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Designating Texas Panhandle Phase II: A bench will
Counties with Purple Heart be set in front of the
Proclamations. three trees.
In early 2019, our chapter began getting Several family
proclamations, signed by County members of Sgt.
Commissioners, designating their Meddock were present
county as a Purple Heart County. at the tree dedication.
This is a way the various 26 Counties
of the Texas Panhandle can honor Medal of Honor
and recognize all veterans who live recipient Thomas
in their county. To date, our Chapter E. Creek Challenge
has designated Gray County, Wheeler Coin Project
County, Potter County, and Randall MOPH Chapters 553 in
County as Purple Heart Counties. We Amarillo and Chapter
presented a very nice road sign that 0900 of Lubbock had
announces this status. a Challenge Coin LCPL Seth Huston Challenge
made for the Creek family and, in a Coin Project
Sgt. Cameron Meddock Memorial special presentation at the Thomas E. MOPH Chapters 553 in Amarillo
Project: Creek Veterans Hospital in Amarillo, and Chapter 0900 of Lubbock had a
MOPH Chapter 553 was instrumental presented the coin to the brother and Challenge Coin made for the Huston
in getting a Memorial site done for family members. family to honor LCPL Seth Huston from
honoring Sgt. Cameron Meddock. While serving as fire team leader, Perryton who was killed in Iraq in about
Sgt. Meddock was killed in action in Thomas Creek was killed in action on 2005. The family was very honored.
Afghanistan in early 2019. February 13, 1969, near the Cam Lo
Other veteran organizations that helped resettlement village. Creek's squad was If you would like to donate to MOPH
fund this project include the following: escorting a convoy of trucks, bringing Chapter 553, we can continue to support
• MILITARY ORDER OF THE supplies to Vandegrift Combat Base, all veterans and their families of the
PURPLE HEART CHAPTER 0900 – when it was ambushed. While under Texas Panhandle. Donations should
LUBBOCK, TX enemy mortar (weapon) fire, Creek be sent to our Chapter Finance Officer,
• VETERANS OF FOREIGN moved to a position to attack the hidden Mendell Schelin, at 7102 Rochelle Ln.,
WARS POST 1475 AUXILIARY – enemy, engaging in a fire fight. While Amarillo, TX 79109.
AMARILLO, TX moving to a better position, he was shot
• AMERICA - CELEBRATE, HONOR in the neck and fell into a gully near Submitted by:
AND SERVE ORGANIZATION fellow Marines who had taken cover. Don Roden
• KRAUSE LANDSCAPE A grenade landed between Creek and Commander
CONTRACTORS, INC. the other Marines. Creek rolled on top MOPH Chapter 553
• OSGOOD/LAGRONE of the grenade and took the full force Amarillo, Texas 79121
MOMUMENT CO. of the blast, saving the lives of those 806.679.1239
Phase I: Three trees, donated by Krause around him. Dlr3@suddenlink.net
Landscape in Amarillo, were planted at
Spearman High School in Spearman, TX
to Honor Sgt. Cameron Meddock.

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