The Great state of Tennessee is changing the Honor Flight for WWII veterans. They are now
calling it Valor Flight, The Flight of the Not forgotten, and it is for Korean War Veterans.
After honoring over 1,000 WWII veterans, now the flight will be to take Korean War Veterans
to see the memorial, of 19 stainless steel statutes and the memorial wall.
Organizer Steve Celuch says "A lot of treasured memories surface as a result, and we hope
to recreate that experience for Korean Veterans."
The organization is looking for Tennessee Valley Korean War Veterans who live in Madison,
Limestone, Morgan, Marshall and Jackson counties.
More information can be found on the website Valor Flight The Flight of The Not Forgotten
This is a very thoughtful and touching tribute to all Korean War Veterans, one that we hope
every state will follow. They have been forgotten for a long time, and now it is time to show
all Korean War Veterans they are no longer forgotten.
Jerald Terwilliger
National Chairman
American Cold War Veterans
"We Remember"
---------------- "And so the greatest of American triumphs... became a peculiarly joyless victory. We had won the Cold War, but there would be no parades." -- Robert M. Gates, 1996
Thanks for your comment Jerald. Here is something I wrote early Sat morning when the kids were sleeping and the house was quiet. I hope you like it. Regards, Steve
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VALOR ONE – THE FLIGHT OF THE NOT FORGOTTEN
By Stefan Celuch, 2011
The Day I thought to write a song,
I didn’t know what to do.
It was on a war fought long ago,
That no one seemed to know.
I started to write, but had to stop,
Cause I just didn’t know,
Why they all called this war, so far away,
The one They All Forgot.
I met a man who was there one day,
His face was old, his hair was grey.
He told me how they fought one day,
In a land so far away.
He said Son, it was so very cold,
And the fight was oh so long.
They seemed to be all around us,
And we fought ‘em, all day long.
Yet we made our way, and did what we did,
Just to make it through the day.
We fought for those people, and our nation too,
In that land so far away.
We never knew why, the war we fought,
Was never really conceded.
We didn’t do it for the fame or glory,
We did it because it was needed.
So Boy, please promise me, you’ll tell your kids,
There was a time one day,
When honest men, went to fight,
In that land so far away.
Don’t worry Sir, I’ll let ‘em know,
‘Bout the things you all have done.
And I’ll tell ‘em all You Are Not Forgotten,
Cause you’re flying on Valor One.