![]() Serna, a migrant from Mexico who volunteered for duty even though his immigrant status granted him an exemption, was denied the Medal of Honor because he did not have a high enough rank and was told he could not be promoted because he could not read or write English well enough, according to a 1989 Department of Defense document.Įscobar’s legislation follows the Texas Legislature’s passage of a bill that would restrict how racism is taught in Texas schools. He was the first Mexican American awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the second-highest military honor for extraordinary heroism that can be awarded to members of the U.S. ![]() Serna, a former private, was highly decorated for his wartime heroics, credited with single-handedly capturing German soldiers on different occasions, destroying a machine gun site and taking enemy soldiers as prisoners. ![]() “Our country, unfortunately, has a long history of discriminating against minorities and unfortunately, heroes and women and men who have served on behalf of the military have not escaped that discrimination,” Escobar told NBC News. Veronica Escobar is calling for a correction of the bigotry that denied a Mexican American World War I hero the nation’s highest military honor.Įscobar, a Texas Democrat, has introduced legislation that would authorize President Joe Biden to posthumously award Marcelino Serna, considered the most decorated WWI soldier from Texas, the Congressional Medal of Honor. At a time when states are restricting the teaching of racism in U.S.
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