Did You Know? US Army Soldiers protected our National Parks until 1914. In 1903 Buffalo Soldiers of the 9th Cavalry, led by Captain Charles Young, were garrisoned at the Presidio of San Francisco. Among other duties, they were stewards of Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks. They rested in Los Banos on day 7 of their 16 day journey by horseback from the Presidio to Sequoia.

Update on Charles Young Promotion Efforts

Posted January 9, 2012 at by David Ofwono, President.

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Ladies and Gentlemen,
Thanks to the support of all of you, the Kentucky House of Representatives had adopted House Resolution 21 urging the U.S. Congress to posthumously promote Colonel Charles D. Young to the rank of brigadier general.

Please continue to spread the word and ask folks to sign our petition, the more signatures we have the better!
“we can we will”