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IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.SKIP TO CONTENTBy Puerto Rican military veterans known as the Borinqueneers are getting their own national day after Congress approved the National Defense Authorization Act during an that of the sweeping military policy bill."With the vote of the U.S. Senate to override the veto of the President to the National Defense Authorization Act, our legislation is already Law to designate April 13 as National Day of Borinqueneers!!!!!," Rep. Jenniffer González, Puerto Rico's non-voting member of Congress, tweeted in Spanish on Saturday.Con el voto del Senado federal para sobreponerse al veto del presidente a la Ley de Defensa, ya es Ley nuestra legislación para designar el 13 de abril como el Día Nacional de los Borinqueneers!!!!! — Jenniffer González (@Jenniffer2012) The designation of April 13 as National Borinqueneers Day "" of the 65th Infantry Regiment, a U.S. Army unit that consisted mostly of soldiers from Puerto Rico, according to the new law. They fought in both World Wars and Korea. The regiment carried the name Borinqueneers, in reference to Puerto Rico's pre-colonial name Borinquen.April 13 marks the day in which the members of the Borinqueneers received Congressional Gold Medal back in 2016.“Throughout their service, they suffered persistent discrimination. For too long, their contribution to our history has been overlooked, so today, today we are setting the record straight by giving them the highest award within our possession, the Congressional Gold Medal,” said former House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., when .The National Borinqueneers Day also seeks to "pay tribute to the sacrifices made and adversities overcome by Puerto Rican and Hispanic members of the Armed Forces" as well as "recognize the significant contributions to United States history made by the Borinqueneers," the law reads.González, a Republican, led an effort in the House to commemorate the Borinqueneers with a national day. Republican Sens. Rick Scott and Marco Rubio of Florida, together with Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey, also in the Senate to get a similar provision passed on July 2020.Nicole Acevedo is a reporter for NBC News Digital. She reports, writes and produces stories for NBC Latino and NBCNews.com.

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.SKIP TO CONTENTBy Puerto Rican military veterans known as the Borinqueneers are getting their own national day after Congress approved the National Defense Authorization Act during an that of the sweeping military policy bill."With the vote of the U.S. Senate to override the veto of the President to the National Defense Authorization Act, our legislation is already Law to designate April 13 as National Day of Borinqueneers!!!!!," Rep. Jenniffer González, Puerto Rico's non-voting member of Congress, tweeted...

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