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Dennis Murphy, Silver Star Winner, on Combat in Vietnam
THURSDAY, April 24, 2025
Cocktails: 11:30 a.m.
Program: 12:00 noon
Lunch to follow
Philadelphia Club
1301 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Cost: $ 60 in advance
$ 65 at the door with reservation
$ 70 walk-ins (if there is room)
COAT AND TIE REQUIRED! (Mufti or Uniform) The EQUIVALENT FOR LADIES
Dennis Murphy, a lifelong Delaware County resident and graduate of Msgr. Bonner High School, enlisted in the Regular Army in 1968. Upon completing advanced infantry training at Fort Polk, LA, he was deployed to the Republic of (South) Vietnam and assigned to the 196th Light Infantry Brigade of the Americal Division in I Corps, near the Laotian Border. He was a grenadier with Charlie Company, 1st battalion, 46th Infantry, which operated from Firebase Mary-Ann, located near the Dak Rose Trail, a part of the Ho Chi Minh Trail system, used to move enemy troops and supplies into South Vietnam. He was awarded the Silver Star, Purple Heart, Combat Infantry Badge, Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry, and an Army Commendation Medal for his service. He will talk about his combat experiences, being wounded, and recovery.
Upon returning home, he resumed his education, obtaining a bachelor’s degree from West Chester University and a master’s degree in educational counseling from Villanova University. Our speaker retired after a 40 year career in various administrative roles in higher education, including admissions, at several local institutions, including Villanova University, Neumann University, and Rosemont College. He served on the Delaware County Veterans Memorial Board as Vice President. Dennis and his wife, Anne, have been married for 50 years and have 3 children and 6 grandchildren.
We encourage you to invite spouses, adult children, and friends, especially those that may be eligible to be Hereditary or Veteran Companions, to hear this highly decorated combat veteran.
Please fill out and mail the attached reservation form with your cheque, payable to:
“The PA Commandery – MOFW” to MAJ James Mallinson, PO Box 627, Paoli, PA 19301. Please try to mail it by Saturday, April 19. The cost for the event is $60 per person if we receive your cheque in advance. If you reserve in advance but do not send a cheque, you may pay $65 at the door, preferably by cheque. Walk-ins, if there is room, will be charged $70. If you do not send your reservation in time but wish to attend, call or text Jim at 610-457-0003, or email him at [email protected] . We regret having to bill no-shows if they do not cancel their reservation by Tuesday, April 22.
Save the Dates: Thursday, June 12, 2025, 11:30 a.m. - Speaker-Luncheon at the Philadelphia Club. Navy Lieutenant Gardiner Pearson, a Pennsylvania Companion, will talk about his combat experiences in Viet Nam. Thursday, July 17, 2025: Annual Joint Dinner with Radnor Hunt Veterans at Radnor Hunt. Thursday, November 13, 2025: Speaker-Luncheon at Philadelphia Club with COL Sherwood "Woody" Goldberg, Viet-Nam veteran and civilian aide to General Alexander Haig. Wednesday, January 14: Speaker-Luncheon and brief Annual Meeting; COL Scott Gehris, USMC, Professor of Naval Science at University of Pennsylvania and Villanova, will discuss how the Marine Corps is planning for the future and will tell us about some of his deployments. We plan to have another speaker-luncheon in early to mid October, 2025 and our Annual Joint Christmas Dinner in early to mid December (black-tie/mess dress) with the Radnor Hunt Veterans at Radnor Hunt.
Fraternally,
Alvan Markle IV
Commander, The Pennsylvania Commandery – MOFW
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