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A Better Life – African Native ‘Wins Lottery’ For U.S. Citizenship

Posted on July 12, 2012 by jtozer

U.S. Army Sgt. Koku Adzoble won a lottery to move to the U.S. from a tiny sliver of a country in West Africa where he grew up. He joined the U.S. Army to make a better life for himself. “Back …
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Women’s Milestones in Naval History – Part Two

Posted on March 28, 2012 by jtozer

From www.history.navy.mil 1961 - In 1961 Lieutenant Charlene T. Suneson, USNR, reports for duty to the Officer of the Day, Lieutenant Junior Grade J. A. Bishop, USN, on board USS General W.A. Mann (AP-112). She was the first line WAVES officer …
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Citizen Airman Leaves Mark as African-American Female Aviator

Posted on February 17, 2012 by jtozer

From www.af.mil FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (AFNS) - Heritage and horizons are among Air Force hallmarks, and Brig. Gen. Stayce D. Harris, currently the Air Force’s highest ranking black female aviator, said she is proud to play a part in both. …
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Engineer Promotes African-Americans in Early Days of Aviation

Posted on February 3, 2012 by jtozer

Provided by www.af.mil FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (AFNS) - An engineering student from Chicago would go on to become an important link in African-American aviation history and do much to take the accomplishments of the early pioneers in aviation and propel …
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First African-American Pilot a War Hero During WWI

Posted on February 2, 2012 by jtozer

From 29 Days of African American History, www.af.mil FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (AFNS) - After watching his father narrowly escape a lynching in early 20th century Georgia, Eugene Bullard would escape the confines of racial tensions and a segregated country to …
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