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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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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...
Bill Sarno CTLatinoNews.com Editor’s Update: On Tuesday, July 12, the $300,000 for the monument in New Britain honoring the ‘Borinqueneers’ was approved. For...
Last week, the Congressional Gold Medal was presented to the “Borinqueneers”. In attendance was a delegation from Connecticut for the historic ceremony, including ‘Borinqueneers” Jose...
Finally, an Army regiment made up of Puerto Rican soldiers received its long-deserved recognition on Wednesday. The 65th Infantry Regiment – which is...
Frank Medina Special to CTLatinoNews.com These are exciting times for the Borinqueneers legacy! It does not get any better than this! WEPA! (woo-hoo!)...
Bill Sarno CTLatinoNews.com A new boost in the on going campaign to honor the 65th Regiment of Puerto Rico, the Borinqueneers from the faculty and...
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...
By Barbara Thomas CT Latino News (Editor’s Note: In July, CTLatinoNews.com, MassLatinoNews.com and RILatinoNews.com launched a campaign to assist the 65th Gold Medal Alliance...
By Barbara Thomas CTLatinoNews.com U.S. Army Capt. RES. Frank Medina, 34, is too young to have fought with the 65th Infantry Regiment. Nonetheless, it’s...
Supporters around the country have been turning out to promote the Borinqueneers and the Congressional Gold Medal Alliance’s (CGMA) effort to honor the 65th...