Our guest is Hector Rodriguez, president and founder of the National Latino Alliance for DC Statehood. He was born in Puerto Rico and arrived in Washington DC in 1968 after serving with the US Army in Vietnam. During the Lyndon B. Johnson administration, he developed initiatives from the White House to reverse poverty and increase Latino participation in federal programs. After his proposal in 1970, the mayor of Washington created an Office of Spanish Speaking Affairs.
Executive Director, PTSD Foundation of America and Camp Hope
The Veterans News Hour with David Cory and Richard Hurley
Guest, Alex Sebby
Co-Founder and Director of Facilities of the Veterans Community Project
Film producer and director; media executive
The Veterans News Hour with David Cory and Richard Hurley
Professor, Boston University & Co-Director of Costs of War Project
Professor, Brown University & Co-Director, Costs of War Project
World’s leading authorities on stress and coping, Author, Retired US Navy Lieutenant Commander and President of MOAASWRC