Colorado. New Mexico. and Nevada all bear the lyrical names that the Mexicans. who had lived in the borderlands since 1598. first wrote on their maps. as do innumerable rivers. mountains. cities. and towns from Texas to the Pacific Ocean. It was these Mexicans who eased the way for the immigrants pouring into the Southwest by freely sharing With them the immense fund of experience they had accumulated. In more recent years the MexicanAmericans have not diminished their contribution to our country. 375.000 men of Mexican origin served in the Armed Forces and because so many of them deliberately sought the most dangerous assignments they suffered casualties far out of proportion to their numbers. The MexicanAmericans also won a phenomenal number of awards for gallantry in action.
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