- Lieutenant Kara Spears Hultgreen – The Navy’s first female carrier-based fighter pilot.
- Major Marie Therese Rossi – The first American woman to fly helicopters in combat during Operation Desert Storm.

- Justice Thurgood Marshall – The first Black Supreme Court Justice.
- Major General Marcelite Jordan Harris – The Air Force’s first African American woman brigadier general.

We’d like to publicly honor their dedication and service to our country by sharing their names:
- General Colin L. Powell – The first Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.