The Military Order of the Purple Heart is stepping up to the call
from Congress for input on how best to resolve the issues most important
to the nation’s veterans. America’s wounded warriors from
across the country will converge on Washington, D.C. during 8-12
February, 2010 to meet with their state’s Senators and Representatives
to educate them on these important issues
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Coming by twos and threes from almost every State and Territory,
Capitol Hill will be awash in a sea of color as some 100 members of the
Military Order of the Purple Heart travel the halls of Congress, their
distinctive blue blazers adorned with America’s oldest military
decoration, the Purple Heart Medal, established by General George
Washington in 1782 in Newburgh, New York. This medal
symbolizes the dedicated and selfless service and sacrifice made by
military servicemen and women who were wounded in combat against the
enemies of the United States of America.
This annual “March
on the Hill” by MOPH produces real results for the
Department of Veteran Affairs and the Veterans it serves. In
2009, in reaction to a major campaign by all the VSO’s, Congress passed
legislation that allows advance funding to ensure that the VA will be
able to provide all the health care, hire new medical personnel, and
fully operate the clinics and hospitals needed for our Veterans.
According to Hershel Gober, National Legislative Director for the Military
Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH), “It is important that
Members of Congress hear directly from their own MOPH constituents about
issues of importance to Veterans in their respective states and
nationally.“