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The U.S. Army has set aside the convictions of 110 Black soldiers who were arrested following the 1917 Houston Riots.The armed forces branch approved a recommendation, made by the Army Board for Correction of Military Records, that the soldiers courts-martial convictions be set aside, the Army s Public Affairs office announced in a news release Monday. The soldiers were part of the 3rd Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment.The military service records of the soldiers, also known as Buffalo Soldiers, will be corrected and characterized as honorable, the Army said. After a thorough review, the Board has found that these Soldiers were wrongly treated because of their race and were not given fair trials, Sec stanley cup retary of the Army Christine Wormuth said in a statement. By setting aside their convictions and granting honor stanley cup able discharges, the Army is acknowledging past mistakes and setting the record straight. Following months of racially motivated violence against members of the 24th regiment, including the assault and arrest of two Black soldiers, more than 100 Black soldiers sei stanley cup zed weapons and marched into Houston on Aug. 23, 1917, after rumors spread that a white mob was descending upon Camp Logan to attack Black troops, according to the National Cemetery Administration. A Buffalo Soldier salutes during an event recognizing the legacy of the soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, at Buffalo Soldiers Museum on Shgi Will last-minute rush make up for slow shopping season
DENVER -- The man accused of killing three people at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado asked at least one person in a nearby shopping center for di adidas og rections to the facility before opening fire, law enforcement sources confirm to CBS News, offering the clearest suggestion yet adidas campus that he was targeting the reproductive health organization.Prosecutors this week plan to charge Robert Lewis Dear, 57, with murder and other crimes in the Nov. 27 attack that also left nine other people wounded. Colorado Springs police have refused to discuss a motive for the fusillade, but there s mounting evidence to suggest Dear was deeply concerned about abortion, having rambled to authorities about no more baby parts after his arrest. Accused Planned Parenthood gunman appears in court 01:28 Dear asked at least one person in the nearby shopping center where the Planned Parenthood was earlier that morning, an official told the Associated Press. hoka A second law enforcement official said Dear assembled propane tanks around a vehicle and brought at least 10 guns, including rifles and handguns, to the clinic, where he swapped gunfire with officers during an hours-long standoff. It was unclear whether Dear purchased all of them, but despite brushes with the law, he had no felony convicti |
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