critic and founder of The Needle Drop, a music related video blog Al Giordano - political commentator, and former anti-nuclear and environmental activist Steve Lopez - journalist; a columnist for the Los Angeles Times since 2001; the son of Spanish and Italian immigrants Rob Marciano - journalist and meteorologist Ann Nocenti - journalist, writer and editor, known for her work on comic books and magazines Alexandra Pelosi - journalist, documentary filmmaker, and writer; daughter of Nancy Pelosi and Paul Pelosi Dana Perino - political commentator and author who served as the 26th White House Press Secretary, serving under President George W. Bush Generoso Pope Jr. (1927–1988) - founder of the National Enquirer Tony Rizzo - sports anchor with WJW-TV, the Fox affiliate in Cleveland Allison Rosati - WMAQ-TV nightly anchor, maternal Italian ancestry Rick Santelli (born 1956) - editor for the CNBC Business News network Lauren Scala - co-host of Today in New York on WNBC, the NBC affiliate in New York City Elaine Sciolino - Paris bureau chief of The New York Times Karley Sciortino - writer, television host, and producer Carla Sinclair - editor-in-chief at Craft magazine for O'Reilly Media Military Sgt. John Basilone - USMC, Medal of Honor recipient of World War II Major John Belli - Quartermaster General of the U.S. Army 1792–1794 Corporal Anthony Casamento - USMC, Medal of Honor recipient of World War II Lieutenant General Peter W. Chiarelli Lieutenant General Joseph P. DiSalvo - Military Deputy Commander of United States Southern Command General Curtis Scaparrotti, Commander of United States European Command Col. Luigi Palma di Cesnola - Civil War Union Cavalry officer, and Medal of Honor recipient Lt Col Rick Francona - U S Air Force officer Major Don Gentile (Dominic Salvatore Gentile) (1920–1951) - US Air Force officer Edmund P. Giambastiani - Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Giovanni Martini - trumpeter; only member of Custer's army to leave the site of the Battle of the Little Big Horn alive General Raymond T. Odierno - incumbent Chief of Staff of the United States Army Peter Pace - USMC, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Antonio Pierro - lived to be one of the oldest surviving veterans of World War I Joseph L. Romano Vito Trause - World War II prisoner of war Walter Schirra - naval officer and aviator, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and one of the original seven