Korean War…60 years later

Hi Joey,

I ran into Mel Olson (might be Olsen) on the Blvd. today. He had his Korea hat on and got a misty far-away look as he spoke about the war.

He told me that he had put something in the paper asking folks who were there to contact him and no one did.

It’s been 60 years this year since the start of that war…and the Korean people are themselves very grateful for those who defended them.

http://www.kw60project.com/aboutla.html

Mel was a teller at the Gloucester Co-op for a number of years and most recently has been a member of the board of directors of the Ipswich Co-op Bank (now called Institution for Savings).

It hurt me to sense the feeling of futility Mel experienced as he stated the facts.

He hasn’t had much help, but I thought if you could put something out there on Good Morning Gloucester, folks might step up to help him get a 60th anniversary project going.

I appreciate what you do and hope there’s another Korean War vet out there who is proud of having defended South Korea so that they still have a country today.

Thank you,
Kristen Callahan
former employee of Ipswich Cooperative Bank