. >> at fort bliss bugle, what they were linked to what they were talking about your family member was part of the unit? >> yes, i had a family member, a cousin named ramon gutierrez from delrio, texas, who served on the unit. they was awarded the silver star for valor on the battle field at salerno, italy, captured twice by the german army and escaped twice and he was also awarded -- he became one of the few americans to be awarded a medal by the russian government. >> your reaction when you saw the world war ii documentary by mr. burns and realized latinos were omitted from it? >> yeah. that really lit a fire under me, as far as to get the book out. i think we have a -- a strong opportunity as mexican-americans to tell our stories because if we don't tell the stories, the stories will never be told. so i thought that really lit me to go forward and to continue to write this book. >> still in the process, not on hard covers? >> it's coming out, i'm looking at the beginning of september, early september for book release. >> what are you hope willing that the reader gets out of it, whet