Cardenas speaks at the dedication of a monument at the Veterans Museum at Balboa Park honoring his military service.
Bob Cardenas
American Hero
Fighter Pilot
Cardenas: Federal, State and Veterans Leadership; Honored for Military Service
In 1983, President Ronald Reagan appointed Robert Cardenas the California coordinator for the Southwest Border Economic Action Group. In 1985, California Governor George Deukmejian named him chairman of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Advisory Group.
He also served on the California Council of Criminal Justice, and later as a member of the California Veterans Board, eventually becoming chairman. He served as chairman of the San Diego United Veterans Council, and as a director on the Board of the Veterans Memorial Center & Museum of San Diego, among many [Continue Reading]