THE NEW BUFFALO SOLDIER MEMORIAL WAS DEDICATED ON NOVEMBER 11, 2009 November 10, 2009 6:00 pm – 9:00pm Holiday Inn 6655 Gateway West Buffalo Soldiers Memorial Dedication Ceremony November 11, 2009 10:00 am Concordia Cemetery 3700 E. Yandell (VIP seating will begin at 9:30 am) Post-Dedication Presentations & Refreshments (Immediately following the ceremony) McCall Center 3231 Wyoming Ave Veteran’s Day Celebration Live Blues featuring Guitar Slim November 11, 2009 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm Club Freelons 8500 Dyer St. (In the Sunrise Shopping Center) $5.00 in advance / $7.00 at the door CONSTRUCTION OF THE MEMORIAL The following individuals and organizations join us in our efforts to renovate the memorial:
MORE PHOTOS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE MEMORIAL DEDICATION CEREMONY PAGE! click here
THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED THE MEMORIAL EVENTS LISTED BELOW:
“Meet and Greet” with SMA (Ret.) Gene McKinney
Here is an example of the beautiful new granite headstones being made by G &H Monuments ...
GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY WAS A HUGE SUCCESS!
Now it's time to raise money to build the new memorial!
Visit our new "Memorial Sponsor Page" to see a list of all of the wonderful people who have donated to this project! Click here
G & H Monuments
Ramon Frias
Buffalo Soldiers
Donnie W. Brown Chapter
9th & 10th (Horse) Calvary Association
http://www.buffalosoldierselpaso.org/
Concordia Heritage Association
http://www.concordiacemetery.org/index.html
El Paso County Historical Commission
mailto:countyhistory@sbcglobal.net
31st Combat Support Hospital, Fort Bliss
http://unitpages.military.com/unitpages/unit.do?id=107899
... and a host of El Paso community volunteers
Here is a picture of the old memorial ...
Here is a drawing of the new memorial ...
The renovation project will include the following:
· New Landscaping (to be determined by the county of El Paso)
· Headstones for the Buffalo Soldiers (42 ea)
· New Flag poles w/flags (Texas, Army, POW, 9th CAV, 10th CAV, 24th INF, 25th INF)
· Concrete slab for Handicap accessibility
· Rock wall (to protect the memorial)
· Three small pillars: (living memorial, dedication, Buffalo Soldier)
· Benches
THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT LEVELS OF DONATIONS!
Corporate Sponsor - $5,000 - $10,000. Corporate sponsors will receive a permanently mounted plaque on the Buffalo Soldiers Memorial and a certificate of appreciation.
Gold Sponsor - $2,500 - $4,999. Gold sponsors will have their name engraved on a permanently mounted plaque along with other Gold sponsors and a certificate of appreciation.
Silver Sponsor – $1,500 – $2,499. Silver sponsors will have their names placed on a permanently mounted plaque along with other Silver sponsors and a certificate of appreciation.
Bronze Sponsor – $201 – $1,499. Bronze sponsors will have their names placed on a permanently mounted plaque along with other Bronze sponsors and a certificate of appreciation.
Headstone Sponsors - $190 / $220 with engraving. Headstone sponsors will receive a certificate of appreciation.
Brick and Individual Sponsors - $50. Brick Sponsors will have a brick laid with the company/family/club name etc. BSMC El Paso Chapter reserves the right to determine if the name(s) are appropriate for the memorial.
There are multiple ways to request donation forms or to get more information about the restoration project ...
BY MAIL ...
BSMC El Paso Chapter
PO Box 960212
El Paso, TX 79996
BY EMAIL ...
memorialproject@epbsmc.com
or
info@epbsmc.com
BY PHONE ...
El Paso Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club Members:
Nathan "Motown" Mack (915) 892-0624
Leonard "Sho Nuf" Harris (915) 433-3942
Concordia Heritage Association Members:
Patricia Kiddney (915) 591-2326
Melissa Sargent (915) 581-7920
Visit our "News" page for the latest articles about the memorial printed in the El Paso Times! Click here
