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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Albertorio said he hopes it includes, “an American flag, a Puerto Rican flag, maybe a small map of Puerto Rico.” This story was originally published September 27, 2014, 4:25 PM. Get unlimited ...

Made up of mostly Puerto Rican soldiers, the regiment was dubbed “The Borinqueneers ... shirts and hats and bold yellow face masks presented the flags of the United States, Puerto Rico, ...

In addition, the Parade is honoring the 65 th Infantry Regiment. "The Borinqueneers" are a regiment composed mostly of Puerto Rican volunteers who have fought in several wars for the United States ...

April 13th is a day honoring the service of the 65th Infantry Regiment, a U.S. Army unit that consisted mostly of soldiers from Puerto Rico. The infantry received the Congressional Gold Medal in 2016.

After the United States' entry into World War I, the Puerto Rico Regiment of Infantry was sent to Panama to defend the Panama Canal Zone. In 1920, Congress redesignated the unit as the 65th ...