PUEBLO, Colo. (KOAA) — After more than a century, a Buffalo Soldier will be memorialized in Pueblo. Ray Brown spent more than a year researching Hardy Faulkner, who was buried at Roselawn Cemetery after his name was misspelled.
Brown discovered Faulker was a Buffalo Solider, which is a famed all-black Civil War unit.
Brown sent his findings to the department Veterans Affairs, and they confirmed his research.
"That makes my heart satisfied to know that we again found another solider, and we can recognize his military achievements," said Brown.
Brown says he hopes to receive Faulkner's grave stone before the end of July. For now, there is a temporary marker honoring the former Buffalo Soldier.
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