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