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Borinqueneers proudly display the Puerto Rican flag. The Borinqueneers were born. Named after Borinquen, the Taíno name for Puerto Rico, the regiment bravely fought in both world wars.
Friday afternoon the Puerto Rican Flag was raised in front of Springfield City ... The U.S. Army’s 65th Infantry Regiment was the only all-Hispanic unit with most of the men hailing from ...
The most-seen Puerto Rican flag is red, white and blue; however, the black-and-white flag was at the vendor stands at the festival on Parcel 5. One vendor told us it is a universal flag of protest.
SPRINGFIELD — Friday, members of the Puerto Rican community and city dignitaries gathered on the steps of City Hall to remember the 65th Infantry Regiment, a National Guard unit that was ...
Puerto Rican flags waved and and a crooner sang of a longing for San Juan from beneath the U.S. Capitol dome in a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony Wednesday honoring members of the Army regiment ...
Members of the U.S. Army's 65th Infantry Regiment, also known as "The Borinqueneers," hold a Puerto Rican flag. A finger poking through shows one of the holes in the flag, which was riddled with ...
The flag-raising ceremony Friday included remarks from local officials as well as recognition of the 2024 Puerto Rican Court featuring Miss Puerto Rico of Aurora Danielle Hernandez, First Princess ...
The Puerto Rican Festival provided an opportunity for Puerto Ricans in New Haven to share their culture, find new friends in their community, and fly their flag high — literally. The Puerto Rican ...
About 20 people watched as the Puerto Rican flag climbed the flagpole in the ... the exploits of the U.S. Army’s 65th Infantry Regiment — its soldiers nicknamed “Borinqueneers” — is a ...
City officials and Puerto Rican New Haveners offered that message Thursday as they raised the flag of Puerto Rico on the Green. The flag-raising came two days before a planned Puerto Rican cultural ...
Long overdue recognition of the Puerto Rican 65th Infantry Regiment will finally occur when the only Hispanic-segregated unit in United States military history is honored in a ceremony held at ...