Borinqueneers Congressional Gold Medal Alliance in the News! Click newspaper cover pic to go to story on Masslive.com!
Below are links to many of the recent media articles and news outlet reports on the 65th Infantry Regiment Borinqueneers and the historic efforts of Borinqueneers Congressional Gold Medal Alliance in achieving the well-merited Congressional Gold Medal for our legendary heroes!
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FOX NEWS LATINO: Legendary “Borinqueneers” Deserve the Congressional Gold Medal, January 8, 2013.
FOX NEWS LATINO: Puerto Rican Veterans Seek Recognition, January 17, 2013. HUFFINGTON POST LATINO VOICES: Puerto Rican Veterans Seek Recognition By The U.S. Government, January 19, 2013. BELLA VIDA BY LETTY: Honoring All of America’s Heroes: US Army’s 65th Infantry Regiment,The Borinqueneers, February 1, 2013. FOX NEWS LATINO: Time to Honor the Borinqueneers, March 15, 2013. EL NUEVO DIA: Promueven la Medalla de Oro del Congreso para el 65 de Infantería, April 21, 2013. MASSLIVE.COM/THE REPUBLICAN: Alliance hopes to get CongressionaGold Medal for Puerto Rican veterans of the 65th Infantry Regiment Borinqueneers, April 22, 2013. SPACE COAST DAILY: Posey Introduces Legislation To Honor ‘Borinqueneers’, April 24, 2013. EL NUEVO DIA: Promueven Medalla de Oro del Congreso para el regimiento 65 de Infantería, April 25, 2013. FOX NEWS LATINO: Proposed Law Awards Gold Medal To Puerto Rican Regiment Known As 'Borinqueneers', April 26, 2013. MASSLIVE.COM/EL PUEBLO LATINO: Los Borinqueneers: Soldados olvidados, May 1, 2013. MASSLIVE.COM/EL PUEBLO LATINO: Springfield se pone de pie con los Borinqueneers, May 8, 2013. TUCSON CITIZEN: Contact Senators and Congressmen to adopt “Borinqueneers Congressional Gold Medal Bill” H.R. 1726, May 10, 2013. DAILY KOS: The Borinqueneers: Award them the Gold, May 27, 2013. KLAS-TV 8 NEWS NOW: Remembering the Fallen of the 65th Infantry, May 27, 2013. BELLA VIDA BY LETTY: Remembering Puerto Rico’s 65th Infantry This Memorial Day, May 28, 2013. CHESHIRE PATCH: America's Unsung Heroes, May 28, 2013. WNPR CT PUBLIC BROADCASTING: The Borinqueneers: An All Puerto-Rican Unit in the U.S Army; There's a push to award these veterans with a Congressional Gold Medal, May 30, 2013. CT LATINO NEWS: Sen. Blumenthal Announces Proposal for ‘Borinqueneer’ Recognition, May 31, 2013. FOX NEWS LATINO: Senate May Consider Congressional Gold Medal To Puerto Rican War Veterans, June 4, 2013. LATINA LISTA: Getting the story out to all about the heroics and bravery of the only Latino-segregated Active-Duty military unit in US history, June 18, 2013. CT LATINO NEWS: Former Bridgeport Man a Driving Force Behind Borinqueneers Effort, July 1, 2013. CT LATINO NEWS: CTLatinoNews.com Launches Campaign to Support ‘Borinqueneers’ Legacy, July 2, 2013. WFMZ-TV 69 NEWS (Southeastern Pennsylvania): Group of veterans getting special recognition later this year, July 5, 2013. EL VOCERO: Crece reclamo por medalla a soldados boricuas, July 18, 2013. EL NUEVO DIA: Corea del Sur rinde en Caguas homenaje a veteranos boricuas, July 27, 2013. CT LATINO NEWS: One Man’s Fight for Recognition of the Legendary Borinqueneers, August 1, 2013. NEW BRITAIN HERALD: Push to honor Puerto Rican regiment gains momentum, August 13, 2013. ICDC LIFE: Legislation to Honor Latino-American Veterans, August 14, 2013. FOX NEWS LATINO: Recognize the Borinqueneers Ahora!, August 26, 2013. USA TODAY: All-Puerto Rican Army unit fights for its due, August 28, 2013. CT LATINO NEWS: Veteran Continues Fight for the Borinqueneers, September 4, 2013. ORLANDO SENTINAL "El Sentinel": Borinqueneers: Un merecido homenaje el 14 de septiembre en Kissimmee, September 8, 2013. NATIONAL PUERTO RICAN CHAMBER: We support recognition of the Borinqueneers!, September 17, 2013. EL NUEVO DIA: Campaña a favor de los “Borinqueneers” Utilizan las redes sociales para apoyar se les otorgue la Medalla de Oro del Congreso, September 23, 2013. CNN: Why Hispanic Heritage Month matters, September 23, 2013. NJ.COM: Time for Congress to recognize the Borinqueneers: Opinion, October 2, 2013. CT Latino News: Veteran Continues Fight for the Borinqueneers, October 2, 2013. PA'LANTE LATINO: Comunidad: Segregated Latino-American military unit seeks national recognition, October 13, 2013. CT LATINO NEWS: Governor Malloy To Honor The Borinqueneers, October 15, 2013. NEWS 8 WTNH.COM: Puerto Rican veterans honored at State Capitol, October 15, 2013. SEE VIDEO BELOW! CNN LATINO/CNN EN ESPAÑOL/Buenos Días Latino: Brigadier General Héctor Pagan (ret.) interviewed by Sarykarmen Rivera regarding the 65th Inf. Reg. Borinqueneers & their proposed Congressional Gold Medal, October 21, 2013, SEE VIDEO BELOW!
LATINA LISTA: Connecticut Governor Malloy To Honor The Borinqueneers, October 18, 2013.
FOX NEWS LATINO: 'Borinqueneers' Gain Congressional Support In Push For Recognition Of Segregated Military Unit, October 24, 2013. CANADA FREE PRESS: Justice for the Korean War heroism of the ‘Borinqueneers’, October 29, 2013. THE SACRAMENTO BEE: PA Adjutant General Honors Historic Puerto Rican Army Regiment, November 1, 2013. THE PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC RECORD: Commonwealth Honors Puerto Rican Regiment, November 7, 2013. THE TRENTONIAN: Military, civilian and legislative groups seek to honor Puerto Rican regiment, October 10, 2013. MUJER LATINA TODAY: Piden Medalla de Oro del Congreso para "Borinqueneers", November 10, 2013. SEE VIDEO BELOW! THE CAPICU SHOW: Unsung Souls: Who Are The Borinqueneers?, November 10, 2013. LISTEN BELOW!
More War Podcasts at Blog Talk Radio with Radio Capicu on BlogTalkRadio FOX NEWS LATINO: From Veteran To Veteran: It's Time to Recognize the Borinqueneers, November 11, 2013.
TELEMUNDO ORLANDO: 65th Infanteria, November 11, 2013. SEE VIDEO BELOW! NPR'S HERE AND NOW: Families Seek Congressional Medal For All-Hispanic Unit, November 11, 2013.
LA PRENSA TOLEDO: Ohio Latino Affairs Commission recognizes the 65th Infantry Regiment – “Borinqueneers”, November 12, 2013. EL LATINO EXPRESO/THE TRENTONIAN: THE BORINQUENEERS SE MERECEN LA MEDALLA DE ORO, November 12, 2013. EL NUEVO DIA: Pierluisi destaca la valentía de los soldados puertorriqueños, November 13, 2013. FOX NEWS LATINO: Quietly, First Memorial For Puerto Rican Veterans Unveiled In Continental U.S., November 22, 2013. MASSLIVE.COM/THE REPUBLICAN: Seen@ Puerto Rican Cultural Center's annual gala honoring 65th Inf. Reg. Borinqueneers, November 22, 2013. ABC40 WGGB: Puerto Rican Cultural Center Honors the 65th Infantry, November 22, 2013. SEE VIDEO BELOW! MASSLIVE.COM/EL PUEBLO LATINO: Gala anual del PRCC Conmemorando a Los Borinqueneers del 65 de Infantería, November 26, 2013.
LA VOZ HISPANA: Centro Cultural Puertorriqueño rinde tributo al Regimiento 65 de Infantería, November 30, 2013. HISPANICIZE WIRE: Languished Senate Efforts may Jeopardize Congressional Recognition for the ‘Borinqueneers’ Veterans from Puerto Rico, December 17, 2013. UNIVISION WVEN: FL: Peligra reconocimiento de veteranos Borinqueneers, December 19, 2013. SEE VIDEO BELOW! FOX NEWS LATINO: Now or Never: Borinqueneers Gold Medal Act Nears Quota Of Co-Sponsors Needed In Congress, January 2, 2014.
COMCAST NEWSMAKERS: Conversation with Rafael A. Fantauzzi: Puerto Rican Veterans, January 28, 2014. LATINA LISTA: Fighting for respect and recognition are battles still being waged by Latino and Native American soldiers, February 20, 2014. HOLA NOTICIAS: Veterano espera recibir reconocimiento en vida, February 21, 2014. HISPANICIZE WIRE: Congressional Gold Medal Bill Exceeds Required Co-Sponsors in House, Senate Version of Bill Still Needs 27 Co-Sponsors, March 5, 2014.
ORLANDO SENTINAL: Puerto Rican Army regiment may get honors for fighting in Korea, March 7, 2014. STARS AND STRIPES: For 1st time, soldier from Borinqueneers to receive Medal of Honor, March 7, 2014. ARMY LIVE/OFFICIAL U.S. ARMY BLOG: #Valor24: Honoring the 65th Infantry Regiment, March 11, 2014. DOD LIVE/OFFICIAL DEPT. OF DEFENSE SOCIAL MEDIA SITE: Valor 24: Honoring the 65th Infantry Regiment, March 18, 2014. MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINAL: Medal campaign for 'The Borinqueneers', March 21, 2014. WNPR: Another Borinqueneer Dies As Push For Congressional Gold Medal Continues, March 24, 2014. THE MORNING JOURNAL: Ohio Senate joins call to honor Army's Borinqueneers, March 26, 2014. WTTW-11/CHICAGO TONIGHT: A major campaign is gaining steam in the effort to award the so-called Borinqueneers the Congressional Gold Medal, March 31, 2014. EL VOCERO: Legislatura municipal de San Juan honra a los “Borinqueneers”, April 2, 2014. EL NUEVO DIA: Con 51 coauspiciadores medida en honor a los ‘Borinqueneers’, April 3, 2014. El Guitarre~o Show: El Guitarreño...¿En Washington?: Buscan la medalla de oro Congresional para la 65 de Infantería , April 17, 2014. FUSION/AMERICA WITH JORGE RAMOS: Borinqueneers Are One Step Closer to the Congressional Gold Medal, May 27, 2014. SEE VIDEO BELOW! Univision's Jorge Ramos and Borinqueneer Raul Reyes Interview on "Al Punto" Show (June 01 2014)
"BORINQUENEERS" A La Espera que Obama Promulgue Ley de la Medalla del Congreso Hispanic Heritage Foundation - A special commemoration of the Borinqueneers, the 65th Infantry Regiment, at the 2014 Hispanic Heritage Awards. National Anthem sung by Jessica Sanchez, Washington D.C., September 18th, 2014
Univision's AQUI Y AHORA: Pelearon con honor y terminaron sin gloria, August 3, 2014.
The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Hispanic American Youth Group honors Borinqueneers, October 2, 2014. NPR Latino USA: The Borinqueneers-Puerto Rican War Heroes Honored, October 3, 2014. Center for Puerto Rican Studies: With Honor and Dignity: Restoring the Borinqueneers' Historical Record, November 05, 2014.
WFMZ-TV Philadelphia News: Avenue dedicated to 65th Infantry Regiment, November 7,2014. |
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Some of Our NEWEST STORIES:STARS AND STRIPES: For 1st time, soldier from Borinqueneers to receive Medal of Honor, March 7, 2014.
ARMY LIVE/OFFICIAL U.S. ARMY BLOG: #Valor24: Honoring the 65th Infantry Regiment, March 11, 2014. MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL: Medal campaign for 'The Borinqueneers', March 21, 2014. WNPR: Another Borinqueneer Dies As Push For Congressional Gold Medal Continues, March 24, 2014. THE MORNING JOURNAL: Ohio Senate joins call to honor Army's Borinqueneers, March 26, 2014. 
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The Borinqueneers: An all Puerto-Rican Unit in the U.S Army
By Lucy Nalpathanchil of WNPR May 30, 2013: Latino Heroes! Click visual to enlarge.
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SPECIAL BORINQUENEERS HISPANIC HERITAGE REPORT:
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MacArthur requested that the Borinqueneers be assigned to him in the Pacific during World War II. The Pentagon denied his request because of prejudice toward the 65th.
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He found a home with the Borinqueneers in Korea when he was assigned to the 65th due to prejudice...
Julius Dickerson (LTC ret.), 91, graduated from Howard University as an architect. A WWII & Korea veteran, this African-American was an artillery officer, and served as the executive officer for the Borinqueneers Artillery “Cannon” company in Korea. He also designed encampment layouts for the 65th Inf. Reg. Borinqueneers. Pictured: Borinqueneers Congressional Gold Medal Alliance national chair Frank Medina at a recent meeting with Lt. Col. Dickerson. During Korea, although predominantly Puerto Rican, the Borinqueneers included some members of other nationalities, including African-Americans, Mexican-Americans, Filipinos, Virgin Islanders, & several others.  Click MSG Negron MoH visual to enlarge.
Saluting & thanking extreme heroes!
Pictured above is MSG Juan E. Negron, first 65th Inf. Reg. Borinqueneer ever to receive the Medal of Honor, the Nation's highest award for individual heroism! He received the honor (posthumously) on March 18, 2014, along with several other Puerto Rican, Latino, & other heroes after it was determined that their extreme heroism was under-recognized in the past due to prejudice. We honor & thank them all! The Medal of Honor is not to be confused with the Congressional Gold Medal. It is hoped that Pres. Obama's presentation will also help to highlight the courageous exploits of the entire 65th Inf. Reg. Borinqueneers, and our Borinqueneers Congressional Gold Medal Alliance quest to have a grateful Nation award the Borinqueneers in like fashion as the Tuskegee Airmen, Navajo Code Talkers, Nisei Soldiers, & Montford Point Marines with the Congressional Gold Medal. 
Iris Negron, daughter of Borinqueneer Juan Negron receives the Medal of Honor for her late father. Click to enlarge!
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FROM Bills H.R.1726/S.1174 -- To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borinqueneers:
Section 1. Findings. (7): "Brigadier General William W. Harris, who served as the Regiment's commander during the early stages of the Korean War, later recalled that he had initially been reluctant to take the position because of 'prejudice' within the military and `the feeling of the officers and even the brass of the Pentagon . . . that the Puerto Rican wouldn't make a good combat soldier. . . . I know my contemporaries felt that way and, in all honesty, I must admit that at the time I had the same feeling . . . that the Puerto Rican was a rum and Coca-Cola soldier.'" Harris came to regard the Borinqueneers as memorialized in Section 1. Findings. (12): ... "'the best damn soldiers that I had ever seen.'" Pictured: Then a Col., BG Harris receives the Silver Star medal in Hungnam on December 22, 1950, as his beloved Borinqueneers look on. 
Bill Press with Sam Rodriguez (l) & Victor Santiago-Leon (r). Click to enlarge!
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Radio Interview on our historic cause, March 18, 2014: 
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National Cuatro Festival, Chicago, hosted by Puerto Rican Arts Alliance. November 8, 2014.
El Nuevo Dia, Puerto Rico: Nuevo homenaje a los Borinqueneers, November 10, 2014.
Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) "The VVA Veteran": VVA Helps Honor the Borinqueneers, November/December 2014 edition:
' Llero Online Magazine: Duty, Honor, Patria: The Borinqueneers, November 9,2014.
Borinqueneers Memorial Highway Unveiling - Bridgeport, CT, Aug. 29, 2015
News 12 Connecticut: Bridgeport Road Renamed to Honor Military Unit, August 29, 2015
CT Latino News: Bridgeport's Heartfelt Tribute to the Borinqueneers, August 30, 2015
Daytona State College: Borinqueneers to kick off Hispanic Heritage Month at Daytona State, September 16, 2015
CT Latino News: Bridgeport's Heartfelt Tribute to the Borinqueneers, August 30, 2015
Daytona State College: Borinqueneers to kick off Hispanic Heritage Month at Daytona State, September 16, 2015
Univision 41 San Antonio: Borinqueneers Honor Ceremony, Helotes, TX, October 3 2015
CNN Espanol: Interview with Borinqueneer Veteran and National Chair, Frank Medina in "Cala" Show, October 14 2015
The City of Wilmington, Delaware: Council Member Maria Cabrera Leads a City Council Salute Today to Army Veteran Manny Diaz Rivas and "The Borinqueneers" , November 19, 2015.
Hoy en Delaware: Borinqueneer Manny Díaz recibe reconocimiento, November 20, 2015.
The City of Wilmington, Delaware honors local delaware war hero: Borinqueneer Manny Diaz (November 19, 2015)
