Thanks for the shout out to La Raza! OMG! I was waiting for Benavidez to come up and kept on telling myself, he’s got to be number one! He was the real Mexican-American Rambo, and also was the epitome of the physically and mentally tough, Special Forces warrior! Thank you for the acknowledgement of such great American men and women!
Soorry he not nuthin personal great man...Captain Andres Sanchez ranger us...puerto rico bx ny...5 day war georgia and cremia, nigeria africa special forces. Awarded 6 medal of honors nobody has ever done this before goin down in history...Captain Sanchez also x cia contractor multiple missions last mission libiya secret soldiers of bengazi awarded 3 gold medals from the CIA....He number 1 impositive
My friend my bro Gilbert Mancillas Jr who passed last year, 3 tour's in Vietnam, 2 purple hearts, survived hamburger hill, thanks bro for your service we'll never forget.❤🙏🤟🏼
There’s has been over 61 medals of honor awarded to Hispanics in the United States military. Let’s us not forget Silvestre S. Herrera who lost his legs to save his fellow soldiers.
Hispanic people have the values we used to have.My wife is Costa Rican.After Helene hurricane hit my step son and I where drinking some coffee and getting ready to clear some trees.I had 2 trucks of my Hispanic friends pull up to help us .That's honor
@@JulianRodriguez-gd8gt This is not a competition . but those that were killed during combat no surviving recipients can surpass their ultimate sacrifice , they cant be compared .
Puerto Rico - an island measuring 100 miles by 33 miles has produced 9 Congressional Medal of Honor recipients, and a huge number of other medals of high distinction - including a Congressional Gold Medal honoring Puerto Rico's 65th Infantry Combat Regiment for their service during the Korean War .... There have also been Admirals, Generals, and NASA Astronauts ... (Marine Gen. Pedro Del Valle - born in San Juan, was a Commanding Officer of the First Marine Division during WWII) ------ YET when the two devastating "back to back" hurricanes struck the island in September of 2017 - HALF of the people on the mainland were unaware Puerto Rico was part of the United States.
Puerto Rico isn’t part of the u.s since the u.s has never recognized it as a state. Puerto Rico was used by u.s military to test their bombs. So is More like u.s property.
I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT ONE HALF OF THE PUERTORICANS DID NOT KNOW THEY WERE AMERICAN CITIZENS🤔😮😮😮😮WHAT DO THEY TEACH IN SCHOOL THEN IN PUERTORICO??? THEY DO NOT THIER OWN HISTORY? I WAS RAISED IN CALIFORNIA AND DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT PUERTO RICO I DID NOT KNOW IF IT WAS IN THE WORLD MAP.
I lived in 1 year in 1970 after returning from Vietnam. I am a Mexican Puerto Rican! We fight in their wars and are treated this way after! Served and survived my Brothers and Sisters! Aloha🏝
My uncle, PFC E. Macias was in an all-Latino unit from El Paso, Texas. He was killed by the Germans in 1944 at Salerno, Italy. He was only 18 years old. He was the last one born of 11 children.
The image of Baldomero Lopez going over the seawall at Inchon embodies what it means to be an officer - it is every bit as iconic as the flag raising on Suribachi
you're talking about the 3' combat tours of duty in south east asia ( the nam to those that were their) a para , ranger and us army special forces operator and a total real life bad a$# who earned the respect of his senior officers and he is the army and unit histories books annoys the heck out of me that i forgot his last but he is also on UA-cam with 2' or 3' videos
Don't forget Pedro " Pete" Coronado from San Dimas, CA, who served in the lead Tank for General PATTON in the Battle of the Bulge and was featured in the Book , Among The Valient, featuring stories of Mexican and Mexican American WWII heros.
Master Sargeant Raul ( Roy ) Benavidez Perez. Korean war and Vietnam war, veteran...82th Airborne, 5th special forces group. Congressional medal of honor recipien, 5x purple heart recipient. Should never be forgotten...
Yeah Two of my favorite are Anthony {Tony} Acevedo. WWII medic, POW. And Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez Vietnam War. There a ship named after him The USS Gonzalez.
WITH MEDAL OR NOT( ALL OF OUT BRAVE SOLDIERS AND VETERANS , ARE HEROS) IT TAKES A BRAVE HEART TO FIGHT DEFENDING NOT ONLY YOUR COUNTRY BUT ALSO YOUR LIFE AND YOUR BUDDIES LIFE. YES WE HONOUR THOSE WHO WERE AWARDED MEDALS 👏👏👏👏👏👏 GOD BLESS THEM ALL. WE ARE VERY PROUD OF EACH AND ONE OF THEM. BUT YOU ARE ALL HEROS👍👍👍👍👏👏👏 THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. WE LOBE YOU ALL.❤❤
Roy Benavidez should have been on that list! His side of his military 🪖 story fighting in Korea getting wounded and the doctors told him he'll never walk again! He proved them wrong! Then went to go serve in Vietnam! This man was an army officer as green beret serving on the 5th special forces as a Mac/song special forces unit. His story was 😮a shocking tale to be told and lived on later on he receive the medal of honor for his gallentry and courage in Vietnam.
Master Sergeant Raul Perez "Roy" Benavidez & the Puerto Rican Rambo; Sergeant First Class Jorge A Otero Barreto with United States Army . He earned 38 military decorations during his career. Passed awat last October at the age of 87. And many more unknows heroes.
And we almost attained in America just being Americans; only people of red, white and blue. A moment lost. Now we’re all broken by designations which is division. Pride can include past, but in the end being absolute American. I felt a moment we were all American; everyone; but lost…I hope not forever. Or the Republic will fall. Thankful to our American Warriors. And I’m retired from our military. We are so close…
Sadly, we aren't close at all. I pray that We the People, unite in each community to help eachother as needed. Lift our President in prayer, do what we can to make the best of what is bc we're witnessing the fall of our Nation abit at a time. Padre God help us all 🙏. "Isa"
😅Sir: I agree with you 100%, no one ever doubted the bravery of the Latino people, but why can't it be all Americans as one instead of all of the subdivisions, it breaks my heart and it only really comes together when the bullets are flying, then those subdivisions fall to the wayside. When I was in the military I learned one important lesson, the only color that concerned me was camouflage green. Regards, Denis Berte' USMC Nam (70-71)
Jorge Otero Barreto....Seargeant First Class U.S. Army....From Vega Baja Puerto Rico......Most decorated soldier (Vietnam War) Barreto was awarded 38 military decorations.[9] Among his decorations are two Silver Stars, five Bronze Stars with Valor, four Army Commendation Medals, five Purple Hearts and five Air Medals.[10] Otero Barreto has been called "the most decorated Puerto Rican veteran."[4] Barreto participated in 200 combat missions and was wounded five times.
Alfredo Rascon, Army Medic, MOH recipient in Vietnam. A paisano from my home state of Chihuahua. Semper Fi to all my Brothers & Sisters in Arms. Viva nuestra Raza Hispana!!
Kenny Burns didn't want to include Mexicans in his War film. Needed convincing. For a hell of a lot of US citizens, thanks to 👉Corporate media, Mexicans only exist as "trouble."
This is excellent. We all need to work together and to finally respect and to continue to respect each other. Military personnel of color only make us stronger.
In reality, the fist Hispanic to achieve the rank of General in the US Armed Forces was Mayor General Luis R. Estevez, from Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. Estevez was also the first Hispanic to graduate from West Point, which he did in the Class of 1915, dubbed "The class the stars fell on" because of the many graduates of that class that reached the rank of General, including distinguished generals like Dwight D. Eisenhower, James Van Fleet, Omar Bradley and others. Estevez was promoted to Brigadier General in 1939. It should be noted that Estevez had to resign to his Regular Army commission due to his wife's health condition and received his promotion to General as a Reserve officer. General Cavazos was, therefore, the first Hispanic to reach the rank of Brigadier General in the Regular Army. Nonetheless, Estevez was the first Hispanic to attain the rank of General in one of the Armed Forces of the United States.
Marcelino Serna was my uncle, married to Simona Jimenez and l vaguely remember seeing him with my dad in the late '40s, early "50s. There is an international bridge in west texas that has his name thanks to gop congressman Will Hurd.
My grandpa, an American of Mexican descent, was a WW2 Army combat veteran! His group of Army comrades all signed and dated a battle flag AND GAVE IT TO HIM!! I’m named after the man! Rest In Peace Mí papá
Im so proud of my tio Jaun Gallardo who served in US Army drafted . A Mexican immigrant he went overseas to Vietnam. Search and destroy missions. The story goes that he was missing in action. Lost. Presume died . Army went to my Nana's house gave the USA flag to my nana.. In San Bernardino California. But he wasn't dead he climb out of trap. A hole and got back to his company. Hero in my heart. Sincerely David J. Gallardo
Very good and informative video. Our Heroes deserve to be recognized and honored for their courageous service to Democracy and good causes. They have been in all the branches of the USA forces in every operation from foreign wars to our own continent, ie...Chavez Panama to the Colombian drug control DEA. Thank you!
So many not mentioned heroes and men who lost😊 their lives for this country and we are still being told to go home. My father and uncles fought in this war and wars after this
As a 11B US ARMY veteran from Puerto Rico, I’m proud of the ones before me and the new generation of Hispanic warriors serving this beautiful country…. Salud to all how have served… Mexico,Puerto Rico, Colombia and so on!🔝💯🙏 🇺🇸 🇵🇷 🇲🇽 🇨🇴 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 🇵🇦
Guy Gabaldon, Single handedly captured over 1,300 enemy soldiers by tricking them. They even made a movie about him although they did white wash his character
When the Mexicans returned from WWII the respect still wasn't there, hence a new round of serious social activism on our barrios, which by the way does not mean "ghetto."
Yes we’re American but not from USA 🇺🇸 remember the name of this country it’s United States 🇺🇸 not America including the people was born on the wrong country called their self American remember no matter where you’re born on this continent you’re American not because you was born on north of the continent or USA 🇺🇸 you’re adopted this name on your self
Many enlisted being promised papers but returning were taken to border and papers torn up in front of them..and striking fact they opened up vfws centers in Mexico and would still wave the flag for a country that turned their back on them
Ismael "Smiley' Villegas was posthumously awarded the 🇺🇲 US Congressional Medal of Honor. He destroyed 6 Japanese machine gun nests before they killed him. I saw my aunt Guadalupe Fierro his betrothed faint when at 3am his Casa Blanca, California family brought us the news. He along with eight or nine of our family (US Army or Marines ), was fighting for a US "democracy" in the Pacific or in Europe which our community had never tasted.
Without taking away anything from any of these heroes, I would correct the narrative for the last individual mentioned. The narrator states that he was the only US service member to be awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions as a prisoner of war. USAF general George “Bud” Day was also awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions as a POW during the Vietnam War.
2 more👆🏽: USN Admiral James Bond Stockdale was one of the senior POW leaders and attempted suicide in order to prevent his captors from further torturing his peers…His actions ( guards discovered him at the brink of death and saved his life) compelled Vietnamese authorities to suspend all future torture of all US prisoners from that point forward. USAF Lt. Lance Sijan died a HORRIBLE death in captivity as an extreme hardline resister and was also a posthumous MOH recipient Viet Nam POW.
I found a copy of Among the Valient on Amazon. You can't find it anymore. I gave it to my grandson for his birthday. He cherishes the book. He has read it several times.
As a retired Infantryman, I can tell you it’s instilled into us that among the grunt ranks we do not identify ourselves by our ethnic heritage, we are all Americans and it’s this mentality that makes us stronger as a unit. Racism doesn’t exist in the Infantry however, it’s mitigated to stereo type banter which is laughable. As an American of Mexican descent I appreciate the sacrifice every American service member past and future. This is one reason we veterans hold a high level of respect for our American flag that most won’t understand.
I have to disagree with you. I was in the biggest infantry unit in the Army and I can tell you that they were race conciuos. Go spend time in a Ranger battalion and see. I met African American Ranger that in land navigation he got stock up to his neck in a swamp and his body sat down and would not help him get out. After a while, he told him that if that was in combat he would have left him to die. Guess what his race was?
@@JuanMaldonado-ik8lg in the twenty years, I served in three different units and my first six years I spent in 1/75 BN and your entitled to disagree, however I did point out that racism is common banter, I never heard of anyone being held back or mistreated by their race. That sounds like an I.G issue
I have to second the opinion of all of the individuals who felt that Roy Benavides should have been included on this list. I had the great previldge of spending t he day with retired MSG Benavides in the 1990s at a military conference. Roy was an extremely brave man as well as being a very humble man. It's a day that I will remember and cherish for the rest of my life. When Ft. Hood was renameed I sort hoped that they might have renamed it Fort Benavides. However General Cavazos (who I also briefly served under) was difinitely deserving of this honor. LTC Michael Sorenson, U.S. Army Ret
D Mexican Americans have always served in every War!! I am so proud of them ! Uncles served in WW 1 and WW2 Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan and continue to serve. God bless all our hero's.
You can’t complete this list without Everett Alvarez. Navy pilot that was shot down in North Vietnam. First aviator to be held as POW by the North Vietnamese. Spent 8 years in captivity under very difficult and harsh conditions.
My father was a tail gunner in the army air force from 1942 until 1965. He completed 115 aerial combat missions during WW11 in Italy and I think Europe. He also served in the USAF Strategic Air Force for over 15 years. Also, me and my brother Gustavo Villanueva served at the same time in Vietnam 1968-1969. He was a medic with the 1st Marine, 1st Recan, and I was in the 4th Infantry Division, LZ Marylou, Kontum, Central Hightlands. Vietnam. We’re not hero’s, but my dad is.
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ROY P. BENAVIDES. Great video.
Freddy Gonzalez. Edinburg Texas
Hell Yes!!! That dude was Badass!!!
Tango Mike, Mike and Freddy. What a pair!
Benavidez, Freddy Gonzalez, Pedro Cano, Jose M. Lopez
I thought for sure he would be here.
Forgot one of the Best of them and a Medal of Honor winner Roy Benevidez.
Benavidez
It's amazing what the common men and women have done and continue to do for our country.
We must never forget them.
Thanks for the shout out to La Raza! OMG! I was waiting for Benavidez to come up and kept on telling myself, he’s got to be number one! He was the real Mexican-American Rambo, and also was the epitome of the physically and mentally tough, Special Forces warrior! Thank you for the acknowledgement of such great American men and women!
Soorry he not nuthin personal great man...Captain Andres Sanchez ranger us...puerto rico bx ny...5 day war georgia and cremia, nigeria africa special forces. Awarded 6 medal of honors nobody has ever done this before goin down in history...Captain Sanchez also x cia contractor multiple missions last mission libiya secret soldiers of bengazi awarded 3 gold medals from the CIA....He number 1 impositive
Danny Dieitz is my cousin and Colorado native. He is also Hispanic!!!!! Thanks great video. Made me cry!!!!
My friend my bro Gilbert Mancillas Jr who passed last year, 3 tour's in Vietnam, 2 purple hearts, survived hamburger hill, thanks bro for your service we'll never forget.❤🙏🤟🏼
There’s has been over 61 medals of honor awarded to Hispanics in the United States military. Let’s us not forget Silvestre S. Herrera who lost his legs to save his fellow soldiers.
Respecto…….
Hispanic people have the values we used to have.My wife is Costa Rican.After Helene hurricane hit my step son and I where drinking some coffee and getting ready to clear some trees.I had 2 trucks of my Hispanic friends pull up to help us .That's honor
Roy Benivedes
We have guts
The Pacheco bro san fernando valley cal.
Without diminishing the heroism of the featured soldiers, , at the toppest of the top should be be Sgt. Roy Benavides please....
I absolutely agree.! None compare to Roy Benevides
@@JulianRodriguez-gd8gt This is not a competition . but those that were killed during combat no surviving recipients can surpass their ultimate sacrifice , they cant be compared .
TRUE!! Msgt Benavides was a true soldier and Green beret, alot of respect to him.
Puerto Rico - an island measuring 100 miles by 33 miles has produced 9 Congressional Medal of Honor recipients, and a huge number of other medals of high distinction - including a Congressional Gold Medal honoring Puerto Rico's 65th Infantry Combat Regiment for their service during the Korean War .... There have also been Admirals, Generals, and NASA Astronauts ... (Marine Gen. Pedro Del Valle - born in San Juan, was a Commanding Officer of the First Marine Division during WWII) ------ YET when the two devastating "back to back" hurricanes struck the island in September of 2017 - HALF of the people on the mainland were unaware Puerto Rico was part of the United States.
Puerto Rico isn’t part of the u.s since the u.s has never recognized it as a state. Puerto Rico was used by u.s military to test their bombs. So is More like u.s property.
I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT ONE HALF OF THE PUERTORICANS DID NOT KNOW THEY WERE AMERICAN CITIZENS🤔😮😮😮😮WHAT DO THEY TEACH IN SCHOOL THEN IN PUERTORICO??? THEY DO NOT THIER OWN HISTORY? I WAS RAISED IN CALIFORNIA AND DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT PUERTO RICO I DID NOT KNOW IF IT WAS IN THE WORLD MAP.
@@nereidatorres7613need to read it again because he said the American living is the continental US were not aware of the commonwealth of PR
@@nereidatorres7613I guees u know,but he meant U.S.A
I lived in 1 year in 1970 after returning from Vietnam. I am a Mexican Puerto Rican! We fight in their wars and are treated this way after!
Served and survived my Brothers and Sisters!
Aloha🏝
Thank You for your Service. I'm so proud of you All. My Heroes, Mi Jente.
GENTE
My uncle, PFC E. Macias was in an all-Latino unit from El Paso, Texas. He was killed by the Germans in 1944 at Salerno, Italy. He was only 18 years old. He was the last one born of 11 children.
My dad was in the National guard, proud Mexican American, he always would salute our American flag wherever we would see it.
The image of Baldomero Lopez going over the seawall at Inchon embodies what it means to be an officer - it is every bit as iconic as the flag raising on Suribachi
No top ten Hispanic Hero list is complete without Roy Benavidez!
Roy is looked at as a native American
@@JavierFuentes-w6o
Mexicans are Native American!
Roy Benavidez, hello???
Also a very worthy addition to the list!
@CTNationalGuard don't forget the Air Force pilot from Puerto Rico loss in the bombing of Ghadaffi compound a while back...
Roy Benavidez 🫡 El Mero Mero 🐐
You're missing one the most decorated Latino of all and they call him the Puerto Rican Rambo.
you're talking about the 3' combat tours of duty in south east asia ( the nam to those that were their) a para , ranger and us army special forces operator and a total real life bad a$# who earned the respect of his senior officers and he is the army and unit histories books annoys the heck out of me that i forgot his last but he is also on UA-cam with 2' or 3' videos
JORGE Otero Barreto
@@edgardovilla199I looked him up he passed away on October 14 2024. 😢 May he rest in eternal peace. Thanking him for his service!! 🇵🇷🇺🇸
THANK YOU !!!!! From a grateful American!
Don't forget Pedro " Pete" Coronado from San Dimas, CA, who served in the lead Tank for General PATTON in the Battle of the Bulge and was featured in the Book , Among The Valient, featuring stories of Mexican and Mexican American WWII heros.
Greg paredez
Master Sargeant Raul ( Roy ) Benavidez Perez. Korean war and Vietnam war, veteran...82th Airborne, 5th special forces group. Congressional medal of honor recipien, 5x purple heart recipient. Should never be forgotten...
The most decorated serviceman (of any branch) or any nationality of the Vietnam War was Jorge Otero Barreto !!!
SFC Barreto from Vega Alta, Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 They call him the Puerto Rican Rambo.
He should have been there along with Benavides .
too iffing true , right up there with herbert and hackworth
Along with Roy Benavidez, BUT They always say it was Carlos Hatchcock. To wh1te wash it.
Yeah Two of my favorite are Anthony {Tony} Acevedo. WWII medic, POW. And Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez Vietnam War. There a ship named after him The USS Gonzalez.
Forgot about Jose Mendoza Lopez, recipient of the medal of honor during ww2. He has a statue in Brownsville Texas
WITH MEDAL OR NOT( ALL OF OUT BRAVE SOLDIERS AND VETERANS , ARE HEROS) IT TAKES A BRAVE HEART TO FIGHT DEFENDING NOT ONLY YOUR COUNTRY BUT ALSO YOUR LIFE AND YOUR BUDDIES LIFE. YES WE HONOUR THOSE WHO WERE AWARDED MEDALS 👏👏👏👏👏👏 GOD BLESS THEM ALL. WE ARE VERY PROUD OF EACH AND ONE OF THEM. BUT YOU ARE ALL HEROS👍👍👍👍👏👏👏 THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. WE LOBE YOU ALL.❤❤
I watched and waited to hear Roy Benavidez…..and nothing. The soldier the movie Rambo was basically about!
I think you mean Rambo
@@christophergonzalez3020 Oh yeah. I did mean Rambo. my bad.
Roy Benavidez should have been on that list! His side of his military 🪖 story fighting in Korea getting wounded and the doctors told him he'll never walk again! He proved them wrong! Then went to go serve in Vietnam! This man was an army officer as green beret serving on the 5th special forces as a Mac/song special forces unit. His story was 😮a shocking tale to be told and lived on later on he receive the medal of honor for his gallentry and courage in Vietnam.
Master sergeant, Roy P. Benavides
My uncle, Richard Hernandez, was killed in Vietnam … thank you for recognition for all Latinos in all of the American wars
Master Sergeant Raul Perez "Roy" Benavidez & the Puerto Rican Rambo; Sergeant First Class Jorge A Otero Barreto with United States Army . He earned 38 military decorations during his career. Passed awat last October at the age of 87. And many more unknows heroes.
Respect! Respeto!
Mike C Peña and Roy Benavides
Roy P. Benavides
How about roy Benavides?
My dad Msg Jose Rodela 2 purple heart's, distinguished service cross and medal of Honor.
Salute to Mr. Rodela. 👍
My uncle Joe a Miranda kia in Vietnam went behind enemy lines to rescue a soldier in his unit died in the process will always be a hero in our family.
No Roy Benevidas??...
And we almost attained in America just being Americans; only people of red, white and blue. A moment lost.
Now we’re all broken by designations which is division. Pride can include past, but in the end being absolute American.
I felt a moment we were all American; everyone; but lost…I hope not forever. Or the Republic will fall.
Thankful to our American Warriors. And I’m retired from our military.
We are so close…
Sadly, we aren't close at all. I pray that We the People, unite in each community to help eachother as needed. Lift our President in prayer, do what we can to make the best of what is bc we're witnessing the fall of our Nation abit at a time. Padre God help us all 🙏. "Isa"
😅Sir:
I agree with you 100%, no one ever doubted the bravery of the Latino people, but why can't it be all Americans as one instead of all of the subdivisions, it breaks my
heart and it only really comes together when the bullets are flying, then those subdivisions fall to the wayside. When I was in the military I learned one important lesson, the only
color that concerned me was camouflage green. Regards, Denis Berte' USMC Nam (70-71)
Definitely you should look at Roy Benavides. Green Beret,CMH recipient.
Please do another update, interesting
Jorge Otero Barreto....Seargeant First Class U.S. Army....From Vega Baja Puerto Rico......Most decorated soldier (Vietnam War) Barreto was awarded 38 military decorations.[9] Among his decorations are two Silver Stars, five Bronze Stars with Valor, four Army Commendation Medals, five Purple Hearts and five Air Medals.[10] Otero Barreto has been called "the most decorated Puerto Rican veteran."[4] Barreto participated in 200 combat missions and was wounded five times.
Guy Gabaldon, Roy Benevides
Alfredo Rascon, Army Medic, MOH recipient in Vietnam. A paisano from my home state of Chihuahua.
Semper Fi to all my Brothers & Sisters in Arms.
Viva nuestra Raza Hispana!!
There was a Barckley that served and got the Medal of Honor in WWI, Admiral Faragot in the Civil War are a few more Hispanic hero's
Roy Benavidez is the man tango mike mike. AKA that mean Mexican.
Pedro Martinez Otero
Andres Martinez Otero
Vega Baja,Puerto Rico
both gave the ultimate sacrifice in Korea
Thank you for your service.
Roy Benavides El Chingon
there were more Raza heros in WW II that need to be recognized. Ken Burns needs to set the record straight.
Kenny Burns didn't want to include Mexicans in his War film. Needed convincing. For a hell of a lot of US citizens, thanks to 👉Corporate media, Mexicans only exist as "trouble."
You forgot Freddy Gonzalez USMC from Edinburg, Tx.
Jorge Otero Barreto aka The Puertorrican Rambo, most decorated soldier from the Vietnam war. 🇺🇸🇵🇷
You forgot Colonel Joesph Rodriguez Medal of Honor Vietnam. A school is named after him in San Bernardino Ca
This is excellent. We all need to work together and to finally respect and to continue to respect each other. Military personnel of color only make us stronger.
In reality, the fist Hispanic to achieve the rank of General in the US Armed Forces was Mayor General Luis R. Estevez, from Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.
Estevez was also the first Hispanic to graduate from West Point, which he did in the Class of 1915, dubbed "The class the stars fell on" because of the many graduates of that class that reached the rank of General, including distinguished generals like Dwight D. Eisenhower, James Van Fleet, Omar Bradley and others.
Estevez was promoted to Brigadier General in 1939. It should be noted that Estevez had to resign to his Regular Army commission due to his wife's health condition and received his promotion to General as a Reserve officer.
General Cavazos was, therefore, the first Hispanic to reach the rank of Brigadier General in the Regular Army.
Nonetheless, Estevez was the first Hispanic to attain the rank of General in one of the Armed Forces of the United States.
There's still more like Eddie Gomez from Omaha, Nebraska and Gonzalez from Texas
Tango Mike Mike!!!
David M Gonzalez ,,Pacoima ,ca
We'll definitely be making another list and he is definitely worthy to be on it.
Do not forget Marcario Garcia, MOH winner, Civil Rights Leader, true hero
Master Sergeant Roy Benavides
Marcelino Serna was my uncle, married to Simona Jimenez and l vaguely remember seeing him with my dad in the late '40s, early "50s. There is an international bridge in west texas that has his name thanks to gop congressman Will Hurd.
My grandpa, an American of Mexican descent, was a WW2 Army combat veteran! His group of Army comrades all signed and dated a battle flag AND GAVE IT TO HIM!!
I’m named after the man!
Rest In Peace Mí papá
Thank you for this video!
Im so proud of my tio Jaun Gallardo who served in US Army drafted . A Mexican immigrant he went overseas to Vietnam.
Search and destroy missions. The story goes that he was missing in action. Lost.
Presume died . Army went to my Nana's house gave the USA flag to my nana..
In San Bernardino California.
But he wasn't dead he climb out of trap. A hole and got back to his company.
Hero in my heart. Sincerely David J. Gallardo
Roy Benvitez staff sergeant
Very good and informative video. Our Heroes deserve to be recognized and honored for their courageous service to Democracy and good causes. They have been in all the branches of the USA forces in every operation from foreign wars to our own continent, ie...Chavez Panama to the Colombian drug control DEA. Thank you!
So many not mentioned heroes and men who lost😊 their lives for this country and we are still being told to go home. My father and uncles fought in this war and wars after this
❤❤wow thanks for sharing
As a 11B US ARMY veteran from Puerto Rico, I’m proud of the ones before me and the new generation of Hispanic warriors serving this beautiful country…. Salud to all how have served… Mexico,Puerto Rico, Colombia and so on!🔝💯🙏 🇺🇸 🇵🇷 🇲🇽 🇨🇴 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 🇵🇦
Guy Gabaldon,
Single handedly captured over 1,300 enemy soldiers by tricking them. They even made a movie about him although they did white wash his character
Mình rất thích video này, cảm ơn bạn đã chia sẻ kiến thức một cách rõ ràng và dễ hiểu..✈️
True Warriors
Your missing Jorge Otero Bareto The Puerto Rican Rambo
Damn right, we fought for our respect and been heard that we are American too.
When the Mexicans returned from WWII the respect still wasn't there, hence a new round of serious social activism on our barrios, which by the way does not mean "ghetto."
Yes we’re American but not from USA 🇺🇸 remember the name of this country it’s United States 🇺🇸 not America including the people was born on the wrong country called their self American remember no matter where you’re born on this continent you’re American not because you was born on north of the continent or USA 🇺🇸 you’re adopted this name on your self
Many enlisted being promised papers but returning were taken to border and papers torn up in front of them..and striking fact they opened up vfws centers in Mexico and would still wave the flag for a country that turned their back on them
Jorge Otero Barreto, the Puerto Rican Rambo
Did he purposely for Benavides? I also know a Hispanic airman shot down MIGS over Iraq. BVR if I remember correctly.
Thank you all for your service and sacrifice, you all excelled beyond the call of duty, you are a beacon for the USA.
Marine Lt. General Pedro Del Valle
Hispanic in the Military 🎖️🪖 , God bless the 🇺🇲 , U.S. Army x Marine Corps x Navy x Air Force.
The Machine gun Mendoza López. EL CHINGON
This is like gold for raza since like this country if you Latino they do not care pero viva la Raza orale carnales animo raza
Raza is only for the Mexicans
the term was made by a Mexican .
Thank you so much for your service you are brave men ❤
Carlos Lozada MOH! 173rd Airborne Hill 875 Nov, 1967😃👍😒
Ismael "Smiley' Villegas was posthumously awarded the 🇺🇲 US Congressional Medal of Honor. He destroyed 6 Japanese machine gun nests before they killed him. I saw my aunt Guadalupe Fierro his betrothed faint when at 3am his Casa Blanca, California family brought us the news. He along with eight or nine of our family (US Army or Marines ), was fighting for a US "democracy" in the Pacific or in Europe which our community had never tasted.
CSM Ralph Torres, US Army, Ft. Sill, OK.
Vietnam vetetan, and one hell of a man!
Without taking away anything from any of these heroes, I would correct the narrative for the last individual mentioned. The narrator states that he was the only US service member to be awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions as a prisoner of war. USAF general George “Bud” Day was also awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions as a POW during the Vietnam War.
2 more👆🏽:
USN Admiral James Bond Stockdale was one of the senior POW leaders and attempted suicide in order to prevent his captors from further torturing his peers…His actions ( guards discovered him at the brink of death and saved his life) compelled Vietnamese authorities to suspend all future torture of all US prisoners from that point forward.
USAF Lt. Lance Sijan died a HORRIBLE death in captivity as an extreme hardline resister and was also a posthumous MOH recipient Viet Nam POW.
I found a copy of Among the Valient on Amazon. You can't find it anymore. I gave it to my grandson for his birthday. He cherishes the book. He has read it several times.
Ambrosio
ROY BENAVIDES VIETNAM EL CAMPO TX.
Fred seda marine purple heart and President citation from Puerto Rico, Marines
As a retired Infantryman, I can tell you it’s instilled into us that among the grunt ranks we do not identify ourselves by our ethnic heritage, we are all Americans and it’s this mentality that makes us stronger as a unit. Racism doesn’t exist in the Infantry however, it’s mitigated to stereo type banter which is laughable. As an American of Mexican descent I appreciate the sacrifice every American service member past and future. This is one reason we veterans hold a high level of respect for our American flag that most won’t understand.
I have to disagree with you. I was in the biggest infantry unit in the Army and I can tell you that they were race conciuos.
Go spend time in a Ranger battalion and see.
I met African American Ranger that in land navigation he got stock up to his neck in a swamp and his body sat down and would not help him get out. After a while, he told him that if that was in combat he would have left him to die.
Guess what his race was?
@@JuanMaldonado-ik8lg in the twenty years, I served in three different units and my first six years I spent in 1/75 BN and your entitled to disagree, however I did point out that racism is common banter, I never heard of anyone being held back or mistreated by their race. That sounds like an I.G issue
Also, Freddy Gonzalez from Edinburg, Texas...
I have to second the opinion of all of the individuals who felt that Roy Benavides should have been included on this list. I had the great previldge of spending t he day with retired MSG Benavides in the 1990s at a military conference. Roy was an extremely brave man as well as being a very humble man. It's a day that I will remember and cherish for the rest of my life. When Ft. Hood was renameed I sort hoped that they might have renamed it Fort Benavides. However General Cavazos (who I also briefly served under) was difinitely deserving of this honor. LTC Michael Sorenson, U.S. Army Ret
The Mexicans American were the decorate during the Vietnam war
Honor Respect ❤❤❤
ROY P. BENAVIDES SHOULD HAVE BEEN RANKED #1
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Mexican Americans have always served in every War!! I am so proud of them ! Uncles served in WW 1 and WW2 Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan and continue to serve. God bless all our hero's.
And there’s some people that say “we’re not sending our best”. You should research squadron 201.
That's right! Aguilas Aztecas, they have a great video too.
You can’t complete this list without Everett Alvarez. Navy pilot that was shot down in North Vietnam. First aviator to be held as POW by the North Vietnamese. Spent 8 years in captivity under very difficult and harsh conditions.
My father was a tail gunner in the army air force from 1942 until 1965.
He completed 115 aerial combat missions during WW11 in Italy and I think Europe.
He also served in the USAF Strategic Air Force for over 15 years.
Also, me and my brother Gustavo Villanueva served at the same time in Vietnam 1968-1969.
He was a medic with the 1st Marine, 1st Recan, and I was in the 4th Infantry Division, LZ Marylou, Kontum, Central Hightlands. Vietnam.
We’re not hero’s, but my dad is.
Roy Benavidez (The real Rambo Green Beret) and Manuel Perez ( World War 2). Note - Mexican American Veterans were the most decorated vets of WW2.
USMC Colonel Jay Vargas.
MOH recipient
Missing also is Alfredo "Freddy " Gonzalez from Edinburg, Tx.
A US warship was named after him because of his heroics in Vietnam where he was killed.