Pechanga Tribe's Veterans: An Appreciation

Here is an appreciation of a father, that we wrote for Veteran's Day.

Thank you to all of America's veterans, on this #VeteransDay2020 .

On this Veteran’s Day, I want to remember my father, Felipe Cuevas, born July 13, 1928. He was the son of Phillip and Olive Cuevas. Olive was the daughter of Mary Ann Miller, who, in turn, was the daughter of Paulina Hunter of Pechanga. Paulina was the matriarch of the Hunter Clan who was given her 20 acres of land on the Pechanga Reservation as the head of the Family by President McKinley. Her Pechanga Ancestry was proved by noted researcher Dr. John Johnson, who was hired by the Pechanga Enrollment Committee, using Pechanga's own records.My father grew up in Los Angeles, attending Malabar Elementary, and a graduate of Roosevelt High School. He the oldest of five children, all of whom served in our military, including his sister Mary Ann Poole and his eldest sister, Matilda Smith, who is the eldest now of the Hunter Family. He entered the U.S. Army in 1948 and served in many capacities, primarily as a drill instructor. He was stationed in Germany, where his wife Alice bore a son, serving as well in South Korea, Ft. Ord, CA (three times), Ft. Lewis, WA where I was born, and Ft. Benning, GA. At all of these posts he trained young men to serve our country. He served two tours in Vietnam, once an advisor with a South Vietnamese Army Battalion, both tours were near the end of his 23 year career. READ the rest of the story here

My dad's sister, Mary Ann Cuevas Poole, served in the Navy in the 1950's. and resided on the Pechanga Reservation in the 1970's Please read this appreciation here
Thank you to all our veterans. Read more about Pechanga Veterans here