Ceremony at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery dedicates new headstones for 17 Black World War I soldiers
SAN ANTONIO – The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on Thursday held a memorial ceremony dedicating new headstones for 17 Black World War I soldiers, who were wrongly court-martialed back in 1917. The ceremony took place at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery and honored the soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment. “Today, we … Read more