DoF News Convention Issue 2016 The Department of Florida DoF News Convention Issue Page 20161 The official publication of the Department of Florida, Korean War & Korea Defense Service Veterans Association, by and about its members. www.dfl.kwva.org 2016 DoF Convention Issue Chapter 169 Color Guard opens DoF Convention. From left: DJ Lynch, Gene Zender, Bill Simunek, John Turner and Joel Briggs. CID169 Sargent at Arms, Frank Keaser slow salutes the POW/MIA empty chair cover (lower right hand corner of photo) while VP Al Monahan (not in photo) reads POW/ MIA remembrance statement. DoF President, Maxine McCartney Parker, standing, opened the 2016 DoF Convention promptly at 09:00 at the Waterfront Inn, The Villages, FL Special guest, President Larry Kinard is seated in the photo.
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DoF News Convention Issue 2016 Page 3 SKEES, ANTHONY J. FRENCH, ROBERT L. CARAFANO, CHARLES TENKKU, RAYMOND LUKACINSKY, ROBERT J. DOSH, ROBERT L. HALE, JACK H. BRIGHTBILL, ROBERT L. RODERICK, RICHARD P. STIPO, ALFRED J. KIRBY JR., JOHN T. PICA, FREDERICK V. 'FRED' TUTEN, CHARLES E. SPATH JR., ARTHUR H. BLANKENSHIP, WILLIAM L. MUSE, ERWIN D. DAVIS, RICHARD E. 'DICK' PEEPLES, FRANCIS E. 'GENE' PECKHAM, EDWARD L. PFAHLER, RICHARD N. JAMES, MERLIN R. In Memoriam 2015 2016 4-May-15 19-May-15 21-May-15 24-May-15 4-Jun-15 18-Jun-15 3-Jul-15 10-Jul-15 13-Jul-15 16-Jul-15 29-Jul-15 2-Aug-15 9-Aug-15 11-Aug-15 22-Aug-15 22-Aug-15 25-Aug-15 3-Sep-15 20-Sep-15 20-Sep-15 29-Sep-15 MILLS, GEORGE E. 1-Oct-15 TORRES, EDWARD P. 1-Oct-15 RUSSELL, JACK E. 4-Oct-15 GILKERSON, WILLIAM J. 'BILL' 9-Oct-15 FONT, JOE A. 19-Oct-15 PONDER, ELZA 21-Oct-15 ALFANO, JOSEPH F. 28-Oct-15 HAYES, JOHN J. 29-Oct-15 MORFORD JR., TED 2-Nov-15 BLACK, DONALD A. 12-Nov-15 TORINO, PETER A. 14-Nov-15 KIDD, JAMES F. 17-Nov-15 HERMANSON, ROBERT W. 23-Nov-15 McMAHON, MURRAY D. 17-Dec-15 PETERS, ANTHONY TONY 22-Dec-15 EMSHOFF, GEORGENE A. 3-Jan-16 CAVERLY, RICHARD A. 15-Jan-16 TUTOLO, MICHAEL W. 22-Jan-16 HARRINGTON, WILLIAM P. 'HAP' 24-Jan-16 BLOMELEY, BARBARA A. 3-Feb-16 LEANZA, SAM P. 18-Mar-16 DoF Treasurer Joan Arcand, reads names of DoF members who left our ranks last year while Richard Arcand, right, tolls bell for each lost named.
Page 4 Convention Issue 2016 DoF News Sumter County District 5 Commissioner, Don Hahnfelds, left welcomed us to The Villages and to the area. While Barb Coksey, explained The Villages Honor Flight program that covers Lake, Marion, Sumter, Citrus and Hernando KWVA President, Larry Kinard, above standing, addresses the Convention. He focused on two main points: maintaining membership and preserving our Legacy. On the first, he stressed adding Korea Defense Service Veterans. On our Legacy. Mr. Kinard cited especially Dr. Jongwoo Han, President of the Korean War Legacy Foundation, Inc., which endeavors to preserve the legacy of the Korean War and KWVs in the forms both oral and artefactual histories. Their website has collected about 700 in-depth interviews of KWVs (including President Kinard s) and 7,000 historical artifacts. (www.kwvdm.org) Jake Feaster, above, was the only DoF Past President present. Life Charter Member Dale Riggs (below) #LC000009, Chapter 155 was introduced.
DoF News Convention Issue 2016 Page 5 Lunch is Served Some CID169 Members who really contributed to the Convention Above, Al Monahan, Vice President & go to person in The Villages. Above right, BoD member Doreen Zettlemoyer, registering TD Parrish with 169 member Laura Brown in background. Right, CID169 Treasurer & Tell America program co-leader, Lt. Col (ret) Gloria Corbet, who organized the local registration process. Not pictured are Patricia and Joe Gruber, who distributed goody bags. There were others too. Thanks all!!
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DoF News Convention Issue 2016 Page 7 DoF President Parker (left) and 1st VP Marcel Cartegena, Chapter 106 (right) have divided Florida s chapters and are visiting each chapter. They reported some rather wide-spread differences, from chapters gradually approaching the point where the chapter no longer meets minimum chapter requirements, to growing membership very rapidly. Thanks Maxine and Marcel! Middle row: Joan Arcand presented the DoF Treasurer s Report; Richard Arcand the Judge Advocate; Chuck Husbands the Secretary s and Henry Moreland the Chaplain s. Bottom: Jake Feaster the KWVA Liaison; TD Parrish subbing for Eddie KO s Korean/American report; and Tom Thiel, the Webmaster report.
Page 8 Convention Issue 2016 DoF News Chapter Activity Reportss 014 David Smith 016 Jake Feaster 106 Marcel Cartegena 155 Dale Riggs 169 Tom Thiel 188 Lloyd Bondurant Not Present 015; 017; 110; 153; 156; 173; & 318
DoF News Convention Issue 2016 Chapter Activities Page 9 175 TD Parrish 189 Chuck Husbands 192 Allen McFarland 199 Terry Willis 210 Bob Estes 200 John Printy 267 Don Sherry
Page 10 Convention Issue 2016 DoF News For Your Information Final Bylaw Action to Remove 3rd VP Position: DOF JA: Richard Arcand. Passed with one dissenting vote. Fall (October) DOF Executive Council Meeting Venue: Maxine Parker CID175 in Tampa. 2016-2017 (April) Department of Florida Convention Venue: Maxine Parker CID210 Merritt Island. Selection and Elections for DOF Officers for 2016-2017; Tom Thiel, Chairman of the Elections Committee reported that seven chapters sent in their ballot. Only the third VP position was contested. The result was four (4) for Mr. Arcand and three (3) for Mr. Parrish. HooJung Jones Kennedy, Advisor to the Republic of Korea President Park Geun Hye, National Unification Advisory Council, and Major (Ret d) Don Kennedy C.D., The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (WR), both are Members of Chapters 169 and 158. All photos but one in this compilation by Vi Pfahler, CID169 BoD Member, right in above photo. The one photo excepted is the lunch photo on page 5. by Bill Simunek All photos herein photo-shopped by Thiel with Paint Shop Pro, X8.
DoF News Convention Issue 2016 Page 11 Right: President Kinard with Teresa and Brian Welke, CID169 VP.
Page 12 Convention Issue 2016 DoF News DoF 2016-17 Officers; Maxine Parker, President; 1st VP Marcel Cartegena; 2nd VP Richard Arcand, and Treasurer, Joan Arcand. Left: Joan Arcand and Maxine Parker present gift to Mrs. Bettye Kinard. Below: President Kinard receives the "Outstanding Service Award from DOF and its members. 7,839 still in Korea Call your U.S. Representative now! DoF News Tom J Thiel, Editor, CID169 19147 Park Place Blvd Eustis, FL 32736 352-408-6612; kwvathiel@gmail.com