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First U.S. Latina Military Pilot Olga E. Custodio to Receive Prestigious Award

Kiko Martinez — Tue, 06 Sep 2022 19:53:55 +0000

Olga E. Custodio, the first Latina military pilot in the U.S., was recently named as one of the Latine leaders who will receive the 2022 STEM Award (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Award during the 35th Annual Hispanic Heritage Award later this month. “The Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF) is honored to recognize the trailblazing achievements

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U.S. Army Reserve Soldier Uses Core Values Learned in Military To Find Success in Life

Kiko Martinez — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 22:42:24 +0000

For Hersson Ceballos, being committed to one’s responsibilities is something that is very important to him – whether that’s as a college student, father, and husband, musician, or soldier. Ceballos knows that being great at any one of those roles takes dedication, discipline, and a go-getter attitude. He learned those traits as a member of

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‘We Demand the Truth’: Family Responds to Update in Search for Vanessa Guillen

Julyssa Lopez — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 19:28:50 +0000

Since April, authorities have been searching for Vanessa Guillen, a 20-year-old soldier last seen in the parking lot of her barracks at Fort Hood in Texas. On Tuesday, partial human remains were found in Bell County—an area close to the Leon River, which was previously searched on June 22. The remains have not been identified

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Latino Army Officer Feels “Betrayed” After His Mother Was Deported

Raquel Reichard — Tue, 07 Jan 2020 19:31:35 +0000

A Latino U.S. Army officer feels “betrayed” by his country after his mother was deported to Mexico on Thursday. Rocio Rebollar Gomez, 50, was ordered to self-deport, which she did last week, after the federal government rejected granting her protections provided for relatives of military service members that would allow her to stay in the

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