More than 200 people attended services Sunday at the Korean Church of the Lehigh Valley, Whitehall Township, to honor those who served during the Korean War and subsequent occupation process along the 38th Parallel.
Special recognition was given to the following:
Gold Star Mothers: Mary Jane Reeder of Kutztown (accepted by her son, Bland Reeder); Molly H. Snyder of Reading; and Mary Snyder of Hamburg (accepted by her son, Richard).
Prisoners of War: Gene Salay of Allentown; Bernard Pavlik of Lansford; Ronald J. Sweeney of New Smithville; Fred Searles of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County; and Edward "Eppie" Beck of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Sgt. Francis D. Phillips of Easton, a Silver Star recipient, also was recognized.
Other veterans honored were: Ruth Blehm, Robert Budihas, Joe Dadona, Martha Falk, James Fritz, George Hotsko, Earl Horning, Paul W. Knecht, Dr. John McHugh, Ron Rossi, Melvin Mertz, Marty Schaffer, Peggy Ann Weiss and Charles W. VanKuren, all of Allentown; Carl Heiser and Bland Reeder, both of Emmaus; Harold Eisenhauer of Easton; Frederick Ruch and Joe Zeller, both of New Tripoli; Clarence Souilliard of Macungie; Elmer R. Bear and Eugene Muth, both of Orefield; and Donald Mohr of Alburtis.
Zeller, event coordinator, presented a citation to the Rev. Beyong Ho Choi and his parish on behalf of the officers and members of the Korea/Vietnam Memorial Inc. National Education Center in South Whitehall Township.
A luncheon of Korean food followed the service.