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MEMBER OF THE MONTHThis month's Member of the Month is Life Member 270-Vito Susca. Vitohas served the Texas Lone Star Chapter as Treasurer and Secretary onmany occasions, and also served as a Board Member through the years.

Vito was a member of the "Veterans on Patrol" at the Houston NationalCemetery for many years and has served on many Chapter events. Youcould always count on Vito and his wife Marlene to attend the many Chap-ter events. Vito and Marlene also volun-teer for many causes in their hometown ofSugarland. Marlene has volunteered at oneof the local hospitals for many years andVito sometimes drives the community busfor the aging people. Vito also teachesclasses at the local library.

Our Chapter is proud of members like theSuscas'

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CELEBRATION HONORINGKOREAN VETERANS

The Eastside Veteran's - Crosby American Legion Post 658 - is honoring the Korean Veterans with a 3 daycelebration. All veterans are invited. This celebration is presented by Crosby ISD & Eastside Veteran's Cele-bration.

The dates are:November 6th, Thursday - 6:30 pm at Crosby Cougar Stadium with a rally honoring the Korean Veterans.

November 7th & 8th - BBQ Cook-Off & Friday Night Dance-Crosby Fair & Rodeo Grounds

November 8th - PARADE 10:00 am (Parade route is starting and ending at Crosby High School)OPENING CEREMONIES 11:30,

Dinner will be served immediately following opening ceremonies. BBQ plates are $10.00 each. All Veter-ans and 1 guest eat free.

For more information visit:wvww.Eastside VeteransCelebration.com

REMAINS OF U.S. SOLDIERS BEING MOVED IN N. KOREABy Hyung-Jin Kim

North Korea said recently that the remains of American soldiers killed during the Korean War were being ne-glected and "carried away en masse," in an apparent effort to pressure Washington to resume recover efforts thatcould also lead to much-needed money for the impoverished country.

About 8,000 U.S. service members are listed as missing from the 1950-53 war, and some 5,300 of the missingare believed to be in North Korea.An unidentified North Korean military spokesman said in a state media dispatch that the remains of Americansoldiers are "left here and there uncared and carried away en masse" because of building projects, land reorgani-zation and flood damage.The u.S. war remains "now look like no better than stones as land rezoning and other gigantic nature-remakingprojects made progress" in North Korea, the spokesman said "The Obama administration should not forget evena moment the proverb saying that even a skeleton cries out of yearning for the homeland."

Analyst Chang Yong Seok at Seoul National University said the North's statement appears aimed at applyingpressure to U.S. politicians and officials ahead of November elections to resume the recovery project, whichcould give the North a way to get foreign currency and improved ties with Washington.

The U.S. and North Korea, which don't have formal diplomatic relations, are still technically at war because theKorean War ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty. The U.S. stations about 28,000 troops in South Korea tohelp deter North Korean aggression.North Korea has been seeking better ties with the outside world in what foreign analysts say is an attempt to lureaid and investment to help revive its moribund economy. South Korean and U.S. officials have said the Northmust first take steps toward nuclear disarmament before talks can resume.

DRAWING 10/16/2014 VETERAN'S DAY .....Carol Halferty Zippered binderBillie Blair BookRuby Ehrlund Peach VodkaBob Mitchell BookManny Camero Book & calendarFrances Velasco Lint rollers & calendarRoger Morris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . Books & calendarMax Johnson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BookHank Daumann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ?Jim Duncan Pack of CD's & sleevesGeorgia Jackson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ?

The 50/50 drawing was won by Roger Morris. Roger do-nated the winnings to The Warrior. Thank you Roger.

The items for the nights drawings were donated by: Dick& Carol Halferty, Charlotte Henderson, Marlene Susca,Nelda Napp and John & Georgia Jackson. Thank you eve-ryone.

\);:n .....SOCKS .....~ Sock distribution at the VA Hospital, will

be Dec. 10th, 10:00 am. Please mark yourcalendar and plan on being there to help pass outsocks to the patients.

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Thank you for your service! Veterans Day is almosthere, and many restaurants and other businesses want to thankyou for your service. We have included a list of national of-fers.:Nov. 9, 2014: McCormick & Schmick's-Free lunch or din-ner from special menuNov. 10-13: Red Lobster. Free Appetizer from a select listof appetizers.Nov. 11: Applebee's - Free meal from special menu.BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse - Complimentary lunch up to$9.95.Chili's - Free lunch combo during lunch hour, or free mealfrom special menu during dinner hour.Country Cookin. - Free mealCotton Patch Cafe - Free meal (Proofof servicerequired)Fire & Ice Grill & Bar - Free mealOutback Steakhouse - Free Bloomin' Onion with a non-alcoholic beverage. Also receive 15% off your purchase fromNov. 12-Dec 31, 2014.Nov. 17,2014:Golden Corral, Monday Nov. 17 (5pm-9pm) The 14thannual Golden Corral Millitary Appreciation Monday dinner.

~ ~For more information on free or reduced price menus, go to:The Military Wallet-http://themilitarywallet.comlveterans-day-free-meals-and-discounts/

U. S.Army U. S.Marines IVOLUME 24 ISSUE 11

WEST NEPTUNEGene Ballard, son of Carlos and Martha, recently made a trip around the world, working on a Sea Drill.

Sea Drill is a deep water drilling company, and this year had a new technology drill ship manufactured by Sam-sung in Busan, Korea. The name of the Dual Drilling Ship is theWest Neptune, which will be drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, offthe coast of Louisiana.

The West Neptune is under contract for three years, andhas the capacity of drilling eleven thousand feet. Gene Ballard hasmade two trips to Korea this year. The West Neptune has sailedfrom Busan to Singapore, from Singapore to Mauritius in the In-dian Ocean. Ballard flew to Houston thru Paris, France, for threeweeks off, and then will fly back to Johannesburg, Africa toWalvis Bay to board the West Neptune on it's final voyage to theGulf of Mexico. They will arrive about the fifteenth of December,where the Deep Water Drilling will begin.

Ballard is a Supply Coordination Manager.

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AIRMEN MISSING FROM WW II ACCOUNTED FOR....The Department of Defense POWlMissing Personnel Office announced that three U.S. servicemen, miss-

ing from World War II, have been accounted for and their remains are being returned to their families for burialwith full military honors.

Army Air Forces 1st Lt. William P. Cook, 27, of Alameda, Calif., Staff Sgt. Maurice J. Fevold 21 of Chi-cago and Sgt. Eric M. Honeyman, 21 of Alameda, Calif., have been accounted for and will be buried with fullmilitary honors. Fevold will be buried Oct. 20 in Badger, Iowa and Cook will be buried Oct. 25 of Oakland, Calif.

, --, • -- •• A •••• ,.,', "'--_ ••••••• ---,"1:" ::a;I Honeyman will be buried at a future date stillQ it:& to be determined.

On Dec. 23, 1944, Cook along withfive other B-26G Marauder crew memberstook off from Saint Quentin, France, on amission to bomb an enemy-held bridge inEller, Germany. The aircraft was shot downby enemy anti-aircraft fire near Seffem, Ger-many, near the border with Belgium.

Following WW II, the Army GravesRegistration Command conducted extensivefield investigations and was unable to locate

, l the aircraft and the crew. In May 1949, itwas concluded the crew members were unrecoverable.

In 2006, a group of aviation researchers located the wreckage of a B-26Gnear Allmuthen, Belgium and notified the U.S. Army Mortuary Affairs Activ-ity-Europe. In 2012 and 2013, JPAC teams excavated the crash site and recov-

I I ered human remains and non-biological material evidence.

Captain Florence Fong, U.S.A., will pick up the remains. and escort them to Oakland, and then to theirfamilies. Capt. Fong recently retuned from duty in Afghanistan and is stationedin Hawaii with the Army.

Capt. Fong is Carlos Ballard's niece, Flo, who most of us met at theChristmas party two years ago

Capt. Fong receiving the re-mains of 1st Lt. William P.Cook.

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"WARRIOR DONATIONS" Honor Roll for "July 2014 to July 2015"The editors would like to acknowledge and thank the following members and patrons of the Warrior who have contributed in help-ing to defray some of the cost of printing and mailing. As you know, we now have the Warrior on line for those with computers,but the Post Office has informed us that the cost of mailing has gone up, so we still need your help. We thank you for your generoussupport and contributions. We will be usiug the funds received to defray the costs of the newsletter. The followingnames will be published monthly through the July 2015 issue. Be sure and have your name included. Fill in the sponsorcard, seen below, or included in your newsletter, (those that are mailed) and return with your contribution. Thanks:Your editors: Lee & Charlotte Henderson

Arnwine, L. C.Ballard, MarthaBarnhart, HarveyBartee, RoslynBrast, HazelConte, TomDuncan, JimGambino, SalGoody, RichardHinojosa, R. V.Johnson, MaxLee, JohnneyLevine, JaniceMcLendon, MaxMiddlebrooks, BeverlyMoore, EdMorris, Roger

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POTTY TRAINING DONE TEXAS STYLE!A little three year old boy is sitting on the toilet. His mother thinkshe has been in there too long, so she goes in to see what's up. Thelittle boy is sitting on the toilet reading a...book. But about every15 seconds or so, he puts the book down, grips onto the toilet seatwith his left hand and hits himself on top of his head with his righthand.His mother says: "Billy, are you all right? You've been in here fora while."Billy says: "I'm fine, Mommy, I just haven't gone potty yet."Mother says: "Ok, you can stay here a few more minutes, but,Billy, why are you hitting yourself on the head?"Billy says: "Works for Ketchup."ENJOY LIFE NOW .IT HAS AN EXPlRA nON DATE!

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This Space isfor you toRemember someone youCarefor.

Out of the mouths of children .One day a little girl was sitting and watching her mother do thedishes at the kitchen sink when she suddenly noticed that hermother had several strands of white hair sticking out of her bru-nette head.

She looked at her mother and inquisitively asked, "Why are someof your hairs white?"

Her mother replied, 'Well, every time that you do somethingwrong and make me cry, one of my hairs turns white.'

The little girl thought about this revelation for a while and thensaid, 'Mummy, how come all grandma's hairs are white?'

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WREATHSPlease purchase your wreath now,because the deadline is Nov. 15th.

There is a deadline needed as the company up Northneeds time to make all the wreaths ordered.

Price per Wreath: $15.00Mail donations to:

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NOVEMBER2nd - Daylight Savings time ends4th - Election Day6th - Board Meeting-3 pm7th - Luncheon - Honoring Korean vetsl Oth - U.S. Marine Corps established 1775l lth - Veteran's Day15th - Deadline to purchase Wreaths20th - General Meeting 6 pm22nd - 1963-Pres. J. F. Kennedy Assassinated27th - Thanksgiving Day

DECEMBER4th - Board Meeting - 3 pm7th - Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day10th - Socks-VA Hospital-10 AM21st - Winter begins25th - CHRISTMAS DAY31st - NEW YEAR'S EVE

MARK YOUR CALENDERSFriday, 7 November - Milsap Middle School on Huff-meister offHwy 290. Time-7:30 - 10:30Chamber of Commerce Luncheon at the Omni Hotelon Elridge at 1-10. 11:00 to 1:30.

Saturday 8 November - a Parade honoring Korean Vet-erans will be held in Crosby. They have requested ourColor Guard and a list of names to publish in the pro-gram. DIRECTIONS line up at 08:30-09:00. Parade willstart at 10:00 at Crosby High School on FM2100, NorthofHWY90.

Tuesday, 11 November-Spring Forest MiddleSchool, 14240 Memorial Drive. Veterans Day Celebra-tion, breakfast and patriotic assembly, starts at 0800 hrs.Send a photo by November 4th for their slideshow. E-mail them to jana.gwinn@springbranchisd.com, or dropthem off at the schooL

Tuesday, 11 November - Harris County Pet, 4 Com-missioner Jack Cagle, will host a tribute to Korean WarVeterans in Humble. A catered dinner of Turkey &dressing etc ...followed by a patriotic concert 1600 - 2000hrs.Ca11281-893-3726

THESE EVENTS ALL REQUIRECLASS "A" UNIFORMS

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3~QQ~Q~Q~~~~~QQ~~~~Q~~Q~~~jt~,. NOVEMBER BIRTHDAY S ~ ~~~ Roland English. . . James Kirk 8th David Velasco 14th Lillie Leonard .22nd 3~ . 4th Peggy Wilmeth 8th Herbert Nittsche 16th Evelyn Perkins 22nd ~~ Chuck Ehrlund 4th Fred Ortiz 8th Edwin Moore 20th John Alvarado 26th ~3 James Johnson 6th Marian Odell 12th Hank Daumann 21st Clarence Sperbeck 27th :~ Guy McMenemy 6th ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~••!~.~•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••: ~~ NOVEMBER ANNIVERSARY'S \tf!J :• •: MEMBER & SPOUSE DATE MEMBER & SPOUSE DATE:: Joseph & Lorraine PreoIa •.•. 53 years 11/ /1961 Morris & Mary Lee Estess 1112 :: William & Mary Kennison", 64 years 11/11/1950 Harvey & Patsy Barnhart 11116 :• Oscar & Vendia MigI 61 years 11/21/1953 Robert & Barbara Sims 11125 •: William & Mary Louise Maillet 59 years.. 11/26/1955 :• •: Coneratufations to OUrmembers cefebratine their 50th + Jtnniversary's !! :• ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.-._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.,:If your name has been left off the above lists, or the dates are wrong, also, if your anniversary is 50 years or more, and has iinot been acknowledged, contact us by mail-Lee Henderson, 5631 Berry Creek, Houston, Tx., 77017 or by e-mail- ii bhenderson49@comcast.net 1~._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. ._._._._._. ._._._._._._._._._-_._._._._._._._._._._._.1I i

~ WEST HOUSTON CHAMBER of COMMERCE ~'On Friday, 7 November, the West Houston Chamber of Commerce will host a luncheon honoring the Ko-

rean Veterans. Our Chairman of the Board, Dick Halferty will be one or two keynote speakers. The otherspeaker will be Ambassador Suk-bum Park, Consul General of the Republic of Korea.Past President and a current Director on our Board, Jim Duncan, will be recognized as a Heart of Service Hon-oree.This event will be held at the Omni Hotel, 1-10 & Eldridge. This event is free for Korean Vets and the spouseswill be "comped" for the Luncheon. Event begins at 1100 hours.

We will have a table set up to promote our chapter and recruit new members.

CORRESPONDENCE ........•....David & Frances Velasco, Thank you so much for send-ing us the book, "Korea Reborn. " Your thoughtful ges-ture was genuinely appreciated. Sorry we were unableto attend the last session. Please let me know your costfor the book and we will reimburse you for your cost.(Mailing, book, etc.) We value your friendship! Selah& Joe Mason.

Dear Charlotte & Lee,Wish it (donation to Warrior) could be more. Ya'll do agreat job with The Warrior! Jim Watkins.Jim, Thank you so much for the praise.

PUNS....A soldier who survived mustard gas and pepper spray isnow a seasoned veteran.

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GRACIE GAMBINO IS AGAINSOLICITING FUNDS FOR THE

WREATHS

CD The little dynamite of a fund raiser, Gracie,is once again on her campaign to raise

._. money for the Wreaths Across America-Houston. Last year, Gracie, by herself, sur-

passed the amount that the Lone Star Chapter raised.Of curse, all money raised by her is put in with thefunds that the Chapter submits to the WAA-H cam-paign. It's just amazing that one person, a 13 yearold girl, can have the ability to raise such funds.Gracie has a full school schedule this year, alongwith band practice and all that goes with that.

Good Luck Gracie! !!

U. S. MARINES [Volume 24 - Issue 11

LOYALTY * VALOR * HONOR * FIDELITY

~It is with great sadness that we remember our good

~ friend, Frank (Franko) Grochoske, USAF.Franko has been battling cancer and was cancer free fora year, until it reappeared in a :different location.Franko passed away at home on October 11,2014.A memorial service was held on Oct. 31st., at theSPJST Czech Lodge Hall, 3609 Preston, Pasadena, Tx.

The TLSC provided an HonorGuard and the Chapter Chaplain.Frank is survived by wife, Bettyof 7 years, daughters AnnetteElliott, Charlotte Pendergraft,Tommie Grochoske and sonLouis Grochoske, brother Robert(Bob) Grochoske and manygrandchildren, nieces, nephewsand stepchildren.

KEEPING IN TOUCH - SICK BAYVito & Marlene Susca and 10 of their closest friends are flying to San Juan P. R. on Nov. 1st, and going on aCarnival cruise. They will be island hopping in the West Indies for a week. Have fun!!!

CONDOLENCES~ Former member of the TLSC and member of

the Chosen Few Survivors, Joe EdwardToal, USMC, passed away on October 28,2014.Joe was born Dec. 26, 1931. He served in Korea.He is survived by h;is wife of 63 years, Donnaand by children, Edwin and Mark Toal andBelinda Weisinger; by grandson Tommy JoeWeisinger and two sisters. A visitation was held

Friday, October 31st at CarterFuneral Chapel with services onSaturday, Nov. 1,2014 at UvaldeBaptist Church. Interment was atSterling White Cemetery inHighlands, Texas.

CONDOLENCES

What is SPJST?'Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas (SPJST)'. The originally chartered name of the organization,'Slovanska Podporujici Jednota State Texas.' Founded July 1, 1897 in LaGrange, Texas, by early Czech pio-neers of Texas in a time of real need for a fraternal benevolent society to provide mutual aid to its members andtheir families.

The Korean Community had a very goodturnout for this event and the Lone Star Chap-ter was represented by Dick and Carol Hal-ferty, Hank Daumann, Johnney Lee and Lee& Charlotte Henderson.

KOREAN COULTURE NIGHT

On Monday evening, November 3, 2014, Korean Ambassador Suk-Bum Park, hosted a night of Korean mu-sic and dance. The music and dance was traditional Korean heritage with meaning in every move and note ofthe instruments.

It was an enjoyable evening and we reallyappreciate the invitation to join the Ambassa-dor and his wife for a nice evening.

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Alvarado, JohnArnott, Barbara (In mem-ory of Richard Arnott)Arnwine, L. C.Bartee, Rosey (In memoryof Tom & Sandra Cam-pion)Bighouse, Bob (In memoryof Janie Bighouse)Blair, BuddyCarnero, MannyConte, TomDuncan,JimEhrlund, ChuckHalferty, DickJackson, JohnLevine, Janice (In memoryof Jack Levine)Maillet, W. A.McLendon, CharlesMejia, Robert (In mem-

2014WREATH'S ACROSSAMERICA-HOUSTON

,~The Wreath's Across America campaignis now underway. Help by sending in

your $15.00 now, before the November15th deadline.

ory of 5 brothers)Middlebrooks, Beverley(In memory of MarvinTreadwellMitchell, BobMorris, Roger (In memoryof Roy Morris)Napp, Don & NeldaPotts, RolandPriger,RayRamsey,RodSanford, R. B.Santana, SantiagoSchrader, BenShannon, Debra K.Sloane, Jane (In memoryof Story Sloane)Spencer, Milly (In memoryof Mickey Spencer)

OFFICERS

Stevens, RobertStone, Stoney (In memoryof Jerry Weber & CliffMontgomery)Susca, VitoVelasco, David (In mem-ory of Frank Velasco)Watkins, J. O. (In mem-ory of Joy Kolbe)Weisar, Rudy

Total through 10/31/2014$2,675.00

DIRECTORS

President1st Vice Pres.2nd Vice Pres.SecretaryTreasurer

Hank DaumannCarlos BallardRod RamseyRoger MorrisBob Bighouse

281-785-6992281-499-5334281-497-4054713-729-5929713-464-3676

Term Expires0311603/1603/1603/1503/15

Jim DuncanChuck EhrlandBen Schrader

713-464-0633281-465-5172281-4830-7638

Dick Halferty * 832-660-8286* Chairman of the Board

FORMER PRESIDENTS COMMITTEES

1991-92 - Nat Young1992-93 - W. B. Kirchheim1993-94 - Don Foisie1994-95 - James Duncan1995 -97 - Bill Hare1997-98 - John Jackson1998-99 - "Stoney" Stone1999-00 - Sal Gambino2000-01 - Howard Nathan2001-02 - Bob Mitchell2002-03 - Carlos Ballard2003-04 - Don Napp2004-05 - Charlie Ehrlund2005-07 - Buddy Blair2007-08 - Charlie Ehrlund2008-09 - Carlos Ballard2009-11 - Bob Bighouse

CHAPLAINCOLOR GUARDEDUCATIONHISTORIANMIA/POWPARLIAMENTARIANPUBLIC RELATIONSQUARTERMASTERSGT. AT ARMSKOREAN COMMUNITY LIAISON-VA CEMETERYVA HOSPITALVETERANS COALITIONWARRIOR EDITORKWV MUSEUM LIAISONMEMBERSHIP DUESWEBSITE LIAISONNEWSLETTER LIAISON

Max JohnsonDon Napp, Asst. - Wayne Telling

Carlos BallardDavid VelascoManny Camero

Don Napp

Johnney Lee"Stoney" Stone / John JacksonJim DuncanJim Duncan, Stoney StoneLee Henderson (bhenderson49@comcast.net)Bob MitchellBob MitchellJim DuncanRod Ramsey