Remembering Our Fallen - The Story Behind the Name EP5 - El Rancho Class of 67

The Story Behind the Names of the fallen soldiers who were a part of the El Rancho High School class of 1967 as told by Gil Carrillo.

[@bradr2142]

Wow appropriate video and guy for memorial day weekend . Good American . I remember he was working on that Remeriz case. Didn't know about Vietnam experience. Thank for all you for us your my hero.

[@gswguy4554]

Wow! Terrific Interview 🙏…. Thank you 🙏

[@mannyg9059]

A cop or the post office, those seemed to be the best options for Chicano Nam veterans after their stint in the military. You touched on racism in the military, how did you overcome it in the police force? Pico Rivera in the late 60's and 70's was not exactly a poster city for tolerance of non-whites. Congratulations on your service.

[@kjl6039]

My dad graduated from El Rancho High School in 1965. He was very social and loved his high school experience. Most of his group of friends were born from immigrant parents. Mainly Mexican and Italian. My dad and his friends never experienced any racial issues or divides. My dad was the minority at El Rancho. Race was not a huge issue at El Rancho. My mom lived close to Pico Rivera in a city called Downey. She said that during her high school experience there were only two black kids that were at her high school. It was a very different atmosphere than at El Rancho. My mom said that the two black students were almost treated like celebrities. Everyone thought they were cool and wanted to get to know them. As a whole, the West was not racist in the 60's. It was not the South during the 60's. My dad loved the community of Pico Rivera and El Rancho High School. It was an ideal childhood. He knew all of the men that graduated from El Rancho that were killed in Vietnam. He talked about his five closest friends that died in Vietnam that he graduated with from El Rancho all the time. I feel like I know them because of how much my dad talked about them. I am so grateful for their sacrifice.