In 1882, Lt. Henry O. Flipper was dishonorably discharged from the United States Army. Flipper had been court-martialed, accused of embezzlement, charged with "conduct unbecoming of an officer ...

Henry O. Flipper and granite ... from West Point, with Flipper being the first. During his distinguished 41-year career in the Army, Austin was described as a “soldier’s soldier.” ...

THOMASVILLE — As Lloyd Austin said, the tale of Henry ... one of the “Buffalo Soldiers” outfits. Those units, made up of black troopers, fought against Indians in the West. Flipper was ...