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MOPH CALENDAR TABLE OF CONTENTS
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NATIONAL CONVENTIONS
2004 - Atlanta, GA — Aug 10 - 14, 2004
2005 - Springfield, MO — Aug 16 - 20, 2005
2006 Los Angeles, CA — TBD, 2006
REGION CONVENTIONS
CHAPTER ELECTIONS
Month of April
DEPARTMENT CONVENTIONS / ELECTIONS
Between May 1 - June 30
NATIONAL COMMANDER’S CONGRESSIONAL PRESENTATION
March, 2005
NATIONAL PRESIDENT’S RECEPTION / EXECUTIVE MEETING
LADIES’ AUXILIARY
March, 2005
MEMORIAL DAY
May 31, 2005
ARTICLES & REPORTS FOR PURPLE HEART MAGAZINE
1st day of even months: Feb., Apr., June, Aug., Oct., & Dec.
Distributed each odd month of the year:
Jan., Mar., May, July, Sep., & Nov.
Purple Heart Magazine ©
MILITARY ORDER
OF THE PURPLE HEART
EDITORIAL ..............................................
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MAIL CALL ..............................................
4
FROM THE HEART .................................. 5
(National Officers are invited to submit items of significance for the MOPH Calendar)
BOOK REVIEW ........................................ 12
SPECIAL—Tributes to America’s Veterans.. 14
OFFICERS’ CALL
Leadership Team..........................................
Adjutant General ......................................
Service Director .........................................
Judge Advocate ..........................................
Legislative Director ...................................
Membership Director ................................
Americanism Officer .................................
Purple Heart Trail Coordinator .................
Homeless Veterans Coordinator .................
TOP RECRUITER HONOR ROLL—MEMBERSHIP YEAR 2003-2004
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Submitted by Bill Bacon, Membership Director
RECRUITED BY INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS
Name
Chapter Dept.
No. Recruited
Clarence Stoel
228
WI
46
Frank Cortez
1919
TX
42
Kip Monroe
707
FL
38
Bill Boggs
418
WV
32
Joe Hems, PNC
181
NJ
25
Jack Shimizu
1315
Guam
23
Joe McSwiggan
63
PA
19
Gil De La Pena
106
CA
19
Joe O’Brien
719
NV
18
Jim Wheeler
768
TX
16
Rick Thomas
110
MI
16
FEATURE
Snake Eater—A Sea Story .......................... 20
Four Medals and the Battle at
Abandoned Fire Support Base Maureen 23
NATIONAL CONVENTION SCHEDULE
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LADIES’ AUXILIARY
26
VETERANS AFFAIRS NEWS
30
TAPS
31
ADVERTISEMENTS
U.S. Allegiance, Inc. ..................................
MOPH World War II Jacket ........................
Keystone Uniform Cap Corporation..............
Violas & Grave Markers..............................
Marine Corps Heritage Foundation ..............
Mainline Embroidery & Design....................
RECRUITED BY NATIONAL SERVICE OFFICERS
Dan Trifunovich
CA
45
Mike Presslitz
PA
42
Don Ashcraft
MI
14
Dom Di Giovanni
AZ
12
Lois Reinhardt-Reyes
NY
9
*As of April 5, 2004
C2
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21
C3
C4
Courage is endurance for one
moment more…
Change of Address Form ............................ 13
THE COVER
Cover photos by Purple Heart staffers, Joyce
Beene and Wilhemina P. Thichangthong (Pick)
are of events surrounding Memorial Day weekend, including dedication of World War II Memorial on May 29, 2004. Cover design by Cy
Kammeier.
July / August 2004
Unknown Marine Second Lieutenant in Vietnam
Purple Heart Magazine
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Purple Heart
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ISSN: 0279-0653
VOLUME LXIX, NO. 4
JULY / AUGUST 2004
Official Publication of the
MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART OF THE U.S.A., Inc.
Chartered by Act of Congress
Cyril L. Kammeier, Editor
Jean B. Reynolds
Neal Williams, Chairman, Publication Committee
Email: [email protected]
Assistant Editor
T
he Military Order of the Purple Heart, Inc. (MOPH) is comprised of combat-wounded veterans who have been
awarded the Purple Heart Medal by the Government of the United States. Purple Heart Magazine is the official publication of the
Military Order of the Purple Heart of the U.S.A., Inc., a Congressionally chartered national veterans organization. Copyright 2004
by Military Order of the Purple Heart, Inc. All rights reserved.
For subscription information, change of address, member’s death, or reprint authorization, contact MOPH National Headquarters at 5413-B Backlick Road, Springfield, VA 22151; Phone 703- 642-5360; Fax 703-642-1841.
Address all correspondence regarding editorial content and submit all materials for publication to Cy Kammeier, Editor, Purple
Heart Magazine, P.O. Box 794, Springfield, VA 22150-0794; Phone 703-971-9533; Fax 703-971-3870; Email: ckammeier@
purpleheart.org. Include self-addressed envelope with return postage for material to be returned.
The cost of subscription to Purple Heart Magazine is included in the annual dues paid by members. Rates for non-members in the
United States and its possessions are $12 per year (6 issues) or $3 per single issue; in other countries, $22 per year, which includes
postage. Published bi-monthly.
POSTMASTER: Please send change of address information to: Purple Heart Magazine, 5413-B Backlick Road, Springfield, VA
22151. Postage for periodical mailing of Purple Heart Magazine is paid at Springfield, VA and at additional mailing offices.
NATIONAL OFFICER LISTING (2003 - 2004)
NATIONAL COMMANDER
AL SILVANO
20 LADY’S WALK
BEAUFORT, SC 29901-2811
RES: 843 521-1517
SR VICE COMMANDER
ROBERT LICHTENBERGER
2503 WESTERN TRAILS BLVD
AUSTIN, TX 78745-1547
RES: 512 851-1339 FAX: 512 693-4415
[email protected]
JR VICE COMMANDER
JAMES D. RANDLES
344 BROOKSHIRE DRIVE
LILBURN, GA 30047-2106
RES: 678 615-3454 OFC: 404 651-7554
[email protected]
COMMANDER - REGION I
TONY RIVERA
1647 WILLIAM STREET
FORT LEE, NJ 07024-2624
RES: 201 363-1396
FAX: 201 585-8026
[email protected]
(CT, DE, MD,
MA, ME, NH*
NJ, NY, PA,
RI, VA, VT*)
COMMANDER - REGION II
DAVID PRICE
301 PATRICIA STREET
FRANKFORT, KY 40601-3233
RES: 502 695-4174
CELL: 502-319-5652
[email protected]
(IA, IL, IN, KY,
MN, MI, MO,
ND*, NE, OH,
SD*,WI, WV)
ADJUTANT GENERAL
JAY PHILLIPS (MARILYN)
5413-B BACKLICK ROAD
SPRINGFIELD, VA 22151-3960
OFC: 703 642-5360
FAX: 703 642-1841
[email protected]
PUBLIC RELATIONS DIRECTOR /
EDITOR, PURPLE HEART MAGAZINE
CYRIL L. (CY) KAMMEIER
P.O. BOX 794
OFF: 703-971-9533
FAX: 703-971-3870
[email protected]
SERVICE DIRECTOR
MICHAEL TOMSEY (TINA)
5413-C BACKLICK ROAD
OFC: 703 354-2140 or
703 354-2771
FAX: 703 642-2054
[email protected]
FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN
DENNIS WALLOT
2122 SO. WAYNE ROAD
WESTLAND, MI 48186-5428
RES: 734 697-1046
OFF: 734 595-6040
[email protected]
MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR
WILLIAM “BILL” BACON (DEBBIE)
9335 LAUREL GROVE
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78250
RES: 210 520-9881
OFC: 210 682-2818
FAX: 210 682-2829
[email protected]
LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR
HERSHEL GOBER (MARY LOU)
1945 MACARTHUR DRIVE
MCLEAN,VA 22101-5338
RES: 703 821-1903
RES: 703 821-9629 703 709-9430
CELL: 202 550-2491
[email protected]
FINANCE OFFICER
(AK, ID, MT,
BOYD BARCLAY (JUDY)
OR, WA, WY*) 820 N. E. 63RD
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73105-6442
RES: 405 348-0966
OFC: 405 842-1971
FAX: 405 842-1972
[email protected]
COMMANDER - REGION IV
(AL, FL, GA,
Luis Vargas
MS, NC, PR*, JUDGE ADVOCATE
511 Pineview Lane
DAN MURPHY
SC, TN)
Brandon, MS 39042-9748
P. O. BOX 321
RES: 601-825-4121
RIVERHEAD, NY 11901-0202
OFF: 631-852-2395 CELL: 516-810-7564
FAX: 631-852-2719
(AR, CO, KS, Email: [email protected]
COMMANDER - REGION V
LA, NM, OK,
ERNIE BANASAU, JR.
TX)
26150 R RD 12
INSPECTOR
DRIPPING SPRINGS, TX 78620-4948
SIDNEY SHOWN
RES: 512 894-0644
3428 GLEN RAVEN ROAD
[email protected]
CEDAR HILL, TN 37032-5112
RES: 615 696-2133
(AZ, CA, HI,
COMMANDER - REGION VI
[email protected]
TOM POULTER
NV, UT)
2178 WARWICK DRIVE
SERGEANT-AT-ARMS
SANTA ROSA, CA 95405-8378
RANSOM JORDAN JR.
RES: 707-576-0513
2215 GAYLORD DRIVE
FAX: 707-546-9778
SUITLAND, MD 20746-1442
[email protected]
RES: 301 735-5256
FAX: 301 735-6727
*Not a Department
COMMANDER - REGION III
JIM SIMS
93 SE BARIEKMAN BLVD.
SHELTON, WA 98584-9245
RES: 360 432-8195
[email protected]
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PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN
NEAL WILLIAMS
P.O. BOX 1303
GREENVILLE, ME 04441-1303
RES: 207 695-2102
[email protected]
VIOLA CHAIRMAN
LARRY GERMAN
9101 BERRINGTON TERR, NO
BROOKLYN, MN 55443-1736
RES: 763 424-4055
OFC: 612 588-9874
FAX: 612 588-9875
POW/MIA COORDINATOR
NORMAN “DUKE” DUQUETTE
3022 HILLCREST DRIVE
CEDAR FALLS, IA 50613-5704
RES: 319 266-8222
[email protected]
ROTC OFFICER
JOHN RANDALL
396 MEADOW LANE
CHOCTAW, OK 73020-7306
RES: 405 454-3319
[email protected]
WELFARE OFFICER
PAUL R. FINE
8010 NORTH 67TH STREET
MILWAUKEE, WI 53223-3302
RES: 414 354-4139
PURPLE HEART TRAIL
GEORGE M. GALLAGHER (MELITTA)
2312 GLADE BANK WAY
RESTON, VA 20191-2717
RES: 703 620-9177
FAX: 703 620-2876
[email protected]
HISTORIAN
J. J. WITMEYER (THAIS)
633 GORDON AVENUE
HARAHAN, LA 70123-3811
RES: 504 737-6729
[email protected]
HOMELESS VETERANS COORDINATOR
JOE MC SWIGGAN
708 CAROLE DRIVE
ASTON, PA 19014-2404
RES: 610 497-4153
FAX: 610 497-9541
CHAPLAIN
JIMMY YOUNG
525 NORTH FARM ROAD
205 SPRINGFIELD, MO 65802-7272
RES: 417 869-8724
FAX: 417 869-8724
[email protected]
WWII VETERANS LIAISON OFF.
ED PELOSKY
201 CARTER AVENUE
DENTON, MD 21629
RES: 410 479-3716
AMERICANISM OFFICER
ROBERT L. MARKS (PAT)
3212 SO PITTSBURG COURT
TULSA, OK 74135-1752
RES: 918 744-5528
[email protected]
SURGEON
WILLIAM R. MERIFIELD
E 90 PANORAMA WAY
GRAPEVIEW, WA 98546
RES: 360 426-5006
[email protected]
VAVS DIRECTOR / REPRESENTATIVE
DEL “BULLDOG” TURNER
207 SUNSET BLVD., EAST
BATTLECREEK, MI 49017-5317
RES: 269 969-9122 FAX: 269 969-0089
[email protected]
KOREA WAR VETERANS LIAISON OFF.
AL ORTIZ (VAL)
9412 GAMBA CT.
VIENNA, VA 22182-1609
RES: 703 938-3475
[email protected]
VIETNAM VETERANS LIAISON OFF.
WILLIAM A. (BILL) WROOLIE, PNC
1111 LAKEVIEW LANE
BRAINERD, MN 56401-2174
RES: 218 829-5421 FAX: 218 692-5448
[email protected]
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
MOPH SERVICE FOUNDATION
RICHARD J. GALLANT
P. O. BOX 49
ANNANDALE, VA 22003-0049
[email protected]
(See page 27 for Ladies’ Auxiliary Listing)
(See page 29 for Service Foundation Listing)
July / August 2004
E D I T O R I A L
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND—2004
T
he dedication of the well-deserved World War
II Memorial on May 29 in Washington, DC, the parade on Memorial Day and other festivities of the weekend, represent a final salute to many of our World War II
Veterans and those Americans who were affected by the
events that shaped our Nation during the 20th Century.
Veterans Affairs statistics reflect the passing of Military
Service veterans of this generation at a rate of over 1,000
per day.
The cover images were captured by Purple Heart staffers Joyce Beene and Wilhemina P. Thichangthong (Pick).
Jay Phillips, Nat’l Adjutant General, and these two employees worked long and hard to coordinate the activities
that contributed to the successful weekend for our World
War II award winners and guests. Jay, working in conjunction with the World War II Memorial Committee and
the Department of Veterans Affairs, planned and coordinated the activities of these two significant events on
behalf of our Purple Heart participants and members.
This was a huge undertaking and kudos are in order to
Jay and his entire Purple Heart staff for their superior
performance in this and in so many other matters that
directly affect our members.
As Jay and the rest of us who were present, or witnessed these events on TV, we are seeing a great generation pass before us. Like an oncoming parade, we also
see newer generations who continue the march in the service of our country who will be honored through parades
and ceremonies that express the gratitude of a grateful
Nation.
In reflecting on what’s next beyond memorials and parades, we as a Nation and as an organization must plan
now for ways and means of expressing our gratitude to
those who continue to sacrifice and endure to ensure the
security of our homeland. The prime load for implementing programs that reflect tangible gratitude to veterans
for securing our safety and security lies with the Department of Veterans Affairs. However, we as a veterans’
organization comprised of combat wounded veterans have
a special obligation to implement programs of our own
and, through the legislative process particularly, to ensure that our returning veterans are appreciated by all
Americans. We can achieve this by facilitating and demanding implementation of programs and services that
meet the needs of all veterans in areas of health, welfare,
education and employment. Above all, we need to provide leadership in our communities that reflects the gratitude of our fellow citizens for past service to the Nation
by spearheading and participating in services, observances and programs that convey a spirit of Americanism and remind Americans that freedom is not free. Those
who carry the burden of physical sacrifice, sometimes in
terms of their entire being, must not be forgotten or we
ourselves shall be forgotten.
To the World War II generation, all members of the
Military Order of the Purple Heart join in a heartfelt thank
you for your services and wish you God Speed as you
CLK
approach completion of your final mission. WWII MOPH JACKET — SPECIAL OFFER
B
ecause of demand and popularity of the WWII Jackets presented to the winners of our WWII Memorial Day
Weekend Drawing, we are offering this specially designed jacket to our members one final time.
The WWII logo on the reverse of the jacket is licensed from the American Battle Monuments Commission. The
Purple Heart logo on the front is the same as the heading on a citation designating award of the Purple Heart.
All orders must be received no later than September 30, 2004. All jackets will be made to order and all orders
will be shipped by December 15. Payment must accompany order. Check, Money Order, MC, VISA, or Discover accepted. Credit Card orders may be faxed. Phone and email orders not accepted. This offer is exclusively for MOPH Members
ORDER FORM—WWII SOUVENIR JACKET
Size: XXL____ XL_____ L_____ M_____
@ $110 ea (shipping included) x ____________ =
Total Enclosed:
$____________
Member No. (on magazine label)_______________
Back of Jacket
Name____________________________________
Address__________________________________
City____________________State____Zip_______
Make checks payable to MOPH
Front of Jacket
Credit Card No.____________________________
Expires:________Signature__________________
Send to: Military Order of the Purple Heart
5413-B Backlick Road, Springfield, VA 22151-3960
Back of Jacket
Or Fax 703-642-1841 (credit card orders only)
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MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
s one of the winners for a trip to
Washington, D.C. for the dedication of the WWII Memorial I must
tell you that for me this was the trip
of a lifetime. My daughter Tracie
Bunch traveled with
me and we were
treated royally. Everything was made
easy for us. Upon
arrival at Reagan
Airport we were
met by a throng of
JROTC people who
were most enthusiastic and helpful. They guided us
around the hazards all during our stay
and we would have been lost without
them. The shuttle bus transport was
most efficient and the drivers were
phenomenal with their abilities to get
around in close quarters and heavy
traffic.
Everyone we met was most congenial, and the MOPH banquet was a
great experience. We did a ton of
walking, which I had anticipated, but
after walking the stretch from the
Washington Monument to the Lincoln
Memorial and around the bend down
to the Vietnam Memorial we were just
about done in. At that time we came
across a young gentleman who was
from the Veterans’ Center in Boston.
He could see how tired we were and
managed to get us a ride on a golf
cart all the way back to where we
could catch the Metro to return to our
hotel. This young man was a Vietnam
veteran of the 101st Airborne Division (my old outfit) and that is what
started our conversation, leading up
to the ride on the golf cart.
I must give credit to all of your personnel who helped us while we were
in the hotel, and also convey my
thanks for that beautiful jacket. During our stay, I had several people ask
me, just where could they buy one of
those jackets, and of course I had to
tell them that this was a special issue
and not available to the general pub-
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MA I L
CALL
lic. In closing I must say, my hat’s
off to all of you at MOPH Headquarters. What a great trip for this old
rifleman. HOORAH!
Jim Noren, 101st A/B Div.
Heppner, Oregon
NORTHERN MARIANA
ISLANDS—BEYOND WWII
n his World War II memoir
“Goodbye Darkness,” William
Manchester noted that most GIs who
fought in the Pacific Theatre didn’t
know at any one time where they
were among the thousands of islands
dotting that vast ocean. Many Americans today are equally unfamiliar
with the Pacific island chain that has
become the newest member of the
American political family, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands. Fewer still know that Marines, soldiers, sailors, and airmen
fought a critical World War II battle
in these very islands. Some of those
men may have hailed from your
hometown.
Sixty years ago, flames of artillery
fire and clouds of smoke obscured
our clear island skies. The whisper
of the tropical wind was lost in the
thunder of explosions and cries of
war. Our blue lagoon ran red with
the blood of dying American soldiers.
On invasion day June 15, 1944, the
indigenous people of the Northern
Marianas were terrified. A mandated
territory of Japan at the time, we’d
heard stories of these foreign “devils,” as the Americans were called.
Only later did we learn that the invading U.S. troops were not foe, but
friend. Indeed, they were our liberators from centuries of colonization by
Spain, Germany, and Japan and for
the first time, we were accorded the
framework through which we could
decide our own political destiny. In
a free election in 1976, citizens of
the Northern Mariana Islands voted
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overwhelmingly to become a commonwealth in political union with the
United States of America.
In June of this year, we will dedicate a full week of activities to commemorate the 60th Anniversary Commemoration of the WWII Battles of
Saipan and Tinian. We will be honoring returning veterans and their families for their service and sacrifices.
We also will be welcoming back Enola
Gay pilot Gen. Paul Tibbets (Ret.) and
his surviving crew, who embarked
from Tinian to Hiroshima with the
first atomic bomb, Little Boy, (August
6, 1945) and at the American Memorial Park (jointly established by the
National Park Service and the Northern Marianas government), we will be
dedicating a memorial to the indigenous people of the Northern
Marianas who died of war-related
causes.
We have come a long way since that
fateful day of invasion. While we continue to preserve and promote our indigenous Chamorro and Carolinian
cultures. We also embrace the 21st
century wholeheartedly. Our modernday tourism industry beckons to tourists who answer the call from Japan,
other Asian countries, and beyond.
We invite you during this June’s celebration or at any other time of the
year to experience the living history
of the Northern Marianas, where our
tropical sun is outshone only by the
warmth of gratitude in our hearts for
those brave service members who
helped pave our way to freedom 60
years ago. Our grateful islands remember.
Diego T. Benevente
Lieutenant Governor,
Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands
Chairman, Committee for
Commemoration of the 60th
Anniversary of WWII July / August 2004
F R O M
T H E
The weather was threatening but turned out to be a rather nice
day for the dedication of the WWII Memorial. The National
Headquarters was prepared by having umbrellas not only for
protection from rain, but protection from the hot Washington
Summer sun, and as markers for assembly areas for members
of the Military Order of the Purple Heart.
H E A R T
Under the theme, “Salute to a Generation,” Army, Navy,
Marine and Air Force ceremonial units and bands provided a
gala at the MCI Center in Washington the evening prior to the
dedication of the World War II Memorial.
MOPH Photos by Joyce Beene
WWII Memorial Dedication Banquet was hosted by the Military
Order of the Purple Heart honoring WWII Veterans and their
guests at the Springfield Hilton Hotel in Springfield, VA. Al
Silvano, Nat’l Commander, MOPH welcomed members and
guests. Seated at the head table are Joan Walsh, Nat’l
President, Ladies’ Auxiliary; Jay Phillips, Nat’l
Adjutant General, and Mrs. Marilyn Phillips.
In line for security check are Purple Heart members and guests
awaiting entrance into the Memorial Stadium at Arlington
National Cemetery in Arlington, VA, for Memorial Day
Ceremonies on May 31, 2004. The special jackets that were
designed exclusively for Purple Heart members were made
available to drawing winners and were evident throughout the
four days of activities held in conjunction with the Dedication
of the WWII Memorial.
Purple Hearters were evident everywhere during the four-day
Memorial Day weekend that included a Salute to a Generation
Gala at Washington, DC’s, MCI Center; dedication of the World
War II Memorial; a Grand Banquet in Springfield, VA;
Memorial Day Ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery;
and a huge parade on Memorial Day, a first Memorial Day
Parade in over 50 years that was staged to honor our World
War II veterans.
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F R O M
No military ceremony or event that
includes Marines would be complete
without the bagpipes of the fightin’ Irish.
Bagpipes were heard in the distance as
Marines scaled the walls of Inchon
during the early days of the Korean War
and have become an important part of
the Marine culture.
WWII veteran and Past Nat’l
Commander Don Skinder, with wife Patti,
were among the Purple Heart members
who attended the Grand Banquet
honoring WWII veterans.
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T H E
H E A R T
As the audience faced the speaker’s dais, the clouds cleared and the crowd cheered,
as they waved their flags to the music played in a demonstration of patriotic
enthusiasm and excitement as the dedication ceremonies of the WWII Memorial
were about to begin. Although many in the crowd were aging veterans, facilities
were excellent, and every measure was taken to accommodate all, including many
in wheelchairs and or walking canes who braved the rain and the Washington heat
to be present for their special day that included the dedication of the long awaited
World War II Memorial and ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery two days
later.
Nat’l Adjutant General, Jay Phillips, who proudly wore his father’s WWII uniform
for the Grand Banquet in conjunction with the WWII Dedication presented a souvenir
token of gratitude of the Order to LtCol Kurt Berry and MSgt. Carey of the JROTC
unit that provided support to the WWII veterans during ceremonies on the Mall in
Washington, DC, and at the events of the weekend.
July / August 2004
F R O M
T H E
MOPH Photo by Cy Kammeier
Submitted by Patriot Ray Funderburk, By St. Louis, MS.
Nat’l Junior Vice Commander Jim Randles (l.) presents a
Charter to Chapter #771 Commander Henry Cook. The chapter
is the first started in Mississippi in ten years. Ceremonies were
held at the Diamondhead Country Club in Diamondhead, MS.
H E A R T
Jack Shimizu, Commander, Ch. 1315; Al Silvano, Nat’l
Commander, MOPH; Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo
(Guam) and Benjamin Guerrero, Administrator of Veterans’
Affairs for Guam proudly show their colors following a
breakfast meeting held in conjunction with the annual training
program for National Service Officers at the Key Bridge
Marriott in Roslyn, VA, in March 2004.
Submitted by the Dept. of PA
Joseph McSwiggan, National Homeless Veteran Coordinator,
and Finance Chairman for the Military Order of Purple Heart,
Department of PA, presenting Edward J. Lowry, Executive
Director of the Philadelphia Veterans Multi-Service &
Education Center, Inc., a donation toward the construction of
a coffee shop in downtown Philadelphia. The coffee shop will
be named “The Purple Heart Café” as a result of the major
support and contributions of over $20,000.00 generated by
Chapter 67, and several MOPH Departments, largely due to
the leadership of Patriot Joe McSwiggan.
Funds generated from the coffee shop will be utilized to help
homeless, unemployed, disabled, and less-fortunate veterans
served by the Philadelphia Veterans Multi-Service & Education
Center.
July / August 2004
General Peter Pace, USMC, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff, with MOPH National Service Officer Cassandra
Morgan met during the WWII Memorial Dedication. Former
Marine Morgan is employed by the Military Order of the Purple
Heart as an Accredited Service Officer and, as a Navajo Native
American, she works within the Navajo Nation in Window
Rock, AZ. The proud legacy and contribution to the war effort
by Navajo Code Talkers of World War II fame who were
successfully employed as secure communicators within U. S.
Marine units in the Pacific was discussed.
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F R O M
T H E
H E A R T
When he arrived in Pennsylvania for one of his first visits to
Pennsylvania, presumptive presidential candidate, Senator
John Kerry, was met by Governor Ed Rendell, Chapter
Commander Larry Babitts, (r.) and John Botchie of CapitolCity West Shore, Chapter #11, Boiling Springs, PA. Babitts, a
twice wounded two-war combat infantry veteran serves as the
Director of Veterans’ Employment and Training Services in
Pennsylvania.
Mike McNaughton stepped on a land mine in Afghanistan
Christmas 2002. President Bush came to visit the wounded in
Washington’s Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He told Mike
that when he could run a mile, they would go on a run together.
True to his word, he called Mike every month or so to see how
he was doing. Well, they went on that run, one mile with the
president. “Seeing the President taking the time to say thank
you to the wounded and to give hope to one of my best friends
was one of the greatest things I have seen in my life. God bless
him.”
Submitted by Cpt Justin P. Dodge, MD, FltSurg, 1-2 AvnRgt, MC, US Army via
via Richard Baldwin
Maj. David Barnes, USMC, Austin, TX, after receiving his
Purple Heart from BGen. Michael E. Ennis at the Marine Corps
Detachment at Lackland AFB, TX, on May 19. Patriot Harry
Smart, a Korean War Veteran and Past Commander,
Department of Texas, was a witness to the ceremony.
Submitted by Patriot Bill Bacon, Membership
Director
Nat’l Director of Veterans’ Service, MOPH, Mike Tomsey greets
President George Bush upon arrival for the WWII Memorial
Dedication Ceremonies on May 29, 2004. President Bush asked
Tomsey to convey thanks to our combat wounded, and to all
veterans and their families, for their sacrifices which enable
us to appreciate the freedoms we all enjoy.”
Submitted by Michael Tomsey, Nat’l Director of Veterans Service
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July / August 2004
F R O M T H E H E A R T Soccer Team Shows Military Appreciation
By Sgt. 1st Class Doug Sample, USA, American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, June 20, 2004 — As military jets flew
overhead and a D.C. National Guard helicopter circled
above RFK stadium here June 19, spectator Army Sgt.
1st Class Joseph Briscoe said it for everyone present:
“There’s definitely no place like America.”
“We have freedoms here that I think a lot of Americans
take for granted, and I think the soldiers that are coming
back from Iraq realize that those freedoms are definitely
worth fighting for,” Briscoe said.
He was a guest of the D.C. United soccer team, which
hosted the fifth annual Armed Forces Appreciation Day
in the nation’s capital to show its support for the military
as part of Operation Tribute to Freedom. OTF started
Memorial Day 2003 as a way for communities across
America to show their appreciation to the troops.
The D.C. National Guard and several military-related
and community organizations also took part in the event.
Soccer fans came to see a match between D.C. United
and the Columbus Crew, which the home team won 3-1.
They also came to say they too appreciate the “freedoms”
Briscoe spoke of and the service members fight for in
places such as Iraq.
Briscoe, 36, of the 5th Special Forces Group, Fort
Campbell Ky., lost his left arm – and had severe damage
to his right one — in a grenade attack near the Syrian
border town of al-Kiem, Iraq, on Oct. 31, 2003. He is
recuperating at Walter Reed Army Medical Center here.
He was one of several wounded soldiers who ventured
outside the hospital confines to enjoy a day of food, music and soccer.
Briscoe said that today’s event proves that the country
“supports its troops and their mission.”
“Whenever organizations or sports teams show their
appreciation for the armed forces, it shows that the country is behind us and it really makes you feel proud about
what you are doing,” he said.
Beth Bradner, director for development, marketing and
events for the United Services Organization of Metropolitan Washington, said the USO had distributed some
600 free tickets to the local military community.
Among those invited were wounded service members.
“For the service members, especially those in the hospital, it’s so great for them to get outside of the four walls,”
she said. “A lot of these soldiers have been injured and
are recovering from wounds, and sometimes that’s a long
recovery period. So to be able to get out and let the American public show their support is vital.”
Brig. Gen. Errol R. Schwartz, deputy commanding general of the D.C. National Guard, said that it is important
for the American public to show support for the military.
“When you have men and women in harm’s way, away
from their families — and in the case of the Guard and
Reserve — away from their jobs, events like this show
July / August 2004
Nat’l Sgt.-at-Arms Ransom Jordon Jr., Past Nat’l Commander
Louie Spinelli; and National Service Foundation Director
Richard Gallant, were among guests of DC United Soccer Team
.
the families and the service members that they are really
appreciated for what they do,” he said. “So today’s event
is a real big thing for us (the military).”
That’s the reason, too, the day’s events brought out veterans like Ransom Jordon, Jr., in support of the ceremonies. He’s the National Sergeant at Arms for the Military
Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH), a foundation that
aids wounded and injured service members.
Ransom said he earned two bronze stars and three Purple
Hearts while serving three tours in Vietnam. He was on
hand to help present three D.C. Army National Guard
soldiers with lifetime memberships to the MOPH. They
were Sgt. Antoinette Scott, Sgt. Timothy Abele and Cpl.
Dwayne Frost, all of the 547th Transportation Company.
Scott received shrapnel wounds after her convoy vehicle received a direct hit from an improvised explosive
device in Iraq. She was transporting soldiers to the
Baghdad airport for rest and recuperation leave. Miraculously, she said she was able to maneuver her vehicle
through the attack. “I was able to keep it on the road, say
a quick prayer, and not have any other casualties other
than myself,” Scott recalled.
A married mother of four, she said she is thankful her
unit went through “long hard training” before deploying.
“We took our training seriously,” Scott said. “And I was
able to put that training into use out there on the road. I
thank God that I’m here to tell my story.”
Meanwhile, despite the day’s special events, Ransom
said that service members are still not appreciated enough.
As a Vietnam vet he said he was welcomed home unceremoniously decades ago, but he added the situation is
getting better.
“I see there are organizations that are doing a whole lot
more for our veterans, a whole lot more,” Ransom noted,
“but we can do even more.” Purple Heart Magazine
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F R O M
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H E A R T
Angels of Mercy
Greeting Wounded “Medevacs”
W
ith funding from the Military Order of the Purple
Heart’s Service Foundation, the Order has an ongoing program to welcome home wounded “medevaced”
veterans sent to Washington DC’s Walter Reed Army
Medical Center and Bethesda MD’s National Naval Medical Center. Spearheaded by Steve Cobb, Commander of
Chapter 353 and Tanya Cobb, his wife and Ladies’ Auxiliary Chapter President, they have made over 25 visits
greeting incoming patients arrivals at Andrews Air Force
Base and the two medical facilities. Over 343 packets
consisting of a welcome home greeting, a pane of Purple
Steve Cobb, Commander of Chapter #353, Ed Schnug, Sr. Vice
Commander of Chapter #353, and Al Ortiz, PDC, Korea War
Veterans Liaison Officer, Chapter #1775, visit with Navy
Hospital Corpsman Third Class Robert Speicher from Camp
Lejeune, NC (left), Marine Staff Sgt. Jason Thompson from
Dunkirk, NY (center), and Marine Corporal Maximo Carretero
from Norfolk, VA (right), all wounded in Iraq, at Bethesda
National Naval Medical Center on May 16, 2004. Patriots and
Ladies of the MOPH Greater Washington Chapter #353 and
LAMOPH Unit #353 visit and welcome home Operation Iraqi
Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom Soldiers, Marines,
and Sailors treated at military hospitals in the Washington,
DC area several times a week.
Tanya Cobb, Unit Organizer, LAMOPH Unit #353, Steve Cobb,
Commander of Chapter #353, Ed Schnug, Sr. Vice Commander
of Chapter #353, Mary Straub, LAMOPH Unit #353, Valeria
Ortiz, LAMOPH Unit #353, and Al Ortiz, PDC, Korea War
Veterans Liaison Officer, Chapter #1775, paused on their way
to welcome home Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation
Enduring Freedom Marines and Navy Sailors treated at the
National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.
Heart Postage Stamps, a telephone calling card, a miniature lapel Purple Heart Medal and several other items
are included in the kit.
Members of chapters and units in the immediate area
are invited and frequently accompany Steve and Tanya
on their special missions. In a follow-on report submitted by Al and Valerie Ortiz, the following was submitted:
“I am sure that you, as did Val and I, felt very emotionally involved with each one of the wounded men that we
saw that day. It is difficult to remember all the
comments and bits of conversations we had with
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them. It was very heart-wrenching to see their faces and
try to imagine what they had experienced but we all stayed
focused on the purpose of our visit to bring a word of
cheer, perhaps make them smile or laugh and most of all
to let them know how much we appreciate their sacrifice
and service to our country. I remember the one young man
whose face was swollen and covered with
shrapnel wounds and seemed uncomfortable to have us
see him.I told him not to worry because he was going to
be all right.I related to him that one of my wounds was
the exact same type and that I had had considerable shrapnel on one side of my face and it was swollen and disfigured such as his but eventually it healed with hardly a
trace at all. He seemed relieved to hear that.
“On a lighter side, I also mentioned to another patient
in an effort to cheer him up, that he would be up and
around in no time and that when he was, we would go out
and have some margaritas. He, too, got a chuckle over
that.
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F R O M
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“Much of the time, as you recall, the visits were of a
more serious and somber nature as many of them seemed
somewhat depressed because of their current
situation. Just offering them some measure of solace and
comfort seemed to help. We were also able to comfort
the family members such as the mother whose son was
not expected to live. Val had a long chat with her in the
waiting room. She told Val how much she appreciated our
group taking the time to visit the patients and families
and that she felt very comfortable talking to Val and it
really made her feel better.”
“In the end, the visit made us also feel good because of
the strength and courage they displayed, even though they
were undoubtedly experiencing pain and discomfort. Yet
they were managing to smile and even made an effort to
have a short conversation.”
All members of the Military Order of the Purple Heart
join in thanking our Purple Heart crew for “carrying the
Purple Heart flag” and for everything they are doing for
our wounded servicemen by visiting them, cheering them
up and in presenting the MOPH Welcome Home packets.
Department of Nevada Commander, Ken Santor, holds the
proposed and approved Purple Heart Trail signs to be placed
on I-80 across Nevada. The western portion of the I-80 Purple
Heart Trail begins at the Pacific Ocean in San Francisco and
moves eastward for over 800 miles across CA, NV, and UT to
the Wyoming border. From Left to Right: Nevada Governor,
Kenny Quinn; LAMOPH Unit 719 Chaplain, Joyce Wilson;
Department Commander, Ken Santor; and Reno Chapter
719 Commander, Rudy Wilson.”
Submitted by Tom Poulter, Commander, Region VI
July / August 2004
S P E C I A L
R E P O R T
NEWS FROM NATIONAL CENTER FOR PTSD
By Jessica Hamblen, PhD
Associate Director for Research and Education
he Iraq War Clinician Guide, 2nd Edition is now
available on the website! Written by members of the
National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
(PTSD) and Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the 2nd
Edition is greatly expanded. Chapters include:
• Topics Specific to the Psychiatric Treatment of Military Personnel
• The Returning Veteran of the Iraq War: Background
Issues and Assessment Guidelines
• Treatment of the Returning Iraq War Veteran
• Treatment of Medical Casualty Evacuees
• Treating the Traumatized Amputee
• PTSD in Iraq War Veterans: Implications for Primary
Care
• Caring for the Clinicians Who Care for Traumatically
Injured Patients
• Military Sexual Trauma: Issues in Caring for Veterans
• Assessment and Treatment of Anger in Combat-Related
PTSD
• Traumatic Grief: Symptomatology and Treatment for
the Iraq War Veteran
• Substance Abuse in the Deployment Environment
• The Impact of Deployment on the Military Family
Appendices contain case examples from Operation Iraqi
Freedom, the VA/DoD PTSD Practice Guideline, VA
Documents on Service Provision, Assessment of Iraq War
Veterans: Selecting Assessment Instruments and Interpreting Results, and Program Evaluation, as well as published
articles and educational handouts for veterans and their
families.
The current edition can be found at http://
www.ncptsd.org/war/guide/index.html
T
Women with PTSD sought for
Veterans Affairs study
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is recruiting
up to 384 women with current or past military experience
and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
to test two kinds of psychotherapy for the condition. The
study, being conducted through 2005 at one Army hospital and 10 VA medical centers nationwide is the largest
clinical trial ever on psychotherapy for PTSD. Participating study sites include the VA Medical Centers in Albuquerque, Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, New Orleans, Portland; and Walter
Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC, where
active duty women are being seen.
For more information: http://www.ncptsd.org/topics/
CSP494.pdf Purple Heart Magazine
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F R O M
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H E A R T Submitted by Neal A. Williams, NSO & Nat’l Chmn., Publication Cmte.
These are several of the key members who worked with the
Cole Museum staff in the Portland ME area to conceptualize
and erect a Vietnam Memorial on the museum site. From left
to right are Rich Tauer, VVA State Director; Russell Mattson
Jr., immediate past Commander, Department of Maine, MOPH;
Linda Lawerson (r.) Marine Corps League with Phyllis
Wardwell the mother of Eric Michael Wardwell who is depicted
as the wounded soldier in a memorial statue. Eric Ward was
killed in action in Vietnam. The Cole Museum was established
by WWII veteran, Galen Cole, MOPH, the subject of an article
that appeared in Purple Heart Magazine following the MOPH
National Convention in South Portland, ME, in August 2002.
Len Stanulis, Commander, Dept. of AK, presents a check to
Ann Drown, Chief of Voluntary Service, at the VA Hospital in
Fayetteville, AR and at the Outpatient Clinics in Ft. Smith,
AR, and Mt. Vernon, MO. Funds are divided equally among
the three listed and the VA Hospital in North Little Rock.
Submitted by Len Stanulis, PNC
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B O O K
R E V I E W
O’HARA’S CHOICE
By Leon Uris
Hardcover; $25.95 ($34.95
Can.) 400 ppgs.
Harper Collins Publishers
Reviewed by Cy Kammeier
mmediately following the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, Leon Uris ran
away from home and enlisted in
the U.S. Marine Corps, and
served on Guadalcanal and
Tarawa, two of the bloodiest
battles of WWII.
Throughout his writing career, Uris wrote about themes
of global and personal importance, from the uprising of
the Warsaw Jews in Mila 18 to the Irish struggle for independence in Trinity, for which he was recognized with
the Irish Institute’s John F. Kennedy Award in 1976. His
books, which include the New York Times bestsellers
Exodus, Redemption, QBVII, and Topaz, have sold more
than 150 million copies in 29 countries. Uris died of natural causes on June 21, 2003, at his home on New York’s
Shelter Island at the age of 78.
In his final work, O’Hara’s Choice, Uris returns to the
topic that first inspired his writing career and shaped his
successive books about the toll of war, the power of patriotism, and the resilience of the human spirit, as embodied by U.S. Marines.
Set in the years following the Civil War, and haunted
by its legacy, O’Hara’s Choice unfolds a story about
heroism and honor, secrecy and deception, the bonds of
blood and brotherhood, and the torments of passion. It
revolves around Zachary O’Hara and the legend and ghost
of his father, Sergeant Major Paddy O’Hara.
Paddy arrived in New York after losing his family in
the Irish potato famine. At age 16, he joined the Marines.
Braving Rebel artillery, he saved three men at Bull Run
and 14 at Sumter from certain massacre. He was awarded
the Medal of Honor and his retirement parade was attended by the Vice President of the United States. Upon
retirement Paddy opened a fine Irish pub in Hell’s Kitchen.
Though surrounded by politicians, Paddy was often lonely
for the Corps. Yet, it was his son Zach who most missed
the camaraderie of the only real home he had ever
known—the barracks. At 17, Zach enlisted in the Marines. Paddy died just over a year later and the war hero
took a terrible secret to his grave—a secret his son vowed
to redeem by living up to the myth of his dad. But there’s
one obstacle he had not foreseen: falling in love with the
daughter of a shipbuilding titan with a stake in the Navy’s
dominance. Amanda Kerr has ambitious plans for Zach’s
future, which involve helping her blaze a trail for women,
far beyond the ranks of the Corps. Torn between his love
for Amanda and his sense of duty, and haunted by the
demons of his father’s past, Zach must make a tough
choice and make peace with the consequences. I
July / August 2004
F R O M
T H E
H E A R T
CORRECTION
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NSO David M. Cox was chosen 2004
Department Veteran of the Year for the
Department of Alabama, MOPH.
F
or the last ten years David M.
Cox has worked diligently for the
Order, distributing 190 High School
Leadership Junior ROTC Medals and
10 for College ROTC.
He was Aide-de-Camp for National
Commander and Department Adjutant. He has served as Jr. Vice, Sr.
Vice and Commander, Department of
Alabama; two terms as Commander,
Chapter #2002, and served four years
as coordinator on the parade committee, the largest MOPH parade unit in
the United States. Cox also served on
several committees at Birmingham
Alabama VA Hospital and was organizer of a new MOPH chapter.
Cox participated in several MOPH
member funerals, including two for
Medal of Honor holders.
For the past four years Cox has
served as National Service Officer for
the Department of Alabama and is accredited with the VA through the National Headquarters of the Military
Order of the Purple Heart. As such,
he regularly participates in training
seminars for National Service Officers in order to better fulfill the requirements, responsibilities, and obligations of a Service Officer when
assisting veterans in presentation of
claims before the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. July / August 2004
n a letter received from attorneys for George L. Skypeck, it was pointed
out that we incorrectly attributed in Purple Heart Magazine, and continue to misattribute on our website the poem Soldier, to which Mr. Skypeck
owns all right, title, and interest (U.S. Copyright Reg. No. VA 15-781).
Mr. Skypeck’s poem was originally attributed incorrectly to “Anonymous” in the Magazine, then incorrectly attributed once more via a correction in a letter to the Editor in the March/April 2001 issue, which was
posted on the organization’s web page.
Reference to the poem and incorrect attribution has been removed from
the web site per your request. We are unaware of any additional incorrect
references to this poem or its authorship on our site. Should Mr. Skypeck
become cognizant of any heretofore unidentified erroneous references, a
call to our National Headquarters offices will result in prompt corrective
action. Purple Heart regrets the error.
To aid in identifying the correct author of this oft-quoted and popular
poem, it is published with the correct authorship and copyright annotation
below.
George is primarily a gifted disabled Vietnam veteran artist who is equally
talented in the arena of poetry. A true Patriot, he has been commissioned
for works by Coors Brewing Co., and others; and has been cited by the
President of the United States, Ronald Reagan, for his patriotic-themed
works that have found favor among serious collectors the world over.
George’s web site is at www.skypeck.com.
Cyril L. Kammeier, Editor
For Military Order of the Purple Heart
Soldier ©
By George L. Skypeck
I was that which others did not want to be.
I went where others feared to go,
and did what others failed to do.
I asked nothing from those who gave nothing and reluctantly accepted
the thought of eternal loneliness ... should I fail.
I have seen the face of terror; felt the stinging cold of fear; and enjoyed
the sweet taste of a moment’s love.
I have cried, pained, and hoped ... but most of all,
I have lived times others would say were best forgotten.
At least someday, I will be able to say that I was proud of what I was ...
a soldier.
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S P E C I A L
Military Art
Tributes to America’s Veterans
By Carol Boyett
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n 1969, Michael Boyett returned
from the Republic of South Vietnam where he served as a member of
a unique and little known unit entitled,
“The Mobile Riverine Force.” Operating deep in the Mekong Delta, this
outfit was made up of the combined
forces of the U.S. Army’s 9th Infantry Division and the U.S. Navy. Like
Bringing In a Buddy — 6” tall
He’s Served His Time in Hell — 3” tall
In Contact — 3” tall
the Marines of WW II, the Army
forces were quartered aboard troop
ships plying the Mekong River in
search of enemy strongholds. Assaults were then made on their positions by the same type of landing craft
that were used to assault the Pacific
Islands and Normandy Coast in WW
II.
Landing craft were modified by adding multiple guns and armor plating
to protect against close-in fire from
the banks of the jungle waterway.
Once the assaults were made, helicopters frequently would pick up the
troops and transport them to other areas to support troops who were in
contact with the enemy. It was during one of these helicopter assaults
to support another company that was
pinned down that Mike was wounded
by a VC bullet and received the
Purple Heart.
When Mike returned to Texas,
where he currently lives, he started a
career as a professional artist and
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sculptor. Through his military art, it
was Mike’s goal to show what it was
like to be in combat as well as to convey honor and tribute to other veterans. In 1976, he was invited to participate in the first Vietnam Veterans’
Art Exposition in Minneapolis, MN,
where he first displayed some of his
military sculptures which portrayed
the GI in the field in Vietnam. At that
show he was interviewed on CBS
Evening News for his work. He was
then invited to participate in other national Vietnam Veteran Art Shows in
New York City and Chicago and was
again interviewed on local and national news covering the shows.
While Mike did not know what to
expect from the media or the public
at those events because of the controversy in our nation over the war,
the response from everyone was very
positive! Several of his military pieces
were purchased by the National Vietnam Art Museum in Chicago and,
through the years, many individuals
have purchased his military sculptures. Military veterans continue to
say, “to see this art, is to have been
there.”
Today, 35 years later, Mike is still
creating art works honoring our
American heritage. His art has been
widely marketed throughout the
United States and in foreign countries. His works have been purchased
by museums, corporations and nationally and internationally known
collectors. He has also been commissioned to complete works for commercial organizations and private foundations. His sculptures range in scale
from miniature to monumental. He
captures a sense of realism in action
and detail.
The smaller sculptures are offered
in limited editions which are cast in
pewter and/or bronze. Mike’s works
include oil paintings which he reproduces and markets as limited edition
prints. Currently he is working on
several memorial designs for public
monuments, including several for veterans.
For more information you can see
Mike’s work on his website at: www.
michaelboyett.us or email himat:
[email protected] July / August 2004
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National Leadership Team
Al Silvano
National Commander
W
e want to thank all the Department Commanders, Patriots,
and Ladies that have been so gracious
to us while attending the Department
conventions the last 1 ½ months. All
of you have worked very hard to organize these events, and your hard
work has not gone unnoticed. There
were many issues you addressed with
us during our attendance at your
meetings and we want to address
some of these concerns here.
In the Jan/Feb issue of the Purple
Heart Magazine it was stated that
“Leadership in the Order is a privilege granted to a select few.”This is
true but leadership in the MOPH is
also a “commitment” to provide the
best leadership possible at the Chapter, Department, and National levels.
We, as leaders of the Order, must be
willing to work for the “good of the
Order” and not toward furthering our
own personal agendas. We, as your
National Officers as well as all the
other National Officers, whether
elected or appointed, work for all the
patriots and we have an obligation to
respond accordingly. We should never
be too busy to listen to our fellow
patriots and do everything possible to
assist them. But since National officers are few, the leadership at all levels must be committed to the same
thing. Resolving problems at the lowest level and working together for the
good of veterans should be a basic
tenet of leadership at all levels. When
we take the oath of office we are committed to doing our best in the job to
which we have been elected or appointed. The bylaws provide officers
and members information needed and
what can be expected in relation to
duties and responsibilities. By oath of
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Robert Lichtenberger
Senior Vice Commander
Jim Randles
Junior Vice Commander
office we agree to abide by these
rules. In essence, all officers are
charged with commitment “to advance the best interests of the Order
through programs, particularly those
that assist members and all veterans,
and those that increase membership
by instilling pride in belonging, and
in participating in adopted programs.
We must all keep this thought in mind
and live by it.
Exposure is another key issue that
was discussed at conventions. We are
all painfully aware that our organization is not well known. Consequently, we ask that each of you make
maximum use of programs such as the
National Service Officer, Americanism, VAVS, Scholarship, and ROTC
Leadership Medal Awards, and
through your participation at patriotic events within your communities.
Some Chapters/Departments do very
well at this. Others are striving to do
Nat’l Senior Vice Commander Robert
Lichtenberger, Nat’l Commander Al
Silvano, Sue Lichtenberger and Nat’l
President, Ladies’ Auxiliary posed with
several military attendees following the
Memorial Day Ceremony at Arlington
Nat’l Cemetgery held on May 31, 2004.
better. Together, leaders at all levels
utilize the above tools to make the
public aware of our organization as
well as what we do to help veterans.
Our efforts to publicize the Order
will lead to membership. There is always a need for an ongoing effort in
this area. Our National Membership
Director, Bill Bacon, has provided us
with all kinds of materials to help us
in this endeavor. Again, many Chapters/Departments are doing very well
in utilizing this information; however,
others order it and it never gets out
of the garage or car of the recipient.
Membership is an organizational effort, not a single individual effort. We
are getting better at this but we still
need all to get involved and use the
materials that are available
Lastly, we look forward to seeing
all of you in Atlanta during August
10-15 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel
where we will conduct our National
Convention. The Atlanta Convention
Committee has worked hard to provide us with the best convention possible. We, as Patriots of the Order and
Ladies of the Auxiliary, need to make
a commitment to attend this convention and provide the leadership with
the guidance and direction you want
your organization to take. It will be
also a time to see fellow patriots and
ladies from all over the country, and
to explore the sites of the South in
and around Atlanta. We must always
remember we are ‘Blood Brothers/
Sisters’ and when we get a chance to
get together to enjoy each others’
company and break bread together,
we should take advantage of the camaraderie and fellowship that follows. MOPH Photo by Joyce Beene
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O F F I C E R S’
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National
Adjutant General
Jay Phillips
Purple Heart Was There!
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video of the Memorial Dedication)
and BGen. (Ret) Albin Irzyk. President Gene Overstreet of the Noncommissioned Officers Association, with
assistance from Dick Schneider and
the Edison HS Eagles, presented our
World War II combat vets with the
new NCOA World War II Veteran
Medallion and Legacy statement. The
evening’s festivities were accompanied by the bagpipe of Joseph
McConville, whom we thank for volunteering his musical talents to add
to our enjoyment.
On Memorial Day, a very few of our
Patriots were honored with invitations
to the White House, where they socialized with fellow vets and President Bush at breakfast before joining
other Purple Hearters at Arlington
Cemetery for the traditional ceremony
and wreath-laying at the Tomb of the
Unknowns. Meanwhile, over 50 of
our “Greatest Generation” troops
donned their purple jackets and
boarded World War II military vehicles to take part in the first Memorial Day Parade in Washington, DC
in 60 years. Our special MOPH float
was the hit of the parade and its photo
appeared in USA Today the next day!
Once again, Purple Heart was there!
This article would not be complete
without a very, very special mention
of the wonderful assistance we received from the cadets of the Edison
High School Eagles. These Junior
ROTC students were truly irreplaceable, helping with our elderly and
handicapped visitors, sharing with
them the experiences of this fantastic
time and hearing their memories of
the era we celebrated. As one of the
many thank-you notes we received
states: “The ROTC men and women
went overboard to take care of us.”
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t impossible to describe the great
feelings and strong emotions that
were felt and shared by the many
thousands who attended the dedication of the National World War II
Memorial on May 29. For all who
were present, from our World War II
combat heroes and their families and
friends, to the platoon of Junior
ROTC cadets who assisted and joined
in the activities and last, but not least,
to the staff of your National HQs who
were privileged to serve our guests,
this was truly an unforgettable time.
Purple Hearters were prominent at
many events in their customized
WWII Memorial Dedication jackets
and, on the National Mall on Saturday, with our Purple Heart umbrellas
sprouting like a field of oversized violas as our Patriots warded off the
warm sun of the splendid afternoon.
Many Purple Hearters were recognized on national television and on the
huge screens that displayed the program at the Memorial, including
(from Wisconsin) Past National Commander Bob Schroeder (also in his
jacket!). Patriot Thomas “Top”
Vernor, our beloved National Sergeant-at-Arms for Life, not only appeared in color on page one of the
Sunday New York Times (“above the
fold!”), but this same photo was seen
in other newspapers and on the
Internet around the country. No doubt
about it, Purple Heart was there!
At the Purple Heart “Greatest Generation” banquet on May 30, a full
house of over 400 heard from National Commander Al Silvano,
LAMOPH National President Joan
Walsh and our two very distinguished
speakers, Distinguished Service
Cross recipients Len Lomell (who will
be narrating the History Channel’s
Our thanks to Cadet Battalion Commander Chiraag Khemlani and all of
his cadets and to the unit’s instructors, LTC (Ret) Kurt Berry and
MSGT (Ret) Carey Jurin.
All in all, the activities throughout
the Memorial Day weekend honoring
our World War II heroes were an enormous success. The long-overdue
World War II Memorial now joins the
Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial at the center of the
National Mall in commemorating the
pivotal events and personalities of
American history. George Washington led our country through its birth
pains in the late 18th century (and
founded “The Purple Heart,” of
course!). Abe Lincoln presided over
the nation’s critical test of the 19th
century, the War Between the States
(known as the Civil War to Yankees),
and freed the slaves with the Emancipation Proclamation. In the 20th
Century, it is none other than our
brave Purple Hearters and their compatriots who are honored for having
met the critical trial by fire with fire
in their bellies, saving not only our
country and way of life, but also the
freedom of the entire world. And let
us not overlook the home front during the 1940s, where our ladies entered the work force, produced the
military equipment and supplies for
armed forces all over the world and,
in their turn, became emancipated, as
they abandoned for all time the stayat-home way of life. The home front,
too, is commemorated by this new memorial.
This extended weekend was, for
some of our guests, “the greatest experience of a lifetime.” Another contest winner commented “I had never
felt so royally treated.” My staff and
I are honored and humbled to have
been able to serve my father’s generation. I am sure that all who took
part in these great events will never
forget our World War II veterans or
their deeds. Thanks for the Memories. July / August 2004
O F F I C E R S’
C A L L
National Service
Director
Mike Tomsey
Seamless Transition?
Recently there was a program regarding the transition of active duty military to civilian life and their medical
and other care being transitioned to
the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The title of the training program developed and presented by the Department of Veteran Affairs and the Department of the Army (specifically
Walter Reed Army Medical Center)
as primary military presenters, was
“Ensuring a Seamless Transition from
DoD-furnished to VA Health Care: A
Key Role for Social Workers.” It was
a valiant effort of both agencies, DoD
and the VA, in an attempt to assist
military service members who had
served in Operation Iraqi Freedom or
Enduring Freedom Theaters.
The major flaw pointed out by your
National Service Director was no information or inclusion of information
regarding the Department of Veterans
Affairs (DVA) Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program.
This was echoed by leaders of other
National Veterans’ Service Organizations. As many know, one of the major concerns of disabled veterans,
combat or otherwise, is regaining
their dignity through employment.
This major aspect of their lives is
ignored. This fact was presented to
the leadership of the DVA Vocational
Rehabilitation and Employment Service at a meeting regarding major
proposed changes to the Vocational
Rehabilitation and Employment Service program. They stated they are
involved, but one only needs to look
at the training program to see they are
not mentioned to the United States
Army or DVA Social Workers who
provide case management service to
injured military veterans during the
training program other than National
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Veterans Service Organizations, noting the omission and the quality of
care the DVA provides in that program. We retain a copy of that program, and continue to express concern. We must be alert to the care and
treatment of our veterans and active
duty military personnel. During the
presentation it was noted there are
primary Department of Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense Liaison
Officers located at: National Naval
Medical Center, Brooke Army Medical Center, Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Ft. Hood Army Medical
Center and “at all other Medical
Transition Facilities.”
Each disabled active duty member
must have a trained licensed Social
Work Case Manager assigned. This
is not happening. Some do not have
Social Work Case Managers to assist
in their transition. We will continue
to monitor this concern and take appropriate action to have it implemented as it should be.
The National Service Program now
has an office at the Appeals Management Center (AMC) in Washington,
DC. We anticipate our staff will provide the highest level of quality service in a timely manner on all appeals
issues that are remanded to the AMC.
Readers may want to know that issues the AMC will not accept are:
Remands involving hearing requests,
private attorney representation; remands determined by the Joint Quality Committee to be “Egregious Errors,” non-compensation and pension
business line of remands (Vocational
Rehabilitation and Employment,
Loan Guarantee, Education and Insurance), non-service connected pensions, waiver decisions, and Veterans Healthcare Administration issues.
Another major change is our liaison with the National Personnel
Records Center (NPRC). This is a
pilot project that entails placement of
a MOPH staffer in or near that site
to facilitate access to military records
required in the processing of claims
through our National Service Officers. This is an exciting concept initially explored and recommended by
National Commander Al Silvano. It
has the potential of improving timely
access to records, thus speeding up
the claims process. This will help with
older records as many current records
are now being kept by the individual
branches of the Military and will not
be sent to the NPRC. There is also
the concern during the early days of
the Disabled Transition Assistanance
Program, and the Transitional Assistance Program for active duty
whereby records are provided to the
veterans and not NPRC or other
record sites. The veteran then was
advised to hand carry the records to
the Department of Veterans Affairs.
In spite all this, if there are records
at the NPRC, the fastest way to obtain them is through electronic means.
During my on-site review it was noted
that they have modernized their processes and procedures and have increased efficiently and timeliness considerably.
To obtain Military Records, DD214s and medical records they have
an on-site system that permits a veteran or next-of-kin of a deceased veteran to initiate an online request for
a DD-214 by visiting: http://www.
vetrecs.archives.gov.
Online submissions must be followed up with a signature that is
mailed by the veteran or next-of-kin.
If you do not have on-line capability
it may also be accomplished in writing or telephonically at:
National Personnel Records Center
Military Personnel Records
9700 Page Blvd,
St Louis, MO 63132-5100
314-801-0800 Fax: 314-801-9195
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O F F I C E R S’
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National Judge Advocate
Dan Murphy
My Introduction as Your NJA
I
wanted to take this opportunity to
express my thanks to the National
officers and the National Executive
Committee for their support of my
candidacy for National Judge Advocate
in finishing out the term of the departing
Edward Matricardi until the National
Convention in August. Mr. Matricardi
has done a fine job for this organization
and I feel honored to succeed him in the
position as your National Judge
Advocate and am somewhat
overwhelmed by the responsibilities of
this national position. The field of five
candidates was among the best and the
brightest in the legal field and I was
proud to have been a candidate among
them. At this point, I would like to
introduce myself to the membership of
this great organization which stresses
veterans helping veterans.
I am an attorney presently working as
Chief Law Assistant to State Supreme
Court Justice Peter Fox Cohalan in the
State Supreme Court of New York in
Suffolk County on Long Island, New
York. For those of you unfamiliar with
the area, it lies just east of New York
City and the Hamptons (the playground
of the rich and famous, or infamous [on
occasion]) are within the jurisdiction of
Suffolk County. I was a Suffolk County
prosecutor for 15 years prior to moving over to the judicial side of the legal
aisle. I received my Purple Heart on
January 8, 1970 during combat operations in the province of Tay Ninh, Republic of Vietnam and am a 40 percent
disabled American veteran who is also
a member of the Vietnam Veterans of
America and Disabled American Veterans (DAV).
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I hope to meet as many of you as I
can during the remainder of this term
and hope to see you all at the convention in Atlanta, GA, on August 10th to
the 14th where I hope to have my name
put forward in nomination for a full
term as National Judge Advocate.
As your National Judge Advocate I
dedicate my services, skills and legal
counsel to making this organization
stronger, more receptive to the needs of
its members and to help guide it during
our continuing journey into the 21st century.
I will try to be a regular contributor
to Purple Heart magazine and bring to
your attention legal issues of national
significance to our organization and its
members. I welcome all comments, suggestions or critiques on how to be a
more effective order with the emphasis
on veterans helping veterans.
As your Judge Advocate, my duties
include providing legal assistance to the
National Commander and his National
Officers including our National Adjutant General, Jay Phillips; reviewing
proposed changes to and giving advice
on the interpretation of the MOPH Constitution and Bylaws and serving as
your parliamentarian at the National
Convention.
I look forward to assisting our organization in its legal matters and providing assistance to our membership where
possible.
To all our members, veterans and
brothers, I wish you the very best and
want to extend to you a “Welcome
Home,” God Speed, and bless this great
nation of ours. n
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O F F I C E R S’
C A L L
National Legislative Director
Hershel Gober
Legislative Year Wrap-up
G
reetings Patriots. This has been
a very interesting legislative year.
There has been little action on veterans’
issues. Most of the legislative actions
have dealt with defense and homeland
security and the debate over the FY
2005 budget.
MOPH has joined with eight other
national veteran organizations in the
Partnership for Veteran Health Care
Budget Reform. What the partnership
seeks is guaranteed funding for the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). As
you are aware, the current system of
discretionary funding for VHA is an annual process and Congress determines
the funds provided. As in the last several years this funding, which is supposed to be available to VHA at the
beginning of the fiscal year, has not been
available until months later. This creates many problems for the VA in that
they do not know the amount of the appropriation and therefore cannot plan,
hire new personnel or know what level
of services they will be able to provide
to those veterans they serve. Legislation has been introduced that would
change this system from discretionary
spending to mandatory funding. Simply put, based on a formula VHA would
receive the necessary funds at the beginning of the fiscal year to care for
those veterans enrolled in the VHA system. The MOPH and the Partnership
support this effort.
There have been some successes regarding resolutions that were passed at
our 2003 National Convention. LegisJuly / August 2004
lation to prohibit the desecration of the
flag of the United States has passed the
House but has not been voted on in the
Senate. Legislation has also been introduced to keep the words “under
God” in the pledge of allegiance. I am
sure you have heard that the federal
court ruled that the individual who
brought the suit did not have legal
standing and reversed the Ninth Circuit Court’s decision.
HR 2297, the Veterans Benefit Act
of 2003, contains several positive provisions for veterans and their families.
It prohibits veterans from assigning
their compensation in exchange for
lump sum payments. This prohibition
also covers Dependents’ Indemnity
Compensation (DIC) benefits. It restores DIC payments to certain remarried spouses. It addressed the two-year
limitation on receipt of accrued benefits upon the death of a veteran.
Legislation that would designate August 7, 2004 as Purple Heart Recognition Day has been introduced in the
Senate (SCR 112) and in the House
(HCR 365). Please ask your Senators
and Representatives to sign on to this
legislation.
We are working with other veteran
organizations on getting legislation introduced which would preclude the
Department of Housing and Urban Development from considering VA compensation when determining eligibility
for senior citizen, disabled and/or assisted housing programs.
MOPH has also joined other veteran
organizations in support of S 2290.
This bill would establish a trust fund
for those victims of asbestos exposure.
Many veterans, especially those that
served aboard ships have this horrible
disease. The trust fund would be funded
not by tax dollars but by contributions
from the asbestos manufacturers and
their insurance companies. Under the
current court system, which is backed
up so badly that it takes years for veterans to get their day in court, trial lawyers are receiving fees of forty percent,
or higher, and all expenses leaving pennies on the dollar for the victims or their
survivors. The trust fund solution
would be so simple that no lawyer
would be needed. It also would have
no effect on eligibility for VA compensation. Please urge your Senators and
Representative to support this legislation.
Regarding legislation to authorize
concurrent receipt of military retired
pay and VA compensation to those with
40 percent or lesser service connected,
I don’t think it has a chance of passing
but MOPH will continue to support the
effort.
We have other legislation that hopefully will be introduced and voted on
before this session of Congress is over.
But, with this being an election year,
members are anxious to return home so
they can campaign. They are concentrating on working the authorization and
appropriation legislation and not many
other issues. We will keep working on
our issues.
I hope to see many of you at the National Convention. n
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O F F I C E R S’
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National Membership
Director
William (Bill) Bacon
Camaraderie — To The Very End
I
’d like to take a few moments of your
time to tell you about Patriot Ed
Goodfellow of Chapter 1836 in San
Antonio. Ed was a WWII Army Air
Corps veteran wounded in North Africa.
In his 80’s Ed lived by himself in a small
town south of here and drove a small,
green car during inclement weather and
a purple Harley Davidson motorcycle
the rest of the time.
I can’t remember a function that Ed
did not attend wearing a tattered old ball
cap with a B-24 on the front. In fact
Ed attended our installation picnic the
first of May and ate and even bummed
a beer from me. Everyone who knew
Ed loved him. He was just a great guy.
Ed had no family around here and
talked of a son in a police force somewhere and a daughter in Wisconsin. In
fact, one year he even drove his small
green car, without a heater, all the way
to Wisconsin to surprise his daughter
at Christmas time. Well, she wasn’t
home when Ed arrived, so he pulled out
an old Army blanket and went to sleep
in the driveway. To us, Ed would be
around forever. He was an institution
in our chapter.
Then there came a call from Kevin
Kavanaugh, MOPH Wisconsin Department Commander over the Memorial
Day weekend. It seems that Ed was on
his last leg and wanted to be buried in
Wisconsin. His daughter airlifted him
to Wisconsin and put him in the hospital there. Since Wisconsin has no national cemeteries and Ed was not a resident of that state, he was not eligible to
be placed to rest in a state veterans cemetery. Ed’s daughter called Kevin who
called us, and he went to work. Kevin
personally got a waiver from the state
to allow a veteran’s burial for Ed even
though he wasn’t a resident.
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So thanks to the community of the
Purple Heart, Patriot Ed Goodfellow
got his last request. Hey, Old Son, I’ll
make it a point to come visit on my next
trip up your way.
Thanks for the help, Kevin. n
A Sea Story
Snake Eater
By Maj. Anthony F. Milavic, USMC (Ret.)
he Marine Corps Pantheon echoes with names such as LtGen. “Chesty”
Puller, GySgt Dan Daly, and Gen. Ray Davis. I suggest that one more name
be added: LCpl. David V. Nuno. No he didn’t earn five Navy Crosses or two
Medals of Honor or at least one of every medal available to a Marine. I’m not
even sure he was ever awarded as much as a Good Conduct Medal. But, as those
other Marines did when danger appeared and with complete disregard for his
own personal safety, he attacked. LCpl.Nuno chose to act even though he was
not armed and those around him did nothing and wanted him to do nothing.
Within seconds of engagement, he sustained a life-threatening wound; yet, LCpl
Nuno continued to struggle “tooth and nail” until he stood alone on the field of
conflict. His singularly bold and tenacious action left his fellow Marines in awe
and captured the admiration of senior leadership thousands of miles away in the
Pentagon.
As he lay convalescing from his wounds in the hospital, members of the Office
of the Secretary of the Navy embraced this lance corporal from Hq. Battery, 3rd
Battalion, 11th Marines by wearing T-shirts emblazoned with, “FREE LCPL
NUNO.” It appeared that he was facing disciplinary action for an act that should
have been applauded and not punished. So, they brought the instrument of peaceful demonstration from the streets of Washington, D.C. to the halls of the Pentagon. Unfortunately, that extraordinary action failed to bring him the recognition
he deserved for few remember this Marine warrior today. Learn more of his saga
in the official Marine Corps Casualty Report quoted, in part, below and join in
reinvigorating the effort started by the Office of the Secretary of the Navy to now
“FREE LCPL NUNO” from obscurity: Nuno, when confronted by a rattlesnake, picked up the snake and bit its head off. n
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O F F I C E R S’
C A L L
National Americanism
Officer
Robert L. Marks
Americana
A
ll patriots should alert their
relatives and friends presently
engaged in active military duty and who
wish to vote in the upcoming November
elections that it is time for them to make
requests of their home county election
boards for absentee ballots.
There remains some confusion regarding qualification for the award of the
Purple Heart. The 1997 law passed by
Congress and bearing a presidential signature states:
Subtitle G—Military Decorations and
Awards
“1131. Purple Heart limitation to
members of the armed forces
“The decoration known as the Purple
Heart (authorized to be awarded pursuant to Executive Order 11016) may
only be awarded to a person who is a
member of the armed forces at the time
the person is killed or wounded under
circumstances otherwise qualifying that
person for award of the Purple Heart.”
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end of the following new item:
“1131. Purple Heart: limitation to
members of the armed forces.”
(b) Effective Date. —Section 1131 of
title 1 0, United States Code, as added
by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to persons who are killed or
wounded after the end of the 180-day
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
Early Americanism reports indicate an
increase in the number of chapters involving patriots with elementary school
children. I urge you to increase your
chapter’s activities with elementary
children during the upcoming academic
year. With the increased revisioning of
early American History throughout our
public school history courses, it is alJuly / August 2004
most mandatory that we become even
more involved in elementary settings.
This is easily done by contacting elementary teachers or their principals.
Teachers are grateful for our caring
enough to go to their classrooms and
interact with children. I do not know of
a better method to extol the virtues of
General Washington than to take a
member of the Sons of the American
Revolution, in vintage uniform, to these
classrooms. Always answer their questions. Show some of your souvenirs.
Teach proper flag-folding. Introduce
them to the POW/MIA FLAG. Too
many of our organizational units do not
properly respect and display this flag.
When you leave the classroom, leave a
large picture-poster of General Washington with every teacher for the classroom.
The contacts made by the awarding
of our Leadership Medals seems to be
doing very well. ROTC and JROTC
cadets need and appreciate our recognition. There is an occasional glitch in
this program that can usually be corrected by reading pages 11-20 of the
Americanism Guidebook. Upon receipt
of these medals and accompanying certificates by the chapter or department
Americanism Officer, he should prepare
them for presentation and see to it that
they are presented by a member of our
Order. This promotes and preserves the
dignity and high regard to which this
medal is entitled.
It is well known that many of our
members are veterans of World War II
and Korea. As such they are nearing the
end of their active service to this organization. Many more of our Vietnam
veterans are needed to add to our roster
and fill future office vacancies.
Flag Trivia: The American flag carried by General Wayne’s troops in the
bayonet attack to recapture Stony Point
on the Hudson ultimately came to rest
in the home of Fred Robinson of Tulsa,
Oklahoma. (Ref: page 127 of So
Proudly We Hail by Furlong &
McCandless.) n
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O F F I C E R S’
Purple Heart Trail
Coordinator
Homeless Veterans
Coordinator
George Merlin Gallagher
Joseph J. McSwiggan
Mount Vernon Honors the Establishment
of the Nationwide Purple Heart Trail
M
C A L L
I
have been the National Homeless Coordinator for the
past three years and this will most likely be my last year.
I see homeless veterans as a huge problem in our country.
In Pennsylvania, our department stepped in big time this
year with $25,000. We are supporting a homeless shelter in
Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Chapter in
which I have been personally involved, feeds homeless three
persons up to four times a month.
I would like to pass on to the departments and chapters
throughout the country how easy it is to help our homeless
veterans and their families. The departments and chapters
should appoint a homeless coordinator to find out the areas
that need help. The best places to start are at the vet centers,
VA hospitals and local homeless centers.
Listed below are some ideas on how I got started:
1. A lunch program once a month. For example, $20 to
$30 can supply a lot of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches,
fruit and water. Most times local businesses will help support this—once you’ve started.
2. New and used clothing. I go to elementary schools,
contact the school administrators and give them a list of
essential items. They usually like for the children to becomed
involved.
3. Send a ard to a vet. This has also been a project the
children have helped support on behalf of our hospitalized
veterans, particularly at Christmastime. (For protection of
the children, only the school address should be used.)
In closing, I would like to offer my best wishes and if I can
be of any help, please do not hesitate to contact me.n
O u t g o i n g
Department
Commander
Orville Hughes,
Dept. of MD,
receives his Past
Department Commander pin from
Gen. Andy Ander- Orange County NY Executive Director, Edward Diana;
NY State Senator William J. Larkin, Jr.; and Patriots
son.
Everett Smith and Richard Esau, PNC, dedicating
Interstate #84 as Purple Heart Highway.
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Submitted by Senator William Larkin
ount Vernon is the home and start-point of the Purple
Heart Trail established by the Military Order of Purple
Heart to commemorate the origin ofthe Purple Heart by
General George Washington at Newburgh-on-the-Hudson
on August 7th, 1782. On that date, Washington created the
forerunner of the medal and designated it the Badge of
Military Merit. It was the first decoration ever for enlisted
persons in America’s armed forces, and the first for officers
in the U.S. Army.
It was on the 200th anniversary of the creation of the Badge
of Merit by Washington that General Douglas MacArthur
renamed the Badge of Merit as the Purple Heart in 1932 in
War Department General Orders. Presidents from Franklin
D. Roosevelt through William J. Clinton have supported
federal legislation authorizing the award for being wounded
or killed in battle. The Purple Heart is ranked immediately
behind the Bronze Star in order of precedence.
History shows that 250,000 doughboys of WWI were eligible; WWII made 950,000 eligible; Korea 137,000, and
Vietnam over 200,000 Purple Hearts were awarded to GI’s
who shed their blood for their country.
Since Washington’s action, approximately 1,635,000
Purple Heart medals have been awarded. Today we see hundreds more young men and women being killed or wounded
in action in Afghanistan, Iraq, and other places around the
globe. Those of us who are living today can well ask the
question, “When will it end?”
George Washington’s Mount Vernon (Estate and Gardens)
will pay special homage to veterans between May 29 and
September 6 of this year, and especially on August 7th, the
founding date of the Purple Heart. Visitors will receive information about the Purple Heart, and they will be able to
see the MOPH National Purple Heart Trail monument near
the main entrance which marks the start of the nationwide
Purple Heart Trail being established in all 50 states, the
District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.n
Hints for Establishing an Effective
Homeless Veterans Program
F E A T U R E
Four Medals
&
The Battle at Abandoned Fire Support Base Maureen
by Greg Phillips
Greg Phillips
W
st
hile serving with the 101 Airborne Division with
Company D, 1st of the 506th in Vietnam during 1970,
I participated in a battle at an abandoned Fire Support Base,
named Maureen, on the morning of May 7th. At the beginning
of this battle, my Platoon numbered 20 men. There was a
Sapper Battalion (North Vietnamese Army Special Forces)
and a North Vietnamese Army Brigade (Regular Army) pitted
against us.
On May 5th, D Company landed on the abandoned Fire
Support Base. As expected by the brass, but unknown to us,
we hit one of the hottest landing zones ever—with enemy
emplacements surrounding the base. Upon arrival, we were
greeted by 51-caliber machine guns, mortars, gas and small
arms fire from the North, West and South. During this landing, my Platoon lost our medic to a chest wound. As I recall,
D Company had no casualties. The entire Company spent
the first night atop Maureen and we never realized what was
in store for us over the next two days.
On the morning of May 6th, just before my Platoon did a
recon off of Maureen to the South, a new
Medic joined us, his name was PFC Kenneth Kays.
When we reached the base of the mountain that Maureen was sitting atop, we
found ourselves in an enemy bunker complex and receiving hostile fire at close
range.
The NVA fired on four of us who
PltSgt.Stephen
were
on
line going into the complex. ForAvgerinos
tunately, only one of our guys was
wounded (gunshot wounds to the forearm and upper hip)
but, disappointingly no enemy casualties.
Once we removed our wounded buddy from the battle zone,
we cleared the rest of the bunker complex and the Company
continued our southern advance off Maureen. Barely 100
yards from the first bunker complex and up another mountain we once again encountered enemy resistance. This time,
it was fire from a 51-caliber machine gun. After our first
brush with this big gun, our Company Commander called in
F-4s with 500-pound bombs aboard. I realized how much
trouble we were in when one of the F-4s was fired upon
immediately after having dropped his payload near this Big
Gun! The Fighter Pilot was amazed at this reaction. After
several more runs by the F-4s and similar results, it was
decided that D Company would withdraw back to the sides
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and top of Maureen to be supplied the following day. My
Platoon got orders to go back to the top of the Mountain for
the evening of May 6th. We set up as best we could and
prepared for the night to come.
During the early morning hours of May 7th , the enemy hit
our Platoon from the Northwest and West. There were numerous casualties. We lost seven soldiers including our Platoon leader. Three men lost limbs, including our new medic;
our Platoon Sergeant, Stephen “Greek” Avgerinos, lost his
hearing, but thankfully continued to direct the battle— which
included calling in artillery and gunship support. One man,
Kenneth David, received shrapnel to the back and lost an
eardrum. I received hearing loss to my right ear, shrapnel to
the left side of my head and a gunshot wound to my left side.
While I don’t feel it would be appropriate to go into details
of the battle, I will say that it was intense and probably one
of the hardest fought battles of the War in Vietnam.
During this Battle, Kenneth Kays, the medic
that I mentioned earlier, won The Medal of
Honor (something I didn’t realize until August
22, 2003). The Platoon Leader’s RTO, PFC
Kenneth David, won the Distinguished Service
Cross (he should also have won a Medal of Kenneth Kays
Honor), Platoon Sergeant Stephen Avgerinos won the Bronze
Star with “V” and I, then Sp4 Greg Phillips, won the Silver
Star. I clearly recall, the first thing I did when the battle
started was pray and once the battle was over the last thing
I did was pray.
While the “Greek’s” medal and mine were not uncommon
in Vietnam, the other two medals certainly were and it would
be an interesting history lesson to find out if these four medals have ever been won by a single platoon in the same battle.
I feel that I can speak for the three of us who are still living
by stating that we would gladly give these medals back for
just one less KIA or one less wounded. Additionally, during
this battle 13 soldiers won Purple Hearts.
An author, Randy Mills, who has written several great
books including: Honoring Those Who Paid The Price and
Unexpected Journey is presently writing a book about the
Life of the late Kenneth Kays. I am sure he will be more
suited to document the Battle of Abandoned Fire Support
Base Maureen than me and I certainly look forward to his
book. Currahee!n
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N A T I O N A L
C O N V E N T I O N
MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART
72nd NATIONAL CONVENTION
Hyatt Regency Hotel
265 Peachtree Street, NE
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
Tel: 800-633-7313 ~ 404-577-1234 ~ Fax: 404-588-4137
http://atlantaregency.hyatt.com
AUGUST 10 - 14, 2004
MOPH SCHEDULE
National Convention Point of Contact: Bill Stockell, Co-Chairman
•
Phone: 770-908-8735
MONDAY, AUGUST 9
Arrivals
Hotel Check-in
CONVENTION REGISTRATION TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
6:00 – 8:00 pm Nat’l Cmdr’s
MOPH HEADQUARTERS OFFICE AND SUPPLY SALES WILL BE
“Roast & Toast”
OPEN DAILY TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 10
8:00 – 5:00 pm Registration
1:00 – 2:30 pm Nat’l Finance Cmte
3:00 – 5:00 pm Nat’l Executive Cmte
7:00 – 8:30 pm Joint Opening Session
8:30 –11:00 pm Hospitality Room open
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11
7:00 – 8:00 am Hospitality Room open
8:30 –12:00 pm Business Session
12:00 – 1:00 pm Break for Lunch
1:00 – 5:30 pm Business Session
6:00 –11:00 pm Hospitality Room open
THURSDAY, AUGUST 12
7:30 – 8:30 am NC Breakfast–DptCdrs
8:30 –12:00 pm Business Session
12:00 – 1:00 pm PNC/PNP Luncheon
1:30 – 9:00 pm Local activities
2:00pm
Nat’l Publication Cmte
6:00pm
MOPH Braves Night!
6:00 – 11:00 pm Hospitality Room open
FRIDAY, AUGUST 13
8:30 – 12:00 N Business Session
1:30 – 4:30 pm Caucuses (optional)
5:00 – 6:00 pm Memorial Service
6:00 – 8:00 pm Memorial Reception
8:00 – 11:00 pm Hospitality Rroom open
SATURDAY, AUGUST 14
8:30 – 11:30 am Final Session/Elections
1:00 – 2:00 pm Nat’l Exec. Cmte
6:00pm
Reception/Grand
Banquet Suit-tie/
Black tie
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T
he 2004 National Convention
promises to be the most
exciting ever. You will find that the
host Committee really did have you
in mind in its selection of the Hyatt
Regency Hotel, and the superb hotel
staff have dedicated themselves to
your satisfaction and enjoyment. A
room rate of $93.00 plus tax and a
parking fee of $1.00 per day will
add to the quality of your stay. The
hotel is roughly 12 miles from the
Hartsfield-Jackson International
Airport and is located in the heart
of Downtown Atlanta, surrounded
by more spectacular establishments
within easy walking distance than
are found in the entirety of most
large cities.
It might interest you to know that
Atlanta has more than 130 retail
centers, 57 public golf courses, 54
public parks, 100 streets that include the word ‘Peachtree’, the largest cable-supported dome stadium
in North America, the world’s largest bas-relief sculpture and the
world’s largest exposed mass of
granite (Stone Mountain), the largest 10K road race in the world, the
tallest hotel in the Western Hemisphere (Westin Peachtree); 80 percent of the US population is within
a two hour flight of Atlanta.
LAMOPH SCHEDULE
MONDAY, AUGUST 9
Arrivals
Hotel Check-in
6:00 – 8:00 pm Nat’l Cmdr’s
“Roast & Toast”
TUESDAY, AUGUST 10
3:00 – 5:00 pm Nat’l Executive Cmte
7:00 – 8:30 pm Joint Opening Session
8:30 – 11:00 pm Hospitality room open
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11
7:00 – 8:00 am Hospitality room open
8:30 – Noon
Business Session
12:00 – 1:00 pm Break for Lunch
1:00 – 5:30 pm Business Session
6:00 – 11:00 pm Hospitality room open
THURSDAY, AUGUST 12
8:30 – Noon Business Session
12:00 – 1:00 pm PNC/PNP Luncheon
1:30 – 9:00 pm Local activities
6:00pm
MOPH Braves Night
6:00 – 11:00pm Hospitality room open
FRIDAY, AUGUST 13
7:00 – 8:00am Hospitality room open
8:30 – Noon Business Session
2:00 – 4:00 pm Ladies’ Tea
5:00 – 6:00 pm Memorial Service
6:00 – 8:00 pm Memorial Reception
6:30 – 11:00pm Hospitality room open
SATURDAY, AUGUST 14
8:30 – 11:30 am Final Session
1:30 – 2:30 pm VAVS
6:00 pm
Reception/Grand
Banquet
July / August 2004
N A T I O N A L
TRANSPORTATION
C O N V E N T I O N
At Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, shuttle vans
may be located at Ground Transportation (404) 530-6674.
Attendees should give the name of their hotel to the shuttle
booth attendant. One-way shuttle fares start from $5-$15,
and taxi fares start from $16-$25 for one person. A sedan
will cost about $27. Shuttle reservations are recommended
but not required for pick-up from incoming flights. Contact Airport Metro Shuttle/Limousine at (404) 766-6666.
If you require handicapped service, please call Convention
Co-Chairman Bill Stockell for coordinated assistance. Airport licensed wheelchair accessible (lift) van service is offered on a reservation basis by calling ‘Around Town Tours’
at (770) 909-9091 or ‘North Express’ at (404) 354-9746
for rates and reservations. Shuttles to metropolitan Atlanta
depart every 15 minutes. You may book your return shuttle
to the airport upon arrival. Additional information on
available transportation can be found at www.atlantaairport.com .
CANDIDATES FOR NATIONAL OFFICE
(Continued from previous issue)
REGION IV COMMANDER
Henry J. Cook, III
Q
ualifications based on previous
experience as follows:
Col. U.S. Army Special Forces (Ret.)
Currently serving as Commander of
Chapter 771 (Mississippi)
Decorated Veteran of Viet Nam, Desert Shield, Desert
Storm and Operation Provide Comfort
Founding member of the Mississippi Viet Nam Veteran’s
Memorial
More than 10 years service with the Military Order of the
Purple Heart, having received numerous awards for
outstanding service to the MOPH
Patriot Cook is a practicing attorney in the State of
Mississippi and serves as a volunteer at Department of
Veteran’s Affairs Hospitals in Mississippi and Louisiana.
Patriot Cook invites any and all inquiries to his candidacy
and may be contacted at [email protected] or via landline
at 228-864-2857.
CANDIDATE FOR NATIONAL INSPECTOR
B.T. “TOM” DINGWALL, III
ased on a demonstrated record of leadership,
organization and experience, Tom promised fresh ideas
and formulation of goals to include the development and
publication of a guide for Department / Chapter Inspectors.
He is committed to be responsive to the National Commander
and to be proactive with departments.
His record of achievement at the department level includes
the establishment of a MOPH Recruiter Program in Arizona; activitated two dormant chapters, supported the establishment of two new auxiliary units, laid the ground work
for new chapters in Tucson, Flagstaff and in Lake Havasu;
expanded participation in senior and junior ROTC Programs;
hosted Service Officer Training for Department and Chapter officers, plus successful completion of tours as Department and Chapter Commander, plus service in subordinate
chairs at the Department and Chapter levels.
Tom also served on the staff of the Army Inspector General at the Pentagon and in major commands that included
240 hours of training as an Army Inspector General, plus
held a Governor of the State of AZ appointment as Commissioner of Veterans’ Affairs. n
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July / August 2004
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L A D I E S’
A U X I L I A R Y Ladies’ Auxiliary
National President
Joan Walsh
D
epartment conventions are over and our newly elected
officers are in place. Some are very new and need the
help of the previous officer to guide them to a level of comfort.
Please get your election reports in to National Secretary,
Sharon Carlton, so she has plenty of time to make up new
rosters. Also, get your appointed officers’ reports in so they
may be compiled and reported at the convention and included
in the convention book.
If you are planning to seek National office, please send a
letter of intent to Sharon Carlton, the National Secretary.
If you are an annual member and it’s time to renew your
dues, dues have increased to $20.00 as of July 1, 2004. If
you are signing up a new member the price increase also
applies. Associate member dues have increased to $10.00.
Those of you that have been sent starter kits, please let us
know how you are progressing. How close are you to instituting your new Unit?
VAVS checks have been mailed out and delivered. I found
it very interesting to note that many of the clinics I visited
didn’t have a Purple Heart VAVS Representative.
If you are interested in volunteering at a VA clinic, then let
yourself be known. Have your Unit President write a letter,
letting Nancy Klare know that you have an interest in doing
this kind of volunteer work. Nancy will then present your
name to the clinic where you are interested in helping. You
not only help the veteran but you help out the staff at the
clinic and in turn receive the rewards that come with self
satisfaction and in doing for others.
If you are not aware of this program, there is an addition
to our Constitution and Bylaws. It is the VAVS booklet. It
has three holes punched which enable members to keep it
with our book containing our Constitution and Bylaws. This
supplement tells you how to go about working as a volunteer in the VAVS Program.
I wish to thank all the Chapters and Unit members for
their kindness, friendship, and consideration during my visits to the Department Conventions. I learned from you as
you may have possibly learned from me. This has been a
very busy year for me. Veterans Day, Region Meetings,
Purple Heart Stamp Dedication, Conventions, WWII Memorial Dedication and, as a grand finale, I look forward to
the National Convention in Atlanta, GA, in August. I hope
to become reacquainted with those of you whom I met in my
travels and trust that we will continue together toward common goals.
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We need to set our sites on a common goal and not just
sight in on what our agendas might be.
Those states that I was not able to visit this year, let the
new President know you would like her at your department
convention, so she can plan in a timely manner.
We should never forget that all our veterans and the current military and their families have needs also.
There are children of Veterans who are in homes for children who need loving care. Maybe their veteran father is
deceased and the mother is ill or deceased also and no one to
care for the children. We can’t forget them.
Are you Ladies aware of how important you are to the
Auxiliary and to the parent organization? Those activities
we participate in are added to the men’s reports. When Congress looks at these reports, our numbers are greater, and
they are more willing to listen to us collectively.
Thank you for being a member of the Ladies’ Auxiliary
and for all you do, however great or small, it is all appreciated.
Keep our military personnel in your prayers and all veterans who suffer in one way or another.
God Bless America!
A Thought: “If you do not tell the truth about yourself,
you cannot tell it about other people.”
Virginia Woolf (British Author (1882-1941)n
National Ladies Auxiliary President Joan Walsh, second
from left, meeting with the Dept. of Oklahoma’s LAMOPH
at Oklahoma’s Department Convention held in Lawton,
Submitted by Bruce R. Dwyer
OK, on May 14th-16th.
July / August 2004
L A D I E S’
A U X I L I A R Y Submitted by Syd Staton, NSO, Dept. of WI
VAVS Representative Sandy Staton, Shirley
Kopshinsky of LAMOPH Unit #118, Waukesha,
WI, and Gerry Crivello of DAVA, Dept. of WI, work
together preparing gift packages for hospitalized
veterans.
L A D I E S’
Ladies’ Auxiliary Members Shirley Kopshinsky(l.)
and Sandy Staton (c.) presenting blankets to 9th
Floor nursing facility at VA Zablocki VA Hospital.
A U X I L I A R Y
PRESIDENT
Joan Walsh
4716 Rohrway NW
Massillon, OH 44647
330-837-2907
[email protected]
REGION 1 PRESIDENT
Margie Rivera
1647 William St
Ft. Lee, NJ 07024
201-363-1396
[email protected]
MARSHALL
Nancy Lee Birschbach
PO Box 72
Mount Calvary, WI 53057
920-753-6172
[email protected]
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
Nancy Davis
539 Kenwood Rd
Horner, West Virginia 26372
304-452-8117
[email protected]
MUSICIAN
Jane Stoel
1984 Rambling Rose Rd
Waukesha, WI 53186-2822
262-542-0081 fax 262-542-0081
[email protected]
SR.VICE PRESIDENT
Carol Lance
909 E. Lexington Ave
Gretna, LA 70056
504-394-7305
[email protected]
REGION 2 PRESIDENT
Judy Spaulding
85 Michael Blvd
Frankfort, KY 40601-9032
502-223-0564
[email protected]
PATRIOTIC INSTRUCTOR
Alice Martha Lash
1001 Queensboro Pl
Yukon, OK 73099
405-354-1331
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Yolanda Martin
1744 Sams Dr.
Dandridge, TN 37725
865-397-8005
[email protected]
PUBLICITY
Edith Shown
3428 Glen Raven Rd
Cedar Hill, TN 37032-5104
615-696-2133
[email protected]
JR. VICE PRESIDENT
(Pending)
REGION 3 PRESIDENT
Lin Jeffery
11109 80th Ave Ct. SW
Lakewood, WA 98498-5658
253-588-3478
[email protected]
EMERGENCY DISASTER
Patti Agenbroad
1255 S. Main St
Springboro, OH 45066
413-748-0845
[email protected]
VAVS REPRESENTATIVE
Nancy Klare PNP
11 Worthern Place
Tewksbury, MA 01876
978-455-1322
CHAPLAIN
Olga Cortez
2201 Tallow Ct
Austin, TX 78745
512-447-5868
[email protected]
SECRETARY
Sharon Carlton PNP
14363 Amapola Circle
Ft. Pierce, FL 34951
772-489-8176
[email protected]
TREASURER
Barbara Counihan
4832 Magnolia St
Omaha, NE 68137
402-592-2727
[email protected]
MEMBERSHIP OFFICER
Pat Richard
PO Box 567
New Castle, OK 73065
405-392-4445
[email protected]
July / August 2004
REGION 4 PRESIDENT
Evelyn Morrison
PO BOX 904
Atlanta, GA 30301
770-498-9092
[email protected]
REGION 5 PRESIDENT
Virginia Banasau
26150 R Rd 12
Dripping Springs, TX 78620-4948
512-894-0644
[email protected] or
[email protected]
REGION 6 PRESIDENT
Donna Poulter
2178 Warwick Dr
Santa Rosa, CA 95405
707-576-0513
[email protected]
PARLIAMENTARIAN
Noreen Barnard PNP
518 Capital St
Lincoln Park, MI 48146
313-382-2597
INSPECTOR
Gwendolyn Gilliard
102 Norland Ave
New Orleans, LA 70131
504-391-4127
[email protected]
SERGEANT- AT-ARMS
Jo Smith
2107 Avon Dr
Beavercreek, OH 45431
937-429-3447
[email protected]
SECURITIES AND FINANCE
Elaine Mons PNP
835 W Arlington Ln
Crete, IL 60417
708-672-3476
[email protected]
Delora Compton, PNP
7803 SE Morrison
Portland, OR 97215
503-252-1736
[email protected]
APPOINTED OFFICERS
AMERICANISM
Tina Thomas
47 Dusty Trail
Battle Creek, MI 49017
[email protected]
HISTORIAN
Amelia Carafano
1885 Van Allen Cr.
Deltona, FL 32738-4375
386-532-0534
[email protected]
LIAISON TO PUBLICATIONS
Jan Knapp
2265 Anderson Rd
Petoskey, MI 48770
231-348-8331
[email protected]
LIAISON TO NATIONAL
SERVICE OFFICE
Janet Sullivan
1016 Sullivan Ln
Crystal Springs, MS 39059
601-892-3384 fax 601-892-0334
[email protected]
CO- LIAISON TO NAT. SERV.
Edith Shown
3428 Glen Raven Rd
Cedar Hill, TN 37032-5112
[email protected]
VAVS DEPUTY
Bonnie Dumler, PNP
PO Box 179
Davenport, NE 68335-0179
402-364-2398
[email protected]
VIOLA
Inez Frare
6200 NW 31 St Terrace
Bethany, OK 73008
405-495-4807
[email protected]
PAGES
Judy Spaulding
85 Michael Blvd.
Frankfort, KY 40601-9032
502-223-0564
[email protected]
Lois Frantz
5228 112th St SW – #308A
Lakewood, WA 98499
253-588-4279
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L A D I E S’
National Secretary
Sharon Carlton, PNP
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The National Convention is a learning time. Come with
your questions. They will be answered for you. Along with
learning, we meet and greet longtime friends and new ones.
Some of the best people belong to our organization, and we
enjoy having a good time.
I am borrowing the following from Past Dept. of TN President Elsie Stem, as I feel it is very apropos: “No one person
is as smart as the whole of us.”
It has been a pleasure working with you this past year. I
look forward to seeing you at the National Convention in
Atlanta in August.n
Submitted by Kay Stephenson, LAMOPH
he national magazine that you are now reading is the
foremost informational pipeline for our organization.
It is within the Auxiliary section where your officers share
information with you as to what is happening in the
organization, what needs to be done, and which guides
you thru processes. If you do not read the Officers’ articles,
then you are not aware of what is happening and what is
expected. There have been many changes over this past
year, and if you did not read the columns you were one of
the persons left in the dark; among those who were called
at the last minute by your chairperson wanting to know
where your year end reports were. Many situations have
been explained all year long. I am frequently disappointed
to hear “no one at National tells me anything—there is no
communication.”
Well ladies, there are communications but you must read
to obtain them.
It is now crunch time. All installation reports must be to
me as soon as your officers are installed, (which means I
should already have them). I get the original, please be
sure it is legible and that the zip codes are on the form as
part of the address. If the President, Secretary or Treasurer has an email address, write those on the reverse of
the form. This saves time, money and enables me to exchange information in an expeditious manner.
Your other reports must go to the Chairperson of the
report; her address is in this magazine. Please, do not send
these reports to me!
All your reports should have been sent to the Chairperson already in order for the information contained therein
to be included in the respective Chairperson’s consolidated
report to me which becomes part of the official record of
the National Convention.
Remember to elect your delegates to National Convention, and send the Delegate forms to me. This year we
will not be using delegate cards. If you are a National
Officer, Department President or Unit President (or SR.
or JR. if the President is not going to convention) you do
not need to be listed on the form, UNLESS you will be
voting as a delegate. As an officer you will be voting the
CHARTER VOTE, not the delegate strength vote.
If you plan to run for a National Office, you may wish
to send a letter of intent to me, so that if something happens and you cannot attend the convention, you will be
covered for running for office. We do not accept letters of
endorsement, as we nominate from the floor, and do not
use a nominating committee.
CBLs and Officer Reports and Directories will be for
sale at the National Convention. I should have jewelry
available also.
A U X I L I A R Y Patriot David Birmingham, Commander, CH 633 of
Rogers, AK, and Kay Stephenson, LAMOPH, present a
check in the amount of $300 to Ann Down, VA Associate.
IN MEMORIAM
NAME
Boutwell,
Ellis,
Grant,
Haas,
Hait,
Johnson,
Kraus,
Lane,
Lopez,
Maloney,
New,
Renninger,
Reyner,
Shanks,
Thorson,
Tiedt,
Vanlandingham,
Wyler,
UNIT DEPT. DATE OF
DEATH__
Rachel
Willette
Geraldine
Eva Lois
Dorothy
Alice
Ernestine
Beverly
Elvira
Rose Marie
Penny
Nellie
Doris
Vivian Mae
Berneice
Rosemarie
Mary
Mary E.
1974
1919
0494
1980
1979
0622
0575
1865
0087
0115
0521
1974
0268
0555
0550
0162
0507
0305
OH
TX
FL
FL
IA
KY
IL
ME
FL
MO
WI
OH
MN
MD
WI
WI
FL
OR
04-20-2004
06-13-2004
06-11-2004
07-13-2003
04-00-2004
04-19-2004
05-00-2004
04-18-2003
Not Reported
05-02-2004
04-24-2004
12-07-2003
06-29-2003
03-18-2004
05-23-2004
04-26-2004
05-03-2004
11-21-2003
July / August 2004
L A D I E S’
A U X I L I A R Y MILITARY ORDER OF
THE PURPLE HEART
SERVICE FOUNDATION
PRESIDENT
James M. Blaylock
P.O. Box 361403
Decatur, GA 30036-1403
First Vice President
R. Louie Spinelli
17 Seventh Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Joseph R. Hems
1271 Stockton
New Brunswick, NJ 08902
Treasurer
Thomas F. Sharpe
170 Bloomingrove Drive
Troy, NY 12180
Secretary
Louis C. Tebbe
P.O. Box 976
Gaylord, MI 48735
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Richard J. Gallant
7008 Little River Turnpike • P.O. Box 49
Annandale, VA 22003
(703) 256-6139
On June 17th Lin Jeffery (c), Region III President, LAMOPH, and Past Nat’l
Chaplain Francis E. Jeffery, MOPH, presented checks on behalf of LAMOPH
VAVS to Barbara Hatred, Director of Volunteer Services at Seattle, WA, VA
Hospital and American Lake Hospital in Lakewood, WA.
DIRECTORS
Donald J. Arthur
1421 Dove Drive
Orlando, FL 32803
Frank A. Athanason
12205 Candlelight Circle
Ft. Washington, MD 20744
Boyd Barclay
P.O. Box 5276
Edmond, OK 73083
Ernest (Gene) Brown
GENERAL ORDERS:
1. Membership is always something to remember. If you don’t ask you
won’t sign anyone up.
2. Communicate: men to men & Ladies to Ladies and vice versa.
3. Remember to help in any way you can the troops in other parts of the
world.
4. Pass along information to others that you may receive in the mail or
e-mail. We depend on you to keep the flow of information flowing.
5 . We need your help, one and all. This organization is only as good as what
we put into it.
6. Be friendly, and work with one another.
7. Mail in reports in a timely manner. NO report = NO rebate money!
8. Remember to THANK A VETERAN and current MILITARY.
9. Remember the National Ways & Means projects and items for the sale
table at convention.
10. Register to VOTE! Then get out and VOTE!
1610 Woodside – Apt. E-19
Westland, MI 48185
Shaffe T. Courey
3140 Wilshire Terrace
Oklahoma City, OK 73116
John M. Duchessi
42 Lincoln Avenue
Amsterdam, NY 12010
James Durkin
4142 Melody Lane
Marshall, VA 20115
Richard H. Esau, Jr.
22 The Glen
Pleasantville, NY 10570
Carl A. Falkowski
653 Belland Avenue
Vadnais Heights, MN 55127
J. Paul Gregware
9 Lord Avenue
Troy, NY 12180
John J. Hammel
P.O. Box 525
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Don M. Skinder
14533 Barkwood Drive
Rockville, MD 20853
Frederick A. Taylor
4213 Raccoon Loop
New Port Richey, FL 34653
Michael D. Tomsey
SCHOOL OF INSTRUCTION TOPICS
1. Discuss how to fill out the year end reports.
2. Discuss how to fill out an application with a new applicant. Role play
asking someone to become a member of the LAMOPH
By Order of the Nat’l President
Joan Walsh
July / August 2004
P.O. Box 252
Annandale, VA 22003
William A. Wroolie
1111 Lakeview Lane
Brainerd, MN 56401-2174
EX OFFICIO
Al Silvano
Robert Lichtenberger
James D. Randles
Jay Phillips
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VETERANS
AFFAIRS
NEWS
T A P S VA Awards Grants to California VA to Begin Chiropractic Care
Veterans Home
WASHINGTON (June 4, 2004) - Three
grants totaling nearly $11 million from
the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
will enable the Yountville (Calif.)
Veterans Home to make major
renovations.
“These grants reflect the federal-state
partnership that is honoring our commitment to care for the men and women
who have served in uniform,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony J.
Principi. “This partnership provides a
comfortable home for veterans in a time
of great personal need.”
The grants will pay for up to 65 percent of the cost to renovate the electrical system and the water storage and
transmission systems, and to convert a
building annex into a unit where veterans with dementia will receive care.
For the new care unit, a VA grant for
construction and equipment offers $8.8
million of the total cost of $15.2 million. VA awarded approximately
$888,000 to renovate the water system,
a project with a total expected cost of
$1.7 million. And VA will contribute
$1.3 million toward the estimated $2
million cost of the electrical renovation.
About 1,200 veterans live at
Yountville’s Veterans Home of California in Napa Valley. The home was
founded in 1884 to serve veterans of
the Civil War and now serves disabled
and elderly veterans of all wars with
assisted living facilities and three levels of inpatient health care.
The VA State Home Program is a partnership between the federal government
and the states to acquire, construct or
renovate nursing homes, domiciliaries
and adult day health care facilities for
veterans.
State veterans homes are owned and
operated by the states, but VA can provide up to 65 percent of the cost of approved projects. Once construction is
complete and inspections are satisfactory, the facilities then qualify for per
diem payments from VA. n
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WASHINGTON – Veterans can receive
chiropractic care at 26 selected
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
facilities beginning this fall, Secretary
of Veterans Affairs Anthony J. Principi
announced on June 25, 2004.
VA will hire or contract with doctors
of chiropractic to provide the care. In
consultation with VA primary care providers, doctors of chiropractic will offer patient evaluations and chiropractic care for neuromusculoskeletal conditions.
“Today, VA makes another significant
improvement to the world-class health
care we provide for eligible veterans,”
said Principi. “Veterans who will benefit from chiropractic services will now
have the opportunity to receive chiropractic care to restore them to good
health.”
Locations where chiropractic care will
be provided include Togus, ME; West
Haven/Newington, CT.; Buffalo and the
Bronx, NY; Butler, PA.; Martinsburg,
WV.; Salisbury, NC; Augusta, GA;
Tampa and Miami, FL.; Mountain
Home, TN.; Columbus, OH; Danville,
IL.; Iron Mountain, MI; Kansas City,
MO.; Jackson, MS.; San Antonio,
Temple and Dallas, TX; Albuquerque
and Phoenix, NM; Fort Harrison, MT.;
Seattle, WA.; Martinez and Los Angeles, CA.; and Sioux Falls, SD.
Eligible veterans in areas distant from
these locations will also be able to receive chiropractic care through VA’s
outpatient fee-basis program after a referral by their primary care provider,
and prior authorization by the department.
VA was authorized to offer chiropractic care and services under the provisions of section 204 of Public Law 107135, the Department of Veterans Affairs
Health Care Programs Enhancement
Act of 2001.
Chiropractors seeking employment or
to provide contract services to veterans
should call the Human Resources office of any of the above facilities. Some
VA positions may be advertised at:
http//www.vacareers.com n
Edward W. Chastain
Past National1985 - 1986
P
ast National
Commander
Edward
W.
Chastain, 82,
beloved husband
of Irene Hughes
Chastain for 64
years died July 8
2004 in Augusta,
Georgia. Devoted
father of three daughters and one sonin-law, Patricia C. Pendleton, Faye C.
Long and Jimmy Long and Melanie A.
Chastain, all of Augusta. Ed’s legacy
is one of selfless dedication to his
family, church and the welfare of
veterans. He was a native of Blairsville,
Union County, GA, and a resident of
Augusta for 54 years. Ed retired from
EI Dupont after 34 years and spent the
next 20 years continuing his volunteer
work for the veterans of the Nation, the
State and in Augusta.
Ed was inducted into the U.S. Army
in November 1943, completed infantry
training at Camp Blanding, Fla. and
then joined CO. I, 120th Inf., 30th Inf.
Div. at St. Lo, France in July 1944. He
helped capture 278 German prisoners
during the breakthrough at the Siegfried
Line. While acting sergeant near the
Rhine River, Cologne, Germany he suffered shrapnel wounds to his right arm,
leg and head. Personal awards include
the Purple Heart, and Bronze Star Medals. He also wore the Combat Infantry
Badge.
He served as chapter, state, regional
and National Commander of the Military Order of the Purple Heart and on
the Board of Directors of the MOPH
National Service Foundation. He accumulated over 11,000 hours of volunteer
service and was a recipient of the Veterans Administration Volunteer Services
Volunteer of the Year 2001 Award. He
received numerous leadership and service awards for his service to others.
Ed will be keenly missed by his many
friends in the Military Order of the
Purple Heart.n
July / August 2004
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MC - Marine Corps
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Service Dept. Chapter
AARON, RUSSELL K
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ABARR, RICHARD D
NV
ABEL, FLOYD L
AR
ABOHATAB, ELIAS L
AR
ABRECHT JR, CLYDE S
AR
ADAMS, ROBERT R
AR
ADKINS, BOB A
AR
AGUON, VICENTE H
AR
AIKENS, JACKIE
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ALCANTAR, PHILLIP D
AR
ALEXANDER, KENNETH DUANE MC
ALEXIS JR, RALPH ROGER
AR
ALLEN, FRANK L
AR
ALLEN, JOHN W
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ALLISON, DONALD W
MC
ALMADA, RICHARD R
AR
ALTABET, SAMUEL I
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AMICONE, LEONARD
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ANDERSEN, FOSTER
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ANIELLO, ALFRED A
AR
APPLEGATE, HAROLD C
AR
ARMIJO, HORACIO B
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ARNOLD, JAMES W
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AUSTIN, FINIS H
AR
AUTRY, L L
AR
BACHMAN, RUELAND E
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BAKER, LOY LESTER
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BANKS, ARTHUR
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BARBER, WILLIAM E
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BARBUTO, FRANK
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BARKER, HOWARD B
AR
BARNETT, JAMES W
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BARNEY, LEO W
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BARONE, MARIO F
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BARR, STUART K
AF
BARRETT JR, HOWARD F
AR
BARRETT, ROBERT J
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BARRY, FRANK J
AR
BASS, JACKIE M
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BAUDOUIN, EUGENE N
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BAUER, MAX E
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BAUER, RAYMOND
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BEAUCHAMP, VIRGIL N
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BECONOVICH, MIKE
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BEDFORD, VAUGHAN D
AR
BEEGLE, HARRY F
AF
BEEGLE, MILTON E
AR
BEEMAN, ALEXANDER E
AR
BEGY, JACK P
AR
BELANGER, STEWART F
NV
BELL, HARRISON CV
AR
BELL, LEO B
AR
BENNETT, LEON H
AR
BENSON, EARLE FLOYD
AR
BERARDINELLI, PERRY J
AR
BERLIER, JOHN C
NV
BERRY, HOWARD G
AR
BERRY, WILLIAM AYLOR
NV
BIETERMAN, JAMES P
AR
BOYDSTON, JAMES W
AF
BOYER, FREDERICK J
AR
BRAKEFIELD, FRANK C
AR
BRAZELL, GEORGE J
AR
BRESNAHAN, EDWIN P
AR
BRISTER, JAMES A
AR
BRODNIAK, ANTHONY P
AF
BRODZIK, ROBERT J
MC
BROOKS, WILLIAM T
AR
BROWN, BURRELL
AR
BROWN, MAX
AR
BROWN, WILBER F
AR
BRUCE, JOHN M
AR
BUCHINSKY, GEORGE
AR
BUCKLEY, HOWARD
AR
BURCH, RODNEY L
AR
BURKE, JAMES W
AR
BURNSIDE, MAX E
NV
BURTON SR, JOHN H
MC
BUSLER, FREDERICK
AR
BUTLIN, WILLIAM J
AR
CALLAHAN, JAMES
AR
CALVERT, CHESTER
AR
CAMPBELL, GEORGE A
AR
CAMPBELL, JAMES L
AR
CAMPBELL, LAUGHLIN O
AR
CAPONE, DAVID A
AR
July / August 2004
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CAPPS, RICHARD C
CARLSON, ARTHUR J
CARLSON, GUNARD O
CAYABAN, ALEX M
CHAISSON, JAMES J
CHANEY, HAROLD W
CHERNE, ARCHIE
CHIMENT, RAY F
CHOREY, PETER
CHRISTENSEN, DONALD J
CHUNG, EDWIN
CLARK, J W
CLARK, LARRY N
CLAUSEN JR, RAYMOND MIKE
CLEMENS, COYLE
COCKE JR, ERLE
COLEMAN, CHARLES S
COLLINS, ROBERT E
COLON, HIPOLITO J
CONDON, BILLY
CONGO, LESTER W
CORMIER, CHARLES L
CRAIG, WILLIAM A
CRISSMAN, SAM C
CROUCHER, NORBERT F
CROWLEY, ROBERT C
CURRENCE, GEORGE H
CUTHBERTSON, JOE H
DAVID, WALTER MATTHEW
DAVIDSON, ALEXIS J
DAVIS, JAMES A
DAWKINS, MATHER E
DAY, LEWIS E
DEAN, EDWARD J
DECKER, RICHARD H
DELANEY, JR, CHARLES C
DELIZIO, GEORGE A
DEUITCH, RICHARD H
DEWITT, JOHN L
DIAL, CONSTANTINE G
DICKERSON, EDWARD L
DIEKEN, JOSEPH E
DIRICCO, JOSEPH
DIXON, ARTHUR J
DIXON, LAWRENCE
DOBROWOLSKI, JOSEPH R
DODD, MILLARD L
DODSON, JOE L
DORAN, JOHN F
DORNIN, HARRY E
DORVAL, RENE C
DOWNEY JR, WILLIAM F
DRAPER, CHARLES H
DRISCOLL, JOSEPH L
DRIVER, B J
DRONET, JOSEPH E J
DUDISH, PETER
DUE, GLENN A
DURAND, ROBERT F
DUTY, LOUIS C
DWYER, VINCENT P
EDGERTON, IRVINE B
EDWARDS, JAMES A
ELBON, FRANK B
ELLIOTT, HIRAM A
EMANUEL, HARRY R
ENGELBERT, GEORGE A
ENOS, FRANK J
ETHEREDGE, FRANK E
EUBANKS, JAMES H
EUKEN, EDWARD J
FARMER, CHARLIE L
FEATHERLY JR, GERALD L
FEDELI, SALVATORE A
FEGURGUR, JUSTO S N
FIFE, FRANK L
FLAREAU, DONALD G
FLOOD, DONALD R
FOHRINGER, ELWOOD F
FONDA, ERVIN R
FORTI, JOSEPH J
FOSTER, WALTER
FOX, DALLAS JW
FREEMAN, DONALD S
FREIDAY, WILLIAM W
FRENCH, WAYNE M
FRISCH, PETER F
FULLER, RAYMOND H
GACIOCH, FRANK
GAGNON, FRANK JOSEPH
GARBERO, MICHAEL J
GARDINER, A BRIAN
GARDNER, JOHN T
GARDNER, THAD B
GARRETT, JAMES R
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1980
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GATES, DONALD J
GATES, IRVIN T
GAYNOR, HARRY J
GENOVA, JOHN
GEREMIA, LUIGI
GILBERT, MARLYN P
GLOWNIA, CHARLES J
GOGAL, LOUIS A
GOLDMAN JR, CLAUDE C
GOLEK, STEVEN J
GOMES, LLOYD H
GONZALES, ALBERT A
GOOD, JOSEPH B
GOODMAN, FRANK JAMES
GORDON, EDWARD W
GRAHAM, AUSTIN M
GRAY, MURVEL G
GREEN, JOSEPH
GREEN, KURT E
GREENBERG, EDWARD M
GREGORY, FRANKLIN L
GRIFFIN, EUGENE J
GRIFFIN, FARRIS F
GROVER, EDWARD W
GRUSCHIN, WILLIAM
GUTIERREZ, WILLIAM F
GWALTNEY, EARL H
HAGGERTY, JOSEPH P
HAHN, HAROLD
HAIN, ROSS HUMES
HALL, ROBERT H
HALL, THEODORE L
HALVORSON, GERALD L
HANHARDI, HAROLD
HANLEY, HERBERT A
HANSEN, JOHN W
HARGIS, LORNE T
HARRIS, THURMAN R
HAWKINS, GORDON
HAYDEN, WILL L
HAYDOCK, JACK M
HEATON JR, PAUL L
HEGEL, WILBERT A
HERING SR, GEORGE J
HILL, JAMES H
HINES, HORACE H
HOFF, WILLIAM A
HOGAN, RALPH D
HOHL, ARLAN V
HOLMES, LLOYD T
HOMAN, FRANK L
HUDSON, MICHAEL
HUFFMAN, RAY E
HULTGREN, ERNEST H
HUNTER, JOHN P
HUSTED, DONALD R
HUTTON, WILLARD D
HYRONIMUS, ALVIN T
JAQUES, WILBUR G
JARABEK, THOMAS H
JENNE, OTIS PAUL
JEWELL, PRESTON R
JOHNS, JR, ROBERT
JOHNSON, HARRY
JOHNSON, HOBERT
JOHNSON, JOSEPH L
JOHNSON, WRIGHT S
JONES, DONALD F
JORDAN, GARNER E
JOYCE, GEORGE E
JUSTICE, DAVID R
KACZOREK, ANDREW J
KALP, MALCOLM K
KAMP, DAVID O
KARAU, JON O
KASPER, ROBERT D
KAVINTA, JOSEPH V
KEELAN, JOHN P
KELLER, FRANCIS V
KELLER, GEORGE A
KELLY, JOHN H
KEOUGH, DANIEL J
KERR, BILLY H
KERRIGAN, GEORGE J
KILCOYNE, ROBERT J
KISER, GEORGE F
KIYAANI, MIKE
KLAER, CHARLES C
KLAUS, WILLIAM J
KLINAR, HENRY J
KLUMPP, JOHN W
KNOTT, JOHN H
KNOX, KENNETH B
KOBERNICK, SAMUEL J
KONCILIA, FRANK W
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KOVAC, EDWARD F
KREIS, MAX R
KUJAVA, PAUL T
KUTCHER, JOSEPH
LA CHASSE, ALBERT W
LANDENBERGER, ROBERT C
LANDIS JR, MARIANO D
LANGLEY, LAWRENCE F
LAROSE, JR, ORVILLE B
LARSON, DALE
LAYMAN, IRA VINCENT
LEISMAN, OTHMAR J
LEMLEY, J B
LEONARD, ROBERT W
LEVESQUE, HORMIDAS O
LEWALLEN, COOLIDGE
LEWIS, GUSTAF A
LEWIS, KENNETH J
LEWIS, PAUL R
LEWIS, RUSSELL J
LIEBERTH, CHARLES J
LILES, JOE L
LILYA, CLIFFORD M
LINCOLN, HAROLD F
LISTON, WILLIAM F
LITVANEY, SAMUEL A
LONCHAR, JOHN W
LOTZ, WALTER E
LOUGH, MINTER
LOWE, HERBERT S
LOWRY, JOSEPH A
LUCERO JR, JOHN T
LUND, HARVEY J
LYNN, HARRY C
LYTWYN, MICHAEL J
MACARO, PASQUALE C
MAESTAS, MACARIO J
MAHON, SYLVESTER V
MAIELLARO, MICHAEL C
MALSBURY, ALBERT C
MARACINI, ROY A
MARENIC, WILLIAM
MAREZ, RICHARD D
MCCONNELL, FRANCIS E
MCCOY, JOSEPHUS DANIEL
MCGARIGLE, EDWARD R
MCGILL, ROBERT M
MCGUINNESS, PATRICK J
MCKENDREE, BISHOP D
MCPHERSON, EVERETIE
MEINHARDT, CLARENCE E
MERKEL, PATRICK J
MERMON, GEORGE
MERRILL, PAUL D
MESSERLY, HOWARD M
MESSNER, PHILLIP K
METZ, JESSE L
MEYERS, RAYMOND H
MIDDLETON, ARTHUR U
MILLER, BERTRAM C
MILLER, GEORGE O
MILLER, ROLLEN P
MITCHELL, GUS
MOATS, TERRY D
MOORE, ERNEST G
MOORE, WADIE M
MORALES, RAYMOND S
MORCOMB JR, GLENN E
MOREN, WILLIS D
MORGAN, GERALD E
MOYER, WILLIAM H
MULLAN, PAUL A
MULLVAIN, BRUCE J
MUNNO, MARCUS A
MURRAY, GEORGE R
MUSCO, JOSEPH E
MYERS, GEORGE E
NEILSON, JR, JOSEPH A
NELSEN, WILFORD K
NEWCOMBE, FREDERICK S
NICOLI, GINO A
NOLAN, JOHN D
NORMAN, LEON H
NOVELLA, FRANCESCE
O’HERKO, MICHAEL
O’NEILL, JOHN J
O’ROURKE III, JOHN T
OGLE, CHESTER A
ONTIVEROS, JOHN C
OSBORNE, EDWARD C
OXENFORD, WILLIAM H
PARKER, ROBERT W
PARKINSON, CLIFFORD GUY
PASCALE, JOHN
PATTERSON, WILLIAM J
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PAYNE, CLAYTON A
PEARCE, BARNEY H
PERKINS, LEE H
PERRY, J W
PERRY, LOWELL A
PETERS, DAVID J
PETERSON, IRA M
PISCUSA, SANTIAGO B
PLOWMAN, WILLIAM G
POLING, DERALD F
POPEO, ANGELO R
PORATH, WILLIAM D
POSTELL, ERNEST G
POTEETE, WARREN D
POTENZONE, ACHILLE
PRICE, WILLIAM H
PULLEY, DONALD FAY
PURDOM, ROYAL K
QUITSCH, GERALD W
RAGATZ II, PHILIP L
RALEIGH, RICHARD A
RAULSTON, THOMAS D
RAWLES, FORREST H
RAY, ALEX F
RAY, WALLACE G
RAYMER, THOMAS R
REDDEN, GEORGE E
REILING, ANTHONY
REITER, JOSEPH T
RESNICK, SAM
RETA, FERNANDO C
RHODE, LESLIE H
RISPOLI, VITO W
RIVARD, JOSEPH H
ROACH, JOHN A
ROARK, JAMES R
ROBERTS, JOHN D
ROBERTSON, JOHN R
ROBIE, BERNARD E
RODEN, WILLIAM M
ROEHLL, RICHARD
ROGERS, JAMES L
ROGOWSKI, EDWARD
ROMERO, JUAN
ROSENBECK, LEO A
ROSS, LYLE W
RUELAS, DAVID A
RUSIN, WILLIAM G
RUSSO, VITO J
RYAN, JOHN S
RYAN, ROBERT M
RYAN, ROGER S
RYAN, THOMAS J
SABOURIN, JERRY
SACCO, OLIVER A
SACKS, LEONARD C
SAFARIK, CHARLES W
SALAZAR, SILAS C
SAMMONS, FREDERICK H
SANCHEZ, JOE H
SANCHEZ, VICTOR F
SANDERS JR, JOHN H
SANDERS, ROBERT M
SANTELLI, ROBERT J
SAWYER, ROBERT D
SCHICK, JOSEPH F
SCHMIDT, C FREDERICK
SCHOCH, CALVIN C
SCHOETTLE, CHARLES J
SCHULZ, VERNON C
SCOTT JR, ROBERT C
SEGAL, JAMES E
SEITER, GEORGE M
SELLERS, CLYDE J
SEMPREVIO, RUFUS C
SENFT, WAYNE E
SHARKEY, JAMES M
SHIPLEE, WALTER H
SHISHIDO, MAMORU
SHIVEL, ROBERT H
SILVA, ALFRED
SILVESTER, DEWAIN
SINGLETON, WILLIAM D
SISNEROS, JOSE A
SITTER, CARL L
SLAGLE, FORREST C
SLAY, LEE ROY
SLOUGH, JOHN R
SMITH, DONALD E
SMITH, DONALD O
SMITH, DYLE
SMITH, JACK P
SMITH, JAMES P
SMITH, JOHN C
SMITH, RICHARD L
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SMITH, WALTER E
SNIDER, BURMAN C
SNYDER, NORMAN F
SOBECK, MICHAEL A
SODANO, PASQUALE A
SOLOMON, MORRIS
SORELL, DEAN M
STANCUK, PETER S
STAVAST, JOHN E
STEPHAN, SYLVESTER L
STEPHENS, A RAYMOND
STEPHENSON, REECE
STEWART, CHARLES W
STORY, ARCHIE D
STOUT, RAYMOND M
STRICKLER, CHESTER C
STROHSCHEIN, CARL N
STRONG, JOHN P
STRONG, STANFORD S
STRONG, WALTER E
STROUSE, MILTON H
STUART, CHARLES W
SUCA, GEORGE W
SULLIVAN, WILLIAM D
SUMNER, JOHN T
SUWINSKI, RICHARD J
SWARTHOUT, DAVID W
SWIFT, JOSEPH R
SZYLVIAN, VITAL F
TARALLO, SEBASTIAN M
TAYLOR, HELEN L
TAYLOR, LYLE A
TAYLOR, WILLIAM RILEY
TEBBENKAMP, WOODROW T
TENNISON, BILLY J
THIBEAULT, PETER R
THOMPSON, HAROLD E M
THOMPSON, HERBERT
THOMPSON, JOHN G
TOFTE, EDWIN M
TOLAND, PHILIP DANIEL
TOMAN, JOHN J
TOTTON, VERNON W
TREADWAY, ALLEN G
TRENT, DONALD H
TRENT, ELDRAGE S
TRIACHEFF, CHARLES
TUBMAN, HENRY E
TURNER, GEORGE W
UNDERWOOD, JOE W
URBAN, BERNARD
VAN DEVELDE, PAUL
VAN LANEN, EDWARD E
VANATTA, FRANK J
VANCAMP, MINOR (JESSE)
VICTORY, LUTHER D
VINCI, GREGORY J
VOSTEL, VANCE
VRIELING, RUSSELL I
WALD, LOTHAR F
WALDRON, GEORGE F
WALKER JR, RALPH W
WALKER, EUGENE E
WALKER, JOHN S
WALKER, RUBY R
WALLACE, ALFRED C
WEATHERLY, ROBERT E
WEAVER, ROBERT E
WEESE, ROBERT L
WEGNER, ANDREW J
WEINTRAUB, NATHAN
WEISENBERGER, JOHN W
WELFORD, WOODIE HOWARD
WELLS, KENNETH O
WEST JR, CLAUDE
WESTON, LOGAN E
WHITE, JEFFERSON
WICHMANN, ERNEST C
WILDES, WILLIAM H
WILLIAMS, SAMUEL POPE
WILLIAMS, TERRY F
WIRTZ, DONALD L
WISNIESKI, ROBERT J
WOODCOCK, CECIL E
WOOTEN, DEE
WOOTEN, EVANDER C
WRIGHT, PORCHES R
YOUNG, ROBERT N
YOUNGBLOOD, WILLIAM H
ZAHN, EDWARD B
ZAPATA, EDWARD
ZEHNACKER, WILLIAM J
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July / August 2004
THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
Help Us Preserve It!
FENTRESS BRADBURN ARCHITECTS
PHOTO BY JOE ROSENTHAL (AP WORLD WIDE)
We Make History...
T HE NATIONAL M USEUM
“EXPECT
OF THE M ARINE
T O L I V E I T .”
ot since the dedication of the Marine Corps War
Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, has there been
such a meaningful testament to the values and ideals
of the United States Marine Corps.
For in Quantico, Virginia, we are constructing a
new and unique Museum that testifies to the values
and ideals for which we stand.
The Museum will collect and showcase irreplaceable artifacts and memorabilia, including papers,
medals, weapons, flags, photographs, maps, drawings—even tanks and aircraft.
N
C ORPS
Long held in “temporary” facilities at Quantico and
throughout the country, the Corps’ artifacts will soon
have a permanent home in a Museum designed by an
architectural firm that truly understands Marines.
Just look at the rendering of the Museum’s atrium
above and then compare it to the shape of the famous
flag-raising on Iwo Jima. Spectacular, isn’t it?
This Museum will honor all Marines . . . confirm our
heritage and leave a glorious legacy to the future.
SEMPER FIDELIS
An Invitation to
PRESERVE HISTORY
YES, I wish to become a Charter Supporter and help build the
National Museum of the Marine Corps where the contributions of the United States Marine Corps will be recorded and
preserved. Enclosed is my gift of:
$35
$50
$100
Other $ ___________
Tax-deductible check enclosed payable to the
Marine Corps Heritage Foundation
Please return this coupon to Marine Corps Heritage Foundation,
P.O. Box 900, Riverdale, MD 20738-0900. For more information,
please call 800-397-7585 or visit www.usmcmuseum.org
Please charge my: VISA
MARINE CORPS HERITAGE
FOUNDATION
MasterCard American Express
Account number ____________________________________________
Signature _________________________________ Exp. date ____/____
Name _____________________________________________________
Address____________________________________________________
City, State, Zip ______________________________________________
Phone _____________________________________________________
PH04AD

Military Order of the Purple Heart, Inc.

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