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Defense,
Hispanics accounted for 25% of Vietnam Casulaties, and their Numbers
were only 4.5% at home.
Hispanics
in Americas Defense
First in defense of the U.S., &
are under
represented
in civilian and military governments
at the higher echelons.
Medal
of Honor
More Hispanics earned Medals
for Heroism than any others
"We are Americans
when we go to war, but Mexicans when we return home"
Bataan
Units
Hero
Street
This Mexican American Street
Stands alone in U.S. Military
History
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THE PREAMBLE TO THE
BILL OF RIGHTS
Congress of the United States
begun and held at the City of New-York, on
Wednesday the fourth of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty
nine.
THE Conventions of a number of the States, having at the time
of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent
misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive
clauses should be added: And as extending the ground of public confidence
in the Government, will best ensure the beneficent ends of its institution.
RESOLVED by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America, in Congress assembled, two thirds of both Houses concurring,
that the following Articles be proposed to the Legislatures of the several
States, as amendments to the Constitution of the United States, all, or
any of which Articles, when ratified by three fourths of the said Legislatures,
to be valid to all intents and purposes, as part of the said Constitution;
viz.
ARTICLES in addition to, and Amendment of the Constitution of
the United States of America, proposed by Congress, and ratified by the
Legislatures of the several States, pursuant to the fifth Article of the
original Constitution.
[Amendments 1-10]
[Amendments 11-27]
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