasant duty anyone couldhave ln the fnfantry iE KOREA

The most detested detaiI had tobe the honey pot brigade andthe most boring was the RockQuarry and breakwater detail Iwonder if anybody knows rhat be-ca]ne of that breakwater

A highlight of our tour atKOJE-DO has to be the night ofthe attempted breakout It hap-pened on the 4th shift 18 to 2400 f remember machine gun trac-ers overhead and a11 of us head-InB for our respective companyconpounds The Next dqy we hadto go lnto the compounds to sortout the Bood guys from the badWe saw severa] dlsmembered bod-ies ln a trash heap not very nice

Around April lSth we loadedon an LST and shipped out to theEast coast slde of KoREA offloading upon the beach ending upat the burned out towlr of INJEright on the l8th Here the FifthRCT was reorganized al1 of ourfar flunB ulits returning andthe 5th RCT was back j-n businessInten6lve trainlng exerclses inareas cleared of civilians gaveus a chalce to get some good tra-ining Some things come to nindI renenber getting folding cot6with rubber ajr matE for 6leepingWe used the Air Mattresses forwhite water raftlng on the rivernear by In early May the fifthwas attached to the 25th InfDiv0u June lSth the fifth got narch-ing orders to proceed north tothe PUNCH BoWL area and in linereljeving the l4th Infantry on theMain Line of Resistance (MLR)The first Bn on the West or leftthe second in the niddle al]d thethird on the right or east CorrErr my outfit was to the riaht ofrBr oh the MLR nore next tine

rLL TR

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ｃ０２』螢ヒく

A LOWIE AFFAIRREMEMBER THE WIY THE LIGHT

rouchd hcr hrir Shc tuBc her hcad and I sawhcr tacc Shc lurhed slill more and out euroves metand hcld We iaw Qach othcr i momentaryawareness in thar raucous fillhSradescholrinm(which I d jusr bon t ssiBncd I lcll os though l dbeon struck u bkw undr thc heurr Thus tcaanmv rrrst lovcutlir a surgc oI adrcnslrne a rushol bl(xd r rhin8 ot innocerce and prin lhal has

Her name was Rachcl I supFsa our slorvrued in a nmancc trow out of tlvor is one ol absurdiiv tGdv and - who knows - thc innoccnce may teallv havcbeuron iEnotancc rn viw ol aU lhut has haPPcncd slnce whaleveriiwas I mrxrncd my way rhrough gradc and hiSh schrDl

stricken al lhe meresiahl ol hcr longuelicd ir her presenceuro

Does aflyone any more linger in lhe shadows ol evenintdrawn bi lhe Paie liBhr ol a indow - hG window - likesmc huotcss iummer insccl Thal delriu suttnrnB sck_

ncss asxuol bul urtcnl and obsessrve thal madc m awkward and my voice crac is likc some imPos(ible drcamnow t knos i wus so alflicled bul I cannol acluallv believe

wiat mcmury insists I did which was lt suflcr Exquisitelyt wouldcalchsiahr of her ixslkinE doun an aislc olrees lo

or from school and l d kome Paralyzcd Shc alwayssecmed so poisd sellposscssed sliShtlv amuscd Ar home

ir beurod ld elive euroach encounler writhinB ar the lhouBht of

my inadequacies feeling less than worthless Even so as

licpasscd and we enlereurod our taens I sensed her afledion_re toleraocc for me

Coina steuroldy imPlied a malurilv we still luckcd Her or_

thodox Jewish upbringinSnd my oqn Catholic scruplcs mlBeurod a krnd of idcalism a (etibare Eracc rhal made rvcn

iistinca drstanr propecl hoeveuror (eRcnllv desircd As lorrh rsr oI it we were babcs in arms I

msnaEed lo hold heral a dancc and ata party - chapcroncd (tlourse - weexpericnccd a lurlivc cmbrace lhalmade her 8i88le a sound so childishand lusli4 thal I hated mysell foruhat ld becn lhinkinA

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time wc correspoDd_ed nd lo rftcivc onc o hct lcrtcrs ar

mail callwas thc highliaht ol lhosearind_inamp endlcss months thal bccaEc years-

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mcnlioned lhe possibilily o marriaAe inmY ncxt lclter lo her and almiEl im_

mediaroly her ftplics became lcss trcquentandpcrsnal

t relurncd lo lhc Staics for rcssignmcnl durinE lhe finrl lhroct oI lhe warThc lirl thing l did ( rcachinA honrcwrs l0 ctrlt on Rachct whosc reccnlmail hrd lailed o kccp W with meuro on

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collcge l lhouAht shc rolc you hcrmothcrsidHe Der John lellcr finlly cau8hl up wilh mc while I

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have been grnd indecd - my lrish conscicnce and your Jcsish guilr _

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敏Л

DALLASOFORttWORTH AND ViCiNlttY

Our verv orsn Ib i Gen HENRY MOHR(a aury liEh F47- 42) of 2o GrandCir StAnn M0 llas written a cohmmwhich tras appeared in a plurality ofpapers arornd the comtry Here it is

KOREA -- NHY IAE A BAD SITUATION No^SE

lhcreasrnglv heavv ere55ure5 roh

wshrhqton South Koreia -ta-

oe ehocatrc aovarnment sound I ike- therhd

na aeefe pie It cores as no surprrse that south Korea E

iIol_- suenderinq to the deaands o+ their polrtrcel

pprit The U S has qiven Korea little choice

t 6ay not be quitE as batr due to progess alrdv octe increatrng a de ocratic qovernont But the Bituation in SthX irrt a lot lrke ht hppened Hhen lhe Unrtd Statesallodrd the shah o+ tran to +ll and l(honnr to seiz porer ri There Ea5 also Nicrequ dher the U s thghtiorutron Eas the wav to brtnq ou stvlE o+ dehocracv ro the

Eee te Ever Fronq lh u 5 State Depatoent hrdco6DletelT 6i5julqct the situttons on everv count

A- thinq5 turnd out the net govnients ot lran- andi tn to= dho serzed absolute poE

e bitter

iii +

the United states Fehps k oent Eellt but thdtaii tt r

Becaus o our reural to support reqioesirrt

6ce allies o+ the United States re can onlv sut+er

the unpl easant consequences

The previous governoents o tran ^d Nicaraqu --_ tshich

adhittedly le+t lot to be desired --- ere rPlaed bv

diclatorships hrch ae +a iose

Un+ortunatelv the U S didnt learn a thing l|e aeenEouaginq actionE in South Koa Fhich mav tead to vev sinilrsits-r+-th prsent leadershiF o+ that countrv is drticallv In rdditlon to brng errable 1Iv

Prrrdent chunoli o=t sone crettt +o the stndard f

lrvinq enjovedOV tre peopre o-t South Korea hich i6 at lEt +ive ti

s better

i1 iCitt North kore -__ a +act thE polilical oPpotsitionEoutd liLe us to Jorqet-

Futhless oen in South Koa ate tedinq the Politicaroppoeition using iots anc the threat oevolution to seie ---ri = alr polrtrcranE do be+oF electron thaEir rto to lmpove thrnqs +or the peoEl

Insorar 35 the u s iE concerned alloing the FPqblic oo io deal +inlv with oppoeition readErs lim Youhq-sn and

ii 0 g is out oJ the question Hoever i+ lhe tro tissuccd 1n seiioq nore ooFer nd in+luehce in Seoul-__ and thevpUOi irr -- lhe Hhole natue o+ U S elationBhips

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Koree ahd our stategic Position in th Fa East Eould xqse

In 1945 I net and talke tith Kir Dea Junq one o+ theorrnclol opposttroo leaders 5t the Lottee Hotel rn sEoul =- -i n t

Krh cre to the hoter or a

iiie i a grouP o+ nie journatists on the uitet states

Th sessron had qone on +o onlv a +ee nlnutes hen lbeqant ii that thrs rs no odinv person He is proobrY Ene

nost dahqerEus han t have eve oet ki6 Dt Junq Hhtr perdal

iii]- i- ro aetect o senuine interst on his pert in theerare o+ the oeopl o+ the sountv he dants to rule

kih Dea Ju^q das tried tor 6urdend Eentenced to death in19E|4 s aesul o hrs tole rn inErting bloodv rrots- But hrs = ratcr redued to 20 vears o Hhich Krn

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I hard Peopt call Ki6 Dee Jsnq theOn several occsioos

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Kifr Younq_Eao xho shrr the ambitions o+ xin D Jung --_ut iil i=itv

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i- = rii to be a narriase or Folitrcar3thcr than a Isti6qltianc

qteDs the unrted states has talen rcntlv Nrll 9o a long n i to Krri a reqrtrhacY and Rtture thev rackand despeatel Y ned

The Fepubt ic o+ (South) Xorea rs +acing a bad situationrh =irJu davs to brrng bout Eoo5tucttve change5 ithoute-= ii atros hrch drtabrrre nd

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MAJ GEN HENRY MOHR

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Cominr to ForE liorth in an RVWontlerin I rbout RV facilitiesThis much we knowThere are four RV parks in or near

Fort Worth with overnisht facilities(hookups) for trailers-and campers

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Sunset RV Park4921 White Settlement

Texas Motsor Home Park4833 ihite Settlement

817-737‐ 7542

817-738-0567Road

817-732-1537Road

Lakeview lIotor Home Park 817-457-677L4793 Fast- Loop 820 Sourh(Near Six Flals in ArlingEonand about 15 miles from the hotelin forE Worth)

The first three are onlv abouL 3 miles$rest of the Hyatt Regenty in downto$rnFort WolEhThere are NO facilities for campers atsour hote 1

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Hope they giveus a drag on thisone before thevthron it away

The Arm1rreturning to anage-old s Era tegyused extensivelvby the Sovietmi11tary isincreasing itsuse of decoys andfake targets inhopes of out-srla rting anenemys modernrreaPons

Decoys inclu-ding canva s tanksand plasticsoldiers couldmake Ehe Arrmr inbattle seem h^riceas big as iErgally is And 1f

A lullEe caavas rcplica of ao Ml ta is oudisplsy i Beltsvtlle Md The Army plars ao lse

fate wespors to oltsmart ale ereEy Theuro decoysEsy Dste an arEy seuroeE lsrgcr tt D it is

half is r 1

We will a

Itlat news seens togive away the secre the Army points outthat the enemy still does noE knorv which

Ie knorr Ehey make decoys of thehighest order of equipment even as muchasmaking fake misdill silosr said TVICorp

Fallon said the Navy is working ondecoy ships and the Air Force tns grounddecoys of f-15 fighter jets thaE can turna bare airstrip into a fake airbase

The decoys are ntade from blorm-upphoEographs of the real things Theylook remarkably real aE a glance which inbaEtle is all an enemy would get beforedeciding whether to f i-re

Who knows maybe for the next one wecan send Ehe deeoys Eo the front and leavethe real live boys to home

(-CIAUDE CRIST of Box 985 Hebron oH

(hes HvMcr 2IsE t48-through TFS) -sends us the name s of a few buddieslWTLBUR J WTNCHEL (19Eh 49-r52)624 Lexington Thornville OH 43076

WILLIAM GRIFFITH (2lsL 49i5I)437 Aullwood Rd Davton 0H 45414

GERALD D TURNER (21st 48-r51)78 lIoodland Downingtown PA 19335

BRUCE MCGUTRE (34rh amp 19Eh r48-r51)16241 Laurel Hill Glenford Otl 43739

ROBERT IAIIRENCE (3rd Eng r57-r58)I14 Buckeye Hebron OH 43025

Ttnnk you Claude

-Whv is iE thaE Ehe weEEest dogs areEhe fiiendtiests dogs

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tanksand Erucks

The canvas Lwo- and Ehree-dimens iona Itanks mde a t TVIs S0-worker planE ouL-side lIashington look real boEh to Ehenaked eye and Eo heat-seeking theIna 1targetsing systems used at night

An unassembled fronts-view M-l weighEsabout 25 pormds and coLlapses into a 4-foot-by-2-foot duffle bag In less thanthree minutes one man can assemble itand plug in a generator to warm up iEstherira lsignaEur with a tape recorderand speakers a pair of soldiers can soundlike an entlre tank battalion

A fake M-l costs about $31500 cornparedwiEh abouE $3 miLlion for a new M-I

Iho remembers L94O-42 when we weredoing the same tshirg - only all we hadwere the decoys the real McCoys werestill on Ehe drawing boards

The Army has about 4000 real M-I tanksand plans to outfit each rrith at leastone fake M-1 at a cost of about $75million [taj Andrew Fallon of Ehe Army I sbudget office said

Deception has been a key element inmilitary strategy since the Trojan HorseGeman Gen Enrin Ronmel fooled Alliedforces in North Africa during WlJ II tsheBriEish fooled the cermans and Ehe IsraeliArmy today regularly uses deceptive falseradio chatter

But Ehe Sovietss are thoughE to be themost adept having everylhing from pseudoballistic missiles to entire fake armiesunder a branch of the military called thePrlncipa I Dlrectorate of SlraEegicDeception

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ADDRESS CORRECTON REQUESTED

WALLY CUNNINGHAM has

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CHURCH O「 THE OPEN DOOR MISS10N532 Main Street

wnmingtOn lowa 56983

Rev Elton S SInith Pastor

Dear BroEher

Perhaps you have heard of me and oty naEionrride campaign inche ciuse of ternDerance Each year for the past fourteenI have rrade a Eoirr of Texas Kahsas Nebraska Mlssouriand lora delivering a series of lecEures on the evils ofdrinkine On this tour I have been accouqranied by uy youngfriend ind assisEanE Clyde LimpEon Clyde a young manof good family and excellent background is a paEheEicexaiple of liEe ruined by an excessive indulgence in whiskeyand woraen C1yde would hppear wiEh me aE lectures and siLon the plaEforin drunk wheezing starLng at tshe audiencethrough- heavy bleary blood-shot eyes sweaEing profuselypicklng his nose belching and making obscene- gestsureshlle I would polnE him out as an exarple of whaL over-indulgence can do for a person

This winEerr unforEunately Clyde passed away A mltualfriend tras eiven me vour -nime Lnd I wonder if you would beavailable t5 take cliders place on Ehis years Eour

Rev Ellon Schurch of the

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ALBERT MCAD00=S 5TH CHAPTER

This ls the fifth ln6ta11uentof IA Brief Eistory of the EifthRCT 1n I(oresrr continuing rith xoyConbat phase of these recolectlonEou Patrol actlvitles coDtiDuesthroughout the surnner with bothAEbush and an occasi-onal ContactpatloI that often 1ed to Fire-flghts arld we had several Oneconslsted of tbe entire ConpanyI renenber a radiona]1s coafelenceheld near the 11ne of departurerhere I 6aY eleraents of Eost ofthe partlciparxts togetber slththe supporting uaits rflhin lhs1ire o f larch Tbere Yas justabout evelybody frolo Conpany Eexcept the cooks and bottle wash-ers Motatnen and heavy nachiae-gurnels rlth teror 1n there eyesNot u6ed to patro16 alld apparentfear of the urknom We sere norenonchalant because this ra6 oDe ofseveral patrols we had partcipated1a ad soDe of the6e guys nere otrtheir flrst patrol With a1l theaoi6e and fus6 ye nade the NKPAavolded us We baDged around nostof the night and returDed rithoutcontact Later patrols the NKPAnade up for it and 1n one ofthe6e I got hlt rith about 15others i-a a perfectly execudedambush We vere caugbt flatfoot-ed Tbey hit us hard ard ran aw4yVle 6pent the lenainddr of the rightxithdraring and returning to ourlilles I carrt recal1 Yhether any-body ras kil1ed that nlght but 1stplatoon dld take slx I(IAi s durineuroour tour on the Iine and we hadmore men wounded thatx eDteled theline on June l8th

Almost every tri8ht se had tocontend v1th Ground fo8 and whilethe Artlflclal noonlight helped us

to see it also helped the othersi-de A6 the sunmer drew to a closethe Fiftb RcT wa6 transferled fronthe 25th Djvigion to the 40th Divi-sion and shortly after that wewere reLeived by the 223d Infantryon the night of October 3111952

sone tlne prior to bej-ng reLiev-ed we had a patrol that caused yourstnrly a 1ot of grief our nissionwas to set up blocking posLtionsnear the low dip ln the lldgelinenear I believe George CoDpany We

went out one wqy a[d were to retu]nby another route lllhile 6et uP thenj-ght teEperatures dlopped suddenlyto belov freezing We were sweattyxrith no Jackets and nust have caus-ed o16e because re were under severartil1ey flre (possibly l2ampn)nasty stuff We had to be very stil1and renaln quite and i-n place forseveral hours My feet becane numbI could hardly walk nlthout assist-ance I 6ot a touch of Frostbite anda brief stay ln the 5th Inf lledica1Conpany where I appalently ful1y re-coveled Such resiliance we had whene were twenty

Finally off the 1i-ne I enteredlnto an eleven day peri-od where Iwas tra]1sferred out of the flrstplatoon jnto the fourth and becanea gunner it a 57nn Recollless riflesquad Just as sooa as I got used tocarrlng the thlnE I had orders inharxd for LIe ZI(zoDe of Interlor )or rotation back to the States Ihad R amp R 1a Japan for five dqysl1ke everybody e1se but those con-pat storles w111 st4y out of printMoxe next tine fron the officlalRecord as my st4y jn the 5th RCTceased to exlst Bore next tlme

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- INIERNATIONAL KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL

Rmdeuror dp Fot8otten

11Bl s theuro tl of ttE c4aian for ar IfterutictEl Koleat leuror Veterals tlrialilLlic G poIcfrrr cr a hish cliff oerlokirs tlE Pampific

ampd ou 4e invlleurod Lo be a Pdt ofl tlls cAslgn -- yc r peurorsoa11y atd EdSatlzatlrn you represt

I1E amplve to ratse S38 BiUidl for tieuro nrial (described in accqavirEiiJiGl

i--ii iiav n site has best drrured bv tlE citv of rs keuroeres

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effoEEs ad able guidace or uavor T Bradrer

ItE rExt scheduleurod evst eiII be the offictal gro-[ld breaking --sudav Jtrle 25 1989

at Aneels Park Sar Peurodro -- at rihich tirE all of tlE co-sdEorinA- ax eEorsrngsrs-ri2ad tiU be rePreseurottted Tsrtatlw final dedicaticn o ttr rEErrar rsElrteurod for Novder u 1990

As )Du car te1l rE ee lndeed serious abdrt tlis It EL1 c to passl

Eiceuron crsualtiE in tlE xoret lhr (1950-1953) eurore o(lsElveuro --- i91245ii l0]r84 dd et al -- bul LEi a e ad sdEn ftdn 22 Allied N3tlc6HUfi-ta b dqiv or prrPerlv tEEred nx rnternalilxoran ir vteras rri5-I YiIl help rectift tlEr

Ytu Ddricioati6r sdsrseErtt ad swport td yd- organiz-aLicts ee Edi thsolicited be ttE InleEnatlorEl l(oreamp Llrr VeLerans lrtrlla] ClmiEtee E wiIILdr-r rn oEtro sLpplv anv ioaterials to Lo ary reasaEbre teuroitgt Lo

hi= th cli of receivini a falor5ble respoGse to dris letler

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一Ch4ttsy and jolly notes from a fomer WALTER E oTNEIL (5th tTB) of

2d Lt FA - B-ILL IIOILEY of RE 2 Box 458 825 Pa lourar Et Cajon cA92020 rells usWarren TX It goes Ehe one about the manage aE a boring

I was rvith the Triple Nickle in HI -- meeEing who asked Can you hear me ithad Ehe Aruno Train the- first Een davs in the back and the boy aE- the back whoKorea and then Forvard observer unEil hit said No and the f11oh in lhe fronEon 2 SepE5O I had the short economy who said ttletrs swap placesrrEour Thariks Wally rve needed thaEtI nors have Ehro ggies in the service r-(C1asses of i75 and r53) and they have The race is on Is there arqrone inasked me Eo relite up my experiences in the horrse who beats thisKorea - rrTro catalacts and lens lnrplantsIIrm hoping this rer-Erion my firsE surgery - rotor cuff lefl shouiderwill help shed some lighE and tickle some high blood pressure sugar diabetesmemory cells so I can complete nry rnasEer- and gouEpiece |ly Cameo Role In Korea The The envelope pleaselAlmosE ForqoEEen viar nd the name - not the winner -- iust

Irm lo6king forward to receiving more the rEme - is - CH Bronko ATKINSONinfo about the reunion Do you anticipate (MP Platoon and Hq 63rd Field i4t--r45)distributing lists of expected atEendees of 3800 SDecatur Las Vegas NVwith addresies No were not -aking fin Bronko -

B1II werll lisE Ehoge coming if we far from it - were just ov6rrhelmed byIearn early enough WeII do our the sorry fact that Lhe people of our -d____esE 3ffrIiE Hi gElIhiBT$Bt

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t-rt to bumper some idioE would tryto iass them

I-JOHN RAGIAND writes from 6321 Gonzales

Groves Tr( 77519 Savannah was my firstand I thoroughly enj oyed iE I intend tofltake future meetingi Lord willing -iMeeEine ner^r friends was very retresh-ing buts uifortrnately did not seeany of sv outfit hybe if you sPread rdoroln nlxt TL issuL its might helP

Thb outfiE was co D 21st duringearLv 44 - earlv 46 Does arrybody knowthesL fellows aird their whereabouts--cGreni Ralph (was from Itt)

Rirnldi (was from Chicago)T- Pilch (was frqn wyoming I think)T- Reardon (from Kansa s I think)T Mrncv (was from Oklahoma ) I mer

hih 6n Mindanao and he wor-rnd uPas cook and rrent to Japan

Box (chink Willie $as first name-rrd rr was frorn stsLouis)tI knot Ehis is an InposiEionr --buEwould deeplv appreurociate any heIp

tlo iryisitibir at all JohnnY

_The press was rolling when we PuIIed it

to inseit this iEem The am nail hasbrought us an inqu-iry as to who $re are -iro-rt cot Nornian [I cooper (F amp2nd BnHqs 5tsh RCT 49-r5l) of Box 426LChattanooga TN 37405 AlwaYs hadtrouble with spelling Ettat town

the name and address of a member from

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[yt導招議∬ampitMEetheIFtt youWatertown NY Fred was 19th S‐ 4 whenWatertown NY Fred was 19th S‐ 4 when

Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

- _l4aybe our yelling about it has paidotf

The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

an』itliltlo888estants will be giventumlr entFiesOCt2虫d電 選lTinnerwill be chosen Nov 10

Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

ItrE abouE time

-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

rYea GimletslBetter sti1 call IARRY JoHnSOitl at612-665-213L Hers at 312 SlbinLeseur rYN 56058

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i gox54 Fennville HI 49408 is a1l

eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

triteto 6 c 2ool3- 137 211

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from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

^uoitiJ-io-us-inasmrci--l1=-^ liflfrtItli1rllrirluo tnu

close Eo the family It rras no surPrise

gliigiIti LilU J i- -rrurtlHL3oinaf ter Hictor rra s laid to rest Dave t

--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

If -

ii- -

fori-ro ci I s extended Erip to Hong Kong Bangkok and

urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

i - - ^ ^- anY f iner Etrrn Donr tIii rot ne up so 1 trope r -

- Beautifulry said Ctraprain Joe

rci-tili ii-tist t Ttnnk vou

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

ftiJ r alt S Re tampt rz19rh Inf - DivHqrs - 34th Inf

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

RUBVE M ROGRSON350 Sowillo+r SP115Ria lto GA 9237 6

-Deceased Dec 12 1988

cEcIL L MoYER (H 2LsE 42-45)t-

From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

t-

ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

IA was ltq amp Hq Co 34th

from tJ+2 Eo t45 IJhen Ehe lhn shows upats the door to teturn Ehe picturesyourve goE to go

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

faith in tomorrohr for the clock may Ehen

be s til IAuthor Unknqm

-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

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ALBERT MCAD00S 3RD CHAPTER

Thi6 i6 the third instaLlrentof IA brlef History of the ifthRCTin Korea The time has cometo try to explain the terns 5thRCT alxd 5th Infantry AU Regi-nental Combat teans have an In-fantry Regiment but not all In-fantry Reginents were RCTi s

The Elfth RCT was rnade up fronthe fitfth Infantly Regiment firstActivated by the USArmy jn 1808wa6 one of the oldest fnfantry Reglments of the USArmyThe 555thfield Artillery Battalion the5th Tank lledical CoJlecting andChenical Motar Conpanles and the72nd Conbat Dtgineer CoEpany

The fifth RCT reEained 1n Ko-ea upon the withdrawal of the24th InfDivlsion the RCT wastenporar[y broken up for 6evera]-nissions Bx I amp z were loadedonto the USNS Marine Phoenlx foran Ovelulgbt Cruise to KoJE-Do arleIaad off PUSAN The Jrd Bx the555 FA Bt Tank Co and otherswent aone place e1se SoEe oneelse rrill have to fill us in Ourmail address for our 6tay on XoJEwa6 the Elfth US fnfantry Wherewere you durlng this period ifyou did rot enjoy KOJE-DO becausethls was good duty(Eeb 15 to May1 1952 Eore or less)

Located on KOJE-DO was a UN POWcanp We relleved elenentE of the27th Wolf Hounds provi ing guard6to several large Prj-son ConpouldsOne Rifl-e Squad per compound fourEuard shiftE of six hours eachseven dqys a week Guard Mountsinspections the whole nine yardsA GIrs dread and a Eecond Ltdelight A11 in a1l- this was theaost pleasant duty anyone couldhave ln the fnfantry iE KOREA

The most detested detaiI had tobe the honey pot brigade andthe most boring was the RockQuarry and breakwater detail Iwonder if anybody knows rhat be-ca]ne of that breakwater

A highlight of our tour atKOJE-DO has to be the night ofthe attempted breakout It hap-pened on the 4th shift 18 to 2400 f remember machine gun trac-ers overhead and a11 of us head-InB for our respective companyconpounds The Next dqy we hadto go lnto the compounds to sortout the Bood guys from the badWe saw severa] dlsmembered bod-ies ln a trash heap not very nice

Around April lSth we loadedon an LST and shipped out to theEast coast slde of KoREA offloading upon the beach ending upat the burned out towlr of INJEright on the l8th Here the FifthRCT was reorganized al1 of ourfar flunB ulits returning andthe 5th RCT was back j-n businessInten6lve trainlng exerclses inareas cleared of civilians gaveus a chalce to get some good tra-ining Some things come to nindI renenber getting folding cot6with rubber ajr matE for 6leepingWe used the Air Mattresses forwhite water raftlng on the rivernear by In early May the fifthwas attached to the 25th InfDiv0u June lSth the fifth got narch-ing orders to proceed north tothe PUNCH BoWL area and in linereljeving the l4th Infantry on theMain Line of Resistance (MLR)The first Bn on the West or leftthe second in the niddle al]d thethird on the right or east CorrErr my outfit was to the riaht ofrBr oh the MLR nore next tine

rLL TR

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ｃ０２』螢ヒく

A LOWIE AFFAIRREMEMBER THE WIY THE LIGHT

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stricken al lhe meresiahl ol hcr longuelicd ir her presenceuro

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ncss asxuol bul urtcnl and obsessrve thal madc m awkward and my voice crac is likc some imPos(ible drcamnow t knos i wus so alflicled bul I cannol acluallv believe

wiat mcmury insists I did which was lt suflcr Exquisitelyt wouldcalchsiahr of her ixslkinE doun an aislc olrees lo

or from school and l d kome Paralyzcd Shc alwayssecmed so poisd sellposscssed sliShtlv amuscd Ar home

ir beurod ld elive euroach encounler writhinB ar the lhouBht of

my inadequacies feeling less than worthless Even so as

licpasscd and we enlereurod our taens I sensed her afledion_re toleraocc for me

Coina steuroldy imPlied a malurilv we still luckcd Her or_

thodox Jewish upbringinSnd my oqn Catholic scruplcs mlBeurod a krnd of idcalism a (etibare Eracc rhal made rvcn

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time wc correspoDd_ed nd lo rftcivc onc o hct lcrtcrs ar

mail callwas thc highliaht ol lhosearind_inamp endlcss months thal bccaEc years-

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mcnlioned lhe possibilily o marriaAe inmY ncxt lclter lo her and almiEl im_

mediaroly her ftplics became lcss trcquentandpcrsnal

t relurncd lo lhc Staics for rcssignmcnl durinE lhe finrl lhroct oI lhe warThc lirl thing l did ( rcachinA honrcwrs l0 ctrlt on Rachct whosc reccnlmail hrd lailed o kccp W with meuro on

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have been grnd indecd - my lrish conscicnce and your Jcsish guilr _

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敏Л

DALLASOFORttWORTH AND ViCiNlttY

Our verv orsn Ib i Gen HENRY MOHR(a aury liEh F47- 42) of 2o GrandCir StAnn M0 llas written a cohmmwhich tras appeared in a plurality ofpapers arornd the comtry Here it is

KOREA -- NHY IAE A BAD SITUATION No^SE

lhcreasrnglv heavv ere55ure5 roh

wshrhqton South Koreia -ta-

oe ehocatrc aovarnment sound I ike- therhd

na aeefe pie It cores as no surprrse that south Korea E

iIol_- suenderinq to the deaands o+ their polrtrcel

pprit The U S has qiven Korea little choice

t 6ay not be quitE as batr due to progess alrdv octe increatrng a de ocratic qovernont But the Bituation in SthX irrt a lot lrke ht hppened Hhen lhe Unrtd Statesallodrd the shah o+ tran to +ll and l(honnr to seiz porer ri There Ea5 also Nicrequ dher the U s thghtiorutron Eas the wav to brtnq ou stvlE o+ dehocracv ro the

Eee te Ever Fronq lh u 5 State Depatoent hrdco6DletelT 6i5julqct the situttons on everv count

A- thinq5 turnd out the net govnients ot lran- andi tn to= dho serzed absolute poE

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the United states Fehps k oent Eellt but thdtaii tt r

Becaus o our reural to support reqioesirrt

6ce allies o+ the United States re can onlv sut+er

the unpl easant consequences

The previous governoents o tran ^d Nicaraqu --_ tshich

adhittedly le+t lot to be desired --- ere rPlaed bv

diclatorships hrch ae +a iose

Un+ortunatelv the U S didnt learn a thing l|e aeenEouaginq actionE in South Koa Fhich mav tead to vev sinilrsits-r+-th prsent leadershiF o+ that countrv is drticallv In rdditlon to brng errable 1Iv

Prrrdent chunoli o=t sone crettt +o the stndard f

lrvinq enjovedOV tre peopre o-t South Korea hich i6 at lEt +ive ti

s better

i1 iCitt North kore -__ a +act thE polilical oPpotsitionEoutd liLe us to Jorqet-

Futhless oen in South Koa ate tedinq the Politicaroppoeition using iots anc the threat oevolution to seie ---ri = alr polrtrcranE do be+oF electron thaEir rto to lmpove thrnqs +or the peoEl

Insorar 35 the u s iE concerned alloing the FPqblic oo io deal +inlv with oppoeition readErs lim Youhq-sn and

ii 0 g is out oJ the question Hoever i+ lhe tro tissuccd 1n seiioq nore ooFer nd in+luehce in Seoul-__ and thevpUOi irr -- lhe Hhole natue o+ U S elationBhips

ith

Koree ahd our stategic Position in th Fa East Eould xqse

In 1945 I net and talke tith Kir Dea Junq one o+ theorrnclol opposttroo leaders 5t the Lottee Hotel rn sEoul =- -i n t

Krh cre to the hoter or a

iiie i a grouP o+ nie journatists on the uitet states

Th sessron had qone on +o onlv a +ee nlnutes hen lbeqant ii that thrs rs no odinv person He is proobrY Ene

nost dahqerEus han t have eve oet ki6 Dt Junq Hhtr perdal

iii]- i- ro aetect o senuine interst on his pert in theerare o+ the oeopl o+ the sountv he dants to rule

kih Dea Ju^q das tried tor 6urdend Eentenced to death in19E|4 s aesul o hrs tole rn inErting bloodv rrots- But hrs = ratcr redued to 20 vears o Hhich Krn

-r-r ths He rE ress thdn n idor o th peopre and

ea o+ hrm sEeos to be ride5Pd

I hard Peopt call Ki6 Dee Jsnq theOn several occsioos

Kh6eni o Kdet

Kifr Younq_Eao xho shrr the ambitions o+ xin D Jung --_ut iil i=itv

ti= 1 --- is nother teGer o+ the

i- = rii to be a narriase or Folitrcar3thcr than a Isti6qltianc

qteDs the unrted states has talen rcntlv Nrll 9o a long n i to Krri a reqrtrhacY and Rtture thev rackand despeatel Y ned

The Fepubt ic o+ (South) Xorea rs +acing a bad situationrh =irJu davs to brrng bout Eoo5tucttve change5 ithoute-= ii atros hrch drtabrrre nd

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south roea- s prent govenment

Llnotunatelv the +at is rlreadT ih the +ire

MAJ GEN HENRY MOHR

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Cominr to ForE liorth in an RVWontlerin I rbout RV facilitiesThis much we knowThere are four RV parks in or near

Fort Worth with overnisht facilities(hookups) for trailers-and campers

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Sunset RV Park4921 White Settlement

Texas Motsor Home Park4833 ihite Settlement

817-737‐ 7542

817-738-0567Road

817-732-1537Road

Lakeview lIotor Home Park 817-457-677L4793 Fast- Loop 820 Sourh(Near Six Flals in ArlingEonand about 15 miles from the hotelin forE Worth)

The first three are onlv abouL 3 miles$rest of the Hyatt Regenty in downto$rnFort WolEhThere are NO facilities for campers atsour hote 1

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Hope they giveus a drag on thisone before thevthron it away

The Arm1rreturning to anage-old s Era tegyused extensivelvby the Sovietmi11tary isincreasing itsuse of decoys andfake targets inhopes of out-srla rting anenemys modernrreaPons

Decoys inclu-ding canva s tanksand plasticsoldiers couldmake Ehe Arrmr inbattle seem h^riceas big as iErgally is And 1f

A lullEe caavas rcplica of ao Ml ta is oudisplsy i Beltsvtlle Md The Army plars ao lse

fate wespors to oltsmart ale ereEy Theuro decoysEsy Dste an arEy seuroeE lsrgcr tt D it is

half is r 1

We will a

Itlat news seens togive away the secre the Army points outthat the enemy still does noE knorv which

Ie knorr Ehey make decoys of thehighest order of equipment even as muchasmaking fake misdill silosr said TVICorp

Fallon said the Navy is working ondecoy ships and the Air Force tns grounddecoys of f-15 fighter jets thaE can turna bare airstrip into a fake airbase

The decoys are ntade from blorm-upphoEographs of the real things Theylook remarkably real aE a glance which inbaEtle is all an enemy would get beforedeciding whether to f i-re

Who knows maybe for the next one wecan send Ehe deeoys Eo the front and leavethe real live boys to home

(-CIAUDE CRIST of Box 985 Hebron oH

(hes HvMcr 2IsE t48-through TFS) -sends us the name s of a few buddieslWTLBUR J WTNCHEL (19Eh 49-r52)624 Lexington Thornville OH 43076

WILLIAM GRIFFITH (2lsL 49i5I)437 Aullwood Rd Davton 0H 45414

GERALD D TURNER (21st 48-r51)78 lIoodland Downingtown PA 19335

BRUCE MCGUTRE (34rh amp 19Eh r48-r51)16241 Laurel Hill Glenford Otl 43739

ROBERT IAIIRENCE (3rd Eng r57-r58)I14 Buckeye Hebron OH 43025

Ttnnk you Claude

-Whv is iE thaE Ehe weEEest dogs areEhe fiiendtiests dogs

lDThe only Ehing thats more painful ttun

Learning from experience is not Jearningfrom experience

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tanksand Erucks

The canvas Lwo- and Ehree-dimens iona Itanks mde a t TVIs S0-worker planE ouL-side lIashington look real boEh to Ehenaked eye and Eo heat-seeking theIna 1targetsing systems used at night

An unassembled fronts-view M-l weighEsabout 25 pormds and coLlapses into a 4-foot-by-2-foot duffle bag In less thanthree minutes one man can assemble itand plug in a generator to warm up iEstherira lsignaEur with a tape recorderand speakers a pair of soldiers can soundlike an entlre tank battalion

A fake M-l costs about $31500 cornparedwiEh abouE $3 miLlion for a new M-I

Iho remembers L94O-42 when we weredoing the same tshirg - only all we hadwere the decoys the real McCoys werestill on Ehe drawing boards

The Army has about 4000 real M-I tanksand plans to outfit each rrith at leastone fake M-1 at a cost of about $75million [taj Andrew Fallon of Ehe Army I sbudget office said

Deception has been a key element inmilitary strategy since the Trojan HorseGeman Gen Enrin Ronmel fooled Alliedforces in North Africa during WlJ II tsheBriEish fooled the cermans and Ehe IsraeliArmy today regularly uses deceptive falseradio chatter

But Ehe Sovietss are thoughE to be themost adept having everylhing from pseudoballistic missiles to entire fake armiesunder a branch of the military called thePrlncipa I Dlrectorate of SlraEegicDeception

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ADDRESS CORRECTON REQUESTED

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CHURCH O「 THE OPEN DOOR MISS10N532 Main Street

wnmingtOn lowa 56983

Rev Elton S SInith Pastor

Dear BroEher

Perhaps you have heard of me and oty naEionrride campaign inche ciuse of ternDerance Each year for the past fourteenI have rrade a Eoirr of Texas Kahsas Nebraska Mlssouriand lora delivering a series of lecEures on the evils ofdrinkine On this tour I have been accouqranied by uy youngfriend ind assisEanE Clyde LimpEon Clyde a young manof good family and excellent background is a paEheEicexaiple of liEe ruined by an excessive indulgence in whiskeyand woraen C1yde would hppear wiEh me aE lectures and siLon the plaEforin drunk wheezing starLng at tshe audiencethrough- heavy bleary blood-shot eyes sweaEing profuselypicklng his nose belching and making obscene- gestsureshlle I would polnE him out as an exarple of whaL over-indulgence can do for a person

This winEerr unforEunately Clyde passed away A mltualfriend tras eiven me vour -nime Lnd I wonder if you would beavailable t5 take cliders place on Ehis years Eour

Rev Ellon Schurch of the

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ALBERT MCAD00=S 5TH CHAPTER

This ls the fifth ln6ta11uentof IA Brief Eistory of the EifthRCT 1n I(oresrr continuing rith xoyConbat phase of these recolectlonEou Patrol actlvitles coDtiDuesthroughout the surnner with bothAEbush and an occasi-onal ContactpatloI that often 1ed to Fire-flghts arld we had several Oneconslsted of tbe entire ConpanyI renenber a radiona]1s coafelenceheld near the 11ne of departurerhere I 6aY eleraents of Eost ofthe partlciparxts togetber slththe supporting uaits rflhin lhs1ire o f larch Tbere Yas justabout evelybody frolo Conpany Eexcept the cooks and bottle wash-ers Motatnen and heavy nachiae-gurnels rlth teror 1n there eyesNot u6ed to patro16 alld apparentfear of the urknom We sere norenonchalant because this ra6 oDe ofseveral patrols we had partcipated1a ad soDe of the6e guys nere otrtheir flrst patrol With a1l theaoi6e and fus6 ye nade the NKPAavolded us We baDged around nostof the night and returDed rithoutcontact Later patrols the NKPAnade up for it and 1n one ofthe6e I got hlt rith about 15others i-a a perfectly execudedambush We vere caugbt flatfoot-ed Tbey hit us hard ard ran aw4yVle 6pent the lenainddr of the rightxithdraring and returning to ourlilles I carrt recal1 Yhether any-body ras kil1ed that nlght but 1stplatoon dld take slx I(IAi s durineuroour tour on the Iine and we hadmore men wounded thatx eDteled theline on June l8th

Almost every tri8ht se had tocontend v1th Ground fo8 and whilethe Artlflclal noonlight helped us

to see it also helped the othersi-de A6 the sunmer drew to a closethe Fiftb RcT wa6 transferled fronthe 25th Djvigion to the 40th Divi-sion and shortly after that wewere reLeived by the 223d Infantryon the night of October 3111952

sone tlne prior to bej-ng reLiev-ed we had a patrol that caused yourstnrly a 1ot of grief our nissionwas to set up blocking posLtionsnear the low dip ln the lldgelinenear I believe George CoDpany We

went out one wqy a[d were to retu]nby another route lllhile 6et uP thenj-ght teEperatures dlopped suddenlyto belov freezing We were sweattyxrith no Jackets and nust have caus-ed o16e because re were under severartil1ey flre (possibly l2ampn)nasty stuff We had to be very stil1and renaln quite and i-n place forseveral hours My feet becane numbI could hardly walk nlthout assist-ance I 6ot a touch of Frostbite anda brief stay ln the 5th Inf lledica1Conpany where I appalently ful1y re-coveled Such resiliance we had whene were twenty

Finally off the 1i-ne I enteredlnto an eleven day peri-od where Iwas tra]1sferred out of the flrstplatoon jnto the fourth and becanea gunner it a 57nn Recollless riflesquad Just as sooa as I got used tocarrlng the thlnE I had orders inharxd for LIe ZI(zoDe of Interlor )or rotation back to the States Ihad R amp R 1a Japan for five dqysl1ke everybody e1se but those con-pat storles w111 st4y out of printMoxe next tine fron the officlalRecord as my st4y jn the 5th RCTceased to exlst Bore next tlme

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- INIERNATIONAL KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL

Rmdeuror dp Fot8otten

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I1E amplve to ratse S38 BiUidl for tieuro nrial (described in accqavirEiiJiGl

i--ii iiav n site has best drrured bv tlE citv of rs keuroeres

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effoEEs ad able guidace or uavor T Bradrer

ItE rExt scheduleurod evst eiII be the offictal gro-[ld breaking --sudav Jtrle 25 1989

at Aneels Park Sar Peurodro -- at rihich tirE all of tlE co-sdEorinA- ax eEorsrngsrs-ri2ad tiU be rePreseurottted Tsrtatlw final dedicaticn o ttr rEErrar rsElrteurod for Novder u 1990

As )Du car te1l rE ee lndeed serious abdrt tlis It EL1 c to passl

Eiceuron crsualtiE in tlE xoret lhr (1950-1953) eurore o(lsElveuro --- i91245ii l0]r84 dd et al -- bul LEi a e ad sdEn ftdn 22 Allied N3tlc6HUfi-ta b dqiv or prrPerlv tEEred nx rnternalilxoran ir vteras rri5-I YiIl help rectift tlEr

Ytu Ddricioati6r sdsrseErtt ad swport td yd- organiz-aLicts ee Edi thsolicited be ttE InleEnatlorEl l(oreamp Llrr VeLerans lrtrlla] ClmiEtee E wiIILdr-r rn oEtro sLpplv anv ioaterials to Lo ary reasaEbre teuroitgt Lo

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一Ch4ttsy and jolly notes from a fomer WALTER E oTNEIL (5th tTB) of

2d Lt FA - B-ILL IIOILEY of RE 2 Box 458 825 Pa lourar Et Cajon cA92020 rells usWarren TX It goes Ehe one about the manage aE a boring

I was rvith the Triple Nickle in HI -- meeEing who asked Can you hear me ithad Ehe Aruno Train the- first Een davs in the back and the boy aE- the back whoKorea and then Forvard observer unEil hit said No and the f11oh in lhe fronEon 2 SepE5O I had the short economy who said ttletrs swap placesrrEour Thariks Wally rve needed thaEtI nors have Ehro ggies in the service r-(C1asses of i75 and r53) and they have The race is on Is there arqrone inasked me Eo relite up my experiences in the horrse who beats thisKorea - rrTro catalacts and lens lnrplantsIIrm hoping this rer-Erion my firsE surgery - rotor cuff lefl shouiderwill help shed some lighE and tickle some high blood pressure sugar diabetesmemory cells so I can complete nry rnasEer- and gouEpiece |ly Cameo Role In Korea The The envelope pleaselAlmosE ForqoEEen viar nd the name - not the winner -- iust

Irm lo6king forward to receiving more the rEme - is - CH Bronko ATKINSONinfo about the reunion Do you anticipate (MP Platoon and Hq 63rd Field i4t--r45)distributing lists of expected atEendees of 3800 SDecatur Las Vegas NVwith addresies No were not -aking fin Bronko -

B1II werll lisE Ehoge coming if we far from it - were just ov6rrhelmed byIearn early enough WeII do our the sorry fact that Lhe people of our -d____esE 3ffrIiE Hi gElIhiBT$Bt

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t-rt to bumper some idioE would tryto iass them

I-JOHN RAGIAND writes from 6321 Gonzales

Groves Tr( 77519 Savannah was my firstand I thoroughly enj oyed iE I intend tofltake future meetingi Lord willing -iMeeEine ner^r friends was very retresh-ing buts uifortrnately did not seeany of sv outfit hybe if you sPread rdoroln nlxt TL issuL its might helP

Thb outfiE was co D 21st duringearLv 44 - earlv 46 Does arrybody knowthesL fellows aird their whereabouts--cGreni Ralph (was from Itt)

Rirnldi (was from Chicago)T- Pilch (was frqn wyoming I think)T- Reardon (from Kansa s I think)T Mrncv (was from Oklahoma ) I mer

hih 6n Mindanao and he wor-rnd uPas cook and rrent to Japan

Box (chink Willie $as first name-rrd rr was frorn stsLouis)tI knot Ehis is an InposiEionr --buEwould deeplv appreurociate any heIp

tlo iryisitibir at all JohnnY

_The press was rolling when we PuIIed it

to inseit this iEem The am nail hasbrought us an inqu-iry as to who $re are -iro-rt cot Nornian [I cooper (F amp2nd BnHqs 5tsh RCT 49-r5l) of Box 426LChattanooga TN 37405 AlwaYs hadtrouble with spelling Ettat town

the name and address of a member from

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[yt導招議∬ampitMEetheIFtt youWatertown NY Fred was 19th S‐ 4 whenWatertown NY Fred was 19th S‐ 4 when

Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

- _l4aybe our yelling about it has paidotf

The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

an』itliltlo888estants will be giventumlr entFiesOCt2虫d電 選lTinnerwill be chosen Nov 10

Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

ItrE abouE time

-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

rYea GimletslBetter sti1 call IARRY JoHnSOitl at612-665-213L Hers at 312 SlbinLeseur rYN 56058

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i gox54 Fennville HI 49408 is a1l

eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

triteto 6 c 2ool3- 137 211

rFte are in receipE of a friendly caII

from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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」IMttIE3轟設ξdegL8T誌長 idPlayCIL HEABERLIN

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TAPS

fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

^uoitiJ-io-us-inasmrci--l1=-^ liflfrtItli1rllrirluo tnu

close Eo the family It rras no surPrise

gliigiIti LilU J i- -rrurtlHL3oinaf ter Hictor rra s laid to rest Dave t

--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

If -

ii- -

fori-ro ci I s extended Erip to Hong Kong Bangkok and

urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

i - - ^ ^- anY f iner Etrrn Donr tIii rot ne up so 1 trope r -

- Beautifulry said Ctraprain Joe

rci-tili ii-tist t Ttnnk vou

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

ftiJ r alt S Re tampt rz19rh Inf - DivHqrs - 34th Inf

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

RUBVE M ROGRSON350 Sowillo+r SP115Ria lto GA 9237 6

-Deceased Dec 12 1988

cEcIL L MoYER (H 2LsE 42-45)t-

From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

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ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

IA was ltq amp Hq Co 34th

from tJ+2 Eo t45 IJhen Ehe lhn shows upats the door to teturn Ehe picturesyourve goE to go

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

faith in tomorrohr for the clock may Ehen

be s til IAuthor Unknqm

-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

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ｃ０２』螢ヒく

A LOWIE AFFAIRREMEMBER THE WIY THE LIGHT

rouchd hcr hrir Shc tuBc her hcad and I sawhcr tacc Shc lurhed slill more and out euroves metand hcld We iaw Qach othcr i momentaryawareness in thar raucous fillhSradescholrinm(which I d jusr bon t ssiBncd I lcll os though l dbeon struck u bkw undr thc heurr Thus tcaanmv rrrst lovcutlir a surgc oI adrcnslrne a rushol bl(xd r rhin8 ot innocerce and prin lhal has

Her name was Rachcl I supFsa our slorvrued in a nmancc trow out of tlvor is one ol absurdiiv tGdv and - who knows - thc innoccnce may teallv havcbeuron iEnotancc rn viw ol aU lhut has haPPcncd slnce whaleveriiwas I mrxrncd my way rhrough gradc and hiSh schrDl

stricken al lhe meresiahl ol hcr longuelicd ir her presenceuro

Does aflyone any more linger in lhe shadows ol evenintdrawn bi lhe Paie liBhr ol a indow - hG window - likesmc huotcss iummer insccl Thal delriu suttnrnB sck_

ncss asxuol bul urtcnl and obsessrve thal madc m awkward and my voice crac is likc some imPos(ible drcamnow t knos i wus so alflicled bul I cannol acluallv believe

wiat mcmury insists I did which was lt suflcr Exquisitelyt wouldcalchsiahr of her ixslkinE doun an aislc olrees lo

or from school and l d kome Paralyzcd Shc alwayssecmed so poisd sellposscssed sliShtlv amuscd Ar home

ir beurod ld elive euroach encounler writhinB ar the lhouBht of

my inadequacies feeling less than worthless Even so as

licpasscd and we enlereurod our taens I sensed her afledion_re toleraocc for me

Coina steuroldy imPlied a malurilv we still luckcd Her or_

thodox Jewish upbringinSnd my oqn Catholic scruplcs mlBeurod a krnd of idcalism a (etibare Eracc rhal made rvcn

iistinca drstanr propecl hoeveuror (eRcnllv desircd As lorrh rsr oI it we were babcs in arms I

msnaEed lo hold heral a dancc and ata party - chapcroncd (tlourse - weexpericnccd a lurlivc cmbrace lhalmade her 8i88le a sound so childishand lusli4 thal I hated mysell foruhat ld becn lhinkinA

Al any talc mY love lor Rachcl remaineurod unrcquited weuro gradualcd lmmhiBh school she wenl on lo collcgc and Iioined lhe Armv World War ll wasaboulio enSull us and when il did I letl foroverseas in (he tir$ lask lorce arterPeuroarl Harbor For

time wc correspoDd_ed nd lo rftcivc onc o hct lcrtcrs ar

mail callwas thc highliaht ol lhosearind_inamp endlcss months thal bccaEc years-

One she senr meastrapshol ofhcrselfaauileleuross pose in a balhinB suil whichdrove me to the wildest ol anrasics I

mcnlioned lhe possibilily o marriaAe inmY ncxt lclter lo her and almiEl im_

mediaroly her ftplics became lcss trcquentandpcrsnal

t relurncd lo lhc Staics for rcssignmcnl durinE lhe finrl lhroct oI lhe warThc lirl thing l did ( rcachinA honrcwrs l0 ctrlt on Rachct whosc reccnlmail hrd lailed o kccp W with meuro on

mv travcls Hr mtrhcr nswcred lhc drxrr Rnchel no lnaerlrd rhcrc shc hud mtrrricr x mdictrlsrudcnt shcd met tn

collcge l lhouAht shc rolc you hcrmothcrsidHe Der John lellcr finlly cau8hl up wilh mc while I

was aairint dischafgc she genllv compasshnalcly erDlarncd lhc imp$sibilry II a mrrr ilAc bcrwcn us cvcnhdihc nor found somcuncclsc LnkinBbrck on ( l lhink I musrhavc rccolered rathcr quikly althouSh tor lhc firsl fcwmonrhs ot havint lcarncd ot hcr nrarrirBc I lhink I didn lwanr lo live very much Likc Rachcl t t0und somenc clscwhom I lcarncd k kvc Nirh a deeP and fcrmrnicnl commilmeoi rhutias laslcd lo lhis dry

Thcn f irly rcccnllyl hcttrd lrom Rchcl again-ullerninrcrvul oI more th n0 ycars Hcr husband hld dicd Shc

would bc oussrna through lhc crlv on hcr wrv lo llc rvilh a

d uBhlcr n

CaliltrnE und httd lcarncd o my whcrcrboulslhrou8h o mulual tricnd- wc madc a dIc l( mccl during hcrbricflayovcr

t lch txlh curious and cxcilcd rr thc ptostccr ln rcccnlvears I hadnl lhuthl b(ul hcr and hcr suddcn cull onc

mornrn8 hsd lokcn mc abrck Thc acluul srghl Il hr can

onlv be dcscribcd us u shock wus lhis whrlc_hirrcd m lrrmrtrinacnet 0t my orcams rnd dcsircs thc suPplc mcrmid utrhar snitDshot I d subsequcnlly lisl

Yer rimc hrd givcn trs commonclcrcnc and rcsPccl wcmal and lalkci as old fricnds and quicklv di$covcrcd wcwero bolh ErandPlrcnls

Do vou remcmbct lhis shc said wc wcrc sirling in restaurrr a$d shc rcachcd in( her pursc rDd xDk our n cnvkrDc rrom whrch shc cxlt xld r lrP ol wrtrn Panr It wrs o(m I d writlcn hcr whilc slill in schrnl I cxrmtnod lhccrudc melr nnd trllid rhvms wrll rni lhrill and

srrovc und _hvc vrlchin8 mv flcc she snalchcd lhe

Brcm trom hc and rdurncd il lo hcr pursc rs lhough teartulI was eornq lodeslroy il

I rdl hc ubul lhc tllc oI lhe snapshot hoq l d crrricd rl

allthroueh thc warlr wouldn l havc qarkcdu| vou krlow shcsxtdHow can you bc suro I countcrcd Ah colleen it miShl

have been grnd indecd - my lrish conscicnce and your Jcsish guilr _

Or hushler slarllcd PeoPle rl ncrrDv l hlc DurinE lhcrimo tclr io us our etanccs crc Iurlivc obliquc I think thalwhat wc saw in cnch olhcr rcpudialcd whul wc d dncc bccn 1o

ouselvcs wo im morl alsBcfore I pul hcr int(r n taxi shc rurncd lo m und wilh n

rcsolulc expression srid l iusl wanlcd k scc vou once

more To tcil you somclhinB Hcr cycs Ptcaded wilh mc _l

wanrcd l thnk yu tr hnlinE ltvcd mc us vu did wckrscd rnd shc Eornr lhc rrxirnddrovcIIL

Mv rcllcclxrn slrred buck al m trm slre window on

rrtri avcnue un uarng man virh 8rv hrrr slrrd bv rncvcninE hrcczc I dcirdcd ttr alk homc rnd cnlcrd Ccnrrrpxrk iic wirhcrcd krs( stitl burncd on mv lrp somclhinssrrrnEc wrs hrppcnrnP I wrs cclrnS liEhlcr nith eah slcPAll riund mc the Arlss and ltces wrc shrnrnE rn lhc surrcJl

Rlow rl uncl Thcn I tcll trrnl rnd sll on hcnch Smc_

ihrne wls bcnE lrlrcdul oI me I wu lr(omioa stmconc

clsc $mcthrn had bccn nrmpletcd $rs cndcd and lhcrccnc bctorc nc was so D utifol th t I wrntcd l shoul ilnd

dtln(crnclsiDBnr jtty- likc Bl kc likc whilmrnBut rtrat soon passcrl as cvcrvlhhS musl and prcscnlly I

wss able ksland and slart lor homc t

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敏Л

DALLASOFORttWORTH AND ViCiNlttY

Our verv orsn Ib i Gen HENRY MOHR(a aury liEh F47- 42) of 2o GrandCir StAnn M0 llas written a cohmmwhich tras appeared in a plurality ofpapers arornd the comtry Here it is

KOREA -- NHY IAE A BAD SITUATION No^SE

lhcreasrnglv heavv ere55ure5 roh

wshrhqton South Koreia -ta-

oe ehocatrc aovarnment sound I ike- therhd

na aeefe pie It cores as no surprrse that south Korea E

iIol_- suenderinq to the deaands o+ their polrtrcel

pprit The U S has qiven Korea little choice

t 6ay not be quitE as batr due to progess alrdv octe increatrng a de ocratic qovernont But the Bituation in SthX irrt a lot lrke ht hppened Hhen lhe Unrtd Statesallodrd the shah o+ tran to +ll and l(honnr to seiz porer ri There Ea5 also Nicrequ dher the U s thghtiorutron Eas the wav to brtnq ou stvlE o+ dehocracv ro the

Eee te Ever Fronq lh u 5 State Depatoent hrdco6DletelT 6i5julqct the situttons on everv count

A- thinq5 turnd out the net govnients ot lran- andi tn to= dho serzed absolute poE

e bitter

iii +

the United states Fehps k oent Eellt but thdtaii tt r

Becaus o our reural to support reqioesirrt

6ce allies o+ the United States re can onlv sut+er

the unpl easant consequences

The previous governoents o tran ^d Nicaraqu --_ tshich

adhittedly le+t lot to be desired --- ere rPlaed bv

diclatorships hrch ae +a iose

Un+ortunatelv the U S didnt learn a thing l|e aeenEouaginq actionE in South Koa Fhich mav tead to vev sinilrsits-r+-th prsent leadershiF o+ that countrv is drticallv In rdditlon to brng errable 1Iv

Prrrdent chunoli o=t sone crettt +o the stndard f

lrvinq enjovedOV tre peopre o-t South Korea hich i6 at lEt +ive ti

s better

i1 iCitt North kore -__ a +act thE polilical oPpotsitionEoutd liLe us to Jorqet-

Futhless oen in South Koa ate tedinq the Politicaroppoeition using iots anc the threat oevolution to seie ---ri = alr polrtrcranE do be+oF electron thaEir rto to lmpove thrnqs +or the peoEl

Insorar 35 the u s iE concerned alloing the FPqblic oo io deal +inlv with oppoeition readErs lim Youhq-sn and

ii 0 g is out oJ the question Hoever i+ lhe tro tissuccd 1n seiioq nore ooFer nd in+luehce in Seoul-__ and thevpUOi irr -- lhe Hhole natue o+ U S elationBhips

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Koree ahd our stategic Position in th Fa East Eould xqse

In 1945 I net and talke tith Kir Dea Junq one o+ theorrnclol opposttroo leaders 5t the Lottee Hotel rn sEoul =- -i n t

Krh cre to the hoter or a

iiie i a grouP o+ nie journatists on the uitet states

Th sessron had qone on +o onlv a +ee nlnutes hen lbeqant ii that thrs rs no odinv person He is proobrY Ene

nost dahqerEus han t have eve oet ki6 Dt Junq Hhtr perdal

iii]- i- ro aetect o senuine interst on his pert in theerare o+ the oeopl o+ the sountv he dants to rule

kih Dea Ju^q das tried tor 6urdend Eentenced to death in19E|4 s aesul o hrs tole rn inErting bloodv rrots- But hrs = ratcr redued to 20 vears o Hhich Krn

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I hard Peopt call Ki6 Dee Jsnq theOn several occsioos

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Kifr Younq_Eao xho shrr the ambitions o+ xin D Jung --_ut iil i=itv

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i- = rii to be a narriase or Folitrcar3thcr than a Isti6qltianc

qteDs the unrted states has talen rcntlv Nrll 9o a long n i to Krri a reqrtrhacY and Rtture thev rackand despeatel Y ned

The Fepubt ic o+ (South) Xorea rs +acing a bad situationrh =irJu davs to brrng bout Eoo5tucttve change5 ithoute-= ii atros hrch drtabrrre nd

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MAJ GEN HENRY MOHR

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Cominr to ForE liorth in an RVWontlerin I rbout RV facilitiesThis much we knowThere are four RV parks in or near

Fort Worth with overnisht facilities(hookups) for trailers-and campers

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Sunset RV Park4921 White Settlement

Texas Motsor Home Park4833 ihite Settlement

817-737‐ 7542

817-738-0567Road

817-732-1537Road

Lakeview lIotor Home Park 817-457-677L4793 Fast- Loop 820 Sourh(Near Six Flals in ArlingEonand about 15 miles from the hotelin forE Worth)

The first three are onlv abouL 3 miles$rest of the Hyatt Regenty in downto$rnFort WolEhThere are NO facilities for campers atsour hote 1

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Hope they giveus a drag on thisone before thevthron it away

The Arm1rreturning to anage-old s Era tegyused extensivelvby the Sovietmi11tary isincreasing itsuse of decoys andfake targets inhopes of out-srla rting anenemys modernrreaPons

Decoys inclu-ding canva s tanksand plasticsoldiers couldmake Ehe Arrmr inbattle seem h^riceas big as iErgally is And 1f

A lullEe caavas rcplica of ao Ml ta is oudisplsy i Beltsvtlle Md The Army plars ao lse

fate wespors to oltsmart ale ereEy Theuro decoysEsy Dste an arEy seuroeE lsrgcr tt D it is

half is r 1

We will a

Itlat news seens togive away the secre the Army points outthat the enemy still does noE knorv which

Ie knorr Ehey make decoys of thehighest order of equipment even as muchasmaking fake misdill silosr said TVICorp

Fallon said the Navy is working ondecoy ships and the Air Force tns grounddecoys of f-15 fighter jets thaE can turna bare airstrip into a fake airbase

The decoys are ntade from blorm-upphoEographs of the real things Theylook remarkably real aE a glance which inbaEtle is all an enemy would get beforedeciding whether to f i-re

Who knows maybe for the next one wecan send Ehe deeoys Eo the front and leavethe real live boys to home

(-CIAUDE CRIST of Box 985 Hebron oH

(hes HvMcr 2IsE t48-through TFS) -sends us the name s of a few buddieslWTLBUR J WTNCHEL (19Eh 49-r52)624 Lexington Thornville OH 43076

WILLIAM GRIFFITH (2lsL 49i5I)437 Aullwood Rd Davton 0H 45414

GERALD D TURNER (21st 48-r51)78 lIoodland Downingtown PA 19335

BRUCE MCGUTRE (34rh amp 19Eh r48-r51)16241 Laurel Hill Glenford Otl 43739

ROBERT IAIIRENCE (3rd Eng r57-r58)I14 Buckeye Hebron OH 43025

Ttnnk you Claude

-Whv is iE thaE Ehe weEEest dogs areEhe fiiendtiests dogs

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tanksand Erucks

The canvas Lwo- and Ehree-dimens iona Itanks mde a t TVIs S0-worker planE ouL-side lIashington look real boEh to Ehenaked eye and Eo heat-seeking theIna 1targetsing systems used at night

An unassembled fronts-view M-l weighEsabout 25 pormds and coLlapses into a 4-foot-by-2-foot duffle bag In less thanthree minutes one man can assemble itand plug in a generator to warm up iEstherira lsignaEur with a tape recorderand speakers a pair of soldiers can soundlike an entlre tank battalion

A fake M-l costs about $31500 cornparedwiEh abouE $3 miLlion for a new M-I

Iho remembers L94O-42 when we weredoing the same tshirg - only all we hadwere the decoys the real McCoys werestill on Ehe drawing boards

The Army has about 4000 real M-I tanksand plans to outfit each rrith at leastone fake M-1 at a cost of about $75million [taj Andrew Fallon of Ehe Army I sbudget office said

Deception has been a key element inmilitary strategy since the Trojan HorseGeman Gen Enrin Ronmel fooled Alliedforces in North Africa during WlJ II tsheBriEish fooled the cermans and Ehe IsraeliArmy today regularly uses deceptive falseradio chatter

But Ehe Sovietss are thoughE to be themost adept having everylhing from pseudoballistic missiles to entire fake armiesunder a branch of the military called thePrlncipa I Dlrectorate of SlraEegicDeception

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ADDRESS CORRECTON REQUESTED

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CHURCH O「 THE OPEN DOOR MISS10N532 Main Street

wnmingtOn lowa 56983

Rev Elton S SInith Pastor

Dear BroEher

Perhaps you have heard of me and oty naEionrride campaign inche ciuse of ternDerance Each year for the past fourteenI have rrade a Eoirr of Texas Kahsas Nebraska Mlssouriand lora delivering a series of lecEures on the evils ofdrinkine On this tour I have been accouqranied by uy youngfriend ind assisEanE Clyde LimpEon Clyde a young manof good family and excellent background is a paEheEicexaiple of liEe ruined by an excessive indulgence in whiskeyand woraen C1yde would hppear wiEh me aE lectures and siLon the plaEforin drunk wheezing starLng at tshe audiencethrough- heavy bleary blood-shot eyes sweaEing profuselypicklng his nose belching and making obscene- gestsureshlle I would polnE him out as an exarple of whaL over-indulgence can do for a person

This winEerr unforEunately Clyde passed away A mltualfriend tras eiven me vour -nime Lnd I wonder if you would beavailable t5 take cliders place on Ehis years Eour

Rev Ellon Schurch of the

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ALBERT MCAD00=S 5TH CHAPTER

This ls the fifth ln6ta11uentof IA Brief Eistory of the EifthRCT 1n I(oresrr continuing rith xoyConbat phase of these recolectlonEou Patrol actlvitles coDtiDuesthroughout the surnner with bothAEbush and an occasi-onal ContactpatloI that often 1ed to Fire-flghts arld we had several Oneconslsted of tbe entire ConpanyI renenber a radiona]1s coafelenceheld near the 11ne of departurerhere I 6aY eleraents of Eost ofthe partlciparxts togetber slththe supporting uaits rflhin lhs1ire o f larch Tbere Yas justabout evelybody frolo Conpany Eexcept the cooks and bottle wash-ers Motatnen and heavy nachiae-gurnels rlth teror 1n there eyesNot u6ed to patro16 alld apparentfear of the urknom We sere norenonchalant because this ra6 oDe ofseveral patrols we had partcipated1a ad soDe of the6e guys nere otrtheir flrst patrol With a1l theaoi6e and fus6 ye nade the NKPAavolded us We baDged around nostof the night and returDed rithoutcontact Later patrols the NKPAnade up for it and 1n one ofthe6e I got hlt rith about 15others i-a a perfectly execudedambush We vere caugbt flatfoot-ed Tbey hit us hard ard ran aw4yVle 6pent the lenainddr of the rightxithdraring and returning to ourlilles I carrt recal1 Yhether any-body ras kil1ed that nlght but 1stplatoon dld take slx I(IAi s durineuroour tour on the Iine and we hadmore men wounded thatx eDteled theline on June l8th

Almost every tri8ht se had tocontend v1th Ground fo8 and whilethe Artlflclal noonlight helped us

to see it also helped the othersi-de A6 the sunmer drew to a closethe Fiftb RcT wa6 transferled fronthe 25th Djvigion to the 40th Divi-sion and shortly after that wewere reLeived by the 223d Infantryon the night of October 3111952

sone tlne prior to bej-ng reLiev-ed we had a patrol that caused yourstnrly a 1ot of grief our nissionwas to set up blocking posLtionsnear the low dip ln the lldgelinenear I believe George CoDpany We

went out one wqy a[d were to retu]nby another route lllhile 6et uP thenj-ght teEperatures dlopped suddenlyto belov freezing We were sweattyxrith no Jackets and nust have caus-ed o16e because re were under severartil1ey flre (possibly l2ampn)nasty stuff We had to be very stil1and renaln quite and i-n place forseveral hours My feet becane numbI could hardly walk nlthout assist-ance I 6ot a touch of Frostbite anda brief stay ln the 5th Inf lledica1Conpany where I appalently ful1y re-coveled Such resiliance we had whene were twenty

Finally off the 1i-ne I enteredlnto an eleven day peri-od where Iwas tra]1sferred out of the flrstplatoon jnto the fourth and becanea gunner it a 57nn Recollless riflesquad Just as sooa as I got used tocarrlng the thlnE I had orders inharxd for LIe ZI(zoDe of Interlor )or rotation back to the States Ihad R amp R 1a Japan for five dqysl1ke everybody e1se but those con-pat storles w111 st4y out of printMoxe next tine fron the officlalRecord as my st4y jn the 5th RCTceased to exlst Bore next tlme

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- INIERNATIONAL KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL

Rmdeuror dp Fot8otten

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I1E amplve to ratse S38 BiUidl for tieuro nrial (described in accqavirEiiJiGl

i--ii iiav n site has best drrured bv tlE citv of rs keuroeres

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effoEEs ad able guidace or uavor T Bradrer

ItE rExt scheduleurod evst eiII be the offictal gro-[ld breaking --sudav Jtrle 25 1989

at Aneels Park Sar Peurodro -- at rihich tirE all of tlE co-sdEorinA- ax eEorsrngsrs-ri2ad tiU be rePreseurottted Tsrtatlw final dedicaticn o ttr rEErrar rsElrteurod for Novder u 1990

As )Du car te1l rE ee lndeed serious abdrt tlis It EL1 c to passl

Eiceuron crsualtiE in tlE xoret lhr (1950-1953) eurore o(lsElveuro --- i91245ii l0]r84 dd et al -- bul LEi a e ad sdEn ftdn 22 Allied N3tlc6HUfi-ta b dqiv or prrPerlv tEEred nx rnternalilxoran ir vteras rri5-I YiIl help rectift tlEr

Ytu Ddricioati6r sdsrseErtt ad swport td yd- organiz-aLicts ee Edi thsolicited be ttE InleEnatlorEl l(oreamp Llrr VeLerans lrtrlla] ClmiEtee E wiIILdr-r rn oEtro sLpplv anv ioaterials to Lo ary reasaEbre teuroitgt Lo

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一Ch4ttsy and jolly notes from a fomer WALTER E oTNEIL (5th tTB) of

2d Lt FA - B-ILL IIOILEY of RE 2 Box 458 825 Pa lourar Et Cajon cA92020 rells usWarren TX It goes Ehe one about the manage aE a boring

I was rvith the Triple Nickle in HI -- meeEing who asked Can you hear me ithad Ehe Aruno Train the- first Een davs in the back and the boy aE- the back whoKorea and then Forvard observer unEil hit said No and the f11oh in lhe fronEon 2 SepE5O I had the short economy who said ttletrs swap placesrrEour Thariks Wally rve needed thaEtI nors have Ehro ggies in the service r-(C1asses of i75 and r53) and they have The race is on Is there arqrone inasked me Eo relite up my experiences in the horrse who beats thisKorea - rrTro catalacts and lens lnrplantsIIrm hoping this rer-Erion my firsE surgery - rotor cuff lefl shouiderwill help shed some lighE and tickle some high blood pressure sugar diabetesmemory cells so I can complete nry rnasEer- and gouEpiece |ly Cameo Role In Korea The The envelope pleaselAlmosE ForqoEEen viar nd the name - not the winner -- iust

Irm lo6king forward to receiving more the rEme - is - CH Bronko ATKINSONinfo about the reunion Do you anticipate (MP Platoon and Hq 63rd Field i4t--r45)distributing lists of expected atEendees of 3800 SDecatur Las Vegas NVwith addresies No were not -aking fin Bronko -

B1II werll lisE Ehoge coming if we far from it - were just ov6rrhelmed byIearn early enough WeII do our the sorry fact that Lhe people of our -d____esE 3ffrIiE Hi gElIhiBT$Bt

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t-rt to bumper some idioE would tryto iass them

I-JOHN RAGIAND writes from 6321 Gonzales

Groves Tr( 77519 Savannah was my firstand I thoroughly enj oyed iE I intend tofltake future meetingi Lord willing -iMeeEine ner^r friends was very retresh-ing buts uifortrnately did not seeany of sv outfit hybe if you sPread rdoroln nlxt TL issuL its might helP

Thb outfiE was co D 21st duringearLv 44 - earlv 46 Does arrybody knowthesL fellows aird their whereabouts--cGreni Ralph (was from Itt)

Rirnldi (was from Chicago)T- Pilch (was frqn wyoming I think)T- Reardon (from Kansa s I think)T Mrncv (was from Oklahoma ) I mer

hih 6n Mindanao and he wor-rnd uPas cook and rrent to Japan

Box (chink Willie $as first name-rrd rr was frorn stsLouis)tI knot Ehis is an InposiEionr --buEwould deeplv appreurociate any heIp

tlo iryisitibir at all JohnnY

_The press was rolling when we PuIIed it

to inseit this iEem The am nail hasbrought us an inqu-iry as to who $re are -iro-rt cot Nornian [I cooper (F amp2nd BnHqs 5tsh RCT 49-r5l) of Box 426LChattanooga TN 37405 AlwaYs hadtrouble with spelling Ettat town

the name and address of a member from

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Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

- _l4aybe our yelling about it has paidotf

The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

an』itliltlo888estants will be giventumlr entFiesOCt2虫d電 選lTinnerwill be chosen Nov 10

Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

ItrE abouE time

-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

rYea GimletslBetter sti1 call IARRY JoHnSOitl at612-665-213L Hers at 312 SlbinLeseur rYN 56058

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i gox54 Fennville HI 49408 is a1l

eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

triteto 6 c 2ool3- 137 211

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from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

^uoitiJ-io-us-inasmrci--l1=-^ liflfrtItli1rllrirluo tnu

close Eo the family It rras no surPrise

gliigiIti LilU J i- -rrurtlHL3oinaf ter Hictor rra s laid to rest Dave t

--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

If -

ii- -

fori-ro ci I s extended Erip to Hong Kong Bangkok and

urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

i - - ^ ^- anY f iner Etrrn Donr tIii rot ne up so 1 trope r -

- Beautifulry said Ctraprain Joe

rci-tili ii-tist t Ttnnk vou

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

RUBVE M ROGRSON350 Sowillo+r SP115Ria lto GA 9237 6

-Deceased Dec 12 1988

cEcIL L MoYER (H 2LsE 42-45)t-

From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

t-

ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

IA was ltq amp Hq Co 34th

from tJ+2 Eo t45 IJhen Ehe lhn shows upats the door to teturn Ehe picturesyourve goE to go

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

faith in tomorrohr for the clock may Ehen

be s til IAuthor Unknqm

-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

--

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DALLASOFORttWORTH AND ViCiNlttY

Our verv orsn Ib i Gen HENRY MOHR(a aury liEh F47- 42) of 2o GrandCir StAnn M0 llas written a cohmmwhich tras appeared in a plurality ofpapers arornd the comtry Here it is

KOREA -- NHY IAE A BAD SITUATION No^SE

lhcreasrnglv heavv ere55ure5 roh

wshrhqton South Koreia -ta-

oe ehocatrc aovarnment sound I ike- therhd

na aeefe pie It cores as no surprrse that south Korea E

iIol_- suenderinq to the deaands o+ their polrtrcel

pprit The U S has qiven Korea little choice

t 6ay not be quitE as batr due to progess alrdv octe increatrng a de ocratic qovernont But the Bituation in SthX irrt a lot lrke ht hppened Hhen lhe Unrtd Statesallodrd the shah o+ tran to +ll and l(honnr to seiz porer ri There Ea5 also Nicrequ dher the U s thghtiorutron Eas the wav to brtnq ou stvlE o+ dehocracv ro the

Eee te Ever Fronq lh u 5 State Depatoent hrdco6DletelT 6i5julqct the situttons on everv count

A- thinq5 turnd out the net govnients ot lran- andi tn to= dho serzed absolute poE

e bitter

iii +

the United states Fehps k oent Eellt but thdtaii tt r

Becaus o our reural to support reqioesirrt

6ce allies o+ the United States re can onlv sut+er

the unpl easant consequences

The previous governoents o tran ^d Nicaraqu --_ tshich

adhittedly le+t lot to be desired --- ere rPlaed bv

diclatorships hrch ae +a iose

Un+ortunatelv the U S didnt learn a thing l|e aeenEouaginq actionE in South Koa Fhich mav tead to vev sinilrsits-r+-th prsent leadershiF o+ that countrv is drticallv In rdditlon to brng errable 1Iv

Prrrdent chunoli o=t sone crettt +o the stndard f

lrvinq enjovedOV tre peopre o-t South Korea hich i6 at lEt +ive ti

s better

i1 iCitt North kore -__ a +act thE polilical oPpotsitionEoutd liLe us to Jorqet-

Futhless oen in South Koa ate tedinq the Politicaroppoeition using iots anc the threat oevolution to seie ---ri = alr polrtrcranE do be+oF electron thaEir rto to lmpove thrnqs +or the peoEl

Insorar 35 the u s iE concerned alloing the FPqblic oo io deal +inlv with oppoeition readErs lim Youhq-sn and

ii 0 g is out oJ the question Hoever i+ lhe tro tissuccd 1n seiioq nore ooFer nd in+luehce in Seoul-__ and thevpUOi irr -- lhe Hhole natue o+ U S elationBhips

ith

Koree ahd our stategic Position in th Fa East Eould xqse

In 1945 I net and talke tith Kir Dea Junq one o+ theorrnclol opposttroo leaders 5t the Lottee Hotel rn sEoul =- -i n t

Krh cre to the hoter or a

iiie i a grouP o+ nie journatists on the uitet states

Th sessron had qone on +o onlv a +ee nlnutes hen lbeqant ii that thrs rs no odinv person He is proobrY Ene

nost dahqerEus han t have eve oet ki6 Dt Junq Hhtr perdal

iii]- i- ro aetect o senuine interst on his pert in theerare o+ the oeopl o+ the sountv he dants to rule

kih Dea Ju^q das tried tor 6urdend Eentenced to death in19E|4 s aesul o hrs tole rn inErting bloodv rrots- But hrs = ratcr redued to 20 vears o Hhich Krn

-r-r ths He rE ress thdn n idor o th peopre and

ea o+ hrm sEeos to be ride5Pd

I hard Peopt call Ki6 Dee Jsnq theOn several occsioos

Kh6eni o Kdet

Kifr Younq_Eao xho shrr the ambitions o+ xin D Jung --_ut iil i=itv

ti= 1 --- is nother teGer o+ the

i- = rii to be a narriase or Folitrcar3thcr than a Isti6qltianc

qteDs the unrted states has talen rcntlv Nrll 9o a long n i to Krri a reqrtrhacY and Rtture thev rackand despeatel Y ned

The Fepubt ic o+ (South) Xorea rs +acing a bad situationrh =irJu davs to brrng bout Eoo5tucttve change5 ithoute-= ii atros hrch drtabrrre nd

EeateA

south roea- s prent govenment

Llnotunatelv the +at is rlreadT ih the +ire

MAJ GEN HENRY MOHR

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Cominr to ForE liorth in an RVWontlerin I rbout RV facilitiesThis much we knowThere are four RV parks in or near

Fort Worth with overnisht facilities(hookups) for trailers-and campers

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Green Acres RV Park405 Isbel1 Rd

Sunset RV Park4921 White Settlement

Texas Motsor Home Park4833 ihite Settlement

817-737‐ 7542

817-738-0567Road

817-732-1537Road

Lakeview lIotor Home Park 817-457-677L4793 Fast- Loop 820 Sourh(Near Six Flals in ArlingEonand about 15 miles from the hotelin forE Worth)

The first three are onlv abouL 3 miles$rest of the Hyatt Regenty in downto$rnFort WolEhThere are NO facilities for campers atsour hote 1

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Hope they giveus a drag on thisone before thevthron it away

The Arm1rreturning to anage-old s Era tegyused extensivelvby the Sovietmi11tary isincreasing itsuse of decoys andfake targets inhopes of out-srla rting anenemys modernrreaPons

Decoys inclu-ding canva s tanksand plasticsoldiers couldmake Ehe Arrmr inbattle seem h^riceas big as iErgally is And 1f

A lullEe caavas rcplica of ao Ml ta is oudisplsy i Beltsvtlle Md The Army plars ao lse

fate wespors to oltsmart ale ereEy Theuro decoysEsy Dste an arEy seuroeE lsrgcr tt D it is

half is r 1

We will a

Itlat news seens togive away the secre the Army points outthat the enemy still does noE knorv which

Ie knorr Ehey make decoys of thehighest order of equipment even as muchasmaking fake misdill silosr said TVICorp

Fallon said the Navy is working ondecoy ships and the Air Force tns grounddecoys of f-15 fighter jets thaE can turna bare airstrip into a fake airbase

The decoys are ntade from blorm-upphoEographs of the real things Theylook remarkably real aE a glance which inbaEtle is all an enemy would get beforedeciding whether to f i-re

Who knows maybe for the next one wecan send Ehe deeoys Eo the front and leavethe real live boys to home

(-CIAUDE CRIST of Box 985 Hebron oH

(hes HvMcr 2IsE t48-through TFS) -sends us the name s of a few buddieslWTLBUR J WTNCHEL (19Eh 49-r52)624 Lexington Thornville OH 43076

WILLIAM GRIFFITH (2lsL 49i5I)437 Aullwood Rd Davton 0H 45414

GERALD D TURNER (21st 48-r51)78 lIoodland Downingtown PA 19335

BRUCE MCGUTRE (34rh amp 19Eh r48-r51)16241 Laurel Hill Glenford Otl 43739

ROBERT IAIIRENCE (3rd Eng r57-r58)I14 Buckeye Hebron OH 43025

Ttnnk you Claude

-Whv is iE thaE Ehe weEEest dogs areEhe fiiendtiests dogs

lDThe only Ehing thats more painful ttun

Learning from experience is not Jearningfrom experience

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tanksand Erucks

The canvas Lwo- and Ehree-dimens iona Itanks mde a t TVIs S0-worker planE ouL-side lIashington look real boEh to Ehenaked eye and Eo heat-seeking theIna 1targetsing systems used at night

An unassembled fronts-view M-l weighEsabout 25 pormds and coLlapses into a 4-foot-by-2-foot duffle bag In less thanthree minutes one man can assemble itand plug in a generator to warm up iEstherira lsignaEur with a tape recorderand speakers a pair of soldiers can soundlike an entlre tank battalion

A fake M-l costs about $31500 cornparedwiEh abouE $3 miLlion for a new M-I

Iho remembers L94O-42 when we weredoing the same tshirg - only all we hadwere the decoys the real McCoys werestill on Ehe drawing boards

The Army has about 4000 real M-I tanksand plans to outfit each rrith at leastone fake M-1 at a cost of about $75million [taj Andrew Fallon of Ehe Army I sbudget office said

Deception has been a key element inmilitary strategy since the Trojan HorseGeman Gen Enrin Ronmel fooled Alliedforces in North Africa during WlJ II tsheBriEish fooled the cermans and Ehe IsraeliArmy today regularly uses deceptive falseradio chatter

But Ehe Sovietss are thoughE to be themost adept having everylhing from pseudoballistic missiles to entire fake armiesunder a branch of the military called thePrlncipa I Dlrectorate of SlraEegicDeception

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ADDRESS CORRECTON REQUESTED

WALLY CUNNINGHAM has

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asked us to share $rlEh you the contenEs of areceived from Ehe good PasEor Rev ElEon Sthe Open Door in Wiklinglon Iosra

CHURCH O「 THE OPEN DOOR MISS10N532 Main Street

wnmingtOn lowa 56983

Rev Elton S SInith Pastor

Dear BroEher

Perhaps you have heard of me and oty naEionrride campaign inche ciuse of ternDerance Each year for the past fourteenI have rrade a Eoirr of Texas Kahsas Nebraska Mlssouriand lora delivering a series of lecEures on the evils ofdrinkine On this tour I have been accouqranied by uy youngfriend ind assisEanE Clyde LimpEon Clyde a young manof good family and excellent background is a paEheEicexaiple of liEe ruined by an excessive indulgence in whiskeyand woraen C1yde would hppear wiEh me aE lectures and siLon the plaEforin drunk wheezing starLng at tshe audiencethrough- heavy bleary blood-shot eyes sweaEing profuselypicklng his nose belching and making obscene- gestsureshlle I would polnE him out as an exarple of whaL over-indulgence can do for a person

This winEerr unforEunately Clyde passed away A mltualfriend tras eiven me vour -nime Lnd I wonder if you would beavailable t5 take cliders place on Ehis years Eour

Rev Ellon Schurch of the

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This ls the fifth ln6ta11uentof IA Brief Eistory of the EifthRCT 1n I(oresrr continuing rith xoyConbat phase of these recolectlonEou Patrol actlvitles coDtiDuesthroughout the surnner with bothAEbush and an occasi-onal ContactpatloI that often 1ed to Fire-flghts arld we had several Oneconslsted of tbe entire ConpanyI renenber a radiona]1s coafelenceheld near the 11ne of departurerhere I 6aY eleraents of Eost ofthe partlciparxts togetber slththe supporting uaits rflhin lhs1ire o f larch Tbere Yas justabout evelybody frolo Conpany Eexcept the cooks and bottle wash-ers Motatnen and heavy nachiae-gurnels rlth teror 1n there eyesNot u6ed to patro16 alld apparentfear of the urknom We sere norenonchalant because this ra6 oDe ofseveral patrols we had partcipated1a ad soDe of the6e guys nere otrtheir flrst patrol With a1l theaoi6e and fus6 ye nade the NKPAavolded us We baDged around nostof the night and returDed rithoutcontact Later patrols the NKPAnade up for it and 1n one ofthe6e I got hlt rith about 15others i-a a perfectly execudedambush We vere caugbt flatfoot-ed Tbey hit us hard ard ran aw4yVle 6pent the lenainddr of the rightxithdraring and returning to ourlilles I carrt recal1 Yhether any-body ras kil1ed that nlght but 1stplatoon dld take slx I(IAi s durineuroour tour on the Iine and we hadmore men wounded thatx eDteled theline on June l8th

Almost every tri8ht se had tocontend v1th Ground fo8 and whilethe Artlflclal noonlight helped us

to see it also helped the othersi-de A6 the sunmer drew to a closethe Fiftb RcT wa6 transferled fronthe 25th Djvigion to the 40th Divi-sion and shortly after that wewere reLeived by the 223d Infantryon the night of October 3111952

sone tlne prior to bej-ng reLiev-ed we had a patrol that caused yourstnrly a 1ot of grief our nissionwas to set up blocking posLtionsnear the low dip ln the lldgelinenear I believe George CoDpany We

went out one wqy a[d were to retu]nby another route lllhile 6et uP thenj-ght teEperatures dlopped suddenlyto belov freezing We were sweattyxrith no Jackets and nust have caus-ed o16e because re were under severartil1ey flre (possibly l2ampn)nasty stuff We had to be very stil1and renaln quite and i-n place forseveral hours My feet becane numbI could hardly walk nlthout assist-ance I 6ot a touch of Frostbite anda brief stay ln the 5th Inf lledica1Conpany where I appalently ful1y re-coveled Such resiliance we had whene were twenty

Finally off the 1i-ne I enteredlnto an eleven day peri-od where Iwas tra]1sferred out of the flrstplatoon jnto the fourth and becanea gunner it a 57nn Recollless riflesquad Just as sooa as I got used tocarrlng the thlnE I had orders inharxd for LIe ZI(zoDe of Interlor )or rotation back to the States Ihad R amp R 1a Japan for five dqysl1ke everybody e1se but those con-pat storles w111 st4y out of printMoxe next tine fron the officlalRecord as my st4y jn the 5th RCTceased to exlst Bore next tlme

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- INIERNATIONAL KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL

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effoEEs ad able guidace or uavor T Bradrer

ItE rExt scheduleurod evst eiII be the offictal gro-[ld breaking --sudav Jtrle 25 1989

at Aneels Park Sar Peurodro -- at rihich tirE all of tlE co-sdEorinA- ax eEorsrngsrs-ri2ad tiU be rePreseurottted Tsrtatlw final dedicaticn o ttr rEErrar rsElrteurod for Novder u 1990

As )Du car te1l rE ee lndeed serious abdrt tlis It EL1 c to passl

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2d Lt FA - B-ILL IIOILEY of RE 2 Box 458 825 Pa lourar Et Cajon cA92020 rells usWarren TX It goes Ehe one about the manage aE a boring

I was rvith the Triple Nickle in HI -- meeEing who asked Can you hear me ithad Ehe Aruno Train the- first Een davs in the back and the boy aE- the back whoKorea and then Forvard observer unEil hit said No and the f11oh in lhe fronEon 2 SepE5O I had the short economy who said ttletrs swap placesrrEour Thariks Wally rve needed thaEtI nors have Ehro ggies in the service r-(C1asses of i75 and r53) and they have The race is on Is there arqrone inasked me Eo relite up my experiences in the horrse who beats thisKorea - rrTro catalacts and lens lnrplantsIIrm hoping this rer-Erion my firsE surgery - rotor cuff lefl shouiderwill help shed some lighE and tickle some high blood pressure sugar diabetesmemory cells so I can complete nry rnasEer- and gouEpiece |ly Cameo Role In Korea The The envelope pleaselAlmosE ForqoEEen viar nd the name - not the winner -- iust

Irm lo6king forward to receiving more the rEme - is - CH Bronko ATKINSONinfo about the reunion Do you anticipate (MP Platoon and Hq 63rd Field i4t--r45)distributing lists of expected atEendees of 3800 SDecatur Las Vegas NVwith addresies No were not -aking fin Bronko -

B1II werll lisE Ehoge coming if we far from it - were just ov6rrhelmed byIearn early enough WeII do our the sorry fact that Lhe people of our -d____esE 3ffrIiE Hi gElIhiBT$Bt

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I-JOHN RAGIAND writes from 6321 Gonzales

Groves Tr( 77519 Savannah was my firstand I thoroughly enj oyed iE I intend tofltake future meetingi Lord willing -iMeeEine ner^r friends was very retresh-ing buts uifortrnately did not seeany of sv outfit hybe if you sPread rdoroln nlxt TL issuL its might helP

Thb outfiE was co D 21st duringearLv 44 - earlv 46 Does arrybody knowthesL fellows aird their whereabouts--cGreni Ralph (was from Itt)

Rirnldi (was from Chicago)T- Pilch (was frqn wyoming I think)T- Reardon (from Kansa s I think)T Mrncv (was from Oklahoma ) I mer

hih 6n Mindanao and he wor-rnd uPas cook and rrent to Japan

Box (chink Willie $as first name-rrd rr was frorn stsLouis)tI knot Ehis is an InposiEionr --buEwould deeplv appreurociate any heIp

tlo iryisitibir at all JohnnY

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to inseit this iEem The am nail hasbrought us an inqu-iry as to who $re are -iro-rt cot Nornian [I cooper (F amp2nd BnHqs 5tsh RCT 49-r5l) of Box 426LChattanooga TN 37405 AlwaYs hadtrouble with spelling Ettat town

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Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

- _l4aybe our yelling about it has paidotf

The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

an』itliltlo888estants will be giventumlr entFiesOCt2虫d電 選lTinnerwill be chosen Nov 10

Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

ItrE abouE time

-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

rYea GimletslBetter sti1 call IARRY JoHnSOitl at612-665-213L Hers at 312 SlbinLeseur rYN 56058

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ELEQへ NTEFFEIRヽprime咽SCENCECHARLES Chuck STARRTNG (A 78th Tk -gn Tkco 21st rnf Tkco 5Eh RCT 19-iil

i gox54 Fennville HI 49408 is a1l

eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

triteto 6 c 2ool3- 137 211

rFte are in receipE of a friendly caII

from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

^uoitiJ-io-us-inasmrci--l1=-^ liflfrtItli1rllrirluo tnu

close Eo the family It rras no surPrise

gliigiIti LilU J i- -rrurtlHL3oinaf ter Hictor rra s laid to rest Dave t

--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

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fori-ro ci I s extended Erip to Hong Kong Bangkok and

urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

i - - ^ ^- anY f iner Etrrn Donr tIii rot ne up so 1 trope r -

- Beautifulry said Ctraprain Joe

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

RUBVE M ROGRSON350 Sowillo+r SP115Ria lto GA 9237 6

-Deceased Dec 12 1988

cEcIL L MoYER (H 2LsE 42-45)t-

From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

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ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

IA was ltq amp Hq Co 34th

from tJ+2 Eo t45 IJhen Ehe lhn shows upats the door to teturn Ehe picturesyourve goE to go

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

faith in tomorrohr for the clock may Ehen

be s til IAuthor Unknqm

-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

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Our verv orsn Ib i Gen HENRY MOHR(a aury liEh F47- 42) of 2o GrandCir StAnn M0 llas written a cohmmwhich tras appeared in a plurality ofpapers arornd the comtry Here it is

KOREA -- NHY IAE A BAD SITUATION No^SE

lhcreasrnglv heavv ere55ure5 roh

wshrhqton South Koreia -ta-

oe ehocatrc aovarnment sound I ike- therhd

na aeefe pie It cores as no surprrse that south Korea E

iIol_- suenderinq to the deaands o+ their polrtrcel

pprit The U S has qiven Korea little choice

t 6ay not be quitE as batr due to progess alrdv octe increatrng a de ocratic qovernont But the Bituation in SthX irrt a lot lrke ht hppened Hhen lhe Unrtd Statesallodrd the shah o+ tran to +ll and l(honnr to seiz porer ri There Ea5 also Nicrequ dher the U s thghtiorutron Eas the wav to brtnq ou stvlE o+ dehocracv ro the

Eee te Ever Fronq lh u 5 State Depatoent hrdco6DletelT 6i5julqct the situttons on everv count

A- thinq5 turnd out the net govnients ot lran- andi tn to= dho serzed absolute poE

e bitter

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the United states Fehps k oent Eellt but thdtaii tt r

Becaus o our reural to support reqioesirrt

6ce allies o+ the United States re can onlv sut+er

the unpl easant consequences

The previous governoents o tran ^d Nicaraqu --_ tshich

adhittedly le+t lot to be desired --- ere rPlaed bv

diclatorships hrch ae +a iose

Un+ortunatelv the U S didnt learn a thing l|e aeenEouaginq actionE in South Koa Fhich mav tead to vev sinilrsits-r+-th prsent leadershiF o+ that countrv is drticallv In rdditlon to brng errable 1Iv

Prrrdent chunoli o=t sone crettt +o the stndard f

lrvinq enjovedOV tre peopre o-t South Korea hich i6 at lEt +ive ti

s better

i1 iCitt North kore -__ a +act thE polilical oPpotsitionEoutd liLe us to Jorqet-

Futhless oen in South Koa ate tedinq the Politicaroppoeition using iots anc the threat oevolution to seie ---ri = alr polrtrcranE do be+oF electron thaEir rto to lmpove thrnqs +or the peoEl

Insorar 35 the u s iE concerned alloing the FPqblic oo io deal +inlv with oppoeition readErs lim Youhq-sn and

ii 0 g is out oJ the question Hoever i+ lhe tro tissuccd 1n seiioq nore ooFer nd in+luehce in Seoul-__ and thevpUOi irr -- lhe Hhole natue o+ U S elationBhips

ith

Koree ahd our stategic Position in th Fa East Eould xqse

In 1945 I net and talke tith Kir Dea Junq one o+ theorrnclol opposttroo leaders 5t the Lottee Hotel rn sEoul =- -i n t

Krh cre to the hoter or a

iiie i a grouP o+ nie journatists on the uitet states

Th sessron had qone on +o onlv a +ee nlnutes hen lbeqant ii that thrs rs no odinv person He is proobrY Ene

nost dahqerEus han t have eve oet ki6 Dt Junq Hhtr perdal

iii]- i- ro aetect o senuine interst on his pert in theerare o+ the oeopl o+ the sountv he dants to rule

kih Dea Ju^q das tried tor 6urdend Eentenced to death in19E|4 s aesul o hrs tole rn inErting bloodv rrots- But hrs = ratcr redued to 20 vears o Hhich Krn

-r-r ths He rE ress thdn n idor o th peopre and

ea o+ hrm sEeos to be ride5Pd

I hard Peopt call Ki6 Dee Jsnq theOn several occsioos

Kh6eni o Kdet

Kifr Younq_Eao xho shrr the ambitions o+ xin D Jung --_ut iil i=itv

ti= 1 --- is nother teGer o+ the

i- = rii to be a narriase or Folitrcar3thcr than a Isti6qltianc

qteDs the unrted states has talen rcntlv Nrll 9o a long n i to Krri a reqrtrhacY and Rtture thev rackand despeatel Y ned

The Fepubt ic o+ (South) Xorea rs +acing a bad situationrh =irJu davs to brrng bout Eoo5tucttve change5 ithoute-= ii atros hrch drtabrrre nd

EeateA

south roea- s prent govenment

Llnotunatelv the +at is rlreadT ih the +ire

MAJ GEN HENRY MOHR

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Cominr to ForE liorth in an RVWontlerin I rbout RV facilitiesThis much we knowThere are four RV parks in or near

Fort Worth with overnisht facilities(hookups) for trailers-and campers

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Sunset RV Park4921 White Settlement

Texas Motsor Home Park4833 ihite Settlement

817-737‐ 7542

817-738-0567Road

817-732-1537Road

Lakeview lIotor Home Park 817-457-677L4793 Fast- Loop 820 Sourh(Near Six Flals in ArlingEonand about 15 miles from the hotelin forE Worth)

The first three are onlv abouL 3 miles$rest of the Hyatt Regenty in downto$rnFort WolEhThere are NO facilities for campers atsour hote 1

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Hope they giveus a drag on thisone before thevthron it away

The Arm1rreturning to anage-old s Era tegyused extensivelvby the Sovietmi11tary isincreasing itsuse of decoys andfake targets inhopes of out-srla rting anenemys modernrreaPons

Decoys inclu-ding canva s tanksand plasticsoldiers couldmake Ehe Arrmr inbattle seem h^riceas big as iErgally is And 1f

A lullEe caavas rcplica of ao Ml ta is oudisplsy i Beltsvtlle Md The Army plars ao lse

fate wespors to oltsmart ale ereEy Theuro decoysEsy Dste an arEy seuroeE lsrgcr tt D it is

half is r 1

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Itlat news seens togive away the secre the Army points outthat the enemy still does noE knorv which

Ie knorr Ehey make decoys of thehighest order of equipment even as muchasmaking fake misdill silosr said TVICorp

Fallon said the Navy is working ondecoy ships and the Air Force tns grounddecoys of f-15 fighter jets thaE can turna bare airstrip into a fake airbase

The decoys are ntade from blorm-upphoEographs of the real things Theylook remarkably real aE a glance which inbaEtle is all an enemy would get beforedeciding whether to f i-re

Who knows maybe for the next one wecan send Ehe deeoys Eo the front and leavethe real live boys to home

(-CIAUDE CRIST of Box 985 Hebron oH

(hes HvMcr 2IsE t48-through TFS) -sends us the name s of a few buddieslWTLBUR J WTNCHEL (19Eh 49-r52)624 Lexington Thornville OH 43076

WILLIAM GRIFFITH (2lsL 49i5I)437 Aullwood Rd Davton 0H 45414

GERALD D TURNER (21st 48-r51)78 lIoodland Downingtown PA 19335

BRUCE MCGUTRE (34rh amp 19Eh r48-r51)16241 Laurel Hill Glenford Otl 43739

ROBERT IAIIRENCE (3rd Eng r57-r58)I14 Buckeye Hebron OH 43025

Ttnnk you Claude

-Whv is iE thaE Ehe weEEest dogs areEhe fiiendtiests dogs

lDThe only Ehing thats more painful ttun

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tanksand Erucks

The canvas Lwo- and Ehree-dimens iona Itanks mde a t TVIs S0-worker planE ouL-side lIashington look real boEh to Ehenaked eye and Eo heat-seeking theIna 1targetsing systems used at night

An unassembled fronts-view M-l weighEsabout 25 pormds and coLlapses into a 4-foot-by-2-foot duffle bag In less thanthree minutes one man can assemble itand plug in a generator to warm up iEstherira lsignaEur with a tape recorderand speakers a pair of soldiers can soundlike an entlre tank battalion

A fake M-l costs about $31500 cornparedwiEh abouE $3 miLlion for a new M-I

Iho remembers L94O-42 when we weredoing the same tshirg - only all we hadwere the decoys the real McCoys werestill on Ehe drawing boards

The Army has about 4000 real M-I tanksand plans to outfit each rrith at leastone fake M-1 at a cost of about $75million [taj Andrew Fallon of Ehe Army I sbudget office said

Deception has been a key element inmilitary strategy since the Trojan HorseGeman Gen Enrin Ronmel fooled Alliedforces in North Africa during WlJ II tsheBriEish fooled the cermans and Ehe IsraeliArmy today regularly uses deceptive falseradio chatter

But Ehe Sovietss are thoughE to be themost adept having everylhing from pseudoballistic missiles to entire fake armiesunder a branch of the military called thePrlncipa I Dlrectorate of SlraEegicDeception

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ADDRESS CORRECTON REQUESTED

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asked us to share $rlEh you the contenEs of areceived from Ehe good PasEor Rev ElEon Sthe Open Door in Wiklinglon Iosra

CHURCH O「 THE OPEN DOOR MISS10N532 Main Street

wnmingtOn lowa 56983

Rev Elton S SInith Pastor

Dear BroEher

Perhaps you have heard of me and oty naEionrride campaign inche ciuse of ternDerance Each year for the past fourteenI have rrade a Eoirr of Texas Kahsas Nebraska Mlssouriand lora delivering a series of lecEures on the evils ofdrinkine On this tour I have been accouqranied by uy youngfriend ind assisEanE Clyde LimpEon Clyde a young manof good family and excellent background is a paEheEicexaiple of liEe ruined by an excessive indulgence in whiskeyand woraen C1yde would hppear wiEh me aE lectures and siLon the plaEforin drunk wheezing starLng at tshe audiencethrough- heavy bleary blood-shot eyes sweaEing profuselypicklng his nose belching and making obscene- gestsureshlle I would polnE him out as an exarple of whaL over-indulgence can do for a person

This winEerr unforEunately Clyde passed away A mltualfriend tras eiven me vour -nime Lnd I wonder if you would beavailable t5 take cliders place on Ehis years Eour

Rev Ellon Schurch of the

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ALBERT MCAD00=S 5TH CHAPTER

This ls the fifth ln6ta11uentof IA Brief Eistory of the EifthRCT 1n I(oresrr continuing rith xoyConbat phase of these recolectlonEou Patrol actlvitles coDtiDuesthroughout the surnner with bothAEbush and an occasi-onal ContactpatloI that often 1ed to Fire-flghts arld we had several Oneconslsted of tbe entire ConpanyI renenber a radiona]1s coafelenceheld near the 11ne of departurerhere I 6aY eleraents of Eost ofthe partlciparxts togetber slththe supporting uaits rflhin lhs1ire o f larch Tbere Yas justabout evelybody frolo Conpany Eexcept the cooks and bottle wash-ers Motatnen and heavy nachiae-gurnels rlth teror 1n there eyesNot u6ed to patro16 alld apparentfear of the urknom We sere norenonchalant because this ra6 oDe ofseveral patrols we had partcipated1a ad soDe of the6e guys nere otrtheir flrst patrol With a1l theaoi6e and fus6 ye nade the NKPAavolded us We baDged around nostof the night and returDed rithoutcontact Later patrols the NKPAnade up for it and 1n one ofthe6e I got hlt rith about 15others i-a a perfectly execudedambush We vere caugbt flatfoot-ed Tbey hit us hard ard ran aw4yVle 6pent the lenainddr of the rightxithdraring and returning to ourlilles I carrt recal1 Yhether any-body ras kil1ed that nlght but 1stplatoon dld take slx I(IAi s durineuroour tour on the Iine and we hadmore men wounded thatx eDteled theline on June l8th

Almost every tri8ht se had tocontend v1th Ground fo8 and whilethe Artlflclal noonlight helped us

to see it also helped the othersi-de A6 the sunmer drew to a closethe Fiftb RcT wa6 transferled fronthe 25th Djvigion to the 40th Divi-sion and shortly after that wewere reLeived by the 223d Infantryon the night of October 3111952

sone tlne prior to bej-ng reLiev-ed we had a patrol that caused yourstnrly a 1ot of grief our nissionwas to set up blocking posLtionsnear the low dip ln the lldgelinenear I believe George CoDpany We

went out one wqy a[d were to retu]nby another route lllhile 6et uP thenj-ght teEperatures dlopped suddenlyto belov freezing We were sweattyxrith no Jackets and nust have caus-ed o16e because re were under severartil1ey flre (possibly l2ampn)nasty stuff We had to be very stil1and renaln quite and i-n place forseveral hours My feet becane numbI could hardly walk nlthout assist-ance I 6ot a touch of Frostbite anda brief stay ln the 5th Inf lledica1Conpany where I appalently ful1y re-coveled Such resiliance we had whene were twenty

Finally off the 1i-ne I enteredlnto an eleven day peri-od where Iwas tra]1sferred out of the flrstplatoon jnto the fourth and becanea gunner it a 57nn Recollless riflesquad Just as sooa as I got used tocarrlng the thlnE I had orders inharxd for LIe ZI(zoDe of Interlor )or rotation back to the States Ihad R amp R 1a Japan for five dqysl1ke everybody e1se but those con-pat storles w111 st4y out of printMoxe next tine fron the officlalRecord as my st4y jn the 5th RCTceased to exlst Bore next tlme

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- INIERNATIONAL KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL

Rmdeuror dp Fot8otten

11Bl s theuro tl of ttE c4aian for ar IfterutictEl Koleat leuror Veterals tlrialilLlic G poIcfrrr cr a hish cliff oerlokirs tlE Pampific

ampd ou 4e invlleurod Lo be a Pdt ofl tlls cAslgn -- yc r peurorsoa11y atd EdSatlzatlrn you represt

I1E amplve to ratse S38 BiUidl for tieuro nrial (described in accqavirEiiJiGl

i--ii iiav n site has best drrured bv tlE citv of rs keuroeres

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effoEEs ad able guidace or uavor T Bradrer

ItE rExt scheduleurod evst eiII be the offictal gro-[ld breaking --sudav Jtrle 25 1989

at Aneels Park Sar Peurodro -- at rihich tirE all of tlE co-sdEorinA- ax eEorsrngsrs-ri2ad tiU be rePreseurottted Tsrtatlw final dedicaticn o ttr rEErrar rsElrteurod for Novder u 1990

As )Du car te1l rE ee lndeed serious abdrt tlis It EL1 c to passl

Eiceuron crsualtiE in tlE xoret lhr (1950-1953) eurore o(lsElveuro --- i91245ii l0]r84 dd et al -- bul LEi a e ad sdEn ftdn 22 Allied N3tlc6HUfi-ta b dqiv or prrPerlv tEEred nx rnternalilxoran ir vteras rri5-I YiIl help rectift tlEr

Ytu Ddricioati6r sdsrseErtt ad swport td yd- organiz-aLicts ee Edi thsolicited be ttE InleEnatlorEl l(oreamp Llrr VeLerans lrtrlla] ClmiEtee E wiIILdr-r rn oEtro sLpplv anv ioaterials to Lo ary reasaEbre teuroitgt Lo

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一Ch4ttsy and jolly notes from a fomer WALTER E oTNEIL (5th tTB) of

2d Lt FA - B-ILL IIOILEY of RE 2 Box 458 825 Pa lourar Et Cajon cA92020 rells usWarren TX It goes Ehe one about the manage aE a boring

I was rvith the Triple Nickle in HI -- meeEing who asked Can you hear me ithad Ehe Aruno Train the- first Een davs in the back and the boy aE- the back whoKorea and then Forvard observer unEil hit said No and the f11oh in lhe fronEon 2 SepE5O I had the short economy who said ttletrs swap placesrrEour Thariks Wally rve needed thaEtI nors have Ehro ggies in the service r-(C1asses of i75 and r53) and they have The race is on Is there arqrone inasked me Eo relite up my experiences in the horrse who beats thisKorea - rrTro catalacts and lens lnrplantsIIrm hoping this rer-Erion my firsE surgery - rotor cuff lefl shouiderwill help shed some lighE and tickle some high blood pressure sugar diabetesmemory cells so I can complete nry rnasEer- and gouEpiece |ly Cameo Role In Korea The The envelope pleaselAlmosE ForqoEEen viar nd the name - not the winner -- iust

Irm lo6king forward to receiving more the rEme - is - CH Bronko ATKINSONinfo about the reunion Do you anticipate (MP Platoon and Hq 63rd Field i4t--r45)distributing lists of expected atEendees of 3800 SDecatur Las Vegas NVwith addresies No were not -aking fin Bronko -

B1II werll lisE Ehoge coming if we far from it - were just ov6rrhelmed byIearn early enough WeII do our the sorry fact that Lhe people of our -d____esE 3ffrIiE Hi gElIhiBT$Bt

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I-JOHN RAGIAND writes from 6321 Gonzales

Groves Tr( 77519 Savannah was my firstand I thoroughly enj oyed iE I intend tofltake future meetingi Lord willing -iMeeEine ner^r friends was very retresh-ing buts uifortrnately did not seeany of sv outfit hybe if you sPread rdoroln nlxt TL issuL its might helP

Thb outfiE was co D 21st duringearLv 44 - earlv 46 Does arrybody knowthesL fellows aird their whereabouts--cGreni Ralph (was from Itt)

Rirnldi (was from Chicago)T- Pilch (was frqn wyoming I think)T- Reardon (from Kansa s I think)T Mrncv (was from Oklahoma ) I mer

hih 6n Mindanao and he wor-rnd uPas cook and rrent to Japan

Box (chink Willie $as first name-rrd rr was frorn stsLouis)tI knot Ehis is an InposiEionr --buEwould deeplv appreurociate any heIp

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to inseit this iEem The am nail hasbrought us an inqu-iry as to who $re are -iro-rt cot Nornian [I cooper (F amp2nd BnHqs 5tsh RCT 49-r5l) of Box 426LChattanooga TN 37405 AlwaYs hadtrouble with spelling Ettat town

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Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

- _l4aybe our yelling about it has paidotf

The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

an』itliltlo888estants will be giventumlr entFiesOCt2虫d電 選lTinnerwill be chosen Nov 10

Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

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-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

rYea GimletslBetter sti1 call IARRY JoHnSOitl at612-665-213L Hers at 312 SlbinLeseur rYN 56058

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eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

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from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

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close Eo the family It rras no surPrise

gliigiIti LilU J i- -rrurtlHL3oinaf ter Hictor rra s laid to rest Dave t

--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

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fori-ro ci I s extended Erip to Hong Kong Bangkok and

urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

i - - ^ ^- anY f iner Etrrn Donr tIii rot ne up so 1 trope r -

- Beautifulry said Ctraprain Joe

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

RUBVE M ROGRSON350 Sowillo+r SP115Ria lto GA 9237 6

-Deceased Dec 12 1988

cEcIL L MoYER (H 2LsE 42-45)t-

From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

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ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

IA was ltq amp Hq Co 34th

from tJ+2 Eo t45 IJhen Ehe lhn shows upats the door to teturn Ehe picturesyourve goE to go

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

faith in tomorrohr for the clock may Ehen

be s til IAuthor Unknqm

-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

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Lakeview lIotor Home Park 817-457-677L4793 Fast- Loop 820 Sourh(Near Six Flals in ArlingEonand about 15 miles from the hotelin forE Worth)

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The Arm1rreturning to anage-old s Era tegyused extensivelvby the Sovietmi11tary isincreasing itsuse of decoys andfake targets inhopes of out-srla rting anenemys modernrreaPons

Decoys inclu-ding canva s tanksand plasticsoldiers couldmake Ehe Arrmr inbattle seem h^riceas big as iErgally is And 1f

A lullEe caavas rcplica of ao Ml ta is oudisplsy i Beltsvtlle Md The Army plars ao lse

fate wespors to oltsmart ale ereEy Theuro decoysEsy Dste an arEy seuroeE lsrgcr tt D it is

half is r 1

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Itlat news seens togive away the secre the Army points outthat the enemy still does noE knorv which

Ie knorr Ehey make decoys of thehighest order of equipment even as muchasmaking fake misdill silosr said TVICorp

Fallon said the Navy is working ondecoy ships and the Air Force tns grounddecoys of f-15 fighter jets thaE can turna bare airstrip into a fake airbase

The decoys are ntade from blorm-upphoEographs of the real things Theylook remarkably real aE a glance which inbaEtle is all an enemy would get beforedeciding whether to f i-re

Who knows maybe for the next one wecan send Ehe deeoys Eo the front and leavethe real live boys to home

(-CIAUDE CRIST of Box 985 Hebron oH

(hes HvMcr 2IsE t48-through TFS) -sends us the name s of a few buddieslWTLBUR J WTNCHEL (19Eh 49-r52)624 Lexington Thornville OH 43076

WILLIAM GRIFFITH (2lsL 49i5I)437 Aullwood Rd Davton 0H 45414

GERALD D TURNER (21st 48-r51)78 lIoodland Downingtown PA 19335

BRUCE MCGUTRE (34rh amp 19Eh r48-r51)16241 Laurel Hill Glenford Otl 43739

ROBERT IAIIRENCE (3rd Eng r57-r58)I14 Buckeye Hebron OH 43025

Ttnnk you Claude

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The canvas Lwo- and Ehree-dimens iona Itanks mde a t TVIs S0-worker planE ouL-side lIashington look real boEh to Ehenaked eye and Eo heat-seeking theIna 1targetsing systems used at night

An unassembled fronts-view M-l weighEsabout 25 pormds and coLlapses into a 4-foot-by-2-foot duffle bag In less thanthree minutes one man can assemble itand plug in a generator to warm up iEstherira lsignaEur with a tape recorderand speakers a pair of soldiers can soundlike an entlre tank battalion

A fake M-l costs about $31500 cornparedwiEh abouE $3 miLlion for a new M-I

Iho remembers L94O-42 when we weredoing the same tshirg - only all we hadwere the decoys the real McCoys werestill on Ehe drawing boards

The Army has about 4000 real M-I tanksand plans to outfit each rrith at leastone fake M-1 at a cost of about $75million [taj Andrew Fallon of Ehe Army I sbudget office said

Deception has been a key element inmilitary strategy since the Trojan HorseGeman Gen Enrin Ronmel fooled Alliedforces in North Africa during WlJ II tsheBriEish fooled the cermans and Ehe IsraeliArmy today regularly uses deceptive falseradio chatter

But Ehe Sovietss are thoughE to be themost adept having everylhing from pseudoballistic missiles to entire fake armiesunder a branch of the military called thePrlncipa I Dlrectorate of SlraEegicDeception

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ADDRESS CORRECTON REQUESTED

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Rev Elton S SInith Pastor

Dear BroEher

Perhaps you have heard of me and oty naEionrride campaign inche ciuse of ternDerance Each year for the past fourteenI have rrade a Eoirr of Texas Kahsas Nebraska Mlssouriand lora delivering a series of lecEures on the evils ofdrinkine On this tour I have been accouqranied by uy youngfriend ind assisEanE Clyde LimpEon Clyde a young manof good family and excellent background is a paEheEicexaiple of liEe ruined by an excessive indulgence in whiskeyand woraen C1yde would hppear wiEh me aE lectures and siLon the plaEforin drunk wheezing starLng at tshe audiencethrough- heavy bleary blood-shot eyes sweaEing profuselypicklng his nose belching and making obscene- gestsureshlle I would polnE him out as an exarple of whaL over-indulgence can do for a person

This winEerr unforEunately Clyde passed away A mltualfriend tras eiven me vour -nime Lnd I wonder if you would beavailable t5 take cliders place on Ehis years Eour

Rev Ellon Schurch of the

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This ls the fifth ln6ta11uentof IA Brief Eistory of the EifthRCT 1n I(oresrr continuing rith xoyConbat phase of these recolectlonEou Patrol actlvitles coDtiDuesthroughout the surnner with bothAEbush and an occasi-onal ContactpatloI that often 1ed to Fire-flghts arld we had several Oneconslsted of tbe entire ConpanyI renenber a radiona]1s coafelenceheld near the 11ne of departurerhere I 6aY eleraents of Eost ofthe partlciparxts togetber slththe supporting uaits rflhin lhs1ire o f larch Tbere Yas justabout evelybody frolo Conpany Eexcept the cooks and bottle wash-ers Motatnen and heavy nachiae-gurnels rlth teror 1n there eyesNot u6ed to patro16 alld apparentfear of the urknom We sere norenonchalant because this ra6 oDe ofseveral patrols we had partcipated1a ad soDe of the6e guys nere otrtheir flrst patrol With a1l theaoi6e and fus6 ye nade the NKPAavolded us We baDged around nostof the night and returDed rithoutcontact Later patrols the NKPAnade up for it and 1n one ofthe6e I got hlt rith about 15others i-a a perfectly execudedambush We vere caugbt flatfoot-ed Tbey hit us hard ard ran aw4yVle 6pent the lenainddr of the rightxithdraring and returning to ourlilles I carrt recal1 Yhether any-body ras kil1ed that nlght but 1stplatoon dld take slx I(IAi s durineuroour tour on the Iine and we hadmore men wounded thatx eDteled theline on June l8th

Almost every tri8ht se had tocontend v1th Ground fo8 and whilethe Artlflclal noonlight helped us

to see it also helped the othersi-de A6 the sunmer drew to a closethe Fiftb RcT wa6 transferled fronthe 25th Djvigion to the 40th Divi-sion and shortly after that wewere reLeived by the 223d Infantryon the night of October 3111952

sone tlne prior to bej-ng reLiev-ed we had a patrol that caused yourstnrly a 1ot of grief our nissionwas to set up blocking posLtionsnear the low dip ln the lldgelinenear I believe George CoDpany We

went out one wqy a[d were to retu]nby another route lllhile 6et uP thenj-ght teEperatures dlopped suddenlyto belov freezing We were sweattyxrith no Jackets and nust have caus-ed o16e because re were under severartil1ey flre (possibly l2ampn)nasty stuff We had to be very stil1and renaln quite and i-n place forseveral hours My feet becane numbI could hardly walk nlthout assist-ance I 6ot a touch of Frostbite anda brief stay ln the 5th Inf lledica1Conpany where I appalently ful1y re-coveled Such resiliance we had whene were twenty

Finally off the 1i-ne I enteredlnto an eleven day peri-od where Iwas tra]1sferred out of the flrstplatoon jnto the fourth and becanea gunner it a 57nn Recollless riflesquad Just as sooa as I got used tocarrlng the thlnE I had orders inharxd for LIe ZI(zoDe of Interlor )or rotation back to the States Ihad R amp R 1a Japan for five dqysl1ke everybody e1se but those con-pat storles w111 st4y out of printMoxe next tine fron the officlalRecord as my st4y jn the 5th RCTceased to exlst Bore next tlme

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- INIERNATIONAL KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL

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effoEEs ad able guidace or uavor T Bradrer

ItE rExt scheduleurod evst eiII be the offictal gro-[ld breaking --sudav Jtrle 25 1989

at Aneels Park Sar Peurodro -- at rihich tirE all of tlE co-sdEorinA- ax eEorsrngsrs-ri2ad tiU be rePreseurottted Tsrtatlw final dedicaticn o ttr rEErrar rsElrteurod for Novder u 1990

As )Du car te1l rE ee lndeed serious abdrt tlis It EL1 c to passl

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一Ch4ttsy and jolly notes from a fomer WALTER E oTNEIL (5th tTB) of

2d Lt FA - B-ILL IIOILEY of RE 2 Box 458 825 Pa lourar Et Cajon cA92020 rells usWarren TX It goes Ehe one about the manage aE a boring

I was rvith the Triple Nickle in HI -- meeEing who asked Can you hear me ithad Ehe Aruno Train the- first Een davs in the back and the boy aE- the back whoKorea and then Forvard observer unEil hit said No and the f11oh in lhe fronEon 2 SepE5O I had the short economy who said ttletrs swap placesrrEour Thariks Wally rve needed thaEtI nors have Ehro ggies in the service r-(C1asses of i75 and r53) and they have The race is on Is there arqrone inasked me Eo relite up my experiences in the horrse who beats thisKorea - rrTro catalacts and lens lnrplantsIIrm hoping this rer-Erion my firsE surgery - rotor cuff lefl shouiderwill help shed some lighE and tickle some high blood pressure sugar diabetesmemory cells so I can complete nry rnasEer- and gouEpiece |ly Cameo Role In Korea The The envelope pleaselAlmosE ForqoEEen viar nd the name - not the winner -- iust

Irm lo6king forward to receiving more the rEme - is - CH Bronko ATKINSONinfo about the reunion Do you anticipate (MP Platoon and Hq 63rd Field i4t--r45)distributing lists of expected atEendees of 3800 SDecatur Las Vegas NVwith addresies No were not -aking fin Bronko -

B1II werll lisE Ehoge coming if we far from it - were just ov6rrhelmed byIearn early enough WeII do our the sorry fact that Lhe people of our -d____esE 3ffrIiE Hi gElIhiBT$Bt

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t-rt to bumper some idioE would tryto iass them

I-JOHN RAGIAND writes from 6321 Gonzales

Groves Tr( 77519 Savannah was my firstand I thoroughly enj oyed iE I intend tofltake future meetingi Lord willing -iMeeEine ner^r friends was very retresh-ing buts uifortrnately did not seeany of sv outfit hybe if you sPread rdoroln nlxt TL issuL its might helP

Thb outfiE was co D 21st duringearLv 44 - earlv 46 Does arrybody knowthesL fellows aird their whereabouts--cGreni Ralph (was from Itt)

Rirnldi (was from Chicago)T- Pilch (was frqn wyoming I think)T- Reardon (from Kansa s I think)T Mrncv (was from Oklahoma ) I mer

hih 6n Mindanao and he wor-rnd uPas cook and rrent to Japan

Box (chink Willie $as first name-rrd rr was frorn stsLouis)tI knot Ehis is an InposiEionr --buEwould deeplv appreurociate any heIp

tlo iryisitibir at all JohnnY

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to inseit this iEem The am nail hasbrought us an inqu-iry as to who $re are -iro-rt cot Nornian [I cooper (F amp2nd BnHqs 5tsh RCT 49-r5l) of Box 426LChattanooga TN 37405 AlwaYs hadtrouble with spelling Ettat town

the name and address of a member from

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Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

- _l4aybe our yelling about it has paidotf

The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

an』itliltlo888estants will be giventumlr entFiesOCt2虫d電 選lTinnerwill be chosen Nov 10

Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

ItrE abouE time

-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

rYea GimletslBetter sti1 call IARRY JoHnSOitl at612-665-213L Hers at 312 SlbinLeseur rYN 56058

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ELEQへ NTEFFEIRヽprime咽SCENCECHARLES Chuck STARRTNG (A 78th Tk -gn Tkco 21st rnf Tkco 5Eh RCT 19-iil

i gox54 Fennville HI 49408 is a1l

eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

triteto 6 c 2ool3- 137 211

rFte are in receipE of a friendly caII

from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

^uoitiJ-io-us-inasmrci--l1=-^ liflfrtItli1rllrirluo tnu

close Eo the family It rras no surPrise

gliigiIti LilU J i- -rrurtlHL3oinaf ter Hictor rra s laid to rest Dave t

--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

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fori-ro ci I s extended Erip to Hong Kong Bangkok and

urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

i - - ^ ^- anY f iner Etrrn Donr tIii rot ne up so 1 trope r -

- Beautifulry said Ctraprain Joe

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

RUBVE M ROGRSON350 Sowillo+r SP115Ria lto GA 9237 6

-Deceased Dec 12 1988

cEcIL L MoYER (H 2LsE 42-45)t-

From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

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ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

IA was ltq amp Hq Co 34th

from tJ+2 Eo t45 IJhen Ehe lhn shows upats the door to teturn Ehe picturesyourve goE to go

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

faith in tomorrohr for the clock may Ehen

be s til IAuthor Unknqm

-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

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Hope they giveus a drag on thisone before thevthron it away

The Arm1rreturning to anage-old s Era tegyused extensivelvby the Sovietmi11tary isincreasing itsuse of decoys andfake targets inhopes of out-srla rting anenemys modernrreaPons

Decoys inclu-ding canva s tanksand plasticsoldiers couldmake Ehe Arrmr inbattle seem h^riceas big as iErgally is And 1f

A lullEe caavas rcplica of ao Ml ta is oudisplsy i Beltsvtlle Md The Army plars ao lse

fate wespors to oltsmart ale ereEy Theuro decoysEsy Dste an arEy seuroeE lsrgcr tt D it is

half is r 1

We will a

Itlat news seens togive away the secre the Army points outthat the enemy still does noE knorv which

Ie knorr Ehey make decoys of thehighest order of equipment even as muchasmaking fake misdill silosr said TVICorp

Fallon said the Navy is working ondecoy ships and the Air Force tns grounddecoys of f-15 fighter jets thaE can turna bare airstrip into a fake airbase

The decoys are ntade from blorm-upphoEographs of the real things Theylook remarkably real aE a glance which inbaEtle is all an enemy would get beforedeciding whether to f i-re

Who knows maybe for the next one wecan send Ehe deeoys Eo the front and leavethe real live boys to home

(-CIAUDE CRIST of Box 985 Hebron oH

(hes HvMcr 2IsE t48-through TFS) -sends us the name s of a few buddieslWTLBUR J WTNCHEL (19Eh 49-r52)624 Lexington Thornville OH 43076

WILLIAM GRIFFITH (2lsL 49i5I)437 Aullwood Rd Davton 0H 45414

GERALD D TURNER (21st 48-r51)78 lIoodland Downingtown PA 19335

BRUCE MCGUTRE (34rh amp 19Eh r48-r51)16241 Laurel Hill Glenford Otl 43739

ROBERT IAIIRENCE (3rd Eng r57-r58)I14 Buckeye Hebron OH 43025

Ttnnk you Claude

-Whv is iE thaE Ehe weEEest dogs areEhe fiiendtiests dogs

lDThe only Ehing thats more painful ttun

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The canvas Lwo- and Ehree-dimens iona Itanks mde a t TVIs S0-worker planE ouL-side lIashington look real boEh to Ehenaked eye and Eo heat-seeking theIna 1targetsing systems used at night

An unassembled fronts-view M-l weighEsabout 25 pormds and coLlapses into a 4-foot-by-2-foot duffle bag In less thanthree minutes one man can assemble itand plug in a generator to warm up iEstherira lsignaEur with a tape recorderand speakers a pair of soldiers can soundlike an entlre tank battalion

A fake M-l costs about $31500 cornparedwiEh abouE $3 miLlion for a new M-I

Iho remembers L94O-42 when we weredoing the same tshirg - only all we hadwere the decoys the real McCoys werestill on Ehe drawing boards

The Army has about 4000 real M-I tanksand plans to outfit each rrith at leastone fake M-1 at a cost of about $75million [taj Andrew Fallon of Ehe Army I sbudget office said

Deception has been a key element inmilitary strategy since the Trojan HorseGeman Gen Enrin Ronmel fooled Alliedforces in North Africa during WlJ II tsheBriEish fooled the cermans and Ehe IsraeliArmy today regularly uses deceptive falseradio chatter

But Ehe Sovietss are thoughE to be themost adept having everylhing from pseudoballistic missiles to entire fake armiesunder a branch of the military called thePrlncipa I Dlrectorate of SlraEegicDeception

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ADDRESS CORRECTON REQUESTED

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Rev Elton S SInith Pastor

Dear BroEher

Perhaps you have heard of me and oty naEionrride campaign inche ciuse of ternDerance Each year for the past fourteenI have rrade a Eoirr of Texas Kahsas Nebraska Mlssouriand lora delivering a series of lecEures on the evils ofdrinkine On this tour I have been accouqranied by uy youngfriend ind assisEanE Clyde LimpEon Clyde a young manof good family and excellent background is a paEheEicexaiple of liEe ruined by an excessive indulgence in whiskeyand woraen C1yde would hppear wiEh me aE lectures and siLon the plaEforin drunk wheezing starLng at tshe audiencethrough- heavy bleary blood-shot eyes sweaEing profuselypicklng his nose belching and making obscene- gestsureshlle I would polnE him out as an exarple of whaL over-indulgence can do for a person

This winEerr unforEunately Clyde passed away A mltualfriend tras eiven me vour -nime Lnd I wonder if you would beavailable t5 take cliders place on Ehis years Eour

Rev Ellon Schurch of the

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This ls the fifth ln6ta11uentof IA Brief Eistory of the EifthRCT 1n I(oresrr continuing rith xoyConbat phase of these recolectlonEou Patrol actlvitles coDtiDuesthroughout the surnner with bothAEbush and an occasi-onal ContactpatloI that often 1ed to Fire-flghts arld we had several Oneconslsted of tbe entire ConpanyI renenber a radiona]1s coafelenceheld near the 11ne of departurerhere I 6aY eleraents of Eost ofthe partlciparxts togetber slththe supporting uaits rflhin lhs1ire o f larch Tbere Yas justabout evelybody frolo Conpany Eexcept the cooks and bottle wash-ers Motatnen and heavy nachiae-gurnels rlth teror 1n there eyesNot u6ed to patro16 alld apparentfear of the urknom We sere norenonchalant because this ra6 oDe ofseveral patrols we had partcipated1a ad soDe of the6e guys nere otrtheir flrst patrol With a1l theaoi6e and fus6 ye nade the NKPAavolded us We baDged around nostof the night and returDed rithoutcontact Later patrols the NKPAnade up for it and 1n one ofthe6e I got hlt rith about 15others i-a a perfectly execudedambush We vere caugbt flatfoot-ed Tbey hit us hard ard ran aw4yVle 6pent the lenainddr of the rightxithdraring and returning to ourlilles I carrt recal1 Yhether any-body ras kil1ed that nlght but 1stplatoon dld take slx I(IAi s durineuroour tour on the Iine and we hadmore men wounded thatx eDteled theline on June l8th

Almost every tri8ht se had tocontend v1th Ground fo8 and whilethe Artlflclal noonlight helped us

to see it also helped the othersi-de A6 the sunmer drew to a closethe Fiftb RcT wa6 transferled fronthe 25th Djvigion to the 40th Divi-sion and shortly after that wewere reLeived by the 223d Infantryon the night of October 3111952

sone tlne prior to bej-ng reLiev-ed we had a patrol that caused yourstnrly a 1ot of grief our nissionwas to set up blocking posLtionsnear the low dip ln the lldgelinenear I believe George CoDpany We

went out one wqy a[d were to retu]nby another route lllhile 6et uP thenj-ght teEperatures dlopped suddenlyto belov freezing We were sweattyxrith no Jackets and nust have caus-ed o16e because re were under severartil1ey flre (possibly l2ampn)nasty stuff We had to be very stil1and renaln quite and i-n place forseveral hours My feet becane numbI could hardly walk nlthout assist-ance I 6ot a touch of Frostbite anda brief stay ln the 5th Inf lledica1Conpany where I appalently ful1y re-coveled Such resiliance we had whene were twenty

Finally off the 1i-ne I enteredlnto an eleven day peri-od where Iwas tra]1sferred out of the flrstplatoon jnto the fourth and becanea gunner it a 57nn Recollless riflesquad Just as sooa as I got used tocarrlng the thlnE I had orders inharxd for LIe ZI(zoDe of Interlor )or rotation back to the States Ihad R amp R 1a Japan for five dqysl1ke everybody e1se but those con-pat storles w111 st4y out of printMoxe next tine fron the officlalRecord as my st4y jn the 5th RCTceased to exlst Bore next tlme

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I1E amplve to ratse S38 BiUidl for tieuro nrial (described in accqavirEiiJiGl

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effoEEs ad able guidace or uavor T Bradrer

ItE rExt scheduleurod evst eiII be the offictal gro-[ld breaking --sudav Jtrle 25 1989

at Aneels Park Sar Peurodro -- at rihich tirE all of tlE co-sdEorinA- ax eEorsrngsrs-ri2ad tiU be rePreseurottted Tsrtatlw final dedicaticn o ttr rEErrar rsElrteurod for Novder u 1990

As )Du car te1l rE ee lndeed serious abdrt tlis It EL1 c to passl

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2d Lt FA - B-ILL IIOILEY of RE 2 Box 458 825 Pa lourar Et Cajon cA92020 rells usWarren TX It goes Ehe one about the manage aE a boring

I was rvith the Triple Nickle in HI -- meeEing who asked Can you hear me ithad Ehe Aruno Train the- first Een davs in the back and the boy aE- the back whoKorea and then Forvard observer unEil hit said No and the f11oh in lhe fronEon 2 SepE5O I had the short economy who said ttletrs swap placesrrEour Thariks Wally rve needed thaEtI nors have Ehro ggies in the service r-(C1asses of i75 and r53) and they have The race is on Is there arqrone inasked me Eo relite up my experiences in the horrse who beats thisKorea - rrTro catalacts and lens lnrplantsIIrm hoping this rer-Erion my firsE surgery - rotor cuff lefl shouiderwill help shed some lighE and tickle some high blood pressure sugar diabetesmemory cells so I can complete nry rnasEer- and gouEpiece |ly Cameo Role In Korea The The envelope pleaselAlmosE ForqoEEen viar nd the name - not the winner -- iust

Irm lo6king forward to receiving more the rEme - is - CH Bronko ATKINSONinfo about the reunion Do you anticipate (MP Platoon and Hq 63rd Field i4t--r45)distributing lists of expected atEendees of 3800 SDecatur Las Vegas NVwith addresies No were not -aking fin Bronko -

B1II werll lisE Ehoge coming if we far from it - were just ov6rrhelmed byIearn early enough WeII do our the sorry fact that Lhe people of our -d____esE 3ffrIiE Hi gElIhiBT$Bt

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I-JOHN RAGIAND writes from 6321 Gonzales

Groves Tr( 77519 Savannah was my firstand I thoroughly enj oyed iE I intend tofltake future meetingi Lord willing -iMeeEine ner^r friends was very retresh-ing buts uifortrnately did not seeany of sv outfit hybe if you sPread rdoroln nlxt TL issuL its might helP

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Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

- _l4aybe our yelling about it has paidotf

The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

an』itliltlo888estants will be giventumlr entFiesOCt2虫d電 選lTinnerwill be chosen Nov 10

Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

ItrE abouE time

-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

rYea GimletslBetter sti1 call IARRY JoHnSOitl at612-665-213L Hers at 312 SlbinLeseur rYN 56058

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i gox54 Fennville HI 49408 is a1l

eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

triteto 6 c 2ool3- 137 211

rFte are in receipE of a friendly caII

from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

^uoitiJ-io-us-inasmrci--l1=-^ liflfrtItli1rllrirluo tnu

close Eo the family It rras no surPrise

gliigiIti LilU J i- -rrurtlHL3oinaf ter Hictor rra s laid to rest Dave t

--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

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fori-ro ci I s extended Erip to Hong Kong Bangkok and

urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

i - - ^ ^- anY f iner Etrrn Donr tIii rot ne up so 1 trope r -

- Beautifulry said Ctraprain Joe

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

RUBVE M ROGRSON350 Sowillo+r SP115Ria lto GA 9237 6

-Deceased Dec 12 1988

cEcIL L MoYER (H 2LsE 42-45)t-

From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

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ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

IA was ltq amp Hq Co 34th

from tJ+2 Eo t45 IJhen Ehe lhn shows upats the door to teturn Ehe picturesyourve goE to go

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

faith in tomorrohr for the clock may Ehen

be s til IAuthor Unknqm

-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

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ADDRESS CORRECTON REQUESTED

WALLY CUNNINGHAM has

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asked us to share $rlEh you the contenEs of areceived from Ehe good PasEor Rev ElEon Sthe Open Door in Wiklinglon Iosra

CHURCH O「 THE OPEN DOOR MISS10N532 Main Street

wnmingtOn lowa 56983

Rev Elton S SInith Pastor

Dear BroEher

Perhaps you have heard of me and oty naEionrride campaign inche ciuse of ternDerance Each year for the past fourteenI have rrade a Eoirr of Texas Kahsas Nebraska Mlssouriand lora delivering a series of lecEures on the evils ofdrinkine On this tour I have been accouqranied by uy youngfriend ind assisEanE Clyde LimpEon Clyde a young manof good family and excellent background is a paEheEicexaiple of liEe ruined by an excessive indulgence in whiskeyand woraen C1yde would hppear wiEh me aE lectures and siLon the plaEforin drunk wheezing starLng at tshe audiencethrough- heavy bleary blood-shot eyes sweaEing profuselypicklng his nose belching and making obscene- gestsureshlle I would polnE him out as an exarple of whaL over-indulgence can do for a person

This winEerr unforEunately Clyde passed away A mltualfriend tras eiven me vour -nime Lnd I wonder if you would beavailable t5 take cliders place on Ehis years Eour

Rev Ellon Schurch of the

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ALBERT MCAD00=S 5TH CHAPTER

This ls the fifth ln6ta11uentof IA Brief Eistory of the EifthRCT 1n I(oresrr continuing rith xoyConbat phase of these recolectlonEou Patrol actlvitles coDtiDuesthroughout the surnner with bothAEbush and an occasi-onal ContactpatloI that often 1ed to Fire-flghts arld we had several Oneconslsted of tbe entire ConpanyI renenber a radiona]1s coafelenceheld near the 11ne of departurerhere I 6aY eleraents of Eost ofthe partlciparxts togetber slththe supporting uaits rflhin lhs1ire o f larch Tbere Yas justabout evelybody frolo Conpany Eexcept the cooks and bottle wash-ers Motatnen and heavy nachiae-gurnels rlth teror 1n there eyesNot u6ed to patro16 alld apparentfear of the urknom We sere norenonchalant because this ra6 oDe ofseveral patrols we had partcipated1a ad soDe of the6e guys nere otrtheir flrst patrol With a1l theaoi6e and fus6 ye nade the NKPAavolded us We baDged around nostof the night and returDed rithoutcontact Later patrols the NKPAnade up for it and 1n one ofthe6e I got hlt rith about 15others i-a a perfectly execudedambush We vere caugbt flatfoot-ed Tbey hit us hard ard ran aw4yVle 6pent the lenainddr of the rightxithdraring and returning to ourlilles I carrt recal1 Yhether any-body ras kil1ed that nlght but 1stplatoon dld take slx I(IAi s durineuroour tour on the Iine and we hadmore men wounded thatx eDteled theline on June l8th

Almost every tri8ht se had tocontend v1th Ground fo8 and whilethe Artlflclal noonlight helped us

to see it also helped the othersi-de A6 the sunmer drew to a closethe Fiftb RcT wa6 transferled fronthe 25th Djvigion to the 40th Divi-sion and shortly after that wewere reLeived by the 223d Infantryon the night of October 3111952

sone tlne prior to bej-ng reLiev-ed we had a patrol that caused yourstnrly a 1ot of grief our nissionwas to set up blocking posLtionsnear the low dip ln the lldgelinenear I believe George CoDpany We

went out one wqy a[d were to retu]nby another route lllhile 6et uP thenj-ght teEperatures dlopped suddenlyto belov freezing We were sweattyxrith no Jackets and nust have caus-ed o16e because re were under severartil1ey flre (possibly l2ampn)nasty stuff We had to be very stil1and renaln quite and i-n place forseveral hours My feet becane numbI could hardly walk nlthout assist-ance I 6ot a touch of Frostbite anda brief stay ln the 5th Inf lledica1Conpany where I appalently ful1y re-coveled Such resiliance we had whene were twenty

Finally off the 1i-ne I enteredlnto an eleven day peri-od where Iwas tra]1sferred out of the flrstplatoon jnto the fourth and becanea gunner it a 57nn Recollless riflesquad Just as sooa as I got used tocarrlng the thlnE I had orders inharxd for LIe ZI(zoDe of Interlor )or rotation back to the States Ihad R amp R 1a Japan for five dqysl1ke everybody e1se but those con-pat storles w111 st4y out of printMoxe next tine fron the officlalRecord as my st4y jn the 5th RCTceased to exlst Bore next tlme

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effoEEs ad able guidace or uavor T Bradrer

ItE rExt scheduleurod evst eiII be the offictal gro-[ld breaking --sudav Jtrle 25 1989

at Aneels Park Sar Peurodro -- at rihich tirE all of tlE co-sdEorinA- ax eEorsrngsrs-ri2ad tiU be rePreseurottted Tsrtatlw final dedicaticn o ttr rEErrar rsElrteurod for Novder u 1990

As )Du car te1l rE ee lndeed serious abdrt tlis It EL1 c to passl

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2d Lt FA - B-ILL IIOILEY of RE 2 Box 458 825 Pa lourar Et Cajon cA92020 rells usWarren TX It goes Ehe one about the manage aE a boring

I was rvith the Triple Nickle in HI -- meeEing who asked Can you hear me ithad Ehe Aruno Train the- first Een davs in the back and the boy aE- the back whoKorea and then Forvard observer unEil hit said No and the f11oh in lhe fronEon 2 SepE5O I had the short economy who said ttletrs swap placesrrEour Thariks Wally rve needed thaEtI nors have Ehro ggies in the service r-(C1asses of i75 and r53) and they have The race is on Is there arqrone inasked me Eo relite up my experiences in the horrse who beats thisKorea - rrTro catalacts and lens lnrplantsIIrm hoping this rer-Erion my firsE surgery - rotor cuff lefl shouiderwill help shed some lighE and tickle some high blood pressure sugar diabetesmemory cells so I can complete nry rnasEer- and gouEpiece |ly Cameo Role In Korea The The envelope pleaselAlmosE ForqoEEen viar nd the name - not the winner -- iust

Irm lo6king forward to receiving more the rEme - is - CH Bronko ATKINSONinfo about the reunion Do you anticipate (MP Platoon and Hq 63rd Field i4t--r45)distributing lists of expected atEendees of 3800 SDecatur Las Vegas NVwith addresies No were not -aking fin Bronko -

B1II werll lisE Ehoge coming if we far from it - were just ov6rrhelmed byIearn early enough WeII do our the sorry fact that Lhe people of our -d____esE 3ffrIiE Hi gElIhiBT$Bt

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I-JOHN RAGIAND writes from 6321 Gonzales

Groves Tr( 77519 Savannah was my firstand I thoroughly enj oyed iE I intend tofltake future meetingi Lord willing -iMeeEine ner^r friends was very retresh-ing buts uifortrnately did not seeany of sv outfit hybe if you sPread rdoroln nlxt TL issuL its might helP

Thb outfiE was co D 21st duringearLv 44 - earlv 46 Does arrybody knowthesL fellows aird their whereabouts--cGreni Ralph (was from Itt)

Rirnldi (was from Chicago)T- Pilch (was frqn wyoming I think)T- Reardon (from Kansa s I think)T Mrncv (was from Oklahoma ) I mer

hih 6n Mindanao and he wor-rnd uPas cook and rrent to Japan

Box (chink Willie $as first name-rrd rr was frorn stsLouis)tI knot Ehis is an InposiEionr --buEwould deeplv appreurociate any heIp

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Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

- _l4aybe our yelling about it has paidotf

The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

an』itliltlo888estants will be giventumlr entFiesOCt2虫d電 選lTinnerwill be chosen Nov 10

Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

ItrE abouE time

-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

rYea GimletslBetter sti1 call IARRY JoHnSOitl at612-665-213L Hers at 312 SlbinLeseur rYN 56058

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ELEQへ NTEFFEIRヽprime咽SCENCECHARLES Chuck STARRTNG (A 78th Tk -gn Tkco 21st rnf Tkco 5Eh RCT 19-iil

i gox54 Fennville HI 49408 is a1l

eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

triteto 6 c 2ool3- 137 211

rFte are in receipE of a friendly caII

from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

^uoitiJ-io-us-inasmrci--l1=-^ liflfrtItli1rllrirluo tnu

close Eo the family It rras no surPrise

gliigiIti LilU J i- -rrurtlHL3oinaf ter Hictor rra s laid to rest Dave t

--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

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fori-ro ci I s extended Erip to Hong Kong Bangkok and

urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

i - - ^ ^- anY f iner Etrrn Donr tIii rot ne up so 1 trope r -

- Beautifulry said Ctraprain Joe

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

RUBVE M ROGRSON350 Sowillo+r SP115Ria lto GA 9237 6

-Deceased Dec 12 1988

cEcIL L MoYER (H 2LsE 42-45)t-

From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

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ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

IA was ltq amp Hq Co 34th

from tJ+2 Eo t45 IJhen Ehe lhn shows upats the door to teturn Ehe picturesyourve goE to go

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

faith in tomorrohr for the clock may Ehen

be s til IAuthor Unknqm

-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

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ALBERT MCAD00=S 5TH CHAPTER

This ls the fifth ln6ta11uentof IA Brief Eistory of the EifthRCT 1n I(oresrr continuing rith xoyConbat phase of these recolectlonEou Patrol actlvitles coDtiDuesthroughout the surnner with bothAEbush and an occasi-onal ContactpatloI that often 1ed to Fire-flghts arld we had several Oneconslsted of tbe entire ConpanyI renenber a radiona]1s coafelenceheld near the 11ne of departurerhere I 6aY eleraents of Eost ofthe partlciparxts togetber slththe supporting uaits rflhin lhs1ire o f larch Tbere Yas justabout evelybody frolo Conpany Eexcept the cooks and bottle wash-ers Motatnen and heavy nachiae-gurnels rlth teror 1n there eyesNot u6ed to patro16 alld apparentfear of the urknom We sere norenonchalant because this ra6 oDe ofseveral patrols we had partcipated1a ad soDe of the6e guys nere otrtheir flrst patrol With a1l theaoi6e and fus6 ye nade the NKPAavolded us We baDged around nostof the night and returDed rithoutcontact Later patrols the NKPAnade up for it and 1n one ofthe6e I got hlt rith about 15others i-a a perfectly execudedambush We vere caugbt flatfoot-ed Tbey hit us hard ard ran aw4yVle 6pent the lenainddr of the rightxithdraring and returning to ourlilles I carrt recal1 Yhether any-body ras kil1ed that nlght but 1stplatoon dld take slx I(IAi s durineuroour tour on the Iine and we hadmore men wounded thatx eDteled theline on June l8th

Almost every tri8ht se had tocontend v1th Ground fo8 and whilethe Artlflclal noonlight helped us

to see it also helped the othersi-de A6 the sunmer drew to a closethe Fiftb RcT wa6 transferled fronthe 25th Djvigion to the 40th Divi-sion and shortly after that wewere reLeived by the 223d Infantryon the night of October 3111952

sone tlne prior to bej-ng reLiev-ed we had a patrol that caused yourstnrly a 1ot of grief our nissionwas to set up blocking posLtionsnear the low dip ln the lldgelinenear I believe George CoDpany We

went out one wqy a[d were to retu]nby another route lllhile 6et uP thenj-ght teEperatures dlopped suddenlyto belov freezing We were sweattyxrith no Jackets and nust have caus-ed o16e because re were under severartil1ey flre (possibly l2ampn)nasty stuff We had to be very stil1and renaln quite and i-n place forseveral hours My feet becane numbI could hardly walk nlthout assist-ance I 6ot a touch of Frostbite anda brief stay ln the 5th Inf lledica1Conpany where I appalently ful1y re-coveled Such resiliance we had whene were twenty

Finally off the 1i-ne I enteredlnto an eleven day peri-od where Iwas tra]1sferred out of the flrstplatoon jnto the fourth and becanea gunner it a 57nn Recollless riflesquad Just as sooa as I got used tocarrlng the thlnE I had orders inharxd for LIe ZI(zoDe of Interlor )or rotation back to the States Ihad R amp R 1a Japan for five dqysl1ke everybody e1se but those con-pat storles w111 st4y out of printMoxe next tine fron the officlalRecord as my st4y jn the 5th RCTceased to exlst Bore next tlme

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- INIERNATIONAL KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL

Rmdeuror dp Fot8otten

11Bl s theuro tl of ttE c4aian for ar IfterutictEl Koleat leuror Veterals tlrialilLlic G poIcfrrr cr a hish cliff oerlokirs tlE Pampific

ampd ou 4e invlleurod Lo be a Pdt ofl tlls cAslgn -- yc r peurorsoa11y atd EdSatlzatlrn you represt

I1E amplve to ratse S38 BiUidl for tieuro nrial (described in accqavirEiiJiGl

i--ii iiav n site has best drrured bv tlE citv of rs keuroeres

ttr-dr ft Dbleuro

effoEEs ad able guidace or uavor T Bradrer

ItE rExt scheduleurod evst eiII be the offictal gro-[ld breaking --sudav Jtrle 25 1989

at Aneels Park Sar Peurodro -- at rihich tirE all of tlE co-sdEorinA- ax eEorsrngsrs-ri2ad tiU be rePreseurottted Tsrtatlw final dedicaticn o ttr rEErrar rsElrteurod for Novder u 1990

As )Du car te1l rE ee lndeed serious abdrt tlis It EL1 c to passl

Eiceuron crsualtiE in tlE xoret lhr (1950-1953) eurore o(lsElveuro --- i91245ii l0]r84 dd et al -- bul LEi a e ad sdEn ftdn 22 Allied N3tlc6HUfi-ta b dqiv or prrPerlv tEEred nx rnternalilxoran ir vteras rri5-I YiIl help rectift tlEr

Ytu Ddricioati6r sdsrseErtt ad swport td yd- organiz-aLicts ee Edi thsolicited be ttE InleEnatlorEl l(oreamp Llrr VeLerans lrtrlla] ClmiEtee E wiIILdr-r rn oEtro sLpplv anv ioaterials to Lo ary reasaEbre teuroitgt Lo

hi= th cli of receivini a falor5ble respoGse to dris letler

dEr)$t WgtPfuan - 12--lzzDrid E IlaltcarifornLa GEiInarFor li ltley AssoclaEidlsi 1 vte lrisol 231Ios Angeles cA 90042(213t 223-s23

Box 9 VALLEY FOFGE PA 19442

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YuF Buddies

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一Ch4ttsy and jolly notes from a fomer WALTER E oTNEIL (5th tTB) of

2d Lt FA - B-ILL IIOILEY of RE 2 Box 458 825 Pa lourar Et Cajon cA92020 rells usWarren TX It goes Ehe one about the manage aE a boring

I was rvith the Triple Nickle in HI -- meeEing who asked Can you hear me ithad Ehe Aruno Train the- first Een davs in the back and the boy aE- the back whoKorea and then Forvard observer unEil hit said No and the f11oh in lhe fronEon 2 SepE5O I had the short economy who said ttletrs swap placesrrEour Thariks Wally rve needed thaEtI nors have Ehro ggies in the service r-(C1asses of i75 and r53) and they have The race is on Is there arqrone inasked me Eo relite up my experiences in the horrse who beats thisKorea - rrTro catalacts and lens lnrplantsIIrm hoping this rer-Erion my firsE surgery - rotor cuff lefl shouiderwill help shed some lighE and tickle some high blood pressure sugar diabetesmemory cells so I can complete nry rnasEer- and gouEpiece |ly Cameo Role In Korea The The envelope pleaselAlmosE ForqoEEen viar nd the name - not the winner -- iust

Irm lo6king forward to receiving more the rEme - is - CH Bronko ATKINSONinfo about the reunion Do you anticipate (MP Platoon and Hq 63rd Field i4t--r45)distributing lists of expected atEendees of 3800 SDecatur Las Vegas NVwith addresies No were not -aking fin Bronko -

B1II werll lisE Ehoge coming if we far from it - were just ov6rrhelmed byIearn early enough WeII do our the sorry fact that Lhe people of our -d____esE 3ffrIiE Hi gElIhiBT$Bt

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脇 脇堪禦襲If all the cars on I-84 were Plced

t-rt to bumper some idioE would tryto iass them

I-JOHN RAGIAND writes from 6321 Gonzales

Groves Tr( 77519 Savannah was my firstand I thoroughly enj oyed iE I intend tofltake future meetingi Lord willing -iMeeEine ner^r friends was very retresh-ing buts uifortrnately did not seeany of sv outfit hybe if you sPread rdoroln nlxt TL issuL its might helP

Thb outfiE was co D 21st duringearLv 44 - earlv 46 Does arrybody knowthesL fellows aird their whereabouts--cGreni Ralph (was from Itt)

Rirnldi (was from Chicago)T- Pilch (was frqn wyoming I think)T- Reardon (from Kansa s I think)T Mrncv (was from Oklahoma ) I mer

hih 6n Mindanao and he wor-rnd uPas cook and rrent to Japan

Box (chink Willie $as first name-rrd rr was frorn stsLouis)tI knot Ehis is an InposiEionr --buEwould deeplv appreurociate any heIp

tlo iryisitibir at all JohnnY

_The press was rolling when we PuIIed it

to inseit this iEem The am nail hasbrought us an inqu-iry as to who $re are -iro-rt cot Nornian [I cooper (F amp2nd BnHqs 5tsh RCT 49-r5l) of Box 426LChattanooga TN 37405 AlwaYs hadtrouble with spelling Ettat town

the name and address of a member from

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[yt導招議∬ampitMEetheIFtt youWatertown NY Fred was 19th S‐ 4 whenWatertown NY Fred was 19th S‐ 4 when

Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

- _l4aybe our yelling about it has paidotf

The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

an』itliltlo888estants will be giventumlr entFiesOCt2虫d電 選lTinnerwill be chosen Nov 10

Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

ItrE abouE time

-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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College is a fountain of kno^rledgewhere some come Eo drink and oEhers comejust to garg Ie

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

rYea GimletslBetter sti1 call IARRY JoHnSOitl at612-665-213L Hers at 312 SlbinLeseur rYN 56058

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ELEQへ NTEFFEIRヽprime咽SCENCECHARLES Chuck STARRTNG (A 78th Tk -gn Tkco 21st rnf Tkco 5Eh RCT 19-iil

i gox54 Fennville HI 49408 is a1l

eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

triteto 6 c 2ool3- 137 211

rFte are in receipE of a friendly caII

from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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TAPS

fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

^uoitiJ-io-us-inasmrci--l1=-^ liflfrtItli1rllrirluo tnu

close Eo the family It rras no surPrise

gliigiIti LilU J i- -rrurtlHL3oinaf ter Hictor rra s laid to rest Dave t

--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

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fori-ro ci I s extended Erip to Hong Kong Bangkok and

urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

i - - ^ ^- anY f iner Etrrn Donr tIii rot ne up so 1 trope r -

- Beautifulry said Ctraprain Joe

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

RUBVE M ROGRSON350 Sowillo+r SP115Ria lto GA 9237 6

-Deceased Dec 12 1988

cEcIL L MoYER (H 2LsE 42-45)t-

From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

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ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

IA was ltq amp Hq Co 34th

from tJ+2 Eo t45 IJhen Ehe lhn shows upats the door to teturn Ehe picturesyourve goE to go

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

faith in tomorrohr for the clock may Ehen

be s til IAuthor Unknqm

-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

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Rmdeuror dp Fot8otten

11Bl s theuro tl of ttE c4aian for ar IfterutictEl Koleat leuror Veterals tlrialilLlic G poIcfrrr cr a hish cliff oerlokirs tlE Pampific

ampd ou 4e invlleurod Lo be a Pdt ofl tlls cAslgn -- yc r peurorsoa11y atd EdSatlzatlrn you represt

I1E amplve to ratse S38 BiUidl for tieuro nrial (described in accqavirEiiJiGl

i--ii iiav n site has best drrured bv tlE citv of rs keuroeres

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effoEEs ad able guidace or uavor T Bradrer

ItE rExt scheduleurod evst eiII be the offictal gro-[ld breaking --sudav Jtrle 25 1989

at Aneels Park Sar Peurodro -- at rihich tirE all of tlE co-sdEorinA- ax eEorsrngsrs-ri2ad tiU be rePreseurottted Tsrtatlw final dedicaticn o ttr rEErrar rsElrteurod for Novder u 1990

As )Du car te1l rE ee lndeed serious abdrt tlis It EL1 c to passl

Eiceuron crsualtiE in tlE xoret lhr (1950-1953) eurore o(lsElveuro --- i91245ii l0]r84 dd et al -- bul LEi a e ad sdEn ftdn 22 Allied N3tlc6HUfi-ta b dqiv or prrPerlv tEEred nx rnternalilxoran ir vteras rri5-I YiIl help rectift tlEr

Ytu Ddricioati6r sdsrseErtt ad swport td yd- organiz-aLicts ee Edi thsolicited be ttE InleEnatlorEl l(oreamp Llrr VeLerans lrtrlla] ClmiEtee E wiIILdr-r rn oEtro sLpplv anv ioaterials to Lo ary reasaEbre teuroitgt Lo

hi= th cli of receivini a falor5ble respoGse to dris letler

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一Ch4ttsy and jolly notes from a fomer WALTER E oTNEIL (5th tTB) of

2d Lt FA - B-ILL IIOILEY of RE 2 Box 458 825 Pa lourar Et Cajon cA92020 rells usWarren TX It goes Ehe one about the manage aE a boring

I was rvith the Triple Nickle in HI -- meeEing who asked Can you hear me ithad Ehe Aruno Train the- first Een davs in the back and the boy aE- the back whoKorea and then Forvard observer unEil hit said No and the f11oh in lhe fronEon 2 SepE5O I had the short economy who said ttletrs swap placesrrEour Thariks Wally rve needed thaEtI nors have Ehro ggies in the service r-(C1asses of i75 and r53) and they have The race is on Is there arqrone inasked me Eo relite up my experiences in the horrse who beats thisKorea - rrTro catalacts and lens lnrplantsIIrm hoping this rer-Erion my firsE surgery - rotor cuff lefl shouiderwill help shed some lighE and tickle some high blood pressure sugar diabetesmemory cells so I can complete nry rnasEer- and gouEpiece |ly Cameo Role In Korea The The envelope pleaselAlmosE ForqoEEen viar nd the name - not the winner -- iust

Irm lo6king forward to receiving more the rEme - is - CH Bronko ATKINSONinfo about the reunion Do you anticipate (MP Platoon and Hq 63rd Field i4t--r45)distributing lists of expected atEendees of 3800 SDecatur Las Vegas NVwith addresies No were not -aking fin Bronko -

B1II werll lisE Ehoge coming if we far from it - were just ov6rrhelmed byIearn early enough WeII do our the sorry fact that Lhe people of our -d____esE 3ffrIiE Hi gElIhiBT$Bt

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I-JOHN RAGIAND writes from 6321 Gonzales

Groves Tr( 77519 Savannah was my firstand I thoroughly enj oyed iE I intend tofltake future meetingi Lord willing -iMeeEine ner^r friends was very retresh-ing buts uifortrnately did not seeany of sv outfit hybe if you sPread rdoroln nlxt TL issuL its might helP

Thb outfiE was co D 21st duringearLv 44 - earlv 46 Does arrybody knowthesL fellows aird their whereabouts--cGreni Ralph (was from Itt)

Rirnldi (was from Chicago)T- Pilch (was frqn wyoming I think)T- Reardon (from Kansa s I think)T Mrncv (was from Oklahoma ) I mer

hih 6n Mindanao and he wor-rnd uPas cook and rrent to Japan

Box (chink Willie $as first name-rrd rr was frorn stsLouis)tI knot Ehis is an InposiEionr --buEwould deeplv appreurociate any heIp

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Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

- _l4aybe our yelling about it has paidotf

The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

an』itliltlo888estants will be giventumlr entFiesOCt2虫d電 選lTinnerwill be chosen Nov 10

Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

ItrE abouE time

-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

rYea GimletslBetter sti1 call IARRY JoHnSOitl at612-665-213L Hers at 312 SlbinLeseur rYN 56058

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i gox54 Fennville HI 49408 is a1l

eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

triteto 6 c 2ool3- 137 211

rFte are in receipE of a friendly caII

from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

^uoitiJ-io-us-inasmrci--l1=-^ liflfrtItli1rllrirluo tnu

close Eo the family It rras no surPrise

gliigiIti LilU J i- -rrurtlHL3oinaf ter Hictor rra s laid to rest Dave t

--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

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fori-ro ci I s extended Erip to Hong Kong Bangkok and

urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

i - - ^ ^- anY f iner Etrrn Donr tIii rot ne up so 1 trope r -

- Beautifulry said Ctraprain Joe

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

RUBVE M ROGRSON350 Sowillo+r SP115Ria lto GA 9237 6

-Deceased Dec 12 1988

cEcIL L MoYER (H 2LsE 42-45)t-

From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

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ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

IA was ltq amp Hq Co 34th

from tJ+2 Eo t45 IJhen Ehe lhn shows upats the door to teturn Ehe picturesyourve goE to go

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

faith in tomorrohr for the clock may Ehen

be s til IAuthor Unknqm

-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

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I-JOHN RAGIAND writes from 6321 Gonzales

Groves Tr( 77519 Savannah was my firstand I thoroughly enj oyed iE I intend tofltake future meetingi Lord willing -iMeeEine ner^r friends was very retresh-ing buts uifortrnately did not seeany of sv outfit hybe if you sPread rdoroln nlxt TL issuL its might helP

Thb outfiE was co D 21st duringearLv 44 - earlv 46 Does arrybody knowthesL fellows aird their whereabouts--cGreni Ralph (was from Itt)

Rirnldi (was from Chicago)T- Pilch (was frqn wyoming I think)T- Reardon (from Kansa s I think)T Mrncv (was from Oklahoma ) I mer

hih 6n Mindanao and he wor-rnd uPas cook and rrent to Japan

Box (chink Willie $as first name-rrd rr was frorn stsLouis)tI knot Ehis is an InposiEionr --buEwould deeplv appreurociate any heIp

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Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

- _l4aybe our yelling about it has paidotf

The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

an』itliltlo888estants will be giventumlr entFiesOCt2虫d電 選lTinnerwill be chosen Nov 10

Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

ItrE abouE time

-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

rYea GimletslBetter sti1 call IARRY JoHnSOitl at612-665-213L Hers at 312 SlbinLeseur rYN 56058

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i gox54 Fennville HI 49408 is a1l

eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

triteto 6 c 2ool3- 137 211

rFte are in receipE of a friendly caII

from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

^uoitiJ-io-us-inasmrci--l1=-^ liflfrtItli1rllrirluo tnu

close Eo the family It rras no surPrise

gliigiIti LilU J i- -rrurtlHL3oinaf ter Hictor rra s laid to rest Dave t

--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

If -

ii- -

fori-ro ci I s extended Erip to Hong Kong Bangkok and

urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

i - - ^ ^- anY f iner Etrrn Donr tIii rot ne up so 1 trope r -

- Beautifulry said Ctraprain Joe

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

RUBVE M ROGRSON350 Sowillo+r SP115Ria lto GA 9237 6

-Deceased Dec 12 1988

cEcIL L MoYER (H 2LsE 42-45)t-

From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

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ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

IA was ltq amp Hq Co 34th

from tJ+2 Eo t45 IJhen Ehe lhn shows upats the door to teturn Ehe picturesyourve goE to go

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

faith in tomorrohr for the clock may Ehen

be s til IAuthor Unknqm

-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

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[yt導招議∬ampitMEetheIFtt youWatertown NY Fred was 19th S‐ 4 whenWatertown NY Fred was 19th S‐ 4 when

Congrats Duckdong-we all sluck our necks oul andwenl lo bat lor you and gol you the Psrple Hearl

- _l4aybe our yelling about it has paidotf

The next memoria I to rise in Washingtonwill honor Ehe $romen who have served indwill serve in Ehe rntiont s military Adesign cornpeEition is underay

The work will be placed at the MemorialGate that serves as the nain entsrance toArlingEon National Cemetery DesplEe itsI_oca Eion and its designatibn as a-memorialthe work rvill honor the living as well asthose who died rvhile serving ihe nationaccording Eo Carla Corbin an architecrrho is adviser for the project

ArtisEs architecEs and landscapearchitects will be invited tso registerfor the competition by Feb 15 Theywill have rmEil May 15 to suhinit thelrentries Any American citizen at least18 years oId is eligible Three wirmerseach of whom will receive $10000wiIl beannounced on June 15 along with as srarryas 15 contestants winning honorable men-Eions who will recelve $11000 each

an』itliltlo888estants will be giventumlr entFiesOCt2虫d電 選lTinnerwill be chosen Nov 10

Congress has approved legislationca lllne for the memorial

ItrE abouE time

-DFrom our in-house philosopher FRANK

WILCZAK (24Eh qM - Gernany r58-r59)r norrof 224 Shanley Cheektowags NYOne good Ehing abouE an agotist - he-_hardly ever talks about other people

-VANN G TODD (Ho 13uh Field Sv amp B

63rd Field LL404145) sisnalsfrdn550 EMiIl Republic MO The holidavoarades ar keDins me busvr Seems-tann uses his whitE t55 Mui tang converti-ble as one of the Shliners I cars rrhichkeep appearlng in parades all over thecorntry These chaps always seem to takesuch delight in Eheir c lorning aror-utd Thec lorzning is jusEified when you considerthe treraendous good they do for thecrippled chlldren Their generosi-tieslsrotc no bormds

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College is a fountain of kno^rledgewhere some come Eo drink and oEhers comejust to garg Ie

this rras taken

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

rYea GimletslBetter sti1 call IARRY JoHnSOitl at612-665-213L Hers at 312 SlbinLeseur rYN 56058

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ELEQへ NTEFFEIRヽprime咽SCENCECHARLES Chuck STARRTNG (A 78th Tk -gn Tkco 21st rnf Tkco 5Eh RCT 19-iil

i gox54 Fennville HI 49408 is a1l

eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

triteto 6 c 2ool3- 137 211

rFte are in receipE of a friendly caII

from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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TAPS

fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

^uoitiJ-io-us-inasmrci--l1=-^ liflfrtItli1rllrirluo tnu

close Eo the family It rras no surPrise

gliigiIti LilU J i- -rrurtlHL3oinaf ter Hictor rra s laid to rest Dave t

--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

If -

ii- -

fori-ro ci I s extended Erip to Hong Kong Bangkok and

urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

i - - ^ ^- anY f iner Etrrn Donr tIii rot ne up so 1 trope r -

- Beautifulry said Ctraprain Joe

rci-tili ii-tist t Ttnnk vou

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

RUBVE M ROGRSON350 Sowillo+r SP115Ria lto GA 9237 6

-Deceased Dec 12 1988

cEcIL L MoYER (H 2LsE 42-45)t-

From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

t-

ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

IA was ltq amp Hq Co 34th

from tJ+2 Eo t45 IJhen Ehe lhn shows upats the door to teturn Ehe picturesyourve goE to go

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

faith in tomorrohr for the clock may Ehen

be s til IAuthor Unknqm

-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

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Itts always a sPiriEed lcEter when itrstr-l-yl -iatr 1 bnown Box 15 Hesperiain ttvtt looking foi property in AzHaventE lpace for a]1 that Jack wroEe --i- isrtfea mi-ssing S IV - and then wento tosav tI was aE a local tavern oneif u--rit bouE a monEh ago l9vi1g a Lite wearinq nv Asstn cap and this terrow- plcKeo f Seems he-was in Korea wiEhiltt tii so I gave him my usualPRtalk and hers inEeiestsed in the Assn rt t carrv Ehe ba 11 f rom there Ehisi h uemlnf LoEz 3t725 KlnggleYgCn ZZSO Lucerne VaIleY GA 92356

Youtil orobably read this uPon re Eurn-ing from GA- so I hope ttlat -you andarratEending trad one heckuva fine gatnerrng

Isnrts-it fascinaEing the hays our wordgeEs atound

Adar Iv got it narroBsd doln to iusa thleuroe po6dbilitieuro3a common coH hy fver or theuro bubonic plagueuro

-The G of the 2lst gang is holdingits own litEle fiesEa corne AugusE b and it nreets at New Uln tlinnesota That s

ff-io-tot - tiew Uin lIinn next Aug 6and 7 le get the darndest neits iEems ihi orr si plv reads New Ulta tlinn Aug 6and 7 Tell-vi wtraE to do On themornins of Aul 6 go Eo the Eolvn Areeniiu i 8-vitl

rYea GimletslBetter sti1 call IARRY JoHnSOitl at612-665-213L Hers at 312 SlbinLeseur rYN 56058

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ELEQへ NTEFFEIRヽprime咽SCENCECHARLES Chuck STARRTNG (A 78th Tk -gn Tkco 21st rnf Tkco 5Eh RCT 19-iil

i gox54 Fennville HI 49408 is a1l

eitd because Dear Abby is boosting uheMemori-a1 Fund drive - and we are tooahuk t vent E ttdorvngradedrr Ehe poorni e love her Chuck bY the waY is--Ervine to locatse men frogl his tmits-- He

iaf =ci- piug please Kencfruift Yu get it t- And ncr^r back toDear Abtrv She wroEe---Thirty-eight years ago the NorthKoreans ihvaded South Korea- --tlhtt a truce lvas finally called that -ended in a stalenaEe on JuIy 27 L953 55miltion men and women lrad fouSht-dlrecElyoi indirectlv in Ehis conflict ofitr 5s ml1lion I03000 were wounded5+ie trr kille6 and 8I77 rvere classi--iiia-missing in action or prisoners ofwar-nihu has been rmrch publicity about theVietsnam Memorial but Ehe military -oersormel who fought Eo secure the freedomoi south Korea haie only tshe TV seriesrrl4ASHrr to remind people that we werethereItWho will remember

1 ThaE when they returnedthere - -were no we lcoming paiades -- only apathy-Z

2 TtIa t in 1953 Ehey had Eo live wlthEhei own silent hell of wartsime memoriesiJ-iiii-tir-tic stress disorderr wasrmknbwn chen-i5 tGt their feats rere chronicred Inonlv-a few paragaphs in history o9ksrand- they trave all but been ignored by Ehernedia -at lone last Gongress has flnallyapproved i long-overdue memorial for theKorean War vets--i5ii irrion dorlars are needed Hfunda iMotor CorD in Soutsh Korea lras contribuEed$12 rnillion in grauiEude

rf amr readers would like to make asmatl tai-free donationr it would bepraEefullv aDpreciated Please nake yourEhecks oavabli to The Korean WarMemoriai Frmd and rrait them directly to

The Korean IIar Memorial FrrrdtPo Box 2372w

triteto 6 c 2ool3- 137 211

rFte are in receipE of a friendly caII

from biKeiEh Dickson of 311 EGbrdonSEerlin VA 22170 Seems his good DadssE DoNALD DrcKsoN was H amp s co 6thMd TkBn tum 651 to 352 PoorDon Dickson died some 16 Years ago -in 73 - buE his son Keith is anxious Eohear from andor meet anyone of ourcLan who misht have knorn his father Heasked if wemight run Ehis iEem and ourar of couise was posit-ive Wetrealso including KeiEh on our cornplimen-Eary rosEer-hers parE of tshe family

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」IMttIE3轟設ξdegL8T誌長 idPlayCIL HEABERLIN

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TAPS

fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

^uoitiJ-io-us-inasmrci--l1=-^ liflfrtItli1rllrirluo tnu

close Eo the family It rras no surPrise

gliigiIti LilU J i- -rrurtlHL3oinaf ter Hictor rra s laid to rest Dave t

--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

If -

ii- -

fori-ro ci I s extended Erip to Hong Kong Bangkok and

urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

i - - ^ ^- anY f iner Etrrn Donr tIii rot ne up so 1 trope r -

- Beautifulry said Ctraprain Joe

rci-tili ii-tist t Ttnnk vou

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

ftiJ r alt S Re tampt rz19rh Inf - DivHqrs - 34th Inf

54

A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

RUBVE M ROGRSON350 Sowillo+r SP115Ria lto GA 9237 6

-Deceased Dec 12 1988

cEcIL L MoYER (H 2LsE 42-45)t-

From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

t-

ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

IA was ltq amp Hq Co 34th

from tJ+2 Eo t45 IJhen Ehe lhn shows upats the door to teturn Ehe picturesyourve goE to go

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

faith in tomorrohr for the clock may Ehen

be s til IAuthor Unknqm

-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

--

」IMttIE3轟設ξdegL8T誌長 idPlayCIL HEABERLIN

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TAPS

fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

^uoitiJ-io-us-inasmrci--l1=-^ liflfrtItli1rllrirluo tnu

close Eo the family It rras no surPrise

gliigiIti LilU J i- -rrurtlHL3oinaf ter Hictor rra s laid to rest Dave t

--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

If -

ii- -

fori-ro ci I s extended Erip to Hong Kong Bangkok and

urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

i - - ^ ^- anY f iner Etrrn Donr tIii rot ne up so 1 trope r -

- Beautifulry said Ctraprain Joe

rci-tili ii-tist t Ttnnk vou

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B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

ftiJ r alt S Re tampt rz19rh Inf - DivHqrs - 34th Inf

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A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

RUBVE M ROGRSON350 Sowillo+r SP115Ria lto GA 9237 6

-Deceased Dec 12 1988

cEcIL L MoYER (H 2LsE 42-45)t-

From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

t-

ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

IA was ltq amp Hq Co 34th

from tJ+2 Eo t45 IJhen Ehe lhn shows upats the door to teturn Ehe picturesyourve goE to go

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

faith in tomorrohr for the clock may Ehen

be s til IAuthor Unknqm

-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

--

TAPS

fhere wlll be a great encampmentIn tlre land oI clouds iodaYA mtngllng and a merglng

OI our boys urhove gone awaY

Though on earih they are dlsbandlngThey are very close and near

For those brave and honored heroeo

Show no aorrow shed no tearsThey have llved a llle oI gloryHlstory plns thelr medals hlghLlsten to the thunder roarlngThey are marchtng ln the ckYl

-2 --Hereis a warm and gentle story rrhich _ From BoB PAMSKA (24th Sic rfi II) of

sirnply must be Eord 117Do-GA) Iake - FL-- comEs this sad

Iif e Llerxber 4I5 DAVID rOpEM (A 21sE iti-ii ioiiknorv if fircKEY RIIITLE of3g-r45) over in Anaheim cA called r-co FL ever conEacted the AssociaEionrrs inr-nedi-atelv he trad the lrord from it flJ-Ut very ill and when I menEioned

icibri=Effit6laiei[iiifi [ p i[ to-ti a fevrmonEhs ago he said he

Hector tnd passed atvay woutd rvrite Eo the AssociaLion uhen he

hle asked Dave to take care of Ehe ilii-Ullrt Ilickey-died in ]Iay -1989 He

^uoitiJ-io-us-inasmrci--l1=-^ liflfrtItli1rllrirluo tnu

close Eo the family It rras no surPrise

gliigiIti LilU J i- -rrurtlHL3oinaf ter Hictor rra s laid to rest Dave t

--rrote us this trarm note - ifriiii pLlr -

rgeanE for rhree Deceased IfELFORD R FITSCHIER

vears in A 2lsE f rviff iIiETi arriy (G lgLh i42-45) on Ilar 29 1986is rvill oEher members of A Co 1JILLIAN YJOHNS0N of Morrow cA EDIIARD ioRBal of a-CilSpiiis-ii r6ilenO THqIIpSON of - Passed atrav lh rch 25 L9892Frosrproof FL cEoRcE l iireii--r-i rG vi JosEPH- HAIEL (21sE and 24th Med r4t-r44)An

-3-frfiIfAff KELLER of Reading PA And of llectlanic Falls ME

amny rurny oEher tonderful members of the 1rD24th Division He was a good soldier and Ded THEDRE F MLELLEN (r 34Eha dear friend of all who krtew hiin as a rpoa-circ And he wa-s^proud thaE he was

Xlltl)r5il iflk tiI3ffi1tfii member of the 24Eh Divrsron- -G4 ii iurvived bv his beloved rrife r-iql -6n-

son and Ewo aireiitti t lie give-you-this 9l i-Y-e-99r

i3iA ir-ijrra lre cilmens1I 480a4 respecEed Ctraplain JoE HOFRICHTER--nf -i-oiait Ct divisionflowers rvrote it to us3

yoiguito -a tttE rtorisr receipt Have been informed by GIL- HEABERLIN

ii troEx (urtdisreia irri- receipr) thaE DoNALD E ARCHER ra s killed near his-- fri-[o-tte associiiii ii-firy i- rome-n Tacona IA by a drunken driver onneed f or a dollar t r oJ ttere for ]-ay 2Sth such a 8qat Cuyi such a wasEelDosl-aae and rJhatnot And rrhcn flowers Vhen 191-II Ehey ever_do someEnlng- meanang-5 il tL pr rv

f91 to keep diunks from seLtsins behind ah y -es -oui of the-Association wheelfunds Don served in the Iire Section RegHqs--5 in betnlf of Ehe Association_ of the 34Eh as well as Co Aand if its alrightoiifr-Vo-ia iir Don loved the 24th and traweled wiEhii3iirii-ii iit to 6ontributc us Eo the Philippines in r7s- tho sorrthrlris 3mounr for rhc f lorcrs No one need iiiii--i i85 a Abka in87 He andit r )- iii aiiriread frorir NEAL HirFF (B- Co 19th Inf-) a lrvavs sharedi1 [- in the 24th Division a room Eogether and rrere to leave on an -X -Ji

If -

ii- -

fori-ro ci I s extended Erip to Hong Kong Bangkok and

urrablc io attend ltis Euneral He tas a SineaDore ln a rew IseeKs

verrz clear friend and I6-ptrd-Ui rcbd resC Donrs soul They donrt come

i - - ^ ^- anY f iner Etrrn Donr tIii rot ne up so 1 trope r -

- Beautifulry said Ctraprain Joe

rci-tili ii-tist t Ttnnk vou

53

B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

ftiJ r alt S Re tampt rz19rh Inf - DivHqrs - 34th Inf

54

A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

RUBVE M ROGRSON350 Sowillo+r SP115Ria lto GA 9237 6

-Deceased Dec 12 1988

cEcIL L MoYER (H 2LsE 42-45)t-

From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

t-

ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

IA was ltq amp Hq Co 34th

from tJ+2 Eo t45 IJhen Ehe lhn shows upats the door to teturn Ehe picturesyourve goE to go

55

Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

faith in tomorrohr for the clock may Ehen

be s til IAuthor Unknqm

-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

--

B11afre $oo[ JrE B IVnrfu-Officer centlenan Soldier Friend and Combat Infantryoan

1919 - 1989

The phone call caEe from Ken Ross -- thaE BrigGen JACK B MATTHETIS had oassed awaw onJune 1 1989 ln BeauforE sc where he had lived in-retsirenenr This lefE

^e na iiisaddened_ by l-osing a long time friend -- but ntobed by the loss of a quch respiciJ Cu[-ifn-tqnDan witsh whgm I had shared lIorld War II serwice in Hqrs 24Eh InfanEry Division and in theJ4th Intantry Begiment

Ist Lt Jack B lratthews rvas Aide de Camp Eo rajGen Frederick A Irvins our Divisioncournander when r was the chief of staff -- aid r we-ll remernber ay first meetiirg him

- Jack stood solidly-and erecE on both feeE shoulders sqrEred but r^ithouE tension or effortHls head rlra s up and he looked directly at ne his eyes meeting rnine -- confident buE not chal-lenging And his voice was the same ray -- clear vibrant c6nfident but controlledThe overall effect ltas of mental and physical rrell being -- a rEn in congrol of hinself AndI had the feeling that here was an officer and soldier you could counE on Ttra t irnpression becarnereality as time passed -- including nry contact with Jacilt as Ehe qorany coftnander ol c I Szifr

--Infantry in combat on Leyte rhen I rras his regimental corEDander -

He had what its takes A concise and cleeurorr record of his cornbaE service is reve-3led ln theexcracE of the recomnendatlon for lhe arard to him of a Silver Star for gallantry in action on5 Nov r44 (when I was no longer his regimental cormander) ft reaai--

On 5 Nov 44 near Capoocan Leyte Philippine Islands Cornparry A34th Infantry was aEtacking a superior Japanese force Ehac was blocking-I Corps advance toirard Pinamapoan The eneny held positions in a defilealong both banks of a stream bed and hjor (then captain) Jack Blbtthewshad conmitted his entj-re comparry in an attenpt to over helm the enerrystrongpoint -- when a force of 12 Japanese larmched a surprise attack fEomthe rear against fhe comparry observation post Inalediately le-eding availablelEnpotder of Erro runners a radio operator the weapons platoon leadir andan orderly Uai or lhtEhews repulsed the iniEial aEtack The Japs quicklvregrouped and laurlched a furious Banzai charge lrhich was meE sauaely ad atl12 of the attackels were kilIed after advancing close enough to inflict abayoneE wound on one of our defendss Resuning petsonal comtand of thecompany lbjor 4atstherrs -- airare of the imflediate necessity to destroy theenemy strongpoint -- ordered and persorElly led a savage bayonet charge thatdestsroyed lhe enerny position The inspiring leadership and extreme personalbravery of lla j or Itatthews unquestionably saved Americeurorn lives and contribuEedrnaterially Eo the accomplistunents of the division and I Corps

To my great reglet I never served irith Jack again after World War II But a srunary of histruly ouEstanding record appears in the Savannah Morning Net s 5 Jtme 1989 which is reproducedhere and I belleve mighE re1l be quoted here as it reveals an exceptsionally well rormded anddlstinguished career

The lbdison nauive was a 1941 graduaEe of Ehe UniversiEy of Ceorgiarrhere he was an ROTC regimental colonel While at IJGA he pLayed varsityfootball was a member of sigrDa Alpha Epsilon fraterniEy and Ehe SPHII0(Societsy Upon graduatsion he was comnissioned a 2nd lieutenant in theUS Arlly Infantry He foughr in tlorld war II in the South Pacific asa member of the 24th Infantry Division in Qhich he was a batstalionconunander He was also servld as comflander of Ehe 15th tcan Do InfantryBattle croup conrnander of Ehe 3rd Brigade 3rd Infancry Divlsion chiefof staff Allied land Forces deputy comander Fort Lewis Wash theprincipal staff officer on the Arny General Staff for NegoEiations thatended che Koreeuron lar and direcLor or organization and Eraining duringthe Vietsnan trar He attended the Connrand and General Staff College andBritish Imperial Defense Colledge in London and earned masters degree inpublic affiirs at PrinceEon Universiby His militaty decoratsions

_ includedthe Distsinguished Seruice Medal Legion of llerit irith Clusters sLlverStar and Bonze Star with Clustdrs- He hras a member of StHelenatsepi-copar Church- Sirrviving are his rvife Mrs ELizabeth N Ib tsthelrs of Beaufortja son Jack B lbtthens of Arlanta and Bro daughcers Ms ElizabeEh MWilrots of Tifton and Ms Kimberley A Ilattheirs of Washington

Nctu as nith so rnany others I can no longer look forward- tso mole personal meecings with- Jackat our Victsorv Divisio-n Reunions -- but I rrill alrvays cherish my mernories of the office thegentlernan and- Ehe friend like no other

ftiJ r alt S Re tampt rz19rh Inf - DivHqrs - 34th Inf

54

A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

RUBVE M ROGRSON350 Sowillo+r SP115Ria lto GA 9237 6

-Deceased Dec 12 1988

cEcIL L MoYER (H 2LsE 42-45)t-

From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

t-

ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

IA was ltq amp Hq Co 34th

from tJ+2 Eo t45 IJhen Ehe lhn shows upats the door to teturn Ehe picturesyourve goE to go

55

Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

faith in tomorrohr for the clock may Ehen

be s til IAuthor Unknqm

-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

--

A lette from a friend reads as fgllowsand concerns JAMES N WRIGHT (21st 43-r45) of Riverside Trailer CourE CoshocEonOHSorry Eo inform you of the death ofJAMES N lIlIGttT on Apr 30 1988 Jlm lived bv himself after suffering a sErokeabout ErenEv-f ive vears ago and goingthrough a divorce lhorcly Ehereafter^ Iwas a6oolnted his Power of AtEorney about

veaibefore his death His death wasve-ry cragic when a fire destroyed hismobite h6me Jlm was mobile up to EhetasE with only a partial paralyzlng lefuside was abIL eo- Ilve alone withassiitance for his meals and a cleaningLadv to rrrn errandsrJim was buried on the family PloEln South lawn Cemetety in Coshocton wilhfull militarv riEestr tsoo im a veEeran of the KoreanConflicc with the Air Force spending onevear state-side and three years in France BHDreher Home Loan amp savings co Coshocton OH

-Came this sad noEe the otsher day

It is rriEh greaE sorry I report thedeath of nrv hus6and LtCol GEORGE EROGERSON oir Mareh 19 1989 He tad justtua ttis TOth birEhdai on March 10 He hadbetn it1 for 10 yeari wlth selere -empha-serna and this la-st year was indeed a veryoalnful and tsirins bne culmirnting inrolung ceuroncer He is sadly missed by me-sonl Michael daushEer Sandra 4 grand-ittiiar and2 grEat gi-andchildren allof whmr he was verv Proud

He was with uhl 34tsh InfanEry RegimenEin Sasebo and served in Ehe Korean cont lictThe torrr ln Sasebo was greats and we rnademarw eood friends I lva s very sad Eoteahrin this lasts issue of Taro Leaf ofite aatt of FREDDIE ABT and IACY MRNETTiuit wrote of the recent deaEh of DANNY

FnrnCu I would like Eo take Ehis oPPor-tunity to extend my deePest sympaEhy Eotheir families

George and I both eljoyed every issueof Taro feaf VerY crulY Yoursr

RUBVE M ROGRSON350 Sowillo+r SP115Ria lto GA 9237 6

-Deceased Dec 12 1988

cEcIL L MoYER (H 2LsE 42-45)t-

From JACK A UILLER (H amp H5rh RGT r5L)of 745 StClair East Liverpool OH comesword of the death of CAPT STEVEN SINCIAIREsome 5 or 5 years ago Steve was wilhthe Divislon as a medical uran He returaredto East LLverpool afEer Korea and practicedmedlcine there Jack and Steve were goodfri end s

Deceased JAIIES HUNT (C l9th Kof------

JFof ) J t grateful to KEN FENTNIiR

foi pas3ig Ehis iiforrnatsion along Eo usE

WILLIAM T FARVER (3rd eng r40) of4711 NCasevitle CasevlIle l1I passed tohis reward on tby 15 1989 in his 62ndyeat - Mr Farver wenE inEo Ehe Afiy followinghigh school to serve his country dgringtrW-II On his retunr he Eook a job atFair Laven Wood Products Bay Port ruherehe worked several years In 1958 hestarted Farver Excavating operatlng iEuntil 1966 He recenEly reEired fromEven HeaE Kiln Company in Febrrary ofthis vear afEer 2I vears wiEh Ehe firmHe hat atso sold reil estaEe through thePower ReaI EstaEe One Agency for 28 years

Surviving are his wife GeorginaEhree sons

-Michael of Sebewaing Patrick

of Caseville and Willlam at homei fivegrandchildren Torryra Tlm Cara Tenielleind Anv two brothersLvle Farver ofMonroeind Richard Fairrir of Casevillea lso his sister Itrs Wa llace (Alice)Hart of Caseville A brother IIallacepreceded him in death

Farewell Kemosabe

This tsender ooEltd from thewidow of EDI^IARD M GOLIADAYGenElemen of the 24th Infantry Dlv-Assn

Thank you for the flowers aE mY

husbandt s funera lttThe moment I saw ihe attendant bringchem in I knew thev were from the 24Eh -noone could miscakL the infantry bluef Lrers and ribbon

Ed was in the 24Eh same time as goodfrlend ED FARER lty husband rra s in the2tst Infantrv

I have aiways had a sofE sPoE in mY

hearE for the 24th----- -iiciely Mrs Edward MGolladay

-TIll CASEY of Box 447 28 Main PepperellMA saw our ad in Arnry Times and respondedHers working on ex-Pdl lists and is sendingsome of his-info along Eo us LECoIJOHN ALLIASoN was Erying Eo locaEeBILL TIHITESIDE of Ehe 555 subsequentlya POw Tim caire Ehrough trith the sadreDorE ElaL Bill interned in Camp 2 uastiacriated as a IsE Lt on Sept2 1953baik to FtLerris where he died

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ConvenBion Cha iraran PAUL AUSTIIIreceived this sad note from Jeanieand Jerrv Archer3

rlt ii rvirh our deepesE regreE ErLIEwe inform you of the death of ourfaEher DONALD E ARCHER Don tvaskilled-in a car accident NIay 27 1989

Don Iiving aE 802 Violet leadorz SouEhin Taconra

IA was ltq amp Hq Co 34th

from tJ+2 Eo t45 IJhen Ehe lhn shows upats the door to teturn Ehe picturesyourve goE to go

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

faith in tomorrohr for the clock may Ehen

be s til IAuthor Unknqm

-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

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Word from AL artd Betty DEIAY tells usthat CYRUS H0USERs hridoir Mildred passedqwaylast Nov 2lst Cy was Hq21t-45-46 He died in 1985 sii weekslacer Mildred was felled with a s Lrokeand never recovered

-wrIrrAM NTCHOLS (C 21st 752_g54t -a member- of Corgress ftom Albama di6dln uecemDer ot last year We were

represented at Ehe funera1 by appropriaterrohrers but more itrDortantlv bv soodLife Member JIM SHIRAH (D 341fi 5657)of 6L6 47 c Co Lrurbus GA 31904 Jimasks if arSrone remembers that Bill steooedon a mine or booby and suffered the loiiof a leg -Jim is- writing some localhisEory and needs whatev6r infonrntionone or more of us can suDDlv CaII Jimif you will at 404-323-3433

r-Sad telephone call from DAVE LOpERA(A 21st 39-r45) of 1830 CaEalDa Anaheim

CA signalling the deaEh of hii 61d buddyHECTOR COMO also of A 21sr Hectorpassed away on Iby 6Eh leaving hisleloved Ilary and his yorrng peopleVivian Linda and David Hector-ani Ila rvwere living at 16524 Terra BellaMtClemens MI Thev rnade Sctnrmburs inr87 IAX iil 186 Louisville in85 -CincinnaEi in 84 and Savannah int83They nrade a terrific team

a-^ LtCO1 WILLIAM E DRESSLER ANdCpI EDTIARD L IrcCALL 63rd FA A UortrMIA July 1950 renain riJia--illJ-late-r BiII Dressler was G0 of th53Jat Ehe time The two bodies were - -discovered in what had been a foxhole

THE clocK oF LIFE

The clock of life is wor-md but once

and no nnn has the por^rer o teIl just when

the hands will stop at a laEe or earlyhour Non is the only time you own tolive Iove work with a will place no

faith in tomorrohr for the clock may Ehen

be s til IAuthor Unknqm

-Sad inquiry received froin Mrs WIrrrAM-8 (Peggy) DRESSLER SR of 3017 HemlockLane Roanoke VA Wha t nakes iE esoeciallvsad is Ehat iE is written almosE 39^vears later If only it could have been iiii_Iong Iong ago An) Jay herers whaEPeggy Dressler wrot-e -

Ily husband LrCol WILLIAM E DRESSLER5R was in comnand of the 63rd FieldArEillery BaEtery when the 53rd was over-run on July 14 1950 His remains werefound more Llan 2 years later in a fox-hole with those of epl EDWARD L MCCALLFrom liEeraEure iE seems most of Ehe menwere los tII would certainly like to contactanyone who survived this disaster Canyou help me

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