Florida Fire Officer Alejandro Valdesof Cuban origin, was appointed lieutenant of the Charlotte County Fire & EMS Fire Department on Monday afternoon.
“Our new lieutenant, Alejandro Valdés, was sworn in on Monday afternoon and presented his new badge, brass collar and helmet,” indicates a Instagram post from the command itself.
While congratulatory messages circulate on social networks towards “that boy who started this vocation in Cuba in the 90s and 2000s…he never doubted his ability and effort and today he has made a big step in becoming a fire lieutenant in his department in Charlotte County Florida”, collects a text on the social network Facebook.
“All your Cuban professional brothers are proud of you,” they added from the Cuban Firefighters profile.
In the comments section, the expressions of pride and congratulations stand out for the achievement achieved by Valdés, who is said to have passed the crew chief course in Cuba in 2001 and has come to occupy an important position in the United States.
For now, “Lieutenant Valdés is assigned to our training division until a regular station position opens,” reflected the command communication.
Valdés adds to one group of cubans who have been able to reach relevant positions within the protection bodies in the United States, as is the case of Ana Marrerosuareza Cuban who serves as chief petty officer of the Miami Navy.
Ana joined the Navy without knowing how to speak English. In training camp, when they gave orders, she had to look at others to know what to do.
Seven years after graduating, she returned to the recruit training command, but now as a chief. Her command of Spanish helped her help other immigrant soldiers.
Last August, the Cuban-born Miami police officer Ernesto Fernandez He was decorated for the rescue of a child with autism who had fallen into the city’s river.
The young man, who left Cuba at the age of 13 and today serves the Miami community, received a tribute from his colleagues and a plaque in recognition of his work, after saving a 10-year-old boy with autism who was drowning in the river near the Allapattah neighborhood.
