Felix Longoria
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Felix Longoria was a Hispanic private in the United States Army. Seven months after going to the Philippines for a volunteer mission during World War II, he was killed. His remains were not returned to the United States for some time, and the only funeral home in his hometown of Three Rivers, Texas wouldn't allow him to lay in state there because "the whites would not like it". With the help of the newly formed American GI Forum, Senator Lyndon B Johnson arranged for him to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors.
[edit] External links
- Felix Longoria Affair from the Handbook of Texas Online
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