Leftenant-Colon joined the U.S. Army Nurse Corps in ... He flew a P-51 Mustang, and in 1945 he was shot down over Austria. He was declared dead, though his remains were never recovered.

He was declared dead the next year, although his body was never found. Maj. Leftenant-Colon said she was accepted by most of her White colleagues in the Air Force, which she came to consider a ...

Each day, as we have learned, brings new information about another first for Black Americans. It is something that may go on ...

Today is World Cancer Day, a time to bring more awareness to various forms of the potentially deadly disease. Now there's a ...

The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s has died. She was ...

It was a major sign of progress in Northeast Philadelphia after a medical jet crash that left seven people dead.

FORMER WWE star Black Bart has passed away aged 76 after a battle with cancer. The wrestler – real name Richard Harris – had ...

Jan. 28, 2025 — A data analysis from a randomized clinical trial for stage 3 colon cancer patients found that patients with evidence of residual cancer in their blood after surgery to remove the ...

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 ...