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the Filipino American National Historical Society – Hampton Roads Chapter and W&M to promote the actions of African-American service members – or Buffalo Soldiers – participating in combat operations ...

Going back to the 19th Century, just after the Civil War, the “Buffalo Soldiers” were the first African American army regiments in the U.S. Peacetime Army, with four stationed out of Fort Davis.