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Crossing The Border
My great-great grandpa and grandma Carlos Vasquez and Maria Vasquez crossed the border in order to create a better life for their family during the Great Depression. -
Ramona Rosales
My great grandma is born from Carlos Vasquez and Maria Vasquez. She is the first in the family to be born in America -
First American War
Angel Rosales Sr. becomes the first member in the family to participate in the American military. He goes on to fight in the Korean War. -
Starting the Family in America
Ramona Rosales meets and marries my great grandpa Angel Rosales Sr. -
Angel Rosales Jr.
My great grandpa and grandma have three children including my grandpa, Angel Rosales Jr. -
Marriage
Angel Rosales Jr. meets his future wife at his high school, Jefferson. They marry in 1978. -
Trio
Angel Rosales Jr. and Virginia Rosales have three children. My uncle Angel Rosales III, my aunt Erica Rosales, and my mom Emily Rosales. (In order from youngest to oldest.) -
Desert Storm
My mother's future husband becomes a Navy SEAL and serves in Desert Storm, in Kuwait. Aka. Gulf War -
Burges Graduate
Emily Rosales, my mother, is the first to graduate from Burges High School in my family. Mr. Bruns was her english teacher. -
A Legend is Born
My mom also joins the military where she meets my dad and gives birth to her first child, me. -
9/11
The attack of the world trade center occurs and my mother almost is deployed to Iraq. Luckily she is simply stationed across Montana to Ft. Bliss. -
The Few. The Proud.
My uncle, Angel Rosales III, also joins the military. He joins the Marines and feels compelled to become a firefighter after 9/11. -
The Few. The Proud. continued.
My cousin is inspired by my mother and uncle and also joins the military. He serves in the 2nd Iraq War -
Present Day
My uncle is now a teacher. My aunt is now graduating from law school. My mother now has her masters in nursing.
