Sixty rights and the U.S government considering them second-rate citizens, we believe that it is right to help them. Also, Puerto Rico could benefit us, economically and politically. In Tokyo, 1961, General Douglas McCarthur said, "The Puerto Ricans forming the ranks of the gallant 65th Infantry in the battlefields of Korea are writing a brilliant record of achievement in battle and I'm proud indeed to have them in this command. I wish that we may have many more like them." Puerto Ricans have been helping us throughout history to defend our nation for years. In World War I and II, about 73,000 soldiers helped to fight against many countries. In the Vietnam War, over 48,000 soldiers were sent over and faced 3,000 casualties. In the Korean
