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Cathay Williams: The First African-American Woman to Enlist in the U.S. Army
Cathay Williams defied the odds as the first African-American woman to enlist in the U.S. Army, disguising herself as a man ...
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Meet Dr. Kamin Samuel: The first African American female helicopter pilot in the United States Navy
Dr. Kamin Samuel, the first African American woman to be a helicopter pilot in the US Navy, joins Lisa Dent. Dr. Samuel ...
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How African American women are breaking barriers in the US Navy
LAKE WORTH BEACH, Fla. (WFLX) — Retired Capt. Gail Harris said her dream of joining the Navy started when she was a little ...
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One of Army’s few female tomb guards reflects on accomplishment
Walters, the first African-American woman to serve as a tomb guard ... able to set an example and be an inspiration to future female Soldiers to know that, despite traditional societal norms ...
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Rebecca Lobach ID’d as female soldier inside doomed Black Hawk during DC crash
The U.S. Army has identified the female soldier in the doomed Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into an American Airlines flight this week, killing 67 people. Capt. Rebecca M. Lobach, of Durham ...
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Bodies of two soldiers recovered from DC Black Hawk wreckage, sources say
The Army said in a statement Friday that the identity of the female soldier will not be released ... The midair collision between the helicopter and an American Airlines jet claimed the lives ...