▁Out post ▁Kelly . ▁Tw ice ▁the ▁ 6 5 th ▁Regiment ▁was ▁over wh el med ▁by ▁P VA ▁art illery ▁and ▁driven ▁off . ▁For ▁his ▁performance ▁during ▁this ▁time , ▁Cord ero ▁was ▁con gr at ulated ▁by ▁Gen . ▁Thomas ▁Cross , ▁who ▁l abeled ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁attacks ▁super vised ▁by ▁Cord ero ▁as ▁" the ▁best ▁attack ▁[ that ▁he ] ▁witness ed ▁in ▁three ▁wars ". ▁ ▁Col . ▁Juan ▁César ▁Cord ero ▁D áv ila ▁was ▁rel ieved ▁from ▁his ▁command ▁as ▁regiment al ▁commander ▁by ▁Col . ▁Ch ester ▁B . ▁De G av re , ▁a ▁non - H is pan ic ▁West ▁Point ▁gradu ate ▁and ▁a ▁" cont inental ," ▁officer ▁from ▁the ▁main land ▁United ▁States .* ▁ ▁Silver ▁Star ▁c itation ▁ ▁Later ▁years ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁Cord ero ▁returned ▁to ▁Puerto ▁Rico ▁and ▁re to ok ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 9 6 th . ▁He ▁also ▁res umed ▁his ▁civil ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁housing ▁projects . ▁While ▁working ▁as ▁Executive ▁Director ▁of ▁CR U V , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁Puerto ▁Rico ' s ▁Ad j ut ant ▁General , ▁replacing ▁Este ves ▁who ▁had ▁retired ▁due ▁to ▁health ▁issues . ▁Cord ero ▁took ▁office ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁and ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Brig ad ier ▁General . ▁On ▁July ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁Cord