A Penny for a Borinqueneer at Arlington (4/24/2026)

On Sunday, May 24, 2026, FOURTEEN volunteers (accompanied by family and friends for a total of 26 people) participated in our “A Penny for a Borinqueneer” event at Arlington Cemetery in honor of Memorial Day. The 13 teams dispersed to visit ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEEN (117) graves and left a penny on top of each grave. These are photo collages documenting the visit with biographical highlights of each grave visited. Thank you to these wonderful, dedicated volunteers who took time from their busy schedules to pay tribute to our departed service members. Duration: 29:12 mins.

Leaving pennies (and other coins) on graves is a gesture of respect, remembrance, and a way for visitors to signal they have visited the resting place and that the individual’s military service is being honored . The graves visited included: 23 Puerto Rican Borinqueneers; 21 65th Regimental Commanders; 36 65th Continental Officers and 37 Puerto Ricans who served in other units. May these souls rest in peace for they were remembered on May 24th.