October - Korean War Veterans

TEXAS LONE STAR CHAPTER / KOREAN WAR VETERANS
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Volume 19 - Issue 10
OCTOBER 2009
Formed - February 1991
By Lee & Charlotte Henderson, Publishers / Editors
Our Mission as Editors of the Warrior, is to Enlighten the Minds and Hearts of its Members!
CHILI COOK-OFF & SILANT AUCTION OCTOBER MEETING
Our October meeting, October 15th, will be one of our favorites. The Chili
cook-off returns, with a number of entries already. This is an annual event, but this year
it will return to competition. If you have not signed up, and want to compete with you
favorite chili recipe, contact Martha Ballard. This is a time for the chili cookers to come
forward with their best entry. (There will be prizes for the winners.) There
will also be rice, crackers, chips, tea, etc. and of course lots of delicious desserts.
As this is Halloween month, please dress in costume, not required, but fun. There will be
judging for the best costume, with a prize for the winner.
There will also be a SILENT AUCTION, that is a
your area to obtain items to be auctioned, or
home, to be auctioned. (This will help make
Also, since this is a fund raising event, please
friends.
fund raiser. Please contact businesses in
something you might have of value at
your home neater and help us raise funds.)
feel free to bring along family and
Please arrive
about 4 pm, to help
with the set
up, and to browse the
items for the silent auction. We will eat about 5 pm,
with the meeting starting at 6 pm.
Past Winner!
Lee Henderson
‘Your Editor’
Past Contenders
Marlene & Vito
Susca
Don’t forget, bring your wallet or check book for
the auction, and your appetite for the dinner.
Everyone is invited. The more the merrier.
DON’T FORGET THAT HALLOWEEN IS ON A SATURDAY THIS YEAR. YOUNG
CHILDREN WILL BE OUT, GOING DOOR TO DOOR IN SEARCH OF TREATS.
PLEASE HELP TO KEEP THEM SAFE.
U MTD DHRISTMAS QARTY
The Annual Texas Lone Star Chapter Christmas Party will be held this year on
December 19th, which is on a Saturday. We will again have our gathering at the Monument Inn, which is located in LaPorte, Tx. off Hwy 225, on the Independence Highway. (This was
formally named Battleground Road.) As you know, this is adjacent to the San Jacinto Monument
and the Battleship Texas.
WHAT:
WHEN:
WHERE:
TLSC CHRISTMAS PARTY
DECEMBER 19, 2009, SATURDAY
MONUMENT INN
4406 INDEPENDENCE HWY. (formally Battleground Rd.)
La PORTE, TEXAS
MENU: (CHOOSE ONE)
FISHERMAN’S PLATTER
CHICKEN TERIYAKI
BROILED TILAPIA PONTCHATRAIN
12oz GRILLED PIBEYE STEAK
All entrees served with a green salad, baked potato, homemade rolls and muffins, Iced tea
and coffee. The ladies are asked to please bring a dessert.
COST:
$22.36 PER PERSON. Your check is your reservation. Make check payable to
Texas Lone Star Chapter KWV.
Mail to: Nelda Napp
1207 Whitestone
Houston, Texas 77073
RESERVATION DEADLINE IS: Dec. 12, 2009
There will be a gift exchange, so please bring a gift, value around $5.00. The gifts should be,
men bringing for a man and the ladies for another lady.
Reserve this date, and make planes to attend the annual party with your friends, family and fellow
vets & wives. Hope to see you there!
ATTENTION LADIES!!
How well do you safeguard your purse? When you are grocery shopping, do you put your purse in
the child seat, where it’s easy for you to keep up with? That’s not always the best thing to do, especially if the opening is left wide open. Recently one of our wives, Chris Carnero, was shopping at her
neighborhood Kroger’s. Her purse was in the basket, open, as she was using coupons. On a crowded
aisle, as she was distracted, someone reached in, grabbed her wallet, and vanished. It was a minute before Chris noticed it missing. She immediately went to the front to view the checkout lanes. The couple that had been next to her were gone. She notified the manager, who also checked the store. Chris
was mad and upset. She had the manager send someone outside to check all the garbage cans in the
parking lot, but her wallet was not there. Manny cancelled all cards immediately but that doesn’t
eliminate the fact that the damage had been done. Her identity had been stolen, and her address was
now known by people who steal for a living. If you put your purse in the basket, strap it in with the
child restraints, and keep the opening, closed.
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U. S. Army —————— U. S. Marines
VOLUME 19 ISSUE 10
MY KOREAN WAR EXPERIENCE
By Rod Ramsey
Korea Experience October 1952
I joined my assigned unit, 3rd Battalion, 32nd Infantry, Seventh Division in late September, 1952. The company CO assigned me as platoon leader of the second platoon of
Item Company. At that time the battalion was holding an outpost line of resistance a few
miles northwest of Kumwha in North Korea. Kumwha was the lower right corner of what
was termed the Iron Triangle.
The following events describe what happened to two young soldiers in my platoon.
They were both 18 years old, both southern boys who had volunteered for the Regular
Army. Their names were Finney Mitchell and Richard Crook.
The first two weeks of October were relatively quiet along our front with some patrol
actions and sporadic incoming artillery fire. My platoon had pulled a couple of unproductive ambush patrols when we got word that the Division would be assaulting Hill 598 (Triangle Hill) located several miles east of us, just northeast of Kumwha. It was about at this time that Privates Mitchell and Crook came to
my CP bunker and told me that they both had enlisted after falsifying their ages. They asked if I would advise the
CO, so that they could request reassignment. I reported this to Lt. Rahman and left it in his hands. Before anything could be done events overtook us and we were moved east to the combat area near Triangle Hill.
Our battalion moved up onto Jane Russell Hill the afternoon of October 20th, relieving the 2nd Battalion of the
th
17 Infantry. We climbed the steep hill loaded with gear, weapons and ammunition. The crest of the hill as
stripped of all vegetation and littered with debris including dead Chinese. We dug into the rocky soil and prepared
to defend this god-forsaken hill. Next morning a party of Korean Service Corps bearers brought us food and water
and more ammunition. They also carried off the American dead that were still there. We continued to improve
our positions and organize our defense. For the next few days we received artillery and mortar fire and suffered
some light casualties
Over the next two days we experienced heavy artillery fire and on the night of Oct. 23rd and attack by a reinforced
company of Chinese. They made a small penetration of our position on the right flank which we were able to repel them by a rapid counterattack. Again we suffered more casualties. . One of these was Pvt. Richard Crook who
was occupying a foxhole on our forward left flank. Late in the morning of the 24th I approached his foxhole keeping low as we were exposed to enemy fire here. When I entered his hole I could see that he had been shot with a
rifle round and that he was dead. I reported our loss and had his squad mates evacuate him.
On 25 Oct. we were relieved by the 2nd ROK Division and pulled off the hill. My entire platoon was reduced
by about 20% casualties, so that we all fit on one 2 and ½ ton truck as we left the combat area.
Less than a week later while the ROKs were still fighting to hang onto Jane Russell and Triangle our battalion
was giving the role of pulling off a night probing action on Hill 454 located immediately northeast of Triangle.
After dark and the night of Oct. 31 Item Company marched north from the MLR through the ruined village of
Kumgongni, then turned east to climb the ridge finger leading to Hill 454. It wasn’t long before the Chinese were
alerted and fired mortar rounds on the trailing part of our column causing several casualties. Shortly thereafter as
we climbed the finger in column of platoons with my platoon second in the column we received a burst of machine
gun fire from the hilltop to our right. Bullets swept our position as we all went prone. I heard the rifleman to my
left say, “I’m hit.” It was Pvt. Finney Mitchell. He died almost immediately. During the firing something hit my
helmet which I thought was a rock. It wasn’t. A bullet had penetrated the front of my helmet, grazed my scalp
and exited out the right side. A field dressing was applied and we moved forward deploying to assault the Chinese
position. Just then we got the order to pull back. We retired carrying our casualties. That little action cost us 5
KIA and 14 wounded. One of those killed was Finney Mitchell.
I write this to remember those two 18 year old soldiers who lost their lives doing their duty for the country
that they loved. All honor to them.
Richard R. Crook, Dunklin, MO, Pvt. U.S. Army, Killed in action October 24, 1952
Finnie C. Mitchell, Fulton, GA. Pvt. U.S. Army, Killed in action November 1, 1952
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US Navy—–—Air Force
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“WARRIOR DONATIONS” Honor Roll for “July 2009 to July 2010”
The editors would like to acknowledge and thank the following members and patrons of the Warrior who have contributed in helping 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 generous
support and contributions. We will be using the funds received to defray the costs of the newsletter. The following
names will be published monthly through the July 2010 issue. Be sure and have your name included. Fill in the sponsor
card, seen below, or included in your July, 2009 newsletter, (those that are mailed) and return with your contribution.
Thanks: Your editors: Lee & Charlotte Henderson
Ammerman, Mary
Ator, Roy
Ballard, Carlos
Ballard, Walter G.
Barbee, Neal
Bergen, Bernie
Brast, Hazel
Brunelle, Harry
Cambiaso, Jose
Castillo, Alex
Conte, Tom
Correa, Joseph
Cortez, Richardo
Craigmill, Bill
Crouther, Charles
Dickerson, Byron
Dillick, Michael
Duncan, Jim
Fuhrman, Les
Gares, Cho
Glass, Joe
Harrison, Wayne
Harper, Jessie
Hinajosa, Jose
Kennison, Bill
Lyke, Thomas
Lynch, Juanita
Maloy, Ted
McManners,Doroth
Mixon, Tom
Montello, Stephen
Moore, Bill
Munguia, Tony
Nanninga, John
Napp, Don
Nathan, Shirley
Nevill, Kenneth
Riley, Travis
Romano, Joe
Pedraza, John
Priger, Ray
Sax, Edward
Spencer, Mickey
Won, Hong Sop
Urquhart, Jennifer
* - Indicates
more than one
donation
The Silent Treatment...
A man and his wife were having some problems at home and were giving
each other the silent treatment. Suddenly, the man realized that the next
day, he would need his wife to wake him at 5:00 AM for an early morning business flight. Not wanting to be the first to break the silence (and
LOSE), he wrote on a piece of paper, ‘Please wake me at 5:00 AM.’ He
left it where he knew she would find it. The next morning, the man woke
up, only to discover it was 9:00 AM and he had missed his flight. Furious, he was about to go and see why his wife hadn’t wakened him, when
he noticed a piece of paper by the bed. The paper said, ‘It is 5:00 AM.
Wake up.’ …. Men are not equipped for these kinds of contests.
Words…
A husband read an article to his wife about how many words women use
a day…...30,000 to a man’s 15,000.
The wife replied, “The reason has to be because we have to repeat everything to a man”…
The husband then turned to his wife and asked, “What?”
Women’s Revenge
‘Cash, check or charge?’ I asked, after folding items the woman wished
to purchase. As she fumbled for her wallet, I noticed a remote control for
a television set in her purse.
‘So, do you always carry your TV remote?’ I asked.
‘No,’ she replied, ‘but my husband refused to come shopping with me,
and I figured this was the most evil thing I could do to him legally.’
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U. S Coast Guard
In Memory of —
Ammerman, Dan
Barbee, Betty
Bergen, Sandy
Brast, Weldon L678
Christiansen, John
Craigmill, Ross WWII
Fuhrman, Juanita
Hogue, Thomas
William Deer with Horns, died 7/51 POW
Lebaron, Eddie
Nathan, Howard
O’Flynn, John J.
Olivarez, Manuel
R040066
Russell, Roy
Sikkley, Leland
Sloan, Story
Wray, Ewing
Urquhart, Sam
Fall of O.P. Berlin 7/53
God Bless our Troops
This Space is for you to
Remember someone you
Care for.
Texas Lone Star Chapter – KWV
P. O. Box 802541—Houston, TX 77280-2541
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VOLUME 19 ISSUE 10
TIME TO RENEW
Dues are $20.00 - Life Membership $200.00 – Send renewal to KWVA – P O Box 802541 – Houston TX 772802541.
The following memberships are due October 1,
2009:
Alvin Hollas
M381 Henry Martinez M595
Oscar Migl
M385 Jimmy Richardson M599
2009
OCTOBER
1st 12th 13th 15th 15th 31st -
RENEWALS
Bill Craigmill
NEW
Board Meeting - 5 pm
COLUMBUS DAY
Birthday of U.S. Navy
Chili Cook-Off @ meeting
General Meeting 6 pm
HALLOWEEN
NOVEMBER
MEMBER:
1st - DAYLIGHT SAVING
TIME ENDS (Fall Back)
3rd - Election Day - VOTE
5th - Board Meeting - 5 pm
10th - Birthday of U.S. Marines
11th - VETERANS DAY
19th - General Meeting 6 pm
Albert Habinak M-835
WELCOME !!!
TRACY GEE 2009 MEETING SCHEDULE
Note: There are two changes in 2009
1.
The Board has gone back to the former schedule of meeting on
the 1st Thursday of the month, instead of meeting on the same
day as the General Meeting.
2. Meeting times have changed. The Board Meetings will now
begin at 5 PM. The General Meetings will now begin at 6
PM.
MONTH
BOARD
GENERAL
OCTOBER
13
15
NOVEMBER
5
19
DECEMBER
3
19
Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must undergo
the fatigues of supporting it.
Thomas Paine
Don’t Forget…………. Chili Cook-off at the
General Meeting 10/15, 5 pm. Wear costumes!
Lots of food, drink and desserts.
See You There!!
QUARTERMASTER
John Jackson
Thank you for your support by purchasing
K.W.V. merchandise We have numerous items
that you can purchase by:
PHONE:
713-733-6544 (John Jackson)
WEBSITE: kwvahouston.org
The City has created a new web site to spread information
Or in person at our meetings.
about their plans for disasters that may occur, and how you
Get your K.W.V.A. caps, Polo Shirts, (white
can prepare personally. The information is available online
or
blue)
some veteran hat pins and Chapter
at www.readyhoustontx.gov. Be prepared for any disaster
patches.
that might happen.
HOUSTON DISASTER PREPAREDNESS..
VIDEO TAPING OF KOREA STORIES
These talks are videotaped. The tapes will go to the Korean War Museum, to become part of their archives.
Since time at our meetings is limited, we will have to follow some simple rules:
Members will have 10 minutes max. to speak. The time limit will be controlled. To be able to tell your story in
that time frame, you should plan your talk in advance. List the things you want to cover, and try it out at home first
and watch the time it takes. If it is way over the time, trim out some things to make it fit.
Remember you’re being taped and the Museum won’t know who you are.. . . . . . . Start with your name, rank,
branch of service, time you were there and what your specialty was. Then tell your story
Be sure and attend and hear the latest memory. Our next speaker will be at the November Meeting. There will
be no speaker in October, as we have the Chili Cook-off and Silent Auction/
Volume 19 - Issue 10
Merchant Marines
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OCTOBER BIRTHDAY'S
James Belcher . . . . . . . . .2nd
Joseph Correa . . . . . . . . 2nd
Forrest Robinson . . . . . . 3rd
Jim Duncan . . . . . . . . . . 4th
Bill Craigmill . . . . . . . . . 4th
Vincent Aguilera . . . . . . 5th
Tom Lyke . . . . . . . . . . . . 5th
Paul Johnson . . . . . . . . . . 6th
Eloise Illanne . . . . . . . . . 6th
Marie Palmer . . . . . . . . . 6th
James Tarver . . . . . . . . . . 6th
Homer Gregory . . . . . . . . 8th
Marlene Susca . . . . . . . . . 8th
Dorothy Ballard . . . . . . . . 9th
Ralph DeCosta . . . . . . . . 9th
Robert Arias . . . . . . . . . . 10th
Lynn Roe . . . . . . . . . . . . .10th
Floyd Frawner . . . . . . . . .11th
Antonio Munguia . . . . . . 11th
Alvin Hollas . . . . . . . . . . 13th
Bernard Bergan . . . . . . . . 15th
Charles Critchell . . . . . . . 16th
Tom Conte . . . . . . . . . . . .16th
Ralph Hockley . . . . . . . . .17th
Vito Susca . . . . . . . . . . . . 18th
Arnulfo Cortez . . . . . . . . .18th
Jack Levine . . . . . . . . . . . 19th
Ralph Melcher . . . . . . . . 20th
Harvey Barnhart . . . . . . . 21st
Travis Riley . . . . . . . . . . .21st
Jack Starlin . . . . . . . . . 21st
Beverly Middlebrook . 22nd
Kenneth Nevill . . . . . . 22nd
Bernice Hollas . . . . . . 25th
Bob Bighouse . . . . . . . 26th
Bobby Owens . . . . . . . 26th
Estella Frawner . . . . . . 29th
Carolyn Hockley . . . . .29th
Raul Trevino . . . . . . . .30th
OCTOBER ANNIVERSARY'S
MEMBER & SPOUSE
DATE
MEMBER & SPOUSE
Tom & Charlotte Lyke . . 55 yrs . . . 10/1/54
Ralph & Eva DeCoste . . . 55 yrs . . 10/4/54
Floyd & Estella Frawner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/8
David & Willetta Garner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/9
J. B. & Shirley Hatfield . .50 yrs . . .10/13/59
Bob & Phyllis Ottis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/16
Ernest & Elrose Baumgart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/23
R. B. & Earnestine Sanford . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/23
L. B. & Peggy Wilmeth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/30
DATE
Gene & Camila Lugo . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/1
Donald & Susan Belken . . . . . . . . . 10/7
Joe & Muriel Mueller . 56 yrs . .10/9/53
Henry & Eva Martinez .56 yrs. 10/11/53
Clifford & Louise Petrey . 56 yrs . 10/15/53
Roland & Barbara English . . . . . . . . . 10/20
Albert & Debbie Hollan . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/23
Alvin & Bernice Hollas . 56 yrs . 10/25/53
Congratulations to our members celebrating their 50th + Anniversary's’!!
DOOR PRIZES - August 18, 2009
STAND DOWN
Bob Mitchell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Book, lighter
Hank Dauman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lighter & book
Ruth Johnson . . . . . . . . . Ceramic rooster @ candle
Georgia Jackson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Book
Billie Blair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lighter
Marilyn Harrison . . . . . . . . .Ceramic hen & book
Rod Ramsey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ?
Georgia Jackson . . . . . . . . . Sandal shaped candles
Ruby Ehrlund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Book & candle
Billie Blair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Campaign hat
Manny Carnero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mug with candy
Henry Martinez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Candle
Martha Ballard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Picture frame
Manny Carnero . . . . . . . . . . Soup mug with saucer
The 50/50 drawing was won by Bob Mitchell.
The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Health Care for Homeless Veterans, will host the
9th Houston Area Stand Down for homeless Veterans.
October 7—8, 2009, 8 am to 3:30
WHEN:
The items for the drawings were donated by these generous people: Marlene Susca, Barbara English, Charlotte
Henderson, Ruth Johnson, Martha Ballard, Maggie Bazan and several anonymous donors.
Volunteers who would like to assist with a variety of
activities during the Stand Down should contact Derrick Morrison. Please call early and have your name
added to the list of volunteers.
Thank you everyone.
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WHERE:
Emancipation Park Community
Center
3018 Dowling St.
Houston, Tx., 77004
Donations of clean, useable jackets, coats and sweaters for men and women and blankets are needed. Donations are needed no later than Friday, October 2,
2009. To make a donation, contact Derrick Morrison
at 713-791-1414 ext. 6399.
Volume 19 - Issue 10
LOYALTY * VALOR * HONOR *
FIDELITY
KEEPING IN TOUCH — SICK BAY
Bob Bighouse recently had a knee replacement. He is getting around just fine, although a little slower.
Franko Grochoske had a stint put in recently, and he reports he is feeling much better.
Sam Naomi was recently hospitalized for two weeks. He’s home now and is doing much better.
Sandra Ramsey is doing much better after suffering a heart attack.. She and Rod are walking daily and she
is back to driving. She is to have a surgery in a few weeks. Good Luck Sandra, keep on walking.
Stoney Stone was admitted to the hospital Thursday evening with chest pains. He had an irregular heart
beat. The doctors were able to stabilize him with medication, but kept him there until Sunday, just to be
sure.
Marianne Younger has been very sick recently, and she was taken to the hospital where she stayed over a
week while they tried to keep her blood pressure down and stabilize her. Hopefully she will be home soon.
Bennie has also not been feeling good. With Marianne away, he has not been taking his medication regularly. Give him a call, let him know he’s not forgotten.
DON’T FORGET THE CHILI COOK-OFF 5 PM AND MEETING 6 PM -10/15
CONDOLENCES
CONDOLENCES
We extend our sincere condolences to
the family of Dr. Arnold Johnson,
M-458. Dr. Johnson passed away
on March 16, 2009.
Our sincere condolences are extended to
member Bernie Bergen, L-250, on the death of his
wife Sandy Bergen. Sandy passed away on
March 5, 2009.
He served in the 45th Infantry Division of the
U.S. Army during the Korean War, and received an honorable discharge in 1953.
FORT BEND COUNTY FAIR QUEEN
The Queen of this year’s Fort
Bend County Fair is Ashlee Bartee. Ashlee is the daughter of
Ron & Rosey Bartee and granddaughter of our member, Tom
Campion.
Ashlee recently participated in
the Houston Live Stock Show
with her Brahamn heifer and
WREATH’S ACROSS AMERICA………
Our membership has come forward with donations to the Wreath’s Across America program in a
big way. Our members have been tremendous,
$450.00 has been donated .
Correspondence:
Ray Priger and his wife Dottie recently celebrated their 50th Wedding anniversary by taking a cruise to Alaska with their children &
grandchildren. Congratulations Ray & Dottie.
Ray Cipriano wrote: I’m so sorry I’m late
with my dues. We have been in bad health,
but Thank God, we are on our way to recovery.
Thank you for not dropping me. We are very
sorry to hear that you and Amy have been in
bad health. Thank God you are recovering,
and hopefully you will continue on the road to
recovery.
Volume 19 Issue 10
won 2nd place.
This young lady has been very active, participating
in the Big Creek 4-H, 13 years as a competitive
cheerleader w/ Thunder & Storm, 3 Yr. Varsity
Cheerleader and Head Cheerleader for the 20092010 school year. She would like to attend Sam
Houston State University or Texas A&M, majoring in secondary education & literature.
CONGRATULATIONS ASHLEE . .
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TEXAS LONE STAR CHAPTER
KOREAN WAR VETERANS
P O. BOX 802541
HOUSTON, TX 77280-2541
USA
FAX (713) 464-3437
www.kwvahouston.org
Return Service Requested
OCTOBER 2009
OFFICERS
President
1st Vice Pres.
2nd Vice Pres.
Secretary
Treasurer
Bob Bighouse
Lee Henderson
Frank (Franko) Grochoske
Buddy Blair
Rod Ramsey
DIRECTORS
713-464-3676
713-946-9194
713-941-3845
281-242-3695
281-497-4054
*Carlos Ballard - Past-President 281-465-5172
FORMER PRESIDENTS
1991-92 - Nat Young
1992-93 - W. B. Kirchheim
1993-94 - Don Foisie
1994-95 - James Duncan
1995 -97 - Bill Hare
1997-98 - John Jackson
1998-99 – “Stoney” Stone
1999-00 – Sal Gambino
2000-01 – Howard Nathan
2001-02 – Bob Mitchell
2002-03 - Carlos Ballard
2003-04 - Don Napp
2004-05 - Charlie Ehrlund
2005-07 - Buddy Blair
2007-08 - Charlie Ehrlund
2008-09 - Carlos Ballard
Term Expires
03/11
03/11
03/11
03/10
03/10
Jim Duncan
Henry Martinez
Don Napp
Z.E. (Stoney) Stone
Vito Susca
713-464-0633
713-688-1718
281-443-1809
281-375-7675
281-491-1242
* Chairman of the Board
COMMITTEES
CHAPLAIN
Charles Laird / Max Johnson / Tom Campion
CHAPTER FAX
Jim Duncan
COLOR GUARD
Henry Martinez
EDUCATION
Travis Riley
HISTORIAN
Mickey Spencer
MIA / POW
Carlos Ballard, Alternate
PARLIAMENTARIAN
Manny Carnero
PUBLIC RELATIONS
QUARTERMASTER
John Jackson
SGT. AT ARMS
Sal Gambino
KOREAN COMMUNITY LIAISON-Johnney Lee
VA CEMETERY
“Stoney” Stone / John Jackson / Charles Laird
VA HOSPITAL
Buddy Blair
VETERANS COALITION
Jim Duncan, Stoney Stone
WARRIOR EDITOR
Lee Henderson (bhenderson49@comcast.net)
KWV MUSEUM LIAISON
Bob Mitchell
MEMBERSHIP DUES
Bob Mitchell
WEBSITE LIAISON
Bob Mitchell