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At 9:30 a.m. this day, as the American army raised the Stars & Stripes over Chapultepec Castle during the Mexican-American War, it simultaneously carried out a mass hanging of 30 Irish deserters who had gone over to Santa Anna — the Saint Patrick’s Battalion, or the San Patricios. Irish had been migrating to the United States en masse even well before the Great Famine got rolling in 1845. And for those of that great migration wave who wound up in the service fighting the Mexican-American War, there was a hint of deja vu — an Anglo and Protestant imperial power...

Commandant to reinforce standards, core values Story Identification #: 20065251435 Story by - Headquarters Marine Corps WASHINGTON (May 25, 2006) -- General Michael W. Hagee, Commandant of the Marine Corps will address Marine officers and enlisted men and women in a series of events inside and outside the U.S. over the next several weeks. The purpose of his visits will be to reinforce the ideals, values and standards for which Marines have been known for more than 200 years. Reflecting his personal concern over recent serious allegations about actions of Marines in combat, the Commandant’s remarks will focus on the...