Tag: ARMY
Annual ‘Wreaths Across America’ Honors the Fallen
By Amara N. Beaty, Voice & Viewpoint Staff Writer
On the second Saturday of each December, Greenwood Memorial Park & Mortuary takes part in the...
Lawsuit Alleges U.S. Government Discriminated Against Black Veterans for Decades
By Black Information Network, Atlanta Daily World
A new lawsuit against the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) alleges that the U.S. government discriminated against Black veterans for decades.
On Monday...
Many vets are landing jobs, but the transition can be tough
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Phillip Slaughter left the Army after 18 years and found a job similar to one he...
102-year-old WWII veteran from segregated mail unit honored
By Jay Reeves, Associated Press
Millions of letters and packages sent to U.S. troops had accumulated in warehouses in Europe by the time Allied troops...
Black veteran groups seek policy agenda on racial inequities
By Aaron Morrison, Associated Press
As a young man in Memphis, Tennessee, Robert Dabney Jr. wanted to blaze a path that could set his family...
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