This 14 minutes long Youtube video shows highlights of a Korean war
veterans' social meeting held on July 17, 1994 at the city of Mayagüez,
Puerto Rico and two photo galleries of veterans from Mayagüez. Also the
Youtube video page has a video description that provides the names of most
of the veterans which appear in the photo galleries plus relevant
information about the content of such video. The Youtube video description
enhances significantly the comprehension of the video so you are encouraged
to read it. This homemade video was produced in Spanish.
In this 37 minutes long Youtube
video, Korean War veteran Jose A. Lopez presents a candid and dramatic account
of his military service and experiences in Korea divided in four sections:
enlistment and training, voyage to Korea, combat in Korea, and arriving to San
Juan and intergration to civil life. The video exhibits an impressive war
footage and plenty of war photos. This video was produced in Spanish and in a
documentary style. Jose A. Lopez past away on July 4, 2013.
The film BEACHHEAD SECURED 81160 is about Operation Portrex, a joint
airborne-amphibious training exercise on Vieques Island off Puerto Rico on the
eve of the Korean War. The exercise involved the U.S. 65th Infantry Regiment
(Aggressor Forces), mostly Puerto Rican soldiers, against the 82nd Airborne Div,
504th Airborne Infantry Regiment (Liberating Forces).
15 October 2000 El Morro de San Felipe, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Hosted by the Governor of
Puerto Rico, 50th Anniversary of the Korean War Commemoration Committee,
Department of Defense, the Puerto Rico National Guard and 65th Honor Task Force.
This film includes interviews of 65th Infantry veterans, speeches by government
and Army officials, and archival film footage.
Plaque and Ceiba Tree Dedication honoring the 65th Infantry Regiment of
Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rican Soldier
May 21, 2013 - Senator Bill
Larkin session comments on resolution J.1913 - Honoring the 65th Infantry
Regiment of Puerto Rico, known as the Borinqueneers.
1 Oct 2013, 65th Infantry Honor Task Force brought a contingent of
Korean War Combat veterans from the 65th Infantry Regiment "Borinqueneers" to
lay a wreath at the Korean War Veterans Memorial and be saluted by the 3d U.S.
Infantry (The Old Guard) U.S. Army Drill Team and other specialty teams..crowned
by a magnificent platoon sized bayonet charge. On this day the U.S. Government
shut down the memorials, in an act of ethical defiance we by passed all barriers
and rendered a salute to our fallen. Here is a visual record of these historic
events.
65th Infantry Regiment of
Puerto Rico [Borinqueneers] veteran Tomas Lopez recounts an amazing experience..
it is gripping and amusing when he must use "real Puerto Rican language" to stop
friendly fire directed at him.
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