The Buffalo Soldiers, which started as six regiments of all-black soldiers in the U.S Army, played a significant role in breaking down barriers and earning their place in American history. Two of ...

Ordered at gunpoint to separate Jewish soldiers from other POWs, Army Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds told a German commander: "We ...

Three Black veterans were honored with the Buffalo Soldiers Award for their service to the country and the Rockland County ...

You can see the Buffalo Soldiers at two local parades this year: in NOMTOC on Feb. 14 and in Zulu on Mardi Gras Day.

After waiting more than a decade, Army hero Michael Ollis will receive the nation’s highest military honor. Staff Sgt. Ollis, from Staten Island, New York, who was killed in action protecting a fellow ...

The White House has approved the Medal of Honor for fallen Army Staff Sgt. Michael Ollis, a Staten Island, New York, native who died in Afghanistan in 2013, while shielding an allied soldier, ...

Army Staff Sgt. Michael Ollis’ parents have announced that President Donald Trump will award the Medal of Honor to their son. By Jeff Schogol Published Feb 4, 2026 10:53 AM EST A soldier who gave his ...

In 1999 Smith was posted to the 11th Engineer Battalion, with which he was deployed to Kosovo in May 2001, where he was responsible for daily presence patrols in the town of Gnjilane. In the spring of ...

February’s Black History Month events include a Vallejo Museum talk about a famed leader of Army Buffalo Soldier regiments whose ranks included dozens of men who moved here in the early 1900s and had ...

The White House has approved the Medal of Honor for fallen Army Staff Sgt. Michael Ollis, a Staten Island, New York, native who died in Afghanistan in 2013, while shielding an allied soldier, ...

President Donald Trump called the family of Staff Sgt. Michael H. Ollis to confirm that their son was approved for the award. (Fort Drum Public Affairs) The last act of Army Staff Sgt. Michael Ollis, ...