For more than a half-century, the convictions of 28 African-American soldiers for a riot that ended in the lynching of an Italian prisoner of war at Seattle�s Fort Lawton during World War II has held an uneasy place in history. It was the Army’s largest court-martial of the war, and it was one of the […]
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Fort Huachuca’s (Arizona) celebration of the Year of the Buffalo Soldier was held this July with a groundbreaking ceremony for the Buffalo Soldier Legacy Plaza, honoring this important chapter of the Army’s history.
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Freedom Team Salute, an outreach program sponsored by the U.S. Army honors the service of Army veterans, parents and spouses of Soldiers, Guard and Reserves. The team recently celebrated the contributions of African American Soldiers to Army legacy, from the Buffalo Soldiers to the present, and saluted an ‘American Original,’ the Leo A. Brooks, Sr. […]
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