NAACP of Broome and Tioga Counties and Binghamton Vet Center Honor Buffalo Soldiers wicz.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wicz.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Eleven dormitories were officially renamed at a ceremony in the newly renamed Romero-Jacques Hall, April 14 on
Each building was named for someone who left a lasting effect on the Air Force, either through breaking barriers or through acts of combat heroism, where before the dorms were merely numbered.
The list of honorees includes three Medal of Honor winners, the first African-American chief master sergeant, one of the first Hispanic women to serve and the U.S. Army’s Buffalo Soldiers, among others.
Diversity and Airman empowerment were the primary focus areas for the effort, and while the renaming was part of a directive from the