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The Medal of Honor recipient who lived and died next to Audie Murphy
Despite its heroic stand, not one member of the 3rd Division was awarded the Medal of Honor throughout World War I, but that ...
New sign in Virginia honors Howard U. civil rights leaders
In 1944, a group of eight Howard University students took a stand against the status quo in segregated Virginia. Now, a commemorative site honors their efforts to fight back against Jim Crow laws.
From Jim Crow life to four-star rank: Air Force’s Newton overcame hardscrabble youth to succeed
It’s disconcerting to see a general cry — especially one with four stars on his shoulders. But Lloyd W. “Fig” Newton — one of just seven African-Americans to wear four stars in U.S. military history — ...