Korean War Memorial: Remembering the life, death and legacy of Merjildo Chavez
Merjildo "Pedro" Chavez, Jr., age 87, died Sunday June 25, 2017, at the Red Wing Health Center in Red Wing, where he had resided for the last six months. He was born Jan. 27, 1930, in Pueblo, Colo., to Merjildo and Rose (Medina) Chavez Sr., and at age 8 moved to Boys Town, Neb., where he lived until age 18. Merjildo enlisted in the Army in 1948, serving in Korea for 15 months during the Korean War. After his discharge, he married Ruth Lydia Peterson in Winona on May 3, 1952. He...
