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September 11th

Farewell to a Cop With a Heart

By Keith J Kelly, Contributor
April / May 2002

April 1, 2002 by Leave a Comment

Her name was Moira Ann Smith and she was a good cop from the neighborhood where I lived. I don't know that I ever saw her on patrol in the Stuyvesant Town and Gramercy Park areas of Manhattan where she patrolled from the 13th Precinct. But in the days and weeks after September 11, I saw her face every day on the Missing posters along with her partner Robert Fazio, another good … [Read more...] about Farewell to a Cop With a Heart

Paul Crotty:
Emergency Communication

By Irish America Staff
April / May 2002

April 1, 2002 by Leave a Comment

As Group President for Public Policy and External Affairs in New York and Connecticut for Verizon Communications, Paul Crotty played an important part in their post-September 11 recovery plan. In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks, Verizon faced the tough task of trying to restore their downtown telecommunication services. Underground cables at a Verizon building at 140 … [Read more...] about Paul Crotty:
Emergency Communication

Dr. Bernadine Healy: Red Cross

By Irish America Staff
April / May 2002

April 1, 2002 by Leave a Comment

Dr. Bernadine Healy was president land CEO of the American Red Cross until December 31, 2001. In the aftermath of September 11, Healy created a segregated account called the Liberty Fund to specifically manage donations for the families of the victims. Having received over $564 million from the American public, the Red Cross and Healy herself came under criticism for proposing … [Read more...] about Dr. Bernadine Healy: Red Cross

Peter King:
Republican Congressman

By Irish America Staff
April / May 2002

April 1, 2002 by Leave a Comment

Congressman Peter T. King from Long Island is serving his fifth term in the U.S. House of Representatives and serves on the Financial Services Committee and International Relations Committee. King has long been a strong supporter of Irish issues and he is an outspoken advocate of human rights and justice for citizens of Northern Ireland. He was part of the group of … [Read more...] about Peter King:
Republican Congressman

Dan Rowan: Firefighter
and Organizer of a Cycle
Across America

By Siobhan Tracey, Contributor
April / May 2002

April 1, 2002 by Leave a Comment

Firefighter Dan Rowan of Ladder 9, Engine 33 in Lower Manhattan, a company that lost ten men on September 11, organized a cycle tour across America to say thank you to the nation for the outpouring of emotional and financial support he and other firefighters and police officers received in the wake of the attacks. Five colleagues from his firehouse -- Ralph Perricelli, Drew … [Read more...] about Dan Rowan: Firefighter
and Organizer of a Cycle
Across America

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President John F. Kennedy receives a warm welcome upon his visit to his ancestral home in Co. Wexford, Ireland. Marking the second day of his four day trip through Ireland, Kennedy also visited the nearby town of New Ross, where his great-grandfather Patrick Kennedy left from in 1848 during the potato famine. Kennedy made a speech stating, “When my great-grandfather left here to become a cooper in East Boston he carried nothing with him except two things–a strong religious faith and a strong desire for liberty. I am proud to say that all of his grandchildren have valued that inheritance.”

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