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Hello there, I wrote the article at first as the "65th Infantry" and then rewrote it as "The 65th Infantry Regiement". As you will notice they are both identical. The only difference is that I hadn't finished the first version. My mistake, however the first version is now a redirect. The 65th Infantry is commonly known in Puerto Rico and all over as "The 65th Infantry Regiment" (La 65 Infanteria) and not as the U.S. 65th Infantry Regiment. My uncle served in the 65th during the Korean War and if he or anybody else were to look up any information in Wikipedia about the 65th they would search under The 65th Infantry Regiment as it is commonly known. That is why I reverted the title back to how it was. I hope you all understand. Tony the Marine

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Contents 1 Credibility and integrity 2 Citations 3 "Puerto Rico Regiment" or "Porto Rico Regiment"? 4 Issues 5 GA review 6 Moddesto Cartagena

[edit] Credibility and integrity

User: 67.82.148.157, has been very valuable with his contributions to this article, however the constent change in the number of persons who perished in the Korean War, which ended in 1953 is creating a sense of confussion which will lead readers to question the credibility and integrity of the article. The figures of those "killed in action" have been stated as "551", "589", "610" , "619" and now "630" without stating an explaination or reliable source from where these numbers came from. I would appreciate it if User: 67.82.148.157 would state the proper Military source as to the exact number of casualties (KIA) (without including those who my have died after the war was over.) that the 65th Infantry suffered. The total of the Puerto Ricans who perished in the Korean War from the four branches of the U.S. Armed Forces was 756 and their names can be found here. Thank you Tony the Marine 07:04, 20 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Citations

I may be overly anal, however, I take issue with the lack of citations in the article. Most glaring is the uncited quotation attributed to MacArthur. I also think it would be prudent to cite the section on the mass court-martial as it may be controversial or meaningful to many. To that end, I have scattered {{Fact}} tags throughout the article; and I've also updated the assessment section of the project banner to reflect this view. Lordjeff06 19:01, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

Ok, with the changes made by User:Marine 69-71, I've updated the Military History rating to B-class. Lordjeff06 00:01, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "Puerto Rico Regiment" or "Porto Rico Regiment"?

To all those who may be interested: When the 65th Infantry was founded it was named "Porto Rico Regiment" by the "Americans" and not "Puerto Rico Regiment". The intention of United States was to change the name of the island in general from "Puerto Rico" to "Porto Rico", since the latter would be more easier to pronounce in the English language. However, popular resistence to the change overruled and the islands name was restored to Puerto Rico and the regiment was renamed the "65th Infantry Regiment". So, what may have seemed as a misspelling was not. Cheers! Tony the Marine 16:38, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Issues

1) "and on November the Regiment" on November--what day or did you mean in November? 2) The mass courtmartial section comes out of nowhere. It seems tied to the Korean War, but there is no smooth transition.Sumoeagle179 16:31, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

• Fixed both concerns. I have intergrated the "Mass Courtmartial" sectio into the "Korean War" section thereby providing a smooth transition. Tony the Marine 18:47, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

Yes, this is better. Now ref 5 is well formatted, but most of the other web refs aren't. Suggest making them look like ref 5.Sumoeagle179 19:17, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

• Not only did I fix the refs. with the retrieved dates (How is it possible that I did not see that mistake? It must be my age), I also unbolded the captions in the images. Tony the Marine 22:36, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] GA review

Hello. I have partially reviewed this article and have concluded that it does not meet any of the "quick-fail" criteria. Because of this, you'll be glad to know that I will be reviewing the article fully shortly. I will leave all comments, if any, here. Happy editing! --Agüeybaná 01:13, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

Complete GA review (see here for criteria)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose): b (MoS):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   a (fair representation): b (all significant views):

5. It is stable.

   

6. It contains images, where possible, to illustrate the topic.

   a (tagged and captioned):

Passed. Congratulations! --Agüeybaná 22:58, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Moddesto Cartagena

Somebody neads to write more about Modesto Cartagena. He is the most famouse and decorated Purerto Rican soldier ever, and is a heroe for many young puerto ricans. 71.180.248.216 (talk) 13:31, 11 March 2008 (UTC) marcos darcy

• Marcos, somebody already did, me. If you would like to read the article which I wrote about him go here: Modesto Cartagena. If you would like to learn more about the Puerto Rican military heroes which I have written about, I invite you to check my User Page. I hope that you enjoy Wikipedia. Tony the Marine (talk) 17:06, 11 March 2008 (UTC)