In honor of Black History Month, the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs is spotlighting the military service of Black service members through history and profiling
On February 3, 1945, the U.S. Army sent over 800 Black women overseas to England aboard the SS Ile de France. Their mission was unknown
While Black service members have a long history of courageous service to the United States Armed Forces going back to the Revolutionary War, starting in
While the United States military was racially segregated until President Harry S. Truman ordered its integration in 1948, Black military units have a long history
Black men and women have fought and served in every war and conflict in United States history, from the Revolutionary War to the post-9/11 wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs
