Sturkey's book, "The Ballad of Roy Benavidez: The Life and Times of America's Most Famous Hispanic War Hero," published in June by Basic Books, dives into the Medal of Honor recipient's life ...

Rep. Castro noted that Serna was the first Hispanic soldier to receive the Distinguished Service Cross. But being denied the Medal of Honor was an injustice, he said. "This was a time when the ...

Gen. Richard Cavazos was a believer in the moral ascendency of leaders, achieved by earning the faith and trust of those he led.

He forged a path through service in Korea and Vietnam to become the first Hispanic four-star general ... Charles Allen, the nephew of Medal of Honor recipient Pvt. Bruno R. Orig, during the ...

Richard Cavazos has become San Antonio’s most recent recipient of the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military award for valor in combat. Cavazos, the nation’s first Hispanic four-star ...

This soldier became the first Hispanic American MOH recipient of ... 11, 1943, Martinez’s family received his posthumous Medal of Honor from Brig. Gen. Frank L. Culin Jr. Martinez was the ...

Of the 3,515 recipients of the Medal of Honor prior to Friday's ceremony since the 1860s, 93 were Black; 59 Hispanic; 35 Asian or Pacific Islander; 33 Native American; and 18 Jewish, according to ...