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GA HR2036
Resolution
Status
Introduced
4/20/2010
Primary Sponsor
Pedro Marin
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AI Summary
- Urges the Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee of the United States Postal Service to issue a commemorative stamp honoring the 65th Infantry Regiment, the only all-Hispanic unit in the United States Army, nicknamed "The Borinqueneers."
- The 65th Infantry Regiment was created in 1899 by Congress as a segregated unit composed primarily of Puerto Ricans and served in World War I, World War II, and the Korean War under the motto "Honor and Fidelity."
- Individual Borinqueneers earned 10 Distinguished Service Crosses, 163 Silver Stars, and 421 Bronze Stars, with more than 3,000 wounded and 600 killed in action; the unit received a Presidential Unit Citation and other commendations for Korean War service.
- Over 20,000 Puerto Ricans have served as Borinqueneers since World War I; the regiment was the last segregated unit deactivated in 1956 and the only unit ever transferred from active Army to the Puerto Rico National Guard.
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to transmit a copy of the resolution to the Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee.
Legislative Description
Citizen Stamp Advisory Committee; issue all-Hispanic 65th Infantry Regiment stamp; urge
Last Action
House Second Readers
4/21/2010
Committee Referrals
Defense and Veterans Affairs4/20/2010
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