[monkeywrench]

Go back and read what you said. You said the "iraq war". You couldn't back it up. What you said was silly liberal feel goodism.

As far as totals to date of hispanics (who brought them up?) they are no longer winning medals out of proportion to their numbers. Look at their numbers, here. They are over represented in our prisons, though.

[lonestar67]

I think you are right in the sense that I was conflating medal of honor with Iraq.

Hispanics do serve at higher levels in the most dangerous combat positions in Iraq:

"According to the Pew Hispanic Center, while Latinos make up 9.5 percent of the actively enlisted forces, they are over-represented in the categories that get the most dangerous assignments -- infantry, gun crews and seamanship -- and make up over 17.5 percent of the front lines. "

These assignments do lead to medal awards [not the medal of honor-- my mistake] which I think should be honored and acknowledged. Many immigrants seek combat activity at the most dangerous levels to honor this country. I am calling for respect for this.