Macario garcia biography of mahatma
Macario garcia biography of mahatma
Army Private Macario Garcia - World War II - USCIS...
Soldier, Mexican immigrant earned Medal of Honor during WWII
WASHINGTON -- As a people, Americans come from all different walks of life.
The United States has made a lot of progress in civil rights over the years as we learn more about different cultures and backgrounds of its citizens.
Today, we pause to recognize Medal of Honor recipient Army Staff Sgt.
Macario Garcia, who became the first Mexican immigrant to receive the Medal of Honor.
Garcia was born in Castanos, Mexico, in 1920. At the age of three, his family came to the United States in search of a better life and eventually settled in Sugarland, Texas, where they found work on a ranch.
Garcia spent much of his childhood missing school days to help the family with ranch work.
During World War II, Garcia, a non-American citizen with a grade school education, enlisted as an Army infantryman on Nov.
11, 1942. He said he felt a strong obligation to give back to the country he had called home for so many years.
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