HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE -- Civil War era enlistment papers shows the Martin Kelley of Ireland volunteered to serve in the 9th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. In the war against slavery, at least 140,000 Irish immigrants and first generation Irish-Americans served in the military. (Courtesy of the Massachusetts National Guard Museum and Archives)
| Date Taken: | 03.15.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 03.15.2018 14:35 |
| Photo ID: | 4219623 |
| VIRIN: | 180315-A-KA180-769 |
| Resolution: | 1450x1869 |
| Size: | 1.29 MB |
| Location: | HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, MA, US |
| Web Views: | 40 |
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Irish-American soldiers fought and died to earn the nations respect
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