{"id":10099,"date":"2022-08-08T23:46:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T03:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aoh.com\/?p=10099"},"modified":"2022-08-01T23:47:41","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T03:47:41","slug":"the-first-jfk-medal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aoh.com\/2022\/08\/08\/the-first-jfk-medal\/","title":{"rendered":"The First JFK Medal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The AOH and LAOH honored legendary Pittsburgh Steeler and inspirational veteran advocate Rocky Bleier with the JFK Memorial Medal at the recent convention in in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"718\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/aoh.com\/gobansaer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/RockyBleier-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10104\"\/><figcaption>AOH National President Daniel J. O\u2019Connell with 2022 JFK Recipient Rocky Bleier,<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The first award\u00a0 of the medal was made in 1966 to the Hon. James Farley, former Postmaster General under Franklin D. Roosevelt.\u00a0 Farley, the grandson of Irish immigrants, managed FDR&#8217;s presidential campaigns in 1932 and 1936 and was an influential member of the New Deal &#8220;Brain Trust&#8221;.\u00a0 The University of Notre Dame awarded Farley its highest award, the Laetare Medal, in 1974.\u00a0 A member of AOH Division 29, New York, James Farley died in 1976.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"5472\" height=\"3080\" src=\"https:\/\/aoh.com\/gobansaer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/dreamstime_xxl_38697950.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10101\"\/><figcaption>The James A. Farley Post Office Building, the main post office building in New York City. 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