; Whereas, in 2019, more than 200,000 Hispanic members of the Armed Forces served on active duty, and there were approximately 1,200,000 Hispanic veterans of the Armed Forces, including 136,000 Latinas; Whereas, as of 2018, more than 399,000 Hispanics had served in post-September 11, 2001, overseas contingency operations, and Hispanics represented 12.1 percent of the total number of veterans who had served in operations in Iraq and Afghanistan since September 11, 2001; Whereas, as of August 2019, at least 688 fatalities in Iraq and Afghanistan were members of the Armed Forces who were Hispanic; Whereas an estimated 200,000 Hispanics were mobilized for World War I, and approximately 500,000 Hispanics served in World War II; Whereas more than 80,000 Hispanics served in the Vietnam war, representing 5.5 percent of individuals who made the ultimate sacrifice for the United States in that conflict, even though Hispanics comprised only 4.5 percent of the population of the United States during the Vietnam war; Whereas approximately 148,000 Hispanic soldiers served in the Korean war, including the 65th Infantry Regiment of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (commonly known as the Borinqueneers ), the only active duty, segregated Latino military unit in the history of the United States; Whereas 60 Hispanic Americans have received the Congressional Medal of Honor, the highest award for valor in action against an enemy force bestowed on an individual serving in the Armed Forces; Whereas Hispanic Americans are dedicated public servants, holding posts at the highest levels of the Government of the United States, including 1 seat on the Supreme Court of the United States, 4 seats in the Senate, and 43 seats in the House of Representatives; and Whereas Hispanic Americans harbor a deep commitment to family and community, an enduring work ethic, and a perseverance to succeed and contribute to society: Now, therefore, be it