In 2010, the last living commander of the 9th and 10th Cavalry of the Buffalo Soldiers at West Point, Thomas John Nazzaro, established an educational scholarship at Norwich University--the Military College in Northfield, Vermont. The scholarship is awarded annually to lineal descendants of the 9th and 10th Cavalry, known as “Buffalo Soldiers” with preference given to all lineal descendants of the United States Military Academy Cavalry Detachment at West Point, New York. Norwich University is the country’s oldest private military college and the birthplace of the ROTC program in the United States.
Buffalo Soldier Descendant's Scholarship Established
In 2010, the last living commander of the 9th and 10th Cavalry of the Buffalo Soldiers at West Point, Thomas John Nazzaro, established an educational scholarship at Norwich University--the Military College in Northfield, Vermont.
