19-02-2025
What's happening for Buffalo Soldier Heritage Day 2025?
SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — The Fort Concho National Historic Landmark and the NAACP Buffalo Soldier Memorial will partner to host a free Buffalo Soldier Heritage Day program on Sunday, Feb. 23, as part of Black History Month. What can attendees expect?
According to the City of San Angelo, the event will be held in Fort Concho's Commissary Building, located at 702 Burgess St., from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Light refreshments will be available for attendees.
During the event, Sherley Spears, former president of the For Concho Museum Board and founder of the NAACP Buffalo Soldier Memorial, 'will talk about the 2024 ceremony that corrected the unjust military trial and execution of 17 members of the all-Black 3rd Battalion of the 24th Infantry Regiment in 1917.'
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'A military panel reviewed the trials of these men who were among the 110 soldiers court martialed and dismissed from the U.S. Army after a riot took place in Houston,' the City said. 'At the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, where these men were buried, new gravestones were unveiled that properly reflected the soldiers' service dates, ranks and home states.'
Spears attended the gravestone unveiling ceremony in February 2024.
Updates will be given on the Buffalo Soldier Memorial project and future reservation projects relating to the Buffalo Soldiers in San Angelo during the program. Participants will also have a chance to visit the Buffalo Soldier display housed at the Barracks 1 Visitor Center.
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