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  • Euripides Rubio - Hispanic Heroes

    Euripides Rubio - Hispanic Heroes
    2010/06/25
    November of 1966, Captain Rubio of the 1st Battalion was near Vietnam Tet Nem Province when the enemy launched an attack.
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    2 分
  • Cleto Rodriguez - Hispanic Heroes

    Cleto Rodriguez - Hispanic Heroes
    2010/06/25
    During the Battle for Manila, Cleto Rodriquez of the 148th infantry attacked pillboxes and a fortified train station guarded by 300 Japanese soldiers. He paved the way for the U.S. capturing this crucial position.
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    2 分
  • Horacio Rivera - Hispanic Heroes

    Horacio Rivera - Hispanic Heroes
    2010/06/25
    Horacio Rivera graduated 3rd in his class at the Naval Academy and turned down a Rhodes Scholarship because he wanted to continue his service in the Navy. He became an expert on radar and this gave the U.S. a huge advantage in the beginning of WW2.
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    2 分
  • Lt. Oscar Perdomo - Hispanic Heroes

    Lt. Oscar Perdomo - Hispanic Heroes
    2010/06/25
    The P47 was an able workforce group of the Army AirCorps. After the atomic bombs were dropped and the U.S. was waiting for Japan to surrender, this aircorps did an 8 hour sorting that spanned over 1,800 miles. They faced off versus 50 Japanese fighter jets when there was 38 of them.
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    2 分
  • Joseph Martinez - Hispanic Heroes

    Joseph Martinez - Hispanic Heroes
    2010/06/25
    Joseph Martinez landed on Atu Island in 1943 with the 32nd infantry. They were facing fierce Japanese attacks and needed their crucial position. Battles took place in the rocky, snow-covered mountains.
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    2 分
  • Sgt. Jose Lopez - Hispanic Heroes

    Sgt. Jose Lopez - Hispanic Heroes
    2010/06/25
    Sgt. Lopez of Brownsville, TX, faced the all-out assault against the Germans in the winter of 1944 at the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium. He fought in knee-deep snow.
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    2 分
  • Felix Longoria - Hispanic Heroes

    Felix Longoria - Hispanic Heroes
    2010/06/25
    When Felix Longoria died in the Pacific Theater, his sister tells the story of how Longoria's wake faced discrimination.
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    2 分
  • Silvestre Herrera - Hispanic Heroes

    Silvestre Herrera - Hispanic Heroes
    2010/06/25
    The 27 year old father and husband, PFC Herrera went all out near the French-German border in March of 1945. He stepped on a mine field in his fight to defeat the well-prepared Germans. His leg was severed but that didn't stop him. What happens next will blow your mind...
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    2 分