-
-
Recent Posts
Archives
Recent Tweets
- Buon pesce d’aprile a tutti! Keep an eye out today for your Italian and Italian American friends! They might choos… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 15 hours ago
Check out our Facebook!
Meta
Tag Archives: Italy
Italian American WWII Hero: Antonio Francis Federico
Launched in 2020 to remember the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, NIAF is recognizing Italian Americans who sacrificed, served and defended peace, freedom and democracy during the war through the #IAWW2Heroes initiative. This entry is a … Continue reading
Posted in History, IA WW2 Heroes, Italian A Day, Italian American, WWII
Tagged 1st Lieutenant, Apa, Aprigliano Corte Cozenza, Army Office Engineer Course, Battle of the Buldge, Bazooka gunner, Calabria, Federico, IAww2Hero, IAWW2Heroes, Italian Immigrant, Italy, Normandy, Pacific Bell, Platoon Commander Engineer Unit, Portland Oregan, US Army, Victory medal, WWII History, WWII Memorial Washington DC, WWII Veteran
Leave a comment
Italian American WWII Hero: Daniele Abbate
Launched in 2020 to remember the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, NIAF is recognizing Italian Americans who sacrificed, served and defended peace, freedom and democracy during the war through the #IAWW2Heroes initiative. This entry is a … Continue reading
Posted in IA WW2 Heroes, Italian A Day, Italian American, WWII
Tagged Abbate, Famiglia, Family, General Motors, Honor, Italian immigrants, Italy, Millstone NJ, Naples, Napoli, National Guard, New Jersey, Plant Manager, Service, Trenton, US Military, Veteran, WWII, WWII History, WWII Veteran
1 Comment
Italian American WWII Hero: Anthony W. Venezia Sr.
Launched in 2020 to remember the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, NIAF is recognizing Italian Americans who sacrificed, served and defended peace, freedom and democracy during the war through the #IAWW2Heroes initiative. This entry is a … Continue reading
Posted in Basilicata, History, IA WW2 Heroes, Italian A Day, WWII
Tagged Army, Basilicata, Bernalda Italy, firefighter, First Generation, IAWWIIHeroes, Italian American, Italian American WWII Heroes, Italy, New Jersey, Purple Heart, Union NJ, US Army, Venezia, Veteran, WWII, WWII Veteran
Leave a comment
Italian American WWII Hero: S/Sgt Carmen A. Catanese
To remember the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, NIAF is recognizing Italian Americans who sacrificed, served and defended peace, freedom and democracy during the war. This entry is a special submission from Carmela Del Vecchio in … Continue reading
Posted in History, IA WW2 Heroes, Italian, Uncategorized, WWII
Tagged Airplane Power plan mechanic, Catanese, Guam, Italy, Messina, Pennsylvania, Rossiter, San Pier Niceto, Sicily, US Army, WWI, WWII
2 Comments
Christmas in Trentino Alto Adige: The best Christmas Markets in Italy and Zelten Christmas Cake!
For the holiday season this year, NIAF is highlighting a few traditions from each of Italy’s 20 regions, that perhaps is carried on in your Italian American family or is a new tradition you’d like to start. Considered the crossroad between … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas in Italy, Italy, Travel
Tagged Christmas, Christmas Markets, Christmas Traditions, Italy, Trentino aldo-adige, Zelten, Zelten recipe
Leave a comment
Italian a Day: Peter Greco
NIAF da Vinci Council Member Robert M. Greco sent the Foundation this special submission about his father, the late Peter Greco (1952-2020) who sadly passed away on December 8. “There are no words to describe the true nature of this … Continue reading
Posted in Italian A Day, Italian American, National Italian American Foundation
Tagged Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, CSI Group, Famiglia, Father, Greco, homemade wine, husband, Italian American, Italian Business, Italian Family Business, Italian Immigrant, Italy, Molise, New Jersey, New York, Nonno, olive oil, Peter Greco
Leave a comment
Italian American WWII Hero: Anthony G. Dodaro Jr.
To remember the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, NIAF is recognizing Italian Americans who sacrificed, served and defended peace, freedom and democracy during the war using the tag #IAWW2Heroes on social media. This entry is a … Continue reading
Posted in IA WW2 Heroes
Tagged Allies, Bradford PA, Calabria, Central Europe- European Theater, Cosenza, Dodaro, Italy, Pennsylvania, PFC, POW, Veteran, WW2, WWII
Leave a comment
Italian American WWII Hero Sgt. Lou “Red” Vigliotti
To remember the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, NIAF is recognizing Italian Americans who sacrificed, served and defended peace, freedom and democracy during the war, using the tag #IAWW2Heroes on social media. This entry is a … Continue reading
Posted in History, Naples, Uncategorized
Tagged Asiatic-Pacific Campaign, Bradford PA, Bronze Star, Cervino, First Generation, greatest generation, IAWW2Heroes, Italy, Lewis Run PA, Naples, PA, Pennsylvania, Philippines, Veteran, WWII
Leave a comment
Italian American WWII Hero MSGT Joseph DeMarino
To remember the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, NIAF is recognizing Italian Americans who sacrificed, served and defended peace, freedom and democracy during the war, using the tag #IAWW2Heroes on social media. This entry is a … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, History, Uncategorized, WWII
Tagged Apulia, Army, Army Reserves, Caserta, DeMarino, echhart, First Generation, greatest generation, Italian American, Italy, Maryland, Monopoli, MSGT, Puglia, Sons of Italy, US Army, WII Hero, WII Heroes, WWII
Leave a comment
Benvenuti to the NIAF Pensieri Blog 