A group of elected officials gathered in the South End Monday afternoon to honor Puerto Rican veterans who died in the line of duty, with some politicians contrasting the act of honoring military service against President Donald Trump’s first months in the White House. “At a time when there are some in this country who are trying to divide us and make claims about who belongs, who doesn’t belong, I just want to say that there is nothing more American than the way our Puerto Rican community has shown up time and time again to defend this home that we share,” she said. Antonio Molina, a Puerto Rican Vietnam veteran who was wounded in combat in 1965, said the Puerto Rican Veterans Memorial is the only plaza in the United States dedicated to veterans originally from Puerto Rico.
Author: Chris Van Buskirk
Published at: 2025-05-26 20:41:53
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