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Borinqueneers Congressional Gold Medal Alliance is a grass-roots national, non-partisan, all-volunteer group of individuals & organizations dedicated to obtaining the well-merited Congressional Gold Medal for the only active-duty segregated Latino military unit in US history, the 65th Infantry Regiment Borinqueneers!

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Congratulations to the Borinqueneers for the Congressional Gold Medal Unveiling Ceremony Presentation!

Watch the videotaped Borinqueneers Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony this Wednesday, April 13th, at the Capitol Visitor's Center, Washington D.C.

(Click Image below to watch ceremony)
We extend our sincerest gratitude to all those who made this accomplishment a historic reality.

Order your Borinqueneers bronze medal replica from the U.S. Mint.
Click U.S. Mint logo below to be directed to the Borinqueneers bronze medal replica:

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Order your black presentation case to showcase your bronze medal replica. Click image below.
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Congressional Gold Medal Unveiling Ceremony in Puerto Rico, April 27, 2016
Watch a short video clip of the Congressional Gold Medal Unveiling Ceremony in Puerto Rico.



**If the 65th Infantry veteran lives in Puerto Rico and you have any questions about the Borinqueneers Congressional Gold Medal, please contact La Oficina del Procurador del Veterano de Puerto Rico at: www.opv.pr.gov

**If the 65th Infantry veteran lives in the continental U.S. and you have any questions about the Borinqueneers Congressional Gold Medal, please contact the Borinqueneers Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony Committee here: www.bcgmceremony.org

How do I know if my family member participated with the 65th Infantry Regiment?
To further research if your family member served with the 65th Infantry Regiment, 296th Infantry Regiments of the PR National Guard, or any of the supporting units under the 65th Infantry during its military tenure, we highly recommend you request your family member's military records from the National Archives website here:
www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records

If your family needs assistance in requesting and/or reviewing military records, please contact us.


Read full Borinqueneers Ceremony Congressional Resolution authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall on April 13th:
House Congressional Resolution #113


To read all of our Borinqueneers CGM Ceremony Updates, click here -> Borinqueneers Ceremony Updates


Click Here for:
Special Hispanic Heritage Report: Puerto Rico's Borinqueneers awarded U.S. Congressional Gold Medal!


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        Click Here for: 2016 Borinqueneers "Year in Review"
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Sign the petition to rename East Harlem's "El Barrio" street  to "Borinqueneers Way" Click here to sign online petition:

East Harlem "Borinqueneers Way" Online Petition


HISTORIC VIDEO from June 10, 2014:

!!!!BREAKING NEWS!!!!

Congratulations!!! The President of the United States Barrack Obama signed the 65th Infantry Regiment "Borinqueneers" Congressional Gold Medal legislation on June 10, 2014 into Public Law 113-120

65th Infantry CGM MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!!!

For questions on the Borinqueneers CGM journey, please go here:


Borinqueneers CGM FAQ's




65th Inf. Reg. Census for LIVING Borinqueneers!

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We need your help in seeking information on our LIVING 65th Infantry Veterans. We need to capture as many 65th Infantry LIVING Veterans as possible. 

If you are a 65th Infantry Veteran or know of one, please contact us to record this information.  See details here. 

NOTE OF CLARIFICATION:  The Congressional Gold Medal intends to honor ALL those who fought with and in support of the 65th Infantry Regiment since the unit's inception. However, for ACTIVITY/EVENT RELATED, AND STATISTICAL purposes, we are only capturing information on LIVING 65th Infantry Veterans.


ABC News Video Segment - A Soldier's Mission for the Borinqueneers' Gold Medal


ABC Breaking News | Latest News Videos

READ FULL ABC NEWS ARTICLE HERE: A Soldier's Mission for the Gold Medal


National Executive Sponsor:

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You Are Strong! Center on Veterans Health and Human Services , 501 (c)3

EIN: 45-3801736

Founder, President  & CEO & Xiomara A. Sosa

Phone: 786-200-0338

www.youaresstrong.org


Click image below for information on selected gold medal design

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CALIENTE!!! HOT!!!

27th Annual Hispanic Heritage Awards "Special Recognition" Tribute to the Borinqueneers, Sep. 18, 2014, Washington D.C.

(Click image to watch tribute presentation)
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Looking for sponsorship opportunities?? Contact Us


Muchas Gracias to the sponsors of the 65th Infantry CGM Bill Signing Event!!!!

Western New York Hispanic American Veterans Memorial Committee, Buffalo, NY

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Buffalo, NY - Hispanic American Veterans Memorial. A Tribute to the 65th Infantry is part of the monument.

Excel Dryer, Time to Throw in the Towel

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MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!!!

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Univision's "Aqui y Ahora": Watch Borinqueneers "Saving Private Ryan" Raul Reyes & Norberto Rivera: (Click below to play video)

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Univision's "Aqui y Ahora" - Pelearon Con Honor y Terminaron Sin Gloria (Aug 3 2014)


Univision's Jorge Ramos and Borinqueneer Raul Reyes Interview on "Al Punto" Show (June 01 2014)


CNN Espanol Interview with Borinqueneer Veteran and National Chair, Frank Medina in "Cala" Show (October 14 2015)


See our video promoting the Congressional Gold Medal for the 65th Inf. Reg. Borinqueneers!!!


Tuskegee Airmen Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony!

Click below and experience what it will be like if the Congressional Gold Medal is presented upon the 65th Infantry Regiment Borinqueneers:

VIDEO of Tuskegee Airmen CGM Presentation Ceremony, Washington D.C.
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The Tuskegee Airmen (first African-American military pilots) Congressional Gold Medal presentation ceremony in Washington D.C., in 2007.

About the 65th Infantry Regiment Borinqueneers:

Picture1st Company of native "Porto Ricans" enlisted in 1899.
As mandated by Congress in 1899, the 65th Infantry Regiment from Puerto Rico was established. It was the the largest, longest-standing, & only active-duty segregated Latino military unit in US history.  The Borinqueneers played a prominent role in World War I, World War II, and particularly the Korean War.

The 65th Infantry Regiment performed many remarkable military accomplishments despite the additional burdens of segregation and prejudice. 

We do not want these sacrifices and their valor to be forgotten.  Ever.


Click here to see the Executive Summary of our great Cause:  Snapshot of OUR Cause!  

Click here to learn more about their history:  65th Infantry Regiment History



What is the Congressional Gold Medal?

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A Congressional Gold Medal is an award bestowed by the United States Congress and is, along with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the US.

It is  awarded to persons "who have performed an achievement that has an impact on American history and culture that is likely to be recognized as a major achievement in the recipient's field long after the achievement.

The Congressional Gold Medal is not to be confused with the Congressional Medal of Honor (strictly a military award).

Congress authorizes the fabrication of ONE GOLD MEDAL. The U.S. Mint will then sell bronze gold medal replicas to the general public.

The Congressional Gold Medal will be the Highest Award EVER bestowed to Latino Veterans.

Other minority military units have also meritoriously received this distinction (e.g., Tuskegee Airmen, Navajo Code Talkers, Nisei Japanese Soldiers, Montford Point Marines)
   
Of the 160+ Congressional Gold Medals bestowed since 1776, ONLY ONE OTHER has been awarded to a Latino-American.  That recipient was Baseball Hall-of-Famer Roberto Clemente who died 40 years ago in 1973.

Click here to find out more information.


"Fijar bayonetas!" ("Fix bayonets!")

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The US Army commissioned this now famous painting of the Borinqueneers' bayonet assault.
The Borinqueneers are credited with the last regimental bayonet assault in US Army history. In early 1951 while fighting in Korea, two battalions of the 65th fixed bayonets and charged straight up hill toward the enemy, over running them and overtaking the enemy’s strategic position.
“The Puerto Ricans forming the ranks of the gallant 65th Infantry give daily proof on the battlefields of Korea of their courage, determination and resolute will to victory, their invincible loyalty to the United States and their fervent devotion to those immutable principles of human relations which the Americans of the Continent and of Puerto Rico have in common.  They are writing a brilliant record of heroism in battle and I am indeed proud to have them under my command. I wish that we could count on many more like them.”


-General Douglas MacArthur about the Borinqueneers
 

"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, & take their rightful place in American history NOW!"


- Borinqueneers Congressional Gold Medal Alliance volunteer

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      See Borinqueneer items from Hispanic Heritage Month:
Hispanic Heritage

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Blessed flag!
At left, a chaplain blesses a new flag being held by 65th Inf. Reg. Borinqueneers Col. Carlos Betances Ramirez & MSG Angel J. Rivera on August 23, 1952, in Korea. Col. Betances Ramirez (Las Delicias, Cabo Rojo) was the only Puerto Rican officer to have commanded an Infantry Battalion in the Korean War. A jibaro, he started his military career as an enlisted man. He was awarded the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, & other medals.
Borinqueneers Congressional Gold Medal Alliance says it's time to TEAM UP and JOIN THE CAUSE to honor our legendary Borinqueneer heroes! SEE HOW YOU CAN HELP right now: 
NEED These Senators!
Gracias!

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Click "WHY?" visual to enlarge!

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See our EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Snapshot of OUR Cause!

South Korea International Supporter!

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Click on Republic of Korea visual to enlarge!
Learn more about this:
Republic of Korea Support!


Borinqueneer Veteran & Legendary Salsa Producer/Promoter
Hector Maisonave

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CLICK PHOTO TO ENLARGE Hector Maisonave is a Borinqueneer veteran and legendary Salsa/Latin Music producer and promoter. He has worked with Fania All-Stars, Hector Lavoe, La India, and many other Latino music stars. Read the article linked below about his illustrious music career below.
El Sol:  Hector Maisonave: Orgullo Boricua, August 22, 2014.

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WELCOME & THANKS!

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Some of our National Supporters! Click on visual to enlarge!
Nat'l Supporters are saying...

Donate Ahora!

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Your tax-deductible charitable contributions are ESSENTIAL to offset the administrative and promotional expenses necessary to advocate and advance this historic endeavor.

Your contributions are processed by the:


You Are Strong! Center on Veterans Health and Human Services

EIN: 45-3801736

Founder, President  & CEO & Xiomara A. Sosa
Phone: 786-200-0338


www.youaresstrong.org

Your contribution can be as little as $1, $2, $5, but please, open up your CORAZON (HEART)!

Your generosity will help make groundbreaking history for our Borinqueneers and all Hispanic Veterans alike!!!

Donate AHORA!!!

See Borinqueneers CGM Alliance's YouTube Channel!

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Wanted: more champions!

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We are looking for candidates nationwide to be on our national executive committee. If you think you may want to invest your time & talent, come aboard the Alliance, and let us know:  Contact Us!  


Fusion TV Show interview with Borinqueneers and legendary news anchor, Jorge Ramos
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On Fusion's "AMERICA with Jorge Ramos"! Click to see interview!

See Borinqueneers CGM Alliance Media Articles:

In the News!

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"Response to the Critics of the 65th Infantry Regiment" by Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Bart Soto

Response to the critics of the 65th Infantry Regiment
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