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Convention 2008 - Oct. 22-26...
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| 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.. |
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Check Your National KWVA Membership Status Online:
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News... Stories... Topics of Interest to KWVA Members and Friends...
(Note: Please scroll down for many more stories not listed here...)
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(Click for 2008 Poster and Poster
Gallery) |
2008 Veterans Day Preparations Announced!
Details:
http://www1.va.gov/opa/vetsday/
Click the picture or link to the LEFT to download the
current poster. Several formats from Small, Medium and Large are available for download. A link is also
provided where you can download previous years posters from the VA archives page.
Again this year, the VA has prepared a "School Kit", a
2008 Teacher’s Resource Guide" to Veterans Day 2008. The poster and the guide may be downloaded from
the above link or by clicking the picture on the right.
This is a nationally supported chance for TELL AMERICA
for November. All KWVA Chapters and Departments are urged to exploit this opportunity.
(Posted 9/25/08) |
(Click for 2008 Teacher's Resource
Guide) |
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You-Tube Clips of Tell America TV Presentations Now on KWVA.org
Major Breakthrough for the Tell America Program!
Thanks to the generous efforts of several people, our national
KWVA website is now linking YouTube clips of the Ft. Wayne, Indiana, Access TV Tell America Programs, developed
and produced by James E. Yaney.
Read More
& View Clips>>
(Posted 9/7/08) |
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The Membership Office Has Moved...
Due to personal reasons, our dear friend Annelie Weber, who
has manned the KWVA Membership Office in Alexandria, Virginia for the past 1-1/2 years, is unable to continue working for
the KWVA.
The new Membership Administrative Assistant is Jamie
Reynolds. She has been assisting Annelie for the past year and is already up-to-speed on what needs to be done
to help our members! Jamie is the daughter of our Webmaster Jim Doppelhammer.
The phones and FAX are now working in the new location and
we can all call and welcome Jamie as the office begins operations.
New Mailing Address and Phone Numbers:
Korean War Veterans Association,
PO Box 407
Charleston, IL 61920-0407
Phone: 217-345-4414
FAX: 217-345-4415
Email Address:
Membership@kwva.org
Use this email address to report changes in Department, Chapter and Member information or to get information
concerning same.
All Membership Dues Payments and correspondence need to
be mailed to the new address. Address changes/corrections, death notices, questions etc. may be submitted via
email or sent to the new address.
Thank you, and Welcome Aboard Jamie!
William F. Mac Swain
National President and Chairman of the Board
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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
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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
(Posted 7/6/07, updated 11/25/07) |
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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) |
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(Posted 9/5/05
Poster Revised
1/21/07)
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RECRUITING!
Attention All Chapters,
Departments, Members:
"KWVA Wants You" Recruiting Flyer...
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
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Click HERE for information on how to join us.
(Original poster Courtesy Jamie L. Burnell, Granddaughter of KWVA
member Ed Bicknell) |
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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. |
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Memoriam" page of ALL Members that have passed away. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 |
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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.
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