The Winged Angels exhibit at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force honors WWII flight nurses who evacuated wounded ...

Known for quietly breaking barriers during her remarkable military career, Leftenant-Colon enjoyed a legacy of resilience, ...

Recalling the horrors of war and the faith of St. Maximilian Kolbe and countless others on the battlefield upon this ...

Escaping the festering hostilities in Germany against Jews in the ... in the U.S. military was changed during World War II, Pins joined the Army and was going through basic training, believing ...

Mrs. Leftenant-Colon joined the U.S. Army Nurse Corps in February 1948 ... She was one of just 500 Black nurses to serve during World War II, out of a total of 50,000 — a result of government ...

The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegrated in the 1940s has died. She was 104. Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who retired as a major and died earlier this ...

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 ...