Chartered by Congress in 1958, The Military Order of the Purple Heart is composed of military men and women who received the Purple Heart Medal for wounds suffered in combat. Although our membership is restricted to the combat wounded, we support all veterans and their families with a myriad of nationwide programs by Chapters and National Service Officers.

2010 Natl’ Convention

Minnesota Military Order of The Purple Heart
Department of Minnesota

The Fall Executive Committee Meeting will be held at the Coon Rapids VFW Club on October 30th 8:30 a.m. located at 1919 Coon Rapids Blvd., Coon Rapids MN. There will be a joint opening ceremony, followed by a joint first responder presentation ceremony. The ladies and men will then break up for the usual MOPH business meeting.

Hello All,
My name is Wally Lind, I am the Department of Minnesota Commander of the Military Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH). It is my honor to announce that the MN MOPH will be holding an awards ceremony at 0900 Saturday October 30, 2010 at the Coon Rapids VFW, located at 1919 Coon Rapids Blvd, Coon Rapids, MN 55433 Landline: (763) 755-4760.
 The following public safety officers will receive the National Law
Enforcement Citation or the National Fire Citation from the MOPH for
wounds received in the line of duty: Officer David Longbehn of the St
Paul Police Department, wounded on May 1, 2010 (during the same
incident where Sgt Bergeron of Maplewood PD was Killed); Sergeant Omar
Maklad of the Woodbury Police Department, wounded on April 15, 2010;
Deputy Sheriff Timothy Samuelson of the Dakota County Sheriffs
Department, wounded on May 2, 2010: Lt. Del Ellis of the Fairmont
Police Department, wounded on February 2, 2002; Captain Dennis Mack
and Firefighter Jacob LaFerriere, both wounded on July 3, 2010. This
is a plaque mounted citation from the MOPH, not the Purple Heart
Medal, which only the US Government can award. Coworkers, families,
friends, and the media are welcome to attend. I have the pleasure of adding Officer Mike

I have the pleasure of adding Officer Mike Blood of the Edina Police
Department, severely wounded in a bank robbery in Edina on November
16, 2000, to the list of officer receiving the Law Enforcement
Citation on October 30, 2010 (9:00 am) at the Coon Rapids VFW.
Wally Lind
Any questions, call me at (952) 469-1526
Wally Lind

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