3 Buffalo Soldiers reburied at national cemetery

[Heidi]

3 Buffalo Soldiers reburied at national cemetery
Remains were disinterred as part of grave-looting investigation

updated 9:17 p.m. ET July 28, 2009

SANTA FE, N.M. - Three members of the famed post-Civil War-era Buffalo Soldiers, whose remains were disinterred during a federal grave-looting investigation two years ago, were given full military honors and reburied Tuesday at a national cemetery.

In an emotional tribute more than 130 years after their deaths, U.S. Army Pvts. Thomas Smith, Levi Morris and David Ford were laid to rest in wooden boxes at the Santa Fe National Cemetery. Sketches of their faces adorned posters nearby.

Members of the Tucson-based Arizona Buffalo Soldiers Association, in full period dress, served as pallbearers. Later, they sang a rendition of the calvary song "Boots and Saddles," as about 100 people, including veterans and government officials, watched on.

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The three men's remains were among those of more than 60 people exhumed at the historic Fort Craig cemetery in southern New Mexico in 2007 during an investigation into widespread looting at the site. Forensic experts with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. identified the men.

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[BlooInBloo]

1. RIP... again.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. My dear Heidi...

May their bones rest honorably here, for all time.

:patriot:

[Heidi]

6. "For all time..."

:thumbsup:

[proteus_lives]

3. Glad they are getting the respect they deserve.

RIP

:patriot:

[Heidi]

4. Me, too, p_l. Me, too.

Mornin'/evenin'. :hi:

[proteus_lives]

5. Back-at-ya Heidi!

Whither it's mornin' or evenin' where you hang your hat.

:hi: