The long-awaited book written by the on-camera historian of THE BORINQUENEERS, Col. Gilberto Villahermosa, is now available!  HONOR AND FIDELITY:  The 65th Infantry in Korea, 1950-1953 discusses the experiences of the 65th Infantry, a Puerto Rican infantry unit, during the Korean War.

Although in existence for almost fifty years, the 65th had not experienced intense combat until Korea. Despite a lack of previous wartime experience, the regiment did extremely well from September 1950 to August 1951, establishing a solid reputation as a dependable infantry unit. The combat performance of the unit began to slip from the summer of 1951 to the autumn of 1952, when major failures occurred, first at Outpost Kelly in late September and then at Jackson Heights a month later.

After the failures at Outpost Kelly and Jackson Heights, the Army recognized that these problems had to be decisively addressed or the regiment's combat effectiveness would be permanently degraded. The Army reconstituted the 65th as a fully integrated infantry regiment in the spring of 1953. By that June, the regiment had redeemed itself in the eyes of the Army's senior leadership. The unit's colors remained in Korea until November 1954, when they returned to Puerto Rico.  The paperback book is written in English and contains 348 pages with maps, tables and illustrations.     ESTE LIBRO ESTA DISPONIBLE EN INGLES SOLAMENTE.

Col. Gilberto N. Villahermosa currently serves as the chief of the Office of Defense Cooperation, U.S. Embassy, Sana'a, Yemen. This Armor officer holds a Master in International Affairs, Master in Philosophy of Political Science, and Certificate in Advanced Soviet Studies from the Harriman Institute, Columbia University. In addition to troop assignments in Germany and the United States, he has served with the Joint Staff; Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe; International Security Assistance Force; and Combined Joint Task Force, Allied Force North.  Col. Villahermosa's father, CW2 Jesús María Villahermosa (Ret.) fought with the 65th Infantry Regiment in Korea from 1951 to 1952. 

NEW ITEM!