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  1. Black History Month

Black History Month

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USAF MSGT Derrick Porter with his children, Chelsi and Varay Porter. (Photo courtesy of the Porter family)
African-American Military Family Remembers Its Roots

"My great-grandfather used to tell us about what he went through. A lot of the beatings...the whippings and running away."

William H. Carney
Sgt. William H. Carney

This survivor of a famous Union Regiment became the first Black Recipient of the Medal of Honor.

Gen. Daniel R. “Chappie” James Jr. (1920-1978), a Tuskegee Airman who trained and served during World War II, in 1975 became the first African American to achieve the grade of four-star general. (U.S. Air Force photo)
Gen Daniel "Chappie" James Jr.

From Tuskegee Airman to First Black four-star, James realized an American dream.

Adm. Gary Roughead and Vice Adm. Melvin Williams Jr. get acquainted with Dr. Lanier Phillips, a survivor of USS Traxtun (DD 229) at the commissioning of the sixth ship to bear that name, USS Truxtun (DDG 103). (U.S. Navy/MC1 Leah Stiles/Released)
Quiet Hero: Lanier Phillips

World War II veteran Lanier Phillips shares his story of racism in the Navy and his rescue from a famous shipwreck.

USAF MSGT Derrick Porter with his children, Chelsi and Varay Porter. (Photo courtesy of the Porter family)
An African-American Military Family Remembers its Roots

A successful African-American military family reflects on its heritage and the lessons it has learned.

RADM Lillian Elaine Fishburne, USN (Ret) (U.S. Navy photo)
Rear Adm. Lillian Fishburne

Fishburne is the first female African-American to be promoted to flag rank in the U.S. Navy.

The Davis brothers
Brothers in Arms

If there’s another family with 11 brothers who served in the military, Lebronze Davis would love to hear about it.

Official portrait of astronaut Guion S. Bluford. Bluford, a member of Astronaut Class 8 and the United States Air Force (USAF), poses in his launch and entry suit. (NASA photo)
Col. Guion S. Bluford Jr.

After combat missions over Vietnam, Air Force pilot flew on to become America's first African American astronaut.

Petty Officer Carlos Hessler
"Anything Is Possible": Petty Officer Carlos Hessler

Coast Guard officer played poker with the Germans who held Cherbourg's fortress -- and won.

Cpl. Alvin "Tony" Ghazlo, the senior bayonet and unarmed combat instructor at Montford Point, demonstrates a disarming technique on his assistant, Private Ernest "Judo" Jones. (U.S. Marine Corps)
The Montford Point Marines

Their wartime contributions helped break the military's color barrier.

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