60 years after Korea, a forgotten Latino regiment seeks Congressional Gold Medal
Ervin Machado of Perth Amboy at his home. Machado was a Borinqueneer, a segregated unit of soldiers from Puerto Rico who fought in the Korean War.
PERTH AMBOY — The phone rang for months, but Ervin Machado wouldn't answer.
It was Noemi Figueroa Soulet, a persistent filmmaker, leaving another message at his home in Perth Amboy. She was after him to share his story, one he never talked about and wanted to leave on the battlefield in Korea.
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