In 1948, she became the first Black woman in the regular Army Nurse Corps. She later served in Vietnam with the Air Force.

A Lowcountry native who became the nation’s first Black military nurse will be laid to rest in New York this weekend.

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

POZNAN, Poland – "I thought to myself, who is this guy wearing flip-flops?", laughed Aniela Endress, a former Army Polish ...

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. By Clay Risen Nancy Leftenant-Colon ...

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 ...

The structure and rigor of military training provided a solid foundation for navigating the challenges of nursing school and the demanding environment of the ICU at Seattle Children's Hospital.

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 ...