New monument honors women of the 6888th

Buffalo Soldier Monument Committee member Dominic Johnson, Mission Command Center of Excellence Director Maj. Gen. Douglas Crissman, Fort Leavenworth Garrison Commander Col. Marne Sutten, Buffalo Soldier Monument Committee member retired Navy Cmdr. Cartlon Philpot and Stanley Earley (son of Lt. Col. Charity Adams) pause for photos after the unveiling of the photo of the monument dedicated to the women of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion during a ceremony Nov. 30 in Forntier Chapel, Fort Leavenworth, Kan. The 6888th was an all-black battalion of the Women’s Army Corps and was the only all-black, all-female battalion overseas during World War II. Lt. Col. Charity Adams was the unit’s first commanding officer and the bust of her likeness tops the memorial that was installed in the Buffalo Soldier Memorial Park, Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Photo by Tisha Swart-Entwistle, Combined Arms Center Public Affairs.