Diana Collins
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I feel exactly the same way. NYTimes is falling for $$ and click bate from people instead of real journalism. It makes me sad bc I loved them.
February 18, 2025 at 2:39 AM
I feel exactly the same way. NYTimes is falling for $$ and click bate from people instead of real journalism. It makes me sad bc I loved them.
Reposted by Diana Collins
Nancy Leftenant-Colon grew up in Amityville, NY and dedicated herself to serving America.
—1 of 500 Black American nurses in WWII
—1st Black nurse to serve in regular US Armed Forces
—US Air Force flight nurse
—Only woman elected President of Tuskegee Airmen Inc.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/o...
—1 of 500 Black American nurses in WWII
—1st Black nurse to serve in regular US Armed Forces
—US Air Force flight nurse
—Only woman elected President of Tuskegee Airmen Inc.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/o...
Nancy Leftenant-Colon, 104, Dies; Army Nurse Broke a Color Barrier
After years of being barred from a segregated military, she became the first Black nurse in the regular U.S. armed forces. She was later an Air Force officer.
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Nancy Leftenant-Colon grew up in Amityville, NY and dedicated herself to serving America.
—1 of 500 Black American nurses in WWII
—1st Black nurse to serve in regular US Armed Forces
—US Air Force flight nurse
—Only woman elected President of Tuskegee Airmen Inc.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/o...
—1 of 500 Black American nurses in WWII
—1st Black nurse to serve in regular US Armed Forces
—US Air Force flight nurse
—Only woman elected President of Tuskegee Airmen Inc.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/o...