'Googling' "General Peter Pace" + "Italy" I found that it was in fact his Dad who came over from Italy: http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2889/is_16_41/ai_n13777511 Apri1 22, 2005 General Pete Pace's life is the story of the American Dream. His father was an immigrant from Italy. Pete Pace was born in Brooklyn. He grew up in New Jersey, and he graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy. He was a rifle platoon leader in Vietnam. He commanded marines in Somalia, and he went on to command U.S. Marine forces in the Atlantic and became the head of the U.S. Southern Command. It tells you something about Pete Pace's devotion to his troops that tinder the glass on his desk at the Pentagon, he keeps a photo of Lance Corporal Guido Farinaro. He was the first marine he lost in combat in Vietnam. This is an excerpt of the article, there are several others. Sincerely, Lena Scott Aaron <rtanyon@yahoo.com> wrote: I was just reading this article on Yahoo's main page and wondering, does anybody know which PACE branch Gen. Peter PACE descends from? (sorry if this has already been discussed, and I'm forgetting) http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051201/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_iraq Scott __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com ==== PACE Mailing List ==== Help this list grow - tell other Pace researchers about it. Also, the Pace Society of America home page is located at: http://www.pacesociety.org - check it out! Merry Christmas...Ho, Ho, Ho! Go Dawgs! Sic 'Em! Woof, Woof, Woof! SEC East Champs --------------------------------- Yahoo! Personals Skip the bars and set-ups and start using Yahoo! Personals for free