Thank you to those who have shared their military heroes with us. My stepfather was a railroad man on the trains in Germany during WWII. I was told that he had to jump off the trains when the Germans bombed them. I have not been able to locate my father, Paul Carmody, and his family so I don't know if he or anyone in the family served our country. If anyone can share stories of Carmodys serving our country, I would love to read the stories. Who knows? They may be my relatives. Thank you. Mary Ann Zeimet On May 30, 2010, at 1:14 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