World War II veteran couldn’t dissuade him from joining the Army. Last year the staff sergeant went to Iraq. This story appeared June 20, 2004, on the front page of the Los Angeles Times and in newspapers across the nation. By Bobby Ross Jr. | Associated Press Writer CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Esequiel Perez never bragged about his service in World War II. If anything, … Continue reading Los Angeles Times: On Father’s Day, a father pines for his favorite son