TheAmerican Sephardi Federation commends theU.S. Marine Corps on 245 years of exceptional service in the cause of freedom! #SemperFi! #AmericanSephardi patriot, Col Jonathan de Sola Mendes, who spoke at our Jewish Warrior WeekendCenter for Jewish History in 2017, flew the Korean War's last #USMC Combat Mission on 27 July 1953. Col de Sola Mendes, a stalwart member ofCongregation Shearith Israel - The Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue & for many years the oldestTCS New York City Marathon runner, flew 100 USMC combat mission in World War II and 70 in Korea, earning 10 Air Medals, including the Distinguished Flying Cross.