Veteran's Ceremony at Porter High School with José M. López
Title:
Veteran's Ceremony at Porter High School with José M. López
Description:
This raw footage begins at a veteran's ceremony at Porter High School in Brownsville, Texas, with Sergeant José M. López in attendance. Sergeant López was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his service in World War II. The ceremony includes music and a speech by Sergeant López.
Creator/Contributor:
Medrano, Manuel, 1949- (collector) and López, José Mendoza, 1912-2005 (honoree)
Date Created/Date Issued:
2001-11-01
Owning Repository:
Benson Latin American Collection, LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections, The University of Texas at Austin
Mexican Americans, Texas--Social conditions, September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001, World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Mexicano americanos, Texas--Condiciones sociales, Ataques terroristas del 11 de septiembre, 2001, and Guerra mundial, 1939-1945--Relatos personales
Place Name:
Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America and Brownsville, Texas, United States of America
General Note:
Assigned production number 749. Duration of content within the file is 32 minutes, 6 seconds. All intellectual property rights are retained by the legal copyright holders. The University of Texas at Austin does not hold the copyright to the content of this file. Formal permission to reuse or republish this content must be obtained from the copyright holder. Material copyrighted to Dr. Manuel F. Medrano and The University of Texas at Brownsville. The assets of UT Brownsville are now held by The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV).
Origin Note:
Los del Valle oral history recordings transferred from The University of Texas at Brownsville to The University of Texas at Austin in 2015. Digitized with funds from the Latin American Materials Project (LAMP), Center for Research Libraries.