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Veteran's Day Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Brigadier General Charles Young
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Free. FreeLocation: LAT/LONG: 39.707290, -83.890267
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument is located at 1120 US Highway 42 E, Wilberforce, Ohio, 45384.
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The 45-minute talk will be held at 2:00 pm on Sunday, November 10, 2024.
Description
In honor of Veteran's Day, join us Sunday, November 10, 2024, for a 45-minute talk about the life and legacy of Brigadier General Charles Young.
Brigadier General Charles Young led an extraordinary life of firsts. He was the first African American national park superintendent, the first African American Colonel in the U.S. Army and the first African American military attaché. He served across the United States and other countries, including Haiti, the Dominican Republic, the Philippines, and Liberia.
On January 8, 1922, Young died in Lagos, Nigeria, while on special assignment as the military attaché to Liberia. He was buried with military honors the next day in Nigeria. On June 1, 1923, Young was reinterred with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
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Courtesy of the National Afro American Museum and Cultural Center in Wilberforce, Ohio