Military
Organized force of trained personnel, equipment, and resources dedicated to defending a nation, maintaining security, and engaging in combat or peacekeeping operations.
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October 11 Roscoe Robinson Jr. was a trailblazing figure in American military history, most notably recognized as the first African…
October 12 … Dorie Miller was an American sailor and war hero whose courageous actions during World War II made…
October 15 … Captain Riley Leroy Pitts was a trailblazing figure in American military history, remembered not only for his…
November 7 … The Royal Ethiopian Regiment was one of the earliest organized Black military units in North American history,…
December 4 … The 32nd and 33rd WAACs — officially designated as the 32nd and 33rd Post Headquarters Companies —…
December 5 … Lt.Col. Charity Adams was a pioneering African American military officer whose leadership of the first Black women’s…
December 10 … James Armistead Lafayette served the American colonies as a spy and double agent, providing significant intelligence that…
December 11 … The Houston Riot Tribunals were the result of the 1917 Houston Riot — also known as the…
December 18 … Benjamin O. Davis Jr. was a trailblazer in the U.S. Air Force, becoming the first African American…
December 19 … Battalion of Free Men of Color or D’Aquin’s Battalion — officially designated Major D’Aquin’s Battalion of Free…