The French would come to regret training the Haitians and giving them combat experience.
Posted on 10/30/2018 10:52:05 AM PDT by Red Badger
Maybe they do...................
https://www.nps.gov/vick/learn/historyculture/african-american-history.htm
From 1918 until 1933, the border was guarded by African-American cavalry and infantry regiments known as Buffalo Soldiers.
The 10th Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers were assigned the mission of guarding the United States- Mexico border during World War I, and companies were stationed at Nogales, Arivaca, and Lochiel. Tensions rose on the border at Nogales in 1918, when rumors spread about German “agents provocateurs” operating in the area, providing military training to Mexican soldiers. On 27 August 1918, a Mexican citizen crossing at the border station from the American side refused to stop for questioning. When a U.S Customs agent and a soldier of the 35th Infantry chased after him, shots were fired and the situation quickly escalated into a battle between regular troops and civilians on both sides. By the time it was over, three troops of the 10th Cavalry and three companies of the 35th Infantry were involved in what became known as the Battle of Ambos Nogales. Three days after the battle, more than 2,000 troops of the all- black 25th Infantry arrived to provide additional protection.
Confederates are the targets. Not Union forces.
No. They’ll get a special place in Hell.
Might have also considered Ft Pillow or Battery Wagner.
Fort Huachuca already honors the Buffalo Soldiers!
They got their name from the Indians (feathers, not dots) because their hair was like buffalo pelts.
Well done, Mr. President!
But muh racism!
NYT Headline, top of the fold?
Oh that’s right, page G-27 under the Obits.
O yeah?
Well here is a list of all the things NoBama did for African Americans during
His eight years in office:
The author and headline writers seem at odds with each other. The headline suggests this is the first ever national monument to black Civil War soldiers. I doubt that is true.
The second sentence of the article says this is first national monument designation by President Trump which I believe.
Sure took a long time. But it is obvious that only a Republican would do something like this.
I am glad you are not in charge.
Actually it's been around for a while. It started as Camp Nelson Civil War Heritage Park. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and became a National Historic Landmark District in March 2013. What the President did today was raise its status to a National Monument.
A great step forward for the U.S.
Long overdue!
Thank you, President Trump.
He’d never do it, but it would be ironic if his next national monument was for black soldiers who fought for the confederate side.
What we need is a monument for white Southerners who fought for the Union, a group many times bigger than black Confederates.
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