The day is meant to honor the 65th Infantry Regiment of the United States Army, which was largely composed of Puerto Rican soldiers. The regiment distinguished itself for bravery with members fighting ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Puerto Rican military veterans known as the Borinqueneers are getting their own national day after Congress approved the National ...

Simply put, the 65th Infantry Regiment Borinqueneers are the Latino-American equivalent of the famed Tuskegee Airmen and Navajo Code Talkers. The Borinqueneers must be recognized in like fashion with ...

The Congressional Gold Medal that a mostly Puerto Rican army unit known as the Borinqueneers waited decades to get – and which President Barack Obama signed into law last June – still has not been ...

FORT BUCHANAN, Puerto Rico — In 2021, the U.S. Congress designated April 13 as National Borinqueneers Day. The 65th Infantry Regiment, also known as Borinqueneers, was the only Hispanic unit from the ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Lt. John R. Wasson beckoned to his men from the enemy’s side of the river. Night was falling over North Korea’s Chorwon Valley, and Company L of the 65th Infantry Regiment, ...

Army veterans Enrique Vasquez, 93, and Santiago Rosario, 95, both of Bethlehem, remember that battle cry, which in English means, “Borinqueneers, whatever it takes!” Both men served with the ...

WASHINGTON — Hispanic soldiers who fought for the U.S. even as segregation rules kept them apart from other American soldiers received a long-overdue honor Tuesday. The 65th Infantry Regiment, known ...

Puerto Rican military veterans known as the Borinqueneers are getting their own national day after Congress approved the National Defense Authorization Act during an unprecedented vote that overrode ...