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March Veterans Report – Doug Morrison

AOH Veterans Report (March 2023) National: State: Virginia State Military Retirement Subtraction The seventeenth enactment clause of the 2022 Appropriation Act (House Bill 30, Special Session I, Chapter 2) allows an individual income tax subtraction for certain military benefits received…

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Fredericksburg – Mike Eggleston

By November 1862 Lincoln needed to demonstrate to the public that his war effort was succeeding. While Antietam was a strategic success since it stopped the Confederate army, Lee’s army remained intact and quite capable of invading the north again….

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Minutes of the February 13, 2023, division meeting – Mike Eggleston

Highlights: The Father Kelley Division fundraising efforts and results were discussed. The schedule of activities in 2023 was reviewed and modified. Future key fundraising and recruiting events were discussed. The meeting was called to order at 7:31 PM at the…

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Treasurer’s Report – Brian Tumulty

Wells Fargo Bank Business Savings $300.09 with 4 cents interest paid 1/31/23 Wells Fargo Bank Business checking Beginning balance on 1/1/23             $14,979.29 Deposits/credits                                 $1,237.00 Withdrawals/debits                               $529.98 Ending balance 1/31/23                   $15,686.31     Transactions: 1/4/23 check #1680 $250. Boyle School of Irish…

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Veterans Report – Doug Morrison

National: Toxic Exposure:   State: I have spoken to the local Virginia Veterans Support Office in Fairfax. They are having a shift in personnel. Will have two new Veterans Service Representatives (VSR). Loudon, Springfield also have officers from the Virginia…

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When a majority of Irish immigrants were women – Brian Tumulty

Last month I reported on the sizable number of Irish women who immigrated to the United States in the early part of the 20th Century. Pre-famine immigrants from Ireland mainly were male, while in the famine years and their aftermath,…

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The Black Irish – Mike Eggleston

The term “Black Irish” is often used to describe people of Irish descent who have dark features, black hair, dark eyes, and a swarthy complexion. However, the origins of the term and the exact characteristics associated with it are somewhat…

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St. Patrick’s Dinner Dance – Tom Masarick

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Lenten Fish Fry – Gerry Ulrich

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The Hibernian Cookbook of the Best Irish Recipes – Mike Eggleston

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