The Voice Behind Hispanic Heritage Month
In loving memory of Colonel Gil Coronado.
Keith Fernandez sits down with Colonel Gil Coronado, the father of Hispanic Heritage Month. They discuss the history of expanding the celebration from a week to a month and why we celebrate it. Learn more about the Colonel's life story and achievements in this month's episode of The Purple Line.
Gil Coronado retired from the United States Air Force on August 1, 1989 as a Colonel after serving his country for thirty years. Gil Coronado enlisted in the U.S. Air Force at the age of sixteen, and his life story reads like a novel. The recipient of such…
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