There are truly fascinating lives for their dedication to others and their courage in the service of noble causes, and Sister Deirdre Byrne is a good example.<\/p>\n
A life of service to her Homeland, the poor and the sick<\/big><\/p>\n Daughter of surgeon William Byrne, she was born and raised in a Catholic family. She enlisted in the United States Army in order to pay for her medical degree<\/strong> at Georgetown University. It was the beginning of a long career serving her country, the poor and the sick as a military doctor, a career that lasted 29 years and in which she rose to the rank of colonel<\/strong> (immediately inferior to general). While in the ranks of the Army Medical Corps, she served in the Sinai Peninsula, in Egypt, and also in ground zero of the Twin Towers in New York<\/strong> after the attacks of September 11, 2001.<\/p>\n In 2002 she joined the religious congregation of the Little Operators of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary.<\/strong> However, the Army called her up again, serving in Afghanistan. In 2009 she definitively left the Army and professed her vows as a nun. She has worked as a surgeon and missionary in Kenya, Haiti, Sudan, and Iraq, helping those most in need.<\/strong> Today she combines her religious life in Washington DC with her work as a surgeon, which she offers for free to the poor and refugees.<\/p>\n Sister Byrne's intervention supporting Donald Trump<\/big><\/p>\n This Wednesday, August 26, Sister Byrne was invited to speak at the Republican National Convention.<\/strong> You can hear her brave speech here:<\/p>\n
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