Rafael Peralta - Home of the Brave
I have posted about Rafael Peralta before. There is so much more to the story. He is up for the CMH and one more reason why this man has to go. So please sign the petition.
Marine Sergeant Rafael Peralta
Purple Heart
Nominated for the Medal of Honor
Iraq
“Be proud of being an American. Our father came to this country, became a citizen because it was the right place for our family to be.”
—Sergeant Peralta’s final letter to his younger brother, Ricardo
Sergeant Peralta’s younger sister, Karen, 13, was left to confront life without a father and now older brother. She worried that his life and legacy would soon be forgotten: “I know that right now, people are really nice and everything. When it’s going to be like, one year, or two years, they are going to forget about him….Right now they are giving medals to my mom for everything. But I know that when it comes to later on, they are going to forget him, they’re gonna forget about him.”
