I Peter McIlmurray am a Irish-American. My mom was born in Ireland; County Down to be exact. My moms' maiden name is O'Hare; she came to America in the late 1960's. My Dad was born and raised in New York City. However my Grandpa was born in Dublin. Over the years my family and me have made several trips to Ireland. My mom has 8 brothers and sisters, so it is never any trouble to find a place to stay. Every time I go I always have a good time hanging out with my cousins or going site seeing. When I as about 11 my family and I climb the Mourn Mountains, a mountain my mom had climbed while she was growing up. I am proud to be Irish. I am glad too have such a positive and well like figure to represent Ireland, JFK.
             John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts on May 29, 1917, and a descendant of Irish Catholics who had immigrated to America in the 19th century. He is son of Joseph P. Kennedy a self-made multimillionaire, his father was also head of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and ambassador to Great Britain. John Kennedy comes from a large family; he had nine brothers and sisters. John was the second oldest son, and his parents had the highest ambitions for John and all their children. JFK graduated from Choate School in Wallingford, Conn., from their John went on to Harvard University and graduated in 1940. In 1941, shortly before the United States entered World War Two, Kennedy joined the U.S. Navy. While on active duty in the Pacific in 1943, Kennedy was commander of the boat PT 109; the Japanese sank the PT 109. Kennedy performed heroically in rescuing his crew, but he aggravated an old back injury and contracted malaria. He was discharged from the navy i!
             n early 1945. John was poised for a career in politics, he was a rich, handsome and articulate man who graduated from Harvard and was consider a war hero.
             JFK had a very impressive politic career, and did much too g
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