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Trooper Mark Matthews




Recognizing the Contributions of
Black Seminole Scouts to the Legacy of the U.S. Army
Saint Elizabeths Hospital
2700 Martin Luther King, Jr. Road, S.E.
Washington, DC
October 9, 2009












Headstone for Trooper William Shields, Corporal, Negro Seminole Indian Scout, Saint Elizabeths Hospital Cemetery (photo courtesy of Trooper Reuben Hamilton)



Wreath presentation by Colonel David M. Griffith, Chief William "Dub" Warrior, Trooper Michael Theard, Command Sergeant Major Jefferson Varner, Sergeant Major Strock and Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club, Maryland Chapter President, Felipe Fields (photo courtesy of Trooper Reuben Hamilton)


William "Dub" Warrior, Chief of the John Horse Band, Black Seminole Indian Historian addressing the gathering (photo courtesy of Trooper Reuben Hamilton)


(photo courtesy of Trooper Reuben Hamilton)


Trooper Crawford awaiting signal to play taps (photo courtesy of Trooper Reuben Hamilton)


(photo courtesy of Trooper Reuben Hamilton)



1. David K. Schettler, Director, Communications Management Service, Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration
2. Ms. Jean Davis, U.S. Army Freedom Team Salute Program (photo courtesy of Trooper Reuben Hamilton)



(photo courtesy of Trooper Reuben Hamilton)


(photo courtesy of Saint Elizabeths Hospital)


Colonel Griffith, Director of the U.S. Army Freedom Team Salute Program making presentation to Chief Warrior and his family at the Saint Elizabeths Hospital Chapel (photo courtesy of Trooper Reuben Hamilton)


(photo courtesy of Saint Elizabeths Hospital)

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