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Mexican American hero of WWI up for Texas' highest military honor

Mexican American hero of WWI up for Texas' highest military honor

May 07, 2021 1 min, 0 secs

Deprived for years of full recognition for his bravery in World War I, Marcelino Serna, a former Army private, was chosen by a Texas legislative committee on Friday to be posthumously awarded the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor.

His wartime acts have re-emerged as Latino advocates and lawmakers wage a campaign for him to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor, which the groups say he has been denied for decades because of racism and xenophobia.

"Awarding Serna the Medal of Honor in Texas is long overdue and I think our state and our country must, must right another injustice to honor Serna for his conspicuous gallantry," said Texas state Sen.

A bipartisan Texas state House and Senate committee voted unanimously to give Serna the medal.

A Department of Defense document states Serna was told by an officer that he had to be of higher rank than a "buck" private, the lowest rank, to be awarded the Medal of Honor.

The American GI Forum, which advocates for Latino veterans and others, have been waging a campaign for Serna to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Lawrence Romo, American GI Forum national commander, said Serna "whole-heartedly deserves the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor posthumously."

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