When this year’s Rockland County St. Patrick’s Day Parade proceeds down Central Avenue in Pearl River, it will be led by Marine Corps veteran Francis T. Duffy. Frank was awarded the Silver Star for “conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity” in a battle where Admiral Nimitz noted that “Uncommon Valor was a Common Virtue” indicates the high bar that Frank’s courage met … [Read more...] about The Irish Marines
Archives for March 2018
Disney Princess Visit Hibernian House to Work Magic for Lourdes Kids
On March 4, 2018 the Disney Princess hosted a special breakfast for the benefit of the Lourdes Kids of Rockland. The Lourdes Kids of Rockland, provides an annual Easter Week pilgrimage for young people with special physical and developmental needs to visit the shrine at Our Lady of Lourdes at no cost to them. For many of these pilgrims it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity … [Read more...] about Disney Princess Visit Hibernian House to Work Magic for Lourdes Kids