THE PRESENTATION OF THE PLAQUE CEREMONY
     Korea War Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.      
                                       November 11, 2006

                        CHAT SESSION II
                                                    November 10, 2006
                                      Holiday Inn,  Sheridan Banquet Hall
                             Somewhere in Arlington in the WA., D.C. area                
KOREA VETERANS REUNION
        ALL VETERANS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.  SOME WIDOWS
RECEIVED BENEFITS WHERE CLAIMS WERE BEING PROCESSED DURING
THE VETERANS' LIFETIME.  
        THIS SECOND CHAT SESSION DEALT WITH THE CLAIMING OF
MEDICAL BENEFITS BY APPLICATION.  MANY VETERANS OF THE
POST 1953 ERA MAY HAVE CONTACTED SERVICE CONNECTED
ILLNESSES IN KOREA THAT COULD BE COVERED BY THE
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION REGARDLESS OF DUTY AREA.  
DAVE                                          MARK                                        TOM
SERIOUS CONSIDERATION BY _____, _____, AND MIKE
MEMORABILIA . . .
LLOYD KING, JULIO, BOB, TOM, DAVE, AND MIKE
PATCHES,  A BADGE, A CREST . . .           MEDALS, DOCUMENTS, PROGRAMS . . .
AND PHOTOS OF THE PAST . . .  WITH PATCHES, SIGNS, AND SHIRTS OF TODAY.
THERE WAS FELLOWSHIPPING . . .
STOMPING SAME GROUNDS AT DIFFERENT TIMES, DIFFERENT UNITS . . .
AVESS AND GENE
SHARING ALBUMS WITH PHOTOS OF OTHER TIMES . . .
_____, _____, AND GENE
HAYNES AND HAYNES UNINCORPORATED IN COMPANY OF _______
AND THE SURFACING OF LONG LOST DISTANT COUSINS.
       THIS INCREDIBLE YARN HAD SOMETHING TO DO ABOUT A FACIAL
ALLERGY WHEN IT CAME TO THE DINOSAUR SOUP BONES OF KOREA.
AND OF COURSE, THE YARNING.
DAWN, LINDA, AND TERRY LEWIS                                        THE GROFFS
THE KENICKS                         THE GOUGHS                     THE THOMPSONS
THE HALL WAS FILLING WITH VETERANS AND THEIR LADIES . . .
AND THEN OVERFLOWED WITH MORE LOVELY LADIES AND VETERANS
       THIS SECOND EVENING WAS ATTENDED BY THE INCREASE OF
FRIDAY'S ARRIVALS WITH ADDED MEMORABILIA AND TESTIMONY
OF SERVICE CONNECTED BENEFITS.  A DINNER SPONSORED BY
GENE MOSER WAS GRACED BY THE PRESENCE OF THE VETERAN'S
CHARMING LADIES.
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Postscript: Reflections of the reunion.  In the words of an attending veteran,
  Julio, I wasn't sure how the reunion would be, but it was a very rewarding experience.  It really
meant a lot to me, to have my wife, and one of my daughters with me.  I think they have a little
better understanding of my time in Korea, and what our mission was.  My daughter told me that the
whole D.C. experience and the reunion gave her a renewed sense of respect and admiration for our
veterans and men and women of the military.  She said that she would no longer take her freedom
for granted, and that she knows the price of freedom is not free, and that she is very thankful for all
the sacrifices the men and women of the military have made.--Terry Lewis
Brothers:  A great round of applause to the Lewises.--Julio
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