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Puerto Rico House holds special Veterans Day session, speakers urge better outreach and benefits
Summary
The Cámara de Representantes convened a special session on Nov. 10, 2025, to honor veterans; speeches emphasized service and urged improved outreach, with the Commission on Federal and Veterans Affairs calling for clearer application of veterans’ rights and benefits.
San Juan — The Cámara de Representantes de Puerto Rico convened a special session on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, beginning at 11:43 a.m., to honor veterans and highlight issues affecting the island’s veterans, including gaps in awareness and access to certain benefits.
The ceremony opened with an invocation by Pastor José Carrillo, who cited John 8:32 and prayed for veterans honored in the chamber. After procedural authorizations to continue remote viewing, portavoces (party spokespeople) read dedications for more than two dozen individually named veterans and a formal motion recognizing Veterans Day was read into the record by the chamber’s spokesperson.
“En conmemoración del Día del Veterano, la Cámara de Representantes de Puerto Rico se une para rendir homenaje a los hombres y mujeres que con honor, valentía y sacrificio han servido en las Fuerzas Armadas de los Estados Unidos,”…
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