On September 24, 2022, an unveiling and dedication ceremony was held for the African American Veterans Monument in Buffalo NY. The monument honors African Americans who served in the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Marines and the Coast Guard in twelve U.S. wars from the Revolutionary War to the current war on terrorism. This is the first (and only) such monument in the United States.
The monument was designed by the late artist Jonathan Casey. There are 12 black pillars: 10 feet tall and 3 feet wide placed in chronological order to represent the 12 U.S. wars with the spacing between pillars representing the times of peace between one war and the next.
There are pavers on the ground engraved with a veteran's name on a metal plate the shape of dog tags. Pavers are still available for the public throughout the country to purchase to honor a military veteran. In lovingly memory I purchased a paver for my father, Willis B. Williams, who served in the Army during the Korean Conflict and one for my uncle, Arthur Brown, who was a Military Police Sargent in the Army during World War II.
Thank you to all who served!
Thank you to the African American Veterans Monument, Inc. for your vision!
