Borinqueneers
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The breakthrough documentary on the longest-serving segregated Latino unit in U.S. military history remains relevant, screens in Hartford
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Bill Sarno/CTLatinoNews.com At the end of a week, when hopes were raised that the 65-year-old Korean War might officially end, in New Britain...
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Bill Sarno/CTLatinoNews.com Scores of dignitaries and officials, including the governors of Puerto Rico and Connecticut, plan to attend the ribbon cutting set for...
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Compiled by CTLatinoNews.com Through an act of Congress on March 2, 1899, the first Puerto Rican unit was formed for U.S. military service. It...
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Brian Woodman, Jr. CTLatinoNews.com Frank Medina, grew up in Bridgeport, CT and still remembers when he first learned about the legendary ‘Borinqueneers.’ It was from his...
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By Brian Woodman Jr. CTLatinoNews.com Ninety-one-year-old Farmington resident Luis Rodriguez, remembers, as an 18 year-old he enlisted in the army in...
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They’re on the go, living their lives on smartphones and using social media. They’re skipping the doctor more and more, relying instead on pharmacists...
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Editor’s Note: This breaking news from the Congressional Gold Medal Alliance came in this morning. The senate yesterday passed the bill awarding the 65th regiment,...
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Editor’s Note: This story on local reaction to the progress of the Borinqueneers bill was posted before the Senate’s surprise passage of the bill...
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The city is on track to become the first in the country to dedicate a park and a monument recognizing the Borinqueneers 65th Infantry...
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On March 18th, President Obama will award 24 Army veterans, among them 17 Latinos, the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry. According to...
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Thanks to the efforts of First Lady Michelle Obama and Second Lady Dr. Jill Biden, there is greater awareness of the sacrifices, contributions and...
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Several years ago, Barbara Luna Merchan, who’s now 13, learned about a charter school that would open in Danbury. She begged her mom to...
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MERIDEN — Inside classroom 28 at Hanover Elementary School, Bilingual Educator Alicia Lorenzo has formed a family with her group of 26 fifth-graders. Together,...