Elaine Luria tweeted the following:
"Over a century ago, Trinidad became the only Filipino American to receive the Medal of Honor for his exceptional heroism by risking his own life to save fellow crew members after the USS San Diego suffered from boiler explosions on January 21, 1915."Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Elaine Luria:
"Last month, I led a Virginia delegation letter to Sec. Del Toro urging the Navy to name a ship after Trinidad, and I'm grateful to see the Navy honor his bravery and memory with a future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer."Read on Twitter"Read on Twitter
"This is great news! The memory of Fireman Second Class Telesforo Trinidad's heroism will live on. twitter.com/SECNAV/status/"Read on Twitter
"As a 20-year Navy veteran and member of the @VetAffairsDems, I am proud to introduce this legislation to increase pay and benefits for our veterans and military families for the fourth consecutive year."Read on Twitter
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