Chapter 776 Aaron A. Weaver - Military Order of the Purple Heart

04/10/2026

Aaron A Weaver Chapter 776 Military Order of the Purple Heart presented a $1,000 donation to Citrus High School Air Force JROTC Cadet Captain Isaac Francoeur to support his attendance at the United States Air Force Military Academy Summer Seminar.

The Summer Seminar is a highly selective four-day program that gives rising high school seniors a taste of what it’s like to be a cadet at the Air Force Academy.

Left: Colonel (ret) Rodney Hammond, Cadet Cadet Isaac Francoeur, Chapter 776 Commander Richard Hunt, and Citrus High School Asst. Principal Mike Einspahr.

03/21/2026

Jim Bodenner, Rotary of The Villages, recently provided an informative presentation about the Langley Health Services "Smiles for Veterans" program and its collaboration with the Rotary of The Villages to provide low cost ($5) general dentistry services to qualified low income veterans to members of Aaron A. Weaver Chapter 776 MOPH.

Following the presentation, Chapter 776 Commander Richard Hunt presented Bodenner with a $600 donation for the Smiles for Veterans program on behalf of the Chapter.

03/21/2026

Past Aaron A. Weaver Chapter 776 MOPH Commander J.B. Haskins administered the oath of office to the Chapter 776 2026-27 officers.

Left: Haskins; Mike Krebs, Trustee; Bob Gibson, Sergeant at Arms; Richard Hunt, Commander; Joe McClister, Finance officer; Bill Merryman, Senior Vice Commander; Colin Pearl, Judge Advocate; Nate Love, Trustee; Curt Ebitz, Adjutant.

Not present: Jerry Frease, Junior Vice Commander; Gary Bain, Chaplain; Will Korber, Americanism Officer; Mickey Hunt, Welfare Officer.

03/04/2026

Principals for Citrus County Tax Collector/Aaron A. Weaver Chapter 776 Military Order of the Purple Heart fundraising partnership for the benefit of the Citrus County Veterans Foundation that provides financial assistance to Honorable Discharge and General Discharge Under Honorable Conditions veterans and their surviving spouses.

Left: Chapter 776 Commander Richard Hunt, Foundation Secretary Beth Medina, Citrus County Tax Collector Janice Warren, Curt Ebitz Foundation President.

Visit www.citrusvf.org for application.

03/04/2026

The Citrus County Tax Collector Office (TCO) fall fundraising campaign, in partnership with Aaron A. Weaver Chapter 776 Military Order of the Purple Heart, raised 10, 541.66 for the Citrus County Veterans Foundation (CCVF) that provides financial assistance to Honorable Discharge or General Discharge Under Honorable Conditions veterans and their surviving spouses with urgent financial needs,

Left front row: Mickey Hunt, 776; Curt Ebitz, CCVF/776; Vicki Phillips, CCVF; Tax Collector Janice Warren; Bonita Tholund, TCO; Tammy Smith, TCO; Teresa Williams, TCO; Mari-Elain Ebitz, 776; Richard Hunt, 776. Left back row: Ann Fair, 776; Doug Hockenberry, CCVF; Dan Robbins, CCVF; John McGee, CCVF; Jennifer Steelfox, TCO; Claude Gregoire, 776; J.J. Kenney, CCVF; Jerry Frease, 776; Will Korber, 776.

For a financial assistance application visit www.citrusvf.org or call 352-382-3847.

02/12/2026

We'd love to see you there!

02/12/2026

You are invited! Looking forward to you joining us.

Inverness Primary School (IPS) invites veterans from all eras to it free Veterans Dinner & Program, Thursday, February 19, 5:30 p.m. Program follows dinner at 6:30 p.m. (Flyer attached).

Veterans are encouraged to wear their military uniform or veterans service organization uniform.

RSVP No Later Than February 13 to Mary Tyler at [email protected]

Please join Chapter 776 in supporting this program with your attendance. Spouses are also invited and encouraged to attend.

IPS is located at 206 S. Line Ave., Inverness. Off of W. Main St.

01/13/2026

We have sadly come to the day (Jan 8) when we lost one of Citrus County's true heroes - CW2 Aaron A. Weaver, a Black Hawk helicopter pilot and Ranger, who survived Mogadishu but was killed Jan. 8, 2004 while on board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter when it crashed during a Medevac mission in Fallujah, Iraq.

01/12/2026

Please join us, and help honor our brothers and sisters in arms.

12/24/2025

Fifty members, proud supporters and friends of Aaron A. Weaver Chapter 776 Military Order of the Purple Heart attended the Chapter's annual Pearl Harbor Remembrance dinner and social at the Citrus National Golf Club, Homosassa.

The event featured the reading of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' Pearl Harbor Remembrance Proclamation and a dramatic reading of the December 7, 1941 surprise attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

12/19/2025

Aaron A Weaver Chapter 776 MOPH would like to thank all those who supported our mission this year. We are already beginning to start for 2026.

Now through Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025, Wreaths Across America HQ will match all veterans’ wreaths sponsored through Aaron A Weaver Chapter 776 for placement on next year’s National Wreaths Across America Day - Saturday, Dec. 19, 2026! The web page is www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/FL0227P to place your order, or contact me at [email protected].

This year’s Wreaths Across America program reached an extraordinary milestone. Together, we served 5,598 participating locations, sponsored more than 3.1 million veterans’ wreaths, and mobilized millions of volunteers—nearly a third of them children—across all 50 states, and abroad. Each wreath placed was a powerful symbol of remembrance, respect and gratitude, made possible because of supporters like you.

The theme for 2026 is "Remember me.” In 2026, this will be our battle cry, and we will work together to ensure all those who served are remembered and their stories are told.

Wreaths Across America ("WAA") coordinates wreath-laying ceremonies every December to "Remember, Honor, and Teach" about the sacrifices made by our veterans and their families. Please check out this page to learn how you can help by sponsoring Veterans Remembrance Wreaths or by joining us on Decembe...