Brother Hibernians, I wish you and your families a very Happy Thanksgiving. Please note that our November 17 meeting has been canceled. We hope instead that you will support the fundraiser for Mike Gorhamās nephews that is being held at the Elks on that evening. Our next meeting will be held on Friday, December 1st at 8 pm at which we will have elections for … [Read more...] about President’s Message November 2017
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Andrew Higgins, the Irish American ‘Noah’ of WW II
It is an iconic image of WW II, a photo taken on June 6, 1944 showing American soldiers exiting a landing craft coming ashore at Omaha beach. A few months later on October 20th, another photo captured the moment General Douglas MacArthur āreturnedā to the Philippines, wading ashore from a landing craft. Neither of these historic moments would have been possible without one man, … [Read more...] about Andrew Higgins, the Irish American ‘Noah’ of WW II