African American troops in France. Picture shows a part of the 75th Regiment Infantry NYNG organized by COL Haywood, which has been under fire, ca 1918.
CW3 Ari Jean-Baptiste served with the 1st Armor Division (AD) in Baghdad, Iraq during 2003 and 2004 and with the 25th Infantry Division (ID) in Kirkuk, Iraq during 2006 and 2007, both in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). In this July 2011...
From back of photo: Fort Knox, KY. A dance followed the dedication of the four new African American recreation buildings recently with partners for the soldiers being girls from Louisville, KY.
From back of photo: Germany. SGT Samuel DeKalb gives a lesson in handling a pistol safely, to members of a pistol team on the firing range, near Mannheim. L to R: SGT De Kalb, PVT Sheridan, PRC Judge Blevins, PVT Leroy Nickels, CPL Joe James, PFC...
From back of photo: PFC Warren Capers recommended for Silver Star. With other members of his medical detachment, Private Capers set up a dressing station and aided over 330 soldiers on a beachhead on D-Day. August 18, 1944. Cunningham.
Honoring men about to leave for camps. African American women open a club to care for their men in the service. New Jersey, ca 1918. Mayors office, Newark, NJ.
US Air Force (USAF) MAJ Melvin Green III served as a B-52 radar navigator and bombadier over Afghanistan during 2003 and 2006 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). In this July 2011 interview, MAJ Green discusses preparation for...