Former Buffalo Soldier, Albert Curley, 96, Junction City, died last Sunday.

During the Junction City Commission meeting this week, Mayor Pat Landes remembered Curley, calling him a terrific member of the community. “He was one of the Buffalo Soldiers and he was a very fine gentleman. I got to know him once I got into office, and a finer person you’ll never know. He was a great guy and he will certainly be missed.”

Visitation for Albert Curley will be Sunday from 6-8 p.m. at Penwell Gabel Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Monday at 10 a.m. at the Junction City Church of the Nazarene, 1025 South Washington. Burial will follow with full military honors at the Kansas Veterans Cemetery near Manhattan.

According to the National Buffalo Soldiers 9th & 10th Cavalry Association Curley was a member of Troop A, 9th Cavalry Regiment and became one of the storied Buffalo Soldiers. Curley was a Purple Heart, Bronze Star and World War II Victory Medal recipient.