Puerto Rican vets launch Mass. monument campaign

Puerto Rican vets launch Mass. monument campaign
By Associated Press  |   Thursday, November 25, 2010  |  http://www.bostonherald.com  |  Local Coverage

BOSTON - A group of Puerto Rican veterans in Massachusetts have launched a campaign to raise money for a Puerto Rican veterans monument in Boston.

The group, Puerto Rican Veterans Monument Square Association, is seeking to build the monument in Boston’s South End neighborhood to honor all Puerto Rican men and women who serviced in U.S. wars.

Antonio Molina, a 68-year-old who served in the Marines during Vietnam, said the group seeks to raise around $250,000 through private donations.

The group is planning to erect the monument next to a current monument for the 65th Infantry, the all-Puerto Rican infantry unit that fought in the Korean War.

Jaime Rodriguez, a 68-year-old army veteran, who also served during Vietnam, said the group is working with volunteers on a design.

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