▁ret ali ation ▁for ▁the ▁bomb ing ▁of ▁Dresden ▁– ▁however , ▁their ▁only ▁consequence ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁put ▁on ▁bread ▁and ▁water ▁r ation ing ▁for ▁as ▁many ▁days ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁missing ▁from ▁camp . ▁None ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁gu ards ▁received ▁serious ▁pun ishment ▁either . ▁ ▁His pan ics ▁During ▁the ▁war ▁Mexican - American ▁community ▁organizations ▁were ▁very ▁active ▁in ▁patri otic ▁efforts ▁to ▁support ▁American ▁troops ▁abroad , ▁and ▁made ▁efforts ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁war ▁effort ▁material ly ▁and ▁to ▁provide ▁moral ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁young ▁American ▁men ▁fighting ▁the ▁war , ▁especially ▁the ▁young ▁Mexican - American ▁men ▁from ▁local ▁communities . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁community ▁projects ▁were ▁co oper ative ▁vent ures ▁in ▁which ▁members ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁Mexican - American ▁and ▁Ang lo ▁communities ▁participated . ▁Most ▁efforts ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁Mexican - American ▁community , ▁however , ▁represented ▁local ized ▁American ▁home ▁front ▁activities ▁that ▁were ▁separate ▁from ▁the ▁activities ▁of ▁the ▁Ang lo ▁community . ▁ ▁Mexican - American ▁women ▁organized ▁to ▁assist ▁their ▁serv ic emen ▁and ▁the ▁war ▁effort . ▁An ▁underlying ▁goal ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish - American ▁M oth ers ▁and ▁W ives ▁Association ▁was ▁the ▁rein for cement ▁of ▁the ▁woman ' s ▁role ▁in ▁Spanish - M ex ican ▁culture . ▁The ▁organization ▁raised ▁thousands ▁of ▁dollars , ▁wrote ▁letters , ▁and ▁joined ▁in ▁numerous ▁celebr ations ▁of ▁their ▁culture ▁and ▁their ▁support ▁for ▁Mexican - American ▁serv ic emen . ▁M emb ership ▁reached ▁over ▁