Retired 1st Sgt. Mark Matthews was a soldier who saw the U.S. Army evolve from horse-mounted cavalry to diesel-driven, ...

As Black History Month continues, WAAY 31 is spotlighting historic advancements made by Black Americans in North Alabama.

To serve on an Army Black Hawk helicopter in D.C., you have ... but these three weren’t only defined by their uniforms. O’Hara was from Georgia. His parents called him a natural-born teacher ...

President Donald Trump focused his ire and retaliation on one person in the very first minutes of his presidency, even before ...

“We swiftly acted, identifying all the accused and arresting the prime suspect, Kovvuri Veer Raghava Reddy, on February 8. Reddy, a 45-year-old resident of Manikonda, and a native of Koppuru village ...

They are considered the first all-Black professional army soldiers ... to shed light on the challenges buffalo soldiers faced beyond their uniforms through his interpretive presentations. “ ...

Image Mrs. Leftenant-Colon struggled to join the Army for seven years while being repeatedly told that Black women were not ... even in her uniform. When she was traveling through one Southern ...

It’s embedded in modern English language (“true blue,” “I’m feeling so blue,” “black and blue ... trade to the color of Union soldier’s uniforms in the Civil War) “Still ...

Carrie Eaves, the wife of Chief WO2 Eaves, posted pictures of her husband in uniform ... the Black Hawk helicopter. Jo Ellis, who served in Iraq and is a pilot with the Virginia Army National ...

Collectively, Goose Tatum, Marques Haynes, Meadowlark Lemon and Curly Neal played Globetrotters basketball for more than 70 ...