,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #fda  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #a1 
#bjbj,mr4 ,scott of ,florida 7for       
himself1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 and ,mr4          
,menendez7 submitted the following      
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,designating   
,april #ac1 #bjbj1 as ,national         
,borinqueneers ,day4  ,whereas1 in      
#ahih1 ,puerto ,rico became a territory 
of the ,united ,states and1 the         
following year1 ,congress authorized    
raising a military unit of volunteer    
soldiers on the island1 which was       
organized as the ,puerto ,rico ,regiment
 of ,volunteer ,infantry2 ,whereas1 in  
#aijh1 ,congress incorporated the       
regiment as part of the regular ,united 
,states ,army as the ,puerto ,rico      
,regiment of ,infantry2 ,whereas1 in    
#aiag1 after the ,united ,states' entry 
into ,world ,war ,i1 the ,puerto ,rico  
,regiment of ,infantry was sent to      
,panama to defend the ,panama ,canal    

,zone2 ,whereas1 in #aibj1 ,congress    
redesignated the unit as the #feth      
,infantry ,regiment of the ,united      
,states ,army2 ,whereas during ,world   
,war ,,ii1 the #feth ,infantry ,regiment
 served in ,north ,africa and ,europe1  
including combat operations in ,france  
and ,germany for which members of the   
unit received commendations for valiant 
service1 including #a ,distinguished    
,service ,cross1 #b ,silver ,stars1 #b  
,bronze ,stars1 and #ij ,purple ,hearts2
 ,whereas1 in #aiej1 the #feth ,infantry
 ,regiment deployed to ,south ,korea1   
and during the voyage the soldiers      
nicknamed the unit the ,borinqueneers1 a
 reference to the native ,tano ,tribe's 
name for the island of ,puerto ,rico2   
,whereas during the ,korean ,war1 the   
#feth ,infantry ,regiment 7hereinafter1 
the ,borinqueneers7 engaged in          
substantial combat operations on the    
,korean ,peninsula1 and the unit played 
a central role in several important     
offensives and counter-offensives that  

earned it well-deserved admiration and  
commendation2 ,whereas the              
,borinqueneers' extraordinary service   
during the ,korean ,war resulted in the 
,regiment receiving #b ,presidential    
,unit ,citations 7,army and ,navy71 #b  
,republic of ,korea ,presidential ,unit 
,citations1 a ,meritorious ,unit        
,commendation 7,army71 a ,navy ,unit    
,commendation1 the ,chryssoun ,aristion 
,andrias 7,bravery ,gold ,medal of      
,greece71 and campaign participation    
credits for ,united ,nations ,offensive1
 ,chinese ,communist ,forces 7,,ccf7    
,intervention1 ,first ,united ,nations  
,counteroffensive1 ,,ccf ,spring        
,offensive1 ,united ,nations            
,summer-,fall ,offensive1 ,second       
,korean ,winter1 ,korea ,summer-,fall   
#aieb1 ,third ,korean ,winter1 and      
,korea ,summer #aiec2 ,whereas the      
,borinqueneers' extraordinary service   
during the ,korean ,war also resulted in
 numerous individual commendations and  
awards for its soldiers1 including #a   

,medal of ,honor1 #i ,distinguished     
,service ,crosses1 more than #bej       
,silver ,stars1 more than #fjj ,bronze  
,stars1 and more than #b1gjj ,purple    
,hearts2 ,whereas1 in #aief1 the #feth  
,infantry ,regiment was deactivated from
 the regular ,united ,states ,army and1 
in #aiei1 its units and regimental      
number were assigned to the ,puerto     
,rico ,national ,guard2 ,whereas1 in    
#aihb1 the ,united ,states ,army ,center
 of ,military ,history officially       
authorized designating the #feth        
,infantry ,regiment as the              
,borinqueneers2 and ,whereas1 on ,april 
#ac1 #bjaf1 ,congress awarded the       
,congressional ,gold ,medal to the #feth
 ,infantry ,regiment in recognition of  
the ,borinqueneers' numerous            
contributions to ,american history and  
outstanding military service from ,world
 ,war ,i through the recent conflicts in
 ,afghanistan and ,iraq3 ,now1          
therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate--    
7#a7 designates ,april #ac1 #bjbj1 as   

,national ,borinqueneers ,day2  7#b7    
recognizes the bravery1 service1 and    
sacrifice of the ,puerto ,rican soldiers
 of the #feth ,infantry ,regiment in the
 armed conflicts of the ,united ,states 
in the #bjth and #bast centuries2  7#c7 
expresses deep gratitude for the        
contributions to the ,armed ,forces that
 have been made by hundreds of thousands
 of patriotic ,united ,states citizens  
from ,puerto ,rico2 and  7#d7 urges     
individuals and communities across the  
,united ,states to participate in       
activities that are designed-- 7,a7 to  
celebrate the distinguished service of  
the military veterans who served in the 
#feth ,infantry ,regiment1 known as the 
,borinqueneers2  7,b7 to pay tribute to 
the sacrifices made and adversities     
overcome by ,puerto ,rican and ,hispanic
 military service members2 and  7,c7 to 
recognize the significant contributions 
to ,american history made by the #feth  
,infantry ,regiment1 known as the       
,borinqueneers4