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Congressional Medal of Honor

The Congressional Medal of Honor is awarded to service members who have demonstrated valor in action above and beyond the call of duty in face of enemy fire. These are American Combat Heroes. The medal has been awarded since the 1860’s. On last count, there are sixty recipients of the Medal of Honor awarded to Hispanic Americans. Did you know that Hispanic Americans is one of the most highly decorated minority groups in the rolls of the Armed Forces of the United States? To some Americans this is what the process of immigration and becoming an American is all about. Shedding blood in combat for this country is the greatest tribute any immigrant can make to America.

Latino Medal of Honor Recipients

Civil War

Joseph DeCastro

Philip Bazaar

John Ortega

Boxer Rebellion (China)

France Silva

WWI

David Barkeley

WWII

Pedro Cano
Lucian Adams
Rudolph Davila
Joe Gandara
Marcario Garcia
Harold Gonsalves
David M. Gonzales
Silvestre S. Herrera
Salvador J. Lara
José M. López
Joseph P. Martinez
Manuel V. Mendoza
Manuel Perez Jr.
Cleto L. Rodriguez
Alejandro R. Ruiz
Jose F. Valdez
Ysmael R. Villegas

Korea

Joe R. Baldonado
Victor H. Espinoza
Fernando L. Garcia
Eduardo C. Gomez
Edward Gomez
Ambrosio Guillen
Rodolfo P. Hernandez
Baldomero Lopez
Benito Martinez
Juan E. Negrón
Eugene A. Obregón
Mike C. Pena
Demensio Rivera
Joseph C. Rodríguez
Miguel A. Vera

Vietnam

John Baca
Leonard L. Alvarado
Roy P. Benavidez
Félix M. Conde-Falcon
Emilio A. De la Garza Jr.
Ralph E. Diaz
Jesus s. Duran
Santiago J. Erevia
Daniel O. Fernandez
Alfredo Gonzales
Candelario Garcia
Alfredo “Freddy” Gonzalez
Jose F. Jimenez
Miguel Keith
Carlos J. Lozada
Alfred V. Rascon
Louis R. Rocco
Jose Rodela
Euripides Rubio
Hector Santiago-Colon
Jay R. Vargas
Humberto Roque “Rocky” Versace
Maximo Yabes

Afghanistan

Leroy A Petry

The most decorated minority group in the rolls of the Armed Forces of the United States is “Hispanic American”