For this Black World War I regiment, battle was on two fronts
By: DAV Communications | Published: 2026-01-13 16:30:00 | Source: www.dav.org
Even the blaring sounds of a 100-piece jazz band turned to whispers in the throngs of cheering Americans who lined New York City’s Fifth Avenue on Feb. 17, 1919.
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It was the city’s first homecoming for troops returning from the Great War. The Sun newspaper described the crowds as “two solid walls of booming, roaring welcomers,” and soldiers “decorated with flowers like…
