Literary Thursdays: Talia Aikens-Nuñez and “Men of the 65th: The Borinqueneers of the Korean War”
Adult Program, General
Literary Thursdays: Talia Aikens-Nuñez and “Men of the 65th: The Borinqueneers of the Korean War”
“Honor and Fidelty” was the motto of the 65th Infantry Regiment. Author Talia Aikens-Nuñez guides us through the history of the Borinqueneers, the only Puerto Rican unit in the United States Army, and the challenges they faced leading up to what was the largest court martial in the entire Korean War.
In the midst of the war, ninety-one Borinqueneers were arrested and tried for desertion and disobeying orders. How could this happen in one of the most distinguished and decorated units of the Army?
Rediscover the bravery of the men of the 65th through Aikens-Nuñez’s thorough writing and the soldiers’ firsthand accounts of the Korean War.
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