West Point celebrates the 49th annual Buffalo Soldier Ceremony

WEST point, N.Y. (Sept 8, 2010)--Active duty and retired military, with friends and family gathered at West Point Buffalo Soldier field on Sept 5, identify one of the greatest turning points in at the 49th annual Buffalo Soldier Ceremony in the history of the armed forces.

Of the surviving Buffalo Soldiers could not be found in honor of the 9th and 10th cavalry Regiments, Us Congressionally established by first African-American army regiments, soldiers of the ceremony.

Retired Air Force column Roy, witches, spells, Tuskegee Airman also sent speaker Rev. Marvetta Walker event. 24 Years Army veteran, Walker served as chaplain in support of operation Iraqi Freedom II.

Walker made a moving speech in Buffalo Soldier history and encourage the younger generation to learn more about their history and concluded a number of units of the armed forces and the nation.

"I believe that it is important to know, if we, the people as the fire, so that they may understand how proud we are to be that we have," Walker said.

Walker first Buffalo Soldiers were part of the 10th Cavalry Regiment, the United States Congress, Sept 21, 1866, Fort Leavenworth, Kan., the corresponding regiments were perustetunMuihin stood during the civil war and after the war, these units were again as the 9th and 10th Regiment-Regiments of the United States.

Henry o. flipper, 1877, the difference is the first class earned African-American graduate of West point of the 10th Cavalry soldiers, in addition to the first African-American commander. Buffalo Soldiers retired Sergeant Sanders Matthews Jr., Highland Falls, West Point, such as cadets to ride horses and taught that now their territory (a).

Buffalo Soldiers is credited with helping to break the segregation the Army ranks by participating in the Indian wars, the Spanish and the Philippine American war, world Wars and the Korean war in 1951 by the end of the last Buffalo Soldier units in the Antigen and other military units.

"If I hear to Buffalo Soldier today," Walker said, "he said" remember me: remember me when I taught to ride a horse ", but I could not sit down next to you. remember me I was fighting a war, and I have been learning how to shoot gave me instead of broom rifle. But still I marksman.""

After the ceremony, witches, spells, Matthews and other surviving Buffalo Soldiers held by the photo opportunity with the Soldiers, cadets and the other participants before the name of the person responsible shall be deemed to be round Pond liiketilaisuuksiin.