Baltimore’s Veterans Day 2019 celebrations are being held Monday at the Holly Hills Memorial Gardens. The annual Veterans Day Prayer Service will celebrate men and women who have served our country through the armed services. In addition, they will producing a special “Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans” service. The activities will kickoff at 10:55 a.m. with […]
A black world war 2 veteran who served in a segregated unit still has not received his service medals. New York Sen. Chuck Schumer is pressing the Amy to issue the medals.
My father, William Baxter Gaines Sr., and I always had a contentious relationship. He didn’t talk much to his children about his military experience. He did not hug, read bedtime stories, give out compliments or kiss goodnight. This didn’t seem to bother my siblings. I, on the other hand, languished. I took my father’s shunning […]
The U.S. Senate approved legislation this past Wednesday to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines, a long overdue recognition to the first Blacks to serve in the U.S. Marine Corps. Senator Kay Hagan of North Carolina led the effort to get this bill passed. See also: Rep. Charles: Still Mad As […]
Kentucky (PittPostGazette)– Several veterans and historians gathered in Alleghany, Kentucky to honor the 180,000 African Americans who fought in the Civil War. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports: Local African-American veterans and officials from the History Center gathered at the cemetery Sunday to honor more than 100 Civil War-era African-American soldiers who are buried there. Mr. Masich […]
