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  • #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Marion Frederic Ramírez de Arellano

    #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Marion Frederic Ramírez de Arellano

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Marion Frederic Ramírez de Arellano, who was the first Hispanic naval officer to command a submarine.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Jose M. Soto

    #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Jose M. Soto

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Jose M. Soto, who served in Vietnam for 13 months during the war.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez

    #VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez

    During Hispanic Heritage Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez, a Medal of Honor recipient.

  • America250: Army Veteran Edward Baca

    America250: Army Veteran Edward Baca

    This week’s America250 salute is Army Veteran Edward Baca, who was the first Hispanic to become chief of the National Guard Bureau.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Hernan E. Jaso

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Hernan E. Jaso

    During Hispanic Heritage Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Hernan E. Jaso, who served in the Vietnam War.

  • America250: Air Force Veteran Sidney Gutierrez

    America250: Air Force Veteran Sidney Gutierrez

    This week’s America250 salute is Air Force Veteran Sidney Gutierrez, who served as an F-16 test pilot before becoming the first Hispanic American NASA astronaut.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Miguel Olivera

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Miguel Olivera

    During National Hispanic Heritage Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Miguel Olivera, who served during Vietnam.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Agnes Helen Gomez Patterson

    #VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Agnes Helen Gomez Patterson

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is U.S. Air Force Veteran Agnes Helen Gomez Patterson. Agnes served during the Cold War from 1950 to 1952.

  • #BorneTheBattle 54: Melissa Castillo – Navy Veteran, Dallas County Veterans Service Officer

    #BorneTheBattle 54: Melissa Castillo – Navy Veteran, Dallas County Veterans Service Officer

    Melissa Castillo, a Hispanic woman Veteran talks to us about her military service, working for VA, and her experience as a woman minority Veteran.

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