US to honour John’s son

JOHN FENTON should be looking forward to celebrating son Matthew’s 30th birthday this month — instead he will visit the Cork cemetery where he keeps a memorial to the US Marine Corps sergeant who died from the terrible injuries he suffered in Iraq in 2006.

But there was small solace this week for the Cork native when he learned the New Jersey town where he brought up his son is to rename its post office in his honour.

The 59-year-old is still angry about the causes of the war which cost Matthew and thousands of others their lives.