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It was a crisp day October 27th 1942 that's when my pop set out for WW11 right after my grandmother Nona gave birth to my dad orders arrived his job assignment was to protect the priest arch bishops and future Pope's being captured and killed for their religious belief safety guarded in Saint Sebastian church in Rome the actual sight where Saint Sebastian was arrowed to death I adore my military family my husband saved Pow's during Vietnam two uncles served and now my granddaughter the history of thee armed forces within my family is quite a treasure my pop protected Pope Benedict and stood side by side Pope Saint John XX111 1944 during the Victory after liberating Italy he would often shed tears about the mafia in America with Al Capone how they actually portrayed all Italians as criminals left a sore spot for my own great grandmother born Mason Vicentino Italy all of pop's letter from war read somewhere in Italy Apo New York my Pop died at 97 years old clutching this photo of Arch bishop Pope Saint John XX111 he made me swore on his death bed to protect it from the mafia hoodlums so it would stay in the hands of the Vatican sadly Mafia hoods broke into my home trying to retrieve the photo without success I'd copied it several times sharing with the Knights of Columbus the Abby of Monks the Franciscan sisters Arch Bishop most Reverend Cardinal Francis George of Chicago of course storing the original for safe keeping and Honor for the sake of his sorrowful passion over Saint Peters Square Di Vatican in Rome my Italian heritage Somewhere in Italy I'm home
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