I'm not sure if my last announcement on this made it to the group, but thought you might be interested in a Coate family member, my Uncle Richard. >X-POP3-Rcpt: ldudick@ancestrees.com >From: "Richard Coate" <rcoate@earthlink.net> >To: "Linda J. Dudick" <LDudick@Ancestrees.com> >Subject: Re: Photos on Yahoo >Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 19:59:37 -0400 >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 > >Linda- > > Another development. As the man being honored, I'll have to make a > speech. I can assure you - it will be brief. If it's not trouble, could > you e-mail this out to "The Coate Discussion Group" as well? Have a nice > week-end. Betty sends her best. Richard. > >RECEPTION PLANNED AT HVCC FOR MAY 14 "PHOTO OF THE WEEK" BROADCAST OF >RENSSELAER COUNTY KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL > >TROY - County Executive Henry F. Zwack announced that a public reception >will be held on Monday, May 14 when the Rensselaer County Korean War >Memorial will be featured in the "Photo of the Week" segment during the >History Channel's 8 pm broadcast of "This Week in History." > >The reception will begin at 7 pm with members of the Northeast New York >Chapter of the Korean War Veterans Association present at the Bulmer >Telecommunications Center on the campus of Hudson Valley Community College. > >US Army Korean War veteran Richard Coate has accepted an invitation from >County Executive Zwack to attend the event. Mr. Coate is widely recognized >as the veteran in the "Soldier's Watch" image taken by Associated Press >photographer James E. Martenhoff early in March of 1951 for AP release >during the Easter Season, 1951. An interview with Coate's wife, Elizabeth, >his bride of six months, accompanied the publication of the photo on >Easter Sunday in his hometown newspaper, the Middletown Journal >(Middletown, OH). > >A faithful reproduction of the photograph of the rifleman in silhouette is >etched on the surface of the Rensselaer County Korean War Memorial, >dedicated in May, 1996, in the city of Troy. A bronze plaque listing the >names of 22 county residents who were "Killed in Action" during the war is >positioned in the sky above the distant range of Korean hills depicted in >the image. > >"When the Northeast New York Chapter of the Korean War Veterans >Association contacted my office regarding this publicity for the Korean >War Memorial, we started making plans immediately to bring the community, >particularly our Korean War veterans community, together," said County >Executive Zwack. "This is a great honor, particularly for Chapter members >who worked so hard in publishing a book reflecting on the 22 Rensselaer >County men who paid the supreme sacrifice during a war that history >oftentimes still looks upon as 'The Forgotten Victory.' " > >The NENY Chapter was founded in 1988 and following the recent installation >of President Richard Corbeil, of Troy, will continue its community >outreach regarding Korean War history for local students, veterans, and >the general public. The chapter draws its primary membership from upstate >counties, but has members residing as far away as California, Florida, >Brooklyn, Queens, and parts of Canada. > >In addition to Mr. Corbeil, county residents who are officers in the NENY >Chapter include: Gus DeMars, of Melrose; Thomas Flavin, of East Greenbush; >and, Thomas Sharpe, of Troy. > >Meanwhile, word of the History Channel's interest in the Rensselaer County >Korean War Memorial reached the County Executive's office via Paul >Cloutier, of Troy, after he was contacted by his personal friend, Mr. >Coate, a Trenton, OH native who has resided in Brooklyn Heights, NY, since >1954 (two years after his rotation home from Korea). > >Mr. Coate, a 1996 recipient of the New York State Conspicuous Service >Cross from Gov. George Pataki, has also played a central role in >fundraising efforts for the Korean War Memorial in Washington, DC, as well >as local memorials across the nation. He has been the subject of articles >in various publications, and he has authored a number of articles for >publication, including: Stars and Stripes; Graybeards, (the official >newsletter of the Korean War Veterans Association); Amvet; the Columbus >(OH) Dispatch; the Brooklyn Heights Press; the Brooklyn Eagle; the >Phoenix; and, the Watch, (the Society of the 3rd Infantry Division newsletter). > >"Through the efforts of Mr. Coate and Mr. Martenhoff, a crucial part of >Rensselaer County history will be broadcast throughout the nation," said >County Executive Zwack. "I thank these two gentlemen, members of the NENY >Chapter of the Korean War Veterans Association, and all veterans and their >families for making this event possible. No matter how brief a spotlight >our memorial is granted on May 14, it is an honor to be shared with all." > >Last November, Mr. Coate participated in the New York City Veterans Day >Parade and said he was overwhelmed by the hero's welcome for Korean War >veterans, one of the greatest they received in recent memory, particularly >in light of their lack of acknowledgement prior to the Persian Gulf War. >During last year's parade, Mr. Coate carried a poster with the "Soldier's >Watch" photograph advertising the National Korean War Library and Museum >in Tuscola, Illinois. > >"It's a day I'll never forget," Mr. Coate said, regarding the New York >City Veterans Day Parade. "A treasured memory!" > >Construction on the National Korean War Library and Museum will soon begin >with a completion date set for 2003. Dedication will take place on July >27, 2003 on the 50th anniversary of the truce signing in Korea. > >[Note by Mr. Coate: The Korean War Veterans National Museum and Library's >Web site <theforgottenvictory.org> is temporarily down for >reformatting. It should be up shortly. The photograph is installed on >their "Freedom's Price" page.] Also see <northernlights.com> Type in the >SEARCH BOX "Richard Coate" - Korean War. The second of the two Web site >listings has installed the photograph. It would be helpful if the >recipients of these e-mails could forward the article to friends, >interested people. The wider the audience - the better. Thanks.] >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Linda J. Dudick <<mailto:LDudick@Ancestrees.com>LDudick@Ancestrees.com> >>To: Richard Coate <<mailto:rcoate@earthlink.net>rcoate@earthlink.net> >>Date: Monday, April 23, 2001 8:33 PM >>Subject: Re: Photos on Yahoo >> >>No problem. I forwarded it to my Coate discussion group in particular >>because they enjoy knowing there is a Coate on the "History Channel". >>At 03:13 PM 4/23/2001 -0400, you wrote: > > > LINDA COATE DUDICK, >P.O. Box 30871, Columbus, Ohio 43230: >LDudick@ancestrees.com >www.ancestrees.com >