CSPAN Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony For The 65th Infantry Regiment April 17, 2016
Announcer a congressional Gold Medal Ceremony was held wednesday to honor the u. S. Armys 65th infantry regimen known as the borinqueneers. They were the last segregated unit of the u. S. Military. At theemony was held u. S. Capitol. It is just over an hour. Ladies and gentlemen, the speaker of the United States house of representatives, the honorable paul ryan. [applause] speaker ryan good afternoon. Good afternoon, everybody. Its great to see you here. I want to welcome all of you to the u. S. Capitol. We are here today to honor the 65th infantry regiment of the u. S. Army. [applause] or, as...