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The Borinqueneers were a kickass, all-Hispanic (mostly Puerto Rican) unit of the US Army. These servicemen and women served honorably and with distinction during World War I, World War II, and the Korean War.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Operation Doughnut, the move towards P’yonggang, and fighting around the Iron Triangle
• Heroism of Master Sergeant Jose D. Lopez & Master Sergeant Pedro J. Zayas
• Personnel issues
• Operation Annihilation - a live-fire training demo put on by the 65th
• The beginning of peace talks
  
  
  

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Sources:
https://history.army.mil/Publications/Publications-Catalog/Honor-and-Fidelity/ (PDF download of the book Honor and Fidelity - The 65th Infantry in Korea, 1950–1953 – by Gilberto N. Villahermosa
https://homeofheroes.com/recipient/jose-d-lopez/
https://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient/recipient-25453/
https://www.unc.mil/Media/News-Stories-Press-Release/Article/4562181/from-bloody-ridge-to-panmunjom-how-august-1951-redefined-korean-war-tactics-and/

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