Commander; Cleveland Thomas, Senior Vice Commander; Norman Thomas, Trustee 2 Year;
Jose Ortiz, Sergeant-At-Arms; Washington Sanchez, Trustee 3 Year/Americanism Officer; Bruce Archer,
Trustee 1 Year; and James Holland, Adjutant/Finance Officer/Historian and Mike Ford, Junior Vice Commander
not shown.
Clarence T. Farris, commander for the Military
Order of the Purple Heart Chapter 758, present plaques to Renee Miller,
Mother of PFC. Anthony Simmons, and to Freda King, Mother of PFC. Brandon King.
(AMANDA NALLEY/Democrat)
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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]
Chapter 758 History
~ H. Bruce
McIver ~ USN ~ Co-Founder and 1st Commander ~
~ William Huffcut ~ USMC ~
Co-Founder
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~ Harry Scott ~ USAF ~
Co-Founder
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~ 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. |
E-Mail
Contact:
Jim Holland - JHOLL44122@aol.com
H. Bruce McIver
mophregivcdr@aol.com
Washington Sanchez
- wjsan4@aol.com
Mailing Address
:Military Order Of The Purple Heart
Tallahassee Chapter 758
2985 Giverny Circle
Tallahassee, Fl 32309-8201
Phone: (850) 668-5203 or (850) 539-6816
