VA's National Cemetery Administration Dedicates New Headstones to Honor Black Soldiers, Correcting 1917 Injustice
February 23, 2024
February 23, 2024
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024:
The Department of Veterans Affairs' National Cemetery Administration (NCA) is hosting a memorial ceremony in San Antonio, Texas, at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery righting a wrong of the past by dedicating new headstones for 17 World War I Black soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment.
These soldiers were among those executed following the . . .
The Department of Veterans Affairs' National Cemetery Administration (NCA) is hosting a memorial ceremony in San Antonio, Texas, at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery righting a wrong of the past by dedicating new headstones for 17 World War I Black soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment.
These soldiers were among those executed following the . . .