Pine Bluff native, James Lamar Stone, received some of the U.S. Army’s highest honors which include a Silver Star, a Bronze Star, and a Purple Heart. He also received a Medal of Honor for defending a vital military outpost during the Korean War.

William Jones was one of the last Buffalo Soldiers, a U.S. Army Master Sergeant, Prisoner of War (POW) in Korea, and founder of the 9th &...