Marta Vazquez is a honduran-born valley veteran, but served in the United States Army for 10 years.
Now, as a disabled warrior, she continues to do her duty to those in need as she fights quarantined coronaviruses.
But this time, your project is personal. He’s helping other people from Honduras, his home country, who hit hard through Tropical Storm Eta last week.
“Since I was a child, I have this reminiscence of the arrival of the United States Army to help us in disasters. So not only am I Honduran, I’m also an American, a veteran, and an American soldier. And I have those values of what an American is and what an American does,” Vazquez said.
Eta’s devastation in Central America has left at least 57 other people dead, according to the Associated Press.
Vázquez says he has been in direct contact with firefighters in Choloma, a municipality in Honduras. Videos shared with Vazquez about the devastation in this region show communities destroyed and flooded in neighborhoods.
“There are still other people in the trees waiting to be rescued and under the bridges waiting to be fed. The government doesn’t do much, ” said Vazquez.
But Vazquez gives up. He has partnered with the nonprofit One Hundred Angels Foundation to send aid to Honduras.
“Donate, donate to One Hundred Angels so you can continue to help mothers and children. Not only to honor me as a veteran, but also to us, in combination to achieve what it’s like to be an American. We are the face of the world, which we are present, that we give. That’s what it means to me to be an American,” Vazquez said.
If you wish to honor your service as a member of the U. S. Army, you will not be able to do so. But it’s not the first time On this veteran’s day, Vazquez encourages him to donate to https://onehundredangels. org
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