Nueve (9) soldados puertorrique\u00f1os han recibido la m\u00e1s alta condecoraci\u00f3n militar otorgada por los Estados Unidos, LA MEDADALLA DE HONOR y entre ellos hay un valiente y h\u00e9roe salinense, el especialista cuatro (E-4) H\u00e9ctor Santiago Col\u00f3n oriundo del poblado Coqu\u00ed de Salinas quien hace alrededor de 57 a\u00f1os en el conflicto de Vietnam este afamado soldado que al darse cuenta que no hab\u00eda tiempo de arrojar fuera de su posici\u00f3n la granada que lanz\u00f3 el enemigo la coloco contra su est\u00f3mago y alej\u00e1ndose de sus compa\u00f1eros absorbi\u00f3 el impacto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sobre 290,000 soldados boricuas han servido en las fuerzas armadas, sus sacrificios, como el de H\u00e9ctor Santiago no pueden ser olvidados. Son nuestros h\u00e9roes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
H\u00e9ctor naci\u00f3 un 20 de diciembre del 1942 falleciendo en lejanas tierras, all\u00e1 por Quang Tri, Vietnam el 28 de junio de 1968.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Por su gallard\u00eda y m\u00e1ximo sacrificio de salvaguardar a sus compa\u00f1eros la guardia nacional de Puerto Rico nombr\u00f3 la base militar enclavada en nuestro pueblo de Salinas como Campamento Santiago en su honor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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