Latina veteran creates mental health non-profit for fellow veterans

Latina veteran creates mental health non-profit for fellow veterans

Mary Mata May 27, 2013

By Kristina Puga, NBCLatino Xiomara Sosa says she hasn’t talked about her military experience since 9/11, but today, not only is she talking about it, she wants to give back to her […]

Remembering Latino Warriors for the U.S.

Mary Mata

By Phillippe Diederich, Voxxi Memorial Day marks the official start of summer. Businesses go bonkers with advertising, offering sales on everything from cars to toasters. But Memorial Day is a day […]

Memorial Day: America pauses to remember fallen heroes

Mary Mata

By Associated Press/Voxxi Americans planned to gather at cemeteries, memorials and monuments nationwide to honor fallen military service members on Memorial Day, at a time when combat in Afghanistan approaches […]

Employers Should Renew Commitment To Hire Veterans

Mary Mata May 28, 2012

By Leticia Van de Putte While loss of life and limb is the price paid by some U.S. servicemen and women as they protect our liberty, other veterans return home […]

The Iraq War: 477 Latinos Killed In 9 Years Of Combat

NewsTaco December 16, 2011

The video of the men dressed in camouflage, casing the American forces flag that flew over Baghdad, was barely a few seconds long, but it signaled the end of almost […]

Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez’s Letter To Veterans

Mary Mata November 14, 2011

Happy Veterans Day. I would like to thank all Veterans of the U.S. military for your service to our nation.  On this day of observance, remembrance, and appreciation, there is […]

Things To Know About Veteran’s Day

Mary Mata November 11, 2011

By The Census Bureau Veterans Day 2011: Nov. 11 Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Congress […]

NewsTaco Weekly Roundup: October 17-22, 2011

Mary Mata October 22, 2011

It was a great week in NewsTaco news this week, including information about the rise of young Latinos in Texas, Steven Seagal hunting immigrants, veterans, comics, voluptuous latinas, corporate leadership, […]

Bien Hecho: WWII Veteran Inducted Into Hall of Fame

Mary Mata October 18, 2011

Part of what has been called the “Greatest Generation,” 87-year-old Texas native Abelardo R. Navarrette was inducted into the 35th Infantry Division Hall of Fame in Kansas City, Missouri earlier […]

Latino Civil Rights: Héctor P. García

Mary Mata October 13, 2011

Héctor Pérez García was born in Mexico and immigrated to south Texas during the Mexican Revolution. His hard won education — he had to hitchhike 30 miles each way to […]