Please Donate to KWMFO!

Chuck Lusardi, a Korean War Veteran, asks for your support to help KWMFO build a Korean War Memorial Interpretive Center.

Donate to KWMFO

The Korean War Memorial Foundation of Oregon (KWMFO) hosts events and programs throughout the year to honor our Korean War veterans. Many partners in the Oregon community—businesses, community leaders, families and friends—help support these events with donations and with their time, and for that we are grateful. In addition, for many years our Korean War veterans have expressed a sincere and sustained interest in educating young people—from the U.S., Korea and from around the world—about the lessons learned from the Korean War. A dream of these veterans has been to build a Korean War Interpretive Center that would explain the causes, the sacrifices, and the lessons of the Korean War. And, that goal will be met when the Oregon Korean War Memorial Interpretive Center opens at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 29, 2023!

While KWMFO is very pleased to announce that our fundraising goal for the Oregon Korean War Memorial Interpretive Center was met in late 2021, we welcome additional donations to support programs at the Oregon Korean War Memorial.

If you would like to donate, please send your check to:
Korean War Memorial Foundation of Oregon (KWMFO)
c/o Greg Caldwell, Chair
8433 SW 10th Avenue
Portland, OR 97219
(Make your check payable to "KWMFO”. If you make a gift today, which we would appreciate, it will go to support KWMFO and programs at the Oregon Korean War Memorial.

The Korean War Memorial Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, registered with the State of Oregon with EIN #45-4942018 and with Oregon State Business registration number #44892. KWMFO is also registered as an Oregon Corporation with the registry number of 846966-90 with the Oregon Secretary of State.

Don Mason, President of the Chosin Few, with his wife Shary.

Korean War Veteran Bae Young Lee, a member of the Korean Association of Korean War Veterans, Oregon (KAKWVO).

Honoring a Korean War Veteran

Leonard Bernhardt, a member of the KWVA, at the Korean War Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Bill Chisholm, Member of KWVA and Chosin Few, with Greg Caldwell, honorary consul

Wayne Sparks, a member of the Chosin Few, with his daughter Tracy.

Ed Hewitt, a member of the Richard L. Quatier Chapter of KWVA in Vancouver, with Greg Caldwell, honorary consul.

Korean War veteran Roy Witt proudly shows his Korean Ambassador for Peace Medal at his home in Washington State. He was a member of the KWVA/Oregon Trail Chapter.

Bob Pierce, former officer, KWVA Oregon Trail Chapter.

Members of the Chosin Few posed with Hannah Kim during her tour across the U.S. to honor Korean War veterans.

Korean War veterans and their wives attend a Veterans’ Day event at Willamette National Cemetery. (L to R): Suzy Lee, Yun Ok Lee, Kwang Yol Lee, and Lt. Col. Byung Moon Lee.

Chaplain Terry Schrick, a Military First Responder Pastor, at the Korean War Memorial.

Bobby Dee Worden, a Korean War veteran and member of the KWVA / Richard L. Quatier Chapter in Vancouver, WA.

Honored in Washington D.C.

Leonard Bernhardt, a member of KWVA Oregon Trail Chapter, receives a citation honoring him from U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici.

Korean War Veteran Kwang Yol Lee in a photograph by Rami Hyun.

Burnie Jarvis, a member of the KWVA Oregon Trail Chapter, proudly displays the Ambassador for Peace medal presented by Greg Caldwell, honorary consul.

Korean War veteran Chung Ki Min, proudly shows his photo with his son-in-law David Penaflor.

Hollis Hess, Korean War veteran, with his wife Shirley.

Young Mok Yun and his wife Moon Cha visit with Greg Caldwell in Seattle at the Korean Consulate. Young Mok Yun is a Korean War veteran and a former member of KWVA Oregon Trail Chapter.

Bob Cassidy, former President of the KWVA Oregon Trail Chapter, receives his photo from Rami Hyun. Bob’s wife, Nikki, joins them.

Korean War veteran Pat Smith at his home in Portland. He received the Ambassador for Peace medal from Honorary Consul Greg Caldwell.

Ervin “Irv” Fletcher, a Korean War veteran and member of the KWVA/Oregon Trail Chapter, poses with uniforms from the Korean War.

Dick Alvord, a member of the KWVA Oregon Trail Chapter, with his wife Patricia and Greg Caldwell, honorary consul.

Gene Shirly, a member of the Chosin Few, with his wife Bert.

Bob Clink, member of KWVA Oregon Trail Chapter, receiving his photograph from Korean photographer Rami Hyun.

Bill Call, a member of the Chosin Few.

Lew Rumpakis at a Christmas dinner of the Chosin Few, with his wife Audrey.

Chuck Lusardi, President of the KWVA Oregon Trail Chapter.

Korean War veterans received the Ambassador for Peace medal Consul General Hyung Jong Lee at Kahneetah Lodge in Warm Springs, OR

Honored Korean War veterans and family members receive the Ambassador for Peace medal at Athey Creek Middle School.

Korean War Veterans celebrate Veterans’ Day in Warm Springs, Oregon. More than 10,000 Native Americans served in the Korean War.

Korean War veteran Ralph James “Jim” Martinez poses proudly with his photo by Rami Hyun of Seoul, Korea.

Korean War veterans—including a woman—pose before ceremonies at Athey Creek Middle School.

Korean War veterans line up before sharing their stories with middle school students from West Linn, OR and Ulsan, Korea.

Korean War Veteran Bob Osterlund poses with his wife and two Korean performers at the annual lunch honoring veterans at the Korean Church in Salem, Oregon.

Members of the Chosin Few Group in Clackamas, OR.

Korean War Veteran Herman A. “Mac” MacDonald received the Korean Ambassador for Peace medal at the Veterans’ Home in Lebanon, Oregon. He is pictured with his wife and Greg Caldwell, Honorary Consul.

Montly Meeting of the Chosen Few in Clackamas, Oregon

Korean War veteran Hee Soo Kwon, a member of the Korean Association of Korean War Veterans, Oregon (KAKWVO).

Photos by Rami Hyun, professional photographer from Seoul, Korea and Korean Ambassador for Peace medals presented in Warm Springs, Oregon.

A Korean War Veteran with His Daughter

Vince Salyer, a Korean War veteran, at a ceremony in Wilsonville with his daughter.

DON COHEN PAYS HIS RESPECTS

Don Cohen, one of the founders of the Korean War Memorial in Wilsonville, pays his respects at a remembrance event.

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