Maria Elisa Reyes Rodriguez - Voces Oral History Project

Veterans/Memorial Day

Voces, KUT and Texas Standard stories

The Longoria affair: Soldier’s burial was a flashpoint for Mexican American civil rights movement
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The Longoria affair: Soldier’s burial was a flashpoint for Mexican American civil rights movement
Richard E. Cavazos, whose name will replace that of Fort Hood, was a ‘soldiers’ soldier’
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Richard E. Cavazos, whose name will replace that of Fort Hood, was a ‘soldiers’ soldier’
Remembering a Texas soldier through the letters he left behind
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Remembering a Texas soldier through the letters he left behind
The first American POW to escape North Vietnamese captivity was a Texan. How he remembered the experience.
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The first American POW to escape North Vietnamese captivity was a Texan. How he remembered the experience.
A Zapata Man’s Legacy Lives On, 70 Years After His Death In The Air Force
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A Zapata Man’s Legacy Lives On, 70 Years After His Death In The Air Force
On Memorial Day, UT’s Voces Project Remembers Latino Veterans
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On Memorial Day, UT’s Voces Project Remembers Latino Veterans
Amid World War II, Leonard Vara Fuentes followed his passion into the skies
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Amid World War II, Leonard Vara Fuentes followed his passion into the skies