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BORINQUENEERS MEMORIAL BRIDGE
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BORINQUENEERS DAY @ NORTHAMPTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE THURS NOV 10 2016
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BCGM Florida Awards Ceremony
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LIST OF BORINQUENEERS
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List of Some Borinqueneers (9-10-2014)
If you are a Borinqueneer (or relative or friend of a Borinqueneer) and the Borinqueneer’s name is not on this list, please contact us:
Javier Morales at (787) 566-2605 or Sam Rodriguez at (202) 246-9167 and your information will be added immediately.
We will also need to see a copy of DD 214, or a document from the US Army certifying that the Borinqueneer was in Korea and the dates of service for verification and authentication. Documents can be either emailed as a PDF or Mailed to:
BCGM Team
c/o Sam Rodriguez
P.O. Box 631
Washington, DC 20044
or given to:
Javier A. Morales, Presidente
Assoc. Vet. Ret. 65 de Infanteria
PO Box 10507
San Juan, PR 00922
STATUS FIRST NAME LAST NAME CITY STATE
A DOMINGO ADORNO-APONTE SAN JUAN PR
A ANIBAL ALBERTORIO OVIEDO FL
A RAUL ALDARONDO-GALVAN ORLANDO FL
A LUIS ALERS-CORCHADO AGUADILLA PR
A CARMELO ALICEA-DIAZ SAN JUAN PR
D JUAN ALICEA-RIVERA TOA BAJA PR
A FRANCISCO ALICEA-RIVERA TOA BAJA PR
A DOMINGO ALTORAN MONTIJO KISSIMMEE FL
A OSVALDO ALVARADO
A MARCOS A ALVAREZ-BRACERO BAYAMON PR
D JUAN ANDINO TOA ALTA PR
D EURIPIDES AMY-COLON SALINAS PR
D EMILIANO ANDINO-PEREZ TOA ALTA PR
D ELAUDIO ANDINO-PEREZ TOA ALTA PR
D RUBERN APONTE-RAMOS CIDRA PR
A FLORENTINO AROCHO-MALAVE CLEVELAND OH
A MODESTO ARRIAGA-POMALES ARROYO PR
D ANGEL ARROYO BORDENTOWN NJ
A ESTEBAN ARROYO-CAMACHO BAYAMON PR
A HUMBERTO ARROYO-IRIZARRY LAJAS PR
A VICENTE ARROYO JERSEY CITY NJ
D FELIX ATILES-RIVERA BROOKLYN NY
D ALFONSO AVILES RIVERA SAN JUAN PR
D PEDRO AVILA-FIGUEROA LAS MARIAS PR
A EDWIN AVILES KISSIMMEE FL
A JUAN ANTONIO AYALA MARIANI PEMBERTON NJ
A AMADEO BAEZ-FIGUEROA PONCE PR
A FELIX R BAEZ-PAGAN JUANA DIAZ PR
A LUIS A BAEZ QUEENS NY
D NEFTALI BAEZ-RAMOS BAYAMON PR
D PEDRO BAEZ SPRING HILL FL
D RAFAEL E BALZAC GUAYNABO PR
A JOSE A BELTRAN PONCE PR
A EMERITO BERMUDEZ PHILADELPHIA, PA
A MIGUEL BERMUDEZ BAYAMON PR
D JOSE BERNAL-HERNANDEZ AGUADILLA PR
A GREGORIO BONILLA GUAYNABO PR
A LOUIS ANGEL BORIA BRONX NY
GERMAN BRAVO-PEREZ SAN JUAN PR
D VICTOR ANGEL BRACERO LAJAS PR
A PABLO BURGOS DAYTONA FL
A NARCISCO CABALLERO RIVERA SAN JUAN PR
A DAVID CABRERA RODRIGUEZ BAYAMON PR
A NICOLAS CANCEL-FIGUEROA LAJAS PR
A VICTOR CARABALLO-GUZMAN CAGUAS PR
D EMILIO CARDONA-ACEVEDO SAN JUAN PR
D BENIGNO CARRERAS BETHLEHEM PA
A RAMON CARRERAS PUERTO RICO
D NIEVES CARRILLO BAYAMON PR
A WALLACE CARRILLO-GARCIA SAN JUAN PR
D MODESTO CARTAGENA CAYEY PR
A FRANCISCO CASTALLO SAN JUAN PR
A JUAN A CASTILLO-NAZARIO SAN JUAN PR
D CERSO R. CASTILLO QUINONES RIO PIEDRAS PR
A EMILIO CASTRO-RIVERA SAN ANTONIO TX
D RICHARD E. CAVAZOS SAN ANTONIO TX
A LUIS G CENTENO-GONZALEZ ARECIBO PR
A LUIS CHAMBONNIER PENA JUNCOS PR
D NICOLAS CHICLANA MALDONADO SAN JUAN PR
D RALPH CHIESA JR LONG ISLAND, NY
A MARIANO CINTRON MARRERO PUERTO RICO
D MODESTO CINTRON-PAGAN SAN JUAN PR
A HARRY H. CLARK JR BEDFORD PA
PERFECTO COBIAN PHILADELPHIA, PA
A JULIAN COLON LUTZ FL
A ANDRE COLON-BRUNO TOA ALTA PR
A JOSE COLON-COTTO SAN JUAN PR
D JOSE COLON BROOKLYN NY
A ENNIO COLON-GARCIA GUAYNABO PR
A GERMAN COLON-RIVERA ARECIBO PR
A MARGARO COLON-RODRIGUEZ CAYEY PR
A LUIS COLON-RODRIGUEZ RIO GRANDE PR
A GERMAN COLON-TORRES ARECIBO PR
A NICODEMOS COLON-TORRES SAN JUAN PR
A LUIS R CONTY-LOPERENA ISABELA PR
A HECTOR CORDERO-VEGA GUAYNABO PR
D ALFREDO CORDOVA NIEVES COROZAL PR
A RAMON L COTO-REYES BAYAMON PR
A PEDRO CORREA DIAZ PHILADELPHIA PA
A CHARLIE CRUZ SALINAS PR
A RUBEN CRUZ-BAÉZ HORMIGUEROS PR
D JUAN CRUZ ALICEA OROCOVIS PR
A MARTIN CRUZ-MORALES JUNCOS PR
A ANGEL CRUZ-RODRIGUEZ MAYAGUEZ PR
A RAUL CRUZ TORRES CIDRA PR
A JUAN DAVILA-CUADRADO SAN JUAN PR
A JUAN M DAVILA-FUENTES LOÍZA PR
D CEFERINO DECLET WILLINGBORO NJ
D CRISTOBAL DE JESUS JUNCOS PR
D JOSE DELGADO DELGADO CAMDEN NJ
D LUIS DELGADO BETHLEHEM, PA
D MANUEL DELGADO RODRIGUEZ NEW YORK, NY
A JUAN DEL PILAR-PEREZ GUAYNABO PR
A EUGENIO DEL TORO-RIVERA CAGUAS PR
A RUBÉN DEL VALLE-PEREZ GUAYNABO PR
A PABLO DELGADO-MEDINA HUMACAO PR
A SABINO DEVALLE VAZQUEZ VORHEES NJ
D LUIS DIAZ ACEVEDO BARRIO CHUCHILLAS MOCA PR
A EFRAIN M DIAZ-MELENDEZ DOVER FL
D ISMAEL DIAZ-MELENDEZ BOWIE MD
A JUAN DIAZ-MELENDEZ COROZAL PR
D JOSE DIAZ FERNANDEZ ST. CLOUD FL
A JOSE C DIAZ-RIVERA VEGA BAJA PR
A MANUEL DIAZ RIVAS NEW CASTLE DE
A MARIANO DIAZ-SANTOS TOA BAJA PR
D VALENTIN DIEPPA-CRUZ CAGUAS PR
A CARLOS DOMINGO-FELICIANO YAUCO PR
D JUAN R ESCUDERO SAN JUAN PR
D ANGEL F ESPADA-VILLARINO UTUADO PR
A JACINTO ESQUILIN-ROBLES CANOVANAS PR
A LUIS FALU-PESANTE SAN JUAN PR
A WILLIAM FELICIANO PONCE PR
A JUAN D FELICIANO SAN GERMAN PR
D BERNARDO R FERNANDEZ VAZQUEZ CAGUAS PR
D ENRIQUE FERNANDEZ-RODRIGUEZ CABO ROJO PR
D JOSE A FERRER ROBLES CIDRA PR
D SIXTO A FIGADERO-LOPEZ GUAYAMA PR
A ARMANDO FIGUEROA FIGUEROA AIBONITO PR
D DIEGO A FIGUEROA-REYES CIALES PR
A LUIS F FIGUEROA-RIVERA CIDRA PR
A MODESTO FIGUEROA BRONX NY
A JUAN R FLORES OVIEDO FL
D JOSE M. FUENTES CAGUAS PR
D ALFONSO GARCIA WAGONER OK
A JOSE V GARCIA PONCE PR
A HIGINIO GARCIA-COLON SAN JUAN PR
A SALVADOR GARCIA-RODRIGUEZ SAN JUAN PR
A RAFAEL GOMEZ-HERNANDEZ TRUJILLO ALTO PR
A PABLO GONZALEZ AGUADILLA PR
D MARIO GONZALEZ – RODRIGUEZ SANTA ISABEL PR
A FRANCISCO GONZALEZ-FRANQUI SAN JUAN PR
A JOSE A GONZALEZ-FRET CAROLINA PR
A CARMELO GONZÁLEZ-HIDALGO CAGUAS PR
A CARLOS J GONZALEZ-MALDONADO SAN JUAN PR
D JOSE CARLOS GONZALEZ MERCADO SAN JUAN PR
A JOSE W GONZALEZ-NAVARRO SAN JUAN PR
A CESAR GONZALEZ-PEÑA SAN JUAN PR
A JOAQUIN GONZALEZ-RIVERA NAGUABO PR
D MANUEL GONZALEZ QUEBRADILLAS PR
A ENRIQUE GUZMAN-COTTO BAYAMON PR
D ROBERTO HERNANDEZ RIVERA GUAYNABO PR
A BADEL HERNANDEZ-GUZMAN SAN JUAN PR
A JOSE D HERNANDEZ-SOTO CAGUAS PR
A SANTOS HUERTAS-VAZQUEZ CAROLINA PR
A CARMELO HERNANDEZ-TOLENTINO NAGUABO PR
A JOSE A IRIZARRY MAYAGUEZ PR
A SAMUEL E IRIZARRY LAJAS PR
D ROBERTO ISAAC SPRINGFIELD MA
A FELIPE JORGE BAYAMON PR
A ANGEL LACOURT LONG ISLAND NY
A ALBERTO LAUREANO GONZALEZ BRONX NY
A FRANCISCO LA LUZ-ROBLES SAN JUAN PR
A VICTOR M LABARCA-LUGO VEGA BAJA PR
D JUAN ENRIQUE LANDRAU CAROLINA PR
A GUILLERMO LANZO PEMBERTON NJ
D ELUTERIO LARA-ALVARADO BAYAMON PR
A RAFAEL LEANDRY-MARRERO BAYAMON PR
D SIGFREDO MIRANDA BELLEVILLE
A JOSE M LEON-CAMACHO CAGUAS PR
A MIGUEL LEON GAINESVILLE FL
A MIGUEL A. LEON JR KISSIMMEE FL
D MIGUEL LOIZ-ZAYAS LAS PIEDRAS PR
A GAMALIER LOPEZ-HERNANDEZ LAS PIEDRAS PR
A PASCUAL LOPEZ
D RAMON LOPEZ SAN JUAN PR
A VICTOR LOPEZ-NIEVES SAN JUAN PR
D FLORENCIO EDWARD LORENZO GAINESVILLE FL
A SANTIAGO L LOYOLA
A ALBERTO LUGO MOUNT HOLLY NJ
A JULIO C LUGO SAN JUAN PR
A EMILIO F LUGO-LUGO SABANA GRANDE PR
A HECTOR MAISONAVE WEST NEW YORK NJ
A PEDRO MALDONADO GUAYNABO PR
A SALVADOR F MALDONADO-FIGUEROA CAROLINA PR
D DAMASO MALDONADO-SOTO GUAYNABO PR
D ALFREDO MARTINEZ-ROBLES ARECIBO PR
A AGUSTIN A MARQUEZ-MIRANDA CANOVANAS PR
A ANGEL L MATOS PONCE PR
A ELPIDIO MATOS-CAMBRELEN PONCE PR
A JUAN MATOS-PADILLA LAJAS PR
A HECTOR MAISONAVE PHILADELPHIA, PA
A EDUARDO MAYSONET-COLON VEGA BAJA PR
A WALTER McCOSTLIN CHICAGO IL
A LOEPOLDO MELENDEZ OROCOVIS PR
A JUAN MELENDEZ-DIAZ TOA BAJA PR
A PEDRO J MELENDEZ-ORTIZ AIBONITO PR
A JOSE I MERCADO-PACHECO FISHKILL NY
A EPIFANIO MERCADO-VAZQUEZ TOA BAJA PR
D MANUEL MERCADO
A JOSE MILIAN-DIEPPA SAN JUAN PR
A PEDRO MILLAR HUMACAO PR
A PEDRO A MIRANDA-MALDONADO GUAYNABO PR
D SIGFREDO MIRANDA BELLEVILLE NJ
A FELIX MISCALICHI SAN JUAN PR
A DOMINGO MORALES-CALDERON LAS PIEDRAS PR
A ANTONIO MORALES-LOPEZ BAYAMON PR
D DOMINGO MORALES-MENDEZ MAYAGUEZ PR
A JOSE A MORALES-SANTANA EAST LONG MEADOW MA
D ZIOLI MUNOZ NEGRON CAGUAS PR
A JUAN NATAL-PONCE SAN JUAN PR
A MARIO M NAZARIO-QUIJANO AGUADILLA PR
A EMETERIO NEGRON SAN SEBASTIAN PR
A AMADOR NEGRON-SANCHEZ JUANA DIAZ PR
A HIPOLITO NIEVES-ALDAHONDO ISABELA PR
A VICTOR M NIEVES-GUZMAN CAGUAS PR
A JUAN E O’NEILL CROTON NY
D ANGEL L OCASIO-NAZARIO CAGUAS PR
A LUIS A OCASIO-VAZQUEZ TALLAHASSEE FL
A FRANCISCO OLIVERAS-PADILLA BAYAMON PR
D MANUEL ANTONIO OLIVARI LUGO PATILLAS PR
A JOSE OLIVERO-CARDE SAN JUAN PR
A VICTOR M ORTIZ DELTONA FL
A ENRIQUE A ORTIZ SAN GERMAN PR
A PEDRO ORTIZ-ALICEA PATILLAS PR
A CRISTINO ORTIZ-COLON CAGUAS PR
D RESTITUTO OYOLA ALVAREZ HARTFORD CT
D ALDELMO PACHECO BAYAMON PR
D ALBERTO PADILLA-CASTILLO BAYAMON PR
A JOSE PAGAN-JIMENEZ CAPE CORAL FL
A ANIBAL PAGAN-PACHECO SAN JUAN PR
A JOE PICKARD HARTFORD CT
A CARLOS M PEÑA-LOZANO SAN JUAN PR
A JOSE R PEÑA-LOZANO SAN JUAN PR
A JUAN PEREZ-CALDERON SAN JUAN PR
A HECTOR E PEREZ-FELIX RIO GRANDE PR
A ARNALDO PEREZ PACHECO STATEN ISLAND NY
A MIGUEL PEREZ-QUINTANA CAYEY PR
A OLIPIO PEREZ-RIOS SAN SEBASTIAN PR
A DAVID PEREZ-RODRIGUEZ SAN JUAN PR
A JOSE ANGEL PEREZ-RODRIGUEZ YONKERS NY
A LUIS A PEREZ-ZAPATA CAROLINA PR
D RADAMES PEREZ TORRADO PORTA COELI
A MIGUEL PIÑEIRO-RIVERA SAN JUAN PR
D PEDRO QUINONES BARBOSA PHILADELPHIA PA
A JUAN QUINONES LOPEZ CAMP RICO PR
D LEONARDO QUINONES DIAZ NEW JERSEY
A ARMANDO QUINONES PADRO CAROLINA PR
A RAFAEL E RAMIREZ-GONZALEZ SAN JUAN PR
A VICTOR RAMIREZ-SANTIAGO SABANA GRANDE PR
A CARLOS E RAMOS GUAYNABO PR
D FELIPE RAMOS GONZALEZ PHILADELPHIA PA
A JUAN REYES-BAEZ SAN JUAN PR
A RAUL E REYES CASTANEIRA ST PETERSBURG FL
A LUIS REYES-RODRIGUEZ CAROLINA PR
A RAFAEL RIOS-SANCHEZ GUAYNABO PR
D ANGEL JUAN RIVERA PUERTO RICO
A GERMAN C RIVERA ARECIBO PR
D JOSE T RIVERA CANOVANAS PR
D JOSE RIVERA VEGA DAVENPORT FL
A EUGENIO RIVERA SALINAS PR
A RAFAEL RIVERA SAN JUAN PR
D LUIS A RIVERA SAN ANTONIO TX
D DONATO RIVERA- MARTINEZ CUTLER BAY FL
A ANGEL R RIVERA-AGOSTO GUAYNABO PR
A ARMANDO RIVERA-BENITEZ TOA ALTA PR
A GREGORIO RIVERA-CLAS CIALES PR
A PABLO RIVERA-CRUZ SAN JUAN PR
D RICARTE RIVERA-DIAZ BAYAMON PR
A TEODORO RIVERA-GONZALEZ OROCOVIS PR
D CRISTOBL RIVERA-MALAVE BARRANQUITAS, PR
A GILBERTO “TATO” RIVERA-LOPEZ GUAYNABO PR
A JUAN H RIVERA-PEDROZA CAYEY PR
D HECTOR RIVERA RODRIGUEZ PUERTO RICO
D ILDEFONSO RIVERA-RODRIGUEZ NARANJITO PR
A LUZ B RIVERA-SANTIAGO COROZAL PR
A FELIX RIVERA-SANTIAGO COROZAL PR
A EUGENIO RIVERA-SANTIAGO SALINAS PR
D LUIS ROBLES FIGUEROA FT LAUTERDALE FL
A VICTOR ROBLES-RIVERA SAN SEBASTIAN PR
D ANGEL RODRIGUEZ APONTE STATEN ISLAND NY
A RAMON M RODRIGUEZ AURORA IL
A EFRAIN RODRIGUEZ ARECIBO PR
A RAFAEL RODRIGUEZ BAYAMON PR
A JOSE RODRIGUEZ JUANA DIAZ PR
A JOSE A RODRIGUEZ SAN JUAN PR
D MARCO RODRIGUEZ LEBRON PEMBERTON NJ
A MODESTO RODRIGUEZ-COLON JUNCOS PR
A MIGUEL RODRIGUEZ-COLON SAN JUAN PR
D RAMON RODRIGUEZ-DIAZ SAN JUAN PR
D ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ-GOMEZ SAN JUAN PR
D ELADIO RODRIGUEZ-GRANIELA SAN GERMAN PR
D ALBERTO RODRIGUEZ-LOZADA CAGUAS PR
A HIPOLITO RODRIGUEZ-MARRERO BAYAMON PR
A RAMON RODRIGUEZ-ORTIZ BAYAMON PR
A JOSE F RODRIGUEZ-RIVERA SAN JUAN PR
A ALFARO RODRIGUEZ-RIVERA VEGA ALTA PR
A ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ-RIVERA VEGA ALTA PR
A PEDRO RODRIGUEZ-TORRES ADJUNTAS PR
A RAFAEL RODRIGUEZ-VAZQUEZ COROZAL PR
A ANIBAL ROJAS-LOPEZ SAN JUAN PR
D ROBUSTIANO ROMAN-GONZALEZ ISABELA PR
D DONATO ROMAN-REICHARD ISABELA PR
D VIRGILIO B. ROQUE NORTHAMPTON, PA
A JUAN ROSA QUIJANO CAMUY PR
D PAULINO ROSA LUGO ORLANDO FL
A JOSE M ROSADO SAN JUAN PR
A EFRAIN ROSADO-PAGAN SAN JUAN PR
A CARLOS RUIZ FALLS CHURCH VA
A JOSÉ E RUIZ MAYAGÜEZ PR
A JUAN RAMON RUIZ STATEN ISLAND NY
D FERNANDO RUIZ-RODRIGUEZ MAYAGUEZ PR
A MODESTO RUIZ-RODRIGUEZ BAYAMON PR
D EMILIO SAGARDIA SAN JUAN PR
D ANGEL L SANABRIA-PEREZ MOROVIS PR
A PEDRO A SANTANA CAGUAS PR
A VICTOR M SANTIAGO COLORADO SPRINGS CO
A EVANGELISTA SANTIAGO BAYAMON PR
A FRANCISCO SANTIAGO SAN JUAN PR
A ALFREDO M SANTIAGO- VALLADARE GUAYNABO PR
A RUFO SANTIAGO-GONZALEZ MAYAGUEZ PR
A MIGUEL SANTIAGO-MARRERO GUAYANILLA PR
A RAMON SANTIAGO-NUÑEZ TOA BAJA PR
A ARCADIO SANTIAGO-RODRIGUEZ PALM BAY FL
A ALFREDO M SANTIAGO-VALLADARE GUAYNABO PR
D JULIO SARATE-ORTIZ VEGA BAJA PR
A ANGEL SEGARRA BRONX NY
A FRANCISCO A SEGARRA-LOPEZ SAN JUAN PR
A EMILIO SERRANO NEGRON PEMBERTON NJ
A EFRAIN SIERRA-RIVERA DORADO PR
A FEDERICO SIMMONS-PEDRAZA CAROLINA PR
A MANUEL F SIVERIO PENSACOLA FL
D JUAN E SOLIS PUERTO RICO
A JUAN C SOTO TOA BAJA PR
A TITO SOTO-MERCADO SAN JUAN PR
D JULIO SOYA GUAYNABO PR
A FRANCISCO SUAREZ SAN JUAN PR
A GONZALO TAPIA-FALU CAROLINA PR
A ANIBAL TEJEDA-GUTIERREZ ARECIBO PR
A ONOFRE TEODORO MARCHADO CAMUY PR
A RAFAEL C TEXIDOR CABO ROJO PR
D ARMANDO TORRES SR MT LAUREL NJ
D ENRIQUE TORRES-BERRIOS GUAYNABO PR
D FELIX L TORRES PEMBERTON NJ
A JUAN L TORRES-ESQUILIN TOA BAJA PR
D PORFIRIO TORRES GONZALES MOUNT HOLLY NJ
A HECTOR TORRES-RODRIGUEZ GUAYNABO PR
D SAMUEL OSCAR TORRES SUITLAND MARYLAND
A ERNESTO TULIER-MARTINEZ SAN JUAN PR
D ANGEL R VALENTIN FRET BAYAMON PR
A WILLIAM VAN DERDYS BEVERLY, NJ/ PHILADELPHIA, PA
A FRANCISCO A VARGAS LAJAS PR
A VICTOR I VARGAS-COLON BARRANQUITAS PR
A JOAQUIN VAZQUEZ SAN LORENZO PR
D ENRIQUE VEGA VELLVIEW FL
A JULIO VEGA SAN JUAN PR
A EDGARD VELASCO PUERTO RICO
A RAIMUNDO VELEZ-ECHEGARAY AGUADILLA PR
A JOAQUIN VELEZ-RODRIGUEZ YAUCO PR
A MIGUEL VERDIALES-DUBOIS SAN JUAN PR
A JOSE A VIENTOS-VELEZ MAYAGUEZ PR
A ADAMEL VIRARO TORRES JAYUYA PR
A ANTONIO ZACHEOS (GARCIAS) CEIBA PR
A EMILIO S ZAPATA PEREZ GUAYNABO PR
Minutes of the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee
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NASCAR HONORS THE BORINQUENEERS BY DRIVER MARTIN TRUEX JR NO. 78 WILL DISPLAY THE BORINQUENEERS COLORS
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Nascar Driver Martin Truex Jr car to have the Borinqueneers Logo
DENVER, Colo. (June 30, 2015) -- Martin Truex Jr.'s Furniture Row Chevrolet will carry a special logo as part of NASCAR's Salute to Veterans for Sunday's (July 5th) Coke Zero 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway.
The logo that will appear on the lower quarter panels of the No. 78 Chevy will be Puerto Rico's 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borinqueneers, who participated in World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the War on Terror.
For their distinguished service as allies of the United States, the Borinqueneers were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal by President Barack Obama on June 14, 2014.
"It is our honor to celebrate the heroic contributions of our friends from Puerto Rico for their acts of bravery and fight to preserve democracy," said Furniture Row Racing team owner Barney Visser, a U.S. Army veteran, who served in Vietnam. "To receive the Congressional Gold Medal demonstrates the highest standard of heroism and patriotism that the Borinqueneers have exemplified throughout the history of the 65th Infantry Regiment."
The Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian award bestowed by the United States Congress, has been awarded to minority veterans who served in segregated military units, including the Native American Navajo Wind Talkers, the Japanese American Nisei Soldiers, and the African American Tuskegee Airmen.
Rafael A. Fantauzzi, president and CEO of the National Puerto Rican Coalition stated the following about the Borinqueneers, "For their dedicated service in Korea alone, the Borinqueneers received 10 Distinguished Service crosses, 256 Silver Stars, 606 Bronze Stars and 2,771 Purple Hearts. These brave soldiers overcame the hurdles of segregation and prejudice while protecting our nation's interests and impacting American history and culture."
The Borinqueneer veterans will participate in a NASCAR media event Sunday at 6:15p.m. ET in the Daytona infield media center and will also be on the stage during the prerace ceremony at 7pm.
The Borinqueneers of the 65th Infantry Regiment Honored at Nascar Sprint Cup Coke Zero 400 Sunday July 5, 2015
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