“My time with the 82nd, I jumped out of a plane 200 times. I was one of the guys who volunteered to jump every chance I was given. I signed up to fight for the United States and I’d do it again today” -Jose Cardenas, US Army, 11C, 3rd Battalion, 325 Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne“If we are good enough to die for the United States, and good enough to kill for the United States, then we are damn good enough to live in the United States” -Hector Lopez, Deported Us Army Veteran #BringThemHome
Eugene Pette from Detroit, Michigan volunteers his time helping out at the Golden Gate Cafe in Highland Park. Pette served as a Captain in U.S. Army from 1978 to 1988. “I grew up a lot in my first year in the service, above all to be proud, have respect and tolerance for others,” said Pette.
