Janice Gavern lives to tell the story of her sister soldiers and to ensure their history will be remembered. Gavern, a ...

The U.S. military’s recruiting troubles came just as it was attempting a fundamental shift in its mission. For decades, the ...

President Harry Truman ended segregation in the military in 1948, integrating 300 hospitals around the world, including in Korea where Baker served as an operating room nurse. She would go on to serve ...

Nearly 50 years have passed since the fall of Saigon marked the end of the Vietnam War, a tragic conflict that divided the nation as unprecedented TV news footage brought combat and its cost (some ...

Leftenant-Colon became the first Black woman integrated into the Regular Army Nurse Corps. Her career continued to flourish as she transitioned to the newly established U.S. Air Force, where she ...

Now 87 years of age and fully retired, former Mathews Sheriff’s Deputy Byron “Sarge” Van Zile Jr. spent 64 years of his life ...

in South Vietnam's Central Highlands. Twenty-two at the time, Furey had recently completed her training as a nurse at Pilgrim State in Brentwood, joined the Army and on Jan. 27, 1969, was deployed ...

The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse ... as a nurse. She then joined the U.S. Air Force after the 332nd Fighter Group was disbanded, supporting the Korean and Vietnam wars.

During her first year at Lincoln, she came across a magazine photo of an Army nurse. “She was striking, standing proud in her starched white uniform, black cape flowing behind her,” Maj.

Being a woman who served as a combat nurse in Vietnam, it took years for Diane Carlson Evans to see the same recognition as her weapon-wielding counterparts. But thanks to her advocacy work, the ...

The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse ... as a nurse. She then joined the U.S. Air Force after the 332nd Fighter Group was disbanded, supporting the Korean and Vietnam wars.