Welcome to the Borinqueneers Website!
The 65th Infantry Regiment, comprised primarily of Puerto Ricans, began as a volunteer regiment in 1899 and participated in WWI and WWII. It was during the Korean War, that they made their mark and saw extensive combat. In this website dedicated to their accomplishments, you will find their history, photographs, newspaper articles, listings of their many award recipients, and sadly, a listing of those who sacrificed their lives defending American ideals. As we celebrate over a century of service to the nation and commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Korean War, we invite you to pay tribute to those Puerto Ricans and fellow Americans who served proudly. Visit these pages and remember and honor them. We would be honored and grateful if you considered adding this website dedicated to Puerto Rico's 65th Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army, as a link on your website.
South Korea, Feb. 2, 1951
Puerto Rico's 65th U.S. Infantry Regiment. The battle
portrayed in the painting was the last
recorded battalion-sized bayonet attack by the U.S. Army. The
painting by J. Andrea was
done in 1992, was commissioned by the National Guard Heritage
Foundation.
Arlington Cemetery
Ceiba
Tree Dedication at El Morro
Fort Logan
"Sgt. Modesto Cartagena"
Hispanics in the
Military
News Articles 65th Inf. Regt.
Official Army Report on the
65th Infantry
Operation PORTREX Photos
Photo
History - Korean War
Recent
Historical Articles 65th Inf. Regt.
Special
Announcements
65th Infantry Regiment 3rd Battalion Tank Company in action August, 1951
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Honoring the Fallen
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If you have any comments about the material on this web site, contact me at the g-mail address below. To post photographs or information about a 65th Infantry veteran on this site, scan your photos at 150 dpi and email them to the g-mail address below. Thank you - Danny Nieves
65thInfantryRegiment@gmail.com
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This is a copy of my uncle Clem's war time log at Stalag 17B, Clem did a lot of the drawings in this log from personal experience, included are some of his writings reflecting his situation and his experience during the war (my two favorites in the log are "My Race" and "My Future With Her"). A few of the drawings in this log he copied from drawings that other POW'S had done and some of the drawings and writings were done by fellow POW companions. The newspaper articles are from German newspapers (some in English). This slide show takes about a minute or more lo load up depending on the speed of your connection. Click on the above link to load up the slide show. There are 121 pages in the log, sometimes the slide show loads up in the middle if this happens you can either right click to back track or left click to go forward with each click.
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