Tag: John Valadez
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‘American Exile:’ Colorado brothers’ fight against deportation of US vets featured in new documentary
Manuel Valenzuela was born in Mexico and raised in the U.S., by a mother who made sure her children knew that because she was an American citizen they were, too. When Valenzuela enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1969, following his older brother, Valente, into combat overseas, his citizenship wasn’t an issue. The Vietnam War…