Скачать или смотреть When China Fought Puerto Rico - The Battle of Jackson Heights

Despite an initial successful string of victories in the Korean War, the 65th Infantry Regiment of the United States Army, conformed mostly of native Puerto Ricans, suffered catastrophic casualties during the Battle of Outpost Kelly in September of 1952.

Less than a month later, the Borinqueneers faced an even more challenging undertaking, and even after two weeks of intensive retraining, they would suffer a far greater calamity during the Battle for Jackson Heights.

However, sick of the unfair treatment by their superiors, the Boricua soldiers would not hold on to the last man, and their decision would cost them everything...


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