The American GI Forum Honors Hispanic WWII Veterans Featured in Ken Burn's 'The War'

U.S. Newswire | August 9, 2007 | Copyright

To: POLITICAL EDITORS

Contact: Lorena Chambers, +1-703-527-8482, lorena@chamberslopezgaitan.com, for the American GI Forum of the United States

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American GI Forum of the United States (AGIF), a Congressionally-chartered Hispanic veterans organization that advocates for the civil rights and welfare of Latino veterans and their families, announces that it awarded the National Commander's National Award and Medal to Pete Arias and Bill Lansford for their service in the U.S. Marine Corps beginning in WWII. National Commander Antonio G. Morales ...

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