Tony Santiago
United States Marine veteran, writer, and military historian / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Antonio Santiago Rodríguez[lower-alpha 1] (born March 9, 1950), nicknamed Tony the Marine, is an American Marine veteran, writer, and military historian from New York City, focused mostly on the military history of Puerto Rico and its service members.[1]
Tony Santiago | |
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Born | (1950-03-09) March 9, 1950 (age 74) New York City, U.S. |
Known for | writing, military history, editing English Wikipedia |
Military career | |
Nickname(s) | Tony the Marine |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Marine Corps |
Years of service | 1969-1975 |
Rank | Lance Corporal |
Unit | H & S Company, 2nd Battalion 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division Military Police |
Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
Santiago was recognized by the 23rd Senate of Puerto Rico for being "one of the main contributors of content related to Puerto Rico in the open online encyclopedia known as Wikipedia".[2] The Senate also recognized him as one of the main writers on subjects which relate to Puerto Rico, and an important historian of the Puerto Rican military experience. According to Phoebe Ayers, member of the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation, this may be the first time that the English Wikipedia has been mentioned in a parliamentary or congressional resolution or a formal governmental award.[3]