Carmen Vazquez Rivera, a World War II and Korean War veteran, recently passed away at 103 years old. Vazquez Rivera was a ...

At least 18,000 Puerto Ricans served during World War I and even more in World War II, but they were generally dismissed and relegated to auxiliary roles. That began to change when President Harry ...

Carmen Vazquez Rivera, a World War II and Korean War veteran, recently passed away at 103 years old. Vazquez Rivera was a pioneering Puerto Rican woman who served as a nurse in the Women's Army ...