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.

 

 

 

 

 

Lawrence Romo speaks during press conference.
Lawrence Romo speaks during a news conference on Jan. 29, 2016, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.Mandel Ngan / AFP via Getty Images
 
 

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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