Black Army special forces veteran may receive Medal of Honor 56 years after heroism in Vietnam 05:11. Davis gave his only television interview to "CBS Mornings" about the renewed effort for ...

After a delay of nearly six decades, one of the first Black officers in the Green Berets will receive the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest combat decoration for his heroism in Vietnam. On ...

Diane Carlson Evans received two awards Thursday at the Montana Military Museum celebrating her decades of service and fight ...

Three veterans from different military branches recount their experiences in Vietnam, highlighting the challenges they faced both during and after the war. On Tuesday, April 29, Abbie Black shared ...

In 1965, then-Captain Paris Davis refused orders to retreat during the heat of battle, and despite being injured himself, managed to rescue the injured soldier from his Special Forces team.

In 1948, she became the first Black woman in the regular Army Nurse Corps. She later served in Vietnam with the Air Force. Accessibility statement Skip to main content ...

The mass evacuation of thousands of orphaned children from a war zone, 50 years ago this month, in the final days of the Vietnam War. And a Colorado nurse helped make it happen.

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 ...

Leftenant-Colon, who was the first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s, died on Jan. 8, 2025. She was 104. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) ...

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 ...

Retired Maj. Nancy Leftenant-Colon, the first Black nurse to serve in the U.S. military and a native of Goose Creek, died on Jan. 8 at age 104. (Provided) Her family calls her a “trailblazer” who ...