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

The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s has died. She was ...

The Air Force's Nurse Enlisted Commissioning Program (NECP) offers Airmen the opportunity to earn a baccalaureate degree in nursing at a college or university with an Air Force ROTC detachment ...

The gentle murmur of children's laughter filled the vibrant colored walls of the Odessa Brown Children's Clinic. Amidst the ...

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 at the age of 104. She died earlier this month at a nursing ...

Colon, the first Black woman in the US Army Nurse Corps post-desegregation, broke racial barriers through military service, inspiring others with humility and a legacy of leadership.

Colon, the first African American commissioned into the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after it was desegregated in the 1940s, died ...