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Doris Miller became the first Black American awarded the Navy Cross after showing extraordinary courage during the Pearl Harbor attack in World War II.
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Marcella “Marcy” Ng became the first Black female pilot in the U.S. Armed Forces after completing Army flight school in 1979. Her 22 year military career included service in Germany, Korea, and Fort Hood.
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Theodore Britton Jr., one of the first Black Marines, reflects on nearly 100 years of courage, military service, and diplomatic legacy from Montford Point to global impact.
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Harford County opens Mildred C. Kelly Park to honor the first Black woman to hold the top enlisted rank in the U.S. Army.
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Discover how General Roscoe Robinson Jr. rose from St. Louis to become the U.S. Army’s first Black four-star general and West Point’s highest-ranking Black graduate despite military segregation.
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Cedric Wins led VMI to historic achievements as its first Black superintendent, boosting funding, admissions, and diversity despite facing resistance.
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Doug Melville honors the legacy of his family’s military history, sharing the inspiring stories of America’s first Black generals, Benjamin O. Davis Sr. and Jr., and their profound impact on the U.S. military and national security.
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