Posted 17 Mar 2019 by theaveeditor in Misc.
Factoid: “Of the 3,515 Medals of Honor awarded by the United States, some 2,018 have gone to Irish-Americans, according to Patrick McDermot of Irish Veterans Post 2, created in Tampa in 2017.” Perhaps there are lessons here for today’s immigrant-haters. And yes, America’s highest award for combat valor has been awarded to at least one illegal Mexican immigrant, too. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/03/16/why-do-so-many-medals-honor-go-irish-troops-heres-one-theory.html?ESRC=army_190319.nl
Factoid: “Of the 3,515 Medals of Honor awarded by the United States, some 2,018 have gone to Irish-Americans, according to Patrick McDermot of Irish Veterans Post 2, created in Tampa in 2017.” Perhaps there are lessons here for today’s immigrant-haters. And yes, America’s highest award for combat valor has been awarded to at least one illegal Mexican immigrant, too. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/03/16/why-do-so-many-medals-honor-go-irish-troops-heres-one-theory.html?ESRC=army_190319.nl