In 1948, she became the first Black woman in the regular Army Nurse Corps. She later served in Vietnam with the Air Force.
"CRNAs — who earn their advanced degree and certification — are ready to serve, but too often face barriers to practice ...
Nancy Leftenant-Colon passed away at 104 after serving as the first Black woman in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps following its ...
In 1952, several years after the military deactivated the 332nd Fighter Group, which was the military's first Black pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen, Leftenant-Colon became a flight nurse with the ...
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The Vietnam War – Sharon (Johnson) McCully – Favored medevac flights and unexpected adventuresWe have been learning about Sharon McCully, a 1957 Russell High School graduate who trained as a nurse and volunteered for the Air Force in 1968. She completed flight nurse training before deploying ...
We have been learning about Sharon McCully, a 1957 Russell High School graduate who trained as a nurse and volunteered for the Air Force in 1968. She deployed to Vietnam in May 1970, serving with the ...
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