We Served Before We Were Citizens.
A Memorial Day reflection from a US Navy veteran and Boricua founder.
Puerto Rico has been sending its sons and daughters to war for America since 1917.
That year, the Jones-Shafroth Act made Puerto Ricans US citizens and two months later, the first Puerto Rican soldiers were drafted into World War I. The ink on their citizenship was barely dry before they were asked to die for it.
