Buffalo Soldier posthumously receives new grave marker

  • The old (top) and new (bottom) grave marker for Buffalo Soldier Dewitt Rucker. Rucker is set to receive a new headstone commemorating his sacrIfice on Nov. 12.
    The old (top) and new (bottom) grave marker for Buffalo Soldier Dewitt Rucker. Rucker is set to receive a new headstone commemorating his sacrIfice on Nov. 12.

    Last month, the Hartwell American Legion Post 109 commemorated late Buffalo Soldier DeWitt Rucker with a ceremony and a new tombstone at his gravesite, remembering his sacrifice as one of the many men…