PATRIOT BULLETIN - Military Order of the Purple Heart

YOUR NEXT PURPLE HEART EVENT DATES 

14 DEC — 1—4 PM, CHRISTMAS PARTY, ODD FELLOWS LODGE #23, 6809 GUADALUPE 

14 DEC — 1—4 PM, CHILDRENS PARTY, ODD FELLOWS LODGE #23, 6809 GUADALUPE 

5 JAN — 6:30 AM, “BREAKFAST AT JIM’S,” HWY 183 AT BURNET RD 

VOL 9-4 PATRIOT — DECEMBER BULLETIN 2008 

THE MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART OF THE U.S.A. 

TEXAS CAPITAL CHAPTER 1919 

PATRIOT BULLETIN 

DECEMBER 

...Come to our last event of 2008 … 

CHAPTER 1919 CLOSES OUT THE YEAR WITH A GREAT HOLIDAY PARTY 

FOR ALL PATRIOTS, LADIES & GUESTS—AND CHILDREN AT THE SAME TIME 

SUNDAY, DEC 14th, from 1— 4PM 

ODD FELLOWS LODGE 23 

6809 GUADALUPE 

CHAPTER 

CHRISTMAS PARTY 

THIS IS ONE OF OUR MOST 

POPULAR EVENTS OF THE YEAR, 

STRICTLY INFORMAL, COME AND 

GO ANYTIME, WHENEVER IT 

BEST FITS YOUR SCHEDULE. WE 

WILL HAVE SNACKS AND 

REFRESHMENTS APPROPRIATE 

FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON. VISIT 

WITH PURPLE SANTA, CHAPTER 

OFFICERS AND YOUR PURPLE 

HEART FRIENDS. DON’T MISS ! 

...This Month’s Feature Story… 

JOE S. CASTRO 

JOE CASTRO IS ONE OF FOUR BROTHERS FROM HIS 

AUSTIN, TEXAS FAMILY THAT WENT OFF TO WAR IN 

WW II. JOE ENLISTED AND WAS INDUCTED FOUR 

DAYS AFTER PEARL HARBOR. HE WAS AN ARMY 

MEDIC WOUNDED IN THE INVASION OF SAIPAN IN 

JUNE 1944, READ HIS STORY STARTING ON PAGE 8. 

CHILDRENS 

CHRISTMAS PARTY 

—For Children 12 and Under— 

PURPLE HEART KIDS will party 

separately in the other half of the hall 

and they get ice cream, cookies and 

other goodies, they will have entertainment, 

and Purple Santa arrives at 

2PM with an individual gift for every 

child, by name, that he knows will be 

coming. TO RESERVE FOR KIDS: 

CALL BETTY CEPEDA, 278-0292 

(leave message if she’s not there), and 

give children’s NAMES & AGES. 

INSIDE: 

LEADER BOARD 2-3 

NEW PH AWARD CRITERIA 4 

ADJUTANTS CALL 5 

NEWS / FEATURE / PHOTOS 4 - 12 

DEPARTMENT OF TEXAS NEWS 10 

BIRTHDAYS / BOOSTERS 12 - 13 

TRIBUTES / TAPS 14 - 15 

CHAPTER CALENDAR 16

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I 

COMMANDER’S MESSAGE 

hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving and 

enjoyed the traditional turkey or ham feast and the 

traditional football game on TV. The Christmas holidays 

are just a couple of weeks away as we end this year and 

start the New Year with a new President-elect to guide 

our country through the next four years. I foresee many 

new changes with this new administration. I pray that 

those changes are good and hope they do not have a 

negative impact on the veterans community and on the 

health benefits. Nevertheless, we will have to wait and see 

that all goes well. 

As most of you already know, this year, due to lack of 

financial support from Outback Steakhouse we will not be 

having the Purple Santa Benefit Luncheon. For the past 

several years this has been one of Chapter 1919’s biggest 

events, and it has been an essential part of our budget by 

helping raise funds for our chapter’s Welfare Program, 

helping needy veterans and veterans families. The 

chapter is not broke; we have funds sufficient to sustain 

that program. However, it never hurts to have some 

cushion for an emergency if one comes up. 

On Saturday November 8, Patriot Richard Contreras 

and his two daughters, Katherine and Marisol and I 

staffed a Rest Stop for the Wurst 100k Bike Ride that 

helped raise funds for the Bob Woodruff Family Fund 

that focuses on the hidden injuries of the mind such as 

combat stress and traumatic brain injury. Over 600 

cyclists came through and stopped for a snack and a drink 

of Gatorade or water. All the snacks and beverages were 

provided by different sponsors and the Purple Heart 

volunteers provided the staffing for the rest stop. 

Chapter Notes 

……….PATRIOTS, WE 

HAVE HAD A GREAT 

YEAR, BUT 2008 IS 

RAPIDLY DRAWING 

TO A CLOSE, AND BY 

TRADITION WE HAVE 

A HOLIDAY PARTY AS 

OUR LAST EVENT OF 

THE YEAR…. 

THE PATRIOT BULLETIN IS PUBLISHED, NORMALLY MONTHLY, BY THE TEXAS 

CAPITAL CHAPTER 1919, The MILITARY ORDER of the PURPLE HEART of the U.S.A., 

Inc., 5701 PAINTED VALLEY DRIVE, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78759, FOR ITS MEMBERS. 

TO SUBMIT MATERIAL, OR COMMENTS, OR TO REPORT CHANGES OF ADDRESS, 

NOTIFY EDITOR, MILT CARR, (512) 343-7940. THE CUTOFF DATE TO SUBMIT 

MATERIAL FOR PUBLICATION IS EXACTLY 3-WEEKS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF 

THE NEXT CHAPTER MEETING. YOU CAN VIEW OUR NEWSLETTER IN COLOR, 

GO TO WEBSITE www.purpleheartaustin.org , FIND NEWSLETTER IN THE MENU. 

The Adult’s and Children’s holiday gatherings held at the 

Odd Fellows Lodge #23 this year will both be on the same 

day, Sunday, December 14. The Children's party will have 

entertainment, and ice cream, cookies, and other goodies 

will be served. Purple Santa will make an appearance at 

2:00PM and pass out some goodies and he will have an 

individual gift for each child. The Adult party will have 

finger food, fruit and cheese trays and different beverages. 

Come by, sit and visit for a while, say hello to the other 

Patriots, and enjoy the camaraderie. 

The weather was great for the Veterans Day parade. Many 

of our Patriots showed up and participated in the parade. 

This year the parade committee honored women who served 

in the United States Armed Forces during all wars. There 

were women present who served in World War II, Korea, 

Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan. Additionally, I would like 

to thank Patriot Tony Moore again for taking over for me 

as Purple Santa. We also had Patriot Bill and Patsy Lane 

from Iowa Park, Texas (near Wichita Falls), who came all 

the way to Austin just to be with us in the parade this year. 

Patriot Lane and his wife Patsy represented our chapter in 

the “wreath laying ceremony” at the Capitol. 

The January meeting will be another “G.I. Breakfast” held 

in the Camp Mabry Cafeteria. The menu will include eggs, 

bacon, and the famous and delicious S.O.S. on toast with 

coffee or orange juice. More details as January gets closer. 

The guest speaker for January will be Ms. Sheri Soltes from 

Dripping Springs. Ms. Soltes trains dogs for veterans with 

hearing problems and provides them free of charge to the 

veterans by means of a grant that the Federal Government 

awarded her organization. 

I hope everyone can come by for a while on Sunday 

December 14, from 1 to 4PM, and enjoy each other's 

company. In closing, I wish you and yours a Merry 

Christmas and Happy New Year. As well, to other Patriots 

I wish you and yours a very Happy Seasons Greetings and 

Feliz Navidad. 

Yours In Patriotism, 

RAYMOND DIAZ 

Commander, Chapter 1919


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Unit Notes 

…..AND, THIS YEAR WE WILL 

CERTAINLY HONOR THAT 

LONG STANDING TRADITION, 

ON DEC 14, BUT WITH A 

VARIATION. THE ADULTS 

WILL PARTY IN ONE PART OF 

THE HALL WHILE PURPLE 

HEART KIDS HAVE THEIR 

CHRISTMAS PARTY IN A 

SEPARATE ROOM. 

COMMAND AND 

PRINCIPAL STAFF 

CHAPTER / UNIT 

1919 

OFFICERS, MOPH CHAPT 1919 

NOTE: AREA CODES NOT LISTED ARE ( 512 ) 

COMMANDER 

RAYMOND DIAZ 444-6342 

SENIOR VICE COMMANDER 

JOHN BURKHARDT 497-5857 

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE 

P 

rior to the Veterans Day Parade 

our group was treated to 

homemade breakfast tacos, prepared 

by Mrs. Guadalupe Castellon 

(mother of Patriot Ivan Castellon). 

We all enjoyed these delicious tacos 

very much and we would like to thank 

Mrs. Castellon for her generosity. 

Juice was also available to everyone. 

filled to capacity with Chapter and 

Unit members, and family. The 

many children who looked on were 

extremely excited and happy to see 

Purple Santa. Santa’s presence 

brought many smiles and happiness 

to children of all ages. 

This year’s Holiday Party will be on 

December 14th. Please see page 1 

for more details. 

JUNIOR VICE COMMANDER 

JOE HARTNESS 964-1146 

ADJUTANT 

MILT CARR 343-7940 

FINANCE OFFICER 

WALLACE PETE SNELSON 472-4975 

SERVICE OFFICER 

JIMMIE SALAZAR (830) 868-9237 

PUBLIC RELATIONS 

TONY GEISHAUSER 527-8495 

JUDGE ADVOCATE 

MARTIN L. ALLDAY, J.D. 306-0388 

CHAPLAIN 

RUFUS DYE 926-5691 

The 2008 Parade was an unforgettable 

experience for all who participated. 

Hundreds of people 

lined Congress 

Avenue to pay tribute 

to the veterans. As 

the Military Order of 

the Purple Heart 

Chapter 1919 

approached groups of 

people, the applause 

… CHILDREN WANTED ! 

(12 AND UNDER) BRING 

THEM TO THE PARTY. 

BUT, CALL ME FIRST, 

BETTY, AT 278-0292 AND 

CALL ME NOW ! GIVE 

ME THEIR NAMES AND 

AGES, SO PURPLE 

SANTA CAN HAVE A 

became thunderous. CHRISTMAS 

And many people 

emotionally displayed 

their heartfelt pride and gratitude for 

the men and women who served our 

country and for protecting our 

freedom. Special appreciation goes 

out to Auxiliary members Katherine 

Contreras and Laurie Hudgeons, 

who proudly walked the parade 

carrying the LAMOPH banner. The 

Austin Duck Adventures vehicle was 

PRESENT 

READY FOR THEM….. 

Our next regular meeting after the 

holidays will be on 

January 24, 2009. 

Location is Camp 

Mabry’s Building #8. 

This meeting begins 

with a “G.I. Breakfast” 

in the cafeteria, $5 per 

person. Meeting starts 

at 9AM and the 

breakfast line forms 

shortly afterward so 

don’t be late! 

If I don’t get the opportunity to greet 

you personally at our Holiday Party, 

then have a Merry Christmas and a 

Happy New Year ! 

Betty, 

President, Unit 1919 

AMERICANISM OFFICER 

ERNIE BANASAU 894-0644 

WELFARE OFFICER 

FRED REY 339-8034 

SERGEANT AT ARMS 

IVAN CASTELLON (254) 258-9155 

OFFICERS, LAMOPH UNIT 1919 

PRESIDENT, SECRETARY, CHAPLAIN 

BETTY CEPEDA 278-0292 

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT 

MARISOL CONTRERAS 791-7532 

JUNIOR VICE PRESIDENT 

VALERIE DYE 272-4582 

TREASURER-PATRIOTIC INSTR. 

JULIE BRIDGEWATER (972) 754-4393 

TRUSTEES, 1-2-3 Yr 

PATSY RADEMACHER 327-0326 

ROSALIE CASTILLO 272-4582 

ELIZABETH LARSON 418-1342 

PARLIAMENTARIAN 

LUCILLE BENNETT 345-2534 

HISTORIAN 

ELAINE REY 339-8034

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...Department of Defense Announces Change In... 

PURPLE HEART AWARD CRITERIA 

...To Allow Award for POW’s Who Die In Captivity… 

In the 2007 National Defense Authorization 

Act, Congress asked for a review of the 

eligibility criteria for award of the Purple 

Heart. 

In response to that request, and after 

consultation with several military groups, 

the Department of Defense concluded that 

the congressional request had merit and on 

October 6th, announced that it has 

expanded the Purple Heart eligibility 

criteria, now allowing the award for 

prisoners-of-war who died in captivity. 

Previously, the Purple Heart was awarded 

only in cases in which it could be proved 

that death (of the prisoner-of-war) was a 

direct result of enemy action, such as in a 

shooting. The change reflects the feeling 

that these conditions and circumstances are 

difficult to document. 

The revised department policy presumes, 

for service members who die in captivity as 

a qualifying prisoner-of-war, that their 

death was the “result of enemy action,” or 

was the result of wounds incurred “ in 

action with the enemy” during capture, or 

as a result of wounds incurred as a “result 

of enemy action” during capture, unless 

compelling evidence is presented to the 

contrary. 

The revised policy allows retroactive award 

of the Purple Heart to qualifying prisonersof-war 

since December 7, 1941. 

Posthumous award will be made to the 

deceased service member’s representative 

as designated by the secretary of the 

military department concerned, upon 

application to that military department. 

It is estimated that the relatives of up to 

17,000 deceased POW’s could be eligible 

for the award under this new regulation. 

Each military department will publish 

application procedures and ensure they are 

accessible to the general public. Family 

members with questions may contact the 

services: 

Army: Military Awards Branch, 

(703) 325-8700. 

Navy: Navy Personnel Command, 

Retired Records Section, (314) 592-1150. 

Air Force: Air Force Personnel 

Center, (800) 616-3775. 

Marine Corps: Military Awards 

Branch, (703) 784-9340. 

—DoD Press Release Nr. 845-08, Oct 6, 2008 

with additional information from internet 

posted by ABC News


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ADJUTANTS CALL 

T 

he National Convention last summer voted in 

big changes in membership rules for regular 

members and those were reported in the September 

issue in this column. The convention also adopted 

changes in the rules for Associate Memberships and 

those are addressed here. In fact, the changes 

affecting Associates are even more sweeping in 

nature than were those for regular members, and will 

almost certainly result in fewer Associates being 

signed up, despite opening up the eligibility to more 

family members than before. Here they are: 

Spouses (male or female), and siblings 

(brothers and sisters) are now also 

eligible for Associate Membership. 

Previously, only parents or lineal 

descendants (including adopted 

children) of Purple Heart recipients 

were eligible to join. Although this 

makes many more persons eligible, 

documentation requirements are newly 

imposed. 

Previously, relationships of applicants 

to the sponsoring Purple Heart veteran 

had been certified by the veteran or 

Chapter Adjutant. From now on, the 

documentation of relationship (birth 

certificate, adoption papers, or 

marriage certificate) to the sponsoring Purple Heart 

recipient must accompany the application. If the 

applicant is a grandchild of a MOPH member, a 

legible copy of the applicant’s parent’s birth 

certificate and a legible copy of the applicant’s birth 

certificates must be submitted showing the names of 

the birth parents in order to establish the relationship. 

As has been reported, Associate Membership dues 

were changed by the convention, and are the same as 

regular MOPH memberships. That is, only life 

membership is available and the life dues are $50. 

Annual membership is no longer an option. Under 

the old rules, which have not changed, life 

membership is available only to persons 18 or more 

years of age. Annual members could be of any age, 

CURRENT STATISTICS 

From The 

NATIONAL ADJUTANT 

in millions as of year-end 2007 

TOTAL VETERANS 23.6 

OLDER THAN 65 9.3 

VIETNAM ERA VETS 7.9 

Vet Populations, Big-5 States 

CALI FORNIA…… 2.1 

FLORIDA………… 1.7 

TEXAS…………… 1.7 

NEW YORK……… 1.1 

PENNSYLVANIA… 1.1 

and Chapter 1919 has several annual dues paying 

Associate members that are under 18. Conforming 

to those new rules, when the Annual memberships 

expire for those under age 18, they will not be 

eligible to pay the $50 and convert to Life. They 

will be dropped from membership. Unfortunate. 

Patriot Photos: We have assembled photos from 117 

of our members so far, and incorporated them into a 

Power Point slide show of Chapter 1919’s members. 

The presentation runs about 30 minutes and will be 

displayed at the Christmas Party. 

Come and see it for yourself, it looks 

really good. Why mention it here ? 

Because 117 pictures means there are 

450 chapter members who haven’t 

yet shared a photo with us. If you 

are one of those who haven’t, you are 

invited to provide a photo of 

yourself, preferably in uniform 

during the war in which you were 

wounded. If you aren’t local and 

can’t hand carry it to me at a 

meeting, please mail to me at the 

return address on the cover of this 

newsletter. I promise to scan it 

quickly and get it back to you 

promptly by return mail. If you do it 

right away, it will already be in the 

slide show at the Christmas Party. Also, if you are a 

WWII vet, John Burkhardt will put it in your entry 

in the “Registry of Remembrances” of the National 

WWII Memorial in Washington, D.C. 

I’m running out of space and these have to be the 

last words from me to you in 2008. So, I’ll close by 

just saying what a privilege it is to be the Adjutant 

for this outfit, made up entirely of people whom I 

most profoundly respect, each and every one, and 

what an honor it is to get to do our little feature 

stories on patriots like these last three, William 

Mays, Renessa Gerhardt and Joe Castro. Anyway 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all. 

—Milt Carr, Adjutant, (512) 343-7940

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...Scenes From The .. 

VETERANS DAY PARADE & CEREMONY 

...Tuesday, November 11th Up Congress Avenue And At The Capitol... 

GETTING READY TO START, LADIES 

LAURIE HUDGEONS AND KATHERINE 

CONTRERAS BRING UP THE LADIES 

AUXILIARY BANNER 

THANKS TO “AUSTIN DUCK ADVENTURES” 

FOR AGAIN PROVIDING A VEHICLE FOR 

OUR PURPLE HEART PARADE 

PARTICIPANTS WHO NEEDED A RIDE 

PATRIOT FRANK PECK FLEW AIR 

COVER FOR US, BRINGING UP THE 

REAR IN HIS F-105 “THUD” REPLICA 

FINISHING THE PARADE COURSE, PURPLE 

SANTA FOLLOWS OUR MARCH UNITS IN 

HIS 3/4 TON TRUCK “SLEIGH” 

HOWARD MCKINNEY TOOK THE 

CUSTOMARY PHOTO FOR THE 

RECORD AT THE CAPITOL 

PATRIOT WILLIAM LANE AND WIFE PATSY 

CAME FROM WICHITA FALLS TO BE WITH 

CHAPTER 1919 IN THE PARADE AND THEY 

REPRESENTED THE CHAPTER AND UNIT AT 

THE CEREMONY FOR THE “WREATH LAYING” 

...Scenes From The .. 

LAST CHAPTER MEETING 

...Saturday, October 18th, Camp Mabry Museum... 

SR VICE JOHN BURKHARDT (L), AND 

NAUS PRESIDENT BOB LARSON (RIGHT), 

WELCOME GUEST SPEAKER, 10TH 

DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN, MICHAEL 

McCAUL TO THIS JOINT MEETING 

PART OF THE ASSEMBLY IN THE 

“HALL OF HONOR” AT THE CAMP 

MABRY MUSEUM BEFORE THE 

MEETING BEGAN 

PATRIOT JOHN BRYANT TAKES 

THE FLOOR TO ASK A QUESTION

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...Friday, November 7, 2008, Ceremony In The… 

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS FOOTBALL STADIUM 

RELOCATING THE WAR MEMORIAL TABLET 

...And Chapter 1919 Patriots Were There In A Big Way… 

After being decomissioned as a memorial in 2006, when a stadium 

construction project began, an emotional hour-long ceremony marked 

the replacement of the bronze tablet bearing the names of more than 

4,000 Texans killed in WWI, now newly located at the northwest 

corner of the stadium at Gate 8. 

HONORED ON-STAGE WERE 

CHAPTER 1919 PATRIOTS FROM: 

WW II - RUFUS DYE, KOREA-JAMES 

LOGAN BROWN, VIETNAM - KEN 

WALLINGFORD AND JOHN 

BURKHARDT, BEIRUT - ARMANDO 

YBARRA, IRAQ - ALAN BABIN, AND 

AFGHANISTAN-RAMIRO MARTINEZ 

PATRIOT FRANK DENIUS WAS 

A PRINCIPAL SPEAKER AT 

THE CEREMONY. ALSO 

SPEAKING WERE UNIVERSITY 

PRESIDENT BILL POWERS 

AND ATHLETIC DIRECTOR 

DELOSS DODDS 


Prequel to Tributes 

In Memory Of Patriot, 

and 2004 National Commander 

ROBERT LICHTENBERGER 

ARMY, VIETNAM, WOUNDED, CU CHI 

20th Artillery, 1st Air Cavalry Div 

by both RAY DIAZ and RUFUS DYE 5/08 

In Memory Of Patriot 

CARL H. KLEIN 

ARMY, WWII, WOUNDED IN FRANCE 

2nd BN, 38th INF, 2nd INFANTRY DIV 

DONALD MORRISON 6/08 

USMACV Advisors to the 

ARVN Infantry, Airborne 

and Ranger Battalions, 

the lonliest, scariest, and deadliest 

job in that war. 

GRUNT 10/08 

Syke’s Reg’lars 

20th U.S. Infantry 

Non-Stop Bull Run to Iraq 

(Five battalions on The Line in Vietnam) 

Tant Que Je Puis 

The Honorary Regimental Colonel 10/08 

AND AMONG THE 250 IN 

THE AUDIENCE THERE 

WERE MANY OTHER 

PURPLE HEART CAPS 

101st AIRBORNE DIVISION 

“STRIKE FORCE” 

VIETNAM 

1966 

ELAINE 

BURKHARDT 

HAD HER 

PHOTO-OP WITH 

LEGENDARY 

LONGHORN 

COACH DARRYL 

ROYAL 

AFTER THE CEREMONY, JOHN 

BURKHARDT WITH HAL MOHRLOK 

SHARE A MOMENT IN THE “FRANK 

DENIUS VETERAN’S MEMORIAL 

PLAZA” 

JIMMY & GUADALUPE MARTINEZ 8/08 

IN MEMORY OF 

“SKY SOLDIERS” 

SGT DAVE FREEMAN 

1LT EMERY MIKULA 

DIED IN VIETNAM — OCT 1966 

173rd AIRBORNE BRIGADE 

MILT CARR 3/08 

In Memory of Crew Members of the 

12th ARMY AIR FORCE 

57th Bomb Wing, 321st Bomb Group 

448th Bomb Squadron (B-25’s) 

That Made the Supreme Sacrifice in WWII 

TOM MATTHEWS 9/08


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JOE S. CASTRO 

Army, WWII, Pacific 

Patriot, Chapter 1919 

Joe S. Castro was born in 1921, the next-to-youngest born into this large Castro family 

of Austin, Texas that would send four sons off to war. His younger brother, also 

wounded in action, was our late Patriot, L.C. Castro (chapter charter member and our 

first chaplain), featured in the PATRIOT BULLETIN with a story similar to this in the 

August 1997 issue and that may also be found on our website. We are overdue for 

saying more about Joe and L.C.’s family, and will make up for that here. 

PFC JOE CASTRO 

WW II 

Parents Ladislao and Leonarda Castro had come from Mexico during World War I. They had two daughters 

and three sons when they arrived in Austin, making their first home here in a downtown apartment that was 

upstairs over a store in the block just west of 5 th and Colorado. After four or five years there they moved (a 

few blocks east) near where San Jacinto crossed the railroad tracks (now 4 th Street) and was very close to the 

main train station. Three more sons were born to the Castros in Austin, but shortly after the birth of baby, 

Ladislao (L.C.) in 1924, the father died leaving Leonarda a widow with eight children. The family had 

regularly attended Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church since their arrival in Austin. As the years passed, 

the older children left home for employment in various places and faithfully sent money back home enabling 

the family, for the first time, to purchase a house of their own on 8 th Street between Navasota and Lydia. It 

would remain the Castro family home for many years to come. But then, one day the world suddenly 

changed. 

News of the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 instantly excited everyone, especially all 

the young men in Austin that the Castro boys knew. Joe and all his friends immediately went down to the 

recruiting station and signed up. The Army accepted him, also without delay. On December 11th he was 

sworn into service and put on the train to the Induction Center in San Antonio. Joe Castro was sent to Camp 

Barkley in Abilene, Texas where he was rushed through training and in February 1942 had qualified as a 

Medical Aidman. The men coming out of school at that time were not granted any leave. Joe was put on a 

train for San Francisco and, after much confusion and some interesting delays, on April 12, 1942 he arrived 

on a troop transport at Hilo, Hawaii. 

27th INFANTRY 

DIVISION 

PATCH 

105th INFANTRY 

REGIMENT 

“APPLEKNOCKERS 

UNIT CREST 

The 27 th Infantry Division (New York Army National Guard) was responsible for beach 

defenses of the island. Private Castro, was assigned to the Medical Detachment of the 105 th 

Infantry Regiment and attached as a company medic with Company A. Beginning in the fall 

of 1942 the 27 th Division was relieved from their island defense mission by the 6 th Infantry 

Division. They departed Hilo and from that point until the end of the war the division would 

be part of the campaigns committed to taking the Japanese held Pacific islands. For their 

part during that time, elements of the 27 th Infantry Division took Makin Island in the Gilbert 

Island Group in late 1943. Later, the island of Majuro was occupied without opposition and 

next, Eniwetok was captured in early 1944. After that came the invasion of Saipan, in the 

Marianas Island Group, where for the first time the entire division was committed together 

in intense and prolonged fighting, and where Joe Castro sustained the wound that put him 

out of the war for good. Saipan was taken by three divisions during 24 days of bitter 

fighting beginning on June 15, 1944. Following several days of intensive naval and air 

bombardment, the 2 nd and 4 th Marine Divisions made successful assault landings on the west 

side of the island on the first day. The Army’s 27 th Infantry Division, with Joe among them,

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landed the next day, coming ashore through the southernmost beachhead and moved to take Aslito, the 

Japanese main airfield on the island. Joe shares these memories, “There were hundreds of ships in the 

invasion force that stood off the island and the bombardment was still going on when we loaded into the 

landing craft. The water was rough and everyone was sick. We came in behind the earlier landing and the 

beach was littered with many bodies, killed in the initial landing, that we had to move through, but we had to 

keep moving forward. That first day was really rough for us, lots of shooting. It was seven days into the 

operation when I was wounded. My unit was very near the front and my company was moving forward in 

open terrain that provided little cover. We were taking casualties and I had been having a busy time of it 

applying bandages and tourniquets when I was hit in the right leg by gunfire. I was unable to move and it 

took about an hour before stretcher bearers could reach where I was and get me to the Aid Station back at 

the beach. I was taken off to a Hospital Ship the following day and after two or three days on the ship I was 

taken ashore and flown out to a hospital in Hawaii. I had an operation there, but they couldn’t remove all 

the metal fragments. I had been hit with an explosive bullet that had done massive damage after entering 

the leg and it was slow to heal. After about three months in the hospital they tried to send me back to my unit 

(the 27 th Division having returned to Hawaii after the taking of Saipan), but they refused to accept a combat 

medic that was still on crutches. After several more months I still wasn’t getting any better, so in February 

1945 I was medevac’d from Hawaii to a hospital in Alabama. 

In September 1945, I was discharged from the Army and returned home to Austin.” Brother, L.C. was 

discharged and arrived back home in Austin in October 1945, a few weeks after Joe, and so too did the other 

two brothers, but considering their collective wounds it would be a bit of a stretch to say they had come 

home safely. Arthur had been a Sergeant in Company A, 5 th Tank Battalion, 16 th Armored Division, 

wounded during the Battle of the Bulge; and Ladislao (L.C.) was a waist gunner on a B-24 Bomber, 

wounded when shot down over Occupied France. Ramon, the only one of the four that did not go overseas, 

was an Army medic assigned to Bushnell General Hospital at Brigham City, Utah. Concerning when he was 

discharged, Joe says, “I was finally off the crutches, but walked with a limp with considerable difficulty, and 

when seated, I could not sit straight upright because of pain from the shell fragments still in my leg. Some of 

those pieces of metal migrated, causing more misery, but becoming more accessible to treatment and after 

two or three years the Waco VA Hospital removed some more of the fragments.” Each of the six Castro 

brothers married and most lived and raised families of their own in the Austin area. Although the father had 

died early, the mother, Leonarda, lived until 1987 and she was the oldest person ever to have been a member 

of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church when she died at age 107. Today, he is the sole remaining 

survivor among Ladislao and Leonarda’s children and this month PATRIOT BULLETIN proudly salutes 

Patriot Joe S. Castro. 

FATHER 

LADISLAO 

CASTRO 

1880-1925 

SIX SONS—PHOTO FROM ABOUT 1965 

JACK MANUEL RAMON ARTHUR JOE LADISLAO (L.C.) 

MOTHER ELDEST CHILD LOTTIE ELIDA SUE SUSIE OPHELIA SALLIE 

LEONARDA SISTER: CARLOTA AND SIX DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW


DEPARTMENT OF TEXAS NEWS 

...For Every MOPH Chapter & LAMOPH Unit… 

FOR MOPH CHAPTERS: 

The year is coming to an end in a month 

and change. Now is the time to start 

planning for the Midyear Conference 

coming up on January 9—10 in Killeen. 

We will be in a new hotel this time. 

Friday is training day for Service 

Officers. Chapter 1876 Commander, 

Justin Kautz, will send out an agenda 

soon. Chapters need to fund their 

Service Officer for Friday, and fund one 

day for the Commander, Sr.Vice, or 

Jr.Vice for the Conference. Call me or 

e-mail me if you (Commander) or your 

Service Officer cannot come, 

ferey@austin.rr.com or 512-339-8034. 

It is important that you make your 

reservations before the 30 th of 

December, at Phone number 254-247- 

3133: ask for Cherry Hoffpauir 

The Convention made big By-Laws 

changes for Associate Memberships, see 

those on Page 4, Adjutants Call. 

Donations are down this year, not just 

because of the bad economy but also the 

bad publicity that MOPH received on 

TV. This means we have to work much 

harder to raise the funds to keep the 

chapters and their projects on track. If 

asked, Chapters need to inform the 

public the money mentioned on TV, 

was not money we (departments and 

chapters) have available to work with 

veterans, active duty service personal 

and their families. MOPH does apply 

almost all donations for helping Vets. 

Your chapter may want to put together 

papers stating what the chapter has done 

in the past year to help all veterans. 

The trailer with the Memorial Wall is 

available for display in your area by 

appointment. The wall displays the 400 

plus native Texans, who have lost their 

lives in the two active wars, (Iraq and 

Afghanistan). The Department of Texas 

wants to display this wall in cities that 

have a local chapter. The chapter will be 

responsible for storage and transporting 

to your area. The wall must be 

displayed in a building because it is not 

weather proof. You should notify your 

local news media to make sure you get 

coverage, and also gold star mothers and 

widows should be informed about the 

coming of the wall. Call me to reserve a 

date on the calendar for your chapter to 

have it displayed in your area. 

I wish you and your family a Merry 

Christmas and a Happy New Year. 

—Federico Rey, Commander, 

Department of Texas 

MOPH 

PHONE NUMBERS 

COMMANDER 

FEDERICO REY (512) 339-8034 

SENIOR VICE COMMANDER 

JOHN FOOTMAN (254) 699-0079 

JUNIOR VICE COMMANDER 

JOSE MORALES (254) 224-6982 

ADJUTANT 

JOHN FOOTMAN (254) 699-0079 

FINANCE OFFICER 

WAYMON FAULKNER (817) 834-4181 

SERVICE OFFICER 

ROCKY HERNANDEZ (254) 628-1326 

SGT-AT-ARMS 

SAMUEL LUNA (281) 395-9152 

JUDGE ADVOCATE 

C.W.(BUD) NETTLES (936) 462-8519 

INSPECTOR 

ROBERT HERNANDEZ (254) 694-4215 

WELFARE OFFICER 

PETER ROSIE (210) 826-8714 

NATIONAL EXCECUTIVE COMMITTEEMAN 

DELEON WESTON (915) 821-3880 

ALTERNATE NAT’L EXEC COMMITTEEMAN 

HARRY SMART (210) 648-4529 

AMERICANISM OFFICER 

RAUL CAMPBELL (210) 681-1285 

CHAPLAIN 

DON WILSON (817) 595-2626 

HISTORIAN 

ANDREW REDDELL (832) 877-7073 

LAMOPH 

PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY 

TRISH ROSIE (210) 826-8714 

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT 

MAMIE CAMPBELL (210) 681-1285 

JUNIOR VICE PRESIDENT 

VACANT 

TREASURER 

BETTY CEPEDA (512) 278-0292 

SGT-AT-ARMS 

MARIAH DINGMAN (254) 258-7363 

TRUSTEES 

1-YR, HELGA HERNANDEZ (254) 628-1326 

2-YR, KATHY FOOTMAN (254) 681-5303 

3-YR, GLORIA LUNA (281) 395-9152 

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FOR AUXILIARY UNITS 

Holiday Greetings: 

We are ushering in fall with winter 

nipping at our heels. Ladies Auxiliary 

projects are gearing up for the Holidays 

and I encourage all the units in the 

Dept of Texas to be generous in your 

support of holiday projects, both in 

time and monies. Let’s not pull back 

from volunteering, donations or 

meeting attendance. This is the time to 

become a “closer knit organization.” 

COMMUNICATION! When we are 

reaching out to veterans and their 

families, let us not forget about our 

own MOPH and Ladies Auxiliary 

membership. Especially those that can 

no longer make it to meetings because 

of illness or illness of a spouse. 

Widows and widowers need support, 

especially during the holidays. 

On the first Veterans Day in 1954, 

President Dwight Eisenhower called on 

all citizens to “remember sacrifices of 

those who fought so valiantly.” With 

these words, the day previously known 

as Armistice Day was expanded into an 

annual event to acknowledge all 

American Veterans, a group of men 

and women committed to principles 

without parallel. The aforementioned 

statement was part of a letter sent from 

Governor Rick Perry in honor of 

Veterans Day. We attended the 

ceremony at Fort Sam Houston 

Cemetery and the day included a 

Dedication of the Purple Heart Stamp 

and a Naturalization Ceremony of 12 

active duty males and females, from all 

branches of the service, sworn in by the 

Honorable John W. Primono, US 

Magistrate Judge of the Western 

District of Texas. What an emotional 

event that was! The voices of the 

Texas Children’s Choir sounded like 

angels in the cool, overcast morning. 

What a wonderful treat ! 

I look forward to hearing about your 

Christmas Projects. Please start talking 

and planning to attend the Mid-Winter 

Conference in Killeen in January 2009. 

Making the conference a priority is 

important to the success and attendance 

of members. Further details will be 

forthcoming. Please let me hear from 

you. Thanks to the two units that sent 

Meeting Minutes. 

Wishing all Units a Joyful and Blessed 

Christmas and New Year. 

Serving with gladness, 

—Trish Rosie, President, 

Department of Texas


...Submissions Required Soon For A... 

MOPH SCHOLARSHIP 

...For The 2009 / 2010 School Year… 

All patriots and ladies should be aware of MOPH’s 

scholarship program. But, most especially, if you are 

college bound and you are a Purple Heart recipient 

who is also a member of MOPH, or you are a direct 

descendant of someone who is, then you need to 

know about this. 

Successful applicants for the 2009/2010 Scholarship 

will each receive $3,000. 

The next school year may seem like a long way off, 

but it takes time to assemble the information required 

and to complete the application. The deadline for 

submission is February 17, 2009, so anyone interested 

in applying needs to get started soon. 

National Headquarters has just recently posted next 

year’s “Purple Heart Scholarship Information and 

Application” packet and it is ready for downloading 

from MOPH’s website: www.purpleheart.org. On 

that homepage, look down the menu topics along the 

left margin, find and click on “Purple Heart 

Programs, ” then on that page, find and click on 

“Scholarships,” and from there you can download 

the “2009/2010 Application Form.” If you prefer to 

have a copy sent by mail, contact MOPH Hqs at 

(703) 642-5360, or request it by e-mail from: 

scholarship@purpleheart.org. 

Eligibility: Also, the direct descendants (defined as 

a child, step-child, adopted child, grandchild or 

great-grandchild) of a veteran killed in action or who 

died of wounds and did not have an opportunity to 

join the Military Order of the Purple Heart are also 

eligible. A more detailed description of eligibility 

criteria is found on the first page of the application. 

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LOCATIONS IN TEXAS 

...Taking Donations To The… 

NATIONAL PURPLE HEART 

SERVICE FOUNDATION 

Chapter 1919 receives numerous calls from persons 

in the Austin area who know about the Military Order 

of the Purple Heart and would like to donate items to 

us in preference to any other organization. It’s a 

pretty safe bet that patriots and ladies in chapters and 

units everywhere get asked the same thing. Only the 

largest cities within the state have an organization to 

accept donated goods for our nationwide service 

foundation, and here are those current opportunities 

in Texas. 

City Items Accepted Phone 

SAN ANTONIO Clothing & Small Household Items 210-527-0000 

HOUSTON Clothing & Small Household Items 713-685-5400 

HOUSTON Autos, Trucks, Planes, Motorcycles 713-383-6000 

DALLAS Autos, Trucks, Planes, Motorcycles 214-745-7000 

The National Purple Heart Service Foundation also 

has a Car Donation Program that applies nationwide, 

not just in Texas. You may donate a car (also boats, 

RV’s, or motorcycles) if your vehicle has no outstanding 

liens by calling during office hours: 

Donate a Car 888-414-4483 

Arrangement will be made for a towing company in 

your area to pick up the vehicle and you should be 

prepared at that time to provide the title and keys to 

the vehicle. The donation is tax-deductible and a 

Certificate will be provided after the vehicle has been 

sold. 

...Computer Users, Sign Up To Get Your… 


ON THE INTERNET 

The numbers continue to rise, as more newsletter addressees sign on for the list to be notified by e-mail when 

the latest newsletter has been posted and is ready for viewing on the chapter’s website. If you are one of 

those that thought about it, but didn’t do anything at the time, why not help us save printing costs and postage 

money by letting us stop your mailings, and notify you instead every month when the electronic version of 

this newsletter has been posted (normally about 10 days before the paper copies begin being received). If you 

are ready to do so now, please e-mail your notification to: adjutant@purpleheartaustin.org (to make sure we 

record your e-address correctly). To see it now with photos and graphics in color, log on at 

www.purpleheartaustin.org then look thru the menu and click on the entry “December 2008 Newsletter.”

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PATRIOT BIRTHDAYS 

Of the TEXAS CAPITAL CHAPTER 

1 EDGAR J. PARRY, JR. 

2 JAMES A. (JIM) MAZY 

2 ERNEST L. DUNGEY 

3 RONALD P. SMITH 

3 JERRY WHITE 

4 LESLIE E. (LES) ALLEN 

4 MIKE TARPLEY 

6 EDWARD L. HARK JR. 

6 JOHN F. HOOKS 

7 JAMES D. (JIMMY) SEYMOUR JR. 

7 R.E. (SULLY) SULLIVAN 

8 WILLIAM D. SMITH 

8 HORACIO M.(HERSH) HERNANDEZ 

8 NICHOLAS J. (NICK) ROBINSON 

9 JOHN E. WAGGONER JR. 

10 DAVID W. MIXON 

10 FRED J. LAURENTZ 

11 RUSSELL L. WARRINER 

12 EVERETTE R. (RAY) PAYNE 

12 BRICE H. BARNES 

12 WILLIAM R. (BILLY) DEMENT 

13 ROBERT J. HEISTERMAN 

14 JOE DOUGHERTY 

14 ROBERT A. (BOB) HEFFORD 

15 RAMIRO MARTINEZ 

15 K.W. KINGSLEY 

16 BENITO L. (BEN) RODRIGUEZ 

16 WILLIAM C. (BILL) BENDER 

16 JOSEPH R. (JOE) BURNER JR. 

16 CECIL L. SHRADER 

17 CARLOS V. SOZA 

17 JAMES E. TRUMBLE 

17 MELVIN D. GREEN 

17 JOSEPH W. DOVE 

20 JAMES M. MODLIN JR 

20 GILBERT H. (SONNY) HOLLUB JR. 

22 CHESTER J. LATHAN 

24 RICHARD M. (DON) BOSSERMAN JR. 

25 BRUCE A. BENWAY 

25 JESSE G. RODRIGUEZ 

27 CARLOS CANO 

28 ANTHONY E. HARTLE 

28 GEORGE H. CALL 

30 WALLACE E. KILMAN JR. 

30 JOSE E. ESTRADA 

31 MICHAEL J. DEEL 

3 STANLEY M. GEHO 

4 FRANKLIN W. (FRANK) DENIUS 

5 JAMES A. DEAN 

5 DAVID J.(DAVE) HEARNE 

6 RONALD H. MOERBE 

6 RUBEN ESPINOZA 

7 CLYDE W. SCHAFFER 

8 WELDON S. HOYLE 

8 JACK H. HADSELL 

8 CURTIS A. MARTELL 

8 JOE S. CASTRO 

9 MARIO VARGAS 

10 JESSE M. CALVO 

10 T.C.(CHUCK) LESHIKAR 

10 GONZALO GARZA 

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...The Holiday Season Is The… 

SEASON FOR GIVING 

...And A Painless Way To Give Would Be.. 

If you do your grocery shopping at Randalls 

Food Stores all you have to do is identify 

yourself with Chapter 1919 and each quarter 

from that point on, they will rebate to us a 

portion of the amount of your purchases. 

GOOD 

NEIGHBOR 

ACCOUNT 

5939 

To participate, next time you visit a Randalls 

Store, go to the customer service desk and ask 

them to issue you a “Randalls Remarkable Card” 

(or annotate your existing card) and register it 

with our “Good Neighbor Account # 5939.” 

This rebate comes entirely from the store, it does 

not add to the cost to the shopper. In fact, 

customers presenting their card at the register 

automatically receive discounts on many 

designated items. 

Also, this isn’t limited to Purple Heart Chapter 

Members. Any of your family members, or your 

friends and neighbors, or just anyone at all that 

you can influence to support Chapter 1919’s 

programs — this is a great way to do it. Have 

them register their cards at Randalls with our 

#5939. 

BIRTHDAYS FOR THE 

LADIES AUXILIARY 

Happy Birthday to all ladies celebrating before 2009 ! 

DECEMBER 

3 VIRGINIA BANASAU 

13 MARY ANN ZORNICK 

14 KATHY CARR 

18 ASHLEIGH YBARRA 

24 IONE BELDEN 

24 JENNYNE BILSKY 

27 KOLETA THOMPSON 

28 RITA HOOVER 

—BETTY CEPEDA, Unit President


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BOOSTERS 

Help support Chapter 1919’s programs by becoming a “Booster” and adding your name to this distinguished list for one 

year following. 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 3/08 

LESLIE ALLEN 1/08 

JOHN ALVARADO 6/08 

ERNIE & VIRGINIA BANASAU 8/08 

MIKE BARTON 11/07 

WILL & MARY ANN BEATTY 6/08 

JENNYNE BILSKY 5/08 

STEPHEN BODNAR 5/08 

CHARLES BONNEY 10/08 

JACK BOWEN MEMORIAL 3/08 

JOHN BRAND, D.min., J.D. 5/08 

WILLIAM A. BRANT MEMORIAL 6/08 

JAMES L. BROWN 6/08 

JAMES P. BRYANT 8/08 

JOHN & ELAINE BURKHARDT 6/08 

MICHELLE BURKHARDT 1/08 

MILT CARR 3/08 

SEAN CARR 12/07 

JOE CASTRO 9/08 

BETTY CEPEDA 6/08 

JIM & ELAINE CHAMBERS 10/08 

JACK CHAVEZ 5/08 

MARCUS COHEN 12/07 

RANDY & VIOLA GREENE 8/08 

JACK HADSELL 3/08 

LEE HAGAN 6/08 

FLETCHER HARRIS 9/08 

JOE & GAIL HARTNESS 9/08 

BOB HARWOOD 5/08 

HERMAN HAYDON 5/08 

BOB HEFFORD 12/07 

O.H. HUBBARD, JR 5/08 

FRED & LAURIE HUDGEONS 5/08 

B.H. HUGHES 9/07 

CHARLES KELLEY 6/08 

THE KERR FAMILY 7/08 

CARL KLEIN MEMORIAL 9/08 

LEW LEDBETTER 8/08 

JACK LEDFORD 3/08 

HAROLD & MAUREEN LEWIS 11/07 

ROBERT LICHTENBERGER MEMORIAL 6/08 

JIMMY & GUADALUPE MARTINEZ 8/08 

MARK MARTINEZ 12/07 

JOHNNIE & JOHNNIE MATL 3/08 

MEMORIAL, "PAPPY," MASCOT 11/07 

"GENERAL PATTON," MASCOT #2 11/07 

CLARENCE SEIDL 2/08 

JAMES D. SEYMOUR, JR. 5/08 

CARLOS SOZA 8/08 

HARRY SWAN MEMORIAL 12/07 

GABRIEL TAMAYO 11/07 

MIKE TARPLELY 5/08 

CHARLES TARVER 3/08 

W.R. TIMMERMANN 2/08 

VA OUTPATIENT CLINIC DONATIONS, Daily 

SERVANDO & MARY VARELA 8/08 

JACK WARDEN 5/08 

PDC HARVEY WEBB 08/08 

HAROLD WEEDEN 11/08 

ROBERT & JUNE WHITMAN 12/07 

JOE & MARY ANN ZORNICK 3/08 

ORGANIZATIONS 

ACES 3/08 

MOC 33 AUXILIARY Monthly 

MOPH SERVICE FOUNDATION 

ODD FELLOWS LODGE 23 12/07 

TEXAS MILITARY FORCES MUSEUM, Monthly 

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 — John H. Brand, D.min,J.D.— 

—John & Elaine Burkhardt—Jim & Elaine Chambers — Bruce Davis — Paul DeVault— Ray Diaz — 

—Wallace E. Downey — Rufus Dye, Jr.— John Eli— John Nolan Friedman Mem. — Jack Hadsell — 

— Fletcher Harris — Robert Harwood — Herman Haydon — Carl Klein Memorial — Lew Ledbetter — 

— Harold & Maureen Lewis — Jimmy & Guadalupe Martinez — Ponciano Morales,III — 

—Henry & Delores Papke — E.L. Parker — Fred & Elaine Rey — Harold Rose — Mike Tarpley — 

CORPORATE LEVEL: — BAE Systems — Harold & Elrose Weeden — 

— MOC 33 Auxiliary — Outback Steakhouse — VFW Post 856 — 

BOB COOK 5/08 

JOE CRUZ 3/08 

ROBERT S. DALTON 2/08 

BRUCE DAVIS 10/08 

PAUL DEVAULT 5/08 

RAYMOND DIAZ 8/08 

WALLACE E. DOWNEY 10/08 

PHILIP DREISESZUN 12/07 

RUFUS DYE 7/08 

JOHN ELI 9/08 

JOSEPH F. FRIEDMAN 12/07 

VIC FRYSINGER 1/08 

GONZALO GARZA 3/08 

RAY MCKEE 9/08 

GEORGE MIGL 1/08 

DONALD MORRISON 5/08 

BILL NEWBERRY 3/08 

CHAPTER 1919 OFFICERS 8/08 

HENRY & DELORES PAPKE 9/08 

EDGAR PARKER 11/07 

FRANK & KATHY PLUMMER 10/08 

FRED RETTIG 8/08 

FRED & ELAINE REY 9/08 

MARLIEN RICE 2/08 

MINNIE RICE 2/08 

CHIP ROSS 12/07 

ED SCHMALREID 8/08 

BUSINESSES 

AUSTIN DUCK ADVENTURES 11/08 

BAE SYSTEMS 1/08 

FISH CITY GRILL 5/08 

GOLDEN CORRAL, 9710 N LAMAR, 8/08 

HILL'S CAFÉ 5/08 

INSTY-PRINTS S [ELLER FAMILY] 4360 S CONG 

THE KYLE FAMILY 

MCKINNEY E-SYSTEMS & ASSOC., INC. 5/08 

MIKE'S PRINT SHOP 6448 HWY 290E 

MORALES & ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS, INC 6/08 

OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE 11600 RESH BLVD 12/07 

RANDALLS FOOD MKTS, INC, QTRLY 

SYSCO FOOD SVC OF AUSTIN, QTRLY

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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 1/08 

For a donation of $25, or more, we will place your message in subsequent 

publications of this bulletin for the next twelve months. 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 My Fallen Comrades 

5th REGIMENTAL COMBAT TEAM 

ARMY, KOREA 

1950-1953 

LEST WE FORGET 

JAMES P. BRYANT 8/08 

In Memory Of 

LUCILLE P. BOWEN 

Wife Of 62 years Of 

PATRIOT JACK BOWEN, M/SGT, USAF, RET. 

She Was A True Air Force Lady 

JACK BOWEN 3/08 

In TRIBUTE to the Men of 

Company “M” 

223rd Infantry Regiment 

40th Infantry Division 

KOREAN WAR 

JOHN & ANN LINGO 5/08 

IN MEMORY OF 

J.M. HICKS 

P.O.W. IN JAPAN FOR 36 MONTHS 

DURING WWII 


In Memory of those pilots of the 

367th Fighter Group 

—WWII Europe 

That made the supreme sacrifice 


HANG IN THERE 

MEN OF MOPH 1919 

“HAVE A GREAT YEAR” 

RAY McKEE 9/08 

To Honor 

Col Bill Brant 

WWII 

Vietnam 

HIS FAMILY 6/08 

In Memory of the pilots of the 

388th Tactical Fighter Wing 

VIETNAM WAR 

That Made the Supreme Sacrifice 


In Tribute To My 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 BOWEN 3/08 

In Memory OF 

BETTY DYE 

AND ALL OTHER PATRIOTS AND LADIES 

OF THE CHAPTER & UNIT 1919 

WHO HAVE PASSED ON 


IN MEMORY 

Staff Sgt JOHN J. BROWN 

A Good Soldier, 

A Great Father 

JIM BROWN 1/08 

IN MEMORY 

Of the 27 crew chiefs and pilots 

Who died in a single plane crash 

In England during WWII 

439th Troop Carrier Group 


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 12/07 

In Memory of the Pilots of the 

18th Fighter / Bomber Group 

Who Lost Their Lives 

During The 

KOREAN WAR 


TO THE MANY WWII VETERANS 

THAT HAVE PASSED ON, AND 

TO THE FEW THAT REMAIN 

GOD BLESS ALL ! ! 

HAROLD [TEX-HOSS-HAL] LEWIS 11/07 

TO THOSE 

WHO SERVED 

Semper Fidelis 

WILLIAM NEWBERRY 3/08 

In Memory of “Troopers” 

Ron -Charlie -Dick -Johnnie 

KIA - Korean War - 1950 

Eighth Cavalry Regiment 

First Cavalry Division 

JAMES LOGAN BROWN 1/08 

In Memory of Patriot 

ARTHUR RICE 

SURVIVOR OF THE 

BATAAN DEATH MARCH 

WORLD WAR II 

MINNIE RICE 5/08 

MEMORIAL 

IN HONOR OF HAROLD’S BIRTHDAY 

PATRIOT HAROLD MARBURGER 

MARCH 22nd 

BETTY MARBURGER 3/08 

To those who gave their lives 

103rd Infantry Division 

Europe, 1944-45 

JOHN BRAND, D.Min., J.D. 5/08


More Tributes 


SAMUEL BIER 

ARMY AIR FORCE, WWII, EUROPE, POW 

465th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force 



WILLIAM A. BRANT 

ARMY, WWII, EUROPE 

1st Infantry Division, Wounded, Normandy 



WILLIAM J. DALLAS 

ARMY AIR FORCE, WWII, EUROPE, POW 

303rd BOMB GROUP, 8TH AIR FORCE 

WOUNDED IN THE AIR OVER GERMANY 


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 & GAIL HARTNESS 9/08 

Deceased Chapter 1919 

Patriots and Ladies 

FY — 2009 

LONNIE BROWN 

JACK S. BOWEN 

MARCUS COHEN 

HARRY G. DAVES, JR. 

JOE E. DELGADO 

WILLIAM F. (BILL) KING, SR. 

AUGUST J. (GUS) KADERKA 

RUFUS L. (LES) LEGGETT 

JOHN MORRISSET 

LEONARD E. RICE 

RICK G. SELLERS 

BOBBY G. SMITH 

JOE M. TAFOYA 

AUSTIN Z. YOUNG 

TAPS 

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Patriot LONNIE BROWN passed away October 7, 2008 at age 79, 

after a long illness. He was an Air Force Vietnam veteran, wounded at 

Bien Hoa Air Force Base during TET-68 while serving as a Technical 

Sergeant in the 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing when the base came under 

ground attack. He is survived by his wife, Ola. 

Patriot MARCUS COHEN passed away October 4, 

2008. At age 95, he had been our senior surviving 

patriot. Marcus was an Army WWII veteran, wounded 

at Bastogne before daylight on Christmas morning 

1944, during the Battle of the Bulge, while serving in 

Company I, 327th Infantry Regiment (Glider), 101st 

Airborne Division. The bullet that passed through his 

shoulder killed his foxhole mate, Roy Spritzer. Fighting 

continued throughout the day and it was late afternoon before he could 

be taken out of the line and back to the Aid Station. It was another two 

days before General Patton’s troops arrived to relieve the survivors. 

Marcus Cohen had lived most of his life in Louisville, Kentucky 

where he had been a long-time member of MOPH Chapter 146. 

In March 2000 he and his wife, Goldye (who recently predeceased him 

after 52 years of marriage), had moved to Austin to be near their 

daughter, Janet Kautz and her family; and he has been a transfer 

member here in Chapter 1919 since that time. 

Patriot JOE E. DELGADO died recently, at age 59. Joe was an Army 

Vietnam veteran. He was wounded July 31, 1970 on operations in Tan 

An Province while serving in Company A, 6th Battalion, 31st Infantry, 

9th Infantry Division. Survived by his son, Joe Isaac Delgado. 

Patriot LEONARD E. RICE passed away September 7, 2008, aged 

85 years. Leonard was an Army WWII veteran, and one of the famed 

36th Infantry Division “T-Patchers.” He fought in the campaigns in 

Italy, France and Germany with the 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry and 

rose in rank to Platoon Sergeant before the war ended. He is survived 

by wife, Bertha, 5 children, 12 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren, 

and two great-great grandchildren. 

Patriot RICK G. SELLERS died September 24, 2008 as a result of a 

traffic accident. He was a 56 year-old Army Vietnam veteran who was 

wounded in Quang Ngai Province in March 1971 while serving in 

Company A, 1st Battalion, 46th Infantry, 198th Light Infantry Brigade, 

Americal Division. He is survived by wife, Linda, and daughter, 

Cassie. 

Patriot BOBBY G. SMITH, a Marine Corps Korean War veteran, 

died October 27, 2008 at age 75. He was wounded on Hill 248 in 

North Korea in September 1951 when serving in Company C, 1st 

Battalion, 3rd Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was a Machine Gun 

Squad Leader and had been awarded the Silver Star. He is survived 

by wife, Gerry. 

Patriot JOE M. TAFOYA died November 13, 2008 at age 77. Joe 

was an Army Korean War veteran. He was wounded September 16, 

1950 near Taegu when serving as an Infantryman in the 38th Infantry 

Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. For many years, Joe had been one of 

our volunteer chapter phone callers and a VA volunteer worker at the 

Austin VA Clinic both in filing patient records and as a server at our 

Purple Heart Coffee Bar. Joe is survived by his wife, Alice; and their 

daughters, Naomi and Romi.

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” 

HAPPY HOLIDAYS ! 

JULY ’08 AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER 

NO 

MEETINGS 

SUMMER 

BREAK ! 

4TH BREAKFAST 

6th STAFF NOON 

SAT, 9TH, 11AM 

PURPLE HEART DAY 

CELEBRATION 

“The 226th Anniversary 

Of the Purple Heart” 

FOOD AND DRINKS FREE 

FOR PATRIOTS, FAMILY & 

GUESTS 

CAMP MABRY MUSEUM 

1ST BREAKFAST 

17TH STAFF NOON 


MONTHLY MEETING 

CAMP MABRY 

MUSEUM, Bldg # 6 

Lunch Afterward at 

Luby’s Cafeteria 

6TH BREAKFAST 




CAMP MABRY 

MUSEUM, Bldg # 6 

Guest Speaker: U.S. Rep 

MICHAEL McCAUL 



MOPAC at Steck 

3RD BREAKFAST 


TUE, 11TH, 9AM 

VETERAN’S DAY 

PARADE 

up Congress Ave, then 

CEREMONY 

FOLLOWS AT 11AM 

SOUTH STEPS OF THE 

CAPITOL BLDG 

1ST BREAKFAST 

SUN, 7TH, 1—4 PM 

CHAPTER / UNIT 

HOLIDAY PARTY 

AND OUR 

CHILDREN’S PARTY 

BOTH HELD 

SEPARATELY, BUT AT 

THE SAME TIME IN THE 

ODD FELLOWS LODGE #23 

6809 GUADALUPE 

JANUARY ’09 FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE 

5TH, BREAKFAST 

21ST —STAFF NOON 

SAT., 24TH, 9AM 


“G.I. BREAKFAST” 

CAMP MABRY CAFETERIA 

Guest Speaker will be: 

SHERI SOLTES, TEXAS 

HEARING & SERVICE DOGS 

2ND, BREAKFAST 

18TH —STAFF NOON 

FRI, 20TH, 6PM 

GEORGE 

WASHINGTON’S 

BIRTHDAY 

DINNER PARTY 

At “The Austin Club” 

Great Entertainment, 

Great Food, and, a 

Great Time at a Great Party 

2ND BREAKFAST 


SAT, 21ST, 10AM 


CAMP MABRY 

MUSEUM 


LUBY’S CAFETERIA 


6TH BREAKFAST 




ANNUAL ELECTION 

CAMP MABRY MUSEUM 




4TH BREAKFAST 

20TH- STAFF NOON 

SAT, 23RD, 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 

1ST BREAKFAST 

17TH—STAFF NOON 


Chapter 

ANNUAL PICNIC 

FULL COOKOUT MENU 

CAMP MABRY 

PICNIC GROUNDS 

Free For Members, 

Family, And Guests 

FY-2009 TEXAS CAPITAL CHAPTER 1919 EVENTS CALENDAR

PATRIOT BULLETIN - Military Order of the Purple Heart

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