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VERY ANXIOUS TO SEE THIS VERY INTERESTING MOVIE. MY INLAWS ARE PUERTO RICAN MY FATHER INLAW ESPECIALLY IS OLD ENOUGH TO REMEMBER THESE MEN. I HAVE POSTED ON MY WEBSITE THE DATE & TIME THIS WILL BE SHOWN IN MY AREA. PBS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE STATIONS..I AM VERY HAPPY THEY ARE SHOWING THIS..MY HUSBAND & BROTHER ARE VIETNAM VETERANS & HOPEFULLY ONE DAY..THEY WILL ALSO GET THE RECOGNITION THEY DESERVE FOR SERVING THEIR COUNTRY..WE LATINOS SPEAK THE SAME LANGUAGE & NEED TO BE STANDING PROUD TOGETHER. I AM OF MEXICAN HERITAGE OF IMMAGRANT PARENTS WHO CAME TO AMERICA FOR A BETTER LIFE.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR WORK IN BRINGING THIS TO OUR
AUDIENCE.

I am attempting to locate anyone who may have served with either my uncles, Lorenzo (“Tito”) Santiago-Martinez and Cruz Santiago-Martinez, both from Ponce.

I am told by my cousins and my Aunt that they served in the Korean War with the 65th.

Thank You.
Sincerely,
Mr. Carlos M. Santiago
LFSCMS@AOL.COM

By far one of the best documentary pieces of the 65th (THE BORINQUENEERS) that I ever have seen. This movie was well-over-do. My wife’s grandfather and both of my uncle’s fought in the Korean War with the 65th. It needs more exposure and at one point it was “THE FORGOTTEN WAR”. Not any more!!!
God Bless America and Puerto Rico (Siempre).

Always Faithful and Semper Fi,

Jose and Melody Morales
Cell phone (646)418-9049

Thank you from my family’s heart for making such an outstanding and extraordinary documentary. My father and his brother who went twice to Korea, was in the 65th Infantry in Korea. I heard him talk about his experience in Korea all my life.

I never read about this in my history books in elementary school,junior high or high school or college at the University of Texas in Austin.

I knew about the history of Korea from my father Aramis Natal-Garcia. He showed me his Korea War medals he received from the Army and the many photographs he took in Korea. Thank you for honoring these American Heros who were not remembered and HONORED by their own country and the United States history books in our schools and universities.

If it were not for your documentary only the men in the 65th Infantry would be aware of this monumental military achievement by these brave American Icons!

I am trying to locate anyone who might of served either my uncle(s) or my wife’s grandfather.

Juan Correa Sanchez and Felix Correa Sanchez – both were from Caguas, Puerto Rico.

Vicente Pastrana Dominguez from Trujillo Alto, Barrio Barrazas, Puerto Rico.

Even if you have pictures with them. My wife, Melody and I just know that they Served in the Korrean War with the 65th. All our efforts are exhausted.

Respectfully yours,

Jose and Melody Morales
Work: 718-378-8649 or 8639
Cell phone: 646-418-9049
email: jmorales3917@aol.com

It is a real honor to be a part, however small, of “The Borinqueneers.” Your work will very quickly become a classic and a mainstay in the remembrance of these brave soldiers. Every time I view the DVD, I am reaffirmed in the conviction that the court-martial segment is an essential part of the fabric of this history, without which the story is fatally flawed and incomplete. The serious, accurate, and respectful treatment you gave it puts the entire episode into its correct perspective in a caring way that avoids clichés and banality. Thank you for giving expression to the sentiments of so many who carry the memory of an incident that is burdened with so much misunderstanding. You will not be forgotten.

David played an instrumental role in raising substantial funds for the completion of THE BORINQUENEERS. It in no way was a “small” contribution. Thank you David!

Congratulations on an incredible documentary. This story needed to be told and I hope the word spreads across the country and in Puerto Rico. Younger generations need to know about the 65th.

Have not seen the documentary and only heard about it from an article in the NYC newspaper(online). As a child I remember listening to my dad talk about Korea and WWI and how his unit (65th Inf) were all Puertorros and how much injustice was done to them.

I remember how these men after coming back to PR stayed in touch with each other or even when they went to Buchanan to visit the commissary they saw one another and ambrace, they had gone to war together and grown old together,they talked about Korea and how it was. These men have totally been forgotten, many spend 20 years and thought that they were going to retire in an oasis, and what the US govt has done to them is a travesty, these men have totally lost most of their benefits. My dad once he retired lived in PR and the health benefits that the VA had to offer and the amount of time he waited for an appointment is sickening. They are now living in the state with light at the end of the tunnel.

I will be ordering the DVD and sit down with my dad when I visit them on Xmas and watch it together. I like many when they heard their dads talk about Korea, it was like they were making it up, but once I grew up and went to Vietnam and saw the effects of war I knew that my dad was not exagerating. Kudos to you for bringing this subject of the fighting 65th Inf,no doubt that it is such an eye opening.

It is unfortunate that many Puerto Ricans had no idea that there existed an all Puerto Rican regiment known as the 65th Inf regiment. God Bless those men who served proudly and those who gave their the ultimate sacrifice.

I found this site because my dad Myles E. Geer (1LT) served as with K co 52 to 53. An he attended a Ceremony to honor the 65th in Worcester, MA in May 2007 and has been told about the movie being shown on PBS. Unfortunately it is not being shown in Missouri.

He is very proud to have served with the 65th and I am proud of him and all the veterans of the 65th.

My father (Jose Crespo-Torres) served in Korea from 1950 to 1952 where he was wounded, and received the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. He was born in Salinas, PR on 18-NOV-25, and received his B.A. in Politcal Science from CCNY in 1972. He was a 100% disabled vet, and told me stories that changed my life. I will always be proud of his termination, will and struggles, I lost him in the year 2000 but I will never forget the struggles even today that we Puerto Ricans endure. Respectfully, Jose Crespo, Jr.–also a veteran of the US Navy-VietNam Era. Wow, it was painful to submit this, and I pray it can help other veterans of foreign wars.