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MEMORIAL FOUNDATION MEMBERS/CONTRIBUTORS
| MEMBERS OF THE ARKANSAS KOREAN WAR VETERANS MEMORIAL FOUNDATION |
Charlie Wood, Chairman of the Board. Engineer and Manager for Entergy Corporation, involved in community services |
| Jim Allison, Vice-Chairman of the Board. Retired from the United States Army as a Lieutenant Colonel (LTC), former small-business owner and corporate executive of Arena Football (AF2) Huntsville, Alabama. Involved in community services (Assistant Baseball Coach, Arkansas American Legion and Little Rock Central High School). |
Doyle Herndon, President of the Arkansas Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation. Retired from the United States Army as a Colonel, retired from Arkansas state government, former Director of Youth Services for the state of Arkansas, former corporate executive with TCBY Systems Inc. Served in the Republic of Korea for two years with the United States Army. |
Soon Ho Lee, Vice-President of the Arkansas Korean War Veterans’ Memorial Foundation. Liaison to the Republic of Korea, Grandmaster Taekwondo, businessman, Chief Executive Officer of the American Taekwondo Association (ATA), Board Member of the Arkansas Korean-American Association, involved in community services |
Floyd Hickerson, Treasurer. Businessman, owner and Chief Executive Officer of Heartland Tax Service |
Clyde Reed, Veterans’ Relations. Retired from the United States Air Force as a Chief Master Sergeant. National Service Officer for the Paralyzed Veterans of America |
Bob Atkins, Secretary. Retired executive with American Airlines, Korean War Veteran, USMC |
Naomi Rogers, Director of Korean Relations. Founder and former President of the Arkansas Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation, former President of the Arkansas Korean-American Association, President of the Arkansas Korean-American Woman’s Club, Arkansas Branch Committee Chair of the Advisory Council on Democratic and Peaceful Unification of the Republic of Korea |
Andy F. Aldridge, USMC (Ret.), Retired Arkansas Educational Administrator, Life Member D. A. V. and Military Order of the Purple Heart, Veteran of WWII and the Korean War |
Bryan Day, Assistant City Manager Little Rock, Arkansas, liaison to the city of Little Rock |
Gerald Andrews, Board Member. University Professor, involved in community services and government affairs, Korean War Veteran, United States Army
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Mary Beth Bowman, Board Member. Director of the North Little Rock Community Development Agency, liaison to the city of North Little Rock, Arkansas |
Tom Choi (Chong Tae Choi), Board Member. Businessman, Board Member of the Arkansas Korean-American Association |
Louis Konings, Board Member, Retired businessman, Korean War Veteran, USMC |
Dr. Kidon Sung, Board Member, Researcher at the National Center of Toxicology Research |
Henry Rector, Board Member. businessman, Korean War Veteran, USMC |
| MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS TO THE MEMORIAL |
| Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, Republic of Korea |
| Republic of Korea, Korean War Veterans Association |
| Hanam City, Republic of Korea, Sister City to Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Baik, Sung-Hak, Republic of Korea |
| Kwon, Moon Yong (Kangnam Ward) Seoul, Republic of Korea |
| Samsung Corporation, Republic of Korea |
| Lim, Jae Pyo, Hanam City, Republic of Korea |
| Korea Tourism Organization |
| Choi, Sung Jae; Jung, Jae Kang; Kim, Eung Tae; and Seo, Choon Sung; all of Hanam City, Republic of Korea |
| City of Little Rock, Arkansas; Little Rock Sister Cities Commission; City of North Little Rock, Arkansas; Arkansas Korean-American Association; veterans, veterans groups, and private citizens from both the Republic of Korea and the United States |
| BUILDERS OF THE MEMORIAL |
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The Memorial was designed and constructed by Suhor Industries Inc. of Overland Park, Kansas |
| Memorial States were created by David and Bre Harris, Light and Time Studio and Art Foundry of Royal, Arkansas |
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