60th Anniversary of the Ceasefire in Korea July 27,1953




Niels Larsen donated one of these commemorative medals to the Niles Library. Mr. Larsen is a past  commander of the Korean War Veterans Association, the Greater Chicago Chapter.


The handsome medal was struck by the Chapter and on the front reads:

60th ANNIVERSARY OF THE CEASEFIRE

COMMEMORATION WEEKEND WEEKEND -July 25th THROUGH 28, 2013

KOREA

The FORGOTTEN VICTORY

"FREEDOM IS NOT FREE"

The map shows the demarcation line and the capitals of Pyongyang and Seoul and Pusan on the southern coast.

and on the back reads:

Korean War Veterans Association, Greater Chicago Chapter.

The illustration is based on the Korean War Memorial in Washington, DC.

Mr. Larsen is currently reading MacArthur's War by Bevin Alexander and In the Shadow of the Greatest Generation: the Americans who fought the Korean War by Melinda Pash.

Korean War Veterans Association, Greater Chicago Chapter

These Korean War  veterans held their annnual Christmas Party on December 9, 2012 at the White Eagle Restaurant in Niles, Illinois.



The Legacy Girls, Renee, Nancy and Janet, who performed as the Andrews Sisters, brightened the occasion  and posed with  Charles Simokaitis and Commander Joe Henmuller at the close of the festive afternoon. Their appearance was arranged by a  past Commander, Niels Larsen.

Annual May Remembering Our Veterans Display

The military artifacts on display in the east and west exhibit cases have been loaned for exhibit during May.

The exhibit coordinator is Al Aronson, a World War II Army veteran of the ‘Bloody Bucket” Keystone Division in Europe and a participant in the Veterans History Project* at Niles. The VHP interview transcripts have been posted on the library’s website and are available in the Reference Department for reading.

VHP participants Gus Habighurst* (WWII-CBI), Niels Larsen(Korean War)*, Jerry Levin*(WWII-Pacific), and Matthew Wojtaszek (WWII-Europe)* as well as Mike McNulty (Viet Nam), Ralph Ponfil (Korean War), and Chris Reuscher have all loaned items for this year’s exhibit which for the first time takes up two windows and includes items from the Viet Nam War.

New and Improved National Resource Directory

has been unveiled by the US Departments of Defense, Labor and Veterans Affairs. The site was created for Wounded Warriors, Veterans and their families and caregivers.

The site's Homeless Assistance section has expanded.

This bulletin was proveded by Niels Larsen, a participant in the Veterans History Project at the Niles Library.

2010 Military Handbooks Just Released

At MilitaryHandbooks.com 9 helpful 2010 titles are now available: Getting Uncle Sam to Pay for Your College Degree, U.S. Military Retired Handbook, Military Children's Scholarship Handbook, Base Installation Directory, Guard and Reserve Military Handbook, Veterans Healthcare Benefits Handbook, Benefits for Veterans and Dependents and U.S. Military Handbook.

All of the handbooks are free to view and download.

This bulletin was provide by Niels Larsen, a Veterans History Project participant.

"Military Handbooks was launched with one simple goal – to give the Military community the very best information available about pay, benefits, retirement planning, education benefits, and career decisions."

Annual May Library Display, May 2010

Veterans Al Aronson, Gus Habighurst, Chuck Jacobs, Niels Larsen, Ralph Ponfil, and Dick Vana contributed service items for the exhibit.

Dog tag profiling Korean War

This tag was provided by Niels H. K. Larsen, recent president of the Korean War Veterans, Greater Chicago Chapter.

2nd Annual Veterans History Project Breakfast

took place on Thursday morning, November 6,at 9:30 a.m. in the auditorium of the Niles Public Library. 22 of the veterans who have participated in the national oral history project through the Niles library were applauded by 60 other guests.

Back Row left to right: Kenneth Radnitzer, Russell Zapel, Ralph Friedman, Max Kolpas, Martin O'Grady, Niels Larsen, Donald Spitzer
Middle Row: Walter Tymczuk, Mike Kozyra, Don Lewan, Sam Schechter, Matthew Wojtaszek, Irving Abramson, Jack Weinberg, Robert Crandall
Front Row: William Shipp, Hyman Ray, Paul Schneller, Martha Shipp John DeCecco, William Shipp, Hyman Ray, Paul Schneller, Martha Shipp John DeCecco, Chuck Jacobs and Richard Vana.