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P R E S S R E L E A S E
1 November 2010
HONORING OUR VETERANS THIS VETERANS DAY
& KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL DEDICATION
UPDATE
College Station, Texas -- The Brazos Valley Veterans Memorial
Board of Directors is honored to announce the schedule of events
surrounding Veterans Day, Thursday, 11 November 2010. All events
will take place at Veterans Park and Athletic Complex. The park is .8
miles east of Hwy. 6 on Harvey Rd. (Hwy. 30) in College Station.
3:00 p.m. – Dedication of the Korean War Memorial on the Lynn
Stuart Pathway
4:30 p.m. – Reading of the names for 2010 at the Veterans Memorial
Wall of Honor, Louis L. Adam Memorial Plaza
5:30 p.m. – Veterans Day Program, American Pavilion
Carts will be available for those needing assistance between the events.
Dedication of the Korean War Memorial and “Katchi Kapshida.”
This is the slogan of the long-standing relationship between the United
States military forces and those of the Republic of Korea. “We Go
Together,” is more than a slogan; it is a way of life for the military
alliance that was forged in blood and has stood together against the
forces of North Korea for 60 years. Now, this is the name for a
significant new memorial for Veterans Park in College Station, Texas.
The focal point of this memorial is a dramatic sculpture of a Korean
Soldier and an American Soldier, standing side by side. Each statue is
life size with authentic uniforms, equipment and weapons of the era.
The Board of Directors of the Brazos Valley Veterans Memorial
commissioned the artist, J. Payne Lara, of Navasota, to create this
original work of art along with two other sculptures for the newly
opened Lynn Stuart Pathway history walk. Much of the funding for the
Korean War memorial has been generously provided by six prominent
Korean individuals lead by retired General Paik, Sun Yup. General
Paik is known as the Father of the modern Korean Army. At 28 years
old he commanded the Korean First Infantry Division during the
Korean War and was South Korea’s first four-star general.
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2010
Brazos Valley
Veterans Memorial
Officers
Chairman Emeritus
Al Jones
MG, USA (Ret.)
Chairman Emeritus
Travis Small
COL, USA (Ret.)
President
Mike Newman
CAPT, USN (Ret.)
Vice-President
Randolph House
LG, USA (Ret.)
Vice-President
Fain McDougal
Treasurer
Ron Silvia
TSGT, USAF (Ret.)
Secretary
Brian Hilton
SFC., USA (Ret.)
Chief Information
Officer
Anne Boykin
Website:
www.bvvm.org
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In the spirit of “Katchi Kapshida,” these generous and loyal individuals have underwritten the
cost of the American Soldier statue and the Brazos Valley Veterans Memorial Board of Directors
provided funding for the Korea Soldier statue. We are pleased to announce that Gen. Paik Sun-
Yup will be participating in the Veterans Day program , along with other dignitaries from South
Korea. Gen. John H. Tilelli, Jr., from Washington, D.C., will be escorting Gen. Paik and will
also present on the program.
This year is the 60th anniversary of the start of the Korean War. In the early morning hours
of 25 June 1950, North Korea launched a general offensive against the Republic of Korea (ROK)
with the purpose of unifying the peninsula by force to create a communist state. The ensuing war
resulted in a multinational response that included 10 major campaigns and over 54,000 U.S.
deaths due to battle and other causes.
An armistice was signed on July 27, 1953, which among other things resulted in a highly
defended, 4 kilometer wide Demilitarized Zone separating North Korea and South Korea.
Although the Armistice remains in effect today, North Korea never signed a peace treaty, so
technically North and South Korea are still at war and the South Korean/United States Alliance
remains as important today as it was in 1950.
The Brazos Valley Veterans Memorial Board is pleased to include this new attraction to the
Memorial grounds as a tribute to all who served during this period in our nation’s history.
Reading of the Names to be placed on the Wall of Honor for 2010
Each year, names of veterans (living or deceased) are added to the existing Wall of Honor by
their families or friends. The new names will be read aloud by BVVM member Bill Youngkin.
Currently, there are 4,366 names. Over 230 names will be added this year. The cost of adding a
name is $100.
Veterans Day Program
The keynote speaker is Lt. Gen. Paul K. Carlton, Jr., MD, the former surgeon general of the
USAF. Lt. Gen. Carlton is currently serving as the director of the Office of Homeland Security
for the Texas A&M University Health Science Center. A special seating section will be set aside
for WWII and Korean War veterans. Members of the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band, the Texas
A&M University Corps of Cadets and the Ross Volunteers will participate in helping us to make
this annual event a most honorable and respectful ceremony.
See attachments for more information about Veterans Park and Athletic Complex.
For more information contact:
Anne Boykin
Chief Information Officer
Brazos Valley Veterans Memorial Board of Directors
aboykin@cstx.gov
979.764.3491 or 979.450.3296
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