Hispanic Military Heroes
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Hispanic Military Heroes
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Author : Virgil Fernandez
language : en
Publisher: Vfj Publishing
Release Date : 2006
Hispanic Military Heroes written by Virgil Fernandez and has been published by Vfj Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.
Virgil Fernandez was born in Port La Vaca, Texas in 1951. He and his family then moved to San Antonio when he was in high school. After graduating from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1969, he joined the U.S. Navy and served aboard the aircraft carrier, USS Saratoga until 1971. He then enrolled in San Antonio College and received an associate's degree in Radio Broadcasting in 1973. Virgil then transferred to the University of Texas at Austin and earned a bachelor's degree in government in 1975. Following college, Virgil worked as a news reporter and photographer/editor for radio and TV stations in Austin, San Antonio, Corpus Christi, and Dallas. In 1985 he decided to return to San Antonio and in 1987 began working for the Texas Employment Commission as an Interviewer. Being a disabled veteran himself, he was selected to be a Disabled Veteran's Outreach counselor. Virgil specialized in job placement and also taught job search workshops for three years. Virgil's interest in veteran's issues remained after leaving the Commission in 1996, and he published his first book, The Complete Veterans' Benefits Manual, in 2000. He then returned to the University of Texas and completed a Bachelor of Science Degree in Public Relations in 2001. Virgil then went to work for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality as an Information Specialist, specializing in media relations and web and text publishing. However, his interest in Hispanic issues, history, and veterans remained throughout the years. He finally decided to combine them and began researching articles relating to Hispanics and the roles they have played in the U.S. military. Several years later, the result was this book, Hispanic Military Heroes. Book jacket.
Beyond The Latino World War Ii Hero
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Author : Maggie Rivas-Rodríguez
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2009-12-07
Beyond The Latino World War Ii Hero written by Maggie Rivas-Rodríguez and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-12-07 with Social Science categories.
Maggie Rivas-Rodríguez 's edited volume Mexican Americans & World War II brought pivotal stories from the shadows, contributing to the growing acknowledgment of Mexican American patriotism as a meaningful force within the Greatest Generation. In this latest anthology, Rivas-Rodríguez and historian Emilio Zamora team up with scholars from various disciplines to add new insights. Beyond the Latino World War II Hero focuses on home-front issues and government relations, delving into new arenas of research and incorporating stirring oral histories. These recollections highlight realities such as post-traumatic stress disorder and its effects on veterans' families, as well as Mexican American women of this era, whose fighting spirit inspired their daughters to participate in Chicana/o activism of the 1960s and 1970s. Other topics include the importance of radio as a powerful medium during the war and postwar periods, the participation of Mexican nationals in World War II, and intergovernmental negotiations involving Mexico and Puerto Rico. Addressing the complexity of the Latino war experience, such as the tandem between the frontline and the disruption of the agricultural migrant stream on the home front, the authors and contributors unite diverse perspectives to harness the rich resources of an invaluable oral history.
The Mexican War And Its Heroes
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Author : Mexican war
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1860
The Mexican War And Its Heroes written by Mexican war and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1860 with categories.
The Mexican War And Its Heroes
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1850
The Mexican War And Its Heroes written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1850 with Mexican War, 1846-1848 categories.
No Greater Love
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Author : Freddie Valenzuela
language : en
Publisher: BookPros, LLC
Release Date : 2008
No Greater Love written by Freddie Valenzuela and has been published by BookPros, LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
No Greater Love is essential reading for both American civilians and past, present, and future military personnel. Written by Major General Freddie Valenzuela, who has served all over the world and throughout several wars, this book offers eye-opening discussions of:* Challenges faced by Hispanic soldiers in the U.S. Army.* The life and burial of the very first casualty of the Iraq War.* The relatively unknown lives of the other twenty-one casualties that General Valenzuela buried.* Advice for current and future soldiers in moving up the ranks in their military careers.* Life in a military family, as revealed through firsthand accounts by the general's wife and children.* And many other topics affecting today's soldiers.
Hispanic Medal Of Honor Recipients
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Author : Michael Lee Lanning
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022
Hispanic Medal Of Honor Recipients written by Michael Lee Lanning and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with HISTORY categories.
La Valentia, el valor, la bravura. Since the creation of the Medal of Honor by the United States Congress in 1861, sixty Americans of Hispanic heritage have been awarded the nation's highest decoration for bravery and self-sacrifice in combat. In this important new work, Michael Lee Lanning documents what one reader describes as "some of the most extraordinary battlefield exploits ever performed in an American military uniform." Based on meticulous research, Lanning has assembled authoritative accounts of these heroic individuals and their deeds of valor, from the American Civil War through the current campaign in the Middle East. This clear and vigorous narrative--derived from enlistment records and other public documents, newspaper accounts, archival sources, and interviews with the families of the honorees--presents brief biographies that include details of the recipients' lives before and--in the case of those who survived--after their active-duty service. Lanning also includes the text of the citation from each recipients' Medal of Honor ceremonies and gripping accounts of the battlefield heroics that earned them the ultimate military honor from a grateful nation. Hispanic Medal of Honor Recipients: American Heroes provides the most thorough documentation to date of these courageous Americans and their service to our nation. The work offers a fitting commemoration of their remarkable actions under the direst circumstances, often performed under conditions of discrimination and prejudice, providing inspiration and encouragement for years to come.
Latin American Heroes
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Author : Jerome Adams
language : en
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date : 1993-04-13
Latin American Heroes written by Jerome Adams and has been published by Ballantine Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-04-13 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This volume profiles twenty-three leaders and heroes who came from Latin America from the 1500s to the 1980s. The author includes mini-biographies of such influential and important subjects as Dona Marina (La Malinche), a former slave, born in 1505, who became an invaluable translator for Cortes; Toussaint L'Ouverture, who led Haitians to rebel against their French masters in the first major slave revolt in the new world, Jose Marti, the journalist, revolutionary, poet, orator, and charismatic leader of the fight to free Cuba from Spanish domination, and the modern martyr Bishop Romero, who, as an outspoken Catholic clergyman opposed to the abuses of the rightist regime in El Salvador, was murdered for his beliefs. Readers also learn about Brazil's Emperors Pedro I and Pedro II, the Women of the Mexican Revolution, Argentina's Juan and Eva Peron, Mexico's Emiliano Zapata, Venezuela's Simon Bolivar, and Cuba's Che Guevara.
The Mexican War And Its Heroes
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1855
The Mexican War And Its Heroes written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1855 with Mexican War, 1846-1848 categories.
Encyclopedia Of American War Heroes
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Author : Bruce H. Norton
language : en
Publisher: Checkmark Books
Release Date : 2002
Encyclopedia Of American War Heroes written by Bruce H. Norton and has been published by Checkmark Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Heroes categories.
An authoritative resource by a military historian profiles approximately 400 men and women who fought and gave their lives to preserve American freedom, in a volume representing top citation recipients in all military branches. The Encyclopedia of American War Heroes is a comprehensive compilation of those who have distinguished themselves on the fields of battle, from Paul Revere to General H. Norman Schwarzkopf. Written by a military historian with combat experience and access to records from all branches of the American military, this single-volume resource features nearly 400 entries profiling the brave men and women who fought and, in most cases, died to preserve our freedom. Many of the people selected for inclusion in this volume received one or more citations for their heroic achievements: the Medal of Honor, the Navy Cross, the Distinguished Service Cross, the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, or other award. These entries include the individual's name, rank, branch of service, and the circumstances resulting in their citations. All branches of the military, the Army, Navy, Marines, and Air Force, are represented, as are all ranks of service, from buck privates to four-star generals. This reference is also culturally inclusive, making special note of the heroic contributions of African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, and Asian Americans. Entries include J. Armstrong, Revolutionary War; P.G. Beauregard, Confederate States of America (CSA), Civil War; Black Hawk, Black Hawk War; George Armstrong Custer, U.S. Army, Civil War, Indian Wars; John McCain, Jr., U.S. Navy, Vietnam War; and C. Nimitz, U.S. Navy, World War II. The "Encyclopedia of American War Heroes? is a comprehensive compilation of those who have distinguished themselves on the fields of battle.
World War Ii And Mexican American Civil Rights
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Author : Richard Griswold del Castillo
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2010-01-01
World War Ii And Mexican American Civil Rights written by Richard Griswold del Castillo and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-01 with Social Science categories.
This historical study examines how Mexican American experiences during WWII galvanized the community’s struggle for civil rights. World War II marked a turning point for Mexican Americans that fundamentally changed their relationship to US society at large. The experiences of fighting alongside white Americans in the military, as well as working in factory jobs for wages equal to those of Anglo workers, made Mexican Americans less willing to tolerate the second-class citizenship that had been their lot before the war. Having proven their loyalty and “Americanness” during World War II, Mexican Americans began to demand the civil rights they deserved. In this book, Richard Griswold del Castillo and Richard Steele investigate how the wartime experiences of Mexican Americans helped forge their civil rights consciousness and how the US government responded. The authors demonstrate, for example, that the US government “discovered” Mexican Americans during World War II and began addressing some of their problems as a way of ensuring their willingness to support the war effort. The book concludes with a selection of key essays and historical documents from the World War II period that provide a first-person perspective of Mexican American civil rights struggles.