A Century Later, 17 Wrongly Executed Black Soldiers Are Honored at Gravesites
New headstones show each soldier’s rank, unit and home state — a simple honor accorded to every other veteran buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: nytimes.com
Category: False Arrests, Convictions and Imprisonments
Topics: Cemetery, National, Houston, buried, veteran, every, accorded, honor, simple, state, soldier’s, headstones, Gravesites, Honored, Soldiers, Black, Executed, Wrongly, Later, Century
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/22/us/army-black-soldiers-fort-sam-houston-cemetery.html