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Lost a member -
12 July 2007 Anthony M. "Koko/Tony" Kolich Age 83
These
POW's administered the "Final Salute" to Joe Grego
on Monday 27 November 2006 at the Langsford Funeral Home in Lee's Summit,
Missouri.
Click
here to read a tribute to Joe Grego
Heart of America POW Commander George Lesko presided.
1st Photo: Bill Reno, Charles Sibert, Bill Templeton, Gene
Wapota (back row), Micky Romine, George Marcum (back row), Don Fletcher,
and Jim Clark
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2nd Photo :Bob Rudolph, Bill Davis, Marvin Boyce, Jim Choate, Don Redding
and George Lesko.
We lost a member
(Joe Grego), on Thursday, November 23rd. George would like you
to be at the funeral home by 2:00 P.M. on Monday for the final salute,
in your Class A Uniforms.
The funeral home is Langsford
Funeral Home @ 115 SW 3rd St. in Lees Summit, Mo. Funeral will be @ 2:30
and visitation will be from 1:00-2:30. Any questions, call George.
"Only
in America" - A roast honoring Carl J. DiCapo, civic leader extraordinaire,
Hyatt Regency Crown Center April 4, 2006 Click Here
for Photos
Click
here to read a letter from Mark Moore's son Brad Moore.
1/25/06
- Ed Slater discovered another survivor that he assumed was dead for the
last fifty five (55) years!! Click
here for the story
Inaugurating
the POW Chapter Officer's on January 2006
The 2006 "Heart of America
POW Chapter" held their 15 January 06 meeting at the American Legion
facility in the Kansas City area and inaugurated George Lesko as Commander,
William (Bill) Reno as Vice Commander and William (Bill) Davis as Junior
Vice Commander"' Bill Davis was not present due to family illnesses
and Wendell Fetters graciously substituted for Junior Vice Commander Davis.
Lois Rapp continues as our knowable great lovely financial expert and
outgoing Commander Don Redding gave an outstanding speech. Ed Slater swore
the officer's in with a perfect swearing - in ceremony. Jack Cook provided
some photo's and Doe Cook made some outstanding gifts for many of the
attendance - thanks "Doe" for making our event so great
Click here for photos
20
Heart of America ex POW's and their families participated in the Paola
Kansas POW parade on July 27, 2006. Click photos below to expand.
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attendees |
George
Marcom, Roy Shenkel,
Julie Sibert |
Jack
and Doe Cook |
Full
text of the speech by George Lesko concerning Colonel Henry Spicer - Stalag
Luft One Commander of POW Compound 2, 1944/1945.
Lee
Lamar a member of our Heart of America POW Chapter recently
was featured in the monthly POW Magazine. His article is one of the many
that we all must endeavor to publish to the world. Thank you Lee for sharing
your POW experience with we POW's and the world. Click
here to read
Photo's
at the POW VA Valentine Party 2/14/05 with the Kansas City Channel 5 news
anchors in attendance click here
2003
Branson Veterans Day and POW Heart of America events
2004
Branson Veterans Day event - November 9 - 13, 2004.
Photo's were taken by Jack Cook
Jack
Sites, former Prisoner of War (POW) finally receives the Legion of Merit
for bravery ( 7th highest medal) Click here to read.
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