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This ex-slave pretended to be a man and served in the Army
Cathay Williams was the only documented female buffalo soldier. From 1866 to 1868, an uneducated, illiterate former slave managed to deceive her fellow soldiers, officers and post medical personnel.
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HillVets’ list of top 100 veterans and supporters is rolling out through Friday
HillVets has begun releasing the 2017 recipients of the HillVets 100 award. They will release one name every fifteen minutes on Twitter Wednesday and Thursday.
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‘General Tubman’: Female abolitionist was also a secret military weapon
Harriet Tubman helped plan a South Carolina river raid that freed hundreds of slaves.
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Interview: First black Army secretary on desegregation, the draft, and discrimination
Clifford Alexander Jr. was nominated by President Carter to lead the Army as it shaped itself into a post-Vietnam, all-volunteer force.
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William H. Carney: The first black soldier to earn the Medal of Honor
From slave to sergeant, a Civil War hero’s story.
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Here’s one of the people to thank for your GPS
Gladys West was putting together a short bio about herself for a sorority function that recognized senior members of the group. She noted her 42-year career at the Navy base at Dahlgren and devoted one short-and-sweet line to the fact she was part of the team that developed the Global Positioning System in the 1950s…
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This ex-slave pretended to be a man and served in the Army
Cathay Williams was the only documented female buffalo soldier. From 1866 to 1868, an uneducated, illiterate former slave managed to deceive her fellow soldiers, officers and post medical personnel.
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HillVets’ list of top 100 veterans and supporters is rolling out through Friday
HillVets has begun releasing the 2017 recipients of the HillVets 100 award. They will release one name every fifteen minutes on Twitter Wednesday and Thursday.
-
‘General Tubman’: Female abolitionist was also a secret military weapon
Harriet Tubman helped plan a South Carolina river raid that freed hundreds of slaves.
-
Interview: First black Army secretary on desegregation, the draft, and discrimination
Clifford Alexander Jr. was nominated by President Carter to lead the Army as it shaped itself into a post-Vietnam, all-volunteer force.
-
William H. Carney: The first black soldier to earn the Medal of Honor
From slave to sergeant, a Civil War hero’s story.
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Here’s one of the people to thank for your GPS
Gladys West was putting together a short bio about herself for a sorority function that recognized senior members of the group. She noted her 42-year career at the Navy base at Dahlgren and devoted one short-and-sweet line to the fact she was part of the team that developed the Global Positioning System in the 1950s…
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This ex-slave pretended to be a man and served in the Army
Cathay Williams was the only documented female buffalo soldier. From 1866 to 1868, an uneducated, illiterate former slave managed to deceive her fellow soldiers, officers and post medical personnel.
-
HillVets’ list of top 100 veterans and supporters is rolling out through Friday
HillVets has begun releasing the 2017 recipients of the HillVets 100 award. They will release one name every fifteen minutes on Twitter Wednesday and Thursday.
-
‘General Tubman’: Female abolitionist was also a secret military weapon
Harriet Tubman helped plan a South Carolina river raid that freed hundreds of slaves.
-
Interview: First black Army secretary on desegregation, the draft, and discrimination
Clifford Alexander Jr. was nominated by President Carter to lead the Army as it shaped itself into a post-Vietnam, all-volunteer force.
-
William H. Carney: The first black soldier to earn the Medal of Honor
From slave to sergeant, a Civil War hero’s story.
-
Here’s one of the people to thank for your GPS
Gladys West was putting together a short bio about herself for a sorority function that recognized senior members of the group. She noted her 42-year career at the Navy base at Dahlgren and devoted one short-and-sweet line to the fact she was part of the team that developed the Global Positioning System in the 1950s…







