El Paso's Forgotten Hero's Preview

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Sacred Heart School

After coming to the United States at the age of 6 he began attending Alamo Elementary School. After a few years, he transferred to Sacred Heart School.1911 Cleofas graduated valedictorian of his 8th-grade class. Now it has been renamed Sacred Heart Church and is a huge religious staple in the neighborhood.

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Cleofas's Home

In 1930 Cleofas reported living at this residence with his wife and daughter. This is where he sent the rest of his life before passing away on February 22, 1973.

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Peyton Packing Company

After returning from war Marcelino worked here at the Peyton Packing company as a driver before getting a job at Fort Bliss. This company no longer operates in El Paso and the location that Marcelino would have worked at is now considered part of Mexico's land.

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Marcelino's Home

Marcelino lived her during the 1930-1940s census. He lived here with his wife Simona, daughter Gloria, and nephew Juan.

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Beaumont Hospital

After serving in the war Marcelino spent the rest of his life working as a truck driver for the city, at Fort bliss as a civil service employee, and at Beaumont hospital. He worked as a plumber for Beaumont until he retired in 1961.

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Cleofas's burial site

After passing in 1973, Cleofas was buried at Fort Bliss National Cemetary. He is resting on Section I Site 2935.

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Marcelino's resting place

Marcelino died on February 29, 1992 at the age of 95. He was buried at Fort Bliss National Cemetery following his passing.

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UTEP Library

After coming back from the war Cleofas began to dive into writing. He wrote about the history of West Texas. After his passing in 1973, his daughter donated his papers to the University of Texas at El Paso Special Collections and Archives. Since then there has been a guide created for Cleofas Calleros's works.Below is the link to the guide of Cleofas Calleros's papers:https://www.utep.edu/library/_Files/docs/special-collections/finding-aids/MS231_Calleros.pdf

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Marcelino Serna Port of Entry

In 2016 a bill was passed to rename the port of entry in Tornillo, Texas. It was renamed after Marcelino Serna. His family was in attendance during the ceremony. Former Congressman Will Hurd was in attendance as well and presented a very moving speech. For more photos of the ceremony please click on the link below:https://www.elpasotimes.com/picture-gallery/news/2017/04/19/pvt-marcelino-serna-port-of-entry-naming-ceremony/100673072/ To see the bill that was passed click on the link below:https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/hr5252/text