In 2007, I stood before the Library of Congress and told the story of Latino heroes too often left out of American history, like José Gutierrez, an orphan from Guatemala City who came to the U.S. at 14 and gave his life for this country as a Marine in Iraq.
More than 500,000 Latinos served in WWII. One in four Medal of Honor recipients was Latino. Their sacrifice built this nation.
This Latino Heritage Month, we remember and honor them.