Borinqueneers Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony National Committee

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Borinqueneers Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony National Committee AND ITS MISSION IS TO ORGANIZE AND EXECUTE A SERIES OF EVENTS/ACTIVITIES TO CELEBRATE THE OFFICIAL UNVEILING OF THE BORINQUENEERS CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.

THE BORINQUENEERS CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL CEREMONY NATIONAL COMMITTEE, NON-PROFIT 501 c3 RECOGNIZED BY THE IRS NOW BASED IN MILLSBORO, DELAWARE, COMPRISED OF AN ALL VOLUNTEERS THE OFFICIAL BORINQUENEERS CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL CEREMONY NATIIONAL COMMITTEE, AN ALL VOLUNTEERS ORGANIZATION, IS A NON-PROFIT 501 (c)(3),BASED IN WASHINGTON D.C. IN JUNE 2014, PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA SIGNED LEGISLATION AWARDING THE CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL TO THE AMERICAN HEROES OF THE U.S. ARMY 65TH INFANTRY REGIMENT - THE BORINQUENEERS. THE U.S. ARMY 65TH INFANTRY REGIMENT WAS CREATED IN 1899 AND DEACTIVATED IN 1956. THE MEN OF THE 65TH SERVED IN WORLD WAR I, WORLD WAR II, AND THE KOREAN WAR. ALTHOUGH IT WAS MOSTLY COMPOSED OF PUERTO RICANS, OTHER MINORITY GROUP WERE ALSO INTEGRATED INTO THE REGIMENT. AMONG THOSE IS THE FIRST AND ONLY HISPANIC AMERICAN OF MEXICAN DECENT TO REACH THE RANK OF FOUR STAR GENERAL, RICHARD EDWARD CAVAZOS. FOR THE KOREAN WAR ALONE, THE BORINQUENEERS WERE AWARDED 1 MEDAL OF HONOR, 10 DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSSES, 256 SILVER STARS, 606 BRONZE STARS, AND 2771 PURPLE HEARTS.

BCGMCNC - News from Fort Bragg, NC
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In 1918, about 1,700 skilled Puerto Rican laborers, many from Ponce and Mayagüez, were recruited to North Carolina to help construct Camp Bragg.

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The Obituary of Ismael NevarezHonor et Fidelita
09/11/2026

The Obituary of Ismael Nevarez

Honor et Fidelita

Celebrate the life of Ismael Nevarez, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information care of Sunset Memorial Park & Funeral Home.

BCGMCNC - Another Borrinqueneer has retired from service Don Ismael Nevárez. Attention Texas. 🙏Soldiers of the 65th pav...
09/11/2026

BCGMCNC - Another Borrinqueneer has retired from service Don Ismael Nevárez. Attention Texas. 🙏

Soldiers of the 65th paved the way for us, now we shall tell the story of their service and legacy.

Visitation

Sunday, September 27, 2026
3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Sunset Funeral Home
1701 Austin Hwy
San Antonio, TX 78218

Funeral Service

Sunday, September 27, 2026
5:00 PM
Sunset Funeral Home
1701 Austin Hwy
San Antonio, TX 78218

Committal Service

Monday, September 28, 2026
10:30 AM
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
1520 Harry Wurzbach Rd
San Antonio, TX 78209

Borinqueneer SSG Gil Cintron looking sharp as usual.
09/10/2026

Borinqueneer SSG Gil Cintron looking sharp as usual.

If you are interested in attending the Borinqueneer event at Smithsonian please register:
08/04/2026

If you are interested in attending the Borinqueneer event at Smithsonian please register:

Bilingual (English and Spanish) Talk and Workshop. Free. Registration Required.

Traces of War: Testimony, Objects, and LiteratureThe admission is free for anyone interested.Date / Time: August 20, 202...
07/16/2026

Traces of War: Testimony, Objects, and Literature

The admission is free for anyone interested.
Date / Time: August 20, 2026, 3:00-5:00 pm

Location: SC Johnson Conference Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Event Scope:
This event engages the public in exploring the intrinsic connections between war, memory, nostalgia, and their representations in literature and material culture. It begins with two brief presentations: one focused on artwork inspired by soldiers' combat memories and the other on the written testimony of Vietnam veteran Marion Bolander Ruiz through his poetry collection La Medalla. A Q&A session will follow. The event concludes with a specialized poetry workshop for audience members interested in using literature to represent the combatant experience.

Sponsorship:
Fundacion Puertorriquena de las Humanidades, National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Event Program:

3:00-3:40 Introduction to the Event
3:40-4:00 Material culture presentation
4:00-4:20 Book presentation
4:25-5:00 Poetry Workshop

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Address

P. O. Box 334
Millsboro, DE
19966

Telephone

(202) 246-9167

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