members and their guests had a most enjoyable time. To quote Korean Church honored Korean Veterans on Dec. 6!

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1 Vol. 17. No 12 Dec Corr. The Newsletter of the Korean War and Service Veterans of Lake County (FL), Inc., Chapter 169, Chartered P.O. Box , Leesburg, FL Great Christmas Luncheon! Our annual group photo at the Mission Inn where about 50 members and their guests had a most enjoyable time. To quote Carol, Our luncheon was utter- (TA Fund Drives Cont d on page 3) Korean Church honored Korean Veterans on Dec. 6! O ur Korean-American friends at the Ocala Korean Baptist Church honored some 35 of us veterans and Photo by Thiel guests with an Adieu 2014 (Continued on page 4) Merry Christmas Merry Christmas Merry Christmas Merry Christmas Merry Christmas

2 Page 2 Vol. 17. No 12 Dec Corr. President s Column by Wally Jones E leven days to go, and 2014 is behind us. This is good for any organization, but I ask the members who have not volunteered to consider taking a crack at our 2015 needs. We can be proud that our Chapter 169 remains the largest in Florida, and I believe it is the most active one as well. It has been my sincere pleasure to serve as President these past two years. Thank you for the President s Award Plaque at the Christmas party. The party at the Mission Inn turned out great with good food and all. Now, it is up to Art Iversen to lead us forward. As First Vice President, Art has been in charge of the Chapter s Tell America Fund Raising; we collected more funds in 2014 than has ever been realized in our history! Art has already secured several stores for 2015 Fund Drives, but the continual job of assigning Team Captains and volunteers to work the Fund Drives remains to be accomplished. It is fun to be involved in one way or another. Our volunteers serve as the backbone of our Chapter s success. I do want to thank those members who worked to achieve the 2014 results (some took on several of the efforts required). The Eisenhower Center Chapter 169 Auxiliary meetings have now added two new members and a third is on the way. The intent of these meetings is add members to our ranks even though they do not attend the Senior Center meetings. However, any member of Chapter 169 may attend (is urged to attend) either or all meetings. Well, those are some of my thoughts as I write this final President s article. You must know that the Chapter President s job has been a great experience for me! Wally You will note there still are some vacancies in the Board of Directors table on page 9. Please notify Art if you would consider working with Art and the BoD in serving your Chapter. Gene Zender put together a tally of members who volunteered to help with the various Chapter functions in We achieved a 38 percent of total of the Membership.

3 Vol. 17. No 12 Dec Corr. Page 3 (Continued from page 1) ly delicious. Everything was very good. and the service was quick and ready and waiting for us - not us waiting for food! The Disc Jockey had a good show. And all the awards. And socializing was great. That was about it except that the Chapter Elected Officers were sworn in by President Wally. Photos (all by Carol) Top: 2015 officers (from left) President Art Iversen, 2nd VP D.J. Lynch, Treasurer Gloria Corbet, and Secretary Tom Thiel, are sworn-in by President Wally; Art Iversen (left) receives the KO award from Joe Gruber, Awards Chairperson; Don Van Beck, Joel Briggs, and Gloria Corbet receive the Chapter s Outstanding Service Award from Wally Jones; some enthusiastic Christmas Carolers with the D.J.: and President Wally proudly shows his gavel award for serving as Chapter 169 President for

4 Page 4 Vol. 17. No 12 Dec Corr. (Continued from page 1) Luncheon Party on Friday, Dec. 6 at the church. Church pastor (and National Guard member) Chang Soon Park rendered a short service, at which they welcomed us. We, in turn, expressed our appreciation. We were then warmly escorted to a most ample array of foods, including of course, kimchee! We were most pleased that Maxine Parker (of 188 and DoF), and Jake Feaster (CID 16 and 267 Gainesville and the Association) were there with us. We have, for many years, been trying to establish a relationship with our Korean-American friends; they first responded in April 2012, and then again this December. The Chapter warmly accepts the friendship and appreciation offered to us by Rev. Park and the members of the Ocala Korean Church! As great as it was, there were two regrets: 1) that more of our fellow Chapter 169 members did not accept the open hands of the Kore- an- Americans, and 2) that I did not do a better job of conveying that welcome to our brothers in Chapters 188 Clermont and 16 Ocala! Rev Park told me personally that they want to extend their hands to All Korean Veterans in the Ocala area. (They do not understand our KWVA structure and depend on us to get the word out.) To all members who attended, if you have not yet done so, please send your warm thank you to the Church, c/o Chang Soon Park, pastor, 7710 SW 38th Ave., Ocala, FL 34476, or call at (352) Photos: top Rev. Pack welcomes us; above, church choir in Korean dress; left center, Carol presents crafted chicken to the church; and far left the Chow Line!

5 A rt Iversen swears in two new members, Carl McClellan and Harold Little at our December 20 Eisenhower Center Chapter meeting. Photo from left: McClellan, Little, Sievers, and Iversen. See page 7 for New Member photos. Our Chapter s efforts to expand its scope, and to reach new members has begun to pay of in new Chapter members! (Art says he has another who will join at the next meeting.) These Eisenhower Recreation Center in The Villages meetings are full-fledged Chapter 169 meetings designed to give members an alternative should they not be able to attend the regular meetings at the Leesburg Senior center. We present the Colors, do the POW/MIA presentation, and supply a speaker, just like we do at our regular meetings. And we explain what the Chapter is and what it does, and encourage them to join us and attend the meeting place(s) that most suits them. All Chapter official business functions will continue at the regular fourth Wednesday Senior Center sessions, and the second Wednesday Board Meetings. The Saturday, December 20 Eisenhower Center Meeting was third we have held. Thirteen nonmembers and 11 members signed the registration form. Harold Sievers prefaced the meeting with a brief explanation that he was responsible for the meeting (in the eyes of The Villages). President Wally opened the session at 2:00 p.m. by asking the Color Guard to post Colors. Joel led the Pledge of Allegiance, Frank conducted the Vol. 17. No 12 Dec Corr. Page 5 Two New Members Sworn in at Eisenhower Center! POW/MIA Ceremony, and Don offered a prayer. Wally then introduced three guests who had filled out our Guest Log forms: Richard Miller, Jim Padian, and Angelo Damore. He then turned the meeting over to Art Iversen who talked about Support our Soldiers and the Villages Honor Flights. I then told the audience about what our Chapter does, especially our Tell America program, and invited them to consider joining in that, and in all Chapter activities. All existing members are most welcome to come to these Eisenhower Center meetings. This is of course in addition to coming to the Leesburg sessions. Bill Simunek and I drove over from Mount Dora- Eustis. It was an easy 30 mile drive. As we left, Bill said I m glad I came; I enjoyed it. The following needs to be labeled Editor s Opinion. We have heard some concerns about potentially losing the Chapter as we have know it. I suppose (Continued on page 9)

6 Page 6 Vol. 17. No 12 Dec Corr. D onald Jerome Baron of Leesburg, passed after a long illness on December 3, 2014 at Melech Hospice House, Temple Terrace, Florida. He was 84 years old. Born in Erie, PA, January 16, 1930 and was the son of Jerome W. and Helen G. Baron. He served as a 1st Lieutenant in the United States Army during the Korean War. He remained actively involved in Veterans affairs, frequently singing the national anthem for various memorial services. He taught for 33 years in Wilson, NY as a high school English teacher. He and his recently deceased wife of 21 years, Mary Betty Baron, lived in Pennbrooke Fairways for the last 14 years. He believed in: Country, Love, Music and Truth. Funeral mass was at St. Paul s Catholic Church in Leesburg, FL on December 10th. Online condolences at: Arrangements entrusted to Beyers Funeral Home, Leesburg, ### Don was a valued and contributing member of Chapter 169. He shared his vocal talents often, especially at events marking the close of hostilities in the Korean War, which the July 27, photo above shows. Charles Vienna gets honors, awards 60 years later. Sick Call Claus Tiesman is at Avante At Mt Dora nursing home, 3050 Brown Ave, Mt Dora, FL 32757, Phone:(352) The ones I know to be sick are Herb Goebel still recuperating, and Jack Reynolds at home on oxygen. Anyone else, I don't know about as I don't get reports from members. I only know from the direct contact with the members. From left are Congressman Daniel Webster, Suzette Chandler-Vienna, Charles Vienna and Brigadier General Timothy Sullivan, who also is a Lake County commissioner. article_c8ba6555-e099-58f5-867dac0dedb728b8.html?_dc= D J Lynch , dlynch62@cfl.rr.com Tom Thiel gave a Tell America presentation to Members of the Battle of the Bulge Chapter at the Mount Dora VFW on Thursday November 20. He received numerous accolades, a BoB tee shirt and a free lunch!

7 Vol. 17. No 12 Dec Corr. Page 7 Chapter Membership Two New Members As this goes to press, the Association Membership Roster, the one that is used to mail Graybeards, says we have 80 members 77 Regular and Life paid, and three Associate Members whose dues are paid by the Chapter. We welcome two new members, at least two new photographs. Carl E. McClellan (left), of Tarrson Blvd, in The Villages. Carl says he served in Korea from as an Army Medic. Since Carl is in the Association Roster, he was included in the above count. And we are happy to welcome Harold Little, of San Mateo Drive, The Villages. Harold served in Korea with the AF 17th Bomber Wing, 95th Bomb Sqd Welcome Carl and Harold! We hope you will be able to participate in all Chapter activities. While we have been disturbed lately about our loss of members due to death and to non-renewal, it is somewhat heartwarming to know that Chapter 169 is, by a slight margin, still the largest Chapter in the State of Florida. CID 173 in Altamonte is 78, and CID 273 Gainesville is gaining on us at 58. QUARTERMASTER: This is my last QM report. The new Quartermaster is Gene Zender, You can make his job a lot simpler if you pay when you order from him. The Chapter shirts come with the KWVA Patch, S, M, L, XL, Navy Blue, Aqua Blue $28.00, XXL $ Chapter Ball Caps War or Service $10,00. All of these are at our cost. Art Iversen TELL-AMERICA FUND RAIS- ING: We are scheduled as follows: Sam's Club, Lady Lake on Jan. 10, Publix at Brownwood Jan. 24, Publix Southern Trace 466 Feb 7th. More later however I did get Publix in La Plaza Grande for the first time and have two dates one in June and one in Sept. More later. Art Iversen Color Guard Report The Color Guard had only one outside event in December. It was at The Villages Veterans Memorial Park for Pearl Harbor day, Dec. 7th. Art Iversen presented the Chapter Flag for the event. I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you for the award that was presented to me at our banquet, and to say, I did not do this alone. This award should go to the entire Color Guard Crew. I want to thank all of you who participated. It s been a good year for all of us. Again, thank you. Joel The American Legion Post 18, located on Hwy44 just east of Hwy 301 in Wildwood, is having a Spaghetti luncheon open to the public on January 6 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Donation: $6.50. Come enjoy good food and fellowship with the many that will be there. (352)

8 Page 8 Vol. 17. No 12 Dec Corr. Chapter Program Schedule January 14, Senior Center. Board of Directors. January 17, Eisenhower Center. Program will be Honor Flight DVD. January 28, Senior Center. Ed Caron, Bill Benign & Bill Grooten from DAV Merritt Island. The speakers will provide a copy of, and thoroughly discuss: Survivors Assistance Guide and Family Preparation Worksheet for Veterans and Their Families This is a near quarter-inch thick spiral bound workbook to do exactly what the title says. Wives are Especially Invited. February 11, Senior Center. Board of Directors. February 21, Eisenhower Center. Program: Support our Soldiers. February 25, Senior Center. Robert Hicks, Chief of Police Leesburg & Detective Amber Warren. They will tell us about young children being abducted and sold to the sex slave market. March 11, Senior Center. Board of Directors. March 21, Eisenhower Center. March 25, Senior Center. Theresa Ronnebaum Office of Attorney General. Ms. Rennebaum will address the area of Identity Theft, what it is and how to safe guard against being an Identity Theft Victim. April 8, Senior Center. Board of Directors. April 18, Eisenhower Center???? April xx, Chapter Annual Picnic. No member meeting in April. May 13. Senior Center. Board of Directors. May 16, Eisenhower Center. May 25 (Monday), Memorial Day Ferran Park Eustis. Bayview? Veterans Memorial Park Villages. May 27, Senior Center. July 27, Veterans Memorial at Fountain Park, Leesburg, and Veterans Memorial Park, The Villages. Commemoration of the 62nd Anniversary of the Cease-Fire. A Tell America School Visits Tell America Program is scheduled for Eustis High School on 2 Mar It will run from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. There is a break for lunch somewhere in the middle. Tell America Team Members interested in going to Eustis High School should me. I would like 4-5 presenters for this day and can fit in someone who can come only a half day. Note if you are only able to be there for half a day in your response. If you have a story to tell, call Bob! We will be scheduling other Tell America programs soon. Some will come on short notice. Hope you all have a grand Holiday season. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Gloria Corbet/

9 Vol. 17. No 12 Dec Corr. Page Officers and Directors Position LNAME NNAME Phone CELL E Mail President Iversen Art lois59art@embarqmail.com VP 1st Funds Gruber Joe jlnancy@embarqmail.com VP 2nd Mem Lynch Don dlynch62@cfl.rr.com Secretary Thiel Tom J Treasurer Corbet Gloria gjcorbet@comcast.net Imm Past President Jones Wally wjoneskwva169@aol.com Asst Sec/Treas Dir Activities Van Beck Don seafari.vb@vanbeck.com Dir Assistance Aid Dir Chaplain Jansen Ted tedj29@aol.com Dir Color Guard Briggs Joel briggs.joel@aol.com Dir Editor Thiel Tom kwvathiel@gmail.com Dir Historian Dir Historian Photo Becker Carol carolbecker@juno.com Dir Judge Advocate Simunek Bill simjb@comcast.net Dir Publicity Dir Quartermaster Zender Gene genezender@hotmail.com Dir Sgt at Arms Keaser Frank Dir Sgt at Arms Asst. Zettlemoyer Dick RPZett@embarqmail.com Dir Tell America, co Corbet Gloria Dir Tell America, co Dir Veterans Affairs Dir Webmaster Thiel Tom Dir At Large Shumaker Bill shuy352@centurylink.net Dir At Large Talbot Gordon ggtsports@aol.com Dir., Founder Gleason Jackie (Continued from page 5) that could happen, but it shouldn t. We shouldn t if we keep getting new members. And if we build a relationship with the Eisenhower Center group. If we do not get new members, we will lose the Chapter soon anyway. Just like most of the rest of the Chapters are dwindling away. The Villages offer us a potential source of new members that no other Florida Chapter likely has. Why not take advantage of it? It s a matter of adequate publicity. The idea of creating an alternate Chapter meeting site in the Triangle area Tavares, Eustis and Mount Dora has also been mentioned. That too would give us an opportunity, but that is a long way off, if ever. The Eisenhower Center meetings are regularly scheduled on the 3rd Saturday of the month at 2 p.m. at the: Eisenhower Recreation Center, 3560 Buena Vista Blvd., The Villages, FL near the Brownwood Center. See a map on page 10. Next Eisenhower Center Meeting will be 2:00 p.m. on January 17; the program will be Honor Flight DVD. by Tom J. Thiel, Ed

10 Page 10 Vol. 17. No 12 Dec Corr. Code of Conduct tjthiel W e would like all Chapter 169 members to sign up for the KWVA Code of Conduct (please refer to page 10 of September 2014 Scuttlebutt for explanation of what this code entails.) If your name is in the list at right, you have not yet subscribed to the CoC. Please tear-off the back page of this Scuttlebutt, print your Name and Member Number, check the box marked with the CoC arrow, sign, and send to me as soon as possible. Tom Thiel Babcock Corbet DeRosa Freedman Hayes Hickey LaLiberte Lavery Leanza Markle, Jr Mason McBroom Jr McClellan Olson Royal Sage Schuetz Sievers Simunek Sinai Stumborg Tiesman Dec. 22 Funds by Gloria Corbet &TJT. BUDGET RECEIVED CMP to BUD INCOME Appr Feb/14 22 Dec FundDriveTA $ 5, $ 7, $ (2,327.98) FundDrivePins $ $ $ (1.00) FundDriveWalk $ 4, $ 8, $ (4,741.62) Dues $ 2, $ 2, $ Orther Income $ 3, $ 2, $ TOTAL INCOME $ 15, $ 21, $ (5,784.77) EXPENSES BUDGET SPENT CMP to BUD Appr Feb/14 22 Dec CharityGeneral $ 3, $ 8, $ (4,609.35) CharitySchools&Students $ 3, $ 3, $ KWVA Member Assoc Dues $ 2, $ 1, $ Operating Costs $ 6, $4, $ 1, Transf to Money Market $ 2, $ (2,000.00) TOTAL EXPENSES $ 15, $ 17, $ (2,645.49) Net for Year $ $ 3, $ (3,139.28) Projected Balance 1/1/2015 $ 3, Merry Christmas Merry Christmas Eisenhower Center Map Brownwood < Hwy 44, Wildwood, I75 Hwy 44 Leesburg > > 2014 Booster NAME AMOUNT Back, Bill 1897 $ 3.00 Baron, Don 5138 $ Corbet, Jim $ Corscadden, Jack 422 $ DeRosa, Thomas A. $ 3.00 Harold Sievers $ 5.00 Houp, James 3704 $ Jansen T $ Keaser, Frank return o$ Kouh, Yong 934 $ 8.00 Lynch, Don cash $ 3.00 Member $ Morford, Ted 156 $ Pfahler, Dick cash fm $ Sinai, David 4811 $ 3.00 Stover, Al 9393 $ Stover, Al return Aug $ Strasbaugh, Harvey $ 3.00 Talbot, Gordon 5706 $ 5.00 Vienna, cash $ 8.00 Wigglesworth, Ernie 6 $ 3.00 Wikane, George 3216 $ $

11 The mission of the Scuttlebutt is to publish all information that is of relevance to all members of CID 169. It is published on the last day of the month it bears. Deadline for receipt of material submitted to the Scuttlebutt is Friday following each Member Meeting. Members whose dues Association, Department and/or Chapter that are payable anytime up to February 28, 2015 are shown below. Dues Total $37.00; that covers $10 for Chapter, $2 for DOF, and $25 to the Association. Unless we have your dues in-hand by the end of the month shown, you will be removed from the membership roster. Association Life members must still pay Chapter and Department Dues. The Chapter Due date is 30 days prior to the Association Renewal date. DO NOT wait for your Association notice as that is too late! Contact Gloria Corbet if you have questions about your membership. Please use the Renewal Vol. 17. No 12 Dec Corr. Form on the last page. Pay to KWVA Chapter 169. Mail to: Gloria Corbet, Treas, Umatilla Place, Umatilla FL Page 11 Membership Dues Dates Assoc., DoF, & Chapter to Feb. 28, 2015 If you cannot maintain your membership with all the economic difficulties, please call me before letting your membership lapse. Art Iversen, C DUEDT LNAME FNAME Phone ASSOC AMOUNT 9 Nov 14 Pfahler Richard N R $ Nov 14 Corriveau Arthur B R $ Nov 14 Sherwood William D R $ Dec 14 Babcock Raymond E LR43586 $ Dec 14 Seidelman, Sr Leonard A R $ Dec 14 McMahon Murray D R $ Dec 14 Sievers Harold E R $ Dec 14 White Charles W R $ Dec 14 Noder Guenther F R $ Dec 14 Markle, Jr Frank J R $ Dec 14 Thompson George E R $ Dec 14 Sage Samuel D R $ Dec 14 Canale Arthur B LR38775 $ Dec 14 Sinai David R $ Dec 14 Zettlemoyer Doreen A $ Jan 15 McBroom Jr John B LR34827 $ Jan 15 Corscadden Jack C R $ Jan 15 Schriber Oscar M R $ Jan 15 Sjoberg Wayne W R $ Jan 15 DaSilva Almar J R $ Jan 15 Reynolds Jack D R $ Jan 15 Leanza Sam P R $ Jan 15 Back William E R $ Jan 15 Good Donald N R $ Jan 15 Lavery David L R $ Jan 15 Corbet Gloria A $ Feb 15 Houp James I R $ Feb 15 Hickey John G R $ Feb 15 DeRosa Thomas A R $ 37.00

12 MEMBER RENEWAL and CODE OF CONDUCT ONLY (new members use New Member Application) DATE: / / 2014 NAME: Spouse Name: ADDRESS (if changed): (APT/SUITE/LOT # CITY: STATE: ZIP: - TELEPHONE: ( ) Cell ( ) DOB: Chapter 169 Dues: $10, Amt Enclosed: $ ASSOC. NUMBER: Dept. of FL Dues: $2, Amt Enclosed:$ Requested of all Chapter Regular and Life Members Association. Dues: $25, Amt Enclosed: $ Chapter Boosters: Amt Enclosed:$ TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED: $ ם My signature below and checking the box at left indicates I subscribe to the KWVA Code of Conduct. Check Cash Signature: I understand that by paying my dues I am entitled to participate in membership meetings and activities, receive the Scuttlebutt either by or snail mail, vote, and serve as a chapter officer, director, committee or color guard member. I also hereby swear to uphold the Constitution of the United States, and the Bylaws of the Korean War Veterans Association, Inc., and the Lake County KWVA Chapter # 169, so help me God. (TJT 2/25/2013) Pay to: KWVA Chapter 169. Mail to: KWVA Chapter 169, Umatilla Pl, Umatilla, FL, Korean War and Korean Service Veterans of Lake County, Chapter 169 Tom J. Thiel, Editor Park Place Blvd. Eustis, FL Inside this issue Christmas Luncheon 1 Korean Church Honors Us 1 President s Message 2 Christmas Awards, etc. 3 Korean Church continued 4 New Members Eisenhower Ctr 5 Don Baron; Vienna; Webster 6 Sick Call; Thiel TA Batl of Bulge 6 QM, TA Fund Drives; Color Grd 7 Membership; New Members 7 Program Schedule; Tell America 8 Officers 9 Funds; CoC; Booster; EC Map; 10 Due Dates 11 Pay My Dues and CoC Form 12