My great-uncle was one of them. A second-generation immigrant, his father forbade any utterance of Italian in his household. But my great-uncle - born American

My great-uncle was one of them. A second-generation immigrant, his father forbade any utterance of Italian in his household. But my great-uncle - born American - nontheless dealt with discrimination, and so he went a step further and changed his Italian name to Bill Morgan. Bill loved his country so much that when he failed the physical for the OSS - already an army captain - by being legally blind in one eye, he lied and cheated his way into a formal position helping the British train resistance fighters in Europe. He was just as conniving when he convinced his superiors to give him a mission to parachute behind enemy lines and lead a unit of French resistance fighters. He made a career with the CIA. Even in the letter he gave me when I was born (he died before I met him), he described in great detail need to be fit in mind and body to serve your country. He's buried in Arlington. So much for a threat to homeland security. If anyone is interested, he documented his experiences of WWII in an exciting book, "The OSS and I." It's hard not to enjoy a book with a chapter titled: "How to blow up a bridge." https://www.amazon.com/S-S-I-WILLIAM-J-MORGAN/dp/B0086N639A https://www.amazon.com/S-S-I-WILLIAM-J-MORGAN/dp/B0086N639A