Mr. Speaker. our nation was founded by and built upon the blood. sweat. and tears of immigrants. Today. I want to honor one particular immigrant. U.S. Army Private Marcelino Serna. the most decorated World War I Veteran from Texas. The heroic story of Private Serna. an immigrant from Mexico. began when he volunteered for the U.S. Army during World War I. After a brief training. Serna was sent overseas to join the Allied Powers in Europe. Upon arrival. it came to light that he was not a U.S. citizen. Serna had the option of withdrawing from the fight. Instead. he decided to stay and fight together with his fellow soldiers.
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