CAC and Fort Leavenworth hosts Buffalo Soldier Day Ceremony

On Friday, July 28, 2023, Lt. Gen. Milford H. Beagle, Jr., CAC CG, hosted a Wreath Laying Ceremony in celebration of National Buffalo Soldier Day at the Fort Leavenworth's Frontier Conference Center and members of the Alexander/Madison Chapter of Kansas City Buffalo Soldiers laid a wreath during the ceremony. Buffalo Soldiers Day commemorates the formation of the first Army regiments comprised of African American Soldiers. In July 1992, then-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Colin Powell dedicated the National Buffalo Soldier Monument at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas to honor the exceptional legacy of these great Soldiers.