Showing posts with label black civil war veterans. Show all posts
Showing posts with label black civil war veterans. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Black Civil War Veterans Finally Get Some Respect Paid To Them!


On Veterans Day, I always tend to think of the soldiers who fought in recent wars. But what about those who were never acknowledged for the risking their lives in wars long past? Well, I found an interesting article that covers the story of a black civil war soldier who finally gets honored with a tombstone by the National Parks Service in South Carolina. Here's the link to that story :
http://www.rutlandherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051107/NEWS/511070334/1004
This video is also about a man's quest to honor the black civil war veterans who are in unmarked graves with tombstones.