Gallery – 3
Archival
A newsreel from Spain reports on the posthumous awarding of a Silver Star to Pvt. Juan Cruz-Alicea of Orocovis, PR who served in Company E and was killed in action on October 17, 1950.
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BEACHHEAD SECURED 81169 – Discusses 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 Hispanic soldiers, against the 82nd Airborne Div, 504th Airborne Infantry Regiment (Liberating Forces). The successful military maneuvers during Protrex prompted the Army’s leadership to deploy the 65th Infantry to Korea. Paratroopers jump from flight of C-119 aircraft. Landing craft discharge troops on the Vieques Island beachhead. Marine holds “wounded Marine” tag. Vehicles of the “Liberating Forces” had trouble advancing off the beachhead. Soldier uncovers and removes “dummy” mine. Shows tank obstacles erected by the Aggressor Forces.
This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com
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Prisoner of War Exchange, April 29, 1953. Puerto Rican prisoners of war play cards while being transported by plane home. 65th Infantry soldiers PFC Juan Osorio-Melendez, PFC Juan Rivera-Ortiz, PFC Epifanio Cordero-Ramos and U.S. Marines PVT Alberto Pizarro-Baez. Unidentified Puerto Rican prisoner-of-war and other UN troops on stretchers being transported home.
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The late W. W. Harris commanded the 65th Infantry Regiment from 1949 to 1951 including its first year of combat in Korea. He is also the author of Puerto Rico’s Fighting 65th U.S. Infantry From San Juan to Chorwon. Gen Harris granted only one interview to a Boston Channel 7, which aired on the public affairs program Revista hosted and produced by Sixto Escobar.
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Borinqueneer Profiles
Col. Manuel Siverio interviewed about his attendance at the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony in Washington, DC on April 13, 2016. Produced by Anthony Pura, WEARTV.com (Pensacola, FL) on April 6, 2016.
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65th Infantry veteran Eugenio Quevedo interviewed by Accesso Total NY.
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FloridaToday.com interviews 65th Infantry veteran, MSG Arcadio Santiago (Ret.) on August 26, 2013.
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Interview of 65th Infantry veteran SFC Monserrate Ortiz Lugo (Ret.), produced by The Anibal Show.
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An interview conducted by the Veterans Chronicles on November 8, 2014 at the American Veterans Center Conference and Honors in Washington, DC. http://www.americanveteranscenter.org/
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Press and Media
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Casa de America (Madrid, España) – Coloquio tras la presentación especial de la película ‘Los borinqueños’ con la presencia de su directora, Noemí Figueroa Soulet, el pasado 14 de mayo de 2012.
Casa de America (Madrid, Spain) – Discussion after the presentation of the film “The Borinqueneers” with the director, Noemi Figueroa Soulet, on May 14, 2012.
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Comcast Newsmakers Interview with host Joe Bisicchia on September 20, 2007.
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Filmmaker Noemi Figueroa Soulet was interviewed by Independent Sources on May 20, 2015. Independent Sources is a studio-based weekly news magazine with field segments about New York City’s ethnic and immigrant communities, and the media that cover them. The show is broadcast on City University of New York TV (or CUNY TV), the largest university television station in the country. CUNY TV is cablecast on Ch. 75 (Time Warner and Cablevision/Optimum Brooklyn), Ch. 77 (RCN) and Ch. 30 (Verizon).
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FOLLOW-UP INTERVIEW. Filmmaker Noemi Figueroa Soulet was interviewed by Independent Sources on June 9, 2016. Independent Sources is a studio-based weekly news magazine with field segments about New York City’s ethnic and immigrant communities, and the media that cover them. The show is broadcast on City University of New York TV (or CUNY TV), the largest university television station in the country. CUNY TV is cablecast on Ch. 75 (Time Warner and Cablevision/Optimum Brooklyn), Ch. 77 (RCN) and Ch. 30 (Verizon).
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Host Jackie Suarez Interviews filmmaker Noemi Figueroa Soulet which aired on Cablevision Cable Access channel on October 10, 2015.
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Comcast’s One-on-One with Steve Adubato Interview in March, 2008.
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Borinqueneer Profiles
The American Veterans Center Gala Awards honored the 65th Infantry Regiment with the Raymond G. Davis Award for Korean War Service on November 8, 2014 in Washington, DC. For more information, please visit their website at American Veterans Center.
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The Borinqueneers Congressional Gold Medal Signing Ceremony on June 10, 2014 at the White House. Produced by El Pozo Productions.
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Below is the video of the Borinqueneers Congressional Gold Medal Unveiling Ceremony at Emancipation Hall, U.S. Capitol, Washington DC on April 13, 2016. I was one of the fortunate ones to be present and experience this once-in-a-lifetime event. What you will not see in the video was the electricity in the air, the excitement in the room and the look of pride on the faces of the Borinqueneer veterans. The highlight of the event was when the audience accompanied the singer in a very vocal rendition of our nostalgic and beloved classic “En Mi Viejo San Juan” which brought down the house. There was not a dry eye in the room! Video from the United States House of Representatives Special Events You Tube Channel (1 hr. 30 min.)
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Multicultural Music Group – Original musical composition and performance by Ray Santos honoring the 65th Infantry Regiment, following a panel discussion with filmmaker Noemi Figueroa Soulet, John Andrades (community activist) and Dr. Luis Mojica (Director of MMG) on June 9, 2013 at Pregones Theater in the Bronx, NY.
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Highlights of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade honoring the 65th Infantry Regiment on June 8, 2014 in New York City.
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On July 17, 2016, the New York Borinqueneers Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony took place at Hunter College, New York. Fifty-six living and deceased Borinqueneer veterans were honored with replica medals. The sponsors of the event included Acacia Network, the Center for Puerto Rican Studies, the New York Army National Guard and the Borinqueneers Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony National Committee. The organizing committee included Noemi Figueroa Soulet (El Pozo Productions), Roger Hernandez, Jr. (East Harlem Borinqueneers Honoring Committee), Dr. Harry Franqui Rivera (Center for Puerto Rican Studies), SGM Eric Hunt Benitez (NY Army National Guard) and Sam Rodriguez (Borinqueneers CGM Ceremony National Committee). The guest speaker included Dr. Jongwoo Han of the Korean War Legacy Foundation. Entertainment was provided by Trio Los Platinos. The video produced by the Center for Puerto Rican Studies can also be downloaded at https://vimeo.com/195256358. Duration: 2:18 hr.Highlights of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade honoring the 65th Infantry Regiment on June 8, 2014 in New York City.
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Screening sponsored by the Puerto Rican Association for Human Development in Perth Amboy, NJ on October 5, 2013. The panel discussion was moderated by Steve Adubato, Jr. and taped to be shown on his PBS show “One-on-One with Steve Adubato”.
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Borinqueneer Profiles
The American Veterans Center Gala Awards honored the 65th Infantry Regiment with the Raymond G. Davis Award for Korean War Service on November 8, 2014 in Washington, DC. For more information, please visit their website at American Veterans Center.
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The Borinqueneers Congressional Gold Medal Signing Ceremony on June 10, 2014 at the White House. Produced by El Pozo Productions.
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Below is the video of the Borinqueneers Congressional Gold Medal Unveiling Ceremony at Emancipation Hall, U.S. Capitol, Washington DC on April 13, 2016. I was one of the fortunate ones to be present and experience this once-in-a-lifetime event. What you will not see in the video was the electricity in the air, the excitement in the room and the look of pride on the faces of the Borinqueneer veterans. The highlight of the event was when the audience accompanied the singer in a very vocal rendition of our nostalgic and beloved classic “En Mi Viejo San Juan” which brought down the house. There was not a dry eye in the room! Video from the United States House of Representatives Special Events You Tube Channel (1 hr. 30 min.)
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Multicultural Music Group – Original musical composition and performance by Ray Santos honoring the 65th Infantry Regiment, following a panel discussion with filmmaker Noemi Figueroa Soulet, John Andrades (community activist) and Dr. Luis Mojica (Director of MMG) on June 9, 2013 at Pregones Theater in the Bronx, NY.
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Highlights of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade honoring the 65th Infantry Regiment on June 8, 2014 in New York City.
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On July 17, 2016, the New York Borinqueneers Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony took place at Hunter College, New York. Fifty-six living and deceased Borinqueneer veterans were honored with replica medals. The sponsors of the event included Acacia Network, the Center for Puerto Rican Studies, the New York Army National Guard and the Borinqueneers Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony National Committee. The organizing committee included Noemi Figueroa Soulet (El Pozo Productions), Roger Hernandez, Jr. (East Harlem Borinqueneers Honoring Committee), Dr. Harry Franqui Rivera (Center for Puerto Rican Studies), SGM Eric Hunt Benitez (NY Army National Guard) and Sam Rodriguez (Borinqueneers CGM Ceremony National Committee). The guest speaker included Dr. Jongwoo Han of the Korean War Legacy Foundation. Entertainment was provided by Trio Los Platinos. The video produced by the Center for Puerto Rican Studies can also be downloaded at https://vimeo.com/195256358. Duration: 2:18 hr.Highlights of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade honoring the 65th Infantry Regiment on June 8, 2014 in New York City.
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Screening sponsored by the Puerto Rican Association for Human Development in Perth Amboy, NJ on October 5, 2013. The panel discussion was moderated by Steve Adubato, Jr. and taped to be shown on his PBS show “One-on-One with Steve Adubato”.
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