The Borinqueneers: America’s Forgotten Heroes

Ajouté : 2026-06-01

The Borinqueneers, a segregated 65th Infantry Regiment composed entirely of Puerto Rican soldiers, demonstrated extraordinary bravery during the Korean War by holding their ground at Outpost Kelly against enemy attacks and forming a human wall during the chaotic retreat from Chosin Reservoir, launching the last massive bayonet charge in U.S. Army history to protect retreating lines, all while fighting for a country that still treated them as second-class citizens.