As I cared for this young marine, I realized that I was not just a nurse, but a caregiver for real-life American heroes.” ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A Lowcountry native who became the nation’s first Black military nurse will be laid to rest in New York this weekend. Maj. Nancy Leftenant-Colon, died on Jan. 8 at 104 years ...

Lucknow: On Saturday, the 7th batch of BSc nursing students of College of Nursing, Command hospital, Central Command, Lucknow ...

She had found a way to seamlessly integrate her two passions, her military service and her nursing career, into a life of purpose and meaning. With her sights set on graduate school and a ...

She worked at a local hospital before joining the U.S. Army Nurse Corps as a reservist in ... but they instilled the value of education, public service and hard work in their children, Leftenant ...

Here, an American flag is presented to Leftenant-Colon during a memorial service for her brother in 2016. (Evan Vucci/AP) The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military ...

Mrs. Leftenant-Colon began her service at a hospital in Lowell ... Her commission as an officer in the Army Nurse Corps made international news. “It was just part of the job,” she told ...

The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s has died. She was 104. Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who retired as a major and died earlier this ...

The first Black woman to serve in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps following its desegregation ... always instilled the value of education, public service, and hard work within her and her siblings.

The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s has died. She was 104. Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who retired as a major and died earlier this ...

Check out Animal World & Snake Farm Zoo's Valentine's deals. The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s has died. She was 104.

The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s has died. She was 104. Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who retired as a major and died earlier this ...