after the war, the 65th infantry was stationed in puerto rico. the 65th was activated to the [[u.s. army]] was deployed to [[korea]] attached to the [[3rd infantry division (united states)|3rd infantry division]], upon the outbreak of the korean war on august 26, 1950. by the time the "borinqueneers", as the 65th was known, reached korea, rodríguez had been promoted to the rank of sergeant.