Natchez U.S. Colored Troops Honored in Wreaths Across America Ceremony

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G. Mark LaFrancis, president of the Home with Heroes Foundation, and Robert Pernell, chairman of the Natchez U.S. Colored Troops Monument Committee, honored the Natchez U.S. Colored Troops on Friday, Dec. 17, 2021, in observance of the 2021 Wreaths Across America Campaign. The official day for the event was Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021.

They were joined by several volunteers, including Sarah Sookraj and Roscoe Barnes III, both of Visit Natchez.

LaFrancis and the volunteers laid wreaths on the service member’s graves, which are located at the Natchez National Cemetery, 41 Cemetery Road, in Natchez, Miss. LaFrancis and Pernell gave special recognition to Civil War Navy Landsman Wilson Brown (1841-1900), a Medal of Honor recipient.

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For more information on Wreaths Across America, visit https://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org. 

Information on Home With Heroes is available at https://homewithheroes.org

For information on the Natchez U.S. Colored Troops Monument Project, visit https://natchezusctmonument.com