SAN ANTONIO — The leader of a national veterans' civil rights group formed to protect Mexican Americans from discrimination has been added to a commission tasked with devising a plan to remove Confederate names, monuments and symbols from military bases and assets.
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A Champion for Latino Veterans and Civil Rights: The Story of Dr. Hector P. Garcia
In 1948 Latino military veterans in Texas exposed an ugly incident of racial discrimination with the case of Private First Class Felix Longoria. Pvt. Felix Longoria served as an infantryman in the Pacific during World II and was killed in 1945 by an enemy sniper in the waning days of the war in the Philippine Islands.
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David Rodriguez Leona Flores
National Commander National Chairwoman
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Latino civil rights leader will help remove Confederate symbols, names from military bases
Lawrence Romo heads a group formed to protect Mexican American World War II veterans from discrimination.
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