Serving Those Who Served
The Lexington Veterans Association brings veterans and community members together in fellowship
to be informed and inspired at our monthly speaker series.
to be informed and inspired at our monthly speaker series.
Coming on June 12, 2023:
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Tribute to Veterans
If you are a Korea-era veteran, please come to Cary Library on Monday, June 12 at 12:45 p.m. for our special program honoring our Korean veterans. If you know of other Korean vets, please pass the word on. We warmly invite family members of deceased veterans to attend as we honor their loved one. You may also use the Zoom option. Either way, let us know you'll be attending.
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Schedule: 12:45 - 1:15 p.m. Coffee and Conversation
1:15 - 1:35 p.m. Tribute to Korea Veterans; Commemoration
of 70th anniversary of signing of Armistice
1:35 - 2:30 p.m. "The Battle of the Gauntlet" by Dan Breen,
with questions and discussion to follow
Korea Photo Honor Roll
If you are a Korea-era veteran, send us a photo of yourself during your service days (current photo is okay too) plus your branch of service, unit, years of service, and rank, and we'll include you in our Korea photo Honor Roll.
"The Battle of the Gauntlet"
Presented by Dan Breen, Senior Lecturer, Legal Studies, Brandeis University
Live at Cary Library and via Zoom webinar, free and open to the public.
If you are watching via Zoom, register here to receive a Zoom link.
"The Battle of the Gauntlet"
Presented by Dan Breen, Senior Lecturer, Legal Studies, Brandeis University
Live at Cary Library and via Zoom webinar, free and open to the public.
If you are watching via Zoom, register here to receive a Zoom link.
Dan Breen
By the fall of 1950, the United States and its allies seemed on the verge of victory in the Korean War. All that changed at the end of November, when the U.S. Eighth Army was suddenly struck by overwhelming numbers of Chinese infantry. In a week full of terrible struggle, perhaps the most dangerous episode occurred when the Second Infantry Division had to fight its way south from a place called Kunu-ri, through massed Chinese roadblocks and amidst temperatures that reached 30 below zero, to save itself. This is the story of that battle, which has entered history as the "Battle of the Gauntlet."
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Thanks to Dinesh Patel, MD, Sue Stering, and volunteers from the Lexington Town Celebrations Committee
for the beautiful photographs included on our website.
for the beautiful photographs included on our website.