El Monumento de la Recordación
| El Monumento de la Recordación | |
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| Location | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Established | May 19, 1996 |
| Governing body | Department of Transportation and Public Works of Puerto Rico |
El Monumento de la Recordación (English: Monument of Remembrance) is a memorial monument and monolith erected in San Juan, Puerto Rico that honors Puerto Ricans who have fallen in combat in service of the United States armed forces.[1][2][3] The monument was unveiled on May 19, 1996 as a granite wall in semicircular shape engraved with the names of those Puerto Rican soldiers that have fallen in war. As of today the monument is etched with the names of more than 2,000 service members.[4]
References
- ↑ Resolución Conjunta del Senado 920 (Microsoft Word) (in Spanish), May 27, 1994, retrieved August 6, 2013
- ↑ Oliver Vélez, Denise (May 27, 2013), 'The Borinqueneers': Award them the gold, Daily Kos, retrieved August 6, 2013
- ↑ Peña López, Brenda (May 27, 2013). "Rinden homenaje a soldados boricuas muertos en acción". Primera Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved August 6, 2013.
- ↑ Lyle, Amaani (August 2, 2009), Reservists honor fallen service members through LULAC participation, 459th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs Office, retrieved August 6, 2013
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