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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)
(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:
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
**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
House Congressional Resolution #113
To read all of our Borinqueneers CGM Ceremony Updates, click here -> Borinqueneers Ceremony Updates
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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!!!!
65th Inf. Reg. Census for LIVING Borinqueneers!
 Click visual for LIVING Veteran Census!
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
READ FULL ABC NEWS ARTICLE HERE: A Soldier's Mission for the Gold Medal
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National Executive Sponsor:
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
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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Muchas Gracias to the sponsors of the 65th Infantry CGM Bill Signing Event!!!!
Western New York Hispanic American Veterans Memorial Committee, Buffalo, NY
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!!!!
Univision's "Aqui y Ahora": Watch Borinqueneers "Saving Private Ryan" Raul Reyes & Norberto Rivera: (Click below to play video)
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. 
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:
 1st 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?
 Tuskegee Airmen Cong. Gold Medal
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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See our EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
South Korea International Supporter!
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Borinqueneer Veteran & Legendary Salsa Producer/Promoter
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