Mexican-American hopes promotion leads to more diversity in department | LJWorld.com
Miguel Armenta’s proudest day was almost 10 years ago when he was hired as a firefighter with Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical.
Now, that moment has been trumped.
Armenta recently was promoted to lieutenant, the first Mexican-American to reach that rank in the department’s history.
But while Armenta is proud of his heritage, it’s only a small part of who he is.
“I consider myself just like everyone else, but my heritage — my grandparents are Mexican — I’m proud of that,” he said.
He hopes his promotion serves as an inspiration to others and promotes greater diversity in the department. “I want to send a message that we’d love to have more diversity in our department,” he said.
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