Chapter 4077 Officers for 2005-2006
Local Chapters - All members of The Order are automatically eligible to participate in the activities of local chapters of M.O.P.H.
Fellowship - The Order provides an opportunity for fellowship with other Purple Heart recipients.
The Purple Heart Magazine - There is an official magazine of M.O.P.H.
Patriotism - We are proud to address each of our fellow members as a "Patriot" for who among the people of this country can say that they have given more of themselves than the members of the Military Order of the Purple Heart?
Educational - The Order is proud to promote much needed patriotic education in our nation's schools.
Pride of Membership - There is one important intangible benefit that members enjoy when they belong to the Military Order of the Purple Heart. Your membership helps to keep alive the ideals for which you were awarded the Purple Heart.
National Service Officer Program - The Order participates in the Veterans Administration National Service Officer Program which serves to assist America's veterans.
Your voice in Washington. The Military Order of the Purple Heart represents you in the Nation's Capitol.
Other Benefits - Support of the Veterans Administration
Voluntary Service program at Veterans Medical Centers throughout the United States.
Now is the opportunity to become a member.
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Through this organization and our membership in it, we hope to be able to preserve and perpetuate those ideals of liberty, justice and the general welfare which are the very foundations of our way of life. We further pledge to foster and enhance those principles which, from the begining of our national history, have served as a beacon of hope and salvation to the peoples of all nations. (The Preamble to the Constitution of the Military Order of the Purple Heart)
The Order of the Purple Heart for Military Merit, Commonly called "The Purple Heart" is an American
decoration; the oldest military decoration in the world in present use and the first award made available to a
common enlisted, not officer, soldier. It was created by one of the world's most famed and best loved heroes
- General George Washington.
His keen appreciation of the importance of the common soldier in any campaign impelled him to recognize
outstanding valor and merit by granting a commission or advance in rank for the person concerned. In the
summer of 1782 he was ordered by the Continental Congress to cease doing so.......there were no funds to
pay the soldiers, much less the officers.
Deprived of his usual means of reward, he searched for a substitute. Shortly after receiving his "stop" order
from Congress, he wrote his memorial General Orders of August 7, 1782, which read in part as follows:
"The General, ever desirous to cherish virtuous ambition in his soldiers as well as foster and encourage every species of military merit, directs that whenever any singularly meritorius action is performed, the author of it
shall be permitted to wear on his facing, over his left breast, the figure of a heart in purple cloth or silk edged with narrow lace or binding. Not only instances of unusual gallantry but also extraordinay fidelity and essential service in any way shall meet with due reward...The name and regiment of the persons so certifiedare to be enrolled in a Book of Merit which shall be kept in the orderly room...Men who have merited this distinction to be suffered to pass all guards and sentinels which officers are permitted to do...The order to be retroactive to the earliest stages of the war, and to be a permanent one...The road to glory in a patriot army and a free country is thus open to all."
Lost or misfiled for almost 150 years among War Department Records at Washington, D.C., this important
paper came to light during the search for Washington's papers prior to the celebration of his Bi-Centenninal
in 1932. With it were the dramatic accounts of three soldiers who received the decoration at Newburgh,
N.Y., at Washington's headquarters. The Book of Merit has not been found. The U.S. War Department
revived the Purple Heart decoration on February 22, 1932. The revived form is in metal, instead of
persihable cloth, made in the shape of a rich purple heart bordered with gold, with a bust of Washington in
the center and the Washington coat-of-arms at the top. The latter is believed to have been the source of the
stars and stripes of the American Flag.
Intrinsically, the Purple Heart is the world's costliest decoration---nineteen seperate operations are required
to make it from the rough heart stamped from bronze to the finished medal plated with gold and enameled in
various colors, suspended from a purple and white ribbon.
The Order of the Purple Heart is awarded to members of the armed forces of the U.S. who are wounded by
an instrument of war in the hands of an enemy and posthumously to the next of kin in the name of those who
are killed in action or die of wounds received in action.
An organization now known as "The Military Order of the Purple Heart", was formed in 1932 for the
protection and mutual interest of all who recieved the decoration.
Composed exclusively of Purple Heart recipients, it is the only
The objects of the The Military Order of the Purple Heart of the U.S.A. are patriotic, fraternal, historical and educational.
By Patriotism we mean true allegiance to the government of the United States of America and fidelity to its Constitution and laws. Patriotism is devotion to our Country which demands that we do our utmost to make our home, our city, our state and our nation a better place in which to live. In time of emergency we must give all we have of loyalty, service, savings and sacrifice in defense of our Country and our Flag.
Fraternaty means a kindly impulse towards all Patriots, a cheerful smile, and a firm handclasp of loyal friendship. It also means we cooperate with other veteran, patriotic and civic organizations in worthy projects.
The Educational objects of our Order are based solidly on the 'Faith of Our Fathers,' reverence to God, and loyalty to Country. We advocate the teaching and influencing of our youth and new citizens in a loyal appreciation of the heritage of American Citizenship with its responsibilities, as well as its rights and privileges.
The Bosque Valley Chapter 4077 Military Order of the Purple Heart is located in Clifton, Texas. The Chapter has forty three members and are always looking for Purple Heart veterans in the area who are not members to come visit with us and consider joining our chapter. The Chapter and Auxiliary Unit meet the 1st Tuesday each month at 6:30 PM at 1624 Wooded Acres Dr Waco,Tx. We have a diverse membership from WWII through Viet Nam. If you have a Purple Heart and are a member-at- large in this area, request National assign you to Chapter 4077. If you don't belong to the Order or have questions concerning the Chapter or Auxiliary Unit and would like to join us please call Carolyn Cooper,Past Auxiliary Unit President, at 1-254-675-2332. We have plenty of applications on hand. Annual membership (for the men) is $20.00 and Life Membership is $100.00-$125.00. If you are 100% Service Connected through the VA and have a Purple Heart, Life Membership is only $75.00. You can't get a better deal anywhere. We have members in Illinois, Indiana and Oklahoma as well as here in the Bosque Valley area.
As members of LAMOPH, we, the mothers, wives, widows, sisters, daughters, granddaughters and direct lineal female descendants of combat veterans of wars of the United States who, for their valiant service, have been awarded the
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