23 January, 2020

John King Memorial

John King, a native of Ballinrobe, served in the U.S. Navy and was and one of only 19 men who received two Congressional Medals of Honor.




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Location: Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo, Ireland

21 comments:

  1. Victor S E MoubarakJanuary 23, 2020 at 10:30 AM

    Wonderful statue in his honour.

    God bless.

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  2. s.cJanuary 23, 2020 at 10:32 AM

    Wonder what he had to do to achieve those medals.

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  3. biebkriebelsJanuary 23, 2020 at 10:49 AM

    Funny the sculptor made the medals aswell on the statue.

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  4. AndyJanuary 23, 2020 at 11:06 AM

    It is an honour to meet up with John King. Thanks to Google I was able to learn about his acts of great courage in the face of danger.

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  5. Iris FlaviaJanuary 23, 2020 at 12:33 PM

    Uhhhh... I´d run like hell away from exploding boilers!
    What a brave man.
    "Funny", is it. He had to run away due to an "incident", but now he is represented by a statue.
    It´s the same with Steinweg. They did not honour his work in my hometown, but when he got very successful in the US they named a park after him there.
    But, well, I interpret it this way: The hometowns this way admit they made a failure...
    A nice day to you, Bill.

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  6. Patsfotos.January 23, 2020 at 12:46 PM

    Hi Bill.

    Always good to remember.

    Greeting from Patricia.

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  7. TomJanuary 23, 2020 at 1:01 PM

    ...highly decorated!

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  8. EllaJanuary 23, 2020 at 1:19 PM

    He had a brave heart!

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  9. eileeninmdJanuary 23, 2020 at 1:46 PM

    Hello, wonderful memorial and statue! Happy Thursday, enjoy your weekend ahead.

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  10. RedPatJanuary 23, 2020 at 2:30 PM

    A wonderful tribute to him, Bill!

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  11. Billy Blue EyesJanuary 23, 2020 at 3:08 PM

    Nice memory of him

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  12. SharonJanuary 23, 2020 at 3:15 PM

    It's wonderful that he is remembered this way.

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  13. Barbara RogersJanuary 23, 2020 at 3:43 PM

    Good to see Ireland has a statue to a US Naval hero...obviously you all know you had something to do with his achievements.

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  14. Taken For GrantedJanuary 23, 2020 at 4:19 PM

    I had not heard of John King before, but this hero should be honored in both Ireland and the U.S.

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  15. JFMJanuary 23, 2020 at 5:15 PM

    It is good to remember and honor our heros.
    The statue is very nice.

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  16. Marie SmithJanuary 23, 2020 at 5:27 PM

    A brave man! It would be interesting to know more about him.

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  17. PerthDailyPhotoJanuary 23, 2020 at 5:39 PM

    A lovely tribute to John King Bill ✨

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  18. Mary KirklandJanuary 23, 2020 at 6:38 PM

    That's a nice statue to remember him by.

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  19. William KendallJanuary 23, 2020 at 10:35 PM

    Well worth paying tribute to him.

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  20. RecomenzarJanuary 24, 2020 at 3:23 AM

    i love the picture i adore the white and black
    hug and kisses

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  21. KayJanuary 24, 2020 at 5:01 AM

    A brave man, honored by two countries.

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