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3 unusual facts about Jorge Otero Barreto


Jorge Otero Barreto

He served in the 101st Airborne Division and the 25th Infantry Division "Tropic Lightning".

On 22 June 2012, Otero Barreto was the keynote speaker at a Vietnam Veterans Memorial Dinner in Lorain, Ohio.

Puerto Ricans in the Vietnam War

Sergeant First Class Jorge Otero Barreto from the town of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico,with 38 decorations, which included 3 Silver Star Medals, 5 Bronze Star Medals with Valor, 4 Army Commendation Medals, 5 Purple Heart Medals and 5 Air Medals, has been called the most decorated U.S. soldier of the Vietnam War.



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