A photo collage posted February 22 on the Vermont National Guard Facebook page highlights more than a century of African-American military service.
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Herman Moore, formerly of the Vermont National Guard, member of the Vermont Family Programs, and current Army Reserve Officer for Central Command recently stood in front of the Buffalo Soldier Memorial at the Old Fort Ethan Allen.
The Buffalo Soldier memorial at the Old Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester. The 10th Cavalry Regiment was stationed at Fort Ethan Allen in Colchester in the early 1900’s. African-American Soldiers made up the regiment, also known as the Buffalo Soldiers at a time when the US Army was segregated. Soldiers and their families changed the racial diversity of the area until the regiment departed a few years later.
Also pictured are Lt. Col. Moore’s Grandparents. His maternal grandfather (top picture) served during WWII in the famed 761st Tank Battalion (The Black Panthers), the same unit which the famed baseball player Jackie Robinson also served in.