PRINTER'S NO. 708
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
108
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY CRUZ, SAMUELSON, READSHAW, YOUNGBLOOD, FREEMAN,
SCHWEYER, CALTAGIRONE, MURT, JAMES, O'BRIEN, SOLOMON,
SCHLOSSBERG, WATSON, MILLARD, BULLOCK, V. BROWN, WARREN,
W. KELLER AND D. COSTA, MARCH 1, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 1, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Urging the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee of the United
States Postal Service to issue a United States postal stamp
honoring the heroism of the 65th Infantry Regiment
"Borinqueneers" of the United States Army, the only all-
Hispanic unit in the history of the United States Army.
WHEREAS, The 65th Infantry Regiment of the United States Army
was created in 1899 by the Congress of the United States as a
segregated unit composed primarily of Puerto Ricans with mostly
continental officers; and
WHEREAS, The unit was nicknamed the "Borinqueneers" after
Borinquen, the word given to Puerto Ricans by the island's
original inhabitants, the Taino Indians; and
WHEREAS, The Borinqueneers displayed valiant and meritorious
service in World War I, World War II and the Korean War; and
WHEREAS, During the Korean War, the 65th Infantry Regiment
earned praise from General MacArthur, participated in nine major
campaigns and received numerous military acknowledgments,
including two Presidential Unit Citations, a Meritorious Unit
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