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	Modesto
		Modesto is the county seat of Stanislaus County, California.
		Modesto is the location set for the movie American Graffiti created by George Lucas, who was born in the city.
		Cartagena was assigned to the 65th Infantry, which was also known as the Borinqueneers, because it was made up entirely of Puerto Rican enlisted men.
	www.breadlike.com /pages7/55/modesto.html (1569 words)

	Modesto Cartagena
		Modesto Cartagena, born in 1920 in the town of Cayey, Puerto Rico, is the most decorated Puerto Rican soldier in history.
		According to 1st Lt. Reinaldo Deliz-Santiago: "Sgt. Cartagena's actions prevented much heavier casualties within my platoon and I feel that his courage and superior leadership and own initiative were decisive factors for the accomplishment of the mission of the unit".
		Among Cartagena's numerous decorations are the Distinguished Service Cross, the Bronze Star, and the Purple Heart.
	www.askfactmaster.com /Modesto_Cartagena (441 words)

	Online Encyclopedia and Dictionary - Modesto Cartagena
		Staff Sgt. Modesto Cartagena (born 1920 in Cayey, Puerto Rico) is the most decorated Puerto Rican soldier in history.
		Cartagena was assigned to the 65th Infantry, which was also known as the Borinqueneers, because it was made up entirely of Puerto Rican enlisted men.
		Modesto Cartagena spent 20 years in the Army before retiring as a Staff Sergeant, in 1971.
	www.fact-archive.com /encyclopedia/Modesto_Cartagena (452 words)

	Army honors Korean War heroes from Puerto Rico
		One of the Distinguished Service Cross recipients, 80-year-old Modesto Cartagena, traveled from Puerto Rico to be at the ceremony.
		Modesto said he destroyed the enemy positions with grenades the Chinese threw at him, but he hurled back.
		Modestly, when asked about attacking the positions alone, Modesto said at first he thought the rest of his squad was behind him, and didn't realize they had been wounded and forced to seek cover.
	www.getnet.com /~1stbooks/koreaPR.htm (762 words)

	Modesto - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Modesto (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		It is situated on the Tuolumne River, in the north San Joaquin Valley, 35 km/22 mi south-southeast of Stockton, and to the southeast of San Francisco.
		Founded by the Central Pacific Railroad in 1870, Modesto developed as a shipping and trade centre for an irrigated region producing peaches, apricots, almonds, melons, beans, peas, and livestock.
		Modesto, CA, USA - Harry Sham Field (Airport Code)
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Modesto (168 words)

	Cartagena, - Qwika
		Cartagena Cartagena is a city in Colombia, a country in South America.
		Cartagena Cartagena are called four cities in the spanischsprachigen area: Cartagena (Spain) Cartagena (Colombia) Cartagena de Chairá (Colombia) Cartagena (Chile) Besides...
		Modesto Cartagena Staff Sgt. Modesto Cartagena (born 1920 in Cayey, Puerto Rico) is...
	www.qwika.com /find/Cartagena, (409 words)

	Trafico on line Peru - Agencia de Viajes y Turismo - Cartagena Colombia
		Las murallas, uno de los símbolos de Cartagena, se planificaron como defensa frente a los posibles desembarcos provenientes de mar abierto.
		Sus playas son visitadas por los habitantes de Cartagena y cuenta con chiringuitos que sirven, los fines de semana, pescado frito y arroz con coco, entre otros platos.
		Situada a 248 kilómetros de Cartagena a orillas del río Magdalena y fundada en 1537, fue un importante centro de comunicaciones y de mercancías hacia el interior del país hasta el siglo XIX, cuando el río cambió su rumbo, perdiendo su importancia como nudo de comunicaciones.
	www.traficoperu.com /espanol/cartagena.htm (2503 words)

	Puerto Rico 65th Infantry Regiment Sgt. Modesto Cartagena (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Sergeant CARTAGENA, a member of Company C, 65th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division, distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action against the enemy in the vicinity of Yonch'on, Korea on 19 April 1951.
		Locating the hostile emplacements that posed the greatest obstacle to the advance of the friendly forces, Sergeant CARTAGENA left his position and, charging directly into the devastating enemy fire, he hurled a grenade at the first emplacement, totally destroying it.
		The extraordinary heroism and completely selfless devotion to duty displayed by Sergeant CARTAGENA throughout this action enabled the company to secure its objective successfully with a minimum of casualties, reflect great credit on himself and are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service.
	www.valerosos.com /cartagena.html (285 words)

	Hilton Cartagena
		Cartagena, a German-style board game about the 1672 escape from the fortress of Cartagena.
		''For other places of the same name, see Cartagena'' Cartagena, Colombia, also known as Cartagena de Indias or La Heroica (The Heroic), is a large seaport on the north coast of Colombia.
		Cartagena is located at 10°25' North, 75°32' West (10.41667, -75.5333).
	www.artistbooking.com /trips/77/hilton-cartagena.html (1109 words)

	Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma
		Modesto Candelaria, her 15-year-old son, was watching television in the next room when he heard a gunshot.
		Manuel Cartagena had shot his wife of 24 years, Marta, then turned the gun on himself.
		Migdalia Delgado, who once lived in an apartment downstairs from the Cartagenas, said she often had heard the couple argue.
	www.dartcenter.org /dartaward/1995/hm/04.html (1149 words)

	Conservation news articles for Cartagena
		The Mayor of Cartagena, Pilar Barreiro, and the regional chief of agriculture and water, Antonio CerdÃ¡, were at the ceremony on Tuesday to lay the first stone...
		Inaugurating an international conference on the implications of the Cartagena Protocol on biosafety in Capital on Monday, the environment and forests minister...
		After laborious investigation, she was found to be living in the La Aparecida area of Cartagena in the Region of Murcia, with her partner.
	conservation.mongabay.com /2006/Cartagena.htm (1491 words)

	Army honors Korean War heroes from Puerto Rico
		One of the Distinguished Service Cross recipients, 80-year-old Modesto Cartagena, traveled from Puerto Rico to be at the ceremony.
		Modesto said he destroyed the enemy positions with grenades the Chinese threw at him, but he hurled back.
		Modestly, when asked about attacking the positions alone, Modesto said at first he thought the rest of his squad was behind him, and didn't realize they had been wounded and forced to seek cover.
	www.neta.com /~1stbooks/koreaPR.htm (762 words)

	laverdad.es - Murcia - CARTAGENA - San Isidoro pide una avenida
		Federico Casal escribe que «la ciudad de Cartagena llegó al colmo de sus glorias al ser la patria de San Isidoro, el egregio doctor de la Iglesia y el último hijo de los nobles Severiano y Teodora».
		Antonio Puig Campillo, en su obra San Isidoro de Cartagena, arzobispo de Sevilla, puntualiza que San Isidoro nació en Cartagena por los años 553 a 555, siendo Pontífice Romano Pelagio I; Emperador, Justiniano; y Rey de España, Atanagildo.
		Y dentro del trato urbanístico, un modesto callejón, con salida a la calle del Cañón, lleva su nombre.
	www.laverdad.es /murcia/pg060430/prensa/noticias/Cartagena/200604/30/MUR-CAR-042.html (663 words)

	China - Costa Rica: The Luso-Hispanic World in Maps (Library of Congress)
		This elaborate map of the Province of Cartagena, portions of adjacent provinces, and of the lower course of the Magdalena River includes rivers, streams, other bodies of water, cities and towns, classes of ports and military installations, roads, provincial boundaries, pictorial representation of relief, coastline, coastal features, and navigational hazards.
		This detailed map of the Province of Cartagena (Cartagena Department) and portions of adjacent provinces includes cities, European and Native American towns and settlements, fortifications, provincial boundaries, roads, rivers and numerous streams, locations of mines, forests, and swamps, coastline, coastal features, and navigational hazards.
		This precise Spanish map of a portion of the interior of the Province of Cartagena (Cartagena Department) eastward to the Río Magdalena includes roads, rivers, streams, and other bodies of water, cities and settlements, coastline, and coastal features.
	www.loc.gov /rr/geogmap/luso/china.html (4401 words)

	Flights to Modesto - cheap flights to Modesto, California - Flightdirection
		Modesto Airport is served primarily by United Airlines.
		Modesto and most of the Central Valley are considered major bread baskets of the USA producing almost all the canned tomatoes in the USA.
		Cruising doesn't happen on J street anymore, but you can still get the cruisin' attitude at the A and W drive-in on 14th Street where you are served by girls on roller skates and antique cars sit in the parking lot.
	www.flightdirection.com /flights/northamerica/usa/california/modesto.php (370 words)

	Mo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Image:USAr.insignia.e6.wag2.png50pxcenterE-6 insignia '''Staff Sgt. Modesto Cartagena''', born in 1920 in the town of Cayey, Puerto Rico, is the most decorated Puerto Rican soldier in history.
		On October 19, 2002, during a ceremony honoring the 65th Infantry, when he was asked about the battle, Modesto responded that he just hurled back at the ChinaChinese the grenades thrown at him.
		Among Cartagena's numerous decorations are the Distinguished Service Cross (USA)Distinguished Service Cross, the Bronze Star, and the Purple Heart.
	www.looked.com /Topicdetails.aspx?Topicid=37517&name=&catid=355&topicname=Modesto_Cartagena (496 words)

	Panaderia \| Colombia Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Problem is, Im only 20 years old and my dad (who would hopefully be my financial backer)says there wouldnt be the demand for things like buñuelos and almohabanas and arepas, because people dont experiment and theyd be reluctant to try them.
		Demographics it’s the key issue here because many state residents are already trained or are used to the flavor that they have been trying since they were infants.
		Anyway, I have restaurant experience and I am also familar with Modesto and the tastes in the area, and as much as I would like to get Colombian food when I visit the area, I have to agree with your father on the business aspect of it.
	poorbuthappy.com /colombia/node/21562 (1478 words)

	Refugees: United States
		The refugee definition of the Cartagena Declaration builds upon the OAU adding to it the threat of generalized violence; internal aggression; and massive violation of human rights.
		This demand is similar to the UN Refugee Convention, which requires individuals to show that they risk persecution as a particular individual rather than in general.
		Although not formally binding, the Cartagena Declaration has become the basis of refugee policy in the region and has been incorporated in to the national legislation of a number of States.
	www.lycos.com /info/refugees--united-states.html?page=2 (514 words)

	Puerto Rico 65th Infantry Regiment Sgt. Modesto Cartagena
		Sergeant CARTAGENA, directed to move his squad forward in order to approach the enemy positions from another ridge line, led his men toward the objective, but, almost immediately, the group was forced to seek cover from an intense and accurate volume of small arms and automatic weapons fire.
		Ordering his squad to remain under cover, he successfully and single-handedly assaulted the second enemy position.
		Although knocked to the ground by exploding enemy grenades, Sergeant CARTAGENA repeated this daring action three more times.
	www.frontiernet.net /~john/cartagena.html (285 words)

	Talon Marks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Alyson Jones Cartagena, beginner's choreographer, was especially proud of her dance group.
		She stated that for many of them this was their first dance and concert.
		Some of the girls who were in Cartagena's class were a tad bit disappointed at the fact that they were told at the last minute that they were not going to participate in this fall dance concert.
	www.talonmarks.com /home/index.cfm?event=displayArticle&ustory_id=b21cd93f-c926-44f9-9325-cc9924475a62 (387 words)

	Colombia's Caribbean coast getting too rich for fishermen / Developers bidding up land prices around booming Cartagena
		A decade ago, the charms of this fortress city were the well-kept secret of wealthy Colombians and adventuresome foreigners who knew that Cartagena was relatively immune to the murders and kidnappings that marked Colombia's war elsewhere.
		The number of international visitors to Colombia grew 12 percent last year over 2005, and Cartagena was their top destination.
		International arrivals at Cartagena's airport have more than doubled since 2003, and the number of calls by cruise ships is growing.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/02/11/MNGSJO2RGS1.DTL&feed=rss.news (776 words)

	Spanish Civil War - Charles' George Orwell Links
		Republican forces attempt to divert the Nationalists from attacking Valencia and to diminish the pressure on Catalonia.
		At first, the Republican troops, commanded by General Modesto, achieve considerable success, but were limited by superior Nationalist air power.
		Doctor Negrín, head of the Republican government, in a speech to the League of Nations, announced that the International Brigades will be pulled from the combat zones.
	www.netcharles.com /orwell/articles/col-spanishcivilwar.htm (3188 words)

	St. Paul Pioneer Press \| 11/10/2006 \| My father, the veteran
		He occasionally plays dominoes with Modesto Cartagena, a fellow 65th Infantry member and reportedly the most decorated soldier of Latino descent in U.S. military history.
		Cartagena, 86, who hails from Cayey, Puerto Rico, the same town as my father, single-handedly attacked and destroyed two enemy positions on Hill 206, near Yonch'on, North Korea.
		He was wounded and knocked to the ground twice by exploding enemy grenades.
	www.twincities.com /mld/pioneerpress/15974670.htm (851 words)

	ABQNews - 11:10am -- ABQ No. 13 in U.S. Auto Thefts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The nation's No. 1 stolen-car "hot spot" in 2006 is the Las Vegas/Paradise, Nev. SMA, replacing Modesto, Calif., which was No. 1 in 2004 and 2005 but dropped this year to fifth place, denoting a dramatic drop in auto thefts, the NICB release said.
		Modesto, CA Records Dramatic Vehicle Theft Reduction; Las Vegas, NV Now Ranks as Country’s Number One Metro Area With Highest Theft Rate
		These cutting-edge enforcement tools offer law enforcement the latest in high-tech crime fighting, and are partly responsible for the absolutely outstanding results achieved in Modesto.
	www.abqjournal.com /abqnews/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3309&Itemid=2 (1197 words)

	Toronto International Latin Film Festival- 2003 Film Listings
		The fact that the Modesto character is played by the unknown (to-now) Luis Wigdorsky winning Best Actor at many Festivals around the world, says a lot about how well the Chilean film system is operating.
		Modesto, Leyton’s friend and confidant is his opposite; quiet, hard working and without love stories.
		Marta is harassed by Leyton and to his own surprise, she doesn’t tell her husband about it, therefore beginning to live a dangerous adventure which will have serious consequences for them and the entire community.
	www.tilff.com /archive/2003Site/films.html (3825 words)

	My Father, the Veteran (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		He occasionally plays dominoes with Modesto Cartagena, a fellow 65th Infantry member and reportedly the most decorated soldier of Latino descent in U.S. military history.
		Cartagena, 86, who hails from Cayey, Puerto Rico, the same town as my father, single-handedly attacked and destroyed two enemy positions on Hill 206, near Yonch'on, North Korea.
		He was wounded and knocked to the ground twice by exploding enemy grenades.
	www.topix.net /content/kri/0955711524279934345118290247384206119864 (1011 words)

	E/CN.17/2000/11 Report of the Inter-sessional Ad Hoc Working Group on Integrated Planning and Management of Land ...
		Governments are urged to sign and subsequently ratify, as soon as possible, the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity and to support its effective implementation.
		National Governments are encouraged to develop the appropriate legal frameworks and put into action appropriate strategies for sustainable agriculture, the protection of biodiversity, and the assessment of living modified organisms for deliberate release into the environment.
		The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity is an important instrument in the research, development and application of biotechnology.
	www.un.org /documents/ecosoc/cn17/2000/ecn172000-11.htm (9091 words)

	Modesto Cartagena - Medal of Honor
		With no regard for his own safety, the official Army report states, Cartagena left his position, charged directly into the devastating enemy fire and tossed a grenade into the first emplacement, totally destroying it.
		Cartagena's daughter-in-law, Alicia, 55, who works at JCPenney in Cielo Vista Mall, has been doing research on her father-in-law's exploits, searching the Internet for news about Puerto Ricans in the military.
		"Sgt. Cartagena's actions prevented much heavier casualties within my platoon and I feel that his courage and superior leadership and own initiative were decisive factors for the accomplishment of the mission of the unit," wrote 1st Lt. Reinaldo Deliz-Santiago.
	www.valerosos.com /ModestoCartagena-MedalofHonor.html (692 words)

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