Derek Warfield and the Young Wolfe Tones will perform on Saturday, March 6, from 8 to 11 p.m. at the Michael Crescenz VFW Post 2819, 6850 Martins Mill Road (at Longshore Avenue) in Lawndale.
This show will benefit the post’s efforts to raise money for a statue to be erected honoring Army Cpl. Michael J. Crescenz, a Cardinal Dougherty High School graduate who earned the Medal of Honor for bravery in the Vietnam War.
The former Rising Sun Post was rededicated for Crescenz last November.
A founding member of the Wolfe Tones, Warfield performed and recorded with the group for more than 37 years.
Looking to pass on the musical heritage of Ireland to the next generations, Warfield established the Young Wolfe Tones. Nominated as Ireland’s best folk group, they are known for their Irish rebel songs and traditional music.
Tickets for the benefit cost $40 and include wine, draft beer and soda. Call 267–242–6106 or go to www.mikedoughertyproductions.com
For more information on the band, visit www.theyoungwolfetones.com
Congress passed a bill signed into law that will rename the Philadelphia VA Medical Center, at 3900 Woodland Ave. in West Philadelphia, in memory of Crescenz.
Crescenz, an Army rifleman, is the only Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient from Philadelphia. President Richard Nixon posthumously awarded him the nation’s highest military decoration.
Crescenz was honored for the extraordinary actions he took on Nov. 20, 1968, in Vietnam’s Hiep Due Valley.
The medal citation stated that the corporal “distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action” while serving as a rifleman with Company A.
Crescenz was one of 27 Dougherty graduates killed in the Vietnam War. ••
