Thursday, February 17, 2011

Latino Day honors those who answered nation’s call

Chief Warrant Officer Fabian Salazar stood stiffly at attention, his eyes straight ahead — never betraying a single emotion.
But his brain churned with memories of Chief Warrant Officer Theodore Cotco-Manes as taps echoed through the Rotunda of the Capitol.
“We were best friends,” Salazar, 49, said. “Brothers. I always think of him.”
Both were in the Utah National Guard, but Cotco-Manes died of leukemia in 2005.

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