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Daniel Inouye: When I tell that to the Puerto Rican Americans, their eyes light up and they say: My God, we had our men in there?

On the recordMarch 3, 2004
When I tell that to the Puerto Rican Americans, their eyes light up and they say: My God, we had our men in there?
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Daniel Inouye
Democratic · Hawaii
Source
congress.gov
Mar 3, 2004

Editor's note · Context

Highlighting the historical significance of Puerto Rican soldiers.

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