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More Than a Mission: Medic Boosts Morale

Posted on May 7, 2012 by jtozer

By Army Sgt. Ken Scar 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Army Sgt. Richard Davies wanted to be an infantry sniper since he was 2 years old. It was a dream that stuck with him through the years as he grew …
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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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