Tag: veterans
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...
Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church Honors Vets
By Conita R. Butts, Church Liaison Journalist
Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, under the pastoral leadership of Reverend Linzie Whitmill, celebrated veterans on Sunday, November...
A Salute To The Fallen Veterans Who Gave Their Lives
By Voice & Viewpoint Newswire
Local photographer Mike Norris captured this photo of a homeless veteran giving a salute on the Point Loma rock a...
Black female WWII unit recognized with congressional honor
By Michael Casey, Associated Press
The House voted Monday to award the only all-female, Black unit to serve in Europe during World War II with...