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“Celebrating Latinas
in the Global War on
Terror” at the 4th
National LATINA
Symposium
“They are
courageous, they are
patriotic and they
have volunteered to
serve their nation
for the country’s
freedom and safety,”
she said. “Simply
said, they are
making the world a
better place.”
After such inspiring
words of hope and
assurance, the
Presentation of
Military Awards
continued with Mr.
Dominguez and Mr.
Bard presenting the
six Latinas in the
armed forces. This
year’s distinguished
awardees are the
following: Sergeant
Major Venus
Carpenter of the
United States Army,
Lieutenant Junior
Grade Angela
Gonzales of the
United States Navy,
Captain Edna
Rodriguez of the
United States Marine
Corps, Captain
Zinnia James of the
United States Air
Force, Master
Sergeant Katherine
Perez of the
National Guard
Bureau, and
Lieutenant Xochitl
Castañeda of the
United States Coast
Guard. Once again,
Congratulations to
all the awardees!
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LT Kim
Cota-Robles,
U.S.
Navy
receives
Military
Award on
behalf
of
Lieutenant
Junior
Grade
Angela
Gonzales,
U.S.
Navy and
Rear
Admiral
Robert
J.
Bianchi,
Commander,
Navy
Exchange
Service
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