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Ms. Noemi Figueroa truly did an outstanding job in developing this documentary film. I spent most of my formative years in Puerto Rico and heard many stories aobut the 65th Infantry. This film puts it all into perpective. My donation to PBS is in the mail.

My mom and I watched The Borinqueneers today. Her brother, Luis Amaro Garcia Pfc. was a part of the 65th Infantry in Korea. He died there in Sept of 1952. She remembers my grandfather receiving the news of his death. The video was a very touching and beautiful tribute to the Puerto Rican Soldier. The last time I watched the documentary, I got my brother the book that goes with the video. My family and I would like to sincerely thank all those involved in honoring all the men who fought as part of the most honored Puerto Rican Regiment. Thank You.

MY OLDER BROTHER WAS IN THE CORREA WAR, BUT HE WASNT IN THE 65TH INFANTRY REGIMENT. HE VOLUNTEER IN UNITED STATES, I BROUGHT THE DVD FOR HIM. I WONDERED HOW MANY PUERTORRICANS FOUGHT IN CORREA, BUT WERE ENLISTED IN USA? HE SAY THAT WAS THERE IN THE WAR BUT NOT IN THE FRONT LINES. THEY HAD OTHER DUTIES AROUND CORREA, BUT MEET MANY MEN FROM THE 65TH, AND HE IS VERY PROUD OF THEN. HE LOVES THE DOCUMENTARY AND LEARNED ABOUT MANY THINGS HE DIDNT KNOW. HE DOESNT TALK TOO MUCH ABOUT THE WAR, BUT HE LIKE TO SAY HELLO TO ALL PUERTORICANS IN THE MILITARY. WE ARE VERY PROUD OF ALL OF THEN, AND ALWAYS SERVED PROUD AND WITH HONOR. MANY PUERTORRICANS ALSO SERVED IN WW11 FROM UNITED STATES, BUT WE KNOW LITTLE ABOUT IT. I WISH THEY WERE MENTION IN THE FUTURE, I REMEMBERED 2 TEACHERS FROM SCHOOL, THAT WERE FIGHTING IN WW11, BUT NOTHING IS MENTION. I AM TRYING TO TALK TO MY BROTHERS THAT WERE IN VIETNAN AND CORREA TO FIND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE WARS BUT I KNOW IS VERY HARD FOR THEN TO TALK ABOUT THE WAR. I LIKE TO WRITE HERE WHAT EVER INFORMATION I CAN GET FROM THEN, SO THE PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES, AND OTHER COUNTRIES, CAN LEARN ABOUT CONTRIBUTIONS OF PUERTORRICANS IN THE MILITARY FOR UNITED STATES AND PUERTO RICO. WE OWED THIS MEN THE FREEDOMS THAT WE HAVE TODAY IN OUR COUNTRIES. MY FAMILY IS VERY PROUD OF OUR SERVICE IN THE MILITARY. WE THANKS GOD THAT WE HAVE PEOPLE LIKE NOEMI, HECTOR ELIZONDO, DAVID ORTIZ,RAQUEL ORTIZ, MIGUEL PICKER, PATRICIA GARCIA, EL POZO PRODUCTIONS IN GENERAL, ALL THE PEOPLE THAT HELP TO DO THIS GREAT DUCUMENTARY.

GOD BLESS AMERICA AND PUERTO RICO,
ERNESTO J. MARRERO

Thank you so much for all your years of hard research and labor on this documentary in behalf of the 65th. It is now our responsibility for the next generations to be informed and proud of their heritage. God Bless.

I was fortunate to see your documentary on Saturday at Rice University in Houston and was very moved and informed by it. I had not heard about the “Borinqueneers” before then. But now, what I do know I will share with my fellow Boricua’s and others. I had an uncle who fought in the Korean war and I am going to ask my mother if he was part of the brave men with the distinguished lable of “Borinqueneer”. Thanks again for your very much appreciated “labor of love”.

I just saw the movie (Borinqueneers), it was great, made more proud to be a boricua…i’m always proud to be puerto rican…love to see one day a list of names back in the 50’s who served in the 65th…..my uncles and father-in-law served in the army from P.R. back than..great movie, ty…..

First, I’d like to thank the team for wonderful job in making this possible. It’s obvious that it took extensive research. I’m a proud Puerto Rican Retired Army First Sergeant who served proudly for 23 years and in IRAQI Freedom. My father, Retired BG Rodriguez Balinas who served in the Borinquenneers during the Korean War taught me everything there is about our Puerto Rican Pride while serving in the Military. I just returned from PR where my father was recognized at the Colegio de Abogados for his outstanding contribition to the nation as a Veteran/Lawyer. This last Sunday we watched the documentary in PR’s channel Six. The whole family comment, laughed and cried together as this wonderful production was going on. My father and I were so proud that at the end we marched around the house calling cadence. He turn around and I saluted him while saying BORINQUENEERS SIR!!!; he proudly returned my salute. It was so funny as it was emotional. Our whole family enjoyed this event. SOMOS LOS MEJORES SIN DUDA! 65th ALL THE WAY, HOOAH!!!!!!!!!!!!

My uncle, Octavio Villaronga, was a member and saw action in Europe during World War II. My uncle and godfather, Luis Ojeda, fought in Korea with the 65th, was wounded and lost an eye as a result.

I am very proud that out of all the war documentry’s of the US ARMY finally comes one of the 65 reg. I had known about the reg. and it’s history but never seen much fotos of the soldiers who were behind the 65 inf. reg. I am curently deployed in iraq and can proudly say that out of all the soldiers that stand out here in country are latinos specially those from PR. When it comes down to improviseing, adapting and overcoming we truly dominate. Let it be known the history of 65 inf. reg. and the soldiers who stuggled and proudly served like never before seen. My personal opinion is that no other country has more outstanding soldiers than those from PR.

It was due, it was time that we did something to conmemorate a unique unit of soldiers that fought so bravely. If the 65th Infantry Regiment was active in the US Army today, it would be a lesson to all other units on how to fight, honor to serve and pride; to include a set of timbales equal to none. Hats off to this unit and to it’s soldiers…I have you in my heart….