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Leave No Veteran Behind celebrates 75 years of military desegregation

By Ashleigh FieldsAFRO Assistant Editorafields@afro.com Approximately 75 years ago, President Harry S. Truman desegregated the United States military, forever changing the landscape of defense by blurring racial lines and unblocking life changing opportunities for service members of color.  This year, local non-profit Leave No Veteran Behind, invited everyone from soldiers from the front lines to […]

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