Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who was the first Black woman in Army Nurse Corps, has died
The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s has died. She was ...
Nancy Leftenant-Colon, barrier-breaking military nurse, dies at 104
In 1948, she became the first Black woman in the regular Army Nurse Corps. She later served in Vietnam with the Air Force.
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Nancy Leftenant-Colon, 104, Dies; Army Nurse Broke a Color Barrier
She was later an Air Force officer. By Clay Risen Nancy Leftenant-Colon, a granddaughter of enslaved people who in 1948 became the first Black nurse to serve in the regular U.S. armed forces ...
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Nancy Leftenant-Colon, Trailblazing Army Nurse and Air Force Veteran, Dies at 104
Colon, the first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s, has passed ...
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Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who was the first Black woman in Army Nurse Corps, has died
She was 104. Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who retired as a major and died earlier this month at a New York nursing home, was remembered by relatives and friends for quietly breaking down racial barriers ...
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Retired Maj. Nancy Leftenant-Colon, of Amityville, broke color barrier, dies at 104
Two things were clear for retired Maj. Nancy Leftenant-Colon as a girl — she wanted to offer comfort as a nurse, and she wanted to proudly serve her country — despite obstacles that made both ...
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Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who was the first Black woman in Army Nurse Corps, has died
FILE - An American flag is presented to Nancy Leftenant-Colon during a memorial service for her brother, Tuskegee Airmen, 2nd Lt. Samuel G. Leftenant, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.