A. Rivera<p>> Puerto Rican centenarian is one of last WWII veterans — and he's telling his story <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/puerto-rican-centenarian-remaining-world-war-two-vet-rcna220010" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcnews.com/news/latino/puerto</span><span class="invisible">-rican-centenarian-remaining-world-war-two-vet-rcna220010</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/BackInTheUSColony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BackInTheUSColony</span></a> a big reason we got US citizenship was so we could be drafted into the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AmericanEmpire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanEmpire</span></a> wars. Despite that, Puerto Ricans have served with distinction in pretty much any place they got sent to. </p><p>When he does write and publish his memoir, I hope I can read it. </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/PuertoRico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PuertoRico</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/MastodonPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastodonPR</span></a></p>