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Welcome To Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter 1836


  • Military Order of the Purple Heart - Alamo Chapter 1836 represents more than 730 members in and around the San Antonio, Texas area.  Each member is a Purple Heart recipient and welcomes all Veterans.  The Chapter meets once a month at VFW Post 8541 located at 2222 Austin Hwy, San Antonio, TX  at 9:30 a.m. on the first Saturday of each month.


  • The Chapter's members have earned the Purple Heart Medal in campaigns that include World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Persian Gulf, Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF).


                                                       

PURPLE HEART MEMBERship APPLICATION

purple heart recipient

All persons of good moral character who are awarded the Purple Heart Medal by the Government of the United States AND are Active Duty or have Honorable or General discharge are eligible for active membership in the Military Order of the Purple Heart of the U.S.A. Please note that the MOPH does not have posthumous memberships.  

Only living Purple Heart Recipients are eligible for membership. Simply fill out the application - and become a member..  Click on the site below.


 Membership Application

Chapter Monthly Meetings

chapter meetings

The Chapter meets once a month at VFW Post 8541 located at 2222 Austin Hwy, San Antonio, TX  at 9:30 a.m. on the first Saturday of each month.

  • January 7, 2023
  • Feb 4, 2023
  • March 4, 2023
  • April 1, 2023
  • May 6, 2023
  • June 3, 2023
  • July 1. 2023 
  • August 5, 2023
  • September 2, 2023 
  • October 7, 2023
  • November 4, 2023
  • December 2, 2023 

Monthly Meetings Minutes

Monthly Minutes May 1, 2021 (pdf)Download
Monthly Minutes June 6, 2021 (pdf)Download
Monthly Minutes Nov 6, 2021 (docx)Download
Monthly Minutes Mar 5, 2022 (pdf)Download
Executive Meeting Mar 29, 22 (pdf)Download
Monthly Meeting Jul 7, 2022 (docx)Download

Service Officers

Purple Heart service officers

Our Purple Heart service officers are in furlough  Indefinitely.  However we have the VA, Texas Veteran Commission and DAV service officers available to help veterans.  Frank M. Tejeda Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic.Service Officers are located at the VA Frank Tejeda Clinic, San Antonio Texas, address: 5788 Eckert Road  San Antonio, TX 78240-3900.  

  • Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) :  (210) 699-5000, Room 2A101
  • Disabled American Veterans:   (210) 699-5082, Second Floor
  • Texas Veterans Commission:   (210) 699-5076, Room 2A112
  • Bexar County Veterans Service Commission: (210) 335-6775                                
  • Address:  233 N. Pecos, Suite 540 San Antonio, TX 78207

2022 MOPH Shoot Flyer

2022 MOPH Shoot Flyer (pdf)Download

MOPH Service Officers In Furlough Indefinitely

The Purple Heart Service Officers are in Furlough indefinitely.  There are no personnel remaining in the MOPH service offices to respond to inquiries. Please use the following letter to transfer your claims to the VA, TVC or DAV service officers.

Veterans Service Officer letter 11-20-20 (pdf)Download

Annual purple heart Raffle

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MOPH Fiesta Medals

Fiesta Medal 2023


MOPH Alamo Chapter Fiesta Medals proceeds will be donated for the building of a Veterans Memorial in San Antonio Texas. The Military Order Of The Purple Heart Fiesta Medal represents a Purple Heart Medallion and Branches of Service, which is draped on a beautiful Purple Heart Ribbon. If you would like to obtain this Fiesta Medal, a donation of $10.00 per Medal will be greatly appreciated.


Alamo Chapter 1836 Points of contact
Luis Reyna, Webmaster Cell (210) 255-7817

Lorenzo Rodriguez ,Finance Cell (210) 380-8497









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