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Nancy Leftenant-Colon, first Black woman in Army Nurse Corps, has died

Known as “Lefty,” Nancy Leftenant-Colon was one of six siblings who served in the military, including a brother who was a famed Tuskegee Airmen pilot.

6 months ago

Abbey Gate, heroism, heartbreak, a baby named ‘Joy’ and a life saved

An Air Force flight nurse deployed to Kabul during the Afghanistan withdrawal in 2021 recalls her story.

By Capt. Kayleigh Migaleddi

3 years ago

Vietnam vets at Army museum share personal stories, artifacts

Pieces of history and telling vignettes put a face on the war.

3 years ago

Sentencing set for former nursing assistant who admitted to killing 7 VA patients in West Virginia

Reta Mays faces up to life in prison for each of seven counts of second-degree murder when she is sentenced Tuesday in federal court.

4 years ago

The nurse soldier: Why nurses and soldiers are more similar than you think

The stark differences between the two callings, though obvious, are completely overpowered by the similarities between nursing and soldiering, says a National Guard soldier and civilian nurse in this commentary.

By Sgt. Leann Roggensack

5 years ago

Nurse to Tuskegee Airmen dies in Georgia at 100

Irma “Pete” Cameron Dryden, a Black woman who served as a nurse to Tuskegee Airmen during World War II, has died. She was 100.

5 years ago