Korean American Foundation USA and a local chapter of Korean War Veterans Association hosted an annual veteran appreciation dinner in the town of Wallkill on Nov. 13. 
The dinner was started 35 years ago to give thanks to Korean War veterans and has since evolved into an event for all veterans, according to Hubert Lee, longtime president of the foundation and sponsor of the annual tradition. 
“I am so pleased and honored to have all veterans, not only from the Korean War, but also the wars in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan,” said Lee, who was born in Korea and served as an instructor in the Korean Augmentation to the United States Army. …