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The Scuttlebutt The Newsletter of the Korean War and Service Veterans of Lake County (FL), Inc., Chapter 169, Chartered 1998 www.cid169.kwva.org P.O. Box 491428, Leesburg, FL 34749-1428
Vol. 18, No. 3 March 2015
Standing from left: Becker, Corscadden, McMahon, Seidle-man, Gil Miller, Wood, Jr, HooJung Jones Kennedy, Lit-tle, River, Leitstein, Paul Mil-ler, Monahan, Cohen, Wikane,
help?, and Jones. Seated from left: Briggs, Keaser, Moran, Elliott, Schreiber, Corbet, Shumaker, Simunek, Jansen, Zender, and Iversen. (Photo by
Becker; Edited by Thiel.) The fore-
cast of rain drove our Republic
of Korea Ambassador For Peace
Medals Presentation on March
27, 2015 indoors to the Armory. (Peace Medal Cont’d on page 8)
Ambassador for Peace Medal Celebration a huge success!
Chapter Membership remains as this Month’s Story!
President Iversen swears-in seven more new members at Eisenhower Meeting! (Continued on pg. 3)
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D on't you
remember
when there were
28 to 31 days and
4 to 5 weeks in a
month? Seems
like those were
the good old days.
The days and weeks are getting shorter, oh well
that's what happens when we get older.
I attended my first Tell America presentation at
St Paul's Catholic School. I was impressed on
how attentive and interested the students were.
Our presenters were interesting and after hear-
ing what they said, I felt that I might have some-
thing to offer. I would invite everyone to come
and see if they also can add something for the
students.
We have had a good increase in our membership
numbers; I encourage the new members to get
active in our projects with Tell America, and the
fund raising efforts at the stores.
See Gene Zender about ordering the Chapter
shirts. His phone number is 352-748-0112, it on-
ly takes 2 weeks to have your own shirt.
Carol Becker has resigned as Chapter Photogra-
pher. We are looking for a replacement. The du-
ties are: Take and maintain a photographic rec-
ord of the Chapter's activities, and maintain a
pictorial roster of all members (see Tom Thiel).
Need a digital camera.
April 1st will find Tom Thiel conducting a com-
puter class at the Leesburg Senior Center 2:00 to
4:00 If you have concerns about your computer
and how to maintain files you should attend and
become an expert. Please contact Tom in ad-
vance about any items you would like to have
Tom discuss at the session.
The University of Central Florida’s Veterans His-
tory Project would like to interview all our mem-
bers about our experiences in Korea, during and
after the war. They will come here to do the in-
terviews in Leesburg and/or the Villages. Contact
Tom who is compiling a list of Chapter 169 mem-
bers willing to be interviewed ..
The annual Chapter Picnic is April 22nd 10:30 to
1:30, Hot Dogs, Hamburgers and soft drinks will
be served at 11:00, we must clear the building by
2:00. Please bring a covered dish to share. The
location is Hickory Point Pavilion off SR 19 in
Tavares (See page 7 for directions)
Gene Zender said we will be conducting a Tell
America Fund Drive at Walmart on 466 by the
Villages High School on April 11th at both doors.
Joel Briggs is the Captain Please let him know if
you are available to work the shifts at 8:00 to
11:00, 11:00 to 2:00, 2:00 to 5:00; its like having
two teams so please step up. Call Joel at 352-233
-9320
The next Board Meeting will be April 8. From now on it will be in the same room as our Regu-lar meeting, but we will start at 1:30.
The growth in attendance has made this change necessary. I am proud that this had to happen. Thanks to all. But lets remember, when a person is speaking QUIT the side conversations.
Art
President’s Column by Art Iversen
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P resident Iversen installed
seven (7) Chapter mem-
bers at the Eisenhower Center
on March 21; they were (left to
right in the photo on page 1):
Henry River, C.W. Sewell,
Morris Cohen, Al Monahan,
HooJung and Don Kenne-
dy, and Bob Vanas. River and
Monahan had joined at a previ-
ous meeting, Sewell and Cohen
joined on Saturday. Mr. Vanas
(Silver Star and 2 Purple
Hearts) was already a KWVA
member; he also joined the
Chapter on Saturday The Ken-
nedys are Associate KWVA
members, and are members of
Chapter 158 in the Lakeland ar-
ea. They are also members of
our Chapter as well. Mr. Wilson
found us on the internet; he
joined us on 3/25/15.
All these new members
takes the Chapter Member-
ship to 92, which is about as
high as Chapter 169’s member-
ship has ever been.
Now lets introduce our new
members:
Henry ‘Hank’ River, Jr.
served in Korea
with the 7th
Army attached
to the 1st Ma-
rine Division in
1953; he lives on Druid St. in
The Villages.
C. W. ‘Cy’ Sewell, served with
the Navy in Ko-
rean waters
from 1955 to
1957. He and
Bonnie live on
Valverda Dr, in
The Villages.
Morris ‘Murray” Cohen
served in Korea
with “E” Com-
pany, 223rd
Regiment, 40th
Infantry Divi-
sion January to
October 1952. He and Sally live
on Belton Pl. in The Villages.
Albert ‘Al’ Monahan served
with “C” Com-
pany, 7th Bn, 1st
Marine Div., in
1954; he lives in
Cassio Court in
The Villages.
HooJung Jones Kennedy is
an Associate
KWVA Mem-
ber living in in
Hamilton, ON,
Canada. She is
a member of
the National Unification Adviso-
ry Council. She and her husband
Don spend the winter months in
Lakeland, FL. HooJung relates
to the Korean War especially via
her mother and grandmother
escaping with the Americans at
Hungnam.
Major (Ret’d) Don Kenne-
dy, C.D., The
Royal Hamil-
ton Light In-
fantry (WR) is
of course
HooJuug’s
spouse. Don is
an Associate KWVA member.
Robert ‘Bob’ Vanas served in
Korea in 1953
with Company
“H” 3rd. Bn.,
1st Marine
Reg., 1st Ma-
rine Division,
receiving a Silver Star as a ma-
chine gunner and two purple
hearts. Bob lives on Gloverville
Terrace in The Villages
Elmer ‘Jim’ Wilson, served
with the 2nd
Infantry Divi-
sion from 1953-
55. Jim and
Marjorie live on
Todd Way in
Tavares. He
joined at the 3/25 Senior Center
meeting; found us via website.
Welcome ALL to Chpt. 169!
Chapter Membership 92, about as high as ever!
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I n March, our Tell America
team went to St Paul's
School in Leesburg. All grades
from the fifth grade through the
eighth grade attended.
Our presentation was in their
cafeteria so all students could
attend the one presentation
making it an easy day for us.
We were scheduled from 10AM
to 11AM and could have used
some more time.
Gloria Corbet did the introduc-
tion telling about the war and
then introducing each speaker
in turn in order of their service
in Korea. Tom Thiel, Jim Cor-
bet, and Al Schuetz talked about
their war experiences. Al also
talked about doing the Revisit
Korea Trip with his wife.
They were followed by Sue Ma-
son and Joel Briggs with stories
of their service time and Joel
summing up with how Korea
has improved itself over the last
60+ years.
Three chapter members, Francis
Furrie, Art Iversen, and Frank
Keaser came to watch the pro-
gram and were interested in
telling their stories at a later
date.
The students were given the op-
portunity to talk to the vets and
see the displays they had
brought.
There are seven members who
have been on the TA team but
did not participate this year.
We have one last presentation
scheduled on 15 Apr at Leesburg
High School. We have multiple
classes of the JROTC there from
7:30PM to 2:30PM.
In addition, Chief Dixon is retir-
ing at the end of this year. We
have four scheduled to come
and would like
more to come to
honor Chief Dix-
on.
If some of you
who haven't
been able to tell
your stories this
year would like
to come and
help out the pro-
gram as well honor Chief Dixon,
I would consider scheduling half
days for the presenters.
If you would like to attend to see
what the program is like, call
me.
Contact me at 352-483-0570 or
at gjcorbet@comcast.net to let
me know what you would like to
do.
Gloria Corbet
Tell America Program Co-chairs: Gloria Corbet and Joel Briggs.
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Jan. 10. Sam’s Club. There was a mix-up, and we
only had 2PM to 5 PM, Joel Briggs, Capt., Joe
Gruber, Frank Keaser, Art Iversen—Total
$356.42.
Jan 24, Brownwood Publix, Gene Zender, Capt.,
Joel Briggs, Wally Jones, Frank Keaser, Don
Lynch, Doreen Zettemoyer, Jack Corscadden,
Joe Gruber, and Art Iversen—Total $ 828.35.
Feb. 7 at Southern Trace 466 The Villages Capt.
Corscadden; workers?? $1,284.67.
Feb. 28 Winn Dixie Okahumpka, Olson Capt.
Workers?? $557.00.
Mar. 28, Wynn-Dixie 466A Wildwood. Capt.
Lynch. Briggs and Lynch, Olson and Schuetz,
and Keaser and Furrie. $844.40 .
Mar. 28. At Rural King. Iversen, Van Beck,
Lynch, Briggs, Keaser & Furrie. $21.00
Apr.11. Walmart (2 doors) 466 The Villages Capt.
is Briggs
Apr. 25. Winn Dixie Sumter Landing Capt. Jack
Corscadden.
May 8 & 9. Palm Plaza 27 Leesburg Capt.is Shu-
maker.
May 16 Publix Lake Harris 27/48 Okahumpka
Capt. is Olson
Jun 13 Publix Brownwood 44 the villages Capt.
is Zender
Jun.27 Winn Dixie LA Plaza Grande The Villages
Capt. Jones.
Jul. 11 Colony Plaza 466A The villages Capt.
Stover
Sept. 19 Winn Dixie La Plaza Grande The Villag-
es Capt. Jones
Oct. 17 Walmart (2doors) 466 the villages Capt.
Briggs
If anyone can help see The Capt. of the Drive you
can help. We need some new faces and all the help
we can get. 352-748-0112 These are Tell America Fund Drives because our mis-
sion is to Tell America about the Korean War. The
daisies we pass out have information, so do the TA
Trifold brochures. To the extent we can and it is ap-
propriate we should tell the shoppers about the Kore-
an War. It meets our mission, and improves contribu-
tions!
TELL-AMERICA FUND RAISING: Gene Zender, 1st VP
Theresa Ronnebaum, Identity Theft
Victim Specialist with the Florida Attorney Gen-
eral office spoke strongly about identity theft and
how to avoid it at our March 25 Regular Member
meeting at the Senior Center. She also provided
handout information about the services offered
by her office. Her card is below.
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Color Guard activity for the
month of March was a little
slow, finally as we only had two
ceremonies.
On March the 14th,at Veterans
Memorial At Fountain Park,
Leesburg, we did a flag burning
with AMVETS Post 2006 under
the direction of Don Van Beck.
A. Iversen, B .Shumaker, F.
Keaser and G. Zender. Also in
attendance was our new Guard,
Frank Furrie.
On the 27th, we will be covering
the presentation of the Korean
Ambassador for Peace Medals at
The Armory. This will be
at 11:00 am I'm hoping every-
body shows up for this.
On the 28th, we will be at the
Rural King store in Leesburg on
Hyw 441-27at 11:00
So far, nothing for April, but it's
early.
May 25th (Memorial Day) we
will be at Ferran Park Eustis for
the placing of the Wreath and
ceremonies.
We really need more Color
Guard members, both through-
out Lake County, and at the Vil-
lages. I’d like to invite especially
our new members, to consider
serving with your Chapter’s Col-
or Guard.
Color Guard by Joel Briggs
UCF Veterans History Project is compiling the memories of
Central Florida Veterans for posterity, and for
history. And also for the Library of Congress.
My March 9 interview lasted for about two
hours. It was very casual and enjoyable.
Why am I championing the UCF VHP? Because I
believe you should be interviewed. I know there
are many stories to tell. Stories that the public
should be able to access. Something for future
historians across FL and the Nation to be able to
access. And also because UCF wants to interview
us. They will do the interviews in Leesburg or
The Villages. I am compiling a list of Chapter
169 members desiring/willing to be interviewed.
Please let me know that you would like to be in-
terviewed. Do this today, please. You will not be
sorry you did.
Please contact me now: Tom Thiel
kwvathiel@gmail.com, 352-408-6612
http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/veterans/
The Department of Florida
Convention will be May 16 at
VFW Post 3282, 5810 S Wil-
liamson Bvd, Port Orange, FL.
It will be a one-day business
meeting and culminates with
an evening banquet.
Because you are a KWVA 169
member you also are automat-
ically a member of DoF.
The Department wants all
KWVA members to attend,
and we also encourage you to
go to the Convention.
Contact Art Iversen if you are
interested in going.
DoF
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Picnic April 22—Hickory Point—9 until 2
M embers and spouses, significant others,
survivors—please come to our Annual Pic-
nic from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Hickory
Point Park Pavilion off SR19 south of Tavares
(for GPSers, the address IS NOT 21341 Ste Rd
19).
Burgers, hot dogs, buns, relishes, soft drinks,
etc., will be provided by the chapter; members
are asked to please bring a covered dish.
We will be joined by our friends from the Korean
Baptist Church in Ocala, who have so kindly in-
vited us to their church on two occasions now.
Note that this year we have changed the time for
the picnic to 9 to 2 with the picnic meal between
11 and 12 noon. We did this for health concerns,
especially diabetics.
And again, we
express much
appreciation to
Char and Jack Corscadden for donating the con-
diments.. [Big help]
Some reminders, especially for our new mem-
bers. Those coming from Leesburg and The Vil-
lages should consider taking US 27 south to CH
48 at Okahumpka (left) and thence to Howey-in-
the-Hills to SR19 (left) and cross the Harris Lake
Bridge to the park, also on the left. Finally,
THE PARK DOES NOT PERMIT DOGS.
If you plan to come and have not been counted
either at a Senior Center or Eisenhower Center
meeting, please email or call Bill Shumaker so
that we can better plan.
352-323-0807 shuy352@centurylink.net
Hickory Point
Bing map by
Thiel
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HooJung Jones Kennedy and
Don Kennedy, presented
sixteen Ambassador For
Peace Medals to recipients
from Chapter 169 and Flori-
da 24th Infantry Division
Association members who
had previously applied for
and been accepted by the
South Korean Consulate in
Atlanta.
The medals themselves came
from the South Korean Consu-
late in Canada, thanks to
HooJung and Don, who wanted
to extend South Korean appreci-
ation to American Servicemen
who helped keep a free Korea.
We want to thank Mayor Den-
nison for being there. And ex-
tend our appreciation to Senator
Nelson, and to Congressman
Webster for their recognition of
our medal recipients.
And, we need to direct our ap-
preciation to our friends in the
Armory too.
Carol took many photo-
graphs for which we likewise
appreciate; I have edited
them to bring out the rele-
vance of each photo.
Bob Peters and the crew
from LakeFrontTV’s Salute
were there to video record the
event, as were several local me-
dia outlets.
We extend our heart-felt appre-
ciation to HooJung and Don for
their thoughtfulness, and efforts
to make these medals available.
We should also thank all those
who have over the past several
years enabled the Chapter
to present medals to its
members. At the serious
risk of overlooking some-
one, the following names
come to mind: Joe Ryu,
Eddie Ko, the Kim Family,
and Dwight Brown—
thank you all!
For those new members coming
aboard who desire medals, the
Chapter plans to periodically
collect your applications, and
then submit these to the South
Korean Consulate in Atlanta.
I was very sad to miss the event
due to a respiratory condition
that I did not want to transmit
to anyone; but from what folks
tell me every thing was truly
beautiful.
There were articles in the Sen-
tinel Lake Edition, see:
http://
www.orlandosentinel.com/
news/lake/os-lk-korean-
peace-medallions-20150325-
story.html, and also in the
Daily Commercial, see:
http://
www.dailycommercial.com/
news/article_0409d3db-0559-
561f-8ab6-3c66702e92b8.htm
Top: Moran; middle: McMahon,
and bottom: Peters.
By Tom J. Thiel
(Peace Medal Continued from page 1)
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April 8 Senior Center. 1:30 p.m. Board of Direc-
tors.
April 18, Eisenhower Center. 2:00 p.m. Joy Selph,
will talk about her 30 years of military service and
the events leading to her to write “Caught in the
Crossfire.”
April 22, Chapter Annual Picnic. No Senior Cen-
ter member meeting in April.
May 13. Senior Center. 1:30 p.m. Board of Direc-
tors.
May 16. Department of Florida Convention, VFW
Post 3282, 5810 S. Williamson Blvd , Orange City.
May 16, Eisenhower Center, TBD.
May 25 (Monday), 11:00 a.m. Memorial Day
2015. Ferran Park Eustis. Bayview? And Veterans
Memorial Park Villages.
May 27, Senior Center. George Wanberg, Marine
veteran, Cornerstone Hospice Veterans Liaison.
“Hospice for Veterans.”
June 14, Veterans Memorial Park, The Villages,
Flag Day, 2:00 p.m. Full Color Guard.
June 24, Senior Center. Col. (Ret) Joy Selph, will
talk about her 30 years of military service and the
events leading to her to write “Caught in the
Crossfire.”
July 22, Senior Center, Chantel Buck. New Vision
for Independence, Inc., (9501 US Hwy 441,
Leesburg), a local 501(c)(3), nationally accredited
community organization, providing rehabilita-
tion, community education, and support services
for people with low vision or blindness.
July 27,
Veterans Memorial at Fountain Park, Leesburg,
10:00 a.m., Commemoration of the 62nd Anni-
versary of the Cease-Fire.., Full Color Guard.
Veterans Memorial Park, The Villages, Korean
War Armistice, 10;00 a.m., Full Color Guard.
Chapter Program Activity Schedule
Wells-Fargo
Checking 3/31/15 $5,695.19.
Money Market $2,200.12
Table at right shows where we
stand financially as of March 24,
2015, to what we budgeted in
January. Most activities are about
on schedule with the exception of
Dues, which is above our Budget
projections, which is good. On the
other hand Inc-other (Booster,
50:50, etc.) is low. The Charity
Scholarship will incur some sub-
stantial outgo starting now as we
make our contributions to TA
schools.
Chapter Financial Activity Report, G. Corbet, Treas.
BUDGETED 03/24/15 Comp w/Budg PCT
INCOME Approved Jan 15 needed
FundDriveTA $9,000.00 $3,026.69 $5,973.31 34
Dues $2,700.00 $1,163.00 $1,537.00 43
Inc‐other $2,000.00 $174.00 $1,826.00 9
Xclude $1,000.00 $286.00 $714.00 29
Total $14,700.00 $4,649.69 $10,050.31
EXPENSES 03/24/15 to be spent
CGeneral $1,700.00 $500.00 $1,200.00 29
CScholarship $3,500.00 $500.00 $3,000.00 14
KWVA $2,000.00 $898.00 $1,102.00 45
Operating Expenses $5,500.00 $1,756.94 $3,743.06 32
Xclude $1,000.00 $256.00 $744.00 26
Trf to MM $1,000.00 $200.00 $800.00 20
Total Expenses $14,700.00 $4,110.94 $10,589.06
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2015 INCOME & EXPENSE REPORT as of MAR 24
We received a phone call today (4/1/15) from Don
and Gerry Good; they have relocated to Harrisburg,
PA to be near their children. They are living in an as-
sisted living facility; phone number is 717-903-9902.
They sent their best wishes to Chapter 169. I believe
they were sad to leave the Leesburg area. They asked if
there was a Chapter in the area; there is not.
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The Chapter has a very
nice 3/4ths-inch pin de-
signed by Don Struhar,
they are suitable for every
KWVA member!
Pins are $4.00 each.
They are available at eve-
ry meeting from Joel
Briggs, 6560 S.E. 173rd
Place, Summerfield, FL,
34491, (352) 233-9320,
briggs.joel[at]aol.com.
Chapter Lapel Pins
Laakso, Olavi T. LR24050
LEESBURG, FL. - Olavi ("Ollie")
Toivo Laakso , 88, of Leesburg,
Florida, known as "Ollie" to his
friends, died on March 25, 2015
after a brief battle with cancer.
Born on February 19, 1927 in
New York, NY, he grew up in
Vaasa, Finland. Olavi was a semi
-pro soccer player in Finland
and continued that interest
when he returned to New York,
NY as a young man.
He met Anna-Liisa Miettinen in
New York and they married in
1953. They moved to Sterling in
1958. Olavi was employed by
Kaman Corp. in Moosup until
his retirement in the 1990s.
He was a veteran of the Korean
War and was active in local vet-
erans groups in Florida. During
his life, Olavi enjoyed deep-sea
fishing, gardening and sports.
Olavi is predeceased by his first
wife, Liisa, and his son, Eric
Laakso. He is survived by his
wife Delores of Leesburg, FL;
daughter Irma Laakso Gregory;
and grandsons Shane Laakso
and Brent Laakso.
Olavi also leaves his beloved
dogs, Bubbles and Tiny, who
brought him much joy since be-
coming part of his life. Pub-
lished in Norwich Bulletin on
Mar. 28, 2015
The Funeral will be at the Gloria
Dei Lutheran Church at 130
South Loan Oak Dr. Leesburg,
FL. 34748 at 11:00 a.m., April
10, 2015. There will be a lunch
after the funeral and then the
group will travel to Bushnell for
services there at 2:00 p.m.
Chapter 169 members are wel-
come.
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W e have had the “Skills
and Interest Question-
naire” for a at least five or so
years. It is page 3 of the New
Member Application form.
New applicants have mostly
filled out this form, and we have
collected them.
But we have not done very much
with these forms. Mainly my
fault as I had tried to wear too
many hats to do much with
them. So, they either just got
filed or even disappeared. This
even though many of you filled
them out and waited to be called
because you had checked one or
more of the blocks indicating an
interest.
Though not ideal, the form is a
way for members to indicate
where they might be able to con-
tribute to the Chapter.
We’d like to humbly apologize
for our negligence, and respect-
fully ask you to fill out the form
once more and get it to me one
way or another. I promise to get
them to BoD members.
It is on the back side of this
page. Thanks much.
Tom Thiel, 169 SEC, ED, WEB.
19147 Park Place Blvd, Eustis,
FL 32736
352-408-6612
kwvathiel@gmail.com
Skills and Interest Questionnaire
Position LNAME NNAME Phone CELL E‐Mail
President Iversen Art 352‐753‐0139 352‐408‐4593 kwvaprez@gmail.com
1st VP Funds Zender Gene 352‐748‐0112 genezender@hotmail.com
VP 2nd Mem Lynch Don 352‐748‐7009 dlynch62@cfl.rr.com
Secretary Thiel Tom 352‐408‐6612 kwvathiel@gmail.com
Treasurer Corbet Gloria 352‐483‐0570 gjcorbet@comcast.net
Imm Past President Jones Wally 800‐400‐5959 904‐716‐3360 wjoneskwva169@aol.com
Asst Sec/Treas
Dir Activities Van Beck Don 352‐343‐1529 352‐552‐3399 seafari.vb@vanbeck.com
Dir Assistance‐Aid
Dir Chaplain Jansen Ted 352‐787‐7818 352‐516‐2325 tedj29@aol.com
Dir Color Guard Briggs Joel 352‐233‐9320 briggs.joel@aol.com
Dir Editor Thiel Tom 352‐408‐6612 kwvathiel@gmail.com
Dir Historian
Dir Judge Advocate Simunek Bill 352‐385‐0205 352‐205‐5506 simjb@comcast.net
Dir Photographer Becker Carol 352‐394‐5451 321‐231‐1465 carolbecker@juno.com
Dir Publicity
Dir Quartermaster Zender Gene 352‐748‐0112 genezender@hotmail.com
Dir Sgt at Arms Keaser Frank 352‐314‐9351
Dir Sgt at Arms Asst. Zettlemoyer Dick 352‐748‐0549 352‐528‐3267 Doreenmpeever@aol.com
Dir Tell Americaa Corbet Gloria 352‐483‐0570 gjcorbet@comcast.net
Dir Tell Americab Briggs Joel 352‐233‐9320 briggs.joel@aol.com
Dir Veterans Affairs
Dir Webmaster Thiel Tom 352‐408‐6612 kwvathiel@gmail.com
Dir At large Gruber Joe 352‐750‐0286 jlnancy@embarqmail.com
Dir At Large Shumaker Bill 352‐323‐0807 shuy352@centurylink.net
Dir At Large Talbot Gordon 352‐750‐9160 ggtsports@aol.com
Dir At Large White Charlie 352‐787‐1885 352‐630‐0825
2015 Officers and Directors
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If you have a story to tell, call Bob!
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The mission of the Scuttlebutt is to publish all infor-mation that is of relevance to all members of CID 169.
It is published on the last day of the month it shows. Deadline for receipt of material submitted
is Friday following each Member Meeting.
M embers whose dues—Association, Depart-
ment and/or Chapter—that are payable
anytime up to September 30, 2015, are
shown at right.
Dues Total $37.00; that covers $10 for Chapter,
$2 for DOF, and $25 to the Association.
Association Life Members must still pay Chapter
and DoF Dues, or a total of $12.00.
Unless we have your dues in-hand by the end of
the month shown, you will be removed from the
membership roster.
The Chapter Due date is 30 days prior to
the Association RENEW date. PLEASE DO
NOT wait for your Association notice as that is
too late!
Questions about your membership—
contact Tom Thiel, Membership Manager,
at 352-408-6612 or kwvathiel@gmail.com. Please use the Renewal Form on the last
page.
Pay to KWVA Chapter 169. Mail to: Gloria Corbet, Treas, 16035 Umatilla Place,
Umatilla FL 32784.
Membership—Dues Dates—Assoc., DoF, & Chapter—to Sept 30, 2015
Wanted—Chapter Photographer. Must have email, and be able to transmit photos electronically. Need to attend meetings and most Chapter Functions such as burials, Tell America, TA Fund Drives, services, etc.
Call 352-408-6612.
LNAME FNAME CDUEDT AMOUNT
PSONAK RONALD J. 03/14/15 37.00$
BURKE ARTHUR L. 03/18/15 37.00$
VAN BECK DONALD L. 03/31/15 37.00$
BOUCHER ARTHUR G. 04/13/15 37.00$
ELLIOTT GENE T. 05/05/15 37.00$
CORBET JIMMY A. 05/29/15 37.00$
KEASER FRANK W. 06/01/15 37.00$
ZETTLEMOYER RICHARD P. 06/07/15 37.00$
IVERSEN ARTHUR P. 06/13/15 37.00$
VELIKY DONALD J. 06/17/15 37.00$
ZENDER RICHARD E. 'GENE' 06/29/15 37.00$
TENCH WILLIAM N. 07/05/15 37.00$
JONES WALLACE R. 'WALLY' 07/05/15 37.00$
STUMBORG MAX 07/10/15 37.00$
RIVER JR. HENRY G. 07/27/15 37.00$
GOEBEL HERBERT M. 08/01/15 37.00$
BRIGGS JOEL B. 08/11/15 37.00$
WIKANE GEORGE D. 08/31/15 37.00$
OLSON HARRY O. 09/05/15 37.00$
HORVATH BERT A. 09/19/15 37.00$
The Scuttlebutt Korean War and Korean Service Veter-
ans of Lake County, Chapter 169
Tom J. Thiel, Editor
19147 Park Place Blvd.
Eustis, FL 32736
MEMBER RENEWAL and CODE OF CONDUCT ONLY MEMBER RENEWAL and CODE OF CONDUCT ONLY MEMBER RENEWAL and CODE OF CONDUCT ONLY (new members use New Member Application) (new members use New Member Application) (new members use New Member Application)
DATE: _____ /_____/ 2014 NAME:__________________________ Spouse Name:________________________
ADDRESS (if changed): __________________________ (APT/SUITE/LOT #__________
CITY: __________________________ STATE:___ ZIP:__________-_________
TELEPHONE: (____)__________________ Cell (____)__________________
email: ____________________@_______________ DOB:__________________
Chapter 169 Dues: $10, Amt Enclosed: $_________ ASSOC. NUMBER:__________________
Dept. of FL Dues: $2, Amt Enclosed:$ _________ Requested of all Chapter Regular and Life Members
Association. Dues: $25, Amt Enclosed: $_________
Chapter Boosters: Amt Enclosed:$__________
TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED: $__________
Check_____ Cash_____ Signature: _________________________________
I understand that by paying my dues I am entitled to participate in membership meetings and activities, receive the Scuttlebutt either by email or snail
mail, vote, and serve as a chapter officer, director, committee or color guard member. I also hereby swear to uphold the Constitution of the United
States, and the Bylaws of the Korean War Veterans Association, Inc., and the Lake County KWVA Chapter # 169, so help me God. (TJT 2/25/2013)
Pay to: KWVA Chapter 169. Mail to: KWVA Chapter 169, 16035 Umatilla Pl, Umatilla, FL, 32784
Amb. for Peacew Medal 1
Membership still the story 1
President’s Message 2
New Chapter Members 3
Tell America Program 4
TA Fund Drives; Identity Theft 5
UCF Hist Proj; Color Guard; DoF 6
Picnic 7
Amb. for Peacew Medal, Cont’d 8
Activity Sched; Fund Report 9
Olavi Laakso; Pins; DoF 10
Due Dates 13
Pay My Dues and CoC Form 14
Officers and BoD; Skills Survey 11
Skills and Interest 12
Inside this issue
My signature below and checking the box at left indicates I subscribe
to the KWVA Code of Conduct.
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