"I don't want to have any Marines that I'm visiting at Bethesda [National Naval Medical Center] with no legs be the result of any type of distraction." Alva commented: "He pretty much spit on me, my Purple Heart, and my 13 years of service. I would definitely ask Amos for a meeting to explain his comments, and I'd bring my Purple Heart with me." On October 11, 2021, Alva published his first book, Radical Courage: How One Marine's Sacrifice Helped Change America (with Candi S. Cross, You Talk I Write) References External links Eric Alva holds a press conference for the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell Wounded, Marine and gay HRC: Eric Alva Comes Out Against 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' Gay Marine rocks the US military Eric Alva at The Huffington Post Alva interviewed by Michele Norris Paula Zahn interview of Eric Alva in Response to Pace Comments Hispanic war veteran honored 1971 births Living people Military personnel from San Antonio United States Marines United States Marine Corps personnel of the Iraq War American LGBT rights activists LGBT people from Texas American amputees Landmine victims American LGBT military personnel Gay military personnel Activists from San Antonio LGBT Hispanic and Latino American people