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YOUR NEXT PURPLE HEART EVENT DATES
18 APR — STAFF MEETING, 12 NOON, CAMP MABRY MUSEUM
21 APR — 10AM, CHAPTER ANNUAL ELECTIONS MEETING, CAMP MABRY MUSEUM
2 MAY — STAFF MEETING, 12 NOON, CAMP MABRY MUSEUM
5 MAY — 10AM, INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS, HILLS CAFÉ, 4700 S CONGRESS AVE
7 MAY — 6:30 AM, “BREAKFAST AT JIM’S,” HWY 183 AT BURNET RD
28 MAY — MEMORIAL DAY— LOOK FOR SPECIAL MAILING ON AUSTIN AREA EVENTS
4 JUN — 6:30 AM, “BREAKFAST AT JIMS,” HWY 183 AT BURNET RD
4 JUN — 6:30 PM, “OUTBACK APPRECIATION NITE,” 11600 RESEARCH BLVD
VOL 7-10—APRIL PATRIOT BULLETIN & MAY 2007
THE MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART OF THE U.S.A.
TEXAS CAPITAL CHAPTER 1919
PATRIOT BULLETIN
COVERING TWO MONTHLY MEETINGS
APRIL - MAY
ANNUAL CHAPTER
ELECTIONS
10AM, APRIL 21st
CAMP MABRY MUSEUM
35th St at MOPAC
AFTER A SHORT PROGRAM
CHAPTER 1919 WILL ELECT
OFFICERS FOR THE COMING
2006-2007 TERM
AFTER THE MEETING, ALL WHO WISH
TO DO SO ARE WELCOME TO GO AND
REASSEMBLE AT LUBY’S CAFETERIA
(THE ONE AT MOPAC & STECK) TO
HAVE LUNCH TOGETHER AND ENJOY
VISITING
THE ENTRANCE TO CAMP MABRY IS
WEST OF MOPAC ON 35TH STREET AT
THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE
INSTALLATION. COME PREPARED TO
SHOW PICTURE ID AT THE ENTRANCE
...This Month’s Feature...
DONALD C. MORRISON
DON IS A WWII VETERAN WITH AN AMAZING STORY,
AND WE WON’T SPOIL IT FOR YOU HERE, READ IT FOR
YOURSELF STARTING ON PAGE 8. BORN AND RAISED
IN WISCONSIN, HE RETURNED THERE AFTER THE WAR
BUT AFTER TWENTY YEARS, HE AND HIS WIFE GOT
TIRED OF THE COLD WINTERS AND DECIDED TO MOVE
TO AUSTIN, TEXAS BECAUSE THEY LIKED THE CLIMATE
BETTER HERE.
INSTALLATION
OF OFFICERS
10AM, MAY 5th
HILL’S CAFÉ
4700 S CONGRESS AVE
WE MEET IN THE HISTORIC OUTDOOR
ENTERTAINMENT AREA OF HILL’S CAFÉ
COME, ENJOY THE PAGEANTRY AS
WE CONDUCT OUR ANNUAL
INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS
WITH ALL POMP AND CEREMONY
APPROPRIATE TO THE OCCASION
FOLLOWED BY A BRIEF PROGRAM
ENDING AS THE RESTAURANT IS
READY TO OPEN FOR LUNCH
EASY DIRECTIONS: FROM SOUTH
CONGRESS AVE AT BEN WHITE BLVD.,
HILL’S IS 4 BLOCKS SOUTH, LOOK FOR
IT ON YOUR RIGHT
INSIDE:
LEADER BOARD 2-3
NEW MEMBERS 4
ADJUTANTS CALL 5
NEWS / FEATURE / PHOTOS 4 - 12
BIRTHDAYS / BOOSTERS 12 - 13
TRIBUTES / INSPIRATIONAL 14 - 15
CHAPTER CALENDAR 16

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COMMANDER’S MESSAGE
S
ummer is coming soon; I say we need to
be sure we don’t get overheated. I know,
as I get older I can’t stand the heat as I used
to. Drink lots of water, and stay in the shade,
please.
The Chapter, at our next meeting, will be
electing next year’s slate of officers and we
will, in my opinion, have a very good team. I
would like to thank the officers who are
staying again this next year. We will work
together to make it a good year for the
chapter. I plan to help the new Commander in
any way I can to help him get onboard. Please
remember this is one of the most important
meetings of the year. The Chapter needs to
support the new officers, so let them know by
being there for the elections.
We have started to help our most recently
adopted unit in Iraq, the 36 th Combat Aviation
Brigade (CAB). We will be supporting the
Family Readiness Groups (FRG’s) for two of
Chapter Notes
…., THERE IS LOTS
OF NEWS THIS
MONTH, AND WE
ARE PREPARING
FOR THE ANNUAL
CONVENTIONS
READ ABOUT IT
HERE…...
the units from the 36 th CAB. Those are the
Headquarters & Headquarters Company of
the Brigade and 1-449 Assault Helicopter
Battalion. We expect to help them by sending
“care packages” of personal items needed by
the individual soldiers in Iraq. Elaine and I
will be having our initial meetings with the
Family Readiness Groups of the two units
later this month.
This month and next, Chapter 1919 will be
presenting ROTC Leadership Awards to
Cadets in the 26 high schools and universities
in the area served by our chapter. Patriots
Milton Carr, Raymond Diaz, John Eli, Hal
Huth, Lee Hagan, and myself have been
designated as presenters so far, but, we can
use some more. If you have some connection
with the ROTC program in one of our
supported schools and would like to volunteer
to be a presenter, please call me at 339-8034.
Patriots, the smile on the ROTC Cadet’s face
when you pin that medal on their chest will be
something you will remember for a long time.
This month I want to thank Albert Tapia for
his help with the Coffee Bar this year. Albert
is not a Purple Heart member but is on our
schedule many times a month. He is this
month’s “for the good of the Order person”.
The Coffee Bar still needs help, please call
me if you can spare the time, 339-8034, or
call Raymond, 444-6342. Albert Tapia, a big
thanks and a respectful salute.
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Yours in Patriotism,
Federico Rey

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I
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
hope everyone is enjoying our
nice spring weather and the
wonderful rain showers that have
come to Central Texas.
Please remember to come and
vote at the next meeting on April
21 st at 10:00AM at the Texas
Military Forces Museum (Bldg#6)
at Camp Mabry. Everyone who is
a member of Unit 1919 has a
vote. Please come and let your
voice be heard.
I must thank Lt Col Michael
Hilliard for inducting me into the
Artillery’s “Honorable Order of
Molly Pitcher.” I was proud to
accept this award, especially so
because the seal on this award
was from the home of the Field
Artillery, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and
that was the last duty station of
my Army family in 1967.
We have finished up the last of
our tasks in support of 3 rd Bn,
16 th Artillery and have said
goodbye to some wonderful
Unit Notes
….BUT NOW IT
IS TIME FOR
OUR ANNUAL
ELECTIONS.
COME TO OUR
MEETING ON
APRIL 21st AND
VOTE….
friends as they leave for their
new duty stations. Meanwhile
we have begun helping the 36 th
CAB from Camp Mabry. Their
Family Readiness Groups have
welcomed us with open arms.
We will be helping their families
in the local area with an Easter
Egg Hunt and BBQ. If you
have some free time give me a
call at 339-8034 and join us in
helping these wonderful and
strong families.
Please keep Libby Kerr in your
prayers. Libby is one of our
longest serving members, she
has had a stroke and is having a
rough time recovering. Libby if
you are reading this, or if
someone is reading this to you,
please get well soon and come
back to the Unit with your
sunny smile and cheerful laugh.
If you are planning on moving
soon, please let us know about
that change of address. We need
to keep our mailing list updated
if everyone is to enjoy
uninterrupted mailings of
PATRIOT BULLETIN, Purple
Heart Magazine, and other
MOPH and LAMOPH mailings.
God Bless,
Elaine
COMMAND AND
PRINCIPAL STAFF
CHAPTER / UNIT
1919
OFFICERS, MOPH CHAPT 1919
NOTE: ALL AREA CODES ARE ( 512 )
COMMANDER
FRED REY 339-8034
SENIOR VICE COMMANDER
ARMANDO YBARRA 444-5932
JUNIOR VICE COMMANDER
JOE HARTNESS 964-1146
ADJUTANT
MILT CARR 343-7940
FINANCE OFFICER
RAY DIAZ 444-6342
SERVICE OFFICER
TONY MOORE 389-6543
PUBLIC RELATIONS
TONY GEISHAUSER 527-8495
JUDGE ADVOCATE
MARTIN L. ALLDAY, J.D. 206-0633
SURGEON
ROBERT BERNSTEIN,M.D. 345-5988
CHAPLAIN
SCOTT JOHNSON 301-7413
WELFARE OFFICER
RUFUS DYE 926-5691
SERGEANT AT ARMS
LESLIE ALLEN 892-3864
OFFICERS, LAMOPH UNIT 1919
PRESIDENT
ELAINE REY 339-8034
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
DENISE YBARRA 444-5932
JUNIOR VICE PRESIDENT
ROSALIE DYE CASTILLO 272-4582
SECRETARY
BETTY CEPEDA 388-9083
TREASURER
BETTY CEPEDA 388-9083
TRUSTEES, 3-2-1
JULIE BRIDGEWATER (972) 488-9973
ELIZABETH LARSON 418-1342
JENNYNE BILSKY 338-1999

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NEW MEMBERS
We have a new member that has been added to the rolls of Chapter 1919 since publication of
last month’s PATRIOT BULLETIN. Welcome and Congratulations to:
CW4 WILLIAM L. (CHUCK) REVELS is an Army Iraq veteran. Chief Revels was
wounded twice while serving in the 101st Aviation Regiment. The first time was in Mosul on
Dec 31, 2004. The second time was just outside Camp Spicher at Tikrit on May 23, 2005,
following which he was medically evacuated from the hospital at Balad to Landstuhl and then
to Walter Reed Army Hospital where he was treated (mostly for related conditions) for another
eight months before being released. Chuck is still proudly serving and does not anticipate
retirement from active duty for several more years.
At “press-time” we had two additional applications in processing at National Headquarters.
KENNETH W. GILBERT, Army, Vietnam
DOUG SCHELLING, Marine Corps, Iraq
...See www.collegefortexans.com for information on Texas’…
HAZLEWOOD ACT
...Providing Education Benefits to Texas Veterans...
Currently, nearly half of our chapter’s newly joining
members are Iraq veterans, and our website attracts
more queries every month. What those two groups
have in common is that both frequently ask the same
thing. What are my education benefits? A big part
of our answer is: If you are a Texas resident, with
no GI/Montgomery benefits remaining, your biggest
potential benefit would be Texas’ Hazlewood Act, a
state program that provides education benefits to
honorably discharged or separated Texas veterans
(not just Purple Heart recipients). In the last school
year for which data is available, 8,885 Texas veteran
students were using benefits of the Hazlewood Act.
The Act provides exemption from “all dues, fees,
and charges, including fees for correspondence
courses but excluding property deposit fees, student
service fees, and any fees or charges for lodging,
board, or clothing…..at Texas public colleges or
universities” (the list of Texas Public Institutions is
available from a link in the above listed website).
To apply, veterans must: be citizens of the U.S. at
the time of entry; be Texas residents and Texas
residents at the time they entered service; have served
at least 181 days of active duty; have exhausted all
federal education benefits available; and several other
stipulations apply but those are the biggest hurdles.
How to apply: Provide registrar of your college with
proof of your service (DD214), and proof of
eligibility for GI/Montgomery benefits by requesting
a letter from the VA office in Muskogee, Oklahoma
(call 888-442-4551). Complete the application (see
links in “Program Purpose” in the website above) and
submit it to your college’s financial aid office.

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ADJUTANTS CALL
T
ake Note: Last minute calendar changes have just been posted. Hill’s Café, our
host for the May meeting, has changed the date to May 5th. That is not really a bad
thing because that means that we will promptly Install Officers for the coming term only
two weeks after our Election Meeting (April 21st). However, “Yours Truly” cannot
efficiently produce another newsletter in just two weeks time so this is your combined
April—May issue. We will send local area patriots a Memorial Day mailing, but, your
next full PATRIOT BULLETIN will be the June issue. Also, in the calendar on the back
cover of this bulletin, for the first time you can find our projected events for July through
December 2007, use it to post your personal calendar for the remainder of this year.
The feature story in this month’s issue is of Patriot Donald Morrison, an infantryman in
WWII wounded in Germany late in the war. Doing interviews for these monthly Purple
Heart stories is always enjoyable for me because of the tremendous range of experiences
among our patriots. There are many ways that soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines can
become wounded and I thought by now that I’d heard most of them, but, in Chapter
1919, Don’s story is unique among those we have collected so far. I had heard tales of
men hit by a bullet, but whose lives were saved by the bible they were carrying into
battle, those are the stuff of legend and I never expected to meet someone it happened to.
Don not only lived to tell about it, he still has his government issue New Testament with
the German 88mm shell fragment imbedded in it. I cherish all the different stories that
have been published in our newsletter but this one of Don Morrison is truly remarkable.
The latest news from National Headquarters is that we have a new National Adjutant.
Patriot Joe Palagyi comes from Napa, California and he has served as a Chapter
Commander and as Junior and Senior Vice Commander of that Department. He was
named “California Patriot of the Year, 2006-2007.” Texas’ own, Patriot Bill Bacon
from Alamo Chapter 1836, is not really departing from National Headquarters, he’s
really just jumped sideways from National Adjutant back to the job of Membership
Director, from which position he had been drafted back 30 months ago.
A Chapter Membership List in booklet form was mailed to each Patriot last November,
and we anticipate doing this on an annual basis from now on. Previously, because of the
cost, Membership Booklets were only sent to those members who donated to “Boosters,”
but we are now budgeting to provide every member with an updated copy once a year.
This notice is a good place for me to restate our “Privacy Rights” policy. Membership
information is not released to any outside persons or organizations. Our “Members
Only” membership booklet with addresses and phone numbers is provided internally
only to our own members for the personal use of each of us with the restriction that it is
not to be used or released to others for commercial, political, or any other purposes. For
any patriot who prefers that their address and phone number be withheld from fellow
members within the chapter (that is easy to do), please mail a note to that effect
addressed to me at the return address on this newsletter and I will be happy to
accommodate.
—Milt Carr, Adjutant, (512) 343-7940
NATIONWIDE
MEMBERSHIP
STATISTICS
TX 3,416
CA 2,958
PA 2,660
FL 2,628
NJ 2,459
M I 2,095
NY 1,928
OH 1,311
VA 1,040
NC 1,001
AZ 920
W I 818
CT 835
GA 821
I L 790
W V 713
MN 677
TN 672
OK 654
NM 632
SC 628
LA 626
MO 599
I N 548
MS 532
AL 527
AR 475
CO 435
OR 340
NE 335
H I 284
I A 271
KS 283
NV 220
ID 219
DE 201
MT 200
AK 190
R I 163
WY 130
NH PART OF NN
VT PART OF NN
UT 117
GU 99
SD PART OF NN
PR 33
ND 27
XX,NN,AE 712
TOTAL = 39,420

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LEFT-HALF OF THE ROOM PART
OF THE CROWD. ATTENDEES
INCLUDED: ROBERT HARWOOD,
HAL LEWIS, CLYDE CARMAN,
HOWARD MCKINNEY, LES ALLEN,
RAYMOND DIAZ, JAMES LOGAN
BROWN, HENRY PAPKE, HAL
HUTH, ROBERT LICHTENBERGER,
JESS FARMER, MARTIN ALLDAY,
JOHN ELI, CHARLES BONNEY,
RUFUS DYE, PETE SNELSON,
FRED LORD, JOE CASTRO,
FRANK CORTEZ, JAMES L.
BROWN, RUBEN MARTINEZ, FRED
REY, HAROLD RADEMACHER,
ERNIE BANASAU, AND SEVERAL
OTHERS OUT OF THIS PICTURE.
...Photo Record Of Our Last Event…
CHAPTER MONTHLY MEETING
...Saturday Morning, March 17th, Camp Mabry Museum...
LEFT — PAST NATIONAL COMMANDER, ROBERT N.
LICHTENBERGER, PRINCIPAL SPEAKER AT THE PODIUM
LOWER LEFT — CHAPTER 1919 HAS FOUR SURVIVING PAST
COMMANDERS AND THREE OF THEM WERE AT THIS
MEETING, FROM LEFT, BOB LICHTENBERGER, FRANK
CORTEZ, AND ERNIE BANASAU
LOWER RIGHT — PATRIOT JAMES LOGAN BROWN WITH
HIS KOREAN WAR VETERANS MEDALLION THAT WAS SENT
TO HIM PERSONALLY BY NATIONAL COMMANDER TOM
POULTER AS PROMISED IMMEDIATELY AFTER OUR
GEORGE WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY DINNER

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BIRTHDAYS FOR THE
LADIES AUXILIARY
We have five ladies celebrating birthdays in April
and May. They are:
APRIL
19 DENISE YBARRA
30 VIOLA GREENE
MAY
6 ANN LINGO
7 LAURA MAY CRAIG
16 LIBBY KERR
—ELAINE REY, Unit President
COMPUTER USERS
READ “PATRIOT BULLETIN”
...It’s On The Internet Every Month…
This newsletter was posted on the internet about ten
days before you received this paper copy in the
mail. To see it on your computer, just log on at
www.purpleheartaustin.org and look through the
menu and click on “April-May 2007 Newsletter.”
The photos and graphics are in color and a growing
number of our members and friends are helping us
save on printing and mailing costs by notifying us
to stop sending them the paper copy. You can do
that also. Upon your request, Chapter 1919 will
inform you by e-mail each month as soon as
PATRIOT BULLETIN is available for viewing and
we will suspend mailings to you. To make sure we
get your e-mail address correctly, direct your
request to: adjutant@purpleheartaustin.org.
PATRIOT BULLETIN
ASSISTANT ADJUTANT’S
FINAL REPORT
Last November, I took on the task of registering
our Chapter’s WWII Patriots in the “Registry Of
Remembrances” of the National WWII Memorial
in Washington, D.C. After a brief delay for
recovery from back surgery, last month I finished
up the last of 113 entries and am proud to say my
initial job is now finished. Chapter 1919 has 170
WWII veterans and I found that all the others
already had existing entries in the registry. Some
of those already posted also had accompanying
photos, therefore, some of those in our chapter’s
photo collection were not needed and as a result, I
only had to submit a total of 26 patriot photos.
Although I have done all the work I can from the
material available in the chapter records at this
time; as new material is received, this will be a
continuing project. Our WWII veterans who have
not already done so are encouraged to send a photo
or snapshot from the period of their wartime
service to Adjutant, Milt Carr, 5701 Painted
Valley Dr., Austin, TX 78759. Your originals will
be scanned and immediately returned by mail. You
are missing out if you do not participate.
The “Registry of Remembrances” is something you
should look up yourself. Go to the memorial
website: www.wwiimemorial.com and then search
by name entry, you will find all our patriots entries.
—JOHN BURKHARDT, Assistant Adjutant
LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL
Chapter 1919 is sponsoring a team of the University Hills Optimists Little League Baseball again this year,
but things are not quite the same. For several years now, Rudy Bautista has coached the team that we sponsor
but, Rudy tells us that the rest of the league got tired of his (our) team winning all the time and taking all the
awards so they promoted him to President of UHO Baseball this year and are matching us up with a fresh
new team. Anyway, congratulations Rudy !
Our team is the “Astros,” in the Mustang League and our sponsorship donation purchased the baseball caps
and shirts for the team. There are 14 “Astros” on the team of 9-10 year-olds, with Gerard Washington, head
coach and assistants Ray Clevelend, Chris Contreras, and Derek Washington. Patriots wanting to know about
“Astros” game schedule (16 games from March 24 — May 19), call: —Milt Carr, Adjutant, 343-7940

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DONALD C. MORRISON
Army, WWII, Europe
Patriot, Chapter 1919
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Donald Morrison was born in Stoughton, Wisconsin in 1926 and in his early
childhood years he attended the Brick Church Grade School in Walworth County.
In March 1935, his family moved to Sharon Township and they were living on a
farm there in 1944 when Donald graduated from High School in Darien. He
wanted to go into the Navy right after high school, but didn’t pass the physical.
Donald’s father told him that if he really wanted to get into military service he
DONALD C. MORRISON
1946 AT CAMP MCCOY, WI
BEFORE HIS DISCHARGE
would have to leave the farm and take a job in town, because the draft board would not take farmers because
of their importance to the war effort. He took that advice, got a job, and immediately got drafted. When he
reported in, every third man was being taken by the Navy, but Donald was not lucky and on August 21, 1944
he was sworn into the Army, entering active duty from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
He went by train to Fort Sheridan, Illinois and from there was ordered to Camp Wheeler, near Macon,
Georgia, and that was a four-day train ride. He immediately went into the 16-week Basic Training course.
But, at the end of the 14th week the training course was terminated in order to speed replacements to Europe
as a result of the Battle of the Bulge. Donald was given four-days furlough, and got to fly home. That was
the first time he had ever been on an airplane and it was a memorable trip. The thermometer was at 20 below
zero when they landed in Chicago.
2nd INFANTRY
DIVISION
“SECOND TO NONE”
SHOULDER PATCH
38th INFANTRY
REGIMENT
“ROCK OF THE
MARNE”
UNIT CREST
After the brief home leave, Donald Morrison reported in at Fort Meade, Maryland and
was sent to Camp Miles Standish in Massachusetts, from which he sailed from Boston
Harbor on January 8, 1945 on a former luxury liner, the Ile de France, which had been
converted to use as a troop carrier. The vessel arrived in Scotland on January 17, 1945
and the troops were sent across England on a day-and-a-half journey by train to
Southampton. After only an over-night there he was shipped across the English Channel
to Le Harve, France. From there he traveled across France and into Belgium by truck
convoy and finally reached his unit of assignment. It was bitterly cold and there was deep
snow on the ground when he arrived at Company K, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry
Division. He wasn’t there long. Donald says, “I had only been in Company K for just a
few days when I came down with the mumps and was sent to the hospital. In the hospital
it was found that I also had frostbitten feet. It was some time before I was sent back to
division, and I hadn’t been back more than 48 hours before I got sick again. I went on
sick call with 104 degree fever and they sent me back to the hospital. This time I had
Scarlettina and it was another three-weeks before I was over that and finally got back to
Company K, this time to stay.”
Donald Morrison was a Light Machine Gunner in Company K and he remained with
them until after the war in Europe was over. He was wounded in Germany on March 23,
1945. Company K was in the attack west of Koblenz, moving through the hills parallel to
the Rhine River, when they came under fire from a German 88mm gun. A shell
detonated close by and Donald was hit. He fell unconscious, bleeding from a wound to
the face and it appeared he also had been hit in the chest. Believing him dead, the
remaining men in his gun team picked up the machine gun and continued forward with
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found himself all alone, and then he quickly found the strength to hurry after
his comrades. Upon catching up to them, some of the men in his squad
“looked like they were seeing a ghost.” A company medic treated his head
wound and then examined him, searching for the wound under the large hole
torn through the pocket of his jacket. But, there was no wound. Instead, the
medic retrieved from his pocket the New Testament that Donald had carried
into combat. An 88mm shell fragment had penetrated half-way through and
was embedded in the little pocket Bible. The sharp edged, inch-long piece of
steel had been stopped directly over the first book of Corinthians, chapter 15,
verse 10, which reads, “ But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his
grace toward me was not in vain.”
Donald says, “No question I would have been dead if I had not carried my
Bible. I was not a particularly religious man at the time, but after that, I
knew there had to be a God. I was just very thankful for another chance.”
The division continued to advance across Germany, from Koblenz toward
Leipzig, encountering sporadic resistance and Donald Morrison had several
more close calls as they moved across Germany. East of Leipzig, resistance
became heavy and as they reached Grimma, he lost his Assistant Gunner,
wounded when hit by a “potato masher” grenade, but, Don himself made it all
the way through to V-E Day without ever being wounded again. When the
fighting ended, the division was moved into Czechoslovakia and Donald’s
Company K was stationed in the village of Dobrany, near Pilzen, from May
6th until July 7, 1945. Initially, his unit guarded several thousand German
prisoners, and then in July the 2nd Infantry Division was re-deployed back to
the United States.
Donald Morrison sailed for home on July 13, 1945 and he remembers
passing by the Statue of Liberty as his troop ship came into harbor on July
20 th . From reception at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey he was sent to Camp
McCoy, Wisconsin, near home. From there he was quickly granted a 30-day
furlough home with another six-days travel allowed before reporting to his
next duty station, Camp Swift, Texas. From September 1945 until April
1946, Donald was at Camp Swift, and then returned to Camp McCoy where
he was processed through the Separation Center. He was discharged from the
Army in the grade of Corporal on April 12, 1946 and returned home.
For over twenty years after the war Donald worked in various jobs. He says,
“I farmed for awhile, then went into the construction business, worked in
sales, and then took a job with Allstate Insurance.” His wife was seriously
injured in an automobile accident and was hospitalized for 14 weeks. After
that, the cold winters in Wisconsin bothered her a great deal. They visited
Austin, Texas and found the weather much more agreeable for her condition.
They moved here in 1970 and Donald soon went to work for the Travis
County Tax Assessor-Collector. By the time he retired in 1991 his office had
become the Travis County Appraisal District. He has been a Life Member of
the Military Order of the Purple Heart, affiliated with Texas Capital Chapter
1919 for the past seven years.
SHELL FRAGMENT AND THE
NEW TESTAMENT THAT SAVED
DON MORRISON IN GERMANY
DONALD MORRISON (LEFT) IN
DOBRANY, CZECHOSLOVAKIA
JUNE 1945
CORPORAL MORRISON AT
CAMP MCCOY, WISCONSIN
1946

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DEPARTMENT OF TEXAS NEWS
...For Every MOPH Chapter & LAMOPH Unit…
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FOR MOPH CHAPTERS:
It is time to make your reservations
now for this year’s Department of
Texas Convention. Chapter 1836
is our host and your registration
form is on the facing page. The
Convention will be held in the El
Tropicana Hotel in San Antonio,
arrivals on May the 31 st , and
convention events continuing thru
the 2 nd of June, with the 2 nd for golf
if you play. Chapter Commanders,
you will need to decide if you or
one of your officers will attend,
remember if you or your chapter
delegate stays on the night of the
2 nd of June he should pay for the
extra day. Remember, if you do not
send a copy of your Chapter
Election Report to Dept Adjutant,
John Footman, your chapter
cannot vote. The Election Report
needs to be sent immediately after
Installation of Officers, both to
Department and to National
Headquarters. Bring a copy of the
report with you to the convention
in case the report was not received
in time for the convention.
Make your reservations now with
the El Tropicana (210) 223-9461,
110 Lexington Ave., San Antonio,
convention rate is $99 + tax, per
night; and, if your chapter plans to
advertise in the convention
brochure send your ad and money
to Chapter 1836. Call Patriot
Walter Chadwick for prices on the
ads (210) 339-5046.
—Fred Rey,
Department Commander
MOPH
PHONE NUMBERS
COMMANDER
FEDERICO REY (512) 339-8034
SENIOR VICE COMMANDER
VIRGIL ALDAG (940) 321-5852
JUNIOR VICE COMMANDER
JOSE MORALES (254) 224-6982
ADJUTANT
JOHN FOOTMAN (254) 699-0079
FINANCE OFFICER
RAYMOND DIAZ (512) 444-6342
SERVICE OFFICER
ROCKY HERNANDEZ (254) 628-1326
SGT-AT-ARMS
BOBBY WARD (817) 556-0091
JUDGE ADVOCATE
C.W.(BUD) NETTLES (936) 462-8519
INSPECTOR
EARNEST WOODS (903) 473-1051
WELFARE OFFICER
GEORGE MOORE (903) 587-2203
NATIONAL EXCECUTIVE COMMITTEEMAN
HARRY SMART (210) 648-4529
ALTERNATE NAT’L EXEC COMMITTEEMAN
DELEON WESTON (915) 821-3880
AMERICANISM OFFICER
RAUL CAMPBELL (210) 681-1285
CHAPLAIN
WILLIAM BEASLEY (903) 583-4323
LAMOPH
PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY
ELAINE REY (512) 339-8034
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
BETTY CEPEDA (512) 278-0292
JUNIOR VICE PRESIDENT
MARTHA CHANEY (254) 575-8762
TREASURER
DORIS WARD (817) 556-0091
SGT-AT-ARMS
ELIZABETH DINGMAN (254) 634-0689
TRUSTEES
1-YR, CAROLYN COOPER (254) 675-2332
2-YR, TRISH ROSIE (210) 826-8714
3-YR, HELGA HERNANDEZ (254) 628-1326
FOR AUXILIARY UNITS
As we come up on April all Units
will need to send me their Unit
Installation Report. My address is
4903 Transit Circle Austin, TX
78727-5144. Please remember,
without that report on file with
National and Department, you will
not have a vote at the Department
Convention in San Antonio, or the
National Convention. This means
your Unit does not have a voice.
Also, it is not just the Installation
Report that you need to send to
Department and National, you have
11 other forms that can be down
loaded from the National website.
The address is www.purpleheart.org
Go the “Ladies Auxiliary” page and
click on “Forms.” You will need to
send Department a copy of each one
of these forms and you will need to
send a copy to the addresses that are
listed in Purple Heart Magazine
under the Ladies Officers. The
Department of Texas Convention
will be in San Antonio, please
remember to ask your Unit to help
with Ways and Means. We will be
giving a twenty-dollar award to the
Unit that brings in the most “Brown
Bags.” A ten-dollar award will be
given to the Unit with the prettiest
decorated “Brown Bag.”
I hope everyone has a good
election. Remember to encourage
your members to vote and have a
voice in their Unit.
God Bless,
—Elaine Rey,
Department President

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THE ALAMO CHAPTER 1836
MILITARY ORDER
OF THE
PURPLE HEART
ANTHONY ROMAN, COMMANDER
DEPARTMENT OF TEXAS
2007 CONVENTION
1—2 JUNE 2007
SAN ANTONIO, TX
PRE-REGISTRATION
DATE________________
PATRIOTS NAME_________________________________________
ADDRESS________________________________________________
CITY, STATE, ZIP_________________________________________
TELEPHONE___________________EMAIL_______________
REPRESENTING CHAPTER__________IN________________
CHAPTER POSITION_____________________________________
LAMOPH NAME_________________________________________
GUESTS_________________________________________________
REGISTRATION _________x $15 = $___________
BANQUET _________x $35 = $___________
TOTAL ENCLOSED $___________
Total the number of guests for each function and multiply by the cost.
Tickets to the banquet will not be sold without registration.
Registration is due by 1 May 2007
Please make all checks payable to MOPH 1836 and mail to:
Bill Bacon
bbacon11@aol.com
Adjutant 210-682-2818
9335 Laurel Grove 210-682-2829 Fax
San Antonio, TX 78250

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PATRIOT BIRTHDAYS
Of the TEXAS CAPITAL CHAPTER
1 DAVID A. (DAVE) TOSH
2 THOMAS M. MADISON
2 WILLIAM L. ROCKWELL JR.
4 JACK BALDWIN JR.
6 MICHAEL G. STANLEY
7 TED WALLACE
7 CHARLES C. KELLEY
7 ROBERT N.(BOB) LICHTENBERGER
8 HUGH T. SINGLETON
10 LONNIE BROWN
13 MALCOLM N. GUESS
13 CECIL E. EASLEY
15 CHARLES A. EDWARDS
17 J T FRETWELL
17 RONALD R. FORD
19 KEN WALLINGFORD
19 ROBERT J. HAND
19 JOE CRUZ
20 JEROME G. ZUBIK
20 TERRELL I. MURPHY
20 JAMES L.(JIM) WATTERS
20 JIMMIE R. (JIM) BULL
21 EDWARD R. RIVELL
21 J.W. (J.) OWENS
22 CECIL R. HAMM JR.
23 WILLIAM D. (BILL) THOMAS
25 EDWARD N. CHARLEY
25 JAMES M. WRIGHT
25 CHARLES S. GAEDE
27 EDDIE B. CRUMP
28 BOBBY D. CALTON
29 JOHN W. McGINTY JR.
30 MELVIN D. CANADA
1 JOHN H. BRAND
1 WILLIAM P. (PETE) HAIGHT MAY
2 CHARLES O. REED
4 LEE J. HAGAN
6 EDWARD L. HUCKMAN
6 MAX L. NOE
6 JOHN REYNERO
7 LEO P. SCOTT
8 CHARLES B. (CHUCK) YARLING
8 BILLIE W. MEIER
8 WALLACE E. (WALLY) DOWNEY
9 ARNOLD RAY LAMOTTE SR.
9 HOWARD M. McKINNEY
10 ROBERT S. (BOB) DALTON
10 ROLAND D. JENKINS
10 JOHN W. LINGO
10 SYLVAN W. (WINDELL) RUSHING JR.
14 PAUL ROCHA
15 PORFIRIO MARTINEZ JR.
15 RONALD L. (RON) ROBERTS
16 JACK B. WARDEN
16 GUY S. MELOY III
16 HECTOR A. PENA
17 GEORGE W. COTTEN
17 GERALD H. GAINES
17 MARK W. WOODRUFF
18 RICHARD A. (DICK) HARGARTEN
18 PATRICK R. BURKE
19 FRED G. HUDGEONS
20 LOUIS R. EMERSON
21 ROBERT P. (BOB) SMYLIE
21 BILLY CHARLES CUNNINGHAM
23 JOHN F. MASTERSON JR.
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24 WILLIAM H. MAYS
24 CELERINO (BLACKIE) CASTILLO JR.
25 WILLIAM P. (BILL) JOHNSON JR.
25 ENRIQUE H. (HENRY) SAENZ
26 DONALD C. MORRISON
26 HAROLD L. ROSE
27 NORMAN A. THORNTON
27 FRANK S. WEBB
27 ROBERTO GARZA
28 FRED H. CASEY
28 EDWIN D.(ED) MILLER
29 ELVIN L. KELLEY
29 RICHARD CONTRERAS
30 MARTIN L. ALLDAY
30 J.C. FLOWERS
31 ERNEST G. (ERNIE) BANASAU JR.
1 LEROY D. CLARK
1 GEORGE A. BLAKEY, JR.
2 EDUARDO J. PRADO
2 ROBERT L. (BOB) COOK
3 ROBERT E. O'MALLEY
4 ROBERT C. SAGE
4 ROBERT W. HEATH
4 RICHARD W. (DICK) SITES
5 BARRY E. STOCKS
6 ALVIN D. EZZELL
6 WILLIAM I. (BILL) OCHOA
7 JOE B. LUTTRELL
7 WILLIAM J. (BILL) DALLAS
8 ADOLPHUS HINTON
8 ROBERTO E. BANDA
8 MICHAEL A. (MIKE) BARRY
9 ROBERT MARTINEZ SR.
10 CHRISTOPHER CAMUNE
10 EDDIE A. BROZ
10 ROBERT Q. RODRIGUEZ
JUNE
PATRIOT BULLETIN
...things to look for in our...
COMING CALENDAR EVENTS
This newsletter covers two months, so there is a lot
to look for. At the very top of Page 1 is the list of
everything happening between now and when you
get your next PATRIOT BULLETIN. Especially note
that Austin area patriots will receive a special
mailing in late May providing details of local
Memorial Day observances.
Note also, the next “Outback Appreciation Nite”
will be June 4th at 6:30 PM in the Outback
Restaurant at 11600 Research Blvd. Come, buy
your supper, and enjoy visiting with Purple Heart
friends as a way of saying “thank you” to the
Outback for putting on Purple Santa’s Benefit
Luncheon every year. Outback’s donation of that
event generates several thousand dollars annually
and provides most of our chapter’s welfare budget.
Come and help show our appreciation.
They are not chapter events, but, convention time is
coming soon. All members are welcome, they can
be fun events, you don’t have to be a chapter officer
to go to convention. The reservation form for our
Dept of Texas Convention is on the preceding page
and you will find the National Convention sign-up
info in your next Purple Heart Magazine.
MAY, B’Days
Cont’d

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BOOSTERS
Help support Chapter 1919’s programs by becoming a “Booster” and adding your name to this distinguished list. Send
check contribution of $10 or more payable to Chapter 1919, MOPH and designate for “Boosters” to: Adjutant, Milt Carr,
5114 Balcones Woods Drive Suite 307 #175, Austin, TX 78759-5212.
INDIVIDUALS
MARTIN ALLDAY 3/07
LESLIE ALLEN 1/07
JOHN ALVARADO, JR. 9/06
ANNONYMOUS 8/06
MIKE BARTON 11/06
ROBERT BERNSTEIN 2/07
JENNYNE BILSKY 4/06
STEPHEN BODNAR 5/06
JACK BOWEN 2/07
JOHN BRAND, D.min., J.D. 2/07
JOHN BRATTEN 1/07
JAMES L. BROWN 1/07
JOHN BURKHARDT 3/07
MILT CARR 3/07
SEAN CARR 12/06
BETTY CEPEDA 5/06
JIM & ELAINE CHAMBERS 10/06
JACK CHAVEZ 4/06
MARCUS COHEN 12/06
BOB COOK 3/07
JOE CRUZ 3/07
ROBERT S. DALTON 2/07
FLETCHER HARRIS 8/06
BOB HARWOOD 5/06
CARLOS & ANN HAYDEN 9/06
HERMAN HAYDON 5/06
BOB HEFFORD 11/06
O.H. HUBBARD, JR 3/07
B.H. HUGHES 4/06
CHARLES KELLEY 5/06
THE KERR FAMILY 4/06
CARL & BESS KLEIN 11/06
LEW LEDBETTER 6/06
HAROLD & MAUREEN LEWIS 10/06
HAROLD MARBURGER 8/06
ARTHUR MASUR, JR. 6/06
JOHNNIE & JOHNNIE MATL 3/07
MEMORIAL, "PAPPY," MASCOT 11/06
"GENERAL PATTON," MASCOT#2 11/06
MASCOT'S FUND RAISING 8/06
RAY MCKEE 7/06
ALICE & JERRY MEEK, WDM, IA 5/06
GEORGE MIGL 1/07
DONALD MORRISON 5/06
HARRY & MARILYN SWAN 1/07
GABRIEL TAMAYO 11/06
CHARLES TARVER 7/06
GWEN & ARTHUR TATE 8/06
W.R. TIMMERMANN 2/07
VA OUTPATIENT CLINIC DONATIONS, Daily
SERVANDO & MARY VARELA 3/07
WALTER WALDON MEMORIAL 4/06
JACK WARDEN 5/06
ROBERT & JUNE WHITMAN 12/06
MAUREEN YETT 4/06
JOE ZORNICK 3/07
ORGANIZATIONS
ACES 2/06
MOC / MOCA PT 33 Monthly
MOPH SERVICE FOUNDATION
ODD FELLOWS LODGE #23 3/07
RAV - REGULAR AMERICAN VETERANS 3/06
TEXAS MILITARY FORCES MUSEUM, Monthly
VFW POST 3377 02/07
VFW POST 856 Quarterly
ALL-STAR DONORS
SPECIAL RECOGNITION IS DUE TO EACH OF OUR SUPER BOOSTERS, INDIVIDUALS WHOSE GIFTS HAVE TOTALED
$100 OR MORE — AND CORPORATE DONORS WHO HAVE GIVEN $1,000 OR MORE DURING THE PAST YEAR.
PATRIOT BULLETIN SALUTES
— Martin L.. Allday, J.D. — John Alvarado, Jr. — Mike Barton — Robert Bernstein, M.D. —
— John H. Brand, D.min, J.D. — John E. Bratten — John C. Burkhardt — Jim & Elaine Chambers —
— Raymond M. Diaz — Wallace E. Downey — Rufus Dye, Jr. — John Eli — John Engberg: RAV —
— Jack Hadsell — Fletcher Harris — Robert Harwood — Carlos & Ann Hayden — Carl Klein —
— Lew Ledbetter — Harold & Maureen Lewis — Jerry & Alice Meek — Ponciano Morales,III —
— Henry & Delores Papke — E.L. Parker — Fred & Elaine Rey — Harold Rose — Walter Waldon Mem.—
CORPORATE LEVEL
— Odd Fellows Lodge #23 — Outback Steakhouse — VFW Post 856 —
HARRY DAVES 8/06
RAYMOND DIAZ 1/07
WALLACE E. DOWNEY 10/06
PHILIP DREISESZUN 12/06
RUFUS DYE 7/06
JOHN ELI 8/06
IOOF-VIRGIL ELLIS MEMORIAL 3/07
JOHN ENGBERG—RAV 3/07
VIC FRYSINGER 1/07
GONZALO GARZA 3/07
TONY GONZALES 4/06
RANDY & VIOLA GREENE 9/06
JACK HADSELL 3/07
LEE HAGAN 3/06
TERRY HANKINS 11/06
BARBARA HANSON 8/06
RICHARD HARGARTEN 4/06
BILL NEWBERRY 3/07
CHAPTER 1919 OFFICERS 10/06
HENRY & DELORES PAPKE 3/07
EDGAR PARKER 11/06
FRANK & KATHY PLUMMER 8/06
FRED RETTIG 7/06
FRED & ELAINE REY 7/06
ARTHUR RICE MEMORIAL 4/06
MARLIEN RICE 2/07
MINNIE RICE 2/07
HAROLD ROSE 8/06
JACK SALTER MEMORIAL 9/06
ED SCHMALREID 7/06
CLARENCE SEIDL 2/07
JAMES D. SEYMOUR, JR. 5/06
CARLOS SOZA 8/06
R. LOUIE SPINELLI 2/06
BUSINESSES
AUSTIN DUCK ADVENTURES 11/06
BAE SYSTEMS 4/06
EL AZTECA RESTAURANT 12/06
HILL'S CAFÉ 5/06
INSTY-PRINTS S [ELLER FAMILY] 4360 S CONG.
THE KYLE FAMILY
LONE STAR SUPPLIES 2/06
MCKINNEY E-SYSTEMS & ASSOC., INC. 5/06
MIKE'S PRINT SHOP 6448 HWY 290E
MORALES & ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS, INC 5/06
OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE 11600 RESH BLVD 12/06
RANDALLS FOOD MKTS, INC, QTRLY
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE 4/06
SYSCO FOOD SVC OF AUSTIN, QTRLY

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PATRIOT BULLETIN
Tributes
In Memory and Gratitude
CPL BENNY MATIAS, JR.
9th Infantry Division 12-11-68-RVN
CPL JOE GARCIA
173rd Airborne Brigade 6-4-69-RVN
Who gave their all to their country and will
never be forgotten
RAYMOND DIAZ 6/06
For a donation of $25, or more, we will place your message in twelve subsequent
publications of the bulletin. Special Note: Your contribution may be tax-deductible to the
extent of the law prescribed in the Internal Revenue Code.
—MILT CARR, (512) 343-7940
In Memory of “Troopers”
Ron - Charlie - Dick - Johnnie
KIA - Korean War - 1950
Eighth Cavalry Regiment
First Cavalry Division
JAMES LOGAN BROWN 1/07
This is in Memory and Gratitude
For the Many Members of
All Services
Who Passed On While
They Fought for Our Nation
BOB BERNSTEIN, MD MG USA, RET 2/07
In Memory Of Departed LAMOPH Officers
BETTY DYE - ROBERTA HARWOOD
SHIRLEY CAVANAUGH -BILLIE ELLIS
MARIA ELISA RODRIGUEZ
Good Officers & Great Ladies
“Thanks for the Memories”
ANN LINGO 4/06
IN MEMORY
Of my fellow Aviators of the
4th Air Commando Sqdn
AC-47s “Spooky”
Those who answered the final call in Vietnam
MAJOR/USAF (Ret) JERRY L. MEEK 5/06
In Memory of those pilots of the
367th Fighter Group
—WWII Europe
That made the supreme sacrifice
RUFUS DYE 7/06
HANG IN THERE
MEN OF MOPH 1919
“HAVE A GREAT YEAR”
RAY McKEE 7/06
This is in Memory of
LtCol, USAF, Retired, M.C. Quillen
Ex-POW
“With Whom I Flew Many Hundreds of
Hours With for the State of Texas”
“GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN”
JACK BOWEN, EX-POW, WWII 4/06
In Memory of the pilots of the
388th Tactical Fighter Wing
VIETNAM WAR
That Made the Supreme Sacrifice
RUFUS DYE 7/06
In Tribute To Our Sons:
MAJOR JACK E. BOWEN, USAF
USAF Acad Class ‘68, FAC, Vietnam
CHIEF RONALD R. BOWEN, USN
Nuclear Sub U.S.S. SAM HOUSTON
JACK & LUCILLE BOWEN 2/07
In Memory of the Pilots of the
18th Fighter / Bomber Group
Who Lost Their Lives
During The
KOREAN WAR
RUFUS DYE 7/06
IN MEMORY
Staff Sgt JOHN J. BROWN
A Good Soldier,
A Great Father
JIM BROWN 1/07
IN MEMORY
Of the 27 crew chiefs and pilots
Who died in a single plane crash
In England during WWII
439th Troop Carrier Group
JACK HADSELL 3/07
In Memory of Members of
MACV Advisory Team 79
who were killed or wounded, and
to those who survived the conflict
Vietnam —1964 - 1965
HAL HUTH 12/06
For Fallen Comrades
1st Armored Division (Old Ironsides)
From FORT KNOX To BRENNER PASS;
Via ENGLAND, AFRICA, and
ITALY’s APENNINES, ANZIO, PO
CARLOS HAYDEN 9/06
TO ALL OF THE OFFICERS, PAST
AND PRESENT, WHOSE EFFORTS
AND DEDICATION HAVE MADE
MOPH CHAPTER 1919
THE BEST IN THE NATION !
HAROLD [TEX-HOSS-HAL] LEWIS 10/06
TO THOSE
WHO SERVED
Semper Fidelis
WILLIAM NEWBERRY 3/07
IN MEMORY OF
JAMES W. FARMER, SR.
Lt Col, U.S. Army, Retired
CAROLYN FARMER DOUGLAS 7/06
In Memory and Honor of the Heroes of
ADVISOR TEAM 1, I CORPS, VIETNAM-1971
And Of The
Heroes of Operation Enduring Freedom
Thank You For Sacrificing Your All To Ensure
Peace and Freedom for all Mankind
JOE HARTNESS 10/06
IN HONOR OF THE 36 MEN
CO K, 333rd INF, 84th INF DIV
Who helped preserve our freedoms by
Losing their lives within 6 months time
In Belgium, Germany 1944-1945.
PFC JOHN E. BRATTEN 1/07
To those who gave their lives
103rd Infantry Division
Europe, 1944-45
JOHN BRAND, D.Min., J.D. 2/07

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More Tributes
IN REVERENT MEMORY OF THE
1,534 “SKY SOLDIERS”
Who Died in Vietnam
1965 — 1971
173rd AIRBORNE BRIGADE
MILT CARR 3/07
In Memory of Patriot
ARTHUR RICE
JENNYNE BILSKY 5/06
INSPIRATIONAL
We have just had the good fortune of going a full
month without having received the report of the death
of any of our members. At such times PATRIOT
BULLETIN can devote the closing article to
inspirational writings rather than death notices. For
this month, we chose the following excerpt from the
author of a book.
Deceased Chapter 1919
Patriots and Ladies
FY– 2007
JOHN B. BURNES
LOSS W. CARROLL
LADISLAO C. CASTRO
WILLIE G. DOUGHERTY
WILLIAM C. DUNLAP
RALPH D. ERICKSON
RUDY E. ESPINOZA
LESLIE R. HEREFORD, JR.
ABRAM A. MILLAR
JACK SALTER
FELIX S. SMOLENSKI
JAMES B. THOMPSON
“I NOW KNOW WHY MEN WHO HAVE BEEN TO WAR YEARN TO
REUNITE. NOT TO TELL STORIES OR LOOK AT OLD PICTURES.
NOT TO LAUGH OR WEEP. COMRADES GATHER BECAUSE
THEY LONG TO BE WITH THE MEN WHO ONCE ACTED THEIR
BEST, MEN WHO SUFFERED AND SACRIFICED, WHO WERE
STRIPPED RAW, RIGHT DOWN TO THEIR HUMANITY.
I DID NOT PICK THESE MEN. THEY WERE DELIVERED BY FATE.
BUT, I KNOW THEM IN A WAY I KNOW NO OTHER MEN. I HAVE
NEVER GIVEN ANYONE SUCH TRUST. THEY WERE WILLING TO
GUARD SOMETHING MORE PRECIOUS THAN MY LIFE. THEY
WOULD HAVE CARRIED MY REPUTATION, THE MEMORY OF
ME. IT WAS PART OF THE BARGAIN WE ALL MADE, THE
REASON WE WERE SO WILLING TO DIE FOR ONE ANOTHER.
I CANNOT SAY WHERE WE ARE HEADED. OURS ARE NOT
PERFECT FRIENDSHIPS; THOSE ARE THE PROVINCE OF
LEGEND AND MYTH. A FEW OF MY COMRADE’S DRIFT FAR
FROM ME NOW, SENDING BACK ONLY OCCASIONAL WORD.
I KNOW THAT ONE DAY EVEN THESE COULD FALL TO SILENCE.
SOME OF THE MEN WILL STAY CLOSE, A COUPLE, PERHAPS,
ALWAYS AT HAND.
AS LONG AS I HAVE MEMORY, I WILL THINK OF THEM ALL,
EVERY DAY. I AM SURE THAT WHEN I LEAVE THIS WORLD, MY
LAST THOUGHT WILL BE OF MY FAMILY AND MY COMRADES
…SUCH GOOD MEN.”
--FROM “THESE GOOD MEN” BY MICHAEL NORMAN

The MILITARY ORDER of the PURPLE HEART of the U.S.A.
TEXAS CAPITAL CHAPTER 1919
5701 PAINTED VALLEY DR
AUSTIN, TEXAS 78759-5527
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION
U.S. POSTAGE PAID
AUSTIN, TX
PERMIT NO. 504
“ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED”
ANNUAL ELECTIONS
SAT., APRIL 21st
JULY ’07 AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER
NO
MEETINGS
SUMMER
BREAK !
6TH BREAKFAST
1st STAFF NOON
SAT, 4TH, 11AM
PURPLE HEART DAY
CELEBRATION
“The 224th Anniversary
Of the Purple Heart”
FOOD AND DRINKS FREE
FOR PATRIOTS, FAMILY &
GUESTS
CAMP MABRY MUSEUM
3RD BREAKFAST
12TH STAFF NOON
SAT, 15TH, 10AM
MONTHLY MEETING
CAMP MABRY
MUSEUM, Bldg # 6
Lunch Afterward at
Luby’s Cafeteria
MOPAC at Steck
1ST BREAKFAST
17TH STAFF NOON
SAT, 20TH, 10AM
MONTHLY MEETING
GUEST SPEAKER:
AUSTIN BAY
CAMP MABRY
MUSEUM, Bldg # 6
5TH BREAKFAST
7TH STAFF NOON
SUN, 11TH, 9AM
VETERAN’S DAY
PARADE
up Congress Ave, then
CEREMONY
FOLLOWS AT 11AM
SOUTH STEPS OF THE
CAPITOL BLDG
3RD BREAKFAST
SUN 2ND -CHILDREN’S
CHRISTMAS PARTY
3-5PM
SAT 9TH-OUTBACK
PURPLE SANTA BENEFIT
SEATINGS AT 11:30AM & 12:30PM
SUN, 8TH, 1—5 PM
CHAPTER / UNIT
HOLIDAY PARTY
BOTH PARTYS ARE AT ODD
FELLOWS LODGE #23
6809 GUADALUPE
JANUARY ’07 FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE
1ST, BREAKFAST
17TH —STAFF NOON
SAT., 20TH, 10AM
MONTHLY MEETING
CAMP MABRY
MUSEUM
Lunch Afterward at
Luby’s Cafeteria
MOPAC at Steck
5TH BREAKFAST
21ST —STAFF NOON
FRI, 23RD, 6PM
GEORGE
WASHINGTON’S
BIRTHDAY
DINNER PARTY
At “The Austin Club”
Great Entertainment,
Great Food, and, a
Great Time at a Great Party
5TH BREAKFAST
14Th —STAFF NOON
SAT, 17TH, 10AM
MONTHLY MEETING
CAMP MABRY
MUSEUM
Lunch Afterward at
LUBY’S CAFETERIA
MOPAC at Steck
2ND BREAKFAST
18TH —STAFF NOON
SAT, 21ST, 10AM
MONTHLY MEETING
ANNUAL ELECTION
CAMP MABRY MUSEUM
Lunch Afterward at
Luby’s Cafeteria
MOPAC at Steck
7TH BREAKFAST
2ND- STAFF NOON
SAT, 5TH, 10AM
MONTHLY MEETING, AND
OFFICERS INSTALLATION
HILL’S CAFÉ
4700 S Congress Ave
TBA—MEMORIAL
DAY ACTIVITIES
PFLUGERVILLE
COOK-WALDEN
CAPITAL PARK
14619 N IH-35
4TH BREAKFAST
6TH—STAFF NOON
SAT, 9TH, 11AM
Chapter
ANNUAL PICNIC
FULL COOKOUT MENU
CAMP MABRY
PICNIC GROUNDS
Free For Members,
Family, And Guests
CY-2007 TEXAS CAPITAL CHAPTER 1919 EVENTS CALENDAR