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A Colorado Springs group hopes to create a memorial to the Buffalo Soldiers who were instrumental in winning the West.

The group would like to erect the memorial next year, which will be the 150th anniversary of the formation of these exceptional units.

The Buffalo Soldiers were comprised of African-American soldiers and white officers who fought in Colorado and throughout the West, and became known for their courage.

The first Buffalo Soldiers formed the 10th Cavalry Regiment, which was created in Kansas in 1866 to battle Native Americans. The soldiers were given their nickname by Cheyenne tribesmen, who said the African-American troopers fought as hard as cornered buffalo. The 9th Cavalry Regiment was soon created and joined the 10th, and four additional infantry regiments were also formed. By the turn of the 20th Century, 23 Buffalo Soldiers had won the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Reenactors from the local area have kept the memory of the Buffalo Soldiers alive, including a Fort Carson unit of the 10th Cavalry, but there is no formal memorial in Colorado, even though it was a state they fought to protect.

When the time comes, group members might want to work with a banner printing company to create Banners, perhaps resembling the units' flags, to celebrate the opening of the memorial and raise awareness of the events.
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