Retired Army Sgt. Manny Mendoza-Valencia talks about his life and love of Hispanic culture to the audience at the 63rd Regional Support Command’s National Hispanic Heritage Month event, Sept. 22, at the headquarters building, Moffett Field, Calif. Valencia, who was one of the guest speakers at the event, lost his legs to an improvised explosive device in Sadr City, Iraq, in 2004.
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Moffett Field - Retired Army Sgt. Manny Mendoza-Valencia talks about his life and love of Hispanic culture to the audience at the 63rd Regional Support Command’s National Hispanic Heritage Month event, Sept. 22, at the headquarters building, Moffett Field, Calif. Valencia, who was one of the guest speakers at the event, lost his legs to an improvised explosive device in Sadr City, Iraq, in 2004.


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