Decorated Vietnam War Veteran Receives Honorable Award
Jorge Otero-Barreto, one of the most heavily decorated Vietnam War veterans, received the Distinguished Member of the 502nd Infantry Regiment award from Lt. Gen. Joseph Anderson during a ceremony June 17, 2016, at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico.
![Jorge Otero-Barreto speaks about his memories as soldier after he received a Distinguished Member of Regiment Certificate and Pin from the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Buchanan. Photo by Erika Rodriguez](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/061716_Otero%20Barretto%20Award_025.jpg?itok=dEF-I2E-)
Jorge Otero-Barreto speaks about his memories as soldier after he received a Distinguished Member of Regiment Certificate and Pin from the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Buchanan. Photo by Erika Rodriguez
![Jorge Otero-Barreto's jacket with some of his recognitions for the served time, after the ceremony in which Otero-Barreto received a Distinguished Member of Regiment Certificate and Pin. Photo by Erika Rodriguez](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/061716_Otero%20Barretto%20Award_037.jpg?itok=ecLCkiwv)
Jorge Otero-Barreto's jacket with some of his recognitions for the served time, after the ceremony in which Otero-Barreto received a Distinguished Member of Regiment Certificate and Pin. Photo by Erika Rodriguez
![Jorge Otero-Barreto and his son Jorge Otero (L), 53, after the ceremony. Photo by Erika Rodriguez](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/061716_Otero%20Barretto%20Award_032.jpg?itok=C4f0fGq2)
Jorge Otero-Barreto and his son Jorge Otero (L), 53, after the ceremony. Photo by Erika Rodriguez
![Jorge Otero-Barreto and LT General Joseph Anderson, center, accompanied by Otero-Barreto's Vega Baja Post fellows, (from left) Hermes Ayala Santos, Samuel Perez Lopez and Julio Luis Lopez Rivera. Photo by Erika Rodriguez](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/061716_Otero%20Barretto%20Award_035.jpg?itok=T0QG0z2e)
Jorge Otero-Barreto and LT General Joseph Anderson, center, accompanied by Otero-Barreto's Vega Baja Post fellows, (from left) Hermes Ayala Santos, Samuel Perez Lopez and Julio Luis Lopez Rivera. Photo by Erika Rodriguez
![Family, fellow veterans and supporters listen to Jorge Otero-Barreto speak about his memories as soldier. Photo by Erika Rodriguez](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/061716_Otero%20Barretto%20Award_022.jpg?itok=N4W1iNUi)
Family, fellow veterans and supporters listen to Jorge Otero-Barreto speak about his memories as soldier. Photo by Erika Rodriguez