Deletion of Louis Gonzaga Mendez Jr.

Comment: A nomination using the  essay as a delete criteria? Since when do we make delete decisions based on an  as non-notable as a WP essay? What is a WP essay if it isn't a piece of writing expressing an editor's personal POV with no oversight by a notable editorial board of SMEs nor peer-reviewed by experts qualified in the branch on knowledge in question? I frown upon arguments made based on WP essays as if they were anything more than someone's desperate attempt to make his/her views known at WP after failing to get his/her ideas approved by the community at large and after failing to get those ideas into one of WP's {WP:PG
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:NSOLDIER||WP:SPS)

Comment: G'day, some of this coverage might be relevant for assessing against the : https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2002/06/06/a-little-town-says-merci/9cd58c9e-1f7c-497e-9806-1794ced206d1/ (Washington Post), https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2001/09/23/army-col-louis-mendez-jr/2c1924de-e8fb-4a25-b92c-4bf1f0f48b4d/ (Washington Post), https://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/Explore/Notable-Graves/Hispanic-Americans (Arlington Cemetery), https://www.fcps.edu/renaming (Fairfax County Public Schools), http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/articles/community-leaders-take-pride-in-high-school-name-change-from-j-e-b-stuart-to/article_39b41d5e-b862-11e8-9459-cfdefeb0ecaf.html (Fairfax Times), https://www.google.com.au/search?q=Lieutenant+Colonel+Louis+Mendez&source=lnms&tbm=bks&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiehrmOvpDuAhVKyjgGHX6nCFY4ChD8BSgBegQIBBAL&biw=1280&bih=610 (a few Google Books mentions). I vaguely remember him being mentioned in Ryan's ''A Bridge Too Far'' but unfortunately I don't have my copy to check anymore. Can anyone else confirm or deny? I am a little concerned that the article might closely paraphrase one of these sources (Pearson), though, so it would probably need attribution in the article with quotes etc if kept. Regards
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG)

Comment: fails  and . One award of the Distinguished Service Cross (United States) doesn't satisfy #1 of 
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:SOLDIER||WP:GNG)