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Julian Medina	World War II	By Pierre Bertrand It seems as if Army infantryman Julian Medina, who was drafted in 1943, was on the frontlines of every major World War II European campaign, from the Normandy Invasion to the Battle of the Bulge. “I was in every... Read More	Jenny Achilles
William Robert Medina		During his service in the Korean War, William R. Medina fought his battles in the trenches with the U.S. Army. Medina was born April 20, 1931, in Capulin, Colorado, about 250 miles southwest of Denver. He enlisted in the U.S. Army... Read More	Joseph Padilla
Jess Medina	World War II	By Sarah Kleiner Jess Medina witnessed death for the first time as a little boy when he saw a man get run over by a streetcar. Because of this experience, Medina says he had no fear when he had to piece together bodies of fellow... Read More	Ernesto Portillo
Joe Medina	World War II	By Naomi Price Joe Borunda Medina was fresh out of Wiley High School in Wiley, Colo., when he was inducted into the Army in June of 1943. Initially drafted, Borunda says he received a notice several weeks later that he was no longer... Read More	Steven Rosales
Jose Medina-Negron	World War II	By Erin Brady Puerto Rican Jose Medina-Negrón put college on hold when he volunteered to join the United States Army on July 15, 1943. He simply wanted to do his part, and says he didn’t know he was on the road to his future career.... Read More
Anthony Medrano	Voces of Mariachi	By: Trent Thompson Anthony Medrano is a modern mariachi master. He has performed at the White House and internationally, co-directed an annual mariachi festival at the Hollywood Bowl, and been a member... Read More	Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez
Camilo Moreno Medrano	Vietnam	By Ali Vise The clock read 4:30 when an explosion shook Camilo Medrano awake and sent him sprinting in the darkness toward the moans and calls for help. He felt around with his hands, he grabbed the limbs of the men scattered on the... Read More	Ali Vise
Rafael C. Medrano	World War II	By Kaitlyn Clement Rafael Cantu Medrano left his Texas hometown to join the military in 1940. Four years later, he landed at a Normandy beach four days after D-Day. He was wounded in combat and was awarded a Bronze Star. Medrano... Read More	Rafael A. Medrano
Elva Alicia Medrano Rodriguez	Vietnam	By Jazmin Sanchez, California State University, Fullerton When loved ones go to war, it is not easy for those who are left behind. Religious faith helps some endure the experience. Elva Alicia Medrano Rodriguez's brother, Camilo,... Read More	Laura Barberena
Manuel Salazar Mejia	World War II	By Brooke West World War II interrupted Manuel Salazar Mejia's academic endeavors when, as an 18-year-old high school sophomore, he enlisted in the Army in May of 1942. One of five children born to immigrants from Zacatecas, Mexico,... Read More	Joe Olague
Juan Mejia	World War II	By Frank Trejo From childhood poverty in South Texas through the Battle of the Bulge, one of World War II's bloodiest conflicts, Juan Mejia proved he was a survivor. Mejia's wartime experiences included being listed as missing-in-... Read More	Laura Barberena
Andrew Soria Melendrez	World War II	By Voces Oral History Project Andrew Melendrez lost his mother at 9 and his father a few years later. By 19, he had been drafted into the Army and would see brutal combat in Europe during World War II. He fought in some of the war's most... Read More	Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez
Nemesio Mena	World War II	By Danielle Flahrity As his B-24 bomber turned to begin its bombing run, radio operator Nemesio Mena would carefully stand on the catwalk over the bomb bay and take pictures of the damage below. After the bomb run, he would have to... Read More	Luis A. Saenz
Alvino Mendoza	World War II	By Haldun Morgan "We were in Saipan when I had my first taste of combat. Not combat, [but] of bombs being dropped on us, trying to sink us. And I'm staring at the airplanes dropping, and I'm sure everyone is gonna hit us." Before... Read More	Haldun Morgan
Antonia Meza	World War II	By Rachel Gor In Antonia Meza's day, girls had chaperones accompany them on dates and stayed home with their mothers to make tortillas. Today, Meza's own granddaughters spend entire weekends with their boyfriends, and even she buys... Read More	Dr. Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez
Juan Meza	World War II	By Ignacio Laguarda It was New Year's Eve in 1944 when Soldier First Class Juan Meza discovered Germans had occupied an abandoned college in France -- the same building where he and five other soldiers were resting. "We were... Read More	Erika Martinez
Alberto Torres Millan	Political & Civic Engagement	By Allison Banks Having lived the tough life of a miner, Alberto Millan didn’t want his oldest son, Robert, to follow in his footsteps. So when Robert informed him he wanted to be a miner and a union leader, Millan told him no. In... Read More	Robert Rivas
José Pablo Miramontes	World War II	The Other Soldiers Little-remembered treaty sent 300,000 sons of Mexico to the United States during WWII; their weapons were their labor-hardy bodies By Violeta Dominguez The battlefield wasn’t the only... Read More	Violeta Dominguez
Joel C. Mojica	World War II	By Rachel Fleischman Before he was 20 years old, Joel C. Mojica had fought in one of the bloodiest battles of World War II, and had a Purple Heart medal to prove it. Mojica was an Army sergeant during the war, and, like many young... Read More
John Montenegro		By Kelsey M. Boudin A single code word kept John Montenegro out of the Korean War. He found himself heading out to sea aboard the USS General J. C. Breckinridge troop transport ship, just beyond the San Francisco harbor. He... Read More	Valerie Martinez
Jesse Montenegro		By Voces Staff During the 13-day Cuban missile crisis in 1962, Jesse Montenegro was in the 15th Air Force HQ Missile Division at March Air Force Base in Riverside, California. He remembers that the crisis -- from Oct. 14 to Oct. 28... Read More	Sheila Kinnard
Ernest J. Montoya	World War II	By Isis Romero While many 18-year-olds are getting ready for college and planning their senior trips, teenagers living in the early 1940s got ready for something else, and took trips of a different sort. Ernest J. Montoya was one of... Read More	Rea Ann Trotter
Juanita Tapia Montoya	World War II	By Alicia Rascón While scores of Latinos served their country valiantly during World War II, many women did their part on the home front. Juanita Tapia Montoya vividly remembers wartime rationing back home during these years, when... Read More	Adrianna Lujan
Maclovio Montoya	World War II	By Gilbert Song Born March 15, 1926, Maclovio Montoya experienced the Great Depression and military duty in World War II. Then it was off to the Pacific for the Korean War. However, it was in his golden years when he fought his greatest... Read More	Violeta Dominguez
Miguel Morado	World War II	By Sarah Griffin While he sat in his foxhole, 23-year-old Mike Morado was scared and cold, and wondering if he would survive World War II or even make it to his 24th birthday. Little did he know that his moment of fear and... Read More	Valerie Martinez
Gloria Flores Moraga	World War II	By Raquel C. Garza Gloria Flores Moraga defied many social norms in her lifetime: She moved out on her own while single, attended college when most women were expected to stay home and even worked as a disc jockey at the first all-Spanish... Read More	Violeta Dominguez
Pete Moraga	World War II	By Yvonne Lim Growing up in the segregated town of Tempe, Ariz., during the late 1930s, Peter "Pete" Moraga recalls feeling nervous about public speaking. Despite those early fears, Moraga, a World War II Navy veteran who served in... Read More	Dr. Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez
Jesus Humberto Morales	World War II	By Lindsay Fitzpatrick Jesus Humberto Morales survived 11 months unharmed in the jungles of New Guinea. It wasn’t until after that, in the Philippines, when he got hurt. Shrapnel hit Morales and his partner as they were reloading a... Read More	Maro Robbins
Benito Morales	World War II	By Kaz Edwards Benito Morales sits perfectly still on his couch, adjusting only his hands, which lie neatly folded in his lap. Arranged next to him are various pieces of memorabilia from World War II, including a Bronze Star he received for... Read More	William Luna
Abraham Eleuterio Moreno	World War II	By Yolanda C. Urrabazo While living in Mexico in the aftermath of the Mexican Revolution, Abraham Moreno developed a strong value of hard work at a young age. His good work ethic was soon implemented when he arrived in the United... Read More	Yolanda Urrabazo
Leopold Rodriguez Moreno	World War II	By Kelly Tarleton The thought of failure has never deterred Leopold Rodriguez Moreno from his goals. Moreno says he was the first Mexican American to be sent to West Virginia as an inspector for the Southern Pacific Railroad Co.... Read More	Mr. Paul Rodriguez Zepeda
Julius Moreno	World War II	By Jocelyn Ehnstrom As a young kid, Julius Moreno enjoyed playing baseball, tending to his family’s farm animals at their home in San Antonio and singing in his neighborhood band called “The Holly Boys.” But the first priority of... Read More	Anna Flores Peña
Jose Ruben Moreno	World War II	By Celina Moreno Jose Ruben Moreno attributes his success in life to a journey on the "line of least resistance." But enduring economic hardship and performing dangerous wartime duties as a counterintelligence spy in Panama proved anything... Read More	Celina Moreno
Antonio F. Moreno	World War II	By Frank Trejo When Antonio F. Moreno stormed ashore Iwo Jima as a U.S. Marine medical corpsman, a familiar odor greeted him. Moreno, who grew on Texas' Gulf Coast, knew there was no mistaking the smell that wafted up to him as he... Read More	Erika Martinez
Willie L. Moreno	World War II	By Sara Delarosa When Willie Luna Moreno entered the Armed Forces in April of 1943, he was only 19. Moreno began basic training at Camp Robinson in Arkansas, and later in Massachusetts and Maryland. Afterward, he went to England,... Read More	Erika Martinez De Rizo
Edward Daniel Morin	Vietnam	By Destinee Hodge In 1965, after two weeks at sea aboard the USS Gordon, Eddie Morin heard the captain declare over the loudspeaker for the first time that he and his fellow soldiers were headed to Vietnam. It was something they already... Read More	Henry Mendoza
Concepción Garcia Moron	World War II	By Yolande Yip A self-described “simple country boy” who served in World War II’s European Theater alongside other men from humble backgrounds, Concepción Garcia Morón said a lack of self-awareness led to a friendly-fire death one February... Read More	David Silva
Guerrero Nahúm Calleja Mosso	World War II	The Other Soldiers Little-remembered treaty sent 300,000 sons of Mexico to the United States during WWII; their weapons were their labor-hardy bodies By Violeta Dominguez The battlefield wasn’t the only place where... Read More	Violeta Dominguez
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
Ruben Munguia	Political & Civic Engagement	By Guillermo X. Garcia Ruben Mungia, a career printer, laughs as he recalls "how smart the U.S. Army was" to let him join the service in the middle of World War II, only to assign him to Randolph Field in San Antonio, his hometown, where... Read More	Martha Treviño
Raymond Muñiz	World War II	By Amanda Roberson When Raymond Muñiz came home to Corpus Christi, Texas, after serving his country in World War II, he expected to see greater equality for Mexican Americans: more Latinos in city positions such as mayor, for example. ... Read More	Dr. Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez
Daniel L. Munoz	World War II	By Allison Baxter Dan Muñoz, Sr. grew up in the small community of San Fernando, Calif., a town that was segregated by race. At that time, he couldn’t even go to the white part of town after dark to go to a movie house without the fear of... Read More	Dr. Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez
Arthur Muñoz	World War II	By Brenda Menchaca “There are no barriers unless you make them yourself,” said Arthur Muñoz, who enlisted in the Marine Corps two weeks after Pearl Harbor. While working as a Western Union messenger in Corpus Christi, Texas, he’d... Read More	Kris Edward Rodriguez
Oscar C. Muñoz	Vietnam	By Jordan Haeger It's 3 a.m., and Oscar C. Muñoz wakes up to make sure his doors and windows are locked in his Chula Vista, Calif., home. It's been this way every day for more than 40 years. Muñoz enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps on... Read More	Elida Chavez
Jesus Esparza Muñoz	World War II	By David Pearl, Cal State Fullerton Jesus "Jess" Esparza Muñoz emerged from a fragmented and impoverished family to live a version of the American Dream,... Read More	Henry Mendoza
Betty Muñoz Medina	World War II	By Brian Goodman During World War II, commissioned military officers would receive deployment orders by telegram, often believing they’d been called up for duty by their senator. Little did they know that the assignments were... Read More	Olga M. Briseno
Emilio Muñoz Membrila	World War II	By Valerie Jayne As a young boy growing up in Clifton, Ariz., Emilio Muñoz Membrila played war games with his friends, inventing different maneuvers and strategies. Later, during World War II, he’d be engaged in historic battles in the... Read More	Violeta Domniguez
Willie Garcia Murillo	World War II	Willie Murillo was the third of five brothers who served in World War II. Older brother David joined the Air Force; Gonzalo joined the Army; Mike and Mario, the two younger brothers, served in the Navy and Merchant Marines, respectively... Read More	Lynn Maguire-Walker
Mary Martinez Olvera Murillo	World War II	By Ana Cristina Acosta For most Americans, walking down the street, entering a restaurant through the front door or going to the grocery store is routine. But for Mary Murillo, 75, who grew up at a time when Mexican Americans suffered... Read More	Ana Acosta
Harriet Murphy	Political & Civic Engagement	Read More	Autumn Caviness

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