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Staff Sgts. Xochiltl Gordon, 436th Force Support Squadron customer support supervisor, Esther Wittich, 436th FSS force management supervisor, and Senior Airman Gerlyn Sierra, 436th FSS force management technician, prepare gordita bread for frying at the Hispanic Heritage Month Block Party on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Sept. 15, 2021. The party featured food, display tables of Latin American culture and a DJ playing Latin American music. National Hispanic Heritage Month is observed from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 in recognition and celebration of Latin American history and culture. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mauricio Campino)

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Members of Team Dover attend the Hispanic Heritage Month Block Party on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Sept. 15, 2021. National Hispanic Heritage Month is observed from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 in recognition and celebration of Latin American history and culture. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mauricio Campino)

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Members of Team Dover wait in line for food at the Hispanic Heritage Month Block Party on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Sept. 15, 2021. The party was hosted by the Hispanic Heritage Month committee, who have also planned dance classes and a soccer tournament in recognition and celebration of Latin American history and culture. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mauricio Campino)

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Airman 1st Class Darion Gonzalez Valenciaga, 436th Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller, teaches 2nd Lt. John Portlock, 436th OSS airfield operations officer, how to play dominoes at the Hispanic Heritage Month Block Party on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Sept. 15, 2021. Dominoes is a popular game throughout many Latin American countries. National Hispanic Heritage Month is observed from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 in recognition and celebration of Latin American history and culture. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mauricio Campino)

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A dominoes set with the Cuban flag is displayed at the Hispanic Heritage Month Block Party on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Sept. 15, 2021. Dominoes is a popular game throughout many Latin American countries. National Hispanic Heritage Month is observed from Sept.r 15 to Oct. 15 in recognition and celebration of Latin American history and culture. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mauricio Campino)

Block party kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month

Published Sept. 17, 2021
By Mauricio Campino

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. --