Juan Ramirez, Sacha Ramirez, and Nic Ramirez - Riesen
Recorded
August 8, 2019
Archived
August 8, 2019
39:56 minutes
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Id:
dda002989
Description
Juan Ramirez (64) speaks to his daughters Sacha Ramirez (41) and Nic Ramirez-Riesen (42) about his life story and specifically about his time aboard a U.S. Military Submarine and the effects it had on their family.Subject Log / Time Code
J.R. talks about being born outside of San Benito, on the U.S. side of the Rio Grand, he talks about working during the time of the war on poverty.
J.R. Talks about the economic insecurity that pushed him to serve in the military.
J.R. talks about the pride that his grandfather felt in bringing his children to the U.S. and Texas.
J.R. recounts the day that the recruitment officer came to their come to sign him up for the military.
S.R & N.R. remember going to visit J.R.'s submarine during a visiting day.
S.R. talks about all the moves that the family had to undergo.
J.R. tells "the dolphin story" in which he saw dolphins racing around his submarine.
Participants
- Juan Ramirez
- Sacha Ramirez
- Nic Ramirez - Riesen