Military Order of the Purple Heart - Chapter 758

Chapter 758 hosted the Florida War and Afghanistan/Iraq
Portrait Memorial Mural.

Chapter 758 of The Military Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH) hosted the Department of Florida Afghanistan/Iraq Memorial Portrait Mural at the North Florida Fair in Tallahassee, Florida during the period November 6-15, 2009. The Mural beared the engraved names and portraits of the 242 Floridians who died in combat while serving in Afghanistan and Iraq. This was a dramatic remembrance honoring those who made the supreme sacrifice during Operation Iraqi freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Since the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, nearly 5,000 American service members have died fighting the Global War on Terror, now the “Overseas Contingency Operation.” Accompanying the portraits are tributes to those American service members who served and died during War World II, Korean War and Vietnam, shown below.

We would like to thank North Florida Fairgrounds Manager Mark Harvey and his Staff for donating a booth in building 3 for our Afghanistan/Iraq Memorial Portrait Mural Display. We appreciate the gifts of the following sponsors Walmart Supercenter Manager Greg Coggins, Peoples First Community Bank, Perimeter Bank of Tallahassee, Flooring America and Four Seasons Designs, Etc. We would also like to thank our Patriots Arnold Gruning, C.T. Farris, Cleveland Thomas, Dennis Foggy, Jim Holland, Jose Alicea, Pace Allen and Washington Sanchez for giving their time to monitor the Display. A special thanks goes to Dennis Foggy for purchasing 1,000 lapel flag pins which was given to visitors at the Display.

Patriot C. T. Farris observes visitors on Open Day at the War World II, Korean War and Vietnam
panels with the Afghanistan/Iraq Memorial Portrait Mural Portrait Mural.

Meetings are the 3rd Tuesday of each MONTH at 7 PM

Location:
VVA Hootch
241 Lake Ella Drive
Tallahassee, Fl
[Next to the American Legion]

~ H. Bruce McIver ~ USN ~ Co-Founder and 1st Commander ~
~ William Huffcut ~ USMC ~ Co-Founder ~
~ Harry Scott ~ USAF ~ Co-Founder ~
~ Allen Biener ~ USA ~ Co-Founder ~
~ William C. Smith ~ USA ~ Co-Founder ~

The first Organizational meeting of Tallahassee Chapter 758 was held in May of 2004.

On June 25, 2004 the Chapter was officially chartered by the National Commander, Military Order of the
Purple Heart of the United States of America, Inc. as Tallahassee Chapter 758 with 41 Charter Members.

Governor Jeb Bush and the Florida Cabinet passed a Resolution on June 24, 2004 officially designating
August 7 as PURPLE HEART DAY.

On August 7, 2004 the first Purple Heart Memorial Monument in the State of Florida was dedicated in
the Capital Courtyard on the South side between the Old and New Capital buildings and adjacent to the
Senate Office building. This Monument pays tribute to All members of the Military from the Revolutionary
War to Iraqi Freedom who have been awarded the Purple Heart Medal. The keynote speaker was LT.
Governor Toni Jennings. The Charter for Tallahassee Chapter 758 was formally presented at the Dedication
Ceremony.

Mailing Address:
Military Order Of The Purple Heart
Tallahassee Chapter 758
P.O. Box 1776
Tallahassee, Fl 32302-1776
Phone: (850) 893-4432 or 668-5203