War stories from Puerto Rican veterans — collected, preserved, and passed on.
Mission & Vision
Puerto Rico produces warriors. Generation after generation, Puerto Rican men and women served honorably from World War I to the present. They performed. They led. They made us proud to be both Puerto Rican and American.
The name Serie65 is an homage to the 65th Infantry Division, the only all Puerto Rican unit in the Korean War. Korean War veterans are now in their late 80s and 90s. Vietnam-era veterans are in their 70s and 80s. Every week, stories die with their owners. Serie65 exists to collect those stories firsthand — in English and in Spanish — and make them part of the permanent record so that they can be appropriately incorporated into Puerto Rican history.
By the numbers
Puerto Rican Military Service
Sources: U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs · U.S. Census Bureau · Congressional Research Service
The process
Submit your story using the form below, by email, or call us and we will write it down for you. English or Spanish — both are equally welcome.
Every story submitted to Serie65 is preserved on this website, maintained and backed up by our team. Your story will live here for as long as Serie65 exists. As we grow, we plan to pursue partnerships with major archives and university libraries to ensure permanent, institutional preservation.
With your permission, your story is published on this site and may be featured on the Serie65 podcast — so future generations can know your name and hear what you did.
Submit your story
Story Received
Thank you. Your submission is in the record. We will be in touch.
The Podcast
The Serie65 podcast brings veteran stories to life in audio — their words, their memories, in their own voice. New episode every month.
Episode 001 · Coming Soon
"They Called Us the Borinqueneers"
A veteran of the 65th Infantry recalls crossing the Imjin River in the winter of 1950.