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Chief Warrant Officer’s Quest Culminates With Education Center Opening
Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Robert L. Meeks, left, discusses education center programs with soldiers at Contingency Operating Base Basra, Iraq, June …Read more: Chief Warrant Officer’s Quest Culminates With Education Center Opening
Singing Soldier Knows About Second Chances
Army Spc. Cleon Shack performs in Round 2 of “Basra Idol,” a music contest at Contingency Operating Base Basra, Iraq, May 23, 2009. Shack was one of t…Sailor Earns 'Strongest Man' Title at Iraq Air Base
Navy Seaman Chris Spencer lifts a 150-pound dumbbell over his head during the Strongest Man competition at Hero's Hall gym aboard Al Asad Air Base, Ir…Read more: Sailor Earns 'Strongest Man' Title at Iraq Air Base
Father of Seven Returns to Active Duty
Army Spc. Jonathan Goodwin stands in front of the unit's offices in Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, May 31, 2009. Goodwin, a North Carolina native, i…Veterans Affairs Honors Military Women of Past, Present
Alyce Dixon, left, and Mary Ragland, center, were two of the women veterans presented with roses in recognition of their service during a Women's Hist…Read more: Veterans Affairs Honors Military Women of Past, Present
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Commander Black's Little Known Military History Facts
by CDR (Ret.) G.A. Black (founder BMW.com)
* During the Revolutionary War, New York had the highest percentage of African Americans of all the colonies.
* It's estimated that 95% of the blacks that served in Viet Nam had never heard of the country before the start of the war in the 1950's.
* Although many know that Henry O. Flipper was the first black graduate of West Point, few are aware that he was later awarded a patent for a tent he designed in 1898.
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