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Banished Veterans - Part 1
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At age seven, Hector Barajas crossed the Mexico border into United States as an illegal citizen. His family soon settled in Compton, California, where Hector encountered crime, gang violence, and racial division. Hector escaped the lifestyle by joining the United States Army as a non-citizen, becoming a medic for the 82nd Airborne Division. But personal problems soon led him to honorable discharge, prison, and deportation back to Mexico. In the first episode of this two-part series, Hector chronicles the humanity of being banished, and how he seeks to return to the country he once swore to protect.
Produced by Garrett Crowe, Mike Martinez, and Tyler Wray.
Music by Sontag Shogun.
Transcripts are available at everythingisstories.com
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40 episódios
Manage episode 182842078 series 1504904
At age seven, Hector Barajas crossed the Mexico border into United States as an illegal citizen. His family soon settled in Compton, California, where Hector encountered crime, gang violence, and racial division. Hector escaped the lifestyle by joining the United States Army as a non-citizen, becoming a medic for the 82nd Airborne Division. But personal problems soon led him to honorable discharge, prison, and deportation back to Mexico. In the first episode of this two-part series, Hector chronicles the humanity of being banished, and how he seeks to return to the country he once swore to protect.
Produced by Garrett Crowe, Mike Martinez, and Tyler Wray.
Music by Sontag Shogun.
Transcripts are available at everythingisstories.com
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
40 episódios
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