Cpl. Esteban Valenzuela, USMC, Vietnam

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May 27, 202635:33Society & Culture

Esteban Valenzuela was a talented high school football player and could have continued playing in college. Instead, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1966, while he was still in high school. Several months later, he was...

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