Copy of Lawsuit Henry Cook vs MOPH filed Aug 2, 2010

I have no knowledge of the facts of this case.. regardless of who wins the lawsuit, MOPH has lost much in the public’s eyes for mismanagement of this affair.

I know that local VSO’s & chapters of the Purple Heart (MOPH) do much good. Many Nat’l Vet orgs do not maintain sufficient control, of the various foundations & PACS they create.

And I am always suspicious when bad things happen to someone who speaks out against the powers-to-be.

Also not enough money raised by Vet orgs, reach the indiv needy veteran. .... ColonelDan

ABC reported that $685,000 was paid to the Washington Redskins by the charity and, according to Cook, allowed Service Foundation officials to use the owner’s luxury box seats at the football stadium. Cook also told ABC that the Service Foundation gave a $255,000 retirement package to its executive director, who they later rehired at his former salary. He also said that two museums were given $500,000 each this year from funds that could have been spent to help veterans.

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

Original News Story in MS

http://www.wlox.com/global/category.asp?c=194069&autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=5142547&flvUri&partnerclipid

Veterans Charity Fires Commander Who Blew Whistle on Wasteful Spending

http://abcnews.go.com/print?id=4635658

http://gatheringofeagles.org/view836347k6551816871.html

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=5621272&page=1

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!

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Henry J. Cook, III
SFA # D-2985L SOA #GL331
De Oppresso Liber!

Henry Cook first enlisted in the Army in 1953 at the age of 16. The Army sent him home, but he went back in 1955 and enlisted again. He was excited about the Special Forces and joined the elite unit in 1959. He completed airborne training and in 1964 graduated from Officer Candidate School and was commissioned a 2d Lt., Infantry. His Army assignments included training in three Army branches: Infantry, Intelligence and Artillery. However, most of his time was spent in Special Forces.

He was a career Special Forces (Green Beret) officer, having served for 42 years of combined duty, active and reserve, and was a Green Beret for 33 of those years. He retired as a colonel of Special Forces.

Behind Enemy Lines

His combat tours began in Viet- nam, where in 1967-68, as a lieutenant and captain, he was a member of the then top-secret Mobile Guerrilla Forces, which involved the leading of indigenous troops in operations behind enemy lines and in areas denied to conventional military forces. He operated behind enemy lines for extended periods of time conducting guerrilla operations against North Vietnamese and Vietcong targets.

Wounded On His Birthday

He was first wounded on February 3, 1968 (his birthday), and was wounded a second time while a patient in the Intensive Care Unit of the 3rd Surgical (MASH) Hospital at Dong Tam, Vietnam during the 1968 Tet Offensive.

In 1990, Cook was called back to active duty to serve at the U. S. Special Operations Command, where he served as a Deputy Director of Special Operations. He served in support of Desert Shield, Desert Storm and Operation Provide Comfort, which provided relief and protection to the Kurds in Northern Iraq.

Cook, a master parachutist, is a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and the U.S. Army Special Forces School. He is a practicing attorney and currently serves as a municipal judge in Bay St. Louis, Miss.

Besides two Purple Hearts, Colonel Cook's military decorations include the Bronze Star for Valor and the Combat Infantry Badge.