FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                            RELEASE NO. 75-09

BUFFALO SOLDIER MEMORIAL CEREMONY – Aug. 28, 2009

WEST POINT, N.Y. — West Point will host the 48th annual Buffalo Soldier Memorial Ceremony at Buffalo Soldier Field on Sunday, Sept. 6, at 12:15 p.m.

The ceremony will honor the 9th and 10th Cavalry Regiments of the Buffalo Soldiers.

These African-American Soldiers have a proud tradition of exemplary service to the nation in the Indian Wars, Spanish-American War, both World Wars and the Korean Conflict.

The guest speaker for the event is Col. Ricanthony R. Ashley, Chief of Radiology at Keller Army Community Hospital, West Point, N.Y.

The public is cordially invited to join the Buffalo Soldiers and their Families for the ceremony.

Guests are reminded they should enter the academy at Thayer Gate for this event and allow extra travel time for the 100 percent vehicle and photo I.D. inspection.  Visitors over the age of 16 are required to provide positive proof of identification.

About West Point
West Point, The U.S. Military Academy, is a four-year co-educational federal undergraduate liberal arts college located 50 miles north of New York City. The world's preeminent leader development institution, it was founded in 1802 as America's first college of engineering.  Its mission remains constant—to educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country and prepared for a career of professional excellence and service to the Nation as an officer in the United States Army.  For more information, go to www.westpoint.edu

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