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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 104. Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who retired as a major and died earlier this ...
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, the first nurse to break the U.S. Army color barrier
Each day, as we have learned, brings new information about another first for Black Americans. It is something that may go on ...
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Nancy Leftenant-Colon, first Black woman in Army Nurse Corps, has died
Nancy Leftenant-Colon, the first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s, died Jan. 8. Here, an American flag is presented to Leftenant-Colon ...
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Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who was the first Black woman in Army Nurse Corps, has died
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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 desegrated in the 1940s has died. She was 104. Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who retired as a major and died earlier this ...