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Medford honors veterans of Korea The dozen who attended Thursday's council meeting got an ovation The Medford City Council signed a proclamation Thursday honoring veterans who served from 1950 to 1955 in Korea. "I'm very proud of the Korean War veterans," said Councilman Sal Esquivel, whose father fought in Korea. "People may call it the forgotten war, but it never has been the forgotten war to me." Council members gave a standing ovation to the dozen men from the Rogue Valley Chapter No. 257 Korean War Veterans Association who attended Thursday's council meeting. The proclamation honors the 1.78 million American men and women who defended South Korea against the communist North Korean army. There were 33,741 Americans killed in action, 103,284 wounded, 7,296 held prisoners of war and 8,064 missing in action, according to the proclamation. Since it started last October, the Rogue Valley Chapter of the Korean War Veterans has signed up 25 members, said president Herbert Robb. He was maintenance chief for the 1st Marine Division's amphibious truck company, serving in Korea from 1952-53. "Our goals are to help veterans and to get into the middle schools and make students aware of the Korean War," Robb said. "Many children who graduate from high school don't even know about it." Esquivel told the council how Korean officials responded during a trip two years ago to Korea with Mayor Lindsay Berryman and county Commissioner Sue Kupillas. "Every time I would mention the fact that my father fought in Korea, they would thank me for what (the United States) did for them," he said. The Rogue Valley Chapter of Korean War Veterans will hold an installation of members at 2 p.m. today at Glenwood Mobile Home Park, 3431 S. Pacific Highway, Medford. For information, call Robb, 535-1899. Mail Tribune Home | Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. | Dow Jones & Co., Inc. | Privacy | Contact Us Copyright � 2001 Mail Tribune, Inc.