All posts tagged "Borinqueneers"

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                           By Diane Alverio CTLatinoNews.com   This past week Celestino Cordova and Jose Picard from Connecticut, along with a few other...

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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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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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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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    By Brian Woodman Jr. CTLatinoNews.com   Richard Reyes  says  he is proud of what his 21-year-old son Brandon has accomplished after only...

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During, 2013, CTLatinoNews.com published hundreds of stories about Latinos and issues that impact this increasingly growing and diverse segment of the state’s population.   Today,...

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  BORINQUENEERS CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL ALLIANCE The 65th Infantry Regiment Borinqueneers: Recognition sought for segregated Latino-American military unit! FACT SHEET in support of H.R.1726...

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  Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman will present the Borinqueneers, the 65th Puerto Rican Infantry, with a proclamation of honor...