{"id":45096,"date":"2016-04-06T10:05:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T14:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/borinqueneers-to-be-honored-at-congressional-gold-medal-ceremony\/"},"modified":"2016-04-06T10:06:16","modified_gmt":"2016-04-06T14:06:16","slug":"borinqueneers-seran-honorados-en-la-ceremonia-de-la-medalla-de-oro-del-congreso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/borinqueneers-seran-honorados-en-la-ceremonia-de-la-medalla-de-oro-del-congreso\/","title":{"rendered":"Borinqueneers To Be Honored At Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">WASHINGTON<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 6, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; History will be made on <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 13, 2016<\/span> as veterans of the 65<sup>th<\/sup> Infantry Regiment are honored by leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate with the presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal for its valor, determination and bravery displayed during the Korean War.\u00a0 The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian honor the United States Congress can bestow.<\/p>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20160406\/352020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20160406\/352020<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Multiple members of the House and Senate who supported the initiative will attend and\/or speak at the bipartisan, bicameral ceremony event, including Congressman <span class=\"xn-person\">Pedro Pierluisi<\/span> (D-PR) and Congressman <span class=\"xn-person\">Bill Posey<\/span> (R-FL), Senator <span class=\"xn-person\">Richard Blumenthal<\/span> (D-CT), Senator <span class=\"xn-person\">Marco Rubio<\/span> (R-FL), House Speaker <span class=\"xn-person\">Paul Ryan<\/span> (R-WI), Senate Majority Leader <span class=\"xn-person\">Mitch McConnell<\/span> (R-KY), Senate Democratic Leader <span class=\"xn-person\">Harry Reid<\/span> (D-NV), and House Democratic Leader <span class=\"xn-person\">Nancy Pelosi<\/span> (D-CA). <\/p>\n<p>Originated in <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span> in 1899, members of the 65<sup>th<\/sup> Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers \u00a0have the distinction of having participated in all global wars of the 20<sup>th<\/sup> Century, including World War I, World War II and the Korean War.\u00a0 In addition to the Congressional Gold Medal, the Regiment earned a collective nine Distinguished Service Crosses, approximately 250 Silver Stars, more than 600 Bronze Stars, more than 2,700 Purple Hearts, and 15 Unit Citations for its extraordinary service to the Nation during the Korean War.<\/p>\n<p>In an effort to further awareness and recognition of these national heroes and their achievements, the not-for-profit Borinqueneers Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony National Committee (BCGMCNC) was created. \u00a0In addition to organizing all the activities associated with the unveiling ceremony in DC, the group is also planning additional ceremonies in <span class=\"xn-location\">San Juan, Puerto Rico<\/span> and Central Florida.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>The group&#8217;s founder and CEO, <span class=\"xn-person\">Samuel Rodr\u00edguez<\/span>, was chosen to collaborate with the US Mint on the design of the medal which will be given to the Smithsonian Institute and placed on public display following the ceremony.\u00a0 In an effort to expose as many of the Borinqueneers and their families to the medal, it is the hope of the BCGMCNC that the medal can be toured and displayed at appropriate locations across the country.\u00a0 In addition, an initiative is currently underway to buy replica medals from the U. S. Mint that will be given free of cost to members of the regiment and their direct descendants.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In accordance with Public Law No: 113-20, a single gold medal has been struck to honor the Borinqueneers,&#8221; said Rodr\u00edguez.\u00a0 &#8220;But we think that each member deserves their own medal. There are more than 1,000 living veterans throughout <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span>, and, thanks to Goya Foods, Inc., we have raised enough so far to give one to each of the 230 attendees who will be at the ceremony in <span class=\"xn-location\">Washington, D.C.<\/span> \u00a0However, we still need funds for the rest so that no veteran is left out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While the BCGMCNC was originally established as a way to enhance the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony by adding events and activities for the Borinqueneers and their families and to raise funds for the replica medals, Rodr\u00edguez sees a greater purpose.\u00a0 &#8220;These veterans deserve recognition and our great Nation needs to be educated about them,&#8221; said Rodr\u00edguez.\u00a0 &#8220;Through educating people about their courage and heroism, we are carrying on their legacy and hopefully inspiring others to follow in their footsteps.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Donations are currently being accepted at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/65thBCGMCNC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/65thBCGMCNC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>About the BCGMCNC<br \/><\/b>The Borinqueneers Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony National Committee (BCGMCNC) is a national non-profit organization committed to honoring and celebrating all of the members of the U.S. Army&#8217;s 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers, including those that are Missing in Action, Prisoners of War, Fallen, Departed and Living from 1899 \u2013 1956 by: Paying tribute to the Veterans; Promoting their legacy; and Educating the public.\u00a0 To learn more about the BCGMCNC visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bcgmceremony.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.bcgmceremony.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">WASHINGTON<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 6, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; History will be made on <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 13, 2016<\/span> as veterans of the 65<sup>th<\/sup> Infantry Regiment are honored by leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate with the presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal for its valor, determination and bravery displayed during the Korean War.\u00a0 The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian honor the United States Congress can bestow.<\/p>\n<p>Photo &#8211; &lt;a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interes-humano"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45096"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45096\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}