VALIANT [CONTINUED FROM PAGE 94] The assault lasted three grueling
days. On the third day, their objec- tive in sight, two battalions of the 65th Regiment fi xed bayonets and charged directly into the enemy po- sitions, forcing the Chinese to fl ee. During that action, the regiment captured more than 2,000 enemy soldiers and killed 5,905.
“I had to do what I had to do. You have to reach your objective, and if you don’t kill them, they kill you.”
— Master Sgt. Pedro Rodriguez
Numerous awards There was much more combat to come. Over the course of the Ko- rean War, the 65th Infantry Regi- ment participated in nine major campaigns, earning a Presidential Unit Citation, a Meritorious Unit Commendation, and two Republic of Korea Unit Citations. Individ- ual members earned four Distin- guished Service Crosses and 124 Silver Stars. There were many heroes among the Borinqueneers, like Army Master Sgt. Pedro Rodriguez, who joined the regiment in 1934 at age 22. He saw little action during World War II but more than made up for it during the Korean War, in which he
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September
California, Santa Maria-Lompoc Chapter, Sept. 16, Col. Lee Lange II, USMC-Ret., Council and Chapter Aff airs (CCA)
California, Camp Pendleton, Sept. 17, Cmdr. Katherine Tracy, USNR-Ret., Benefi ts Infor- mation and Financial Education (BIFE)
California, San Diego, Sept. 17, Vice Adm. Norb Ryan Jr., USN-Ret., MOAA president
California, San Francisco Chapter, Sept. 17, Col. Lee Lange II, USMC-Ret., CCA
Delaware, Dover Chapter, Sept. 17, Capt. Bill Knehans, USN-Ret., MOAA board of directors (BoD)
District of Columbia, Defense Forum Washington, Sept. 26
District of Columbia, career fair, Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Sept. 27
Florida, Sarasota, Sept. 16, Vice Adm. Norb Ryan Jr., USN-Ret., MOAA president
Maryland, Rayburn, Maryland Council of Chapters, Sept. 14, Vice Adm. Norb Ryan Jr., USN-Ret., MOAA president
Massachusetts, Worcester County Chap- ter, Sept. 20, Col. Nancy Anderson, USMC- Ret., MOAA BoD
Michigan, Joint Base Selfridge, Sept. 24, Cmdr. Katherine Tracy, USNR-Ret., BIFE
Minnesota, Duluth, Sept. 9, Lt. Col. Shane Ostrom, USAF-Ret., BIFE
Minnesota, Mystic Lakes, Sept. 24, Lt. Col. Shane Ostrom, USAF-Ret., BIFE
Missouri, Kansas City, Chapter Presi- dents’ Symposium, Sept. 8-10
Missouri, Columbia, Sept. 25, Col. Lee Lange II, USMC-Ret., CCA
New Mexico, Cannon AFB, The Landing, Sept. 12, 8:30 a.m., Col. Dan Koslov, USAF- Ret., MOAA’s Transition Services (TOPS)
New Mexico, Kirtland AFB, bldg. 20604, wing presentation center, Sept. 13, 8:30 a.m., Col. Dan Koslov, USAF-Ret., TOPS
New Mexico, Holloman AFB, bldg. 788, airman & family readiness center, Sept. 14, 8:30 a.m., Col. Dan Koslov, USAF-Ret., TOPS
New York, Syracuse, New York Council of Chapters, Sept. 26-29, Brig. Gen. Paul Cohen, USAF-Ret., MOAA BoD
Ohio, Independence, Ohio Council of Chapters, Sept. 16-18, Col. Jim O’Brien, USAF-Ret., MOAA CFO
Pennsylvania, Valley Forge Chapter, Sept. 15, Lt. Col. Shane Ostrom, USAF-Ret., BIFE
Pennsylvania, Willow Grove Chapter, Sept. 15, Lt. Col. Shane Ostrom, USAF- Ret., BIFE
Texas, Fort Bliss, bldg. 503A, room 313, Sept. 15, 8 a.m., Col. Dan Koslov, USAF- Ret., TOPS
Texas, San Antonio, MOAA Alamo Chap- ter, Sept. 16, Maj. Gen. Joe Lynch, USAF- Ret., MOAA general counsel
Virginia, Fort Belvoir, Sept. 7, 10 a.m., Capt. Bud Schneeweis, USCG-Ret., BIFE
Virginia, Fort Belvoir, Sept. 13, 9 a.m., Lt. Col. Shane Ostrom, USAF-Ret., BIFE
Virginia, Kilmarnock, Northern Neck Chapter, Sept. 13, Capt. Bud Schneeweis, USCG-Ret., BIFE
Virginia, Fort Belvoir, Sept. 21, 9 a.m., Lt. Col. Shane Ostrom, USAF-Ret., BIFE
Virginia, Virginia Beach, Hampton Roads Chapter, Sept. 23, Vice Adm. Norb Ryan Jr., USN-Ret., MOAA president
Virginia, Henderson Hall, Sept. 27, 8 a.m., Lt. Col. Shane Ostrom, USAF-Ret., BIFE
Washington, NB Kitsap, Sept. 16, Capt. Bud Schneeweis, USCG-Ret., BIFE
Washington, NAS Whidbey Island, Sept. 17, Capt. Bud Schneeweis, USCG-Ret., BIFE
Wisconsin, Fort McCoy, Sept. 9, Cmdr. Katherine Tracy, USNR-Ret., BIFE
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