It has been said of those that fought at the battle of Iwo Jima that “Uncommon Valor was a Common Virtue.” It could also be said of many Irish American families that “Uncommon Virtue is a Common Value”. Both are illustrated in the story of William G. Walsh. William G. Walsh was born on April 7, 1922, in Maine to a young mother who gave the child to her grandmother to … [Read more...] about “Uncommon Virtue is a Common Irish American Value”