SUCCESS! The USS Gallagher was officially named this morning!

Thank you for the continued support. We will post regular updates in the highlights section above, in summary: - March 30th Memorial Day in Ireland comes together. - Lord Mayor of Dublin shows his support. - petition drive discussed at community event in the Bronx. Special thanks to Donald O'keefe for braving the snow to make this happen. Remember google "Mayo boy vietnam hero" to find a copy of the radio documentary on Patrick. Please check back for regular updates. Martin ( one half of the petition committee)

Please make this happen.

Please keep us posted on how the petition is going!

Patrick, God Bless and Keep you, thank you for your service and sacrifice to the United States of America, and to your family in Ballyhaunis, Ireland.

Naval Aviator, LCDR, USNR, retired & Irish!.

Let us keep the tradition alive.

This hero should be memorialized, and I can't think of a more fitting way then to name a ship that will protect America after him.

He should get a Medal of Honor. Thank you for your service. May rest in peace

I sign this with Honor to Patrick, as a Patriot and a Viet Nam Era Veteran. May America Honor Patrick also.

Marius Donnely is one of the greatest men I have ever been lucky enough to meet. A great man and an even better father

Worthy name for a destroyer.

Corporal Patrick Gallagher, a true hero for the USA.

Semper Fi

Semper Fi, Bob lived up to this motto and was willing to die for his brother Marines!

I'm happy to honor a brave man who gave his life, not necessarily for his country, but for the brave men he fought with.

With heartfelt thanks....

Patrick Gallagher represents the best of Ireland and America and what it means to be a soldier. That's what makes these countries great, men like him.

Good luck with this most worthy cause!

A hero like this should have a ship named after him..Semper Fi

My father, Patrick Connell, was born in Ballina, County Mayo and emigrated to the U.S. in 1925.