TRANSFORM THE ROCK

A GIFT PROJECT

To the

United States Military Academy

By the

Buffalo Soldiers Association of West Point, Inc.

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“The Army and the country must assuredly have a glorious sense of pride when they review …(their) stirring deeds and honorable history …”

General of the Armies John Joseph “Black Jack” Pershing

West Point Class of 1886

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The History of the Tenth Cavalry, 1866-1921, Edward L. N. Glass

The History of the Tenth Cavalry,

1866-1921,Edward L. N. Glass

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As part of the 1973

ceremony

dedicating the

newly named

Buffalo Soldier

Field, a monument

which became

known as the West

Point “memorial

rock,” was placed

across from the far

northeast corner of

Buffalo Soldier

Field.

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Note:

• From

Thayer

gate, BSF

Rock is

obscured

by the sign

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Note:

• No plaza

• No

sidewalk

• Not easy

to get to

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The five paragraphs on the memorial

rock plaque do not tell the story as

completely or compellingly as it should

be.

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Fort Leavenworth, KS-1992 Lawton-Fort Sill, OK-2010

Junction City-Fort Riley, KS-2000 El Paso-Fort Bliss, TX-1999

USMA Memorial Rock-1973

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Those expert horsemen supported instruction of future officers at West

Point in mounted drill and tactics – cadets that included the likes of

George S. Patton Jr., Dwight D. Eisenhower, Omar N. Bradley, and many,

many others who attended the academy during those five decades.

Unlike other monuments to the Buffalo Soldier across the country that reflect

service on the frontier or other places, the new West Point Buffalo Soldier

Monument will be uniquely indicative of their service while at West Point.

THE NEW WEST POINT BUFFALO

SOLDIER MONUMENT

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General Dwight

Eisenhower-1983General Douglas

MacArthur-1963

Thomas Jefferson-2008

With the only monuments placed on Academy grounds in recent years being

those related to barracks (Eisenhower and MacArthur), and the library

(Jefferson), approval of the proposed BSAWP West Point Buffalo Soldier

Monument by the Academy is indicative of the significant import of the

project to the Academy.

The overall fundraising target for the Memorial is $1Million. Cost

breakdown includes:

$750,000 for the memorial itself. The donation window runs through

July 2017 for the $750,000 cost of the memorial that will allow

sending the project to the Department of the Army for final approval

as the cost of the memorial exceeds the $500.000 gift approval

authority delegated to the Superintendent.

$250,000 for additional contingency, project administration, purchase

and distribution of donor recognition gifts, dedication ceremony, etc.

with any excess going to the Buffalo Soldiers Association of West Point

for its other education-based programs.

It is anticipated that project completion will occur during 2018, given

that contract signing cannot occur prior to Department of the Army

approval following achievement of the fundraising target.

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A GIFT TO THE USMA

BY THE

BUFFALO SOLDIERS ASSOCIATION OF

WEST POINT, INC.

THATMeets unfunded USMA project need

Resolves memorial rock limitations

Incorporates the memorial rock

Tells the compelling story of 9th and 10th

Cavalry Regiments’ service to the Military

Academy and the nation

SUPPORT THE PROJECT

ONLINE:

BY MAIL:

BSAWP Special Project Committee

P. O. Box 2656

Merrifield, VA 22116-2656