Schofield Wolfhounds Recognized @ Hawai'i Senate Majority Caucus

Feb

13

2013

During a Floor Presentation today, the Hawaii State Senate recognized the family of Master Sergeant Hugh O?Reilly and the soldiers of the 27th Infantry Regiment for their generosity and kindness toward the Holy Family Home orphanage and the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul. In a tradition dating over 60 years, members of the 27th Regiment, nicknamed the ?Wolfhounds,? have built a continuous and special bond with the Holy Family Home orphanage, located in Osaka, Japan.

The Wolfhounds? relationship with the Holy Family Home began in 1949 when a Red Cross field representative brought several soldiers from the 27th Infantry Regiment to a holiday party at the Holy Family Home. Seeing the orphanage in bad shape, the soldiers raised funds to donate to the home, eventually adopting the orphanage. For the next six months, Master Sergeant Hugh O?Reilly led the soldiers to help repair the facility. Soon, the Wolfhounds began regularly collecting money for the Holy Family Home.

In 1957, the Wolfhounds began a tradition of inviting two children from the Holy Family Home to visit the soldiers and their families stationed in Hawaii. In 1958, the Regiment began sending two soldiers to the Holy Family Home during Christmas to act as ?Father Christmas,? bearing gifts and offering companionship, bringing joy and happiness to the orphans. These traditions and special relationship continue today.

Posted by Hawaii Senate Majority Caucus

Source: http://www.hawaiisenatemajority.com/2013/02/schofield-wolfhounds-recognized/

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