December 2004 - Military Order of the Purple Heart - Texas Capital ...

Page 4PATRIOT BULLETINNEW MEMBERSChapter 1919 has had five new members added to the rolls since publication of your last issueof PATRIOT BULLETIN. Welcome and Congratulations to all !• James R. Dillard is a Marine Corps Vietnam veteran. He was wounded in February 1968when serving in Batttery H, 3rd Bn, 10th Marines, 2nd Marine Division.• Ronald R. Hughes in an Army Vietnam veteran. Ron was in Co C, 2nd Bn, 12th Infantry,25th Infantry Division when wounded in Tay Ninh Province on July 31, 1970.• Francis D. (Danny) McDaniel is an Army Vietnam veteran. Danny was wounded January26, 1970 when serving in the 199th Light Infantry Brigade.• John W. Thomas is a Marine Corps Vietnam veteran. He was an Amphibian TractorCrewman in the 3rd Armored Amtracs, 1st Marine Division, wounded during TET-68.• David A. Tosh is an Army Iraq veteran. He was wounded in Baghdad, Iraq on Oct 14,2003 when serving in B Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment (Light).The following additional application has been forwarded to National Headquarters.Gordon Seablom, Marine Corps, VietnamNOTICES:Give the Gift that just keeps on giving: Randall’s Food Stores“Good Neighbor Program” Account #5939Randall’s is one of our Chapter 1919 “Boosters” and they rebate to us a small percentage of the purchasesof each of their shoppers that registers their “Randall’s Remarkable Card” with Chapter 1919’s “GoodNeighbor Program” account #5939. Those rebates help fund our Purple Heart coffee bar project at the VAOurpatient Clinic. If you patronize Randall’s, stop by their customer service desk and ask them toelectronically imprint our Acct # 5939 on your card and you will automatically be helping us out.READ YOUR “PATRIOT BULLETIN” ON THE INTERNETThis newsletter can be viewed on the internet www.purpleheartaustin.org/images/Dec04web.pdf It wasposted there about 10 days before you received this paper version in your mailbox. Several of ourmembers have told the editor to stop wasting money by sending them the printed copy in the mail, theyprefer reading it off their home computers. Upon your request, Chapter 1919 will inform you by e-maileach month as soon as PATRIOT BULLETIN is available for viewing and we will suspend mailing thispaper copy (until such future time that you may want us to re-start mailings). To make sure we get youre-mail address correctly, please direct all such requests to: adjutant@purpleheartaustin.org

PATRIOT BULLETINPage 5ADJUTANTS CALLThe chapter’s calendar is projected out for the entire year andnormally it doesn’t change much, if at all, from what you first seeon the back cover of this publication after the beginning of each FiscalYear. But, this year has been different. This next half-year coming uphas had several events that had been hanging-fire up until now, pendingdecisions that have not all been ours to make. The last of thoseissues has now been decided and the calendar on Pg 16 is as completeas we can make it. Since the first of those newly set dates is comingup next month, this month’s “adjutant’s call” is devoted to explainingsome details of what’s about to unfold.On January 18th, our Texas Capital Chapter 1919 will be exactly tenyears old and we are going to celebrate with a 10th Birthday Party atthe same time on that day. So, put 12 Noon, Tuesday, Jan 18th onyour calendar now, and plan to come hungry because it will include afree BBQ lunch for all members, family, and friends of the chapter. Inthe brief 10 years of our history, Chapter 1919 has enjoyedunprecedented growth, has established ambitious service projects andachieved a phenomenal record of accomplishments. We intend tocelebrate appropriately, and to include friends from elsewhere inMOPH, and from the organizations with which we associate, such asthe VA Clinic, ROTC, ACC Scholarships, the Camp Mabry Museum,and all of Purple Santa’s supporting and supported activities, and ofcourse, our generous outside boosters. Plan to be part of it.There will be a reception and dinner in honor of National Commander,Robert N. Lichtenberger, in the Austin Club beginning at 6PM onthe evening of April 9th. Some details are yet to be decided, but it isexpected that the cost will be $49 per person. Traditionally, manyMOPH officers from throughout the nation are expected to attend, butsince Bob is one of Chapter 1919’s own, he and Sue certainly welcomeany or all of our chapter members who wish to share in this occasion(it may be a long time before Chapter 1919 has another patriot electedNational Commander). We have changed our regular Chapter MonthlyMeeting to earlier on that same day, Saturday, April 9th, and it willfeature a “meet the National Commander” opportunity together withthe annual chapter elections and a chapter lunch will be served.Lastly, the Annual Chapter Picnic has now been scheduled forSaturday, June 11th at the Camp Mabry Picnic Grounds. It may benecessary to make minor changes, but these events are now all on thecalendar and posted on the back cover, page 16, of this issue.Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year !—MILT CARR, Adjutant, (512) 343-7940THE NATIONAL ADJUTANT’SMEMBERSHIP STATISTICSFORTHE MONTH ENDINGOCTOBER 2004DEPARTMENT OFTEXASCHAPTER MEMBERSPRINCIPAL TOTALCITYSTRENGTHAUSTIN 608SAN ANTONIO 589DALLAS 301FORT WORTH 264HOUSTON 193EL PASO (#393) 190KILLEEN 172TYLER 99BEAUMONT 90SHERMAN 80CORPUS CHRISTI 76AMARILLO 72LUBBOCK 69McALLEN 59SAN ANGELO 52VICTORIA 47CLEBURNE 43ABILENE 38WEST 37KATY 37DENTON 33CLIFTON 33EL PASO (#1918) 32NACOGDOCHES 32GAINESVILLE 18LAREDO 18MIDLAND 1536TH INFANTRY DIV 44TEXAS-AT LARGE 99TEXAS TOTAL 3,458

Page 6PATRIOT BULLETIN...a report on chapter 1919’s…MOST RECENT MAJOR EVENTSVETERANS DAY PARADE, NOV 11thTHE 2004 VETERANS DAY PARADE UP CONGRESS AVENUETO THE STATE CAPITOL WAS BETTER ATTENDED THAN THEONE LAST YEAR. THERE WERE MORE PARADE ENTRIES ANDMORE SPECTATORS. ALSO, MORE OF OUR OWN PATRIOTSAND LADIES, THERE WERE 45 OF US, CAME OUT AND TOOKPART. PICTURED HERE WITH THE BANNER ARE: LEFT TORIGHT: PATRIOTS BOBBY BRISCOE, FRED SCHATTENBERG,ARMANDO YBARRA, AND FRED HUDGEONS. TO THEIR LEFTARE PATRIOTS MILT CARR AND PORFIRIO MARTINEZ, ANDABOUT 10 OTHERS BEHIND THOSE ARE MASKED FROM VIEW.THANKS TO “AUSTIN DUCK ADVENTURES” FOR FURNISHINGTHE TRAILING VEHICLE THAT CARRIED MOST OF OUR OTHERPURPLE HEART PARADE PARTICIPANTS. OUR PURPLE SANTA,VIRGIL ELLIS, WAS TRANSPORTED IN A VINTAGE CLASSICVEHICLE FURNISHED BY PATRIOT FRANK PECK WHO ALSOPARTICIPATED IN OUR PURPLE HEART PARADE ENTRY WITHHIS SCALE MODEL REPLICA OF AN F-105 JET FIGHTER. THECHAPTER MASCOT, THE LITTLE RAT TERRIER, “PAPPY,” INHIS PURPLE HEART UNIFORM ACCOMPANIED THE MARCHUNIT, BUT; WAS OFF VISITING WITH A GROUP OF SCHOOLCHILDREN JUST WHEN THIS SNAPSHOT WAS TAKEN.VETERANS RECOGNITION NIGHTUT—OSU FOOTBALL GAME, NOV 6thTHE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS DOES A “VETERANS RECOGNITION”THEME AT A FOOTBALL GAME EVERY YEAR, AND THEY REALLYDO IT UP RIGHT—PRIMARILY BECAUSE ERNIE BANASAU, OURCHAPTER 1919 AMERICANISM OFFICER IS ON THE UT ATHLETICSVETERANS COMMITTEE, PATRIOT FRANK DENIUS IS COMMITTEECHAIRMAN, AND PATRIOT WILLIAM LIVINGSTON, SENIOR VICEPRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY, IS ALSO ON THAT COMMITTEE.A GROUP OF FORT HOOD SOLDIERS, ALL RECENT VETERANS OFIRAQ, AND A GROUP OF HOSPITAL PATIENTS FROM BROOKEARMY MEDICAL IN SAN ANTONIO WERE HOSTED FOR A BBQ ATTHE ROTC BLDG, COURTESY OF THE “CAISSON CLUB” BEFORETHE GAME. SPECIAL GUEST, LTG RICARDO S. SANCHEZ, WHOCOMMANDED TROOPS IN IRAQ UNTIL EARLY THIS YEAR, CAMEFROM V CORPS HQS IN GERMANY FOR THIS EVENT, MET WITHTHE SOLDIERS, SPOKE TO THE ROTC CADETS, AND VISITEDWITH UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS. AT THE GAME, THERE WAS A JETFIGHTER “FLY-OVER,” THE TEAM WAS LED ONTO THE FIELDBEHIND THE UNITED STATES FLAG, AND THE GUEST SOLDIERSAND ALL VETERANS WERE SPECIALLY RECOGNIZED.PHOTOS ARE OF LTG SANCHEZ WITH CHAPTER ADJUTANTMILT CARR, PREGAME; THEN OF THE TEAM BEING LED OUTONTO THE FIELD BY THE FLAG…….AND AFTER IT WAS OVER...……THE SCORE WAS TEXAS 56, AND OKLAHOMA STATE 35CHAPTER MEETING, OCT 23rdTHE LAST REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING WAS HELDAT VFW POST 856 ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23RD,WITH COMMANDER, FEDERICO REY, PRESIDING.THE PRINCIPAL BUSINESS CONDUCTED WASOBTAINING AUTHORIZATION FOR THE CHAPTER10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION, NOW ON THESCHEDULE FOR JANUARY 18TH. FRED THENCONDUCTED A SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL THEVACANT POSITION OF CHAPTER JUNIOR VICECOMMANDER. PATRIOT DON BOSSERMAN WASELECTED BY ACCLAMATION.PHOTO OF DON BOSSERMAN FROM A RECENTCHAPTER SOCIAL EVENT. DON IS A PAST CHAPTERCOMMANDER, PAST DEPARTMENT OF TEXASCOMMANDER, AND PAST NATIONAL AIDE-DE-CAMPFOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TEXAS.FRED REYRAY DIAZROBERT BERNSTEINBOB HEFFORDHAROLD ROSEMARTIN ALLDAYJOHN ELIERIC HEBBE(AND 15 OTHERS NOT PICTURED HERE)

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Page 8PATRIOT BULLETINJACK SALTERMarine Corps, WWII, PacificPatriot, Chapter 1919Jack Salter was born in Newton, Massachusetts on August 17, 1924.He enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve on June 4, 1942 in Phoenix,Arizona. When he was barely 18, he became part of an elite raiding forcein the Pacific that specialized in hit-and-run attacks deep in Japanese heldareas; and he was wounded on one of the many combat operations that heparticipated in. Here is Jack’s story.Jack Salter completed basic training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot inJuly 1942, and upon graduation was assigned to a rifle company in 3 rdBattalion, 9 th Marine Regiment, 3 rd Marine Division at Camp Elliot,California. Subsequently, the division moved to Camp Pendleton, California,which was then a newly established training base. Jack volunteered for theMarine Raiders and in October 1942 was transferred to the 4 th Marine RaiderBattalion as it was being organized and was conducting intensive training atCamp Pendleton. He was further assigned to the 60mm mortar section inCompany D. Jack says at that time, “Colonel James Roosevelt, son of thePresident of the United States was my battalion commander, and Captain BillFlake was my company commander. All of us were in our late teens and earlytwenties, eager to add further glory to the annals of the U.S. Marine Corps.”COLONEL JACK SALTERUSMCR, RETIREDMARINE RAIDERS IN TRAINING1943 PHOTO1ST MARINE RAIDERREGIMENT PATCHThe 4 th Marine Raider Battalion sailed for the South Pacific on February 9, 1943, andarrived at Espiritu Santo in the New Hebrides Islands on March 1, 1943. On March 15,1943 the 1st Marine Raider Regiment was officially organized on Espiritu Santo,composed of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Raider Battalions (each with strength of 700 to900 men) and the regimental Headquarters and Service Company. The raidercompanies of the regiment were re-designated later that month, and from that time on,Jack’s unit was known as Company Q. The 4 th Raider Battalion moved to Guadalcanal,established their base there and continued intensive training until their first action. TheMarines struck hard in numerous places, with a suddeninsertion of troops by submarine or fast warships, in raidsvarying in size from small units up to multiple battalions.On June 28 th , Companies N and Q loaded aboard two destroyers, the USS Schleyand USS McKean that took them to Wickham Anchorage on Vangunu Island inthe British Solomon Islands. They landed, then seized and occupied theanchorage. Jack says, “Shortly after our arrival Captain Flake was wounded byshrapnel in the stomach. He was standing only about four feet from me. Thisended the war for him. He survived his wound and continued his Marine Corpscareer.” The operation on Vangunu ended July 10, 1943 and the two companiesthen returned to base, arriving back at Tetere Point, Guadalcanal on Jul 13, 1943.DESTROYER USS MCKEAN.COMPANY Q SAILED TOVANGUNU IN THIS VESSEL INTHE JUNE 1943 OPERATION.SHIP PHOTO IS DATED 1942.Jack’s service record shows he was in action again almost immediately. The 4 th Raider Battalion loadedaboard destroyers and sailed for Enogai, New Georgia Islands, British Solomon Islands (also known as the“Dragon’s Peninsula”). On July 20 th and 21 st , the 1 st and 4 th Raider Battalions and an Army InfantryBattalion fought what was known as the “Battle for Bairoko.” Jack described the action in a paper that he

PATRIOT BULLETINPage 9has written, “At 0800 the Battle for Bairoko began. The two Raider Battalions moved in a northerlydirection. It was not long before their artillery opened up on us. The noise became deafening. Japaneseartillery shells detonated at treetop level, causing shrapnel to go in all directions. Friendly casualtiesmounted. Our heaviest crew served weapons were our machine guns and mortars. As the morning wore on,enemy fire became more intense. We had no air or artillery support. The overhead jungle was so thick thatit was very difficult to use our mortars. About noon, I was hit by shrapnel in the right leg and was sent backto a rear aid station. The next day, July 21 st , I was flown out with other casualties in a PBY aircraft to theU.S. Naval Hospital at Tulagi, an island across from Guadalcanal. (While in the air) we saw three or fourJapanese fighter planes, but they did not bother us, they were heading in the direction of Bairoko. We heardlater that these planes strafed another PBY aircraft at Bairoko as wounded Marines were being loadedaboard. I spent about two weeks in the hospital at Tulagi and returned to my unit on Guadalcanal.It was on Bairoko that a Japanese sniper had put a rifle round about 6 inches from my head. It hit coral rockand spun around. Although it was hot from being shot, I picked it up and put it in my jacket pocket only tolose it later. Obviously, I changed my position pretty damn fast, not wanting to give the sniper a secondchance for a shot at me. Perhaps this was the bullet that had my name on it and I would not have to worryabout another one.On July 21 st , the raiding force disengaged from the enemy. All our wounded had been evacuated. EachRaider Battalion had suffered battle casualties of more than 25 percent. Malaria and dysentery claimed alike percentage. After the New Georgia Campaign, including the Bairoko action, the 1 st Raider Battalionhad 245 effectives and the 4 th Raider Battalion had only 154. Replacements eventually filled the ranks.Later the Japanese abandoned Bairoko and a U.S. airfield was constructed there enabling American aircraftto strike targets further north in the Pacific. (By that time) the progress of the war in the South Pacific had,to a great extent, eliminated the need for hit-and-run commando type tactics. In general the northwardmovement, toward the Central Pacific and points beyond, required a more conventional type of warfare...”The Marine Raiders, no longer needed, were organized into the re-established 4 th Marine Regiment onFebruary 1, 1944, bearing the lineage and honors of the original 4 th Marine Regiment that had been lost withthe fall of the Philippines in 1942. The 1 st , 3 rd and 4 th Raider Battalions became respectively the 1 st , 3 rd , and2 nd battalions, and the 2 nd Raider Battalion became the Weapons Company of the 4 th Marine Regiment. Withthat reorganization, Jack’s Raider Company Q became Company F, 2 nd Battalion, 4 th Marine Regiment.Jack was promoted to Sergeant and was in charge of the 60mm Mortar Sectionof Company F. He noted that the promotion jumped his pay up to $75 permonth. His records show that while he was in Company F, he sawsubsequent action against the enemy on Emirau Island, St. Matthias Group,from March 20 1944 to April 11, 1944; and on Guam in the Marianas IslandGroup from July 21, 1944 to August 27, 1944, but fortunately he sustainedno further wounds.Jack Salter was discharged in April 1945 and then commissioned in theMarine Corps Reserve. He remained continuously in the USMCR untilretired in the grade of Colonel on June 1, 1977, after 35 years of faithfulservice.60 MILLIMETER MORTAR READYTO FIRE. COMPONENTS, MORTARTUBE, BASEPLATE, AND BIPOD.

PATRIOT BULLETINPage 11...For the Second Month, Even More About…BENEFITS MISSED...you don’t receive what you don’t know how to apply for...Every couple of months or so, we devote an article to some recent change in veterans benefits,or else just restate those previously existing benefits that some of our membership may beeligible for, but never heretofore participated in. This bulletin entry is to remind everyonethat, in general, when some new veterans benefit is put into effect, the government makes noattempt to personally inform each eligible individual. Also sometimes eligible veterans actupon incomplete information, or worse yet, may be misinformed and miss out in that way.In the first case below, the VA misinterpreted the law pertaining to PH recipients medical care.Free VA Medical Care for Purple HeartRecipients Also Means Free PrescriptionsFor Pharmacy Medications(Pay Attention—This is Big, Really Big)In November 1999 the President signed into law anAct of Congress that directed the VA, for the firsttime ever, to begin providing free medical care toPurple Heart recipients. The VA implemented thatnew legislation by enrolling PH recipients (whoapply) into Priority Group 3 which does in factprovide the medical care free of any co-payments.However, in many cases, the VA did requireco-payments for pharmacy prescriptionmedications and some of our members have beenpaying those co-payments for their prescriptionsever since. A subsequent lawsuit has resulted in acourt ruling that the VA was in error when theycollected those co-payments for pharmacyprescriptions. If you are enrolled with the VA as aPurple Heart recipient in Priority Group 3 forMedical Care—then your pharmacy prescriptionsare supposed to be issued to you free, without copayments.If you have been charged those co-paysafter being registered as a PH recipient, then youshould be entitled to a refund—and you heardabout if first from your PATRIOT BULLETIN !For Survivors of Military RetireesFederal Employees have long had an option, uponretirement, to enroll in the “Survivor Benefit Plan”or “SPB.” Under that plan the retiree could enrollfor an annuity that would pay the surviving spouseup to 55 percent of the retiree’s retired pay. Untilthis year, for military retirees only, the militarySBP beneficiaries payments were automaticallyreduced from 55% to 35% when the survivingspouse reached age 62 and thus became eligible forSocial Security (although this reduction was neverimposed on federal civilian employees’ SBP plan).New legislation will phase out that SBP reductionbeginning in 2005. The phasing-in will increasethe annuity paid to survivors of military retireeswho are 62 and older, from 35 percent to thepercentages indicated below for:(1) Months after Sep 2005 & before Apr 2006:40%(2) Months after Mar 2006 & before Apr2007: 45%(3) Months after Mar 2007 & before Apr 2008:50%(4) Months after March 2008: 55%Concurrent Receipt (CR)Phase-In ImprovementThe Defense Authorization Act for 2004 madegreat strides in addressing the disparity by whichdisabled military retirees have their monthly retiredpay reduced, dollar for dollar, by the amount ofdisability benefits they receive from the VA. TheFY04 Act authorized full concurrent receipt to bephased in over the next 10 years. Under the newFY05 Act, 100 percent disabled retirees will not besubject to the phase-in delay. 100 percent disabledretirees will be paid full concurrent receipt effectivewith their January 2005 retired paychecks , but, allless than 100% disabled are under the old schedule.

Page 12PATRIOT BULLETINARE YOU WANTING TO DO SOMETHING DURING THEHOLIDAYS FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORMTHAT ARE SERVING OUR NATION ALL AROUND THEWORLD? IF SO, HERE ARE A COUPLE OF SUGGESTIONSSEND A USO CARE PACKAGEOperation USO Care Package turns a donation into a “CarePackage” for someone in uniform during the holidays. Adonation of $25 sponsors a care package, which includesrequested items such as travel-size toiletries, prepaidworldwide phone cards, disposable camera and a messagefrom the donor. To sponsor one or more of these gifts, sendyour donation to: Operation USO Care Package, P.O. Box8069, Topeka, KS 66608.SEND ITEMS TO A SAILOR ONTHE “USS AUSTIN”The USS AUSTIN is a Navy amphibious transport ship thatwas named for our Texas Capital City of Austin. The shipaccepts certain gift items to provide to members of the crew.The following are acceptable: prepackaged, nonperishablesnack items, new and gently used videos (VHS) and books,AA size batteries, games, playing cards, greeting cards andletters. Do not send homemade cookies and cakes (sorry) orany items with white powdery substances, glass containers orliquids. Address packages to Ensign Fallon Poloisky, USN,USS AUSTIN (LPD-4), FPO AE 09564-1707.CASUALTIES IN IRAQSince the ground war began in Iraq on March 19, 2003, morethan 8,000 U.S. Troops have been wounded, roughly seven forevery death. About half of those wounds have occurred in thepast six months. The greatest number of injuries have beenthe result of roadside bombs, known as “improvised explosivedevices” , or (IED’s). The roadside bombs do the mostdamage to arms and legs, but also because of the upward blastmany head wounds are caused under the Kevlar helmets. Thewounds which had been primarily from fragmentation fromthe blast, more recently have also included more burn injuries.The insurgents have begun “frosting” the homemade bombswith jellied gasoline. —Austin American-Statesman, Nov 4PATRIOT BIRTHDAYSOf the TEXAS CAPITAL CHAPTERDECEMBER1 RICK G. SELLERS1 JAMES B. HARLE M.D.1 EDGAR J. PARRY, JR.1 JAMES R. DUFFY2 ERNEST L. DUNGEY2 JAMES A. (JIM) MAZY3 JERRY WHITE3 RONALD P. SMITH4 LESLIE E. (LES) ALLEN6 EDWARD L. HARK JR.6 JOHN F. HOOKS7 JAMES D. (JIMMY) SEYMOUR JR.7 R.E. (SULLY) SULLIVAN8 HORACIO M.(HERSH) HERNANDEZ8 NICHOLAS J. (NICK) ROBINSON9 JOHN E. WAGGONER JR.10 DAVID W. MIXON10 FRED J. LAURENTZ11 RUSSELL L. WARRINER12 EVERETTE R. (RAY) PAYNE12 BRICE H. BARNES13 VIRGIL L. ELLIS13 ROBERT J. HEISTERMAN14 ROBERT A. (BOB) HEFFORD15 K.W. KINGSLEY AUGUST16 BENITO L. (BEN) RODRIGUEZ16 CECIL L. SHRADER16 WILLIAM C. BENDER17 JAMES E. TRUMBLE17 CARLOS V. SOZA17 JOSEPH W. DOVE18 STEWARTSON C. THOMPSON20 GILBERT H. (SONNY) HOLLUB JR.20 CATHERINE B. (BLAIR) NIPPER21 MARCUS COHEN22 EUGENE (GENE) DeLa CRUZ22 CHESTER J. LATHAN24 R. M. (DON) BOSSERMAN JR.25 BRUCE A. BENWAY25 JESSE G. RODRIGUEZ27 JOHN D. BROWN27 CARLOS CANO28 GEORGE H. CALL28 JESSE R. CANALES30 JOSE E. ESTRADA30 WALLACE E. KILMAN JR.31 MICHAEL J. DEELJANUARY3 STANLEY M. GEHO4 FRANKLIN W. (FRANK) DENIUS5 DAVID J.(DAVE) HEARNE5 JAMES A. DEAN6 RONALD H. MOERBE6 RUBEN ESPINOZA7 VICTOR D. (VIC) MASSAGLIA7 CLYDE W. SCHAFFER8 WELDON S. HOYLE8 JOE S. CASTRO8 CURTIS A. MARTELL8 JACK H. HADSELLHAPPYBIRTHDAY

PATRIOT BULLETINPage 15More TributesThis is in Memory ofLtCol, USAF, Retired, M.C. QuillenEx-POW“With Whom I Flew Many Hundreds ofHours With for the State of Texas”“GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN”JACK BOWEN, EX-POW, WWII 4/04In Memory of members ofMACV Advisory Team 79who were killed or wounded, andto those who survived the conflictVietnam —1964 - 1965HAL HUTH 5/04In Memory OfSGT DAVE FREEMAN1LT EMERY MIKULA“Sky Soldiers” 173rd Airborne BrigadeDied in Vietnam—October 1966Never ForgottenMILT CARR 3/04In Memory and GratitudeCPL BENNY MATIAS, JR.9th Infantry Division 12-11-68-RVNCPL JOE GARCIA173rd Airborne Brigade 6-4-69-RVNWho gave their all to their country and willnever be forgottenRAYMOND DIAZ 9/04Deceased Chapter 1919Patriots and Ladies FY-2005AUGUST R. DELUCIA, SR.ROBERT E. McBROOMBISHOP D. MCKENDREEJOHN C. ONTIVEROSTOMMY A PROVENCE, JR.BLAIR C, SMITHJOHN E. STAVASTELMO T. STUDDARDTAPSPatriot Robert E. McBroom, aged 79, died earlier this year. Hewas a Staff Sergeant in Co L, 4th Infantry, 25th Infantry Divisionwhen he was wounded on March 25, 1945 during the PhilippineLiberation Campaign. His Son, Larry, has recently notified us ofhis death.Patriot Blair C. Smith, passed away on Oct 7, 2004 in AudieMurphy VA Hospital in San Antonio. He was 88 years old. Hewas in North Africa with Co B, 18th Inf, 1st Infantry Divisionduring the assault on Hill 609 when wounded in the abdomen bymachine gun fire on Apr 29, 1943. He was medevac’d to the U.S.in July 1943 and he endured many infections, blood transfusionsand multiple operations. His wife, Ruth, who was serving in theWAAC, was offered and accepted a discharge in order to assist inthe care of her wounded husband. Doctors were able to reattachhis intestines and after 2-years, 8-months he was discharged as a100% disabled veteran in Dec 1945. He is survived by his wife,Ruth, of the home in Canyon Lake, and by several children. Ruthis a life member of our Ladies Auxiliary Unit 1919.AUSTIN POLICEOFFICER DIES INLINE OF DUTYOfficer Amy Donovan of the AustinPolice Department died early SundayMorning, October 31, 2004 as theresult of an accident during pursuit ofsuspect. She had graduated from theAustin Police Academy in June of thisyear, and this photo shows her as aCadet during a break in training lastMay. She was a 37 year-old mother offour children and was married to TerryDonovan. They made their home inGeorgetown. Amy Donovan is the18th Austin Police Officer to die inthe line of duty since the first in 1875.

The MILITARY ORDER of the PURPLE HEART of the U.S.A.TEXAS CAPITAL CHAPTER 19195701 PAINTED VALLEY DRAUSTIN, TEXAS 78759-5527NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONU.S. POSTAGE PAIDAUSTIN, TXPERMIT NO. 504“ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED”HAPPY HOLIDAYSJULY ’04 AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBERNOMEETINGSSUMMERBREAK !2ND BREAKFAST4TH STAFF NOONSAT, 7TH, 12 NOONPURPLE HEART DAYCELEBRATION“The 222nd AnniversaryOf the Purple Heart”FOOD AND DRINKS FREEFOR PATRIOTS, FAMILY &GUESTSCAPITAL BEVERAGE10300 METROPOLITAN6TH BREAKFAST22ND STAFF NOONSAT, 25TH, 10AMMONTHLY MEETINGVFW POST 856406 E Alpine RdLunch Afterward atHILL’S CAFÉ4700 S CONGRESS AVE4TH BREAKFASTALSO4TH 6PM OUTBACKAPPRECIATION NITE20TH STAFF NOONSAT, 23RD, 10AMMONTHLY MEETINGVFW POST 856406 E Alpine RdLunch Afterward atHILL’S CAFÉ1ST BREAKFAST3RD STAFF NOONTHURS, 11TH, 9AMVETERAN’S DAYPARADEup Congress Ave, thenCEREMONYFOLLOWS AT 11AMSOUTH STEPS OF THECAPITOL BLDG5TH, PURPLE SANTACHILDREN’S CHRISTMASPARTY, 3—5 PM6TH BREAKFASTSUN, 12TH, 1—5 PMCHAPTER / UNITHOLIDAY PARTYBOTH PARTYS ARE ATODD FELLOWS LODGE 2315th-OUTBACK PURPLESANTA LUNCHEONJANUARY ’05 FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE3RD, BREAKFAST12TH STAFF NOONTUE, 18TH, 12NOONCHAPTER 191910TH ANNIVERSARYCELEBRATIONFREE BBQ LUNCHCAMP MABRYMUSEUMMAIN MEETING ROOM7TH BREAKFAST16TH STAFF NOONFRI, 18TH, 6PMGEORGEWASHINGTON’SBIRTHDAYDinner PartyGreat Entertainment,Great Food, and, aGreat Time at a Great PartyAUSTIN CLUB, 110 E 9th ST7TH BREAKFAST16TH STAFF NOONSAT, 19TH, 10AMMONTHLY MEETINGVFW POST 856406 E Alpine RdLunch Afterward atHILL’S CAFÉ47OO S Congress Ave4th BREAKFAST6TH STAFF NOONSAT, 9TH, 11AMMONTHLY MEETINGFREE BBQ LUNCH“MEET THE NATIONALCOMMANDER”& CHAPTER ELECTIONCAMP MABRY MUSEUMSAT, 9TH, 6PM, $49eaNAT’L CMDRS RECEPTIONAUSTIN CLUB, 110 E 9th ST2ND BREAKFAST11TH STAFF NOONSAT, 14TH, 10AMMONTHLY MEETINGINSTALLATIONOF OFFICERSHILL’S CAFÉOutdoor EntertainmentArea4700 S Congress Ave6TH BREAKFAST8TH—STAFF NOONSAT, 11TH, 11AMChapterANNUAL PICNICFULL COOKOUT MENUCAMP MABRYPICNIC GROUNDSFree For Members,Family, And GuestsFY-2005 TEXAS CAPITAL CHAPTER 1919 EVENTS CALENDAR