Welcome all,
Navy Nurses, Corpsmen & Marines who served during the Korean War...
On June 21, 2003 the fourth and possibly final "Quiet Heroes " luncheon was held at The Clubs of Quantico, Marine Corps Base Quantico Virginia. This year's reunion as in past years was held to honor and remember the tremendous services and sacrifices performed by the Navy Nurses and Corpsmen during the Korean War. It also honored the many Marines who gave so much during that time.
It also served as a "thank
you" to 
CDR Frances Omori,
USN*
for
bringing their remarkable
efforts and personal stories to public attention in her
book "Quiet Heroes Navy Nurses
of the
Korean War 1950-1953 Far East Command
".
Furthermore it celebrated the fact that June 24 was officially
designated by Congress, in the year 2000, as "Navy Nurse of the Korean War Day
".
You can learn more about this by
visiting the inaugural "Quiet Heroes
" luncheon by clicking here.
The 2003 reunion-luncheon was organized and staged by "Quiet Heroes" nurse Marilyn Ewing Affleck with help from Gunnery Sergeant Gig Garrison USMC (Ret.) and CDR Frances Omori, USN.
"Gunny" Gig Garrison USMC (Ret.) & Marilyn Ewing Affleck
Attendance was up this year
with many people returning from the 2002 luncheon. Some
guests like
Carola Braun Gradilone (nurse) and 
S. Sgt.
James Libonati USMC (Ret) shown here with Marilyn Ewing
Affleck (who cared for him at the Navel Hospital Yokosuka during the Korean War)
returned from the original 2000 luncheon. As in past years, some members of the Old Dominion Chapter of
the 1st Marine Division
Association
and The Chosin Few
were in attendance.
It was great to see many new
faces too. Here
is a group photo of some of
the "Quiet
Heroes "
Nurses, Corpsmen and
Marines who attended today...
The luncheon ran from 1130-1430hrs and began with an informal reception.
One
could sign the
guest book,
greet returning
friends, or meet
new ones.
You could have your "Quiet Heroes
" book
signed by the author and or
nurses/corpsmen
who were profiled in it.
Posing for the zany
"Nurse
Paparazzi" was 
fun !
Sharing a couple of laughs
with fellow
nurses was easy as was showing your
relatives your
place in the
"Quiet Heroes
" book.
Of course there
were
plenty
of
interesting and
informative displays about
the
"Quiet Heroes
" nurses and corpsmen to view.
Speaking of displays...
Pearce Grove*, who served on the hospital ship USS
Consolation
(1950-52), setup a tremendous
display of photographs for all
to
view. Here
now are a few highlights of this interesting display...
Click here or use the arrows below to view more...
*Pearce Grove served aboard the USS Consolation as a machinist mate 2nd class and was later commissioned as an officer.
(c)2003 Chip Feise Location Photography Additional photography (c)2003 David Litvin All Rights Reserved
Visitors that salute your service during the Korean War !
