Man of Honor
The Story of Daniel Fernandez
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The story you just read is a true story. Daniel Fernandez was a real person who had a typical small-town childhood. In 1963, when Daniel first joined the U.S. Army, the United States was a nation at war, and it was not uncommon for boys as young as seventeen or eighteen to enlist in the military. The Vietnam War put Daniel in the middle of combat where he was forced to make a difficult decision. He made the decision to risk his life to save the lives of his fellow soldiers. The decision was made in a split moment in the jungle of Cu Chi, Vietnam, but Daniel will be remembered forever in many ways and by many people.
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This introduction to the life of Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Daniel Fernandez represents the work of four dedicated students from Daniel Fernandez Intermediate School in Los Lunas, New Mexico. Their challenge was to research Daniel’s early life and his service in the early years of the Vietnam conflict, and then to write and illustrate a children’s story on Daniel's life that could be shared with others in the school community. Over the course of eight months, these fifth and sixth grade students worked weekly with two teachers to accomplish this task. The result of the students’ work is this book -- a story of honor, dedication, and heroism. In addition to Daniel’s story, the history and photos of a student project to establish a memorial center for Daniel at the school are included.