Felix Longoria was killed in action in the Philippines during WW2. When his remains were returned to his home town, the local funeral home would not allow him to lay in state and he could not be buried in the 'white' section of the cemetery. When this was reported in national newspapers, Longoria became the first Mexican-American to be interred in Arlington National Cemetery.
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