Mr. Martinez has served the community as a decorated member of the armed forces, as an Omaha Police officer and as a community activist for almost 50 years. Mr. Martinez retired from the police force in 1990 and is currently a criminal investigator for the Douglas County Attorney's office. A rare two-time recipient of an admiralty in the Nebraska Navy - an honor bestowed by the governor, Mr. Martinez served the greater community as a six-time Commander of the Omaha Branch of the American G.I. Forum and as two-time State Commander. In 1985, he was named Nebraska's first "Hispanic Man of the Year" and is the founder of the Latino Forum of Nebraska. A member of the board of Trustees of Packers Bank and Trust, Mr. Martinez has also served as a Special Olympics coach, a Volunteer Baseball coach, a member of the Mayor's JFK Interstate Committee and as a community fund raiser. He was also pivotal in the naming of Miguel Hernandez Keith Park in South Omaha in honor of the Medal of Honor recipient who died in Vietnam.

Mr. Martinez has served the community as a decorated member of the armed forces, as an Omaha Police officer and as a community activist for almost 50 years. Mr. Martinez retired from the police force in 1990 and is currently a criminal investigator for the Douglas County Attorney's office. A rare two-time recipient of an admiralty in the Nebraska Navy - an honor bestowed by the governor, Mr. Martinez served the greater community as a six-time Commander of the Omaha Branch of the American G.I. Forum and as two-time State Commander. In 1985, he was named Nebraska's first "Hispanic Man of the Year" and is the founder of the Latino Forum of Nebraska. A member of the board of Trustees of Packers Bank and Trust, Mr. Martinez has also served as a Special Olympics coach, a Volunteer Baseball coach, a member of the Mayor's JFK Interstate Committee and as a community fund raiser. He was also pivotal in the naming of Miguel Hernandez Keith Park in South Omaha in honor of the Medal of Honor recipient who died in Vietnam.