A New Mexico soldier killed 79 years ago in a German forest during World War II will be buried in his hometown this spring after a multiyear effort to identify his remains, the Defense Department said.
Late Vietnam War veteran worthy of tributes timesunion.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from timesunion.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Army clears convictions of Buffalo Soldiers charged in 1917 Houston Riots washingtonpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from washingtonpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
It was, as the Washington Post reports, "the largest mass execution carried out in the history of the US Army." On Dec. 11, 1917, 13 Buffalo Soldiers were hanged.
Temple honors military at Veterans Day ceremony tdtnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tdtnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.