Adams, formerly Fort Lee, was in 2023 the first Army base to be named for Black Americans. Now, it'll be the first named for ...

“Since 1997. When we came from Washington D.C., ... Vernon Baker, so when we go to a school to do a presentation instead of a 78-year-old man telling them about the Buffalo Soldiers, ...

The Buffalo Soldiers unit at West Point was disbanded in 1946, when the Army became fully mechanized. Two years later, President Harry S. Truman ordered the desegregation of the military.

Four African American army regiments were stationed at Fort Davis from 1867-1885. The "Buffalo Soldiers" there and beyond were key to westward expansion of the U.S.

“We are recognizing the three Buffalo Soldiers that were inducted into the Arizona Hall of Fame,” she said. “The monument is 8 feet tall, 11 feet wide. It’s granite.