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EX-POW BULLETINthe official voice of the
American Ex-Prisoners of War Volume 67 Number 11/12www.axpow.org
November/December 2010
We exist to help those who cannot help themselves
National Commander Morris Barker 2010~2011
National Convention ~ Albany, Georgia
EX-POW Bulletin (ISSN 0161-7451) is published bi-monthly (six times annually) by the American Ex-Prisoners of War, 3201 E. Pioneer Pkway,Arlington, TX 76010. Periodical postage paid at Arlington, TX and additional mailing offices. Postmaster: send address changes to EX-POW Bulletin,AXPOW Headquarters, 3201 E. Pioneer Pkwy. Suite 40, Arlington, TX 76010-5396. Founded April 14, 1942, in Albuquerque, NM, then known as BataanRelief Organization, Washington State non- profit corporation, “American Ex-Prisoners of War”, October 11, 1949, recorded as Document No. 133762,Roll 1, Page 386-392. NONPROFIT CORPORATION. Nationally Chartered August 10, 1982. Appearance in this publication does not constitute endorsementby the American Ex-Prisoners of War of the product or service advertised. The publisher reserves the right to decline or discontinue any such advertisement.
© 2010 American Ex-Prisoners of War
PublisherPNC Maurice Sharp
9716 54th Street CT WestUniversity Place, WA 98467-1118
(253) [email protected]
EditorCheryl Cerbone
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Deadline for the Jan/Feb 2011issue is Dec 1, 2010.
Please send all materials to theeditor at the above address.
officers/directors 4commander/HQ 5outreach/success 7nso 9medsearch 10andersonville 14namPOW 16pow-mia 17civilian editorial 18stories 21news 23convention report 24voluntary funding 27new members 29members forum 30applications 31contributions 32taps 33chaplain 36raffle/Ads 39quartermaster 41
November/December 2010table of contents
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National Veter-
ans Day Cer-
emony
The Veterans Day Na-tional Ceremony is heldeach year on November11th at Arlington Na-tional Cemetery . The cer-emony commences pre-cisely at 11:00 a.m. witha wreath laying at theTomb of the Unknownsand continues inside theMemorial Amphitheaterwith a parade of colors byveterans’ organizationsand remarks from digni-taries. The ceremony isintended to honor andthank all who served inthe United States ArmedForces.
The Veterans Day National Committee also selects a number of re-gional sites for Veterans Day observances throughout the country.From stirring parades and ceremonies to military exhibits and trib-utes to distinguished veterans, these events serve as models for othercommunities to follow in planning their own observances.
Mea Culpa - again.Here I am...trying to entice one of our really talented writers tocontribute more to the Bulletin...and I misspell his name!For all our readers, last issue’s Civilian column was written by AngusLORENZEN. He did a fine job. Hopefully, if I grovel enough, he’ll writemore.Angus?
Renewal Notice! Annual Members!The January, 2011 issue will be the last one you receive if youdon’t renew. Take a minute and send your 2011 dues to National
Headquarters.Don’t miss out on all the benefits membership in AXPOW offers!
axpow officers & directors 2010-2011National Headquarters - Clydie J. Morgan, Adjutant
3201 E. Pioneer Pkwy, #40, Arlington, TX 76010(817) 649-2979 (817) 649-0109 fax [email protected]
North East RegionFranklin R. Koehler243 Torrey Pines Dr.Toms River, NJ 08757(732) 244-4629; (732) 505-8702 [email protected]
Laura McIntyrePO Box 475Hardwick, MA 01037(413) 477-8260 (413) 477-0172 [email protected]
East Central RegionJudy LeePO Box 248Madisonville, TN 37354(423) 442-3223; (423) 442-4702 [email protected]
Paul E. Galanti21 Maxwell RoadRichmond, VA 23226(804)[email protected]
Southeast RegionWm “Bill” Jeffers3522 Millbrook way CrGreenacres, FL 33463(561) [email protected]
North Central RegionJohn W Clark1201 S Johnmeyer LnColumbia MO 65203(573) [email protected]
David ClaypoolPO Box 38Hampton MN 55031(612) [email protected]
National CommanderMorris Barker710 Chapel ViewWaco, TX 76712(254) [email protected]
National Senior Vice CommanderCarroll Bogard, Ph.D275 N Taft #116Mason City IA 50401(641) 424-4870 – Voice(641) 512-4543 - Cell
National TreasurerSonnie Bill Mottern279 Huckleberry RoadBluff City, TN 37618(423) 542-1824; (423) 542-3469 [email protected]
National Judge AdvocateDavid Drummond1 Crane CourtManalapan, NJ 07726(732) [email protected]
National ChaplainPNC Gerald Harvey1504 West 5th St.Sedalia, MO 65301(660) 827-2178
Jr. Vice CommandersCharles Susino - Eastern Zone136 Jefferson StreetMetuchen, NJ 08840(732) 549-5775 phone & fax
James L. Lollar - Central Zone292 VZ CR 3727Wills Point, TX 75169(903) 560-1734; (903) 560-1705 [email protected]
Milton “Skip” Moore - Western Zone2965 Sierra BermejaSierra Vista, AZ 85650(520) 459-7295; (520) 533-3757 [email protected]
Mid-Central RegionCordine McMurray18940 HamburgDetroit MI 48205(313) 371-0592; (313) 506-6680 [email protected]
Deanie Schmidt1001 Parkview Blvd. #316Columbus, OH 43219(614) [email protected]
South Central RegionPNC Jim Clark214 OakdaleBastrop, LA 71220-2330(318) 281-5505 phone & [email protected]
Pam Warner EslingerPO Box 117Hammon, OK 73650(580) [email protected]
Northwest RegionBonnie Sharp9716 54th Street CT WestUniversity Place, WA 98467-1118(253) [email protected]
Southwest RegionAlice Gollin3650 Savanna WayPalm Springs CA 92262(760) 202-1329 – [email protected]
Lewis “Lew” Sleeper6636 E Villa DoradoTucson, AZ 85715(520) 751-9628 Voice(520) 490-1082 [email protected]
DirectorsOfficers
Committee addresses appearwith their columns
Senior DirectorPNC Kenny H Hanson9401 Lyndale Ave S #228Bloomington MN 55420(952) 888-2703 – [email protected]
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National CommanderMorris Barker
As we enter the sixth decade as theAmerican Ex-Prisoner of War orga-nization and look forward to a newyear, I want to thank you for yourconfidence in electing me your 61stNational Commander at our recentconvention in Albany, Georgia. It ismy honor to serve you. The con-vention was enjoyable, especiallythe visit to the POW Museum inAndersonville as National Head-quarters and Andersonville ParkRanger Alan Marsh did a great jobin arranging for and hosting theevent. I also want to thank EdDeMent, AXPOW Andersonville Co-ordinator, and Brad Bennett, Super-intendent at Andersonville for theirassistance in making the tour edu-cational. It was also gratifying tosee the comradeship enjoyed bymembers as they visit each year,many who were together in variousPOW camps around the world. Ialso want to recognize PNC KennyHanson and the various commit-tees for their vision in leading theorganization this past year.
Although we face new problemseach year, the AXPOW member-ship, many who give of their timevoluntarily, will continue to assistthose in need through their advo-cacy for former POWs and depen-dents. The number of veterans whosurvived captivity in all wars fromWW II through post Vietnam is ap-proximately 142,000. Of thisgroup, 17,000 including depen-dents are still living, and many willneed the assistance of the various
programs provided by the organi-zation, especially as we progress inage. So, it is my hope that this yearour commitment will be to recog-nize the importance of our organi-zation, especially those who havebenefitted from it, and strive forunity and support in order that wemay continue to carry out our pur-pose.
It is not my intention to continue todwell on needed funds throughoutyear. However, if we are to continueour current efforts and add addi-tional segments such as a tuitionprogram for POW grandchildrenwho need assistance, place moreemphasis on the NOK (next of kin)outreach and NSO effort, and ad-minister some of the changes onwhich were agreed at the conven-tion, I feel it is my responsibility atthis time to discuss our current andfuture efforts as directed by theBoard and membership. The com-bination of our checking and secu-rity accounts has been reduced toless than $150,000 over the pasttwo years, and from $450,000 overa ten year period. This means weare borrowing from ourselves tomeet our basic needs, creating a fi-nancial concern, but one that is notinsurmountable.
Because of our need, and continueddecrease in revenue, many deci-sions at this year’s convention re-lated to decreased cost and ways toincrease funds. The financial posi-tion in which we find ourselves oc-curred over a period of severalyears, and unsuspected costs, overwhich we had little control. Theloss in annual revenue resultedfrom 1. decreased membership (2)most members (94%) are life mem-bers which does not generate funds(3) increased cost in printing andmailing (4) decrease in in-house anddirect marketing sales (5) conven-tion cost (6) loss of support andinterest of valued members who areinactive (7) maintaining an officeand a host of other increased ex-penses. In order to develop a real-istic budget that would allow con-
tinued efficient operation of theAXPOW organization, several diffi-cult decisions had to be made. TheBoard of Directors and generalmembership are to be commendedfor their support of these neededchanges as recommended by theBudget Committee.
Budget Reduction: The overall Bud-get for 2010-2011 was decreasedby $82,655 from the 2009-2010Budget, or from $435,655 to$353,000. This reduction was ac-complished by a decrease in, or acomplete elimination of many lineitem costs. Some of the major mon-etary reductions (approximate fig-ures) were made in the followingareas: National Treasurer expensesreduced by $20,000 (the treasurer’sfunction will be relocated), Wash-ington Office $12,000 (the Boardvoted to close the office 12-31-2010), Boards and Committees$19,000, and, Ways and Means$10,000. In addition to budget cutsto foster the organization, severalsuggestions were presented and ap-proved by the Board and member-ship to increase needed revenue.
Increased Revenue 1. It was rec-ommended that the AXPOW orga-nization discontinue life member-ship fees in the future, and go toan annual fee basis exclusively asseveral other service organizationshave done including, Order of thePurple Heart, and DAV. Currently,AXPOW life members pay one-timefee which does not generate on-go-ing revenue. Those members (1086)paying an annual membership fee($40.00) do produce an annual in-come of approximately $43,000.Current life members will maintaintheir status but an assessment of$20 a year will help offset the costof publishing the BULLETIN andmaintaining the administrationcosts. Those members with com-puter access who would prefer toreceive their copy of the Bulletin
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commander continued...
newsfromhq
electronically, please notify theEditor, Cheryl Cerbone (contactinformation in your Bulletin).2. The relocation of the Treasurer’sduties and closing of the Washing-ton office is estimated to reducecost by approximately $32,000.3. The 501c(3) application will besubmitted which will allow corpo-rate solicitation.4. The new credit card Program, in-troduced by Ways and Means chair,Cheryl Cerbone, has potential toincrease revenue. When the cardis requested and used the first timea $50 contribution is made by theUnited Missouri Bank (UMB) to theAXPOW organization, and contribu-tions continue with use of the card.There is no annual fee. To reviewthe program, please refer to theJuly/August Bulletin.
I will try to answer further ques-tions regarding decisions made bythe Board and membership at theconvention.
You are encouraged to continuesupport of the organization
through the Voluntary Funding Pro-gram, advertisements, general funddonations, in-house sales, and thedirect mail contributions.
Looking forward, we can all takeadvantage of several opportunitiesto insure our lasting legacy by vol-unteering, speaking at schools andother organizations to insure thatall are aware of the fact that free-dom comes with a price. Whenpossible support your local AXPOWchapter or state department byyour attendance and influence. At-tendance at commemorative cer-emonies, individually or collec-tively, demonstrates our influencewith local or possibly national rep-resentatives. I also want to encour-age inactive members to again lendtheir support and valuable experi-ence to the organization as theyhave in the past.
On October 25-26 the VeteransCommission will meet in Waco atwhich time regional AXPOW mem-bers are invited to attend. At thattime I will have the opportunity toattend and visit with several AX-POW members, and will report onthe meeting in the next Bulletin.
In paraphrasing the statementmade by General McArthur in hisretirement address before Con-gress in 1951……..”Although ourcadence is not what it used to be,and the shadows are lengtheningfor us, we are not dwelling on thetwilight, but on the sunrise”.
Again, it is my privilege and honorto serve as Commander of the
American Ex-Prisoners of War.
Morris
Happy Holidays to all! We have been receiving inquiriesabout our direct mail program.Here is an explanation of how theprogram works. The question most often asked is,“What percentage does the mailerget?” The answer is none. Themailer is a vendor who sets a flatcharge for the service of printing
and mailing. It is in the contract theorganization signs for every pro-gram. We pay this fee when themail-out is sent. The organizationthen gets all the donations depos-ited directly into our bank account.The only unknown cost is the post-age. We don’t know what that isuntil the product is actually mailed. “What about the mailing list? Doyou sell it?” The answer is no, wedo not sell your name and addressto anyone. We supply it to the ven-dor so they can mail you your la-bels and calendars. They do not useit for any other purpose. We sup-ply an updated listing with eachprogram. “Do we really make money on this?”Yes, yes we do. The direct mail pro-gram brings in thousands and thou-sands of dollars. It has helped keep
AXPOW viable. Without your dona-tions, AXPOW would cease to exist. We know these are difficult timesfor all. We appreciate your supportand donations. You are why we ex-ist. Thank you. It is time for annual members to re-up. You should have received yourrenewal notice. If not, just send inthe label from your magazine withyour check. We had a great convention in Al-bany, Georgia. The day spent atAndersonville National Historic Siteand the National POW Museum wasamazing. Travel safely and enjoy your holi-days. Clydie, Marsha, Sally and Donna
Commander Barker spoke beforethe Advisory Committee on formerPrisoners of War when they met in
Waco, Texas the last week inOctober.
VA Outreach
S*O*O*N
Before it’s too late
NSO Fred Campbell, Chairman 3312 Chatterton Dr.San Angelo, TX 76904325-944-4002; [email protected]
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Questions & Issues
Hope & Help
All AXPOW National Service Offic-ers are still reaching out to helpformer POWs and their dependents.But with previous success in thiseffort, and our aging reality, VAclaims activity has slowed down,with main VA claims having to dowith widow’s benefits, and fine-tun-ing our veteran POWs’ VA benefiteligibilities.
August 9, 2010, Monday morning.What am I going to do? No VA claimissue pending. Then. The day de-veloped and it wasn’t boring.
Call from Pam in Georgia. Her hus-band died of ALS and she now re-ceives her widow’s benefit. But ithas been six months and she hasnot received the service-connectedburial allowance. I call Kevin inPhiladelphia VARO, and he will callPam direct and seek a solution tothis delay of burial allowance.
Call from Sam’s family in south-western Colorado. I’d helped Samget 100% VA DC benefit in 2008.Now Parkinson’s progressed, andhe needs to go into VA-contractnursing home. But none nearby.With family in Las Vegas, Nevada,
a nursing home there would suffice.After good help from Audrey Dorryin Denver VARO and Rita Andreolain Reno VARO, I find that a son hasalready begun process with Den-ver VA to get Sam in a VA-contracthome. (Same got Aid & Attendance9/2; died 9/4/2010).
Call from Phyllis, secretary forBrother Rowl’s church in Mansfield,TX. She had helped me work on hisclaim three years ago, to get him100%. Since then he has had stentsin heart arteries, but now they arefailing and must be replaced; hisage 87, still preaching. I refer Phyllisto Waco VARO POW coordinatorJerry Reyes, to begin claim for pos-sible 100% special due to heartproblem.
Also Phyllis’ husband was woundedin Vietnam, and has never been tothe VA. I encourage her to push himto go to VA for his claim possibili-ties due to his Purple Heartwounds, and Agent Orange. ANDPhyllis has a friend whose husbandwas in Texas National Guard for sixmonths; does that count as activeduty? Probably not, go to CountyVeterans Service Office to inquire.
Call from Michigan. Husband diedof ALS. Widow just wants to thankRobert Fletcher and me for helpingher get her widow’s benefit, aftershe read Dear Abby column in July2009. She said the VA benefit hadeased the pains of her old age.
Call from Jean in Richmond, Vir-ginia. Her 99-year old mother hashis DIC widow’s benefit, but shedoesn’t. Finally now Jean’s fiduciaryapproval has come through, tobreak loose her mother’s funds tohelp with her expenses.
What a boring day, with still dilem-mas to solve.
NSO Betty Harlan in Sudan, Texas,monitors veterans events country-wide on the Internet, so we canmake sure all POWs and depen-dents have VA benefits due them.Early August, Betty e-mails me
about parade in Monroe, Michiganto honor 47 veterans in the area,including one former POW, ArthurJ Kosino, AXPOW member, Stalag17B, Krems, Austria, B-17 gunner. Icall Arthur and find that he has his100% VA disability, and his wife isenjoying ChampVA. GOOD!
Next, Betty sends the obituary forWilliam M Tiarks of Underwood,Iowa, near Council Bluffs. I call an-other Betty, our NSO BettyGrinstead in Silver City, IA. Shesays, “I will make sure Mrs. Tiarksgets her VA benefits.” Two Bettysget it done.
And Betty Harlan sends articleabout American Legion’s honoringformer POWs in Jamestown, NewYork area, seven of them. Our AX-POW directory shows two of themas members of AXPOW. I call LesterBishop there in Little Valley. He andwife Laura assure me that all sixPOWs in the picture have their100%, plus ChampVA for spousesliving. Lester and Laura will checkto make sure about all that. Betty’sspecial outreach.
Friend in Dallas, tells Dois Smithtocall me for help in how he canassist a widow in a Dallas nursinghome to get her VA benefit; herhusband died of ALS. I talked withDois in November 2009. Now, inAugust 2010, Dois calls with a prob-lem. This widow’s claim has beenapproved, EFFECTIVE Dec. 1, 2008.Dois, who is managing this widow’sfinances, thinks the VA made a mis-take and it should have been effec-tive Dec. 1, 2009. The initial depositto her bank account had been over$23,000, just in the nick of time forsome major expenses she had. ButDois was afraid to spend this,thinks it might have been a mistake.I assured him that the VA had goneback a year retroactive, and thatwas standard procedure. Goodnews, Dois, all tax-free.
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A nice note from Pam in Petaluma,California: “Dear Fred, My mothersaw the ALS info that was publishedin the “Dear Abby” column. I can’ttell you what a difference gettingthese veterans benefits has madefor her. Thanks! Pam”.
Anne in Seymour, CT writes: “I wantto thank you first for referring meto Melanie Bussel, and for beingthere and doing this wonderfulthing. I didn’t believe this wouldhappen. A lady from my neighbor-hood, telling me about you, yourreferring me to Melanie, and now Iget this wonderful retroactivecheck, and my monthly one camein yesterday. It’s truly a miraclewhen I am losing my home. Godbless you. This has all changed mylife. Melanie worked very hard andI received the monies so quickly –she’s a doll! Sincerely, Anne”.
Carol in Republic, Missouri, writes:“how the Lord watches over us! Ilost my dear husband of 45 yearsin 2000 from Lou Gehrig’s Disease– ALS. John served his country inthe US Navy, then as a Police Cap-tain in Chula Vista, CA for 32 yearsuntil retirement, then worked forLaborers for Christ ‘til ALS came.One Sunday, an angel (MarionRippee) approached me at churchand asked if my husband had diedof ALS. Marion is an NSO for Ameri-can Ex-prisoners of War, and shetold me about the VA benefit, filledout all the paperwork for me and Iqualified. Because of her dedicationto her work, knowledge of proce-dures, and up-to-date informationand helpfulness to me, Marionshowed her dedication in helpingveterans. I told my children andgrandchildren Grandpa loved themand, because of an angel Marion,left them with an inheritance andhis honor to have served his coun-try; now his country is serving him”.
Marion Rippee, our NSO in Spring-field, MO, has helped hundreds ofPOWs and other veterans for manyyears with their VA claims.
We have so many caring VA employ-ees, trying to get things done right.There are some very unfair rulingsthat they have to follow. For in-stance: Before September 30, 1999,when a former POW died he had tohave had a 100% disability ratingfor at least 10 years, for his surviv-ing spouse to qualify automaticallyfor her DIC. After September 30,1999, the former POW had to have100% disability for only one year.Why penalize the widow whosehusband died before September 30,1999? (Editor’s note: See NSODirector’s column – this has beenchanged in favor of survivingspouses).
And now, another inconsistency,with the remarriage of survivingspouses: Veteran dies of ALS in1992, when ALS was not yet service-connected. His widow at age 64 re-marries in 1994. One Sept. 23,2008, ALS is ruled service-con-nected; widow applies for DIC, butis denied because she did not ap-ply for benefit before Dec. 16, 2004.BUT SHE HAD NO CLAIM BEFORESept. 23, 2008. Now, with goodcounsel from Kathy Mosteller inMuskogee, OK VARO, and GingerRaney in Waco, TX VARO, we’reworking to correct this.
Another VA good deed: FormerKorean War POW Herb in Thailandhas 60% disability rating which al-lows him to apply for 100% due toUnemployability. He has severe hipproblems and applies for examina-tion for additional disability rating.Medical evaluation is not conclusivefor additional benefit, and VA de-cision reads in part, “Records fromChiangmai Ram Hospital show adiagnosis of osteoarthritis of thebilateral hips. Your doctor theresubmitted a statement that yourarthritis is at least as likely as notthe result of your incarceration asa prisoner of war. REASONABLEDOUBT HAS BEEN RESOLVED IN
YOUR FAVOR”. This raised Herb’sdisability rating only 10% to 70%,so his benefit remains the same, at100% due to Unemployability. Butthe Pittsburgh, PA VARO, whichhandles Southeast Asia VA claims,did the best they could for Herb,as stated in RVSR M. Toomey’s Au-gust 19, 2010 revised rating.
From Miriam in Ohio: “A year agoAugust, I contacted you for helpdue to my husband’s death fromALS. My case was complicated be-cause my husband committed sui-cide when he was in the last stagesof ALS. The death certificate listeddeath as a gunshot wound to thehead with ALS as a contributingcause. After a long, long year sub-mitting many pieces of documen-tation, I finally received notice to-day (9/3/2010) that I will receivethe full compensation. I just calledDoc Unger (our AXPOW NSO) andthanked him for his great support.My claim is being paid back toOct.2008, right after the law wasenacted. That was quite a surprise!$25,000+++!”. Good VA and DocUnger work!
March/April/May/June/July/Au-gust EX-POW Bulletin TAPS contactsby: FL/GA, Doris Jenks; PA, FrankKravetz & Don Lewis; AZ, LouiseDunham & Doug Burns; TX, DottieVaughn, Bill Roberts, Betty Harlan& Fred Campbell; MI, RobertFletcher; NC, Paul Dallas; WA, Mau-rice Sharp & Rudy Collins; WV,Susanne Smith (VA POW Coordina-tor); MN, Richard Carroll; MA, RuthPowell; SC, Lawrence King; NJ,Charles Susino; AL, Fred Liddell;TN, Charles Heffron & Bill Comp(VA POW Coordinator); MS, NancyMullins (VA DRO); IA, BettyGrinstead; IL, Charlotte & Bill Smith;OH, Doc Unger; KS, RuthanneGrove-Alford (VA POW Coordina-tor); ID, Bud Hinckley; LA, StellaWebb; CA, Frank Burger; CT/NY,Melanie Bussel; KY, Dudley Riley;VA, Beth Brooks; CO/WI/OR/UT/ME, Fred Campbell. A lot of phonecalls by a lot of our people willingto reach out to help.
outreach continued...
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nso
Ruth Powell, Director - NSO
191 Florence Road
Waltham, MA 02453781-687-2821
Great News About DIC!
On October 14, 2010, PresidentObama signed H.R. 3219/S728, TheVeterans’ Benefits Act of 2010, intolaw. The Veterans’ Benefits Act of2010 improves and modernizes avariety of benefits and programsfor military veterans and theirfamilies.
These benefits, administered by theDepartment of Veterans Affairs(VA), specifically enhance thefollowing veterans benefits:
employment opportunities andsmall business programs,preventing and caring for homelessveterans, Increasing the scope ofthe Servicemembers Civil Relief Act,increasing insurance limits,protecting service members calledto combat, honoring fallen servicemembers and their families,strengthening education benefits,addressing housing needs ofdisabled veterans, and investing inresearch for Gulf War veterans.These benefits are broken into thefollowing sections, or Titles, whichare listed below.
TITLE I—Employment, SmallBusiness, and Education MattersTITLE II—Housing and Homelessness MattersTITLE III—Servicemembers CivilRelief Act MattersTITLE IV—Insurance Matters
TITLE V—Burial and CemeteryMattersTITLE VI—Compensation andPensionTITLE VII—Employment andReemployment Rights of Membersof the Uniformed ServicesTITLE VIII—Benefits MattersTITLE VIIII—Construction
Of particular interest to widows isTitle VI – Compensation andPension:Section 603: Payment ofdependency and indemnitycompensation to survivors offormer prisoners of war who diedon or before September 30, 1999.(a) IN GENERAL.—Section1318(b)(3) is amended by striking‘‘who died after September 30,1999,’’.(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amend-ment made by subsection (a) shalltake effect on October 1, 2011.
This section makes all survivors offormer POWs eligible for DIC if theveteran died from non-service-connected causes and was totallydisabled due to a service-connectedcondition for a period of 1 or moreyears immediately prior to death,without regard to date of death.
If you are, or know of, a survivingspouse who was previously turneddown for DIC, please encouragethem to refile their claim.
Snowbird Notice
Every year, we hear of memberswho become ill or incapacitatedwhile enroute to their winter resi-dences. The VA has explicit instruc-tions for medical care at non-VAfacilities.
Emergency Medical Care in U.S.Non-VA FacilitiesIn the case of medical emergencies,VA may reimburse or pay for emer-gency non-VA medical care not pre-viously authorized that is providedto certain eligible Veterans whenVA or other federal facilities are notfeasibly available. This benefit may
be dependent upon other condi-tions, such as notification to VA,the nature of treatment sought, thestatus of the Veteran, the presenceof other health care insurance, andthird party liability. Because thereare different regulatory require-ments that may affect VA paymentand Veteran liability for the cost ofcare, it is very important that thenearest VA medical facility to whereemergency services are furnishedbe notified as soon as possible af-ter emergency treatment is sought.If emergency inpatient services arerequired, VA will assist in transfer-ring the Veteran to a Departmentfacility, if available. Claim timelyfiling limitations apply. For addi-tional information, contact thenearest VA medical facility.
2011 COLAThe Federal Government an-nounced that the 2011 Cost of Liv-ing Adjustment (COLA) for militaryretirees, disabled veterans, and so-cial security recipients will be zerofor the second year in a row.
Each year Military Retirement pay,VA Compensation and Pensions,and Social Security benefits are ad-justed for the rate of inflation. Thisannual Cost of Living Adjustmentis determined by the ConsumerPrice Index for the previous year.In a normal cycle the CPI for a givenyear is compared to the previousyear to determine the actual rate ofinflation. However, since 2008 wasthe last year the rate of inflationwas positive, it is the baseline fordetermining the 2010 rate of infla-tion. For example, the 2011 COLAwill be based on the 2010 rate ofinflation. The 2010 rate of inflationwas -0.1% when compared to 2008,therefore there will be no COLA forFiscal Year 2011.
Happy Holidays!
Ruth
pow medsearchMarsha Coke, Chairman
e-mail: [email protected]
3201 E. Pioneer Pkway, Suite 40
Arlington, TX 76010
(817) 649-2979
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PRESUMPTIVE SERVICE
CONNECTED
DISABILITIES
Public Law 97-37
(Layman’s Terms)
Originally published
by William Paul Skelton, Ill,
MD F.A.C.P.
updated by the Department
of Veterans Affairs
All ex-POWs should keep these and/or make copies. Whenever you openyour claim, take them with you andmake sure the adjudication officersees them and have him read them!Make sure he knows all about them.Tell him your own story as it relatesto your problem.....
1. ARTHRITIS, TRAUMATICAlso known as articular trauma.This disorder looks and is treatedjust like degenerative arthritis (ar-thritis associated with age) exceptit is caused by severe damage to asingle or few joints producing earlyonset arthritis. Since it has a defi-nite cause, it is called a secondaryform of arthritis. This is an ex-tremely difficult diagnosis to make,but in general one has to prove thata specific trauma occurred to asingle or very few joints, and otherchanges consistent with degenera-tive arthritis are not presentthroughout the rest of the body atthe same time. In short, thesechanges need to be localized.
2. AVITAMINOSISThe total lack of vitamins in the diet.This disorder is a fatal condition un-less it is supplemented with vita-mins within a few weeks. There fore,most individuals suffer from hypo-vitaminosis, which is a relative de-
ficiency of vitamins in the diet. Thespecific type, intensity and durationof deprivation determines the long-term effects.
3. BERIBERICaused by a severe lack of vitaminBI (thiamine) in the diet. This pro-duces changes in the nerves (bothin the brain and extremities) and theheart. Brain changes could producedementia or psychosis. Nervouschanges are usually associated withnumbness and/or painful feet.
Beriberi heart disease is an acutecondition, similar to congestiveheart failure, except that the heartpumps more blood than in normalcongestive heart failure and it is as-sociated with the presence of anexcessive amount of lactic acid inthe body. It is unknown at this timewhether this can produce a chronicstate.
4. DYSENTERY, CHRONICA disease characterized by frequentand watery stools, usually withblood and mucus, and accompaniedby rectal and abdominal pain, fever,and dehydration. This is an infec-tion in the colon and can be causedby a multitude of different organ-isms, the most common of which isamoeba which can produce a mildor severe dysentery and possibly beassociated with a chronic irritablecolon. Bacillary dysentery is asso-ciated with the bacteria shigella, butwill not cause a chronic state. Thereare multiple other bacteria that cancause dysentery which usually donot produce chronic states. Viraldysentery can also present likeamoebic or bacillary dysentery andwill not produce a chronic state.
5. FROSTBITEThe actual freezing of tissue. Thisis graded on a continuum with onerepresenting mild to four represent-ing mummification of the tissue.
The extremities furthest from theheart are usually affected, with pri-marily the nose, ears, fingertips, andtoes being involved. This usuallyproduces long-term side effects.such as numbness, discoloration,excessive swelling, and pain in theaffected area.
6. HELMINTHIASISInfection with any type of wormsthat parasitize the human. Most in-fections usually resolve spontane-ously either with proper treatmentor as the natural course of the dis-ease. Strongyloides is known to per-sist in a permanent state in humansdue to its ability to reinfect the host.
7. MALNUTRITIONMerely means bad nutrition. The nu-tritional depletion may be either ca-loric, vitamin, fatty acid, or mineraldeficiency, or more likely a combi-nation. Depending on the type, in-tensity, and duration, it may yieldpermanent side effects or no last-ing side effects at all.
8. PELLAGRALiterally meaning rough skin inItalian, also known as black tonguein dogs. It is caused by a virtual lackof vitamin B3 (niacin) in the diet,producing the classical trio ofdiarrhea, dermatitis, and dementia.All are easily treated early on withno side effects. The dementia, if leftuntreated, may produce permanentmental deficits.
9. ANY OTHERNUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCYThe lack of protein and calories inthe diet generally produces no last-ing side effects. However, vitamindeficiencies other than the afore-mentioned B1 (beriberi) and B3 (pel-lagra) can have very disastrous ef-fects on one’s body. Also deficien-cies of certain fatty acids and es-sential minerals in the diet can havelasting and long term sequela.
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medsearch continued...10. PSYCHOSISA generic term for any of the insani-ties. Generally, it is thought of as amental disorder causing gross dis-organization of a person’s mentalcapacity and his ability to recognizereality and communicate with oth-ers regarding demands of everydaylife.
11. PANIC DISORDERCharacterized by discrete periods ofapprehension or fear with at leastfour of the following during an at-tack: shortness of breath, feelingsof heart skipping, chest pain, dizzi-ness, sweating, fainting, trembling,fear of dying, or doing somethinguncontrollable during an attack.
These attacks need to occur at leastthree times within a three week pe-riod, not associated with physicalexertion or life threatening situa-tions.
Also there needs to be an absenceof severe physical or other mentalillness which could cause thesesymptoms.
12. GENERALIZEDANXIETY DISORDERCharacterized by generalized per-sistent anxiety and with symptomsof at least three of the followingfour categories:
(1) Motor tension as characterizedby shaking, jumpiness, tremblingand restlessness;(2) Autonomic hyperactivity. suchas sweating, cold or clammy hands,high or irregular heart rate, drymouth, etc.;
(3) Apprehensive expectations, anxi-ety, worry, fear, anticipation of mis-fortune to himself or others;
(4) Tendency to insomnia, hyper-at-tentiveness, irritable.
All these symptoms had to havelasted at least one month. Also,there needs to be an absence of allother mental disorders and physi-
cal disorders which could explainthe symptoms.
13. OBSESSIVECOMPULSIVE DISORDERThis may be either obsessions orcompulsions. Obsessions are recur-rent, persistent ideas or impulsesthat are thoughts that invade con-sciousness and are experienced assenseless or repugnant. Attemptsare made to ignore or suppressthem.
Compulsions are repetitive andseemingly purposeful behaviorsthat are performed in certain simi-lar manners. The behavior is felt bythe individual to produce or preventsome future event. Generally, the in-dividuals recognize the senseless-ness of the behavior and do notderive pleasure from carrying it out,although it often relieves tension.
Also, the obsessive or compulsiveindividuals are associated with asignificant sense of distress in thatit interferes with social or role func-tioning.
14. POST TRAUMATIC STRESSDISORDERThe re-experiencing of a trauma ofa past recognized stress or that canproduce symptoms of distress. Thisre-experiencing needs at least oneof the following:
(I) Recurrent and intrusive recollec-tion of the event;
(2) Recurrent dreams;
(3) Sudden feelings that the traumawas occurring because of an asso-ciation, an environmental or ide-ational situation.
Also involved is reduced involve-ment with the external world begin-ning after the trauma, revealed byat least one of the following:
(1) Hyperalertness or exaggeratedstartle response;
(2) Sleep disturbance;
(3) Guilt about surviving when oth-ers have not;
(4) Memory impairment or troubleconcentrating;
(5) Avoidance of activities thatarouse recollection of the traumaticevent;
(6) Intensification of symptoms byexposure to events that symbolizeor resemble the traumatic event.
15. ATYPICAL ANXIETYDISORDERThis is a category that is used fordiagnosis when the affected indi-vidual appears to have an anxietydisorder that does not meet the cri-teria for entry into any of the otherknown anxiety disorders.
16. DEPRESSIVE NEUROSIS/DYSTHYMIC DISORDERCharacterized by depressive peri-ods in which the patient feels sadand/or down and has a loss of in-terest in the usual activities thatcause pleasure or involvement inusual pastimes.
These depressive periods are sepa-rated by periods of normal mood,lasting a few days to a few weeks,but no more than a few months ata time.
During the depressive period, toolittle sleep or too much sleep, lowenergy or chronic tiredness, loss ofself esteem, decreased effectivenessor productivity at work, social with-drawal, loss of interest in pleasur-able activities, excessive anger, in-ability to respond with apparentpleasure to praise or reward, lessactive or talkative than usual, pes-simistic attitude about the future,tearful or crying thoughts aboutdeath or suicide. There are also nopsychotic features present.
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medsearch continued...17. PERIPHERALNEUROPATHYLiterally Greek for the suffering ofnerves outside of the brain and spi-nal cord. There are several differ-ent causes for peripheral neuropa-thy, and vitamin deficiency and pos-sibly mineral deficiency are justtwo.
Other causes to be considered arevarious toxins such as lead, copper,and mercury, a hereditary pre-dis-position to neuropathy, depositionof amyloid or protein produced byone’s own body mounted in re-sponse to an infection, infectionssuch as by leprosy, which is themost common form of neuropathyin the world, and multiple other lesscommon causes.
18. IRRITABLE BOWELSYNDROMEIrritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is acommon disorder of the intestinesthat leads to crampy pain, gas,bloating, and changes in bowel hab-its. Some people with IBS have con-stipation (difficult or infrequentbowel movements); still others havediarrhea ( frequent loose stools, of-ten with an urgent need to move thebowels); and some people experi-ence both. Sometimes the personwith IBS has a crampy urge to movethe bowels but cannot do so.
Through the years, IBS has beencalled by many names - colitis, mu-cous colitis, spastic colon, spasticbowel, and functional bowel dis-ease. Most of these terms are inac-curate.
19. PEPTIC ULCER DISEASEA peptic ulcer is a sore or hole inthe lining of the stomach or duode-num (the first part of the small in-testine).
In addition to the pain caused by
the ulcer itself, peptic ulcers giverise to such complications as hem-orrhage from the erosion of a ma-jor blood vessel; perforation of thewall of the stomach or intestine,with resultant peritonitis; or ob-struction of the gastrointestinaltract because of spasm or swellingin the area of the ulcer. The directcause of peptic ulcers is the destruc-tion of the gastric or intestinal mu-cosal lining by hydrochloric acid, anacid normally present in the diges-tive juices of the stomach.
20. CIRRHOSISThe liver, the largest organ in thebody, is essential in keeping thebody functioning properly. It re-moves or neutralizes poisons fromthe blood, produces immune agentsto control infection, and removesgerms and bacteria from the blood.It makes proteins that regulateblood clotting and produces bile tohelp absorb fats and fat-soluble vi-tamins.
In cirrhosis of the liver, scar tissuereplaces normal, healthy tissue,blocking the flow of blood throughthe organ and preventing it fromworking as it should.
Many people with cirrhosis have nosymptoms in the early stages of thedisease. However, as scar tissue re-places healthy cells, liver functionstarts to fail and a person may ex-perience the following symptoms:Exhaustion, fatigue, appetite loss,nausea, weakness and/or weightloss. Cirrhosis may be diagnosed onthe basis of symptoms, laboratorytests, the patient’s medical history,and a physical examination. A liverbiopsy will confirm the diagnosis.
21. STROKE & COMPLICATIONSA stroke occurs when the bloodsupply to part of the brain is sud-denly interrupted or when a bloodvessel in the brain bursts, spillingblood into the spaces surroundingbrain cells. Brain cells die when theyno longer receive oxygen and nu-trients from the blood or there issudden bleeding into or around thebrain.
The symptoms of a stroke includesudden numbness or weakness,especially on one side of the body;sudden confusion or trouble speak-ing or understanding speech; sud-den trouble seeing in one or botheyes; sudden trouble with walking,dizziness, or loss of balance or co-ordination; or sudden severe head-ache with no known cause. Includesthe three major types of stroke: is-chemic, hemorrhagic, and embolic,as well as complications fromstroke.
22. HEART & COMPLICATIONSHeart disease includes atheroscle-rotic heart disease, and hyperten-sive vascular disease (including hy-pertensive heart disease, and hy-pertension). Ischemic heart diseaseand coronary artery disease are in-cluded within this provision.
Complications of atheroscleroticheart disease are included. Compli-cations may include myocardial in-farction (“heart attack”), congestiveheart failure (“heart failure”), andarrhythmia (“irregular heart beat”).
Hypertensive vascular disease re-fers to disease associated with el-evated blood pressure. Complica-tions caused by hypertensive vas-cular disease are included. Diseasesarising from viral or bacterialcauses are not included.
23. OSTEOPOROSISOsteoporosis is a disease in whichbones become fragile and morelikely to break. If not prevented orif left untreated, osteoporosis canprogress painlessly until a bonebreaks. These broken bones occurtypically in the hip, spine, and wrist.
Any bone can be affected, but ofspecial concern are fractures of thehip and spine. A hip fracture almostalways requires hospitalization andmajor surgery. Spinal or vertebralfractures also have serious conse-quences, including loss of height,severe back pain, and deformity.
(requirement of PTSD eliminated 9/28/2009).
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Andersonville NHS496 Cemetery RoadAndersonville, GA 31711(229) 924-0343
Brad Bennett, [email protected]
andersonville
Over 15,000 Visitors Remember Sep-tember at Andersonville NHS provedto be one of the most memorable inthe history of the park. During aneleven-day period over 15,000 visi-tors gathered for a variety of eventsto honor our nation’s prisoners ofwar (POW), missing in action (MIA),and killed in action. One of the high-lights of the POW/MIA event was theVietnam Traveling Memorial Wall, a3/5 scale model of the Vietnam Vet-erans Memorial in Washington, D.C.Among the visitors to the Wall were1,221 school students.
American Ex-Prisoners of War (AX-POW) members also played an inte-gral role in the event. On Thursday,September 23, members kicked offthe 2010 national convention with amemorial ceremony in front of thePOW Guest House. The volunteerquarters were furnished by the Geor-gia Department of AXPOW during the1990s. Many AXPOW members alsoattended earlier activities in associa-tion with National POW/MIA Recog-nition Day including the OpeningCeremonies, a POW Recognition Cer-emony, MIA Remembrance Cer-emony, Heroes Dinner, and a Candle-
light Ceremony. We were honoredto have over 300 former prisoners ofwar with us during the Septemberevents.
Andersonville staff and volunteersalso traveled to Albany, Georgia forthe national convention. Superinten-dent Brad Bennett spoke to the groupand retired Chief of Interpretationand Resource Management and parkvolunteer Fred Sanchez conductedoral history interviews to be archivedat the National Prisoner of War Mu-seum.
We are grateful for the continuingpartnership between AXPOW andAndersonville NHS. AXPOW mem-bers donated another $3,000 dollarsat the convention to help fund thefabrication of the traveling exhibit“Victory from Within: The AmericanPrisoner of War Experience.” At thiswriting, the POW Traveling Legacyaccount is now over $38,000! Com-bined with the Friends ofAndersonville’s contribution of a$62,000 bequest, we have nowtopped $100,000! We are closer thanever to our goal of $136,000 butplease keep in mind that another$36,000 needs to be raised by No-vember 12, 2010 to match the$136,000 in federal dollars requestedand received by the National ParkService. Construction of this 50/50public-private partnership projectcannot begin without the grand to-tal of $272,000 in hand.
POW/MIA events concluded on Sep-tember 25 with closing ceremoniesfor the Vietnam Traveling MemorialWall. Four soldiers from MaconCounty, Georgia were honored at theceremony and their families recog-nized and presented with a red car-nation.
Captain Bill Robinson, former pris-oner of war in North Vietnam and amember of American Ex-Prisoners ofWar, delivered the keynote address.Our thanks to AXPOW for your sup-port! We also thank the Friends ofAndersonville, Rolling Thunder, andGeorgia Southwestern State Univer-sity for their sponsorship of POW/MIA events at Andersonville NHS.
Update: “Victory from Within: TheAmerican Prisoner of War Experi-ence”.
On October 25, 2010 AndersonvilleNational Historic Site received pre-production documents from Mu-seum Design Associates. This is thefinal step in exhibit design. Once theplanning documents are approved,we move into the fabrication phaseof the exhibit.
All donations are tax deductible.Please make checks payable to POWTraveling Legacy and send to:Friends of Andersonville, P.O. Box186, Andersonville, GA 31711.
Captain Bill Robinson, U.S. Air Force (retired), speaks atclosing ceremony of the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall.
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Donations havebeen coming infast and furious – and a biground of thanks goes toAXPOW’s members! Many of youparticipated during the “Pass theRanger’s Hat” at the NationalConvention, leaving us with asmall balance of $35,000 to raiseto begin the next phase. I’d alsolike to give special recognition tothe Dept. of Ohio, the Ohio Chap-ters and Ohio members for theirefforts and donations.
I’d be remiss if I didn’t give a bigthank you as well to AXPOW’sBoard of Directors. At their mid-year meeting in Arlington, Texas,they gave $400 to help fund theexhibit.
andersonville
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POW Traveling Legacy
AXPOW at Andersonville!
The National Convention’sOpening ceremonies were held
at Andersonville NationalHistoric Site, with dignitaries
Marvin Baugh~Mayor, Superin-tendent Brad Bennett, loads ofPNCs and all our members. Itwas a first visit for some; the
first time back for others.
namPOW news
Paul E. GalantiNational Director, East Central804.389.1668 (cell)[email protected]
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A Vietnam POW’s first visit
to the Hallowed Ground of
the Andersonville National
Historic Site.
Vietnam and other Prisoner Expe-riences Compared by using the Na-tional Park Service’s web site as anoutline. I’ve attempted to injectpersonal thoughts from havingspent nearly seven years in theNorth Vietnamese prisons by specu-lating on what those of other gen-erations have endured. My personalremarks will be written in italics.The remainder of this article hasbeen dictated into my iPhonethrough a sophisticated programcalled Dragon dictate. I’m going totry and re-create my thoughts ver-bally as I made my first visit to theAndersonville POW Museum andnational site.
It’s going to be an interesting exer-cise since it’s made no spelling er-rors at this time which is quite dif-ferent from my own personal typ-ing skills!
Sacrifice and CourageFrom the Revolutionary War to Op-eration Iraqi Freedom, Americanprisoners of war have endured un-told hardships, and shown tremen-dous courage. Andersonville NHScommemorates the sacrifices of
these brave Americans through ex-hibits in the National Prisoner ofWar Museum; preserves the site ofCamp Sumter (Andersonvilleprison); and manages Anderson-ville National Cemetery.
Examples of courage and sacrificeare quite numerous - so numerousin fact it’s very difficult to quantifythem. The courage of an individualfacing up to an irate camp com-mander sets a very high bar forcourage yet it was done quite oftento gain favorable treatment forother prisoners who needed specialhelp.
The sacrifice of giving up one’s ownrations for another who is neardeath from starvation has been re-corded many times.
This is probably universal in everyprisoner of war camp that was evercreated.
Andersonville Prison (CampSumter)
Camp Sumter, commonly calledAndersonville, was one of the larg-est military prisons established bythe Confederacy during the CivilWar. In existence for 14 months,over 45,000 Union soldiers wereconfined at the prison. Of these,almost 13,000 died from disease,poor sanitation, malnutrition, over-crowding, and exposure to the ele-
ments. The largest number held inthe 26½-acre stockade at any onetime was more than 32,000, duringAugust of 1864. Today the beautyof the prison site belies the suffer-ing that once took place inside thestockade.
Massive numbers in filthy conditionsvs. a comparative few being held insolitary and isolation for years withfrequent torture and beatings/
National Prisoner of War Museum
The 1970 legislation which estab-lished Andersonville National His-toric Site instructed the park “tointerpret the role of prisoners-of-war camps in history” and “to com-memorate the sacrifice of Ameri-cans who lost their lives in suchcamps.” To that end, the exhibitsin the National Prisoner of WarMuseum serve as a memorial to allAmerican prisoners of war. Themuseum opened in 1998 and isdedicated to the Americans whohave suffered as POWs.
Interesting displays of artifacts andpresentations intermixing differenteras. The prisoner of war museumis an incredibly interesting place tovisit especially for former prisonersof war. Its only bad point is that it’slocated so far off the beaten track itis difficult to get to or otherwise itsattendance would be much greater.
Public Law No: 111-262. There arefive U. S. Army 5-Star Generals whowill be honored with the upcomingcommemorative coin program:George Marshall, DouglasMacArthur, Dwight Eisenhower,Henry Arnold, and Omar Bradley.The authorizing legislation statesthat the design of the coins shallinclude portraits of all five of the5-Star Generals.
The program includes $5 goldcoins, $1 silver coins, and half dol-lar clad coins to be released during2013.
Maximum authorized mintages arealso established for not more than100,000 of the $5 gold coins,500,000 of the $1 silver coins, and750,000 of the half dollar cladcoins. Both proof and uncirculatedversions of the coins would beavailable, with at least one U.S. Mintfacility used to strike each version.The release of the coins will alsocoincide with the celebration of the132nd anniversary of the Foundingof the Army Command and GeneralStaff College. Surcharges added tothe cost of each coin would be dis-tributed to the Command and Gen-eral Staff College Foundation to
help finance the College.
Commemorative Coin Program
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AMERICANS IDENTIFIED
There are 1,708 Americans listed asmissing and unaccounted-for fromthe Vietnam War. The Defense POW/MIA Office (DPMO) posted the newsthat the remains of three US person-nel had been recovered and are nowidentified. Air Force Major WoodrowW. Vaden, Tennessee, was listed KIA/BNR on December 10, 1964, SouthVietnam. His remains were recov-ered July 18, 1984 and identifiedAugust 11, 2010. Also announcedwere Army Master Sergeant CharlesV. Newton, Texas, and Sergeant FirstClass Douglas E. Dahill of Ohio, bothlisted as MIA on April 17, 1969 inSouth Vietnam. Their remains wererecovered November 11, 1991. MSGTNewton was identified June 18, 2007and SFC Dahill was identified Octo-ber 3, 2008. Others have been iden-tified, but not yet announced byDPMO as they are awaiting family no-tification by the Service Casualty Of-fices. The number of Americans re-turned and identified since the endof the Vietnam War in 1975 is now875, though another 63 US person-nel, recovered post-incident andidentified before the end of the war,bring the total to 938. Of the 1,708unreturned veterans, 90% were lostin Vietnam or in areas of Laos andCambodia under Vietnam’s wartimecontrol: Vietnam - 1,307 (VN-478 VS-829); Laos – 335; Cambodia - 59;Peoples Republic of China territorialwaters – 7. Over 450 were over-wa-ter losses.
SOLDIERS MISSING FROM
KOREAN WAR IDENTIFIED
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) an-nounced the remains of U.S. service-men, missing in action from the Ko-rean War, have been identified andare being returned for burial with fullmilitary honors.
1. Cpl. Frank H. Smith, U.S. Army, ofLiverpool, N.Y.2. Sgt. Charles P. Whitler, U.S. Armyof Cloverport, Ky.
The excavation team recovered hu-man remains and other personal ar-tifacts, ultimately leading to the iden-tification of seven soldiers from thatsite, one of whom was Whitler.
More than 2,000 servicemen died asprisoners of war during the KoreanWar. With this accounting, 8,022service members still remain miss-ing from the war.
MISSING WWII SOLDIERS
ARE IDENTIFIED
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announcedthat the remains of U.S. servicemen,missing in action from World War II,have been identified and are beingreturned for burial with full militaryhonors.
1.Pfc. James C. Konyud, U.S. Army,of Cleveland, Ohio.2.Sgt. Edward T. Jones, U.S. Army, ofWest Pawlet, Vt3. Army Private First Class LawrenceN. Harris, of Elkins, W.V.4. Corporal Judge C. Hellums, ofParis, Miss.
More than 400,000 of the 16 millionAmericans who served in World WarII died. At the end of the war, theU.S. government was unable to re-cover, identify and bury approxi-mately 79,000 Americans. Today,more than 72,000 remain unac-counted-for from the conflict.NATIONAL POW/MIA
RECOGNITION DAY
Secretary of Defense Bob Gates andVice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs ofStaff General James Cartwright,USMC, hosted the national ceremony
at the Pentagon. Secretary Gates’remarks reiterated DoD’s commit-ment to the issue, reassuring allpresent that “their country’s effortsto get them home will never cease,”adding that DoD’s “commitment toprisoners of war, the missing andtheir families is deep and abiding.”General Cartwright’s focus was alsoon assurances of continued effortand commitment. The Missing ManFlyover was said to be spectacularand impressive.
PENTAGON UNVEILS HALL
HONORING POWs AND MIAs
A new Pentagon display honors pris-oners of war and those missing inaction from all conflicts.
The display, dedicated September15th, is in a corridor on the third floor.It has been added to the Pentagon’spublic tour route where thousandsof visitors and more than 23,000 Pen-tagon employees may view it.
:America is among a handful of na-tions committed to finding andbringing home those lost and formerbattlefields or isolated burial sites,”Michele Flournoy, the undersecretaryof defense for policy, said at the dedi-cation ceremony. “
Veterans, families of the missing andformer POWs who were invited to thededication viewed the panels depict-ing aspects of the American POW andMIA experience.
The display also features artifactsfound during excavations for war-time remains, as well as POW memo-rabilia and examples of grassrootsefforts by MIA families to draw na-tional attention to the issue.
MISSING/CAPTURED
US Service members reported miss-ing or captured while supportingcombat operations:Army Pfc. Bowe R. Bergdahl, 24, June30, 2009, AfghanistanArmy Staff Sgt. Ahmed K. Altaie, 45,
Oct.23, 2006, Baghdad.
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Word of Mouth –
Books to share.By: Sascha Weinzheimer JansenBACEPOW Board MemberAmerican Ex-POW [email protected]
Through My Mother’s EyesBy Michael McCoy withJean Marie HeskettStrategic Book Publishing Co.-NY, New York
Meant to be a factual account of theperils, misadventures and Eloisetype imagery of a 6 year old girlchild as she enters the gates of
Santo Tomas, the author turns thisbiographical tale of WWII in thePhilippines into a deep, deceivingsink hole of fiction. Watch yourstep!
I do not altogether fault the author,McCoy, in this often startling taleof hurling stories of untruths setthrough the dates of January, 1942– April, 1945. After all, these talesof intrigue were dictated by hismother to her son to tell her “own”account of the war. Michael McCoy,with his mother, Jean Marie
Faggiano Heskett, had a great col-laborative idea how to tell a goodstory. However, the stories are toogood in part telling the reader morethan meets the eye. If these twowriters could just relate real storieswithout peppering the truths withlegendary fabrications, they wouldreally have a masterpiece of adven-ture. As a son, McCoy trusted hismother. However, as a journalist hefailed to verify his material, there-fore showing the reader his greatlack of integrity as a writer. Anyjournalist has an obligation to hispublic to tell the truth, especially ifthe material is touted as a “personalmemoir.”
Heskett relates that when the campCommandant Hayashi, had takenthe Education Building and its pris-oners hostage, the U.S. commandwas looking for an interpreter tocoach hiding Jap snipers from ex-isting bomb shelters. General Chasechose little 9 yr. old, Jean Marie tobe the interpreter.
According to the book, she offeredher linguistic services to the Gen-eral, as she spoke some Japaneseand was willing to help. Being as theGeneral had “no other interpret-ers,” he gladly accepted the offerand pressed her into service to coaxthe Japanese snipers to surrenderand come out of the shelters. Aftershe poked her head in the shelter,she pleaded for the enemy to comeout. She understood them to say toeach other that they would dierather than surrender. After shetold the General what she heard,the GI’s grabbed their flamethrower, pointed the nozzle intothe pit, and, “Blooey,” charredYakitori!
The truth of the matter was this:General Chase traveled with a Nisei,Sgt. Kenji K. Uyesugi, G-2, 1st Bri-gade, Division Headquarters. A verylittle known fact to the general pub-lic, the Nisei contingency of G-2 ofMilitary Intelligence Japanese, werea group in the war kept underwraps for the most part not want-
ing the enemy knowing of their ex-istence. There were ten Nisei G-2interpreters assigned to one ArmyDivision. Sgt.Uyesugi, another NiseiG-2, T-3 Tad (Tadashi) Nomura, andour very own British Santo TomasInternee/Japanese interpreter, bythe name of Earl Stanley, with an-other prisoner, Frank Carey, werealways with General Chase andColonel Brady from the time theFirst Cavalry entered the camp com-pound.
(General William Chase made Gen-eral because of his intelligence,competence, vast knowledge ofMilitary tactics, and full compre-hension of his duties as a high rank-ing officer. To sully his good nameand competence by writing thesefalsehoods is a travesty to his goodreputation and to the integrity ofthe First Cavalry Division. To useflame throwers in camp would beendangering innocent lives in closequarters. No Japanese were outsidethe Ed Building in shelters duringthis two day siege.)
In another unbelievable maneuverby the story telling principle in thisbook, is the tale of the total oblit-eration of eight British and Austra-lian women prisoners who were inthe main building sipping tea dur-ing the infamous shelling of thecamp. There they were at tea time,contently savoring the welcomedbrew, when “Blooey,” they wereblown to smithereens by an incom-ing shell, “hide and hair splatteredto kingdom come.” All dead, knownby little Jean Marie. (And, it seems,only Jean Marie)
This devastating incident neverhappened! Killed in Action, due toFebruary mortar fire resulting inthe death of eleven men and sixwomen listed by name in FredStevens book, Santo Tomas Intern-ment Camp, showed no such atroc-ity of British women.
I am surrounded by many intern-ees and POWS today in a giganticnetwork of people who know their
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history of the war in the Philippines.We were there! This book of fiction,masquerading as fact, is making therounds and the bamboo telegraphis in NASCAR overdrive. Most im-portantly, none of the incident ofeight women being blown up is inprint.
In a chapter describing her voyageto freedom, she tells the reader shewas on the SS Admiral Capps. Thenin a disturbing flamboyant account,she relates to her unsuspectingson/author, that the Admiral Cappsand the rest of the ships in the con-voy were attacked by Kamikazeplanes! Ayamatta! Ayamatta!Takusan no kaze!
This book reviewer and family wereall on the Admiral Capps. I wastwelve years old and will tell youunequivocally that we were neverattacked by a single Kamikazeplane during any part of our trip.We have other former prisonerswho can verify this story as theywere also passengers on the Capps.Here again, is another demonic liefrom Heskett who wishes to turnthe spotlight on herself as yet an-other victim of war atrocities thatnever happened, thus changing ourhistory of the Pacific war altogether.
An astounding account of little JeanMarie at 6 yrs of age suturingwounds of wounded American sol-diers in her living room was laugh-able at best. She claims that uponthe bombing of Clark Field by theenemy, her father got in his car anddrove to the base to pick upwounded soldiers to care for themat their home on Del Pilar Street.Now for those uninitiated, Del Pi-lar Street is in the city of Manila.Clark Field, in those days, was a twohour drive from the city. As thesoldiers were wounded by bomb-ings they were promptly taken tomilitary facilities to be taken careof – not waiting around for a rideto someone’s living room almosttwo hours away!
The massacring of priests in theSeminary Building of Santo Tomasnever happened. Everyone knowsthis. The direct slapping aroundand physical abuse of her motherby Japanese guards at Roll Call isyet again more distorted and dis-turbing lies foisted upon the pub-lic, as claimed by the author’s olderbrother who was also in Santo To-mas.
Well, you get the picture. There aremany more unbelievable, disturb-ing passages, out and out lies, and“facts” in this otherwise pretty be-lievable account of one family’sstory.(If they would only stick toreality) Shame! Again, one does notneed to resort to subterfuge to tella good story – duping the public willhave us dining out on this meal fora long time to come. Please, passthe Grey Poupon!
Note: I had the opportunity tospeak with the author, McCoy, viae-mail, about the reliability of hisbook and his mother’s story. Point-ing out the obvious, unbelievablebehavior of Gen. Chase and the 1st
Cavalry asking a 9 yr. old to stickher head in a shelter full of Jap sol-diers, thereby placing the child indanger, didn’t seem to shake theauthor or change his mind. Ibrought up other passages in thebook to ponder, relating the obvi-ous untruths of many stories, stat-ing that many of us who were incamp can refute her statements. Ithen urged him to face realities andask his mother’s brother for the realfacts. When I spoke to the brother,he told me that, either Heskett orMcCoy ever consulted him on thebook. He had no idea that the bookwas written until I mentioned thisto him.
BACEPOW rejects this shamefulbook as a false representation of atrue American Historical experienceof thousands of civilian prisonersof the Japanese during WWII.SWJ
civilians continued...Kid
of Ex-POW
Needs Help
Filmmaker Jan Thompson has acommitment from celebratedactor Alec Baldwin to narrate andvoice characters in her two docu-mentaries.
The first is The Tragedy ofBataan, a 30-minute televisiondocumentary and a companionfive-part radio series. Together,they chronicle the fall of the Phil-ippines and the Bataan DeathMarch in the early months ofWorld War II.
Never The Same is a featurelength documentary about thesurvival and experiences ofAmerican prisoners of war in theFar East during World War II.
Jan’s Dad was surrendered onCorregidor and survived the in-famous “Hell Ship” the OryokuMaru. She has been working onthese projects for nearly twodecades and now is seeking do-nations for finishing funds forboth projects. Money donatedwill be tax-deductible. She ispresently in negotiations withPBS as the network to air thesetwo projects.
If you have any interest or ques-tions you can contact her at:
Jan Thompson3156 Myers LaneMakanda, IL 62958Ph: [email protected]
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To apply by mail, callAXPOW National Headquarters
817-649-2979
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YourStories
Day is doneBy Jerry GouldOriginally published in theGrenade.The Service Club of Indianapolis is a90 year old organization, unique to ourarea. It was started by WW1 veterans,and continues to this day. Our mem-bership still has many WW2 veterans,some of whom were POWs, though thenumber is dwindling. Our average ageis over 80.The Grenade is published weekly tocover activities of our club which meetsweekly. I have the privilege of being the
current editor.
It was a hot muggy late July morn-ing, with temperatures already atninety degrees with matching hu-midity even though it was only 8:30.The hired van arrived at the hoteland was boarded by family mem-bers, widow, children, grandchil-dren, nieces and nephews andbrothers-in-law. The destinationwas Arlington National Cemeteryfor the burial of yet another WorldWar II Veteran; another of the nine-teen year olds of yesteryear whowent off to war to places knownonly through their geography les-sons.
As a replacement for troops whobattled their way across Normandyand were wounded or killed, thisyoung Corporal’ s combat experi-enced ended abruptly when his unitwas overrun at the Battle of the Bulgeand he was taken prisoner. He wasquickly crammed into a cattle car with
other POW’s, with no room to sit orlay down. The train headed towardits final destination near Frankfurt –Bad Orb and Stalag 9B. At one pointthe train pulled off onto a sidingwhere it was strafed by Allied fight-ers intent upon destroying the Ger-man transportation system, obviouslyunaware that the train had humancargo, their own brothers-in arms,aboard. Several American soldiersdied that day. Some might say the luckof the draw.
The funeral cortège, lead by thehearse bearing the flag-draped cof-fin, drove past acres of identicalgravestones standing at attention,row by row, each with their own storyto tell. It came to a stop at the sec-tion where the burial was to takeplace. The Army Burial Team, in fulldress blues in spite of the torrid heat,were quietly called to attention bythe Staff Sergeant squad leader, andmarched to the rear of the hearse,where with practiced precision theyremoved the casket from the vehicle.The Chaplin accompanied the teamof six bearers, two members of theArlington staff and a docent. Execut-ing a squad left, they marched thecoffin to the gravesite and placed iton the lift used to lower it to its finaldestination. The team remained atattention and at command raised theflag off the coffin holding itstretched taut at waist height, as ifto shade the casket from the intenseheat. The family was escorted to theirseats and the Chaplin began the ser-vice. The soldiers remained at atten-tion with perspiration dripping fromtheir upper lips, yet they made not amove or changed their stoic expres-sions.
At the conclusion of his words, anunobserved sign was passed to therest of the squad-sized honor guard
who were assembled across twentyor so rows of the identical head-stones. They raised their rifles, fireda four-volley salute and then lower-ing their weapons to port arms aftereach discharge. At the conclusion ofthe firing, from an adjacent hill onthe opposite side of the gravesite, thequiet notes of Taps were heard,played by a solitary bugler, a ser-enade those headstones have heardcountless times.
At the conclusion of this tribute tothe fallen, the team, with a practicedflourish, reverently folded the flag,passed it down the line and pre-sented it to the squad leader who inturn presented it to the widow, ex-pressing his regrets and the honorof their participation.
There are twenty-three of these cer-emonies that take place each andevery weekday for qualified veteransand their wives. If this particular cer-emony was any measure, they are notdone perfunctorily but with the high-est degree of dignity and respect asif this was the only ceremony takingplace that day.
The family gathered afterwards tocelebrate a life well-lived by a man,like so many others, who never untilquite recently discussed his wartimeexperiences, especially his imprison-ment,. Rather, he attempted to livehis life to the fullest knowing of hisgood fortune to be a survivor.
Late that night several family mem-bers took the Metro from the hotelto the Washington Mall to visit theWorld War II Memorial. While it wasstill very warm, the cloudless fullmoon-lit night, gave a somber butreverent quality to this beautifulmonument. Strolling through thestate identified columns offered areminder that this had truly been aconflict that involved the entire na-tion. The Gold Star wall was a grimreminder of the price paid by somany.
The Corporal interned that day was
my brother-in-law, Dr. Mervyn Kipnis.
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VA Begins Paying
Benefits for New Agent
Orange Claims
The Department of Veterans Affairs(VA) has begun distributingdisability benefits to VietnamVeterans who qualify forcompensation under recentlyliberalized rules for Agent Orangeexposure. Up to 200,000 VietnamVeterans are potentially eligible toreceive VA disability compensationfor medical conditions recentlyassociated with Agent Orange. Theexpansion of coverage involves B-cell (or hairy-cell) leukemia,Parkinson’s disease and ischemicheart disease.
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News
Briefs
US Government
Accountability Office
The U.S. GAO is investigating long-term care neglect and abuse at StateVeterans Homes and VA Commu-nity Living Centers. If you have in-formation regarding neglect orabuse in State Veteran Homes orVA Community Living Centers,please e-mail: [email protected].
Plaque presented to Jim Brouillette at theannual banquet, in appreciation for 25years’ dedication to Vermont Chapter #1members.
Jim Brouillette, left, receiving plaque from Richard Hamilton, Com-mander of VermontChapter #1, SeniorVice Commander, BillBusier, right..
Vt Ch 1 Picnic: 2010Annual Vermont Chap-ter #1 Picnic. Shownfrom left to right,Francis Angier, RichardHamilton, TullioZampieri, Harry Howe,Clarence DeGrave.
Vermont Chapter #1 News
New Jersey NewsAnd the Race is On!...from Rose Tedesco
New Jersey AXPOW members Aldo Freda, Jim Mikusi, Bunny Feldman,Norm Feldman and Rose Tedesco volunteer their time to brightenthe lives of hospitalized veterans.
We meet the fourth Tuesday of the month – alternating between thenursing home and thedementia unit. Using ac-tual tapes of horse races,we provide them withprograms and they circletheir choice to win. Win-ners are given couponbooks to use for pur-chases in the canteen.
Its so rewarding to seetheir faces light up as wewalk in, and as we leavethey clap in appreciation.
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Committee NotesFrom Choir Director DeanieSchmidt:THANKS TO OUR NEXT-OF-KINThe Next-of-Kin Chorus which en-tertained their parents at the Na-tional Convention in Albany, GAturned out to be a successful ven-ture.
Director Deanie Schmidt, who madethis happen, wants to thank all whoparticipated in the first chorus.They all had a blast and Deanie washappy to have such a lively groupwilling to sing their hearts out andhave such fun doing it. It is ru-mored that next year’s conventionin Dayton will have another chorussing music from the 50’s. Therewere 18 singers at theCommander’s Reception and, whoknows, maybe next year we’ll haveeven more to entertain their par-ents.
From the NOK Committee:It was so good to see everyone atAlbany, and those of you that didn’tgo you really missed a good time.
We are starting a new committeethis year NOK Committee (as ofnow right now that is our title). Iwas asked to be chairperson for thisnew committee and I am very ex-cited about it.
One of our main objections is tohelp all of our next of kin to becomefamiliar and become a part of theAmerican Ex-Prisoners of War.
We as NOK do not want to take overthe organization, we simply wantto be a part of this Great organiza-tion. I know I am one of the fewNOK that was blessed to have beenraised in this organization. It is mysecond family, and I wouldn’t tradeit for the world.
You that have not been raised in it,we want to extend a hand, and helpyou to love this organization asmuch as some of us do.
This last convention, ND DeanieSchmidt, took some of us NOK, andactually made a chorus out of us.Not sure how she did it.
We had the best time. We were theentertainment for the CommandersReception, and I really do believe itwas one of the best times we havehad in a long time. I know Zack, westill owe you an Andrew Sisterssong.
The more serious side of our com-mittee will be to help out the POW’swhere ever that might be. We allknow none of us are gettingyounger, and as time goes on wewill need to play a bigger part ofdoing the business part of the or-ganization. Right now there are 15NOK members on the board serv-ing in different positions. We aredoing this to help our POW’s. Wewould very much like for you joinour group.
If you don’t know if you qualify asNext of Kin (NOK), if you are aspouse, child, grandchild or aspouse of any of these you are aNOK. There are 4 people that havebeen appointed by our Commanderto be on this committee, and thenthere are 4 or 5 other NOK ladiesthat have volunteered to help us. Iwould love to hear from anyonethat has ideas on things they wouldlike to see done that would helpanyone, especially that is comingfor the first time, know more aboutthe organization, and most of allfeel comfortable and part of thegroup. We need so ideas on thingsthat would be entertaining, thingsyou would like to see or do whileat the convention.
If I can answer any questions foranyone about the organization orthe NOK Committee please feel freeto call me or email me.Pam Warner Eslinger,National Director-SCHome phone 580-473-2783Email: [email protected]
Replacing
Military Medals
Medals awarded while in active ser-vice are issued by the individualmilitary services if requested byveterans or their next of kin. Re-quests for replacement medals,decorations, and awards should bedirected to the branch of the mili-tary in which the veteran served.However, for Air Force (includingArmy Air Corps) and Army veter-ans, the National Personnel RecordsCenter (NPRC) verifies awards andforwards requests and verificationto appropriate services.
Requests for replacement medalsshould be submitted on StandardForm 180, “Request Pertaining ToMilitary Records,” which may beobtained at VA offices or the Inter-net at www.va.gov/vaforms/.
Forms, addresses, and other infor-mation on requesting medals canbe found on the Military PersonnelRecords section of NPRC’s Web siteat www.archives.gov/st-louis/mili-tary-personnel/index.html. Forquestions, call Military PersonnelRecords at (314) 801-0800 or e-mailquestions to: [email protected].
When requesting medals, type orclearly print the veteran’s full name,include the veteran’s branch of ser-vice, service number or Social Se-curity number and provide theveteran’s exact or approximatedates of military service.
The request must contain the sig-nature of the veteran or next of kinif the veteran is deceased. If avail-able, include a copy of the dis-charge or separation document,WDAGO Form 53-55 or DD Form214.
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From theByLaws Committee:All requested changes to the Na-tional Bylaws are to be submittedas follows:
Resolutions have two major parts:a preamble and a resolution. Thepreamble gives the reason for theresolution. The resolution gives theintent. Each can contain one ormore paragraphs and the whole isread in its entirety, beginning withthe preamble. Each preamble para-graph begins with “Whereas” andends with “and” to connect it to thenext paragraph. The final paragraphis joined to the resolution with asemicolon and followed by thephrase “Therefore, be it”
Whereas, (ETC); andWhereas (ETC); therefore, be itResolved, that ___________
One signature is required on reso-lutions and amendments. Membersare reminded that resolutions mustbe submitted to the committee be-fore Feb. 1, 2009. Those request-ing changes should include a tele-phone number where they can bereached if more information isneeded. Send requested changes to:Clydie Morgan, Chairman, 3201 E.Pioneer Pkway, Suite 40, Arlington,TX 76010.
From theStrategic Planning Committee:All members are encouraged tosend in your ideas for the nationalorganization. They may be ideas tohelp the organization’s finances,long-term planning or operations.Please send your thoughts to NDLew Sleeper, 6636 E Villa Dorado,Tucson, AZ 85715; 520-751-9628;[email protected].
From theAwards Comittee:Do you know a member who hasdone an outstanding job for AX-POW? Or a non-member who always
gives that extra bit to help ex-POWs?Submit their names and give a shortexplanation of why you think theyshould receive an award. Send inyour requests to ND Bill Jeffers,3522 Milbrook Way Cr., GreenAcres, FL 33463. 561-969-6036.
From theOutreach Committee:Join the Outreach Committee!Positions are open to all who arewilling to reach out to help formerPOWs and their dependents receivethe VA benefits due them. No salary.Volunteers are paid in gratitude,thanks and smiles from those theyhelp. Contact Chairman FredCampbell for details. 3312Chatterton Dr., San Angelo, TX76904; 325-944-4002.
From the Editor:2011 schedule of Bulletin deadlinesJan./Feb. issue due Dec. 1.March/April issue due Feb. 1.MayJune issue due April 1.July/Aug. issue due June 1.Sept./Oct. issue due July 25.
Nov/Dec. issue due Oct 1.
If you have questions for any com-mittee, please address them to thecommittee chair.
2011 HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
All AXPOW Offices will be closedon the following dates:
New Years Day January 1MLK/Civil Rights Day January 17Presidents Day February 21Midyear Meeting March 25-27Memorial Day May 30Independence Day July 4Labor Day September 5National Convention Sept. 11-18Columbus Day October 10Veterans Day November 11Thanksgiving November 24-27Christmas December 25-31
Committee Notes, continuedUnited States Postal ServiceStatement of Ownership,Management, and Circulation
EX-POW BULLETIN Pub. # 0161-7451 filing date 10/10Frequency: bi-monthly (6 issues annually)$40.00 annual subscription price, or as part ofmembership duesPub. Office: 3201 E. Pioneer Pkway, Suite 40,Arlington, Tarrant County, TX 76010Clydie J. Morgan, Adjutant(817) 649-2979Headquarters: 3201 E. Pioneer Pkway, Suite 40,Arlington, TX 76010Publisher: Maurice Sharp, 9716 54th Street CTWest, University Place, WA 98467Editor: Cheryl Cerbone, 23 Cove View Drive,South Yarmouth, MA 02664Managing Editor: Cheryl Cerbone, 23 Cove ViewDrive, South Yarmouth, MA 02664Owner: American Ex-Prisoners of War, 3201 E.Pioneer Pkway, Suite 40, Arlington, TX 76010-5396Known bondholders, mortgagees, other securityholders: NONETax status: Purpose, function and non-profitstatus of this organization and the exempt statusfor federal income tax purposes has not changedduring the preceding 12 months.Publ. Title: EX-POW BULLETIN
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ANDERSONVILLE NHSCOORDINATOR DeMent, Ed
BUDGET & FINANCE Bogard, SVC Carroll Susino, JVC Charles Lollar, JVC James Moore, JVC Milton Treasurer Hanson, PNC Kenny Barker, NC Morris
CHAPLAIN Harvey, PNC Gerald
CIVILIAN EX-POW Morgan, Sally Cerbone, Cheryl Gollin, Alice
BYLAWS & RESOLUTIONS Drummond, David Koehler, Frank Morgan, Clydie
EDUCATION DeMent, Ed
ELECTION JUDGES Warner, PNC Jack Sharp, PNC Maurice Schmidt, PNC Bill
HISTORIAN Myers, Gloria
JOB DESCRIPTIONS Eslinger, Pam McIntyre, Laura
JUDGE ADVOCATE Drummond, Dave
LEGISLATIVEGalanti, Paul Hanson, PNC KennyClark, PNC Jim
Committees 2010-2011
LEGISLATIVE CONSULTANT –VETERANS AFFAIRS Stenger, PhD. Charles
MEDICAL RESEARCH Coke, Marsha Powell, Ruth
MEMBERSHIP Coke, Marsha Galanti, Paul
GRIEVANCE & INVESTIGATION Lollar, Jim Sharp, Bonnie Koehler, Frank
NATIONAL CONVENTION Clark, John Schmidt, Deanie Morgan, Clydie Eslinger, Pam Sleeper, Lew
SUBCOMMITTEESAWARDSJeffers, WilliamMcMurray, CordineCREDENTIALS Lindhurst, Debby Vaughn, Dottie Morgan, ClydieNOMINATIONS & ELECTIONS Moore, Skip Clark, John
NEXT OF KIN Eslinger, Pam Moore, Milton Claypool, David
NSO PROGRAM Powell, Ruth – Director Mottern, Sonnie Bill – Co-Director Campbell, Fred Harlan, Betty
PERSONNELSchmidt, DeanieGollin, Alice
POW-MIA COORDINATOREdwards, PNC John
PROTOCOL Roberts, PNC Zack Coke, Marsha Lee, Judy
PROTOCOL FOR NEW OFFICERS Morgan, Sally
PUBLIC RELATIONS Cerbone, Cheryl Gollin, Alice
SUBCOMMITTEESPUBLICATIONS GUIDELINESSharp, PNC Maurice - PublisherCerbone, Cheryl
EDITORCerbone, Cheryl
SERGEANT AT ARMS Claypool, David
STRATEGIC PLANNING Sleeper, Lew Claypool, David Schmidt, Deanie Galanti, Paul Clark, John
VA OUTREACH PROGRAMCampbell, Fred
VA VOLUNTARY SERVICEThiede, Jean
WAYS & MEANSCerbone, CherylSharp, BonnieEslinger, PamMcMurray, Cordine
SUB-COMMITTEESDIRECT-MAIL PROGRAMSCerbone, CherylQUARTERMASTER Morgan, Sally Coke, Marsha
WASHINGTON DCSPECIAL EVENTS
Barker, NC Morris
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AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR
VOLUNTARY FUNDING PROGRAM
The AXPOW Voluntary Giving Program parallels that of other VSOs, whereby the entire
membership, including life members, is given the opportunity to contribute to the operation
of our organization, based on ability and willingness to contribute.
All contributions are to be sent directly to National Headquarters to be used for the
operation of the organization. A complete accounting of contributors will appear in the
Bulletin each month.
I am enclosing my contribution to support the operation of the American Ex-Prisoners of War.
$20.00 $30.00 $40.00 $50.00 $100.00 Other
Please circle one category:
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Please make checks payable to
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Mail contributions to:National Headquarters
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3201 E. Pioneer Parkway, Suite 40Arlington, TX 76010
Donations are not tax-deductible at this time
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American Ex-Prisoners of WarWebsite Biography
www.axpow.org
If you are not a current member of AXPOW,
you must submit documentation of your POW status.
Name
Nickname
Address
City/State/Zip Telephone
Conflict and Theater of Operation
Branch of Service Unit
Where were you captured? Date captured
POW camps you were held in
How long were you a POW? Date liberated
Medals received
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Submit 1 or 2 photographs (color or black and white).Biography:(please type or print)
SEND TO: American Ex-Prisoners of War3201 East Pioneer Parkway #40Arlington, Texas 76010-5396
Please include your check for $65 payable to AXPOW.If you have any questions, please contact Clydie Morgan,National Adjutant, at 817-649-2979; [email protected]
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National Headquarters3201 East Pioneer Parkway, Suite 40Arlington, TX 76010; (817) [email protected]
new members
New Annual Members
Welcome Home!
Robert R MaxSummit NJ6 Armrd Inf 3 ArmySlave Laborer, 12A1/4/45-3/31/45
New Life Members
Welcome Home!*denotes new memberto AXPOW
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Lawrence J Prince 39683Niles OH454 BG 738 BS13 7A Luft 4
Hilda A Veit 39684West Bend WIWidow of Clarence A Veit12D 4F
Perry McDonald Walker 39685
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Roy F Hopper 39688Albuquerque NMCO L 357 Inf 90 Div
Labor Camp AdorfArthur D Dockery 39689Norfolk VA3 Army
James D Reily 39690Langhorne PA15 AF 451 BGLuft 3 13D 7A
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members’
forum
Defense of Our Country
Part of the mission statement of theAmerican Ex-Prisoners of War iskeeping our country’s defensesstrong.
May I suggest that as we foresee amore active role of our descendantsin the functioning of our organiza-tion that we put our mission of na-tional defense up to #1 priority? Ifwe are to avoid wars in the future,we need to make certain that ourchildren and grandchildren willcarry on educating the public of ourmission of obtaining and imple-menting national peace.
As ex-prisoners of war, we knowfull well the horrors of war. We trea-sure peace above all else.
Learning from history, we shouldrecall that our country, before WWIIfostered the largest number ofpeace organizations ever. Wethought that after WWI, no onewould want another war. We let ourdefenses down.
You can look at the empires ofGenghis Kahn, Alexander the Great,Julius Caesar and many others inwhich centuries of peace and pros-perity reigned, because they main-tained the most technologically andpowerful military force.
Let us also think about how manyempires rose and fell in the MiddleEast.
Civilization first began in theMiddle East around 3000 BC. It con-sists of Turkey, Jordan, Israel, Leba-non, Syria, Palestine, Saudi Arabiaand other countries of the ArabianPeninsula.
Three thousand years ago, in Egypt,the marshlands began to dry up; thepeople needed organization to cul-tivate the land along the Nile. KingMenes emerges. As pharaoh, he isa god on earth, Egypt flourished, be-coming more and more civilized. Itwas the first great empire. Simul-taneously, Mesopotamia did thesame. Other nations began toemerge; then the great Persian Em-pire entered the scene. The shift ofpower becomes more and morecomplicated, including the domina-tion of the Israeli empire. We seethe rise and fall of the Greek andRoman empires. If we investigatethe rise and fall of these empires,we find great religious strife be-tween Christianity, Islam, Jews andeven strife among each religion,such as the Sunnis and the Shiites,and the Catholics and Protestants.Thus, history demonstrates thatthe Middle East is intractable, andhas only had period of peace when
one great empire stabilizes the gov-ernment of the people.
Even this is no guarantee of long-term peace, as we see the constantrise and fall of empires in theMiddle East. To learn from history,the USA should limit its stay in theMiddle East. It may be ok to stampout tyrants like Osama Bin Ladenand Saddam Hussein, but then getout of there. After all, who needsan extensive military supply line onthe other side of the world? Let’sconcentrate on power within USA.
Thus, if you want world peace, youmaintain the strongest and mosttechnologically advanced militaryforce in the world and are ready todefend your country, and be readyto put down any emerging evil forcethat might threaten your freedom.Freedom is not a universal value.Neither is peace. Power is. We mustalways organize to preserve ourfreedom. Just remember the hordesof barbarians who swept over theMiddle East with super steel armor,horses and spears to dominate andcreate their own empire, either forgood or evil.
Lew SleeperNational Director, SW
HappyHolidays!
CherylClydie
MarshaSally
DonnaSonnie Bill
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Suitable for framing, thiscertificate of captivity, printed on8½” x 11” quality paper, proudlydisplays your history as a prisonerof war. Each certificate backgroundis personalized to the theater ofoperation. To purchase thiscertificate from AXPOW, send yourname, service number, branch ofservice, unit when captured, POWnumber (if known), camp namesand locations, along with your
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GENERAL FUNDDon Young, Aptos CAEdra Melnar, Ventura CAEhrhard Mittendorf, Marietta GAInland Empire Chapter, CALinda Humbel, Gilbert AZLois longbrake, Columbus OHIn memory of Dailey Halsey, byJack Rabbit TechnologiesIn memory of Dailey Halsey, byRobert Wheatall, ODIn memory of Dailey Halsey, byRodney HalseyIn memory of Dailey Halsey, bySharon Jessie
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BAUER, John W., of Boerne, TXpassed away Aug. 17, 2010. Hejoined the Aviation Cadet programin 1943. While piloting a B-17 overAustria, he was shot down and cap-tured; he was a POW in Luft VII.John is survived by his wife, Betty,3 children and 4 grandchildren.
BERENS, Dorothy Paulin, of Louis-ville, Kentucky, died May 9, 2010.A member of the KentuckianaChapter and the Department ofKentucky, she is survived by herhusband of 64 years, Frank, a POWin Bucharest.
BOLINSKY, Walter J. “Bo”of Bloomsburg, PA passed awayAugust 17, 2010 at age 78. He wasassigned to HQ, 2nd BN, 9th Inf. Reg.,2nd Inf. Div. in the Korean War. Hewas captured December 1, 1950 bythe Chinese and held for 33months. He is survived by his wifeCarol, 1 son, 2 grandchildren andmany relatives and friends.
BURLEIGH, James F., of Golden,CO. died January 10, 2010. Heserved with Company A, 117th In-fantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Di-vision, and was captured August 7,1944 at St. Barthelemy inNormandy. After 8 months in Sta-lag 7A, Moosburg, he escaped witha comrade from a forced march toAugsburg, eventually rejoiningAmerican forces. He is survived byhis wife of 60 years, Janet, 3 chil-dren, 6 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.
BUSBEE, Charles, of Dallas, Texas,died September 20, 2010. “Charley”served in the 600th BS, 398th HBG,and was held in Dulag Luft 1. CAMP, Gregory, life member of AX-POW and member of the East Cen-tral FL Chapter, passed away Oct.3, 2010. During WWII, he served
with the First Division in Europe.He was a POW there. Gregory is pre-deceased by his wife, Miriam.
CONANT, Donald, of Delaware, OHdied Sept. 20, 2010. He was cap-tured while serving with the ArmyInfantry in Europe. He was held inStalag XIIA work camps. He is sur-vived by his wife Elizabeth.
CORSBIE, Rex E., of Fountain Hills,AZ (formerly of Roland, IA andMesa, AZ) passed away May 30,2010. He served with the Army,893rd Tank Destroyers; he was cap-tured by the Germans and held inStalags XIIA, 3B and 3A. Rex was amember of the East Valley Chapter,AXPOW where he served as com-mander. He leaves his loving wifeof almost 65 years, Marjorie, 1 son,1 daughter, 2 granddaughters and4 great-grandchildren.
CRAWFORD, Merle, of Oro Valley,AZ, passed away September 6, 2010at the age of 93. She was formerlya member of the Olympic PeninsulaChapter in Washington and cur-rently was a member of the TacomaChapter. She was also a life mem-ber of AXPOW. Merle is survivedby one son and 2 grandsons.
DAVIDSON, Eugene L., of Monroe,OR died Aug. 7, 2010. He was 91.During WWII, he was serving onBataan when they were surren-dered. He survived the BataanDeath March and 3 ½ years of cap-tivity. Survivors include his wife,Helen; 1 son, 2 daughters, 1 step-son, 2 stepdaughters, 3 sisters, 11grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
DEAL, Aleda, 84, of Greensboro,NC passed away Aug. 31, 2010. Shewas a member of the GreaterGreensboro Chapter, AXPOW.Aleda leaves her loving husband,
David, 2 daughters, 6 grandchil-dren, 10 great-grandchildren, 1 sis-ter and 1 brother.
DIERSING, Richard Wayne, ofBellingham, WA died Aug. 26, 2010at the age of 86. He served in theArmy, 106th Inf. Div and was cap-tured in the Battle of the Bulge. Dickwas a member of the Fourth Cor-ner Chapter, AXPOW. He is survivedby 1 son, 2 daughters, 8 grandchil-dren and 22 great-grandchildren.
DONNER, Mardell E. passed awayJuly 1, 2010. She was the belovedwife for 66 years of ex-POW Donald,who was captured in France duringWWII. Mardell was a life member ofthe Greater Augusta Chapter, AX-POW. In addition to her husband,survivors include one daughter.
FALSONE, Anthony J., ofHighbank, TX died Sept. 12, 2010at the age of 90. He enlisted in theAAC after Pearl Harbor; he was as-signed to the 8th AF, 389th BG, sta-tioned in England. He was shotdown, captured and held until lib-erated in April 1945. Anthony wasa life member of AXPOW and a vol-unteer at the VA hospital. He leaveshis wife, Polly, 2 sons, 2 daughters,10 grandchildren, 1 great-grandsonand 2 sisters.
FRONTINO, Carmelo J., of Shirley,NY passed away Sept. 11, 2010. Hewas 86. Carmelo was a proud vet-eran of WWII, 351st BG, POW in Sta-lag Luft IV. He was a member of theNassau-Suffolk Chapter, AXPOW.Survivors include 2 daughters, 1son and 2 grandchildren.
GALYON, Ralph, member of SmokyMountain Chapter, passed away,
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taps continued...Monday, Sept. 13, 2010 at the BenAtchley Veterans’ Nursing Home inKnoxville, TN. He is survived bywife, Marjorie, four children andtheir families.
HALSEY, Dailey, of Meadville PA,died in September, 2010. Dailey wasan AXPOW since 1980, and was anactive member of the Barbed WireAssociation of NW Penn. He washeld by the Koreans from Decem-ber 1950 to August, 1953. He issurvived by his wife of 56 years,Marjorie.
HECKER, Sidney Francis, 85, ofDiamondhead, MS passed away Oct.9, 2010. During WWII, he was cap-tured in the Battle of the Bulgewhile serving in the Army; he washeld until liberation. Sid was an ac-tive member and senior vice com-mander of the Magnolia Chapterand, at the time of his death, wasserving as National Director for theSoutheast Region. He played an in-tegral part in the formation of theStrategic Planning Committee (overa 10 year span) seeking to find so-lutions for the future of the Ameri-can Ex-Prisoners of War. At NationalConventions, Sid was usually sur-rounded by the Magnolia “Belles”and his own beloved Belle, his bestfriend and partner of 64 years. Inaddition to Belle, Sid leaves 1daughter, 1 son, 5 grandchildrenand 1 great-granddaughter. He willbe missed by his family and friends.
HEINBERG, Paul, of Honolulu, Ha-waii died Aug. 17, 2010 at the ageof 85. He was a POW in Italy andGermany; captured while serving inthe AAF and held in Stalag 7A. Paulwas a founding member and firstcommander of the Hawaii Chapter,AXPOW. He worked hard to obtainthe ex-POW license plates for Ha-waii. He is survived by Joyce, hisloving wife of 65 years, 1 daughter,1 granddaughter and 1 brother.
HELHOWSKI, Walter B. , ofSellersville, PA passed away Feb. 22,2010 at the age of 90. He joined theArmy in August 1940 and was as-signed to Corregidor in the Philip-pine Islands. He was in Battery M60th CAC (AA) and was a POW for42 months in Cabanatuan, Philip-pine Islands and Fukuoka, Japan.He is survived by his wife of 63years Helen, 1 son, 1 daughter, 1grandson, 2 granddaughters and 1great granddaughter.
HELMS, Rodney R. passed away onFeb. 26, 2010 at the age of 90. Hewas a POW for 18 months in Ger-many. He was preceded in deathby his loving wife Irene on April 30,2009, at the age of 85. Survivorsinclude their daughter, Carol. Theywill be greatly missed.
HITCHCOCK, Mary L, of Chatta-nooga, TN, died July 24, 2010. Shewas a life member of AXPOW since1977. She is survived by her hus-band, William, who served with the27th BG on Bataan. He made theBataan Death March and spent 3 ½years as a POW of the Japanese.
HOLDCRAFT, Alvin, of Dallas,Texas, died September 24, 2010.Alvin, and his wife, Juanita, whodied in October 2007, were mem-bers of the Dallas Metroplex Chap-ter, and long-time life members ofAXPOW since 1980. Alvin was aPOW in Stalag 4B.
HOKR, Lillian Rose, wife of FresnoChapter #1 Adjutant Frank J.passed away Sept. 24, 2010. Shewas an active member in organiz-ing many chapter social functionsand had a smile and kind word ev-ery time you met her. She will bemissed by the Chapter as well asthe community. Fresno Chapter #1 Salutes Lillian Hokr
JOHNSTON, Carl Raymond, 89, ofPawnee, OK died Aug. 18, 2010. Hewas captured while serving with the320th BG, 444th BS during WWII. Hewas held in Heppenheim Prison un-til liberation. Carl’s loving wife,
Betty and one son predeceased him;survivors include 2 daughters.
LIND, Alfred, age 92, of Quincy,Washington passed away Septem-ber 10, 2010. He served in the Eu-ropean theater with the 58th Ar-mored F.A. BN in North Africa andSicily where he was taken prisonerby the Germans. He was held inStalags 11B, 111B, 7A & 111A. Hewas liberated in May of 1945 byRussian troops after 22 months asa prisoner. Alfred is survived by hiswife of 65 years, Helen, two sons,10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. He was a life mem-ber of AXPOW.
MAYE, Virgil Edwin, of San Angelo,TX died Aug. 4, 2010 at the age of92. Virgil was captured on Bataanwhile serving with the Army Medi-cal Corps; he survived the BataanDeath March and 3 ½ years of cap-tivity. Virgil was a member of theConcho Valley Chapter, AXPOW.Survivors include his wife, Faye, 3children, 1 stepdaughter, 5 grand-children and 10 great-grandchil-dren.
MEYERS, John H. Sr. “Jack”, 86, ofGlen Burnie, MD passed away June17, 2010. During WWII, he servedin the 168th Inf. Reg., 34th Div. Hewas captured in Italy, then escaped,spending 6 weeks behind enemylines before finding his way to aBritish camp. Jack was a life mem-ber of AXPOW, Commander of theDept. of MD since 1991, memberof the Albert J Bland MarylandNorth Chapter. He leaves his wifeGlenna, 2 sons, 3 daughters, 4 step-sons, 5 stepdaughters, 5 grandchil-dren, 8 great-grandchildren and agreat-great-grandson.
MORRISON, Joe, of Iliff, CO diedSept. 20, 2010. He was 78. Joeserved in Korea with the 2nd Inf.Div., 9th Inf. Reg. He was a POW inCamp 5 for nearly 3 years. He wasa life member of AXPOW. Survivorsinclude his wife, Shirley, 1 daugh-ter, 2 sons, 2 stepsons and 17grandchildren.
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taps continued...MURPHY, Glen, Jr., of New Leba-non, OH passed away Aug. 5, 2010.During WWII, he served in the Army(joining when he was 15). He wascaptured and held in Germany for9 months. Glen’s beloved wife, VeraEdith, predeceased him; he leaves5 children, 19 grandchildren, 19great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren. He will bemissed by friends and family.
MYERS, Dorothy, of Youngstown,Ohio, died May 31, 2010. A long-time member of the Steel ValleyChapter #13, she is survived by herhusband of 68 years, Charles, whois serving as commander of Chap-ter #13, 4 daughters, 2 sons, 13grandchildren and 8 great-grand-children.
NICHOLS, John J, of Forney, Texas,died August 22, 2010. John servedin the Pacific and was held in Bili-bid and Mukden. He is survived byhis wife of 68 years, Patsy.
NORTH, Kenneth Walter , ofWellfleet, MA passed away Sept. 21,2010. He was 80 years old. Hejoined the U.S. Air Force upongraduating from college, and wasawarded his pilot wings in 1954. In1965 the newly promoted CaptainNorth joined the 13th TacticalFighter Squadron at Kadena AirBase, Japan, as an F-105 flight com-mander and was then transferredto Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base,Thailand, in June 1966, to be de-ployed to Vietnam. Captain Northflew 33 combat missions overNorth Vietnam before he wasdowned by enemy fire in August1966. From then until his releasein April 1973, he was a prisoner ofwar in Hanoi, North Vietnam. Kenremained in the Air Force follow-ing his release after the war. From1981 to1982, he served as execu-tive officer to the deputy com-mander in chief at HeadquartersU.S. European Command,Vaihingen, Germany. General Norththen moved to Hancock Field, N.Y.,
as commander of the 21st NorthAmerican Aerospace Defense Com-mand Region and the 21st Air Divi-sion. He is survived by his wife of57 years, Carol, 4 daughters, 6grandchildren, 1 sister and severalnieces and nephews. Ken was lovedlong and loved well, and will con-tinue to be loved and treasured inthe hearts and memories of hisfamily and friends.
PRICE, Milton O., 89, of Belcamp,MD died Aug. 1, 2009. During WWII,he served in the 8th AF, 389th BS,487th BG. He was shot down overHamm, Germany, captured andheld in Luft IVD and camps inNurenberg and Moosberg. Miltonwas a life member of AXPOW, Com-mander of the Albert J Bland Mary-land North Chapter since 1988. Heleaves his wife of 68 years, Vera, 2daughters, 1 son, 3 grandchildrenand 6 great-grandchildren.
PROCAK, George, of Indian Lake,NY passed away in August, 2010.He was captured while serving withthe 8th AF, 351st BG, 510th BS; shotdown over Germany and held inLuft 1 until liberation. His lovingwife, Pat, survives him.
ROHM, David A. Jr., of Pittsburgh,PA died July 13, 2010. During WWII,he served with the 8th AF, 96th BG;he was shot down over Berlin andheld until liberation. His wife ofnearly 64 years, Rose Marie, sur-vives him; he also leaves 5 children,14 grandchildren and 1 great-grandson.
SHERMAN, Tony David , ofKingsland, TX passed away July 11,2010. He served his countryproudly with 5th Army, Co. A, 141st
Inf. Reg., 36th Div. He was capturedat the Rapido River Crossing in Italyand held in Stalag IIB, IIIB and IVB.Tony was a member of the ConchoValley Chapter, AXPOW. Survivorsinclude 1 son, 1 daughter, 10 grand-children, 8 great-grandchildren, 1sister and a large and loving ex-tended family.
SMITH, Jean C, of Harrisburg, Penn-sylvania, died June 2, 2010. Heserved with the US Army and washeld in Stalags 4B and 3C. He issurvived by his wife, Esther.
SMITH, Robert R. , age 84, ofCarmichael, CA died Sept. 23,2010. He served in Co. B, 398th Reg.,100th Inf. Div. during WWII. He wascaptured near Bitche, France withhis buddy, Peter Smith; they spent127 days as POWs. Robert leaveshis wife, Marion, 2 sons and theirfamilies.
TOBILLA, Gloria, 83, of San Fran-cisco, CA, a member of theLuzviminda Chapter, a life memberof AXPOW and widow of CasimiroTobilla, passed away on July 11,2010. Her husband Casimiro wascaptured on Corregidor, Fort Mills,May 6, 1942. He was a member ofthe 91st Field Artillery, PhilippinesScouts. She is survived by familymembers and friends.
WATSON, George F. Sr. , ofRedford, MI passed away Aug. 24,2010. He served in the Army dur-ing WWII; was captured in the Battleof the Bulge. He is survived by hiswife, Clara, 2 sons, 1 sister, 2 grand-children and 2 great-grandchildren.
WILLIAMS, Phyllis A., of Crosslake,MN died Sept. 1, 2010. She and herhusband, Dean (ex-POW in Germanyduring WWII) were members of theMN Lakes Region Chapter, AXPOW.In addition to her husband, sheleaves 5 children, 7 grandchildren,4 great-grandchildren and 1 sister.
WILSON, George, 86, member ofthe James L Hale Memorial Chap-ter (Hampton, Virginia), passedaway Aug. 18, 2010. He was a mem-ber of the 63rd Calvary Reg., 106th
Div., captured in the Battle of theBulge. He was a life member of AX-POW. He is survived by his wife,Elsie, 2 daughters and 1 son.
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national chaplain
PNC Gerald Harvey
1504 West 5th St.Sedalia, MO 65301(660) 827-2178
“Hear my prayer, O Lord; let mycry come to thee! Do not hide thyface from me in the day of my dis-tress!” Psalm 102, verses 1 and 2a
Continue to pray. God answersprayer in different ways: #1. God intervenes.When Moses raised his hand overthe water and prayed, the Red Seaparted and the Israelites, who hadbeen slaves in Egypt, walked acrosson dry ground. When all weresafely across the sea, Moses prayedfor the water to run as usual. Then the Egyptians, who had de-cided they wanted their slaves back,and had been following the Israel-ites, all drowned. We l ike it when Godintervenes and answers our prayersquickly. I am sure we can all tellstories when God has answered ourprayers this way. #2. God works in the midst of theproblem.We pray that God will take away theproblem. However, God lets it goon, but He is with us
and in time the problem is over-come. God has answered ourprayer. #3. God leaves us in the problembut works in us to develop ourcharacter and faith in Him. He gives strength and guidance tolive with the problem and He stayswith us the whole way.
Many times this is not easy for usto accept, but it makes us strongerin our walk with God. WHEN THE STORM COMES, cry outfor help, pray, but understand thatthe answer may be that God is giv-ing you the strength to live withyour problem or your illness.
Eunice and I wish you and yours a
Blessed Holiday Season!
Gerald
European Theater Casualties ~ Army
During WWII, the US Army deployed 68 combat divisions to the ETO. Those infantry, armored,
airborne and mountain divisions suffered 78% of all Army casualties sustained in the theater.
The infantry, by far, absorbed the greatest percentage of casualties: 80% of Army killed in action.
While only 14% of the Army’s total overseas strength, the infantry suffered 70% of all battle
casualties. Riflemen equaled 68% of an infantry division’s manpower, but accounted for 95% ofits casualties.
Divisions varied widely as far as time in combat. For instance, the 3rd Infantry Division went into
action in November 1942; the 13th Airborne Division arrived in France on February 6, 1945, but
was never deployed in combat. Maximum time in combat for the average infantryman was 200
days before he reached the breaking point.
War Months of War Total Army Casualties Infantry Casualties % Infantry Casualties
WWI 19 224,089 195,547 87
WWII 44 823,483 661,059 80
Korea 36 109,958 92,185 84
Vietnam 84 230,398 184,318 80
Courtesy of PNC Zack Roberts,one of our favorite infantryman
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These drawings help raise money needed for our operatingexpenses. They allow our members to participate in a veryworthwhile project, while giving them a chance to win. 50%of the donations will be given to the General Fund and theother 50% are awarded as prizes. The amounts are determinedafter all donations are received. You do not have to be presentto win. Please make copies of the tickets on the other side andoffer them to your Chapter members, family and friends. Weare asking $5.00 for 6 tickets. These donations are not taxdeductible. Fill out the tickets and send them and your dona-tions to:National Headquarters ~ 50/50 Drawing3201 E. Pioneer Pkway, #40Arlington, TX 76010-5396
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If you are a former 106th Infantry Division vet, wereattached to the 106th,a relative of a 106th veteran, you
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Prize amounts are determined by the total amount donated.Mail your donation American Ex-Prisoners of Warand entry to: 50/50 Drawing
3201 E. Pioneer Parkway, Suite 40Arlington, TX 76010-5396
You do not have to be present to win. Your donation is not tax deduct-ible. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. Donation not required to enter.
Thank you for your support.
American Ex-Prisoners of War50/50 Drawing
PLEASE PRINTName:_______________________Telephone: ( )_______
Address:_________________________________________
City/State/Zip:____________________________________
Here is my donation of $5.00 for 6 chances to win the drawing.Prize amounts are determined by the total amount donated.
Mail your donation American Ex-Prisoners of Warand entry to: 50/50 Drawing
3201 E. Pioneer Parkway, Suite 40Arlington, TX 76010-5396
You do not have to be present to win. Your donation is not tax deduct-ible. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. Donation not required to enter.Thank you for your support. (3/11)
American Ex-Prisoners of War50/50 Drawing
PLEASE PRINTName:_______________________Telephone: ( )_______
Address:_________________________________________
City/State/Zip:____________________________________
Here is my donation of $5.00 for 6 chances to win the drawing.Prize amounts are determined by the total amount donated.
Mail your donation American Ex-Prisoners of Warand entry to: 50/50 Drawing
3201 E. Pioneer Parkway, Suite 40Arlington, TX 76010-5396
You do not have to be present to win. Your donation is not tax deduct-ible. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. Donation not required to enter.Thank you for your support. (3/11)
American Ex-Prisoners of War50/50 Drawing
PLEASE PRINTName:_______________________Telephone: ( )_______
Address:_________________________________________
City/State/Zip:____________________________________Here is my donation of $5.00 for 6 chances to win the drawing.
Prize amounts are determined by the total amount donated.Mail your donation American Ex-Prisoners of Warand entry to: 50/50 Drawing
3201 E. Pioneer Parkway, Suite 40Arlington, TX 76010-5396
You do not have to be present to win. Your donation is not tax deduct-ible. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. Donation not required to enter.Thank you for your support. (3/11)Ex-POW Bulletin (3/11)
Nov/Dec 2010
40
Ex-POW Bulletin
Nov/Dec 2010
41
TheQuartermaster’s Shop
AXPOW Pocket Knife11 function pocket knife
includes a stainless steel
knife, screwdrivers and
much more! AXPOW
imprint is protected by an
epoxy dome, lasting a
lifetime. Rubber grip
ensures easy
handling...individually
gift boxed...folded knife
measures 3 3/4”x1”
$13.00 plus s/h
Bronze GraveMedallion
with AXPOW LOGOThe Medallion is 4", Bronze/
Brown with Lacquer, weighs
approximately 1lb 4oz,
containing 84% copper,
balance in other metals. The
hardware for mounting is
included in each packet.check with your local
cemetery before ordering tosee if medallions are
permitted.
$75.00 plus s/h/i($15.00 for one; $20.00 for
two or more)
AXPOW Vests!The uniform of the American Ex-
POWs consists of the military cap and the vest. These vestsare custom-made with your name on the front, and your
chapter and logo shield on the back. Orders take approxi-
mately six weeks to complete.
$55.00 each includes
shipping/handlingFor pins, vest guards and otheritems to “dress up” your vest, or-der from the merchandise page.
Jeweled FlagYou love your country. Our
Austrian Crystal Flag and USA
pins are beatuiful ways to show
your patriotism. They make
wonderful gifts ~ for yourself
or someone you love.
American Flag ~
$30.00 plus s/h
order on page 42
AXPOW FlashlightsBright safety light whenyou need it! AXPOW logo
in color...individually
gift-boxed.
$12.00 plu s/h
AXPOW Vest Order Form(For members only)Name________________________________________________________
Address______________________________________________________
City, State, Zip ________________________________________________
Size (Men/coat, Women/chest measurement) __________________________
Long, Regular or Short_________________________________________
Name on front of vest __________________________________________
Chapter Name (back of vest) _______________________________
Price: $55.00, includes shipping/handlingPlease allow 8-10 weeks for delivery.
Mail orders to:AXPOW NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS3201 East Pioneer Parkway, Suite 40Arlington, Texas 76010-5396
Official AXPOW Cap (specify size) 40.00Vinyl Cap Bag 3.00Maroon AXPOW Sport Cap 8.00Black Eagle Sport Cap 9.00Canvas Sport Cap (offwhite or tan) 10.00AXPOW Pocket Knife 13.00Necktie w/logo 30.00 (specify regular or pre-tied)AXPOW Logo Bolo Tie 25.00U.S. Flag Bolo Tie 20.00Mini POW Medal Bolo Tie 25.00Barbed Wire pin 3.00Life Member pin 5.00Crossed Flags Lapel pin 5.00Brooch pin 5.00EX-POW pin (goldtone) 5.00Logo pin 5.00POW Stamp pin 3.00Past Chapter Commander pin 5.00Past Department Commander pin 5.00
AXPOW Pocket Knife 13.00
Eagle pin w/Barbed Wire 8.00(specify gold, silver or antique gold)Jeweled Flag Pin 30.00USA Jeweled Pin 15.00Logo Necklace 5.00 Logo Earrings (pierced or clip) 5.002” Medallion (for plaque) 5.00Vest Chainguard w/eagles 8.003” Blazer Patch 4.004” Blazer Patch 4.008” Blazer Patch 10.00CLOTH STRIPES (specify which title) 3.00Life Member · Chapter CommanderPast Chapter Commander · Chapter Adj/Treas ChapterAdjutant · Chapter TreasurerState Department CommanderPast State Dept. Commander · Department AdjutantDepartment Treasurer · Sr. Vice CommanderJr. Vice Commander · Chaplain · HistorianService Officer · Legislative OfficerPast Chapter Officer · Past Department Officer
QUANTITY ITEM SIZE / COLOR PRICE
For orders up to 4.00, add $3.00; For orders 4.01 to 7.99, add $4.00; For orders 8.00 to 25.00,add $8.00, For orders 25.01 to 49.99, add $13.00; For orders 50.00 to 99.99, add $15.00For orders over 100.00, add $20.00 Checks/Money Order/Credit Card Accepted.
For credit card orders: Card # _________________________________ Expiration: _________
(Check one) Master Card ___________Visa____________
Name _______________________________________________________Address _____________________________________________________City, State, Zip ________________________________________________Phone _____________________________
Shipping/Handling/Insurance:
Total: $
MAIL TO:AMERICAN EX-PRISONERS OF WAR
3201 East Pioneer Parkway, Suite 40Arlington, Texas 76010-5396
We accept Master Card/Visa
Name Badge Order Form(for members only)Actual size of badge issize of a credit card
PLEASE PRINT:Name __________________________________________Line 1 __________________________________________Line 2 __________________________________________
Name Badge with name & chapter and city: $6.00(includes shipping and handling)Ship to:Street ____________________________________________
City/State/Zip ______________________________________
Mail orders to:AXPOW NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS3201 East Pioneer Parkway, Suite 40Arlington, Texas 76010-5396
12x18 AXPOW Graveside Flag 10.003x5 ft. AXPOW Flag w/3-color logo with fringe, indoor use 60.00 with grommets, outdoor use 60.003x5ft. blackPOW/MIA flag, outdoor use 25.00AXPOW Metal License Plate Frame 7.00Aluminum License Plate 5.003” Vinyl Decal 1.003” Inside Decal 1.008” Vinyl Decal 6.0012” Vinyl Decal 10.00Bumper Sticker “Freedom – Ask us” 2.00AXPOW Wall Clock (includes battery) 20.00AXPOW Notecards (pkg of 25) 6.00Special Prayer Cards (pkg of 25) 6.00AXPOW Prayer Book 2.00Ladies Prayer Book 1.00AXPOW By-Laws 5.00POW Videotape – ETO or Pacific 11.00“Speak Out” Education Packet 6.00Canvas Totebag w/4” logo 15.00AXPOW Flashlight 12.00
National Convention ~ Albany, Georgia
Please print:
Name_____________________________________
Address___________________________________
City/State/Zip______________________________
Phone ( )_________________________________Please allow 4 weeks to make address corrections.
Mail to: National Headquarters, AXPOW, 3201 E. Pioneer Parkway,Suite 40, Arlington, TX 76010-5396Or fax: (817) 649-0109e-mail: [email protected]
All orders for products sold byAXPOW National Organization,
including dues/subscriptionsshould be mailed to:
American Ex-Prisoners of WarNational Headquarters
3201 E. Pioneer Parkway, Suite 40Arlington, TX 76010-5396
(817) 649-2979/ (817) 649-0109 faxe-mail: [email protected] collect calls, please
Subscription Rates -- non members$40.00 per year
Foreign subscriptions$50.00 per year
Now accepting MasterCard/Visa
Thank you for supporting the American
Ex-POWS with your purchases of National
Merchandise.
change of address formInclude your mailing label for address change or inquiry. If you are receiving duplicate copies,
please send both labels. If moving, please give us your new address in the space provided.
AXPOW FlashlightsBright safety light when you need
it! AXPOW logo in
color...individually
gift-boxed.
$12.00 plus s/h
