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CUNY TV will be airing The Borinqueneers documentary film on April 13, 2024 at 8:00 am (EST) in honor of National Borinqueneers Day. The broadcast of the film will be preceded by a repeat of The Forgotten War, Seventy Years After the Armistice, presenting in-depth interviews with North and South Korean war survivors who share their experiences ...
Narrated by Hector Elizondo, the documentary explores the fascinating stories of courage, triumph and struggle of the men of the 65th through rare archival materials and compelling interviews with veterans, commanding officers, and historians.
7. Juni 2007 · Watch the film that tells the story of the Puerto Rican 65th Infantry Regiment, the only all-Hispanic unit in U.S. Army history. Learn about their achievements, challenges and legacy in the Korean War and beyond.
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- Documentary, History, War
- Noemí Figueroa Soulet, Raquel Ortiz
- 2007-06-07
9. Mai 2007 · Their toughest fight was not on the battlefield. The Borinqueneers chronicles the never-before told story of the Puerto Rican 65th Infantry Regiment, the only...
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- The Borinqueneers’ Beginnings
- Korean War: Distinguished Service Earns MacArthur’s Praise
- Public Shaming and Mass Court Martials
- Public Blowback Prompts An Internal Investigation
- An Affront to Puerto Ricans
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The Borinqueneers are best known for their fighting in the Korean War(1950-53). But the regiment of Puerto Ricans existed half a century before that. After losing the Spanish American Warin 1898, Spain ceded Puerto Rico, Cuba and the Philippines to America. A year later, Congress authorized the U.S. military to form the Puerto Rico Battalion of Vol...
Soon after arriving in Pusan, South Korea in September 1950, the 65thInfantry became known as a “well led, well trained and highly motivated” unit in various battles in the muddy hills and brush during Korea’s harsh winter. Most notably, the 65th fought off the Chinese People’s Liberation Army in the Chosin Reservoirto safely evacuate the trapped U...
But in the fall of 1952, the unit’s fortunes changed. Chinese troops launched major offensives against two U.S.-held outposts defended, in part, by the 65th: Outpost Kelly in September and Jackson Heights a month later. The Borinqueneerssuffered heavy casualties. Dismal troop morale sank further. After the carnage at Outpost Kelly, unit commanders ...
The Army tried to keep the court martials quiet, but soldiers’ homebound letters and the local press blew the story open in January 1953. Puerto Rico’s government, Congress and the public demanded answers. Army officials told Congress that the rotation of new, inexperienced soldiers and officers into the regiment—and their inability to speak Englis...
Investigators pointed out that the commanders who had court martialed the Puerto Rican soldiers had on other occasions opted not to prosecute white soldiers for abandoning the battlefield. Rather than use the moment to reform the 65thor fix certain practices, commanders chose to punish the battalion. The probe also highlighted a double standard in ...
Learn about the Borinqueneers, the U.S. military's only all-Hispanic unit, who fought bravely in Korea and faced a mass court martial. Discover how they were vindicated by the Army and the public after decades of injustice.
- Iván Román
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4. Aug. 2007 · The 65th Infantry Regiment was the Army's only all-Hispanic unit. Their story is explained in the PBS documentary The Borinqueneers. The film's producer, Noemi Figueroa Soulet, and Raoul Reyes ...
23. Dez. 2008 · Learn about the history and legacy of the 65th Infantry Regiment, the only Hispanic segregated unit in US Army history. The film explores their service in World War I, World War II, and the Korean War, and their integration and deactivation in the 1950s.
