September – October 2014 COVER: The official 2014 Veterans Day poster provided by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (modified to fit). CONTENTS Business From the President ....................................................................3 From the Secretary ....................................................................6 Thanks for Supporting The Graybeards..................................7 Call For Elections ....................................................................10 ‘The Destiny of Man is to Unite, Not Divide’ ......................11 Official Membership Application Form ................................71 Application for Korea Revisit Tours ......................................78 Features & Articles 18 Shipping Out to the Unknown................................................13 The 204th Field Artillery Bn., Battery ‘B’ ..............................18 The Cooper Horton Story ......................................................20 Water Supply a Vital Part of the Korean War ........................22 Freedom’s ‘Seeds’ Planted Over 60 Years Ago Bear Fruit ..56 Aircraft Carrier Operations Off Korea ..................................58 Basic Training at Camp Breckinridge, Kentucky ................67 Behind The Trucks...Forward To The Front ........................68 Departments 44 The Editor’s Desk ......................................................................9 Tell America..............................................................................28 Chapter & Department News ................................................30 Recon Missions ........................................................................60 Feedback/Return Fire ............................................................62 Welcome Aboard ......................................................................70 Last Call ....................................................................................74 News & Notes 50 4 56 Korean War Ex POW Association Dissolved ........................12 Street Named After Veteran............................................................12 Chaplain Emeritus Fr. Leonard Stegman Passes..................14 MOH Citations ........................................................................15 The Marine Officers Reunion Association Wants You ............15 DoF President Testifies Before Congress ..............................16 Chapel Rededicated To Marine Who Took Enemy Fire For Navy Chaplain ..................................................................24 The Ghost Fleet........................................................................26 From the 2nd Vice President ..................................................25 Memorial Day 2014 ..................................................................27 June 25th: Remembrance Day in Washington ......................44 Books Written By KWVA Members ......................................49 July 27th: National Korean War Veterans Cease Fire Day ..50 Misfires......................................................................................66 For ‘a man in a wheelchair,’ the trauma remains ..........66 Korean War MOH Recipients Awarded Korean Medal of Honor ................................................76