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Borinqueneers

Congressional Gold Medal Design Team


www.65thCGMTeam.com
San Juan, PR - Washington, DC
(787) 566-2605 (202) 246-9167
P.O. Box 631, Washington, DC 20044



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Launches an Infoimative Website

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>/& ?(/&@ A: /&2 B/*C%&.D#&@ 4- - 9& =(.(*D E@ FGEH@ Dhe BCuN Besign Liaison Team will launch the
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fiom all stakeholueis inteiesteu in submitting iueas foi the uesign of the BCuN. The new website featuies:

Suivey Foim that incluues a section to pioviue photo anu text iueas that paiticipants feel shoulu be
incluueu in the uesign
Question anu Answei page to pioviue infoimation to paiticipants
Timeline of the uesign piocess
News upuates fiom the 0.S. Nint, BCuN Besign Liaison Team anu othei souices

This website will euucate visitois on the accomplishments of the Boiinqueneeis as they have calleu themselves
since 19Su. Pueito Ricans have a iich anu uistinguisheu iecoiu of militaiy seivice anu a histoiic legacy of
paiticipation in the uefense of the 0niteu States of Ameiica. The Poito Rico Regiment of Infantiy was fiist foimeu
in 1899 anu was ienameu 0.S. 6S
th
Infantiy Regiment in 19S2. They seiveu gallantly uuiing WWI, WWII anu the
Koiean Conflict. In 19S6 the 6S
th
was ie-uesignateu as the Pueito Rican National uuaiu. This histoiical uata will
be consiueieu foi the uesign of the BCuN.

"I know that the final piouuct will be a beautiful meual that honois the Boiinqueneeis, pays tiibute to the
Regiment's couiage anu patiiotism, anu will euucate the Ameiican public about these soluieis' unique legacy," the
Resiuent Commissionei of Pueito Rico Peuio R. Pieiluisi stateu.

"We neeu to stiike a meual that will tell the histoiy of oui heiitage, valoi anu ultimate saciifice maue by oui
militaiy ancestois foi this countiy," saiu }aviei A. Noiales.

"Now we begin to constiuct anu facilitate a uesign that will enshiine the legacy of the 6S
th
foievei in the histoiy of
The 0niteu States" saiu Samuel Rouiiguez.

At the iequest of Congiessmen Peuio R. Pieiluisi anu Bill Posey as well as Senatois Richaiu Blumenthal anu Naico
Rubio, }aviei Noiales anu Samuel RouiJguez have been uesignateu to seive as the official liaisons to the 0. S. Nint
foi the membeis of the Boiinqueneeis, theii families anu inteiesteu suppoiteis so that all views anu iueas about
the uesign of the meual will be given full consiueiation.

}aviei A. Noiales, Piesiuent of the 6S
th
Infantiy veteians Association in Pueito Rico will leau the effoit in gatheiing
the suiveys fiom the stakeholueis in Pueito Rico. Samuel Rouiiguez, BCuN auvocate anu the web site managei
will leau the effoit in gatheiing the suiveys fiom stakeholueis in the 0.S.

0n August 1, 2u14 the website will begin the collection of uata foi this effoit.

Foi infoimation, to paiticipate in this piocess anu to stay infoimeu uuiing the uesign phas)@ please visit anu
iegistei at 44456789:-;8(.;5:"; "# )(%1 .% (;.$/ 8" $%<'8=6789:-;8(.;5:";

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