Hundreds gathered Thursday to see military honors rendered belatedly for Cesar Chavez, the legendary rights and labor leader but also a Navy veteran.

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A somewhat startled Librado acknowledged that Cesar did serve in the Navy, and that Librado had been at his funeral. "And I said, 'Was there any military presence there at the funeral?'" "Nope ...

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We honor Chavez by re-committing ourselves to the struggle to make our community and our country a better place for our children and grandchildren.

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KEENE, Kern County — Hundreds gathered Thursday to see military honors rendered belatedly for Cesar Chavez, the legendary rights and labor leader but also a Navy veteran. On the 22nd anniversary ...

The idea for the ceremony came from a current U.S. Navy sailor who learned Chavez did not receive the honors at the time of his death, according to the Cesar Chavez Foundation.