Naples Canal, Long Beach, CA  

Carl Caccamise carluch6326@cox.net wrote:
 
 
 For all of you Italian Americans, here's a bit of good info for future
 reference. For all of my friends who are not, this is simply the facts about
 some prominent Italians in history which may be of interest to you.
 
 
 My roots are deep in an ancient soil, drenched by the Mediterranean sun, and
 watered by pure streams from snow capped mountains.
 
 I am enriched by thousands of years of culture.
 
 My hands are those of the mason, the artist, the man of the soil.
 
 My thoughts have been recounted in the annals of Rome , the poetry of
 Virgil, the creations of Dante, and the philosophy of Benedetto Croce.
 
 I am an Italian-American, and from my ancient world, I first spanned the
 seas to the New World.  I am Cristoforo Colombo.
 
 I am Giovanne Caboto known in American History as John Cabot, discoverer of
 the mainland of North America .
 
 I am Amerigo Vespucci, who gave my name to the New World, America ..
 
 First to sail on the Great Lakes in 1679, founder of the territory that
 became the State of Illinois, and colonizer of Louisiana and Arkansas , I am
 Enrico Tonti.
 
 I am Filippo Mazzei friend of Thomas Jefferson, and my thesis on the
 equality of man was written into the Bill of Rights.
 
 I am William Paca, signer of the Declaration of Independence.
 
 I financed the Northwest Expedition of George Rogers Clark and accompanied
 him through the lands that would become Ohio , Indiana , Wisconsin and
 Michigan . I am Colonel Francesco Vigo.
 
 I mapped the Pacific from Mexico to Alaska and to the Philippines , I am
 Alessandro Malaspina.
 
 I am Giacomo Belinimi, discoverer of the source of the Mississippi River in
 1823.
 
 I created the Dome of the United States Capitol. They call me the
 Michelangelo of America. I am Constantino Brumidi.
 
 In 1904, I founded in San Francisco , the Bank of Italy now known as the
 Bank of America, the largest financial institution in the world, I am A.P.
 Giannini.
 
 I am Enrico Fermi, father of nuclear science in America
 
 I am Steve Geppi, founder of Diamond Comics, the largest distributorship of
 comics on the planet.
 
 I am the first enlisted man to earn the Medal of Honor in World War II. I am
 John Basilone of New Jersey 
 
 I am the million strong who served in America 's armies and the tens of
 thousands whose names are enshrined in military cemeteries from Guadalcanal
 to the Rhine ..
 
 I am the steel maker in Pittsburgh , the grower in the Imperial Valley of
 California, the textile designer in Manhattan , the movie maker in Hollywood
 , the homemaker and the breadwinner in over 10,000 communities.

 I am opera singers, symphony directors, song writers, and modern ballad
 singers and artists. Just Google Italian American opera singers
 
 I am an American without stint or reservation, loving this land as only one
 who understands history, its agonies and its triumphs can love and serve it.

 
 I will not be told that my contribution is any less nor my role not as
 worthy as that of any other American.
 
 I will stand in support of this nation's freedom and protect against all
 foes.
 
 My heritage has dedicated me to this nation.
 
 I am proud of my heritage, and I shall remain worthy of it.
 
 I am an Italian-American.
 
 Carl "Carluch" Caccamise
 
 619-287-1324
 
 carluch6326@cox.net
 
 
 

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