The Washington DC 
Chapter was chartered as an affiliate of the National 9th & 10th (Horse) Cavalry 
Association in 1993.  Our mission is to 
perpetuate the memory of comrades who have passed on and the history of the 
accomplishments of the "Buffalo Soldiers" 9th and 10th Regiments in the defense 
of our country.
As a non-profit educational,
patriotic, and military service organization, we adhere to the underlying principles of
the association which are: