Buffalo Soldiers Receive New VA Headstones Following Army Decision to Overturn Convictions More than 100 years after they were convicted of mutiny and murder and hanged for the 1917 Houston Riot, 17 Black soldiers...
11 Examples of Black Heroism in the Military Dating all the way back to the American Revolution, Blacks have played key roles in the history (and success) of the U.S...
The Navy's Naming of its Newest Destroyer Is the Latest Attempt to Honor a Forgotten Black WWII Hero In a daring feat of strength and endurance following an enemy attack that sank the USS Gregory on Sept. 5, 1942, Charles...
A New Book Details the 7 Black Medal of Honor Recipients of World War II In 1993, the Army initiated a review of its records to find out why no Black men who served in World War II were awarded the...
Baseball Legend Jackie Robinson Was Court-Martialed for Refusing to Move to the Back of a Bus Jackie Robinson's court-martial kept the baseball icon from fighting in World War II Europe.
'Red Summer 1919': A Vietnam Veteran Composed a Powerful Opera to Honor Black Veterans of World War I "Red Summer 1919: An Instrumental Opera," pays homage to the Black men who returned home from war, only to find a new war on...
2 Black Marines Who Broke Racial Barriers During WWII Die Within Days of Each Other Cosmas Eaglin Sr. and Nathaniel "Nate" Boone joined the segregated Montford Point Marines during World War II and were...
The Free Black Minuteman Recognized for Gallantry at the Battle of Bunker Hill Salem Poor was among the first Massachusetts men to join a militia as a "Minuteman," able to respond to British aggression at...
Everything You Need to Know About the US Army's 'Buffalo Soldiers' The Army units that would come to be known as "Buffalo Soldiers" were created during the post-Civil War Reconstruction Era.
Here's Kamala Harris' Record on Veterans and Military Issues As vice president, Harris has supported Biden's major initiatives on service members and veterans, including the massive...
Pentagon Reviewing 20 Medal of Honor Awards Given to Soldiers at the Wounded Knee Massacre Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has directed a five-person panel to review the 20 Medals of Honor that the Army awarded to...
$450 Million B-1B Lancer Crash Attributed to Crew Failures and 'Degradation of Airman Skills' A B-1B Lancer valued at more than $450 million that crashed in South Dakota at the start of this year missed the runway by...
Navy SEALs, Sailors Who Refused COVID Vaccine Will Have Records Expunged After Legal Settlement The Navy also must correct the records of those who left the service after they weren't granted religious accommodation.
The Army Is Reducing Job Choice for New Recruits in 2 Critical Fields Both the field artillery and air defense fields, as well as surveillance and communications systems, will no longer allow...