Alamo
Fox’s Pizza in Orland Park & Mokena, Guinness, Madden Funds and Flood Brothers Disposal present the Hibernian Radio Hour at our recording location known as ‘The Bunker’ and this week we take a dive into the vault and take a look back at one of the interviews from ’21 with our most popular guest, James ‘The Duke’ Lynch AKA: Alamo! Alamo is a U.S Marine Corps Vietnam Veteran and a 39 year Veteran of CPD. He spent 15 years as a bodyguard to Mayor Richard M. Daley and shares some stories from that time. It’s no secret that Alamo is a devoted fan of the ‘Duke’ John Wayne, even going as far as having to repeat the 5th grade because he skipped school for a month to see “The Alamo” 60 times in the theater. He even took time off work to attend Wayne’s funeral! He discusses how John Wayne had a huge part to play in the rise and success of the Marine Corps. Alamo tells Houli the insane story about how he lost both his knees stationed at a 60 caliber machine gun post with Ollie North serving as his platoon commander at the time! “You always respect your enemy, but we were better!” He is a Bronze Star recipient, having lost both knees in the war but still returning to combat after a 3 month recovery and he has many great stories to share including how he passed his entry test for the Police Academy, how his mother had a stroke when she was falsely told Alamo had been killed and getting drunk at John Wayne’s house with the man himself. His wife, children and the old days are just some of the many topics that these two pals cover. This local legend and dear friend is a real character and we ask all our listeners to send prayers and love his way during his battle with cancer. Houli brings us up to date on some upcoming events including the 10th Irish American Movie Hooley next month. Then we head over to the obituaries followed by ‘Houli-Town’ to end another great one this week!
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