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Buffalo Soliders Day Honors African American Veterans with Calendar

The State of Nevada has designated July 28th as Buffalo Soldiers Day. More than a dozen African American veterans were honored during this year's celebration in Las Vegas. Each will be featured in a new calendar, highlighting their service to our country. And the face of August 20-21 is a familiar face to those of us here in Pahrump. And now, for a bit of a history lesson. On July 28, 1866 -- after the end of the Civil War -- Congress enacted legislation allowing African American men to serve in segregated units in the United States Army. These units consisted of former slaves and African American soldiers who fought in the Civil War. Those soldiers were nicknamed 'Buffalo Soldiers' by the Native Americans against whom they fought, because of their reputation for toughness and bravery in battle and the buffalo fur coats they wore in the winter. In addition to their military contributions, the Buffalo Soldiers also had a significant role in the expansion of the West by escorting settlers, cattle herds and railroad crews, exploring and mapping vast areas, and stringing hundreds of miles of telegraph lines. Buffalo Soldiers were also some of the first park rangers in the national parks of the Sierra Nevada.