Some American Heroes up front, others obscure
The theme of the Fourth of July celebration at Crescent Bar - Our American Heroes - brings to mind a series by the History Channel back in the 1990s about heroes of Spanish surname who have fought for America.
It surprised me, and I'm sure it will surprise many to learn that people of Spanish blood have fought in all American wars, including the revolution. Hispanics have stood up for America time and again.
When you get a chance to go online, look up the name Roy Benavides. He is a Texan who saved numerous American soldiers in Vietnam in one man's fight that should have left him dead.
Benavides was hit by gunfire and grenade fragments several times during his moment of unquestioned heroism and lived to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor (CMOH). Online there is a clip of Senator John McCain of Arizona telling his story.
There have been Hispanic CMOH winners all of the way back to the Civil War (Joseph deCastro, Phillip Bazar, John Ortega), the Boxer Rebellion (France Silva) and World War I (David Barkeley). There were 13 Hispanic CMOH winners in World War II, eight in Korea and 16 in Vietnam.
One of the very first American heroes of Spanish surname is somewhat known. He was the Spanish merchant ship Captain Jorge (George) Farragut, who fought with the Americans in the revolution and the War of 1812.
Jorge's son David, who was born and raised in Tennessee but sided with the North during the Civil War, was better known as the first American rear admiral. The rank was created for him by the U.S. government after his Navy captured New Orleans.
It was at the battle of Mobile Bay (Alabama) that David shouted the now-famous "Damn the torpedoes ... full speed ahead" command after another ship's captain slowed for rebel torpedoes.
David won that battle and control of the Gulf of Mexico for the U.S. Before the war ended, he was elevated to vice admiral and admiral.
While the name Farragut is known to many Americans, the name Bernardo de Galvez may not be.
De Galvez was born into the aristocracy in the mountains of Malaga, Spain in 1746. He chose a military career and was serving as a lieutenant at the age of 16 in a war with Portugal.
In 1762, De Galvez was sent to New Spain (now Mexico and parts of the U.S.). He came to battle an Apache tribe that wouldn't be conquered.
De Galvez was wounded several times but survived. He was fully prepared for war by the time of the American Revolution, which Spain supported.
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President Obama on Tuesday became the first sitting US president to visit Puerto Rico in a half-century, lauding the contributions residents have made in writing "the American story.
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