A Mexican American living in Texas, who is a Vietnam War veteran and a Purple Heart recipient, has finally received U.S. citizenship -- more than 50 years after his military duty, according to a report.
Ruben Sanchez was 20 years old when he joined up to defend America, he told KVEO-TV in Brownsville, Texas. "L.B. Johnson took over and he started drafting the people, the young guys like myself," he said.
He quoted President Johnson's predecessor, John F. Kennedy: "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." Sanchez told a reporter he and other immigrants were promised U.S.
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