Recognizing the contributions of Hispanic and Latino servicemembers in the United States Armed Forces and promoting Hispanic and Latino leadership within all branches of the military.

Whereas Hispanic or Latino servicemembers account for the largest growing population across the military;

Whereas, as of 2025, 20.81 percent of servicemembers identified as Hispanic or Latino;

Whereas, as of 2025, 21.76 percent of Hispanic or Latino servicemembers served on active-duty;

Whereas, as of 2025, 19.14 percent of Hispanic or Latino servicemembers were in the Reserves component;

Whereas, as of 2025, only 3.37 percent of the general and flag officers were Hispanic or Latino;

Whereas, as of 2025, only 9.83 percent of the officer corps were Hispanic or Latino;

Whereas a total of 60 Hispanic and Latino servicemembers have received the Medal of Honor;

Whereas Hispanic and Latino military service can be traced as far back as the Revolutionary War, and their contributions continued throughout notable wars and missions such as the Civil War, Spanish-American War, World Wars I and II, the Korean war, the Vietnam war, Operation Desert Shield Desert Storm, and beyond;

Whereas their sacrifices have advanced the United States’s prosperity and strengthened its national security; and

Whereas their contributions have been essential to protecting American values throughout the United States’s history: Now, therefore, be it