Military Order of the Purple Heart; Corrupt

[Team Sergeant]

Military Order of the Purple Heart; Corrupt "F" rating

18 cents of every dollar goes to the troops. 18 cents. What a rip-off.

Team Sergeant

This needs to get out to all the military websites;


http://www.wlox.com/global/category....&partnerclipid

Way to go COL Cook! Let us know what we can do to assist.

http://www.charitywatch.org/articles/mophsf.html

published in the December 2008 issue of the Charity Rating Guide & Watchdog Report

"I'm very proud of what we do, and we certainly do look after everybody. F or no F, the point is we do the right thing by veterans."
-Richard H. Esau, Jr., commenting in the Washington Post in

December 2007 on the Military Order of the Purple Heart Service Foundation's F grade before being fired as its executive director

Mr. Esau's termination as executive director of the Foundation was due to his alleged misuse of charity funds, according to an ABC News article of August 2008. The article quotes Henry Cook, a former board member of the Foundation and outgoing National Commander of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, accusing Esau of conflicts of interest. Cook said that the daughter of a board member of the Foundation was hired by the Intrepid Museum in New York right after it received $500,000 from the Foundation. The Foundation also gave $100,000 to the Marine Corps Reserve Officers Association where Esau used to work and where his wife worked when the grant was given, according to Cook. ABC previously reported that according to Cook, the Foundation paid the Washington Redskins $685,000 for advertising, which entitled Foundation officials to enjoy luxury box seats at football games.

[Red Flag 1]

Well done Col. Cook!!!

The disappointment here is on many levels. Those of us who contribute sums of money to this and similar orginizations are punched hard in the gut to learn of such corruption. I find myself asking just how many other corrupt orginizations are out there?

The first to feel the blows are the veterans the funds are donated for. They do not know who contributes what; they do not know they are being robbed. The second being bilked are the contributors, like many of us on this board, however; the bite goes deeper still.

I'm willing to wagger that there are contributers who do their homework to track where contributed funds go; I do this . To later learn of such corruption just points out how carefully corupt individuals are to cover their tracks. Such activity really leaves me wondering just how to do the homework to avoid being scammed? I then have to wonder about other organizations doing the same thing. That said, why contribute.........thus contributions drop across the board. Are we just supporting the management at the expense of the veteran? I find my trust, and the trust of many veterans, is being betrayed on so many levels.

I hope justice will be served in this, and any similar cases. I'd love to see a seperate, special punishment reserved for those who rob from veterans in need. I expect that if the veterans who were robbed passed judgement, they'd probably be lenient; such is the nature of those who always pay the price. Better to leave it to the donors; I expect their swords will be swifter, broader, and more terrible..... I know mine will!

Thanks for posting TS! Well done Col. Cook!

My $.02.

RF 1

[GSquared]

Originally Posted by Team Sergeant

Military Order of the Purple Heart; Corrupt "F" rating

18 cents of every dollar goes to the troops. 18 cents. What a rip-off.

Team Sergeant

This needs to get out to all the military websites;


http://www.wlox.com/global/category....&partnerclipid

Way to go COL Cook! Let us know what we can do to assist.

http://www.charitywatch.org/articles/mophsf.html

published in the December 2008 issue of the Charity Rating Guide & Watchdog Report

"I'm very proud of what we do, and we certainly do look after everybody. F or no F, the point is we do the right thing by veterans."
-Richard H. Esau, Jr., commenting in the Washington Post in

December 2007 on the Military Order of the Purple Heart Service Foundation's F grade before being fired as its executive director

Mr. Esau's termination as executive director of the Foundation was due to his alleged misuse of charity funds, according to an ABC News article of August 2008. The article quotes Henry Cook, a former board member of the Foundation and outgoing National Commander of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, accusing Esau of conflicts of interest. Cook said that the daughter of a board member of the Foundation was hired by the Intrepid Museum in New York right after it received $500,000 from the Foundation. The Foundation also gave $100,000 to the Marine Corps Reserve Officers Association where Esau used to work and where his wife worked when the grant was given, according to Cook. ABC previously reported that according to Cook, the Foundation paid the Washington Redskins $685,000 for advertising, which entitled Foundation officials to enjoy luxury box seats at football games.

I will spread this out where I can as well. That's bullshit.

[Bill Harsey]

As an example of how organizations can be run, anybody know what percentage of dollars received that Ducks Unlimited puts into the field projects?
If memory serves it's fairly high.

[greenberetTFS]

Originally Posted by Team Sergeant

Military Order of the Purple Heart; Corrupt "F" rating

18 cents of every dollar goes to the troops. 18 cents. What a rip-off.

Team Sergeant

This needs to get out to all the military websites;


http://www.wlox.com/global/category....&partnerclipid

Way to go COL Cook! Let us know what we can do to assist.

http://www.charitywatch.org/articles/mophsf.html

published in the December 2008 issue of the Charity Rating Guide & Watchdog Report

"I'm very proud of what we do, and we certainly do look after everybody. F or no F, the point is we do the right thing by veterans."
-Richard H. Esau, Jr., commenting in the Washington Post in

December 2007 on the Military Order of the Purple Heart Service Foundation's F grade before being fired as its executive director

Mr. Esau's termination as executive director of the Foundation was due to his alleged misuse of charity funds, according to an ABC News article of August 2008. The article quotes Henry Cook, a former board member of the Foundation and outgoing National Commander of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, accusing Esau of conflicts of interest. Cook said that the daughter of a board member of the Foundation was hired by the Intrepid Museum in New York right after it received $500,000 from the Foundation. The Foundation also gave $100,000 to the Marine Corps Reserve Officers Association where Esau used to work and where his wife worked when the grant was given, according to Cook. ABC previously reported that according to Cook, the Foundation paid the Washington Redskins $685,000 for advertising, which entitled Foundation officials to enjoy luxury box seats at football games.

As I stated at his vetting,"I know" LTC Cook as a first class guy and I'm not surprised at his outrage...................

Big Teddy

[Gypsy]

For shame.

There should be a PSA for the general public to check out organizations before donating in order to know where the money goes and how it's spent/distributed etc...

[alright4u]

Originally Posted by greenberetTFS

As I stated at his vetting,"I know" LTC Cook as a first class guy and I'm not surprised at his outrage...................

Big Teddy

This has been around some time. Colonel Cook tried his best to stop these crooks. He even flew space A.

[mangler]

Originally Posted by Bill Harsey

As an example of how organizations can be run, anybody know what percentage of dollars received that Ducks Unlimited puts into the field projects?
If memory serves it's fairly high.

Mr. Harsey, For the last fiscal year it was 86% of 200.4 million dollars.

[Nightfall]

Didn't see this posted anywhere else, worth a listen despite views on the source, more about issues with the Purple Heart:

Purple Hearts Elusive For Traumatic Brain Injuries

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...ryId=129606127

High-level medical officials in the Army debated whether head traumas that are difficult to detect — often leaving no visible signs of damage — warrant the award, the emails show. Most people who sustain such blows, also known as concussions, recover on their own, but studies show 5 percent to 15 percent may have long-term impairments.

In 2008, Brig. Gen. Joseph Caravalho, then the top medical commander in Iraq, issued a policy blocking medical providers from even discussing the Purple Heart with soldiers who suffered mild traumatic brain injuries. Doctors were not barred from discussing the award with soldiers who have other injuries.

"In many cases," Caravalho wrote that concussions with "minimum medical intervention will not warrant this award."

[hjcook]

Thanks for posting the video and story on PS. I really appreciate it. Bur please do not stop donating to Military Order of the Purple Heart local Chapters. That is where the volunteer workers for veterans do diligence in helping veterans and their families as well as active military. It is the national organizations with massive overhead and perks that eat up the dollars. Gotta stop that. Best way to stop it is to not give them anything. Give where you know the dollars are supporting LOCAL vets and military and overhead is at a minimum.
I have filed a quite large lawsuit against the MOPH, the MOPH Service foundation and 14 named officers. If you would like a copy of the suit I will send it to you. It is the largest lawsuit I have ever seen but it is written like a book on corruption in a major veterans organization. It is long but easy to read.
Send me your e-mail address and I will send it to you.

I am in a great fight once again and I love it. I am standing alone against two large corporations and 14 snakes and I love it. It is not everyday that one gets to slay dragons and here I am.

De Oppresso Liber!

[Snaquebite]

Thank you sir for that clarification. I find that MOPH is not unlike other organizations. I always donate to the local chapters. Boy Scouts of America is a prime example.

[T-Rock]

I am in a great fight once again and I love it. I am standing alone against two large corporations and 14 snakes and I love it. It is not everyday that one gets to slay dragons and here I am.

Thank you Sir for your service! (Hand Salute)! Godspeed...

[alright4u]

And we are proud that Colonel Cook is on the SOA Board as of our last election.

http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ho...ds-to-charity/


Bono’s anti-poverty foundation ONE is under pressure to explain its lavish salaries after it was revealed that only a small percentage of money it raises reaches the needy.

The non-profit organisation set up by the U2 frontman received almost £9.6m in donations in 2008 but handed out only £118,000 to good causes (1.2 per cent).

The figures published by the New York Post also show that £5.1m went towards paying salaries.

While the organisation’s gameplan has never been direct handouts on the ground, many who admire the Irish rock legend may be surprised by the figures.

Bono was playing Brussels last night with U2 as the world’s leaders – so many of whom he speaks to directly – were meeting at the UN assembly in New York to assess the progress, or lack of, in reaching the Millennium goals they set.

The Post revealed it had received a number of gifts from ONE in the run-up to the event, such as leather notebooks, bags of coffee and water bottles.
In the UK, the organisation has laid on a series of high-profile, celebrity-supported events since it launched in 2002 to fight poverty in Africa and Aids worldwide.

In 2009, the group campaigned to have enshrined in British law a commitment to development assistance abroad.

ONE spokesman Oliver Buston has now defended the way the organisation is run, insisting the money is used for promoting its campaign and raising awareness rather than being given straight to those who need help.

[Team Sergeant]

Great interview COL Cook! (I liked the SF poster behind you during the webcam interview!)

Seems the MOPH "National" is where all the corruption is taking place..... 40K for a Military Order of the Purple Heart black tie party...... I wonder if the MOPH National HQ has any ties to Chicago politicians.......

Watch the interview below.



Purple Heart Recipient Files Suit Col. Henry Cook Says Veterans Organization Full of Corruption, Defaming Him 06:44 | 10/07/2010

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/video/...-suit-11829158