The men and women of Puerto Rico have served in U.S. wars from the Revolutionary War and the  Civil War on. Since becoming U.S. citizens in 1917, Puerto Ricans have served in disproportionate numbers relative to their population within the U.S. Even under Spanish rule, Puerto Ricans fought alongside American colonists in the Revolutionary War.  The U.S. Department of Defense states that a southern troop — consisting primarily of Puerto Ricans and other Hispanics — captured the cities of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Mobile, Alabama; Pensacola, Florida; and St. Louis, Missouri, from the British. Let that sink in, and have some respect for real patriots.