Latino Democrats push for Hispanic recognition in military base renamings

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Latino members of Congress are pushing for a U.S. Army base to be named after a Latino military hero and for a greater recognition of the role of Hispanics in the nation’s defense.

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus and several members of the House Armed Services Committee sent a letter April 12 to the commission tasked with removing Confederate names from military bases and other Department of Defense properties. In the letter, provided to NBC News, they urged the commission to “develop new criteria” that increases chances of honoring enlisted service members as well as officers, and recognizes the diversity and demographics of a base’s community.

Many military installations are named for high-ranking officers, including those who served in the Confederate army.

Historic discrimination and exclusion have kept Latinos from rising in the military ranks and kept the numbers of Latino officers low, meaning there's little chance of a base being named for a Hispanic, according to the letter signed by Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., and Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, along with others.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/latino-democrats-push-for-hispanic-recognition-in-military-base-renamings/ar-BB1fBZOq

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1. I agree with this. Rename bases with confederate generals' names post-haste...

and name them after Hispanic generals or medal of honor heroes...same with other POCs. I understand one of the generals who accompanied Gen. Grant to Appomattox was a native American.

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2. Historic discrimination and exclusion

Historic discrimination and exclusion have kept Latinos from rising in the military ranks and kept the numbers of Latino officers low,

To be an officer (commissioned or warrant), you must have a bachelors degree. 11.4% of hispanics have such a degree and 11.8% of officers are hispanic.

I agree that there should be a post or base named after one or more hispanics, as well as African Americans, Asians (remember internment), and Native Americans.