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I served in the U.S. Army 36 years ago. And my son''who's had opportunities I never did as a Salvadoran immigrant''chose to follow in my footsteps, joining the California National Guard. After spending a year in the Middle East, he returned home and was activated to help in the aftermath of the wildfires that devastated Southern California in January. He was stationed in Altadena, a hard-hit, working-class city, where he did what the Guard is meant to do: help people in crisis. |
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