KWVets Chapter 138 Newsletter for May 2013
Special Announcement
On Thursday, May 2. 2013, Twelve members of KWVA Chapter 138 Honored Korean War Veteran Loren
Bean with a Final Salute.
The Chapter members present for the Final Salute were:
Arnon Cool, John Stiles, Donald George, William Niebuhr, Carl Canon, Carl Thornton, Harvey Thorla,
Minter Miller, Frank Thomas, Robert Britt, Jackson Holliday, and Paul McCloud.
The members gave a Hand Salute at the Casket and retired to the rear of the room while Chapter
President Sonny Cool gave a presentation about the Korean War. President Cool then presented
Christine Bean, Loren's wife, with a Certificate and a White Rose of Remembrance. The members stood
at attention with a hand Salute during the playing of Taps by Donald George and then marched out of the
room.
At the funeral on Friday May 4, 2013, KWVA Chapter 138 members stood Casket Guard from 10;00 AM
to 11:00 AM. Casket Guards were Donald George, William Niebuhr, Robert Britt and Lt. Col. Stevens,
from 15th Inf, 3rd Division from Fort Stewart
At the cemetery a guard detail consisting of Lt. Col. Steven Thrasher, William Niebuhr, Robert Britt,
Donald George, Harvey Thorla, Edward Rose, and Richard Hudak escorted the casket into the Moslem.
Arnon Cool and John Stiles folded the American Flag and presented it to wife Christine Bean. The Burial
Team from VFW Firestone Post 3383 fired the rifle salute and played Taps while the Rifle Team stood at
attention and present Arms.
Mary Echkard, from the Hopkins Lawver Funeral Home said that this was the best Military Funeral
Service she has ever seen.
Korean War Veterans to be honored: (See Assembly time and place Under Old
Business Below
The Korean War Veterans from “the forgotten war” are to be the honorees at this year’s
Cuyahoga Falls Memorial Day Parade. We will be the first unit in the parade that steps off at 9
a.m. on Monday, May 27th.
This is a long overdue recognition and we want to be well represented to show our appreciation
for this honor. We are asking all Korean War Veterans who can get to the parade site to make a
special effort to attend.
It is important we inform the national guard of the approximate number of attendees so they
can have enough vehicles for our needs. Please call Bill Niebuhr at (330)753-4284 as soon as
possible.
The guard will have extra personnel on hand to help us get into the vehicles. Are you
concerned that you don’t have a chapter shirt or uniform? A short sleeve white shirt will be fine.
If you don’t have a hat, tell Bill when you call and we will have a billed hat for you at the parade
site. When you call, let us know if you will have guests with you who would like to participate
Be At the Giant Eagle Parking lot on Graham Rd and Lillis Between 7; 45 and 8:15 on May 27
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Korean War Vets Minutes for Chapter 138 May 1, 2013
The May 1, 2013, meeting of KWVA Chapter 138 was called to order by President Cool at 7:30 Pm. The
members saluted the American Flag and recited the Pledge of Allegiance. Chaplain Harvey Thorla gave
the opening Prayer. There were 19 members and two ladies present. A roll call of officers showed all
present with the exception of Trustees Kenneth White and Loren Bean
I. REPORTS:
A. President - Arnon Cool
1. Deaths - Loren Bean
2. Sick Call
a. Carol Camp - at Manor Care Nursing Home
b. Robert Hedrick - at home
c. Kenneth White - Greenbrier Assisted living
d. Minter Miler - at home
f. Richard Hudak - at home
3. New Member – A new member Albert Leyerle was introduced
4. Tell America
a. There is to be no disciplining of students at the Tell America presentations by KWVA
members. It is the responsibility of the school teacher in charge.
5. John Stiles attended the April 27, 2013 State Meeting.
B. Secretary - Carl Canon
1. A Letter from Tom Stevens KWVA Membership Chairman about recruiting and retention of
members was presented. This is an important issue.
C. Treasurer - Robert Britt
1. The April 1, 2013, Treasury balance was $4,769.61 with deposits and expenditures of $166.00
and $37.24 respectively for a balance of $4,808.37 on April 30, 2013.
2. There is $451.00 in the account for refreshments taken over by Patti and Bob Britt.
D. First Vice President - John Stiles
1. Report on the State meeting held on April 27, 2013.
a. Sixteen Chapters were present
b. Nomination of officers for 2013-3014.
c. Discussed placing a plaque at the Army Museum at a cost of $2,500.00.
d. There was 1,774 Ohio Veterans KIA in Korea.
e. Changed wording in the State By-Laws to define what can and what cannot be reimbursed.
f. The next State Meeting is scheduled for July 20, 2013.
E Second Vice President - Frank Thomas
1. Frank re-stated that we need to get sponsor a poppy sale which can provide us with income
He will work with Don George on this
F. Quartermaster - Harvey Thorla
1. Harvey is in the process of making an inventory of shirts. This will be completed by June
meeting.
2. He then made an Invitation to all KWVA Chapter 138 members to attend church services at Ellet
Community Church of God on May 26, 2013, 9:30 AM
G. Historian - Don George
1. Final Salute for Loren Bean on May 2, 2013 at 6:30 PM at Hopkins Lawver Funeral Home, 547
Canton Road
2. Christine Bean has invited KWVA members to New Horizon Church after the funeral services on
May 3, 2013.
3. Memorial Day Parade at Cuyahoga Falls
a. Honor Guard - Don George, Albert Leyerle, Frank Thomas and Ed Rose.
b. There will be 14 members of the Navy ROTC from Garfield High School at the parade.
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Korean War Vets Minutes for Chapter 138 May 1, 2013(cont)
II. OLD BUSINESS
A. Cuyahoga Falls Memorial Day Parade - Bill Niebuhr
1. Time and Date: Monday May 27, 2013, Step off at 9:00 AM.
2. Loading site - Giant Eagle store on Graham Road
3 .Loading time - at Giant Eagle from 7:45 AM to 8:30 AM.
If leaving from VFW departure time is 7:45 AM
4. Vehicles - National Guard - Stairs will be available for easy loading.
5. Parade position - as honorees we will be the lead unit after the
city leaders and fire trucks.
6. Dress - short sleeve shirts - uniforms - overseas or billed Korean
hats
7. Wreath Ceremony - scheduled for 11:00 Am at the cemetery If you
can attend tell the people when loading.
8 Commemorative Coins will be presented as you are loading the
vehicles.
9. Motion by Don George and second by Ed Rose to spend $75.00
to buy hats for those that do not have a hat. Passed by a voice
vote of the members.
III. NEW BUSINESS
A Election of Officers
1. President John Stiles
2. First Vice President - William Niebuhr
3 Second Vice President - Frank Thomas
4. Secretary - Carl Canon
5 Treasurer - Robert Britt
6. Trustees - Gordon Rice, John Priselac, Richard Hudak
7. Chaplain - Harvey Thorla
8. Sgt/Arms - Wayne Vetter
B. Induction of Officers to be held at the June 5, 2013, meeting
1. Officers to wear uniforms
2. Dinner at 6:00 PM
a. Motion by Bill Niebuhr for Chapter 138 to spend $400.00 for the dinner. This was seconded by
Dick Hudak and passed by a voice vote of the members.
IV. GOOD OF THE ORDER
A. Dick Hudak thanked members for visits and telephone calls while he was in hospital
B.Bob Britt suggested that a copy of Olivia Cope's letter about Tell America be sent to the Graybeards.
Secretary Canon will do this.
Being no further business President Cool asked the members to salute the American Flag and for
Chaplain Thorla to give the Closing Prayer and the meeting was adjourned at 8:47 PM.
Again thanks to the Ladies attending the meeting for the refreshment served at the conclusion of the
meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
Carl Canon
Secretary
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Newsletter Follows
Slackers
If you've ever worked for a boss who reacts before getting the facts and thinking things
through, you will recognize this. Magnum Steel, feeling it was time for a shakeup, hired a new
CEO. The new boss was determined to rid the company of all slackers.
On a tour of the facilities, the CEO noticed a guy leaning against a wall. The room was full of
workers and he wanted to let them know that he meant business. He asked the guy,” How much
money do you make a week?"
A little surprised, the young man looked at him and said, "I make $400 a week. Why?"
The CEO said, "Wait right here." He walked back to his office, came back in two minutes, and
handed the guy $1,600 in cash and said, "Here's four weeks' pay. Now GET OUT and don't
come back."
Feeling pretty good about himself the CEO looked around the room and asked, "Does anyone
want to tell me what that goof-ball did here?"
From across the room a voice said, "Pizza delivery guy from Domino's.
The New Scam
Be very careful out there!
One could easily fall for this - beware of people bearing gifts
There is a new and clever credit card scam. Please circulate this. Someone it happened to
says it works like this:
Wednesday a week ago, I had a phone call from someone who said that he was from some
outfit called: "Express Couriers" asking if I was going to be home because there was a package
for me, and the caller said that the delivery would arrive at my home in roughly an hour. And
sure enough, about an hour later, a uniformed delivery man turned up with a beautiful basket of
flowers and wine. I was very surprised since it did not involve any special occasion or holiday,
and I certainly didn't expect anything like it. Intrigued about who would send me such a gift, I
inquired as to who the sender is. The deliveryman's reply was, he was only delivering the gift
package, but allegedly a card was being sent separately; (the card has never arrived!). There
was also a consignment note with the gift.
He then went on to explain that because the gift contained alcohol, there was a $3.50 "delivery
charge" as proof that he had actually delivered the package to an adult, and not just left it on the
doorstep where it could be stolen or taken by anyone.
This sounded logical and I offered to pay him cash. He then said that the company required the
payment to be by credit or debit card only so that everything is properly accounted for.
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The New Scam (cont.)
My husband, who by this time was standing beside me, pulled his wallet out of his pocket with
the credit/debit card, and 'John', the "delivery man", asked my husband to swipe the card on the
small mobile card machine which had a small screen and keypad where Frank was also asked
to enter the card's PIN and security number. A receipt was printed out and given to us.
To our horrible surprise, between Thursday and the following Monday, $4,000 had been
charged/withdrawn from our credit/debit account at various ATM machines.
It appeared that somehow the "mobile credit card machine" which the deliveryman carried now
had all the info necessary to create a "dummy" card with all our card details after my husband
swiped our card and entered the requested PIN and security number.
Upon finding out about the illegal transactions on our card, we immediately notified the bank
which issued us the card, and our credit/debit account was closed.
We also personally went to the Police, where it was confirmed that it is definitely a scam
because several households had been similarly hit.
WARNING: Be wary of accepting any "surprise gift or package", which you neither expected nor
personally ordered, especially if it involves any kind of payment as a condition of receiving the
gift or package. Also, never accept anything if you do not personally know or there is no proper
identification of who the sender is.
Above all, the only time you should give out any personal credit/debit card information is when
you yourself initiated the purchase or transaction.
I LOVE SMART PEOPLE!
An airplane was about to crash; there were 5 passengers on board, but only 4 parachutes.
The first passenger, Holly Madison said, "I have my own reality show and I am the smartest and
prettiest woman at Playboy, so Americans don't want me to die." She took the first pack and
jumped out of the plane.
The second passenger, John McCain, said, "I'm a Senator, and a decorated war hero from an
elite Navy unit from the United States of America." So he grabbed the second pack and jumped.
The third passenger, Barack Obama said, "I am the President of the United States and I am the
smartest ever in the history of our country, some even call me the 'Anointed One.'" So he
grabbed the pack next to him and jumped out.
The fourth passenger, Billy Graham said to the fifth passenger, a 10-year-old schoolgirl, "I have
lived a full life and served my God the best I could. I will sacrifice my life and let you have the
last parachute." The little girl said, "That's okay, Mr. Graham. There's a parachute left for you.
The President took my schoolbag."
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Now that I'm older
Now that I'm older.... here are a few things that I've learned:
1. I started out with nothing, and I still have most of it.
2. My wild oats have turned into prunes and all-bran.
3. I finally got my head together, and now my body is falling apart.
4. Funny, I don't remember being forgetful....
5. Funny, I don't remember being forgetful....
6. If all is not lost, where is it?
7. It is easier to get older than it is to get wiser.
8. Some days, you're the dog; some days you're the hydrant.
9. I wish the buck stopped here; I could use a few.
10. Kids in the back seat cause accidents.
11. Accidents in the back seat cause kids.
12. It's hard to make a comeback when you really haven't been anywhere.
13. The only time the world beats a path to your door is when you're in the bathroom.
14. If God wanted me to touch my toes, he'd have put them on my knees.
15. When I'm finally holding all the cards, why does everyone want to play checkers?
16. It's not hard to meet expenses.... ....they're everywhere.
17. The only difference between a rut and a grave is the length and depth.
18. These days, I spend a lot of time thinking about the hereafter.... I go somewhere to get
something and then wonder what I'm here after.
19. Funny, I don't remember being forgetful.
20. I can't remember if I've sent you this before. No big deal... you probably don't remember
AN ATHEIST IN THE WOODS
An atheist was walking through the woods..'What majestic trees!' 'What powerful rivers!'
'What beautiful animals!' He said to himself.
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AN ATHEIST IN THE WOODS(cont.)
As he was walking alongside the river, he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him.
He turned to look. He saw a 7-foot grizzly bear charge towards him. He ran as fast as he could
up the path. He looked over his shoulder & saw that the bear was closing in on him.
He looked over his shoulder again, & the bear was even closer. He tripped & fell on the ground.
He rolled over to pick himself up but saw that the bear was right on top of him, reaching for him
with his left paw & raising his right paw to At that instant moment, the Atheist cried out:
'Oh my God!' Time stopped. The bear froze. The forest was silent.
As a bright light shone upon the man, a voice came out of the sky. 'You deny my existence for
all these years, teach others I don't exist and even credit creation to cosmic accident.' 'Do you
expect me to help you out of this predicament?'
'Am I to count you as a believer?' The atheist looked directly into the light, and said: 'It would be
hypocritical of me to suddenly ask you to treat me as a Christian now, but perhaps you could
make the BEAR a Christian?'
'Very well', said the voice.
The light went out. The sounds of the forest resumed. And the bear dropped his right paw,
brought both paws together, bowed his head & spoke: strike him. Lord bless this food, which I
am about to receive from Thy bounty, Amen.'
*Divorce vs. Murder*
A nice, calm and respectable lady went into the pharmacy, walked up to the
Pharmacist, looked straight into his eyes, and said, 'I would like to buy some cyanide.’ The
pharmacist asked, “Why in the world do you need cyanide?’
The lady replied, “I need it to poison my husband.” The pharmacist's eyes got big and he
exclaimed, “Lord have mercy! I can’t give you cyanide to kill your husband. That's against the
law! I'll lose my license! They'll throw both of us in jail! All kinds of bad things will happen.
Absolutely not! You CANNOT have any cyanide!”
The lady reached into her purse and pulled out a picture of her husband in bed with the
pharmacist's wife.
The pharmacist looked at the picture and replied, “Well now, that's different..... You didn't tell
me you had a prescription.”
Frozen Crabs & the Blonde Stewardess
A lawyer boarded an airplane in New Orleans, with a box of frozen crabs, and asked a blonde
stewardess to take care of them for him.
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Frozen Crabs & the Blonde Stewardess(cont.)
She took the box and promised to put it in the crew's refrigerator.
He advised her that he was holding her personally responsible for them staying frozen,
mentioning in a very haughty manner that he was a lawyer, and proceeded to rant at her about
what would happen if she let them thaw out.
Needless to say, she was annoyed by his behavior.
Shortly before landing in New York, she used the intercom to announce to the entire cabin,
"Would the lawyer who gave me the crabs in New Orleans, please raise your hand?"
Not one hand went up ... so she took them home and ate them.
Two lessons here:
1. Lawyers aren't as smart as they think they are.
2. Blondes aren't as dumb as most folk think.
The Bird Feeder
I bought a bird feeder. I hung it on my back porch and filled it with seed. What a beauty of
A bird feeder it was, as I filled it, lovingly with seed. Within a week we had hundreds of birds
Taking advantage of the Continuous flow of free and easily accessible food. But then the birds
started building nests in the boards of the patio, above the table, and next to the barbecue.
Then came the poop. It was everywhere: on the patio tile, the chairs, and the table everywhere!
Then some of the birds turned mean. They would dive bomb me and try to peck me even
though I had fed them out of my own pocket.
And others birds were boisterous and loud. They sat on the feeder and squawked and
screamed at all hours of the day and night and demanded that I fill it when it got low on food.
After a while, I couldn't even sit on my own back porch anymore. So I took down the
bird feeder and in three days the birds were gone. I cleaned up their mess and took down
the many nests they had built all over the patio.
Soon, the back yard was like it used to be ..... Quiet, serene.and no one demanding their
right to a free meal. Now let's see, our government gives out free food, subsidized housing, free
medical care and free education, and allows anyone born here to be an automatic citizen.
Then the illegal's came by the tens of thousands. Suddenly our taxes went up to pay for
free services; small apartments are housing 5 families; you have to wait 6 hours to be seen
By an emergency room doctor; your child's second grade class is behind other schools because
Over half the class doesn't speak English.
Corn Flakes now come in a bilingual box; I have to 'press one ' to hear my bank talk to me in
English, and People waving flags other Than 'Old Glory' are Squawking and screaming
In the streets, demanding more rights and free liberties. Just my opinion, but maybe it's time for
the government to take down the bird feeder. If you agree, pass it on; if not, just continue
cleaning up the poop
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