Medal of Honor recipient Rodolfo Hernandez dies; led a bayonet attack during Korean War

Medal of Honor recipient Rodolfo Hernandez dies; led a bayonet attack during Korean War

Mary Mata January 3, 2014

By Matt Schudel, Washington Post Rodolfo P. “Rudy” Hernandez, an Army paratrooper who received the Medal of Honor after single-handedly carrying out a bayonet assault on enemy forces during the Korean […]

60 years after Korea, a forgotten Latino regiment seeks Congressional Gold Medal

Mary Mata November 4, 2013

By Barry Carter, Star-Ledger PERTH AMBOY — The phone rang for months, but Ervin Machado wouldn’t answer. It was Noemi Figueroa Soulet, a persistent filmmaker, leaving another message at his home in […]