Rhode Island Raised the First Integrated Infantry Unit to Fight the Revolutionary War The 1st Rhode Island Infantry Regiment that fought in the Revolutionary War was made up of Black men, American Indians and...
The Air Force Pilot Who Fought to Desegregate the Airline Industry When Marlon Green applied to Continental Airlines in 1957, he didn't put his race on the application.
This Black WWII Soldier Waited 50 Years to Receive the Medal of Honor Vernon Baker eventually received the Medal of Honor for killing nine enemy troops in an assault of Castle Aghinolfi in...
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...
Cathay Williams Was the Army's Only Female Buffalo Soldier and First Black Female Enlistee Cathay Williams, the only female Buffalo soldier, originally was captured as "contraband" by the Union Army during the Civil...
Famous Vet Colin Powell Became First Black Secretary of State in US Gen. Colin Powell, a son of Jamaican immigrants, rose to the top of the U.S. military.
Famous Veteran Vincent Patton Left an Indelible Mark on the Coast Guard Vincent Patton III served as the eighth master chief petty officer of the Coast Guard from 1998-2002.
Famous Vet Montel Williams Put Gift for Gab to Work as TV Host, Speaker Montel Williams enlisted in the Marines and served in the Navy before becoming a television host and motivational speaker.
Famous Veteran Guion Bluford Was First Black Astronaut in Space After combat missions over Vietnam, Col. Guion S. Bluford Jr. flew on to become America's first Black astronaut.
Diversity in the Military The Tuskegee Airmen and the Montford Point Marines made significant contributions to the U.S. military.
Veterans Can Start Filing New Claims Now for 23 Illnesses Covered Under New Law The bill expands health care and disability compensation for veterans affected by burn pits and other toxic exposures.
Air Force Allows Facebook Comments Criticizing the Service Online After Veteran's Lawsuit An Air Force veteran who was tired of having his pointed Facebook comments deleted on the service's senior enlisted leader's...
Twice Accused of Sexual Assault, He Was Let Go by Army Commanders. He Attacked Again. Christian Alvarado began to type as he sat alone in an interrogation room at Fort Bliss, a sprawling Army post in El Paso...
Truck Driver Acquitted in Deaths of 7 Veterans in Head-On Collision with Motorcycles A jury has acquitted a commercial truck driver of causing the 2019 deaths of seven motorcyclists in a collision in northern...
Navy Will Offer Chiefs Promotions to Go to Sea -- or the George Washington -- in New Program The Navy rolled out a new program Friday that offers promotions to senior and master chief petty officers in exchange for...