Korean War Veterans Association

  Col. William Weber, President Emeritus of the Korean War Memorial Foundation spoke about that project.

First a little about The Colonel. Bill is a retired (37years and 7 months) veteran of both WWII and the Korean War. He is a highly-decorated Airborne Infantry Officer who was seriously wounded in February 1951 losing both a leg and an arm. His accomplishments both military and post retirement are far too numerous to list here in this column.   Suffice it to say he is truly a “Hero” and that he has devoted all his time and effort toward the completion of this Memorial.

After a brief description of his vision of the wall and the projected cost, Bill addressed fundraising ideas for the project. He quoted the number of KIAs nationwide and how the projected cost of the wall would amount to about $410 per name. As an illustration, he cited the seven Frederick, Va. KIAs and challenged the Chapter to raise the $2,870 to cover cost for these names. Among the fundraising energies, he mentioned his Chapter successfully enlisting High School students in this effort.

After this talk, I apprised Bill that our Chapter would meet his challenge and presented him with a check from the Chapter in the amount of $1,000.  He asked if we wanted that amount to count toward the $2,800 goal and the resounding response from those present was no. Already one member has submitted a check to the treasurer in the amount of $100 toward this effort.