Background
Segarra"s parents moved from Puerto Rico and settled in New York City where Segarra was born and raised.
Segarra"s parents moved from Puerto Rico and settled in New York City where Segarra was born and raised.
After graduating from high school he joined the Marine Corps and received his basic training in Parris Island, South Carolina. MGySgt Segarra, a veteran of Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm, is the first Hispanic and for that matter the first Puerto Rican acting as paraloft chief, Landing Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group in Camp Smedley Doctorate. Butler located in Okinawa, Japan. and the rank of Sergeant Major are the highest enlisted ranks in the Marine Corps. However, there are far fewer s than Sergeants Major.
Other notable Hispanics with the pay grade of East-9 include: The Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps John L. Estrada, who on June 27, 2003 became the first Hispanic promoted to that rank, and MGySgt Abigail Doctorate. Olmos, who on August 13, 2004 became the first female in the history of the Marine Corps.
Sergeant Major Jose Luis Santiago, who has the distinction of being the 2nd Battalion 9th Marines first Hispanic Sergeant Major and its first Sergeant Major since its reactivation on July 13, 2007.
