Marine, Public Servant, Kansan : The Life of Ernest Garcia /

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"Ernest Garcia was born and raised in Garden City, the grandson of Mexican immigrants. After graduating from KU, Garcia served in the Marine Corps and worked in various government positions. He saw combat in Iraq during both wars, worked for Bob Dole and Ronald Reagan, and finished out his care...

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Autor principal: Garcia, Dennis Raphael (Autor)
Otros Autores: Dole, Robert J., 1923-2021 (writer of foreword.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2018]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Garcia family.
Dole, Robert J., > 1923-2021
Garcia (Famille)
Dole, Robert J., > 1923-2021 > Friends and associates.
Garcia, Ernest, > 1946-
United States. > Marine Corps.
Kansas Highway Patrol.
États-Unis. > Marine Corps > Officiers > Biographies.
Kansas Highway Patrol > Biography.
United States. > Marine Corps > Officers > Biography.
Mexican Americans > Genealogy.
Mexican Americans.
Mexican American soldiers.
Friendship.
Armed Forces > Officers.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
Americains d'origine mexicaine > Genealogies.
Guerre en Irak, 2003-2011 > Biographies.
Militaires americains d'origine mexicaine > Biographies.
Americains d'origine mexicaine > Kansas > Biographies.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Biography.
Mexican American soldiers > Biography.
Mexican Americans > Kansas > Biography.
Kansas > Garden City.
Kansas.
Iraq.
Garden City (Kan.) > Biography.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prologue
  • Escape, 1854-1920
  • Jose's foothold, 1921-1940
  • Ernie's promise, 1941-1957
  • Sanctuary in Ohio, 1958-1961
  • New heights, 1961-1964
  • Recruit, 1964-1971
  • Gateway to the Senate, 1971-1977
  • Making the grade, 1977-1979
  • World emissary, 1980-1984
  • Sergeant in peace, captain in war, 1985-2000
  • Return to war, 2001-2004
  • The road home, 2005-2014
  • Reflections, 2015
  • Epilogue. East Los Angeles, April 2016.

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