Multimedia Presentations

Official Videos & Multimedia of
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument

This page contains official park videos and multimedia created by park staff. Please be sure to cite the park and the author listed if downloading and sharing these videos and multimedia.

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Duration:

1 hour, 7 minutes, 5 seconds

The 100th Commemoration Event celebrating the life and legacy of Colonel Charles Young. The event took place on January 8th, 2022 and the event's keynote speaker was Lieutenant General Xavier T. Brunson. Video performance of "There's a Service Flag in the Window" provided by The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.

 

Duration:

3 minutes, 45 seconds

On Wednesday, October 27th, 2021, cadets from Maurader Battalion ROTC at Central State University participated in a special training exercise at Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument. Cadets were introduced to the U.S. Army’s UH-60 Blackhawk when two of the helicopters from the Ohio National Guard’s 137th Aviation Regiment arrived at the park to conduct a short training exercise. The crews also provided the cadets with valuable insight and information into military aviation career opportunities.

 

Duration:

4 minutes, 14 seconds

Join ranger Sabrina as she discusses historical rehabilitation and how it has impacted the park.

 

Duration:

1 minute, 52 seconds

Watch and listen as ranger Demetrius Summerville talks about the park's new Park Rx campaign.

 

Duration:

37 minutes, 27 seconds

This year, in 2021, we come together virtually in a unique way to celebrate the life and legacy of Colonel Charles Young.

 

Duration:

9 minutes, 59 seconds

The official introductory film of Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument. The biographical film of Charles Young, quintessential soldier, Civil Rights pioneer, family man. Learn about this iconic American hero whose legacy resonates to this day. This film has been updated to reflect Young's posthumous promotion to Brigadier General.

 

Duration:

45 minutes, 44 seconds

Join Superintendent Robert Stewart as he sits down with veteran Mr. Harold J. Warren, Jr. Hear about Mr. Warren's life and times as a Buffalo Soldier in the 92nd Division during World War II, from being drafted into the Army to continuing his public service as a civil servant after the war.

 

Duration:

2 minutes

Park staff and volunteers take part in an art program that is centered around expression and exercise. Participants were able to make works of art crafted from their own imagination. Some standard tools were utilized, but what gives this program its uniqueness was the ability of participants to use non-traditional art tools, such as boxing gloves, paint cans, painters’ stencils, wooden tools and their bare hands.

 

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NPS / Tom Engberg