The 2019 Buffalo Soldiers Award was presented to Vietnam veteran Lewis Green of Stony Point yesterday in a ceremony at RCC. Rockland County Executive Ed Day said Green embodies the American spirit and dedication to service…
Green earned a Business Administration degree from Mercy College. He later joined the St. Charles AME Zion Church in Sparkill and received numerous awards for his work as a Youth Director and Christian Educator. Grady Anderson is the President and co-founder of Rockland County Buffalo Soldiers Awardees. Anderson says African-Americans have contributed greatly to the American military for a long time…
The Buffalo Soldiers Award is presented annually to an outstanding African-American veteran who lives in Rockland. “Buffalo Soldier” was the nickname given to members of African-American cavalry regiments of the U.S. Army who served in the western United States from 1867 to 1896.