The Air Force Pilot Who Fought to Desegregate the Airline Industry When Marlon Green applied to Continental Airlines in 1957, he didn't put his race on the application.
At a Civil War Battlefield in Mississippi, There's a New Effort to Include More Black History In recent years, the National Park Service has broadened how it presents history in parks nationwide.
How the 3 Living Black Medal of Honor Recipients Embody the Military’s Top Award On Jan. 10, 1968, Private 1st Class Clarence Sasser was part of a reconnaissance mission in southern Vietnam when his...
Buffalo Soldiers Receive New VA Headstones Following Army Decision to Overturn Convictions More than 100 years after they were convicted of mutiny and murder and hanged for the 1917 Houston Riot, 17 Black soldiers...
11 Examples of Black Heroism in the Military Dating all the way back to the American Revolution, Blacks have played key roles in the history (and success) of the U.S...
Getting to Know the First Black Navy SEALs Fred "Tiz" Morrison and William Goines were Black pioneers in naval special warfare and generally acknowledged to be the...
The Navy's Naming of its Newest Destroyer Is the Latest Attempt to Honor a Forgotten Black WWII Hero In a daring feat of strength and endurance following an enemy attack that sank the USS Gregory on Sept. 5, 1942, Charles...
A New Book Details the 7 Black Medal of Honor Recipients of World War II In 1993, the Army initiated a review of its records to find out why no Black men who served in World War II were awarded the...
Baseball Legend Jackie Robinson Was Court-Martialed for Refusing to Move to the Back of a Bus Jackie Robinson's court-martial kept the baseball icon from fighting in World War II Europe.
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Marines Suffer Most Cases of 2 Life-Threatening Conditions Related to Exercise and Heat, Report Finds The April issue of the Defense Department's Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, published last week, was focused entirely on...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
Wide-Ranging Veterans Bill Gets Agreement Between House and Senate The Department of Veterans Affairs caregiver program, the beleaguered electronic health records program, veteran homelessness...