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In 1949, a funeral director in Three Rivers, Texas, denied the use of his funeral home chapel to the family of a Hispanic soldier killed in combat during World War II. The incident gained international attention and propelled Dr. Hector P. Garcia and his newly formed American G.I. Forum into the national spotlight.

In 1949, a funeral director in Three Rivers, Texas, denied the use of his funeral home chapel to the family of a Hispanic soldier killed in combat during World War II. The incident gained international attention and propelled Dr. Hector P. Garcia and his newly formed American G.I. Forum into the national spotlight.

In 1949, a funeral director in Three Rivers, Texas, denied the use of his funeral home chapel to the family of a Hispanic soldier killed in combat during World War II. The incident gained international attention and propelled Dr. Hector P. Garcia and his newly formed American G.I. Forum into the national spotlight.

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