Time is, indeed, running out for the chance to Remember and Honor the tens of thousands of Black, Brown, Red and Yellow Southerners and those of foreign birth who wore the gray and fought to defend their homes and families. There are those who are making concerted efforts to abolish or deny documented evidence of their service.

With the 1998 dedication of the monument to the United States Colored Troops and the listing of the database of those veterans on the World Wide Web a piece of missing history and heritage has been restored to its rightful place.

But there is yet another missing piece to the puzzle. Tens of thousands of Men of Color (African-American, Hispanic, Native American and Chinese-American) and many more foreign-born Southrons served in uniform and in combat with Confederate forces. These brave men remain mostly unknown, unrecognized, and unheralded even by the descendants of those who honor the memories of their own brave ancestors.

The 37th Texas Cavalry refuses to allow the memory of many brave Southrons to be relegated to dusty back shelves until the story of their service is but vague legend. The Valor and Sacrifice of ALL who followed their hearts and served in Gray must be recognized as befits their sacrifice.

We invite all Americans of Honor, Confederate and Federal alike, to join with the 37th to restore a History and Heritage which is being denied and hidden.