Welcome to the

Korean War Veterans Association


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Chartered by Congress June 30, 2008
*Korean War and Korea Service Veterans...
A Continuity of Service in the Defense of Freedom


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United States Member of The International Federation
of Korean War Veterans Associations - IFKWVA
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GENERAL

Home Page

Update
(President's Official Message Board)

Mission Statement

Code of Conduct

Policy/Ethical Conduct
PDF File
MS Word Doc

Directory of
KWVA Officials

Dept/Chapter List

Standard Procedure Manual

Charter and Bylaws

KWVA Federal Charter (PDF)

Bylaws-Based Legals

PROGRAMS

Tell America Program

POW/MIA Page

Revisit Korea Tours

KWVA National Challenge Fund HONOR ROLL

MEMBERSHIP

How to JOIN Us
(Membership info/ Application Form)

How to Submit Items for Graybeards

Contact Us

In Memoriam

INFORMATION

Korean War
Memorials

Casualty Lists

VA List of America's Wars + Statistics

MIA Family Outreach

Info about Other
Korea Service Orgs

Links to Websites
of Interest

Music you will remember

The Second Korean War - 1966-1969

ABMC Honor Roll Casualty Database

ABOUT US

KWVA... Brief History
and Founding Info.

The Graybeards...
A Brief History

Korean War...
A Brief Account

Viewer Comments
& Letters

ARCHIVES

The Graybeards...
Online Archives of Past Issues

Archives of Past
Website Info.

 
Click here for Photo Galleries of KWVA Events, Meetings and More!

Click here for a
larger slide show

KWVA Home Page


To: KWVA Membership... WE NEED YOUR FUNDRAISER IDEAS!

As Fundraiser Chairman, I would appreciate your assistance, ideas and input as members for our upcoming 2011 Fundraiser and Prizes.

What would it take for you, as a member, to get excited enough about our upcoming Fundraiser to donate $20, $50, $100, or more... how do we do that? What prizes/incentives would it take to get your donation?

Your input as members is most important to us... our Fundraising Committee needs your ideas of what the members would like to see offered as prizes and what it would take to get their participation in the Fundraiser.

All suggestions and ideas are welcome. Please take a moment and email your suggestion to: ArtArmy299@yahoo.com.

Be on the look out in the January-February 2011 issue of the Korea Veterans Graybeards for the 2011 Fundraiser announcement - maybe it will be your idea!

Thank you for participating. Remember, all Fundraiser receipts help assist in the publication of The Graybeards!

Art Griffith LR38076
National Director KWVA
Fundraiser Chairman
ArtArmy299@yahoo.com

(Posted 8/22/10)

Korea President Letter Request

If you as a KWVA member didn't get a special "Letter of Appreciation" from the President of Korea this past July, click the following link for instructions on how to get your copy.

Letter Info Link>>

(Posted 8/17/10)

IF YOU HAVE EVER SERVED IN KOREA 1945 to PRESENT...
(or served outside of Korea June 25, 1950 to Jan. 31, 1955)
WE WANT YOU!

How to Join

Welcome to the official website of the Korean War Veterans Association, Inc. The site is DYNAMIC, ever-changing, to keep the membership and all Veterans of Korea, 1945 until now, informed of America’s oldest and largest association of Korea Veterans. You will find new material each time you visit the site: come often, browse widely, and come again soon! We encourage all users to check out the various links on our site to useful and helpful information for veterans, their families, educators, and the public.

Check Your National KWVA Membership Status Online:
Click HERE


Members continue to subscribe to the Code of Conduct... Have YOU??
View the List of Subscribers...
(Now over 500 names; page loads slow, please be patient!)
See Steve Szekely's article in the Jan/Feb Graybeards...

News... Stories... Topics of Interest to KWVA Members and Friends...
(Note: Please scroll down for many more stories not listed here...)

Archive of EARLIER Home Page Stories by Date and Subject...




(Click for larger view)

The July/August, 2010 Issue of The Graybeards
was mailed Friday, August 13... look for your copy soon!!

Click the following links for a preview... (PDF Files)

(Posted 8/17/10)

ANNOUNCEMENT...

Please send ALL Member Information Changes to the KWVA Membership Office...

  • Change of Address
  • "Snowbird" Fall and Spring move dates/address changes
  • Phone Number Change/Update
  • Email Address Changes/Additions
  • Death Notices (including date of death)
  • New Member Applications
  • Dues Renewal Payments

Email to:  membership@kwva.org
"Snail" Mail to: KWVA Membership Office
PO Box 407
Charleston, IL  61920-0407
Phone: 217-345-4414
Fax: 217-345-4415


ANNOUNCEMENT...

The Harris Directory was mailed Friday Jan 29.  If you ordered one, you should be receiving it in the next few days.
If you have any questions or problems with the book, please call
Harris Connect Customer Service at 1-800-877-6554.
Please DO NOT call the KWVA Membership Office, we cannot help you.

President Bush Signs KWVA Federal Charter Bill Into Law

We have been given word that President Bush has signed the KWVA Federal Charter Bill S. 1692 into law this afternoon.  When we have more information available we will announce it here!

6/30/08: White House Press Release

7/1/08: Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-254 [GPO: Text, PDF]

William F. Mac Swain
National President, KWVA/US
Chairman of the Board

(Posted 6/30/08)

KWVA Fundraiser... The Graybeards on CD

PDF Copies of Every Issue of The Graybeards Jan. 1999 through Feb. 2008 on one CD...
Get Your Copy Today - only $25.00! (Plus $5.00 Postage/Handling)

Mail your check for $30.00 to:
KWVA Membership Office
PO Box 407
Charleston, IL  61920-0407

(Posted 3/27/08)

To view these PDF files you must have the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software installed on your computer. You can download and install the most recent version of the free Acrobat Reader from the Adobe Web site.

KWVA Lapel Pins and Patches For Sale

Members desiring to purchase distinctive copyrighted items for Korea war and Korea service veterans may now purchase items from the National Membership Office.

Newly available items are lapel pins and the alternative sew-on patch (see below).

Click HERE for Ordering Information

 


NEW PIN


PATCH

 

(Posted 7/6/07, updated 11/25/07)


New Recruiting Mail-Out/Hand-Out Flyer Available

The new Recruiting Flyer is available... it is designed to be printed on a 8-1/2 x 11 size paper in Color.  It includes a complete Membership Application as part of the flyer.

PDF File    MS Publisher Version

NOTE:  Most printers can print from the PDF File (Most don't use or have Publisher)

(Posted 12/19/07, Revised 9/7/08)



(Posted 9/5/05
Poster Revised
1/21/07)

RECRUITING!
Attention All Chapters,
Departments, Members:

"KWVA Wants You" Recruiting Poster...

Download the Recruiting Ad, insert your own address and telephone number(s) and place in papers and on local TV.

Click to view the complete poster----->

For a larger "Poster View" suitable for printing, click the link below:


1055x1430-300dpi JPG File for Printing

Click HERE for information on how to join us.

(Original poster Courtesy Jamie L. Burnell, Granddaughter of KWVA member Ed Bicknell)


(Click to enlarge)

MEMORIAL OF OUR MEMBERS

Perpetual...

Founder William T. Norris, LC00001, June 20, 1997

Honorary President Raymond G. Davis MOH, MH00008, September 3, 2003


In January 2005, the President of the KWVA established that death notices of present or former directors, national officers, and department presidents would be placed on the website for thirty days. All reports of deaths of members are published in The Graybeards, when reported, and the Memorial List of those who have departed since the last National Convention are placed on a Memorial List awaiting the next Convention. Well done, honored comrades.

Click HERE to view our "In Memoriam" page of ALL Members that have passed away.


Join Us...

The members of the Board of Directors and I cordially invite Korea veterans of all eras to join the KWVA so that you can receive the membership benefit of issues of the organization's official magazine, The Graybeards, published six times a year and is occasionally supplemented with newsletters between issues. (Non-Korea veterans are also welcome to join the KWVA as associate members.)

In our newsletters, and on THIS Website, you will find the most current KWVA news, updates on issues of importance to Korean War veterans, reunion notices, POW/MIA updates, book reviews, veterans' memoirs, and much more.

William F. Mac Swain, President, KWVA

Click HERE for information on how to join us.
 


The official contact person for the national KWVA is: Frank Cohee, Secretary, FCohee@kwva.org. Phone 863-859-1384. Mr. Cohee is a resident of Florida, and thus is on Eastern Time.


Archive of EARLIER Home Page Stories...

Stories and news releases of interest to Korea veterans are published regularly on the KWVA website Home Page.
CLICK THIS LINK to go to the list of Previous Stories by Date and Subject.


THE MISSION OF THE KWVA/USA is
DEFEND our Nation
CARE for our Veterans
PERPETUATE our Legacy
REMEMBER our Missing and Fallen
MAINTAIN our Memorial
SUPPORT a free Korea


Appearance from time-to-time of non-KWVA notices, opinions, products, and services hereon are offered as a service to our members and friends, and does not constitute agreement with or an endorsement by the KWVA or any of its officers, officials or employees. News items are selected as pertaining to the Mission of the Association.

Hot Topics:
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New Item!
2010 Revised KWVA Standard Procedure Manual NOW AVAILABLE on Website
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Officer & Director Election 2010 RESULTS
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New Item!
2009 Bylaws Released
for Publication

on the Website
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Announcements:

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New Item!
President
Mac Swain's
Update on
8/22/2010
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Text of Public Law 110-254 - KWVA Federal Charter
(PDF File)

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New Item!
Tell-America TV... Major Breakthrough for the Tell America Program!
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New Item!
VA Announces
On-Line Claims Applications
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New Item!
VA List of America's Wars + Statistics
(PDF File)
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New Item!
How to Request Military Service Records or Prove Military Service
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KWVA Lapel Pins and Patches,
and a Variety of Uniform Items For Sale
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KWVA
National Memorial
Challenge Fund
HONOR ROLL
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In Memoriam
FULL Database Listing of Members who have passed away.
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The Graybeards
Online!

Over 3 dozen back issues now posted!
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Mailing Address:  KWVA, PO Box 407, Charleston, IL  61920-0407

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