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160218-N-ED767-110 WASHINGTON (Feb. 18, 2016) The Medal of Honor will be awarded to Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Edward C. Byers Jr. by President Barack Obama during a White House ceremony Feb. 29. Byers is receiving the medal for his actions during a 2012 rescue operation in Afghanistan. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)

List of Italian American Medal of Honor Recipients

Post author:Bob
Post published:May 25, 2023
Post category:Stories

I have been wanting to do this post for quite sometime now, and with Memorial Day upon us I wanted to get it done. Amazing and inspirational stories of America's…

Growing Up Italian-American ( The Stories of Two Italian Families )

Post author:Bob
Post published:April 25, 2023
Post category:Podcast / Stories

Ferdinand J. Visco MD is the author of the critically acclaimed book “Growing Up Italian-American: The Memoirs of Ferdinand Visco & The Stories of Two Immigrant Italian Families.” He was…

Don’t Sit On The Ravioli — Italian American Stories

Post author:Bob
Post published:April 20, 2023
Post category:Stories

Uncle Frank in the Luncheonette Don’t Sit On The Ravioli Some of the best times growing up Italian, were the holiday’s. Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving were always special events, along with…

Italian American Stories — “Tales of a Brooklyn Grocer’s Son”

Post author:Bob
Post published:February 17, 2023
Post category:Podcast / Stories

Peter Franzese talks about his grandfather growing up in the Italian-American enclave of Williamsburg Brooklyn in the 1930's and 1940's and how he connected with him. We also talk about…

Little Italy — Italian Harlem

Post author:Bob
Post published:February 4, 2023
Post category:Little Italy / Podcast / Stories

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iAgrVVeGk4In 1878, Italians from Salerno first arrived and made their homes on East 115th Street. Over the next twenty years, Italians from Southern Italy and Sicily moved into the area…