Title: Hispanics in the United States Marine Corps - Wikipedia
Headings: Hispanics in the United States Marine Corps
Hispanics in the United States Marine Corps
Contents
Terminology
Background
Boxer Rebellion
World War I
Second Nicaraguan Campaign 1926–1933
World War II
Post World War II
Korean War
Table: Hispanic Navy Cross Recipients for actions during the Korean War
Vietnam War
Table: Hispanic Navy Cross Recipients for actions during the Vietnam War
1983 Beirut Bombing
Gulf War and Operation Restore Hope
War on Terrorism.
Table: Hispanic Navy Cross Recipients for actions during the Iraq War
Hispanic immigrants in the Marine Corps
Further increases likely
High-ranking Hispanics in the Marine Corps
Highest-ranking enlisted personnel
Highest-ranking officers
Medal of Honor
United States Naval Academy
Notable Marines of Hispanic descent
See also
References
Further reading

Content: According to the U.S. Census Bureau the estimated 2010 Hispanic population of the United States is over 50 million, or 16% of the U.S. population. The 2010 U.S. Census estimate of over 50 million Hispanics in the U.S. does not include the 3.9 million residents of Puerto Rico . Contents
1 Terminology
2 Background
3 Boxer Rebellion
4 World War I
5 Second Nicaraguan Campaign 1926–1933
6 World War II
7 Post World War II
8 Korean War
9 Vietnam War
10 1983 Beirut Bombing
11 Gulf War and Operation Restore Hope
12 War on Terrorism. 12.1 Hispanic immigrants in the Marine Corps
12.2 Further increases likely
13 High-ranking Hispanics in the Marine Corps
13.1 Highest-ranking enlisted personnel
13.2 Highest-ranking officers
14 Medal of Honor
15 United States Naval Academy
16 Notable Marines of Hispanic descent
17 See also
18 References
19 Further reading
Terminology
Hispanic is an ethnic term employed to categorize any citizen or resident of the United States, of any racial background, of any country, and of any religion, who has at least one ancestor from the people of Spain or is of non-Hispanic origin, but has an ancestor from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Central or South America, or some other Hispanic origin. The three largest Hispanic groups in the United States are the Mexican-Americans, Puerto Ricans and Cubans. People of Spain and their direct descendants in the United States are not considered of "Hispanic" ethnicity, but rather as Europeans or European Americans of European (Spanish) origin in accordance to the established definition of the term. Background
Originally organized as the Continental Marines on November 10, 1775, as naval infantry, the Marine Corps has evolved in its mission with changing military doctrine and American foreign policy. The Marine Corps has participated in every American armed conflict including the Revolutionary War. There are various factors that make it difficult to determine when exactly Hispanics began to serve in the Corps; one is that statistics on Hispanics were not kept by the military until the 1970s when the United States Census Bureau coined the phrase.