Good Morning POU! Today's featured honoree was a United States Army Captain and the first African-American commissioned officer to receive the Medal of Honor. Riley L. Pitts Riley Leroy Pitts was born in Fallis, Oklahoma. He attended Wichita State University and graduated in 1960 with a degree in Journalism. Pitts married Mrs. Eula Pitts and had a daughter, Stacie, … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: African American Military Heroes
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Friday Open Thread: African American Military Heroes
TGIF POU! Today's featured heroes all received the Medal of Honor for their actions during the Civil War. "Once let the black man get upon his person the brass letter, U.S., let him get an eagle on his button, and a musket on his shoulder and bullets in his pocket, there is no power on earth that can deny that he has earned the right to citizenship." - Frederick … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: African American Military Heroes
Thursday Open Thread: African American Military Heroes
Good Morning POU! Today's Medal of Honor hero was also an honoree as "Badass of the Week" for his bravery in Vietnam. Charles C. Rogers Charles Rogers joined the U.S. Army through the Army ROTC program at West Virginia State College (now West Virginia State University), in 1952, and by 1968 was serving as a Lieutenant Colonel in command of 1st Battalion, 5th Field … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: African American Military Heroes
Wednesday Open Thread: African American Military Heroes
Good Morning POU! Today's featured hero was a honoree on the "Badass of the Week" site that is dedicated to Medal of Honor recipients. Dwight Hal Johnson Johnson was born on May 7, 1947, and lived in the E. J. Jeffries Homes, in Detroit, Michigan. He never knew his father, and his mother raised Dwight and his younger brother by herself. Drafted to serve in the … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: African American Military Heroes
Tuesday Open Thread: African American Military Heroes
Good Morning POU! We continue honoring our Medal of Honor recipients. Today's honoree was a member of the famed 761st Tank Battalion during World War II. Read more about "Black Panthers" as they were called, in the POU archives here. Ruben Rivers Ruben Rivers (1921 – November 19, 1944) was a Staff Sergeant in the 761st Tank Battalion, a black tank battalion which … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: African American Military Heroes