Heritage Month Resources

September 15 – October 15: Hispanic Heritage Month

Hispanic Americans have been a vital part of the U.S. Army since the Revolutionary War. Soldiers with ancestry from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America have served honorably for generations. Today Hispanic Americans make up over 17% of all active-duty Soldiers. Explore a small slice of the vast history of Hispanic service in the U.S. Army.

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Articles

Hispanic Service in the Civil War

The 65th Infantry “Borinqueneers”

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Biographies

Anthony C. Acevedo, 1924-2018
Roy P. Benavidas, 1935-1998
Modesto Cartagena de Jesús, 1922-2010
Richard E. Cavazos, 1929-2017
Manuel A. Chaves, 1818-1889
Roger Cisneros, 1924-2017
Adamo E. de Angelis, 1931-1969
Santiago Jesus Erevia, 1945-2016
Emily J.T. Perez, 1983-2005
Louis Richard Rocco, 1938-2002
Humbert R. Versace, 1937-1966

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Virtual Field Trips

Honor and Fidelity: Puerto Rico’s Borinqueneers