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A Buffalo Soldier on Vashon is finally recognized
21. at Vashon Island Cemetery during a commemoration at the grave of a long-unmarked Buffalo Soldier. Master Sergeant ...
TACOMA, Wash. — In the documentary "Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting On Two Fronts," we learn long before America kept its promise that all men are equal, Black soldiers fought for this country as ...
His role as a Buffalo soldier also fascinated his descendants. The Buffalo Soldiers were an all-African American United States Army regiment established by Congress after the Civil War.
Not many in the 21st century can say their life has been changed by a Buffalo Soldier. Then there’s John Calloway, and an entirely unexpected family tale from the Philippines that reconfigured his ...
Descendants and a Utah researcher have been working to remember and honor one Buffalo soldier and help his family learn about him.