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Fort Leavenworth upgrades 6888th Postal Battalion monument
1 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption - Caleb Noll, general superintendent with Julius Kaaz Construction, seals the newly placed bronze bust of Battalion Commander Lt. Col. Charity Adams on the monument honoring the all minority female 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion June 9, 2026, in the Buffalo Soldier Commemorative Area at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The permanent bronze bust replaces the temporary resin bust that was installed on the monument for the dedication in 2018. Production of the bronze bust was hindered due to the pandemic. The resin bust will go on display at the Richard Allen Cultural Center in Leavenworth, Kansas, where a panel from the monument is also on display. Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp (Photo Credit: Prudence Siebert) VIEW ORIGINAL 2 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption - This temporary resin bust of Battalion Commander Lt. Col. Charity Adams was replaced by a permanent bronze bust on the monument honoring the all minority female 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion June 9, 2026, in the Buffalo Soldier Commemorative Area at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The temporary resin bust was installed on the monument for the dedication in 2018. Production of the permanent bronze bust was hindered due to the pandemic. The resin bust will go on display at the Richard Allen Cultural Center in Leavenworth, Kansas, where a panel from the monument is also on display. Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp (Photo Credit: Prudence Siebert) VIEW ORIGINAL 3 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption - Caleb Noll, general superintendent with Julius Kaaz Construction, shakes hands with Carlton Philpot, Buffalo Soldier Monument Committee chairman and project director, joined by Jerry Clark, Directorate of Public Works chief of operations, after placing a permanent bronze bust of Battalion Commander Lt. Col. Charity Adams on the monument honoring the all minority female 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion June 9, 2026, in the Buffalo Soldier Commemorative Area at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp (Photo Credit: Prudence Siebert) VIEW ORIGINAL 4 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption - Richard Allen Cultural Center, Buffalo Soldier Monument Committee and Fort Leavenworth representatives Rik Jackson, William Wallace, Edna Wagner, Jerry Clark, Carlton Philpot and Glenda Goard gather around the monument honoring the all minority female 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion as Caleb Noll, general superintendent with Julius Kaaz Construction, places the permanent bronze bust of Battalion Commander Lt. Col. Charity Adams June 9, 2026, in the Buffalo Soldier Commemorative Area at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The permanent bronze bust replaces the temporary resin bust that was installed on the monument for the dedication in 2018. Production of the bronze bust was hindered due to the pandemic. The resin bust will go on display at the Richard Allen Cultural Center in Leavenworth, Kansas, where a panel from the monument is also on display. Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp (Photo Credit: Prudence Siebert) VIEW ORIGINAL 5 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption - This bronze bust of Battalion Commander Lt. Col. Charity Adams was placed on the monument honoring the all minority female 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion June 9, 2026, in the Buffalo Soldier Commemorative Area at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The permanent bronze bust replaces the temporary resin bust that was installed on the monument for the dedication in 2018. Production of the bronze bust was hindered due to the pandemic. The resin bust will go on display at the Richard Allen Cultural Center in Leavenworth, Kansas, where a panel from the monument is also on display. Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp (Photo Credit: Prudence Siebert) VIEW ORIGINAL 6 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption - Caleb Noll, general superintendent with Julius Kaaz Construction, seals the newly placed bronze bust of Battalion Commander Lt. Col. Charity Adams on the monument honoring the all minority female 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion June 9, 2026, in the Buffalo Soldier Commemorative Area at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The permanent bronze bust replaces the temporary resin bust that was installed on the monument for the dedication in 2018. Production of the bronze bust was hindered due to the pandemic. The resin bust will go on display at the Richard Allen Cultural Center in Leavenworth, Kansas, where a panel from the monument is also on display. Photo by Prudence Siebert/Fort Leavenworth Lamp (Photo Credit: Prudence Siebert) VIEW ORIGINAL
Fort Leavenworth upgrades 6888th Postal Battalion monument
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