The award-winning documentary film "THE BORINQUENEERS," will be presented at the National Covert Operations Section (NCOS), Criminal Investigative Division (CID), of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Monday, July 31, 2017, from 11:00am - 1:00pm, in the William Webster Room at FBI Headquarters, 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C, 20535. An archival photo...
Noemi Figueroa Soulet was one of the speakers at the Multi-Ethnic Observance Day celebrated at Fort Dix, New Jersey on February 11, 2017 honoring Hispanic soldiers. Other honors took place for African-Americans Native Americans and women who have served in the military. This was a private event. ...
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Northampton Community College, 3835 Green Pond Road, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, will be celebrating the service of the 65th Infantry Regiment with various activities. Two screenings of the documentary film “The Borinqueneers” for the student population will take place at 8:00am and again at 9:30am at the Lipkin Theatre. There will...
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Gateway Community College is sponsoring a screening of THE BORINQUENEERS on October 5, 2016 from 11:00am-2:00pm at the Curren Community Room (North 100), 20 Church Street, New Haven, CT 06510. Filmmaker Noemi Figueroa Soulet will be attending and participating in a question-and-answer session. An archival photographic display will be...
A screening of “The Borinqueneers” is scheduled for Friday, July 15th, @ 6:30 pm at the MNN El Barrio Firehouse Community Media Center, 175 E 104th St, New York, NY 10029. This special event is free and open to the public, but due to space limitations, they ask that potential attendees RSVP via phone at 212-757-2670...
THANK YOU TO ALL OUR SPONSORS, DONORS AND GUESTS FOR HELPING TO MAKE THIS EVENT A GREAT SUCCESS!! To view photos of the event, visit http://www.robfig.com/p13420678 (photos courtesy of Robert Figueroa, photographer). The New York Borinqueneers Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony will take place on Sunday, July 17th from 12-4pm at Hunter College-West Building, 68th Street and Lexington Avenue to honor our...
This year the 31st annual 116th Street Festival in East Harlem, New York will honor the Borinqueneers. Taking place on Saturday, June 11th from 10am-5:00pm, the largest Latin festival in the northeast will span nearly 20 blocks around Third Avenue and East 116th Street. There will be live musical performances, delicious traditional food like...
The 7th Annual Latino & Native American Film Festival (LANAFF) will have a special screening of THE BORINQUENEERS on Friday, April 22, 2016 from 6:30 PM-9PM at the Southern Connecticut State University, Adanti Student Center (2nd Floor), 501 Crescent Street, New Haven, CT 06515. Filmmaker Noemi Figueroa Soulet will be attending, along with...
The celebrations continue! In Puerto Rico, the Borinqueneers will have the opportunity to see the Medal and be recognized for their service. The 65th Infantry Regiment Association will hold a recognition ceremony for them and their families on the grounds of the El Morro Fortress in Old San Juan on April 27, 2016...
On Wednesday, April 13, 2016, the Unveiling Ceremony will take place at 3:00pm at Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, DC to present the Congressional Gold Medal collectively to the 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the “Borinqueneers”, in recognition of its pioneering military service, devotion to duty, and many acts...