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April May 2002 Issue

Mike Moran: Folk Hero

By Irish America Staff
April / May 2002

April 1, 2002 by Leave a Comment

Firefighter Michael Moran survived September 11th only to discover that his brother, Battalion Chief John Moran, had perished along with 12 firefighters from Mike's own Ladder 3 and Battalion 6 and about 20 players from the fire department's football team. Moran of Rockaway, Queens inspired the nation with his show of spirit when during the fund-raising "Concert for New York" … [Read more...] about Mike Moran: Folk Hero

Lt. Col. Thomas Cleary III:
Courage at the Pentagon

By Irish America Staff
April / May 2002

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Ensuring the safety of others. That was Lt. Col. Thomas Cleary's first thought when an airliner slammed into the floor below his office in the Pentagon on September 11. Not saving his own skin so that he could watch his children grow up, but jeopardizing his own safety in the hopes of saving at least one life. He credits this instinct to his training as an infantryman, "You … [Read more...] about Lt. Col. Thomas Cleary III:
Courage at the Pentagon

Congressman Joseph Crowley:
Fighting for Safety

By Irish America Staff
April / May 2002

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Joseph Crowley has been the Representative for the Queens and Bronx-based 7th Congressional District since November 1998. In 2000, he was reelected with 71 percent of the vote. In Washington, the hardworking Crowley serves on the Committee of Financial Services, Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Securities, and the Subcommittee on … [Read more...] about Congressman Joseph Crowley:
Fighting for Safety

Concern Worldwide:
Relief in Afghanistan

By Irish America Staff
April / May 2002

April 1, 2002 by Leave a Comment

Concern Worldwide, an international relief organization founded in Ireland in 1968 (with offices in New York) to provide humanitarian aid to the poorest regions in 26 countries across four continents, has had a presence in Afghanistan since 1998. After the terrorist attacks of September 11 in New York and Washington, Concern workers were evacuated when the Taliban announced … [Read more...] about Concern Worldwide:
Relief in Afghanistan

Loretta Brennan Glucksman:
Gift of Giving

By Irish America Staff
April / May 2002

April 1, 2002 by Leave a Comment

Following the tragedy of September 11, the American Ireland Fund decided to make a gift of $1 million to help the victims of the attacks and set up a grants committee to advise on how this money should best be spent. No stranger to readers of Irish America, Loretta Brennan Glucksman is chairperson of the American Ireland Fund, a fund established to promote peace, cultural and … [Read more...] about Loretta Brennan Glucksman:
Gift of Giving

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