Hispanic Veterans Celebration
Sunday, November 5th
2-4 PM
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Join us as we celebrate and honor local Hispanic Veterans! 

This year's honorees are members of the Cardenas Family. An exhibit will be on display in the Hispanic Gallery through February.

THE FOLLOWING MILITARY INDIVIDUALS ARE THE IMMEDIATE RELATIVES OF MR. AGUSTINE AND MRS. ELOISA CARDENAS WHO ARRIVED IN ROCKFORD, IL. IN 1963 FROM UVALDE TX.  (AGUSTINE CARDENAS SERVED IN THE U.S ARMY DURING WWII)

I. ARNULFO CARDENAS (SON)
   A. BRANCH- ARMY
   B. RANK- SARGEANT (SGT)
   C. YEARS SERVED- 1966-1970
   D.  BOOT CAMP-FORT LEANORD WOOD, MISSOURI

2. ARTURO CARDENAS (SON)
   A. BRANCH- AIR FORCE
   B. RANK- AIRMAN 3RD CLASS
   C. YEARS SERVED- 1964-1966
   D.  BOOT CAMP- EGLIN AIRFORCE BASE, FLORIDA

3. ARMANDO CARDENAS (SON)
   A. BRANCH- ARMY
   B. RANK- SPECIALIST 4 (SPEC 4)
   C. YEARS SERVED- 1966-1968
   D.  BOOT CAMP- FORT POLK LOUISIANA

4.  ARNOLDO CARDENAS (SON)- DECEASED-KILLED IN ACTION VIETNAM WAR JUNE 30,1966
    A.  BRANCH- ARMY
    B.  RANK- PRIVATE FIRST CLASS (PFC)
    C.  YEARS SERVED- 1965-1966
    D.  BOOT CAMP- FORT KNOX KENTUCKY

5.  RAUL CARDENAS (GRANDSON AND SON OF ARMANDO AND JESSIE CARDENAS)
    A.  BRANCH- ARMY AND NATIONAL GAURD
    B.  RANK- SARGEANT E-5
    C.  YEARS SERVED- 1987-1991 ARMY AND 1991-1994 NATIONAL GAURD
    D.  BOOT CAMP- FT. BENNING GEORGIA

6.  MICHAEL NUNEZ II (GRANDSON AND SON OF MICHAEL AND MARY ELSIE NUNEZ)
    A.  BRANCH- UNITED STATES COAST GAURD
    B.  RANK- E-3 SEAMAN
    C.  YEARS SERVED- 2000-2004
    D.  BOOTCAMP- CAPE MAY NEW JERSEY

7.   FRANK CUDIA - DECEASED- (SON-IN-LAW AND HUSBAND T0 GLORIA CARDENAS CUDIA)
     A.  BRANCH- ARMY
     B.  RANK- SPECIALIST 4 (SPEC 4)
     C.  YEARS SERVED- 1968-1970
     D.  BOOT CAMP- FORT LEONARD WOOD, MISSOURI