Black History Month Fact of the Week

BUFFALO SOLDIERS IS THE NAME GIVEN TO THE ALL-BLACK REGIMENTS OF THE U.S. ARMY STARTED IN 1866. MORE THAN 20 BUFFALO SOLDIERS RECEIVED THE HIGHEST MEDAL OF HONOR FOR THEIR SERVICE -THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF ANY U.S. MILITARY UNIT. THE OLDEST LIVING BUFFALO SOLDIER, MARK MATTHEWS, DIED AT THE AGE OF 111 IN 2005.