By D. Kevin McNeirSpecial to The AFRO Second in a two-part series More than half a century has passed since Saigon was captured by North Vietnamese communist forces, signaling the end of the Vietnam War on April 30, 1975. And while the significance of this date in history failed to make headline news, Black veterans […]
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Black vets lean on one another to cope with traumatic effects from the Vietnam War, 51 years after its official end
By D. Kevin McNeir Special to The AFRO First in a two-part series Since our nation’s first war, the American Revolution, African Americans have fought in all of the United States’ major military conflicts, whether they enlisted voluntarily, or were drafted. Despite this historical fact, there are many today who callously refuse to acknowledge the service […]
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Army (Ret.) Col. Edna W. Cummings uplifts Six Triple Eight women in new memoir
Army (Ret.) Col. Edna Cummings held a signing event in Baltimore at The Reginald F. Lewis Museum on March 7 for her book, “A Soldier’s Life: A Black Woman’s Rise from Army Brat to Six Triple Eight Champion.”