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Father Frank O’Grady:
In God’s Name

By Georgina Brennan, Contributor
April / May 2002

April 1, 2002 by 6 Comments

Father Frank O'Grady, a U.S. Army chaplain at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, was awarded a medal of heroism for his work following the September 11 attack on the Pentagon. Fr. O'Grady, who hales from Gurteen, County Sligo, was presented with the Army Commendation Medal for "exceptional meritorious service." He was cited for leadership, dedication to duty and calm professional … [Read more...] about Father Frank O’Grady:
In God’s Name

Charles E. Coughlin: Commander

By Irish America Staff
April / May 2002

April 1, 2002 by Leave a Comment

When American Airlines Flight 77 plowed into the of the Pentagon on September 11, Commander Charles E. Coughlin, like hundreds of other Pentagon employees, started to evacuate. "But then I began to think of my wife and four children," he recalls. "And I would hope if they were in a situation like this someone would go back to help them." So go back he did, and you'd be hard … [Read more...] about Charles E. Coughlin: Commander

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After meeting in 1972 while both studying law at Yale University, Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham married on this day in 1975 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Bill Clinton, who is a 2011 Irish America Hall of Fame inductee, was a huge supporter of the Irish peace process and played a very important role in the Good Friday Agreement. Hillary Clinton accompanied her husband on several of their trips to Ireland, the first being in 1995.

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