The cards arrived
at home for each
verifying the registration
those twenty-one to thirty-one.
Good bye Laredo highlighted
by yours towers and bells
but we shallnever forget
your beautiful Mexican women.
They are taking us to fight
to some distant land
and taking us to fight
the German troops.
They are taking us to fight in
distinct directions
and taking us to fight
with different nations.
How far is the journey
over the waves
great will be my pleasure
if I will triumph.
When I was fighting
I would remember everybody
and more of my poor mother
that cried so much for me.
Good bye dear parents
and the lady I love
when we are in France
a sigh we will send you.
Good bye Laredo highlighted
by your towers and bells
but we shall never forget
your beautiful Mexican women."
We cannot say with any certainty, how many Hispanics served in
U.S. forces during World War I. There can be little doubt,
however, that many did serve ---and with honor.
We should not allow their sacrifices to be lost in the blurred pages
of history.