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Chapter and LAMOPH Unit meet every 3rd Thursday of
the Month at 19:00 hrs (7:00pm). At American Legion Post 16, Hwy 190 Bypass, Covington, LA
Click on above picture for Dedication of
St. Tammany Veteran's Memorial Plaza
LAMOPH Dept. of Louisiana
Chick on above Heart
Purple Heart (44 cents)
With the reissuance of the Purple Heart stamp, the Postal Service honors the sacrifices of the men and women who
serve in the U.S. military. The Purple Heart is awarded in the name of the president of the United States to members of the
U.S. military who have been wounded or killed in action. The medal is the oldest military decoration in the world in present
use and the first award made available to a common soldier. The stamp features a photograph by Ira Wexler of one of two Purple
Hearts awarded to James Loftus Fowler of Alexandria, VA, who was battalion commander of the Third Battalion, Fourth Marines
serving in Vietnam. This stamp was first issued in 2003.
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