I agree. Memorial Day is about remembering our heros. My father and my uncle both served in WWII and my grandfather served in WWI. To the day my father passed away, it was his greatest honor to have served this country. We need to thank all of the men and women who so unselfishly give of their lives on a daily basis to preserve our freedom. Kait On May 30, 2010, at 3:14 PM, kennedd@aol.com wrote: > > For me Memorial Day is all about my military heros. My grandson in > the Middle East, my son for two tours in both gulf wars, my husband > in Vietnam, my father in WW11 and Korea, where he was awarded the > Distinguished Service Cross, my grandfather in WW1 and to the > others in my line who go back through the Revolution, I THANK YOU!! > Diane Arthur- Kennedy > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pat Connors <nymets11@pacbell.net> > To: IRISH-AMERICAN <Irish-American-L@rootsweb.com>; ny irish <ny-irish-l@rootsweb.com > >; New-England-Irish@rootsweb.com; Irish-In-UK-L@rootsweb.com; Can-Ontario-Irish-L@rootsweb.com > ; cornish-american-l@rootsweb.com > Sent: Sat, May 29, 2010 2:07 pm > Subject: [IRISH-AMER] A time to remember....George James Connors > > > This week in the United States, we take the time to remember our > veterans, those still alive, those of our many war dead and/or those > injured. Those who gave their time and lives so we could be free. I > would like for all who would like to take the time out of their busy > lives and dedicate an email or emails to a relative or someone they > were > close to and tell our various readers from around the world about > their > contribution. > > I am going to start with my first cousin, George James Connors. It > is a > cousin I never met. He died December 14, 1944 in Antwerp, Belgium and > is buried there in Henri-Capelle Permanent Cemetery with many other > heroes. George was the oldest son of my father's brother and was in > the Navy and was attached to the USS Christopher Gadsen. The ship was > charged with bringing in supplies for the upcoming major Battle of the > Bulge. You can read about it here: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Bulge > > The ship had just docked and unloaded and the crew were given liberty > and George and three others took off into the city of Antwerp and went > to a movie theater. The lights went out and movie was about to begin > when they were hit by a V-2 rocket. Over 600 died and only one of the > four sailors lived and is still alive and has written to me about my > cousin. > > I wish I had met, cousin George who was buried on my birthday. Maybe > someday I can get over to Belgium to pay my proper respects to our > family's hero. > > -- > Pat Connors, Sacramento, CA > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com > > > ====Irish American Mailing List===== > Add/check your surname to the Irish-American mailing list Surname > Registry at: > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRISH-AMERICAN-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of > the message > > > > ====Irish American Mailing List===== > Add/check your surname to the Irish-American mailing list Surname > Registry at: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRISH-AMERICAN-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message