Affairs, Anthony J. Principi. He served in this position until January 2009. Family Jay Vargas, a Mexican-American, is one of four brothers who has served in the United States Armed Forces in time of war. Like Vargas, each of his brothers are decorated veterans — Angelo served at Iwo Jima in World War II; Frank fought on Okinawa in World War II; and Joseph served in the Korean War. In honor of his mother, Vargas had her name engraved on his Medal of Honor. She died before he received his Medal of Honor; he requested that her name be engraved on the medal and be added to the rolls. As such, the actual recorded recipient of this Medal of Honor is "VARGAS, M. Sando." Military awards Vargas' military decorations and awards include: See also List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Vietnam War List of Hispanic Medal of Honor recipients Hispanics in the United States Marine Corps Notes References Further reading Jordan, Kenneth N. Men of Honor: Thirty-Eight Highly Decorated Marines of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, A Schiffer Military History Book, 1997. () Nolan, Keith William. The Magnificent Bastards The Joint Army-Marine Defense of Dong Ha, 1968, Presidio Press, 1994. () 1938 births Living people United States Marine Corps personnel of the Vietnam War United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipients People from Winslow, Arizona Military personnel from Arizona Recipients of the Silver Star Recipients of the Gallantry Cross (Vietnam) United States Marine Corps officers United States Marine Corps colonels Vietnam War recipients of the Medal of Honor California Republicans