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.
The mother of U.S. army veteran Monique Coverson is calling for President Obama, Al Sharpton and U.S. Ambassador to Kuwait, Douglas A. Silliman, to intervene in her daughter’s legal battle.
Clifford Alexander, Jr. was named as the first Black Secretary of the U.S. Army on this date in 1977. To find out more about this person visit your local library.
