By Tom Rodriguez On the morning of Wednesday, June 8, 1966, I had just finished working the graveyard shift at the DuPont Cellophane Plant in
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The “Aztec Eagles” (Aguilas Aztecas) of Mexico
By Tom Rodriguez It is a little known fact in the United States that the Mexican Air Force fought alongside Americans in the South Pacific
Benny Rodriguez: Prisoner of War
By Tom Rodriguez In 1942, my uncle, Benny Rodriguez, was drafted into the Army at the age of twenty years. In December of 1944, while
Gathering Black Walnuts
By Tom Rodriguez As a young boy I always looked forward to the coming of the fall. There was something magical about the air and
“Bottoms” Life – A Poem
They came to KansasSearching for a better lifeAll the way from MexicoTo escape that country’s strife They settled in TopekaWith others of their kindAnd lived
