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[[File:CGM Alliance2.jpg|290px|thumb|Borinqueneers CGM Alliance, which promoted the Congressional Gold Medal for the 65th Infantry]]▼
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The '''"Borinqueneers Congressional Gold Medal"''' is a [[Congressional Gold Medal]] awarded to [[Puerto Rico]]'s [[65th Infantry Regiment (United States)|65th Infantry Regiment]] by President [[Barack Obama]], at an official ceremony on June 10, 2014. On May 19, 2014, the [[United States House of Representatives]] passed the Bill, known as HR 1726 and three days later on May 22, 2014, the [[United States Senate|Senate]] approved Bill S. 1174. With the approval of both houses, the president signed the legislation which awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry, the first segregated Hispanic military unit, and the first unit of the [[Korean War]], to receive such distinction.<!-- References can be found within the article -->
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{{quotebox|The [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker of the House of Representatives]] and the [[President pro tempore of the United States Senate|President pro tempore of the Senate]] shall make appropriate arrangements for the award, on behalf of the Congress, of a single gold medal of appropriate design in honor of the 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borinqueneers, in recognition of its pioneering military service, devotion to duty, and many acts of valor in the face of adversity.<ref>[http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:s.1174: [[Library of Congress]]; Bill Text: H.R.1726]</ref><ref>[http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c113:H.R.1726: [[Library of Congress]]; Bill Summary Status: S.1174]</ref>}}
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Advocates garnered over 25 regional proclamations and resolutions signed by governors, mayors, county commissioners and state senators/representatives throughout the U.S., all urging the U.S. Congress to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry. There are also 10 memorials and monuments honoring the 65th Infantry around the nation.<ref name="puertorico-herald.org">[http://www.puertorico-herald.org/issues/vol4n26/Profile65th-es.html Puerto Rico Herald - Puerto Rico Perfil: El Regimiento del 65 de Infantería en Corea] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924025358/http://www.puertorico-herald.org/issues/vol4n26/Profile65th-es.html |date=September 24, 2012 }}, Retrieved 8 September 2007</ref>
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