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Outpost Jackson Heights, on the eastern edge of the Chorwon Valley, when overwhelming Chinese forces penetrated their perimeter and sur- rounded them. An effort days later to retake Jackson Heights resulted in high casualties, and nearly 80 men from companies A and F re- fused to return to the outpost when ordered, believing it to be a suicide mission. Dozens more joined them the following day.
Mass court martial DeGavre and his company com- manders quickly brought charges against the men who had refused to try to retake Jackson Heights. Ninety-five soldiers were court mar- tialed, and of them, 91 were found guilty and sentenced to prison. However, the largest mass court martial of the Korean War barely made a ripple outside of the military until newspapers in Puerto Rico and the U.S. found out about let- ters the imprisoned soldiers sent to their family members. Upon review, then-Secretary of the Army Robert Stevens granted clemency and par- dons to all. Decades later, the heroism of the Borinqueneers has not been forgotten. In 2001, the government of Puerto Rico unveiled a monument honor- ing the 65th, and in 2007, PBS aired a documentary about the regiment, The Borinqueneers, narrated by Hector Elizondo and David Ortiz-Anglero. As for the regiment’s sacrifices in
time of war, Army Brig. Gen. Antonio Rodriguez Balinas probably summed it up best: “Puerto Rico’s contribution to the national defense has been note- worthy and, in some cases, decisive, as in the Korean War.” MO
— Don Vaughan is a freelance writer based in North Carolina. His last feature article for Military Officer was “Armed With a Camera,” August 2011.
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