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Subject	Collection	Story	Interviewed by
Louis Joseph Lopez	Korean Conflict	By the Voces Staff Louis Lopez had a distinguished 29-year career as a police office in Denver. Long before community policing was a widely adopted practice, he focused on establishing good relationships with the minority communities where... Read More	Joseph Padilla
Angel Montenegro	Korean Conflict	By Danny Frank If Angel Montenegro could live his life over again, he would not change a thing. Since childhood, the Army veteran has made a habit of making the best of his opportunities. Montenegro was born Sept. 27, 1936,... Read More	Lana Bennett
Rodolfo Alaniz	World War II, Korean Conflict	By Rajesh Reddy In the spring of 1945, 16-year-old Rodolfo “Rudy” Alaniz's older brother Ricardo, a rifleman with the 8th Infantry Division, was killed in Germany, an event that would alter young Alaniz’s life. "I presented my brother... Read More	Rajesh Reddy
Moses Aleman	World War II, Korean Conflict	By Cheryl Smith Kemp When Moses “Moe” Alemán’s parents emigrated from Mexico to Austin, Texas, as children, the horse... Read More	Lynn Maguire-Walker
Adolfo Alvarez	Korean Conflict, Political & Civic Engagement	By Jacob Martella Coming back from the Korean War, Adolfo Alvarez knew he had to do something with his life. He had survived nine months along the 38th Parallel holding the line against the North Koreans, not knowing if he would... Read More	Dr. Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez
Robert L. Cardenas	World War II, Korean Conflict, Vietnam	By Rachel Platis In 1939, National Guard Pvt. Robert Cardenas was in the final stage of obtaining a full scholarship to the California Institute of Technology, having just completed two years of pre-engineering study at San Diego State... Read More	Marc Hamel
George M Castañeda	Korean Conflict	By Maureen King It had always been a fascination to him, something he’d seen in the movies. He knew he could do it and do it better than anyone else, he says, because he was a Mexican. The fascination: jumping out of an airplane. ... Read More	Dr. Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez
Pete Castillo	Korean Conflict	By Lynda Gonzalez Pedro “Pete” Castillo used his snow-white mustache as a tool in telling his wartime tale, one of the significant chapters of his life. A sergeant and World War II veteran was in charge of Castillo’s Army company... Read More	Raquel C. Garza
Rene A Cazares	Korean Conflict	Read More	Rita Sanchez
Philip Cervantes	Korean Conflict	Philip Cervantes mastered the science of destruction as a specialist in explosives and demolition in a military career during the earliest years of the Cold War. Born in East Los Angeles, California, in 1929, Cervantes was the fourth of 11... Read More	Henry Mendoza
Eliseo Cremar	Korean Conflict	When Eliseo Cremar removed his boots after weeks of frigid combat on the Manchurian border during the Korean conflict, his toenails came off along with his socks. The men of Cremar’s unit, 2nd Infantry Division, 37th Field Artillery... Read More	R.J. Molina
Fernando Rene Del Rio $Crew #11 VP772-ATSUG1-NAS. Fernando del Rio standing 2nd from the left. 1951 March, NAS Atsuqi, Japan. Passing from crew #11 VP772 squadron PB$Y2 aircraft patrol Navy squadron.\We were the fist Navy Reserve Squadron to fly combat over Korea.\""$	Korean Conflict	By Avery Bradshaw, Cal State Fullerton When Fernando Del Rio left Los Angeles in September 1950 and joined a Navy air squadron, it was the first time he had ever been away from home. Turning on the radio, he was surprised to hear Japanese... Read More	George Sanchez
Moses F. Diaz	World War II, Korean Conflict	By Trina Berberet He may have been only 16 at the time, but Moses Diaz decided to enlist in the U.S. Navy because, as he recalled: “I didn’t want to miss out on the war.” It was 1945, near the end of the World War II, and Diaz... Read More
Rosalio Rabbit Duran $Rosalio\Rabbit\"Duran"$	Korean Conflict, Political & Civic Engagement	By Katy Lutz Rabbit's Lounge was a dimly-lit, tiny bar that boycotted Budweiser while serving up some of the coldest beer in Austin, Texas. It might have seemed a very unlikely candidate for the Austin hub of Chicano politics in the early... Read More	Katy Lutz
Charlie Ericksen	Korean Conflict, Political & Civic Engagement	By Jordan Strassner Charlie Ericksen spent most of his adult life creating a strong bond with Mexican-Americans, writing news stories and columns about them, and advocating for better treatment for that community. During his... Read More	Frank Trejo
Belisario & Mrs. Flores	World War II, Korean Conflict	By J. Barrett Williams Brigadier General Belisario Flores, who served his country for more than 40 years during three wars, retired from the Texas Air National Guard and the United States Air Force in the summer of 1986. Upon his... Read More	Cheryl Smith Kemp
Gabriel Garcia	Korean Conflict, Vietnam	By Ruben Espinoza When Gabriel Garcia left his family’s home in Mercedes for Army basic training in the summer of 1952, it was the first time he had ever been away from South Texas’ Rio Grande Valley. California’s Camp Roberts was... Read More	Cheryl Smith Kemp
Alfred G Gonzalez	Korean Conflict	Read More	Henry Mendoza
Rodolfo M. Guajardo	Korean Conflict	Read More	Liliana Rodriguez
Arnoldo Gutierrez	Korean Conflict	By SeungJin Ryu Most people reach a turning point in their lives at least once, and for Arnoldo D. Gutierrez that point was the time he spent in the Army during the Korean War. He believes that he could not have gotten a better... Read More	Brenda Manchaca
Raul Alviso Gutierrez	Korean Conflict	Read More	Diana Maldonado
Luis J. Landin	Korean Conflict, Vietnam	By Brett Alexander "When you get ambushed, you're supposed to get killed." That's what the Army tells every soldier during training, Luis Landin said. "But for me," he added, "my life consisted of events that weren't normal, so... Read More	Raquel Garza
Alejandro M. Lizárraga	Korean Conflict	The late 1940s and 1950s were tense times in America. Fear of Communism was spreading, and Cold War tensions with the Soviet Union were growing. In 1950, communist North Korea sent troops into South Korea, and the U.S. came to South Korea’s aid,... Read More	Martin Lizarraga
Manuel Rubin Lugo	Korean Conflict	By Haley Dawson Manuel Lugo boarded a plane in Okinawa, Japan, in November 1969 on the last leg of his journey to Vietnam. From the U.S. mainland to Hawaii and then to Okinawa, the flights had been lively—chattering, joking, laughing. But “... Read More	Michelle Lojewski
Benny C. Martinez	Korean Conflict	By Jackie Rapp Benny Martinez was born a helper. He served as a medic in the Korean War. He taught unruly 6th graders. He once delivered a baby in the back seat of a car. He encourages kids to stay in... Read More	Tina Hughes
Richard Armand Moya	Korean Conflict, Political & Civic Engagement	By Alsha Khan In the late 1960s, Richard Moya, an investigator with Legal Aid, was having lunch with two of his best friends - who also worked in anti-poverty programs - at Johnny Boy's Hamburgers. The topic: how tough it was to help... Read More	Aisha Khan
Hector Albert Padilla	Korean Conflict	By John Mazzullo A lifelong athlete and a trailblazing educator and coach, Hector Albert Padilla is no stranger to the discipline, hard work and camaraderie that goes into assembling a strong team. Padilla was born in Tucson,... Read More	Henry Mendoza
Samuel Padilla Echeveste	Korean Conflict	By Hayley Stern, Rutgers University An elementary school teacher told Samuel Echeveste he would one day be defending his country. The young boy sitting in that classroom in Miami, Arizona (about 70 miles east of Phoenix), would... Read More	Michelle Lojewski
Carlos Rudolph Quijano Sr.	Korean Conflict	By Stephanie De Luna Carlos R. Quijano, a native of San Antonio’s west side, never imagined that his future would include world travel and achievements most people couldn’t accomplish in two lifetimes. Over 23 years, he served in both the... Read More	Stephanie De Luna
Pedro Ramos Santana	Korean Conflict	By Gabriela Chabolla One of 14 children born to parents who worked on a sugar plantation in Guayama, Puerto Rico, Pedro Ramos Santana built his life around hard work and accountability. His father worked in the field, while his... Read More	Humberto Garcia
Tereso Reza	Korean Conflict	By Michael John Loffredo, St. Bonaventure University While many Navy sailors stepped foot on land to fight for the United States during the Korean War, Tereso Reza spent his years of service working aboard a ship. While not seeing action... Read More	Vicki Torres
Francisco Armando Ríos Padilla	Korean Conflict	By Bryce Spadafora, St. Bonaventure University During the Korean War, Francisco Ríos Padilla, a high school dropout, was determined to leave Denver, Colorado. One day, he walked past a Coast Guard recruiting station on 15th Street. He went... Read More	Joseph Padilla
Ernesto Sanchez	Korean Conflict	By Mikael DeSanto Laredo, Texas, native Ernesto Sanchez didn’t always want to join the military, even when there was a war in Korea. He was a college student -- hoping to get an officer's commission in the ROTC -- and didn’t want to leave... Read More	Laura Barberena
Felipe Soliz	Korean Conflict, World War II	By Susan Miller Felipe and Mary Soliz live in a well-kept, modest house in a quiet neighborhood right at the entrance to town. Their home is filled with flags and war portraits in every corner. Mr. Soliz is a veteran of WWII and the... Read More	Susan Miller
Robert Lee Urioste	Korean Conflict, Vietnam	Read More	Ricardo LaFore
Harold Valderas	World War II, Korean Conflict	By Courtney Mahaffey On Dec. 7, 1941, Harold Valderas, then a senior at George Washington High School in New York City, was doing his homework while listening to the radio when he heard the report about Pearl Harbor. "Little did I... Read More	Violeta Dominguez
Ramon Vasquez Lugo	Korean Conflict	By Mary Gould When Ramon Lugo reminisces about his life, he speaks of hard work on farm fields as a child and on battlefields as a young man. Once the Lugo children got old enough, they worked in the fields, picking cotton, carrots... Read More	Richard Griswold del Castillo
Neftali L. Zendejas	Korean Conflict, Vietnam	By Layne Victoria Lynch As 80-year-old Neftali L. Zendejas looked back on the memories of his childhood before his service in both the Korean and Vietnam wars, he reminisced about how he knew he wanted to work with aircrafts at an early... Read More	Raquel C. Garza