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Frank Medina is a former U.S. Army captain who organized and managed the successful nationwide campaign to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the U.S. Army's 65th Infantry Regiment, also known as the ''Borinqueneers''. The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian honor that can be awarded by the United States. As of 2014, only six other military units have received this award: The Tuskegee Airmen, the Navajo Code Talkers, the Native American Code Talkers, the Nisei Japanese soldiers, the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs), and the Montford Point Marines.〔(Larry Bystran, “Recognize the Borinqueneers ahora,” ''Fox Latino News'', August 26, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2014. )〕 Until 2014, when the Borinqueneers received it, the only Latino in U.S. history to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal was Roberto Clemente. ==Early life and education== Medina was born in 1979 in Ponce, Puerto Rico. His family moved to the United States during his childhood and he grew up in Bridgeport, Connecticut. In 2002, he graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.〔〔 He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Management in West Point, with a minor in Electrical Engineering.〔 In June 2012, Medina graduated from the University of Florida with a Master of Science degree in Industrial & Systems Engineering, with a minor in Information Systems. He holds the Project Management Professional certification along with several IT/Telecommunication certifications.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Frank Medina」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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