In Memory of Those Who Served. Hispanics trace their Naval service back to the American Revolution. Hispanics have served in the Military honorably, despite the racism and segregation experienced by soldiers and sailors with Spanish surnames or Spanish accents who were sometimes the objects of ridicule, segregated and relegated to menial jobs. One of the best known in Naval history was Admiral David Glasgow Farragut son of Lt. Jorge Farragut Mesquida, who supposedly said: When the USS Tecumseh, one of the ships under his command, struck a mine and went down, Farragut shouted from his flagship to the USS Brooklyn, Whats the trouble? Torpedoes! was the reply, to which Farragut then shouted his now famous words Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead! Hispanics in the United States Navy can trace their tradition of naval military service to men such as Lieutenant Jorge Farragut Mesquida, who served in the American Revolution. Hispanics, such as Seaman Philip Bazaar and Seaman John Ortega, have distinguished themselves in combat and have been awarded the Medal of Honor, the highest military decoration of the United States. Hispanics have also reached the top ranks of the Navy, serving their country in sensitive leadership positions on domestic and foreign shores. Among those who have reached the highest ranks in the Navy are Commodore Uriah Phillips Levy, of Sephardic and Ashkenazic Jewish descent, who participated in the War of 1812 as an assistant Sailing master; Admiral David Glasgow Farragut, for whom the rank of Admiral in the U.S. Navy was created during the American Civil War; and Admiral Horacio Rivero, who led the Navy during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Posted on: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 21:35:05 +0000
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