mi l*l (o) ffis # Iu!lW f zrlro i,;lt WE SUPPO RTR( ru @tng nenrura,zors:eg1 o t o THE CHARETTE GAZETTE IN REMEMBRANCE OF W.R. CHARETTE South Afrina
f- It TO MY FRTENDS AND COMRADES IN ARMS AT KWVA CHAPTER 158; At the Chapter meeting on March 21, I ask Mre. Nancy Benton to do the honor of presentingthe Korean Ambassador of Peace metal to Chapter member Mr. Ralph Stoltze. ln liew of my monthly article I have inclosed a copy of a letter from Mrs. HooJung Jones Kennedy on March 4,2015, I ask all members of our chapter that have not received this medal should be at the VFW Post 2420-2OO Wast Central Avenue Lake Wales, F!. on Saturday March 28,2015l1:fi) A.M. R.S.V.Pto me at 863-859-1384. ASAP. l-l Your Commander; Frank "Dear President Frank Cohee The request for the greeting letters and invitations to attend the Ambassador Peace Medal Presentation c following VlPs. Mr. President Barack Obama, Rick Scoft, Govemor, Bill Nelson, Senator and Consulate G The letter for the request are very similar as below: March 04,2015 It is our pleasure to help honour and remember the Korean War Veterans by organizing the Ambassador for Pe the Korea- USA Free Trade Agreement (KORUS-FTA) which exceeds over $ 101 billion trade. Many of the Korean WarVeterans do not travel any distance therefore, the KIM/A Chapter 158, KWVA Chapter Ambassadors for Peaec Presentations in conjunction with American Legion 7, Clearwater, which is home of the Wales, American Legion 71 Lake Wales. It would be greafly appreciated if you or your assistants are able to attend at least one of the ceremonies. We e Veterans and their family members for these special occasions. We have notified the local media and invited th, Medal Presentations. Thank you very much for all your support and efforts to acknowledge the Korea*War Veterans.!!.You have any questions, please contact, organizing Committee member, HooJungJones at g63-937-g424 Sincerely, Ambassador Peace Medal Presentation Organization Committee: National KWryA secretary and K\rwA chapter 1s8 president, Frank cohee $rya Chapter 158, Associate HooJung Jones Kennedy, $ryya Chapter 158, Associate Member Major (Ret'd) Dbn Kennedy IOVVA Chapter 159, President Peter Palmer l(wa Chapter 169, Secretary Tom Thiel VFW 2420 Commander, Gary Gose American Legion 71 Commander and Polk County American Legion District Commander, Andy Anderson HooJung Jones commander Frank cohee 8G3-859-1394, First vp Bill Mccraney g63-g5g-2g52, Secreatyfreasuuer Jim Bradford 853-293-3055, Past Commander Charles Appenzeller 853-956-1533, Editor Walt Benton g63-646-610g
l*r*r**rr * ****rtt l*t*t** ttt*i** ttt**rt rl Ambas sador For Peace Medal SaturdaY MarchZB,2015 LL:00 VFW 2420'?,00 West Central Ave A.M. Lake 1[Iales R.S.V.P. to KWVA ChaPter 158 President, Frank Cohee Tel: 863.859.1384 or email lrwvasec@gmail'corn
For Those Who Fought For It Freedom Has A Flaoor The Protected Will Neoer Know ( NOTE FROM THE EDITOR OF THE CHARETT GAZETTE ) My My MyWyyyWyy. How time flies by, this is your 12th month issue of The Gazette thar this Editor has published. As you remember, for those of you that was at that meeting last year I said, I would put the news letter out for one year. Well that year is upone us. ls there any one in Chapter 158 that will take over that duty???????? lf so give me a call at 046-6108, Walt. ( THIS AND THAT ) Did every one that was asigned to call thase KWV that was listed in March Gazette do so? I had four (4) to call, three of thase men showed intrest and ask that I send address, time, date and place etg etc. This is a copy of the note I mailed to Mr.& Mrs. Wilber Bennett, Mr. & Mrs. Bob Bitz, and Mr. carrol Hook,,,,, (After speaking with you by phone today, this is the address where our Chapter 158 of The Korean War Veterans meet every 3rd Saturday of each month at 10:00 A.M. at Summerlin Military Academy located 1500 Jackson Avenue South Bartow, Florida 33830. You are already a member of national, our Chapter dues are S 12.00 per year. Hope to see you soon Next month (MAY) issue of the Gazette wilt have the Chapters membership roster, if the old roster has info that needs to be updated please let me know, Gg3 646-610g walt Did anyone submitt your forms for the Honor Flight to Washington, DC as yet? "Great Trip',. Bill McCraney and Walt Benton attended the Florida Southern Collage Founders Day!n March. Also in March, Frank, Bill, Jim and Walt attended the dedication ceremony at Summertin Military Academy for the Nalv ( The Salient Service) memorial along with about 500 other folks. f
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ANSWERS TO CROSS WORD IN MAY GAZETTE i L2.3 t5 "lll l r5 ['] tr t8.7 _9 t2 5 t6 t7 tl l1 I 42 4 t5 t 46,1 a 2 i3 t5 ACROSS I lmpish archer on February l4 4 'And the _ ran away with the spoon" 7 Shari Lewis's _ Chop 9 Scarfed down 12 Big production number from '75's I Chorus Line t3 Fond February 14 gesture 14 "lt Was a _ Good Year," '51 Kingston Trio tune!5 Career of Clementine's father in the 1884 tune 17 Shy guy from'37's Snow White 2l "Say good night, _": George Burns's immortal line to his wife 22 _ Geller, Tel Aviv-born magician 23 Song of _,'43 Jennifer Jones drama Z Beetle- soldierdrafted into the funnies in '50 27 lhe_dukeshow, '63-'55 sitcom 28 _ Franklin got some "R-E-S-P-E-C'T" in ',67 I'o 29 Car race: _ 500, for short 30 "_ Talkin'," Bee Gees' '75 tune 3l t{ative Canadian group 33 Athletic-wear company founded in'54 35 lt became a state in '59 36 IIe_ in fie Rye, classic '51 novel 3? "The Boy Next _," '44 Judy Garland hit 38 Newhart or Barker 39 WWll general Bradley 41 Big hail '60s style 43 TV moose of '59-'64 fame 46 - Miller,'75-'82 sittom 49 Hershey's livelihood 5l Button on game console 52 Golf group that teed off in 1916 (abbr.) 53 Circle section 54 _ Up Father;1913-2000 comic strip 55 _Place, racy'56 novel 56 "lt's a _ to Tell a Lie," popular song of'36 57 Barbie's "younger man," born in '51 E-1 DOWN I Perry _, '50s variety show star 2 Prefix lor -cycle ot -form 3 Hoosegow, lockup 4 Add new audio 5 Grocers' groupsince'25 6 What? 7 _ Petrie,'61-'55 Mary Tyler Moore role 8 The, '41 Marx Brothers comedy 9 '46175 nuclear agency (abbr.) l0 Prefix for -angle or -pod ll The moon hit Dean Martin in this 14 "My Funny_,"'37 hit s0ng 16 Classic dozen 18 "Let Me Call You _," l9l0 love song l9 That _ Feeling,' 65 flick with Dee and Darin 20 Pot top 24 '54 Gene Kelly movie musical set in Scotland 25 "Back Home Again in _," '17 ditty i7 26 Barefoot in the _, '57 Jane Fonda comedy 27 _favor ("please" en xpafiod 28 Disinclined 30 Star ot'78's Aninal flouse (two words) 3l Luxury car since 1902 32 Prefix for sysfem 34 "_ Tide," '65 hit for the Righteous Brothers 38 Jack climbed this 4O Adan's _,'49 Tracy- Hepburn comedy 42 Center of activity 44 William _, director of '59's Ben-Hur 45 " yourlife!" 47 _'Healey, sporty British car ot'52-'71 8 0n a Clear Day See Forever,'70 mouie 49 Grant of '37's The Awful fruth 50 Cookie baked up in 1912 5l "_ to Riches," '53 Tony Bennett hit 52 _ Rocks, fizzy'70s candy - af? i?t aa
WR CHARETTE MOH KWVA CHAPTER 158 MINUTES OF THE GENERAL MEBTING OF MARCH 2l,20l$ Tm WR CHARETIE MOH Chapter 158 of the KWVA met this date in the media room at the Polk County Summerlin Military Academy in Bartow, Florida. kior to the beginning of the meeting, Commander Cohee presented Ralph Stolze with the Peace Medal. Nancy Benton placed the medal around Mr. Stolze's neck. Commander Cohere called the meeting to order at 10:30 AM. All Officers were present. There was a quorum of officers and members. Commander Cohee gave the iovocation on behalf of Chaplain Antilocft and Dick Champion led the pledge of allegiance to the flag. The minutes to the meeting of February 2l,2Ol5 were published in the newsletter and approved as published. INTRODUCTION OF GI]ESTS Richard and Arbutus Conrad of Michigan and Auburndale were introduced. They are giving consideration to membership in 158. REPORTS 1. Financial: The current balance is $1689.4'6 A detailed report was given and a copy is attachedto these minutes. The report was approved pending audit. 2. Correspondence: Secretary Bradford had no correspondence to report this month. 3. Chaplainrs Report John Carter, a member living in Georgia, will have cardiac surgery next week. Chapter 158 extends every wish for a successful procedure and a speedy and unevendul recovery. 4. Fundraising Chairman's Report: After a brief discussion regarding the continuance of our scholarship programs, the membership declared the programs should-be-- continued ana aslea to have a fundraiser scheduled for October as close to Halloween as possible at Sam's Club North in Lakeland. 5. Membership Report: Commander Cohee reported that he had removed three people from membership; Don Black, Grady Halcomb and Al Meecham' 6. Veteran's Affairs Report No report. 1
T.Vetemns Council Report: A Welcome Viet Nam Veteran's Day will be held at Lakeland Memorial Veteran's Park on March 20. 8. Newsletter Report: Editor Benton announced that he had an email from Col Gary Clark about the Honor Flight leaving from Lakeland Airport to Washington DC on May 19, and reminded that the application form for the trip was in last months newsletter. He added that there was no cost to the Veteran for the trip, however there was a $4O0 cost for a guardian to accompany the Yeteran. The cost for a Guardian may be paid by the Veteran's council if necessary. He asked for members to send any updates on address, email address etc for the roster to him as soon as possible. Editor Benton stated that newsletter Ad renewals would be due in about three months which will generate additional funds for the chapter. 9. Social Report: no report today OLD BUSINESS 1. Secretaryffreasure Bradford reported that he had visited the Polk County School Board and arranged for a $500 scholarship to be awarded to a Summerlin student. They will advise us of the date and time the presentation is to be made. A copy of the required Scholarship Commitment form is attached to rhese minuies. 2. Mr. Bradford also confirmed that the payment for our liability insurance had been made. 3. Commander Cohee approved a 158 ad for the DOF Convention Book and will obtain information regarding the cost for the ad this year, to whom the ad and check should be sent, and any details regarding color vs. black and white and camera readiness. Different Chapters host the event each year, and establish their own cost for ads. They also each have different printers for the book with various specifications for the ad. I\IEW BUSI TESS 1. Walt Benton made a motion to send $4O0 to the Veteran's Council to help pay for Guardians for the Honor Flights. The motion was seconded by Jim Bradford and was passed. 2. Chapter 158 members who were not present to receive the Peace Medal may attend a ceremony to do so at the Lake Wales VFW next Saturday, March?3 at ll AM. Any one planning to attend should contact Commander Cohee as soon as possible to assure that a medal is reserved for them. Dick Champion will be there to represent our Chapter. 2
GOOD OF TIIE ORDER 1. Margaret Appenzeller wcn the Newsletter drawing this month 2. Jim Bradford won the s05lfl. 1. ADJOUR}IMENT There being no other business Commander Cohee gave the benediction and led the salute to Colors. He adjourned the meeting at 11:25 AM. The next meeting will be on April 18,2015 at 10:30 AM. at $nmmerlin Military Academy in Bartow. Refreshments and social time at 10 AM. Recorded by l-aurie McCraney Submitted by James Bradford Secretary/Treasurer 3