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65th Infantry GREAT FACTS!!!

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Gen. Cavazos
The following are a couple of outstanding facts about the 65th Infantry Regiment Borinqueneers which made them a distinguished unit. These facts can also serve as talking points for your next 65th Inf. CGM presentation.

-General (Retired) Richard Cavazos
     -Only Hispanic Army Four-Star General
     -Fought with the 65th Infantry in Korea
     -With the 65th Inf., earned his 1st of 2 Distinguished Service Crosses (Army’s highest decoration).

-During Korean War, one of the most ethnically diverse combat units in US history
     -65th Infantry did not just consist of Puerto Rican Veterans.  
     -65th Infantry comprised of minor elements of Mexican-Americans, African-Americans, Filipinos, Virgin Islanders, and 
      several other ethnicities.


-Last Recorded Regimental-Sized Bayonet Assault in history during the Korean War

-Defended the rear-guard of the 1st Marine Division and other military elements in one of the epic military withdrawals in history and were 

-One  of the best equipped units entering the Korean War

-Last segregated military unit IN COMBAT to integrate thus ushering an era of a full unified fighting force

-Roberto Clemente is the only other Latino-American recipient of the CGM since 1776 (first one was George Washington)


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