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[Letter from John J. Herrera to Pete V. Villa - 1972-05-09]

Description: Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Honorable Pete V. Villa, National President of LULAC, dated May 9, 1972. Herrera is accepting the invitation to give the response at the opening of the National Convention of the League of Latin American Citizens.
Date: May 9, 1972
Creator: Herrera, John J.
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Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from John J. Herrera to the editor of The Houston Post - 1972-05-22]

Description: Letter from John J. Herrera to the Editor, "Sound Off", of the Houston Post. Herrera gives his opinion about the feature story appearing in the Houston Post written by Jose Andres Chacon. The article had featured famous Mexican Americans with regard to the late Gus Garcia.
Date: May 22, 1972
Creator: Herrera, John J.
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Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

Eulogy at the graveside ceremonies for Macario Garcia

Description: Eulogy for Macario Garcia, written by John J. Herrera and presented at Macario's burial ceremonies at the Veteran's Administration Cemetery in Houston, Texas. Garcia at died on December 24, 1972. Herrera's eulogy draws comparisons between Garcia and President Harry Truman, who died only 37 hours after Garcia. Truman had awarded Garcia the Congressional Medal of Honor on August 23, 1945.
Date: December 27, 1972
Creator: Herrera, John J.
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Location: 29.930438696206192 -95.45150269999999
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library
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