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Thursday, March 2, 2017 I Vol. 37 No. 9 I A3
Killed or Wounded in Action
Recognition of Sacrifice
When we see that a member of the
American Military has either been killed
in action or wounded in battle the Purple
Heart will normally come to mind. This
is probably the most recognized military
medal of all but it was not always
available to all our military. The original
Purple Heart created by General George
Washington, then the Commander-In-
Chief of the Continental Army was then
called “The Badge of Merit”. This badge
by his order on August 7th, 1782 was at
first only awarded to Revolutionary War
soldiers by General Washington himself
but later subordinate officers were
authorized to issue it. Of course, these
early Badges of Merit looked different
that the Purple Heart we all know. They
took the form of a heart made of purple
cloth. This award was never abolished but
did not show up again until after World
War I. Army Chief of Staff General
Charles Pelot Summerall directed on
October 10th, 1927 that a draft bill be
sent to Congress to revive the Merit
Badge. For some reason the bill went
nowhere but a few years later on January
7th, 1931, General Douglas Mac Arthur
revived the bill by reopening work on
a new design. Elizabeth Will who was
an Army heraldic specialist in the office
of the Quartermaster general created
a design sketch for the present medal
which became known as the Purple Heart.
With the onset of World War I the US
Army approved on September 6th, 1917,
a short-lived decoration called the Army
Wound Ribbon. It was simple in design;
a red background (probably signifying
blood spilled) with a white stripe in the
middle and was to recognize soldiers
who had received combat wounds during
World War I. For whatever reason it was
only issued a little over a month and
discontinued on October 12th, 1917. The
following year the Wound Ribbon was
replaced with the Wound Chevron. This
was a gold metallic-thread chevron on
an olive drab backing that was displayed
on the lower right cuff of a US military
uniform. It signified wounds received
in combat or hospitalization following a
gassing. At first it was only authorized
for the Army but shortly afterwards Navy
and Marine Corps personnel could also
receive it. In a War Department circular
dated February 22nd, 1932, the criteria
was announced that authorized the Purple
Heart to soldiers upon their request who
had been awarded the Army Wound
Ribbon or were authorized to wear Wound
Chevron before April 5th, 1917, the day
before the United States entered World
War I. General Mac Arthur himself was
awarded the first Purple Heart. Many may
not know that the during the early part
of WWII the Purple Heart was awarded
both for wounds received in action and
for meritorious performance of duty.
With the establishment of the Legion of
Merit the awarding of the Purple Heart
for meritorious service was discontinued.
Executive Order 9277, December 3,
1942 authorized the Purple Heart only
for wounds received in combat. Unlike
most military decorations an individual
is not recommended for the Purple Heart
but is entitled to it upon meeting specific
criteria. It is an award the recipient and
family can be proud of but not one they
ever wanted.
Submitted by Larry Hume
‘ROUND MY TABLE
Hello to all, and pray you have a
blessed week. Looks like we will have
a rainy Monday, however if we didn’t
need it, we wouldn’t get it, so just be
thankful we get what we need. Later
in the year we will be praying for rain.
We have a lot of illness going around
right now and it is that time of year, so
just be careful when you are out and
about and wash your hands often. Okay
Dr. Marilyn will move on to things she
knows a little more about than doctor-
ing! Food! Love to make it, love to eat
it, love to share it.
HAM PIE
1 c. chopped ham
2 hard boiled eggs, chopped
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 c. grated cheese
A little ham broth, milk, or water
2 pie crust
Place one pie crust in pie pan. Place
ham in crust. Add eggs and cheese.
Mix together mushroom soup and
broth. Pour over ingredients in pan.
Place the other pie crust over the top
of pie. Cut a couple of slits in top for
steam to escape and brush with milk or
egg white to help with browning. Bake
@350 degrees about 30 minutes or
until brown.
SOUTHERN CANDIED SWEET
POTATOES
2 c. granulated sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 pinch salt
1/2 c. butter
6 sweet potatoes, peeled and sliced
1 T. vanilla
In small bowl mix together sugar, cin-
namon, nutmeg and salt. Melt butter in
large skillet over med. heat; add sweet
potatoes and stir to coat. Sprinkle sugar
mixture over sweet potatoes, and stir.
Cover skillet and reduce heat to low.
Cook, stirring occasionally, for one
hour, or until the sauce is dark and the
potatoes are candied and tender. Stir in
vanilla and serve.
Senator Nichols My five cents
We recently observed Presidents’ Day. George Washington, who is also known
as the “Father of our Country”, is one that I admire the most. Through his skills,
leadership and longing to live in a country of free people, he helped lay the foun-
dation for our country’s future by building a lasting democratic institution. These
principles have stood the test of time and guide every decision I make as I repre-
sent you in the Texas Senate.
Here are five things happening at your Capitol this week:
1. Celebrating STAR Day
This week, we celebrated the State of the Anniversary Remembrance (STAR) Day,
which was formally established by Former Governor George W. Bush in 1996, to
celebrate the birthday of the State of Texas when they joined as the 28th state in
the Union. In addition, we honor James Pinckney Henderson who became the first
Governor of the State of Texas in 1846. The celebration takes place at 12pm each
year to acknowledge the exact time the Lone Star flag of the Republic of Texas
was lowered for the last time and was replaced with the U.S. flag.
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Capitol Update
This past week, the House Appropriations Committee began the long process of
producing a budget that will fund our state government for the next two years.
You may have heard about changes in the budget, be it increases or reductions,
that give you concern or that you agree with. The budgets that you have heard
about are the base budgets, which are the starting point for each house as the de-
velop a budget that reflects its priorities.
The budgeting process is a complicated and arduous process in which both the
House and the Senate debate and pass a budget and then reconcile the differences
between the two budgets to arrive at the final budget. This process takes countless
hours between and routinely leads to debates that last into the wee hours of the
morning. I can assure you that the House is dedicated to passing a conservative
budget which funds the priorities of the state. I look forward to working with the
East Texas delegation to make sure that East Texas is represented in the budgeting
process.
This week, I also co-authored some legislation that I hope to see become law this
session. Some of the bills that I co-authored are:
HB 844 would ban dismemberment abortions. As the name suggests, this is a
horrific form of abortion and Texas must act to protect unborn children from these
gruesome procedures. I am certain that the Texas House will act to protect life.
HB 1390 would end the small school penalty that harms many of our rural school
districts. This policy was enacted decades ago to force rural school districts to
consolidate. While it made sense for some districts to consolidate, the policy
remains and harms many of our rural school districts that did not find a benefit
in consolidation. I look forward to ending this policy that is harmful to our rural
schools.
HB 1774 would help end lawsuit abuse found in areas that have experienced hail
storms. This bill will help keep insurance rates low while also keeping important
consumer protections when there are problems with an insurance company.
As always, if you have ideas for legislation or an issue that you want me to know
about, please contact me at 512-463-0556 or district9.paddie@house.texas.gov.
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Theme: March Madness
ACROSS
1. Dust jacket promo
6. The NHL’s Stanley
9. “The Sun_
Rises”
13. Petroleum tanker
14. *Top March Mad-
ness seed
15. Sigourney Weav-
er’s 1979 box-office hit
16. Kind of ray
17. Expert
18. Mother, lovingly
19. ^NCAA’s fill-in-
the-blanks
21. *Final Four loca-
tion
23. _Bor__C,
at the doctor’s office
24. Russian monarch
25. “Gross!”
28. Double Dutch gear
30. “_of all
trades,” pi.
34. Found in a racing
shell
36. Mountain goat ter-
rain
38. What Pinocchio
was doing?_
40. Margarita garnish
41. Before “pocus”?
43. Roofed colonnade
44. Type of acid
46. Roman public
space, pi.
47. One of President’s
two
48. Follow
50. Bathtime froth
52. “Get it?”
53. * Three pointer
55. Carry, as in suitcase
57. * Shared name of
Kentucky and Villa-
nova, sing.
61. New Norwegian
language
65. Willow twig
66. Tiller’s tool
68. Salivate uncontrol-
lably
69. Like a good singer
70. Old fashioned
“before”
71. Ancient market-
place
72. Ballet’s pas
73. *St. John’s_
Storm
74. Red Sea nation
DOWN
1. Fat Man or Little
Boy
2. Baron Munchhau-
sen, e.g.
3. Long forearm bone
4. Throw up
5. Worker who rolls
dough for baked goods
6. Painter’s layer
7. *Tar Heels’ home
8. Circle of friends
9. Medicinal succulent
10. Sketch
11. 18-wheeler
12. December stone
15. Libertine
20. Unit of geological
time
22. Pilgrimage to
Mecca
24. Tea pot warmer
25. * School with most
basketball titles
26. Filth
27. Surround
29. University teacher,
for short
31. Benign lump
32. “The Run-
ner,” pi.
33. Annoy a bedfellow
35. Skin cysts
37. Spiritual leader
39. ^Opening round,
a.k.a. Play-In_
42. Lamentably
45. Public disapproval
49. Chapter in history
51. *March Madness
selection day
54. Early anesthetic
56. Narrow valley be-
tween hills
57. Courts
58. Is not
59. Facebook button
60. Like a billionaire’s
pockets
61. Scholarship crite-
rion
62. Move over and
“make_!”
63. Sight for what
eyes?
64. Third K in KKK
67. Metal-bearing
mineral
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