Luis Campoverde
Luis Campoverde
Navy Veteran, Security Guard and Machinist
Born:
Lima, Peru
Heritage: Peruvian
Honored at: Valley View Celebration Day 2008
HONOR SONG LYRICS
I Was Born In Peru
With a mom and dad, four siblings,
and I the youngest one.
Near the mountainside.
Without any books in a big classroom, either graduate
After high school, joined the Navy.
Then found work with machinery,
but hardly got paid enough to survive.
Words & Music by LARRY LONG with Dan Barrett’s 5th grade class of Valley View Elementary School. Columbia Heights, Minnesota
© Larry Long 2008 /BMI
