Most Recent Update: December 31, 2008*
May God protect the United States of America
from deceitful politicians and gullible voters.
*Updates are generally made on three locations on this page: Latest News, Newest Additions, and What's Next.
Be sure to check all three places when you see that an update has been made.
This website was created by Lynnita Brown, founder, Korean War Educator. Lynnita, who holds Korean
War veterans in the highest regard, is solely responsible for the monitoring and posting of all of the
contributed and self-generated text that appears on the Korean War Educator. Technical changes to the
website are courtesy of Webmaster Jim Doppelhammer, who also has a strong appreciation for our nation's
veterans.
Thank you to all veterans for
protecting our freedom.
- Lynnita
Page Index:
Recent Updates:
- December 31 - See Newest Addition
- December 30 - See Newest Addition
- December 28 - See Newest Addition
- December 28 - See Latest News
- December 21 - See Newest Addition
- December 21 - See Latest News
- December 10 - See Latest Additions
- December 8 - See Newest Additions
- December 8 - See Latest News
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Latest News:
[The following news and commentary is posted with the most recent news at top, followed by older news.
Latest News is written by Lynnita Brown.]
Tom Cacciola of New Jersey is trying to locate Nick Vanderhave. Nick used to organize Korean War
artillery unit reunions prior to moving to California. His last known address was Oakdale, California, but
we know he also spends time in Phoenix, Arizona with his son. If you know Nick's contact information, call
Tom at 201-567-7279 or 201-850-9060. [Posted 12/28/08]
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Dawn Bellinger, daughter of the late Major Edmund "Fish" Bellinger who was a fighter pilot in both the Korean
War and Vietnam War, is trying to find the words to a version of "I'll Be Home for Christmas" that started out
with, "I'll be home for Christmas, MacArthur said I would." If any of our KWE readers know the words,
please e-mail Lynnita. [Posted 12/21/08]
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Welcome to new member Claude Smith of Huddy, Kentucky. Claude is trying to locate Larry E. White who
was from California and served in Korea 1951-52. Larry would be about 80 years old now. Contact the
KWE if you might be able to help Claude find Larry. [Posted 12/09/08]
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We're grateful to have Art LaJeunesse as a renewed member of the KWE. We also appreciate the continued
support of Gene Dixon, who pays a quarterly fee to have a banner ad about his Marine-related website on the KWE.
[Posted 12/08/08]
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The KWE's newest life member is Murdo MacLennan, who served in Korea with Anglico. Half of his $100
dues goes into the general operating fund and the other half goes into the KWE's Endowment Fund to keep this
special website going for decades to come. Welcome, Murdo! [Posted 9/25/08]
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Welcome to the KWE's newest member, Cpl. Jim Sorce (Ret.), Co. M, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division,
Korea 1951-52. [Posted 8/12/08]
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Frank Imparato of Pennsylvania remains a steadfast supporter of the Korean War Educator, making yet another
membership donation. Anthony DeBlasi of Maine joined as a general member, too. Thanks to both of
them for understanding that those memberships add up to keep the KWE going strong! [Posted 7/20/08]
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The KWE welcomes new life member John C. Graham, whose short memoir can be found on the Korean War Educator's
Memoirs page (see Newest Additions). His dues were divided half to the General Operating Fund and half to
the KWE's Endowment Fund. Thanks to John, the additional $50.00 in the KWE's General Operating Fund came
just in time to pay for a three-year renewal of the internet domain registration for
www.koreanwar-educator.org. [Posted 7/20/08]
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I read with the greatest of sorrow that the Dechert faction of the Korean War Veterans Association is
claiming victory in the Year 2008 KWVA election. Many KWVA voters not connected to the internet were
likely swayed by the blatant barrage of pro-Dechert editorials that dominated the pre-election issues of the
organization's national magazine. (The editorials were all written by Dechert and his associates.)
Apathy also abounds in the organization. Less than one-fourth of its eligible members even bothered to
cast a vote in the election, thus sealing the fate of the KWVA. [Posted 6/13/08]
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The Korean War Educator is that much stronger today, thanks to a generous $1,000 gift from SgtMaj Jack W.
Jaunal (USMC Ret.), a veteran of three wars: World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. Jack told us to use the
gift any way necessary to further the work of the KWE. Most of the donation was placed in the KWE's
extremely low general operating fund, but a portion of the gift ($200) was added to our web hosting fund to
perpetuate this website into Years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 in memory of all those who served in Korea.
Many thanks to Jack for this wonderful gift to the Korean War Educator. [Posted 6/11/08]
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Work behind the scenes to add more material to the KWE has slowed down for several days for a number of
reasons, not the least of which is the fact that the horrendous downpours of rain in Illinois filled my basement
with 6-9 inches of water twice in three days. With hubby Dale on a working trip to Maine, it has been
quite a struggle to pump out the water and then clean up after the deluge of water. Dale's den is in the
basement, and it was a race against time to get his tools and such to "higher ground" as the water continued to
rise at a rapid pace. Among the "such" that needed to be moved was Dale's Marine Corps locker box.
While dragging it and its contents up the basement steps, I couldn't help but think of those Marine Corps boots
whose DI was Locker Box Jones. How USMC recruits lifted those lockers left shoulder/right shoulder is a
thing of wonder to me!
Have patience with me as I continue to sop up my soggy basement. I'm keeping up with the KWE as best as
I can during this difficult time. - Lynnita [Posted 6/09/08]
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There's a shortcut!! For those of you who hate writing out the long URL:
www.koreanwar-educator.org to get to the Korean War Educator,
there is now a shorter way. Just type in www.thekwe.org and you will
get the Korean War Educator in speedy fashion. If your computer is bookmarked with the longer URL, you will
still get the KWE because both URL's are owned by the Korean War Educator. [Posted 5/05/08]
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Richard Gallmeyer of Virginia Beach, Virginia, founder of the Korean Veterans Reunion in Laughlin, Nevada, is
the 51st person to become a life member of the Korean War Educator. (Read more about him on the KWE's
Combat Buddies Topics page.) Half of his $100 dues goes
to the General Operating Fund, while the other half goes to the KWE's Endowment Fund to secure the future of
this ever-growing website and resource about the Korean War. Welcome aboard, Dick! [Posted 4/17/08]
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A group in Illinois that has been soliciting funds and artifacts from veterans and the public to purportedly
build a "national Korean War Museum" is now the Defendant in a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court, Central
District of Illinois, Springfield, Illinois Division on 29 February 2008. The Plaintiff is The Compass
Group, Inc., a professional fundraising firm based in Virginia. The Defendant entered into a contract with
the Plaintiff on August 26, 2006 for fundraising services. The amount of the contract was $1,440,000.00.
The Illinois group agreed to make monthly payments from October 2006 to August 2007 in the amount of
$10,000. Monthly payments due September 2007-August 2008 were $50,000. Monthly payments due
September 2008-August 2010 were scheduled at $30,000. The lawsuit claims that the Plaintiff "entered into
a binding, enforceable contract with Defendant whereby Plaintiff agreed to conduct a capital campaign in support
of the construction of a museum on behalf of Defendant...." The Compass Group terminated the contract due
to non-payment. Its complaint in federal court alleges breach of contract and seeks a judgment for all its
direct, consequential, and/or incidental damages--"reasonably believed to be in excess of $280,000.00," plus
reasonable attorneys fees. The Defendant has 60 days to respond to the complaint.
The attorney for the Plaintiff is Londrigan, Potter & Randle out of Springfield. The cost to obtain a
copy of the complaint is 80 cents, plus 58 cents postage. The address is: Central District of Illinois,
Office of the Clerk, United States District Court, 151 U.S. Courthouse, 600 East Monroe Street, Springfield, IL
62701. The case number is 08-CV-03062.
Are you or your veteran's group being solicited to donate money to an organization based in Illinois that
claims to be building a national museum for Korean War veterans? If you are, I advise you to
immediately contact authorities in Illinois for a copy of an "Illinois Charitable Organization Annual
Report" for that organization's last two years (2005 and 2006) of operation in order to make an informed
decision about the organization's fiscal responsibility. Write Attorney General Lisa Madigan, State of
Illinois Charitable Trust Bureau, 100 W. Randolph, 11th Floor, Chicago, IL 60601 and ask for both annual
reports. A very, very small copying fee is charged, but it will be money well spent. (The cost for
both reports will be under $8.00.)
The Korean War Educator strongly (very, very, very strongly) urges all Korean War veterans and/or members of
their families who are thinking of donating either money or artifacts to soliciting organizations to obtain
these informative reports prior to making an irreversible donation that you might later regret.
Once you scrutinize the reports and "do the math" to see how donors' money is actually being spent, you could be
disappointed. Be a generous giver to non-profits because most of them really do need your financial
support to see them through these hard times. However, always do your giving with eyes wide open. -
[Posted 4/17/08]
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The 50th life member of the Korean War Educator is Marine Corps veteran Everett McFarland of Indianapolis,
Indiana. Everett was a rifleman in the 2nd squad, 2nd platoon of H-3-7 in Korea. He was wounded
twice, as well as frostbitten, in the Chosin Reservoir campaign. As customary, half of his life membership
dues goes into the General Operating Fund of the KWE, while the other half goes into the KWE's Endowment Fund.
Everett just made the KWE that much stronger with his support. Thank you so much! [Posted 4/11/08]
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There are not many songs written about the Korean War, but a new one has recently appeared on MySpace.
"Forgotten War-Remembered Vets" was written by Duane Mantick, son and neighbor of Korean War veterans. He
said that writing the song was very emotional for him, but he was up to the task because he does not want anyone
to forget the Korean War. The link to his song is posted below. I visited his MySpace due to a
message today on the KWE's Guestbook. I highly recommend that KWE visitors click on the link, then click
on the link to this particular song. [Posted 4/03/08]
www.myspace.com/duanemantick
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Do you have a short story about Korea? Send it our way! We have recently opened a short story
section on the KWE's Memoirs page. Lynnita's e-mail address is
lynnita@koreanwar-educator.org. Her U.S. mail is
Lynnita Brown, 111 E. Houghton St., Tuscola, IL 61953. Be sure to include a picture of yourself to go
along with the story. Sending more than one picture is okay, too. [Posted 2/16/08]
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Newest Additions to the KWE
- "Task Force Smith at Osan" has been added to the KWE's Pusan Perimeter
page. [Posted 12/31/08]
- A Navy Unit Citation for the 1st Marine Division, Reinforced, from 11 August 1952 to 5 May 1953 and from 7
to 27 July 1953 is now posted on the Unit Citation page of the
KWE. [Posted 12/30/08]
- Morning reports for Companies A,B,C of the 15th Infantry Regiment for August 4, 1952 are now available on
the KWE's Rosters page, courtesy of author Jack Siewert. [Posted 12/30/08]
- Thanks to Floyd King of Johnstown, New York, a brief history of the 620th Engineers has been added to the
KWE's Branch Accounts. It can be found in the
Branch Accounts. [Posted 12/28/08]
- Richard Muirhead is researching for a book on the history of Western relationships with China and the
Chinese between the 17th century and the present day. His request for help is now posted on the
Topics - Research page of the KWE. [Posted 12/21/08]
- The Silver Star citation for Cpl. Eugene E. Lesney (TDY with 73D Heavy Tank Battalion) was posted today.
[Posted 12/10/08]
- The memoirs of Jesse G. Harmon of Beverly Hills, California are now available on the KWE. Jesse
served with the 84th Engineer Construction Battalion, Company C (Army), in Korea from 1953 to 1954. He
arrived in Korea about a month before the armistice, and was involved in the completion of the Libby Bridge
and the construction of a POW compound at Panmunjom. Jesse is also the first black American to
participate in a KWE memoirs interview. [Posted 12/08/08]
- Jack Jaunal of Federal Way, Washington, is a veteran of three
wars and his memoirs are now live on the KWE. Jack served in World War II with the US Maritime Service
and US Army. He is also a Korean War veteran of the US Army and US Marine Corps and a Vietnam veteran
who served in the USMC. [Posted 10/12/08]
- The memoirs of an ANGLICO veteran are now available for viewing on the KWE.
Murdo MacLennan of Highlands Ranch, Colorado was a Radio
Operator with the 7th Marine Regiment (USMC), in Korea 9/22/50-9/10/51. [Posted 10/08/08]
- The remembrances of a Stars and Stripes correspondent with the 7th Infantry Division, Korea 1951, are now
live in the short story section of the KWE's Memoirs page. Click on his name to see the Korean War from
the perspective of Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin resident and former war correspondence
Arthur "Mac" Millholland. [Posted 9/25/08]
- The memoirs of Anthony DeBlasi of West Newfield, Maine
were launched today on the KWE. Tony served in the Radio Teletype Platoon, Radio Company, 304th Signal
Battalion, 22nd Signal Group (Army), Korea 1953-54. [Posted 9/17/08]
- Read the memoirs of a "retread" who survived many war-time experiences, including the sinking of the USS
Leopoldville and the Germans in Europe during World War II, as well as Hills 250 and 346 (Old Baldy) in Korea.
Morton "Pete" Wood of Bethesda, Maryland only served in Korea
for one month when he was severely wounded while leading a rifle platoon of Company C, 5th Cavalry, on a
patrol on October 16, 1951. He lived to tell the KWE about his experiences and has also made revisit
trips to both Europe and Korea. [Posted 9/8/08]
- This Labor Day day, the KWE's webmaster has been laboring to bring our visitors a new addition to the
KWE's Topics - Casualty page. Our new Office of Public Information News Releases page provides you with
an insight into Korean War casualties (both KIA and MIA) from August 2, 1950 to August 4, 1953.
Unfortunately, the list is not a definitive list of all the releases that were sent to the news media
throughout the USA (this list has an emphasis on Illinois casualties), but the names of the casualties
appearing on the KWE lists are alphabetized for easy finding. The KWE's list was rescued from the trash
bin by a concerned veteran who then shared the news releases with a museum in East Central Illinois. The
KWE's Lynnita happens to be that museum's director. To read more about this significant find (actually
it's a "save"), and to take a look at some of the news releases, visit the KWE's Topics - Casualty page and
click on Office of Public Information News
Releases. [Posted 9/01/08]
- The story of another Marine's experience in the Korean War is now live on the KWE's Memoirs page.
Harold "Syd" Sydnam served with B-1-5, 2nd Platoon, 2nd Squad as
a Fireteam and Squad Leader in Korea in 1951. He participated in the Great Guerilla Hunt and was in
combat in the Punchbowl area. [Posted 8/18/08]
- The KWE's Guestbook has undergone a change. We've used free HTMLGuestGear since the website went
online a number of years ago. Thanks to a message from a faithful KWE visitor today, we discovered a
"Meet North Korean Women" advertisement had been placed on the KWE Guestbook by HTMLGuestGear. We were
none too happy about that. After Lynnita saved all of the entries in the book (you can find the entries
as archived material on the left menu on the home page), the KWE webmaster shut the guestbook down at
Lynnita's request. A new guest book (minus trash!) now appears on the KWE. [Posted 8/17/08]
- The extensive National Archives Records Administration's
Reference Information Paper 102 is the newest addition to the Korean War Educator. Compiled by Tim
Wehrkamp for NARA, the document can now be found in its entirety on the KWE's Topics page as National Archives
(Reference Information Paper 102). Its official title is: "Records Relating to American Prisoners of War
and Missing-in-Action Personnel from the Korean War and During the Cold War Era." [Posted 8/16/08]
- The newest poet to join the ranks of those posting their original poetry on the KWE's Poet's Corner page
is Anthony DeBlasi of West Newfield, Maine. Be sure to read his
poem, "Our War." Anthony also has CD's available which feature 140 photos of wide interest associated with the
Korean War. To learn the details about how you can purchase one of the CD's, visit the
KWE's General Store - Miscellaneous. [Posted 8/05/08]
- John C. Graham of Texas (and Kentucky) was a Corporal when he
served in Korea with the 2nd Platoon of Charlie Company, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division from
September of 1950 to June 1951. His short memoir is now live on the KWE for those interested in reading
about the life of an infantryman in Korea. [Posted 7/20/08]
- Jerry Oppen (US Army & US Air Force) wrote an article
entitled, "Why We Went to War in Korea." It is now available for viewing in the short stories section of
the KWE Memoirs. [Posted 7/20/08]
- The newest memoir on the KWE is that of Lewis Feucht who
served in both World War II on Okinawa and with HQ Company, 1st Marine Regiment in Korea from September 1950
to December 1950. Another great read on the KWE! [Posted 6/24/08]
- Do you remember the fateful day that a Globemaster C-124 crashed at Moses Lake, Washington, killing over
80 people in 1952? Former C-124 flight engineer Jacques Evans is in his eighties now, but he remembers.
Government investigators blamed the crew members for the crash, but Evans knows better. In his capacity
as flight engineer of the same kind of plane that crashed at Moses Lake, he is well aware of the problems that
were inherent to the huge plane, and he strongly believes there was a government cover-up during the crash
investigation. See what he has to
say on the KWE's Airplane Crashes topics page. Click on "Swiftboating the Crash Investigation."
[Posted 5/16/08]
- The history of George Company, Third Battalion, 1st
Marines, is now available for viewing on the KWE. Special thanks to the G-3-1 Association for
allowing this historic account of G-3-1 action in Korea to be shared with the public via the KWE. [Posted
5/16/08]
- Joe Roberts of Wilbraham, Massachusetts served with the Army in Korea in 1952-53 in the 1st Platoon of "C"
Company, 17th Infantry Regiment., 7th Infantry Division. His memoir, make "live" on the KWE today, tells
about his combat experience on Heartbreak, Pork Chop, Erie & Arsenal Outpost, and Jane Russell. [Posted
5/11/08]
- The memoirs of Joe Sowders of Florissant, Missouri are now available for viewing on the KWE. Joe was
a S-3 Operations Draftsman in the Army in Korea from July 1953 to December 1954. [Posted 5/11/08]
- Agent Orange is not just of concern to Vietnam veterans. The dangerous chemical was also used in
Korea. Visit the Health Issues page of the KWE to find out
exactly what units were exposed to Agent Orange in Korea, and when. The information is from Gary D.
Moore of Smiths Creek, MI. [Posted 3/31/08]
- A new category was added to the KWE's General Store page today. In order to separate fiction from
non-fiction books, we have added Fiction Books to the General Store index. The first book added is
Stephen Lewis' paperback, The Medal. [Posted 3/21/08]
- Few survived running the gauntlet of Chinese in Task Force Crombez, but
Carroll Everist did. He was taken prisoner, but was
later rescued by members of the 1st Cavalry. Carroll was in Korea in 1950-51, leaving only after he was
wounded, taken POW, and rescued. Read about his experience in Korea in the latest KWE Memoir. [Posted
3/16/08]
- Korean War veterans were exposed to cancer-causing agents such as asbestos, DDT, and atomic radiation
during their military service. They were also exposed to extreme weather temperatures in Korea that
caused thousands of them to sustain cold weather injuries. Health
Issues is the newest topics page of the Korean War Educator, devoted to the subject of health and Korean
War veterans. More information will also be added to it in the coming weeks. [Posted 3/11/08]
- The lives of countless family members were impacted when their loved ones were killed in the Korean War.
Read about the efforts of Joanne Chmura to gain an understanding
of what happened to her father and the war that claimed his life. Joanne was only five years old when
her father, Cpl. George Swearingen, was killed in Korea on February 22, 1951 on Hill 201, Tokchang, Korea.
He had been wounded back in September of 1950, but the Army was short of soldiers at that time so he was put
back into combat five days later. [Posted 3/04/08]
- From Inchon to Seoul to Chosin, a combat Marine's life was grueling in Korea. Orace Edwards was
there from September 15 to November 30, 1950, serving as BARman for G-3-1. Like so many other veterans
of the Chosin Reservoir, he suffered frostbite. However, his injuries did not end there. The
evacuation truck he was on was blown up and it topped over a cliff, landing upside down in a frozen stream.
Orace's memoir is now visible on the KWE as of today. [Posted
2/20/08]
- Thanks to a G-3-1 history sent to Lynnita, a list of
Four One Independent Commando Royal Marines and
Royal Navy casualties in the Korean War is now posted in their memory on the Casualties page of the KWE.
[Posted 2/19/08]
- An American soldier on the Korean DMZ has never been assured a "safe" assignment there, even though open
hostilities ended in 1953. To learn more about the dangers our troops faced in Korea after the truce,
read about the life of former Imjin Scout Glenn Oleson.
Glenn served with the 2nd Infantry Division, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Infantry, C Company, in Korea in 1967-68.
His memoir was made visible on the Korean War Educator this afternoon. [Posted 2/16/08]
- If you want to learn about the Korean War from the perspective of non-American veterans, we encourage you
to take a look at two new short stories that now appear on the KWE's short story section of the Memoirs page.
Bruce Wareing was with the Commonwealth Division, Armoured
Regiment, LDSH, Korea 1952, and Vic Dey was with 1st Platoon, A
Company, 3rd Battalion (Australian) in 1952. Both stories originally appeared on Bill Dillon's Vets of
Korea website, which will soon be shutting down. Many of the stories currently posted on that website
are now being transferred to the KWE in order to preserve them. [Posted 2/16/08]
- Those interested in transportation methods in Korea will find information about the
712th Transportation Railway Operation Battalion on the newest page
of the KWE. Wayne Stunz, Marvin Peters, and Gladney Gregory discuss the 712th TROB during World War II.
Then Capt. Carlton U. Baum, 1st Sgt. Matthew Werner Jr., Leo F. Friedrich, and Robert G. Shannon discuss the
712th TROB in Korea. [Posted 2/5/08]
- A new Topics page is now available for viewing on the Korean War Educator.
National Archives Records - RIP 104 opened on the website
today. National Archives and Records Administration Reference Information Paper 104 is entitled,
"Presidential Libraries Holdings Relating to Prisoners of War and Missing in Action." Three parts of the
booklet are now posted on the KWE--Part I - Introduction, Part III - Korean War and Cold War, and Part V - The
Pueblo Incident. [Posted 1/21/08]
- The Memoirs page of the KWE has changed to reflect twp different types of veterans' recollections:
full-length memoirs and short stories. The KWE continues to seek both of these kinds of memoirs in order
to help educate the public about the Korean War. Have you submitted your memoir or short story yet?
The KWE wants to hear from you. [Posted 1/11/08]
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What's Next!
--
The members of the Northeast New York Chapter of the KWVA have decided to honor the late Ken Page and
Rensselaer County Korean War dead by publishing Ken's book Rensselaer County Heroes, Korean War 1950-1953:
The Forgotten Remembers on the KWE. Work on this project is still underway behind the scenes on a KWE
template.
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Coming soon: the memoirs of Ozzie Stack, Marian Tesheneck Wagman, Bob Hanson, Glenn Stotts, Roland Kohen,
Joshua Duncan, John Collins, William Stedman, and Dr. Birney Dibble. These particular memoirs are "in the works"
and a few are approaching completion. Some are just awaiting pictures, while others await more text,
proofreading, and final approval from the veteran or their families.
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Officials of the Korean War Veterans Association, Inc. telephoned the KWE's largest funding source to date to
request that it not support the Korean War Educator. (Korean War veterans everywhere should be outraged at
the KWVA's maltreatment of the KWE.) As a result, that funding source is no longer available to the KWE.
Until the Korean War Educator receives another grant, your financial support is needed to help keep the Korean
War Educator going. Please join as a member, because your dues money is what keeps this site going. You are
always welcome to e-mail me at lynnita@koreanwar-educator.org
or call me (217-253-4620 at home, 217-253-2535 at the Douglas County Museum Monday and Tuesday, or 217-253-5171
Thursday-Saturday at my store) Illinois time if you have comments, concerns, questions, or suggestions.
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As always, Korean War veterans and their families throughout the world are invited to participate in the
educating of the general public about the Korean War by sending information, memoirs, photos, and more to the
Korean War Educator. - Lynnita Jean Brown
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A Team Effort
The Korean War Educator is a team effort between Lynnita Brown of Tuscola, Illinois, as well as Korean War
veterans and their families worldwide. Lynnita is directly involved with the daily updates visitors see on
the KWE, while webmaster Jim Doppelhammer handles the technical aspects and makes improvements to the Korean War
Educator website. Jim is teaching Lynnita (the KWE founder, CEO, and site text editor) the ropes of
working with FrontPage, assisting her as she learns how to add photographs and make hyperlinks to text. If
you find a technical glitch anywhere on the site, be sure to contact Jim at
webmaster@koreanwar-educator.org. If you find text
errors on the site, be sure to contact Lynnita at
lynnita@koreanwar-educator.org. We'll see what we can do to fix them. If our KWE visitors see
typographical and/or grammatical mistakes, Lynnita encourages those who discover them to contact her.
There is no such thing as an error "too small" to be corrected.
Lynnita can be reached by phone at 217-253-5171 (her store) from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Thursday through
Saturday. Her home phone number in Illinois is 217-253-4620 (she rises early and stays up late). On
days other than Thursday through Saturday, the best place to reach Lynnita is at her home number in the evening.
If she is not home, your call will be picked up by an answering machine or her husband, Dale. Please feel
free to leave a message. She will call you back--probably the same day or evening. Her e-mail
address is lynnita@koreanwar-educator.org.
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KWE Progress Report
As of January 9, 2005, the Korean War Educator had reached 352 megabytes in size. By February 2005 it
was apparent that the KWE had outgrown its allotted space from the hosting agency, so we paid an extra fee to
expand the space available for this website, which is growing at amazing speed. Just a few site statistics
about KWE as of January 7, 2008:
- As of January 7, 2008, the KWE had 141,459 page views per month and an average of 2,000 visitors per day.
- The KWE website currently (January 7, 2008) contains 5,645 files (748,966 KB).
- It has 3,364 photographs.
- There are 21,404 hyperlinks.
- From 1/1/05-12/31/05, the KWE had 222,072 unique visitors (many came back to view the site over and over
again, but they were only counted once) who viewed 775,446 of its pages.
- From 1/1/06-12/31/06, the KWE had 183,640 unique visitors (again, many came back to view the site over and
over again, but they were only counted once) who viewed 1,132,528 of its pages.
- Due to a change of web hosts, we only have January and February and the December statistics from 2007,
showing approximately 27,500 visitors per month in January/February and 30,000 visitors in December.
The Korean War Educator started to offer memberships at the end of September 2003. For the very first time,
the Korean War Educator was able to use the General Membership dues ($10.00 annually) to establish a general
operating fund that has enabled Lynnita to pay for her monthly internet connection, as well as incidentals such
as reams of copy paper, ink cartridges, postage, etc., without taking it from her own pocket. Not only that, the
Korean War Educator established an Endowment Fund to keep the Foundation going long after those of us living
today have passed on. With an initial deposit of $50.00 (one half of the cost of Life Membership dues going into
the Endowment) that special reserve fund has now jumped to $2,135.53, thanks to the most recent donations to it
from the KWE's new life members Tom Cearlock and Carl Galey of Illinois. Our goal is to build up the
principal in the account so that the annual interest will pay for each year's web hosting fees. You can
find the roster of Korean War Educator members on the KWE’s "Support" section at the top of all main pages. We
are hoping that many more of our visitors will come aboard to help this great Korean War website become even
greater. All funds go to support the Korean War Educator Foundation. No salary money is expended.
Most of the KWE's limited funds are expended for internet/website expenses and printer ink.
As of February 8, 2007, there was $355.97 in the KWE treasury. It doesn't take lots and lots of money
to keep this website going, but paying for the incidentals can be a struggle. They include monthly cable
hook-up fees ($106.63) and telephone costs (generally paid by Lynnita because there is no money in the treasury
to do otherwise), office supplies such as printer ink and copy paper, postage, etc. Even more important is
the fact that the annual web hosting fee for the Korean War Educator is $95.40. The KWE has grown so much
in recent months that it was necessary for us to upgrade the site to a larger 2GB website. It would be
great if some of our regular visitors would support this important website by sponsoring a year of hosting (or
more). Contact Lynnita at lynnita@koreanwar-educator.org
about this possibility if you think you would like to sponsor a year's worth of KWE. The list of website
sponsors to date is listed on the Support page of the KWE..
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In Remembrance of Julian
  It is
with great sorrow that I inform Korean War veterans and our other site visitors about the death of Julian "Buck"
Blagg, original webmaster of the Korean War Educator website and a fine Marine. He died of lung cancer at 6:00
a.m., Sunday, June 1, 2003, at the age of 66. Julian was my dear friend, and I miss him. He helped me give the
world the Korean War Educator.
- Lynnita Brown, Founder, KWE |
