Announcement

KDVA Introduces the 1^st U.S. KDVA Campus Club

The Korea Defense Veterans Association (KDVA) is very excited to announce the 1^st U.S. KDVA Campus Club at Columbus State University (CSU), located in Columbus, Georgia.  The KDVA Campus Club (KCC) is led by Club President Kelly Britt with support from Club Advisors, Mr. Daewoo Lee, Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Patrick Donahoe, and Mr. David Kieran.

CSU KDVA CAMPUS CLUB PRESIDENT AND FACULTY ADVISOR

Kelly Britt President

DaeWoo Lee Faculty Advisor

The additional founding members of the CSU KCC are Mason Martin, Vice President; Janetta Crawford, Secretary; Hannah Boisvert, Treasurer; and Hallie Tanner, Scribe.

The CSU KDVA Campus Club is excited to bring together students with common interests to increase awareness and advocacy of the ROK-U.S. Alliance and our Veterans. With the support of KDVA, they will host Meet and Greets, Webinars, Conferences, Korean Cultural Experiences, and more – all are free!

Mr. Daewoo Lee said, “We are honored to host the KDVA Campus Club Meet and Greet at Columbus State University, marking the establishment of the first KDVA Campus Club in the United States. This event reaffirms KDVA’s unwavering commitment to the ROK-U.S. Alliance—a crucial partnership that ensures peace and security for both nations. Engaging in meaningful dialogue strengthens our resolve to advocate for this Alliance and support those who have served it.”

The CSU KCC held its Launch Meet & Greet on August 29, 2024.

KDVA Campus Clubs are our “Boots on the Ground” on college campuses in the United States and Korea.  KCCs support KDVA’s mission of enhancing and supporting the ROK-U.S. Alliance and our Veterans on college campuses. Anyone can start a KCC and run the Campus Club as its President.  KDVA HQ provides all the funds, social media support, and senior Alliance leaders to participate in person or by Zoom.  You just need to register the KCC at your school and come up with ideas for activities and events.

The first KCC in South Korea was launched in April 2024 at the University of Utah, University Asia Campus in Incheon, Republic of Korea.

If you’re interested in learning more about starting a KDVA Campus Club at your school, please contact KDVA Campus Club Coordinator Ambrie Jones at ambrie.kdva@gmail.com.  And join KDVA for free, yes for free, at kdva.vet/join-kdva.

WTVM News Coverage on the Meet & Greet – https://www-wtvm-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.wtvm.com/video/2024/08/30/kdva-establishes-student-chapter-columbus-state-university/

The Korea Defense Veterans Association (KDVA) is very saddened by the passing of General (Retired) Gary Luck, a former Commander-in-Chief of the United Nations Command, ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command, U.S. Forces Korea (1993-1996).  He passed away at the age of 87 on August 13, 2024.

The 24,000 members of KDVA mourn the loss of a former 4-star commander in Korea who helped lead the ROK-U.S. Alliance through a very difficult time in the mid-1990s when North Korea developed weapons-grade plutonium at its Yongbyon nuclear facility and threatened to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.  During that crisis and other North Korean provocations and threats, General Luck was a respected voice for a strong Alliance and military in meeting these challenges.

As a successor to General Luck, I am very grateful for the example he set and for his staunch support of the Alliance and our Veterans for decades afterwards.  A lifelong mentor to generations of leaders, General Luck had a significant impact on the leadership and education of the Joint Force.

We send our sincere condolences to the Luck Family and want them to know that many Americans and Koreans are thankful for General Luck’s service, leadership and example. We will miss him.

Curtis M. Scaparrotti

General, U.S. Army (Ret.)

Chairman and President

Korea Defense Veterans Association

KDVA is very proud to announce the selection for the 2024 KDVA Impact Scholarship.  KDVA sincerely thanks everyone who applied – the decision was very difficult to narrow down to only 5 recipients.  We are thankful to the KDVA Senior Enlisted Council for serving as the Selection Committee for this year’s scholarship.

The KDVA Impact Scholarship Program provides scholarships to KDVA members and their spouses, children, grandchildren (including stepchildren) in the amount of $3,000 each to help them attain their educational goals so they can continue contributing to the ROK-U.S. Alliance and supporting our Veterans.

We look forward to supporting them in their studies and efforts to start KDVA Campus Clubs!

To learn more about the KDVA’s Impact Scholarship, visit www.kdva.vet/scholarships.

KDVA is very excited to announce the first KDVA Campus Club in the United States. The campus club is located at the Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia.

Our Columbus State University Campus Club will launch its first Meet & Greet on August 29, 2024, at the President’s Club, Lumpkin Center Room 200, Columbus State University, 4225 University Ave, Columbus, GA 31907 from 5:00 – 7:00 PM.

The event is free! Please register by August 28 to ensure we can accommodate all attendees.

Questions? Please email Ambrie Jones at ambrie.kdva@gmail.com.

CSU President, Dr. Stuart Rayfield (Bio) and KDVA Advisor, Mr. Sunny Park (Bio) will be in attendance. will be in attendance.

Launch of KDVA Campus Club in Korea!

The University of Utah’s Asia Campus in Incheon, Korea launched its KDVA Campus Club in April with over 80 people!  

The overall atmosphere of the launch event was very positive and engaging. While most attendees were unfamiliar with KDVA beforehand, they showed a strong interest in learning more about the ROK-U.S. Alliance and ways to get involved with the KDVA Campus Club (KCC).

Did you know that anyone can open a KDVA Campus Club at any American or Korean college?  KDVA pays for all activities.  All you have to do is contact us that you are interested (KCC Coordinator, Ms. Ambrie Jones, at ambrie.kdva@gmail.com), register the KDVA Campus Club with your college, and plan and run your activities about Korea, the ROK-U.S. Alliance, and Veterans.  Really is that simple!

Here is information about the KDVA Campus Clubs:  https://kdva.vet/campus/.

Remember that KDVA is a nonpolitical, nonprofit organization registered in Virginia with operations in the United States and South Korea.

I would love to hear from you!

Ambrie Jones

KDVA Campus Club Coordinator

June 7, 2024

2024 년 6월 7일

KDVA Congratulates Eighth Army’s Founding Day on June 10, 2024 KDVA, 2024 년 6 월 10 일 미 8 군 창설 기념일을 축하하다.

KDVA would like to ask our members and supporters to remember and honor the Soldiers of the U.S. Eighth Army on its founding on June 10. Millions of U.S. Army Soldiers and KATUSAs (Korean Augmentation to the U.S. Army) have served together during the Korean War, across South Korea, and along the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) to defend against the North Korean threat.

주한미군전우회(KDVA)는 다가오는 6 월 10 일, 미 8 군 창설기념일을 맞아 KDVA 회원들과 후원자들이 미 8 군 장병들의 노고를 상기하고 기릴 수 있기를 바랍니다. 미육군과 KATUSA (미국 육군 증강 한국군) 장병들은 한국전쟁부터 오늘날까지 대한민국을 북한의 위협으로부터 수호하기 위하여 대한민국 전역과 비무장지대에서 임무를 수행하고 있습니다.

On June 10, 1944, Eighth Army was founded during World War II. Today, 8A is under the very capable leadership of Lieutenant General Christopher LaNeve. When I was the Commander of the United Nations Command, ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command, and U.S. Forces Korea in 2013-2016, I was very proud of the dominant American land force in Korea that, every day, answered the call to defend the Republic of Korea and support the vital ROK-U.S. Alliance.

미 8 군은 제 2 차 세계대전이 한창인 1944 년 6 월 10 일에 창설되었으며 현재 크리스토프 라네브 중장의 훌륭한 지휘 아래 있습니다. 2013 년부터 2016 년까지 유엔군사령관, 한미연합군사령관 및 주한미군사령관으로 복무하던 때, 한미동맹과 대한민국을 수호하고자 한국에 파견되어 매일같이 임무를 수행하는 미육군 장병들에게 대단한 자부심을 느꼈습니다.

KDVA’s mission is to support this Alliance and our Veterans – standing with the Eighth Army is an important way to accomplish our mission. Please consider asking your family members and friends (anyone interested in Korea and Veterans) to join our cause in working “Together for the ROK-U.S. Alliance” – membership is free at https://kdva.vet/join-kdva/.

한미동맹과 한국 복무 예비역들을 지원하는 것이 KDVA 의 임무이며, 미 8 군은 KDVA 의 본 임무를 달성하는 데 커다란 의의를 가집니다. 가족 구성원이나 친지들(한국 혹은 한국 복무 예비역에 관심이 있는 분이라면 모두)에게 “한미동맹을 위해 함께”하고자 하는 뜻을 널리 밝혀 KDVA 에 힘을 실어주실 것을 정중히 부탁드립니다. https://kdva.vet/join-kdva/을 통해 부담 없이 함께하실 수 있습니다.

Thank you everyone for getting KDVA to 20,000 members!!

주한미군전우회(KDVA)의 회원 수가 20,000명을 넘어섰음을 알려드리며, 모든 분들께 감사의 마음을 전합니다!!

This significant milestone follows the one we reached in December 2023 for our first 10,000 members. The continuing increase in KDVA membership means that more people are joining together with other Veterans, government civilians, families, college students, and supporters who care about the ROK-U.S. Alliance and our Veterans.

이는 2023년 12월에 달성한 첫 10,000명 회원 달성에 이어 또 하나의 중요한 이정표를 의미합니다. 주한미군전우회 회원 수의 지속적인 증가는 한미동맹과 참전용사들을 위해 함께 힘써주시는 참전용사, 제대군인, 공무원, 가족, 대학생, 후원자들이 늘어나고 있음을 보여줍니다.

KDVA is proud of our members and thankful for our growth. And we are very optimistic about our future because we have over 5.1 million U.S. Veterans and millions of ROK Veterans who have served together in South Korea. Their service across seven decades saved South Korea during the Korean War, changed Korea’s history into the 10th largest economy in the world, and made a difference for American lives with high-tech products, Korean food, and Korean entertainment.

KDVA는 회원 여러분께 감사의 말을 전하며, 이러한 성장에 자부심을 느낍니다. 그리고 우리에게는 한국에서 함께 복무했던 500만 명 이상의 미국 참전용사 및 제대군인과 수백만 명의 대한민국 참전용사 및 제대군인들이 있기에, 우리의 미래에 대해 매우 긍정적입니다. 이들은 70년에 걸친 헌신적인 복무로 한국을 지켜냈고, 한국을 세계 10대 경제 대국으로 발전시켰으며, 첨단 제품, 한국 음식, 한국 엔터테인먼트를 통해 미국인들의 삶에 큰 변화를 가져왔습니다.

Please consider sharing your experience being a KDVA member with your family, friends, and colleagues … for example, KDVA’s on-site or online events, free AUSA membership benefits and discounts, KDVA Chapters, KDVA Campus Clubs, Korea Revisit Program, KDVA Internship Program, and KDVA Quarterly Journal.

가족, 친구, 동료들에게 주한미군전우회 회원으로서의 경험을 공유해 주시기 바랍니다. 예를 들어 KDVA의 오프라인 및 온라인 행사, AUSA 무료 회원 혜택 및 할인, KDVA 지부, 대학 교내 KDVA 동아리, 한국 재방문 프로그램, KDVA 인턴십 프로그램, KDVA 분기별 저널 등을 소개해 주시면 좋겠습니다.

KDVA membership and events are FREE(!) thanks to our very generous donors through our fundraiser, the Korea-US Alliance Foundation (KUSAF). KDVA would also like to thank the ROK Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs (MPVA) for their great sponsorship of the Korea Revisit Program and KDVA Reunion.

KDVA 회원 가입과 행사 참여는 한미동맹재단(KUSAF)의 후원금에 힘입어 무료(!)로 제공됩니다. 주한미군전우회는 한국 재방문 프로그램과 주한미군전우회 리유니언을 적극적으로 후원해주신  대한민국 국가보훈부에 감사의 말을 전합니다.

We look forward to working together towards our next 10,000 members … and beyond!

다음 10,000명의 새로운 회원을 맞이하고 그 다음으로 나아가기 위해 우리 모두 함께 노력하겠습니다!

 KDVA Supports NCOA Annual Conference and MOAA Charities Golf Classic

주한미군전우회(KDVA), 미군 부사관협회(NCOA) 연례 컨퍼런스와 미군 장교협회(MOAA) 자선 골프 대회를 지원하다.

May 9, 2024

2024년 5월 9일

The Korea Defense Veterans Association (KDVA) is very proud to once again sponsor two major events that directly support all enlisted and officer ranks. KDVA believes that a great strength of the U.S. military is the strong bond and working relationship between our officers and our enlisted service members.

KDVA는 군의 모든 계급의 장병을 직접 지원하는 두 주요 행사를 다시 한 번 후원할 수 있음을 매우 자랑스럽게 생각합니다. KDVA는 미군의 힘의 원천은 장교와 부사관 간의 굳건한 유대감과 협력 관계라고 믿습니다.

KDVA will be the “Conference Platinum Sponsor” (top sponsor) for the Non Commissioned Officers Association (NCOA) Annual Conference in San Antonio, Texas on July 16-19, 2024. (https://www.ncoausa.org/ncoa-2024-conference.html)

KDVA는 2024년 7월 16~19일 텍사스주 샌안토니오에서 열리는 미군 부사관협회(NCOA)의 연례 컨퍼런스에서 ‘컨퍼런스 플래티넘 스폰서(최고 후원 등급)’로 행사를 지원할 예정입니다.

(https://www.ncoausa.org/ncoa-2024-conference.html)

KDVA will be the “Gold Star Presenting Sponsor” (top sponsor) for the Military Officers Association of America’s (MOAA) 20^th Annual MOAA Charities Golf Classic at the TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm, Maryland on May 20, 2024.

(https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/9990203442498392605)

KDVA는 또한 2024년 5월 20일 메릴랜드주 아베넬 팜의 TPC 포토맥에서 열리는 미군 장교 협회(MOAA)의 제20회 연례 MOAA 자선 골프 대회에 ‘골드 스타 프리젠팅 스폰서(최고 후원 등급)’로서 지원할 것입니다.

KDVA is proud to partner with MOAA and NCOA to highlight the importance of enlisted and officer contributions to our Nation, our Veterans and their Families, and the ROK-U.S. Alliance.

KDVA는 MOAA와 NCOA 두 단체와 협력하면서 미국, 참전용사와 그 가족, 그리고 한미동맹에 대한 미군 부사관과 장교 모두의 공헌을 조명할 수 있는 것을 자랑스럽게 생각합니다.

For a free chance to play in the MOAA Charities Golf Classic, KDVA members can send an email to contact@kdva.vet with their name, phone number, and their thoughts about KDVA (about 100-150 words).  If selected, we will use your statement in KDVA publications and social media posts.  Please send the email by May 14, 2024, and we will let you know whether you were selected or not selected by May 16, 2024.

MOAA 자선 골프 대회에 무료로 참여하는 것에 관심이 있는 KDVA회원들은 contact@kdva.vet으로 본인의 이름, 연락처, 그리고 KDVA에 대한 생각을 100~150자 사이로 작성하여 2024년 5월 14일까지 보내주시기 바랍니다. 선별된 인원의 글은 KDVA의 출판물과 소셜 미디어 게시글로 사용될 예정이며, 선별 여부는 2024년 5월 16일까지 안내해드릴 예정입니다.

This and all other KDVA activities are made possible by our generous donors through the Korea-US Alliance Foundation (KUSAF).

이번 행사를 비롯한 KDVA의 모든 활동은 한미동맹재단(KUSAF)을 통해 기부해주신 후원자 여러분 덕분에 가능하였음을 밝힙니다.

Please consider joining KDVA – for free – at https://kdva.vet/join-kdva/.

KDVA는 누구나 무료로 가입할 수 있으므로, 다음 링크를 통하여 회원이 되어 주십시오. 링크: https://kdva.vet/join-kdva/.