Captain Patrick Murphy the guest speaker at AOH salute to veterans

The Ancient Order of Hibernians Notre Dame Division #1 in Swedesburg , Upper Merion Township will host its annual Salute To Our Veterans on Veterans Day, November 11th. This Veterans Day is special with the marking the end of World War 1, 100 years ago. Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on November 11th, 1919 - the first anniversary of World War 1. The name of the day was changed to Veterans Day in 1954 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to honor all veterans both the living and the dead.

The AOH Veterans service will begin at 11 a.m sharp in front of the AOH club house 342 Jefferson Street in Swedesburg. Guest speaker for this year’s event will be Iraq War Veteran Patrick Murphy. Patrick Murphy served in the 82nd Airborne and graduated from the Airborne and Air Assault courses. He served in two overseas combat deployments in Tuzla, Bosnia in 2002 and in Baghdad, Iraq in 2003 to 2004

From 2007 to 2011 Patrick served as the youngest U.S. congressman serving on several committees including the Armed Services, Select Intelligence and Appropriations committees during his time in Congress.

At the age of 27, Captain Murphy was the youngest professor at the United States Military Academy at West Point and taught constitutional law and the law of war, eventually leading to the first ever Law of War military academy competition at the Institute of Humanitarian Law in San Remo, Italy. He is a graduate of King’s College Army ROTC Program and the Widener University Commonwealth School of Law where he currently serves as a Trustee.

Everyone is invited to attend this Veterans Day Salute To Our Veteran.

DFM FILE PHOTO A standard feature of the AOH Veterans Day observance is a performance by the Irish Thunder Pipes and Drums march, as seen here in a file photo.