He recently served as the keynote speaker for the Camp Arifjan Hispanic Heritage Month observance.
Reflecting on his Costa Rican heritage, his dreams of becoming an astronaut, and experience as a cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., Jimenez addressed his pride as an officer in the United States Army and attributed his success to his family and culture.
“My dream has changed a little bit as I grew up, from being an astronaut, to becoming an engineer, and then a soldier. But throughout my life, I have always remembered the lessons from mi abuelo (my grandfather), mi mama (my mother), and mi papa (my father).” Jimenez also addressed the challenges with becoming a West Point cadet because of his Costa Rican citizenship at the time of his application. Read More