This morning Puerto Vallarta held a civic ceremony to honor Los Niños Héroes (the Boy Heroes of Chapultepec) - complete with a roll call, wreath and honor guard, in the main square of El Pitillal. (shown in photo released by the municipality)
Los Niños Héroes (Boy Heroes), also known as the Heroic Cadets or Boy Soldiers, were six Mexican teenage military cadets. These cadets died defending Mexico at Mexico City's Chapultepec Castle (then serving as the Mexican Army's military academy) from invading U.S. forces in the 13 September 1847 Battle of Chapultepec, during the . . .
