Charles Martin Weinert

1929 - 2006

Charles M. Weinert, a retired U.S. Army colonel, died Thursday, June 22, 2006, at a local hospital.

Funeral: noon Tuesday in Moore Funeral Home Chapel. Burial: Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Charles Weinert was born June 29, 1929, in Philadelphia, Pa. He attended Philadelphia schools and graduated from Seton Hall University in 1951 with a bachelor of science in business management. He entered the U.S. Army in 1951 and completed Officer Candidate School in 1952.

Col. Weinert saw hostile action in the Korean and Vietnam wars. He served in the 3rd Infantry Division, 82nd Airborne Division and as the senior medical adviser to the II ARVN Logistics Command. Col. Weinert received the Combat Medical Badge and numerous awards and decorations such as the Legion of Merit and the Bronze Star.

He was injured numerous times and never asked for a single Purple Heart, although he could have received a dozen. As a result of his injuries and exposure to such hazards as Agent Orange, chemical nerve agents and repeated hostile fire, he had over 60 surgeries in his lifetime.

He was the first official observer to be sent to Jordan in the Middle East during the Black September International Red Cross-Red Crescent Casualty Relief Effort. He pioneered the development of Health Services Command, the beginning support planning that has evolved into the superlative troop recovery and medical treatment program that the U.S. Army uses today for wounded soldiers in combat theaters. Col. Weinert completed the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College in 1965. In 1969, he received a master's degree in hospital administration from Baylor University.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 49 years, Dolores; parents, Philip W. and Mary McGuigan Weinert; his brothers, John A. Weinert and Eugene P. Weinert; and sister-in-law, Eileen M. Kelly Weinert.

Survivors: Eileen Weinert McDowell of Berlin, N.J., Marion Weinert Misavage and husband, Dr. Martin Misavage of Port St. Lucie, Fla., James J. Weinert of Palm Coast, Fla., Frank D. Weinert of New York, N.Y., Philip S. Weinert and wife, Elaine Weinert of Middletown, Pa., Evelyn M. Weinert Reichman of Balla Cynwyd, Pa., and Betty A. Weinert of Cinnaminson, N.J.; sons, Lt. Cmdr. Stephen J. Weinert, Michael G. Weinert, U.S. Coast Guard, and Kenneth M. Weinert; daughters-in-law, Kimberly K. and Janet L. Weinert; grandson, Philip M. Weinert; granddaughters, Lauren K. and Cheryl L. Weinert; and numerous nephews and nieces.