Jerry McConnell

Gerald A. "Jerry" McConnell, 92, of Hampton, died Sunday, February 19, 2017, at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House in Haverhill, Mass., surrounded by his loved ones. He was born May 27, 1924 in Altoona, Pa., the fifth son of the late John E. and Grace (Fletcher) McConnell.

Jerry served ten years with the US Marine Corps and participated in the landing against Japanese Army on Guadalcanal and another ten years with the US Air Force. After moving to Hampton in 1957 he started his community activities serving in many capacities.

He shared 72 years of marriage with his wife Betty P. (Hamilton) McConnell. In addition to his wife, family members include nieces and nephews.

McConnell's e-book about Guadalcanal, "Our Survival was Open to the Gravest Doubts"

Most Recent Articles by Jerry McConnell:

Rep. Frank Wolf R-VA cracks constitutional whip on Justice Dept spending April 24, 2014
"No Guts" Boehner has got to go.
How Much More anti-Americanism Can Harry Reid Exhibit in Public? April 16, 2014
Socialist-Communist liberal Democrats, are you proud of the people YOU elected to serve America?
The REAL Americans Begin to Fight Back to Re-Claim Our Country April 8, 2014
Koch: Administration policies 'destroys value, raises costs, hinders innovation and relegates millions of citizens to a life of poverty, dependency and hopelessness
U.S. Now World’s Top Energy Producer - China Now Top Energy Consumer April 1, 2014
Three Cheers for Fracking
The Second Biggest Liar in America Accuses Koch Brothers of Lying About ObamaCare March 24, 2014
Harry Reid's assault on the Koch Brothers
Obama To Stab Backs of Military Again By Reducing Pensions 10% March 18, 2014
When did our country become so anti-military that our president theoretically spits on them and strips them of their daily means and their dignity as well?
America Is Losing, uh, Has Lost Its Freedom of the Press March 11, 2014
Congress must stop the Obama administration from intimidating, extorting, and censoring the media!
BIG BAD LABOR Raising Hundreds of Millions to Take At Least FIVE States From GOP Governors and Contr February 26, 2014
Big Labor pledges it will go all in, again, in its drive to knock out its top political adversaries in 2014
Extolling the Faults of Minimum Wage Makes Liberals More Dense February 22, 2014
Our biggest and probably best known shyster politician currently using this outright ploy to get votes for himself and his fellow dunderhead Liberals is none other than Barack Hussein Obama
Down and Dirty Politics Feature Greedy Pols With USA In 2nd Place February 20, 2014
Another reason for Term Limits-- Corruption Fighting
Obama Shamelessly Bares His Dictator Image by Saying “I Can Do Whatever I Want.” February 17, 2014
Obama truthfully feels that he is BIGGER than our government
Obama and Schumer Co-Conspirators In Muzzling Freedom in America February 14, 2014
God, help us from the evil stench of Democrat Party politics
Congress Has Slashed Veteran’s Pensions to Save Money;  Why Not Theirs Too? February 6, 2014
Congress Still Refuses to Pay Our Military Veterans
Ben Carson Has Presidential Ambitions, But Is Soft On Illegal Aliens February 4, 2014
Obama's abandonment of established laws in favor of "whatever works for socialism"
Will January 29 Be A Monumental Day in America or More of the Same? January 28, 2014
Boehner's Brick Wall...
Is There ONE American ANYWHERE Who Will Stand Up to Our DICTATOR, Get the Keystone Pipeline Moving? January 23, 2014
The socialistic agenda of Obama and his slippery accomplices in the environmental fields
LA Top Cop Relocates to Maine,  Learns Truth About Armed Citizens January 6, 2014
Detroit police chief: Legal gun owners can deter crime
Senators, Must Be Impeached NOW Before Obama is Crowned Emperor with Supreme Power and Dictatorship November 24, 2013
Treasonous, Constitution Destroying U. S. Senators
Bad News Daily for the Obama Administration But They Still Ignore It All November 19, 2013
It shouldn't take raising taxes or increasing the national debt ceiling to win some battles of impeachment
The Senate Conservatives Fund (SCF) Quotes Kentucky Newspaper on Senator’s War on His Own Party November 9, 2013
U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican Leader in the Senate, has decided to declare "war" on the conservatives who disagree with him
HHS Sec Sebelius Thinks Republicans Caused ObamaCare Woes October 28, 2013
Sebelius: "Republican efforts to delay and defund the law contributed to HealthCare.gov's glitch-ridden debut."
GOP RINOs Must Pay Penalty for Actions Allowing Illegals USA Entry October 12, 2013
We had better teach the liberals and RINO's to listen to the conservatives; Colonial America did
SHUTDOWN!  Whose Fault? Dont Ask Obama, Reid or Boehner October 8, 2013
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted all the money required to keep all government activities going -- except for ObamaCare
Senator Tom Harkin Uses ‘Mouthism’ to Advance His Distasteful Politics October 4, 2013
As usual, Harkin has difficulty sticking with the facts, labeling the Tea Party as a "small group"
Arrogance and Audacity, Typical Obama Weapons, Are Helping ObamaCare September 29, 2013
America will suffer: Arrogant and audacious Communist Billionaire George Soros and his little U.N. helper, B. H. Obama
The Hoax of Global Warming, AKA, Climate Change and Death of Coal Mining September 20, 2013
EPA, Carbon Capture, Folly of man-made global warming
Dems Angry With GOP for Opposing Millions to Planned Parenthood Navigators September 13, 2013
$67 million spent on ObamaCare navigators
Michael Reagan Exposes the Liberal Hollywood Lies in ‘The Butler’ September 6, 2013
I guess we will just have to wait for civility and truth to return to Hollywood and our government
Joining Forces to Kill Law Enforcement September 1, 2013
Liberal Communist Democrats, ACLU, US Senate, Federal Judges Under Obama
Conservatives Must Remove Traitor RINOs in Primaries or By Recall August 24, 2013
Why is it that the overwhelming number of such ‘Benedict Arnolds’ are RINOs and have residence in the Republican Party?