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The U.S. government did not begin keeping separate statistics on Hispanics until 1979. [69] Therefore, the exact number of Hispanics who served in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War era is unknown. The statistics that were kept by the Department of Defense, in accordance to the Vietnam War Statistics, included Hispanics among Caucasians.
Hispanics, both men and women, have reached the top ranks of the Air Force, serving their country in sensitive leadership positions on domestic and foreign shores. Hispanics, however currently account for a total of 4.9% of the enlisted personnel making the United States Air Force the military branch with the lowest average of Hispanic recruits.
Hispanics have been underrepresented in the all-volunteer armed forces, especially among officers. Despite the fact that Hispanics make up large percentage of the total navy population, they make up only 4.9% of the officers corps. [75] This is beginning to change, as increasing numbers of Hispanics enter the military.
A number of Hispanics served in senior leadership positions, the highest ranking being Marine Corps Lieutenant-General Pedro Del Valle. The exact number of Hispanics serving in the US military is unknown as, at the time, Hispanics were not tabulated separately, but were generally included in the general white population census count.
The first Hispanic-American to graduate from the academy was Commodore Robert F. Lopez, Class of 1879. [5] The first Hispanic to graduate from the academy and to reach the rank of admiral was a Puerto Rican, Rear Admiral Frederick Lois Riefkohl, Class of 1911. In 1980, the USNA included Hispanic/Latino as a racial category for demographic purposes.
Before the United States entered World War II, Hispanic Americans were already fighting on European soil in the Spanish Civil War.The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict in Spain that started after an attempted coup d'état by parts of the army, led by the Nationalist General Francisco Franco, against the government of the Second Spanish Republic.
50 Hispanic Heritage Month Fun Facts. 1. On June 11, 1968, U.S. Congressmen George E. Brown from California, and 19 cosponsors, introduced House Joint Resolution 1299 to observe National Hispanic ...
The three largest Hispanic groups in the United States are the Mexican-Americans, Puerto Ricans, and Cubans. [1] [2] [3] According to the U.S. Census Bureau the estimated Hispanic population of the United States is over 50 million, or 16% of the U.S. population, and Hispanics are the nation's largest ethnic or racial minority.