Ceremony Lauds Korean Veterans
August 12, 2016 at 7:41 p.m.
By David [email protected]
Kosciusko County veterans who served during the Korean War era will be spotlighted during a ceremony scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Sept. 2 near the war memorial on the county courthouse lawn.
The Honor and Remember Committee will present each of the veterans with a medallion, provided by McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel. The featured speaker will be Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer whose father served during the Korean War era.
Additional details for the ceremony are being considered.
Ken Locke, Committee member, said they will be honoring anyone who served in the military during the Korean War era. The era is considered to be June 25, 1950, to July 27, 1953.
“Anyone who served during that era, we want to recognize them,” he said. “Korea is the forgotten war.”
Veterans of the war, or their friends and family members, can send the veterans’ information by mail to GWMA, PO Box 1797, Warsaw, IN 46581; or by email at [email protected].
The Committee is asking for veterans’ name, rank, branch of service and time served.
The Committee asks that information be provided by Aug. 19 so all the preparations for the ceremony can be made.
World War II veterans were honored in a ceremony in June 2014, and Locke said Vietnam veterans will be honored in 2020.
“We had 80 World War II veterans, so I would think the numbers (for the Korean War ceremony) will be about the same. Some veterans are reluctant to say anything,” Locke said.
Retired Army Sgt. 1st Class Jordan Mayfield, a committee member, said he’d love to see 80 veterans show up like they did at the World War II ceremony.
Mayfield will be presenting the medallions to the veterans in his dress uniform.
At the Sept. 2 ceremony, which will be part of Warsaw’s First Friday, Locke said.
“We will do a roll call, recognizing each individual,” he said.
He said families are welcomed to attend.
A representative of Northeast Indiana Honor Flight might attend. The group is working to send Korean War era veterans to Washington, D.C., to see the war memorials, Locke said.
“It’s never too late to thank a veteran for their service,”?he said.
Kosciusko County veterans who served during the Korean War era will be spotlighted during a ceremony scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Sept. 2 near the war memorial on the county courthouse lawn.
The Honor and Remember Committee will present each of the veterans with a medallion, provided by McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel. The featured speaker will be Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer whose father served during the Korean War era.
Additional details for the ceremony are being considered.
Ken Locke, Committee member, said they will be honoring anyone who served in the military during the Korean War era. The era is considered to be June 25, 1950, to July 27, 1953.
“Anyone who served during that era, we want to recognize them,” he said. “Korea is the forgotten war.”
Veterans of the war, or their friends and family members, can send the veterans’ information by mail to GWMA, PO Box 1797, Warsaw, IN 46581; or by email at [email protected].
The Committee is asking for veterans’ name, rank, branch of service and time served.
The Committee asks that information be provided by Aug. 19 so all the preparations for the ceremony can be made.
World War II veterans were honored in a ceremony in June 2014, and Locke said Vietnam veterans will be honored in 2020.
“We had 80 World War II veterans, so I would think the numbers (for the Korean War ceremony) will be about the same. Some veterans are reluctant to say anything,” Locke said.
Retired Army Sgt. 1st Class Jordan Mayfield, a committee member, said he’d love to see 80 veterans show up like they did at the World War II ceremony.
Mayfield will be presenting the medallions to the veterans in his dress uniform.
At the Sept. 2 ceremony, which will be part of Warsaw’s First Friday, Locke said.
“We will do a roll call, recognizing each individual,” he said.
He said families are welcomed to attend.
A representative of Northeast Indiana Honor Flight might attend. The group is working to send Korean War era veterans to Washington, D.C., to see the war memorials, Locke said.
“It’s never too late to thank a veteran for their service,”?he said.
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