Latino's have served in the American Military honorably, some already citizens many not yet when they've joined, in the many decades and many of our conflicts, right or wrong, of along with Native Americans and Immigrants who come to it's shores right from the beginning, the minority serving the much much greater majority, of the building of the Nation! Defending the Nations Constitution and the Countries citizens
April 12, 2013 - On the anniversary of the fall of Baghdad, Michael Hernandez evaluates the Iraq War and the Latino heroes that fought for the United States.
On December 18, 2011, the final 500 U.S. troops once stationed in Iraq crossed the Kuwaiti border, which concluded a nearly nine-year U.S.-led war that ended the rule of the country’s brutal dictator Saddam Hussein and deeply divided American public opinion.
Ten years later, the Iraq War continues to be debated. Although there certainly is no shortage of opinions on Operation Iraqi Freedom, in my view one thing is clear: There should be no debate about the heroism displayed by America’s military and civilian personnel in Iraq.
Latino Americans were among those heroes. They sacrificed and played prominent roles throughout the war. From June 14, 2003, through July 1, 2004, Lt. General Ricardo Sanchez led the American military in Iraq. Born to a poor Mexican-American family living in Rio Grande City, Texas, in 1953, he joined the army after high school and spent over thirty years serving his country. It was under his time as head of the U.S. military efforts in Iraq that Americans killed Saddam Hussein’s sons Uday and Qusay and captured Saddam himself. read more>>>
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