audiobook American Legends: The Life of Stevie Wonder by Charles River Editors in History

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CMH 70-116-1. Discusses the experiences of the 65th Infantry; a Puerto Rican infantry unit; during the Korean War. Formed at the turn of the nineteenth century to protect America’s strategic interests in the Caribbean; the 65th Infantry consisted of Puerto Rican soldiers and sergeants and American and Puerto Rican officers. Although in existence for almost fifty years; the 65th had not experienced intense combat until Korea. Despite a lack of previous wartime experience; the regiment did extremely well from September 1950 to August 1951; establishing a solid reputation as a dependable infantry unit. The combat performance of the unit began to slip from the summer of 1951 to the autumn of 1952; when major failures occurred; first at Outpost Kelly in late September and then at Jackson Heights a month later. After the failures at Outpost Kelly and Jackson Heights; the Army recognized that these problems had to be decisively addressed or the regiment’s combat effectiveness would be permanently degraded. The Army reconstituted the 65th as a fully integrated infantry regiment in the spring of 1953. By that June; the regiment had redeemed itself in the eyes of the Army’s senior leadership. The unit’s colors remained in Korea until November 1954; when they returned to Puerto Rico.