A Tale of the 'Hispanic Soldiers'

To the Editor:

I have read with interest the reaction to your effort to reach out to the Hispanic immigrant workers in your community. I have a story to relate to the subject.

Perhaps my favorite uncle, Joe McClure, native and resident of Huntingdon County (and who recently passed at age 92 or so), and I share many interests which included farming, hunting, history, politics and more. We were bound by the fact that we both were U.S. Army combat veterans. While I served in Vietnam, he had served with the 75th Division during the Battle of the Bulge. He had more combat experience than I did,...