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As I cared for this young marine, I realized that I was not just a nurse, but a caregiver for real-life American heroes.” ...

She has happy memories of a wonderful carefree rural childhood playing in the fields, streams and on the common ...

The Fiji Corrections Service has responded to the concerns raised by the Fiji Medical Association regarding the termination ...

The Trump administration evicted former Coast Guard Commandant Linda Fagan from her home with three hours of notice on ...

In January 2019, the Amityville School District paid tribute to Nancy Leftenant-Colon, renaming the high school’s media ...

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

KAMPALA, Uganda — A nurse in Uganda has died of Ebola in the first recorded fatality since the country’s last outbreak of the disease ended in early 2023, a health official said Thursday.

Known for quietly breaking barriers during her remarkable military career, Leftenant-Colon enjoyed a legacy of resilience, excellence, and service.

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 ...