RAUL MORIN MEMORIAL SQUARE

Forumeers Manuel Martinez, Frank Aragon, Eddie Morin, Jerry Jaramillo

The recent Memorial Day services that were held in East Los Angeles took place at the area known as Morin Memorial Square, however, a festering controversy lingers.  There is actually a concerted effort being made to eradicate the name of Raul Morin and replace it with, the name All Wars Memorial.  This has caused no little resentment from friends and family of Raul Morin.  Besides having authored "Among the Valiant", a chronicle of the Mexican-America recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor, Morin was a devoted activist and spoke out against racism, police brutality, political inequities and a host of other problems that have plagued the community,  Alongside of the opponents of a name change, several members of the local American GI Forum were there to lend support to the retention of Morin Memorial Square. Eddie Morin
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Among The Valiant, Raul Morin