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1st Mexican-American @ Arlington Nat’l Cemetery’s Tragic Tale | Jack Beavers | NewsBreak Original
1st Mexican-American @ Arlington Nat'l Cemetery's Tragic Tale | Jack Beavers | NewsBreak Original,Private Felix Z. Longoria of South Texas was the first Mexican-American buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Normally during Hispanic Heritage Month, this would be a celebratory tale. But Longoria's path to burial with full-military-honors in the Nation's Capitol was anything but normal.

1st Mexican-American @ Arlington Nat’l Cemetery’s Tragic Tale | Jack Beavers | NewsBreak Original

Private Felix Z. Longoria of South Texas was the first Mexican-American buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Normally during Hispanic Heritage Month, this would be a celebratory tale. But Longoria's path to burial with full-military-honors in the Nation's Capitol was anything but normal.