El Monumento de la Recordación

El Monumento de la Recordación (English: Monument of Remembrance) is a memorial monument and monolith erected in San Juan, Puerto Rico that honors Puerto Ricans who have fallen in combat in service of the United States Armed Forces.[1][2][3] The monument was unveiled on May 19, 1996 as a granite wall in semicircular shape engraved with the names of those Puerto Rican soldiers that have fallen in war. As of today the monument is etched with the names of more than 2,000 service members.[4]

El Monumento de la Recordación
LocationSan Juan, Puerto Rico
EstablishedMay 19, 1996 (1996-05-19)
Governing bodyDepartment of Transportation and Public Works of Puerto Rico

The monument largely contains the names of soldiers who had a Puerto Rico address at their time of enlistment and/or death. If a soldier had a stateside address their name is most likely not on the monument.[5]

A sculptor created by Victor Gutierrez is located in the center of the area called Llama de la eternidad (Eternal flame).[5]

A service is held each year on Memorial Day at the Monumento de la Recordación. In 2019, attendees learned that two fallen soldiers from Puerto Rico had been recently identified as part of the Recovery of US human remains from the Korean War.[6]

See also

References
  1. Resolución Conjunta del Senado 920 (Microsoft Word) (in Spanish), May 27, 1994, retrieved August 6, 2013
  2. Oliver Vélez, Denise (May 27, 2013), 'The Borinqueneers': Award them the gold, Daily Kos, retrieved August 6, 2013
  3. Peña López, Brenda (May 27, 2013). "Rinden homenaje a soldados boricuas muertos en acción". Primera Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved August 6, 2013.
  4. Lyle, Amaani (August 2, 2009), Reservists honor fallen service members through LULAC participation, 459th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs Office, archived from the original on 2016-03-04, retrieved August 6, 2013
  5. "Monumento de la Recordación-San Juan". Puerta de Tierra (San Juan) (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  6. Rivera Clemente, Yaritza. "Homenaje póstumo a 17 soldados de la Primera Guerra Mundial y Corea [Posthumous tribute to 17 soldiers of World War I and Korea]". El Vocero de Puerto Rico (in Spanish).


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