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Press Releases

June 14, 2012 Pentagon to Honor Sandusky's Korean War Veterans

June 12, 2012 Pentagon to Honor Ohio’s Korean War Veterans

June 9, 2012 Committee Joins Veterans in Cape Coral, FL

May 28, 2012 Committee Joins 8th Annual National Memorial Day Parade

May 27, 2012 Committee Pays Tribute to Illinois' Korean War Veterans

May 26, 2012 Georgia Veterans Honored by Committee

May 12, 2012 Committee Honors South Dakota's Korean War Veterans

May 4, 2012 Korean War Veterans of Asian-American and Pacific-Islander Heritage Recognized

April 10, 2012 Ethiopia's Korean War Veterans Honored in Washington, DC

March 20, 2012 Defense Department to Honor Tucson's Korean War Veterans

March 20, 2012 Defense Department to Honor Phoenix's Korean War Veterans

March 20, 2012 Defense Department Joins Governor Brewer to Pay Tribute to Local Veterans

March 1, 2012 Remembering Female Veterans in the Forgotten Victory - A Women's History Month Celebration

February 21, 2012 Defense Department Pays Tribute to California's Korean War Veterans

February 21, 2012 Defense Department Pays Tribute to Los Angeles' Korean War Veterans

February 21, 2012 Defense Department Pays Tribute to Ventura's Korean War Veterans

February 21, 2012 Defense Department Pays Tribute to West Los Angeles' Korean War Veterans

February 14, 2012 Defense Department Pays Tribute to Staten Island's Korean War Veterans

February 1, 2012 Defense Department to Honor Chula Vista's Korean War Veterans

February 1, 2012 Defense Department Honors Veterans of the Korean War

January 31, 2012 Defense Department Honors Veterans of the Korean War at Camp Pendleton

January 20, 2012 Defense Department to Honor Florida's Korean War Veterans

January 12, 2012   Defense Department Honors South Carolina Korean War Veterans

January 12, 2012   Defense Department Honors Walterboro’s Korean War Veterans

December 16, 2011   Department of Defense 60th Anniversary of the Korean War Commemoration Committee Honors New York Korean War Veterans

December 2, 2011   Department of Defense 60th Anniversary of the Korean War Commemoration Committee Honors Kansas Korean War Veterans

November 9, 2011   The Department of Defense 60th Anniversary of the Korean War Commemoration Committee Meets with Korean War Veterans in VA Homes throughout Illinois

November 9, 2011   Congressman Saylor Inaugurates Korean War Memorial Highway in York on Veterans Day with Representation from the Department of Defense 60th Anniversary of the Korean War Commemoration Committee

November 9, 2011   DoD Committee Honors Veterans and Presents Certificates of Appreciation to Chicago’s Korean War Veterans

November 8, 2011   First-Ever Valor Flight Arrives in Washington, DC Bringing Over 100 Korean War Veterans to Their Memorial—Greeted by the Department of Defense 60th Anniversary of the Korean War Commemoration Committee

November 2, 2011   KW60 joins the 2011 American Veterans Center Annual Conference

October 26, 2011   KW60 supports the Korean War Veterans Association 2011 Annual Conferance

October 17, 2011   Director Presents World War II and Korean War Veterans with Letters of Appreciation at their First National Memorial Site Visit

October 11, 2011   The Commander of U.S. Forces Korea, Gen. James D. Thurman, will honor the memory of those who died in the Korena War

September 27, 2011   Department of Defense 60th Anniversary of the Korean War joins the Kansas City Memorial Commission to Dedicate Korean War Veterans Memorial

August 24, 2011   Press Release KW60 Honors Canadian Korean War Veterans

July 29, 2011   After Event Release: Korean War Veterans Texas Lone Star Chapter Commemorating the Signing of the Armistice

July 27, 2011   Rangel Introduces Resolution to Repatriate POW/MIAs and Abductees From North Korea

July 22, 2011   Media Advisory: Korean War Veterans to be Honored 26-27 July in our Nation’s Capital

July 18, 2011   Media Advisory: Department of Defense 60th Anniversary of the Korean War Commemoration Committee honors Houston, TX Korean War Veterans

Summer, 2011   The Hourglass: The Semi-Annual Newsletter of the 7th Infantry Division Association

June 25, 2011   Media Advisory: Florida Appreciation Event for Korean War Veterans - June 25, 2011

June 25, 2011   Media Advisory: Illinois Appreciation Event for Korean War Veterans - June 25, 2011

June 25, 2011   Media Advisory: South Carolina Appreciation Event for Korean War Veterans - June 25, 2011

June 25, 2011   Media Advisory: Virginia Appreciation Event for Korean War Veterans - June 25, 2011

May 23, 2011   Media Advisory: KW60 Sponsoring the Memorial Day Parade in Washington, DC

May 16, 2011   Media Advisory: Wreath Laying Ceremony at the Korean War Memorial

May 16, 2011   Media Advisory: 272nd Field Artillery Battalion Parade & Program

April 25, 2011   After Event Release: 2nd ID Infantry Division Korean War Veterans Reunion in New Orleans, Louisiana

April 13, 2011   Media Advisory: 2nd ID Infantry Division Korean War Veterans Reunion in New Orleans, Louisiana

February 4, 2011   After Event Release: DoD Event Honors African Americans in the Korean War

February 2, 2011   Media Advisory:Historic Gathering of African American Korean War Veterans

December 15, 2011   Press Release: Navy Memorial Screens Award-Winning Doc "Chosin" on Battle's 60th Anniversary


Speeches/Letters

November 11, 2011   COL David J. Clark remarks at Veterans Day event at Boston College

October 11, 2011   Thank you letter from Debra and James Shultz of the Missouri Korean War Veterans Memorial

September 28, 2011   Kansas City Korean War Memorial opening: Opening Remarks

August 28, 2011   Canada Last Hurrah Event: A War Worthy of Remembrance

August 2, 2011   Thank you letter from the Governor of Pennsylvania

May 21, 2011   Remarks for African American Military Heritage Day

May 9, 2011   GI Film Festival: MASH Speech

April 20, 2011   2nd ID Colonel Clark Speech: A Legacy Second to None

February 26, 2011   Colonel Clark Speech: Black History Month Observance for the Maryland African American Patriots Consortium

News Articles

April 8, 2012 Ocala Star: Silver Springs Veteran Honored for Service in Korea
March 26, 2012 KVOA-NBC: Tucson-Sierra Vista AZ News 4 Features Committee's Visit to Arizona VA Homes to Honor Korean War Veterans
March 25, 2012 KTVK-IND: Good Evening Arizona Highlight's Committee's Wreath Laying Ceremony with Arizona Governor Janice Brewer
February 4, 2012 XETV: San Diego CW6 Features Committee's Visit to California Korean Veterans
January 25, 2012Orlando Sentinal: Korean War veterans to be honored at event marking 60th anniversary of conflict
January 17, 2012Independent Mail South Carolina: Korea Veterans thanked for service in 'forgotten war'
January 16, 2012
Alabama Local News: After 60 years, Korean man meets Birmingham family of Marine who befriended him during war
January 4, 2012
The Augusta Chronicle: Remains of local man killed in Korean War return home
January 3, 2012 My San Antonio: Grace under fire: true story of a real war horse
December 22, 2011 Times of Smithtown Township: Saluting Veterans of the Forgotten War
December 2, 2011 United States Pacific Command: Eighth Army honors legendary Korean War leader
December 2, 2011 8th Army: Eighth Army honors legendary Korean War leader
December 2, 2011 U.S. Army: Eighth Army honors legendary Korean War leader
November 25, 2011 The Washington Post: Ending global aid in a generation
November 23, 2011 East Lauderdale News: Valor Flight to Washington, DC
November 13, 2011 WAFF news: Veterans participate in the valley's first Valor Flight
November 12, 2011 News Tribune: Veterans not forgotten
November 12, 2011 Newton Patch: Veterans Remembered and Celebrated at Boston College Mass and Ceremony
November 12, 2011 WSILTV: Korean War Veterans Honored
November 12, 2011 News Tribune: Veterans not forgotten
November 11, 2011 ABC News Channel 5: Local Korean War veterans recognized by Department of Defense
November 11, 2011 Quincy Herald-Whig: Korean War veterans honored at Illinois Veterans Home, may have stories preserved
November 11, 2011 The Daily Journal: Veterans Day: Korean War veterans gain special recognition
November 11, 2011 AL.com: First Valor Flight taking North Alabama Korean War veterans to see memorial in D.C. Saturday
November 11, 2011 York Daily Record: York County honors its Veterans
November 11, 2011 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45265950
November 10, 2011 York Daily Record: Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway in York to be dedicated Friday
November 10, 2011 Newton Patch: Veterans Day Ceremonies in Newton
November 9, 2011 Wicked Local Marshfield: A forgotten war remembered
November 8, 2011 The Gazette: Vets fulfill wishes of seeing, paying tribute at D.C. war memorials
November 6, 2011 The Heights News: BC Commemorates Veterans Day with Mass, Ceremony: Col. David Clark Recognizes Service and Sacrifice of Vets
November 3, 2011 Boston College Herald: Army Intelligence Director to Speak on Veterans Day
November 3, 2011 Boston Herald: State readies for influx of Veterans as Iraq drawdown approaches
October 31, 2011 Patriot Ledger: Korean War Vets meet in Quincy on 60th Anniversary
October 31, 2011 Wicked Local News from Wareham Courier: State readies for influx of Veterans as Iraq drawdown approaches
October 18, 2011 LA Times: U.S., North Korea to discuss resuming search for soldiers' remains
October 18, 2011 United States Forces Korea: POW/MIA talks begin with North Korean Officials
October 14, 2011 Kansas City Star: Veteran of three wars will finally see memorials
October 11, 2011 DOD Live: Worth a Thousand Words: Korean War Memorial Wreath Laying
October 5, 2011 U.S. Soldier MIA from Korean War Identified
September 29, 2011 The Republic: A new Missouri Korean War Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Kansas City
September 28, 2011 Kansas City Star: Missouri Korean War Veterans Memorial is dedicated near Crown Center
September 28, 2011 Seeking Korean War Heroes
September 17, 2011 Visalia Times Delta: Korean War vet from Tulare writes memoir about his imprisonment
September 12, 2011 KLTV Texas: E. Texas soldier missing since Korean War identified
September 9, 2011 Army Times: Korean War Vet finally gets his Purple Heart
September 1, 2011 Chicago Tribune: Arlington rites Thursday for soldier dead in Korea
September, 2011 Military Officer: The Valient Ones Puerto Rican Borinqueneers demonstrated extraordinary valor during the Korean War
August 29, 2011 Des Moines IA Register: 60 years after they served, Korean War vets gather to remember
August 24, 2011 Chron Houston TX News: Ayotte: search for missing Korean War soldiers
August 23, 2011 Fosters New Hampshire: Korean War POW finally gets his proof
August 21, 2011 Mansfield News Journal: Bellville-area man served as mechanic during the Korean War
August 19, 2011 SunGazette Pennsylvania: Local Korean War veterans perform 1,000 honors and counting
August 17, 2011 Bronx Times Reporter Inc: Park Rehabbed, Renamed For African-American War Heroes
August 15, 2011 Sheldon recalls war over Korea
August 9, 2011 The Columbian Washington State: South Korea presents medals to 120 local Veterans of Korean War
August 7, 2011 Pittsburgh News: Korean War still vivid memory for Veterans
August 6, 2011 Oregon Live: Clark County Korean War Veterans honored by South Korea for service
August 2, 2011 The Sentinel: AHEC relocates prominent trail feature
August 1, 2011 The Daily Republic: Korean War Veterans gathered to remember
July 26, 2011 Presidential Proclamation--National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day
June 30, 2011 Tampa Bay Newspapers: Dinner honors Korean War Veterans
June 27, 2011 Rapid City Journal: Korean War Veterans Commemorate 61st Anniversary of Conflict's Beginning
June 25, 2011 Times News Inc: 60th Anniversary of the Korean War
June 24, 2011U.S. Army Official Website: After 61 Years, Korean democracy remains strong
June 13, 2011U.S. Department of Defense Official Website: Missing Korean War Soldier Identified
May 31, 2011Washington Post: All-black Army Ranger unit receives overdue tribute for service in Korean War
May 29, 2011Memorial Day: Korean War ex-POW to honor comrades
May 21, 2011CBS Boston: Group Of Black Korean War Veterans Receive Commendations In Boston
May 4, 2011U.S. Army Official Website: Korean War MOH Recipients inducted into Hall of Heroes
May 3, 2011Los Angeles Times: Obama Honors 2 Soldiers killed in Korean War
April 20, 2011New Orleans, LA Local News (NOLA): Aging Korean War Veterans vote to disband their organization at gathering in New Orleans
April 14, 2011CNN: 2 Korean War Soldiers to receive posthumous Medals of Honor
April 14, 2011U.S. Department of Defense Official Website: Soldier Missing from Korean War Identified
April 11, 2011The Dallas Post: Memories are stirred of days long gone
February 16, 2011The Afro-American Newspapers: Pentagon Marks Blacks’ Service in Korean War
February 12, 2011U.S. Department of Defense Official Website: Ceremony Honors Service of African Americans in Korean War
December 16, 2010U.S. Department of Defense Official Website: Chosin Reservoir Screening.
December 15, 2010Washington Examiner: Film Screening and Panel Discussion: The Frozen Chosin
December 15, 2010PBS: Navy Memorial Screens Award-winning Doc "Chosin" in Battle's 60th Anniversary
November 23, 2010WETA: Navy Memorial Screens Award-winning Doc "Chosin" in Battle's 60th Anniversary
November 22, 2010On Tap: Navy Memorial Screens Award-winning Doc "Chosin" in Battle's 60th Anniversary
November 4, 2010Military Medical Reminiscences of Three Wars
January 27, 2010U.S. Army Official Website: Ethiopia - Kagnew veterans share memories of Korean War
November 7, 2007MSNBC: Medal of Honor: Jack Jacobs & Ted Rubin

 

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