Buffalo Soldier Speaks

A sudden afternoon rain during Sgt. Boman's patrol through the mountains of Yosemite changes everything and nothing.

After a recent patrol through Slide Canyon, Sgt. Boman speaks about the power of Yosemite to so fully remember all that has happened in the past that the past continues to live on in the present.

Sgt. Boman talks again about Hetch Hetchy and his recent experience there.

Sgt. Boman speaks about the power of place on the mind, in particular the impact of Hetch Hetchy Valley. When something bad happens, does it leave an echo, a memory, does it leave a stain on an otherwise beautiful land?

Sgt. Boman reflects on the impact stillness has had on his life. Within that quiet he remembers the time he spent in the Philippine War, and how it lingers within him and with him on his patrols through a valley called Hetch Hetchy.

Sgt. Boman reports on what he feels about the meaning of family, contrasts the beauty of the place he patrols with the often painful nature of the duty he must perform.

Sgt. Boman's meditation on the mountains, and the price he has paid for spending too much time alone at the edge of the sky.

After a solitary patrol in the wilderness of Yosemite; the high country's atmosphere makes a mark on Sgt. Boman, and lead him to thoughts about freedom.