PATRIOT BULLETIN - Military Order of the Purple Heart

YOUR NEXT PURPLE HEART EVENT DATES
19 OCT — STAFF MEETING, 12 NOON, CAMP MABRY MUSEUM
22 OCT — REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING, 10 AM, CAMP MABRY MUSEUM
7 NOV — 6:30AM, “BREAKFAST AT JIM’S, HWY 183 AT BURNET RD
9 NOV — STAFF MEETING, 12 NOON, CAMP MABRY MUSEUM
11 NOV — VETERANS DAY PARADE, ASSEMBLE 8AM, CONGRESS AVE BRIDGE
VOL 6-3—OCTOBER-NOVEMBER PATRIOT BULLETIN 2005
THE MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART OF THE U.S.A.
TEXAS CAPITAL CHAPTER 1919
PATRIOT BULLETIN
OCT — NOV
COME TO THE NEXT REGULAR
MONTHLY MEETING !
10AM, SAT, OCT 22nd
CAMP MABRY MUSEUM
October’s business will be followed by
guest speaker Lt Col Mike Dye, Texas
Army National Guard, who will report
on his recent experiences. After the
meeting, all inclined to do so are
welcome to adjourn and then go for an
informal lunch together at:
Luby’s Cafeteria, 8176 N MOPAC,
that’s MOPAC at Steck
...This Month’s Feature, see Page 8…
LUKE A.P. CONNALLY
LUKE WAS A MEMBER OF OUR LOCAL MARINE
CORPS RESERVE UNIT THAT WAS RECENTLY
WOUNDED IN IRAQ AND MEDEVAC’ED BACK
HOME. HE IS TAKING CLASSES AT A&M WHILE
STILL ON CONVALESCENT LEAVE. HE HAS
RECENTLY MARRIED AND HE AND HIS NEW
WIFE ARE BOTH McNEIL HIGH SCHOOL GRADS.
VETERANS DAY
Parade & Ceremony
FRIDAY, NOV 11th, Parade
FORMS UP ON THE CONGRESS
AVE BRIDGE. PLAN TO FIND OUR
MARCH UNIT THERE BY 8AM.
PARADE UP CONGRESS AV—9AM
CEREMONY AT CAPITOL BLDG-11AM
COME, WEAR PURPLE, AND MARCH
WITH OUR PURPLE HEART BANNER,
OR FOR THOSE WHO PREFER, WE
HAVE VEHICLES AND THERE WILL BE
PLENTY OF SPACE TO RIDE. THIS
GETS BIGGER EVERY YEAR !
NOTICE: BIG CHANGE ! The October meeting date has just been shifted
from the 15th to the 22nd, due to unavoidable change by our host meeting facility.
NOTICE: There is not much time between the October regular monthly meeting
and Veterans Day, so the info above is the last you will see from us before Friday
November 11th—So, Come and be in the Parade ! Also, make your plans now to
be involved in the upcoming OPERATION PURPLE SANTA—Details on page11.
INSIDE:
LEADER BOARD 2-3
NEW MEMBERS 4
ADJUTANTS CALL 5
NEWS / FEATURE / PHOTOS 6 - 12
BIRTHDAYS / BOOSTERS 12 - 13
TRIBUTES / MEMORIALS 14 - 15
CHAPTER CALENDAR 16

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Chapter Notes
THIS ISSUE HAS
PICTURES OF THE
LAST MEETING AND
LOTS OF INFO ON
VETERANS DAY AND
PURPLE SANTA, BUT
NOW, FOCUSING ON
THIS MONTH…...
Our guest speaker in October will be Lieutenant
Colonel Micheal Dye, Texas Army National Guard,
the son of Patriot Rufus Dye, and an Associate
Member of Chapter 1919. His presentation will be
about the Apache Helicopter and what its mission in
combat will be.
COMMANDERS MESSAGE
T
his year is moving right along and it will soon
be gone. Chapter 1919 has several projects that
are still not completed. One of those is our chapter’s
share of the funding for the Purple Heart Trail. The
state requires $11,000 to pay for the cost of the signs
marking the trail and Harvey Webb, our MOPH
Department of Texas Commander is asking each of
us Patriots to send in a contribution of $5.00 dollars
(or more) in a special fund raising effort to pay those
costs. Patriots contributing to this fund, please send a
check or money order payable to “Chapter 1919,
MOPH” and designated “for Purple Heart Trail.”
Mail to:
Raymond Diaz, Finance Officer
Chapter 1919, Military Order of the Purple Heart
612 W Annie St
Austin, TX 78704
We had a great meeting in September, with a fine
presentation by retired Captain Renaldo Gallardo of
the Air Force of Mexico who served in that nation’s
201st Fighter Squadron that fought along side the
United States Air Force in the Philippines during
WWII. His presentation about the squadron was
short, but his inspirational address about America’s
youth was also very informative. Captain Gallardo
has been a resident of Austin and a US citizen for the
past 30 years.
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I will try to set up an excursion with “Austin Duck
Adventures” on the lake for our Patriots and Ladies
soon. I am looking at prices and dates now and will
send out the information when things are decided.
We are joining Chapter 1876 in Killeen, in “adopting
a unit” in Iraq. We will help by sending some basic
items that soldiers need that are not available there
from unit supply. Elaine and I will be meeting with
the command group of the 17 th Artillery based at Fort
Hood, that will be deploying to Iraq in October, to
determine how we can best support them. We will
send items to Batteries A & B, and the Killeen
Chapter will support the rest of the battalion.
Friday, Nov 11 th is Veterans Day. We are planning
to have a passenger van to help Patriots get to the
Congress Bridge. Park between 15 th and 17 th St. on
the north side of the Capitol on Congress Ave. Please
be there about 7:00 AM in order for the van to make
several trips. We also expect “Austin Duck
Adventures” to furnish us a “Duck” again this year
for Patriots and Ladies to ride behind our march unit.
This month I want to thank Ruth and Sam Bier for
their help with the Coffee Bar this year. Both work at
the Clinic running the Volunteers program. They are
this month’s “for the good of the Order people.” The
Coffee Bar still needs help, please call me if you can
spare the time, (339-8034). To Ruth and Sam, a big
thanks and a respectful salute.
Yours in Patriotism,
Federico Rey

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
I have great news! We passed our
Department of Texas inspection with
flying colors at our meeting on
September 17th. Thanks goes out to all
that helped with this inspection, and a
special thanks go out to Department of
Texas President, Carolyn Cooper, for
taking her time to visit us and giving us
the benefit of her experience.
Fred and I had the privilege to be asked
by the Killeen Chapter and Unit 1876,
to “adopt a unit.” Batteries A and B of
the 17th Artillery are getting ready to
leave Fort Hood and go back to Iraq
again. We had a meeting with the men
and got a list of personal items that
soldiers need, but that are not issued by
the supply system. The thing that I was
most impressed with was not what they
want for themselves, but how worried
they are for their families. We need to
help keep up the spirits of the families
so they can keep up the morale of their
soldiers overseas. We will be meeting
with the family representatives on
October 5 th and I will have more to
report on this project next month.
On Friday, November 11 th we will be
participating in the Veterans Day
Parade. We will have our new Unit
Banner for the Parade. The theme of
Unit Notes
.…. THE REST
OF THE
YEAR’S DATES
ARE IN THIS
ISSUE, BUT
DON’T MISS
THE NEXT
MEETING ON
OCT 22nd...
this parade will be honoring World
War II Veterans. I hope to ride with
you in the Parade.
We expect the tickets for Purple Santa
Outback Luncheon to be available for
sale ($15 per person) at our next
meeting. The meal choices will be
either steak or chicken, caesar salad,
bread, garlic mashed potatoes, coffee
or tea, and cheesecake for dessert.
The benefit luncheon will be on
Saturday, December the 10 th . There
will be two seatings 11:30AM –
12:30PM or 12:30PM – 1:30PM.
You will have a choice. They will
not be open to the public for lunch.
We only have 200 tickets to sell, so
buy your tickets early, then enjoy a
great lunch and help the Chapter.
Our next meeting is Saturday,
October 22, 2005 at 10:00AM at
Camp Mabry. Our speaker will be
Lt Col Micheal Dye. We are now
starting a tradition of going to Luby’s
(at Steck and MoPac) for lunch after
our meetings at Camp Mabry.
Please keep a look-out for “trick or
treaters” on Halloween, October 31 st .
Remember little kids get excited and
will step out in the street without
looking, so we need to look out for
them.
Please keep our soldiers and their
families in your thoughts and prayers.
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
JAMES L. BROWN 773-8274
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
PAUL S. CHAPA 247-9680
WELFARE OFFICER
ARMANDO YBARRA 444-5932
SERGEANT AT ARMS
HOWARD McKINNEY 248-0766
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
DENISE YBARRA 444-5932
TRUSTEES, 3-2-1
ELIZABETH LARSON 418-1342
JENNYNE BILSKY 338-1999
YOLANDA FRAZIER 982-8079

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NEW MEMBERS
National Headquarters has added two new members to the rolls of Chapter 1919 since
publication of last month’s PATRIOT BULLETIN. Welcome and Congratulations to:
WALLACE E. DOWNEY is an Army Korean War veteran. Wally was serving in the
I & R Platoon, HHC, 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team when wounded July 9, 1953
during a fire fight at an outpost near Kumhwa in the Iron Triangle in North Korea.
BILLY H. HUGHES is a Marine Corps Korean War veteran. Billy was wounded May 9,
1952 when assigned to Co A, 1st Bn, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division.
At “press-time” there were two additional applications in processing at National Headquarters.
DEVIN D. GATES, Army, Iraq
WALTER HALE, Army, Vietnam
READ YOUR “PATRIOT BULLETIN” ON THE
INTERNET
This newsletter can be viewed on the internet at our chapter’s website. Go to:
purpleheartaustin.org and click on October-November 2005 Newsletter to open it up
and read it. It was posted there about 10 days before you received this paper version in
your mailbox. The numbers just keep growing among our members and friends of the
chapter who tell the editor to stop wasting money printing and mailing newsletters.
They say it looks better in color on their home computers. The chapter is now realizing
significant savings on newsletter printing and postage costs, but it will help if even
more sign up. 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 mailing
this paper copy (until such future time that you may want us to re-start mailings). To
make sure we get your e-mail address correct, please direct all such requests to your
editor at : adjutant@purpleheartaustin.org

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ADJUTANTS CALL
LERTNESS TEST ! Did you notice, on page 1, that the date of this month’s meeting
A has been slipped by one week ? Our calendar for October had previously carried the
date for this chapter meeting as the 15th. An unavoidable, last-minute conflict has required us
to reschedule to Saturday, October 22nd. I hope to see you there.
Remember last month’s feature story on Patriot David Tosh ? Dave reports that his new son,
Ryan Matthew Tosh was born Sept 23rd, weighing in at 8 lbs, he and Anne-Marie are fine !
Since this next regular chapter meeting date has slipped, there is not much time between the
meeting and Veterans Day, so this issue of PATRIOT BULLETIN covers both those events.
However, the brief details on page 1 about the Veterans Day Parade and Ceremony do not
quite capture everything that deserves to be said about that very special nationwide patriotic
observance. If you are one among that big majority of veterans that always intended to
participate in a Veterans Day Parade but, just never got around to actually doing so—make up
your mind to join us this year. Austin, Texas does Veterans Day right and you will enjoy the
experience. The parade begins at 9AM, but there is always a lot of congestion in the area so
you should plan to arrive and link up with us on the Congress Avenue Bridge by 8AM (look
for our banner and a lot of people wearing purple). As our parade entry, led by our Purple
Heart Banner, moves up Congress Avenue to the State Capitol, without fail the spectators that
line the streets and look on passively as other veterans groups pass by, will suddenly show
more excitement and respond with an obvious show of respect for combat wounded veterans
that they do not display for any other veterans group. It is a good feeling for all of us who
participate. If you feel unable to be a part of our lead walking unit (calling us a “marching
unit” would be a bit presumptive), you can’t use that as an excuse, come on down anyway,
because we will have plenty of vehicle transportation for our elderly and disabled members.
The various groups giving out coffee, donuts, and maybe breakfast tacos ahead of time make
it even nicer. Following the parade, you also do not want to miss the inspirational ceremony
on the south Capitol steps, beginning precisely at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th
month. Remember, America used to call this Armistice Day in celebration of the moment in
history that the guns fell silent ending the Great War in 1918.
Patriot, if you are an Annual Member with a membership card that says it is good through
December 2005, be advised that you will be receiving your first dues renewal notice in the
mail from National Headquarters later this month, probably within a few days of your receipt
of this newsletter. Please make things easy for us by taking a few moments of your time to
send in your check and renew promptly. Better yet, why not do what almost 90 percent of the
membership has already done and convert now to LIFE MEMBER. Rather than pay twenty
bucks year after year, pay life member dues once, and never get another dues notice again,
ever. You can call National Headquarters on their toll free number, (888) 668-1656, and
convert to LIFE MEMBER while you are on the phone by charging your life dues payment in
full using your credit card.
...MILT CARR, Adjutant, (512) 343-7940
MEMBERS
BY STATE
TX 3,440
CA 2,848
PA 2,593
FL 2,519
NJ 2,489
M I 2,057
NY 1,872
OH 1,358
VA 972
AZ 882
CT 841
GA 820
W I 812
I L 799
NC 766
WV 714
OK 671
TN 650
MN 648
NM 639
LA 635
SC 614
MO 573
MA 559
KY 544
MD 543
MS 506
I N 501
WA 500
AL 485
AR 478
CO 399
ME 386
NE 339
OR 333
H I 280
I A 277
KS 256
I D 214
MT 202
NV 202
DE 192
AK 186
R I 163
NH 141
VT 126
UT 125
GU 56
SD 54
WY 50
ND 25
TOTAL 38,126

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...Scenes From The…
LAST CHAPTER 1919 MEETING
...Sat., Sept 17th, Texas Military Forces Museum, Camp Mabry...
CHAPTER 1919 RECEIVED AN
AWARD IN NATIONAL CONVENTION
FOR THE AMERICANISM PROGRAM
AND COMMANDER FRED REY IS
SHOWN HERE GIVING THE AWARD
CERTIFICATE TO ADJUTANT MIILT
CARR TO MAINTAIN WITH THE
CHAPTER RECORDS
COMMANDER REY REPORTED
ON ATTENDING CEREMONIES
IN LAREDO ON SEPTEMBER
3RD OFFICIALLY DESIGNATING
THE PURPLE HEART TRAIL IN
TEXAS. IT IS THE ENTIRE
LENGTH OF IH-35 FROM THE
RIO GRANDE TO RED RIVER.
OUR LADIES AUXILIARY
UNIT 1919 IN THIS
MEETING RECEIVED ITS
ANNUAL INSPECTION
FROM DEPARTMENT
PRESIDENT CAROLYN
COOPER AND PASSED
WITH FLYING COLORS.
PRESIDENT ELAINE REY
AND SENIOR VICE
PRESIDENT DENISE
YBARRA ARE SHOWN
HERE BEFORE THE
MEETING PREPARING
THEIR RECORDS FOR
INSPECTION
GUEST SPEAKER, CAPTAIN
REYNALDO PEREZ GALLARDO,
MEXICAN AIR FORCE, RETIRED,
TOLD OF HIS EXPERIENCES;
HAVING ENLISTED IN THE ARMY
AT AGE 14, HIS ROLE AS A
TEENAGED CAVALRYMAN IN
QUELLING A REVOLUTION IN
SAN LUIS POTOSI PRIOR TO
WWII, HIS ENTRY INTO
MEXICO’S AIR FORCE AND
TRAINING AT VARIOUS U.S.
AIRFIELDS IN TEXAS, HIS
DEPLOYMENT TO THE PACIFIC
THEATRE WITH MEXICO’S 201ST
FIGHTER SQUADRON WHICH
BECAME A PART OF THE 58TH
FIGHTER GROUP OF THE 5TH
AIR FORCE UNDER GENERAL
KINNEY, AND OF THEIR
OPERATIONAL MISSIONS ON
LUZON IN THE PHILIPPINES. IF
YOU WERE NOT PRESENT, YOU
MISSED AN INSPIRATIONAL
PRESENTATION AS WELL AS AN
INTERESTING HISTORY LESSON

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LOCAL AREA SAVINGS OPPORTUNITIES
...One is Once A Year, and the Other Is All Year Long...
...Again This Year…
GOLDEN CORRAL
...Salutes Veterans On Monday After Veterans Day.
On Monday, November 14th, from 5 til 9PM, every
Golden Corral restaurant in America will provide a
free meal to any veteran who comes in. This is a
continuing tradition for this nationwide restaurant
chain and it is drawing large crowds of customers
everywhere. Veterans do not need to bring proof of
military service in order to claim a free supper,
Golden Corral takes the customers word for it.
Naturally, they are hoping you will bring paying
guests, family and friends along with you; and that it
will encourage return visits. It is great to see such
an expression of good will from a major national
corporation like this. There are two Golden Corral
Restaurants in Austin that are located at:
9710 North Lamar Blvd, and
3607 South Lamar Blvd
...Every Day…
GENIE CAR WASH
...Half-Price Car Wash For Purple Heart Veterans..
This is for Purple Heart Veterans only. Regional
Manager, Gerry Kammer, reported this policy to our
Americanism Officer, Ernie Banasau. It is easy to
get your half-price car wash if you come in with
Purple Heart plates on your car, but; if you do not
have Purple Heart license plates you can still claim
the benefit by showing your documentation of the
award.
These are the three Genie Car Wash locations in
Austin:
1311 South Lamar Blvd,
7320 Burnet Rd, and
1021 West William Cannon
WWII MONUMENT DEDICATION IN THE TEXAS STATE CEMETERY
On Veterans Day, November 11th, a monument will be unveiled in the Texas State Cemetery to
commemorate VE Day and VJ Day. Governor Rick Perry and Senator Kaye Bailey Hutchinson are
expected to speak at the event and details of the event, including the time of the ceremony, have not yet
been finalized. Look for announcements in the local news media in the days just prior to the event
...from the historian…
LINCOLN’S INAUGURAL ADDRESS AND THE VA’s MOTTO
The motto of the VA, made official in 1959 with the dedication of a plaque at VA Headquarters in
Washington, D.C., reads, TO CARE FOR HIM WHO SHALL HAVE BORNE THE BATTLE AND FOR
HIS WIDOW AND HIS ORPHAN. These words came from Lincoln’s second inaugural address, nearing
the end of the war. These were the closing words of his address containing the part adopted by the VA.
“….With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God
gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the
nation’s wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow
and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace
among ourselves and with all nations.”
--closing words of President, Abraham Lincoln’s second
inaugural address, Saturday, March 4, 1865

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LUKE A.P. CONNALLY
Patriot, Chapter 1919
Marine Corps, Iraq
Luke A.P. Connally was born November 2, 1982 in Maryland, at which time his
father, a career Marine Corps officer, was serving at the Naval Academy in
Annapolis. In fact, Luke’s extended family had always been Marine Corps. His
Elementary School years were spent in Quantico, Virginia where his father retired
in 1995. The family then moved to Round Rock, Texas where Luke attended
Middle School and then McNeil High School where he graduated with the class of
2002. He had enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve in 2001 and immediately after
graduation from High School he was sent to California where he went through
training at the San Diego Marine Corps Recruit Depot. He completed training
August 23, 2002, and returned home where he was assigned to a mortar crew in
Weapons Company, 1 st Battalion, 23 rd Marines, United States Marine Corps
CORPORAL LUKE A.P.
CONNALLY PHOTO
JULY 29, 2005
Reserve, located at Camp Mabry in Austin. Luke was promoted to Lance Corporal on February 2, 2003.
He had been in the Boy Scouts of America from an early age and he has attained the rank of Eagle Scout.
Luke attended Texas A&M University at Galveston for three semesters during
which time he was selected for Officer Candidate School and, during the
Summer of 2003 he completed the six-week Platoon Leaders Course in
Quantico (under that program, graduates are commissioned upon completion of
a bachelors degree). But, Luke’s college career was interrupted when his
battalion was activated on June 1, 2004.
The 1 st Bn, 23 rd Marines were sent to Twenty-Nine Palms, California where
they rapidly went through their “work-up” for deployment. On August 9, 2004
the battalion deployed by air to Kuwait and from there was immediately
MARINE CORPS SEAL
airlifted into Iraq to Al Asad in Al Anbar Province by C-130 aircraft. By mid-
August they were already at work patrolling roads in the area, principally along the Euphrates River.
Luke’s mortar section had been integrated into a Combined Anti-Armor Platoon (CAP), and he was in a
four-man team that made up the crew of a Humvee that
mounted a Mark-19 Grenade Launcher. After about a month at
Al Asad the unit moved further north, establishing camp at the
Hadytha Dam on the Euphrates. For the next several months
they continued patrolling the main supply routes and conducted
other types of operational or humanitarian missions.
On the morning of December 1 st , Luke’s Humvee had gone out
on patrol of the main road to secure the movement of supply
convoys. About noon they observed a car that aroused their
suspicion, so they pulled it over out of the traffic. Luke and the
commander of his Humvee dismounted and started to approach
the vehicle to question the driver. The suicide bomber
detonated his car bomb when they were about thirty feet away.
LUKE CONNALLY (ON THE LEFT) AND CREW
OF HIS HUMVEE PRIOR TO THE PATROL IN
WHICH HE WAS WOUNDED.

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Luke says, “My vehicle commander was killed. It maimed me pretty good, it
should have killed me too, and; I know I am fortunate to have survived. Our
other two men were with the Humvee about fifteen feet further away and they
were unhurt.
This all happened at a place that was only about five minutes outside the
perimeter wire of our base at Hadytha Dam and the Medics there got the
bleeding stopped and put me on a Blackhawk medevac helicopter that flew
me into Balad Air Base, just north of Baghdad where they had a large
airstrip and a major trauma center. From there I was flown to the Landstuhl
Regional Medical Center in Germany for a couple of days and on December
7, 2004, I arrived at Balboa Naval Medical Center in San Diego.”
BG WILLIAMS, 2ND MARINE
EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
COMMANDER, PINNING ON
LUKE’S PURPLE HEART AT
BALBOA
Luke Connally had sustained massive wounds to the top of his left
foot and left ankle, large fragments from the car bomb were in the calf
of his left leg, another had entered by the left kneecap and fractured
the tibia, another entered his left side and lodged in the buttock.
Smaller fragments were in the right leg and his right hand had been cut
nearly separating the thumb from the hand.
THE CONNALLY FAMILY ASSEMBLED
AT LUKE’S BEDSIDE SHORTLY
AFTER ARRIVAL AT BALBOA NAVAL
MEDICAL CENTER IN SAN DIEGO
He required multiple operations and weeks of rehabilitation treatments
at Balboa. Finally, two and one-half months after being wounded, on
February 15, 2005, Luke arrived back home in Texas, as a hospital
patient on convalescent leave. He was promoted to Corporal on
July 2, 2005.
Luke was married July 29, 2005 and since Mary is a full-time student at Texas A&M University, they are
living in College Station. Luke takes physical therapy, but still has time to also keep up with classes at
A&M as a part time student. At this writing, Luke Connally remains on active duty, assigned to the
Medical Holding Detachment, awaiting Medical Board action.
LUKE AND MARY CONNALLY AFTER THEIR
WEDDING CEREMONY, JULY 29, 2005
HELLO - THIS WAS JUST TWO MONTHS AGO !
FAMILY PHOTO WITH LUKE ON THE RIGHT AND
HIS PROUD PARENTS PATRICK AND ANGELA
CONNALLY FRONT CENTER. YOUNGER BROTHER,
LANCE CORPORAL DANIEL CONNALLY, FAR LEFT.

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...The Biggest And Proudest Service Project That We Do,...
CHAPTER 1919’s VA CLINIC COFFEE BAR
...HAS A WORSENING LABOR SHORTAGE…
Each day, Chapter 1919 serves, free of charge, refreshments and snacks to the disabled veteran patients at the
Austin VA Outpatient Clinic. Normally, we have about 25 chapter volunteers that take turns in serving, and
they annually work about 7,000 hours while dispensing 16,000 cups of coffee, 15,000 servings of orange
juice, and 14,000 snack packets. We also provide other volunteer service work and donate funds to fill in
gaps where our local VA medical facilities have unmet needs—however, our free “coffee bar” is the biggest
and best thing that we do, and it continually attracts favorable attention to our chapter and to MOPH.
PICTURED HERE ARE
VOLUNTEERS, L.C. AND
SALLIE CASTRO WHO
WORKED THE COFFEE
BAR FOR SEVERAL
YEARS. L.C. IS A WWII
VET WHO LIKE MANY
OTHERS, NOW HAS
AGE RELATED
INFIRMITIES THAT NO
LONGER PERMIT HIM
TO SERVE.
NOW WE
HAVE A NEED
FOR NEW
VOLUNTEER
SERVERS
Our Goal Is To Keep 25 Trained Volunteers, Each Of Whom Work Two Morning Shifts Each
Month. Our Original Volunteers Were Predominantly World War Two Veterans And Like
The Castros (above), Many Of Our Volunteers Were Husband-Wife Teams. Also Like The
Castros, Most Of Those Are No Longer Able To Serve Because Of Declining Health. As A
Result, Last Month Several Of The Remaining Volunteers Worked Five Or More Turns. We
Have Found That Workload Cannot Be Sustained Over The Long Term And Consideration
Was Given (very briefly) To Close One Day Each Week. We Are Determined Not To Give In
To That Easy Way Out. We Will Succeed If More Patriots & Ladies Step Forward.
The WWII vets have done their part. Vietnam vets are retiring now in
increasing numbers and we need new volunteers to come fill in the
ranks at the VA Clinic Coffee Bar. All involved truly enjoy this work.
New Volunteers are scheduled for a brief training session with VA Volunteer Services prior to
being placed on shift rotation. If you can help, call Commander, Fred Rey, 339-8034.

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OPERATION PURPLE SANTA 2005
Christmas and New Year’s holidays may seem like a long time off, but you shouldn’t wait until the December
issue of PATRIOT BULLETIN to plan your participation in our Purple Heart activities. Chapter 1919 closes
out the year with a lot of things going on, we need your involvement and you need to make your plans early.
PURPLE SANTA AND HIS HELPER, RUFUS DYE, ARE
SHOWN HERE DELIVERING A VAN-LOAD OF
HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AND CHRISTMAS GIFTS TO THE
STAFF AT AUSTIN “SAFEPLACE” LAST YEAR. WE ARE
NOW GEARING UP FOR OUR FOURTH YEAR OF
“OPERATION PURPLE SANTA. “
TOGETHER WITH THE PFLUGERVILLE PARKS AND
RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND THE UNITED
CHRISTIAN CHURCH, PURPLE SANTA COLLECTS
CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR CHILDREN AND HOUSEHOLD
ITEMS FOR USE ALL THROUGH THE YEAR. THIS
PROJECT HAS COLLECTED AND DISTRIBUTED MORE
THAN 3,500 DONATED ITEMS IN THE LAST 3 YEARS.
PURPLE SANTA’S HOLIDAY GIVING PROGRAM will begin gathering items for
the women and children who will be living in “Safeplace” during the holidays. To participate, bring a gift
item (unwrapped) to the October 22nd chapter meeting and put it in our Christmas Barrel—we will also have
the barrel at our Christmas Party on December 18th for last minute donations. Suggested Items:
FOR CHILDREN
FOR TEENS AND WOMEN
BOARD GAMES, SCIENCE/ CRAFT KITS / PLAY DOUGH
BOOKS, SPORTS EQUIPMENT & BALLS, ART SUPPLIES
DOLLS, TOY CARS & TRUCKS, NEW CLOTHES SEASONAL
TODDLERS TOYS BLOCKS ETC., BATTERIES AA, AAA, 9v
BOOKS-FICTION & NONFICTION, WALKMANS, CD PLAYERS, RADIOS
PERFUME, BATH PRODUCTS, GIFT CARDS IN $5 INCREMENTS,
MUSIC TAPES & CD’s, PURSES/ WALLETS, DATE BOOK PLANNERS
JEWELRY/ WATCHES, NIGHTGOWNS (ONE SIZE FITS ALL), CAMERAS
PURPLE SANTA’S BENEFIT LUNCHEON is scheduled for Saturday, Dec 10, 2005.
There will be two seatings, the first at 11:30AM and the second at 12:30PM at the Ourback Steakhouse,
713 E Huntland Dr (the one near Highland Mall). This is the only fund raiser of the year for Purple Santa, so
put it on your calendar now, bring your family and guests. Suggest to your friends that this would be a good
Christmas luncheon for their office staff, social clubs, or church groups and sell them the tickets. The cost is
$15 per ticket all of which goes to Purple Santa. Tickets are available from Rufus Dye, phone 926-5691.
The entrée is your choice of an 8 oz. Sirloin steak or 8 oz. Chicken plus salad, bread, tea, coffee and dessert.
PURPLE SANTA’S CHILDRENS PARTY will be on Sunday, Dec 11th, from 3—5PM in
the Odd Fellows Lodge, 6809 Guadalupe (that’s at the corner of Airport Blvd). Patriots, do you have
children, grandchildren, nephews and nieces, or do you know of other children that might need Purple
Santa’s attention at a Christmas party? If you do, plan now to bring them to a wonderful party where Santa
will feature a clown, magicians, holiday music, ice cream and refreshments, and presents for all the girls and
boys. Santa’s helpers are Elaine Rey, 339-8034 and Rufus Dye, 926-5691, and they need you to call them
and give them the names, ages (and gender) of each child that you plan to bring to the party, and please do so
not later than November 26th .

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PATRIOT BIRTHDAYS
Of the TEXAS CAPITAL CHAPTER
OCTOBER
2 JOSEPH ZORNICK
2 CHARLES E. BONNEY
3 DANA M. BECKER
3 ARMANDO R. GARCIA
4 FRED E. LORD
4 ARNOLD E. (A.E.) KAUFFMAN
5 THOMAS A. LYKE
6 JOHNNIE L. MATL
6 CARL H. KLEIN
6 ORMEL I. (JACK) BOYD
7 JOHN A. HENNEN
7 ALVIN LANGHAMER
7 ROBERT E. WILSON
8 JOHN T. (JACK) HODES
8 HENRY MONCADA
8 JOHN E. (JACK) ESHELMAN
9 RAYMOND T. (TOM) HARP
9 CLARENCE F. SEIDL
10 STANLEY B. WILLBANKS
12 CHARLES H. McCOY
14 ANTHONY W. (TONY) MOORE JR.
16 SAMUEL (SAM) BIER
17 EDWARD (ED) GARR
17 JAMES R. (J.R.) RICHIE
18 JOHN E. PRICE
18 ARTHUR W. (ART) TRANTHAM SR.
19 GEORGE C. CARRUTHERS
22 DONALD W. SLOAN
23 LARRY C. ADDY
23 RAYMOND L. (RAY) McKEE, SR.
23 LESLIE D. GOEBEL
23 JOHN W. MORRISSETT
23 SERVANDO C. VARELA
24 LARRY D. BARBEE
25 MAXIMO (MAX) VASQUEZ
26 BUREN H. (LEW) LEDBETTER
26 FRANCISCO RENE (FRANK) CORTEZ
26 CRAIG GREENBAUM
27 ARTHUR (ART) RICE
27 CLEBURNE A. MEDLOCK
27 JAMES A. GORDON
27 ALFREDO, (AL) GARCIA JR.
28 EDWARD A. DAY
28 CLIFFORD H. ESTES
28 PEDRO, (PETE) ESPINOZA JR.
29 ROY D. McCOY
29 SHERMAN W. BRAND
29 JONATHAN L. (DOC) MONNICH
30 PAUL F. BARBUTO
31 MILTON B. (MILT) CARR
31 JUAN A. GAUNA
31 LYNN E. HICKS
31 MICHAEL E. (MIKE) MOORE
1 JOHN P. BLACKWELL
2 LUKE A.P. CONNALLY
2 WILLIAM H. (BILL) DECKER JR.
3 CHARLES A. CAVANAUGH JR.
5 JOSEPH D. HARTNESS
5 BOBBY R. BRISCOE
NOVEMBER
BIRTHDAYS FOR THE
LADIES AUXILIARY
“Happy Birthday” to our Unit 1919 ladies that
are celebrating during these two months !
OCTOBER
21 ROSALIE DYE CASTILLO
24 NETTY MALMQUIST
31 VALERIE DYE
NOVEMBER
17 SUE LICHTENBERGER
26 PAULINE HUTH
28 CLAUDINE FARMER
PATRIOT BULLETIN
—ELAINE REY, President
PATRIOT BIRTHDAYS (Cont’d)
6 JOHN EVAN
6 WAYNE S. HOTALING
7 ELLIS L. QUIETT
7 FRANK 3/04 PLUMMER
7 JOE M. TAFOYA
8 ALBERTO BOSQUEZ, JR.
8 DAVID W. (DAVE) SCHELLENGER
8 WILLIAM J. (SMOKEY) LEE
9 GEORGE J. COMBS
10 SETH R. ORELL
10 CRAIG A. SMITH
13 RONALD L. (R.L.) ALLEN
14 DENNIS M. BIGGS
18 WILLIAM H. BRAUN
19 EMILIO CASTRO-RIVERA
23 WILFRED TIMMERMANN
23 JACK D. FISCHER
24 MICHAEL E. WYANT
25 ELTON G. JOCHEN
26 JAMES T. (JIM) TRAMEL
26 JOHN D. ELI
27 JOHN (PETE) TOWNLEY
27 JIMMIE S. SALAZAR
28 CLINTON M. EVETTS
28 PONCIANO MORALES III
28 RAYMOND E. MALMQUIST
29 HENRY F. (HANK) NEWKIRK JR.
29 LLOYD DELAHORNE
29 LLOYD D. KINDLE
29 RUSSELL D. HOLLOWAY
30 JOHN M. BRYANT
30 RONALD R. HUGHES
30 OSCAR J. GUZMAN

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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 3/05
LESLIE ALLEN 1/05
JOHN ALVARADO, JR. 8/05
LATRELL BELLARD 8/05
ROBERT BERNSTEIN 3/05
JENNYNE BILSKY 4/05
STEPHEN BODNAR 5/05
DON & BETTY BOSSERMAN 10/04
JACK & LUCILLE BOWEN 3/05
JOHN BRAND 1/05
BILL & KATHRYN BRANT 11/04
JOHN BRATTEN 1/05
JAMES L. BROWN 1/05
MILT CARR 3/05
SEAN CARR 12/04
JOE CASTRO 10/04
L.C. CASTRO 10/04
BETTY CEPEDA 5/05
JIM & ELAINE CHAMBERS 6/05
JACK CHAVEZ 3/05
MARCUS COHEN 12/04
BOB COOK 3/05
JOE CRUZ 3/05
HARRY DAVES 8/05
MACK & FAY DERRICK 5/05
RAYMOND DIAZ 8/05
PHILIP DREISESZUN 9/05
RUFUS DYE 6/05
JOHN ELI 9/05
VIRGIL ELLIS 12/04
JAMES W. FARMER, SR. MEMORIAL 8/05
JESS & NELL FARMER 12/04
FORD FREEMAN 1/05
VIC FRYSINGER 1/05
GONZALO GARZA 3/05
TONY GONZALES 1/05
MR&MRS ELTON GOODALL 6/05
RANDY & VIOLA GREENE 8/04
JACK HADSELL 3/05
LEE HAGAN 9/05
RICHARD HARGARTEN 3/05
FLETCHER HARRIS 8/05
BOB HARWOOD 5/05
CARLOS & ANN HAYDEN 9/05
HERMAN HAYDON 4/05
ERIC & SOOK HEBBE 1/05
BOB HEFFORD 8/04
CHARLES KELLEY 4/05
THE KERR FAMILY 3/05
MR.& MRS. CARL KLEIN 10/04
LEW LEDBETTER 6/05
HAROLD & MAUREEN LEWIS 10/04
BOB LICHTENBERGER 6/05
HAROLD MARBURGER 7/05
"PAPPY," MASCOT 11/04
JOHNNIE & JOHNNIE MATL 3/05
WILLIAM MAYS 8/04
RAY MCKEE 6/05
ALICE & JERRY MEEK, WDM, IA 4/05
GEORGE MIGL 12/04
ROY MILLER 9/05
DONALD MORRISON 5/05
BILL NEWBERRY 3/05
CHAPTER 1919 OFFICERS 10/05
HENRY & DELORES PAPKE 7/05
EDGAR PARKER 11/04
FRANK & KATHY PLUMMER 3/05
DOUG RAYMOND 1/05
FRED & HARRIETTE RETTIG 6/05
FRED & ELAINE REY 1/05
ART & MINNIE RICE 12/04
MARLIEN RICE 12/04
HAROLD ROSE 8/05
JACK SALTER 9/05
ED SCHMALREID 6/05
CLARENCE SEIDL 1/05
JAMES D. SEYMOUR, JR. 5/05
CARLOS SOZA 8/05
R. LOUIE SPINELLI 2/05
JOHN STAVAST MEMORIAL 02/05
HARRY & MARILYN SWAN 1/05
GABRIEL TAMAYO 11/04
CHARLES TARVER 6/05
W.R. TIMMERMAN 3/05
VA OUTPATIENT CLINIC DONATIONS, Daily
SERVANDO & MARY VARELA 3/05
WALTER WALDON 2/05
CHARLIE WALLACE 10/04
JACK WARDEN 9/05
ROBERT & JUNE WHITMAN 12/04
MAUREEN YETT 4/05
JOE ZORNICK 3/05
BUSINESSES
AUSTIN DUCK ADVENTURES 11/04
CAPITOL BEVERAGE 8/05
EL AZTECA RESTAURANT 12/04
HEB FOOD STORE #2 6/05
HILL'S CAFÉ 5/05
INSTY-PRINTS S [ELLER FAMILY] 4360 S
CONGRESS AVE
THE KYLE FAMILY
LONE STAR SUPPLIES 2/05
MCKINNEY E-SYSTEMS & ASSOC., INC. 5/05
MIKE'S PRINT SHOP 6448 HWY 290E
MORALES & ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS, INC 5/05
OLGA'S BEAUTY SPA 9/04
OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE IH-35 N 12/04
RANDALLS FOOD MKTS, INC, QTRLY
SYSCO FOOD SVC OF AUSTIN, QTRLY
ORGANIZATIONS
ACES 4/05
MOPH SERVICE FOUNDATION
ODD FELLOWS LODGE 23 12/04
TEXAS MILITARY FORCES MUSEUM, Monthly
VFW POST 3377 9/04
VFW POST 856, Monthly
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. -- Robert Bernstein, M.D. — Don & Betty Bosserman —
— James L. Brown — Jim & Elaine Chambers — Raymond Diaz — Rufus Dye —
—Mr.& Mrs. Elton Goodall — Fletcher Harris — Robert H. Harwood — Carlos & Ann Hayden —
— Henry & Delores Papke — Harold Rose — Walter B. Waldon —
CORPORATE LEVEL
Harold & Maureen Lewis— Odd Fellows Lodge#23 — Olga’s Beauty Spa— Outback Steakhouse

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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 4/05
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 the pilots of the
388th Tactical Fighter Wing
VIETNAM WAR
That Made the Supreme Sacrifice
RUFUS DYE 6/05
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 3/05
In Reverent Memory Of The
1,534 “Sky Soldiers”
Who Died in Vietnam
1965—1971
173rd AIRBORNE BRIGADE
IN MEMORY
MILT CARR 3/05
Of my fellow Aviators of the
4th Air Commando Sqdn
AC-47s “Spooky”
Those who answered the final call in Vietnam
JERRY L. MEEK 4/05
In Memory of those pilots of the
367th Fighter Group
—WWII Europe
That made the supreme sacrifice
RUFUS DYE 6/05
HANG IN THERE
MEN OF MOPH 1919
“HAVE A GREAT YEAR”
RAY McKEE 6/05
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 4/05
The Aerial Artillerymen of
“BLUE MAX”
And The 101st Airborne
Who gave it their all in Vietnam
BOB LICHTENBERGER “BLUE MAX 4” 6/05
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 3/05
In Memory of the Pilots of the
18th Fighter / Bomber Group
Who Lost Their Lives
During The
KOREAN WAR
RUFUS DYE 6/05
IN MEMORY
Staff Sgt JOHN J. BROWN
A Good Soldier,
A Great Father
JIM BROWN 1/05
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 3/05
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 9/05
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 9/05
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 3/05
TO THOSE
WHO SERVED
Semper Fidelis
WILLIAM NEWBERRY 4/05
To The Greatest Soldier
I Have Ever Known And Loved,
My Father
JAMES W. FARMER, SR.
Lt Col (U.S. Army, Retired)
CAROLYN FARMER DOUGLAS 6/05
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 9/05
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 1/05
To those who gave their lives
103rd Infantry Division
Europe, 1944-45
JOHN BRAND 1/05

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TAPS
Patriot EDMOND G. DEBERRY passed away on August 12, 2005,
aged 78 years. Ed was a “Sea Bee” serving in Vietnam as a senior
electrician in Naval Construction Battalion #62 (NCB-62) at Dong
Ha Marine Combat Base when he was wounded on October 4, 1969.
He is survived by daughter Cheryl DeBerry Gore of Goose Creek,
South Carolina.
Patriot FRANCIS T. EYRE of Mission, Texas, formerly of Austin,
died last year and we have just recently received notification. Frank
was 82 years old and had served on continuous active duty in the
Army from May 1942 through June 1969. He was wounded at Long
Binh, in Vietnam while serving in U.S. Army Support Command in
April 1969. He is survived by daughter Pamela Eyre of Mission,
Texas.
Deceased Chapter 1919
Patriots and Ladies FY-2006
EDMOND G. DEBERRY
FRANCIS T. EYRE
CHARLES L. FRIZZELL
JAMES W. FARMER, SR.
CATHERINE YOUNG
Patriot CHARLES L. FRIZZELL, a life-long
resident of Austin excepting for his Army service,
passed away on September 25, 2005, aged 64 years.
He served ten years active duty and was wounded in
Vietnam in November 1967 when he was a member
of MACV Advisory Team #75. He was medically
retired from the resulting disabilities. Charles was
preceeded in death by his wife, Deanna. He is survived by two sons,
Mark of Austin, and Scott of Carrollton, TX; and daughter Shannon
Frizzell of Houston, Texas.
“On a green and distant hill
A line of troopers standing still
Their heads held high – yet all eyes weep
Another friend is now asleep
He rests in God’s eternal care
He stood with us in days long gone
Days of laughter – or fear – of dreaming of home
We’ll meet again – we troopers all
We each but wait the bugle’s call”
FIDDLERS GREEN ADAPTATION
By Ben Moody

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”
VETERANS DAY PARADE
Friday, November 11th
JULY ’05 AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER
NO
MEETINGS
SUMMER
BREAK !
1ST BREAKFAST
3RD STAFF NOON
SAT, 6TH, 12 NOON
PURPLE HEART DAY
CELEBRATION
“The 223rd Anniversary
Of the Purple Heart”
FOOD AND DRINKS FREE
FOR PATRIOTS, FAMILY &
GUESTS
CAMP MABRY MUSEUM
5TH BREAKFAST
14TH STAFF NOON
SAT, 17TH, 10AM
MONTHLY MEETING
CAMP MABRY
MUSEUM, Bldg # 6
Lunch Afterward at
Luby’s Cafeteria
MOPAC at Steck
3RD BREAKFAST 7TH BREAKFAST
ALSO
9TH STAFF NOON
3RD 6PM OUTBACK
APPRECIATION NITE
FRI, 11TH, 9AM
19TH STAFF NOON
VETERAN’S DAY
SAT, 22ND, 10AM PARADE
MONTHLY MEETING up Congress Ave, then
CAMP MABRY CEREMONY
MUSEUM, Bldg # 6
Lunch Afterward at Luby’s
MOPAC at Steck
FOLLOWS AT 11AM
SOUTH STEPS OF THE
CAPITOL BLDG
5TH BREAKFAST
10th OUTBACK PURPLE
SANTA LUNCHEON
11:30AM — 1:30PM
SUN 11TH -CHILDREN’S
CHRISTMAS PARTY
3-5PM
SUN, 18TH, 1—5 PM
CHAPTER / UNIT
HOLIDAY PARTY
BOTH PARTYS ARE AT
ODD FELLOWS LODGE 23
6809 GUADALUPE
JANUARY ’06 FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE
2ND, BREAKFAST
12TH —STAFF NOON
SAT., 21ST, 10AM
MONTHLY MEETING
CAMP MABRY
MUSEUM
Lunch Afterward at
Luby’s Cafeteria
MOPAC at Steck
6TH BREAKFAST
15TH —STAFF NOON
FRI, 17TH, 6PM
GEORGE
6TH BREAKFAST
15TH —STAFF NOON
SAT, 18TH, 10AM
3rd BREAKFAST
12TH —STAFF NOON
SAT, 15TH, 10AM
WASHINGTON’S
MONTHLY MEETING MONTHLY MEETING
BIRTHDAY
CAMP MABRY CAMP MABRY MUSEUM
DINNER PARTY
MUSEUM
Lunch Afterward at
At “The Austin Club”
Lunch Afterward at Luby’s Cafeteria
Great Entertainment,
LUBY’S CAFETERIA MOPAC at Steck
Great Food, and, a
Great Time at a Great Party
MOPAC at Steck
2ND BREAKFAST
4TH — STAFF NOON
SAT, 6TH, 10AM
ANNUAL ELECTION
HILL’S CAFÉ
4700 S Congress Ave
TBA—MEMORIAL
DAY ACTIVITIES
PFLUGERVILLE
COOK-WALDEN
CAPITAL PARK
14619 N IH-35
5TH BREAKFAST
8TH—STAFF NOON
SAT, 10TH, 11AM
Chapter
ANNUAL PICNIC
FULL COOKOUT MENU
CAMP MABRY
PICNIC GROUNDS
FY-2006 TEXAS CAPITAL CHAPTER 1919 EVENTS CALENDAR