Vol. 3 No. 46 Para ver este documento en español, oprima aquí. PUERTO RICANS, VIEQUES, CIVIL RIGHTS AND PATRIOTISM Hispanic Contributions to America's Defense A Tribute to Puerto Rican Veterans On November 11, 1999, the nation honors all of its men and women who have served the United States of America in the uniform of their country. Nearly 200,000 American citizens of Puerto Rico have rallied to the defense of the flag since the island became part of the United States in 1898. ONGOING TOPICS & CATEGORIES: ALSO IN THIS EDITION: Puerto Rico's Overlooked Veterans Clinton Hopeful Of Vieques Accord: Wants Federal Plebiscite To End Colonial Stigma Rossello Grabs Spotlight Over Vieques Report to the Secretary of Defense of the Special Panel on Military Operations on Vieques Full Transcript of U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing Miss America Honors Homeless Veterans House of Rep. Member Web Sites Senate Member Web Sites Write your Member of Congress in Support of Puerto Rico Self-Determination! Write Your Representative Write your Senator RELATED LINKS Congressional Hispanic Caucus League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) MORE LINKS Under statehood all Puerto Ricans would have been American taxpayers have forked over wealthier today, and the Commonwealth is costing them $6,000.00 more every year! subsidizing the Puerto Rico Commonwealth, and it's costing them $22,821,918.52 more each and every day of the year! PUERTO RICO SELF-DETERMINATION Puerto Ricans Earning Their Own Way - Puerto Rico Paying Its Own Way Self-Determination Legislation | Puerto Rico Herald Home Newsstand | Puerto Rico | U.S. Government | Archives Search | Mailing List | Contact Us | Feedback For inquiries or comments regarding the design and functionality of this site, please contact webmaster@puertorico-herald.org.