The Bent's Fort Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail Association will meet July 13 to hear a presentation on the Buffalo Soldiers. The featured speaker will be Dennis Moore of Colorado Springs. The presentation will begin at 1:00 pm at the Grand Theatre in Rocky Ford, located at 405 S. Main Street.

Moore is a founding member of the Buffalo Soldiers Memorial Committee in Colorado Springs. The committee is dedicated to the preservation and commemoration of the role the Buffalo Soldiers had in Colorado. Buffalo Soldiers Company “L” Ninth U. S. Cavalry served at the Fort Lyon Cavalry Post. Moore has provided over 50 Buffalo Soldiers presentations since 2014.

The Buffalo Soldiers Regiments served with distinction and dedication during the Indian Wars, settling of the west, and Spanish American War that helped to lead to the integration of the U.S. military by Executive Order No. 9981 on July 26, 1948.

The presentation is free and open to the public.